PREVIEWS VOL. XVI #11 PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS PREVIEWS #1 (JANUARY 2007) Previews is your ultimate source for all the merchandise available from your local comic book specialty retailer… approximately two months in advance! Hundreds of comics from a myriad of publishers, the coolest merchandise on Earth, plus exclusive items available nowhere else! This issue features items scheduled to ship from March 2007 through May 2007! Catalog, 8x11, 480+pg, PC $4.50 MARVEL PREVIEWS #41 Each issue of Marvel Previews will be a comic book-sized, 96-page, full-color guide and preview to all of Marvel’s upcoming releases — it’s your one source for advanced Marvel solicitations! This January issue features items scheduled to ship in March 2007! FC, 96pg $0.99 (or Free with Purchase of Previews) PREVIEWS CONSUMER ORDER FORM #1 (JANUARY 2007) Previews makes it easy for you to order every item in the catalog with this separate order form booklet! This issue ships in late December 2006 for items on sale in March 2007. Comic-sized, 62pg, PC PI PREVIEWS ADULT #1 (JANUARY 2007) Previews Adult features Adult-oriented art, info, and related news not found in Previews. NOTE: Due to customs and international restrictions, Adult Material may not be available in some international markets. Please check with your local comic book specialty retailer for availability. ADULT MATERIAL Catalog, 24pg, b&w $0.95 COMICS SECTION PREMIER VENDORS DARK HORSE COMICS USAGI YOJIMBO #100 STAN SAKAI (W/A), WITH SPECIAL GUESTS SERGIO ARAGONÉS (W/A), GUY DAVIS (W/A), MARK EVANIER (W), RICK GEARY (A), FRANK MILLER (W/A), JAMIE S. RICH (W), MIKE RICHARDSON (W), SCOTT SHAW (A) JEFF SMITH (W/A), and ANDI WATSON (A) On sale Jan. 31 b&w, 32 pages $3.50/Ongoing Stan Sakai’s biggest admirers—who also happen to be some of the hottest names in comics—come together to celebrate one hundred issues of Usagi Yojimbo at Dark Horse! Featuring eight extra story pages for a total of thirty-two, Usagi Yojimbo #100 is structured as a good-natured roast of both Usagi and Stan, kicking off with an opening by publisher Mike Richardson and artist Rick Geary before launching into unforgettable contributions from Frank Miller, Jeff Smith, Sergio Aragonés, Guy Davis, Mark Evanier, Scott Shaw, Jamie S. Rich, and Andi Watson—not to mention Stan Sakai himself! This extra-special issue is the ultimate introduction to the world of the rabbit ronin and his inimitable creator, a perfect entry point for anyone who ever wondered why the adventures of this long-eared hero have been among the most acclaimed all-ages comics for over two decades! • One of the longest-running, consistent-selling comics ever! • Eight extra story pages in this issue, with cardstock wraparound cover. CONAN AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD #1 (OF 5) JOSHUA DYSART (W), TONE RODRIGUEZ (P), MICHELLE MADSEN (C), and JASON ALEXANDER (Cover) On sale Jan. 3 FC, 32 pages $2.99/Miniseries Conan has won the throne of Aquilonia and the hand of the beautiful Zenobia. With a kingdom to rule and an heir on the way, will the Cimmerian finally put up his sword for good? Don’t bet on it. When his bride and country are attacked by a sinister Stygian sorcerer, Conan strikes back at Stygia with all his might—and the might of Aquilonia—in a move that threatens to throw all Hyboria into chaos! The long-awaited reunion of Violent Messiahs creators Joshua Dysart and Tone Rodriguez, Conan and the Midnight God #1 opens an exciting new chapter in the adventures of the barbarian king. • Follow-up to Dysart and Rodriguez’s story in Funcom’s Age of Conan comic, distributed to 450,000 readers. • Cover by Wizard cover-of-the-month artist Jason Alexander. CONAN #36 TIMOTHY TRUMAN (W), PAUL LEE (P), DAVE STEWART (C), and TONY HARRIS (Cover) On sale Jan. 17 FC, 32 pages $2.99/Ongoing “Crom curse Picts and Prophets!” King Conan has traced the treachery to its source: a dark Prophet who has rallied the Picts to arms. Now, the Cimmerian must place his life in the hands of a mysterious Pictish witch as he ventures into the depths of the ocean to find the only weapon that can stop the Prophet. Conan artist Cary Nord catches his breath as seasoned Conan veteran Paul Lee (Demons of Khitai) joins regular writer Tim Truman to spin this tantalizing tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem, set during Conan’s reign as king of Aquilonia. • An oft-requested peek into Conan’s years as king, and a direct sequel to Robert E. Howard’s “The Phoenix on the Sword.” HELLGATE: LONDON #3 (OF 4) IAN EDGINTON (W), STEVE PUGH (P), DAN JACKSON (C), and ALEKSI BRICLOT (Cover) On sale Jan. 10 FC, 32 pages $2.99/Miniseries Betrayed by the traitor Wyvern, the search party of Jessica Sumerisle, Saul Petrus, and the mysterious Seeker Jane was attacked on an abandoned London Underground platform and had their blood-won prize abducted by demons. The desperate team now must venture into the rotten heart of London, infested by gruesome hellbeasts, to reclaim their last hope for survival. This ancient tome, the Harbour of Knowledge, may be the key to driving all of Hell’s loathsome creatures back from the face of the Earth . . . but have they judged a book by its cover? • Join big talents Ian Edginton and Steve Pugh for this final installment of your first taste of Hellgate London! THE PERHAPANAUTS: SECOND CHANCES #4 (OF 4) TODD DEZAGO (W) and CRAIG ROUSSEAU (A) On sale Jan. 24 FC, 32 pages $2.99/Miniseries In this issue—everything happens! Seriously. “From the slightly deranged and feverishly creative minds of Todd Dezago and Craig Rousseau…” —Augie De Blieck, Jr., Comic Book Resources “…good clean comics fun.” —Augie De Blieck, Jr., Comic Book Resources “…it would be a shame to see it get lost in the flood of new titles arriving on shelves these days.” —Augie De Blieck, Jr., Comic Book Resources “…even the letters column continues the mirth and mayhem of the comic.” —Augie De Blieck, Jr., Comic Book Resources “#@&%!! Can’t you guys find anybody else to pimp your crappy book?!?” —Augie De Blieck, Jr., Comic Book Resources THE RETURN OF THE GREMLINS #3 (OF 3) MIKE RICHARDSON (W) and DEAN YEAGLE (A) On sale Jan. 31 FC, 32 pages $2.99/Miniseries Poor Gus will never look at England the same way again. He arrived from the States only days ago in order to sell a house willed to him by his grandfather. Seemed simple enough! But since then he’s been beset by mysterious hauntings, accosted by real-estate thugs, tied up, roped into saving Gremlin creatures from eviction, and literally knocked off his feet by Molly, a lovely young librarian with a black belt. To top it all off he’s landed in jail, and his house is about to be bulldozed! What he needs now is a brilliant plan . . . and hundreds of tiny friends up for uncontrollable mischief. Hold on to your hats, everybody—the Gremlins are going to fight back in the only way they know how! SAMURAI: HEAVEN AND EARTH VOLUME 2 #3 (OF 5) RON MARZ (W), LUKE ROSS (A), and ROB SCHWAGER (C) On sale Jan. 10 FC, 32 pages $2.99/Miniseries The samurai Shiro has crossed continents and the Mediterranean Sea in order to be reunited with his love, Yoshiko. Now he finds himself searching Egypt’s crowded bazaars and empty sands for her. But unknown to Shiro, Yoshiko has been taken to the desert stronghold of a powerful warlord and locked away in his harem. And her only hope of escape may well be the villainous Spaniard, Don Miguel. • The superb team of Ron Marz (Ion) and Luke Ross (Jonah Hex) continue their sexy, swashbuckling, romantic epic. SOCK MONKEY: THE INCHES INCIDENT #3 (OF 4) TONY MILLIONAIRE (W/A) On sale Jan. 17 b&w, 24 pages $2.99/Miniseries In this thrilling third chapter of the adventure we find the Sock Monkey and Mr. Crow drifting out to sea with the Captain at the helm of a floating piano. All is far from well, though! On the horizon they spot the terrifying dolly, “Inches,” sailing after them with a large and dangerous-looking cannon pointed straight at them. High-seas horror is the inescapable order of the day in the latest chapter of Tony Millionaire’s comics masterpiece Sock Monkey: The Inches Incident! OUTER ORBIT #2 (OF 4) ZACH HOWARD (W/A), SEAN MURPHY (W/A), HANS RODIONOFF (W), and Charlie Kirchoff (c) On sale Jan. 17 FC, 32 pages $2.99/Miniseries What do you get when you mix two down-and-out space-idiots, an angry space-sexpot, a priceless space-idol, and a herd of murderous, revenge-seeking space-zealots? How would we know—we asked you! See Quinn and Krunk try to entertain the trigger-happy 3-Dog and his faithful cohorts with their butt-clenching tale of high adventure. See Quinn finally sort out his relationship with the irresistible Neoki with the simple aid of a breaching bomb. See Krunk tackle the awesome task of figuring out what his mom wants for Mother’s Day (what do you get a lady who wears a welding mask to the hair salon?), but figures out how to cure his insomnia—with a brick! Created without a lick of shame by Zach Howard (Shaun of the Dead) and Sean Murphy (Scarecrow: Year One; Off Road), with screenwriter Hans Rodionoff, Outer Orbit is high-velocity, intergalactic action that puts the ass in assinine, featuring more grown men in thongs than a Lance Bass calendar shoot! FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER TP HOWARD CHAYKIN (W) and MIKE MIGNOLA (A) On sale Mar. 14 SC, 7x10, 200pgs, FC $19.95 Discover the stories that defined the genre of sword & sorcery through the eyes of legendary comics writer Howard Chaykin and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola! Since their first appearance in 1939, Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser have ranked among the most beloved characters in fantasy. Their rollicking adventures in the fantastic land of Nehwon have influenced the work of some of the best in modern fantasy, including Michael Moorcock, Terry Pratchett, and countless others. • Chaykin and Mignola’s four-issue adaptation of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, long out- of-print, is collected here in a graphic novel for the first time, with new cover art from Mignola. • Dark Horse Comics will be collecting the hard-to-find Lankhmar comics adapations, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, written by Howard Chaykin with art by Mike Mignola! DH Press will be publishing all eight books in the influential Lankhmar series and Dark Horse Entertainment is developing the property as a major motion picture. THE COURAGEOUS PRINCESS TP ROD ESPINOSA (W/A) On sale Mar. 7 SC, 5x8, 240pgs, b&w $9.95 Once upon a time, a greedy dragon kidnapped a beloved princess . . . but if you think she just waited around for some charming prince to rescue her, you’re in for a surprise! Princess Mabelrose may not be the fairest of the land, but she has enough brains and bravery to fend for herself in a fantasy world of danger and adventure! From a mighty dragon with an army of trolls, to a tyrant tiger king, Mabelrose meets each challenge with courage and pluck, her bravery winning her the help and friendship of many of the people, creatures, and magical beings she encounters in her quest to find her way home. • “Espinosa’s influences seem to be equal parts Grimm fairy tales, animated Disney films, the Wizard of Oz, and Japanese manga, and the work is meticulously rendered in a seductive palette of brights and shadows.” —Publishers Weekly review of a previous edition of The Courageous Princess EMILY THE STRANGE VOLUME 1 TP COSMIC DEBRIS (W/A) Available Now! SC, 7x10, 160pgs, b&w/red $19.95 Emily the Strange is not your ordinary thirteen-year-old girl—she’s got a razor-sharp wit as dark as her jet-black hair, a posse of moody black cats, and famous friends in very odd places! She’s got a broodingly unique way of experiencing the world, and you’re invited along for the ride. Legions of fans worldwide have joined forces to make Emily a pop- culture phenomenon. • This volume collects the first three issues of the Dark Horse Emily comics series— “The Boring Issue,” “The Lost Issue,” and “The Dark Issue” and includes two brand spankin’ new stories that you’ve never seen before! • Dark Horse also offers a line of Emily products. • Twentieth Century Fox has acquired the rights to turn everyone’s favorite anti-hero into a live-action event motion picture. HEART OF EMPIRE: THE LEGACY OF LUTHER ARKWRIGHT—SECOND EDITION BRYAN TALBOT (W/A) On sale Mar. 2 SC, 7x10, 296pgs, FC $27.95 In a future alternate-reality Earth—one existence in a swirling maelstrom of parallel worlds—a vicious totalitarian British Empire reigns supreme. But in Rome, the dying Pope sets into motion a dark plan to place the throne of Britannica under papal control— by any means necessary. And while such temporal machinations threaten the world’s political and social stability, a monstrous force is building across the multiverse, and a countdown begins to almost certain dimensional apocalypse! Luther Arkwright has saved a universe before, but with an infinity of universes threatened with annihilation, all of Arkwright’s preternatural talents are needed. If only Arkwright weren’t dead . . . • In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the original publication of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, Dark Horse is proud to release a new edition of Arkwright’s mind- blowing sequel. IT RHYMES WITH LUST GN ARNOLD DRAKE (W), LESLIE WALLER (W), and MATT BAKER (A) On sale Feb. 28 SC, 5x7, 112pgs, b&w $14.95 In 1950, writers Arnold Drake and Leslie Waller, both attending college on the G.I. Bill, envisioned a sophisticated, novel-length comic tailored to their peers. Collaborating with comics art master Matt Baker, known for singularly defining the genre of “good girl art” on titles such as Phantom Lady, they crafted a film-noir inspired masterwork of romance, intrigue, and moral relativity. When cynical newspaperman Hal Weber reunites with old flame Rust Masson, he finds the beguiling widow of a mining magnate willing to do anything to undermine the local political machine—her only opponent for total control of Copper City! This painstakingly restored replica volume includes a new introduction by writer Arnold Drake providing a first-hand history of the graphic novel. Before winning the Bill Finger Award for lifetime achievement in comics writing, before creating Deadman, or writing Doom Patrol and X-Men, Drake helped bring the original “picture novel” to life, a true milestone in the history of comics! • Considered by many to be the first graphic novel, It Rhymes with Lust returns to print after more than fifty years—in the only edition authorized by the original creators! CRIMINAL MACABRE: TWO RED EYES #2 (OF 4) STEVE NILES (W), KYLE HOTZ (A), MICHELLE MADSEN (C), and TIM BRADSTREET (Cover) On sale Jan.24 FC. 32 pages $2.99/Miniseries A hospital bed might seem like a nice, safe place for an injured man to be, but not if he’s Cal McDonald. As if it weren’t bad enough that Cal was hospitalized after being on the receiving end of an extreme case of police brutality—now he’s enduring an even more surreal horror, one known commonly to drug addicts as “withdrawal.” Cal’s body may be healing but the nightmare visions the withdrawal brings threaten to tear what remains of his sanity to shreds. And when Cal finally does make it to the other side of this ordeal, he wakes up only to discover that the world’s deepest, oldest evil—the vampire Nosferatu — came calling and took Cal’s ex Sabrina with him! CRIMINAL MACABRE: SUPERNATURAL FREAK MACHINE TP STEVE NILES (W), KELLEY JONES (A), and TIM BRADSTREET (A) On sale Apr. 7 SC, 7x10, 120pgs, FC $17.95 Escaped mad doctors and possessed muscle cars are all in a day’s work for supernatural investigator Cal McDonald and his undead sidekick Mo'Lock. When an old enemy Cal sent to prison escapes, his sights are set on exacting cold revenge on the guy who put him there. And it looks like he’ll have to cut through everyone Cal loves to get to him . . . perfect! Cal knows what he’s up against, and he’s hardly batting an eye. He’s already put this guy away once, and it’s not like prison makes people bitter, right? And besides—things are looking up. He’s even got a new car to brag about—a spiffy 1973 Nova. Too bad the guy who died in the car before Cal bought it has no intention of leaving! • Steve Niles is a bona fide star in the world of horror comics, and he’s taking a bite out of Hollywood, too. Production on the film adaptation of his hit comic-book 30 Days of Night started in New Zealand in summer 2006! DWIGHT T. ALBATROSS’S THE GOON NOIR #3 (OF 3) THOMAS LENNON (W), ARVID NELSON (W), SCOTT ALLIE (W), THOMAS SNIEGOSKI (W), ERIC POWELL (P), MARK FARMER (I), GUY DAVIS (A), HUMBERTO RAMOS (A), ROGER LANGRIDGE (W/A), and TODD HERMAN (A) On sale Jan. 24 b&w, 32 pages $2.99/Miniseries The final issue of this anthology miniseries goes out with a bang as comics and Hollywood stars alike unite for one last romp through the world of Eric Powell’s The Goon. The issue begins with the return of Powell’s pal, co-creator of the Comedy Central hit show Reno: 911! Thomas Lennon to the comics scene, teamed up with B.P.R.D. artist- extraordinaire Guy Davis! Further stories come from Arvid Nelson, creator of Dark Horse’s newest horror title Rex Mundi, along side Humberto Ramos, hot off the heels of his debut on Marvel’s Wolverine and co-creator of the Dark Horse miniseries Revelations; as well as a very special appearance by British indie artist Roger Langridge, creator of the critically acclaimed Fred the Clown! And as a special bonus, Dark Horse’s own intrepid editor Scott Allie also brings to life his own little corner of The Goon universe with the help of Jefferson Street Studio-mate Todd Herman, as they examine the life of one of the book’s most underrated heroes, Willy Nagel. STAR WARS: DARK TIMES #4—THE PATH TO NOWHERE PART 4 (OF 5) WELLES HARTLEY (W), MICK HARRISON (W), DOUGLAS WHEATLEY (A), and RONDA PATTISON (C) On sale Jan. 31 FC, 32 pages $2.99/Ongoing How many bad deeds can be justified by one good deed? In order to help his friend Bomo Greenbark, Jedi Dass Jennir has been forced into a series of questionable actions—and none is more potentially destructive than the one he now contemplates. Or is this the true genius of Palpatine’s evil? The Jedi, their status destroyed and their order broken, must now become outlaws and lawbreakers in order to do what was once considered their duty. The dark times have barely begun, and already Dass Jennir is so engulfed in darkness, he wonders if he will ever find his way back! STAR WARS: 30TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION VOLUME 1—THE FREEDON NADD UPRISING TOM VEITCH (W), TONY ATKINS (A), DENIS RODIER (A), SUZANNE BOURDAGES (C), and DAVE DORMAN (Cover) On sale Mar. 14 HC, 7x10, 56pgs, FC $16.95 The planet Onderon, almost four thousand years before the Battle of Yavin and the events in A New Hope: Freedon Nadd is dead, but his dark spirit lives on, and it has been used to abduct Jedi Master Arca! Nomi Sunrider and Ulic Qel-Droma lead the mission to free their Master, but not before the evil King Ommin spreads the seeds of Sith evil to a new generation . . . Out of print for a decade, this deluxe hardcover limited-edition of The Freedon Nadd Uprising kicks off Dark Horse’s year-long celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of Star Wars! Each month, the Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection series will bring readers a limited-edition hardcover of the best of Dark Horse’s Star Wars graphic novels. Available only through Direct Market retail outlets, each volume’s print run is limited to initial orders and will not be reprinted. STAR WARS: LEGACY #8 JOHN OSTRANDER (W), ADAM DEKRAKER (A), and BRAD ANDERSON (C) On sale Jan. 10 FC, 32 pages $2.99/Ongoing The first issue of Legacy revealed the facts of the attack on the Jedi Academy on Ossus and of the betrayal of Emperor Roan Fel by Darth Krayt and the Sith. Now it is time to learn of the machinations and of the secret alliances behind those actions. Grand Moff Nyna Calixte supervises intelligence gathering for the Empire. Darth Maladi does the same for the Sith. Together they could form an unbeatable team, able to sway the course of a galaxy. That is, if they don’t destroy one another first! From the ambush of the Galactic Alliance’s fleet to Roan Fel’s narrow escape from assassination, the true story of the Sith overthrow of the Empire can at last be told! • This is the future of Star Wars, the continuation of the story that started in the original trilogy, and none of it has been seen before. • Supergirl artist Adam DeKraker makes his Star Wars debut! STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #13 JOHN JACKSON MILLER (W), DUSTIN WEAVER (P), MICHAEL ATIYEH (C), and BRIAN CHING (Cover) On sale Jan. 31 FC, 32 pages $2.99/Ongoing A perfect jumping-on point for new readers, the wildest space adventure in the Old Republic begins a new story arc featuring stolen starships, killer droids, and the debut of a dangerous villain! When fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick and his small-time con artist cohort Gryph part ways with their friends on the Last Resort, the odd couple sets out to score a new ship. Soon enough, the two find that helping themselves to something they can’t afford carries a much higher price than they bargained for! Meanwhile, a sinister power from across the galaxy begins hunting the Last Resort, determined to stop at nothing until the ship’s owners are within his grasp! STAR WARS: BOBA FETT—MAN WITH A MISSION THOMAS ANDREWS (W), RON MARZ (W), JOHN OSTRANDER (W), JOHN WAGNER (W), CAM KENNEDY (A), ADRIANA MELO (A), FRANCISCO RUIZ VELASCO (A), and TSUNEO SANDA (A) On sale Mar. Mar. 14 SC, 7x10, 104pgs, FC $12.95 The greatest bounty hunter in the galaxy faces four of his most dangerous missions in this volume of hard-to-find Boba Fett adventures! Whether it’s taking on an Imperial ship designed to wipe out entire alien species or battling amidst a vicious civil war fueled by both the Rebellion and the Empire, entering an abandoned Star Destroyer seeking a mysterious prize or settling a dispute between an Imperial outpost and the local leadership, there’s no job too deadly for the man in the Mandalorian armor—if the price is right! • Contains 104 pages of never-before-collected Boba Fett stories! Novels PREDATOR: FLESH AND BLOOD MICHAEL JAN FRIEDMAN (W) and ROBERT GREENBERGER (W) On sale Mar. 7 MMPB, 250pgs $6.99 Humans have all but destroyed the Earth, creating an opportunity for unscrupulous moneymakers to take advantage of the destruction. One family, the Ciejek clan, have made their fortune exploiting Earth’s misfortunes. But with power comes corruption. The members of the Ciejek clan are at each other’s throats, enlisting the help of the fearsome Predators to settle the score . . . When the Predators arrive, however, the brutality the warriors unleash is far beyond what the Ciejek family could have imagined. • AVP 2: Aliens vs. Predator 2, the film, is slated for release in summer 2007! • Friedman and Greenberger have built a fan following from their numerous New York Times bestsellers. • Predator: Forever Midnight, the first DH Press Predator mass-market paperback, has been selling over 1,000 copies per month since its release in May of this year! DIARY OF INDIGNITIES SC PATRICK HUGHES (W) On sale Mar. 21 MMPB, 256pgs $14.95 A hilarious account of life's daily disappointments and victories, as told by blogger Patrick Hughes. From reminiscing about being a teen in the '70s to chronicling another family Christmas with Jello shots, Hughes has the right amount of candor, wit, and perversity for these vignettes to really pack a punch. Diary of Indignities first came to public notice on the popular blog Bad News Hughes (http://badnewshughes.blogspot.com), where thousands of readers are flabbergasted, disgusted, and amused every day by Hughes’s whimsical stories of soul-melting shame. The indignities generated by the author’s uncanny life and talent for personal failure include more than your average share of embarrassment, heartbreak, carefree violence, booze, bodily injury, hypochondria, inappropriate nudity, painful rashes, neuroses, colonoscopy procedures, and unpleasant smells, and are all totally true. Well, except for the bits that are really obviously just kind of made up. Most people can tell the difference. Manga BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #121: THE SPARROW NET PART 4 (OF 4) HIROAKI SAMURA (W/A) On sale Jan. 10 b&w, 32 pages $2.99/Ongoing Crazy little Döa may have the quickest temper out of all the Ittö-ryü warriors, but this tigress turns into a kitten when she thinks she’s lost her beloved Isaku forever. Downstream from their quick, puzzling battle with Edo policemen, Döa and Rin rest for a moment and ponder their next move. Rin finds her relationship with Döa taking an odd turn, and a long journey is about to begin for both of them. Samura finally gives some hints regarding Döa’s past before returning us to Manji’s cell and the sick experiments being performed by Kagimura’s new doctor! • 2006 Eagle Award winner for Favourite Manga Title • Winner of Japan’s prestigious Media Arts Award and America’s own Will Eisner Award. GHOST IN THE SHELL 1.5: HUMAN-ERROR PROCESSOR #4 (OF 8) SHIROW MASAMUNE (W/A) On sale Jan. 17 FC, 24 pages $2.99/Miniseries Top cybercrime agent Motoko Kusanagi has returned—or has she? Well, whoever “Motoko” is—or isn’t—she’s back on the job with Batou, protecting a comatose key witness from assassination, a killing designed to end the investigation of a case involving lethally defective micro machines. But the bad guys don’t only have little machines, they also have great big combat mecha perfectly capable of taking apart the hospital—not to mention Matoko and Batou—to terminate the target! Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor presents for the first time in America the “lost” Ghost in the Shell stories, created by Shirow Masamune after completing work on the original Ghost in the Shell manga and prior to his tour-de-force, Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface. This deluxe-format issue concludes “Drive Slave,” the second of four Ghost in the Shell tales. AKIRA CLUB HC KATSUHIRO OTOMO (W/A) On sale Mar. 7 HC, 8x11, 256pgs, FC $29.95 Katsuhiro Otomo’s epic manga, Akira, is considered by many to be the finest work of graphic fiction ever created, a work of astonishing power and visionary scope, and possessing a level of illustration skill unmatched in the annals of the medium. Now available for the first time in an English-language edition, Akira Club is an essential companion to Akira, a dazzling collection of Otomo’s mind-blowing visions, including over one hundred title-page illustrations created for the original serialization but not included with the published collections of Akira. The book also features rarely seen alternate art, preliminary drawings, production sketches, and a variety of Akira posters, advertisements, and products, all accompanied by fascinating commentary by the artist himself. No Akira enthusiast, manga fan, or devotee of fantasy and science-fiction illustration should be without Akira Club. • Akira is one of the best known, most critically acclaimed manga series of all time. • Katsuhiro Otomo is acknowledged worldwide as one of animation’s most talented directors. ORION GN—SECOND EDITION SHIROW MASAMUNE (W/A) On sale Feb. 14 SC, 6x8, 280pgs, b&w $17.95 In the mighty Yamata Empire, magic and technology are one and the same. Now, the Empire is preparing its ultimate feat of psycho-science: the destruction of all the negative karma in the galaxy! But will this mystical purification be the salvation of humanity—or the trigger of its ultimate destruction? Only one being can save the Empire from its folly: Susano, the God of Destruction. Wild, arrogant, and homicidal, Susano has come to teach the world the true nature of power! Shirow Masamune, creator of Appleseed, Dominion, Intron Depot, and Ghost in the Shell, has earned a huge worldwide following with his unique, eclectic, and visually stunning blend of science-fiction and fantasy. Orion is Shirow at his wildest, and is now for the first time in America published in right-to-left reading format, as originally published in Japan. Plus a variety of great bonus features: art gallery, Orion glossary, and notes on the text composed by Shirow himself! • Shirow Masumune is best known for the manga Ghost in the Shell, which has been turned into two anime movies, two anime TV series, a series of prose novels, and several video games. BERSERK VOLUME 16 KENTARO MIURA (W/A) On sale Mar. 28 SC, 5x7, 240pgs, b&w $13.95 Warrior supreme Guts has been marked for sacrifice to the armies of the damned, and now he has the blood of a village of possessed children on his hands, a horde of elf- demons straight out of a fairy-tale fever dream. But now Guts must deal with the Queen of the Elves herself, and though she may be cute as a button, she has hideous power and lethal intent, and in her wake, no one lives happily ever after! • Each volume of Berserk comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory. CRYING FREEMAN VOLUME 5 KAZUO KOIKE (W) and RYOICHI IKEGAMI (A) On sale Mar. 14 SC, 5x7, 384pgs, b&w $14.95 Once a humble ceramics artist, the infamous assassin known as Crying Freeman has risen in power to become the head of the 108 Dragons, the most powerful criminal organization on earth. But power has its price, and there is no end to the number of rival groups gunning for 108 Dragons’s turf—and for Freeman’s head. Faced with an army of kidnappers and a host of assassins, each more deadly than the last, how long can Freeman’s luck hold out? Will the Dragons be torn apart by warring rivals or poisoned by betrayal from within? Will Freeman’s sensitive, compassionate heart be the Dragons’s redemption or their downfall? Can Freeman and his loved ones survive the painful realities that come with living in a world of vicious gangland warfare? All questions will be answered in this, the final volume of Crying Freeman! • Long out-of-print in America, the Dark Horse edition of Crying Freeman is the first English translation of the title in the original Japanese format! • Each volume of Crying Freeman comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory. GUNSMITH CATS: BURST VOLUME 1 KENICHI SONODA (W/A) On sale Mar. 21 SC, 5x7, 192pgs, b&w $10.95 Rally Vincent and Minnie-May Hopkins are two regular American girls. Regular American girls who own a gun shop, and might have dabbled in prostituion, respectively. And who happen to be a crack shot and an explosives expert, respectively. These might be odd skills for American girls, but these two happen to be Chicago’s top bounty hunters. Rally can shoot the trigger off a gun from a good distance, and May generally wreaks havoc with explosions and cuteness. And together, with some very useful friends and associates, they make up the Gunsmith Cats. “Burst” finds our ladies back at work, back in action, and . . . back in trouble. Now presented in the favored Japanese, right-to-left fomat, Gunsmith Cats: “Burst” aims to please. • Published in the authentic right-to-left reading format, as originally released in Japan. REIKO THE ZOMBIE SHOP VOLUME 6 REI MIKAMOTO (W/A) On sale Mar. 14 SC, 5x7, 192pgs, b&w $12.95 The rip and slash horror action gets nastier in this installment of Reiko the Zombie Shop! This time Reiko faces off against a cabal of new superzombies brought together by a mysterious new necromancer, a young man with the power to rob Reiko of her “gift” and who may be the greatest threat she’s ever faced! • Part Sixth Sense and part Evil Dead–the ultra-violent, comical, and disturbing manga Reiko the Zombie Shop has been resurrected stateside and translated into English in its original format for the first time. Don’t miss out on the series that took Japanese readers by the throat and made them scream for more! THE TWO FACES OF TOMORROW JAMES P. HOGAN (W) and YUKINOBU HOSHINO (A) Available Now! SC, 6x8, 576pgs, b&w $19.95 Midway through the Twenty-first century, an integrated global computer network manages much of the world’s affairs. A proposed major software upgrade—an artificial intelligence—will give the system an unprecedented degree of independent decision- making power, but serious questions are raised in regard to how much control can safely be given to a non-human intelligence. In order to more fully assess the system, a new space-station habitat—a world in miniature—is developed for deployment of the fully operational system, named Spartacus. This mini-world can then be “attacked” in a series of escalating tests to assess the system’s responses and capabilities. If Spartacus gets out of hand, the system can be shut down and the station destroyed . . . unless Spartacus decides to take matters into its own hands and take the fight to Earth. • Adapted from James P. Hogan’s classic science-fiction novel by the award-winning Yukinobu Hoshino, The Two Faces of Tomorrow is hardcore science-fiction manga at its best. • Great value—576 pages for only $19.95! SATSUMA GISHIDEN VOLUME 3 HIROSHI HIRATA (W/A) On sale Mar. 21 SC, 5x7, 264pgs, b&w $14.95 Water is a force to be reckoned with. It can break metal in an instant, or over time. And it surely can shatter a society crippled by politics and fear. This is the story of Edo-era Japan, of a nation divided by social strata and infighting. A few bold samurai must force many disparate and poor regions to sacrifice their very lives for the future in order to hold back the nation’s raging rivers. In this original tale of blood, guts, brutality, and anger, the history of Japan unfolds in true period drama. • Presented in the authentic left-to-right format to preserve the art, Satsuma Gishiden promises some of the best samurai manga ever. BANYA: THE EXPLOSIVE DELIVERY MAN VOLUME 3 KIM YOUNG-OH (W/A) On sale Mar. 14 SC, 5x7, 184pgs, b&w $12.95 The cunning and intrepid Banya faces his greatest challenge yet! The unstoppable delivery man finds himself in the middle of a mysterious dispute at the heart of a sacred temple–trapped between devout warrior-priests and the vicious, ruthless Torren! But Banya pledges allegiance to no religion or country, only to the motto of the Gaya Desert Post Office: “Fast. Precise. Secure.” Banya’s certainly no stranger to mayhem, and he proudly asserts, “There isn’t a delivery I can’t make!” This time, however, have he and his young cohort Kong bitten off more than they can chew? Kim Young-Oh’s latest action-packed romp is filled with tense battles, horrific villains and monsters, and perfectly-timed comedic moments. • This series is presented in its original Korean format. • Translated by the mother/son team of Taesoon Kang and Derek Kirk Kim! • Banya continues Dark Horse’s exciting foray into manhwa, the world of Korean comics. Reelarts Studios DARK HORSE COMICS HAS JOINED WITH REELART STUDIOS AS THE EXCLUSIVE SALES AGENT FOR THIS EXCITING LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION! NOW AVAILABLE! GOING APE STATUE A Jason “Spyda” Adams-sculpted tribute to Neal Adams’s “Savage” art! Continuity Studios just released this piece as a bronze, and we are proud to be releasing the full-color edition. Features a signed base by both Neal and Jason Adams. Statue stands 10" tall and is limited to an edition of 500 units. Statue $175.00 STOUT “NUMBER ONE” STATUE William Stout's Number One depicts a scene out of Edgar Rice Burroughs’s adventure novel, The Monster Men. The art was first used as a cover for an English anthology comic called A-1. Statue stands 13" tall, and is limited to an edition of 250 units. Statue $225.00 STOUT DINOGIRL ReelArt Studios presents the first piece in William Stout's Cutie Pies line of collectible statues. This line will represent Stout’s whimiscal side where cute pixie girls and beasts of all species coexist in a land of wonder. Sculpted by Jason “Spyda” Adams, DinoGirl stands 7.5" tall and is limited to an edition of 750 units. Statue $89.00. THREE STOOGES WALL PLAQUE Nyuk! Nyuk! Nyuk! Your favorite Knuckleheads are now available as a 3-D wall plaque measuring 13" wide, 5 ¼” tall, and 3" deep. Limited edition of 1000 units. Wall Plaque $135.00 AC COMICS—BLUE BULLETEER STATUE ReelArt Studios presents the divine Laura in her disguise as the Blue Bulleteer standing atop a retro-style base. Based on AC Comics’s Femforce character (1940s-60s) and inspired by Brad Gorby's rendition. The Blue Bulleteer is the masked alter ego of Laura Wright from her WWII beginnings in 1943 into the 1960s before she becomes the sorceress, Nightveil. Statue stands 15" tall and is limited to an edition of 300 pieces. Statue $135.00 ATTACK OF THE BRAIN MONSTER STATUE ReelArt Studios brings you the lost 1950’s 3D sci-fi movie, Attack of the Brain Monster, as imagined by artist Bret Blevins and realized by sculptor Shawn Nagle. Features include glass helmet on the female. Statue stands 13" tall and is limited to an edition of 200 units. Statue $175.00. ELVGREN’S SUZANNE STATUE ReelArt Studios presents a splendid 3D representation of old time pinup art as envisioned by the wonderful Gil Elvgren. Statue measures 7" tall and 7" wide and is limited to an edition of 500 units. Statue $175.00 ************************************************************************ GLOOMY BEAR T-SHIRTS On sale Jan. 24 Many people are familiar with Gloomy Bear: the cute pink bear with the big bloody claws. For the uninitiated, Gloomy is owned by Boy Pitty who, despite the abuse, loves him with all his heart. These shirts, designed by Gloomy Bear creator Chack, are first in a line of striking Gloomy Bear products brought to you by Dark Horse! GLOOMY BEAR WOMEN’S STYLE ON AMERICAN APPAREL T-SHIRT Blue and black M-XL—T-Shirt $24.99 GLOOMY BEAR MEN’S STYLE ON AMERICAN APPAREL T-SHIRT Camo and green M-XXL $19.99 HELLBOY ANIMATED New products from the Hellboy Animated series! Two amazing limited-edition mini- busts: Hellboy and Abe. This fierce version of Hellboy is unlike any we’ve made before, and our aquatic friend Abe is looking thoughtful as usual. We’ve been busy designing a spectacular stationery set and a journal. Each piece reflects the sketch art of the animation plus the action and moody themes of the cartoons. Don’t forget to go to hellboyanimated.typepad.com for the Production Diary of the episodes! HELLBOY ANIMATED MINI-BUST: HELLBOY On sale Feb. 14 7" tall Mini-bust $39.99 HELLBOY ANIMATED MINI-BUST: ABE SAPIEN On sale Feb. 14 6.25" tall Mini-bust $39.99 HELLBOY ANIMATED STATIONERY SET On sale Jan. 17 8 letter sheets, 6 envelopes, 5 3/4" x 8 3/4" Stationery Set $4.99 HELLBOY ANIMATED JOURNAL On sale Jan. 17 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" spiralbound journal Journal $9.99 ************************************************************************ GREMLIN WITH PIPE STATUE One of the publishing events of this or any other year is the re-presentation of a long-lost jewel, Roald Dahl’s Gremlins. Purchased by Disney in the 1940s, and only published once as a book, Dark Horse brought the book back in October and has also been creating new Gremlins stories. Are we excited? You bet! But wait . . . that’s not all. Dark Horse, working closely with the creative talents at Disney Consumer Products and Gentle Giant Studios, has been crafting an ambitious program of toys, dolls, and other collectibles based on Gremlins. This month, we offer you the 3.5" tall Gremlin with Pipe statue — taken directly from the pages of the Gremlins book! Made of polyresin, this is the first Gremlins statue we have produced, but more will follow. No expense has been spared to create the most animated, detailed, and mischievous interpretation possible! On sale Mar. 15. Statue $44.99 CLASSIC PEANUTS CHARACTER #4: SCHROEDER Inspired by “syroco” sculptures that were popular in the 1930s and 40s, the 10 new statuettes from Dark Horse are designed and manufactured in a style consistent with the earlier figures. This month we feature the fourth statue—Schroeder. Produced in a limited edition of hand-numbered copies, the 5" tall figure is fully painted and ready to display. Pigpen will be the fifth release, followed by the rest of the gang in a pattern of monthly releases. Limited to 1200 pieces, each hand-numbered statuette comes carefully packaged in a custom-tooled, full-color, litho-printed tin box. Also included is a small booklet about each character and a vintage-style pinback button of the character. On sale Mar. 14 Statue $39.95 CLASSIC DC CHARACTER #1: SUPERMAN In an exciting collaboration, Dark Horse Comics and DC Direct, DC Comics’ action figure and collectible company, are teaming to create a new series of vintage-style statuettes featuring four of DC Comics’ best-known characters. Modeled after products that were popular in the 1930s and 1940s, the four new statuettes being produced by Dark Horse are designed and manufactured consistently with earlier “syroco”style figure. Limited edition of 2,000 pieces, each 5" tall statuette is packaged in a litho-printed full- color tin box and includes a vintage-style pinback button, and booklet about the character. On sale Mar. 7. $49.99 2007 SHIROW CALENDAR Now Available! Dark Horse celebrates another year of bringing American anime fans a special Shirow Masamune calendar. We are only bringing in a limited number of these fine items, which were designed and printed expressly for Dark Horse in Japan. It is the same high-quality item that Japanese publisher Seishinsha is preparing for release to their market, but we are translating it into English and including U.S. holidays. 13 stunning full color illustrations, packaged in an imprinted plastic envelope! Measures 19 ¾” x 8 ¼” unfolded. • Contains previously unreleased images! Calendar $24.99 GACHA! New this Month: Curious George Buildable #2! * CURIOUS GEORGE BUILDABLE #2 * KIM POSSIBLE CHARM FIGURE * PEEK-A-POOH SERIES 7 * DISNEY PIXAR CARS THE MOVIE COLLECTION Retailers! See your order form for details on ordering and a special offer! AVAILABLE NOW! Figures based on COMIC BOOK HEROES are here! * MARVEL COMIC BUILDABLE FIGURES * SIMPSONS BODY BOBBLE FIGURES * PIXAR FIGURE COLLECTION * HELLBOY MOVIE FIGURES ************************************************************************ USAGI YOJIMBO RELISTS The tale of Usagi Yojimbo is a masterful adaptation of samurai legend to sequential art, and a parable of sixteenth century Japan told with characters that are all anthropomorphized animals. Young or old, male or female, if you enjoy stories of high adventure and high honor, you will thrill at the saga of Usagi Yojimbo! Written and illustrated by Stan Sakai. USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 8: SHADES OF DEATH SC, 200pg, b&w, 6" x 9" (STAR06915) . . . $14.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 9: DAISHO SC, 200pg, b&w, 6" x 9" (STAR07519) . . . $14.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 10: THE BRINK OF LIFE & DEATH SC, 208pg, b&w, 6" x 9" (STAR08246) . . . $14.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 11: SEASONS SC, 208pg, b&w, 6" x 9" (STAR09180) . . . $14.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 12: GRASSCUTTER SC, 256pg, b&w, 6" x 9" (STAR09937) . . . $16.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 13: GREY SHADOWS SC, 208pg, b&w, 6" x 9" (STAR10791) . . . $14.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 14: DEMON MASK SC, 224pg, b&w, 6" x 9" (STAR13194) . . . $15.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 15: GRASSCUTTER II—JOURNEY TO ATSUTA SHRINE SC, 184pg, b&w, 6" x 9" (STAR15228) . . . $15.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 16: THE SHROUDED MOON SC, 184pg, b&w, 6" x 9" (STAR17515) . . . $15.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 17: DUEL AT KITANOJI SC, 224pg, b&w, 6" x 9" (STAR19625) . . . $16.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 18: TRAVELS WITH JOTARO SC, 208pg, b&w, 6" x 9" (MAR040046) . . . $15.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 19: FATHERS AND SONS SC, 184pg, b&w, 6" x 9" (DEC040032) . . . $15.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOL. 20: GLIMPSES OF DEATH SC, 184pg, b&w, 6" x 9" (APR060027) . . . $15.95 THE ART OF USAGI YOJIMBO SC, 200pg, b&w w/FC, 9" x 12" (NOV050032) . . . $29.95 USAGI YOJIMBO SOFT VINYL FIGURE Stands 9" tall (STAR19500) . . . $24.99 USAGI YOJIMBO STICKER #1: USAGI YOJIMBO LOGO Full-color sticker (APR020104) . . . $1.99 USAGI YOJIMBO STICKER #2: CHOP Full-color sticker (APR020105) . . . $1.99 USAGI T-SHIRT White/Adult Medium DEC020060 $17.99 Large DEC020061 $17.99 X-Large DEC020062 $17.99 XX-Large DEC020063 $19.99 USAGI: CHOP T-SHIRT Black/Adult Medium DEC020056 $17.99 Large DEC020057 $17.99 X-Large DEC020058 $17.99 XX-Large DEC020059 $19.99 USAGI YOJIMBO COLD-CAST STATUE #2: USAGI AND KATSUICHI 8" statue, included is a mini-sketchbook of Sakai's model sheet illustrations, packaged in a full-color collector's box (STAR11446) . . . $79.95 CONAN RELISTS THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOL. 1: TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT & OTHER STORIES TPB by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith Collects issues #1-#8 SC, 144pg, FC, 7" x 10" (STAR19686) . . . $15.95 THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOL. 2: ROGUES IN THE HOUSE & OTHER STORIES TPB by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith Collects issues #9-#13 and #16 SC, 160pg, FC, 7" x 10" (STAR20379) . . . $15.95 THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOL. 3: THE MONSTER OF THE MONOLITHS AND OTHER STORIES TPB by Roy Thomas, Barry Windsor-Smith, and Gil Kane Collects issues #14, #15, and #17-#21 SC, 156pg, FC, 7" x 10" (OCT030031) . . . $15.95 THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 4: RED NAILS AND OTHER STORIES TPB by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith Collects issues #23-#26 and material from the second and third issues of Savage Tales SC, 160pg, FC, 7" x 10" (DEC030015) . . . $15.95 THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 5: THE SHADOW IN THE TOMB AND OTHER STORIES TPB by Roy Thomas and John Buscema Collects issues #27-#34 SC, 160pg, FC, 7" x 10" (MAY040034) . . . $15.95 THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 6: THE CURSE OF THE GOLDEN SKULL AND OTHER STORIES TPB by Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Neal Adams Collects issues #35-#42 SC, 160pg, FC, 7" x 10" (AUG040018) . . . $15.95 THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 7: THE DWELLER IN THE POOL AND OTHER STORIES TPB by Roy Thomas and John Buscema Collects issues #43-#51 SC, 160pg, FC, 7" x 10" (DEC040017) . . . $15.95 THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 8: THE TOWER OF BLOOD AND OTHER STORIES TPB by Roy Thomas and John Buscema Collecting issues #52-#60 SC, 168pg, FC, 7" x 10" (APR050023) . . . $16.95 CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 9: RIDERS OF THE RIVER-DRAGONS AND OTHER STORIES TPB by Roy Thomas , John Buscema, and Val Mayerik Collecting Conan the Barbarian #60-63, #65, #69-71 SC, 160pg, FC, 7" x 10" (SEP050019) . . . $16.95 CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 10: WHEN GIANTS WALK THE EARTH AND OTHER STORIES TPB by Roy Thomas , John Buscema, and Howard Chaykin Collecting Marvel’s Conan the Barbarian #72-77, and #79-81 SC, 168pg, FC, 7" x 10" (DEC050016) . . . $16.95 CONAN VOLUME 1: THE FROST GIANT’S DAUGHTER AND OTHER STORIES TPB by Kurt Busiek, Cary Nord, and Thomas Yeates SC, 176pg, FC, 7" x 10" (DEC040016) . . . $15.95 CONAN VOLUME 2: THE GOD IN THE BOWL AND OTHER STORIES TPB by Kurt Busiek, Cary Nord, and Thomas Yeates SC, 124pg, FC, 7" x 10" (JUL050035) . . . $15.95 CONAN VOLUME 3: THE TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT AND OTHER STORIES TPB by Kurt Busiek, Cary Nord, Michael Wm. Kaluta, and Dave Stewart SC, 168pg, FC, 7" x 10" (FEB060059) . . . $15.95 CONAN AND THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR TPB by P. Craig Russell and Lovern Kindzierski SC, 88pg, FC, 7" x 10" (SEP050030) . . . $13.95 CONAN AND THE DEMONS OF KHITAI TPB by Akira Yoshida and Paul Lee SC, 96pg, FC, 7" x 10" (APR060013) . . . $12.95 CONAN LIMITED-EDITION ZIPPO® LIGHTER Limited edition Zippo® lighter with metal emblem, limited to 1,000 pieces . . . $39.99 CONAN LUNCHBOX Full color, embossed metal lunchbox, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4" (NOV030120) . . . $14.99 CONAN PVC SET: THE FROST GIANT’S DAUGHTER 4 figure, full color PVC set (JAN040081) . . . $44.95 CONAN THE BARBARIAN MINI-BUST: CONAN THE SLAYER 7" high, packaged in a deluxe full-color box, limited edition ?( JUN030070) . . . $49.99 CONAN THE BARBARIAN MINI-BUST: CONAN THE CONQUEROR 7" tall, fully painted, numbered edition of 3,500 pieces (SEP030066) . . . $49.99 CONAN THE BARBARIAN MINI-BUST: CONAN THE AVENGER 8" bust, fully painted, numbered edition of 2, 500 pieces (SEP050067) . . . $54.99 CONAN BUST: THOTH-AMON 7" high, this limited-edition piece is packaged in deluxe full-color box ?Price (NOV050102) . . . $49.99 ROBERT E. HOWARD’S VALERIA BUST 7" high, fully painted, limited edition (APR040138) . . . $49.99 ORNAMENT RELIST HELLBOY ORNAMENT 3 1/4" ornament, fully-painted (STAR17066) . . . $19.95 JINGLE BELLE ORNAMENT 4 7/8" tall, fully painted polyresin, packaged in full-color window box (JUL050085 ) . . . $14.99 KRAZY KAT & IGNATZ ORNAMENT 2 3 1/2" x 5" full color ornaments, packaged in a_window box ?( STAR20070) . . . $29.99 MIGHTY MOUSE ORNAMENT 5" tall, fully painted polyresin, packaged in color window box (MAY040105) . . . $14.99 OLIVIA ORNAMENT Full-color ornament (STAR14996) . . . $19.99 SERENITY ORNAMENT 6" long x 3 1/2" wide, full color ornament (FEB060130) . . . $19.99 SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW: FLYING WING ORNAMENT 3"-4" wide, fully painted polyresin, packaged in full-color box (DEC040064) . . . $14.99 SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW: ATOMIZER ORNAMENT 3"-4" wide, fully painted polyresin, packaged in full-color box (DEC040065) . . . $14.99 UNDERDOG ORNAMENT 4 1/2" tall, fully painted polyresin . . . $15.99 KELLOGG’S RELISTS VINTAGE KELLOGG’S® CHARACTER™ #1: TONY THE TIGER™ Comes in a litho-printed full-color tin box and includes a vintage-style button and booklet, limited edition of 500 numbered pieces . . . $49.95 VINTAGE KELLOGG'S™ CHARACTER #2: SUGAR POPS PETE™ Comes in a litho-printed full-color tin box and includes a vintage-style button and booklet, limited edition of 500 numbered pieces . . . $49.95 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S™ CHARACTER #3: SMAXEY THE SEAL™ Comes in a litho-printed full-color tin box and includes a vintage-style button and booklet, limited edition of 500 numbered pieces . . . $49.95 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S™ CHARACTER #4: COCO THE MONKEY™ Comes in a litho-printed full-color tin box and includes a vintage-style button and booklet, limited edition of 500 numbered pieces . . . $49.95 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S CHARACTER #5: CORNELIUS THE ROOSTER Comes in a litho-printed full-color tin box and includes a vintage-style button and booklet, limited edition of 500 numbered pieces . . . $49.95 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S™ CHARACTER #6: SNAP® Comes in a litho-printed full-color tin box and includes a vintage-style button and booklet, limited edition of 500 numbered pieces . . . $49.95 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S™ CHARACTER #7: CRACKLE® Comes in a litho-printed full-color tin box and includes a vintage-style button and booklet, limited edition of 500 numbered pieces . . . $49.95 VINTAGE KELLOGG'S™ CHARACTER #8: POP!® Comes in a litho-printed full-color tin box and includes a vintage-style button and booklet, limited edition of 500 numbered pieces . . . $49.95 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S™ SNAP, CRACKLE, AND POP!® PVC SET PVC Set, featuring the three elves together in musical-themed poses (FEB060104) . . . $14.99 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S™ TIN SIGN: TONY THE TIGER™ 17" x 11", printed on .35mm tin . . . $14.99 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S™ TIN SIGN: SWEET EATIN’ CARNIVAL 17" x 11", printed on .35mm tin . . . $14.99 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S™ TIN SIGN: FRUIT LOOPS 17" x 11", printed on .35mm tin . . . $14.99 KELLOGG’S® CORNELIUS™ VINYL FIGURE 8" tall, full color (SEP050052) . . . $17.99 KELLOGG’S® TONY THE TIGER™ VINYL FIGURE 8" tall, full color, comes with Tony Jr. (SEP050051) . . . $17.99 KELLOGG’S® SUGAR POPS PETE™ VINYL FIGURE 8" tall, full color (SEP050054) . . . $17.99 KELLOGG’S® TOUCAN SAM™ VINYL FIGURE 8" tall, full color (SEP050053) . . . $17.99 ************************************************************************ DC COMICS Batman BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #2 Written by Andy Diggle Art and cover by Whilce Portacio & Richard Friend Part 2 of the 6-part “Rules of Engagement,” written by Andy Diggle with art by Whilce Portacio & Richard Friend! Batman discovers the malevolent force behind the huge robot that’s menacing Gotham City — and it pits Bruce Wayne head-to-head for the first time against the Metropolis mogul Lex Luthor. On sale January 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US BATMAN #662 Written by John Ostrander Art by Tom Mandrake Cover by Gregory Lauren The creative team of writer John Ostrander and artist Tom Mandrake continues the 4-part tale of Grotesk! As a blizzard tightens its hold on Gotham, the monstrous Grotesk engineers a bloody confrontation between the forces of Perun and Johnny Kareoke — with Batman caught in between! The lovely Dr. Amina Franklin holds the key to the mystery, but her silence may seal her fate. On sale January 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US DETECTIVE COMICS #827 Written by Paul Dini Art by Don Kramer & Wayne Faucher Cover by Simone Bianchi Meet the all-new Ventriloquist! After surviving a near-fatal explosion, Batman discovers the Ventriloquist and Scarface are back — with a vengeance. As the Dark Knight tries to unravel the mystery behind his enemies’ resurrection, Scarface unites the most feared names in the Gotham Underworld and introduces them to a surprising new ally in their war against Batman. On sale January 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US ROBIN #158 Written by Adam Beechen Art by Frazer Irving Cover by Patrick Gleason & Keith Champagne Guest-starring Klarion the Witch Boy from SEVEN SOLDIERS! Robin and Klarion must use the skills and magic at their command to save Klarion’s cat, Teekl, and all of Gotham City from a creature built entirely of black magic — the rampaging Judgment Beast! On sale January 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #214 Written by Christos N. Gage Art and cover by Phil Winslade A crooked financier is supposed to testify against his equally crooked boss — but he’s been intimidated out of making it to court by the one man he fears more than Batman…Deadshot! On sale January 31 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • FINAL ISSUE NIGHTWING #128 Written by Marv Wolfman Art by Dan Jurgens & Norm Rapmund Cover by Christian Alamy The story of Raptor comes to an end, but the story behind him is just beginning. One villain is dead, but his body has been removed from the grave. A second villain has seemingly vanished, and a new force has emerged. But is Nightwing already too late to stop their crimes? On sale January 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US BATMAN AND THE MAD MONK #6 Written by Matt Wagner Art and cover by Wagner The electrifying conclusion of comics legend Matt Wagner’s re-imagination of the classic Golden Age Dark Knight adventure! It’s a showdown of shadows when the Batman duels Gotham’s most deadly creature of the night — the Mad Monk. On sale January 31 • 6 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $3.50 US BATMAN AND THE MONSTER MEN TP Written by Matt Wagner Art and cover by Wagner Reoffered to coincide with BATMAN AND THE MAD MONK #6, this volume collects the 6-issue miniseries by Wagner! Batman has spent his first year fighting organized crime — but nothing thus far in his early career as the Caped Crusader has prepared him for the new menace facing Gotham: super-powered villains! On sale January 3 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US • Relist BATMAN: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD VOL. 2 TP Written by Bob Kane, Bill Finger, Roy Thomas and others Art by Bob Kane, Carmine Infantino, Marshall Rogers and others Cover by Alex Ross The Dark Knight’s career is chronicled in this unique anthology that reprints classic stories featuring unforgettable tales of the World’s Greatest Detective. Witness the evolution of Batman in some of his most signifigant tales from the 1940s to the present. Advance-solicited; on sale February 14 • 208 pg, FC, $19.99 US BATMAN: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD VOL. 1 TP Written by Bill Finger, Dennis O’Neil and others Art by Bob Kane, Neal Adams, Frank Miller and others Cover by Alex Ross Reoffered to coincide with BATMAN: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD VOL. 1, this volume .contains some of the best-loved Dark Knight stories of all time, from DETECTIVE COMICS #33 (1939), BATMAN #5 (1941), BATMAN #62 (1950), and more! On sale January 3 • 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US • RELIST CATWOMAN #63 Written by Will Pfeifer Art by David Lopez & Alvaro Lopez Cover by Adam Hughes A new story begins — one that takes Catwoman out of the familiar confines of Gotham and straight into the heart of Metropolis! Holly is about to take the fall for the murder of Black Mask, and only a deal with the devil on Selina’s part can save her. Will it be Superman to the rescue? On sale January 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US CATWOMAN: THE REPLACEMENTS TP Written by Will Pfeifer Art by David Lopez & Alvaro Lopez Cover by Adam Hughes An inexperienced Catwoman takes over for Selina Kyle in this volume collecting CATWOMAN #53-58! Selina is busy caring for her child, but will it be too late for her to go back when she questions her decision to step away from her crimefighting life? Advance-solicited; on sale February 21 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US CATWOMAN: SELINA’S BIG SCORE SC Written by Darwyn Cooke Art and cover by Cooke Reoffered to coincide with CATWOMAN: THE REPLACEMENTS, the stylish graphic novel that paved the way for the Catwoman series! Selina is presumed dead and desperate for cash. Can her assembled crew of thieves pull off one big heist? Plus, pinups by Mike Allred, Mike Mignola, Kevin Nowlan, Steranko and more! On sale January 3 • 89 pg, FC, $17.95 US • RELIST Superman ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #10 Written by Geoff Johns & Richard Donner Art by Art Adams, Joe Kubert, Pete Woods, Rags Morales, Kevin Maguire, Eric Wight and Tony Daniel Cover by Adam Kubert & Joe Kubert Variant cover by Gary Frank What do Art Adams, Joe Kubert, Pete Woods, Rags Morales, Kevin Maguire and Eric Wight have in common? No, they’re not the latest rogues in Superman’s gallery! Rather, they’re just some of the talents DC has assembled to deliver ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #10, the place to catch up on all that’s new to Superman’s world — and to catch a glimpse of things to come in future issues of ACTION! Retailers: This issue will feature 2 covers that may be ordered separately. The Standard Edition cover is by Adam Kubert & Joe Kubert; one copy of the Variant Edition, with a cover by Gary Frank, may be ordered for every 10 copies of the Standard Edition ordered. Please see the Previews Order Form for further details. On sale January 31 • 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US SUPERMAN #660 Written by Kurt Busiek & Fabian Nicieza Art by Carlos Pacheco, Peter Vale, and Jesus Merino Cover by Al Barrionuevo Is Superman an angel? A messenger from heaven itself? One woman believes with all her heart, but her faith in Superman may lead to disaster. As Superman reels from the shattering revelations of “Camelot Falls,” Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza (ACTION COMICS: “Back in Action!”) re-team for a look at Superman’s earliest days in Metropolis, and a tale of hope, power and deadly repercussions featuring stellar artwork by Carlos Pacheco and new discovery Peter Vale! On sale January 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #3 Written by Darwyn Cooke Art and cover by Tim Sale The Man of Steel’s new relationship with the lovely Ms. Lane takes some very steamy twists and turns as SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL heats up! Anthony Gallo, Clark Kent’s rival for the attention of Lois Lane, squares off with Lex Luthor. All this, plus the true mystery behind Kryptonite! On sale January 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US SUPERMAN/BATMAN #33 Written by Mark Verheiden Art by Matthew Clark & Andy Lanning Cover by Phil Jimenez Mark Verheiden (Battlestar Galactica, Smallville) brings you the conclusion of the epic story pitting DCU aliens against the Earth. You won’t believe who the Last Son of Krypton and the Dark Knight must face in this finale! On sale January 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 2 TP Written by Jerry Siegel Art and cover by Joe Shuster Continuing the series of Superman stories in chronological order! This volume features classic tales from ACTION COMICS #14-20 and SUPERMAN #2-3 (1939- 1940) written and illustrated by Superman co-creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, in which the Man of Tomorrow battles crooked politicians and slumlords as he brings justice to the downtrodden masses. Advance-solicited; on sale February 7 • 192 pg, FC, $14.99 US SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 1 TP Written by Jerry Siegel Art and cover by Joe Shuster Reoffered to coincide with SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 2, this volume reprints the earliest stories of the world's first super-hero, originally published in ACTION COMICS #1-13, NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR #1 and SUPERMAN #1 (1938-1939)! These historic tales feature the first adventures of the Man of Steel by Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. On sale January 3 • 208 pg, FC, $14.99 US • Relist SUPERMAN: ACTION COMICS ARCHIVES VOL. 5 HC Written by Jerry Siegel, Sam Citron, Alvin Schwartz and others Art by Joe Shuster, Ira Yarbrough, Ed Dobrotka and John Sikela Cover by Joe Shuster Don’t miss this thrilling archive featuring some of Superman’s earliest adventures by his creators, Siegel and Shuster! This volume includes ACTION COMICS #69-85, from 1944-1945. Advance-solicited; on sale March 28 • 228 pg, FC, $49.99 US SUPERMAN: ACTION COMICS ARCHIVES VOL. 4 HC Written by Jerry Siegel and Don Cameron Art by Jack Burnley, Sam Citron, John Sikela and others Cover by Citron Reoffered to coincide with ACTION COMICS ARCHIVES VOL. 5, this volume collects ACTION COMICS #53-68 (1942-1945) featuring an intro by William Schelly. This volume contains classic Golden Age tales, including the first appearance of the Toyman, the return of the Prankster, and more! On sale January 3 • 228 pg, FC, $49.99 US • Relist SUPERMAN & BATMAN VS. ALIENS & PREDATORS #1 Written by Mark Schultz Art and cover by Ariel Olivetti It’s the battle you’ve been waiting for in a thrilling 2-issue miniseries by Mark Schultz (Cadillacs & Dinosaurs) with computer-generated painted art by Ariel Olivetti (SPACE GHOST)! They’re back! The relentless killing machines known as Aliens and the unstoppable race of hunters called Predators have returned to Earth. But saying “they’re back” isn’t quite accurate — Batman discovers that the two races, sealed away from the human population, have been here all along! Can he and Superman get them off our world before they threaten the planet’s existence? Co-published with Dark Horse Comics. On sale January 10 • 1 of 2 • Prestige Format • 48 pg (no ads), FC, $5.99 US Edited by Joey Cavalieri DCU 52: WEEKS 35-39 Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid Breakdowns by Keith Giffen Art by various Backup features by Waid and various Covers by J.G. Jones Variant cover on WEEK 35 by J.G. Jones The New Year begins with the deadliest day Metropolis has ever seen — and by the end of the month a villain will stand revealed, a hero will fall in the outer reaches of the galaxy…and the reveal of Supernova will deepen his mysteries even further. WEEK 35: Art by Phil Jimenez & Andy Lanning, plus The Origin of Black Canary by Waid and Howard Chaykin. WEEK 36: Art by Chris Batista & Jack Jadson, plus The Origin of Green Arrow by Waid and Tim Sale. WEEK 37: Art by Patrick Olliffe & Drew Geraci; plus The Origin of Firestorm by Waid and Jamal Igle. WEEK 38: Art by Shawn Moll & Jadson; plus The Origin of Red Tornado by Waid and Phil Jimenez. WEEK 39: Art by Joe Bennett & Ruy Jose; plus, The Origin of Mr. Terrific by Waid and Dave Johnson. Retailers: 52 WEEK 35 will feature two covers that may be ordered separately. Both covers are by J.G. Jones; one copy of the Variant Edition may be ordered for every 10 copies of the Standard Edition ordered. Please see the Previews Order Form for further details. 52: A year without Superman; a year without Batman; a year without Wonder Woman…but not a year without heroes. Week 35 on sale January 3 • Week 36 on sale January 10 • Week 37 on sale January 17 Week 38 on sale January 24 • Week 39 on sale January 31 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US THE HELMET OF FATE: IBIS THE INVINCIBLE #1 Written by Tad Williams Art and cover by Phil Winslade Fantasy writer Tad Williams (THE NEXT, Shadowmarch) and artist Phil Winslade (THE MONOLITH) follow the “Helmet of Fate” as it travels around the DCU! The Golden Age mage Ibis the Invincible needs to pass on his mystical wand to a worthy successor — but like him, the young man he’s picked is destined to have a run-in with Dr. Fate’s helmet! The 5-part “Helmet of Fate” saga continues through February and March, leading into the all-new DR. FATE #1! On sale January 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Edited by Joey Cavalieri THE HELMET OF FATE: DETECTIVE CHIMP #1 Written by Bill Willingham Art by Shawn McManus Cover by Brian Bolland Bill Willingham (SHADOWPACT, FABLES) joins forces with artist Shawn McManus (THE SANDMAN) and cover artist extraordinaire Brian Bolland for a tale of Detective Chimp! The World’s Greatest Simian Sleuth is called in to investigate the murders of a new band of wannabe super-heroes when the Helmet of Fate enters his life! On sale January 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Edited by Joey Cavalieri THE ALL-NEW ATOM #7 Written by Gail Simone Art by Mike Norton Cover by Ladrönn Part 1 of a 2-part story with guest art by Mike Norton (Runaways)! The Atom meets a man who has some information regarding the Time Pool — the problem is, he’s being pursued by a rogue Linear Man! It’s up to the Atom to save this man — and the Time Pool itself. On sale January 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US AQUAMAN: SWORD OF ATLANTIS #48 Written by Kurt Busiek Art by Phil Winslade & Butch Guice Cover by Guice The young Aquaman must contend with a foe from his namesake’s past in “The Way of the Fisherman.” But this villain is surprisingly different from the adversary of old! Retailers please note: This issue is resolicited; all previous orders are cancelled. Resolicited; on sale January 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US THE BLUE BEETLE #11 Written by Keith Giffen & John Rogers Art by Rafael Albuquerque Cover by Andy Kuhn Lost in space — again! But this time the Beetle’s got Metron of the New Gods on his side — if he can survive the hostile world where they’ve met. On sale January 31 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US BIRDS OF PREY #102 Written by Gail Simone Art by Nicola Scott & Doug Hazlewood Cover by Stephane Roux Misfit tries desperately to undo the damage she’s caused in Oracle’s command center while the rest of the Birds struggle to overcome a true life-and-death situation. Also, just how much does Lois Lane know about Oracle’s operation? On sale January 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US BIRDS OF PREY: PERFECT PITCH TP Written by Gail Simone Art by Joe Bennett, Paulo Siqueira & Various Cover by Terry & Rachel Dodson A volume collecting BIRDS OF PREY #86-90 and 92-95! The Secret Society of Super Villains takes one of the Birds of Prey hostage and demands the Birds’ leader’s secret identity as their ransom. The Birds will have to save their friend and battle Deathstroke to defend their leader! Advance-solicited; on sale February 21 • 224 pg, FC, $17.99 US CHECKMATE #10 Written by Greg Rucka Art and cover by Jesus Saiz “Pawn 502” concludes! All spy agencies have special forces. Only Checkmate has Shadowpact — but even magic may not stop a survivor of Luthor’s Everyman Project from blowing this op sky-high! On sale January 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US CHECKMATE VOL. 1: A KING’S GAME TP Written by Greg Rucka Art and cover by Jesus Saiz Collecting the first seven issues of the acclaimed new series from Greg Rucka! After the explosive events of INFINITE CRISIS and THE OMAC PROJECT, the U.N. formed Checkmate to bring down heroes and villains that get out of line. Now they use unique ability to deputize human and metahuman forces throughout the world in pursuit of its goal to hold the line. Advance-solicited; on sale February 21 • 168 pg, FC, $14.99 US THE CREEPER #6 Written by Steve Niles Art by Justiniano & Walden Wong Cover by Justiniano Batman offers a cure for the Creeper in this grand finale! Can the Creeper go back to being just Jack Ryder? On sale January 31 • 6 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MAN — REBORN TP Written by Stuart Moore Cover by Brian Stelfreeze Art by Jamal Igle & Keith Champagne Collecting FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MAN #23-27! One year after the events of INFINITE CRISIS, Firestorm must stop a deadly nuclear accident and a threat to his very existence. It all leads to an epic battle with Killer Frost and Mister Freeze that rages from the mean streets of New York City to the very heart of the sun! Advance-solicited; on sale February 28 • 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #8 Written by Danny Bilson & Paul DeMeo Art by Ron Adrian & Art Thibert Cover by Daniel Acuña Smackdown on the Strip! Bart Allen’s dark twin Inertia lures the Fastest Man Alive to Vegas, determined to own the Speed Force at any cost. On sale January 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US JONAH HEX #15 Written by Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti Art and cover by Jordi Bernet The bloody conclusion of the 3-part “Legend of Jonah Hex.” Jonah and his small army of Apache warriors travel south to Mexico and wage war on a fort filled with mercenaries under Hex’s nemesis Colonel Ackerman, the Union officer responsible for murdering Jonah’s troop. On sale January 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US GREEN LANTERN CORPS #8 Written by Keith Champagne Art and cover by Patrick Gleason & Prentis Rollins Undercover alongside teammates Von Daggle and R’amey Holl on the Dominion Homeworld, Guy Gardner grapples with the moral implications of being ordered to kill for the Corps. Plus, the squad finds itself facing off against a Dominator unlike any it’s ever encountered before. On sale January 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US ION #10 Written by Ron Marz Art by Fernando Pasarin & Greg Tocchini Cover by Kalman Andrasofszky The “Twilight” of Ion begins as Kyle is torn between a menace from the New Gods and a personal tragedy back home. The clock is ticking for Kyle to discover place in the universe. On sale January 31 • 10 of 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US GREEN ARROW #70 Written by Judd Winick Art and cover by Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens Brick takes sides with the Red Hood rather than hand over any territory to the out- of-town mobster — leading the two to a face-to-face showdown with Green Arrow and Batman! On sale January 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US CONNOR HAWKE: DRAGON’S BLOOD #3 Written by Chuck Dixon Art and cover by Derec Donovan The explosive miniseries continues! The world’s greatest archers are being murdered one by one. Can Connor find the killer or will he be the next to die? On sale January 24 • 3 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US JLA CLASSIFIED #31 Written by Howard Chaykin Art and cover by Kilian Plunkett & Tom Nguyen Concluding the 6-part “Sacred Trust.” The U.N. restrictions are off and so are the undercover guises the JLA have been working behind — so the JLA confront the Meta- Armies head-on, with explosive force! On sale January 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US JUSTICE SOCIETY VOL. 2 TP Written by Paul Levitz Art by Joe Staton, Bob Layton, Joe Giella and Dave Hunt Cover by Brian Bolland A new volume collecting classic Silver Age Justice Society adventures! This volume — featuring stories from ALL-STAR COMICS #68-74 and ADVENTURE COMICS #461-466 — includes the Justice Society’s battles with the Psycho-Pirate, the immortal Vandal Savage, the Injustice Society and more. Advance-solicited; on sale February 7 • 224 pg, FC, $14.99 US JUSTICE SOCIETY VOL. 1 TP Written by Paul Levitz and Gerry Conway Art by Wallace Wood, Keith Giffen, Bob Layton, and others Cover by Brian Bolland Reoffered to coincide with JUSTICE SOCIETY VOL. 2 TP, this volume collects ALL-STAR COMICS #58-67, plus the origin of the JSA from DC SPECIAL #29! Witness the continuing adventures of The Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Dr. Fate and Wildcat as they’re joined by younger heroes Robin, Power Girl and Star-Spangled Kid! On sale January 3 • 224 pg, FC, $19.99 US • RELIST JLA CLASSIFIED #32 & 33 Written by Dan Slott & Dan Jurgens Art by Jurgens & Trevor Scott Covers by Doug Mahnke The 5-part story “4th Parallel,” written by Dan Slott & Dan Jurgens with art by Jurgens & Trevor Scott, kicks off in the 48-page JLA CLASSIFIED #32, and continues two weeks later in JLA CLASSIFIED #33! When lifetime loser Dareen Profitt finds a way to imprison he League’s master villain Dr. Destiny and wrests control of the reality- warping Materiopticon, his luck seems likely to change. Which is bad for the JLA and the DCU as we know it! In Part 2, reality has split in three, and the JLA of this reality meets Profitt’s new alter ego: the Red King! Is he too good to be true? Issue #32 on sale January 17 • 48 pg, FC, $3.99; issue #33 on sale January 31 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #2 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Dale Eaglesham & Art Thibert Cover by Alex Ross Variant cover by Eaglesham The new adventures of America’s greatest super-team continue! After a deadly arrival at their new headquarters, the JSA must discover who’s hunting down their descendants. Will the youngest member, Cyclone, be the next victim? Retailers: This issue will feature two covers that may be ordered separately. The Standard Edition cover is by Alex Ross; one copy of the Variant Edition, with a cover by Dale Eaglesham, may be ordered for every 10 copies of the Standard Edition ordered. Please see the Previews Order Form for further details. On sale January 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US JSA CLASSIFIED #21 & 22 Written by Walter Simonson Art and cover by SImonson Continuing the 4-part story by Walter Simonson that started in December’s HAWKGIRL #59! In JSA CLASSIFIED #21, find out where Hawkman's been since Hawkgirl returned to Earth, while the breakout of several high-powered prisoners of the Rann-Thanagar War brings Hawkman’s involvement in the war to its premature conclusion. Part 3 of this epic tale ships two weeks later in issue #22! Struggling to defeat the powerful person behind the Rann-Thanagar prison break brings Hawkman and Hawkgirl back together after more than a year apart…and forces them into a situation that could turn the tide in the epic war! Issue #21 on sale January 10; issue #22 on sale January 31 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US HAWKGIRL #60 Written by Walter Simonson Art by Renato Arlem Cover by Howard Chaykin Concluding the 4-part story begun in HAWKMAN #59 and crossing over with JSA CLASSIFIED #21 & 22! Hawkgirl defines her next priority on Earth: destroy Hath- Set and break the vicious circle of the Hawks’ doomed existences. On sale January 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MANHUNTER #27 Written by Marc Andreyko Art by Javier Pina & Robin Riggs Cover by Howard Chaykin The conspiracy widens in Part 2 of “Unleashed!” Don’t miss the biggest development yet in the case of the United States vs. Wonder Woman! On sale January 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MARTIAN MANHUNTER #6 Written by Marc Andreyko Art by Javier Pina & Robin Riggs Cover by Howard Chaykin The miniseries heats up as DC’s strongest hero and smartest hero united against J’onn! A mysterious ailment which could only have come from Mars! And a murder committed by one of their own! The finish line is in sight. Will J’onn live to see it? On sale January 10 • 5 of 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MYSTERY IN SPACE #5 Written by Jim Starlin Art by Shane Davis & Matt “Batt” Banning and Starlin & Al Milgrom Cover by Davis & Banning Captain Comet unmasks the secrets of his shadowy newfound enemies, only to discover a deeper, more baffling mystery that threatens the gargantuan floating space city that he calls home. Plus, the Weird discovers that not everyone is as he appears — including himself! On sale January 3 • 5 of 8 • 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US OMAC #7 Written by Bruce Jones Art and cover by Renato Guedes The last OMAC is the last no more! A new OMAC has arisen, but where did it come from, and what powers does it have that Mike Costner doesn't? Most important, how will this new OMAC allow Brother Eye to move forward with its plans for human conquest, and can Mike survive this latest threat, or will there really be one OMAC left standing? On sale January 10 • 7 of 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US OUTSIDERS #44 Written by Judd Winick Art by Ron Randall & Art Thibert Cover by Matthew Clark One year ago, a fateful meeting between Nightwing and the Red Hood kicked off the events that led to the Outsiders’ “death.” What happened to Arsenal, Shift and Captain Marvel Jr.? Find out as the 3-part flashback “Pay as You Go” begins! On sale January 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US THE SPIRIT #2 Written by Darwyn Cooke Art by Cooke & J. Bone Cover by Cooke Darwyn Cooke’s reimagining of The Spirit continues! The Spirit is confronted by his old nemesis, P’Gell, who has designs on a wealthy member of an Arab royal family, Prince Farouk. P’Gell, quite possibly the sexiest seductress in comics history, uses her womanly wiles to achieve her ends — as the Spirit does what he can to thwart her! On sale January 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US THE OMEGA MEN #4 Written by Andersen Gabrych Art and cover by Henry Flint The Galaxy’s Most Wanted take flight to the farthest reaches of the DC Universe — a region recently made far stranger by the cosmic goddess Lady Styx. This colossal and mysterious queen promises an everlasting peace and unity, but on one condition: apprehend and destroy the last surviving members of the Omega Men! On sale January 17 • 4 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US SHADOWPACT #9 Written by Bill Willingham Art and cover by Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher The Shadowpact are summoned to Budapest…where they encounter a brand new villain, as well as Etrigan the Demon! But whose side is he on? On sale January 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY VOL. 4 TP Written by Grant Morrison Cover by Mahnke Art by Doug Mahnke, Freddie Williams III, Yanick Paquette and Michael Bair Grant Morrison’s most groundbreaking and ambitious project concludes! His fourth volume in the series features the exploits of three of the soldiers from SEVEN SOLDIERS: FRANKENSTEIN #2-4, MISTER MIRACLE #3-4, BULLETEER #3-4, and SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY #1. In stores January 31 • 224 pg, FC, $14.99 US SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY VOL. 1 TP Written by Grant Morrison Art by J.H. Williams III, Simone Bianchi, Cameron Stewart, Ryan Sook, Mick Gray and Frazer Irving Cover by Bianchi Reoffered to coincide with SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY VOL. 4, this collection reprints (in original release order): SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY #0, SEVEN SOLDIERS: SHINING KNIGHT #1-2, SEVEN SOLDIERS: THE GUARDIAN #1-2, SEVEN SOLDIERS: ZATANNA #1-2 and SEVEN SOLDIERS: KLARION #1. On sale January 3 • 224 pg, FC, $14.99 US • RELIST SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY VOL. 2 TP Written by Grant Morrison Art by Simone Bianchi, Cameron Stewart, Ryan Sook, Mick Gray and Frazer Irving Cover by Bianchi Reoffered to coincide with SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY VOL. 4, this second volume features the continuing exploits of four of the seven soldiers, and collects KLARION #2-3, SHINING KNIGHT #3-4, GUARDIAN #3-4, and ZATANNA #3. On sale January 3 • 176 pg, FC, $14.99 US • RELIST SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY VOL. 3 TP Written by Grant Morrison Cover by Paquette & Bair Art by Pasqual Ferry, Ryan Sook, Frazer Irving, Yanick Paquette, Doug Mahnke, Billy Dallas Patton, Mick Gray and Michael Bair Reoffered to coincide with SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY VOL. 4, this third volume in the series collects SEVEN SOLDIERS: MISTER MIRACLE #1-2, SEVEN SOLDIERS: ZATANNA #4, SEVEN SOLDIERS: KLARION THE WITCHBOY #4, SEVEN SOLDIERS: BULLETEER #1-2, and SEVEN SOLDIERS: FRANKENSTEIN #1. On sale January 3 • 176 pg, FC, $14.99 US • RELIST SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #26 Written by Mark Waid Art by Barry Kitson & Mick Gray Cover by Kitson The Dominators’ plan to destroy Earth reaches fruition as the Robot Rebellion sweeps the planet! And with key Legionnaires having defected to the “Adult Legion,” Cosmic Boy knows this is a war the team can’t win! On sale January 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US SHOWCASE PRESENTS: GREEN LANTERN VOL. 2 TP Written by John Broome and Gardner Fox Art by Gil Kane, Carmine Infantino and others Cover by Kane Over 500 pages of black-and-white comics are included in this fast-paced collection that features the Emerald Warrior’s battles with the beautiful Star Sapphire, would-be world conqueror Sonar, and the renegade Green Lantern known as Sinestro from GREEN LANTERN #18-37 and THE FLASH #143. Advance-solicited; on sale February 28 • 552 pg, B&W, $16.99 US SHOWCASE PRESENTS: GREEN LANTERN VOL. 1 TP Written by John Broome and Gardner Fox Art by Gil Kane, Joe Giella and Murphy Anderson Cover by Kane & Giella Reoffered to coincide with SHOWCASE PRESENTS: GREEN LANTERN VOL. 2, this volume collects the Silver Age classics SHOWCASE #22-24, GREEN LANTERN #1-17, featuring Hal Jordan's earliest adventures as Earth’s Green Lantern! On sale January 3 • 528 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • RELIST SHOWCASE PRESENTS: AQUAMAN VOL. 1 TP Written by Robert Bernstein and Jack Miller Art by Ramona Fradon, Kurt Schaffenberger, Nick Cardy and others Cover by Jim Aparo Collecting classic tales of Aquaman from ADVENTURE COMICS #260-280, 282 and 284 and more! Over 500 pages highlighting classic tales of Aquaman, featuring the debuts of Mera and Aqualad! Advance-solicited; on sale February 14 • 544 pg, B&W, $16.99 US TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #4 Written by David Lapham and Brian Azzarello Art by Eric Battle, Cliff Chiang and Prentis Rollins Cover by Matt Wagner Batman challenges Gotham’s spookiest dead cop in a trial of mayhem and horror! Just wait until Batman learns what tricks of terror lie up the sleeve of…The Spectre! Plus, what are the extradimensional forces that compel Dr. 13 in his pursuit of debunking the impossible? On sale January 10 • 4 of 8 • 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US TRIALS OF SHAZAM #5 Written by Judd Winick Art and cover by Howard Porter The red-hot maxiseries by Judd Winick and Howard Porter continues! Sabina, the Council of Merlin’s representative in the Middle East steps in and sabotages Freddy’s latest trial — succeeding in taking some power for the evil members who sponsor her! On sale January 24 • 5 of 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US TEEN TITANS #43 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Tony Daniel & Jonathan Glapion Cover by Daniel Part 1 of the eagerly anticipated “Titans East” story! Led by Deathstroke, a Teen Titans team consisting of Batgirl, Risk, Match, Alter Boy, Enigma, Sun Girl and Inertia is out to chew gum and kick butt…and guess what? They’re all out of gum! On sale January 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US TEEN TITANS: TITANS AROUND THE WORLD TP Written by Geoff Johns Art and cover by Tony Daniel & Sandra Hope In the wake of INFINITE CRISIS, a new year of exciting adventures begins as Robin, Wonder Girl and the Teen Titans return to meet the “new” Teen Titans as recruiting begins for the mysterious and secretive Titans East! Plus, the Doom Patrol joins the Titans in their battle against the Brotherhood of Evil in this volume collecting issues #34-41 of the fan-favorite series. Advance-solicited; on sale February 14 • 192 pg, FC, $14.99 US UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #7 Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art and cover by Daniel Acuña Homeland Invasion! President Knight unleashes his metahuman army to take care of the Freedom Fighters once and for all. Will our nation’s capital become the final resting ground for Uncle Sam? On sale January 24 • 7 of 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Johnny DC TEEN TITANS GO! #39 Written by J. Torres Art by Todd Nauck & Lary Stucker Cover by Nauck It’s Valentine’s Day at Titans Tower! But when Robin’s number one fan Larry is playing cupid, will the Teen Titans really want to get struck by love's arrows? On sale January 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US THE BATMAN STRIKES! #29 Written by Jai Nitz Art and cover by Christopher Jones & Terry Beatty Introducing…Robin! The Dark Knight’s newest partner must join forces with Batgirl to protect Gotham City without Batman at his side. The young’uns will need all their training and instincts if Gotham’s going to stand a chance! On sale January 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #29 Written by Adam Beechen Art by Carlo Barberi & Tom Fowler Cover by Ty Templeton B’wana Beast’s “King of the Jungle” attitude is starting to rub Superman the wrong way. Can Animal Man play peacemaker or is the League headed for a dogfight?! On sale January 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US KRYPTO THE SUPERDOG #5 Written by Jesse Leon McCann Art by Min S. Ku & Jeff Albrecht Cover by Scott Jeralds Heel before Dom! Krypto discovers he’s not the Last Pup of Krypton after all! On sale January 31 • 5 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #9 Written by Sholly Fisch, George Krstic and Jim Alexander Art by Dario Brizuela, John Delaney, Mike DeCarlo and Dan Davis Cover by Matthew I. Jenkins and DeCarlo Ben is faced with not just one but many villains all week long! What’s their secret connection? On sale January 10 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #29 Written by Bobby London, Abby Denson and Jim Alexander Art by Mike Kazaleh, Phil Moy and Mike DeCarlo Cover by Robert Pope & DeCarlo The Bean Scouts want to win the Bullfrog Races, but their contestant is too skinny! Plus, Ami and Yumi discover that not all free swag is good swag. On sale January 31 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US LOONEY TUNES #146 Written by Jason Hernandez-Rosenblatt, Bill Matheny, Barry Leibmann and Sam Agro Art by Leo Batic, Pablo Zamboni, Walter Carzon, Horacio Ottolini, Mike DeCarlo and Ruben Torreiro Cover by Scott Gross Yosemite Sam and Daffy both want all the goldmines to themselves! But for that, they must ask the Goldfather a favor and show a little respect. On sale January 3 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US SCOOBY-DOO #116 Written by Robbie Busch, Scott Peterson and John Rozum Art by Robert Pope, Scott Jeralds, Dan Davis and Scott Neely Cover by Robert Pope & Scott McRae Mystery, Inc. hits the Italian slopes and comes face-to-face with an abominable snowman in “Yeti Spaghetti.” Then our jet-setting team find themselves traveling by rail in order to uncover the “Mystery on the Alaska Express.” Plus, another amazing installment of “Velma’s World of Monsters.” Jinkies! On sale January 17 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US MAD #474 Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots Kick off the new year in style, with a dose of MAD! On sale January 3 • 48 pg, FC/B&W, $3.99 US MAD CLASSICS #13 Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots A jam-packed new issue of MAD CLASSICS, featuring the Best of the Web, MAD Marginals, Reader’s Choice picks and much more! On sale January 10 • 96 pg, FC/B&W, $4.99 US CMX THE DEVIL DOES EXIST VOL. 9 Written and illustrated by Mitsuba Takanashi CMX. Kayano’s mom busts the kids on their overnight trip, forcing their relationship into the open. Surprisingly, her mom and his dad seem to be supportive — and on top of that, there’s happy news of a new family arrival. But Takeru’s mother returns, wanting to rekindle her relationship with her estranged son. And that may require Takeru to go someplace far away…without Kayano. What will he do? Advance-solicited; on sale February 21 • 5" x 7.375" 176 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN GALS! VOL. 9 Written and illustrated by Mihona Fujii CMX. Ran’s father and teacher unite to trick her into taking the police entrance exam! Phase one of their master plan is successfully completed when they get a photo of Ran looking exactly like (gasp!) a prim and proper Japanese girl. But you can bet the rest of their conspiracy won’t be so easy. Advance-solicited; on sale February 21 • 5" x 7.375" 192 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN THE EMPTY EMPIRE VOL. 3 Written and illustrated by Naoe Kita CMX. The New Emperor Idem story continues! Kirii and Kiara, the two winged fairies, are anything but sweet and innocent. Are they really interested in leading Rose through the tomb and towards Idea’s “inheritance” or are they part of some nefarious plan to do him harm? Advance-solicited; on sale February 28 • 5" x 7.375" 192 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN OMUKAE DESU. VOL. 3 Written and illustrated by Meca Tanaka CMX. Yuzuko is allowed a brief meeting with the boyfriend she had when she was alive. But if she tries to rekindle this relationship, she’s finished with GSG. A ghostly girl stalks Madoka, and wait until you find out why. And the gang takes on Christmas, New Year, and Valentine’s Day all in one volume! Advance-solicited; on sale February 7 • 5” x 7.375” 208 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN MUSASHI #9 VOL. 10 Written and illustrated by Miyuki Takahashi CMX. The Red Fortress mission continues and Musashi #9 steps up the action to rescue young Michiru from her ruthless kidnappers. Will she place the girl’s own brother in mortal danger in order to save her? Later, a new assignment begins as a group of foreign terrorists take an ambassador hostage in a Japanese department store. Advance-solicited; on sale February 14 • 5" x 7.375" 208 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN SWAN VOL. 9 Written and illustrated by Kyoko Ariyoshi CMX. After getting off to a shaky start at the World Ballet Competition, Masumi salvages a potentially disastrous error, earns the respect of the audience and the judges and manages to advance to round 2. But she’ll have to do better than that to go head-to- head against Lilliana Maximova, Russia’s best-kept secret prodigy! Advance-solicited; on sale February 7 • 5" x 7.375" 200 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • All Ages TENJHO TENGE VOL. 12 Written and illustrated by Oh! great CMX. Masataka must do battle with Madoka, the final “F” fighter. Madoka is prepared to strip down to the bare essentials—in every sense—to be victorious. Sohaku — the leader of “F” — has promised to marry her if she makes short work of the Juken Club. With Bob in the hospital, Aya a prisoner and the resurrected Fu Chien on the loose…things have never looked worse for the Juken Club! This title has been edited for U.S. release. Advance-solicited; on sale February 14 • 5" x 7.375" 200 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN+ YOUNG MAGICIAN VOL. 7 Written and illustrated by Yuri Narushima CMX. Carno and Ibuki must put their true potential powers to the test when they match wits and skills with the ancient Order of Templar Knights. The secret world of the Knights comes into focus and more about their origin and purpose is revealed. Mystical powers, mind games and political maneuvering continue to raise the stakes — and the fate of the world is tied up in the battles between the warrior factions. Advance-solicited; on sale February 28 • 5" x 7.375" 192 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • mature Wildstorm DEATHBLOW #3 Written by Brian Azzarello Art and cover by Carlos D’Anda Variant cover by Brian Stelfreeze After I.O.’s debriefing, Michael Cray knows he’s not Deathblow anymore. So who is he? The lowlifes, scum and filth of New York City are about to find out — and so is I.O. Trouble is, can he keep it from his family? Retailers: This issue will feature 2 covers that may be ordered separately. The Standard Edition cover is by Carlos D’Anda; one copy of the Variant Edition, with a cover by Brian Stelfreeze, may be ordered for every 10 copies of the Standard Edition ordered. Please see the Previews Order Form for further details. On sale January 31 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US GEN13 #4 Written by Gail Simone Art and cover by Talent Caldwell & Matt “Batt” Banning Variant cover by Neil Googe Following the harrowing events of GEN13 #3, learn the fate of the re-captured team member! Will the other Gen13ers come together save their fallen comrade, or will they go their separate ways? Retailers: This issue will feature 2 covers that may be ordered separately. The Standard Edition cover is by Talent Caldwell & Matt “Batt” Banning; one copy of the Variant Edition, with a cover by Neil Googe, may be ordered for every 10 copies of the Standard Edition ordered. Please see the Previews Order Form for further details. On sale January 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MIDNIGHTER #3 Written by Garth Ennis Art and cover by Chris Sprouse & Karl Story Variant cover by Jason Pearson You can’t just hop aboard a time machine and assassinate Adolf Hitler, no matter how bad he was. The Midnighter learns the cost of breaking the laws of time the hard way. Retailers: This issue will feature 2 covers that may be ordered separately. The Standard Edition cover is by Chris Sprouse & Karl Story; one copy of the Variant Edition, with a cover by Jason Pearson, may be ordered for every 10 copies of the Standard Edition ordered. Please see the Previews Order Form for further details. On sale January 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US STORMWATCH: PHD #3 Written by Christos N. Gage Art and cover by Doug Mahnke Variant cover by Glenn Fabry The members of PHD visit Sin City to train and prep the first PHD force outside of Manhattan. But the true motivation for the trip soon becomes apparent...is the team prepared for the dark secret lurking in the shadows beyond the neon lights? Meanwhile, two members of PHD share a liaison that may be too explosive to stay in Vegas, and the shocking origin of Paris is revealed! Retailers: This issue will feature 2 covers that may be ordered separately. The Standard Edition cover is by Doug Mahnke; one copy of the Variant Edition, with a cover by Glenn Fabry, may be ordered for every 10 copies of the Standard Edition ordered. Please see the Previews Order Form for further details. On sale January 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US WETWORKS #5 Written by Mike Carey Art and cover by Whilce Portacio & Richard Friend The unholy workings of the Blood Box are revealed! Still in the company of Detective Ashe, a werewolf of the Muertos Angeles police force, Dane and Mother-One continue to learn about Vascar, the deadly rogue vampire who has wreaked havoc throughout the western U.S. Most important, they discover the secret of the Blood Box! On sale January 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US TRANQUILITY #2 Written by Gail Simone Art and cover by Neil Googe Variant cover by Karl Kerschl The intriguing new series by Gail Simone (BIRDS OF PREY) and Neil Googe (MAJESTIC) heats up! A funeral is planned for a fallen hero, and it brings out a range of emotions across the entire town. From the surly, formerly villainous locals to his allies and friends, this event will be one for the history books. Amid the happenings, Lindo is piecing together what happened and is looking to bring the murderer to justice — no matter who it is! This issue will feature 2 covers that may be ordered separately. The Standard Edition cover is by Neil Googe; one copy of the Variant Edition, with a cover by Karl Kerschl, may be ordered for every 10 copies of the Standard Edition ordered. Please see the Previews Order Form for further details. On sale January 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US THE AMERICAN WAY TP Written by John Ripley Art and cover by Georges Jeanty & Karl Story Collecting the acclaimed 8-issue miniseries by screenwriter John Ridley (Three Kings) and artist Georges Jeanty! In the early ’40s, the United States government launched the Civil Defense Corps, a group of “super-heroes” who could fight evildoers and communism. But that dream was far from reality by the '60s. How far will America go to protect its dream of a better tomorrow? Advance-solicited; on sale February 7 • 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US THE BOYS #7 Written by Garth Ennis Art and cover by Darick Robertson The series continues as Butcher takes Wee Hughie to meet the Boys’ greatest weapon against the Supes: a man called “The Legend.” Plus, meet the troubled hero Tek Knight — a man with a problem so unusual you’ll have to read this comic to believe it! On sale January 31 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS DANGER GIRL: BACK IN BLACK TP Written by Andy Hartnell Cover by J. Scott Campbell Art by Nick Bradshaw & Jim Charalampidis Collecting the action-packed 4-issue miniseries! Abbey and Sydney go undercover to infiltrate an all-girl biker gang after a powerful Native American artifact is stolen. The girls take a wild ride into the dangerous world of espionage, motorcycles and black magic to track down the priceless item! Advance-solicited; on sale February 21 • 96 pg, FC, $12.99 US DANGER GIRL: ODD JOBS TP Written by Andy Hartnell & J. Scott Campbell Art by Phil Noto, Campbell, Arthur Adams and Joe Chiodo Cover by Campbell Reoffered to coincide with DANGER GIRL: BACK IN BLACK, this explosive collection features the HAWAIIAN PUNCH and VIVA LAS DANGER Specials as well as a tale by Arthur Adams and a unique DG story done in collaboration by J. Scott Campbell & Joe Chiodo. In stores January 3 • 136 pg, FC, $14.95 • RELIST RED MENACE #3 Written by Danny Bilson, Paul DeMeo & Adam Brody Art by Jerry Ordway & Al Vey Cover by Ordway Stripped of his honor and thrown into jail, The Eagle thinks he’s hit rock bottom — and then things get even worse! Can his wannabe sidekick, The Falcon, pull him out in time…or will the young hero get pulled down along with his idol? On sale January 17 • 3 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US NINJA SCROLL #5 Written by J. Torres Cover by Jonboy Meyers Art by Michael Chang Ting Yu Two monks hire Jubei to kill a monster terrorizing a village. But when Jubei arrives at the village, he is met with suspicion and even hostility. What do they have against the wandering ronin? What is this dangerous creature threatening their village? And why would the villagers rather live with the monster than have Jubei in their midst? On sale January 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US SKYE RUNNER #6 Written by Allen Warner Art by Alé Garza & Peter Guzman Cover by Alé Garza & Richard Friend Lady Skye learns her destiny in this climactic issue! Skye, along with Braylon and the rest of their band, is caught in an epic battle with monsters from the realm of dreams. On sale January 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • Final Issue A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET #4 Written by Chuck Dixon Cover by Ben Oliver Art by Joel Gomez & Don Ho A unique issue exploring the dream world of Freddy Krueger! Does the Dream Master himself dream? Haunted by “the one that got away,” Freddy gets a taste of the medicine he’s dealt out for years...and it won’t be pretty! Plus, Ben Oliver (Ultimate X- Men) debuts as the series’ new cover artist! On sale January 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE #3 Written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning Art by Wesley Craig Cover by Darick Robertson The horror is just beginning for visitors to Travis County as Leatherface and his brethren go to work. Whether it’s at the Blair Meat Factory or in the warren of tunnels beneath the town, the bodies pile up and a horrifying discovery is about to be made! Featuring the debut of new series cover artist Darick Robertson (THE BOYS)! On sale January 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS FRIDAY THE 13TH #2 Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art by Adam Archer & Peter Guzman Cover by Ryan Sook The terrifying new series continues as the local authorities ponder what led to the tragic events at Camp Crystal Lake…and the story unfolds in the sedated mind of the lone survivor, Sally. What secrets are harbored by the woods and lake, and what brought Jason back? On sale January 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS Vertigo SCALPED #1 Written by Jason Aaron Art by R.M. Guéra Cover by Jock Introducing SCALPED, an all-new monthly series by up-and-coming writer Jason Aaron (THE OTHER SIDE) featuring the gritty art of R.M. Guéra (Heavy Metal). Fifteen years ago, Dashiell “Dash” Bad Horse ran away from a life of abject poverty and utter hopelessness on the Prairie Rose Indian Reservation in hopes of finding something better. Now, he's come back home to find nothing much has changed on “The Rez” — short of a glimmering new casino, and a once-proud people overcome by drugs and organized crime. So is he back to set things right or just get a piece of the action? Also at the center of the storm is Tribal Leader Lincoln Red Crow, a former “Red Power” activist turned burgeoning crime boss who figures that after 100 years of the Lakota being robbed and murdered by the white man, it’s now time to return the favor. Now Dash — armed with nothing but a set of nunchucks, a hellbent-for-leather attitude and (at least) one dark secret — must survive a world of gambling, gunfights, G- men, Dawg Soldierz, massacres, meth labs, trashy sex, fry bread, Indian pride, Thunder Beings, the rugged beauty of the Badlands…and even a brutal scalping or two. For a dose of Sopranos-style organized crime drama mixed with current Native American culture, look no further than SCALPED! On sale January 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS Edited by Will Dennis 100 BULLETS #80 Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Eduardo Risso Cover by Dave Johnson Dizzy Cordova has been through two lifetimes of pain. And Agent Graves, the man who pulls her strings whether Dizzy knows it or not, has one more for her to endure. So is Dizzy in or out? On sale January 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS AMERICAN VIRGIN #11 Written by Steven T. Seagle Art by Becky Cloonan & Ryan Kelly Cover by Joshua Middleton It’s the second coming of Adam Chamberlain as the new story “Wet” swirls Adam back to his home base of Miami. A miracle might be needed to salvage the damage done to Adam’s image over the past month, but he’s got God, a pit-bull mom, and the best publicity machine on earth on his side. His life could go right back to what it always was — unless a mystery woman in whose arms he’s already found himself once finds him a second time. On sale January 31 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS DMZ VOL. 2: BODY OF A JOURNALIST TP Written by Brian Wood Art by Riccardo Burchielli Cover by Wood Don’t miss this volume collecting issues #6-12 of the acclaimed series by Brian Wood! Roth’s star power lands the break of a lifetime: an interview with the infamous leaders of the Free Armies. Advance-solicited; on sale February 7 • 168 pg, FC, $12.99 US • MATURE READERS DMZ VOL. 1: ON THE GROUND TP Written by Brian Wood Art by Riccardo Burchielli Cover by Wood Reoffered to coincide with DMZ VOL. 2, this volume collects the first 6 issues of Brian Wood’s acclaimed series. In a not-so-distant futute, Middle America rises up and violently pushes its way to the shining seas, coming to a standstill at the line in the sand — Manhattan or, as the world now knows it, the DMZ. On sale January 3 • 128 pg, FC, $9.99 US MATURE READERS • Relist DMZ #15 Written by Brian Wood Art by Riccardo Burchielli Cover by Wood “Public Works,” Part 3 of 5. Matty risks his undercover status by foiling a terrorist cell’s suicide bombing operation, thus turning away the mysterious girl who’d been helping him. Meanwhile, he uncovers who the terrorist’s main backers are, and once again realizes that things are never what they seem in the DMZ. On sale January 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS DEADMAN #6 Written by Bruce Jones Art and cover by John Watkiss Part 1 of the 2-part “Homecoming.” Brandon Cayce’s troubles didn’t begin when he died in that downtown plane crash. The secrets of his life before death unfold as Brandon and Scott cope with the fact that their own father may have been part of conspiracy to breach the borders between dimensions. On sale January 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS CROSSING MIDNIGHT #3 Written by Mike Carey Art by Jim Fern & Mark Pennington Cover by J.H. Williams III Aratsu, the deadly kami of knives, returns for the third and last time to collect on the debt the Hara twins owe. But while Kai and Toshi are prepared to battle him to the death, the price they‘ll pay will be more terrible than they ever dreamed. On sale January 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS FABLES #57 Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mike Allred Cover by James Jean Part 1 of the 2-part “Father and Son,” featuring phenomenal art by Mike Allred (Madman). As tensions continue to heat up between Fabletown and the Empire, Bigby reluctantly decides it’s finally time to square accounts with his long-estranged father, the North Wind. Bigby may not like him, but since he is the grandfather of his cubs, who seem to adore the old man, a trip home seems to be in order. So Snow and Bigby and all six (seven?) kids make the journey to the North Wind’s keep. On sale January 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS THE EXTERMINATORS #13 Written by Simon Oliver Art by Tony Moore & Ande Parks Cover by Darick Robertson Part 1 of the new 4-part story “Lies of our Fathers.” The Bug-Bee-Gone boys bury one of their own and another remains missing, but nature waits for no man, so the business of bug-killing must go on. When Henry attempts to quell an an infestation in a hospital ward, a figure from his past reminds him that the worst vermin are often human. Featuring a cover by Darick Robertson. On sale January 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS JACK OF FABLES #7 Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges Art by Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy Cover by James Jean Concluding the 2-part story “Jack Frost.” Jack now has the powers of the Snow Queen to do with as he will. His only job is to deliver winter to the next kingdom over in a timely manner, while the Snow Queen continues to suffer from her mysterious illness. How can anything possibly go wrong? On sale January 31 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS JACK OF FABLES VOL. 1: THE (NEARLY) GREAT ESCAPE TP Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges Art by Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy Cover by James Jean The first five issues of the popular FABLES spin-off series are collected in this amazing new volume! Last seen hitchhiking from Hollywood, Jack’s now a wayward Fable in the heartland of America. His extreme road stories and encounters with other notorious, renegade Fables are just a few of the situations in store for this fan-favorite character. Advance-solicited; on sale February 28 • 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS HELLBLAZER #228 Written by Denise Mina Art by Leonardo Manco Cover by Lee Bermejo Concluding Denise Mina’s 5-Part “The Red Right Hand.” Despite having gathered all the happy people he can find in one place, will “The Red Right Hand” have a happy ending? In the world of John Constantine, few things ever turn out for the best, but with a little help from his friends, could Constantine succeed in bathing Glasgow in good vibes? On sale January 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS LOVELESS #15 Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Danijel Zezelj Cover by Marcelo Frusin Atticus Mann, freed slave turned bounty hunter, faces off with Boyd Johnson, ex- confederate soldier-turned-scourge of Blackwater. Meanwhile, the mysterious secret of Blackwater comes into focus when Ruth finally confronts her tragic past. On sale January 31 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS NEIL GAIMAN AND CHARLES VESS’S STARDUST TP Written by Neil Gaiman Art and cover by Charles Vess Don’t miss this new softcover edition of the classic tale written by New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN) and illustrated by Charles Vess, released to coincide with the major motion picture starring Robert DeNiro and Michelle Pfeifer! In a Victorian-era tale of magic and romance, young Tristran Thorn falls in love with the town beauty and must go on an incredible coming-of-age journey in order to capture her heart. Living in the small countryside town of Wall, one night Tristran vows to his beloved to retrieve a fallen star that they witnessed crashing down from the heavens. Now to gain his love's hand, he must leave behind his home and embark on a journey that will define the meaning of true love. Told through breathtaking painted illustrations, this fairytale for adults is a true masterpiece in storytelling. On sale January 3 • 212 pg, FC, $19.99 US MATURE READERS • relist NEIL GAIMAN’S NEVERWHERE TP Written by Mike Carey Art and cover by Glenn Fabry The comics adaptation of the acclaimed novel by New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman is now available complete in one 224-page trade paperback collecting the 9-issue miniseries! This volume follows the adventures of an ordinary Londoner who stops to help an enigmatic girl and is drawn into a battle to save the strange underworld kingdom of London Below from destruction. Advance-solicited; on sale February 14 • 224 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE: SLEEP OF REASON #2 Written by John Ney Rieber Art by Eric Nguyen Cover by Tim Bradstreet Kieran finds himself in the care of refugees who have foreseen the coming of a man — or a monster — in a strange mask. They nurse him back to health, but his soul may be slipping into madness. His transformation into the Sandman can save him — or destroy him. On sale January 17 • 2 of 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS THE OTHER SIDE #4 Written by Jason Aaron Art and cover by Cameron Stewart In this penultimate issue of the miniseries, PFC Everette gets his first taste of combat in Vietnam while Vo Dai narrowly escapes his own death. Meanwhile, both young men continue to struggle with their own demons and nightmarish visions that reach fever pitch before their inevitable showdown. On sale January 3 • 4 of 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS TESTAMENT #14 Written by Douglas Rushkoff Art by Peter Gross & Gary Erskine Cover by Liam Sharp “Babel” continues. As Pierre Fallow’s global currency comes to life in more ways than one, his disillusioned operative Dr. Green begs his former adversaries — Alan and Greta Stern — to help him save their son Jake. No one realizes, however, that someone will have to die in the boy's place. On sale January 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS Y: THE LAST MAN #53 Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Goran Sudzuka & José Marzan Jr. Cover by Massimo Carnevale Back in the United States, the last man on Earth was first unmasked by a supermodel forced to work as a garbage collector after the death of the patriarchy. Years later, what surprising role does this beautiful young woman still have to play in the life of Yorick Brown? On sale January 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS DC Direct FABLES STATUE: BIGBY & SNOW WHITE Designed by Mark Buckingham Sculpted by Jim Maddox This beautifully sculpted statue of Bigby Wolf and Snow White from Vertigo’s acclaimed FABLES series statue stands approximately 10.5” high x 8” wide x 9” deep (including base), includes a four-color Certificate of Authenticity and is packaged in a four-color box Advance-solicited; on sale June 6, 2007 Statue • $195.00 US BATMAN/SPAWN STATUE Designed and Sculpted by Todd McFarlane and McFarlane ToysTying in to the Image comic Spawn/Batman: Inner Demons, this incredible, limited-edition hand-painted cold- cast porcelain statue of Batman and Spawn measures approximately 12.5” high x 12.75” wide x 10.75”deep. It is packaged in a four-color box and includes a four-color Certificate of Authenticity. Advance solicited; on sale June 20, 2007 Statue • $225.00 US REACTIVATED! KINGDOM COME SERIES 2: ACTION FIGURES Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a base. Advance-solicited; on sale June 13, 2007 • Action Figures • PI BATMAN 7" SUPERMAN 6.75" WONDER WOMAN 6.75" " GREEN LANTERN 6.75" WHO’S WHO MYSTERY BOX SET #3 A new series of Mystery Box figures featuring the JLA on Apokolips! This series of 2.5” scale micro trading figures features six JLA figures battling on Apokolips! In addition, bonus parts included with each character can be assembled to create a miniature Darkseid statue! Each includes a full-color collectible character profile card. These 6 figures are individually packaged in a closed four-color box (with a check on the back of the box designating the figure inside). Shipped in a counter-ready four-color display. Some minor assembly required. Collect them all! Advance-solicited; on sale June 6 • Box set • PI SUPERMAN 3.5" BATMAN 3.5" PLASTIC MAN 3.75" BIG BARDA & MR. MIRACLE 3.5" WONDER WOMAN 4" ORION & KALIBAK 4.25" BATMAN DELUXE VINYL STATUE BY KOTOBUKIYA Under special arrangement with Japanese manufacturer Kotobukiya, DC DIRECT brings this deluxe 1:6 scale vinyl statue of BATMAN back in a new production run! This statue stands approximately 11.5” tall and is packaged in a 4-color window box. This new production run of the BATMAN VINYL STATUE is manufactured to order! Advance-solicited; on sale June 27 Vinyl Statue • $99.99 US THE JOKER DELUXE VINYL STATUE BY KOTOBUKIYA Under special arrangement with KOTOBUKIYA, DC DIRECT presents this brand-new, deluxe 1:6 scale vinyl statue of THE JOKER, Batman’s deadliest arch-nemesis! This statue stands approximately 9.75” tall and is packaged in a 4-color window box. THE JOKER 1:6 vinyl statue is manufactured to order. Advance-solicited; on sale June 27 Vinyl Statue • $89.99 US IMAGE COMICS THE ADVENTURES OF SPAWN #1 DIRECTOR’S CUT created by TODD McFARLANE story JONATHAN DAVID GOFF art & cover KHARY RANDOLPH 48 PAGES FC JANUARY 3 $5.99 ACTION! ADVENTURE! THE END OF THE WORLD! Al Simmons is SPAWN X!!! Teamed with the Redeemer and the robotic Omega Spawn, SPAWN X must fight the villainous forces of Mammon, Overtkill, Cy-Gor and Tiffany in order to stop them from retrieving the infamous 13 Relics of Ruin! Collected and in print for the very first time! This special “director’s cut” edition features never-before-seen pages that expand upon the story seen in the original web comic, creative team interviews and a look at the creative process involved in bringing a traditionally dark character into the much more colorful, action-packed world of Saturday morning cartoons-style adventures. ’68 (ONE-SHOT) story MARK KIDWELL art & cover NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS 32 PAGES FC JANUARY 3 $3.99 Vietnam, Fall 1968…A long-range listening post deep in enemy territory has fallen silent. Fearing the worst, a five-man U.S. fire team is scrambled, plunging into the shadow- haunted jungle to investigate. Led by first Lieutenant Tommy Blake, the squad will enter the true heart of darkness and discover more to fear than the enemy, as a country turned slaughterhouse gives up its bloodthirsty dead. There are zombies in the razor wire... RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES PIECES FOR MOM: A TALE OF THE UNDEAD (ONE-SHOT) story STEVE NILES art & cover ANDREW RITCHIE 32 PAGES FC JANUARY 17 $3.99 The world has been overrun, the fleash-eating undead rule the streets, and two teen boys are left abandoned in the city to fend for themselves and care for their rotting mother. In a world where the undead eat human flesh, what chance to two boys have when they can hardly get along themselves? Featuring art by Andrew Ritchie that will literally make your skin crawl, and story by Steve Niles, readers will discover that this is NOT your typical zombie story. RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES GØDLAND #16 story JOE CASEY art TOM SCIOLI cover TOM SCIOLI & RICHARD STARKINGS 24 PAGES FC JANUARY 31 60¢ SPECIAL SIXTY-CENT ISSUE!!!! BOOK SIXTEEN: $TRANGE BUT TRUE In this specially priced issue, the Pentagon is forced to reassess their tenuous relationship with Commander Adam Archer. Is he an all-American hero… or a threat to humanity? It’s a journey through the GØDLAND saga so far, with an outcome you won’t believe! The proverbial “jumping-on point” for new readers. Yeah, yeah, yeah... we know you’ve heard it a thousand times, but this time IT’S TRUE! Affordable and informative… what more could anyone want from the ultimate Cosmic Superhero Epic?! LOADED BIBLE 2: BLOOD OF CHRIST (ONE-SHOT) story TIM SEELEY art MIKE NORTON & MARK ENGLERT cover SKOTTIE YOUNG 48 PAGES FC JANUARY 10 $5.99 You can't keep a good Messiah down. Jesus is back in an all-new one-shot sequel to the surprise hit, LOADED BIBLE. Jesus Christ, cloned vampire killer, is on his own, wandering the barren wastes of post-apocalyptic America. Now he must decide whether he'll be a savior or an exterminator, before hordes of vampires tear him to shreds. Meanwhile, the sexy Sistine Centuria plots assassinations, and a trio of bounty hunters set their sights on Jesus. "... a smart, adventurous read that isn’t afraid to take risks...This is satire with balls. Its got laughs supporting good storytelling and I can’t wait for issue two." -Ain't It Cool News RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES THE WEIRD WORLD OF JACK STAFF KING-SIZE SPECIAL #1 story PAUL GRIST art & cover PAUL GRIST 72 PAGES B&W JANUARY 3 $5.99 Ben Kulmer is a thief - he's also an agent of Q, a mysterious group which investigates the crimes that are too bizarre for the normal police - the Question Mark Crimes. When Kulmer embarks on a burglary, he finds himself caught up in a series of events that spin out of control, and not even his fellow Q agents can help. The world of Jack Staff is just weird like that. Spinning off from the acclaimed JACK STAFF comic, this one-shot collects the series that ran in the British comics magazine Comics International, complete with additional story pages and bonus features! ABANDONED HC story by JAMES PRUETT painted art by MICHAEL GAYDOS cover by MICHAEL GAYDOS 64 PAGES FC January 17 $14.99 Presented for the first time in full color, this deluxe hardcover edition of the critically- acclaimed long out-of-print graphic novella, “Apparition: Abandoned”, features beautifully rendered painted artwork by fan-favorite Michael Gaydos. A sketchbook section and a gallery are also added bonuses. In this thematic story of physical and spiritual abandonment, the archangel Adriel becomes involved in a lost child's plight, where he must surmount temptation and overwhelming danger to reunite a forsaken child with his estranged mother. BATTLE POPE VOLUME 3: PILLOW TALK TP story ROBERT KIRKMAN art TONY MOORE & CORY WALKER cover TONY MOORE & VAL STAPLES 120 PAGES FC JANUARY 10 $12.99 Picking up right were volume two left off, the latest trade paperback collection follows Pope through three love affairs and the sometimes-deadly ramifications of them all. Jesus Vs. Santa! Pope makes time with The Virgin Mary! This one has it all! Now presented in FULL-COLOR! Collects BATTLE POPE #9-11 RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES BRIT VOLUME 1: OLD SOLDIER TP story ROBERT KIRKMAN art TONY MOORE, CLIFF RATHBURN & VAL STAPLES cover CLIFF RATHBURN & VAL STAPLES 176 PAGES FC JANUARY 17 $17.99 Meet the government’s last line of defense when it comes to the really messy parts of keeping the world safe... BRIT. When super-powered menaces threaten our home soil, send in Brit. Brit is a one man killing machine, indestructible, unstoppable... and eligible for a senior citizen’s discount. Now presented in FULL-COLOR! Collects BRIT: COLD DEATH & BRIT: RED WHITE BLACK & BLUE GEAR GN story & art by DOUG TENNAPEL Tennapel’s epic graphic novel is now reprinted for the first time in beautifully crafted full-color. GEAR was optioned by Nickelodoen and became the award winning cartoon, Catscratch… but now you can see where it all began, TenNapel’s epic depicts stupid cats hi-jacking giant robots to fight in a war against insects and dogs. Pin-up art by MIKE MIGNOLA and ROB SCHRAB. Collects GEAR #1-6. HIP FLASK: CONCRETE JUNGLE HC story RICHARD STARKINGS & JOE CASEY art & cover LADRÖNN 96 PAGES FC JANUARY 3 $29.99 IMAGE proudly presents the second hardcover volume of RICHARD STARKINGS' critically acclaimed HIP FLASK series. This lavish European 'widescreen' format edition collects HIP FLASK: ELEPHANTMEN, HIP FLASK: MYSTERY CITY and features a special gallery of sketches and drawings by LADRÖNN, who won an Eisner award for his work on MYSTERY CITY. THE IRON GHOST: GEIST REICH TP story CHUCK DIXON art SERGIO CARIELLO & FLINT HENRY cover SERGIO CARIELLO 144 PAGES FC JANUARY 10 $15.99 1945 Berlin, Germany. The tide of the war has turned in favor of the Allies. The fall of the Nazi empire is inevitable, but there is still something even more dangerous than the ever approaching Allies to the Third Reich. The Iron Ghost. It’s up to two non-Nazi German police officers to capture the Ghost. But once they discover the truth will they be able, or even want, to stop him? COLLECTS THE IRON GHOST #1-6 THE SILENCERS TP story by MARK ASKWITH art by R. G. TAYLOR cover by R. G. TAYLOR 112 PAGES B&W JANUARY 3 $14.99 Written by television producer Mark Askwith and drawn by R.G. Taylor, (best known for his work on "Sandman Mystery Theatre") Silencers is a compelling look at spies coming to terms with the changing face of espionage in the new world order. When the newest recruit to the Silencers is murdered, his death triggers a mission of betrayal and revenge. COLLECTING THE SLIENCERS #1-4 SPAWN, VOL. 3 TP story TODD MCFARLANE art TODD MCFARLANE, GREG CAPULLO & TONY DANIELS cover TODD MCFARLANE 480 PAGES FC JANUARY 31 $29.95 Classic TODD MCFARLANE & GREG CAPULLO art and story! Spawn, the archetypal anti-hero, featured in pivotal confrontations with The Violator, The Freak, Cy-gor, and The Curse. Complete your SPAWN library! Twenty issues of pulse- pounding sequentials, containing issues 34-54 of the SPAWN comic! COLLECTS SPAWN #34-54 THE BEST OF CURSE OF THE SPAWN (NEW PRINTING) story ALLEN McELROY & BRIAN HABERLIN art & cover DWAYNE TURNER & DANNY MIKI 512 PAGES B&W JANUARY 31 $16.99 Meet new Spawns and delve deeply into the cast and characters of the regular series Spawn mythos as well. THE BEST OF CURSE OF THE SPAWN features 23 handpicked issues (1-8, 12-16 and 20-29) of this series written by popular author of the SPAWN movie, ALLEN McELROY. And featuring the stunning artwork of industry favorites DWAYNE TURNER and DANNY MIKI. COLLECTS CURSE OF THE SPAWN #1-8, 12-16 and 20-29. GØDLAND VOL. 1: HELLO, COSMIC! TP (NEW PRINTING) story JOE CASEY art & cover TOM SCIOLI & RICHARD STARKINGS 144 PAGES FULL COLOR JANUARY 4 JAN$14.99 BACK IN PRINT! The cosmic superhero epic is chock-full of all the “cosmic” you could ask for! Everyone from THE JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR to ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY has sung the praises of GØDLAND, so if you missed out, this is your chance to experience the glory from the beginning! If you want cosmic, we’ve got cosmic! COLLECTS GØDLAND #1-6. INVINCIBLE VOL. 1: FAMILY MATTERS TP (NEW PRINTING) story ROBERT KIRKMAN art & cover CORY WALKER & BILL CRABTREE 120 PAGES FULL COLOR JANUARY 4 $12.99 BACK IN PRINT! Mark Grayson is just like most everyone else his age. The only major difference being that his dad is the most powerful superhero on the planet! And, Mark seems to be inheriting his father’s powers! See Mark thwart super-villains, alien invasions and all sorts of craziness, as he gets the hang of all this superheroing stuff. COLLECTS INVINCIBLE #1-4. BATTLE POPE #14 story ROBERT KIRKMAN art & cover TONY MOORE & VAL STAPLES 32 PAGES FC JANUARY 24 $2.99 Battle Pope vs. God – THE CONCLUSION! RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES DRAIN #3 story C.B. CEBULSKI art & cover SANA TAKEDA 32 PAGES FC JANUARY 31 $2.99 "IN A FLASH..." They say when you're about die, your life flashes before you... but when you're an immortal vampire who's lived for hundreds of years, who knows exactly what you'll experience on your death bed? After her battle with Freya, we now take a step back in Chinatsu's history and look at some of the lives she lived prior to coming to New York in her quest for revenge. RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES ELEPHANTMEN #6 story RICHARD STARKINGS art MORITAT cover LADRÖNN flip cover J. SCOTT CAMPBELL & DAVE STEWART 32 PAGES FC JANUARY 24 $2.99 "ABANDONED BY GOD" story RICHARD STARKINGS art MORITAT The announcement of the marriage of Obadiah Horn to Sahara sparks a firestorm of controversy, and even their appearance on LIFE's morning show seems destined to end in disaster. "THE LAST THING I REMEMBER" story RICHARD STARKINGS art DAVID HINE & ROB STEEN Nikken's determination to create new life means that innocent African women must surrender their own lives; willingly or unwillingly. ELEPHANTMEN #1 (NEW PRINTING) story RICHARD STARKINGS art MORITAT cover LADRÖNN 32 PAGES FC JANUARY 4 $2.99 BACK IN PRINT! They were genetically engineered to be suprahuman weapons of mass destruction, but now they must walk amongst the people they were created to destroy. Hip Flask and Ebony Hide count amongst their number: Elephantmen. Even when befriended by a small girl, Hide is still haunted by his past and is forced to recognize that suspicion and contempt will always be his constant companions. EMISSARY #8 story CHRISTOPHER E. LONG art & cover JUAN FERREYRA created & co-plotted by JIM VALENTINO 32 PAGES FC JANUARY 31 $3.50 "REVELATIONS 3:3" The s#!t hits the fan in the Holy Land! GIRLS #21 story JOSHUA LUNA art & cover JONATHAN LUNA 32 PAGES FC JANUARY 17 $2.99 This means war. Don't miss the final issues of GIRLS, which concludes at issue #24! RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES INVINCIBLE #40 story ROBERT KIRKMAN art & cover RYAN OTTLEY & BILL CRABTREE 32 PAGES FC JANUARY 17 $2.99 Invincible vs. The Sequids for the FATE OF THE EARTH! MELTDOWN #2 (OF 2) story DAVID SCHWARTZ art SEAN WANG cover CHRIS BACHALO 48 PAGES FC JANUARY 3 $5.99 The Flare’s death is rapidly approaching. He’s breaking down, both physically and emotionally, and he’s got desperate choices to make. See the fi nal moments that prove what a hero could – and should - be, in the stunning, concluding chapter of MELTDOWN. “The unyielding power of Meltdown leaves the reader thirsting for more, a solid 6 star comic in a 5 star world, and an early Christmas present for comic fans worldwide.” “Not since Kurt Busiek’s Astro City has a comic brought so much impact into the comic book world” —Newsarama.com “Superhero comics do NOT get better than this.” –paperbackreader.com “5 out of 5 Bullets”—silverbulletcomicbooks.com NEGATIVE BURN #9 story & art by BRIAN BOLLAND, EVAN DORKIN, PHIL HESTER, JOE KEATINGE, DOVE McHARGUE, JOE PRUETT, MATTHEW SMITH, DALIBOR TALAJIC, and R. G. TAYLOR cover by MICHAEL GAYDOS 64 PAGES B&W JANUARY 31 $5.99 The Eagle, Eisner, and Harvey Award nominated anthology returns this month with yet another issue packed with today’s top creators and tomorrow’s brightest talents. This issue “Milk and Cheese” returns and a cover by fan-favorite MICHAEL GAYDOS! RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES THE NIGHTLY NEWS #3 (OF 6) story JONATHAN HICKMAN art & cover JONATHAN HICKMAN 32 PAGES FC JANUARY 10 $2.99 "WE DON’T NEED NO EDUCATION" James is inducted into the Brotherhood of the VOICE while the Hand is busy restructuring the drug trade in the local public schools. NOBLE CAUSES #26 story JAY FAERBER art TIM KANE cover KHARY RANDOLPH 32 PAGES FC JANUARY 24 $3.50 Gaia’s attempt to jump-start the Nobles’ failing public image goes horribly awry as the family of super-heroes find themselves in over their heads as they try to halt the rampage of a powerful monster. This is a great jumping-on point, as the repercussions of this event will be felt for months. Featuring stunning artwork by guest artist TIM KANE! PHONOGRAM #5 story KIERON GILLEN art & cover JAMIE McKELVIE 32 PAGES B&W JANUARY 17 $3.50 “KISSING WITH DRY LIPS” Finally, Phonomancer David Kohl discovers the fate of his old mistress Britannia. Without allies, resources or even most of his mind, Kohl drags himself across London to try and disrupt the black mass in the guts of Primrose Hill. He knows what he’s fighting. Does he realize what he’s fighting for? The critically acclaimed mini-series builds to its climax. THE PIRATES OF CONEY ISLAND #4 (OF 8) story RICK SPEARS art & cover VASILIS LOLOS variant cover BECKY CLOONAN 32 PAGES FC JANUARY 31 $2.99 The turf war between the Pirates and Cherries erupts into a big fat gang RUMBLE! It’s a nasty fight, with the boys hitting hard and heavy and the girls stabbing with switchblades. Under it all, the teenage sexual frustration is thick and palpable, but Patch isn’t out for kicks—he wants bloody REVENGE! PVP #31 story SCOTT KURTZ art & cover SCOTT KURTZ 32 PAGES B&W JANUARY 24 $2.99 Strange things are afoot at the offi ces of PvP Magazine. A heated fi ght between Brent and Skull triggers a strange phenomenon that causes them to swap their consciousness. Now Brent is trapped inside of Skull’s body and Skull is stuck inside of Brent. Fridays have never been freakier in the EISNER AWARD WINNING funny book. RUSSIAN SUNSET #2 (OF 5) story RON MARZ art MIRKO COLAK cover LUKE ROSS 32 PAGES B&W JANUARY 24 $3.99 The crime/espionage thriller shifts into overdrive as Nik, our Russian mob soldier, touches down in mother Russia. His mission is to broker a corrupt military officer's sale of a stolen nuclear warhead to a vicious terrorist faction. But Nik discovers his partner in the venture is a beautiful woman who also works for the mob ... and who might prove deadlier to him than any enemy he's ever faced. STRANGE GIRL #15 story RICK REMENDER art NICK STAKAL cover MICAH FARRITOR 32 PAGES FC JANUARY 17 $3.50 Welcome to the new Hell on Earth – welcome to Europe. SAVAGE DRAGON #132 story ERIK LARSEN art & cover ERIK LARSEN 32 PAGES FC JANUARY 31 $2.99 It’s 80 pages of all-out action as Dragon begins to unravel the mystery behind Jennifer’s disappearance, while the spotlight shines on his supporting cast in the all-new “Rock City Diner” written by ERIK LARSEN and drawn by FRANK FOSCO. SPAWN #166 story DAVID HINE art PHILIP TAN cover GREG CAPULLO 32 PAGES FC FEBRUARY 28 $2.95 THE RETURN OF THE CLOWN! In a sleazy bar in Manhattan, a guy in a rumpled designer suit is drinking hard, and the more he drinks, the more he talks. Jason Wynn is a man who knows too much, including the secret of New Vista Apartments. By the time Spawn discovers the truth, it could be too late for the tortured tenants. TRUE STORY, SWEAR TO GOD #4 story TOM BELAND art & cover TOM BELAND 24 PAGES B&W JANUARY 17 $2.99 “FLAME ON” Lily takes a speaking engagement at the Caribbean Hilton and takes Tom along for a romantic weekend. Soft breezes, sandy beaches, hot sun--and a bleach-white gringo--add up to a horrific experience. Romance and comedy at its Eisner-nominated finest! THE WALKING DEAD #36 story ROBERT KIRKMAN art & cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN 32 PAGES B&W JANUARY 31 $2.99 Marriage proposal. RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES McFarlane Toys MCFARLANE’S DRAGONS SERIES 5 McFarlane’s Dragons series has inspired collectors and fans with its continually evolving mythos. Series 5 brings the next hyper-detailed evolution of six fearsome dragon clans — including one deluxe boxed set. Each figure contains an all-new chapter in the McFarlane’s Dragons saga: The Fall of the Dragon Kingdom! ETERNAL DRAGON CLAN 5 KOMODO DRAGON CLAN 5 WATER DRAGON CLAN 5 BERSERKER DRAGON CLAN 5 SORCERERS DRAGON CLAN 5 (#51140-6) (C:1-1-3) The item ships 12 per case. No guarantee of mix. Figure PI MCFARLANE’S DRAGONS SERIES 5: FIRE DRAGON CLAN DELUXE BOXED SET Belching fire and scorching everything in their wake, the Fire Dragons are among the deadliest and most feared of all the dragon clans. Includes the fifth chapter in McFarlane’s Dragons: The Fall of the Dragon Kingdom! (#51150-5) (C:1-1-3) The item ships 4 per case. Boxed Figure PI TOP COW THE DARKNESS: LEVEL 2 (W) Paul Jenkins and David Wohl (P) Tyler Kirkham Welcome to the world of The Darkness. Somewhere in the depths of hell a lone British soldier is forced to relive his life over and over. He needs to take a hill that's controlled by the Germans but he can never make it. That is until he's helped in this Sisyphean task by a mysterious (and very powerful) helper - Jackie Estacado. This special series, brought to you by The Darkness video game/comic scribe Paul Jenkins and The Darkness co-creator David Wohl, parallels the levels of the much anticipated video game by 2KGames, while bringing you original stories that show you a side of The Darkness you’ve never seen. Jenkins and Wohl are joined by rising star Tyler Kirkham, artist of Phoenix Warsong. These stand alone stories can be enjoyed without the video game, but add a new level to the playing experience! Cover A) Stepjan Sejic painted cover Cover B) Video Game cover Cover C) Tyler Kirkham cover Cover D) Marc Silvestri cover Cover E) Dale Keown cover 32pgs, FC $2.99 THE DARKNESS: LEVEL #2 LITHO (Art by) Dale Keown Get this extremely rare Dale Keown cover as a limited edition lithograph of 500 pieces reproduced at the highest quality possible at 12” x 18”! Lithograph, 12x18, FC $19.99 WITCHBLADE & TOMB RAIDER TANKOBANS (W) Wohl/Z/Turner (P) Turner/Daniel (I) D-Tron/Conrad Now Available from Bandai! Top Cow and Bandai Entertainment have teamed up to bring you these Tankoban versions of Witchblade and Tomb Raider. For the first time ever, get classic issues of Witchblade and Tomb Raider in black and white, digest-sized manga format. Check out the Bandai section for more info! Available for immediate reorder! APR063015 E WITCHBLADE VOL 1 TP (BANDAI) MAR063061 E TOMB RAIDER VOL 1 TP (BANDAI) SEP063155 E WITCHBLADE VOL 2 TP (BANDAI) JUL062964 E TOMB RAIDER VOL 2 TP (BANDAI) WITCHBLADE #105 (W) Ron Marz (A) Stjepan Sejic The Magdalena returns in this painted spectacle! Sara must help her friend Patience on a dangerous mission where she discovers what life is like without the Witchblade’s assistance. And what is the curious history between the Magdalena and the curator? Meanwhile, Danielle Baptiste continues her baptism through fire as she learns what it means to enter the world of the Witchblade! Ron Marz (Green Lantern, Cyberforce) and Croatian sensation Stjepan Sejic (Darkness/Wolverine, Kade) team up to bring you a lush tale of danger and beauty. And two ARE better than one when you can get both pieces of a painted two-part cover by Sejic! Two heroines, two stories, two covers – that’s a killer combo! Cover A) Sara Bearer Cover Cover B) Dani Bearer Cover 32pgs, FC $2.99 WITCHBLADE: STJEPAN SEJIC LITHOGRAPH (Art by) Stjepan Sejic Get the Stjepan Sejic cover as a limited edition lithograph of 500 pieces reproduced at the highest quality possible at 12” x 18”! Lithograph, 12x18, FC $19.99 MAGDALENA #1 SIGNED FOIL EDITIONS (W) Brian Holguin (P) Eric Basaldua (I)Batt (C) Beth Sotelo Previously thought to be long sold out, we were thrilled to find a small hidden cache of this edition. Beautiful card-stock, foil covers, signed by the artist and containing the first landmark issue of the Magdalena mini-series. There are RARE so don’t miss your chance! They won’t last! SIGNED—32pgs, FC $19.99 FRESHMEN II #3 "Fundamentals of Fear x153: The Deepest, Darkest" pt. 2 (W) Hugh Sterbakov (P) Will Conrad (Col) Blond (Cov) Green, Conrad, & Migliari Secrets and lies abound as two of the Freshmen embark on a clandestine relationship— the fallout promises to rock the team to their very core! And wait until you see what happens when they’re attacked by an all-new enemy! This special issue tells two concurrent stories and delves deeper into the mystery of Mr. Fiddlesticks. Plus! The Beaver turns his building skills to something other than dams! Co-created by Robot Chicken and Buffy star Seth Green and written by the biggest thing since Oprah, Hugh Sterbakov! Cover A) Randy Green Cover B) Will Conrad Cover C) Rodolfo Migliari (Part 3 of a six-part cover) 32pgs, FC $2.99 FRESHMEN TEXAS COVER LITHOGRAPH (P) Eric Basaldua (I) Rick Basaldua (C ) Blond The Cow Girls of Freshmen showed up to the Texas con this year, and now you can have them on your wall! This limited edition of 500 pieces is reproduced at the highest quality possible at 12X18 inches and is available as a regular edition or a super-collectible edition signed by Hugh Sterbakov, Seth Green and Eric Basaldua! UNSIGNED—Lithograph, 12x18, FC $19.99 SIGNED—Lithograph, 12x18, FC $29.99 SIGNED & NUMBERED—Lithograph, 12x18, FC $79.99 HUNTER-KILLER VOLUME 1 TP W) Mark Waid (P) Marc Silvestri, Eric Basaldua, and Kenneth Rocafort Collecting Hunter-Killer issues #0, #1-#12 plus the one shot Hunter-Killer Dossier. The Hunter-Killer trade paperback delivers non-stop action from masters of the comics art form. With art by Marc Silvestri (X-Men, Wolverine, The Darkness) and Eisner award winning writer Mark Waid (Kingdom Come, The Flash) you get the whole story plus an exclusive look into Marc Silvestri's sketchbook to see how he brings these characters to life! SC, 7x10, 336pgs, FC $24.99 HUNTER-KILLER #7—BALTIMORE CON LIMITED EDITION Eric Basaldua’s sexy limited variant is available in both a regular and signed edition. Get yours now, because these will sell out fast! Regular Edition—32pgs, FC $9.99 Signed Edition—32pgs, FC $14.99 APHRODITE IX VOL. 1 TP (NEW PRINTING) (W) David Wohl (P) Dave Finch (I) Joe Weems (C ) Steve Firchow Aphrodite IX is the perfect weapon, she’s programmed to kill and then erases all memory of the mission and her former life, like a reset button was hit in her mind. What she wants to know now is who programmed her. And she’s not stopping until she finds out! This trade is available again in an all-new printing, with an all-new painted cover by original series artist Dave Finch (Moon Knight, New Avengers). Get yours now! SC, 7x10, 144pgs, FC $14.99 TOP COW ROCKIN’ MOO YEAR PACK Ten books for ten bucks! We’ve found some hidden gems in our warehouse, classic comics and limited editions, and now you can bring in the New Year in style. Each pack contains ten rare Top Cow comics including 2 limited edition variant covers! Pack (x10), FC $10.00 SPACEDOG THE INNOCENTS GN Young, smart and beautiful, Grace Stokes had the perfect life. By a young age, she'd already accomplished what most people could only dream of. First as a multiple-record- setting X-Games champion, and most recently as sole designer and president of her own clothing company, Grace was an icon for a generation. But on a fateful trip to Japan, Grace discovered that she was no ordinary person, but one of THE INNOCENTS. Blessed with unbelievable abilities, the Innocents are living embodiments of Yin and Yang and, unfortunately for Grace, somebody wants them DEAD. Written by Witchblade, Darkness and Aphrodite IX co-creator David Wohl and featuring the art of Bing Cansino and Haberlin Studios, THE INNOCENTS ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL features 80 pages of story, as well as special Bonus Materials only available in this format--including character bios, background information, behind-the-scenes coverage and a host of other features that truly makes this a totally new graphic novel experience. SC, 96pgs, FC $9.95 MARVEL COMICS SPECIAL BOOKS CIVIL WAR: THE RETURN Written by PAUL JENKINS Penciled by TOM RANEY As the Civil War rages, two of the universe’s greatest heroes are confronted with pasts they can’t leave behind in two heart-rendering tales. On Earth, the Sentry confronts his inner demons as the shadows of past and future battles tear him apart. Within The Negative Zone, the walls of 42, are pulled back to reveal the return of one of the Marveldom’s greatest heroes…now face-to-face with a Universe they no longer recognize. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: DARK TOWER Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS In this month's issue of MARVEL SPOTLIGHT, we’ll shine the light on STEPHEN KING'S DARK TOWER! We'll talk to the creative team that will unite Marvel Comics with the concepts of one of the giants of modern fiction, getting an inside look at Robin Furth, Peter David and Jae Lee and we'll even talk to Stephen King himself! So if you're a longtime fan of DARK TOWER or curious as to what it's all about, you'll want to check out this issue of MARVEL SPOTLIGHT! 48 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 ULTIMATE MARVEL ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #38 Written by MIKE CAREY Pencils and Cover by PASQUAL FERRY “GOD WAR” It’s battleground Earth as the God War between Halcyon and Acheron comes crashing down on New York! The Fantastic Four stand as our last, best hope against Ronan the Accuser, who has passed the irrevocable sentence of death to the Earth. Not to be missed! Part 6 (of 6) 32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99 ULTIMATE POWER #1 DIRECTOR’S CUT Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by GREG LAND Go behind the scenes on the crossover of the decade! This bonus edition reprints ULTIMATE POWER #1, plus extras! 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #104 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils and Cover by MARK BAGLEY CLONE SAGA A double-sized spectacular brings to a close the incredible “Clone Saga.” Everything has led to this moment, as a battered and beaten Spider-Man faces off against the ascendant master of many arms: Doctor Octopus, in the greatest battle of the web spinner’s young career. The life of Peter Parker and those he loves will never be the same—a true turning point for the Ultimate wall-crawler! Part 8 (of 8) 48 PGS./Rated A ...$3.99 ULTIMATE VISION #2 (OF 5) Written by MIKE CAREY Pencils and Cover by BRANDON PETERSON The Gah Lak Tus module, an object of immense cosmic power, is now in the murderous hands of George Tarleton—leader of the sinister organization A.I.M. And with the otherworldly Vision down, nothing stands in the way of total conquest of Earth by this alien force. 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99 ULTIMATE X-MEN #78 Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN Pencils & Cover by BEN OLIVER The man from the future: Ultimate Cable, makes his final stand against those from the present who oppose him...and death will follow. It’s the end of the road for one of the X-Men. And you’ll be shocked and saddened by who it will be... Part 4 (of 4) 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99 SPIDER-MAN FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #16 Written by Peter David Pencils and Cover by SCOT EATON There was a time when Deborah Whitman was falling for Peter Parker. Now, he’s falling for her—to his death, that is! It’s chaos in the sky, and spiders can’t fly… especially when they have the Vulture to worry about! Can Spider-Man make amends with Deborah before his extensive list of enemies grows by one? And what role does (extra) ex-flame Betty Brant play in the proceedings: friend or foe? 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99 SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #34 Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA Penciled by SEAN CHEN Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN While Spider-Man bounces back from the brutal beating he received at the hands of the Rhino, the Black Cat takes it upon herself to deliver a little payback. Of course, since he outweighs her by a few tons, Felicia Hardy might need some help. Calling...the Puma! It’s revenge, feline-style, in this third issue that spotlights the women in Peter Parker’s life post-unmasking! 32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99 THE AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #4 Written by TOM DEFALCO Pencils and Cover by RON FRENZ As Spider-Girl continues her hunt for Hobgoblin and the lethal legacy of Wilson Fisk, the former Kingpin of Crime, a vicious new player enters the fray: Mad Dog--the bounty hunter who employs the weapons of the former super-villains he’s captured. 32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99 ULTIMATE CIVIL WAR SPIDER-HAM CRISIS (FEATURING WOLVER-HAM) #1 Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Penciled by MIKE WIERINGO, MIKE ALLRED, JOHN SEVERIN, NICK DRAGOTTA, ARIEL OLIVETTI and JIM MAHFOOD Cover by MIKE WIERINGO You asked for it, you got it! Quite possibly the most important comic ever! A life-changing event that will change the way you look at yourself and the world around you! Spinning out of the page of CIVIL WAR -- and every other top-selling comic crossover event you can think of – it’s ULTIMATE CIVIL WAR SPIDER-HAM FRISIS (FEATURING WOLVER-HAM)!!! He’s little, he’s pink, he knows how to bring home the bacon. He’s Spider-Ham – and he’s about to embark a kaleidoscopic, time-spanning, universe-shifting journey that will prove just how big a pig he really is. Guest-starring: Iron Ham, Deviled Ham, Fantastic Ham, Green Ham, Ant- Ham, Ultimate Captain Ham, Hambit, Hamneto, and everyone’s favorite Sorcerer Supreme -- whathisface? You know, the guy with the blue tights and red cape…Mustache…Man-servant named Wong? -- anyway, you know who I’m talking about. He’s in it, too. And Wolver-Ham – did I mention him? 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #14 Written by SEAN MCKEEVER Pencils and Cover by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA Who would you trust with a secret so big that its unveiling would change your life? Should you even try to trust anyone? Maybe your best option is to keep it to yourself--particularly when dealing with someone who often doesn’t think before they speak. You know, someone like Gwen Stacy...! 32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99 SPIDER-MAN AND POWER PACK #3 (OF 4) Written by MARC SUMERAK Pencils and Cover by GURIHIRU New York City isn’t just the center of the Marvel Universe; it’s also the center of the fashion universe. And when those high-energy worlds collide, an old foe stands ready to tear Spider-Man and Power Pack apart at the seams. It’s a terrifying tale sure to get your fashion sense tingling! 32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99 SPIDER-MAN: REIGN #2 (OF 4) Written by KAARE ANDREWS Pencils and Cover by KAARE ANDREWS A searing vision of Spider-Man’s future, brought to you by rising star Kaare Andrews (INCREDIBLE HULK). They’re whispering about it on the streets. He’s back. Come down from the mountain like a righteous wraith of vengeance, dispensing rough justice and then swinging off into the night. For Mayor Waters, who rules over the Big Apple with an iron hand, this is a public relations nightmare -- and it’s got to be dealt with pronto. Luckily for him, he has a contingency plan for this type of situation -- and it’s sitting right there, in the Vault. Six hard men, with axes to grind. All Waters has got to do is wind them up and point them. 48 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99 MARVEL HEROES ANNIHILATION #6 (OF 6) Written by KEITH GIFFEN Penciled by ANDREA DI VITO Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO Nova and Annihilus face off in a fight to the finish with the fates of two, count ‘em, two, universes at stake. You think that’s bad? Wait until you see what happens when Galactus decides to go to war. All this and Quasar! Need we add that after this issue, Marvel’s cosmic landscape will never be the same? 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99 AGENTS OF ATLAS #6 (OF 6) Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by LEONARD KIRK Cover by TOMM COKER And now, the showdown that’s been building for 50 years: Jimmy Woo and his team go into the heart of the Atlas Foundation and face their oldest enemy. Prepare to learn secrets of The Human Robot and human civilization itself when you enter THE TEMPLE OF ATLAS! 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99 AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES II #5 & #6 (OF 8) Penciled by WILLIAM ROSADO Cover by DAVE JOHNSON The Super-Adaptoid has gone underground, and Hank Pym has stared down his deepest demons. And when the mysterious Yellowjacket arrives on the scene... why do the Avengers have to act like they don’t know him? And how does his appearance lead to the most surreal super hero wedding in Marvel history? All the answers are here! 32 PGS./Rated A ...$3.99 ALL-NEW OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z: UPDATE #1 (OF 4) Written by JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, STUART VANDAL, RONALD BYRD, SEAN MCQUAID, MARK O’ENGLISH, MIKE FICHERA, ANTHONY FLAMINI, ERIC J. MOREELS, MICHAEL HOSKIN, CHRIS BIGGS, MADISON CARTER, RICH GREEN & AL SJOERDSMA Cover by TOM RANEY What’s the origin of M-11 the Human Robot? Who are the members of the Circus of Crime? What are the powers of Spider-Man 2099? Who are Digitek and Garko the Man-Frog? Who was Cage’s first costumed foe? Find the answers to all these questions and many more here, as the Official Handbook continues to visit not just the Marvel Universe proper, but all related universes beyond! This one has something for everyone! New characters getting their first Handbook coverage? Freedom Ring, Death’s Head 3.0, Nextwave and more – CHECK! Older characters not covered in 2000s Handbooks? Arcade, Circus of Crime, Graviton, Ikaris, Impossible Man, In-Betweener, Tiger Shark and more – CHECK! Older characters that never had a Handbook entry before? Bug-Eyed Voice, Human Robot, Thundersword and more – CHECK! Major characters getting massive expansions and updates to reflect their new status? Norman Osborn, Quasar, Storm and more – CHECK! Entries for major events, technology, pantheons and alien races – and for characters from different countries, deepest space, other realities, dimensions, and past and future eras – covering more of Marvel’s universes than ever before? Contest of Champions, Digitek, Badoon, MC2’s Fantastic Five, New Universe’s Mark Hazzard, Japanese Gods, the M’kraan Crystal, Spider-Man 2099 and more – CHECK! These updates will ship quarterly in 2007! 64 PGS./NO ADS/Rated T+ ...$3.99 BLACK PANTHER #24 Written by REGINALD HUDLIN Penciled by KOI TURNBULL Cover by MICHAEL TURNER “FOREIGN AFFAIRS” PART 2 -- OFFICIAL TIE-IN TO CIVIL WAR That’s it -- the honeymoon is officially over. With the Civil War racing toward a senses-shattering conclusion, the Black Panther and Storm pledge their allegiance to the renegade Captain America. 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99 AVENGERS NEXT #5 (OF 5) Written by TOM DEFALCO Penciled by RON LIM Cover by MIKE WIERINGO As the Earth is slowly mutated into New Asgard, Thunderstrike returns and the Avengers face the terrible vengeance of Sylene, the daughter of Loki, who is determined to make up for the mistake her father made when he accidentally caused the origin of the original Avengers. 32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99 THE IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #4 Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN Pencils and Cover by PHIL HESTER It’s business as usual as Eric O’Grady returns to the newly repaired and fully-operational S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. Still hiding the fact that he’s stolen the Ant-Man suit, Eric decides to use his off hours to do a little practice--unfortunately for him, the Helicarrier has developed a bit of a pest problem and he hasn’t learned how to talk to insects yet! Oh, well, now’s as good a time as any. 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99 BLADE #5 Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC CASUALTIES OF WAR tie-in! A Civil War: Casualties of War special self-contained issue! It’s claws versus blades as Wolverine takes his VENDETTA to the pages of Blade, written by “Wolverine: Vendetta” scribe Marc Guggenheim and illustrated by industry legend Howard Chaykin. Plus: A story from Blade’s mysterious past! 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99 BULLET POINTS #3 (OF 5) Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Pencils and Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS The story of an alternate Marvel Universe, changed by a single bullet, continues to unravel! Peter Parker—now transformed into a hideous Hulk—battles Iron Man, Steve Rogers, to the death and scientist Reed Richards blasts off towards his ultimate destiny as the world’s greatest super spy! 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99 DAREDEVIL #93 Written by ED BRUBAKER Penciled by MICHAEL LARK Cover by LEE BERMEJO Harvey Award-Winning Best Writer Ed Brubaker and Eisner Award-Winning Artist Michael Lark bring their first year on Daredevil full circle -- and it ends with a bang! Matt Murdock returns to the streets of New York, to Hell’s Kitchen, to whatever is left of his life, and to face whatever he must to try to get it back. What is Matt’s future? What has happened in his absence, and what part does Kingpin play in all this? The only place you’ll find those answers is in the stunning conclusion to “The Devil Takes a Ride!” 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99 DOCTOR STRANGE: THE OATH #4 (OF 5) Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Pencils and Cover by MARCOS MARTIN Outside the hidden hospice of the vigilante caretaker known as Night Nurse, Doctor Strange takes on a terrifying new villain in the strangest battle of the Sorcerer Supreme’s career! 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99 FANTASTIC FOUR: THE END #4 (OF 6) Written by ALAN DAVIS Pencils and Cover by ALAN DAVIS Their family scattered to the four corners of a solar system quarantined from the rest of the universe, besieged by a number of their most relentless enemies, including the Super-Skrull, the Mole Man, Diablo, the Mad Thinker and the Kree Sentry, can the members of the Fantastic Four survive—and triumph? 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 GHOST RIDER #7 Written by DANIEL WAY Pencils and Cover by RICHARD CORBEN “HELL TO PAY” PART 2 (of 2) Meanwhile, in the present, Ghost Rider knows what needs to be done. The problem is that there’s something— someone—holding him back…and it’s not Lucifer. It’s Johnny Blaze. Will Johnny step aside and let Ghost Rider loose to do what he’s meant to do? And should he? After all, it didn’t do him any good in the past—as a matter of fact it’s what damned him to Hell…both when he first summoned the Ghost Rider and then again, years later, on the day Johnny Blaze died. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 GHOST RIDER FINALE Written by IVAN VELEZ Art by JAVIER SALTARES & MARK TEXEIRA Cover by JAVIER SALTARES The original creative team unites to complete an issue eight years in the making! In early 1998, GHOST RIDER #93 ended with a shocking cliffhanger: the death of Dan Ketch, the Ghost Rider’s human host! But the book was canceled prematurely, prior to the release of the series finale in GHOST RIDER #94 – which had already been written and was almost entirely penciled. Now, the final fate of Dan Ketch is revealed at last! With Blackheart deposed, the Ghost Rider is now lord of the Nether Realm. What does he intend to do with his power? And will the other Dark Lords – like Belasco, Pluto and Hela – allow him to keep it? This special edition also includes GHOST RIDER #93 and other bonus material! 72 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 HEROES FOR HIRE #6 Written by JUSTIN GRAY AND JIMMY PALMIOTTI Penciled by AL RIO Cover by BILLY TUCCI Humbug is hired by a ten-year-old boy to rescue his robot from super-villains while Misty and the rest of Heroes for Hire investigate a string of robberies that lead to illegal arms shipments coming into the states from a foreign power. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 INCREDIBLE HULK #102 Written by GREG PAK Penciled by AARON LOPRESTI Cover by LADRÖNN Planet Hulk: Allegiance, Part 3 Armies clash and titans smash as the Green Scar and the Red King throw down over Crown City! It’s the fight we’ve all been waiting for — after ten epic issues in the “Planet Hulk” saga, the Hulk and the Emperor finally meet again. But will this savage showdown between the Hulk’s rage and the Emperor’s ruthlessness lead to the liberation — or total destruction -- of the Hulk, his crew, and the people and planet of Sakaar? 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99 THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST #3 Written by ED BRUBAKER & MATT FRACTION Pencils and Cover by DAVID AJA Mysterious enemy forces circle all around him, as Danny Rand comes face to face with history! The legacy of the Iron Fist becomes clear, as he leaps to the aid of a man he has long-thought was dead... and who has come seeking Danny's help with an army on his trail. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 IRON MAN: HYPERVELOCITY #1 (OF 6) Written by ADAM WARREN Penciled by BRIAN DENHAM Cover by ADAM WARREN A single, grueling night of high-speed, mechanized mayhem finds Tony Stark and a new, uniquely improved version of the Iron Man armor caught in the crossfire between the bleeding-edge technology of an insurgent mecha subculture and the massed hardware of an elite “cape-killing” paramilitary force. Besieged by ballistic missiles, supersonic jihadi LMDs, seductive viral avatars and cyberdrug-addled roboravers, Iron Man must push himself far beyond his technological and biological limits to survive the onslaught of ultra-tech war machinery... Writer Adam Warren (Livewires) delivers the fast-paced, tech-laced narrative, and artist Brian Denham renders the action in high-contrast “technoir” realism, with Guru eFX adding vibrant colors to the mix. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 MS. MARVEL #11 Written by BRIAN REED Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN Bursting out of an A.I.M. storage facility - the sinister cybernetic DOOMSDAY MAN! But who would reactivate Doomsday Man after so many years? And can they ever hope to control him? Also this issue... a new man in Ms. Marvel's life and guest star Araña! Writer Brian Reed (New Avengers: Illuminati) and penciler Roberto De La Torre bring you the frightening tale of Ms. Marvel's oldest foe returning to life! 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99 MARVEL 1602: FANTASTICK FOUR #5 (OF 5) Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by PASCAL ALIXE Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO The Four from the Fantastick face Otto von Doom and Namor in the stunning conclusion of MARVEL 1602: FANTASTICK FOUR!!! When the battle is over, will Atlantis still be standing? And will all four of our merry adventurers make it out alive? Find out here! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.50 MOON KNIGHT #9 Written by CHARLIE HUSTON Pencils and Cover by DAVID FINCH “MIDNIGHT SUN: PART 3: FOR THE OCCASION” Bodies, torn limb from limb. All for your benefit. This guy wanted your undivided attention--and he got it. Now he wants more. Now he wants your blood. You knew he was coming, but you had no idea who he was…or what he had become. He’s out of your league and you know it. You’re gonna need help, God help you. And that’s exactly what God’s gonna give you. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99 MYTHOS: GHOST RIDER Written by PAUL JENKINS Paints and Cover by PAOLO RIVERA A fully-painted recounting of the origins of Johnny Blaze, the man the world knows as the Ghost Rider! What would cause a man to barter his soul with Satan, becoming an unholy Spirit of Vengeance in the process? 32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99 MS. MARVEL SPECIAL Written by BRIAN REED Pencils and Cover by GUISEPPE CAMUNCOLI Once upon a time, Carol Danvers was a novelist. This morning, at the New York Public Library, a child with the ability to turn anything he imagines into reality has begun to read Carol’s sci-fi epic “Binary,” based loosely on her own life amongst the stars. Within minutes, the library is overrun with visions from Carol’s book and soon all of New York City is threatened! Brian Reed (Ms. Marvel, New Avengers: Illuminati) and Giuseppe Camuncoli (Captain Atom: Armageddon) team up for this one-shot special guest-starring Simon “Wonder Man” Williams and re-introducing one of Ms. Marvel’s oldest threats! 48 PGS./Rated A …$2.99 NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #2 (OF 5) Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & BRIAN REED Pencils & Cover by JIM CHEUNG The Infinity Gems offer their users complete mastery of the universe -- if any one of the Gems fell into the wrong hands, it would be catastrophic. So, when the Illuminati discover the Infinity Gems are scattered across the cosmos, completely unguarded, the race is on to collect them before anyone else learns the truth. The fate of the Marvel Universe hangs in the balance as Brian Michael Bendis (New Avengers) and Brian Reed (Ms. Marvel) team up with Jim Cheung (Young Avengers) to tell another chapter in the tale of the Illuminati! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 NEWUNIVERSAL #2 Written by WARREN ELLIS Pencils and Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA “TRAUMA” The White Event. The most startling celestial phenomenon ever witnessed by the human race. While most humans are left to wonder its significance, a few have emerged from its wake as something more. Now, they must come to terms with their new existences…and survive a world that is struggling to come to terms with them. Acclaimed writer Warren Ellis (Ultimate Extinction, NEXTWAVE) and superstar artist Salvador Larroca (X-MEN) bring you this new universe—a universe witnessing superhuman power for the first time. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 ONSLAUGHT REBORN #3 (OF 5) Written by JEPH LOEB Pencils and Cover by ROB LIEFELD 50/50 Variant Cover by ED MCGUINNESS It’s Thor versus Hulk for the throw-down of the millennium! But how can this be!?! How can Hulk and Thor be face-to-face!?! What sort of inter-dimensional havoc has the return of Onslaught wreaked? And why don’t Reed Richards and Sue Storm know their own son? The mysteries deepen as the action never lets up! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #3 Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils and Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI Civil War tie in The Punisher. Captain America. Uneasy allies in even the best of times, now two fugitives fighting a common enemy in CIVIL WAR. Every war is won or lost based on one decisive battle-- this might be the endgame for CIVIL WAR. A clash that's been building for thirty years comes to a ferocious head as The Punisher and Captain America finally collide, and the reverberations will be felt for months to come. Cap made a deal with the devil -- what happens when the devil comes to collect? 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 RUNAWAYS #24 Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Penciled by ADRIAN ALPHONA Cover by JO CHEN "LIVE FAST" Part 3 (of 3) In an explosive conclusion that changes everything forever, the Runaways bid farewell to co-creators Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona, who prepare to turn the keys to the Hostel over to the incoming creative team of Joss Whedon and Michael Ryan! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 NEXTWAVE: AGENTS OF H.A.T.E. #12 Written by WARREN ELLIS Pencils and Cover by STUART IMMONEN To all those who HAVEN’T been buying NEXTWAVE– Thanks a lot, jerks! This is the last issue! To all those who HAVE been buying NEXTWAVE– YOU RULE!! Do not miss this pulse-pounding conclusion to the greatest work of western literature EVER! Hamlet? Horrible. War and Peace? What-a-joke! The Great Gatsby? The Great Lame-by, maybe. Those works are going to be moved to the Bad Section of your local bookstores after this issue comes out. Don't miss this or you won’t know what your children’s children are reading in school. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99 SHE-HULK #15 Written by DAN SLOTT Penciled by RICK BURCHETT Cover by GREG HORN PLANET WITHOUT A HULK: Part 1 of 4 Now that the ILLUMINATI have shot the HULK into space... Who's going to fight all of his bad guys? Enter SHE-HULK: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Spinning out of events from CIVIL WAR and PLANET HULK, the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D. is shipping She-Hulk off to Hulk-related hotspots around the globe-- where she'll be taking on villains from A-Z! Or, in this case, from the Abomination to Zzzax! That's right, gamma-fans, it's the Emerald Amazon in her most ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURE EVER! AND IT ALL STARTS HERE! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 SILENT WAR #1 (OF 6) Written by DAVID HINE Penciled by ROY ALLAN MARTINEZ Cover by JOHN WATSON SON OF M told how Quicksilver stole the precious Terrigen Mists from the Inhumans and how Black Bolt retaliated by declaring war on humanity. Now that war is about to break loose as Gorgon leads a terrorist attack on New York. Old friends become deadly enemies when the Fantastic Four are forced to defend their city against the Inhumans. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 SQUADRON SUPREME: HYPERION VS. NIGHTHAWK #1 (OF 5) Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM Pencils and Cover by PAUL GULACY It had to happen: The ultimate throw-down between the two stars of the smash hits "Supreme Power" and "Squadron Supreme:" Hyperion and Nighthawk. But what could draw these two heroes into the biggest of all smackdowns? Nothing less than genocide. In this ripped from the headlines story, Marc Guggenheim (Wolverine, Blade) and comic book legend Paul Gulacy (Master of Kung Fu) explore the real-world tragedy that is going on right now in Darfur, Africa. The most thought-provoking and action-packed book you'll read all year! 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99 THUNDERBOLTS #110 Written by WARREN ELLIS Penciled by MIKE DEODATO Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Variant Covers by LEINIL YU “Faith in Monsters” Part 1 of 6 Venom, lethal protector! The enigmatic Moonstone! Bullseye, the man who never misses! Songbird, mistress of sound! Chen Lu, the Radioactive Man! Swordsman, master of the blade! The mystery man called Penance! And Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! They’re America’s newest celebrities, ready to take to the skies at a moment’s notice in pursuit of those secret, unregistered superhumans hiding among us! They’re the All-New, All-Deadly THUNDERBOLTS—making the world a safer place for ordinary people one would-be costumed hero at a time! In the wake of CIVIL WAR, Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato present a dark and disturbing take on Marvel’s most wanted, where the line between hero and villain is difficult to find—if it exists at all! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 WHITE TIGER #3 (OF 6) Written by TAMORA PIERCE & TIMOTHY LIEBE Penciled by PHILIPPE BRIONES Cover by DAVID MACK After putting a beating on Sano and his bloodthirsty Yakuza warriors, White Tiger and Daredevil face the long arm of the NYPD---and its crosshairs. Being a wanted vigilante is a newsflash for Del Toro as she realizes becoming an enemy of the state isn’t easy. On top of a visit by everyone’s favorite Webslinger, a cold hard rejection by Matt Murdock, and a bruising punch fest with Cobra, Angela learns that divorcing her real-life identity from masked crusading is not as simple as just removing a mask, nor is it all that realistic. And to add it all, Chaeyi and its shadowy activities keep running unchecked with no leads in sight. The only thing that seems to be constant is the indecision, violence, and frustration following White Tiger without pause….welcome to her world. It’s about to get much rougher! 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99 WONDER MAN #2 (OF 5) Written by PETER DAVID Pencils and Cover by ANDREW CURRIE “MY FAIR SUPER HERO” Who is Ladykiller, and how did she come to be? The answers will leave you shocked…as Wonder Man, Beast, and Ms. Marvel try to reconstruct this villain into their ideal of a hero. What could go wrong? It’s a battle of wits and willpower—and it’s not all fun and games! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 MARVEL ADVENTURES MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #20 Written by ZEB WELLS Pencils and Cover by KANO THE HUMAN TORCH is really really hot. ICEMAN is really really cool. And they really really don’t like one another. So we’ve stranded them together with a bunch of pretty girls and a super-villain! Let’s see what happens! 32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #23 Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by CORY HAMSCHER Cover by PATRICK SCHERBERGER It's what Spider-Man fears more than anything -- no, not battling some super-villain, but going school clothes shopping with Aunt May! When the sinister Sandman attacks the store, though, Spidey has to keep his secret identity from becoming unveiled! 32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99 MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #9 Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by JUAN SANTACRUZ Cover by CAMERON STEWART When the Avengers run up against MODOC! Do we really need to tease this plot? Just look at the picture. 32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99 X-MEN CABLE & DEADPOOL #36 Written by FABIAN NICIEZA Penciled by REILLY BROWN Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER Unfinished Business Part 1 of 4 DEADPOOL has decided to face the skeletons in his closet, dive deep into that dark void he calls a soul, and rattle things up a bit. First order of business: TASKMASTER. Second order of business: a knock-down drag- out BRAWL! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 EXILES #90 Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Pencils and Cover by PAUL PELLETIER A new era for EXILES begins here! Legend Chris Claremont (UNCANNY X-MEN) starts a run that will have Exiles fans talking for years to come. And he’s not the only one joining up, as X-Woman PSYLOCKE joins the team as well. What is she doing there? How will the team deal with her arrival? And what new villains plan on destroying every world in existence?! 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99 NEW X-MEN #34 Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST & CRAIG KYLE Pencils and Cover by PACO MEDINA “MERCURY RISING" The Facility turned X-23's childhood into a blood-stained nightmare and now they're gunning for the New X- Men. How far will the team go to save one of their teammates, and once they've crossed over into X-23's violent world, is there any coming back? The kids will never look at X-23 the same again as the fallout from X- 23: TARGET X continues here. Part 2 (of 4)! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 NEW EXCALIBUR #15 Written by FRANK TIERI Pencils and Cover by JAMES CALAFIORE “UNREDEEMABLE” Juggernaut faces the hardest battle of his life! After trying to stay on the good and narrow, will his quest for strength and power force him back over to the dark side?! And if he does, will his teammates ever be able to look at him the same again?! The surprising conclusion to Frank Tieri’s run on New Excalibur! Part 3 (of 3)! 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99 UNCANNY X-MEN #482 Written by ED BRUBAKER Pencils and Cover by BILLY TAN THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SHI’AR EMPIRE The all-out battle for control of the Shi'ar Empire begins here! The X-Men team-up with the Starjammers for a rescue mission that could mean everything for the future of the Shi'ar Empire! Meanwhile, Darwin and Xavier are trapped in the clutches of the enemy! Part 8 (of 12)! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 WOLVERINE #50 Written by JEPH LOEB Penciled by SIMONE BIANCHI & ED MCGUINNESS Wraparound cover by SIMONE BIANCHI "EVOLUTION,” PART 1 A DOUBLE-SIZED SPECIAL 50TH ISSUE! WITH SPECTACLAR WRAPAROUND COVER BY BIANCHI! Superstar Jeph Loeb (Batman: Hush) is joined by future superstar Simone Bianchi for the biggest, best and, quite possibly, last battle between Wolverine and Sabretooth! These sworn foes have been locked in an endless grudge match that goes back longer than either can remember -- or even imagine. The key to victory is eons old, and it’s certain to rock their world. Think you’ve seen Marvel’s fiercest go toe-to-toe before? Those were just warm-ups. Also featuring a 12-page backup story “PUNY LITTLE MAN,” by Loeb and superstar Ed McGuinness (Superman/Batman): He’s big, he’s green, he’s mean, and he just got his mitts on Logan. Now THIS is gonna hurt. 48 PGS. Parental Advisory …$3.99 WOLVERINE #50 BLACK AND WHITE Written by JEPH LOEB Penciled by SIMONE BIANCHI & ED MCGUINNESS Wraparound cover by SIMONE BIANCHI "EVOLUTION,” PART 1 A DOUBLE-SIZED SPECIAL 50TH ISSUE! WITH SPECTACLAR WRAPAROUND COVER BY BIANCHI! Superstar Jeph Loeb (Batman: Hush) is joined by future superstar Simone Bianchi for the biggest, best and, quite possibly, last battle between Wolverine and Sabretooth! These sworn foes have been locked in an endless grudge match that goes back longer than either can remember - - or even imagine. The key to victory is eons old, and it’s certain to rock their world. Think you’ve seen Marvel’s fiercest foes two go toe-to-toe before? Those were just warm-ups. Also featuring a 12-page backup story “PUNY LITTLE MAN,” by Loeb and superstar Ed McGuinness (Superman/Batman): He’s big, he’s green, he’s mean, and he just got his mitts on Logan. Now THIS is gonna hurt. 48 PGS. Parental Advisory …$3.99 WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #10 Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by STEVE DILLON Cover by JOE QUESADA 50/50 Variant by ARTHUR SUYDAM It all ends—and it all begins—in this issue, featuring both the death of a beloved Marvel character and the debut appearance of a new one: the son of Wolverine! 32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY ...$2.99 X-23: TARGET X #2 (OF 6) Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST Pencils and Cover by MICHAEL CHOI & SONIA OBACK X-23’s bloodstained past continues to unfold as superstar Top Cow artists Mike Choi and Sonia Oback join the team! The hunt continues for X-23 as she tries to make a normal life for herself. But can she escape her violent past when not only the Facility that created her is hunting her, but S.H.I.E.L.D. as well? X-23 is about to collide head first with the Marvel Universe, and sparks will fly as CAPTAIN AMERICA and DAREDEVIL join the chase! 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99 X-FACTOR #15 Written by PETER DAVID Pencils and Cover by PABLO RAIMONDI Having a hard time accepting the idea of Jamie Madrox, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.? Well, that's nothing compared to what's going to happen when Jamie is captured by S.H.I.E.L.D.'s foremost opponents and is transformed into Jamie Madrox...Agent of Hydra! Plus...Siryn and Monet decide to go shopping and have a grand Mall seizure! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 X-MEN #195 Written by MIKE CAREY Pencils and Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS "PRIMARY INFECTION" While the X-Men follow her trail to India, Rogue is at the mercy of the man known as Pandemic! What is his fascinating connection with Rogue? What has he done to Lady Mastermind? Why is he called Pandemic? All good questions. Read the issue and find out! Part 2 (of 3)! 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99 X-MEN ANNUAL #1 Written by MIKE CAREY Pencils and Cover by MARK BROOKS Rogue and her team have unfinished business on board the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier - business that concerns the twins, Northstar and Aurora, and a last-ditch attempt to restore them to their right minds. But a powerful enemy from the X-Men's past has a different agenda - and his plans to hijack the Helicarrier for his own uses lead to a terrible revelation. 48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #5 (OF 8) Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by ROGER CRUZ Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Some very strange people have come calling for Bobby Drake, and the young mutants find themselves facing the harshest elements of the Norse Pantheon! With ancient forces in play, certainly someone will incur the wrath of the God of Thunder! 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99 X-MEN: PHOENIX—WARSONG #5 (OF 5) Written by GREG PAK Penciled by TYLER KIRKHAM Cover by MARC SILVESTRI Who dares challenge the judgment of the Phoenix? The showdown at the Weapons Plus super-soldier creation facility known as “The World” reaches its shocking climax as the Cuckoos embrace their destiny — and Emma Frost makes the most terrifying decision of her life. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 MAX HELLSTORM: SON OF SATAN #4 (OF 5) Written by ALEXANDER IRVINE Penciled by RUSSELL BRAUN Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM “EQUINOX” PART 4 With otherworldly figures breathing down his neck, the key to Daimon Hellstorm’s survival sits shriveled in a little glass jar, waiting to be reunited with its host. All the Son of Satan needs is needle and thread, and to take the biggest gamble of his life. God help us if he rolls craps. This is The Son of Satan as you’ve never seen him before, brought to you by acclaimed novelist Alexander Irvine (The Narrows), with searing art by Russell Braun (Animal Man) and Klaus Janson. 32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99 THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC PUNISHER #43 & #44 Written by GARTH ENNIS Penciled by AVALON'S LAN MEDINA Cover by TIM BRADSTREET NEW STORY ARC “WIDOWMAKER,” PART 1 AND 2 (of 7) Five women, linked by tragedy…and obsession. The Punisher killed their husbands -- put them down like gods -- and shattered their lives. Now they want payback…and they’ve hatched the perfect plan to get it. To bring the wolf to their door, all they need is bait. 32 PGS. (each)/Explicit Content …$2.99 (each) THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES - PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC. MARVEL/DABEL BROTHERS ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER IN “GUILTY PLEASURES” #4 (OF 12) Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON Adapted by STACIE M. RITCHIE Pencils & Cover by BRETT BOOTH Anita Blake has faced great horrors in her career as a vampire hunter and an animator of the undead, but being left in a dungeon with an army of were-rats is hardly her idea of a good time. Fortunately, she is able to escape when her vampire hosts intercede, but her good luck seems short-lived when she is brought before Nikolaos, the master vampire of St. Louis. What Nikolaos wants is unclear, but one thing is certain - even an experienced vampire hunter like Anita cannot stand against a being as powerful as this! But can she survive the night? 32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY...$2.99 MAGICIAN: APPRENTICE #5 (OF 12) Written by RAYMOND E. FEIST Adapted by MICHAEL AVON OEMING & BRYAN J.L. GLASS Penciled by RYAN STEGMAN Cover by BRETT BOOTH The Riftwar has begun! Magician apprentice Pug may have lost his mentor as Kulgan, the Master Magician of Crydee, lies wounded by a strange attack from the Tsurani invaders. But more exciting events are about to unfold as Queen Aglaranna and her delegation from Elvandar arrive to discuss the Tsurani threat. Can the elves and the people of Crydee find a way to repel these invaders before they storm into the world of Midkemia… or will they have to send for the distant king’s aid as they prepare for all-out war? Adapted from the legendary novel by New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist, MAGICIAN: APPRENTICE is considered by critics to be second only to Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” as the premiere epic in fantasy, and this adaptation continues to receive accolades from fans for its faithful retelling of the tale! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER #5 (OF 12) Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD Adapted by ROLAND BERNARD BROWN Penciled by MIGUEL MONTENEGRO Cover by NOVA STUDIO In an alternate history of the American frontier where folk magic actually works, ten-year-old Alvin Smith and his brother Measure have been rescued by the Shaw-nee tribe and their leader, Ta-Kumsaw, and it’s clear that someone is inciting the other tribes to commit great acts of violence against the settlers. Ta-Kumsaw doesn’t trust the white men because they have lost their connection with the land, but he is amazed by Alvin’s ability to shape the world around him without disturbing the order of nature. And so he decides to take the boys to see his brother, Tenskwa-Tawa, the figure known to many as the “Red Prophet,” and the man responsible for teaching Alvin to use his unique power only to help, and never to hurt. Adapted from the critically-acclaimed book by New York Times Bestselling author Orson Scott Card (ENDER’S GAME, ULTIMATE IRON MAN), RED PROPHET is a tale of high fantasy and history woven into an incredible blend, and it’s a wonderful story that anyone who knows even a little about American history can enjoy! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 PTOLUS: CITY BY THE SPIRE #4 (OF 6) Written by MONTE COOK Penciled by CAANAN WHITE Cover by DAVID CURIEL / INSHIELD Ptolus: The City By the Spire is a place of history and mystery, a city built upon the ruins of itself, and filled with adventures from top to bottom. And Sheva Callister, a retired treasure hunter who’s come back for one last job, is painfully aware of this as she stumbles into the underground tomb of Narros, the Lich King, a powerful undead creature who does not appreciate her intrusion. But if she and her companions can escape, they’ll only be plunged into more excitement and deception as various nobles from the city above use her in a pawn in a strange game of their own. That is, of course, unless the legendary “Iron Mage” appears and lends her a hand… Penned by Monte Cook, one of the best-known contributors to the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS third edition and the creator of the PTOLUS campaign set (described as “the most deluxe campaign set ever made!”), this comic book miniseries has turned heads for its sharp writing and its beautiful artistic style. It’s a must have for any fantasy fan, and a great read for anyone who enjoys a good adventure! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 XIII TPB Written by WILLIAM VANCE Adapted by BEN AVERY Pencils and Cover by JEAN VAN HAMME A man wakes up on a beach with no memory of who he is and no clues about his identity, save a mysterious tattoo that simply says, “XIII.” But when XIII is attacked by two would-be killers determined to take him out, he dispatches them easily with reflexive military training, which helps him to realize that he is more than a simple man with amnesia. Now, XIII must uncover the secrets of his past and learn who he really is and what his mission was before he lost his memory. But along the way, he will learn that he may have been responsible for killing the President of the United States… and working for enemies who have intentions far beyond his simple quest to remember who he is. Europe’s bestselling, classic graphic novel series is finally available in the English language, and it’s sure to be a hit with anyone who enjoys great storytelling in the style of THE BOURNE IDENTITY. It’s also the basis of a critically-acclaimed video game by Ubisoft starring David Duchovny as Agent XIII! Be sure to pick it up while you can, but be warned – once you start to unravel the mysteries of XIII, you won’t want to stop until you reach the conclusion! 144 PGS./EXPLICIT CONTENT…$14.99 ICON COMICS JACK KIRBY'S GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS #5 Written by LISA KIRBY & STEVE ROBERTSON Penciled by MIKE THIBODEAUX Cover by JACK KIRBY At the heart of Dangerland, Mainframe must fight a death-duel with Slugg, for the life of his son, Garrett! But if Mainframe should fall, must the child become the man? 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 POWERS #24 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Art & Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING “SECRET IDENTITY” Homicide Detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim investigate murders specific to super-hero cases, and they both have a secret: They both have powers. And in this shocking issue, Christian Walker vs. Satan! Oh, you heard us! ’Nuff said! From the writer of some of your favorite Marvel comics – including ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN and NEW AVENGERS – comes a brand-new chapter from this award-winning book. Part 6 (of 6) 32 PGS./Explicit Content …$2.95 Powers is TM & © 2006 Jinxworld Inc., 2006. All Rights Reserved. CRIMINAL #4 Harvey Award-Winning *Best Writer* Ed Brubaker (Daredevil, Cap, Uncanny X-Men) and best-selling *Marvel Zombies* artist Sean Phillips' *CRIMINAL*is the hottest creator-owned debut of the year, and the fourth part of their acclaimed first arc, "Coward" shows you exactly why critics are already hailing it as the best new comic of the year! Leo's attempt to make a deal goes badly, and the men on his and Greta's trail have made their move, leaving a path of death and destruction in their wake... And bringing Leo face to face with the violence that lurks deep inside his darkest places. What happens next will shock even him! Bonus -- CRIMINAL promises more content than the average comic, with each issue packed from cover to cover with content, featuring a full length continuing story, as well as back-up stories and articles and DVD-style behind the scenes extras. 32 pages/no ads/Mature Content…$2.99 MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVELS MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA HEROES VOL. 1 Featuring Marvel Boy, Human Torch, Captain America & Sub-Mariner Written by STAN LEE Penciled by BILL EVERETT, JOHN ROMITA, CARL BURGOS, RUSS HEATH & WAYNE BORING Cover by CARL BURGOS As the ’50s dawned and the Atlas Era was born, the day of the Nazi-stomping super hero had passed, and in its place came a new style of hero reflective of the changing times. Heroes born of bizarre atomic science that battled otherworldly alien menaces, and patriotic poster boys that battled back the Communist hordes. Marvel Boy: Rejecting the tyranny of Earth’s governments, scientist Dr. Matthew Grayson built an experimental spacecraft and traveled to the planet Uranus with his infant son, Robert. In this incredible environment, young Robert developed marvelous powers of telepathy and superhuman strength, combined with a pair of amazing photonic wristbands. These astonishing powers made him Marvel Boy, cosmic protector of the solar system! The Hero Revival: The year was 1953, and with fear of Communism clutching the nation’s attention, Atlas Comics publisher Martin Goodman tapped Stan Lee – along with artists John Romita, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos and Russ Heath – to stage a revival of the most-famous super heroes of the era. Bursting onto the pages of YOUNG MEN, the Human Torch, Captain America and the Sub-Mariner made their explosive return to the comics scene! The inaugural volume of a line collecting the exceptionally rare 1950s appearances of Captain America, the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, Marvel Boy, the Black Knight and more, ATLAS ERA HEROES VOL. 1 is just the first peek into a historical bridge between the Golden Age and the Marvel Age of Heroes no fan should be without! Collecting MARVEL BOY #1-2, ASTONISHING #3-6 and YOUNG MEN #24-28. 304 PGS./All Ages …$54.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2408-X MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA HEROES VOL. 1 – VARIANT EDTION VOL. 73 304 PGS./All Ages …$54.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2480-2 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: WARLOCK VOL. 1 Written by ROY THOMAS, MIKE FRIEDRICH, RON GOULART, GERRY CONWAY & TONY ISABELLA Penciled by GIL KANE, JOHN BUSCEMA, TOM SUTTON, BOB BROWN & HERB TRIMPE Cover by GIL KANE As the 1970s dawned, Marvel Comics marched into a new era. An era whose heroes increasingly reflected the turmoil and social unrest of the time. And as Marvel’s heroic pantheon evolved, a newly christened hero debuted to herald that new era: Adam Warlock! Mixing super-hero action with equal parts social consciousness and allegory, writer Roy Thomas and artist Gil Kane, in some of the most accomplished work of his career, launched Warlock on a wild ride across the cosmos to Counter-Earth! Hastened by the High Evolutionary to be the savior of this parallel planet, Warlock, armed for the first time with his soul gem, must do battle with the evil Man-Beast for the very planet itself! Featuring guest-appearances by Dr. Doom, Reed Richards and no less than the Incredible Hulk, this volume of never-before-collected stories is one you won’t want to miss, and you can bet your pet rock on that! Collecting MARVEL PREMIERE #1-2, WARLOCK #1-8 and INCREDIBLE HULK #176-178. 288 PGS./All Ages …$54.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2411-X MARVEL MASTERWORKS: WARLOCK VOL. 1 – VARIANT EDTION VOL. 72 288 PGS./All Ages …$54.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2471-3 STORM PREMIERE HC Written by ERIC JEROME DICKEY Penciled by DAVID YARDIN & LAN MEDINA Cover by MIKE MAYHEW The epic, untold love story between Marvel’s two pre-eminent black super heroes – Storm and the Black Panther – is finally told, as only New York Times best-selling author Eric Jerome Dickey can do it! An orphaned street urchin, living by her wits on the unforgiving plains of Africa as she struggles to harness her slowly developing mutant powers. A warrior Prince, embarking on his rite of passage as he ponders the great responsibility in his future. And a crew of ruthless mercenaries who’ll stop at nothing to capture an elusive creature of legend: the fabled wind-rider. What sparks occur when their paths intersect? Don’t miss out on this prelude to the wedding of Storm and the Black Panther! Collecting STORM #1-6. 160 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2283-4 Trim size: standard STORM PREMIERE HC – VARIANT EDITION 160 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2540-X SPIDER-MAN: DEATH OF THE STACYS PREMIERE HC Written by STAN LEE & GERRY CONWAY Penciled by JOHN ROMITA SR. & GIL KANE Cover by GIL KANE Spider-Man's career has often been shaped by tragedy, but rarely as much as in the story of the Stacys! Two of Spider-Man's greatest enemies, Doc Ock and the Green Goblin, made comic-book history by killing the wall- crawler's police-officer mentor, Captain Stacy, and his first true love, Gwen – events that affect the Marvel Universe to this day! Guest-starring Iceman of the X-Men! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #88-92 and #121-122. 160 PGS./Rated A …$19.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2504-3 Trim size: standard SPIDER-MAN: DEATH OF THE STACYS PREMIERE HC – VARIANT EDITION VOL. 4 Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR. 160 PGS./Rated A …$19.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2505-1 X-FACTOR: LIFE AND DEATH MATTERS PREMIERE HC Penciled by ARIEL OLIVETTI, DENNIS CALERO, RENATO ARLEM & ROY ALLAN MARTINEZ Cover by RYAN SOOK Jamie Madrox comes face-to-face with the thing that terrifies him the most: having to make a decision. The divisiveness of Civil War has spread to his own team: Half of them want to cooperate with the government; the other half wants to take a stand against it. It’s Jamie’s choice that may well decide whether X-Factor stays together or cracks apart. And matters aren’t being helped by Quicksilver, who offers Rictor the opportunity to get his powers back -- but at what price? Plus: They've been a thorn in X-Factor’s side since the beginning, and now things are coming to a head. X-Factor’s newest assignment causes them to again cross paths with their arch rivals, Singularity Investigations. The result is revelations that strike to the very core of who and what Jamie Madrox is. Collecting X-FACTOR #7-12. 144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19 .99 ISBN: 0-7851-2623-6 Trimsize: Standard X-FACTOR: THE LONGEST NIGHT PREMIERE HC STILL AVAILABLE! $ 19.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2351-2) WOLVERINE & BLACK CAT: CLAWS HC Written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI & JUSTIN GRAY Penciled by JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER Cover by JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER Shanghaied and transported to a remote desert island, Wolverine and the Black Cat find themselves at the center of a deadly game. A team of filthy-rich hunters have slapped down some serious cash for the opportunity to hunt the most dangerous prey on the planet, and they’ve got the high-tech weapons to do just that. Like it or not, the key to Logan and Felicia’s survival just might be their ability to cooperate long enough to evade their hunters and uncover the identity of the deadly ringmaster. Collecting CLAWS #1-3, plus a hefty helping of DVD-style extras! 104 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$17.99 ISBN: 0-7851-1850-0 Trim size: oversized AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL. 4 HC Written by KURT BUSIEK Penciled by JERRY ORDWAY, STEVE EPTING, ALAN DAVIS, NORM BREYFOGLE, IAN CHURCHILL & JOHN ROMITA JR. Cover by ALAN DAVIS The Avengers embark on international adventure against a nation-sized knight and a city of Hulks! Then, it’s off to small-town Centerville to face Salem’s Seven and the Sons of the Serpent! Plus: A major Marvel crossover! Avengers in space, and inquiries answered by the man who knows Earth’s Mightiest Heroes best! Collecting AVENGERS #35-40 and ANNUAL 2000-2001, AVENGERS: THE ULTRON IMPERATIVE, and MAXIMUM SECURITY #1-3 and DANGEROUS PLANET. 416 PGS./Rated T+ ...$34.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2347-4 Trim size: oversized These AVENGERS ASSEMBLE HARDCOVERS STILL AVAILABLE! AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL. 1...$29.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1573-0) AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL. 2...$29.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1773-3) AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL. 3...$34.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2130-7) MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL. 5: MONSTERS ON THE PROWL DIGEST Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by MIKE NORTON Cover by CAMERON STEWART All-new, all-ages, all-action fun featuring Werewolf by Night, Man-Thing, Fin Fang Foom and Frankenstein's Monster! Guest-starring Hawkeye! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #17-20. 96 PGS./All Ages …$6.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2309-1 These MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN DIGESTS STILL AVAILABLE! MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1: THE SINISTER SIX…$6.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1739-3) MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL. 2: POWER STRUGGLE…$6.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1903-5) MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL. 3: DOOM WITH A VIEW…$6.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2000-9) MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL. 4: CONCRETE JUNGLE…$6.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2005-X) ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL. 3: TORN TPB Written by JOSS WHEDON Penciled by JOHN CASSADAY Cover by JOHN CASSADAY They’re back! The chart-topping super-team of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday return for more Astonshing X- Men! If you thought their past efforts were full of shocks and surprises, hold onto your eyeballs – because you haven’t seen anything yet, as things go from peculiar to just plain bizarre! Emma Frost’s erratic behavior has the X-Men spinning in a non-stop downward spiral. Will an unlikely union be the final straw? After secretly lying in wait for months, the new Hellfire Club makes its move! Plus: The X-Man destined to destroy the Breakworld stands revealed! Who is it, and what will be their fate? Collecting ASTONISHING X-MEN #13-18. 144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$14.99 ISBN: 0-7851-1759-8 These ASTONISHING X-MEN TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE! ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL. 1: GIFTED...$14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1531-5) ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL. 2: DANGEROUS...$14.99 (ISBN: ISBN: 0-7851-1677-X) ULTIMATE ANNUALS VOL. 2 TPB Written by CHARLIE HUSTON, MIKE CAREY, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & ROBERT KIRKMAN Penciled by MIKE DEODATO, RYAN SOOK, STUART IMMONEN, FRAZER IRVING, MARK BROOKS, SALVADOR LARROCA & LEINIL FRANCIS YU Cover by MIKE DEODATO The Ultimate Annuals return with life-altering events! In ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #2, something strange has happened at Nursery Two, the Baxter Building’s Think Tank counterpart in Oregon. It’s disappeared, seemingly swallowed up by the earth itself! And if you think that heralds the return of the macabre Mole Man, go to the head of the class! In ULTIMATE X-MEN ANNUAL #2, Dazzler – Alison Blaire, former X-Man – has awakened from her coma only to discover her life is in deadly peril! And even her former fellow X-Men may be powerless to save her as a betrayal within the ranks has left them shell-shocked. In ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #2, Punisher and Daredevil return! While Foggy Nelson offers Spidey some legal advice, Police Captain Jean DeWolfe gives him some other advice – on how to take down the Ultimate Kangaroo! Will Peter Parker be able to navigate his way through this all-action moral maze, or will Punisher just shoot him instead? And in THE ULTIMATES ANNUAL #2, as the Ultimates clear the wreckage from the recent attack on the United States, a monstrous evil from the past rises from the ashes to launch an attack when America is at her weakest. And with the ranks of the Ultimates severely depleted, all that stands in the path of the long-thought-dead bio-fanatic Arnim Zola is the indomitable Sentinel of Liberty, Captain America, and Sam Wilson, the high-flying Falcon! Collecting THE ULTIMATES ANNUAL #2, ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #2, ULTIMATE X-MEN ANNUAL #2 and ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #2. 160 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$13.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2371-7 ULTIMATE ANNUALS VOL. 1 TPB STILL AVAILABLE! $13.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2035-1) ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 15: MAGICAL TPB Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN Penciled by TOM RANEY & SALVADOR LARROCA Cover by TOM RANEY He’s a media darling, a vital part of the X-Men dynamic and the newest member of the team. His name: the Magician! Watch him live up to his name in ways you could never conceive. There is more -- much, much more about this new mutant than any suspect. Meanwhile, a tormented Jean Grey is having great difficulty dealing with the results of the Shi’ar testing. Elsewhere...Dazzler stirs. Collecting ULTIMATE X-MEN #72-74 and ANNUAL #2. 112 PGS./Rated T+ ...$11.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2020-3 These ULTIMATE X-MEN TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE! ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 1: THE TOMORROW PEOPLE...$14.95 (ISBN: 0-7851-0788-6) ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 2: RETURN TO WEAPON X...$14.95 (ISBN: 0-7851-0868-8) ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 3: WORLD TOUR...$17.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-0961-7) ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 4: HELLFIRE & BRIMSTONE...$12.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1089-5) ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 5: ULTIMATE WAR...$10.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1129-8) ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 6: RETURN OF THE KING...$16.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1091-7) ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 7: BLOCKBUSTER...$14.95 (ISBN: 0-7851-1219-7) ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 8: NEW MUTANTS...$12.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1161-1) ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 9: THE TEMPEST...$10.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1404-1) ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 10: CRY WOLF...$8.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1405-X) ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 11: THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME...$12.99 (0-7851-1659-1) ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 12: HARD LESSONS...$9.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1801-2) ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 13: MAGNETIC NORTH...$12.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1906-X) ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 14: PHOENIX? ...$16.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2019-X) CHAMPIONS CLASSIC VOL. 2 TPB Written by BILL MANTLO, JOHN BYRNE & JIM SHOOTER Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, BOB HALL & GEORGE TUSKA Cover by ERNIE CHAN Demon-gods, alien monsters and killer bees – it only goes to show that Angel, Iceman, Hercules, Black Widow and Ghost Rider did more before #17 than some teams get done by #50! The short-lived super-team squeezed multiple mayhem into mere months of masked marvelry! Featuring the Stranger and the Stilt-Man! Magneto and MODOK! The world reign of Doctor Doom! The Sentinels and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Avengers! Plus: destined for the pages of Punisher War Journal...Rampage! Collecting CHAMPIONS #12-17, IRON MAN ANNUAL #4, AVENGERS #163, SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP #14. and PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #17-18. 216 PGS./Rated A ...$19.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2098-X CHAMPIONS CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB STILL AVAILABLE! $19.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2097-1) GHOST RIDER: ROAD TO DAMNATION TPB Written by GARTH ENNIS Penciled by CLAYON CRAIN Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN Stunning art and a story that only Garth Ennis could tell! He’s paying the price for his deal with the Devil – is the Ghost Rider condemned to ride the highways of Hell for all eternity? His saving grace could be in the form of an unlikely ally – an industrious angel with a deal that would free Ghost Rider once and for all! Collecting GHOST RIDER #1-6. 144 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$14.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2122-6 GHOST RIDER VOL. 1: VICIOUS CYCLE TPB Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by JAVIER SALTARES & MARK TEXEIRA Cover by MARC SILVESTRI Once upon a time, Johnny Blaze made a deal with the Devil – and to no one’s surprise but his own, he got shafted. Now trapped in hell, with the Spirit of Vengeance bonded to his immortal soul and weighing him down, Johnny may have finally found a way out. But at what cost? From the depths of Hell to the glittering spires of Heaven, the Ghost Rider rides again, blazing new trails and dispensing fiery vengeance in his wake. The demonic team of Daniel Way, Mark Texeira and Javier Saltares reunite to put ol’ Flamehead back in the saddle where he belongs. Ready or not, here he comes! Collecting GHOST RIDER #1-5. 120 PGS./Rated T+ ...$13.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2296-6 IRON MAN: ARMOR WARS TPB Written by DAVID MICHELINIE & BOB LAYTON Penciled by MARK BRIGHT & BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH Cover by MARK BRIGHT “How many? How many have drawn blood with my sword?” Millionaire industrialist Tony Stark is an inventive genius who has dedicated all of his enormous financial and intellectual resources to a single guiding principle: the creation of technology for the betterment of humanity. Stark’s greatest creation is a modern-day miracle: a suit of form-fitting, strength-enhancing, steel-mesh armor he dons to become the living symbol of his ideals, the Invincible Iron Man! But when Stark discovers that the same technology he used to create the Iron Man armor – technology so secret he didn’t even dare patent it – is now in the hands of several deadly super-villains, he feels responsible for the evil they have done with the high-tech tools he unwittingly provided. In the face of objections from his government, friends, colleagues and fellow super heroes, Stark swears to use the power of Iron Man to bring the evil to an end – and to take back what's his. The Beatle, Stilt Man, the Controller, Stingray, the Mandroids, the Guardsmen and Firepower don’t know it yet, but they’ve got a problem. The world’s most powerful force for good isn’t playing by the rules anymore. And he’s coming for them. Collecting IRON MAN #225-232. 208 PGS./Rated A …$24.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2506-X IRON MAN: EXTREMIS TPB Written by WARREN ELLIS Penciled by ADI GRANOV Cover by ADI GRANOV It’s the beginning of a new era for Iron Man as renowned scribe Warren Ellis joins forces with artist Adi Granov to redefine the armored Avenger’s world for the 21st century – a landscape of terrifying new technologies that threaten to overwhelm fragile mankind! What is Extremis, who has unleashed it, and what does its emergence portend for the world? Collecting IRON MAN #1-6. 160 PGS./Rated T+ ...$14.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2258-3 FANTASTIC FOUR: BOOKS OF DOOM TPB Written by ED BRUBAKER Penciled by PABLO RAIMONDI Cover by PAOLO RIVERA From the black steppes of Eastern Europe, to the college campuses of New York City, and finally to the throne of Latveria – this is the life of Von Doom! From his earliest disasters to his scientific triumphs to the tragedy of the fractured man he would become, this is the story you know, and the one you don’t. The story of the missing years and the journey that shaped the man who would be king. An epic Russian tragedy in comic form, this is unlike any Doom story you’ve ever seen. Five-time Eisner-nominated Best Writer Ed Brubaker turns his shadowy vision to Marvel’s greatest villain, Victor Von Doom. With the phenomenal art of Pablo Raimondi, you will witness Doom’s life from his earliest moments to the day he took the throne of Latveria. A dark and revealing examination of how an innocent boy grows up to be a tyrant – a new twist on an old legend – Books of Doom is a sweeping epic of tragedy, madness and destiny! Collecting BOOKS OF DOOM #1-6. 144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$14.99 ISBN: 0-7851-1704-0 NEW MUTANTS CLASSIC VOL. 2 TPB Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA & BOB MCLEOD Cover by TOM MANDRAKE Nova Roma, a city on the move – back several thousand years! In their earliest adventure abroad, the New Mutants discover a long-forgotten colony of the Roman Empire and an enemy they won’t soon forget: Selene the Black Queen! Then, Magma and Magik join the team just in time for war with the White Queen! Featuring the future Warpath and the original Hellions, harbingers of horror and heroism for years to come! Collecting NEW MUTANTS #8-17. 240 PGS./Rated A ...$24.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2195-1 NEW MUTANTS CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB STILL AVAILABLE! $24.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2194-3) DEFENDERS: INDEFENSIBLE TPB Written by KEITH GIFFEN & J.M. DEMATTEIS Penciled by KEVIN MAGUIRE Cover by KEVIN MAGUIRE Wong possessed by Nightmare! Dormammu and Umar in unholy alliance! The Hulk and the Sub-Mariner at each other’s throats! The Silver Surfer...uh...surfing. Can Doctor Strange reunite the Defenders and save “Reality As We Know It?” Only the Ancient One knows for sure! Collecting DEFENDERS #1-5. 120 PGS./Rated T+ ...$13.99 ISBN: 0-7851-1762-8 MARVEL TEAM-UP VOL. 4: FREEDOM RING TPB Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN Penciled by PACO MEDINA & ANDY KUHN Cover by PHIL HESTER An all-new hero is introduced into the Marvel Universe, but is the world ready for Freedom Ring? And what does all this have to do with a reality-altering ring crafted from broken shards of the cosmic cube? Featuring Wolverine, Cable, Captain America, Spider-Man and more! Collecting MARVEL TEAM-UP #19-25. 168 PGS./Rated A ...$17.99 ISBN: 0-7851-1990-6 These MARVEL TEAM-UP TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE! MARVEL TEAM-UP VOL. 1: THE GOLDEN CHILD TRADE…$14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1595-1) MARVEL TEAM-UP VOL. 2: MASTER OF THE RING…$17.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1596-X) MARVEL TEAM-UP VOL. 3: LEAGUE OF LOSERS…$13.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1946-9) MARVEL ROMANCE REDUX: ANOTHER KIND OF LOVE TPB Written by JEFF PARKER, JOHN LUSTIG, KEITH GIFFEN, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, JOHN LUSTIG, ROGER LANGRIDGE, KYLE BAKER, FRED VAN LENTE, MICHAEL LEIB, ROBERT FLEMING, KIRSTEN SINCLAIR, PETER DAVID, JOE LANSDALE & PAUL DI FILIPPO Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, DON HECK, JOHN ROMITA, JACK KIRBY, GENE COLON, DICK GIORDANO, SOL BRODSKY & VINNIE COLLETTA Cover by FRANK CHO Continuing the noble pursuit of taking funny old pictures and putting funny words on top of them! We’ve asked some of the funniest writers in comics today to look at the romance comics of yesteryear and put in some new dialogue that’ll make us laugh! Unfortunately, the funniest writers were busy, so we had to settle on these guys. Hey, you get what you pay for! Collecting MARVEL ROMANCE REDUX: BUT HE SAID HE LOVED ME!, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN A BLONDE, LOVE IS A FOUR-LETTER WORD, RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE FOR OTHER GIRLS and GUYS & DOLLS. 176 PGS./Rated T+ ...$13.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2090-4 By popular demand, these Cable and Deadpool trades are back in-stock so place your orders now! AUG041865 CABLE & DEADPOOL VOL. 1: IF LOOKS COULD KILL TPB…$14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1374-6) FEB051953 CABLE & DEADPOOL VOL. 2: THE BURNT OFFERING TPB…$14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1571-4) AUG051979 CABLE & DEADPOOL VOL. 3: THE HUMAN RACE TPB…$14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1763-6) JAN062096 CABLE & DEADPOOL VOL. 4: BOSOM BUDDIES TPB…$14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1869-1) ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR VOL. 2 TPB Written by LOUISE SIMONSON, WALTER SIMONSON, JO DUFFY & TOM DEFALCO Penciled by WALTER SIMONSON, JUNE BRIGMAN, STEVE LIGHTLE, TERRY SHOEMAKER, SAL BUSCEMA & TOM GRINDBERG Cover by WALTER SIMONSON Iceman gets too frozen, the Beast gets too bestial and the Angel gets a REALLY sharp new set of wings as the original X-Men face mutant-haters and hate-filled mutants who agree on one thing: They want X-Factor dead! Apocalypse first gathers his horrendous Horsemen, and Caliban makes the transition from tracker to Hellhound! Infectia, Orphan-Maker and the Alliance of Evil! Plus: For fans of the current X-Factor, witness Quicksilver's earlier descent into dementia and the first appearance of Rictor! Featuring Thor, Freedom Force and more! Collecting X-FACTOR #17-35 and ANNUAL #2, and THOR #378. 512 PGS./Rated A …$16.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2099-8 ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR VOL. 1 TPB STILL AVAILABLE! $16.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1886-1) ESSENTIAL GHOST RIDER VOL. 2 TPB Written by GERRY CONWAY, DON GLUT, JIM SHOOTER, ROGER MCKENZIE, DON PERLIN, JIM STARLIN & MICHAEL FLEISHER Penciled by GIL KANE, SAM GRAINGER, DON HECK, DON PERLIN, TOM SUTTON, STEVE LEIALOHA & CARMINE INFANTINO Cover by DON PERLIN Demons, vampires, cults, actors – nothing's too intense for the Sizzling Cyclist of the Seventies! After mowing down a mob of motorcycling miscreants, the Ghost Rider faces what waits in the Wild West of the Phantom Rider and the Two-Gun Kid! Plus: See Johnny Blaze and Zarathos separated for the first time! Guest-starring Doctor Strange, Professor X and more! Collecting GHOST RIDER #21-50. 568 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2164-1 ESSENTIAL GHOST RIDER VOL. 1 TPB STILL AVAILABLE! $16.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1838-1) MARVEL POSTERS WOLVERINE #50 POSTER Art by SIMONE BIANCHI 24X36 Color Poster...$6.99 Final Order Cut-off 12/7/06 (On-Sale 12/27/06) CIVIL WAR: FINAL BATTLE POSTER Art by LEINIL YU 24X36 Color Poster...$6.99 Final Order Cut-off 12/21/06 (On-Sale 1/10/07) MARVEL ADVENTURES MARVEL ADVENTURES FLIP MAGAZINE #21 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #21 MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #17 FRANKLIN RICHARDS 72 PGS./All Ages ...$4.99 MARVEL HEROES FLIP MAGAZINE #21 NEW AVENGERS #21 GHOST RIDER CIVIL WAR #1 (PART 3) 72 PGS./Rated T+...$4.99 MARVEL SELECT FLIP MAGAZINE #21 ASTONISHING X-MEN #15 NEW X-MEN: ACADEMY X YEARBOOK SPECIAL CIVIL WAR #1 (PART 2) 72 PGS./Rated T+ ...$4.99 MARVEL TALES FLIP MAGAZINE #20 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #49 RUNAWAYS #14 CIVIL WAR #1 (PART 1) 72 PGS./Rated T+ ...$4.99 ULTIMATE MARVEL FLIP MAGAZINE #21 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #21 ULTIMATE X- MEN #21 ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP #5 (PART 3) 72 PGS./Rated T+ ...$4.99 ULTIMATE TALES FLIP MAGAZINE #21 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #40-41 ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP #6 (PART 1) 72 PGS./Rated A ...$4.99 MARVEL PREVIEWS #40 Each issue of MARVEL PREVIEWS is a comic-book-sized, 112-page, glossy full-color guide to all of Marvel's upcoming releases! Marvel Previews also includes special previews of upcoming or sold-out projects. 112 PGS./MARVEL T+…JUST $0.99! (or FREE with a purchase of Diamond’s PREVIEWS!) IN STORES 11/22/2006 DIAMOND SELECT TOYS MARVEL UNIVERSE: “CLAWS” BLACK CAT A Diamond Select Release! From the new “Claws” mini-series by Joseph Michael Linsner comes this 6” Marvel Universe: “Claws” Black Cat Bust! Featuring a new costume to show off Felicia Hardy’s assets, this bust was designed by Linsner himself and sculpted by Steve Kiwus. Limited to 2,500 pieces, each bust features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Bust SRP: $60.00 MARVEL ICONS: VENOM MINI-BUST A Diamond Select Release! The hit Marvel Icons line continues with one of Spider-Man’s greatest villains — the nefarious Venom! Eddie Brock was just another reporter until Spider-Man’s alien costume took over his body and transformed him into any hero’s worst nightmare. Standing 5” tall and limited to 4,000 pieces, this Rudy Garcia sculpt, based on Art Asylum designs, features a hand-numbered base with matching window box and Certificate of Authenticity. Bust SRP: $40.00 MARVEL ORIGINS: HULK STATUE A Diamond Select Release! Bruce Banner put his life on the line to save a young teen from deadly Gamma radiation and was transformed into The Incredible Hulk! Now this key moment in Marvel Comics history can be yours with the 9” Marvel Origins: Hulk Statue! Sculpted by Greg Millington and limited to 2,500 pieces, this statue features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Statue SRP: $70.00 SINISTER SIX SERIES: SPIDER-MAN STATUE A Diamond Select Release! With Peter Parker unmasked to the world, you can bet his enemies will be gunning for him – especially the deadly Sinister Six! Fifth in this ongoing series, this 8” Jeff Feligno sculpt captures the friendly neighborhood wall-crawler as he surveys the skyline – ready for anything! Display individually or with the companion pieces to recreate one of Spider-Man’s most challenging battles! Limited to 2,500 pieces, each statue features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Statue SRP: $85.00 NEW AVENGERS: SENTRY STATUE A Diamond Select Release! An Art Asylum Design and Sculpt! Second in the continuing New Avengers line is the golden guardian of good – the Sentry! He may be new to the Marvel Universe, but try telling that to him! Designed and sculpted by Art Asylum, this 7” statue can be displayed individually or combined with the companion pieces to recreate the cover of New Avengers #1! Limited to 2,500 pieces, each statue features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Statue SRP: $85.00 MARVEL MILESTONES: SPIDER-MAN ON FLAGPOLE A Diamond Select Release! A Dynamic Forces Sculpt! Peter Parker learned long ago that with great power, comes great responsibility. This 10” Dynamic Forces sculpt features everyone’s favorite web-head perched atop a high-rise flagpole as he scouts the city for trouble — which you can bet he’ll find! Limited to 2,500 pieces, each statue features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity! Statue SRP: $175.00 KOTOBUKIYA JAPAN PRESENTS: WOLVERINE STATUE A Diamond Select Release! A Kotobukiya Sculpt and Design! Wolverine’s time in Japan changed him forever, and now the masterful artists at Kotobukiya are ready to return the favor! This 12” statue features the Canadian Berserker with his Adamantium claws ready to tear into anything in his path! Limited to 2,500 pieces, each statue features a hand- numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Statue SRP: $175.00 MARVEL MINIMATES SERIES 14: X-MEN: THE LAST STAND A Diamond Select Release! Designed and Sculpted by Art Asylum! The Marvel Minimates return with a vengeance with this all-new assortment of adorable two-inch block figures from this past summer’s blockbuster, X-Men: The Last Stand! Featuring Storm & Colossus, Beast & Juggernaut, Wolverine & Jean Grey, and the limited Phoenix variant, these X-Men may be small, but they pack quite the punch! Minimate 2-Pack SRP: $8.99Ea. MARVEL SELECT: GHOST RIDER ACTION FIGURE A Diamond Select Release! Johnny Blaze made a deal with the Devil and became Ghost Rider, the Spirit of Vengeance! Now just in time for next year’s feature film release comes this latest Marvel Select figure — Ghost Rider! Standing 7” tall complete with deluxe base, this highly-detailed figure release features multiple points of articulation! Blister card packaging. Figure SRP: $19.99 WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT WIZARD: THE GUIDE TO COMICS, ENTERTAINMENT AND POP CULTURE #184 2007 PREVIEW ISSUE! Get the complete 411 on all the top comic projects, movies, DVDs, toys, anime & manga, video games and more in our monster 100-plus page preview blowout! ‘SPIDER-MAN 3’ UNMASKED! Wizard continues its Spider-Man movie blitz as the third installment hits theaters this summer in THE most anticipated superhero movie of the year! We’ll dish on the Wall-crawler’s battle with Venom and Sandman, Peter Parker’s new love interest and what’s going on with “Spider-Man 4”! SUPER-MOVIE BONANZA Buy your 10-gallon bucket of popcorn now; you’re gonna need it for all the superhero and comic book flicks hitting movie screens in 2007! Besides “Spider-Man 3,” we’ll take a look at what’s coming up with “Ghost Rider,” “Fantastic Four 2,” “Transformers,” “300” and loads more! KING OF COMICS World-renowned horror master Stephen King (Lisey’s Story) brings his considerable talents to comics when he teams with artist Jae Lee to adapt his ongoing fantasy series, The Dark Tower, for Marvel Comics! King’s conquered the best-seller list; can he take over comics as well? Find out here! COMICS CAVALCADE! There’s a host of monster projects hitting in 2007, and we’ve got the scoop. How does Civil War end, and what does it mean for the Marvel U.? What can you expect from DC’s weekly 52? Plus, find out about All Star Batgirl and All Star Wonder Woman! Get the dirt on the latest JSA/JLA team-up! And what do Joe Quesada and J. Michael Straczynski have in store for their top-secret Spider-Man project? All that and hundreds more! Cover (Spider-Man 3 movie cover) $5.99 Cover (Hellboy cover) $5.99 Cover (2007 Preview cover) $5.99 INQUEST #142 GIANT-SIZED 2007 PREVIEW! FIRST LOOK AT: • Magic: Planar Chaos • World of Warcraft: The Dark Portal • Dungeons & Dragons Minis: Unhallowed • HeroClix: DC Origins • Vs. System: Marvel Team-Up • HorrorClix: The Lab • Dreamblade: Chrysotic Plague • Movies, Video Games, Designer Interviews AND MUCH MORE! Plus: Get the Inside Scoop on the Hottest New Game Coming in 2007! THE DEFINITIVE GAMER PRICE GUIDE Magic, Vs. System and World of Warcraft–individual prices for every rare and all the uncommons and commons that matter. Dungeons & Dragons, HeroClix and Star Wars–prices for every figure. InQuest is the only magazine that combines dealer and online sales data with expert market analysis. Using any other price guide is just wishful thinking. Cover (Magic: Planar Chaos) $1.99 Cover (HorrorClix: The Lab) $1.99 TOYFARE: THE TOY MAGAZINE #115 G.I. JOE SIGMA SIX PHOTO GUIDE When G.I. Joe: Sigma Six deployed on television screens last year, it brought a kickass new Joe toy line to store shelves. Now we present a complete photo guide to the toy line that’s gotten us more jazzed than ever about G.I. Joe. Stick that in your grenade launcher and smoke it! THE SHALLOW END OF THE POOL A great look can take a character like Boba Fett and make him immortal…even if there’s nothing else going on there. We run down the 10 coolest looking characters from comics, animation, television and movies who are skating by on a little more than their looks. NICOLAS CAGE: THE SUPERHERO SAGA Nic Cage finally gets to be a superhero in Ghost Rider, but it’s been a long, strange trip. So we’re recounting the epic story of Nic Cage’s dealings with all things superheroic, from naming himself after Power Man to naming his son after Superman. LOST LEGENDS Marvel Legends may be safe and sound over at Hasbro, but there’s a group of Toy Biz Marvel Legends that will never see the light of day. Check them out like you’ll never see them again in our EXCLUSIVE photos! GAME WARS We pit comic book-based video games Marvel Ultimate Alliance and Justice League Heroes against each other for the definitive head-to-head showdown. Which one has the most obscure bits of weirdness for hardcore comic book dorks like us? THUNDERCATS RETURN! A re-vamp of the Thundercats is rumored to be on the way, and it’s rumored that they’re a teenage band on present-day Earth. We separate fact from fiction and try to get to the bottom of this… Magazine (Cover: Hasbro Ghost Rider Movie Figures) $4.99 WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #41 NEW LOW PRICE! ONLY $4.99! BLEACH Take a harrowing tour of the Soul Reapers’ home base—Soul Society! PLUS: UNION OF THE SNAKE Orochimaru’s treacherous gang takes center in Nartuto! LOVE HURTS Let anime show you why Valentine’s Day is for chumps! BLOOD+ VS. BLOOD Which vampire hunter reigns supreme? Magazine (Cover: BLEACH) $4.99 TWISTED TOYFARE THEATER VOLUME 8 You know that old saying, “The eighth time’s the charm?” Well, we just made it up. But in the case of TWISTED TOYFARE THEATER it’s totally true! This new 104-page book (our eighth—man… are we really that old?) collects even more of the funniest episodes from ToyFare magazine’s monthly “Twisted ToyFare Theater” comic strips. Join Mego Spidey and a random assortment of stormtroopers, wrestlers, werewolves and Cobra troopers in hilarious episodes that have never before been collected!!! TWISTED TOYFARE THEATER STRIPS! That’s why they call it “Twisted ToyFare Theater” collection, right? In the eighth volume you’ll see Mego Spidey make a deal with the Devil to escape the crazed Duke boys. You’ll find out what happens whne Smokey the Bear tries to tell Ric Flair how to go camping. You’ll find out what “Serpentots” are, and why you should never order them at Cobra’s restaurant. And you’ll see why no one ever thought to build a gun that shoots lightsabers in the Star Wars films. It’s page after page of pulse-pounding parody in the mighty ToyFare manner, starring the beloved toys of your childhood and their unfortunate charred remains! GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF “TWISTED TOYFARE”! Take a visual pop-up tour of what goes into shooting a Twisted ToyFare strip! How do we build the sets? Where do those tiny beer bottles comes from? What kind of voodoo magic do we use to make the toys talk? It’s all in here! Plus, find out the top 10 things we hate about Mego figures, from Captain America’s inexplicably black forehead to the fact that it takes voodoo magic to make them talk! THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE TTT UNIVESER Find out all you ever wanted to know about your favorite “TTT” characters, from Bo and Luke Duke to the leather-jacketed Biker Scout. Plus, learn the startling secret life of Spider-Man’s house! TWISTED TOYFARE THEATER VOLUME 8 $12.99 COOL STUFF AVAILABLE FROM WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT 1. Wolverine: Origins #5 Joe Quesada Phoenix Comicon Samurai Comics Variant Sketch Cover CGC 9 PI 2. Incredible Hulk #100 Jose Ladronn Cover CGC 9.8 PI 3. Incredible Hulk #100 Michael Turner Variant Cover 1 in 10 CGC 9.8 PI 4. Ultimate Power #1 CGC 9.8 PI 5. Civil War #7 Steve McNiven Cover CGC 9.8 PI COMICS SECTION A WAVE BLUE WORLD INC ADRENALINE #3 by Tyler Chin-Tanner, James Boyle, & Fabio Redivo The race is on! New thrill seekers join Alex and Saida in their reality TV contest. It’s red team vs. blue team blazing through the streets of San Francisco. The first one to the finish wins the round and the clue that will lead them one step closer to the $4 million grand prize. 28pgs, FC (3 of 8) SRP: $2.99 A-10 COMICS THE DAMAGED FILES #1 by Jason McKee & Chuck Dixon Get the scoop on all the characters from the hit comic The Damaged, with names, profiles, backgrounds, vehicles, weapons, places of interest, and more! Also, catch a glimpse of the next A-10 comics series Hand of the Devil. 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 ABSTRACT STUDIOS STARS OF THE MONTH STRANGERS IN PARADISE SOURCE BOOK by Terry Moore with Trey Moore This is the first ever sourcebook for the Strangers in Paradise series. Featuring character bios and fact sheets on all the major characters, from Francine and Katchoo to Veronica and Griffin Silver. Also includes extensive fact lists of SiP trivia, such as complete listings of songs, poems and minor characters. No SiP fan should be without this valuable sourcebook, which will not be reprinted in any Abstract Studio collection! Wraparound cover by Terry Moore. (STAR19983)SRP: $2.95 STRANGERS IN PARADISE VOLUME 18: LOVE & LIES TP by Terry Moore In Love & Lies, the 18th trade paperback collection in the Eisner Award-winning series, David and Casey bring Francine and Katchoo back together again through highly unusual methods. But the happy reunion is short-lived when Tambi comes to town and forces David to reveal his darkest secret to his friends. (MAY062760) SC, 7x10, 120pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 ********************************************************************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A TERRY MOORE'S PARADISE FOUND DVD From Hero Video Productions! Since its debut in 1993, Terry Moore's Strangers in Paradise has won numerous accolades and a fiercely loyal fan base with its story of dark pasts and hopeful futures, double-crosses and true friendship, love and hate. This DVD documentary features an extensive interview with Terry Moore, a tour of his studio, and a comprehensive overview of his work. Approximate running time: 120 minutes. DVD SRP: $24.95 AC COMICS FEMFORCE #139 by Various The accent is on raw feminine power this issue as Ms. Victory explodes in fury after being "Trashed;" Nightveil battles mystical creatures, robot dragons and her own past; and Tara Fremont gets back to her environmentalist roots in "Natural Habitat." All this plus a special guest appearance by The Fighting Yank. Cover artist (and Femforce fan favorite) Ed Coutts draws the Ms. Victory feature this go-around, new artistic discovery Ken Hunt draws both halves of the special 18-page Nightveil spotlight, and writer Steve Orlando brings an insightful and introspective feel to his Tara story. 44pgs, B&W SRP: $6.95 MEN OF MYSTERY #64 by Various Beginning this issue, MoM becomes a full 64-page, Golden Age-sized comic, with more great vintage reprint stories than ever! This month features Dollman by Al Bryant; Manhunter; Ibis; Charles Quinlan's Miss Victory; Fighting Yank by Meskin/Robinson; and a special appearance by Major Midnite! 64pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 TV SPACE HEROES DVD Starring Ed Kemmer, Frankie Thomas, Al Hodge, and Judd Holdren. It's a classic space opera from the 1950's with complete episodes of Space Patrol; "Prisoners of the Giant Comet"; Captain Video (one episode from the smash TV series and chapter five from the movie serial); and three Tom Corbett Space Cadet adventures that include "Seek & Destroy," "Emergency Repairs To Polaris," and "Stop The Asteroid." DVD SRP: $19.95 MANHUNT IN THE AFRICAN JUNGLE DVD Starring Rod Cameron, Duncan Renaldo, and Joan Marsh. Directed by Spencer Bennet. Secret Service Agent Rex Bennett (Rod Cameron) battles Nazi operatives in wartime North Africa through 15 cloak-and-dagger episodes of this great 1943 adventure serial filled with desert intrigue, mysterious Arabs, Gestapo strongmen, and enough thrill-a- second cliffhangers to curl your hair! DVD SRP: $24.95 ACTIVE IMAGES TIM SALE PIN-UPS SC by Tim Sale From Active Images. The perfect supplement to Tim Sale Black and White, Pin-Ups is a 7" x 11" booklet featuring a selection of high quality ink and wash drawings, pencil sketches with notes and a color cover by Sale and Catwoman colorist Dave Stewart. (5311). SC, 7x11, 40pgs, B&W SRP: $20.00 ADHOUSE BOOKS STARS OF THE MONTH MY OWN LITTLE EMPIRE GN by Scott Mills What was it like to be a teenager during the '80s? For Scott Mills, it included Morrissey concerts, drug experimentation, and unrequited love... and that's just the start! (STAR17834) SC, 8x7, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 ONE STEP AFTER ANOTHER ONE-SHOT by Fermin Solis One Step After Another follows the life of a young woman who is just trying to make it in this crazy world. The author/artist Fermin Solis uses bold brushstrokes and minimalist renderings that gives this timeless story a modern feel. (SEP042285) SC, 6x9, 40pgs, B&W SRP: $5.00 A. D. VISION ANGEL DUST: NEO MANGA TP by Aoi Nanase AS SERIALIZED IN NEWTYPE USA! Little did Akido know that an innocent prayer at a shrine would turn his simple existence upside down! Suddenly, a bevy of cute gals comes into his life—some claiming to be Emulates that want to “make a contract” with him. Ha-cha-cha! Rating: 13+ SC, 5x7, 150pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 CROMARTIE HIGH SCHOOL MANGA VOLUME 9 TP by Eiji Nonaka THE IMPROBABLE EISNER NOMINEE! Takashi Kamiyama is an average high school student who wouldn’t hurt a fly. But after befriending a motley crew of thugs, a gorilla, and a trashcan-shaped robot, Takashi won’t just learn his ABC’s—he’ll learn everything there is to know about being a juvenile delinquent! Rating: 13+ SC, 5x7, 150pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 AFTERBURN COMICS BLOOD & ROSES MAJESTIC COLLECTION TP by Wayne, Gorby, Nichols, Hester, & Corroney The Blood & Roses Majestic Collection collects all of the previously published comics, artwork for trading cards, prints, posters, and features a section of design and sketches. There is also a sketch section for the new series. REGULAR SOFTCOVER—SC, 7x10, 210pgs, B&W SRP: $19.99 LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVER—HC, 7x10, 210pgs, B&W SRP: $19.99 AIT/PLANETLAR OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE COURIERS GNS by Brian Wood & Rob G. Starring characters from Couscous Express, The Couriers are fast-paced action/adventure comics set in New York City. Volume 1 introduces Moustafa and Special — mercenary couriers who do the work normal couriers will not. In Volume 2, the two urban mercenaries are still ruling the streets of New York City, banking mo' money and mo' street cred with each job they take on. The saga hits the rewind button to 1993 in Volume 3, where Moustafa is a dirtbag grunge kid selling weed by the cube at Astor Place, and Special's a riot grrrl with a mean streak. VOLUME 1 (STAR17974)—SC, 7x10, 88pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 VOL. 2: DIRTBIKE MANIFESTO (NOV031968)—SC, 7x10, 88pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 VOL. 3: BALLAD OF JOHNNY FUNWRECKER (NOV042305)—SC, 7x10, 88pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 STARS OF THE MONTH COUSCOUS EXPRESS GN by Brian Wood & Brett Wedele Olive hates her job. She's the sole delivery girl for CousCous Express, the best Middle Eastern delivery in New York City. Olive rides a Vespa. Everyone loves Olive. Everyone, that is, except the Turkish Scooter Mafia, a collective of fez-wearing, gun-toting scooter enthusiasts who rule the west side. They envy Olive's vintage Vespa and her domination of the neighborhood kabob-delivery racket. (STAR14311) SC, 7x10, 88pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 DEMO COLLECTION TP by Brian Wood & Becky Cloonan Featuring twelve stories of conflicted teens grappling with love, loss, and the joy of finding their own way in life. The Eisner-nominated and critically-acclaimed series of self-contained short stories by writer Brian Wood and artist Becky Cloonan is finally collected together into this complete bookshelf format volume. The Comics Journal called it "...striking and substantial...," while Wizard Magazine named it its "Indie of the Year." When both ends of the comics press agree on a book, you know it's good! (OCT052690) SC, 7x10, 288pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 ********************************************************************** AK ENTERTAINMENT INC AYA #9 by Marwan El Nashar FRIENDLY FIRE — Aya investigates the disappearance of some college friends and ends up involved in a confusing military accident. Or is it something much more sinister? 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 JALILA #9 by Fahim, Gröss, & Albuquerque DESERT ROSE — Someone is stepping into Jalila’s civilian identity while she is busy pursuing a mysterious bomber.While her brothers are getting their lives in order, Jalila finds hers coming apart. 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 RAKAN #9 by Fahim, Gröss, & Goldman BERSERKER — The wanderer discovers the remains of a slaughtered caravan with only two survivors: a terrified young woman and an unconscious naked man. The man is from the north countries and carries a dreadful secret, one that even Rakan and Arameh may not survive. 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 ZEIN #9 by Addah, Gröss, Sr., & Legio Studios A mummified being, calling itself Sobek (the Crocodile God), appears in Origin City commanding the thousands of crocodiles in the city to attack the citizens. Zein must save the people from the reptile hordes and the city from their supernatural master. 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 ALIAS ENTERPRISES LLC PISTOLFIST: REVOLUTIONARY WARRIOR #3 by Earls, Flanary, Jr., & Guinaldo What do the critics say about Pistolfist? Silver Bullet Comics raves “the art is outstanding,” Comic Book Bin exclaims “it hits all its marks,” Pop Syndicate says, ”this comic excited me,” and Jazma Online gives it “5 out of 5 stars!” Find out why Pistolfist is so awesome in the historic third issue! 22pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $3.50 OFFERED AGAIN O/A CHRONO MECHANICS: PRECIOUS METAL COLLECTION by Thibert, Birdsall, Thibert, Chua, & Rennee Time runs smoothly due to the efforts of extraordinary individuals known as Chrono Mechanics. This first "platinum" issue begins as a gang of vicious Chronomites attack Team 9.2 of Sector 7 on their daily work commute through the time stream. Things go from bad to worse for the Mechanics (Oot, Zyn, Caravaggio, and Doug) in "gold" issue 2 as they race against the clock to save the world from going "primal" as the ominous approach of a Time Reboot looms ever closer! In "silver" issue 3 the Mechanics must endure a death-defying trip through a swirling vortex time anomaly. And in "bronze" issue 4, when Doug and a malfunctioning piece of machinery push Zyn to the very edge of insanity, it is up to Corky's appetite to save the day. PLATINUM #1—22pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 GOLD #2—26pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 SILVER #3—26pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 BRONZE #4—23pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 STAR OF THE MONTH IMAGINARIES VOLUME 1: LOST & FOUND TP by Miller, Avery, & Titus The All-Ages sell-out success from Image comics comes home to Alias at last! What happens to those past imaginary friends, childhood superheroes, playmates, and stuffed animals we all gave life to as children? They go to the Imagined Nation! Join Superhero G as he discovers a new purpose for his existence unbound by the imaginings of his creator! (APR062868) SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 ********************************************************************** ALTERNATIVE COMICS RED EYE, BLACK EYE GN by K. Thor Jensen No job, no girlfriend, no home, no future. In 2001, cartoonist K. Thor Jensen had nothing left. So he packed a bag and jumped onto a Greyhound bus, circling the United States on a 10,000-mile road trip. In this “joyously bleak handbook for the post-911 generation,” Jensen tells his story and the stories of the people he meets on the way, in a tale that veers from the hilarious to the tragic. In over 300 pages of comics, you'll see flaming furniture, replica genitals, ghosts, fights, and more of America than a graphic novel's ever dared to show! MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7.5, 304pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 AMAZE INK (SLAVE LABOR GRAPHIC EVERYTHING CAN BE BEATEN T-SHIRTS From the pages of Everything Can Be Beaten comes this nifty design by artist Crab Scrambly. This is actually a five-color design, with three different grays and designs on both the front and back! (C: 0-1-2) REGULAR SM-XL—SM-XL SRP: $19.99 EVERYTHING CAN BE BEATEN T/S LG From the pages of Everything Can Be Beaten comes this nifty design by artist Crab Scrambly. This is actually a five-color design, with three different grays and designs on both the front and back! (C: 0-1-2)SRP: $19.99 EVERYTHING CAN BE BEATEN BABYDOLL T-SHIRT Babydoll version of the Everything Can Be Beaten shirt. (C: 0-1-2) BABYDOLL SM-XL—SM-XL SRP: $21.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A EVERYTHING CAN BE BEATEN (NEW PRINTING) by Chancre Scolex & Crab Scrambly Follow the adventure of IT as he discovers a door out of his monotonous life beating kittens, and into an exciting new world where all sorts of new things can be (and generally are) beaten! MATURE THEMES 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.95 O/A BAD ART COLLECTION (NEW PRINTING) by Jhonen Vasquez Johnny the Homicidal Maniac and Squee! creator Jhonen Vasquez’s free-form collection of random characters, gags, and strips, sure to delight his myriad and crazed fans! 16pgs, B&W SRP: $1.95 STAR OF THE MONTH SQUEE! TP (NEW PRINTING) by Jhonen Vasquez This series features familiar faces from Johnny, the Homicidal Maniac, but focuses on poor little Squee — Johnny's little trauma magnet neighbor. Squee reminds us all of what childhood was all about: witnessing vicious dog attacks, being abducted by aliens, and having dinner at Satan's house. (STAR08102) SC, 7x10, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $15.95 ********************************************************************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A JOHNNY, THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC (NEW PRINTINGS) by Jhonen Vasquez Enter the dark corners of the human psyche in these hilarious and thought-provoking episodes in the life of one spindly, black-clad young homicidal maniac, his terrified neighbor boy, Squee, the unfortunately superior Wobble Headed Bob, a blood-drinking wall, cavernous basement torture rooms, and Johnny’s own comic, Happy Noodle Boy. #2—24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 #7—24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 O/A PIRATE CLUB by Derek Hunter Chronicling the adventures of John, Bearclaw, Mike, and Bat. In Volume 1, experience murder, pirates, ninjas, narrow escapes, and vengeful convenience store clerks. And let's not forget about the merciless beatings of nerds, cops, jocks, bible vendors, and more! In Volume 2, after defeating the rival clubs around Syacamore Valley, stakes are raised as the Pirate Club must battle tougher clubs, gruesome monsters of their nightmares, and even one another. No one is safe as the Pirate Club makes ready for a battle against the most evil of villains: the heinous Santa Claus! VOLUME 1—SC, 6x9, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 VOLUME 2—SC, 6x9, 152pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 O/A JET PACK PETS TP by Michael Stewart & Garry Black Pets! When we’re not watching, do they live secret lives — adventurous lives? Of course they do! When disaster strikes Sky City, and the town’s elected leaders can’t cope, their own house pets boldly rocket into action — as the Jet Pack Pets! In addition to classic material, this trade paperback has an all-new, never-before-seen story, character bios, pin- ups, and more! SC, 6x9, 144pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 O/A NEXT EXIT VOLUME 1 TP by Christy Lijewski Welcome to Alkaline, a world where humans are the minority and fragments of memory come to life. Here, reality is a whim that can be bent to one's will. Join Markesh and Retrab, two young adventurers who may have found the only means to an ancient gateway said to release one from the bounds of Alkaline. Collects issues #1-7, along with a bonus story and sketchbook materials. SC, 168pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 NEXT EXIT #11 by Christy Lijewski Retrab's been kidnapped, or taken on an unwilling vacation. Markesh's been tossed off a cliff. Race is currently laying low in a pool of his own blood. They say things have to get worse before they get better, but only time (and this issue), will tell if that idiom holds true. 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 NIGHTMARES AND FAIRY TALES #18 by Serena Valentino & Crab Scrambly In this issue, the tortured souls of Madame Lalaurie's victims want revenge, placing Rebecca and Victoria in a fight for their lives! MATURE THEMES 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A NIGHTMARES AND FAIRY TALES by Serena Valentino & Crab Scrambly In issue #16, Victoria fears Rebecca has either become possessed or is being coerced by their ghostly tormentors, and has Rebecca committed and put under the care of the nuns at The Ursuline Convent. Victoria and Rebecca struggle to survive in issue #17, in which an older woman and her young niece move into a house that is haunted. MATURE THEMES #16—24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 #17—24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 O/A BEAR VOLUME 1: IMMORTAL TP by Jamie Smart The trials of Bear rammed together in a squeezy flush of tittering and "aughh that's my leg!" Laugh at his misfortunes! Cheer his mortal foe Looshkin! Flick through the other rubbish! Bear: Immortal collects Bear Hurts, Bear Trips, Bear B, Bear Rawks, and Bear Vengeance in one fine lump of chuzz! MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 STAR OF THE MONTH GLOOMCOOKIE VOLUME 3 TP (NEW PRINTING) by Serena Valentino & Breehn Burns The drama continues with Gloom Cookie's third volume, collecting issues #13-17. Also featuring a foreword by Landry Walker (Little Gloomy) and a guest page by Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother). (FEB042073) MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 136pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 ********************************************************************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A LENORE #10 (NEW PRINTING) by Roman Dirge Lenore has to survive a mice attack and help a disease-ridden pal, from a distance, and maybe with a long stick. Could this issue be any more amazing? Yes, and it might involve feminine products. (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 O/A LENORE VOLUME 1: NOOGIES TP (NEW PRINTING) by Roman Dirge Lenore is America's favorite little dead girl. Part humor, part pathos, Lenore is a combination of cuteness and creepiness that tackles everyday life with a perverted innocence that make you want to hug her, then stand back and make sure all your body parts are still attached. (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. SC, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 AMERICAN MULE ENTERTAINMENT PUBLIC ENEMY #3 by Chuck D & Adam Wallenta After a daring escape from a secret government prison, Public Enemy must now go into hiding as they are deemed enemies of the state and terrorists. Chuck D and crew must now focus their efforts on finding and rescuing the mysterious Vincent and their fallen comrade DJ Lord. Meanwhile, the New World Order is taking control of the United States government and using their influence to turn it into a police state. As Public Enemy and the Underground Railroad unite in a fight for freedom, they find themselves surrounded by a ruthless foe that will stop at nothing to destroy them all! 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 ANARCHY STUDIOS/HARRIS COMIC VAMPIRELLA DELUXE ART PRINTS by Mike Choi & Mike Lilly Harris Comics is proud to offer the next in its new line of high quality 11" x 17" art prints, featuring two of the best pieces in Vampirella's history! Rising star Mike Lilly brought his dynamic, highly-detailed style to the Vampirella: Revelations mini-series. The “Revelations” print captures the mini's pivotal moment and Lilly's artistic brilliance. “The Grave” print features rare Vampirella art by budding superstar Mike Choi (Witchblade), previously seen only on the covers to a Jay Company convention exclusive edition. Each is printed on glossy stock, suitable for framing, and is strictly limited to 1,000 copies. An exclusive run of 100 “Revelation” prints signed by Lilly is also available! REVELATIONS—Poster, 11X17, FC SRP: $19.95 REVELATIONS SIGNED—Poster, 11X17, FC SRP: $49.95 THE GRAVE—Poster, 11X17, FC SRP: $19.95 VAMPIRELLA: ADAM HUGHES SET by Adam Hughes & Various Adam Hughes' Vampirella covers are some of the most popular in the character's history! Unfortunately, almost all of them are impossible to find. But don't fret! Some of his best from the Vault of Vampirella have just been uncovered, and they are now offered together in a special collector's set! Includes Vampirella #3, Vampirella: Lives #2 Limited Edition, and Vampirella: Death & Destruction #2. Limited to 250! Set (x3), FC SRP: $9.95 VAMPIRELLA VS WITCHBLADE RARITIES SET by Jusko, Shy, & Various One of the hottest variant editions from one of the hottest crossovers ever is brought together in this special collector's set! Included: Vampirella vs Witchblade: Union of the Damned #1 Limited Joe Jusko Virgin Edition, Vampirella vs Witchblade: Union of the Damned #1 Limited Christopher Shy Edition, and Vampirella vs Witchblade Convention Preview Edition. Each is limited to 1,500 copies and is worth $30 total, but now all three are available together for one low price! Limited to 250 sets! Set (x3), FC SRP: $14.95 VAMPIRELLA: ELITE ARTISTS RARITIES SETS by Campbell, Timm, Davis, & Various Collecting some of the hardest-to-find Vampirella variant editions by the industry's top artists! Set A contains Vampirella Crossover Gallery #1, with cover art by J. Scott Campbell; Vampirella Monthly #24, with cover art by Monte Moore; and Vampirella Retro with cover art by Jim Silke! Set B includes Vampirella Monthly #19, with cover art by Alan Davis; Vampirella Monthly #20, with cover art by Bruce Timm; and Vampirella of Drakulon #3, with cover art by Ray Lago! Each set will not be offered again and is strictly limited to 250! SET A—Set (x3), FC SRP: $9.95 SET B—Set (x3), FC SRP: $9.95 ANTARCTIC PRESS DINOWARS: JURASSIC WAR OF THE WORLDS #2 by Rod Espinosa & Lee Duhig "The Battle for Earth!" 100 million years ago, the dinosaurs evolved intelligence and escaped into space to avoid the Ice Age. Now they've returned, and they're bent on the extinction of Man! Astronaut Hank Armstrong struggles to save a convoy from biomechanical Jurassic weapons. On the other side of the world, Debra McDonald, a waitress with a dead-end job, encounters a different species of dinosaur. Will these newcomers make a difference? And if so, can they do it in the few hours left before Humanity is wiped out? 32pgs, FC (2 of 4) SRP: $3.50 PIRATES VS NINJAS #1 by Perry, Bevard, & Babiar Featuring a flip cover by Fred Perry! What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? Is there a God? Who would win in a fight, pirates or ninjas? Since time immemorial man has pondered these cosmic questions. It is no secret that pirates and ninjas have always been at odds. At long last, two of history's most formidable opponents in physical combat will meet on the field of destiny for the ultimate showdown. Throughout the millennia, these natural enemies have left death and despair in their wake. Now, they face each other to battle for supremacy. The burning question will finally be answered in this genocidal free-for-all. Let the greatest battle of all time commence! 32pgs, B&W (1 of 3) SRP: $3.50 GOLD DIGGER #81 by Fred Perry Facing life imprisonment for attempted theft of plutonium, Gina prepares to defend herself in court. Gina's certain her case is unwinnable, but she discovers that someone has already signed the documents (in Gina's handwriting), naming Brianna "Phoenix" Diggers as her lawyer! Why? Because Brianna's always wanted to point dramatically while shouting, "I object!" 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 GOLD DIGGER 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #2 by Fred Perry & Various The special was so special it burst its one-shot bonds and overflowed into a mini-series! By popular demand, this incredible index to the world of Gold Digger continues, laying out all the plots, sub-plots, major battles, and love interests! Dive into this treasure house of indispensable info for a fifteen-year perspective that'll leave you dizzy with delight! 48pgs, FC SRP: $4.95 GOLD DIGGER SOURCEBOOK: THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK TO THE GOLD DIGGER UNIVERSE #2 by Fred Perry & Doug Dlin This is it! The book GD fans have been clamoring for! Get ready for the ultimate GD information guide! This indispensable handbook series will tell you exactly who's who and what's what in the GD-verse! Get glorious character stats (perfect for GD role-play gaming!), histories, aliases, allegiances, and more! Issue two keeps the ball rolling, bursting with info on everything from Barbarians to Beta-Phantoms, from Array to Burnhead! It's GD A to Z! Don't miss a single issue! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.95 GOLD DIGGER: THRONE OF SHADOWS 4-PACK by Fred Perry & Craig Babiar Lydia Iceron's parents, leaders of the were-rat clan, have engineered their own deaths, leaving Lydia heir to the clan leadership. This includes control of its organized crime connections and the Throne of Shadows, which allows its owner to see the deepest secrets of all his or her underlings. Lydia doesn't want the power, though, just the money, so she and her two teammates can take it and run, but some former members of the supervillain team Crime Syndicate-X have other ideas! Get all four issues of this titanic team-up between Gold Digger creator Fred Perry and monster-meister Craig Babiar (I Hunt Monsters, Specter 7, Warrior Nun) at a price so low, it's criminal! Pack (x4), FC SRP: $9.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A GOLD DIGGER: TANGENT by Fred Perry Fred Perry’s online extravaganza is now collected in print for the first time! Enjoy the tribulations of Ayane "Mistress" Anno, the gorgeous-but-frightening champion freestyle fighter, in her search to add a little cuteness to her life. In issue #1, encounter the ongoing adventures of the Northern Edge Guard as they face the problems accompanying new recruits, evil death-wabbits, and more! In issue #2, thrill, laugh, and cringe in sympathy as Ayane "Mistress" Anno tries to go on a normal date while preserving her tough public image. Plus, the new members of the Northern Edge Guard must face more menace from the devastating death-wabbits! #1—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 #2—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #146 by Robby Bevard & Ben Dunn Celebrating 20 years of Ninja High School! Years ago, an orphan girl was taken off the streets where she'd survived and brought into the Rivalsan ninja clan to serve as a minion. She was given the name "Nanashi," which means "Nameless." During her years there, she worked her way up, found status and rank, and most importantly, fell in love with Tetsuo Rivalsan. She would love him from afar, through his downfall and afterwards. Will her blind love let her stumble into a happy ending, or a tragic pitfall? 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.99 HOW TO DRAW MANGA VOLUME 1 DVD-ROM Antarctic Press proudly presents another indispensable need for the modern manga artists on the go! Now you can call upon the collective wisdom of American manga luminaries like Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, Adam Warren, David Hutchison, Rod Espinosa, and Joseph Wight, each contained within seven supersized volumes of How-To instruction. Comes in over 1,000 pages, all in one handy, Mac and PC-compatible DVD! Punch it up on your laptop or tablet PC, and the power is yours! (C: 0-1-2) DVD SRP: $29.95 AP ACTION PACK Stand-by for action! Get your pulse pounding with a trio of tense tomes from the thrillmasters of Antarctic Press! Ben Dunn and Kevin Gunstone's The Agents is a fast- paced homage to the derring-do of classic British spy flicks and the Gerry Anderson series; Assembly is mech-master Sherard Jackson's tale of a young girl in a war-torn future who must face difficult choices just to survive; Junction 17 is a futuristic techno- thriller from David Hutchison, in which top players of a virtual-reality game played in the real world are stalked by a killer who may or may not actually exist. This triple feature comes to you at a price so low, a supervillain would torture you if you let it go by! Pack (x3) SRP: $11.95 POSE FILE VOLUME 2: ACTION POSES TP (CD EDITON SPECIAL SALE) This second volume of A.P.'s fantastic photo-ref series is now available for a new, low price for a limited time only! Pose File Volume 2 contains hundreds of photo images of super-heroic poses to help you make your art picture-perfect! All poses are shot with 360° views, "Matrix style," at three different heights. And this special edition comes with a CD containing digital versions of all the action poses for your art practice pleasure! This special price won't last, though, so order your copy now and put a photo finish on your art without leaving your wallet shot! SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 AP FANTASY PACK Feast your eyes on a three-pack bonanza bursting with flights of fantasy both fierce and funny! Get a double-dose of good vs. evil from screentone superbeing David Hutchison and co-scribe Carl Stone in Dragon Arms Pocket Manga Volumes 1 & 2, as a group of young heroes, brought together by an ancient wizard, struggle to defeat the wizard's old partner: an impossibly powerful hero turned conqueror. Then take a walk on the lighter side with some dark humor in John Kantz and Chris Reid's Legends from Darkwood Pocket Manga Volume 1. In a town whose economy is based on the sale of magically delicious unicorn meat, one woman has turned her maidenhood into an economic juggernaut, but one young girl is determined to see her laid low! The price for this fabulous collection is no fantasy — you can buy yourself a set and still afford to dream big! Pack (x3) SRP: $11.95 APE ENTERTAINMENT NIGHTMARE WORLD #1 by Manning, Welborn, O'Grady, & Ross Psychological horror in the vein of The Twilight Zone and Tales From the Crypt has returned! In these first three tales of terror, a one night stand becomes a conspiracy of Lovecraftian proportions; a man stranded at sea with his pregnant wife considers a ghoulish pact for survival; and a glimpse into Hell reveals Lucifer's plan to use the seven deadly sins to begin the Armageddon! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 ATHENA VOLTAIRE LIMITED EDITION PRINT by Steve Bryant The exciting world of high flying 1930's aviatrix Athena Voltaire comes alive in this breathtaking 12" x 18" high quality full-color art print on 80 lb. felt paper. Illustrated by series creator and Eisner Award nominee Steve Bryant, this print is limited to only 250 copies, each signed and numbered by the artist himself. Poster, 12x18, FC SRP: $15.00 MAGNITUDE #2 by Greg Waller & Axel Giménez As Magnitude precariously clings to life after traveling back in time, The Combatant begins his insidious campaign against mankind. Meanwhile, Earth's greatest heroes scramble to make sense of The Combatant's sudden betrayal and begin to formulate a plan to oppose him. Does Magnitude hold the key? 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 ARCADE COMICS YOUNGBLOOD: MAXIMUM COLLECTION VOLUME 1 HC by Rob Liefeld & Joe Casey The comic that started the Image revolution is back in a new oversized collection! This Rob Liefeld classic contains the original Youngblood #1, re-edited with Youngblood #0, re-scripted by Joe Casey, and computer re-colored. This premium edition, limited to only 1,000 copies, was originally available only on the convention circuit! Also available with a detailed "Head Sketch" by Liefeld! (C: 0-1-2) RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #6 (JUN062859) HC, 48pgs, FC SRP: $34.99 ARCANA STUDIO GEARHEAD #1 by Hopeless, Mellon, Herrera, & Strakhov Shelby Cooper lives just outside a world of spandex politicians and electric cars — but F**K them and their world! She's a hot chick with a hotrod. She drives fast, talks trash, and hurts people with a big-ass wrench. What does any of that have to do with super powers? Well, on a mission to find her brother and in search of the destiny she never knew she had, Shelby's life is about to get interesting. Join her on a 4-issue road trip that leads from the drag strip all the way to the White House. Like her father before her, she is GearHead. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $3.95 DRAGON'S LAIR #4 by Fabio Laguna & Arcana Studio Dragon’s Lair #4 is the conclusion of the epic four-issue series, with an all-new story and art from the original MVCreations series! Travel to a time of sword and sorcery; a time of dragons and damsels in distress! Welcome to the world of Dragon’s Lair! Follow Dirk the Daring and Princess Daphne as they return from an astonishing adventure in the Free Realms only to be attacked by the great dragon, Singe, and his evil minions. Singe vows revenge against Dirk for killing his offspring, and Daphne is soon caught in the dread dragon's claws. Now, armed with his courage and skill, Dirk must brave the Dark Kingdom and all its evils in order to save the Princess from Singe! 32pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $3.95 OUTLAW SCORN 3030 A.D. #3 by Schley, Frizzell, & Martin As the dark Hunter trudges towards Scorn with upending purpose, the waning prospect of these opposite forces now converging seems assured. Yet in this future world imperfect where communication technology is a lost commodity, Lord Maximus hedges his bet by commanding a special breed of mechanimal proponents to follow the untested Hunter. As each second clicks away, and the odds are mounting against the small band of outlaws, the ante is raised when a curiously leviath creature emerges as yet another welcome addition to Scorn's growing collective. And none too soon! 32pgs, FC (3 of 6) SRP: $2.99 POWER OF THE VALKYRIE #3 by Davis, Rebmann, & Yeung At last, the epic battle between the goddess Emu and the human Suzanne comes to a head! Both women lay claim to the Valkryie title, but only one will be victorious. As Suzanne battles the angry god of Asgard, she must grapple with the powerful force inside her: a force consuming her and bringing back dark memories from her past. As Suzanne learns more about the power she wields, and the history of Sword, she must make a choice: stay in Asgard and be a pawn, or flee to Earth and back to her old way of life. MATURE THEMES 22pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $3.95 ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS ARCHIE #572 by Mike Pellowski & Stan Goldberg “The Fast Track to Success”: Move over Danica Patrick! You’ve got nothing on Betty Cooper, and Indianapolis has nothing on the Riverdale 500! Mr. Lodge is the proud sponsor of one of the swiftest motor sports teams around, but his pride runs out of gas when one of his rivals lures away his top driver and pit crew! Not to worry though: Betty Cooper has offered to get behind the wheel, with Archie and the gang as her makeshift pit crew! Does Betty have what it takes to out-race the overconfident male drivers? Rev up your engines for action and excitement in this fast-paced tale! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 ARCHIE DIGEST #232 by Various The adventures of America's favorite teen continue with new stories and classic tales. Bonus: Puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, 96pgs, FC SRP: $2.49 ARCHIE’S DOUBLE DIGEST #176 by Various Double your pages, double your Archie, and double your fun in this double digest full of new stories and classic tales! Bonus: Puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, 192pgs, FC SRP: $3.69 BETTY #162 by Various “Tear Jerker”: Deeply affected by a sad video she watched, Betty can’t help but be reminded of it, especially every time Archie says something to her! “Really Special”: In this poignant tale, a pair of glamorous gloves from Betty’s grandmother makes Mr. Cooper realize what a special young lady his daughter has grown to be. "Hot & Cold”: Betty gives the first big chill an icy reception! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 BETTY & VERONICA #224 by Various “Best Friends”: Can it be true? Is Veronica really moving out of Riverdale? Apparently so, but she just can’t shake the memories of all the good times she had with Betty, Archie, and the rest of the gang. Will Veronica find a way to make her father change his mind about the move? “Kissing Up”: So, how good are the boys of Riverdale High when it comes to kissing? Betty & Veronica aim to compare notes… even if that means staying up all night and getting no sleep at all on their “sleepover!” 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #172 by Various Bright and brassy, bold and beautiful, blonde and brunette. Teen dream queens Betty and Veronica romp through this collection of new stories and classic tales! With bonus puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, 96pgs, FC SRP: $2.49 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #149 by Various What's better than a digest full of those teen dream queens, Betty and Veronica? A double digest full of them! Featuring new stories, classic tales, puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, 192pgs, FC SRP: $3.69 JUGHEAD #179 by Craig Boldman & Rex Lindsey “Picture Perfect”: When a local magazine does a photo feature on Pop Tate’s burgers, Pop hires a “food stylist” to make sure the pictures look good enough to eat! “Word- Play”: Jughead comes up with the sound effect to end all sound effects. Now he just needs to figure out what makes that sound! “Sweets to the Sweet”: Jughead figures out a new way to get eats: remind all the girls he knows how tough it is to keep their figures so they give their food to him! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 JUGHEAD AND FRIENDS DIGEST #17 by Various “New Super Kid in Town”: When a new reality show seeking real-life “super-heroes” hits Riverdale, Chuck and Jughead rise to the challenge, creating super-heroic secret identities for themselves! Along the way, meet a plethora of hero-obsessed contestants, and one new kid who wants nothing to do with any of it. Could it be the mild-mannered newcomer secretly IS a real-life hero? You won’t want to miss the high-flying answer! With bonus puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, 96pgs, FC SRP: $2.49 JUGHEAD'S DOUBLE DIGEST #128 by Various It’s double-decker sandwiches and double-trouble as the irrepressible Jughead tilts the laugh-o-meter in this uproarious collection of new stories and classic tales! Bonus: Puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, 192pgs, FC SRP: $3.69 ARCHIE’S PALS ‘N’ GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #109 by Various The spotlight is on the wonderful cast of Archie supporting characters in this double digest, featuring new stories, classic tales, puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, SC, 192pgs, FC SRP: $3.69 SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH VOLUME 2 #82 by Tania Del Rio “Salem Returns”: As Sabrina continues her “magic free” life (see last issue), her aunts are more and more concerned. They can’t figure out why Sabrina would want to deny her special gift. When all seems lost, Salem concocts a scheme that may force Sabrina to return to magic... which would be bad news for Harvey, who is really enjoying how care- free Sabrina has become! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #171 by Flynn, Yardley, & Amash “I Am”: The countdown to issue #175 continues! As Shadow and Dr. Robotnik’s personal war intensifies, could it bring an end to life as we know it? When Shadow steals classified information about himself from Dr. Robotnik, he enlists Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles to help him crack the code. But is he really ready to learn who he truly is? “The Enforcers”: Without his son’s help, Knuckle’s father Locke is losing control of Angel Island. Will the help offered by a mysterious new benefactor be accepted by Locke? And if so, will it mean the end of Angel Island? 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 SONIC X #16 by Flynn, Wahnish, & Austin “Valentine’s Fray”: Love is in the air, not to mention other factors that could give Amy a big chance to finally win Sonic’s heart. What is the evil threat that could force Sonic to go on a date with lovesick Amy? Could the evil Eggman be behind this scene? And will Knuckles and Tails ever stop laughing at Sonic’s misfortune? It’s romantic comedy as only Sonic can deliver it — with plenty of action and intrigue to rub shoulders with! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 STARS OF THE MONTH ARCHIE AMERICANA "BEST OF" SERIES by Various By popular demand, the Archie paperback series, highlighting the beloved decades of the past, are finally here! These 96-page trade paperbacks feature the best stories of the 1960's, 70's, and 80's, collected into one, high-grade volume. SIXTIES (STAR01270)—SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC SRP: $9.95 SEVENTIES (STAR08202)—SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC SRP: $9.95 EIGHTIES (STAR13520)—SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC SRP: $10.95 ********************************************************************** ARES ENTERTAINMENT MARS ONE #1 by Jeff Morris, Fredrick Haugen, & Al Edeker The "Conspiracy 2062" storyline kicks off with this gripping first chapter, entitled "Nexus." After thirty years of peaceful Mars exploration, life has become routine for the international explores of Ares Alpha Base. Now, the investigation of the site of a recent impact has led to five deaths, and all evidence points to the Chinese station on the opposite side of the crimson world. Meanwhile on Earth, a reluctant hero prepares to return to Mars to face his personal demons and uncover a vast conspiracy that may involve a hidden intelligence. SC, 24pgs, FC SRP: $4.00 ARSENIC LULLABY PUBLISHING ARSENIC LULLABY VOL 1 TP (NEW PRINTING) NEW PRINTING! For all fans of dark humor this is a must have. All of the darkest most essential story from the first three years of Arsenic Lullaby. See Voodoo Joe creat his zombie fetus army, watch for the first time as The Clot loses his skin, watch Alien Centaur kidnap farmers with the blessing of J. Edgar Hoover. This first run has been called rude, crude, mean, violent, funny, smartly evil, and read by thousands who refuse to admit it. Individual yearly trades of this series have long sold out, don't miss out on this one. Also available as a hardcover edition bound in quality hardcover with a bookmark ribbon. It is also autographed and sketched in by the writer/illustator of the cult favorite series, Harvey Award nominee Douglas Paszkiewcz. Limited to 200. MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $19.99 ASPEN MLT INC FATHOM: KIANI #0 by Hernandez, To, Crawford, & Steigerwald Continuing from the pages of Fathom comes a story of ultimate loss, hidden fury, unresolved grief, and longing revenge, all shrouded behind the uncompromising face of the Blue warrior known only as Kiani. As a previously unseen faction of the Blue make their presence known, Kiani makes a crucial decision relating to the final events of Fathom Volume 2…and embarks upon a quest that will lead her to answers she may not want to know! Written by Vince Hernandez and illustrated by Marcus (Soulfire: Chaos Reign) To, this incredible 12-page zero issue sets the stage for the upcoming Kiani #1. Loaded with tons of extra sketches and concept designs for the series, this is one zero issue you won’t want to miss! Also available is the 1-in-10 incentive Michael Turner cover, signed by the artist himself. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity created exclusively for this signed edition comic. REGULAR—24pgs, FC SRP: $2.50 SIGNED EDITION—24pgs, FC SRP: $24.99 FATHOM: ASPEN POSTER 2007 by Michael Turner & Peter Steigerwald By popular demand, this stunning rendition of Aspen is finally available as a full size 24” x 36” poster! Illustrated to perfection by Michael Turner and especially re-colored by Peter Steigerwald, this is the first must have poster of 2007! REGULAR—Poster, 24x36, FC SRP: $7.99 SIGNED EDITION—Poster, 24x36, FC SRP: $19.99 FATHOM: GRACE POSTER 2007 by Michael Turner & Peter Steigerwald This breathtaking rendition of Grace is now available as a full size 24” x 36” poster! Illustrated to perfection by Michael Turner and Peter Steigerwald, this is the absolute must-have Soulfire poster of 2007! REGULAR—Poster, 24x36, FC SRP: $7.99 SIGNED EDITION—Poster, 24x36, FC SRP: $19.99 FATHOM: KIANI POSTER 2007 by Michael Turner & Peter Steigerwald One of our most requested images is now a full size 24” x 36” poster! This mesmerizing pic of Kiani debuts just in time for her series. Drawn by Michael Turner and re-colored by Peter Steigerwald, this is a must have for any Fathom or Kiani fan! REGULAR—Poster, 24x36, FC SRP: $7.99 SIGNED EDITION—Poster, 24x36, FC SRP: $19.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A 3 POSTER SIGNED SET FEATURING ASPEN, KIANI, & GRACE by Michael Turner & Peter Steigerwald An Aspen Exclusive! Get three Aspen series posters in this great limited set, featuring hand-signed autographs by Michael Turner and Peter Steigerwald! Each of the three posters — Aspen, Kiani and Grace — comes hand-signed and ready to frame and display. Each poster ships rolled and tubed. (C: 0-1-2) Poster Set (x3), FC SRP: $59.99 O/A FATHOM by Krul, Turnbull, & Gorder In issue #9, Maylander begins his assault on the Blue, determined to wipe them off the face of the earth! As Aspen races to aid her friends, she meets up with Cannon, (now completely Taras free), also ready to fight alongside his people. In issue #10, war between the humans and the Blue has erupted. Cities crumble and lives are lost. In issue #11, the time has arrived! It’s Aspen versus Maylander in a final showdown! Only one will walk away victorious — and nothing will ever be the same again! #9—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 #10—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 AVATAR PRESS INC STAR OF THE MONTH ALAN MOORE'S WRITING FOR COMICS GN (NEW PRINTING) by Alan Moore The master of comic book writing shares his thoughts on how to deliver a top notch script! The main essay was originally written in 1985 and appeared in an obscure British fanzine, right as Moore was reshaping the landscape of modern comics, and has been tragically lost ever since. Now Avatar brings it back in print, collected for the first time as one graphic novel, and heavily illustrated by Jacen Burrows. Alan Moore also provides a brand new essay on how his thoughts on writing have changed in the two decades since he first wrote it. For fans of Moore's work, new writers, or anyone who wants a peak behind the mental curtain of one of the greatest living writers, this is a can't miss book! (STAR18707) SC, 7x10, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 ********************************************************************** ALAN MOORE'S ANOTHER SUBURBAN ROMANCE GN (NEW PRINTING) by Alan Moore & Juan Jose Ryp Not to be missed, Alan Moore's performance works making up the play Another Suburban Romance are put in print and lavishly illustrated as full sequential stories in this graphic novel. Comprised of three major pieces, adapted from Moore's original presentations by frequent collaborator Antony (The Courtyard) Johnston, this original graphic novel is completely illustrated by the Spanish sensation Juan Jose Ryp. Running from the 1920's Chicago style killings in Old Gangsters Never Die, to the ruminations on modern life in the namesake piece Another Suburban Romance, this powerful work is one that no Alan Moore fan will want to miss! MATURE THEMES SC SRP: $7.95 BAD MOON RISING: SPECIAL BORN TO KILL COVER #1 by Brian Pulido & Wellington Alves Artist Wellington Alves gives us no hope for being saved from the evil of Black Jack Hatchet! This special edition is limited to just 750 copies. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 GARTH ENNIS' CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD #1 by Garth Ennis & Jacen Burrows Garth Ennis unleashes his next major religious epic in the vein of Preacher, but this-time, he’s taking it up a notch! Wormwood is the anti-Christ, no way around it, his dad is Satan and his demonic powers help him fit right into New York. His best friend is Jesus, who is a black, mentally-challenged, man that just isn’t performing many miracles these days. The pesky Armageddon is coming right up, and it doesn’t look like Pope Jacko is going to be any help in stopping it. Ennis drags the whole world into the gutter with his trademark razor-sharp dialogue, biting wit, and the stunning art of Jacen Burrows, all in full-color. The Chronicles of Wormwood is an on-going series of series that launches right here! This sacrilegious artifact is available in two covers, Regular and Visions of Hell Wraparound, both by series artist Jacen Burrows. MATURE THEMES REGULAR—32pgs, FC (1 of 6) SRP: $3.99 WRAPAROUND—32pgs, FC (1 of 6) SRP: $3.99 ESCAPE OF THE LIVING DEAD ANNUAL #1 by Mike Wolfer Deadhead returns in this special super-sized full-color Annual chock-full of zombie horror! The sleepy Pennsylvania town of Jamesville is about to face the most horrific night in its history. A natural disaster of unprecedented proportions strikes as fetid flood waters from a collapsed reservoir inundates the town, trapping the local residents in a nightmarish fight for their lives. But in those raging waters that threaten to erase the town's very existence, something far more terrifying surfaces from the muck and devastation... Something undead... And hungry for human flesh! Deadhead returns to exact bloody retribution upon the living in "Deluge Of The Dead," a special over-sized tale of terror that will shed new light upon the gathering zombie forces and also features the final fate of two central characters in the Escape of the Living Dead saga! As the flood waters rise, so do the living dead in an incredible tale of survival that will leave you gasping for air! As well as the Standard cover by Mike Wolfer, this issue is available with Body Count, and Rotting covers by Wolfer and Wraparound, Terror, and Gore by artist Jacen Burrows! MATURE THEMES REGULAR—40pgs, FC SRP: $4.99 BODY COUNT—40pgs, FC SRP: $4.99 GORE—40pgs, FC SRP: $4.99 ROTTING—40pgs, FC SRP: $4.99 WRAPAROUND—40pgs, FC SRP: $4.99 TERROR—40pgs, FC SRP: $4.99 NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: BACK FROM THE GRAVE — GOOD EATS COVER Series artist Sebastian Fiumara reminds us of the other-other white meat! This all-new special edition is limited to just 1000 copies. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 ESCAPE OF THE LIVING DEAD: FEARBOOK #1 — UNDEAD RAGE COVER by Mike Wolfer Mike Wolfer delivers this new cover reminding us of the fury of the undead! This edition is limited to just 750 copies. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 ESCAPE OF THE LIVING DEAD: AIRBORNE #1 — WALKING THE DOG COVER by Wolfer, Verma, & Burrows Even the undead have to take the pooch for a stroll down memory lane. This edition features an all-new cover from superstar Jacen Burrows and is limited to just 1000 copies. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (1 of 3) SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH: WARRIOR TEMPTRESS Lady Death is revealed in all her glory once again in this full-color, star-illustrated pin-up book! This time, Lady Death is shown in all sorts of alternate realities, from the arctic tundra to undersea kingdoms, where she rules over minions looking as sultry as always. With art from Juan Jose Ryp, Di Amorim, Daniel HDR, Wellington Alves, and many others, this is a book any Lady Death fan will not want to miss! This book features these stunning covers: Regular, Mermaid, and Premium covers from super-star Juan Jose Ryp, Ninja and Barbarian by Daniel HDR, and a Jungle, Squaw, and special Leather cover (limited to 600 copies) all by Di Amorim. MATURE THEMES REGULAR—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 BARBARIAN—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 JUNGLE—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 MERMAID—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 NINJA—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 SQUAW—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 PREMIUM—32pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 LEATHER—32pgs, FC SRP: $24.99 LADY DEATH: SACRILEGE #0 By Brian Pulido & Daniel HDR In this all-new full-color series, Lady Death is faced with a new mystery: close to a gathering of magical peoples from all over the Blacklands, a church begins to expand at an unbelievable rate. In fact, it seems that if it is not stopped, it will take over the entire Blacklands. It is up Lady Death and Satasha to divine the mystery of the church, it’s sole occupant Nocturne and her deadly agenda. It all has to do with the deadliest enemy Lady Death has NEVER faced – Sacrilege! Featuring these stunning covers: Regular and Wraparound covers from series artist Daniel HDR, Ryp and Premium by Juan Jose Ryp, Siqueira by Paulo Siqueira and a Martin by Matt Martin. MATURE THEMES REGULAR—16pgs, FC (0 of 2) SRP: $2.99 MARTIN—16pgs, FC (0 of 2) SRP: $2.99 RYP—16pgs, FC (0 of 2) SRP: $2.99 SIQUEIRA—16pgs, FC (0 of 2) SRP: $2.99 WRAPAROUND—16pgs, FC (0 of 2) SRP: $2.99 PREMIUM—16pgs, FC (0 of 2) SRP: $9.99 LADY DEATH: BLACKLANDS #4 by Brian Pulido & Gabriel Guzman Sagos’ master plan to rid the Blacklands of life is revealed and Lady Death, Wargoth and Satasha must make a supreme sacrifice to thwart him. Will it be enough or will it play right into his hands? Can Lady Death save her mother’s soul or is it lost forever? Expect the unexpected as the epic battle spirals into unforeseen directions and the fate of an entire realm is up for grabs. As well as the regular cover by series artist Gabriel Guzman, this issue is available with a Wraparound and Ryp cover by Juan Jose Ryp, Siqueira by Paulo Siqueira, and HDR and Premium covers by Daniel HDR. MATURE THEMES REGULAR—32pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $3.99 RYP—32pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $3.99 SIQUEIRA—32pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $3.99 HDR—32pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $3.99 WRAPAROUND—32pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $3.99 PREMIUM—32pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $9.99 LADY DEATH: BLACKLANDS #1/2—GHOULISH COVER by Brian Pulido & Ron Adrian Wellington Alves serves up this horrific new cover of Lady Death and the dead. This edition is limited to just 1000 copies. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH VS WAR ANGEL — BRING IT ON COVER This special edition is priced at the same cover price as the original release for all the fans that missed it the first time! Regular series Lady Death artist Gabriel Guzman serves up this all-new cover of War Angel and Lady Death ready to throw down! This edition is limited to just 1500 copies. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 LADY DEATH VS WAR ANGEL — MARTIN SKETCH COVER This special edition features an original sketch by Matt Martin on each and every copy. All copies come packaged in a bag and board with a certificate of authenticity. Limited to 250 copies. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH: WAR OF THE WINDS #4 — REVELATION COVER Series artist Di Amorim delivers another beautiful piece of Medieval Lady Death on this all-new cover! Limited to 750 copies. MATURE THEMES FC (4 of 6) SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH/SHI PREVIEW — ATTACK COVER Rafa Lopez puts these lovely ladies under duress as the action is about to begin! This edition is limited to just 1000 copies. 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH: FETISHES 2006 SPECIAL— HELLISH ANGEL COVER by Various Lady Death is a bad motor scooter on this stunning all-new cover by maestro Juan Jose Ryp! Limited to 1000 copies. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH ANNUAL #1 — SUNRISE COVER Paulo (Birds of Prey) Siqueira unveils this luscious all-new cover. This edition is limited to just 1000 copies. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH: WICKED #1/2—BONDAGE LITHO BY RICHARD ORTIZ This lithograph is of Richard Ortiz's luscious cover to Lady Death: Wicked #1/2 Bondage. Printed on high-quality card stock with cutting edge technology for a perfect high- resolution print suitable for framing. Each is strictly limited to only 150 copies! Every copy of this digital art print ships in a special rigid sleeve with a seal of authenticity. Lithograph, 11x17, FC SRP: $29.99 STARGATE: SG-1 CONVENTION SPECIAL — NEW ALLIES COVER The Nox and Tau’ri stand together on this new cover from Jorge Correa. Limited to 750 copies 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 STARGATE ATLANTIS: WRAITHFALL #1—PHOTO COVER Ford is now available on this never-before-offered special photo cover. Limited to 1,000 copies. All copies ship in a bag and a special protective case with a Certificate of Authenticity. 32pgs, FC (1 of 3) SRP: $5.99 STARGATE ATLANTIS: WRAITHFALL #1—ROYAL BLUE COVER The Royal Blue cover is limited to 100 copies. All copies ship in a bag and a special protective case with a Certificate of Authenticity. 32pgs, FC (1 of 3) SRP: $75.00 BALLANTINE BOOKS STAR OF THE MONTH FLIGHT VOLUME 3 GN edited by Kanzu Kibuishi This is a full-color anthology of short stories by some of the hottest creators in the field. The artists range from top animators working at Pixar and other major studios, to emerging web cartoonists and established comic book and graphic novel creators. These include names such as Becky Cloonan, Bill Plympton, Chuck BB, and more! SC, 6x9, 352pgs, FC SRP: $24.95 ********************************************************************** BALTIMORE COMIC CON LONE RANGER #1—BALTIMORE COMICON EXCLUSIVE ALTERNATE COVER Previously A Convention Exclusive! If you didn't get to 2006's Baltimore Comic Con, you missed a stellar guest list and a host of exclusives! This alternate cover edition of Lone Ranger #1 (first printing) features a cover by John Cassady, created especially for the Con! 32pgs, FC SRP: $10.00 BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT INC EUREKA SEVEN VOLUME 4 GN by Bones Renton must face the inevitable truth about Eureka as tensions mount between Gekkostate and the Federation, and things near their fiery conclusion. (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. SC, 5x7, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A TOMB RAIDER VOLUME 2 TP (BANDAI) The legendary female heroine returns in this new graphic novel as adventurer Lara Croft must figure out how to survive against both a Tyrannosaura Rex and a mysterious group called the Midnight Squires. As the group tries to take away the powerful orb that is in Lara's possession, an action-packed chase ensues! (JUL062964) SC, 220pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 O/A WITCHBLADE VOLUME 2 TP (BANDAI) by David Wohl Another installment of the new series of manga format digests brings you the classic adventures of the Witchblade! Issues #10-20! This is the story of Sara Pezzini, a New York street Detective, and how she came to wield the most powerful artifact in the universe…the Witchblade. Her journey will take you through the murder-filled alleys of New York to the highest towers of society as a supernatural war is waged within her own soul. SC, 5x7, 220pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 BARBOUR PUBLISHING INC HITS & MISSES VOLUME 1 GN by Realbuzz Studios Marywood provides a good, Christian education for girls, but a greedy lawyer threatens the school’s existence. To maintain its trust fund income, Marywood must field a softball team — but a careless comment by their new coach commits the team to winning the league championship! Can twelve mismatched girls — steadfast Bobbi, bubbly Cathy, rebellious Sugar, snobby Vanessa, brainy Lauri, fretful Victoria, and others — become champions to save their school? This first installment of the Hits & Misses series promises great fun for late elementary to “tweenage” girls, and shows how important love, loyalty, and faith are to success in life. SC, 5x7, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $4.97 LIFE! CAMERA! ACTION! STARRING SERENITY SERIES VOLUME 1 GN by Realbuzz Studios The creators of “America’s Premier Inspirational Manga” double the fun in Life! Camera! Action! Starring Serenity Series. Tim makes amateur movies starring our favorite blue-haired fireball and her friends. Starting with Terror from the Tarantula Nebula, their movies tell exciting stories, but also parallel events and challenges in their own lives. Will Serenity and Kimberly work past their rivalry? Which leading lady will Derek choose? Addressing themes like love and forgiveness in a unique “flip book” format — half full-color, half black-and-white — Life! Camera! Action! Starring Serenity is a series tweens and teens will love sharing with their friends. SC, 5x7, 128pgs, PC SRP: $4.97 BASEMENT COMICS / AMRYL ENTERT CAVEWOMAN: JUNGLE JAM #2 SPECIAL EDITION by Paul Renaud Paul Renaud presents this fantastic cover for the special edition to Cavewoman: Jungle Jam issue 2! With new pin-ups and short stories, Jungle Jam has fast become a favorite series with Cavewoman collectors! This special edition is limited to 750 copies, comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, and is bagged and boarded for protection. 24pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 CAVEWOMAN: RELOADED #4 by Budd Root The original Cavewoman issue 4 featured Klyde’s first full story appearance, as well as the now famous train wreck and its panic stricken survivors who quickly discover that the carnage has attracted predators they’d previously believed to be extinct! Originally considered by Budd to be drawn too small, Klyde is the star of this issue, and the new Reloaded #4 will give him the star treatment! Budd will be redrawing all the key sequences involving Klyde, as well as the battle between Meriem and the raptors that was far too tame when originally presented. Cavewoman readers will be treated to 40 pages of story, many of which will feature brand new artwork, in addition to the classic tale told almost a decade ago, all with a beautiful brand new cover. 40pgs, B&W SRP: $3.95 MIKE HOFFMAN: OCTAVIA MONSTER SKETCHBOOK by Mike Hoffman She's a macabre, sexy female Mad Scientist, and Mike Hoffman never tires of drawing her in every imaginable position! Created as "remarque" drawings for Octavia fans, these are the very best creme-de-la-creme artworks of the white-haired woman in her deep, dark dungeon! 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 RUBBER DISCIPLE NUDE EDITION SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 24pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 SAMSON VS BEASTWOMEN FROM THE CENTER OF THE EARTH SPECIAL EDITION by Mike Hoffman Mike Hoffman paints this spectacular new cover featuring the mighty Samson being stalked by several Beastwomen with foul intentions! Samson must do battle with this lost race of subterranean goddesses who reside at the core of this planet! This special edition is limited to 450 copies, comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, and is bagged and boarded for protection. 24pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 MIKE HOFFMAN: ISLAND OF THE TIKI GODDESS by Mike Hoffman Mike Hoffman's new South Seas adventure title sets sail with H.G. Wells' immortal "Jimmy Goggles, the God," a tropical tale of a ship's last survivor who must forever wear a deep-sea diving suit or else be eaten by Cannibals! Extra: "Tears of the Dugong." Also, explore authentic native love potions! 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 BLACK INC! IMPRINTS ROACH #3 by Robert Roach, cover by J.H. Williams III The Roach is down, but not out. With his newfound friend’s help, the executioner lives to fight another day. But his enemies know he’s hurt. Chicago’s gangland hyenas are stalking the city’s lion. However, the assassin is far from helpless, as his enemies will soon learn! MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W (3 of 4) SRP: $2.95 BLOODFIRE STUDIOS UTOPIATES #2 by Josh Finney & Kat Rocha In the future, personalities can be distilled into a drug. Called Utopiates, these drugs allow users to swap personalities with the "mental imprints" of others. For Corporal Jed Eckert, the military has hooked him on C.A.S.E., a combat dose that makes him the perfect soldier. But what happens when the war ends and Jed can’t get his fix? 32pgs, B&W (2 of 4) SRP: $2.95 BLUE DREAM STUDIOS DREAMLAND CHRONICLES VOLUME 1 TP by Scott Christian Sava Alexander Carter has found a key that takes him back to the land of his childhood dreams. Now every night he enters Dreamlan: a magical world filled with dragons, fairies, and giants. Re-united with his childhood friends Paddington, Kiwi, and Nastajia, Alexander now embarks on a quest to save Dreamland from war with the nightmare realm. SC, 6x9, FC SRP: $19.95 ED'S TERRESTRIALS HC (NEW PRINTING) by Scott Christian Sava & Diego Jourdan Three aliens escape from their dreary life working at the Intergalactic Food Court. While being chased by Mall Security officer Maximus Obliterus, Al, Gus, and Marcello hijack a space ship to Earth and crash land into Ed's Treehouse. Ed befriends the aliens and helps them bring more aliens to Earth. Ed's job is to help them blend in and to become more human. Meanwhile, Maximus Obliterus makes a reluctant alliance with Ed's nemesis: spoiled brat Natalie. Together they hope to capture the aliens and, of course, get Natalie lots of shiny, pretty things. In the end, Ed must learn to trust his new friends and have faith in himself. Told in a fun cinematic style, Ed's Terrestrials is a great all ages story filled with fun and adventure! HC, 10x6, FC SRP: $19.95 BLUE LINE ART THE BEST OF SKETCH MAGAZINE VOLUME 1 (2ND PRINTING) Want to create comics? Want to know how Top Cow’s Michael Turner does it? For over three years, Sketch has been honored to serve the comic book creative community with helpful how-to demos and top-tier industry pro interviews. Now, a beautiful new cover and interview with the sensational artist Turner and selected re-mastered tutorials from some of Sketch’s greatest issues have been collected for this essential volume of instructional comic-book techniques. This never dated information includes articles on penciling, digital coloring, and inking, as well as an early in-depth interview with the great David Mack. SC, 166pgs SRP: $19.95 MITCH BYRD SCRIBBLES & SKETCHES VOLUME 1 SC by Mitch Byrd This collection includes material from Byrd's convention sketchbook series, the artwork from the many articles from Sketch magazine, and many new pieces of his artwork. From beautifully illustrated women, to intergalactic aliens, to ferocious dinosaurs, this book shows the diversity of Mitch’s illustration ability. SC, 7x10, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $19.99 BONGO COMICS FUTURAMA COMICS #29 by Boothby & Kazaleh Fry, Leela, and Bender are downsized in order to make an annual delivery of glass cleaner to a bottle city, but they soon find themselves trapped in a world on the brink of devastation, proving the old adage, “Those who live in glass houses, shouldn’t launch nuclear attacks.” 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 SIMPSONS COMICS #126 by Boothby & Ortiz Ala-diddly-addin and His Magic Lamp. Apu Baba and the Four Thieves. SinBart the Sailor. They’re all here as Sheherezade fights for her life by weaving an abridged and adulterated Arabian nighttime adaptation for King Moemar Shahryar! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 SIMPSONS CLASSICS #11 by Groening In a Prince and the Pop Star-like tale, Bart finds himself living the sweet life when he switches places with his musical doppelganger, Biff Westwood. Then, Bart and Martin find themselves on a disturbing disciplinary camping trip with Principal Skinner and Groundskeeper Willy, a trip that will have them begging for deliverance. Magazine, 64pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 BOOM! STUDIOS FALL OF CTHULHU #0 by Michael Alan Nelson When gods go to war! A new epic ongoing exploring Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. The 1928 publication of The Call of Cthulhu established one of the most feared characters in the history of horror fiction: a terrible alien god capable of worldwide destruction. But Cthulhu was actually only one of the minor gods in Lovecraft's pantheon — there are things far bigger, badder, and meaner roaming the cosmos, ready to come to call. A new journey into horror from the critically-acclaimed writer of Second Wave, Michael Alan Nelson, named "the next Brian K. Vaughn" by Rue Morgue Magazine! COVER A—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 COVER B—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 HERO SQUARED: ONGOING #5 by Giffen, DeMatteis, & Abraham The Bwahaha isn't just back, now it won't go away! Milo's a slacker in this world, but the next universe over he's champion of justice Captain Valor. Now that Valor's come to his world, Milo's learning that he's his own worst enemy. Milo's gone for Valor's girlfriend, the evil Calignous, while Valor's going for Milo's girlfriend Steffie. Can you cheat on your girlfriend with... a parallel universe version of your own girlfriend? 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 TAG: CURSED #1 by Giffen, Leib, & Chee The horror epic continues! When Ed was tagged, he found himself cursed to become a literal member of the walking dead — physically decaying, but still able to think and speak. Terrified, he found the next victim he had to tag to pass along the curse. It's years later, and Ed can't live with the guilt of passing along the curse. So he decides... to stop it? How can one ordinary man hope to halt the advance of a curse that crosses centuries? A descent into hard-edged darkness and despair! 32pgs, FC (1 of 5) SRP: $3.99 TAG VOLUME 1 TP by Keith Giffen & Kody Chamberlain Spine-snapping horror in the tradition of the movie The Ring! An average joe strolls down the street after a fight with his girlfriend when a random stranger TAGS him, handing off an ancient curse! He literally begins to die – and rot – seeing his body begin to decompose every day before his very eyes. Cursed, he must either surrender, or find the next victim to TAG… Collecting the three issue mini-series from white-hot Wizard Magazine favorite Keith Giffen and 30 Days of Night Bloodsucker Tales artist Kody Chamberlain! BONUS: Included in TPB form for the first time as an "extra" is Keith Giffen's "10" one-shot -- ten innocent people become unwilling contestants in a game of death. Given 10 bullets and a gun, it's kill or be killed as they're forcedto hunt the other 10 contestants! In the dark, horrific tradition of Battle Royale! SC, 7x10, FC SRP: $14.99 TWO GUNS #1 by Grant & Mataes In the vein of Ocean's Eleven or The Italian Job is a pulp story about cops and thieves and the men that are something in between. Trench has targeted a local bank to rob, and asked Steadman to give him a hand. Trench figures it's a great way to score — considering it's a cover for mob money. They're thieves ripping off thieves. But what Steadman doesn't know is that Trench is a DEA agent. But what is Steadman's secret? Is he who he appears to be?. Classic two gun safe-robbing action delivered with wit and charm from the writer-creator of Whisper! 32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $3.99 WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? ONE-SHOTS by Various Retailers knew that this was Keith Giffen and his half-cognizant pal Mike Leib writing funny words over the word balloons of an old comic, but they ordered it anyway — and ordered and ordered it. Now it's back to blight comic stores with some cool Basil Wolverton art (as well as a buncha classic golden and silver age artists), as Keith and Mike invite new pals into the fold — including Andrew Cosby, creator of the Sci-Fi Network TV show Eureka, as well as Rush Hour III screenwriter John Rogers. GO WEST, YOUNG MAN!—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 SOME PEOPLE NEVER LEARN—24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 MONSTER MASH-UP—24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 BROADSWORD COMICS BROADSWORD COMICS LITHOGRAPH COLLECTION 6-PACK by Jim Balent & Holly G! This is your chance to fill in any of Jim Balent's or Holly G!'s enchanting black and white pencil lithos that you've missed in the past! Each pack contains six 6½” x 10" unsigned stunning lithos that feature Holly as a lil' Devil, Girlzilla, Bethany the Vampfire, and Salome! MATURE THEMES Lithos (x6), FC SRP: $24.99 TAROT: WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #42 by Jim Balent The Skeleton Man's visit to the Big Apple is anything but CATatonic when recruited by the 3 Little Kittens to help take down a demented terrorist group armed with a dirty bomb! Visions of this CATaclysmic event has Tarot racing to the city! The Deluxe Edition comes with a black and white pencil collector's litho measuring 6 ½" x 10," featuring Tarot offering either the dark or light path of the craft. As always, this issue ships equally with 2 Jim Balent covers. MATURE THEMES REGULAR—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 DELUXE EDITION—32pgs, FC SRP: $19.99 BROCCOLI INTERNATIONAL USA E’S VOLUME 1 GN by Satol Yuiga Kai Kudou is part of an elite organization of psychics known as Ashurum. Kai is sent on a mission to take custody of other unregistered illegal psychics in the city of Gald. However, he strays from his companions and is taken in by Yuuki Tokugawa, an odd-job- man who is currently working for the guerillas that are in opposition to Ashurum. As Kai spends more time with Yuuki and his mysterious sister Asuka, Kai starts to wonder what Ashurum's purpose is. Are they trying to protect the psychics, or control them? (C: 0-1-2) 224pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 GALAXY ANGEL II GN by Kanan Several years after Milfeulle and the Angel Troupe led by Takuto Meyers defeated Eonia's forces in Eden, a new galaxy called Neue is found, and Milfeulle is now the gatekeeper of the "gate" that connects Eden and Neue. The Moon Angel Troupe has disbanded, and each of the former Moon Angel Troupe members work for the expansion into Neue. Apricot Sakuraba is a member of the Lune Angel Troupe, and Kazuya Shiranami from Neue was selected to join the new Angel Troupe. Their mission is to find other "gates" and "gatekeepers." (C: 0-1-2) 224pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 AQUARIAN AGE: JUVENILE ORION REALM OF LIGHT ART BOOK HC by Satol Yuiga Featuring some of the most talented illustrators in Japan, this book features beautifully drawn, full-color images originally drawn for the popular Aquarian Age trading card game. These images feature the series' most memorable characters, from modern-day schoolboys to heavenly angels, mystical priests, vampires, and a variety of other creatures of the night who populate a rich fantasy world. Acclaimed artists including Sakurako Gokurakuin (author of Aquarian Age: Juvenile Orion), Kanan (author of the Galaxy Angel graphic novels), PEACH-PIT (creators of DearS), and others bring their talents to one of Japan's largest and most varied pop-culture franchises. (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. MATURE THEMES 9x12, 96pgs, FC SRP: $19.99 BUD PLANT OFFERED AGAIN O/A BORIS VALLEJO & HANNES BOK SET by Boris Vallejo & Hannes Bok Sale! Was $40.90. Two book set: Ladies: Retold Tales of Goddesses and Heroines by Boris Vallejo (Thunder's Mouth): Ten myths of goddesses, heroes and heroines, accompanied by a full-color Boris painting, plus two fine, new pen, and ink or pencil drawings for each. A Hannes Bok Showcase, edited by Stephen D. Korshak (Miller): Eighty black-and-white plates and eight full-page color reproductions collected from Weird Tales and other science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazines of the 1940s and '50s. Includes Bok's fantastic illustrations for stories by H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and others. Set (x2), 9x12, PC SRP: $18.99 O/A NOTHING BUT SMILE PINUP ART MARK ROGERS TP SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 64pgs, FC SRP: $12.99 BURLYMAN ENTERTAINMENT O/A DOC FRANKENSTEIN by The Wachowski Brothers & Steve Skroce From the creators of The Matrix! The Secret Order behind the papel power, that makes right with might, wages war with weapons of mass destruction in their crusade to finally bring Doc Frankenstein to his knees. Doc Frankenstein created by Geof Darrow and Steve Skroce. #2—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 O/A DOC FRANKENSTEIN VAR CVR #2 by The Wachowski Brothers & Steve Skroce From the creators of The Matrix! The Secret Order behind the papel power, that makes right with might, wages war with weapons of mass destruction in their crusade to finally bring Doc Frankenstein to his knees. Doc Frankenstein created by Geof Darrow and Steve Skroce.SRP: $3.50 O/A DOC FRANKENSTEIN Created by Geof Darrow & Steve Skroce; by the Wachowski Brothers & Steve Skroce From the creators of The Matrix! Like Prometheus, Doc stands chained before his enemies while Monica Merkin enlists Doc's oldest friend Texas Dick to attempt a desperate rescue. Also offered again is the regular edition. ISSUE #2—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 VARIANT COVER #2—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 ISSUE #3—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 CVR A #4—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 CVR B #4—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 CVR A #5—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 CARNAL COMICS CALAVERA: BEAUTIFUL & BLOODY #1 REGULAR COVER SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) ADULT MATERIAL 48pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 DEMI & VAMPIROONI #1 NUDE COVER SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 48pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 DEMI'S STRANGE BEDFELLOWS COLLECTION SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) ADULT MATERIAL Pack (x2 T/C, x4 Comics) SRP: $19.95 CARTOON BOOKS BONE VOLUME 5: ROCK JAW: MASTER OF THE EASTER BORDER by Jeff Smith In this issue, Fone and Smiley Bone strike out into the wilderness to return a lost rat creature cub to the mountains. It doesn't take long before they run smack into Rock Jaw, "Master of the Eastern Border," an enormous mountain lion with a none-too-friendly disposition. (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada. SOFTCOVER—SC, 192pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 HARDCOVER—HC, 192pgs, FC SRP: $18.99 STARS OF THE MONTH BONE TRADE PAPERBACKS & HARDCOVERS by Jeff Smith Follow the adventures of the three Bone cousins — Fone, Phoney, and Smiley — as they strike out from Boneville to find their destiny in the first volume of the series. Volume 2 has Fone Bone and his cousins returning home after visiting the village of Barrelhaven with Thorn and Gran'ma Ben. But Phoney risks everything on one last get-rich-quick scheme for the town's annual Great Cow Race. The third volume reveals the secrets of Thorn's past. Plus, Lucius, Smiley, and Phoney are attacked by the rat creatures. (C: 1-0- 0) NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada. VOL. 1: OUT FROM BONEVILLE (HARDCOVER) (DEC042664)—SC, 6x9, FC SRP: $18.95 VOL. 1: OUT FROM BONEVILLE (SOFTCOVER) (DEC042663)—SC, 6x9, FC SRP: $9.99 VOL. 2: THE GREAT COW RACE (HARDCOVER) (MAY052790)—HC, 6x9, 144pgs, FC SRP: $18.95 VOL. 2: THE GREAT COW RACE (SOFTCOVER) (MAY052789)—SC, 6x9, 144pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 VOL. 3: EYES OF THE STORM (HARDCOVER) (DEC053028)—HC, 144pgs, FC SRP: $18.99 VOL. 3: EYES OF THE STORM (SOFTCOVER) (DEC053029)—SC, 144pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 ********************************************************************** CHECKER BOOK PUBLISHING GROUP THE TROUBLE WITH GIRLS VOLUME 2 TP by Jacobs, Jones, & Hamilton One of the longest running independent series of all time, The Trouble with Girls was created by Will Jacobs and Eisner award winning writer Gerard Jones. Originally published by Malibu, this innovative series broke all the rules. This second edition contains issues # 8-14 of the Malibu series. SC, 7x10, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $17.95 ALEX RAYMOND'S FLASH GORDON VOLUME 7 HC by Alex Raymond The latest volume in Checker's superb archival-quality series collecting the entirety of Alex Raymond's run on the legendary sci fi comic strip! This volume collects Flash Gordon Sundays strips which originally ran from October 1936 through February 1945. HC, 9x12, 100pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 ALEX RAYMOND'S FLASH GORDON COLLECTIONS by Alex Raymond These archival-quality volumes feature the work of legendary cartoonist, Alex Raymond, who was credited with inspiring generations of artists to try their hand at comic strips, including greats such as Frank Frazetta and Al Williamson. These volumes are presented in stunning full-color, in a landscape format that does much to highlight Raymond’s gorgeous, sprawling scenery and cinematic layouts. Volume 1 collects the introductory 1934 to early 1935 period of the strip; Volume 2 collects Sunday strips originally published in 1935 and 1936; Volume 4 collects strips from June 12, 1938 to January 21, 1940; Volume 5 includes the stories “The Ice Kingdom of Mongo,” “Power Men of Mongo,” and “The Fall of Ming,” all originally appearing from 1940 to 1941! VOLUME 1 (MAR042360)—HC, 9x12, 100pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 VOLUME 2 (JUL042749)—HC, 9x12, 100pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 VOLUME 4 (JUN052873)—HC, 9x12, 100pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 VOLUME 5 (SEP052847)—HC, 9x12, 100pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A CHEMICAL WARFARE by Tony Fanning The world is plunged into a new kind of conflict in these three issues of Chemical Warfare! (C: 0-1-2) ISSUE #1—32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 ISSUE #2—32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.50 ISSUE #3—32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 CINEBOOK BIGGLES RECOUNTS THE FALKLANDS WAR GN by Asso, Rideau, Chauvin, & Uderzo In 1982, conflict erupts between Great Britain and Argentina, putting important forces into play. Argentina decides to seize the Falkland Islands, which had been occupied by the United Kingdom since the beginning of the 19th century. On April 2, an island landing of Argentine forces succeeds, taking the government of Margaret Thatcher by surprise. Argentina asserts its sovereignty over the islands. While hoping for a diplomatic solution, No.10 Downing Street prepares a large-scale operation to regain control of the Falkland Islands. Along with the use of traditional combat techniques, these operations also provide an extraordinary test of modern electronic war weaponry. SC, 48pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 BLAKE & MORTIMER: THE YELLOW M GN by Edgar P. Jacobs London’s walls resound with the incredible exploits of the “Yellow Mark.” The spectacular actions of this mysterious criminal are on the increase: holding up the Bank of England, robbing the imperial crown. No one seems able to stop him. He is so audacious that he lets the police know in advance where he will commit his crimes, each time ridiculing Scotland Yard a little more. The apparent ease with which he evades police schemes begins to worry the highest authorities of the country. The Home Office asks Captain Francis Blake to solve the mystery and discover the identity of the man who hides behind the Yellow Mark. The captain immediately takes as partner his old friend, Professor Philip Mortimer, whose scientific knowledge will be invaluable in solving this extremely complex enigma. Who hides behind the Yellow Mark? SC, 72pgs, FC SRP: $14.45 CLAYPOOL COMICS ELVIRA #165 by Various A young evil sorcerer wants to sport the name "Archduke of the Dark." Trouble is, it infringes on Elvira's mystic trademark, and there's no way that she's abandoning it in "Restraint of Trade!" Also, Elvira's living the same day over and over again, in part one of "S.O.S. Mrs. Monstrodamus!" 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.50 SOULSEARCHERS #82 by David, Stanton, Milgrom, Conner, & Leialoha FINAL ISSUE! After the shocking verdict of the Class Action Suit against them, the Soulsearchers scramble to find a headquarters, but a deadly alliance of their wildest opponents threatens their goal. Many surprises and guest stars also appear in the extra- long "Grading on a Curve!" 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.50 COMIC CAVALCADE LADY DEATH: BLACKLANDS #3 — GOLD FOIL COVER Lady Death is in for the fight of her life in this all-new 4 issue series! Can Lady Death and her allies survive the epic villainy of STYGMATA? This special Gold Foil edition is limited to just 500 copies and ships in a bag with a certificate of authenticity. #3 BLACKLANDS—32pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH: PIRATE QUEEN — GOLD FOIL COVER Long after her journeys in the Blacklands, Lady Death, along with her Skeleton crew, were merciless pirates who raided merchant ships during the black age of piracy on the blood red seas. This special Gold Foil edition is limited to just 500 copies and ships in a bag with a certificate of authenticity. 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH: SACRILEGE #0 — GOLD FOIL COVER In this all-new full-color series, Lady Death is faced with a new mystery: close to a gathering of magical peoples from all over the Blacklands, a church begins to expand at an unbelievable rate. It is up Lady Death and Satasha to divine the mystery of the church, it’s sole occupant Nocturne and her deadly agenda. This special Gold Foil edition is limited to just 500 copies and ships in a bag with a certificate of authenticity. 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH: WARRIOR TEMPTRESS — GOLD FOIL COVER Lady Death is revealed in all her glory once again in this full-color, star-illustrated pin-up book! This time, Lady Death is shown in all sorts of alternate realities, from the arctic tundra to undersea kingdoms, where she rules over minions looking as sultry as always. This special Gold Foil edition is limited to just 500 copies and ships in a bag with a certificate of authenticity. 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 CRUSADE ENTERTAINMENT MARC WOLFE "SHI" LIMITED EDITION LITHOGRAPH Beautifully rendered and hand-painted, the pensive image of Shi crouching as she leans over her beloved Naginata speaks for itself. Each print is signed by creator, Billy Tucci, and artist, Marc Wolfe. Limited to 299 pieces. (C: 0-1-2) Lithograph, FC SRP: $34.99 THE DEFINITIVE SHI ENGRAVED WOODEN BOX SET Made with good, old fashioned, American craftsmanship, Crusade presents these beautiful engraved wooden comic cases featuring the 10th Anniversary image of Shi. And inside each case you will find the collected series’ book The Definitive Shi, the cover of which mirrors the slide top of the box. Use this piece as decoration, or as a safe-haven for your precious collectible issues, as the case is sized to fit top-loaders. And since each piece is hand-made, no two are exactly alike, making them unique collectibles themselves. (C: 0-1-2) Box w/ TP, SC, 7x10, 576pgs, B&W SRP: $94.99 D. E. RED SONJA #19 by Michael Avon Oeming & Homs “Animals,” the ultimate tale of the She-Devil with a Sword, begins here, as we kick off the start of the 35th Anniversary celebration! Featuring regular Sonja writer Michael Avon Oeming, and new story artist Homs — fresh from the pages of Savage Red Sonja! After the shattering events of last issue, Kulan Gath is in control of the land, with Sonja and her companions sent to the other side of the globe. There, as they encounter strange new lands and beasts, they must decide whether to continue the quest against Gath, or cast their fates to this strange new world… a world of the “Animals!” Featuring a stunning new cover by Sean (Wolverine) Chen, along with Kevin (“52”) Nowlan, and Dynamite artists Adriano (New Battlestar Galactica: Zarek) Batista and Homs (Savage Red Sonja: Queen of the Frozen Wastes), all shipping in an equal ratio! Plus, don’t miss the foil cover featuring all-new art from the legendary Frank Brunner! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 RED SONJA #19—FIERY RED FOIL EDTION by Michael Avon Oeming & Homs Red Sonja #19 is also available in this limited edition Fiery Red Foil Edition featuring all- new art by Frank (Dr. Strange) Brunner! 32pgs, FC PI RED SONJA 35TH ANNIVERSARY COVER SHOWCASE COLLECTION BOOK Red Sonja has been untamed for 35 years, and along the way there have been some great artists who have helped make her one of the most successful “barbarian” books in comics today. As we kick off the 35th Anniversary Celebration, Dynamite has created a very special poster book featuring Sonja as captured by host of great cover artists — including the “sexy” art of Frank Cho, Jim Lee, Steve McNiven, George Pérez, John Cassaday, Michael Turner, J.G. Jones, series artist Mel Rubi, Neal Adams, and so many others! Featuring a cover by Michael (Civil War) Turner and a special behind-the-scenes look at the making of a Red Sonja cover, including unseen sketches and art! No Ads. (C: 0-1-2) 48pgs SRP: $5.99 RED SONJA 35TH ANN POSTER by Jim Lee Issue #12 of Dynamite’s Red Sonja featured a trio of incredible artists and now, the most talked-about of the group is featured as a Dynamite Select Poster! Measuring 18” x 24”, this Jim Lee image is the perfect way to help celebrate Red Sonja’s 35th Anniversary! (C: 0-1-2) Poster, 18x24, FC SRP: $10.99 RED SONJA BUST The premiere Red Sonja Statue (sculpted by Paolo Rivera) sold out from Dynamite Select, and is now a highly sought-after collectible! Now, fans and retailers should not miss this opportunity to obtain a piece of Red Sonja’s 35th Anniversary celebration as we present another collector’s edition piece featuring the She-Devil with a Sword! Inspired by Gabriele Dell’Otto’s painting featured on the cover of Red Sonja #3, this bust was sculpted by Shawn Nagle, with additional paint-mastering by Gabriele Dell’Otto and Tom and Joy Snyder, and captures the deadly beauty and grace of Hyboria’s most deadly she- warrior! Stands 6” to the tip of her sword! (C: 0-1-2) Bust SRP: $49.99 NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #7 by Greg Pak & Nigel Raynor Each and every month, Dynamite Entertainment is your only source for the all-new adventures of the crew of the Battlestar Galactica! Read the stories that compliment the Peabody Award-winning TV show! This issue: Facing an attack by New Cylons, Adama forms a Returner brigade to be led by Sharon, and then ruthlessly engineers a battle between three different groups of Cylons — The OS Cylons, Sharon’s army, and a troop of New Cylon Centurions — as terrible moral choices abound! Featuring the continuing creative team of writer Greg Pak and artist Nigel Raynor, along with another stunning series of covers by Nigel Raynor, Stjepan Sejic, and Jonathan Lau, plus a photo cover! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #7—CYLON FOIL EDITION The seventh issue of New Battlestar Galactica is also available in this limited edition silver "Cylon Foil" edition! 32pgs, FC PI NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA VOLUME 1 HC by Greg Pak & Nigel Raynor A Previews Exclusive! Issues #0 through #4 of Dynamite’s New Battlestar Galactica series are collected here in one exclusive hardcover printing! Written by Greg (Incredible Hulk) Pak and illustrated by Nigel Raynor, New Battlestar Galactica features an “unseen” season of the all-new Sci-Fi series Battlestar Galactica. In this opening story arc, the dead have returned… but are they part of a prophecy, or a deadly Cylon plot? Plus: A complete cover gallery, “DVD Commentary” from the creative team, behind-the-scenes materials, and more! Available in a Previews Exclusive cover edition, plus a Photo Cover edition! (C: 0-1-2) PX CVR—HC, FC SRP: $24.99 PHOTO CVR—HC, FC SRP: $24.99 THE LONE RANGER #5 by Brett Matthews, John Cassaday, Sergio Cariello, & Dean White The Lone Ranger continues from creators Brett Matthews, John Cassaday, Sergio Cariello and colorist Dean White! The Lone Ranger makes himself known, hoping to draw the man behind the murders of his father, brother, and fellow Rangers out into the open. But will his frontier justice reach Black Bart in time, already a visitor in the home of the only family John Reid has left in the world? The first two issues sold out faster than Silver can run, and critical praise is unanimous — don’t miss out as this series continues to progress, and impress! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 THE LONE RANGER POSTER by John Cassaday & Dean White Hi-Yo, Silver! The Lone Ranger rides again! And Dynamite Select presents their first Lone Ranger poster featuring John Cassaday and Dean White’s cover from the sold-out second printing of issue #1! Poster measures 18” x 24”! (C: 0-1-2) Poster, 18x24, FC SRP: $10.99 HIGHLANDER #4 by Michael Avon Oeming & Brandon Jerwa, & Lee Moder There can be only one… only one all-new, action-packed, monthly comic book series starring the Immortal Highlander, that is! Our opening story arc comes to a globe- spanning conclusion as Connor and his crew race to destroy the remnants of the Kurgan’s super-soldiers in the present, all the while as allegiances disintegrate and a traitor is revealed! Featuring another trio of immortal covers from Tony (Conan) Harris, Dave Dorman, and special this month: Billy (Uncanny X-Men) Tan! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 HIGHLANDER #1—PREMIERE UNCUT SHEET OF COVERS There can be only one… only one all-new, action-packed, monthly comic book series starring the Immortal Highlander, that is! And Dynamite is now bringing you uncut sheets of the first cover from Highlander #1! The ultimate Highlander collectible, and a great way to celebrate Connor MacLeod’s 20th Anniversary! Poster, 21x30, FC SRP: $50.00 NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: ZAREK #3 by Brandon Jerwa & Adriano Batista From Dynamite Entertainment comes a new Battlestar Galactica mini-series starring Tom Zarek, the loyalty-testing revolutionary played by original series actor Richard Hatch! Issue #3 hurtles us towards the final Cylon conflict as depicted in the “re- imagined” Battlestar Galactica mini-series! Incarcerated, but by no means powerless, Zarek completes and publishes his book as his power base swells! But as he heads to a parole hearing on board the Astral Queen, the Cylons reappear to attack the colonies. The penultimate issue of the Zarek story is brought to you by writer Brandon Jerwa and artist Adriano Batista! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: ZAREK #3—PHOTO FOIL COVER by Brandon Jerwa & Adriano Batista The third action-packed issue of New Battlestar Galactica: Zarek is also available in this limited edition Photo Foil Edition! 32pgs, FC PI CLASSIC BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #5 by Rick Remender & Carlos Rafael The adventures of the classic grew of the Galactica continue! Issue #5 features the wrap- up of our pulse pounding first story arc — featuring the rescue of Starbuck and a lost group of Colonial survivors, ands takes the action back to space as writer Rick Remender prepares his next thrilling storyline! Featuring covers by Dave Dorman and interior artist Carlos Rafael! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 XENA, WARRIOR PRINCESS #6 by John Layman & Noah Salonga Writer John Layman returns and he’s joined by artist Noah Salonga as they present the return of Dark Xena! Gabrielle and Joxer concoct a plan to infiltrate the fortress of Xena and her her ruthless criminal companions! Can Gabby and Joxer find their way in, convert Xena, and not lose their heads in the process? Plus: the return of Ares! Featuring a trio of art covers by Stjepan Sejic, Jonathan Lau, and Fabiano Neves, along with another Xena photo cover! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 XENA, WARRIOR PRINCESS #6—PHOTO FOIL COVER by John Layman & Noah Salonga The sixth sword-clashing issue of Xena, Warrior Princess is also available in this limited edition Photo Foil Edition! 32pgs, FC PI SAVAGE RED SONJA #1— BALTIMORE EXCLUSIVE GOLD FOIL EDITION Cover by Frank Cho Previously A Convention Exclusive! Created exclusively for the 2006 Baltimore ComiCon by Dynamite Entertainment, this alternate cover edition of Savage Red Sonja #1 features a new cover by Frank Cho, enhanced with Gold Foil highlights! Strictly limited! 32pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #1—BALTIMORE EXCLUSIVE VIRGIN COVER EDITION Previously A Convention Exclusive! Created exclusively for the 2006 Baltimore ComiCon by Dynamite Entertainment, this alternate cover edition of New Battlestar Galactica #1 features a "virgin" cover image, sans trade dress, better highlighting the cover art! Strictly limited! 32pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 DEL REY AIR GEAR VOLUME 3 GN by Oh! great The third book in the Del Rey Manga series about a hot new trend in extreme skating. From the creator of Tenjho Tenge, and the basis for a new Japanese TV anime. MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 FREE COLLARS KINGDOM VOLUME 1 GN by Takuya Fujima The first book of a new three-volume Del Rey Manga series, featuring Cyan, an abandoned catboy who’s befriended by the cool gang of stray cats known as the Free Collars. MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 240pgs, B&W (1 of 3) SRP: $10.95 GURU GURU PON-CHAN VOLUME 7 GN by Satomi Ikezawa The misadventures of a beloved family puppy magically transformed into a teenage girl continue in this delightful entry in Del Rey’s hit manga program. SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 KITCHEN PRINCESS VOLUME 1 GN by Natsumi Ando A delightful new Del Rey Manga series for girls with romantic and culinary interests! SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 NODAME CANTIABILE VOLUME 8 GN by Tomoko Ninomiya Book eight of the engaging Del Rey Manga series about a pair of young music students. MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 MUSHISHI VOLUME 1 GN by Yuki Urushibara A dark fantasy about a young man with a talent for the supernatural, and the hidden world of magic and terror that only his powers are able to reveal. Winner of the prestigious Kodansha Manga of the Year Award in 2006. Based on a hit anime TV series in Japan, and soon to be a major feature film from legendary director Katushiro Otomo (Akira). MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 240pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 PICHI PICHI PITCH VOLUME 4 GN by Michiko Yokote & Pink Anamori The adventures of a mermaid princess who falls in love with a human boy continue in the fourth installment of this delightful Del Rey Manga series! SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 SUGAR SUGAR RUNE VOLUME 5 GN by Moyoco Anno Japan’s answer to Sabrina the Teenage Witch returns in the Del Rey Manga series for the young readers who love the ultra-popular Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura series. SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 TSUBASA VOLUME 12 GN by CLAMP The latest chapter of the top-selling series, set in an alternate reality of heroic and romantic characters on a magical quest. SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 DEVIL’S DUE PUBLISHING DEMONWARS (BOOK I): THE DEMON AWAKENS #1 [OF 3] Writer: R.A. Salvatore Adapted by: Andrew Dabb Artist: Tim Seeley Cover Artist: A – Tim Seeley Cover Artist: B – Tyler Walpole A terrible evil is rising in the world of Corona, and it’s up to a trio of unlikely heroes to stem the tide! Can Pony, her friend Elbryan and a young monk named Avelyn stop the demon and corrupted monastery that are causing the horror gripping their world? COVER A—48pgs, FC $4.99 COVER B—48pgs, FC $8.99 (Cardstock cover) FORGOTTEN REALMS: LEGEND OF DRIZZT VOL. 1-3 BOX SET Author: R.A. Salvatore Adapted by Andrew Dabb Artist: Tim Seeley Cover Artist: Todd Lockwood Born to evil, he instead sought a path to justice! This is R. A. Salvatore’s epic tale of the dark drow elf Drizzt Do’urden , collecting the Homeland, Exile and Sojourn graphic novels in their entirety into a beautiful boxed set! A Collector must have. Three full-color Trade Paperback, 160 pages each. Set (x3), SC, 7x10, FC Format:, FC, Perfect Bound and boxed. DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES VOL. II: DRAGONS OF WINTER NIGHT #4 [OF 4] Writers: Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Adapted by: Andrew Dabb Artist: Steve Kurth Cover Artist: A – Steve Kurth Cover Artist: B – Tyler Walpole The explosive conclusion of Weis’ and Hickman’s NY Time Bestelling Dragons of Winter Night! Secrets will be revealed. A hero will make the ultimate sacrifice. And the friendship of the Companions will be tested as never before! COVER A—48pgs, FC $4.99 COVER B—48pgs, FC $8.99 (Cardstock cover) HACK/SLASH VOL. 2 TPB: DEATH BY SEQUEL Author: Tim Seeley Artists: Dave Crosland, Skottie Young, Sean Dove, Tim Seeley, Mike Norton, Stefano Caselli, Josh Medors, Nate Bellgarde, Joe Largent, Mark Englert Cover Artists: Tim Seeley, Jeremy Freeman, Sunder Raj Cassie Hack survived an attack by a slasher, and now has become the hunter of anyone that would slash other innocents! Contains LAND OF LOST TOYS #1-3, as well as the TRAILERS and SLICE HARD one-shots. Plus all-new material and extras! Perfect for new and old Hack/Slash fans and fans of horror and comedy! SC, 7x10, 160pgs, FC $14.99 HACK/SLASH VOL. 1 TPB: FIRST CUT (2ND PRINTING) Author: Tim Seeley Artists: Stefano Caselli, Federica Manfredi Cover Artists: Tim Seeley, Blond In every slasher movie, there's one girl who makes it all the way to the end. She's the survivor...the last girl. Meet Cassie Hack, the lone survivor of an attack by a vicious slasher called The Lunch Lady. Now Cassie, along with her monstrous partner, Vlad, travel the country, hunting down other slashers before they can leave a trail of blood and terror. SC, 7x10, 160pgs, FC $14.99 HACK/SLASH POSTER Artist: Tim Seeley, Jeremy Freeman, & Sunder Raj You’ve asked for it, and here it is! CASSIE HACK for your wall! The cover art from the DEATH BY SEQUEL trade paperback now in poster format! With Cassie watching over you from your bedroom wall, you can feel free to have premarital sex, use drugs and do other things that elicit slasher retribution in the movies! Poster, 18x24, FC $5.99 G.I. JOE: DECLASSIFIED TPB Author: Larry Hama Artists: Pat Quinn, Valentine De Landro, with Joe Dodd Cover Artist: Francis Manapul Finally revealed: The missions and activities of the original 13 agents of G.I. Joe before the events of G.I. JOE #1! Secrets uncovered! Origins told! The truth declassified at last! Collects the incredible mini-series into one handsome volume. SC, 7x10, 144pgs, FC $14.99 G.I. JOE—DREADNOKS: DECLASSIFIED #2 [OF 3] Author: Josh Blaylock Artists: Corey Zayatz, Joe Dodd Cover Artists: A – Clement Sauve Cover Artists: B – Francis Manapul The unraveling of the untold history of the Dreadnoks continues! The many lives lived by the man that will be known as Zartan leads him to the brutal biker gang and their leader known as… Zartan?! Plus, an opportunity to make money leads Zartan to Japan, and a tragic event that changes the lives of many! COVER A—48pgs, FC $4.99 COVER B—48pgs, FC $8.99 (Cardstock cover) G.I. JOE VS TRANSFORMERS IV: BLACK HORIZON #1 [OF 4] Author: Tim Seeley Artist: Andrew Wildman Cover Artist: A – Tim Seeley Cover Artist: B – Tim Seeley Anything can happen when the G.I. Joe team and the Transformers meet, and this time - everything does! Joe Colton and the Bludgeon! Colonel Hawk and Destro! Optimus Prime and Flint! And, waiting in the wings: Unicron and Cobra-La! No holds barred in this new -- and bizarre -- chapter in the war between worlds! COVER A—32pgs, FC $2.99 COVER B—32pgs, FC $2.99 G.I. JOE: AMERICA’S ELITE #19 Author: Mike O’Sullivan Artist(s): Tim Seeley & Mike Bear Cover Artist: Tim Seeley The incredible events of the last few issues have left lives in disarray… most of all, GENERAL PHILIP REY! Sending him in a desperate search for the truth of his past, and the only person he can turn to for help is DUKE – a man that has every reason to hate Rey! Plus – you’ve demanded it: the personal lives of the team! 32pgs, FC $2.99 HOW TO BE A COMIC BOOK ARTIST (NOT JUST HOW TO DRAW) Author: Tim Seeley Cover Artist: Tim Seeley Veteran DDP staff artist, and “eternally on time” penciler, Tim Seeley explains to readers how to be a real comic artist with tips on how to get work done right and on time! Also, suggestions for finding and keeping work, avoiding being pigeonholed as an artist, and how to work with editors. 32pgs, B&W $4.99 NIGHTWOLF: THE PRICE #4 [OF 5] Author: Stephen L. Antczak Artist: Nick Marinkovich Cover Artists: Nick Marinkovich & Nick Postic For the accursed Nightwolf, unlikely werewolf turned hero Davey Doyle, complications arise as attention turns from the Quad City streets to his fraying relationship with Shannon. Also, King Minus pursues elusive evidence of Davey's Cop-killing transformation accident, stepping closer and closer to the secret of who or what Nightwolf really is! 32pgs, B&W $2.99 D3 PATRICK THE WOLF BOY VOL III Authors: Art Baltazar & Franco Aureliani Artist: Art Baltazar Cover Artist: Art Baltazar Awe yeah man! Everyone’s favorite werewolf is back! That’s right, Patrick the Wolf Boy returns for another round of trouble and misadventures! Guest starring, the squirrel, Zyggie the Alien Patrick, and Squatch the Baby Bigfoot. This volume collects Patrick’s Rock-N-Roll Special, Father’s Day Special, Happy Birthday Special and over 40 pages of new stuff! From the guys who brought you, the Grimm Reaper, Weirdsville, and Disney’s Gorilla Gorilla! Digest, 144pgs, B&W $10.99 OFFERED AGAIN D3 PATRICK THE WOLF BOY VOL I Authors: Art Baltazar & Franco Aureliani Artist: Art Baltazar Cover Artist: Art Baltazar Patrick the Wolf Boy, misunderstood by many, but loved by his parents. This Devil's Due Digest collects Patrick the Wolf Boy #1, Patrick the Wolf Boy: Christmas Special, Patrick the Wolf Boy: Valentine's Special, Patrick the Wolf Boy: Mother's Day Special, Summer Special, and 25 pages of new Patrick stuff! Digest, 144pgs, B&W $10.95 HOW TO SELF-PUBLISH COMICS …NOT JUST CREATE THEM TPB Author: Josh Blaylock After ten years of self-publishing, Josh Blaylock has gone from back room small press exhibitor to the head of a top ten comic book company. He now shares his knowledge of the industry with anyone who has ever pondered doing the same. This mostly prose series is informative, entertaining, and a bit autobiographical. SC, 144pgs, B&W $14.95 G.I. JOE: SCARLETT—DECLASSIFIED Author: Mike O’Sullivan Artist: Phil Noto Cover Artist: Phil Noto How did the all-American girl next door become one of the most deadly, proficient special agents in the world? In the tradition of SNAKE-EYES: DECLASSIFIED, this issue will tell the untold origin of Scarlett! 48pgs, FC $4.95 ************************************************************************ DR MASTER PUBLICATIONS INC CATEGORY FREAKS VOLUME 3 TP by Gokurakuin Sakurako Ever wonder how and when the Stand came to be? The origin is revealed within! Plus, the battle against Hainuwele and her salacious spawn rages on as Asagi and his crew struggle to help a young woman save her brother, who was reborn as a flesh doll freak, from the beautiful but deadly black freaks. SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 STAR OF THE MONTH CATEGORY FREAKS VOLUME 1 TP by Gokurakuin Sakurako From the creator of Aquarian Age comes a dark occult style adventure! Asagi Nanami is the director of Nanami Paranormal Investigations, where his supernatrual assistants Naoki Amano, Tokiko, and helper Mahime Yoshino, solve strange phenomena caused by "Freaks." Masters of bodily possession, freaks are demonic creatures with a morbid purpose. (MAR052824) MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 ********************************************************************** KEY PRINCESS STORY: ETERNAL ALICE RONDO VOLUME 2 NOVEL by Kaisyaku The darker side of Alice has started revealing itself to make a move on Aruto and his Alice Society. It looks like Aruto’s encounter with these gifted girls isn’t going to be a tea party with bunny ears and a fluffy tail. But not to worry, maiden’s fantasy is just two shakes of a bunny tail away. SC, 5x7, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 REAL/FAKE PRINCESS VOLUME 4 TP by I-Huan Emotions run wild in this latest installment of real/fake Princess. Yi Fu’s feelings for the hardened warrior Zhong Lu take a very interesting turn. But how will this affect his ties back home? And what does Tang Hui have to say about all this? SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 DRAWN & QUARTERLY OH SKIN-NAY! HC by Clare Briggs A grittier and less sentimental predecessor to Norman Rockwell, Clare Briggs exemplified the larger journey of American society from small town innocence to urbane sophistication. This book will appeal to readers of Walt & Skeezix, as Briggs was also a direct influence on Frank King. First published in 1913, Oh Skin-Nay! is a collaboration between Briggs and poet Wilbur D. Nesbit and portrays a year in the life of small town America through the eyes of the twelve-year-old boy — woodgathering, sleigh rides, games of post-office, swimming holes, and sandlot ballgames. This book is presented as a facsimile edition of double-page spreads containing short poems and a full-page cartoons with an expanded afterword by Jeet Heer (co-editor of Walt & Skeezix) on Briggs. HC, 12x9, 136pgs, PC SRP: $24.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A PAUL MOVES OUT HC by Michel Rabagliati Michel Rabagliati crafts stories that are easily accessible to both teenage and adult audiences with his semifictional protagonist, Paul. This time Paul encounters another step into adulthood by moving out of his parent's house and into his first apartment with his girlfriend. HC, 8x10, 120pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 O/A WALT & SKEEZIX HC'S by Frank King Chris Ware has edited and designed this new 400 page hardcover volume of Walt & Skeezix, collecting the Gasoline Alley strips by the great American cartoonist Frank King from 1923-1924. Volume 1 is edited and designed by Chris Ware and features a collection of 2 years from the Gasoline Alley strip, along with a comprehensive 80-page introduction/biography on cartoonist Frank King. In Book Two, there will be a new eighty-page introduction by journalist Jeet Heer exploring the strip’s Chicago background, and the attraction that King and other cartoonists felt for the Grand Canyon. VOLUME 1—HC, 9x7, 400pgs, PC SRP: $29.95 VOLUME 2 (MAR063183)—HC, 9x7, 400pgs, PC SRP: $29.95 DIGITAL MANGA FLOWER OF LIFE VOLUME 1 GN (YAOI) by Fumi Yoshinaga Forced to enroll in school one month late after recovering from a serious illness, Harutaro is doing his best to remain optimistic about the entire situation. The other students are working hard to make Haru feel welcome - especially his chubby, loveable pal, Shota. However, Kai Majima, President of the Manga Club and all-around hard case, seems to be the one person intent on making Harutaro's school life a living nightmare. SC, 6x8, 200pgs, B&W $12.95 ENCHANTER VOLUME 3 GN By Izumi Kawachi The adventures of Eukanaria and Haruhiko continue in this action packed volume of Enchanter. Haruhiko's imagination runs wild when his science teacher comes over for some one-on-one tutoring. Can Haruhiko keep his mind out of the gutter long enough to study? And will his friends leave him in peace or insist on crashing his alone time with his sweetie?!? SC, 6x8, 200pgs, B&W $12.95 SEVEN GN (YAOI) By Momo Tenzen Nana (“no-name” in Japanese) has no memory of his childhood earlier than age 12 when a store owner took him in and gave him a name that meant "no-name" in Japanese. Mitsuha is on a quest to find a missing childhood friend. The two meet when Mitsuha ends up crashing at Nana's place at the insistence of a mutual friend. At first Nana loathes the very existence of Mitsuha. However, he gradually warms up to his sincerity and kindness and finds happiness in awakening beside him. Can their budding relationship help Nana come to terms with his unknown past? Are Mitsuha’s feelings real, or is Nana simply a replacement for someone he lost long ago? SC, 6x8, 200pgs, B&W $12.95 RIN! VOLUME 2 GN by Satoru Kannagi & Yukine Honami Now that the inter-school tournament is over, Sou and the rest of the third years have retired. Kouichi and Katsura have been nominated as captain and assistant captain of the archery team and their first order of business is the spring training camp. But, with the inconsistencies in Katsura's bow and heart, will the archery club really be okay? SC, 6x8, 200pgs, B&W $12.95 OUR KINGDOM VOLUME 2 GN (YAOI) by Naduki Koujima Rivals-turned-lovers are the boys of Our Kingdom. Even as the story’s adult characters begin to iron out their own couplings, Rei and Akira’s own relationship might prove to be a short-lived love affair. And how does all this affect the candidacy for the next heir to the Takatou business empire? SC, 6x8, 200pgs, B&W $12.95 DYNAMIC FORCES STAR WARS COLLECTOR'S CLUB EXCLUSIVE MINI-LIGHTSABER REPLICA Previously A Star Wars Collector’s Club Exclusive! The exclusive Master Replicas .45 scale black chrome Anakin Skywalker lightsaber replica is the latest in the highly collectible dark chrome class. Third in the series, the Anakin edition is a must-have item for Star Wars fans and collectors! This exquisite scaled example of a most elegant weapon is constructed of black chrome-plated machined brass with ABS grips with rubberized paint, and measures approximately 5" long. Also included is a Certificate of Authenticity, display stand, and packaging that distinguishes it with a StarWarsShop.com logo. With a worldwide edition size of only 4,000 units, be sure to get yours before this latest addition to a popular series becomes all but extinct. Prototype pictured and subject to change. Replica PI STAR WARS COLLECTOR'S CLUB "GEORGE LUCAS FAMILY" EXCLUSIVE ACTION FIGURES BOXED SET Previously A Star Wars Collector’s Club Exclusive! This Worldwide Exclusive Lucas Family Action Figure Collector Set is brought to you by Dynamic Forces Inc. in association with StarWarsShop.com, and was previously available only to Hyperspace members! The George Lucas Family Set is now available to all Star Wars enthusiasts, and features the entire family of George Lucas as they appeared in Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith! This exclusive four-figure set includes three brand new sculpts available only at StarWarsShop (and now brought to you by Dynamic Forces working with Star Wars Shop). Included in the set are: Baron Papanoida (George Lucas), Chi Eekway (Katie Lucas), Terr Taneel (Amanda Lucas), and Zett Jukassa (Jett Lucas)! Collectors will recall how quickly the previous George Lucas/Jorg Sacul action figure sold out when offered a few years ago! History is destined to repeat itself with this exclusive offering, which depicts Lucas as a character actually seen in a Star Wars movie (unlike the Jorg Sacul figure). Make sure to celebrate the Lucas Family legacy to the Star Wars universe by adding this set of StarWarsShop exclusives to your collection today! Figure Set (x4) PI DF WOLVERINE #50—SIGNED by Jeph Loeb & Simone Bianchi; Cover by Joe Quesada Signed by Jeph Loeb! A double-sized special 50th issue featuring a with spectaclar wraparound cover by future superstar Simone Bianchi! And they’re pulling out all the stops for this landmark issue, featuring the biggest, best, and quite possibly, last battle between Wolverine and Sabretooth! Also available signed by Italy’s Simone Bianchi! (C: 0-1-1) LOEB-SIGNED—48pgs, FC SRP: $49.99 BIANCHI-SIGNED—48pgs, FC SRP: $49.99 DF WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #10—SIGNED by Daniel Way & Steve Dillon Signed by Joe Quesada! It all ends — and it all begins — in this issue, featuring both the death of a beloved Marvel character and the debut appearance of a new one: the son of Wolverine! (C: 0-1-1) 32pgs, FC SRP: $69.99 DF INFINITE CRISIS #1 SET—SIGNED (FIRST PRINTINGS) This special set of DC’s biggest event of 2005 and ’06 features first printing editions of both the Jim Lee and George Pérez covers to Infinite Crisis #1, both featuring matching numbers and both signed by Phil Jimenez! Priced at $19.85 for the pair, in celebration of the year of release of the original Crisis! (C: 0-1-1) Set (x2), 32pgs, FC SRP: $19.85 DF NEW AVENGERS #23—BALTIMORE/TORONTO CON EXCLUSIVE COVER EDITION Previously A 2006 Convention Exclusive! From the two hottest conventions this past fall comes the red-hot New Avengers #23 Olivier Coipel variant cover edition, created as a shared exclusive and now available exclusively here from Dynamic Forces! Also available signed by France’s Olivier Coipel! (C: 0-1-1) UNSIGNED—32pgs, FC PI COIPEL-SIGNED—32pgs, FC PI DF DC COMICS "BIG BANG" 2007 STARTER SET Start your collection of signed comics with a “Big Bang” for 2007 with this low-priced collector’s starter set featuring 21 random DC titles — with three of them being signed by a creator — all at the introductory price of $20.07! (C: 0-1-2) Starter Set (x21), FC SRP: $20.07 DF ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #10—SIGNED by Warren Ellis & John Cassaday Signed by Art Adams! What do Art Adams, Joe Kubert, Gary Frank, Phil Jimenez, Kevin Maguire and Eric Wight have in common? No, they're not the latest rogues in Superman's gallery! Rather, they're just some of the talents DC has assembled to deliver Action Comics Annual #10, the place to catch up on all that's new to Superman's world — and to catch glimpses of things to come in future issues of Action! (C: 0-1-1) 32pgs, FC SRP: $19.99 DF SUPERMAN & BATMAN VS ALIENS & PREDATOR #1—SIGNED Signed by Mark Schultz! They're back! The relentless killing machines known as Aliens, and the unstoppable race of hunters called Predators, have returned to Earth. But saying "they're back" isn't quite accurate — Batman discovers that the two races, sealed away from the human population, have been here all along! Can he and Superman get them off our world before they threaten the planet's existence? (C: 0-1-1) 32pgs, FC SRP: $39.99 EUREKA PRODUCTIONS GRAPHIC CLASSICS (NEW PRINTINGS) New editions of Graphic Classics that are completely revised, with over 75 pages of new material! The H.P. Lovecraft edition features adaptations of "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," "Dreams in the Witch House," and a rare comedy titled "Sweet Ermengarde." Returning from the previous edition are "Reanimator," and others. New to the Jack London edition are adaptations of "The Red One" and "The Wit of Porportuk," plus a new comics adaptation of "To Kill a Man." Also from the previous edition are "A Thousand Deaths," "Jan, the Unrepentant," and six more thrilling stories. VOL. 4: H.P. LOVECRAFT—SC, 7x10, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 VOL. 5: JACK LONDON—SC, 7x10, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 EXHIBIT A PRESS STARS OF THE MONTH TALES OF SUPERNATURAL LAW TP'S by Batton Lash These trade paperbacks reprint various issues of Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre, and other works by Batton Lash. Tales of Supernatural Law has “remastered” pages for several long out-of-print issues. In Sonofawitch, attorneys Alanna Wolff and Jeff Byrd handle cases for a young man accused of 'hexual harassment,' and an assortment of other supernaturally afflicted clients. Mr. Negativity & Other Tales Of Supernatural Law collects Supernatural Law #31-36 and Mavis #3. Vampire Brat collects eight comics: Mavis #2, Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre #23, and Supernatural Law #24-29. TALES OF SUPERNATURAL LAW (JUN052953)—SC, 7x10, 180pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95 MR NEGATIVITY & OTHER TALES (STAR20282)—SC, 7x10, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $15.95 SONOFAWITCH & OTHER TALES (STAR11661)—SC, 7x10, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 VAMPIRE BRAT & OTHER TALES—SC, 7x10, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 ********************************************************************** FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS CALVARIO HILLS #1 by Marti Back in the 1980s, American comics aficionados were bowled over by the hardboiled Chester-Gould-on-crack stylings in the graphic novel The Cabbie, courtesy of Spanish cartoonist Marti. Now, after a long drought, Marti is finally back in the U.S.A. with a vengeance in the all-new "Ignatz" title Calvario Hills. The eponymous main story is a conspiracy fantasia in which the sinister NRA (spearheaded by Charlton "Preston") is attempting to sabotage the election to mayor of Marion "Parry," while an imprisoned gangster kingpin, working the other side, schemes to enlist an army of crackheads to put him over the top. SC, 32pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 CONFESSIONS, ROMANCES, SECRETS, AND TEMPTATIONS SC by John Benson This is the companion volume to John Benson’s popular anthology of romance comics, Romance Without Tears. This new book explores the background of these "romance" comics and their publisher, including a short biography, interviews with the editors and artists who worked for the company, and critical commentary. Confessions contains a time chart of every title published by St. John (all genres), showing issue number and date, and a complete, detailed checklist of all the company’s romance comics, giving story titles, artist credits, and cross-indexing the extensive reprints. The book is lavishly illustrated with examples of the comics, and includes rare photos and other visuals from the period. SC, 6x9, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 THE CURIOUSLY SINISTER ART OF JIM FLORA GN by Irwin Chusid Following hot on the heels of 2004’s The Mischievous Art of Jim Flora, this book features a wide array of both Chusid's commercial work for prestigious record labels of the ’40s and rare, personal work. His style is cartoonish, evoking childhood nostalgia and dereliction of adult responsibility. There is also a wealth of 1940s Columbia Records printed matter exhibiting Flora's visual pranks; 1950s RCA Victor-era work; magazine illustrations, sketchbooks, and prints; 1930s Little Man Press-era drawings; paintings from all decades; photos, and personal keepsakes. SC, 11x10, 168pgs, FC SRP: $34.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE MISCHIEVOUS ART OF JIM FLORA GN by Irwin Chusid Finally back in print! Vintage music buffs have long been bedazzled by bizarre, cartoonish album covers tagged with the signature “Flora.” In the 1940s and ’50s, James (Jim) Flora designed dozens of diabolic cover illustrations, many for Columbia and RCA Victor jazz artists. His designs pulsed with angular hepcats bearing funnel-tapered noses and shark-fin chins, who fingered cockeyed pianos and honked lollipop-hued horns. The book encapsulates Flora’s life with tributes from Alex Steinweiss, Gene Deitch, Shag, R.O. Blechman, Tim Biskup, and others. SC, 11x10, 168pgs, FC SRP: $34.95 HARRY, THE RAT WITH WOMEN NOVEL by Jules Feiffer This satirical novel follows the humorous, existential rise and fall of a narcissistic lothario, Harry, from his family's endless bounty of love and hope. Feiffer's brilliant modern fable comments less on the anomie of narcissism, and more on the insecure desire of the world to find a charismatic messiah. Originally published in 1963, this scathing satirical tour de force touts America's love for chiselers and rats! SC, 6x9, 180pgs SRP: $12.95 STAR OF THE MONTH PASSIONELLA AND OTHER STORIES HC by Jules Feiffer Jules Feiffer has had one of the most varied and illustrious careers of any 20th century cartoonist. For over 40 years he contributed strips to The Village Voice, and has long been a regular contributor to the London Observer and Playboy. Passionella and Other Stories collects Feiffer’s finest extended graphic narratives of the late ’50s and early ’60s. (APR063158) HC, 6x8, 180pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 ********************************************************************** HEARTBREAK SOUP: THE FIRST VOLUME OF PALOMAR STORIES FROM LOVE AND ROCKETS TP by Gilbert Hernandez Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2007, Love and Rockets will be released in a series of compact, thick, affordable, mass-market volumes that present the whole story in perfect chronological order. This volume will collect the first half of Gilbert Hernandez’s acclaimed magical-realist tales of “Palomar,” continuing on through such modern-day classics as “Ecce Homo,” “Act of Contrition,” “Duck Feet,” and the great love story “For the Love of Carmen.” SC, 7x9, 288pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 MAGGIE THE MECHANIC: THE FIRST VOLUME OF LOCAS STORIES FROM LOVE AND ROCKETS TP The 25th anniversary Love and Rockets celebration continues with this, the first of three volumes collecting the adventures of the spunky Maggie, her annoying best friend and sometimes lover Hopey, and their circle of friends, including their bombshell friend Penny Century. This book collects the earliest, punkiest, most heavily sci-fi stories. SC, 7x9, 288pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 THE LIVING AND THE DEAD GN by Jason This George A. Romero-esque zombie comedy is the middle installment of Jason's "horror trilogy," begun with the Frankenstein monster love triangle of "You Can't Get There From Here." Jason's elegant deadpan style somehow manages to make the gruesome gore and splatter effects almost... charming — and yes, it is a sweet love story at heart. If you read only one book in which a zombie devours a baby this year, read this one! SC, 7x10, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 STAR OF THE MONTH LEFT BANK GANG GN by Jason F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, and James Joyce walk into a Parisian bar. Set in 1920s Paris, The Left Bank Gang is a deliciously inventive re-imagining of these four literary figures as not only typical Jason anthropomorphics, but graphic novelists! (MAY063133) MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 48pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 ********************************************************************** WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? GN by Jason Imagine a long-forgotten, never-produced Alfred Hitchcock “wrong man” thriller screenplay discovered, adapted, and filmed by a modern minimalist like Jim Jarmusch, and you’ll have some idea of the unique flavor of this graphic novel. SC, 7x10, 48pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 REFLECTIONS #2 by Marco Corona This issue completely abandons Miranda (for now) and plunges into Riccardo's pirate fantasy. Not only do you get all the swashbuckling you could possibly want (beautifully delineated by Italian cartoonist Marco Corona), but after a black and white first installment, Reflections #2 explodes into lush duotone watercolor like its fellow Ignatz titles! SC, 32pgs, PC SRP: $7.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A REFLECTIONS #1 by Marco Corona In the first new Ignatz comic of 2006, acclaimed rising talent Marco Corona transports us into the life of a woman called Miranda. Flashing back to her days as a child, she visits her sickly twin brother Riccardo at the seaside hospital with her wise and knowing Gramma, reflecting on and dreaming about her relationship with her loopy mother. SC, 8x11, 32pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 THE END #1 by Anders Nilsen A collection of short strips about loss, transformation, waiting, and paralysis. It is a concept album in different styles, a meditation on paying attention, an abstracted autobiography, and a travelogue, blending Nilsen’s disparate styles, from the iconic simplicity of his Monologues for the Coming Plague to the finely rendered Dogs and Water and Big Questions. SC, 32pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 STAR OF THE MONTH MONOLOGUES FOR THE COMING PLAGUE SC by Anders Nilsen These are experimental, absurdist art comics that play on language and sequential abstractions. Nilsen jumps from the gag cartoon to paranoid soliloquies of a surrealistic apocalypse, with references to contemporary politics, pop culture, and religion. A page- turner that's funny, and a tour de force in black-and-white and color. (DEC053005) SC, 5x8, 260pgs, PC SRP: $18.95 ********************************************************************** WONDERFOOL WORLD GN by David Sandlin An artist of extraordinary wit and graceful acerbic-ness, David Sandlin’s Wonderfool World deftly ties six years worth of his auto-bigraphical paintings, comics, and drawings exhibited last year at the Butler Gallery in Kilkenny, Ireland. A contributor to BLAB!, he introduces us to his wife and child with images of heaven, hell, and gun-toting sideshow barkers. Reproduced in brilliant full color with a foldout for a couple of the larger oil paintings. SC, 148pgs, FC SRP: $24.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A AN ALPHABETICAL BALLAD OF CARNALITY: A BLAB! STORYBOOK HC by David Sandlin This ABC for sinners spotlights creator David Sandlin's alter ego, recounting his lurid life in rhyming couplets: a "sintamental education" in 26 easy steps, from "Adultery" to "Zealotry." Sandlin’s storybook can best be described as narrative painting, taking advantage of the way in which art allows the artist to bring together the conscious and the subconscious, the rational and the irrational, and the realistic and the dreamlike. MATURE THEMES HC, 10x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 EROS COMIX O/A BLACK KISS DELUXE EDITION SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $18.95 FREE SEXXX #3 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 24pgs, B&W SRP: $3.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A FREE SEXXX #1-2 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL #1—24pgs, B&W SRP: $3.95 #2—24pgs, B&W SRP: $3.95 HOT MOMS #9 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 24pgs, FC SRP: $4.95 ULTIMA WOMAN #1-3 PACK SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL Pack (x3), 24pgs SRP: $7.95 FENICKX PRODUCTIONS LLC ARCHAIC VOLUME 1: RULE OF THE DEVIANT TP by James Abrams & Brett Marting A family is at war with itself. Murder, trust, and betrayal are the dangers facing Lord Petr Drakanov as he struggles to protect his family from his uncle, King Kral Groznyj. Demigods and demons, monsters and men, all clash in an immense conflict in the first bloody chapter of this GothTech epic. SC, 124pgs, FC SRP: $17.95 :01 FIRST SECOND STARS OF THE MONTH FATE OF THE ARTIST SC by Eddie Campbell In his latest graphic novel, Eddie Campbell conducts an investegation into his own sudden disappearance. In wildly comical reenactments of incidents from his curious life, his part is played by an actor. With audacious literary slight of hand, he puts words into the mouths of those who knew him. Clues are sought in artistic blowouts from the history of all the arts. (FEB063051) SC, 6x9, 96pgs, FC SRP: $15.95 LOST COLONY BOOK 1: SNODGRASS CONSPIRACY SC by Grady Klein In nineteenth century America, a mysterious island unknown to the rest of the world has citizens composed of outrageous capitalists, inventors, hucksters and freemen, who jealously guard the island's fantastic wealth from the prying fingers of the outside world ... even as they attempt to conceal its captivating secrets from one another. Skillfully crafted, richly illustrated in color, and always hilarious, The Lost Colony may soon feel like home... and you might never want to leave. (FEB063053) SC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 ********************************************************************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A AMERICAN BORN CHINESE by Gene Yang Life’s not easy for Jin Wang — the only Chinese-American student in his high school. Can Jin balance his life and his heritage without losing sight of who he really is? This action-packed modern fable is the latest book from Xeric-award winning creator Gene Yang! SOFTCOVER—SC, 240pgs, FC SRP: $16.95 HARDCOVER—HC, 240pgs, FC SRP: $25.00 O/A KLEZMER by Joann Sfar A musical saga begins in Klezmer, a wild tale of love, friendship, survival, and the joy of making music in pre-World War II Eastern Europe. Five misfits come together to play music — and the music they create is something entirely new. See how creator Joann Sfar explores his Ashkenazi roots with this artistic and literary triumph painted in startling, loose watercolors. SOFTCOVER—SC, 144pgs, FC SRP: $16.95 HARDCOVER—HC, 144pgs, FC SRP: $25.00 FULL CIRCLE PUBLICATIONS SPRINGHEELED JACK #3 (NEW PRINTING) by David Hitchcock Cover art by legendary Slaine and ABC Warriors artist, Simon Bisley! Something has been kidnapping women the length and breadth of England for the past 20 years, yet there is no public record. After locating the lair of the beast, Jack Rackham is dealt a staggering blow that finally unhinges his sanity. He learns his beloved Evelina was carrying the embryo of their first child when she was abducted. Indeed, it was for this very reason she was chosen. MATURE THEMES RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #7 (JUL063156) 32pgs, FC (3 of 3) SRP: $3.95 GEMSTONE PUBLISHING DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #348 by Various Ace wildlife photographer Donald battles a vicious rare bird in Carl Barks’ “Pecking Order!” Then in Marco Rota’s “Burning Hearts,” Donald tries to bust up a romance between Daisy and a powerful desert sheik! Finally the McGreals’ “Protector of Shambor” serial concludes — with the pulse-pounding final showdown between Mickey, Yekcim, and dark wizard Thornenclaw! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 DONALD DUCK ADVENTURES VOLUME 22 TP by Gilbert, Macan, & Fecchi Michael T. Gilbert (Mr. Monster) unleashes "Master of Disaster" Donald on Duckburg's earthquake problem. But in the underground kingdom of Terry Fermy, Donald meets one disaster he can't master! Next, in "Guilty As Charged," Donald and the boys travel into Uncle Scrooge's subconscious mind. And in Gilbert's "Bulb Like Me," Gyro Gearloose builds companions for his microbot Helper, only to face big trouble when the robots reproduce! SC, 128pgs, FC SRP: $8.50 MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #297 by Kinney, Milton, & Ferioli It’s Valentine’s Day! But when Pegleg Pete accidentally woos a disguised Mickey in César Ferioli’s “Schoolgirls,” he finds that love is a real drag. Next, fan favorite Freddy Milton gives Donald a romantic “Hard Day’s Knight!” Finally, in Sarah Kinney’s “Primate Passion,” it’s Goofy who’s on the receiving end of the Valentine’s sweet nothings. Too bad the sender is a Gelada baboon. 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 UNCLE SCROOGE #362 by Rosa, Scarpa, Jensen, & Rodriguez Don Rosa’s “Return to Plain Awful” returns to print! This much-requested feature-length thriller brings Scrooge, Flintheart Glomgold, and the Junior Woodchucks to Carl Barks’ famous land of square eggs! Then it’s time for Valentine’s Day comedy with Lars Jensen’s “Love Letters in the Mail”— and Romano Scarpa’s “Dollar Stalactite,” featuring the long-awaited return of Scrooge-wooer Brigitta MacBridge! SC, 64pgs, FC SRP: $7.50 WALT DISNEY'S COMICS & STORIES #677 by Various When Donald discovers “A Louse in the House,” it’s time for some super-silly William Van Horn pest control! Floyd Gottfredson’s “Mickey Mouse in the Foreign Legion” marches onward; then romance expert John Lustig (Last Kiss) hails Valentine’s Day with Donald’s “Snow Smitten!” Finally, a special Bucky Bug birthday tribute includes both an all-new Don Markstein/Noel Van Horn adventure, and a 1933 Al Taliaferro classic! SC, 64pgs, FC SRP: $7.50 STARS OF THE MONTH THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK TP by Don Rosa All twelve chapters of Don Rosa's celebrated Eisner Award-winning series that details the history of the "World's Richest Duck" are presented in an affordable trade paperback edition! (APR052912) SC, 7x10, 256pgs, FC SRP: $16.99 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK COMPANION SC Here are the pre-chapters and in-between-chapters of Don Rosa's The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck! Along with classic Rosa adventures like "Hearts of the Yukon" and "Vigilante of Pizen Bluff," this volume includes the all-new, long-awaited Klondike epic "Prisoner of White Agony Creek!" Plus, the vintage prequel "Of Ducks and Dimes and Destinies!" (JUN063129) SC, 7x10, 208pgs, FC SRP: $16.99 CARL BARKS' GREATEST DUCKTALES STORIES TP'S by Carl Barks A collection of Carl Barks adventures that were adapted to the popular DuckTales cartoon show. The first volume features "Back to the Klondike," "Land Beneath the Ground," "Micro-Ducks from Outer Space," "Lemming With the Locket," "Lost Crown of Genghis Khan," and "Hound of the Whiskervilles." The second volume wraps "The Giant Robot Robbers," "The Golden Fleecing," "The Unsafe Safe," and more with a previously unpublished Barks cover design VOL 1 (MAR063223)—SC, 5x7, 144pgs, FC SRP: $10.95 VOL 2 (MAY063151)—SC, 7x10, 144pgs, FC SRP: $10.95 DONALD DUCK AND UNCLE SCROOGE VOLUME 1: SOMEWHERE IN NOWHERE TP by Banks, Lustig & Block In a unique collaboration with John Lustig and Pat Block, Carl Barks’ last Duck adventure finally makes its American debut! When Donald tries to get rich in Alaska, he runs afoul of the ruthless Hamalot McSwine. Then Scrooge and Soapy Slick race against time in Barks’ Klondike classic “North of the Yukon.” (AUG052940) SC, 7x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $6.95 ********************************************************************** MICKEY AND THE GANG: CLASSIC STORIES IN VERSE SC by Various From 1934 to 1944, Good Housekeeping magazine transformed Disney’s latest Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy cartoons into rollicking, rhyming short stories, each masterfully illustrated by watercolor artists Tom Wood and Hank Porter. Now, all 124 of these legendary features are finally collected in one coffee-table size book! (SEP052951) SC, 11x13, 360pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 STARS OF THE MONTH WALT DISNEY TREASURES VOLUME 1: 75 YEARS OF DISNEY COMICS TP by Various It's a chronological celebration of Disney comics' 75th anniversary! Enjoy never-before- reprinted Mickey tales by Floyd Gottfredson ("Mickey Mouse Music") and Romano Scarpa ("a.k.a. Cormorant Number Twelve"), then Donald sagas by Carl Barks ("Race to the South Seas"), Don Rosa ("Fortune on the Rocks"), and Al Taliaferro (the seminal "Donald's Nephews," complete in English for the first time!). Plus, work by Daan Jippes, Dick Kinney, William Van Horn, Daniel Branca, Byron Erickson, César Ferioli, Paul Murry, and Gil Turner. (MAY063159) SC, 7x10, 160pgs, FC SRP: $12.99 WALT DISNEY'S WORLD OF THE DRAGONLORDS GN by Byron Erickson & Giorgio Cavazzano An epic adventure featuring Uncle Scrooge, Donald, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie in which the Ducks are thrust into an alternate dimension where humans lead a feudal existence and are the slaves of a barbarian race of dragon-riders. (JUN052988) SC, 7x10, 176pgs, FC SRP: $12.99 EC PICTO FICTION LIBRARY COMPLETE SET by Various Gemstone Publishing at long last presents the final component of The Complete EC Library! Seldom seen and highly sought-after for generations, Shock Illustrated, Terror Illustrated, Crime Illustrated, and Confessions Illustrated are among the hardest-to-find EC titles. Not only are each of the published issues collected in this deluxe hardcover set, but so are 18 previously unpublished Picto-Fiction stories! Featuring the work of artists Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, George Evans, Graham Ingels, Jack Kamen, Rudy Nappi, Joe Orlando, Bud Parke, Charles Sultan, Angelo Torres, Al Williamson, and Wallace Wood, and writers Robert Bernstein, Al Feldstein, Daniel Keyes, John Larner, Jack Oleck, and Richard Smith. (AUG052946) HC, 9x12, B&W SRP: $150.00 ********************************************************************** EC ARCHIVES: TWO-FISTED TALES VOLUME 1 HC by Kurtzman, Feldstein, Craig, Wood, Davis, Feldstein, Severin, & Elder Reprints the first six complete issues (24 stories) of the comic book Two-Fisted Tales, originally published in 1950 and 1951. (C: 0-1-2) HC, 8x11, 212pgs, FC SRP: $49.95 STARS OF THE MONTH THE BIG BIG OVERSTREET PRICE GUIDE VOLUME 36 Featuring Jim Lee’s first ever Overstreet cover, it’s The Big, Big Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #36, the book serious collectors, enthusiasts, and dealers have been waiting for! It’s The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #36 in a special limited edition featuring Jim Lee’s distinct take on Batman! This edition contains only the pricing, top ten charts, selected glossary, and text from the regular edition of the Guide, along with stay-flat spiral binding, larger print, and plenty of room for notes. (JAN063058) SC, 8x11, B&W SRP: $37.00 THE OFFICIAL OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK COMPANION #9 With three pricing columns, and featuring comics from the 1970s to the present, this guide also includes a special bonus for collectors — a brand new up-to-date pricing section with comic character and other toy rings! This edition features prices from The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #35. The cover features the Justice Society of America by Mark Sparacio (Shi: Ju-Nen). The Overstreet Comic Book Companion is an indispensable, portable, and affordable companion for young and new collectors who want to find out find out how much their comics are worth, and it’s a great introduction to the world of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. (NOV052958) SC, 5x7, 496pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK GRADING GUIDE 2ND EDITION by Robert M. Overstreet & Arnold Blumberg This updated full-color edition with over 200 full-color photographs is the ultimate reference on grading the condition of comic books. Learn how to find the right grade, understand grading terminology, and discover all there is to know about the restoration and preservation of comic books. Included is the authors' 10-point grading system, plus detailed descriptions of restored comics, primary and split grades, "odd format" grading, and revised articles on grading. (JUL063163) SC, 6x9, 400pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO DISNEY COLLECTIBLES by Ted Hake This book will quickly become the essential volume for every serious Disneyana enthusiast. It contains nearly 10,000 items in more than 130 sections of Disney collectibles, covering all the greats from A Bug’s Life to Zorro and everything in between. From thousands of the earliest and rarest Mickey Mouse collectibles to some of the best for The Incredibles, all things Disney are included. It even includes a special section on Disney comics and the work of the legendary Carl Barks! Every single Disneyana item listed in this volume is also pictured in full color and evaluated. (MAY052780) SC, 800pgs, FC SRP: $27.95 HAKE'S PRICE GUIDE TO CHARACTER TOYS 6TH EDITION With more than 15,000 items — all photo-illustrated — and more than 45,000 prices, Hake’s Price Guide To Character Toys is the standard by which other toy guides are measured. This new edition features expanded and updated listings, more than 360 unique categories, a checklist feature, and more! (APR063180) SC, FC SRP: $35.00 THE BIG BIG LITTLE BOOK BOOK This exhaustive, full-color pictorial guide features those miniature treasures that now command thousands of dollars in the collectibles market. Many of these books are presented for the first time in a unique, three-angle view. This volume includes historical overviews of the Big Little Books and their many publishers, a guide to grading Big Little Books with notes on storage and preservation, and more. (OCT042747) SC, 9x12, 360pgs, PC SRP: $19.95 PHOTO-JOURNAL GUIDE TO COMICS Ernie Gerber's fantastic Photo-Journals are a serious collector's dream come true and they're also the best visual reference available on comics! The Photo-Journal Guide To Comics Volumes I & II are 9" x 12" hardcover books which illustrate the lavish history of comics by showing reproductions of each comic book cover in full color. VOL. 1: A-K (STAR00176)—HC, 9x12, FC SRP: $75.00 VOL. 2: K-Z (STAR00177)—HC, 10x15, FC SRP: $75.00 ********************************************************************** GLASS SHORE PRESS WILDEREMERE VOLUME 1 TP by CF The collected issues #1-5 of the macabre comic book series Wilderemere. Mixing the bizarre nonsensical style of Alice in Wonderland and the oppressive edge of 1984, Wilderemere tells the tale of a strange device that falls upon the shores of a quiet seaside village, distorting the very fabric of reality and creating a frankestien-esque town, filled with many odd and eccentric inhabitants. Amongst the bizarre living architecture, prophetic ghosts, and monstrous entities emerges Eren, a boy seemingly untouched by this event. MATURE THEMES SC, 124pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 GO MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT LLC HER MAJESTY'S DOG VOLUME 3 GN From Go Media Entertainment. Now stripped of his koma-oni powers by the curse of kingon, Hyoue must return to the village where he reminisces over his lonesome past and the start of his master-servant relationship with Amane. Meanwhile, Amane must take part in the village's annual ceremony before a contemptful crowd, and with no allies at her side, must call upon her own inner strength and agency to track down her Dog and bring him back. (6897). MATURE THEMES SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99 CANTARELLA VOLUME 5 GN From Go Media Entertainment. When a pair of seductive eyes comes between Cesare and his brother Juan, the escalating tension between the two finally explodes in a frenzy of rage. Will Juan's blade find Cesare's blood glistening on its edge, or will Cesare's ever- quickening descent into madness lead to a much more gruesome end for his dear brother? (6897). MATURE THEMES SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99 CROSSROAD VOLUME 5 GN From Go Media Entertainment. Reeling from the shock of her beloved Natsu's new relationship, Kajitsu plunges into Akai-sensei and moves in with him. While the two are working out their own issues with the new co-habitation, Erica continues to challenge Natsu about his feelings for his sister. Kajitsu's not going to take it lying down, and the two finally duke it out! (6897). MATURE THEMES SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99 TENSHI JA NAI (I'M NO ANGEL) VOLUME 5 From Go Media Entertainment. Just when Hikaru thought Akai-sensei was finally willing to start a relationship with her, a former love of his returns to take him away for good. Painful good-byes are softened by new friends and the ever loyal, Izumi. Then a trip to Kyoto for a movie-shoot intended to give Hikaru time to heal only adds more chaos to her life when Izumi's gender-bending antics are discovered by a co-worker! (6897). (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada. MATURE THEMES SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99 GRAHAM CRACKERS COMICS BLACK PLAGUE ONE-SHOT—GRAHAM CRACKERS EDITION Joe Caseys' Black Plague kicks off its first issue with a "Graham Crackers Comics" exclusive cover by artist Joe (Hero Squared) Abrahams. This exclusive image cover has been limited to a mere 500 copies made, so supplies will not last long! 32pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 WARHAMMER 40K #0—GRAHAM CRACKERS EXCLUSIVE This Boom Studios Warhammer 40,000 prequel book was previously only available through select Warhammer conventions this past season. With an all-new story and art, this 16-page lead-in comic introduces you to the new on-going Boom Studios series. Please note that this is not just an exclusive cover — both the story and art are original and will not appear in the forthcoming issue #1. 16pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 20 YEARS OF HE-MAN & SKELETOR LITHOGRAPH SET Never before solicited as a group, this special enormously reduced price offering (each lithograph had an MSRP of $29.95) gets you both limited edition lithographs featuring He-Man & Skeletor incarnations of the last 20 years. Drawn by series artist Emiliano Santalucia, these high-quality lithographs ship flat. FC SRP: $12.99 GRAHAM CRACKERS' "SKELETOR: FACES OF EVIL" POSTER The classic comic book version of Skeletor produced in full evil effect on a 24" x 36" poster by artist Emiliano Santalucia. This item is shipped rolled. Poster, 24X36, FC SRP: $3.99 GRAPHIX STARS OF THE MONTH BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOLUME 1: KRISTY'S GREAT IDEA by Ann M. Martin In this new graphic novel edition of the very first Baby-Sitter's Club book, Raina Telgemeier captures all the drama of the original series in warm, spunky illustrations. Witness Kristy's eureka moment, when she gets the idea for a "baby-sitters club" and enlists her best friends, shy Mary Anne and artistic Claudia. Kristy, however, is having a hard time accepting her step dad-to-be, and the newest member of the gang, Stacey. SOFTCOVER (JUL063182)—SC, 6x9, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 HARDCOVER (FEB063075)—SC, FC SRP: $16.99 GOOSEBUMPS GRAPHIX VOLUME 1: CREEPY CREATURES SC Adapting the bestselling Goosebumps books into a cool, new graphic novel format! Scott Morse, creator of the popular comic The Magic Pickle, brings his quirky sense of humor and madcap illustrations to The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena, where two kids encounter an unlikely monster in sunny California. (JUN063152) SC, 6x9, 144pgs, FC SRP: $8.99 QUEEN BEE SC by Chynna Clugston Haley Madison, former geek, is not going to let being psychokinetic get in the way of becoming super-popular at her new middle school. But Alexa Harmon can also move things with her mind, and she never misses an opportunity to embarrass Haley! (JUN053001) SC, 6x9, B&W SRP: $8.99 ********************************************************************** HAMMOCK ENTERTAINMENT INC ACHALA VOLUME 1 GN by Seung Jae Ok & Seung Jin Ok Bullied senseless by day, Jinho is your below-average-Joe-gamer who takes out his anger as an FPS warrior by night — until Achala, one of the five demi-gods of Buddha himself, becomes his guardian spirit! Jinho becomes a butt-kicking stud overnight, but with their champion missing, can the army of heaven win the war against hell? SC, 190pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 ESTANCIA #4 by Various The most shocking check point of all reveals the true horror the central government is capable of — Nano-technology driven bio-weapons. But what does it do? More importantly, how do we kill it! Almost at an end with resources, Kay needs to think of something real fast! Set in the dark caves, you’ll need to get ready for some horror and gore for this one! (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, U.S. Territories, Canada, and the U.K. MATURE THEMES 28pgs, FC (4 of 17) SRP: $3.50 HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE BALLAD OF THE SEA GN Featuring the adventures of Cortoso Maltese. MATURE THEMES SC, 164pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE SPRING 2007 The Spring 2007 issue of the popular adult fantasy magazine features two complete full- color graphic novels plus a cover by Luis Royo. MATURE THEMES 124pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 HERO STREET PRESS LLC HERO STREET #2 by Miller, Zumel, & Bordell Billionaire Oliver Steele and his ragtag superhero team set out to recruit new members at the annual Superhero Job Fair, forcing clandestine civil servant Nick Sharp undercover to stay on their trail. But when a musterious new villain emerges with plans of his own, the heroes may want to consider a new career track altogether! Dinosaurs, Nazis and other surprises promise big laughs in the second issue of this bi-monthly superhero humor series by newcomer Eric Miller. 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.50 HEROIC PUBLISHING INC ANTHEM #4 by Thomas, Mallonee, Gallego, & Pepoy The return of the ongoing series by comic book legend Roy Thomas and Spain's Benito Gallego! In the darkest days of World War II, with the secret of the unstoppable Axis war machine revealed, it's now up to the young heroes of Project Anthem to turn the tide of battle. Also in this issue, don't miss a special bonus golden age Liberty Girl adventure, featuring LG's very first encounter with the sinister Cactus Man. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 LIBERTY GIRL #3 by Mallonee, Barr, Sparacio, & Jones Liberty Girl drops in at the family ranch in Arizona for what's meant to be a restful homecoming. But as soon as the press gets wind of the return of America's bronze goddess of freedom, "restful" turns out not to be the word for it at all. Also in this issue is a minted classic wartime adventure of Liberty Girl by writer Mike W. Barr and artist Rob Jones. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 HIGH IMPACT COMICS LIP SERVICE MAGAZINE #1 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL REGULAR COVER—28pgs, PC SRP: $5.95 OOPS VARIANT COVER—28pgs, PC SRP: $14.95 PHOTO MODEL LTD COVER—28pgs, PC SRP: $14.95 HK COMICS LTD KING OF KINGS VOLUME 1 POCKET EDITION The story happens in the final stage of the human history: in such a hopeless era full of sufferings, Ruhamah, a wise and pretty prostitute, is called to be an adorable missionary. With the outbreak of the final spiritual war between the Apostles endowed with various talents and the Antichrists, a world-shaking doomsday legend thus commences. MATURE THEMES SC, 40pgs, B&W SRP: $1.95 HYPERION BOOKS STARS OF THE MONTH ABADAZAD GRAPHIC NOVELS by J.M. DeMatteis & Mike Ploog This book marks Mike Ploog’s first return to regular comics in years! Prepare for a wonderful all-ages story that features dozens of creatures and fantastical settings. Fans of old-school children's fantasy from authors such as L. Frank Baum (The Wizard of Oz), C.S. Lewis (The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe), and Roald Dahl (James and the Giant Peach) will get a kick out of this latest installment of Abadazad! BOOK 1: ROAD TO INCONCEIVABLE (MAR063249)—HC, 6x9, 144pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 BOOK 2: DREAM THIEF (MAR063250)—HC, 6x9, 160pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 ********************************************************************** ICARUS PUBLISHING ANZU: THE SHARDS OF MEMORY TP SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 232pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 A-G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL #51—80pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99 #52—80pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99 A-G SUPER EROTIC BUNDLE #3 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL Bundle (x5), B&W SRP: $18.00 ICE KUNION FOREST OF GRAY CITY VOLUME 1 GN by Jung-Hyun Uhm Yun-Ook Jang is a 24 year-old freelance illustrator who rents out a room to help pay off her debts. Her tenant is a 17 year-old drop-out named Bum-Moo Lee, who only has a part-time job. Before Yun-Ook knew how old Bum-Moo was, he seemed rather mysterious and cold to her, and the two argued all the time. Little does she know that Lee is a kid who should be going to school! (C: 0-1-2) SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 COMIC VOLUME 2 GN by SiHyun Ha Despite winning the contest and getting her piece published in the magazine, Alice still doesn’t feel worthy of the title “professional.” So even after what happened the first time, she insists to continue working as an assistant to Patrick to learn more about being a professional manhwa-artist. But despite being treated like a maid by Patrick, Alice somehow ends up in his arms. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 STAR OF THE MONTH COMIC VOLUME 1 GN by SiHyun Ha High school student Hae-Won Song has just placed third in Cake Magazine’s manwha creator talent search. She’s the youngest winner in the history of the contest! Not only does she have her story published, but she also gets the chance to work with one of her manwha idols (who has a surprise for her). (JUL063214) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 ********************************************************************** HISSING VOLUME 3 GN by Eun-Young Kang Despite the fact that Ha-Ra seemed to look a lot like Da-Eh, Sun-Nam is now getting sick and tired of her. And all he can think about is Da-Eh. Meanwhile, Ta-Jun cannot stop picking on Da-Eh, which seems to be the only way to forget his forbidden feelings for his own cousin. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 STARS OF THE MONTH HISSING GN'S by Eun-Young Kang Da-Ae, an aspiring comics artist, comes across Seon-Nam, a softie whose ultimate goal is simply to become a "tough guy." Seon-Nam is gradually attracted to Da-Ae, but it seems like the bond between them is turning out to be a curse. Da-Ae and Seon-Nam fall in love with each other, not knowing that they are connected by a complicated family history. VOL. 1 (APR063200)—SC, 210pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 VOL. 2 (JUL063215)—SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 ********************************************************************** THE ANTIQUE GIFT SHOP VOLUME 4 GN by Eun Lee Yun-Ook is in love with Tae-Joo, but she is forbidden to be with him. When she was only a child, a monk told her father that whomever she marries would die young. Even on his deathbed, Yun-Ook’s father makes them promise that they will never wed. But when the mysterious Mr. Yang enters Yun-Ook’s life, maybe he will find a way to bring the lovers together. SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 STARS OF THE MONTH THE ANTIQUE GIFT SHOP GN'S by Eun Lee Did you know that an antique possesses a soul of its own? The Antique Gift Shop specializes in such items that charm and captivate the buyers that they are destined to belong to. Guided by a mysterious and charismatic shopkeeper, the enchanted relics lead their new owners on a journey into the alternate cosmic universe to their true destinies. VOL. 1 (SEP052977)—SC, 5x7, 180pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 VOL. 2 (APR063199)—SC, 5x7, 180pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 VOLUME 3—SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 ********************************************************************** IDW PUBLISHING STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: THE SPACE BETWEEN #1 David Tischman (w); Casey Malone (a) Dennis Calero, photo (c) Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with this all-new relaunch of the Trek franchise in comics. In the first issue of this special miniseries, planet Tigan-7 requests entry into the Federation, but the Enterprise is attacked as a hostile invader when it makes contact, and the planet's leader has no record of any communication with any outside world. Riker, Tasha, and Data beam down to the planet in secret, and discover an information-obsessed culture, rewriting pieces of its 6,000-year history on a daily basis, to maintain political stability. An all-new, all- different, Next-Gen adventure, featuring Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise D! *Covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1-to-1 ratio. FC • $3.99 • 32 pages ASHLEY WOOD’S D’AIRAIN AVENTURE #1 Ashley Wood (w & a) Want to see the comic book live up to its ultimate potential? Then come along with groundbreaking artist/designer Ashley Wood (Popbot) as he presents his latest opus. D’Airain Aventure is a new ongoing monthly title, offering up 32-ad free pages of story and art from the incomparable Wood. Join Les Morts 13 and a rotating cast of characters and overlapping, intersecting stories for what promises to be one of the most unique tales ever told in comics. This first issue is presented with three special covers from Wood, as well as featuring 4” cover flaps with additional comic strip material on them. Take your comic book expectations and throw ‘em out the window for this Aventure of a lifetime. *Covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1-to-1 ratio. FC • $4.99 • 32 ad-free pages METAL GEAR SOLID: SONS OF LIBERTY #10 Alex Garner (w); Ashley Wood (a & c) The endgame of Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty begins… lies, half-truths, betrayals, and bodies all begin to pile up inside the giant killing machine known as Arsenal Gear. Solid Snake takes on the fierce Arsenal Gear Tengu warriors with Raiden at his side, wielding the Ninja’s sword. It will take all they’ve got to stop the battle from turning into a last stand as they attempt to foil the nefarious plans of the shadowy Patriots. Featuring two covers from award-winning artist/designer Ashley Wood. *Covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. FC • $3.99 • 32 pages STARS OF THE MONTH COMPLETE POPBOT COLLECTION TPB • FC • 8-1/2” x 11” • 300 pages • $45.00 • ISBN: 1-60010-034-1 THE COMPLETE METAL GEAR SOLID HC • $55.00 • FC • 288 pages • ISBN: 1-60010-031-7 TPB • $35.00 • FC • 288 pages • ISBN: 1-60010-017-1 ******************************************************* THE TRANSFORMERS: ESCALATION #3 Simon Furman (w); E.J. Su (a) Su, Scherwinski (c) The action erupts onto the world stage, as MEGATRON and his DECEPTICONS stir things up in the disputed (breakaway) Soviet state of Brasnya, initiating an incendiary border conflict. Meanwhile, the AUTOBOTS—aware that one of the DECEPTICONS’ (facsimile) bio-constructs is active in the area—move to intercept, setting up a truly explosive confrontation. The Transformers: Infiltration team of Simon Furman and E.J. Su continues the ongoing tale. Artist Klaus Scherwinski once again provides a variant cover for the issue, too. *Covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. FC • 32 pages • $3.99 TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT: ULTRA MAGNUS Simon Furman (w); Robby Musso (a); Musso, Scherwinski (c) Continuing a series of one-shots focusing on some of the best-loved (or loathed) characters from the TRANSFORMERS Universe. This month, the spotlight falls on ULTRA MAGNUS, the AUTOBOTS’ implacable, upstanding long arm of the (intergalactic) law. But now—in pursuit of his “most wanted” (and elusive) adversary— just how far (outside the law) is MAGNUS willing to go? By Simon Furman (The Transformers: Stormbringer) and Robby Musso. Escalation cover artist Klaus Scherwinski provides a variant cover, too. *Covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. FC • 32 pages • $3.99 TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED MOVIE ADAPTATION #4 Bob Budiansky (w); Don Figueroa (a & c) 20th Anniversary Celebration! The world-shattering conclusion of the 4-part adaptation of the classic 1986 TRANSFORMERS movie! Unicron sets out to destroy the Transformers’ home planet Cybertron—and only the power of the Matrix can stop him! Written by long-time GenOne scribe Bob Budiansky and illustrated by Trans fan-fave artist, Don Figueroa. FC • 32 pages • $3.99 STARS OF THE MONTH TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT: SHOCKWAVE FC • 32 pages • $3.99 TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT: NIGHTBEAT FC • 32 pages • $3.99 ******************************************** DESPERADOES: BUFFALO DREAMS #1 Jeff Mariotte (w); Alberto Dose (a & c) Desperadoes rides again! Bestselling novelist Jeff Mariotte's critically acclaimed, historically authentic horror/western series returns with a four-issue miniseries about buffalo, the past, the future, and the mysteries of the universe. In the debut, Clay runs into an old adversary, Brood gets naked, and Geronimo sends the group on a mission. With brilliant art by Alberto Dose, this installment is a must for old fans and new readers alike. FC • 32 pages • $3.99 WAR OF THE UNDEAD #1 Bryan Johnson (w); Walter Flanagan (a & c) You saw the 7-page prelude in November. Now, the three-part War begins in earnest, courtesy of monster sympathizers Bryan Johnson and Walter Flanagan, the twisted team who let Karney loose on an unsuspecting public. In East Germany in 1945, Hitler has committed suicide and the war is over, but a secret cabal of Nazis have an insane plan to resurrect Hitler's soul from Hell and place it in an earthly vessel. The ultimate goal? A planet lorded over by the unstoppable force of an immortal Hitler backed by an endless army of reanimated SS soldiers. To do this, the Nazis will have to gather the earth's greatest monsters: Dracula, the werewolf and Frankenstein's monster! World War II might soon be over… but THE WAR OF THE UNDEAD is just beginning. FC • 32 pages • $3.99 WORMWOOD, GENTLEMAN CORPSE #5 Ben Templesmith (a & c) Wormwood takes his friends out to the local gambling den for Leprechaun fight night. Problem is, they’re a little rabid, and if you get bitten, it’s next to impossible to find a cure before you die. And not even an immortal like Wormy is immune to their bite… the Worm is back for more, courtesy of Eisner-nominated artist Ben Templesmith, FC • 32 pages • $3.99 SCARFACE: SCARRED FOR LIFE #2 John Layman (w); Dave Crosland (a); Crosland, Photo (c) Tony Montana is back—scraping the bottom of the barrel. The feds think they’ve got Tony under their thumb. A whole bunch of other scumbags believe they’ve got Miami under their control. And Tony's got nothin'—except for a gun, his ambition, and a plan to get back to the top. It ain't gonna be long until the bullet starts flying and the body count starts rising. Scarface’s epic return continues. Featuring art and a cover by Dave Crosland and an available photo cover, too. *Covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. FC • $3.99 • 32 pages 24: NIGHTFALL #3 Mark Haynes, J.C. Vaughn (w); Jean Diaz (a); Diaz, Joe Corroney (c) With one of his team members dead and Serbian police right outside Ellis’s door, has Jack Bauer’s mission to eliminate the mass murderer Victor Drazen been fatally compromised? As Jack and his team close in on their high-profile quarry, are the forces of their opponent closing in on them? The first-ever 24 miniseries explaining Operation: Nightfall continues. Joe Corroney (Spike vs. Dracula) provides a special variant cover. *Covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. FC • $3.99 • 32 pages ANGEL: AULD LANG SYNE #3 Scott Tipton (w), David Messina (a); Messina, Stephen Mooney (c) Years of animosity boil over as Angel and Spike go head to head in the brawl to end all brawls through the streets of L.A. What set off this knockdown, drag-out battle, and who's really profiting from it? Written by Scott Tipton (Spike: Lost and Found) with full art and colors provided by David Messina (Angel: Old Friends). Stephen Mooney (CSI: Dying in the Gutters) provides a variant cover, too. Covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. FC • $3.99 • 32 pages SPIKE: ASYLUM #5 Brian Lynch (w); Franco Urru (a); Urru, Photo (c) The inmates are running the asylum, and only one thing stands between them and freedom: a smart-ass vampire with a soul. Spike: Asylum ends with a bang—numerous bangs, in fact. And stabbings. And stakings. Fists will fly and heads will most definitely roll! Spike’s latest adventure concludes, courtesy of screenwriter Brian Lynch and artist Franco Urru! Also available with a photo cover. Covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. FC • 32 pages • $3.99 STAR OF THE MONTH SPIKE VS. DRACULA TPB TPB • FC • 120 pages • $19.99 • ISBN: 1-60010-012-0 *************************************** 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: SPREADING THE DISEASE #2 Dan Wickline (w); Alex Sanchez (a); Nat Jones, Sanchez (c) While on the trail of the vampire that turned Commander Cobb, an unarmed Agent Michael Henson is confronted by seven mindless vampires fueled only by their insatiable bloodlust. Meanwhile what should be the happiest day in one couple's life will take a very gruesome turn with a wedding that you will not soon forget. Dan Wickline (30 Days of Night: Dead Space) and Alex Sanchez (Doomed) bring you the second part in the latest horrific chapter of 30 Days of Night! Artist Nat Jones again provides an alternate cover. *Covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. FC • $3.99 • 32 pages CLIVE BARKER’S THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW #9 Chris Ryall (w); Gabriel Rodriquez (a & c) Palomo Grove is overrun with Hollywood stars, all in town for the funeral of comedian Buddy Vance. But the celebration of the man’s life turns into something altogether different as the amassed armies of dark and light threaten to tear all reality asunder. The final march to the battle for Quiddity, and our very existence, begins here! *Retailers: See your order form for a special incentive FC • 32 pages • $3.99 FALLEN ANGEL #12 Peter David (w); J.K. Woodward (a & c) "The Long Seduction of Jude,” Part 1: When a new designer drug threatens to unleash a literal plague upon Bete Noire, Jude considers using vicious tactics upon the drug's source, Asia Minor... tactics that the Fallen Angel must prevent him from using. Written by New York Times Best-selling author Peter David (Spike vs. Dracula) with art by J.K. Woodward. FC • $3.99 • 32 pages THE LEGEND OF GRIMJACK, VOL. 6 John Ostrander (w); Tom Mandrake (a); Timothy Truman (c) IDW’s re-presentation of the entire classic run of First Comics GrimJack saga continues here in this sixth volume. This latest trade paperback reproduces issues 31-37 written by creator John Ostrander and illustrated by Tom Mandrake. Featuring an all-new cover by GrimJack co-creator Timothy Truman. TPB • FC • 168 pages • $24.99 • ISBN: 1-933239-65-4 STARS OF THE MONTH THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW TPB VOL. 1 TPB • FC • 152 pages • $19.99 • ISBN: 1-60010-029-5 ******************************************** ZOMBIES: ECLIPSE OF THE UNDEAD #2 El Torres (w) Yair Herrera (a & c) The huge LA refugee camp, home to the desperate survivors of the zombie outbreak, has been abandoned by their protectors in the armed forces. As wave after wave of flesh- hungry zombies pour into the camp, it’s every man and woman for themselves. This could be the end of them all, but a small, mismatched group is determined to make it out alive… if they don’t kill each other first. FC • 32 pages • $3.99 ZOMBIES!: FEAST TPB Shane McCarthy (w); Chris Bolton (a & c) An event of nightmarish proportions has begun! The dead are walking the Earth and tearing the living limb from limb in an endless pursuit to quench their insatiable hunger for flesh. Yet not all killers are undead. Eight of the country's most notorious murderers are being transferred across state when their bus enters a town overrun with feasting corpses. Now, the town's remaining survivors find themselves fighting a battle on two sides. Five innocents, countless zombies, eight killers and a wide variety of blunt instruments whether they make it out or not, it promises to be very bloody and incredibly gruesome. In the end, it's not the nightmare outside you need to worry about, but the monsters beside you. TPB • Color • 120 pages • $19.99 • ISBN: 1-60010-028-7 ZOMBIES! FEAST POSTER Chris Bolton (a) All five interconnecting wraparound covers from the horrific smash-hit Zombies!: Feast book are now joined together to form one terrifying poster image, courtesy of artist Chris Bolton. FC • 36” x 12” • $9.99 CVO: AFRICAN BLOOD #2 El Torres (w); Luis Czerniawski (a & c) The CVO team is infiltrated in the mountains of Ethiopia, during their search for a smuggler of magic and artillica artifacts. Cross, Britt, Bools, and Kraft are high-tech, vampire covert ops... but the Horn of Africa could be the most hostile land in the Earth, and the African Azde vampires just might be too strong for them… FC • $3.99 • 32 pages CHICANOS VOL. 2 TPB Carlos Trillo (w); Eduardo (a & c) Presenting a second volume of the smash European series Chicanos, this time featuring eight complete tales that have never been published as comics in America before. Penned by Carlos Trillo and featuring art by fan favorite Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets), Chicanos follows A.Y. Jalisco, a short, unattractive Mexican woman who follows her dream of becoming a private eye in the U.S. while trying to stay one step ahead of the bad luck which inevitably follows her. TPB • B&W • 192 pages • $19.99 • ISBN: 1-60010-043-0 STARS OF THE MONTH CHICANOS VOL. 1 TPB TPB • B&W • 192 pages • $19.99 • ISBN: 1-60010-011-2 IDW’S TALES OF TERROR HC • FC • 6” x 9” • 164 pages • $16.99 • ISBN: 1-932382-31-3 MASTERS OF HORROR TPB TPB • FC • 104 pages • $17.99 • ISBN: 1-60010-016-3 THE COMPLETE CHESTER GOULD’S DICK TRACY, VOL. 1 HC w/ dustjacket • B&W • 352 pages • 7” x 9.5” horizontal • $29.99 • ISBN: 1-60010- 036-8 SUPERMARKET TPB TPB • FC • 104 pages • $17.99 • ISBN: 1-933239-95-6 MIXTIONARY HC • 5” x 5” • $11.99 • FC • 104 pages • ISBN: 1-60010-032-5 BIG BOOK OF HORROR TPB TPB • FC • 144 pages • $19.99 • ISBN: 1-60010-014-7 *************************************************** IMPERIUM COMICS PIERCE #3 by James Dracoules & Mark Layne The man called Pierce is forced to reflect on his past — and he doesn’t like what he sees. When Angel is kidnapped, will this newfound glimpse into his origin change his ways, or will he stick with the plan that’s always worked for him before — kill all your enemies? This issue of Pierce also ships with a special incentive cover by Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin. Cover by Mark Sparacio. RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #6 (JUN063224) 32pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $2.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A PIERCE #1-2 by Dracoules, Layne, & Novet Everyone wants the man called Pierce: the cops, the mob, mysterious men in black, even an ancient order of monks. They all want him for various reasons, but most for the same result — they want him dead. And someone succeeds. Now, armed with mysterious powers he doesn't understand, Pierce sets out to avenge his own murder! #1—24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 #2—24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 INFINITY STUDIOS BLOOD ALONE VOLUME 3 With the plot and background established in Volumes 1 and 2, Blood Alone Volume 3 delves into a series of side stories which act to both further the main storyline, as well as create a more in-depth understanding and connection between the characters and the reader. A wonderful masterpiece with a dash of vampires, a pinch of elegance, and 200 pages worth of the adorable Misaki! (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and the U.K. SC, B&W SRP: $9.95 ZERO VOLUME 3 GN There's no doubt in everyone's mind that Shuuichi's tremendous powers are a possible threat to the peace of Japan. As the ECS prepares to "awaken" a secret weapon to keep Shuuichi's powers in check, a surprise attack by French ESP's nearly destroys the special ECS school! Who will stop these French EPS's who are supposedly the world's strongest ESP's? (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and the U.K. SC, 210pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 JAM PACKED PRODUCTIONS LLC THE SUPER NATURALS 11" X 17" SIGNED FINE ART PRINT Created by Marvel Knights artist Vatche Mavlian, this Super Naturals print is the companion piece to issue #1 of The Super Naturals. This is the very first print for T.S.N., and it displays the main character Jason, as he jumps into defense mode against The New Mankind. This 11" x 17" print is limited to 250 pieces and will be signed by the creator of The Super Naturals, Toney Tapia. (C: 0-1-2) Print, 11X17, FC SRP: $10.00 JETPACK PRESS SQUARECAT COMICS: SMALL, SQUARE, & SARCASTIC GN by Jennifer Omand Squarecat is back! In this new volume of daily diary comic strips, Jennifer Omand continues to chronicle her life using geometric animals as stand-ins for their real life counterparts. With expressive line work and a wry sense of humor, Squarecat Comics finds details in each day that are worth preserving. From a day at the beach to a day at the office, Jennifer captures moments that are sometimes funny, sometimes tender, sometimes sad — but always uniquely Squarecat! MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 136pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A SQUARECAT COMICS VOLUME 1 GN by Jennifer Omand Since 2003, Jennifer Omand has kept a journal of her life, using expressive comic creatures as stand-ins for their real life counterparts. This first year of strips captures the ups and downs of life, from a day in the office, to a day at the beach. MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 KENZER & COMPANY KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #123 by Jolly Blackburn & Various Knights of the Dinner Table is the longest running comic on the subject of games ever! Though B.A., Brian, Bob, Dave, and Sara may play different characters in different games, their personalities always shine through. KoDT also features d20, HackMaster, and other articles for gamers, from a gamer’s perspective. A hilarious and hysterical slice of (fantasy) life in strips, features and a wonderful celebration of the gaming culture! 80pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99 KETTLEDRUMMER BOOKS OFFERED AGAIN O/A DON'T CRY GN by Lance Hansen A recipient of the 2005 Xeric Grant! Don't Cry is about two brothers, Francis and Nicky. The story follows Francis throughout the year as he experiences and explores many formative events. He falls in love, encounters violence and death, and discovers sex. It is his relationship with Nicky that is the focus of the book as he comes to terms with his role as older brother to the troubled boy. (AUG063408) MATURE THEMES SC, 56pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 KING TRACTOR PRESS DEVIL WATER #2 by Shawn Granger & Benito Olea Bellido In the second episode of this Western Horror Comedy, traveling inventor Henry Hill unwillingly becomes partners with Earl and Lyle Daggett, the meanest pair of inbred roughnecks this side of the Rio Grande. When he is forced to run from town, he finds himself at the mercy of a group of outlaws who may not be entirely human. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 FAMILY BONES #2 by Steven Barr & Harry Roland Based on the true story of the oldest married couple on Missouri's death row, as experienced one summer by their unwitting nephew. The second chapter begins with Sean trapped on the Copeland farm. He is a slave for his uncle. The heat simmers his skin to a full boil until the neighbor's beautiful daughter appears and gets the rest of him to rise. Could this beautiful stranger save him, or will she be the death of him? MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W (2 of 10) SRP: $3.50 KITTY PRESS PLEASURE DOME GN SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99 LADY DEATH STORE.COM LADY DEATH: THE ODYSSEY BY STEVEN HUGHES 11" X 17" PRINT Lady Death Store.com presents this landmark high-quality full color digital print featuring astounding artwork by fan favorite Steven Hughes. The virgin art is printed without type or logos, making it suitable for framing. Each 11" x 17" print comes packaged in a clear, protective plastic sleeve. 11x17, FC SRP: $20.00 LAST GASP THE ART OF HIDESHI HINO HC Here is incredible color artwork by Japanese horror master Hideshi Hino. Includes three never-before-seen short manga stories, all in full color. HC, 80pgs, FC SRP: $29.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A BAREFOOT GEN TP'S by Keiji Nakazawa Cartoonist Keiji Nakazawa was seven years-old and living in Hiroshima in the early days of August 1945 when the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb.This saga shows life in Japan after years of war and privations, as seen through the eyes of seven-year-old Gen Nakaoka. Volume One begins shortly before the bomb was dropped, and ends on the day of the bombing itself. Volume Two, The Day After, tells the story of the day after the atomic bomb was dropped. Volume 3 picks up the story with Gen, his mother and his baby brother searching for a place to rest in the bomb's aftermath. Volume Four resumes nine days after the bomb, as Gen and his mother continue to struggle for food, shelter, and water amid chaos and vast human suffering. VOL 1: A CARTOON STORY OF HIROSHIMA—SC, 6x9, 284pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 VOL 2: THE DAY AFTER (JUN042643)—SC, 6x9, 284pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 VOL 3: LIFE AFTER THE BOMB (AUG053020)—SC, 6x8, 284pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 VOL 4: OUT OF THE ASHES (AUG053021)—SC, 6x8, 284pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 LINSNER.COM DAWN: "DEATH" DIGITAL PRINT SIGNED A regal figure, Death leaps out from behind his lover Dawn to take center stage in this beautifully rendered portrait of Linsner's Horned God. Lushly depicted in warm grey tones, this striking art is a must-have piece for goth boys and girls everywhere. A tough plastic sleeve protects this haunting 11" x 17" print that comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, signed by the artist. (C: 0-1-2) Print, 11x17, FC SRP: $25.00 DAWN: TOUR 2006 DIGITAL PRINT SIGNED This luscious image of Joseph Michael Linsner's Dawn was previously only available at convention appearances. But now you don't have to wait in line to own this yummy digital print of Dawn stretching her curvy body gracefully as she clutches a glowing halo. Just like all prints from Linsner.com, this full color 11" x 17" digital print will arrive to your door shipped in a sturdy acrylic sleeve with a certificate signed by JML. (C: 0-1-2) Print, 11x17, FC SRP: $25.00 DAWN: "SHIVA" DIGITAL PRINT SIGNED Linsner continues his exploration of world mythology with this classic take on his Goddess figure, Dawn. She appears here as "Shiva," and seems to glow form within as she floats across the water. Sexy and mysterious, bursting with lush Linsner color. Shiva ships to you safely protected by an acrylic sleeve, accompanied by a certificate signed by Linsner. (C: 0-1-2) Print, 11x17, FC SRP: $25.00 FEAR OF FLIGHT MOUSEPAD Joseph Michael Linsner has said that the cover to creative partner Eva's Hopkins' indie comic Fear of Flight is one of his best in recent years. Clearly inspired by Frazetta, this sexy and luscious image depicts a winged sprite female, pure of faith, and symbolic. It's available now in Previews. Printed on a ¼” thick, 8 ½” wide x 9" tall mousepad. Printed using submerged ink onto a thick, peach-skin soft surface. (C: 0-1-2) Mousepad, FC SRP: $15.00 Little Brown and Company STAR OF THE MONTH THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3-IN-1 VOLUME 1 HC by Hergé Whether he's trolling the high seas for treasure or blasting off for the Moon, young reporter-sleuth Tintin and his faithful dog, Snowy, have delighted readers everywhere for generations with their timeless adventures! Join Tintin and Snowy as they tackle the toughest mysteries around the world in Tintin in America, Cigars of the Pharaoh, and The Blue Lotus! (DEC058115) HC, 7x10, FC SRP: $18.99 ********************************************************************** LOADED BLANKS LOADED BLANKS SEASONAL HOLIDAYS GREETING CARD SET We know you’re clever enough to express yourself. So why would you let a faceless greeting card company put words into your mouth? Loaded Blanks features comic art by your favorite indie comics superstars. The hook? YOU fill in the blanks. Your sentiments never looked so good. Printed on high quality recycled paper with soy based inks. Contains 8 randomly packed cards that feature a number of creators. Guests can include Phonzie Davis (Meat Haus), Dave Kiersh (A Last Cry for Help), Jeremy Tinder (Cry Yourself to Sleep), Grant Reynolds (Smaller Parts), Dash Shaw (The Mother's Mouth), Tom Herpich (Cusp), and more. Card Set (x8), 5x8, PC SRP: $19.95 LUDOVICO TECHNIQUE THE RED LINE #2 by Thorne, Harris, Starkings, & Fontographer Supreme CHAPTER TWO: First Issues — What do you do if your neighborhood is overrun with gangsters and drug dealers and the Ubers (superheroes) don't bother to come help? If you're Sudra Jones and you've recently come into possession of one of the most powerful weapons in the galaxy, you make some heroes of your own. In this second chapter, Sudra unveils her plan to clean up the Red Line and it's a killer. MATURE THEMES 24pgs, FC (2 of 4) SRP: $2.95 MAM TOR PUBLISHING EVENT HORIZON VOLUME 2 TP by Various Your chance to buy the award-winning influencial anthology at half price! Winner of the Best Graphic Novel from SCI-FI London 2006! Pulp fiction that showcases the talents of established pros like Liam Sharp, Alan Grant, Greg Staples, Simon Bisley, Ben Oliver, Simon Thorpe, Ashley Wood, Glenn Fabry, and new-comers Dave Kendall, Ali Pow3rs, Szymon Kudranski, Mike Raicht, Shane McCarthy, Dan Wickline, Emily Hare, and others. MATURE THEMES SC, 208pgs, FC SRP: $9.50 WORRY DOLL GN by Matt Coyle A stylish, gothic-noir, Lynchian murder-mystery, this story is disguised as a children's book. Tasmanian writer/illustrator Matt Coyle has already received major newspaper coverage for this work in Australia, with art exhibitions arranged for early 2007, and interest from film and TV companies. The book features astonishing, disturbing hand- crafted photo-realistic black-and-white sequential art reminiscent of Gaiman and McKean's "Violent Cases." MATURE THEMES SC, 76pgs, B&W SRP: $17.95 MARKOSIA STARSHIP TROOPERS: DAMAGED JUSTICE #3 by Lee, Enjeti, Reyes, & Hartman DAMAGED JUSTICE - Part 3 (of 4). While Sinclair's Survivors fight for their very lives on a bug-ridden planet, on Earth it's also a fight to the death. Plus, it's the final showdown between Tanner and Lock — and this time, only one of them will be walking away! MATURE THEMES ENJETI COVER—36pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $3.50 TONG COVER—36pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 LOREN MEYER LTD COVER—36pgs, FC SRP: $4.50 SIGNED SKETCH COVER—36pgs, FC SRP: $9.95 STARSHIP TROOPERS: DAMAGED JUSTICE #1 DIRECTOR'S CUT by Lee, Enjeti, Reyes, & Hartman A Previews Exclusive. This Director's Cut features new pages of pencilled, inked and fully colored artwork. Take a look behind the scenes at Enjeti's amazing pencils, wonder at Reyes' incredible inks, and check out the gallery of pin-ups from the series. MATURE THEMES REGULAR EDITION—36pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 SIGNED EDITION—36pgs, FC SRP: $9.95 STARSHIP TROOPERS: DAMAGED JUSTICE #1 ULTRA EDITION Offered to retailers as an incentive for every 50 copies ordered of the first issue of Damaged Justice — Director's Cut, this edition has a very low print run. A superb full- color gatefold wraparound cover by Shanth Enjeti adorns this first ultra rare printing. Signed version also available. MATURE THEMES REGULAR EDITION—36pgs, FC SRP: $20.00 SIGNED EDITION—36pgs, FC SRP: $29.95 STARSHIP TROOPERS: DEAD MAN'S HAND #1 DIRECTOR'S CUT by Edwards, Feney, & Hartman Take a peek behind the scenes of the second series with art by Neil Edwards. This Director's Cut features pencilled, inked, and colored artwork, as well as a gallery of pin- ups from creators such as Szymon Kudranski, Ryan Stegman, and many more. Diamond Previews Exclusive. For every 50 copies ordered you will receive a copy of the Ultra Edition. MATURE THEMES 36pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 TWILIGHT MEN #0 by Singley, Mitchell, & Kane The beginning of a new super-hero series. The Magnate has come to Earth for one thing — power. The Earth's mightiest heroes unite to try and defeat this intergalactic menace and stop him before he takes over the planet. There's one more problem…all of Earth's villains have joined the Magnate and his minions in the quest for global power. Will the Alamo repeat itself? 28pgs, FC SRP: $0.50 GOLLY #2 by Hester, Turner, & Bruner Golly convinces his friends and fellow carnies that he is not insane, but has actually been chosen by Heaven to battle the forces of Hell on Earth. That Hell breaks loose when they discover their first enemy lurks among them in the form of Brother Dare, the holy roller leading daily tent revivals on the midway. The charismatic preacher is secretly a demonic were-hog, and Golly's task is to cure him... or kill him. MATURE THEMES 36pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 LEXIAN CHRONICLES: FULL CIRCLE #12 by Gallan, Satterlee, & Stegman The finale! Reena flees for her life from the hellish scene that was Rell, pursued by her worst nightmare. There is only one place to go to escape: The Forbidden Forest! Reena will have to endure trials that would test the bravest warrior if she is to find the answers that she has for so long been seeking. Also available as a special Sketch cover limited to 199 pieces! RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #7 (JUL063302) REGULAR EDITION—36pgs, FC (12 of 12) SRP: $3.50 SKETCH EDITION—36pgs, FC SRP: $4.95 MARSHMALLOW FUN COMPANY JOHNNY BLASTERS M-FORCE SC, 24pgs, FC SRP: $1.99 MASTERPIECE COMICS FIREBLAST ADVENTURES IN THE 30TH CENTURY #1 by Masters, Nichx, & Pavlet Fireblast Investigations gets its first case. Lady Tatiana Gorbachev hires Mack to find her husband. Later, a legendary starship captain is listed as dead after his starship disappears. But then the ship comes back without him. COVER A—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 COVER B—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 MIRAGE STUDIOS TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES COLLECTED BOOKS VOLUME 2: LEONARDO TP by Jim Lawson TALES OF LEONARDO: Blind Sight — The second volume in Mirage’s new quarterly trade paperback series collecting stories from Tales of the TMNT and related mini-series. This volume reprints the fan-favorite and long-sold out Tales of the TMNT #5, and all four issues of the Tales of Leonardo: Blind Sight mini-series. SC, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $12.00 TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #31 by Johnson, Ponce, & Parsons REFLECTIONS. Years ago, Casey Jones was plagued by horrible dreams of a monstrous alter ego. Thinking the nightmares have ended, he heads out for an evening on the town with April and Shadow. Little does he know that his fears are coming back... with a vengeance! 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.25 MOONSTONE STAR OF THE MONTH KOLCHAK THE NIGHT STALKER: TERROR FROM WITHIN TP by Rice, Kaminisky, Purcell, & Jones This volume contains four complete stories of TV's first paranormal investigator, Carl Kolchak! (DEC053112) SC, 7x10, 150pgs, FC SRP: $16.95 ********************************************************************** MOONSTONE MONSTERS TP Special sale! In the mood for monsters? Now you can read about all kinds of Monsters in the Moonstone Monsters trade paperback. If you have always wanted to try it, but were too afraid, now is your chance — and the price has been dropped! SC, 170pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 SLAMM: HARDBOILED FICTION OF CJ HENDERSON TP Special sale! Catch the special sale pricing on the Hardboiled Fiction of CJ Henderson! SC, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $4.95 KOLCHAK TALES: FRANKENSTEIN AGENDA #1 by Micheline, Hudson, & Kubina The forests of western Oregon hold a secret… something much more than its typical Sasquatch sightings. But whatever it is that’s stalking the woods, the military is very interested in keeping it quiet. Well, we all know just how quiet a reporter Carl Kolchak is about things like a deformed, hulking creature that hides in the shadows. 32pgs, FC (1 of 3) SRP: $3.50 THE PHANTOM #14 by Bullock, Magno, & Main WALKER’S LINE: Part 1 of 2 — Celebrating The Phantom's 70th anniversary! A young Phantom is on the trail of his Father’s murderer, but when the trail goes cold, he finds himself near the small U.S. town of Clarksville where he attended high school. However, when The Phantom drops by to visit his Aunt and Uncle, he soon discovers this quiet town now trembles in the grip of the Grinning Skulls street gang — and The Phantom’s aunt was their latest victim! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 STAR OF THE MONTH THE PHANTOM GN'S by Raab, Quinn, & Lyo Help celebrate the Ghost Who Walks' anniversary with these highly-collectible trade paperbacks! LEGACY (JAN063160)—SC, 7x10, FC SRP: $12.95 MAN EATERS—SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 LAW OF THE JUNGLE (APR063269)—SC, 7x10, 72pgs, FC SRP: $11.99 DEATH IN THE DEEP WOODS (SEP053020)—SC, 6x10, 120pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 GRAHAM NOLAN SUNDAYS VOL. 2—SC, 6x10, 152pgs, FC SRP: $16.95 VOL. 1: GHOST WHO WALKS (NOV053041)—SC, 7x10, 172pgs, FC SRP: $17.95 VOL. 2: SINGH WEB (STAR15986)—7x10, 48pgs, FC SRP: $6.95 VOL 4: THE HUNT (STAR17996)—7x10, 48pgs, FC SRP: $6.95 ********************************************************************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A PHANTOM ANNUAL #1 by Various A Phantom tale like no other, told by ten top talents, and only a giant-size Annual could hold it! "Five Days of the Dragon" spans five centuries, as five different generations of The Phantom battle the dreaded pirates of the Singh Brotherhood to control a powerful artifact from feudal China. But even if the Ghost Who Walks defeats his cutthroat enemies, can he hope to withstand the ancient, mystic power that will be unleashed? All this, plus a superstar pin-up gallery! If you've never read an issue of The Phantom, this is the place to start! Featuring the talents of Chuck Dixon, Ron Marz, Tony Bedard, Mike Bullock, Rafael Nieves, with art by Graham Nolan, Joe Prado, Tony Akins, Juan Ferreyra, and Ruben Procopio. 64pgs, FC SRP: $6.50 O/A THE PHANTOM #3-6 by Ben Raab & Nick Derington Beginning with the "Curse Of The Phantom" storyline, a great evil has haunted the Walker family for hundreds of years. It is Kua, the seven foot tall devil-god! Kua stalks Kit Walker (the current Phantom) deep into the woods of Bangalla. #3—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 #4—28pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 #5—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 #6—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 MU PRESS DR. PHLOGISTON'S POTPOURRI OF LASCIVIOUS WHIMSY GN SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 NATIONAL PRESS COMICS SPECIAL EDUCATION #3 by Dave Dwonch The hilarity continues in a tale that could only be entitled, “The Strange and Terrible Origin of Baron Zima.” After the fallout from last issue, Special Ed, Black Rage, and the teenage vampire Auzerais confront Doctor Zero about Mimi’s kidnapping. What they discover will shock and offend even the most stalwart of reader. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 NBM STARS OF THE MONTH BLUESMAN GN'S (NEW PRINTINGS) by Rob Vollmar & Pablo Callejo This story, structured like a traditional 12-bar Blues song, with three sections — each made of four chapters — follows Blues musician Lem Taylor's harrowing journey across Arkansas in the late twenties, hunted for a crime he didn't commit. VOL. 1 (NOV053052)—SC, 7x10, 80pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 VOL. 2 (NOV053053)—SC, 7x10, 80pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 VOL. 3 (MAY063306)—SC, 7x10, 80pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 ********************************************************************** THE CASTAWAYS GN by Rob Vollmar & Pablo Callejo The first graphic novel by the best-selling team of “Bluesman.” An emotionally powerful tale, drawn from the fabric of America itself, that follows the adventures of young Tucker Freeman as he is compelled to hop a train to escape from the crippling poverty of his rural existence. Armed with only fifteen cents and the memory of his occasional hobo father's counsel, Tucker must find his place in this broken America of the Great Depression before the realities of being young, poor, and homeless consume him. SC, 6x9, 64pgs, PC SRP: $17.95 LUCIFER'S GARDEN OF VERSES SC 4-PACK by Lance Tooks The full series in a set of the independent but interlinked stories. “Devil on Fever Street” where Satan meets his human female match; “Darlin’ Niki,” about a girl thrown out by her rich usury Dad; “The Student,” a Baskiat type in a Faustian bargain; and “Between the Devil and Miles Davis,” which wraps it all up. This overlooked richly ironic series is a treasure to discover, now at a special set price! SOFTCOVER—Pack (x4), SC, B&W SRP: $29.95 HARDCOVER—Pack (x4), SC, B&W SRP: $49.95 BANANA GAMES VOLUME 3 GN SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 48pgs, FC SRP: $10.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A BANANA GAMES GN'S SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL VOL. 1—SC, 8x11, 48pgs, FC SRP: $10.95 VOL. 2 (OCT053123)—SC, 8x11, 48pgs, FC SRP: $10.95 NERFECT COMICS TALES OF THE DANGED #142 by Britton Walters Surreal humor and satire run amok as Secret Doug and her loud-mouthed assistant, Doug Nerfect, crash a party, travel to another dimension, and come face the awesome Robot Wizard in an issue-length adventure! This issue also features a wild 3-D center spread! MATURE THEMES 48pgs, B&W SRP: $3.00 NETCOMICS 100% PERFECT GIRL VOLUME 1 by Wann A giddy romantic fable, this story depicts Jay Jinn, a headstrong teenage rebel who's determined to prove she's serious about making art. J. Max is a tall debonair foreigner in Korea on business. On the surface it seems they have nothing in common. But then there are the interventions of friends and family who think they know what's best for them! SC, 200pgs, B&W (1 of 4) SRP: $9.99 0/6 VOLUME 5 GN by Youjung Lee The powerful automaton called Number One holds a young girl hostage, and Moolchi must save her life by hunting him down within the halls of Ssangsan High School. However, Moolchi knows his power is limited. He ages drastically with every exertion. Faced with Moolchi’s imminent death, Jong-E must come to terms with her automatic order to self-terminate should she fail in her mission to protect him. SC, 216pgs, B&W (5 of 5) SRP: $9.99 BOY PRINCESS VOLUME 5 GN by Seyoung Kim Desperate to save Nicole from the deadly political intrigues of his kingdom, Jed snatches him away onto a dangerous journey to visit the village of the mysterious apothecary. However, traveling in close proximity to Nicole holds even more perils for Jed. He desires to end their marriage and discourage Nicole’s feelings for the sake of the boy’s life, but he can’t control his affections in the night. And poor Nicole torments himself over the question of what Jed’s true feelings might be. SC, 176pgs, B&W (5 of 9) SRP: $9.99 JUNE VOLUME 2 GN by Youngran Lee While living a double life as a college research professor, Dr. Gangjae Lee secretly participates in a human cloning project run by Dr. Suh, a colleague of his wife's late father. His wife, as it turns out, will be the mold for a future "sub-quality" clone. This might be a good thing, as she's going to be murdered in the future. SC, 200pgs, B&W (2 of 10) SRP: $9.99 LET DAI VOLUME 5 GN by Sooyeon Won Yoonuen's fear for her sister's well-being has pushed her to ask Jaehee for help, even as her own feelings for him continue to confuse her. But Jaehee has his own issues to deal with, and when Dai unexpectedly shows up in front of his house with a chauffered car, thoughts of Eunhyung are all but forgotten. SC, 192pgs, B&W (5 of 15) SRP: $9.99 NARRATION OF LOVE AT 17 VOLUME 3 GN by Kyungok Kang Hyunwoo is officially going out with Hyemi now, and Seyoung tries to pick herself up from the disappointment of seeing her with another girl. As awkward as the triangle is to her, it only gets more complicated when she starts modeling for Hyunwoo's father, the photographer. There she meets Sunah, a budding model already way ahead of her in experience and looks, who turns out to be the girlfriend of drama club captain Yunho. When Seyoung finds out from her friends that Yunho actually has hidden feelings for her, she knows that another problem is brewing in the horizon. SC, 184pgs, B&W (3 of 4) SRP: $9.99 CLICK VOLUME 1 GN by Youngran Lee Joonha is a normal, healthy boy of sixteen who has cruised through life without too many problems. Imagine his surprise when a recent trip to the bathroom suddenly reveals that he's missing, well, something he never thought he could live without. The truth is that his family is abnormal in the weirdest possible way! SC, 184pgs, B&W (1 of 8) SRP: $9.99 NICKELODEON AVATAR MAGAZINE: THE LAST AIRBENDER This first edition features all-new comics, secrets of the Four Nations, a map of the Avatar World, creator interviews, and behind-the-scenes articles. The full-color comics are produced by writers and artists from the TV show including Joshua Hamilton, Tim Hedrick, John O'Bryan, Hye-Jung Kim, and Justin Ridge. Also, an interview with Avatar’s creators Bryan Konietzko and Mike DiMartino. Learn the secrets behind the show’s origin and influences, and more! (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. Magazine, 48pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 NOVARIS ENTERTAINMENT ROADKILL ZOO #1 by Jones, Setiawan, & Fridolfs Lost in the back roads of southern Louisiana, a group of college students accidentally run over a raccoon in the swamp. Little do they know that deep in the ruins of a nearby plantation, a voodoo witch doctor has resurrected an army of zombie roadkill eager for revenge. MATURE THEMES 24pgs, B&W (1 of 6) SRP: $2.50 ONE ROOM HUT (NEED SIGNED NVS) KANA'S ISLAND #1 by Mark Page Kana's Island is an all-ages fantasy adventure in which a little boy explores the mysterious section of his home island, which lies on the other side of Hoopa Koopa mountain. This unique story was nominated for the 2006 Russ Manning award. 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 ONI PRESS INC. DAMNED #4 by Cullen & Brian Hurtt Eddie has killed a few people in his day. He's died plenty of times, too. But how many more knuckle-headed demons have to go down for him to figure out who's behind all this? The walls are closing in on Eddie as he tries to avoid yet another untimely demise. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 WASTELAND #6 by Antony Johnston & Chris Mitten DYING FREEDOM — An issue with consequences as grave as it’s title! As Michael and crew learn more about the post-Big Wet world, more is revealed about both NewBegin and the monstrous Sandeaters! Hop on board the comic that G4 TV called “Part Deadwood, part Dune, and all kick ass!” MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.99 THE ADVENTURES OF BARRY WEEN BOY GENIUS VOLUME 1 TP (NEW PRINTING) by Judd Winick The Ween shall inherit the earth! Sick, twisted, and brillant, Barry Ween is the smartest boy on Earth. In his secret labrotory, Barry builds massive machines and conducts bizarre experiments that take him on insane adventures. Collecting the out of print first mini- series! MATURE THEMES SC, 88pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 LEADING MAN VOLUME 1 TP by Moore, Haun, & Bryant There's more to the world's hottest actor Nick Walker than starlets and gossip. When a routine investigation off the coast of France turns up a terrororist training facility, Nick must juggle espionage and screen time to solve the crisis. SC, 144pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 BLUE MONDAY VOLUME 1: THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT TP (NEW PRINTING) by Chynna Clugston-Major Relive the adventures of Bleu, Clover, and the gang as they go from prank war to karaoke to the concert of all concerts — the pinnacle of Bleu’s adolescent hero worship, Adam Ant. In addition to the first mini-series, this expanded collection contains the hard-to-find short stories from various indie anthologies in an all new printing. MATURE THEMES SC, 136pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 STARS OF THE MONTH COURTNEY CRUMRIN VOLUME 3: TWILIGHT KINGDOM TP by Ted Naifeh Courtney's in a new school, enrolled in a class for magical studies. When a student spell leaves one of her classmates cursed, can Courtney lead the kids into Goblin Town and find a cure? Or will misfortune follow the group straight to the Twilight Kingdom? (JUL043071) MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 WET MOON VOLUME 1: WANDERING COMPANIONLESS GN by Ross Campbell A book about goths, friendship, sex, betrayal, gossip, murder, and guilt! As Cleo heads off for art school, she's haunted by her melancholic past. Worse, an unseen social assailant is spreading slander about her. But Cleo is otherwise occupied by her two roommates and the unsolved mystery of their room's last occupant. MATURE THEMES SC, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 ********************************************************************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A NORTHWEST PASSAGE #3 by Scott Chantler Even though they have suffered horrific losses at the hands of their enemies, Charles Lord and his band try to unite the people of Rupert’s Land in the hopes of not only retaking the Fort, but also rescuing the remaining survivors that are still being held as prisoners. MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 88pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 OSPREY GRAPHICS GRAPHIC HISTORY: FIGHT TO THE DEATH GN by Larry Hama & Anthony Williams The Battle of Guadalcanal brutally shattered the myth of Japanese invincibility. The date August 7, 1942 marked the first American amphibious assault of World War II, and the first attempt to secure the Japanese-controlled island of Guadalcanal. Vividly bringing to life the arduous struggle that faced soldiers such as valiant Medal of Honor winner Captain Joe Foss, this comic illustrates the Allies' first major offensive action of the Pacific War. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 48pgs, FC SRP: $9.95 GRAPHIC HISTORY: IRONCLADS AT WAR GN by Dan Abnett & Dheeraj Verma On March 9, 1862, the world saw the first battle between two ironclad warships; a battle which would change the face of naval warfare forever. The comic strip narrative illustrates one of the most revolutionary naval battles in world history and transports the reader to the cramped and dangerous conditions that the sailors faced for the first time. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 48pgs, FC SRP: $9.95 OUROBOR BOOKS NEVER MADE TO LAST: STORIES OF SUBURBAN FOLKLORE GN by Steven Walters Meet Nathanial, Samantha, Yessnia, Ashley, and Rob. For these five friends who experience growing up together, the end of adolescence forces them to face problems that sometimes friendship can't help. Through a year, love, death, betrayal, and self-discovery unite these teens, but also may ultimately tear them apart. MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 168pgs, B&W SRP: $10.00 PANTHEON BOOKS STARS OF THE MONTH AMERICAN SPLENDOR: OUR MOVIE YEAR GN by Crumb, Zingarelli, Dumm, Brown, & Various The release of the hit movie American Splendor raised Harvey Pekar's popularity to an entirely new level. Now comes Our Movie Year, an original graphic novel in which Pekar portrays his sudden rise, as seen through his hilariously grumpy point of view: from Sundance, to Cannes, to the Oscars, and beyond. (SEP042842) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x11, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95 EGO & HUBRIS MICHAEL MALICE STORY HC by Harvey Pekar & Gary Dumm Harvey Pekar achieved fame by writing about his own everyman existance. Now he's found the everyman for a new generation of graphic novel readers. Enter Michael Malice — a slight, unintimidating young man who never really stood out in a crowd. Michael grew up in Brooklyn, went to college, then got a string of nowhere temp jobs. Then future wasn't looking too bright for Michael — until the day he met Harvey Pekar in a restaurant and Pekar decided to do a story on him. (JAN063205) HC, 8x6, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 ********************************************************************** PAPERCUTZ THE HARDY BOYS VOLUME 8: BOARD TO DEATH by Scott Lobdell & Paulo Henrique The brothers Frank and Joe Hardy go undercover at a major skateboarding contest in Venice, California to find out which competitor is trying to kill off the competition— literally. The list of suspects includes Dex Thom, a skilled skateboarder whose parents wanted him to be a musical prodigy. Then there's the Pink Shadow, a girl of mystery, and her equally secretive trainer, Mr. Miyagi. Plus, there's the Wraith, a dark and brooding young man. Will Frank and Joe solve the mystery before the killer discovers their real mission — and eliminates them? SOFTCOVER—SC, 112pgs, FC SRP: $7.95 HARDCOVER—SC, 112pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 PENNY FARTHING PRESS CAPTAIN GRAVITY AND THE POWER OF THE VRIL TP by Dysart, Velluto, Almond, & Rubinstein In an homage to the Golden Age of Hollywood and that era's serial storytelling, a young man working in the heart of the 1930s movie industry finds his destiny amid B-movie sets, pre-war international intrigue, and archaeological discoveries that shake the foundation of human history. Features a never-before-seen missing issue, and an original embossed wrap-around cover. SC, 7x10, 192pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 PICTUREBOX THE DRIPS GN by Taylor McKimens The Drips opens up an exuberantly colored world of trailer parks, deserts, and long, lonely roads, part film noir, part-Western. McKimens' hallucinatory visions are rooted inremarkably detailed drawings rivaling those of Basil Wolverton. McKimens is a contributor to the New York Times and his artwork has been exhibited internationally, including in New York's Museum of Modern Art. MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 24pgs, FC SRP: $8.00 COLD HEAT #2 by Ben Jones & Frank Santoro This issue: Girl ninja Castle must deal with her deepening mystery while questioning her own grip on her sanity. This is a perfect jumping-on point for anyone that missed the critically acclaimed first issue! MATURE THEMES 24pgs, FC (2 of 12) SRP: $5.00 INCANCTO #1 by Frank Santoro Romance comics manga-style, combined with the sun bleached Western Aesthetic of classic films. This is sunny, dreamy, hallucinatory comic storytelling. A man is adrift in the desert after an epic car crash. But what really happened, and who is he, really? MATURE THEMES SC, 48pgs, FC SRP: $5.00 PAPER RAD, B.J. AND DA' DOGS TP by Ben Jones & Paper Rad Half art book, half graphic novel, this tome intersperses photographs, drawings prints, and junk by Paper Rad with two graphic novellas (Spaceballz and Alfe) by Ben Jones. Paper Rad's work synthesizes popular material from television, comics, video games, and advertising, and explodes with color, feeling, and good humor. This book, created and designed by the group, will explore the worlds of one of the most vibrant constellations of artists working today. MATURE THEMES SC, 8x11, 224pgs, FC SRP: $29.95 UTILITY NOTEBOOK GN by Keith McCulloch From the legendary Fort Thunder scene (Paper Rad, Teratoid Heights, Skibber Bee Bye) comes this new collection of comic strips. McCulloch's hilarious cast of talking dogs and frustrated humans comes off like a cross between Seinfeld and The Office. These strips explore the lighter side of life, from troubles with friends to job frustrations. MATURE THEMES SC, 64pgs, B&W SRP: $6.95 PRAXIS COMICS SCARLETT'S CURSE #0-1 COMBO by Landolt, Henning, & Conradie Contains both issue #0-1. What would you do if you just turned 19 and found out you’ve got a demon inside you? And, to top that off, you suddenly have to fight the Demons of the Senses and save the world. This is the curse Scarlett has to deal with — and it comes with a price. 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.95 PRIMA PUBLISHING PERFECT DARK: JANUS TEARS #5 by Eric Trautmann & Cold FuZion Studios Bounty hunter turned coporate intelligence operative, Joanna Dark continues her lethal hunt through a labyrinth of death and deception, seeking to unmask a traitor within her own organization. Her only chance at identifying the mole is Roarke — a high-tech mercenary who's goal is to collect the price on Jo's head. 32pgs, FC (5 of 6) SRP: $3.50 PURE IMAGINATION PUBLISHING MISS FURY TP by Tarpe Mills Tarpe Mill's fabulous costumed female hero is seen once again for the first time in almost a decade. This volume features 160 pages reprinted from the rare expensive Timely comics using the Theakstonizing process for sharp reproduction. This volume also features a foreword by noted Comics historian, Trina Robbins.SRP: $25.00 RADIO COMIX FURRLOUGH #167 by Various Furrlough: your only monthly source for Anthropomorphics! "Ebin and May" by Christina Hanson and Ed Garcia continues with more medieval intrigue, drama, and romance. Also "Whomper" by Chris Farrington and "Treasure Hunters" by Remi Perron deliver fun fantasy hijinks. Cover by Diana Harlan-Stein. 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 FURRLOUGH #168 by Various For more than 15 years, Furrlough has been your only monthly source for Anthropomorphics! "Treasure Hunter" by Remi Perron delivers fun fantasy hijinks. Plus, more medieval intrigue, drama, and romance with "Ebin and May" by Smudge Hanson and Ed Garcia, and "Whomper" by Chris Farrington. 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 OFFERED AGAIN O/A EBIN AND MAY VOLUME 1: EBIN'S EXILE TP by Christina Hanson & Ed Garcia Prince Ebin thought he had finally put his life back together after the loss of both his kingdom and royal family to Emperor Houman of the Felious Empire. But with Houman the Great turning his eyes on Ebin's new homeland, Ebin is re-entering medieval court politics to protect everything he holds dear. MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 120pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99 XXX-MAS #1 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 48, B&W SRP: $5.99 NEFRATITTIES #1 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 48pgs, B&W SRP: $5.99 MILK #57 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 GENUS #81 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 GENUS MALE #6 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 48pgs, B&W SRP: $5.99 REBELLION 2000 AD #1518-1522 The Galaxy's Greatest Comic bursts into it's 30th anniversary year with a stunning line up of stories! Learn more of the ABC Warriors war memoirs in "The Volgan War" by Pat Mills (Marshal Law) and Clint Langley; Hackman leads the other fighters into battle with the enemy in "Kingdom" by Dan Abnett (Majestic) and Richard Elson; opposite ends of the law meet in the gothic fantasy "Stickleback" by Ian Edington and D'Israeli (The Great Game); Nikolai Dante faces off against Amazonian warriors in "Deadlier Than the Male" by Robbie Morrison (The Authority) and John Burns; and Judge Dredd's epic quests thunders towards its explosive climax in "Origins" by John Wagner (A History of Violence) and Carlos Ezquerra (A Man Called Kev)! (C: 0-1-2) #1518-1522—32pgs, FC SRP: $4.10 JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #254 Winner of the Eagle award 2006 for Best British Color Comic, the megazine goes from strength to strength! Plunge into the depraved schooldays of camp vamp Devlin Waugh in "Innocence and Experience" by John Smith (Vampirella) and Peter Doherty (Shaolin Cowboy); Simping Detective Jack Point is embroiled in a new mystery, courtesy of Simon Spurrier and Frazer Irving (Gutsville); there's terror on the high seas in "Black Atlantic" by Dan Abnett and Steve Roberts; plus a crashing spaceship signals a nightmare in Mega-City One in Judge Dredd; "Shadowkill" by Robbie Morrison and Lee Garbett. All this plus interviews, reviews, and much more! (C: 0-1-2) 64pgs, FC SRP: $7.50 BAD COMPANY: GOODBYE KROOL WORLD SC (NEW PRINTING) by Milligan, Ewins, McCarthy, & Dillon Danny Franks knew that war against the Krool would be hell. They kill without compassion, taking prisoners for torture and experimentation; their armies are infinite; their weapons are horrifying. But Danny had no idea that the real horrors would be his comrades! Now Danny Franks is a reluctant member of Bad Company-an elite force of killers who make their enemy look like pacifists. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 256pgs, B&W SRP: $27.99 BUTTON MAN: THE KILLING GAME SC (NEW PRINTING) by John Wagner & Arthur Ranson Modern Day gladitorial contests. It's man against man. A game of murder played for high stakes arranged by the mysterious and unseen "Voices." A player can become either very rich or very dead, very quickly. Harry Exton, soldier for hire and professional killer decides to become a player. A button man. For a man like Harry, the rewards are plentiful-but once the game begins, will he be able to walk away? (C: 0-1-2) SC, 96pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 THE COMPLETE BALLAD OF HALO JONES SC (NEW PRINTING) by Alan Moore & Ian Gibson Halo Jones is an ordinary, idealistic young woman living on The Hoop, a poverty stricken housing project tethered off the point of Manhattan. Desperate for a better life, she escapes-and finds an extraordinary universe waiting for her as she goes from star-cruiser stewardess to frontline soldier. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 202pgs, B&W SRP: $23.99 ROGUE TROOPER VOLUME 2: FORT NEURO SC (NEW PRINTING) by Day, Wilson, Kennedy, & Ewins On Nu Earth it's a battleground between the Southers and the Norts-two opposing armies fighting to control the nearby black hole. Rogue Trooper is a genetically engineered soldier, designed to withstand the poisons in the air. Following the decimation of his comrades in the Quartz Zone massacre, Rogue has gone AWOL along with his biochip buddies Helm, Gunnar, and Bagman and is hunting down the traitor responsible for G.I. deaths. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $23.99 STRONTIUM DOG: SEARCH/DESTROY AGENCY FILES 01 GN by Wagner, Grant, & Ezquerra Following the Atom Wars in the 22nd Century, many of the survivors were mutated by the Strontium 90 fallout. Unable to get regular jobs, forced into ghettoes and considered an underclass by the "norms," the only work open to them was bounty hunting. These Search Destroy Agents — or Strontium Dogs — hunt the criminals too dangerous for the Galactic Crime Commission. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 336pgs, B&W SRP: $28.99 SHANDA FANTASY ARTS SHANDA'S BEDTIME TAILS #2 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. ADULT MATERIAL 40pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99 SILENT DEVIL PRODUCTIONS AMERIKAN FREAK ONE-SHOT by Leekley, Zappa, Smith, Sparks, & Raynor Jason and Jesse went to a high school where the rich preppies and the blue-collar factory kids circled each other, like wolves from rival packs. They called Jason the "Freak" because he never belonged to a cool crowd. His big brother Jesse was always the protector. When they murdered Jesse, it was the biggest mistake this town would ever make. Out of Jason's rage came the darkness he always feared. His dead brother Jesse burst from his ripping flesh merging to form one savage monster. Now there's hell to pay! SC, 6.9x10.5, 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 DEATH COMES TO DILLINGER COLLECTED EDITION by Patrick, Se7enhedd, & Ringuet One of the best-reviewed books of the year is collected here! Warren Ellis says it's "absolutely marvelous." Newsarma, CHUD, Broken Frontier, and other reviewers rave. Death rides into an Old West town and the people try to stop him from collecting one of their own. Includes extras such as beautiful scenes and pages cut from the original work that have never been seen before. Don't miss the breathtaking art and story this time around. SC, 64pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 FURIOUS FIST OF THE DRUNKEN MONKEY: ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES #3 by Rich Stahnke Chips confronts the Gene Gnome in his quest to regain his humanity and discover his true origins. Meanwhile, Al, Bunny, and Max fight for their lives against the Gnome's mutant henchmen. When there's so much at stake, why is someone so close to Chip plotting against him? 24pgs, FC (3 of 3) SRP: $2.95 MR. BIG GN by Carol & Matt Dembicki In a watery world where only the strong survive, the denizens of a pond launch a plan to eradicate Mr. Big, a giant snapping turtle that is terrorizing them. Despite a few protests warning of the possible consequences, the animals solicit the support of a murder of crows to carry out the plot. But the scheming crows have their motives to carry out the kill. SC, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 SIRIUS ENTERTAINMENT POISON ELVES: LOST TALES #12 by Aaron Bordner There’s a pirate tale of treasure and mayhem waiting when Cleah, Lusiphur and Jace take to the high seas in search of riches — or at least to avoid arrest for a while! Hounded by the unlikely sailors of the Troll kingdoms, our heroes have their hands full, with swashbuckling swords, that is! 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 SUNDAY PRESS BOOKS STAR OF THE MONTH LITTLE NEMO IN SLUMBERLAND: SO MANY SPLENDID SUNDAYS by Winsor McCay Celebrate the 100th birthday of Winsor McCay’s masterpiece with this full orignal size, 120-page limited-edition hardbound volume! It features Nemo's best from 1905-1910, all printed in the actual newspaper-page size measuring 16" x 21." It was the greatest comic strip of its day, perhaps the greatest of all time, acclaimed the world over for its artistic majesty, unbounded imagination, and ground-breaking techniques that helped define a new art form. (JUL058326) (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Europe. HC, 16x21, 120pgs, FC SRP: $120.00 ********************************************************************** TITAN PUBLISHING WALLACE & GROMIT COMICS MAGAZINE #18 Are you ready for more thrilling adventures from everyone’s favorite duo? Featuring original stories and artwork from celebrated comic book favorites Simon Furman (Transformers, Marvel Comics) and Dan Abnett (The Punisher, Sinister Dexter), Wallace & Gromit is a cracking read! (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 52pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 JAMES BOND: THE PHOENIX PROJECT TP by Jim Lawrence & Yaroslav Horak The assassination of a top scientist puts James Bond on the trail of a vicious arms dealer... but will he discover the secret of "The Phoenix Project?" Also includes "The Black Ruby Caper," "Til Death Do Us Part," and "The Torch-Time Affair," plus a new introduction and exclusive Bond girls feature! (C: 0-1-2) SC, 9x12, 120pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 STARS OF THE MONTH JAMES BOND TRADE PAPERBACKS by Ian Fleming & Various Here are rarely seen classic adventures that are adapted from Ian Fleming’s original James Bond novels! Each volume includes informative articles, histories, and interviews with Bond film stars. Choose from: The Man With the Golden Gun, Octopussy, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Goldfinger, Casino Royale, Dr. No, The Spy Who Loved Me, Colonel Sun, The Golden Ghost, and The Trouble Spot. (C: 0-1-2) THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN SC—SC, 9x12, B&W SRP: $16.95 OCTOPUSSY—SC, 9x12, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95 ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE—SC, 9x12, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $17.95 GOLDFINGER—SC, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $17.95 CASINO ROYALE (NOV042893)—SC, 9x12, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95 DR. NO—SC, 9x12, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95 THE SPY WHO LOVED ME—SC, 9x12, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $17.95 COLONEL SUN (OCT053195)—SC, 9x12, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 THE GOLDEN GHOST—SC, 9x12, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $17.95 THE TROUBLE SPOT (JUN063372)—SC, 9x12, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 KING OF CROOKS (FEATURING THE SPIDER) HARDCOVER EDITION by Siegel, Cowan, Bunn, & Leach Collects material previously printed in UK anthology Lion. From the comics vault comes a classic tale of terror and intrigue introducing a villain equipped with an amazingly versatile exoskeleton and a brain to match — The Spider! Written by Superman co- creator Jerry Siegel, this gorgeous hardback features a new cover by Garry Leach and exclusive bonus material on the history of the character! (APR053089) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 9x12, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 THE STEEL CLAW: THE VANISHING MAN HC by Bulmer & Blasco Collects stories from Valiant #1-51. The classic Steel Claw (now starring in Wildstorm Comics’ Albion) receives the Titan hardcover archive treatment! When a lab experiment goes awry, Louis Crandell discovers that when his steel right hand connects to electricity, he becomes invisible! Boasting a stunning new cover by comics legend Brian Bolland, and exclusive articles exploring the character’s history, this collection is the perfect introduction to a world-class anti-hero! Cover by Briand Bolland. (C: 0-1-2) HC, 9x12, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 ********************************************************************** TOKYOPOP TOKYOPOP HEAVEN!! VOLUME 1 Author: Shizuru Seino Art By: Shizuru Seino Rinne is a girl who not only can see ghosts, she can exorcise them–with a paper fan! When she’s saved from becoming a ghost by the school punk, he ends up in a coma. Fortunately, that doesn’t stop their unique relationship from forging: Rinne and her rescuer’s now-disembodied spirit must defend his prone body from being possessed by a muddled collection of local ghosts. When Rinne fails in her task, an ancient playboy takes over the punk’s body–leaving him to inhabit a pink stuffed monkey! In this madcap adventure, what’s a girl to do? ! SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (1 of 3) $9.99 ARCHLORD VOLUME 1 Author: Jin-Hwan Park Art By: Jin-Hwan Park A classic tale of a hero who must grow up and harness the power of a magical sword in order to bring balance to his land–and fulfill his destiny as Archlord! SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (1 of 3) $9.99 GYAKUSHU! VOLUME 1 Author: Dan Hipp Art By: Dan Hipp A nameless man, bandaged from head to toe, stands alone in a field of fresh corpses and carnage. Blood drips from his sword, dying the virgin snow red. The battle may be over for nowâ¦but his one-man war has just begun! Mystery and intrigue surround this warrior, as clues about his past lead to a chilling confrontation in his future. The truly inventive setting may or may not be earth...may or may not be the future or the past⦠The only certain thing in this world of ice and death is white-hot revenge! SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (1 of 3) $9.99 GRAVITATION EX Author: Maki Murakami In order to heal the wounds in Eiri Yuki’s heart, he and his vocalist lover, Shuichi, travel to New York to visit the grave of Yuki’s first love and tormentor, Yuki Kitagawa. They discover that the first Yuki has left behind a young son, Riku, and so the odd couple take the boy back with them to Japan. When Shuuichi receives a kiss from nutty rival band leader, Ryuuichi, Yuki flies into a jealous rage, and he and Riku disappear, leaving Shuuichi to search for them in vain. Yuki confesses to Riku that he is responsible for other Yuki’s death, but just as he does so, they get hit by a truck. The increasingly desperate Shuuichi races to save the man he loves, and the child he’s recently found. SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W (1 of 1) $9.99 WILD ADAPTER VOLUME 1 Author: Kazuya Minekura Art By: Kazuya Minekura When an assassin tries to quit the profession, he takes in a boy with a mysterious past; the boy has been exposed to the drug wild adapter, which has caused his arm to transform into a monstrosity... From the creator of the best-selling Saiyuki comes a hot new exciting series! SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (1 of 5) $9.99 PANTHEON HIGH VOLUME 1 Author: Paul Benjamin Art By: Steven Cummings Imagine a modern-day world in which multiple deities of all religions actually exist– Norse Gods roam Asgard, Greek Gods rule Mount Olympus, Egyptian Gods orbit around Ra, Japanese Gods bestow luck and wisdom–the demigod children of these various deities attend the same private high school in Los Angeles! These demigod high school students are the only ones who can stop the plans of the evil gods of several different pantheons who, after seeing their schemes defeated time and time again, have banded together to plunge the world into darkness! SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (1 of 3) $9.99 PIXIE POP: GOKKUN PUCHO VOLUME 1 Author: Ema Touyama Art By: Ema Touyama Mayu, the daughter of a cafe owner, is down-in-the-dumps and unlucky in love...until she meets Puchyo, the magical fairy of beverages. Now, whenever Mayu drinks something, she transforms accordingly–milk makes her grow, water turns her invisible, and pork soup turns her into a cute little piglet. But what will help her win the man of her dreams? SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W (1 of 3) $9.99 .HACK// ANOTHER BIRTH VOLUME 3 Author: Miu Kawasaki Art By: Kazunori Ito Akira once again enters the online game- The World in order to save her younger brother, who has lapsed into a coma. With the virus infection now spreading to protected areas, she joins forces with Kite to unravel the mystery of the Epitaph of the Twilight and the Cursed Wave. But the two of them couldnâ™t battle it out alone! Should they make a deal with Balmung? And should Akira reveal the secret of her brotherâ™s condition? SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (3 of 4) $9.99 LOVELESS VOLUME 4 Author: Yun Kouga Art By: Yun Kouga Soubi unexpectedly meets two new Zero warriors Koya and Yamato who then battles him, and leaves him badly wounded. A concerned Ritsuki asks Natsuo and Yoji to teach Soubi about the relationship between a Fighter Unit and the Sacrifice. Later, Koya and Yamato battle Soubi a second time, but this time for a 2 on 2 battle with Ritsuka as Soubi’s partner... SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (4 of 6) $9.99 KINGDOM HEARTS: CHAIN OF MEMORIES VOLUME 2 Author: Shiro Amano Art By: Shiro Amano Sora, Donald and Goofy continue their quest to rescue King Mickey and young Riku. But will they find them in time? And who is the strange Kairi look-alike that Sora sees in his vision? Could she be somehow connected to the shadowy "Organization," or is she another lost soul in need of rescue? Find out in the thrilling conclusion to Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories! SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (2 of 2) $9.99 THE GOOD WITCH OF THE WEST VOLUME 2 Author: Noriko Ogiwara Art By: Haruhiko Momokawa When strange cloaked men come barging into the castle to capture Firiel and Rune, Firiel’s mysterious background is slowly revealed to her. Firiel escapes and befriends The Count, for Rune’s sake. Unbeknownst to her, The Count imprisoned and sent her parents to exile in the past. Does Firiel know what she is getting herself into? SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (2 of 5) $9.99 JUDAS VOLUME 2 Author: Suu Minazuki Art By: Suu Minazuki Judas is on a path of destruction with Eve, is met with by a man from the Holy Council, Peter, and an internationally wanted killer, Zero. They are out to destroy Judas to "nothing." Peter is playing God and attempting to clone Judas and Longinus, Judasâ™s weapon. If that fails, Peter has plans to reintroduce Judas to the twelve Apostles, and they aren’t too happy to meet him. SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (2 of 5) $9.99 SECRET CHASER VOLUME 2 Author: Tamayo Akiyama Art By: Tamayo Akiyama Shinozaki receives a commission from an old woman who is in the service of Seijo Shiori, heir to the Seijo zaibatsu. Shiori suffers from a strange ailment that has rendered one of her eyes red, and she apparently has the psychic ability to communicate with insects, yet she is tormented by nightmares. SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (2 of 2) $9.99 WELCOME TO THE NHK VOLUME 2 Author: Kenji Ohiwa, Tatsuhiko Takimoto Art By: Kenji Ohiwa, Tatsuhiko Takimoto Surrounded by turmoil and tragedy, Satou and Misaki are getting closer and closer. Satou’s mother pays him a visit and meets his "girlfriend." Satou is upset by the fact that most of his problems involve women. He and Yamazaki vent their frustration about women to only achieve more frustration. Misaki is worried that Satou is heading down a path of destruction. Can she save him before it is too late or is it already too late? SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (2 of 5) $9.99 AI YORI AOSHI VOLUME 15 Author: Kou Fumizuki Art By: Kou Fumizuki With so many secrets revealed, Kaoru’s life has been turned upside down. He must handle his own issues before taking on more responsibility. Tina and Aoi must confront their own feelings before facing each other. Love is still in the air and Chizuru is hoping to get a big whiff. SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (15 of 17) $9.99 ANGEL CUP VOLUME 3 Author: Jae-ho Youn Art By: Jae-ho Youn Soo-hee is recovering in the hospital while Shin-bee disappears. Shin-beeâ™s older brother tries to convince Shin-bee to quit soccer. The revelry continues on the field as Shin-young disguises himself as the school nurse to spy on the other team, specifically Shin-bee. Will the girls ever recover and prevent the guys from discovering their secret weapon? SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (3 of 5) $9.99 BEYOND THE BEYOND VOLUME 3 Author: Yoshitomo Watanabe Art By: Yoshitomo Watanabe Futaba, Kiara, Virid, and Belbel continue their journey to find Kiaraâ™s master. On the way to Rouge, they encounter Virid’s twin brother, who came to bring Virid back to Viridian. Virid tells his brother that he has no intention of going back to his country and he is going to keep traveling with Futaba. Shortly after Futaba and company enter Rouge, the country is attacked by two intruders, one of which is an ex- apprentice of Belbel. Futaba and Kara escape into Pol-Pora ruins where the first Amaranthine was summoned a thousand years ago. They meet Kiara’s master there, but on the contrary to their hope, her master turns against them! SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (3 of 3) $9.99 BLAME! VOLUME 7 Author: Tsutomu Nihei Art By: Tsutomu Nihei Killy is getting closer to the rescue signal in the lost scientific facility. Killy and Cibo are not prepared for what awaits them in the corridor. Join us as Killy seeks the answer to humanity by unlocking the secrets of the Net Terminal genes. SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (7 of 10) $9.99 BLOOD SUCKER VOLUME 3 Author: Saki Okuse Art By: Aki Shimizu Blood is spilled in this tale of darkness and intrigue. Kazuma patiently waits for our heroes to make their way to him. Yusuke and Hideko are still being hunted by the vicious Migiri. Migiri’s choir of demons and beautiful priestess are slowly spreading his evil doctrine. Can Yusuke assist Hideko and stop Migiri at the same time? SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (3 of 9) $9.99 BOYS BE... VOLUME 12 Author: Masahiro Itabashi Art By: Hiroyuki Tamakoshi The anthology continues with the game of love often taking usual and hilarious turns. A girl creates a secret manga of her love while a couple receives "love pills" from their grandfather later discovering they are just sugar pills. Read along and you will find how strange and usual love can be. SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (12 of 20) $9.99 BROKEN ANGELS VOLUME 4 Author: Setsuri Tsuzuki Art By: Setsuri Tsuzuki Meet Yuki, the new transfer student at Sunao’s school who is also a relative of nurse Kaguya. Their reunion begins to turn into a dysfunctional family get-together when Kayano, Yuki’s cousin, also appears on the scene. Kayano has the power to read people’s souls...and thus begins to hatch a devious scheme. And when Sunao gets involved in the drama, these family ties just might become severed! SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (4 of 5) $9.99 DRAGON KNIGHTS VOLUME 24 Author: Mineko Ohkami Art By: Mineko Ohkami Thetheus, Rune and Thatz encounter Sydemon and Fedelta in the Dragon Castle’s sanctuary. The Shydemon awakens the mourning monster, Yusurugi. Our heroes must band together and combine the powers of the Blizzard Sword and the Furious Fire Sword in order to defeat Yusurgi. Will they have enough power rto stop Shydemon and Fedelta? SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (24 of 24) $9.99 FAERIES’ LANDING VOLUME 15 Author: You Hyun Art By: You Hyun As Oran prepares to take the children to the heavens, Sindo makes one last ditch effort to keep the family together. Sindo wants to go with them to Avalon, but that request comes with a decision to either sever or continue ties with Sino. At this point, Fanta’s travel back into time comes to an abrupt end, and there is a new burning questions within in her — that is, what happened to her father afterwards? SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (15 of 18) $9.99 GETBACKERS VOLUME 17 Author: Yuya Aoki Art By: Rando Ayamine Ban and Ginji are in slow recovery from one of the most devasting battles ever. Lucifer’s Archangels are down, but don’t seem out. Why has makubex helped our fight torn heroes? There is more adventure for the not so-dynamic duo in this hilarious volume of GetBackers. SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (17 of 35) $9.99 GTO: THE EARLY YEARS – SHONAN JUNAI GUMI VOLUME 3 Author: Tohru Fujisawa Art By: Tohru Fujisawa Eikichi is the last man standing to make his move on Kaoru. He finally has some alone time with her. Will this be his first? Kaoru has a surprise for him and I’m not sure if he will like it or not. The fun doesnâ™t stop there Ryuji has set his eyes on a sweet beautiful girl named Ayumi. It seems that Ayumi’s past can be the end to Oni-Baku! This volume of GTO is filled with more goodies and surprises than a box of Cracker Jacks. SC, 5x7, 405pgs, B&W (3 of 15) $12.99 INITIAL D VOLUME 25 Author: Shuichi Shigeno Art By: Shuichi Shigeno Sakamoto, the Saitama dream team’s ringer, is executing perfect drift moves around every corner. Tak’s concentration seems to be off. Ry’s words continue resonate in his head. K.T. seems to be of no use as Tak is dueling with his most challenging foe. Could this be the rude awaking to the ultimate dynasty of drifters? SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (25 of 32) $9.99 KAMI-KAZE VOLUME 4 Author: Satoshi Shiki Art By: Satoshi Shiki Shikone, one of the Beasts, has been sent by Otoroshi to attack Tokyo Bay. Back again, Otoroshi has been resurrected by the Kegai no Tami, but his powers have not fully returned. Human weapons are no match for him as he ventures out into the city, and with this, the worse is yet to come… SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (4 of 7) $9.99 KAMICHAMA KARIN VOLUME 6 Author: Koge-Donbo Art By: Koge-Donbo Kazune decides to continue to transform so he can protect Himeka, and when Karin proposes Michiru to help, he surprises them both by volunteering himself! Later, with the help of Michiru’s friend, they are given information regarding transformations, rings and Himeka’s health. Find out what happens in their quest to save Himeka… SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (6 of 7) $9.99 KINO NO TABI VOLUME 2: BOOK TWO: WHERE NOTHING IS WRITTEN Author: Keiichi Sigsawa Art By: Kouhaku Kuroboshi In Book Two of The Beautiful World, destination is a state of mind, as our hero and her bike take on the long and winding road. They never lose their sense of freedom on this journey in a strange world that is far from perfect... SC, 5x7, 224pgs, B&W (2 of 8) $7.99 PLATINUM GARDEN VOLUME 3 Author: Maki Fujita Art By: Maki Fujita The all-school chase after Kazura ends and the truth behind why the student council president Shizuku Magahara orchestrated this madness finally comes out. With this put behind them, Kazura and Shizuki start to bond. As this goes on, Kazuri and Mizuki are getting closer and both become optimistic about Kazuriâ™s ability to heal Mizuki. SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (3 of 10) $9.99 PRESIDENT DAD VOLUME 7 Author: Ju-Yeon Rhim Art By: Ju-Yeon Rhim Isolde is planning his move to take Fahrenheit away from Ami. Will Ami realize that not everyone has her interest at heart? Fahrenheit seems to be getting closer and closer to his new master. What will happen if he chooses not to leave her side? ! ? SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (7 of 7) $9.99 QUEEN’S KNIGHT, THE VOLUME 8 Author: Kim Kang Won Art By: Kim Kang Won The mystery behind Phantasma’s long history of eternal spring determined by the power of the Queen’s love begins to unravel with Hemel’s shocking explanation of the background behind Reino’s birth. Through this, Phantasma and Yuna learn that one must be sacrificed at the expense of the other. What will happen in this tragic tale as Reino’s transformation as the Lord of Darkness nears? SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (8 of 17) $9.99 REBIRTH VOLUME 19 Author: WOO Art By: WOO The Vampire Lord Tournament seems to be over, but our heroes are now facing the real test. Remi and Inaba have yet to escape the tower. Desh and Grey will need some help in order to obliterate Millenear. Who will help Desh restore order and take power from the sorcerers? SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (19 of 20) $9.99 SAMURAI DEEPER KYO VOLUME 21 Author: Akimine Kamijyo Art By: Akimine Kamijyo Kyo and his party face off at the Fifth Gate. In the battle to kill off Shinrei, Kyo uses Mizuchi and Suzaku, his most powerful attacks, but his attacks arenâ™t enough to defeat Shinrei. Meanwhile, with waterwyrms squeezing the life out of Yuya and Shinrei refusing to take it out of her body, the only way to save her now is to kill Shinrei! SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (21 of 38) $9.99 TRAMPS LIKE US VOLUME 11 Author: Yayoi Ogawa Art By: Yayoi Ogawa Love and family angst reach a new high in this volume as the new character begins to mark her territory. Shinobu and Akane were not prepared for Sumire’s reaction to all of the madness surrounding his engagement. What does Momo have planned for her old master? SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (11 of 14) $9.99 Cine-Manga CINDERELLA III CINE-MANGA When the evil stepmother conjures up a spell that reverses all of what Cinderella’s fairy godmother did, everything that she made–the dress, the horses and the carriage, and all the magic–is gone! Will there be a happily ever after? SC, 5x7, 48pgs, FC (1 of 1) $5.99 MEET THE ROBINSONS CINE-MANGA Author: William Joyce Art By: Disney The Cine-Manga adaptation of Disney’s Meet the Robinsons is about a boy genius who invents a machine that recovers forgotten memories–and who inadvertently travels forward in time! In the future, he encounters a family whose survival depends on his ingenuity! SC, 5x7, 48pgs, FC (1 of 1) $5.99 BRATZ VOLUME 1 CINEMANGA The exciting and glamorous lives of Cloe, Jade, Sasha, and Yasmin are given the full- color Jr. Cine-Manga treatment! Here are your favorite teen girls with a "passion for fashion" like you’ve never seen before! SC, 6x9, 24pgs, FC (1 of 2) $3.99 GORGEOUS CARAT VOLUME 4 (YAOI) Author: You Higuri Art By: You Higuri The sadness continues between Noir and Florian. The promise land that they both dream about is not becoming a reality. Azura’s only goal in life is to make Noir suffer. Noir is ready to endure anything that Azura can throw at him. Is Noir ready to lose Florian forever to Azura? SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (4 of 4) $9.99 JUNJO ROMANTICA VOLUME 2 (YAOI) Author: Shungiku Nakamura Art By: Shungiku Nakamura Misaki and Usagi have been living together for over a month now, but suddenly a beautiful editor named Aikawa enters the picture, leaving Misaki to question his love for Usagi. Also, things get rocky with Hiroki and Nowakiâ™s relationship when Nowaki leaves for a year to study abroad without telling Nowaki. Will the problems that have arisen mean an end to their relationships? SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (2 of 7) $9.99 TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS REGARDS FROM SERBIA GN by Aleksandar Zograf A profound collection of Aleksandar Zograf's comics and correspondences during the war in Serbia. This book captures the essence of life during wartime, seen from the apartment window of one who was there at ground zero. This volume includes Zograf's entire e-mail correspondence to his friends throughout the world during the bombing of his hometown of Pancevo, as well as all of his comic strips produced over the decade long Balkan war. For those who appreciated Joe Sacco's Safe Area Gorazde and Palestine, you will not want to miss this very important book. (C: 0-1-2) MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 288pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 ARE WE FEELING SAFER YET? A (TH) INK ANTHOLOGY TP by Keith Knight The latest collection of single panel cartoons by award-winning K Chronicles cartoonist Keith Knight. This thought-provoking collection tackles political and social issues, often lampooning newsworthy events that concern communities of color. Sharp, topical, edgy, and funny, (C: 0-1-2) SC, 6x8, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 STARS OF THE MONTH I AM GOING TO BE SMALL GN by Jeffrey Brown Everyone needs something funny to stick in their pocket to read on the train, or on a lunch break, or in line at the DMV. This is that "something." Jeffrey Brown sets aside the sappy sentimentality of his autobiographical comics to bring you this subtle and subversive, laugh-out-loud, giant-size, SMALL collection of gag cartoons. Another classic from the creator of Clumsy, Unlikely, AEIOU, Bighead, Minisulk, and Be A Man. Enjoy! (MAY063437) SC, 5x6, 384pgs, B&W SRP: $14.00 THE SURROGATES VOLUME 1 TP by Robert Venditti & Brett Weldele This trade paperback collects all five issues of the critically acclaimed mini-series, and it's packed with never-before-seen sketches and artwork, as well as commentary from the creative team that brought this breakout story to the page. The year is 2054, and life has been reduced to a data feed. The fusing of virtual reality and cybernetics has ushered in the era of the personal surrogate, android substitutes that let users interact with the world without ever leaving their homes. It's a perfect world, and it's up to Detectives Harvey Greer and Pete Ford of the Metro Police Department to keep it that way! (MAY063435) SC, 7x10, 208pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING HOW TO CREATE COMICS FROM SCRIPT TO PRINT TP by Danny Fingeroth & Mike Manley Learn from the pros as Write Now! Magazine editor Danny Fingeroth and Draw! Magazine editor Mike Manley join forces for the ultimate “How-to” book on creating comics! This redesigned and expanded version also features over 30 new pages of all-new material, including listings of important resources, insights into the world of webcomics, and more! (APR063422) SC, 108pgs, PC SRP: $13.95 HOW TO DRAW COMICS FROM SCRIPT TO PRINT DVD by Danny Fingeroth & Mike Manley This step-by-step DVD documents the brainstorming process between Mike and Danny as they come up with their new characters and concepts. Then, Danny discusses the scripting, and Mike walks you through how he produces layouts, penciling, inking, coloring, lettering, and more! Includes bonus features to augment the tutorials, showing the secrets the pros use in their daily work. Approximate running time: 90 minutes. (AUG043204)SRP: $29.95 KRYPTON COMPANION SC by Various The Krypton Companion unlocks the secrets of Superman’s Silver and Bronze Ages, the days when kryptonite came in multiple colors and super-pets scampered across the skies! Writer/editor Michael Eury explores the legacy of classic Superman editors Mort Weisinger and Julius Schwartz through all-new interviews with Neal Adams, Murphy Anderson, Nick Cardy, José Luis García-López, Keith Giffen, Elliot S! Maggin, Dennis O’Neil, Jim Shooter, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, and other fan-favorites! (MAY063443) SC, 8x11, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 UDON ENTERTAINMENT CORP STREET FIGHTER: THE ULTIMATE EDITION by Siu-Chong, Lee, Tsang, & UDON The most complete and comprehensive collection of the original Street Fighter comic material to date, compiled in an oversized format for distinguishing fans who want to see Street Fighter action like never before! Collecting issues #0-14 of Udon's original Street Fighter series, as well as every single guest backup story, “Cheap Shots” from the original series, and bonus story from Newtype Magazine and the 2004 Capcom Summer Special. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x11, 448pgs, FC SRP: $49.99 ********************************************************************** VANGUARD PRODUCTIONS OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE EDGE 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION by Various This collection celebrates the 10th anniversary of Vanguard's flagship cutting-edge comics anthology, The Edge, with a softcover tour-de-force packed with new works by the world's greatest artists! These top artists have riveted the world with their visionary contributions to the worlds of fine art, comics, film, and illustration. Best-selling author Neil Gaiman, Smithsonian Institute's Marshall Arisman, The Sandman cover artist Dave McKean, award-winning Time Magazine illustrator Barron Storey, groundbreaking Elektra: Assassin graphic novelist Bill Sienkiewicz, Marilyn Manson poster artist Justin Hampton, award-winning writer/director/producer Brian McDonald, Kabuki creator David Mack, Mosquito Coast author Paul Theroux, and comics innovator Steranko, all contribute to this tome! MATURE THEMES SC SRP: $19.95 O/A JESSE JAMES DELUXE LIMITED SIGNED EDITION HC by Joe Kubert & Carmine Infantino This graphic novel collects, for the first time, the classic 1950s outlaw stories of the often-heroic Jesse James, by comic book legends Joe Kubert and Carmine Infantino! America's #1 outlaw, Jesse James rides a danger trail after a fortune in Apache gold in, "Apache Treasure!" Shooting a path through posses and Pinkerton detectives, Frank and Jesse James ride over the Kansas-Missouri border. Riding to meet them with blazing six- guns is a beautiful lady outlaw in "The James Boys' Revenge!" HC SRP: $39.95 O/A SPIDER: SCAVENGERS OF SLAUGHTERED SACRIFICES HC by Don McGregor & Gene Colan Slaughter-house Skeleton is turning the most macabre murders created for movies and television into bloody reality throughout The Spider's city, Manhattan! The killer, a Satanic demon called Slaughter-house Skeleton, appears to be inspired by the foe from another popular TV series, Tiffany, the Werewolf Whacker! It isn't until Wentworth and his masked-renegade alter ego, the Spider, invade the private estate of Steven Streisand before both realize how incredibly far-reaching and utterly devastating these brutal acts will become. HC SRP: $27.95 VERTICAL INC TEZUKA'S BUDDHA VOLUME 5: DEER PARK SC by Osamu Tezuka Japanese comics pioneer Tezuka's monumental account of the life of the Buddha continues. Little is known about the life of the sixth-century-B.C.E. spiritual leader, so Tezuka devotes much of the narrative to characters he created as well as figures from early Buddhist lore, through them portraying the violent society and cruel caste system that the Buddha challenged. Deer Park opens with a meeting between the fictional swordsman Tatta and the historical Devadatta, both of whose lives would be transformed by the Buddha. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 6x8, 352pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 TO TERRA VOLUME 1 TP by Keiko Takemiya The future. Despite hundreds of years of peace, mankind has exhausted the Earth with its enormous cities — mere hubs for advanced mechines. It is the age of Superior Domination (S.D.) where children are no longer the offspring of prents, but the progeny of a universal computer. Amidst the calm, however, lurks a hidden chaos. The consequence of so many turns of the screw in a natural human order was the creation of a sub-race of humans called the Mu, whose only marked distinction is their extra-sensory powers. They are a sensitive and peaceful species no different from humans, but they have been forced into exile by Universal Control. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 6x8, 308pgs, B&W SRP: $13.95 VEXED COMICS INTERNAL FURY #1-4 by Charles Dixon & Jason Ross Internal Fury follows the travels of a wrongly convicted man who discovers his superpowers during a prison break. He uses his Christian faith and sense of protecting others faced with institutional, racial, and criminal injustices as motivation for his crime- fighting sojourn. MATURE THEMES #1—24pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 #2—24pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 #3—24pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 #4—24pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 VIPER COMICS THE LOST BOOKS OF EVE #2 by Josh Howard Eve has begun her quest to find the missing Adam, but it seems that someone is determined to stop her, forcing Eve to face her first true test — to battle with an army of soulless Golems!! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.25 VIRGIN COMICS LLC DEVI #7 by Basu, Chari, & Singh Devi has her first encounter with Bala's forces, which leads to certain alarming realizations about the extent of her powers, and how she's able to use them. Liberated from Durapasya captivity, Iyam attempts to regain control of the Darinde, to win back his rightful place at the head of Bala's army, and teach Amara Gaelle a lesson or two in the art of skullduggery. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 DEVI ISSUE #1 & 2: SPECIAL EXTENDED COLLECTED EDITION by Kapur, Kotian, Sing, & Horn If you didn't get a chance to pick up a copy of the landmark first title, then this is something you don't want to miss. See what the world's newspapers and chatrooms have been so enthused about. Experience firsthand the events that lead to the manifestation of Devi. Features include a staggering 15 pages of sketchbook and backup features (including never-before-seen concept art, script pages, pencils, inks, etc.), and extra pages of new never-before-seen scenes from the story. SC, 64pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 RAMAYAN 3392 A.D. #5 by Dasgupta, Singh, & Chikerur Energized by the enchanted land of Mithila, Rama finds himself drawn towards the strange and beautiful princess, Seeta. The elders say that they are destined to be together and to be married, so flowers are thrown, dulcet tunes reverberate in the valley, and garlands are to be exchanged... until darkness engulfs everything. Finally, He has come to claim the key himself. Ravan. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 JOHN WOO'S SEVEN BROTHERS #4 by Woo, Ennis, Kang, & Amano The story of the Seven Brothers rushes towards its conclusion as the Son of Hell makes his play. Rachel's efforts turn the brothers into fighters have proved fruitless, as the assassin Zhen prepares to finish off what's left of them. One last glimmer of hope remains! Features covers by Yoshitako Amano and Jeevan J. Kang. AMANO—SC, 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 KANG—SC, 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 SADHU #7 by Chopra, Banker, Manikandan, & Kang James Jensen, now perched interminably between his oath and his instinct, returns to his own homeland, the United Kingdom, and confronts new demons — literally and figuratively — that will change the spiritual warrior code that now defines who he is. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 SADHU #1-2: SPECIAL EXTENDED COLLECTOR EDITION by Chopra, Kang, & Manikandan Collects the first two issues of James Jensen's turbulent tale of oath versus instinct in a fascinating journey through colonial India, experiencing the mysticism that surrounds those who take the path of The Sadhu. With a 15-page sketchbook and backup features (including never-before-seen concept art, script pages, pencils, inks, and more). SC, 64pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 THE SNAKEWOMAN #7 by Kapur, Wells, & Virgin Comics Jessica Peterson has accepted her role as the Snakewoman and has agreed to exterminate 68 reincarnated souls before they can kill her. But what happens when she discovers that not every member of the 68 is evil? Has she forfeited her humanity by agreeing to hunt them with Harker? RED COVER—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 BLUE COVER—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 THE SNAKEWOMAN #1-2: SPECIAL EXTENDED COLLECTOR EDITION by Wells, Gaydos, & Sing Grab the first two issues of Snake Woman in a special collector's edition. Find out what makes a shy and reserved Jessica Peterson turn into a vicious killer as she discovers the truth about herself, and the pain and internal conflict of several cycles of reincarnation. SC, 64pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 WALK-IN #2 by Stewart, Parker, & Padlekar Last week Ian Dormouse was a shifty vagrant who sleepwalked through life. Now he's The Dream King, the most enigmatic mystic in Moscow's underground Burlesque scene! And he's not paranoid — strange and evil men really are following him. Does Ian actually have special powers, and can a group of strippers keep him alive? SC, 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 VIZ MEDIA LLC Magazines SHOJO BEAT MAR. 2007 VOLUME 3 VIZ Media's monthly manga magazine, Shojo Beat, offers vast quantities of serialized shojo manga appearing in the United States for the first time. In addition to tons of beautiful artwork and compelling storylines from well-known manga creators, Shojo Beat offers quality editorial on Japanese trends, art, news, fashion, and culture, plus interviews, how-to's, and more! Shojo Beat is a hip, fun, informative read that will appeal to newbies and manga fans alike. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. Magazine, 300pgs, PC SRP: $5.99 SHONEN JUMP MAR. 2007 THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR MANGA! One of the world's biggest comics, containing the original manga versions of some of the most popular anime ever made! Each issue includes tons of full-color information about toys, TCGs, CCGs, video games, and anime, plus amazing manga stories! Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) SC, 368pgs, PC SRP: $4.99 Shonen Jump Graphic Novels KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC VOLUME 19 TP by Masami Kurumada Centuries ago, at the end of the last Battle of the Gods, Athena captured the forces of evil and sealed them away. But her seal is weakening, and now the 108 dark minions of Hades are poised to destroy Athena's Knights and conquer the world! The Knights face their most horrifying challenge yet in the first volume of the unforgettable Hades Saga! Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 BLEACH VOLUME 17 TP by Tite Kubo The rebellion within the Soul Society grows as doubts spread about the death sentence of ex-Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki. Determined to save her, Rukia's childhood friend Renji vows to cut down the captain of his own squad, unaware of the terrifying fate that awaits him. Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 YU-GI-OH DUELIST VOLUME 19 TP by Kazuki Takahashi Kaiba faces the mysterious eighth duelist, Ishizu Ishtar, the woman who gave him The God of the Obelisk… and now she's taking it back! Even though Kaiba has an Egyptian God Card, Ishizu has the Millennium Tauk, which gives her the power to see the future! Kaiba's only hope for victory may lie in the sands of time, in the secrets kept for centuries by the mysterious Egyptian Tomb Guardians. Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 Shonen Jump Advanced Graphic Novels BUSO RENKIN VOLUME 4 TP by Nobuhiro Watsuki Kazuki inadvertently reveals his identity as an Alchemist Warrior to the Hayasaka twins, members of the L.X.E., when he activates his Buso Renkin in front of them. After Tokiko and Kazuki take on the twins in a late-night battle, they learn the location of the L.X.E. headquarters, and head there along with Captain Bravo. Intending to put an end to Dr. Butterfly's organization, they discover another evil plan has been set in motion! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 CLAYMORE VOLUME 6 TP by Norihiro Yagi Clare and her fellow Claymores are nearing the end of their strength in their battle against the Awakened Being — an ex Claymore who can no longer control his Yoma powers. Not only is Clare the weakest among them, but she has taken the worst of the creature's attacks as well, and yet she may be their only hope in discovering the Awakened Being's weakness. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 D GRAY MAN VOLUME 4 GN by Hoshino Katsura Allen starts to question the Black Ministry about the "Clan of Noah" and the reason he became an Exorcist. With his left eye injured and incapable of detecting akuma, he has come to understand the constant fear of not knowing whether the person he is talking to is truly human! Allen is sent on a mission to seek out his master and find out why the akuma have suddenly started targeting leaders of the Ministry. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 EYESHIELD 21 VOLUME 12 TP by Riichiro Inagaki & Yusuke Murata We're back at the Deimon-Amino game as Sena faces his nemesis Minakata in a memorable showdown. Then, as the season unfolds, new rivals emerge, along with a slew of worthy opposing teams, in a thrilling quadruple-header filled with pent-up emotion, gritty determination and a surprise finale. Get ready for more football action in volume 12 of Eyeshield 21! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 STARS OF THE MONTH DEATH NOTE TP'S by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata Light Yagami is the top high school student of Japan who had, until recently, led a boring and uneventful life. That changed quickly when he found a mysterious notebook with the title "Death Note" on it, lying on the ground during the year 2003. Although initially skeptical, after realizing that the "Death Note" is a tool with the power to kill anyone whose name is written on its pages, Light decided to use it to "cleanse" the world of evil. Soon the many unexplainable deaths of reported criminals are noticed, and Light becomes hunted by the Japanese police force and a mysterious detective known as "L." L quickly discovers that the murderer the public dubs "Kira" is located in Japan, and that he can kill just by knowing someone's face and name. Light realizes that "L" is just as cunning, if not more intelligent than himself, and begins to see who will be the first to have his identity exposed. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. VOL. 1 (JUL053236)—SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 VOL. 2 (AUG053265)—SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 VOL. 3 (OCT053351)—SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 VOL. 4 (DEC053346)—SC, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 VOL. 5 (FEB063382)—SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 VOL. 6 (APR063446)—SC, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 VOL. 7 (JUN063489)—SC, 5x7, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 ********************************************************************** Shojo Graphic Novels ANGEL SANCTUARY VOLUME 18 GN by Kaori Yuki As the pieces fall into place, High Angel Rosiel's master plan becomes clear. With Lucifer under his control, he intends to enter Atziluth through the Gate of the Grand Cross and take control of the Tablet of Heaven. Aware of Rosiel's plan, Setsuna and the other angels race to the Gate to stop Rosiel from bringing about the destruction of the world. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 BANANA FISH VOLUME 18 TP by Akimi Yoshida Ash dons a doctor's coat and makes a visit to the hospital where Eiji is being kept, and is alarmed by Eiji's condition. After having fled the hospital, Ash, in a shocking turn of events, makes an alliance with a man from his past. Then Ash and his crew make their move on Golzine and the streets are once again filled with the stench of blood. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 BASARA VOLUME 22 TP by Yumi Tamura In Kyoto, the historian and journalist Taro is on an undercover mission: learn the nature of the Pomegranate Plan, a secret plan launched by Hagiwara. But a traitor is about to betray Taro to the Yarogumi. With the truth of the Pomegranate Plan still a mystery, the forces of Sarasa and the Red King ride into battle against one another, not realizing that, in doing so, they play into Hagiwara's hands! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 BOYS OVER FLOWERS VOLUME 22 TP by Yoko Kamio Tsukushi has left her on-and-off boyfriend Tsukasa, his mansion, her school, and Tokyo altogether! Down and out, she heads for the seaside village where her family has gone to live and work. There, the townspeople begin to distrust her parents' story that Tsukushi has a rich fiancé, and just when the family is about to be run out of town, visitors from Tokyo arrive! Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 HANA KIMI VOLUME 16 GN by Hisaya Nakajo Sano's little brother Shin returns! Shin has become a rising star of the high jump, and he's determined to prove himself by beating his older brother. But that's not the only blood on the track…the one coaching Shin is their father! Can Mizuki just sit back and watch as Sano fights the father he turned away from…and the brother who never forgave him for doing so? Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 SENSUAL PHRASE VOLUME 18 TP by Mayu Shinjo Lucifer returns triumphant to Japan after a chart-topping trip to America, but now Sakuya has to face what might be the toughest audience of his life — Aine's family. Rocking out onstage to a capacity crowd is one thing; convincing the buttoned-down parents of your bride-to-be that your intentions are true is another. Rating: M (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. MATURE THEMES SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 Shojo Beat Graphic Novels ABSOLUTE BOYFRIEND VOLUME 3 GN by Yuu Watase Another woman has kissed Night, reinitializing his system to accept her as his new girlfriend. Riiko hunts down the apartment where Night is staying with his new lady, frantic to get to him before he gets fully "imprinted" and she loses her chance with him forever. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 AISHITERUZE BABY VOLUME 6 TP by Yoko Maki Yuzuyu has a new classmate, Aya, whose older sister takes care of her just like Kippei takes care of Yuzuyu. Unfortunately, Aya and Yuzu overhear Aya's sister complain to Kippei about having to take care of a small child. Kippei starts spending time with Aya and her sister to help out, but Kippei's girlfriend Kokoro is the one who needs Kippei the most. Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 CAIN SAGA VOLUME 3 TP by Kaori Yuki More secrets of the Hargreaves legacy are revealed! Cain meets two people destined to impact the future of the family — one might be a vampire, and the other is much closer to Cain than he could imagine. And in a psychologically twisted tale of identity crisis, "Ellie in Summer Clothes," a young girl wakes up to discover she's not who or what she thought she was at all. Rating: M (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. MATURE THEMES SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 GODCHILD VOLUME 4 TP by Kaori Yuki Missing boys and a strange little girl who shouldn't exist usher us into the third volume of Godchild, where we learn more about Dr. Disraeli and his complicated connection to Cain's father and the secret society of Delilah. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 KAZE HIKARU VOLUME 4 GN by Taeko Watanabe Ordered by Katamori-sama to assassinate Captain Serizawa, Captain Hijikata holds a secret meeting with the other leaders in the Mibu-Roshi to plan the murder of their charismatic comrade. Soji breaks in on the meeting, but rather than pleading for his friend's life, he offers to kill him. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 NANA VOLUME 5 TP by Ai Yazawa Nana K. is going home – for an awesome Trapnest concert! She drags Nana O. along, convinced that somehow Ren will sense his ex-flame in the audience. But life is never that easy, and Nana O. isn't sure if she even wants Ren back. As for Nana K., is she prepared for Trapnest to come down off the stage and into her life, or will her fan-girl attitude land her in a heap of trouble? Rating: T+ NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 TAIL OF THE MOON VOLUME 3 TP by Rinko Ueda Lord Hanzo readily agrees to Ieyasu's offer to take Usagi into his household to work as an herbalist — almost as quickly as he concurred with Ieyasu's assessment that Usagi doesn't have what it takes to become a ninja! Hanzo seems unconcerned about having Usagi out of his life, but Usagi isn't faring as well. Lonely in a new place without even Mamezo for a sleeping companion, Usagi crawls into Yukimaru's bed, much to his distress! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 Shojo Beat Novels HOT GIMMICK S NOVEL by Makoto Inoue Inspired by Miki Aihara's ultra-popular shojo manga series Hot Gimmick, Hot Gimmick S manages a host of outlandish twists and turns that even the original manga couldn't do! Plus, a bonus chapter from Hot Gimmick that's all about Hatsumi and Shinogu. Whether you're a longtime fan of Miki Aihara's super-popular manga or are new to Hatsumi's world, you won't want to pass up this brand new, and slightly different, Hot Gimmick story. You just won't believe how it ends! (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 5x7, 150pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 Viz Media 1 WORLD MANGA VOLUME 6 TP by Annette Roman & Leandro Ng On the trail of his lost little sister, Rei gets some help from two journalists on their own quest — to expose a government official who is abusing the public's trust. When Rei goes undercover to aid them with their investigation, he gets mixed up in a web of conspiracy and lies that may prove to be more than a mere young man can handle! Even if Rei survives this mission, will he ever be reunited with his family? (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 5x7, 40pgs, B&W SRP: $3.99 FLAME OF RECCA VOLUME 22 TP by Nobuyuki Anzai After destroying the Tendo-Jigoku, Recca and his friends return to their normal lives. But school doesn't stay boring for long! When Yanagi disappears, Recca sets out to save her before her soul is sucked dry by Koran Mori. But this time, a new opponent is lurking in the shadows, and just about nobody thinks Recca is ready for a rumble with Resshin! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 HAYATE COMBAT BUTLER VOLUME 2 TP by Kenjiro Hata Hayate's new career as a live-in butler for the Sanzenin family is in full swing, but this job requires more than just mental fortitude and brute strength — he needs to be entertaining too. Whether it's standing up to fire-spewing robots or protecting his mistress's millions from her grandfather, Hayate must remain calm, composed, and hilarious at all times. The question now is whether Hayate will actually live long enough to pay off his debts… and things aren't looking too good! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 INUBAKA: CRAZY FOR DOGS VOLUME 1 TP by Yukiya Sakuragi On a walk to check out their new neighborhood, Lupin "courts" another dog while its owner Teppei isn't looking, shattering his dream of a litter of purebred puppies. To make up for her mongrel's wayward wooing, Suguri offers to work at the pet store Teppei manages. Her adventures in canine antics have just begun! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 INU-YASHA ANI MANGA VOLUME 19 GN by Rumiko Takahashi Inu-yasha and the others come upon a temple inhabited by a false mentor, who feeds upon others who want to become sages. When Kagome is captured and the night of the new moon is upon Inu-yasha, can he rescue her without any of his powers? Rating: T+ (C: 1- 0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 216pgs, FC SRP: $11.99 KEKKAISHI VOLUME 8 GN by Yellow Tanabe With the help of their new kekkaishi-in-arms Gen, Yoshimori and Tokine battle the Dark Watchtower — a mysterious cabal of hideous ayakashi demons — to defend Yoshimori's ancestral lands! But the three friends are badly outnumbered, and when Gen's fury causes him to go too far, they may lose him forever — in more ways than one! Rating: T (C: 1- 0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 LAW OF UEKI VOLUME 4 TP by Tsubasa Fukuchi When Ueki's celestial sponsor Mr. K breaks the rules of the game and interferes in a battle, he is banished to the underworld. But Mr. K's selfless act inspires Ueki to go for the win. In order to be the final victor, Ueki must defeat a deadly team of contestants called Roberts 10 who are led by Robert Haydn — a psychopath with sublime powers. Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 NO NEED FOR TENCHI VOLUME 10 2ND EDITION TP by Hitoshi Okuda When the queens of Jurai come to visit their daughters on Earth, you will feel Ayeka's embarrassment! See Ayeka'a old hairstyle! Smell lots of Macaca fuscata (Japanese monkeys)! Hear the footsteps of an assassin! And taste Sasami's cooking! All this, plus three more strangely hilarious stories, involving Ryo-Oh-Ki, Sasami and the god of the sea! Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 O PARTS HUNTER VOLUME 2 TP by Seishi Kishimoto The government of Stea is on the hunt for a pair of rogue O-Parts users. Armed with a high-class piece of weaponry, this devious pair of lawbreaking brothers is ready to hit Stea's special squad with everything they have. Will an even more powerful O.P.T. be able to quell their uprising? Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 THE ALL NEW TENCHI MUYO VOLUME 10 TP by Hitoshi Okuda Tenchi and friends return for love, laughs and extreme violence in the tenth and final volume of The All-New Tenchi Muyô! Join hard-fightin' (and hard-lovin') Ryoko, prim and proper Ayeka, sunny Sasami, supergenius Washu, Ryo-Oh-Ki the carrot-eating spaceship, and that guy they all live with…what was his name again? Rating: T (C: 1-0- 0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 TRAIN MAN DENSHA OTOKO VOLUME 3 TP by Hitori Nakano & Hidenori Hara A fateful day approaches when Train Man decides to confess his love to the girl of his dreams! With the help of his online forum, he's reinvented himself and built up his confidence, but could a girl like her really be interested in a guy like him? The entire online community anxiously awaits her answer in the inspiring conclusion to this popular three-volume series. Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 ZATCH BELL VOLUME 11 GN by Makoto Raiku Life takes a turn for the fantastic when the enigmatic Dr. Riddles and his partner, Kedo the mamodo, pop into town. Armed with an arsenal of tricks and traps, Dr. Riddles forces Kiyo to question the very nature of his knowledge about both Zatch and his book. Do Zatch and Kiyo have enough strength to solve the doc's puzzles and learn a new spell at the same time? Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 Viz Signature DRIFTING CLASSROOM VOLUME 4 TP by Kazuo Umezu When a despotic student attempts to take control of the school, Sho tries to bring his classmates to their senses. But while the students squabble over power, something horrible comes closer and closer — something that followed them out of the wasteland — something that can't be stopped. As the school is besieged, the students fight back desperately, weak with hunger. But this time, running out of food is the least of their worries. This time, they are food! Rating: M (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. MATURE THEMES SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 GOLGO 13 VOLUME 7 GN by Takao Saito 1993: When a spy satellite records a clandestine desert rendezvous, the true meaning of which could shift the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, who can be trusted to see the details: the satellite's designer or Golgo 13? Then, in 1977, a California millionaire can't live with the fact that his beautiful young bride is a fugitive student radical, and someone must die for his discontent! Plus, FILE 13 takes you inside the Golgo 13 live-action films of the 1970s! Rating: M (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. MATURE THEMES SC, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 NAOKI URASAWA'S MONSTER VOLUME 7 TP by Naoki Urasawa When Johan works his way into the inner circle of powerful financier Hans Schuwald, things get dicey for Richard Brown, a private dick hired to find Schuwald's long-lost son. As Richard edges closer to a horrifying truth, his path clashes with Johan's hidden agenda — and his unfortunate fate is all but sealed. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 VAGABOND VOLUME 24 TP by Takehiko Inoue On the eve of his duel with the leader of the great Yoshioka School, Musashi takes a step back to reflect upon his past in order to acquire a higher level of understanding and awareness. However, a chance encounter with deaf-mute swordsman Sasaki Kojiro provides an impromptu preview of what will become the most infamous duel in the annals of Japanese history. Rating: M NOTE: Available worldwide. MATURE THEMES SC, 208pgs, PC SRP: $9.95 WHITE LIGHTNING PRODUCTIONS BOOTLEG #17 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 64pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 YAOI PRESS LLC IDOL VOLUME 1 GN by Dany & Dany The jaded artist David hires the hustler Adam as an art model. This painting finally conveys the passion in David's heart. His model stirs passions of another kind. Acting on these feelings draws David into Adam's dark world of dangerous liaisons and jealous lovers. MATURE THEMES SC, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 ZESTY VOLUME 1 GN by Margot Redding & Studio Kosaru Hit web comic now in print! Flamboyant playboy Zesty battles his tycoon dad's corrupt corporation. Dad joins with a secret sect to stop him. The dreamy sect agent Prince can't catch Zesty, but does capture his heart! Full of bonus material. OK for younger readers. SC, 152pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 YAOI HENTAI VOLUME 3 GN SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) ADULT MATERIAL SC, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC FINAL DESTINATION: SPRING BREAK #4 by Mike Kalvoda & Lan Medina Trapped in Cancun by an approaching hurricane, Carly and her remaining friends try to stay alive — but Death has its own terrifying agenda! When a swimming accident claims yet another young life, it becomes clear that Death has no intention of letting Carly or anyone else thwart its design! Based on the hit movie series from New Line Cinema! RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #3 (MAR063534) 32pgs, FC (4 of 5) SRP: $3.99 GRIMM FAIRY TALES #15 by Tyler, Tedesco, & Rio The Three Little Pigs get a Grimm makeover in this edition of the hit indie series. While wasting away their lives getting high and committing petty crimes, three slackers find themselves taken on a nightmare tour of Sela's fairy tale world. With the help of the Big Bad Wolf, she teaches them a lesson they won't soon forget... if they manage to survive! By far the darkest Grimm Fairy Tales story yet! MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 SE7EN: PRIDE #5 by Whol, Seidman, & J. Nobody is perfect in the eyes of God. John Doe has been taught this lesson his whole life. After John Doe chooses his next victim, a beautiful yet narcissistic model, he has a flashback of his teen years. John meets a cute cheerleader and the two take an immediate liking to each other. But his mother is quick to disapprove of his new "girlfriend." She explains to John the downfall of Pride and how there is no place for it in his life. John is reluctant to take her advice, but it's only a matter of time before he begins to realize how narcissistic this girl truly is. And like all those who stray from the path of God, she must pay for her sins. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (5 of 7) SRP: $3.99 MAGAZINES SECTION COMIC MAGAZINES ALTER EGO #64 This issue focuses on the fabulous Fawcett favorites — and Filchock, too! Featuring: a previously unpublished cover painting by Don Newton of Captain Marvel Jr. and Captain Nazi; Roy Thomas’ special issue-by-issue analysis and appreciation of Otto Binder and C.C. Beck’s 1943-45 four-color “The Monster Society of Evil!” serial featuring Mr. Mind, Dr. Sivana, and World War II; and film model-maker Roger Dicken’s theory that Captain Marvel was modeled after german heavyweight boxer Max Schmeling! Plus, a special double-size FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section with Marc Swayze, Emilio Squeglio, C.C. Beck, Mac Raboy, and more, hosted by P.C. Hamerlinck. Also inside: Jim Amash interviews Martin Filchock, Golden Age artist for Centaur comics (Mighty Man, Fire-Man, Owl, Electric Ray, et al.), and Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster’s comic crypt! Edited by Roy Thomas. (Twomorrows Publishing) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 100pgs, B&W SRP: $6.95 ANIMATION MAGAZINE #169 FEB. 2007 All grown up and still watch cartoons? Got carpal tunnel in both hands from playing video games? Ever seen a wicked effects shot in a movie and wonder how the *@#! did they do that! Trying to decide which animation software to blow your kids' college funds on? Animation fans know Animation Magazine is their #1 source for the most current information on film, television, gaming, technology, commercials, conferences, events and industry trends. It also covers the best resources for education and training in the animation field. (Animation Magazine) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $5.95 BACK ISSUE #20 Now with color! Peek behind the masks of many of your favorite heroes in this "Secret Identities" issue, and explore the histories of four characters with unusual alter egos: Firestorm, Moon Knight, the Question, and the “real-life” super-hero the Human Fly! Steve Englehart and Sal Buscema talk “Pro2Pro” about their Captain America collaboration, and Jerry Ordway is spotlighted in a career-spanning interview. Plus: a roundtable of Superman writers and artists reveal the scoop on Clark Kent, featuring artwork by and commentary from Bill Sienkiewicz, Kevin Nowlan, Doug Moench, Denys Cowan, Denny O’Neil, Al Milgrom, Gerry Conway, Frank Robbins, Cary Bates, Elliot S. Maggin, Pat Broderick, Jim Shooter, and many others. With a bonus Superman and Clark Kent color art gallery, ultra-rare art by Curt Swan and others, and a Shazam! cover by Ordway, re-creating the classic “Spider-Man No More” cover from Amazing Spider-Man #50! Edited by Michael Eury. (Twomorrows Publishing) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 104pgs, PC SRP: $6.95 COMIC SHOP NEWS #1020-1024 Comic Shop News is the most popular weekly newsletter about comics. Each issue is full- color, 8-12 pages in length, and features CSNsider, news, interviews, color art, and CSN Comics — an original Sunday-style comic. Only CSN has a complete monthly checklist, which has Previews order numbers, plus exclusive CSN Hot Picks, "Fab Firsts," and a monthly checklist of all the first issues for the month. (Comic Shop News Inc) ISSUES #1020-1024—Tabloid PI CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLLECTION MAGAZINES Fully authorized figurines teamed up with an amazing magazine put this series in a super- league of its own! The hand-painted white metal lead figurines are sculpted by master craftsmen and based on original pieces of Marvel artwork. Measuring 3 ½”- 4" tall, each figurine is individually numbered, comes stamped with the Marvel official logo, and comes packaged in its own box. The magazine accompanying each figurine will provide a detailed history and background on the featured character, including exclusive images and interviews. The fabulous characters featured this month are: Sub Mariner (#36), Loki (#37), Silver Surfer (#7), and Green Goblin (#8)! Also available this month are two accessory pieces, originally available only through subscription in the UK! First, collect all of your magazines in the Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Binder, with room for plenty of issues! Then, display ten of your favorite Marvel Figurines on the official plinth display base! Cast in heavy resin and finished in matte black, this official display has ten measured spaces to show off your favorites Marvels! (Eaglemoss Publications Ltd) (C: 0-1-3) NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories. #36 SUB MARINER—Magazine (w/ Figure), 20pgs, FC SRP: $12.00 #37 LOKI—Magazine (w/ Figure), 20pgs, FC SRP: $12.00 #7 SILVER SURFER—Magazine (w/ Figure), 20pgs, FC SRP: $12.00 #8 GREEN GOBLIN—Magazine (w/ Figure), 20pgs, FC SRP: $12.00 BINDER—Binder, 20pgs, FC SRP: $12.00 PLINTH—Plinth, 20pgs, FC SRP: $22.00 COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1627 FEB. 2007 Get brave and bold with DC as the classic team-up series returns! CBG #1627 has the inside scoop with artist George Perez and writer Mark Waid! Plus, the usual mix of Modern, Silver Age, and Golden Age columns and articles. Comics Buyer’s Guide also has the largest and most complete monthly price guide in comics (Krause Publications) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, PC SRP: $5.99 COMICS INTERNATIONAL #204 JAN. 2007 In this issue: the comics world of Gerry Anderson begins with a four–part exhaustive overview of Doctor Who in comics, spotlighting other comic spin-offs from the 50 year career of the master of TV science fiction; from Fireball XL5 to Stingray, Thunderbirds, Space 1999, UFO and lots more, see images drawn by some of the world’s top illustrators; right out of the birthplace of V For Vendetta and Miracleman, Quality Communications’ new look at Comics International now includes a unique "features" section, as well as its regular 16 pages of solid objective news reporting with its much- praised “level playing field” approach; plus, hundreds of no-holds barred reviews, comprehensive new title listings for February, comic sales stats, internet gossip and a controversial reader comment section, it also contains bonus sections on manga, graphic novels, star interviews, guest columns by comics writers, historians, and firing line retailers, as well as new comic previews. (Quality Communications) (C: 0-1-2) NEWSSTAND—Magazine, 72pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 GERRY ANDERSON RETRO COVER—Magazine, 72pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 COMICS REVUE #250 Comics Revue is a monthly magazine that reprints old newspaper strips in chronological sequence, and features about ten different series, such as Modesty Blaise, Krazy Kat, Gasoline Alley, and others!. It gives you anywhere from a few days to a few week's worth of each series. (Manuscript Press) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 64pgs, PC SRP: $6.95 DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 3 America's first super-hero returns in two of his greatest adventures. In "Death in Silver," ruthless terrorists launch a series of attacks that leave Manhattan in flames. The Man of Bronze, his Iron Crew, and Doc's beautiful cousin Patricia Savage must unmask the leader of the Silver Death's-Heads before they achieve their murderous goals, in an epic tale by Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson. Then an international band of mercenaries invade the Republic of Hidalgo to usurp the source of Doc's secret wealth in the sequel to the first Doc Savage novel, The Golden Peril. These thrilling adventures are reproduced with the original pulp covers by Walter Baumhoffer and Robert Harris, interior illustrations by Paul Orban, and historical commentary by Will Murray. (Sanctum Productions) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, SC, B&W SRP: $12.95 FROM THE TOMB #21 To start the New Year, renowned surrealist Terrance Lindall talks about his time with Warren, Epic, and Heavy Metal. Plus, the Medusa myth and 1950s horror comics, Richard Corben, Harvey horror comics, 1950s horror giants, an interview with Skywald’s Maelo Cintron, the NEL Dracula magazine of the 1970s, monster kits, small press, and more! Cover by Flint Hasbudak. (Soaring Penguin) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 72pgs, PC SRP: $7.95 G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #23 With a full color cover and perfect bound publication, this issue reprints the entire story of "The Headless Staffel," originally published in August 1935, in facsimile format. (Adventure House) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, SC, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 HIGH ADVENTURE #92 In "Death Seeks for Congo Treasure," the death cries of the "Mad Ones" fill the jungles with savage terror! Ki-Gor, hunted as a criminal, follows a trail of lust and black murder to the cavern of the Golden Birds. (Adventure House) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, SC, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 JUXTAPOZ VOLUME 14 #2 JAN. 2007 Presenting a gallery of underground artists who influence much of the graphics, fashion and new art seen today, Juxtapoz gives readers the latest in modern art worldwide! Each issue features interviews and reviews of artists, as well as photos from galleries and exhibits, rare sketches, portfolios, and full-color layouts of painters and cartoonists and their works. (High Speed Productions) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, PC SRP: $4.99 LOCUS #552 Features reports from the World Fantasy Convention, as well as in-depth interviews with the most exciting authors in the field, information on new book deals, general industry news, market reports, and the best review coverage of new and upcoming books in the field. (Locus Magazine) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, B&W SRP: $6.50 NEO MAGAZINE #28 The leading review magazine for anime, manga and Asian film has an exciting new look! There's a host of new and informative features, including essential guides on the 25 anime, manga, and Asian film titles you must own; a regular manga artist of the month showcase slot; the NEO News Network has been completely revamped so that it offers unbeatable coverage of the Asian pop culture scene; plus an overhauled reviews section that provides more in-depth critiques of the latest releases, as well as a few classics you might have missed too. Each issue features an exclusive serialization of a new manga. (Uncooked Media Ltd) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 100pgs, FC SRP: $7.99 PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS #90 Anime News Network's Protoculture Addicts is the only independent, and the longest running, anime and manga magazine in North America! It covers the anime industry both in Japan and in North America and introduces fans to new titles, related products, and elements of Japanese culture with in-depth articles, overviews, episode guides, and lots of reviews. This issue introduces readers to several anime series like Black Lagoon, Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society, Gin-iro no kami no Agito (Origin: Spirit of the Past), Utawarerumono, Welcome to N.H.K., xxxHolic, and much more! As usual, it will feature articles discussing hot topics, funny subjects and cool new trends of the anime world, reports on recent conventions and festivals, and a great manga preview. It will also offer lots of reviews of recent anime and manga-related products as well as the latest news directly from the Anime News Network newsdesk! (Protoculture) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 100pgs, FC SRP: $5.95 NEWTYPE ENGLISH EDITION (WITH DVD) FEB. 2007 The leading publication covering anime, manga and Japanese pop culture also comes with a monthly bonus DVD, packed with episodes and trailers from the latest anime releases! Newtype USA is the English-language edition of Japan’s number one anime publication, with colorful features translated from the Japanese magazine, alongside original stories of local interest to North American fans. This is the premier gateway to exclusive news, features, reviews, and commentary and director interviews! (A. D. Vision(newtype Magazine)) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $12.98 PHANTOM DETECTIVE FEB. 1934 REPLICA EDITION This pulp replica of the classic Phantom Detective series comes with a full-color cover, complete with all ads, illustrations, and facsimile pages. (Adventure House) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 7x10, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 ROUGH STUFF #3 The industry’s buzzing about TwoMorrows’ groundbreaking new magazine, Rough Stuff, which celebrates the art of creating comics! In issue #3, editor (and top inker) Bob Mcleod presents more never-before published penciled pages, preliminary sketches, detailed layouts, and unused inked versions of art from throughout comics history! First up is a new, heavily illustrated interview with John Romita, Jr. on his career, from his early work on Iron Man to his current groundbreaking art on Marvel’s Eternals revamp with Neil Gaiman! Plus, extensive galleries of unseen work by top artists P. Craig Russell, Mike Allred, and Yanick Paquette, whom contribute commentaries on pencils, sketches, and more from some of their most well-known comics work — examining what went right and wrong with it, and giving background information to put it all into historical perspective. Also: a pencil art spotlight on one of the most talented creators in comics today, Lee Weeks. Plus, a retrospective art gallery on legendary Marvel Comics artist Big John Buscema; before-and-after comparisons revealing how images changed from initial concept to published version, and more, all behind a new Romita Jr. Spider- Man cover! (Twomorrows Publishing) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 100pgs, B&W SRP: $6.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A ROUGH STUFF #1 Rough Stuff celebrates the art of creating comics! Each issue spotlights never-before published penciled pages, preliminary sketches, detailed layouts, and even unused inked versions from artists throughout comics history. This first issue features a who’s who of Modern Masters including Alan Davis, George Pérez, Kevin Nowlan, José Luis García- López, Arthur Adams, John Byrne, and Walter Simonson, plus a feature on animation and comics genius Bruce Timm! (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 100pgs, B&W SRP: $6.95 SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 4 The Knight of Darkness returns in two more thrilling novels by Walter Gibson. In "The Murder Master," a sinister-toned criminal mastermind announces his impending murders over the radio airwaves! Then the real Lamont Cranston joins The Shadow as they battle "The Hydra," a criminal organization that replaces each fallen leader with two new "heads." How can The Shadow combat an enemy who grows stronger with each defeat? This instant classic also features the original pulp covers by George Rozen, interior illustrations by Edd Cartier and Paul Orban, the origin of The Shadow's "power to cloud men's minds" from the golden-age Shadow Comics, and a photo feature on the famous radio series by broadcasting historian Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Productions) (C: 0-1-2) SC, B&W SRP: $12.95 COLLECTOR MAGAZINES AMAZING FIGURE MODELER #38 Take a trip back to the five and dime and re-discover your plastic modeling heritage with a nostalgic tribute to the company that started it all, the Aurora Plastic Corporation! That’s right modelers, break out the Testor’s enamel and plastic cement cause AFM is gonna showcase the Aurora classics like you’ve never seen’em before! Their "how to" coverage includes a load of recent re-issues and model makeovers to restore those garage sale finds. Then go beyond Aurora’s legacy with fictional figure kits like Monsters in Motion’s box art “Bride” and Posthumous Productions’ “Creature Walks Among Us.” There’ll also be a breakdown of the Aurora replacement part movement, as well as a colorful look at some cool Aurora fantasy box art. Plus, see the never-before-told story of the origin of Aurora’s “Big Frankie." All this and plenty more cellophane wrapped magic awaits modelers in the next plastic packed issue of Amazing Figure Modeler! (Amazing Figure Mod