PREVIEWS VOL. XVII #4 PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS PREVIEWS #6 (JUNE 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 August 2007 through October 2007! Catalog, 8x11, 480+pg, PC $4.50 MARVEL PREVIEWS #46 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 June issue features items scheduled to ship in August 2007! FC, 96pg $0.99 (or Free with Purchase of Previews) PREVIEWS CONSUMER ORDER FORM #6 (JUNE 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 May 2007 for items on sale in August 2007. Comic-sized, 62pg, PC PI PREVIEWS ADULT #6 (JUNE 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 FEAR AGENT: THE LAST GOODBYE #1 RICK REMENDER (W), TONY MOORE (P), and ANDE PARKS (I) On sale June 13 FC, 32 pages $2.99 They inspired fear in us all... He taught them the meaning of the word! The origin of the last Fear Agent revealed! Fan-favorite creators Rick Remender and Tony Moore reunite to tell the most pulse-pounding yarn yet. Tired and broken down, trucker Heath Huston returns home after months on the road to find his troubles have only just begun as Earth is attacked by the three feuding alien races. Within hours nearly every living creature on Earth is obliterated, leaving Heath and his wife Charlotte trapped in the middle of a nightmare with nowhere out. CONAN #41 TIMOTHY TRUMAN (W), CARY NORD (P/Cover), and RICHARD ISANOVE (C) On sale June 20 FC, 32 pages $2.99 The first part of Timothy Truman and Cary Nord’s adaptation of the Robert E. Howard classic “Rogues in the House”! A favorite of fans and critics alike, the seminal Conan story “Rogues in the House” first appeared in Weird Tales in 1934. Now, writer Timothy Truman and artist Cary Nord bring you the tale of the Red Priest, as you’ve never seen it before. With Conan’s only friend on the gallows and his light-of-love in another man’s arms, the Cimmerian’s lot looks grim, indeed. But before Conan’s crimes can catch up with him, the plotting of a treacherous nobleman and a dark priest propel him into one of his most chilling adventures yet . . . SAMURAI: HEAVEN & EARTH VOLUME 2 #5 (OF 5) RON MARZ (W), LUKE ROSS (A), and ROB SCHWAGER (C) On sale June 13 FC, 32 pages $2.99 The samurai Shiro’s quest has led him across all of Asia and Europe in pursuit of his love, the lady Yoshiko. Now his journey has brought him to the sands of Egypt, where the lovers are finally reunited. There, amidst the crumbling ruins of a once-great civilization, Shiro and Yoshiko will make their final stand against fierce desert warriors, a savage sandstorm, and the villainy of their nemesis, Don Miguel. The lovers have sworn to be together, whether it be in life . . . or death. Writer Ron Marz and artist Luke Ross unite to reveal the climactic chapter in the latest volume of their acclaimed epic. PREDATOR OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 MARK VERHEIDEN (W), DAN BARRY (W), CHRIS WARNER (A), RON RANDALL (A), DAN BARRY (A), and various On sale Aug 15 SC, 6x9, 440pgs, FC $24.95 Dark Horse Comics set the comics industry on its ear with its comics expansion of the Predator mythos, a comics series so true to the spirit of the original 20th Century Fox film blockbuster that concepts from the first Predator comics series were incorporated into the Predator screen universe. Now, the three core Dark Horse Predator graphic novels— Concrete Jungle, Cold War, and Dark River—and several other chilling Predator tales, some never before reprinted, are collected together for the first time, in a value-priced, quality-format omnibus, featuring over 400 explosive story pages in full color. Written by screen and television scribe Mark Verheiden (The Mask, Battlestar Galactica) and comics legend Dan Barry and illustrated by Chris Warner, Ron Randall, Dan Barry, and others, Predator Omnibus Vol. 1 is an essential piece of the Predator mythos and a great entry point into the storied Dark Horse Predator library. NEXUS ARCHIVES VOLUME 6 MIKE BARON (W) and STEVE RUDE (A) On sale Aug 15 HC, 7x10, 216pgs, FC $49.95 Ylum shakes with the Merk’s rage! Nexus sent Gucci-trained Quatro assassins Kreed and Sinclair to do his work of killing mass-murderers, but since then they’ve butchered over three thousand people in pursuit of two hundred! Now afflicted with a Quatro disease that will not allow them to stop, the pair are demolishing Mars and Nexus must intervene before the planet’s authorities go nuclear. Sundra joins an intrigue in the Crystal Ballroom’s library, Nexus infiltrates a Chernenko prison, and the “young” chairperson of the Central Committee—Konstantin—escapes captivity with Clausius the Slaver. Meanwhile, General Loomis’s daughters plot their revenge! • This next handsome book in the series presents issues 33 through 39 of Nexus Volume 2, originally published by First Comics in 1987 and long out of print. Scanned from the original film and personally checked by artist Steve Rude, this hardcover is a Nexus fan’s dream. MATT WAGNER’S THE ART OF GRENDEL MATT WAGNER (W/A) On sale Aug 15 HC, 9x12, 200pgs, PC $39.95 Over twenty-five years, what began as the story of Hunter Rose, the talented young author who became the city’s most feared assassin and criminal overlord, evolved into a prolonged examination of authority, society, and that dark mechanism of nature— violence. Now, take a step inside one of the most daring projects ever created, as Matt Wagner guides you through the artwork that changed contemporary comics forever. Many artists have lent their vision to the seductive mystery that is Grendel, and this handsome hardcover volume contains rare and never-before-seen work—including production sketches and designs—by Tim Sale, Teddy Kristiansen, John K. Snyder III, Edvin Biukovic, and more! • Also features a gallery of guest artists, with pinups by Frank Miller, Paul Pope, Dave Johnson, Tony Harris, and more! DRAWING DOWN THE MOON: THE ART OF CHARLES VESS CHARLES VESS (W/A) On sale Aug 29 HC, 9x12, 200pgs, FC $39.95 Verdant fairy forests. Whispering mountains. The fallen towers of ancient kings. Spirit- filled lakes. The distant strains of elven bards. For over thirty years, the fantasy art of Charles Vess has been acclaimed worldwide, his rich palette, striking compositions, and lavish detail second-to-none in the field. Vess has been the illustrator of choice for countless publishers and writers, and is perhaps best known for his collaborations with bestselling author Neil Gaiman, including the illustrated novel Stardust, whose major motion-picture adaptation from Paramount Pictures launches in Summer 2007. This magnificent oversized hardcover edition is the ultimate presentation gallery for Vess’ stunning visions, and will never again be available in hardcover. Drawing Down the Moon is must for any fantasy art enthusiast and is a terrific addition to the Dark Horse Books line of deluxe illustration collections, including The Art of Hellboy, The Art of Sin City, and the Art of Usagi Yojimbo. SCREW HEAVEN, WHEN I DIE I'M GOING TO MARS TP SHANNON WHEELER (W/A) On sale Aug 8 SC, 7x7, 144pgs, FC $12.95 For longer than a decade Shannon Wheeler’s flagship character, Too Much Coffee Man, has cast his tender, cynical gaze on lots of stuff that deserves to be made fun of, from the insipidity of coffee consumer culture to the horrendous reality of dating. This latest collection of short cartoons takes a step back from the cartoonist’s usual scrutiny of mundane pettiness and takes a somewhat sweeter look at life’s bigger issues. The result is the funniest, most sharply executed collection of Wheeler’s comics ever. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #4 JOSS WHEDON (W), GEORGES JEANTY (P), ANDY OWENS (I), DAVE STEWART (C), and JO CHEN (Cover) On sale Jun 6 FC, 32 pages $2.99 Buffy’s back in action, thanks to a kiss of true love, but Willow’s another story entirely— their capture of Amy the witch opened up a magical trap door, and now the Wiccan is in the belly of the beast. To make matters worse, she’s at the mercy of someone truly bent on revenge, and he’s been waiting for this for a long time. The conclusion to Season Eight’s first arc. B.P.R.D.: GARDEN OF SOULS #4 (OF 5) JOHN ARCUDI (W), GUY DAVIS (A), MIKE MIGNOLA (W/Cover), and DAVE STEWART (C) On sale June 13 FC, 32 pages $2.99 While Abe learns the history of another bizarre survivor from the Victorian age, and uncovers the apocalyptic machinations of his former comrades, Daimio and a small girl race to prevent the end of all life on earth. Creator Mike Mignola provides a stunning cover illustration! HELLBOY: DARKNESS CALLS #3 (OF 6) MIKE MIGNOLA (W/Cover), DUNCAN FEGREDO (A), and DAVE STEWART (C) On sale June 27 FC, 32 pages $2.99 With the support of the world’s witches, Baba Yaga has lured Hellboy to the haunted forests of Russia, where a deathless warrior lies in wait. The long-awaited follow-up to 2005’s The Island, the six-issue Darkness Calls sees Mike Mignola pushing his greatest creation, Hellboy, toward the next major turning point in his life, with haunting art by Duncan Fegredo (Enigma, Ultimate Adventures). CITY OF OTHERS #3 (OF 4) STEVE NILES (W), BERNIE WRIGHTSON (A), and JOSE VILLARRUBIA (C) On sale Jun.27 FC, 32 pages $2.99 The epic journey of murderer-turned-monster Stosh “Blud” Bludowski continues in this third issue of Bernie Wrightson and Steve Niles’s City of Others! A murderer as remorseless as Blud isn’t made in a day, as readers will see in the flashback sequence showing his cruel childhood forays into killing. But things are changing for Blud now that he’s chosen eternal life among the Others, and the man who was barely human before is now tortured by his own acts of brutality. But there is little time for reflection now, as Blud must put his newfound emotion to better use by rallying to save what remains of his new family—the Others. REX MUNDI #6 ARVID NELSON (W) and JIM DIBARTOLO (A) On sale Jun. 20 FC, 32 pages $2.99 As Lorraine spirals into an abyss of depression and despair in the wake of his wife’s death, his young daughter Isabelle is sent to the estate of a distant relative, a secretive baron in the Austrian alps. A black husky is her only friend and companion as Isabelle discovers that little about the baron is as it appears. Artist Jim DiBartolo returns to Rex Mundi with a chilling tale of creatures of the night in this rare look into the dark past of the House of Lorraine. ALIEN VS. PREDATOR VOLUME 2: CIVILIZED BEASTS TPB MIKE KENNEDY (W) and ROGER ROBINSON (A) On sale June 29 SC, 5x7, 96pgs, FC $6.95 The new world was an unspoiled frontier perfect for colonization, a virtual paradise of boundless beauty and limitless resources, untouched by human hands . . . but not untouched, as the unsuspecting colonists soon discovered. Now marooned on a planet infested with the deadliest Alien species ever encountered, the colonists learn firsthand the Law of the Jungle: adapt or become extinct. And a little helping hand couldn’t hurt, inexplicably provided by the selfsame Predators who destroyed the colonists’ ship and made them prisoners in paradise. Are these extraterrestrial hunters actually showing sympathy for the humans’ plight, or do they have something even more monstrous in mind? RACE FOR THE GOLD NOVEL THORN BACON (W) On sale Aug 8 SC, 6x9, 250pgs, B&W $14.95 Race for the Gold is a novel based on the true story of Louis Remme, a French Canadian cattle trader living in Oregon. In February of 1855 Remme was a relatively rich man, having deposited $12,500 in gold from the sale of his latest herd into the San Francisco branch of the Adams Express Company Bank. The future seemed bright, until a series of bank collapses cascaded and wiped out the Adams Express, and with it all the money Remme had in the world. But fate dealt Remme one last chance to save his fortune: with no telegraph to warn them, the only way for news to reach the Oregon branch of Adams Express so that they would not hand out any more money to depositors was by steamboat. Will Remme, on horseback, get there before the ship and save his fortune? Race for the Gold mixes the best elements of historical fiction with the thrill of an action story. VAMPIRE HUNTER D VOLUME 8: MYSTERIOUS JOURNEY TO THE NORTH SEA, PART 2 HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI (W) and YOSHITAKA AMANO (A) On sale Aug 8 SC, 5x7, 224pgs, B&W $8.85 The picturesque coastal town of Florence was known for millennia as a pleasure resort for the Nobility. As retribution for their decadence, the cruel and beautiful vampire inhabitants were “punished,” driven out more than a thousand years ago by a solitary traveler in black. Only one—Baron Meinster—refused to leave, only to be thrown to the waves by the mysterious assassin. Summoned to contemporary Florence by Su-in, sister of a murdered village girl, the enigmatic Vampire Hunter D discovers a vampire curse ravaging the town’s human inhabitants. The plague apparently originating, impossibly, from the unforgiving sea— could it be Meinster’s Revenge? Cover and six interior illustrations by renowned artist Yoshitaka Amano! FUTURA: THE ART OF R. BLACK R. BLACK (W/A) On sale Aug 22 HC, 8x11, 112pgs, FC $19.95 Sparkling as polished chrome, slick as oiled leather, hard as a scorned woman’s stare, the poster art of R. Black is renowned for its elegant line, razor-sharp design, and dark pulp motifs, creating an instantly recognizable synergy of cool elegance and hot eroticism. R. Black’s dark world is a steamy landscape of leggy sirens, gleaming bikes, spiked heels, and leather-clad devils. Black’s voluminous catalog of work includes striking images created for Bauhaus, Elvis Costello, Misfits, GWAR, Ministry, and countless more, plus numerous album covers, t-shirt designs, and magazine covers, plus a memorable series of images for Original Sin Hard Cider, featured in this volume. Futura: The Art of R. Black is the first published collection of Black’s striking designs. Foreword by Brian Ewing. STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #18 JOHN JACKSON MILLER (W), HARVEY TOLIBAO (P), MICHAEL ATIYEH (C), and COLIN WILSON (Cover) On sale June 27 FC, 32 pages $2.99 The galaxy-shaking secret Camper kept hidden within his addled mind for decades is revealed in this conclusion to the “Nights of Anger” story arc! Aboard the Arkanian Legacy, flagship of the corporation Adascorp, the elderly Camper and his young protector Jarael are separated by closed doors, each worrying about the fate of the other. Jarael worries a cure might not be found for the grave illness she brought Camper here to treat. Camper’s concern, however, rests on the realization that their benefactor Lord Adasca has a terrible plan underfoot—one that will put Jarael, himself, and the entire galaxy in great danger. STAR WARS: LEGACY #13—READY TO DIE JOHN OSTRANDER (W), COLIN WILSON (A), BRAD ANDERSON (C), and JAN DUURSEMA (Cover) On sale Jun. 13 FC, 32 pages $2.99 Darth Krayt, the ruthless and unwavering Sith Emperor, knows that to achieve order, sometimes one must first create chaos. With the galaxy nearly in his grasp, Krayt tires of deposed Emperor Roan Fel’s opposition of the Sith. He decrees that this alliance of Imperials loyal to Fel must be broken. Once scattered, Krayt has little doubt his weakened opponents will surrender to his ultimate command. To achieve this end, Krayt has devised a unique mission for a minion of atypical loyalty—Darth Kruhl—who is not only willing to kill, but ready to die. ALSO AVAILABLE STAR WARS LEGACY #1 by John Ostrander, Jan Duursema, Dan Parsons, and Adam Hughes FC, 32pg (APR060059) . . . $2.99 STAR WARS LEGACY #2 by John Ostrander, Jan Duursema, Dan Parsons, and Adam Hughes FC, 32pg (MAY060045) . . . $2.99 STAR WARS LEGACY #3 by John Ostrander, Jan Duursema, Dan Parsons, and Adam Hughes FC, 32pg (JUN060049) . . . $2.99 ************************************************************************ STAR WARS: 30TH ANNIVERSARY VOLUME 6— ENDGAME JOHN OSTRANDER (W), WELLES HARTLEY (W), JAN DUURSEMA (A), DOUGLAS WHEATLEY (A), DAN PARSONS (I), BRAD ANDERSON (C), CHRIS CHUCKRY (C), and ADAM HUGHES (Cover) On sale Aug. 29 HC, 7x10, 144pgs, FC $24.95 Witness the untold stories of the Jedi who took a last stand against Emperor Palpatine in the moments during, and immediately after, the events in Revenge of the Sith! Quinlan Vos wages a battle of impossible odds against his own troops to protect his loved ones, Jedi Master Kai Huddora takes a terrified Padawan into his charge after her own master falls to Order 66, Dass Jennir finds himself in league with a band of rebels he’d led attacks against only days before, and a brave few Jedi will plot to topple Sith rule—by setting a trap for the newly unveiled Darth Vader! • Each month, this 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. STAR WARS: DARK TIMES VOLUME 1—THE PATH TO NOWHERE WELLES HARTLEY (W), MICK HARRISON (W), and DOUGLAS WHEATLEY (A) On sale Aug 15 SC, 7x10, 120pgs, FC $17.95 Jedi Dass Jennir and his companion Bomo Greenbark survived the Clone Wars, but the fate of Bomo’s wife and daughter remains a mystery. The two friends are determined to find them, but their path leads them from danger to darkness—where each of them stands to lose more than they may hope to gain. Meanwhile, Darth Vader must deal with some unpleasant realities—and memories—of his own. Though he is a Dark Lord of the Sith, even he must bow before the power of the Emperor. Collecting issues #1-#4 of the newest and darkest series in the Star Wars line! Ties into the events in the novel Star Wars: Dark Lord by James Luceno. STAR WARS: EPISODE I—THE PHANTOM MENACE PHOTO COMIC On sale Aug 29 SC, 6x8, 96pgs, FC $9.95 Manga-sized adaptation made up entirely of images from the film! The first in a series of graphic novels that will adapt both the prequel and original Star Wars trilogies, this trusty volume is the perfect way to relive the magic of the movie anywhere you go! From Qui- Gon Jinn’s portentous discovery of Anakin Skywalker to Obi-Wan Kenobi’s fateful final battle with Darth Maul, all the adventure of this landmark Star Wars event is captured exactly as it originally appeared on the silver screen. A surefire collectable for any Star Wars aficionado and a great way to turn movie fans into comics fans, this is the place to find one of the coolest creations in Star Wars comics history! STAR WARS: REBELLION #7—THE AHAKISTA GAMBIT #2 (OF 5) ROB WILLIAMS (W), MICHEL LACOMBE (P), WIL GLASS (C), and RYAN SOOK (Cover) On sale June 20 FC, 32 pages $2.99 On a seemingly unremarkable backwater planet edging ever closer to civil war, Rebel spy Wyl Tarson has an explosive dilemma. He and his newly assembled team of agents—a squad previously deemed by the Alliance to be too deadly, too unpredictable, and too burnt-out to serve—must follow the dangerous and contradictory directions of the criminal overlord, Raze, or face exposure and execution at Imperial hands. If that weren’t enough, an incendiary device planted deep within Wyl’s skull counts down, ticking off the last moments of his life should he try to make a break. Given the choice between betrayal and treason, Wyl’s next move could be his last! BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #126: BAREFOOT PART 5 (OF 5) HIROAKI SAMURA (W/A) On sale June 13 b&w, 32 pages $2.99 As the horrific “Barefoot” story arc comes to a close, Kagimura’s prisoners are getting restless, and Burando continues to accelerate the pace of his deadly experiments. The other doctors in Edo call his “immortality research” blasphemous and shameful. Burando feels that he’s making medical history, though, and he becomes frantic and confrontational when Kagimura wants to put a test subject out of his misery. Burando’s a new man, Manji’s a sliver of his former self, and Döa helps Rin steal something that may be extremely vital to their rescue mission. Features the final image in Hiroaki Samura’s “China Cat” pinup series. Full color Manji pinup by Guy Davis (B.P.R.D.)!! EDEN: IT’S AN ENDLESS WORLD! VOLUME 8 HIROKI ENDO (W/A) On sale Aug 1 SC, 5x7, 224pgs, B&W $12.95 Amidst the gore and turmoil in Hiroki Endo’s stark, post-pandemic future, two war- scarred characters begin to—fall in love? In this volume new doors swing open for young Elijah, as his sniper skills increase and he continues his combat training. Overcome by the turn of events that brought him out of the wilderness and into a decadent, heartless South American city, Elijah seeks comfort in the arms of another survivor. Coping with a hard crush, a new school, and vicious gang rivalries, Elijah tries to adapt to city life, but will the surprise return of a major character uproot him once again? • Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory. OLD BOY VOLUME 7 GARON TSUCHIYA (W) and NOBUAKI MINEGISHI (A) On sale Aug 1 SC, 5x7, 216pgs, B&W $12.95 Imprisoned without explanation for a decade, Goto is a free man at last, but what price freedom? Now, his mysterious jailer, a former schoolmate with a lifelong grudge, has Goto embroiled in a malicious game to discover the reasons behind the schoolyard vendetta and why his tormentor would go to such extreme lengths to exact his retribution. It’s bad enough when Goto discovers that his memories have been impeded by hypnotic conditioning, but when he learns that his lover, too, is a victim of hypnotic manipulation, Goto begins to suspect that she may be an unwitting pawn in his enemy’s venomous endgame! The manga that inspired the critically acclaimed 2003 film from director Chan- Wook Park that took the Grand Jury prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Translated into English for the first time! • Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory. OH MY GODDESS! VOLUME 27 KOSUKE FUJISHIMA (W/A) On sale Aug 8 SC, 5x7, 168pgs, B&W $10.95 The demonic angel created by Hild and sanctified by Belldandy found a temporary host in Keiichi, but how long can his mortal form bear the burden? Keiichi has a notion of how to shift its presence to a more suitable host body, but Velsper may not like the transfer. Come to think of it, neither may Keiichi! Plus nine “Adventures of the Mini-Goddesses” strips and an exclusive preview of the upcoming Oh My Goddess!: First End novel. GUNSMITH CATS REVISED EDITION VOLUME 3 KENICHI SONODA (W/A) On sale Aug 29 SC, 5x7, 472pgs, B&W $16.95 Guns, girls, hot cars, girls, crazy action, and more girls! Gunsmith Cats is so jam-packed with action, it’s bursting at the seams, and now the seams are bigger! Continuing Dark Horse’s run of fanatastic omnibus editions, Gunsmith Cats third volume of “Revised Edition” continues the frantic adventures of our favorite young, female bounty hunters. This time the volumes formerly known as “Bean Bandit” and “Kidnapped” comprise this 450+ page book. • Presented for the first time in the authentic Japanese format, these giant-sized volumes are action-packed and unretouched. • Comes shrink wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory. THE KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE VOLUME 4 EIJI OTSUKA (W), HOUSUI YAMAZAKI (A), and BUNPEI YORIFUJI (Cover) On sale Aug 22 SC, 5x7, 224pgs, B&W $10.95 A small country town’s got more than the usual crop circles to claim aliens drop by . . . they’ve got the extraterrestrial’s body! It’s going to be a different kind of alien autopsy when the Kurosagi crew investigates their oddest client yet. And there’s more strange visitors from afar when an American entomologist drops in—blond, buxom, and an expert on maggots—not to mention a crossover appearance by Reiji Akiba, the gun-toting exorcist of Mail! • A U.S. live-action film based on The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service is tentatively scheduled for U.S. release in 2007. • Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory. PATH OF THE ASSASSIN VOLUME 8 KAZUO KOIKE (W) and GOSEKI KOJIMA (A) On sale Aug 29 SC, 4x6, 302pgs, B&W $9.95 If Sun Tzu’s Art of War and Musashi’s Book of Five Rings were to be drawn into a manga, then Path of the Assassin would be that manga. An impenetrable castle must be defeated, the country’s best samurai swayed, competing warlords politicked and tricked into line. All this sounds technical and textbook, so how does it turn out to be so sexy and dramatic and fun? Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima (Lone Wolf & Cub) are masters of samurai storytelling, and Path of the Assassin is no slouch when it comes to action, drama, tactics, sex, love, honor, and a terrific, engaging story. • Presented, as always, in the original, unflopped, unretouched format, Path of the Assassin is a series you won’t be able to put back on the bookshelf. • Comes shrink wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory. HANAMI INTERNATIONAL LOVE STORY VOLUME 2 PLUS (W) and SUNG JAE PARK (A) On sale Aug 29 SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W $9.95 Joonho is still in shock after his first kiss—which came from Hanami, not Sae-un! Hanami still believes that Sae-un is just a friend, not a girlfriend, and things are going to get even more tangled if Joonho doesn’t get over his guilt and act soon. But first he has to buy a cell phone, because Sae-un is fed up with his poor calling habits, and she makes him promise never to give the number to any other girl. In order to afford the thing, though, he has to get a job . . . at a fast-food restaurant . . . with David Bacon. At least his female coworkers are cute . . . Meanwhile, a tough-looking guy with an unhealthy obsession with Hanami arrives from Japan, intent on tracking her down. Joonho and Wongyung may be forced to intervene— even if doing so means taking this guy on in a duel! SHAMAN WARRIOR VOLUME 4 PARK JOONG-KI (W/A) On sale Aug 29 SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W $12.95 As an infant Shaman Warrior, Yaki’s powers have yet to awaken, but the heartless forces of Kugai are determined to kill her and put an end to her Shaman bloodline. While Batu slips back to Kugai to hunt Yuda, the Death Lord who assassinated Yaki’s father, Genji takes the young girl on a treacherous journey through desert wastelands in search of a clan that will protect her. The clan that Batu and Genji have in mind is a group of strong, brutish warriors who thrive on fear and discipline—but one that even the soldiers of Kugai fear and avoid. Hoping that these savages will both protect and train Yaki, Genji risks her life to deliver the young child into the hands of monsters. As the famous Nietzsche saying goes, “that which does not kill us makes us stronger.” • Translated by the mother/son team of Taesoon Kang and Derek Kirk Kim. KOTOBUKIYA LUKE SKYWALKER VS DARTH VADER: RALPH MCQUARRIE VERSION VINYL MODEL KIT—30TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION On sale July 18 Two piece set, 16.5" together $200.00 Conceptual artist for the original Star Wars trilogy, Ralph McQuarrie, helped bring George Lucas’s vision to life and he played a pivotal role in creating the look of the Star Wars universe. As tribute to the 30th anniversary of Episode IV: A New Hope, McQuarrie’s lightsaber duel between Lord Vader and Luke Skywalker has been fully realized as a Kotobukiya vinyl kit. They have faithfully reproduced McQuarrie’s every detail, from Vader’s samurai-inspired mask, to Luke’s unseen-in-film breathing apparatus. The two figures can be displayed together or separately. Together, the combined bases measure approximately 16.5 inches long, with Vader standing about 11 inches tall. This is a special two-pack that will be a one-time production run. A statement of limitation will be printed on each package, as well as a special serial numbered sticker. GREMLIN WITH POSTAGE STAMP On sale July 25 Figure (3.5” tall) $44.99 Dark Horse introduced a series of polyresin statuettes earlier this year with the release of the Gremlin with Pipe and Fifinella and Widgits statuettes. This month we are pleased to present the third in our series of statuettes, Gremlin with Postage Stamp. Taken directly from the pages of the Gremlins book, this statuette features a mischievous Gremlin taking a bite out of a replica 1939 Eiffel Tower postage stamp. No expense has been spared to create the most animated and detailed interpretation possible! TARZAN AND THE GOLDEN LION STATUE On sale June 18 10" tall Limited edition of 1000 units Certificate of Authenticity included $189.00 ReelArt Studios presents a tribute to Edgar Rice Burroughs’s iconic jungle hero, Tarzan of the Apes. Inspired by the classic illustration of Burroughs artist J. Allen St. John, the statue depicts Tarzan and Jad-bal-ja, his fierce golden lion from the dust cover of the 1923 first edition A. C. McClurg book of the same title. CLASSIC PEANUTS CHARACTER #9: MARCIE On sale Aug15 5" tall, limited to 650 pieces, includes booklet and button $39.95 Inspired by “syroco” sculptures that were popular in the 1930s and 40s, the ten new Peanuts statuettes from Dark Horse are designed and manufactured in a style consistent with the earlier figures. This month we feature the ninth statue in the series—Marcie. Produced in a limited edition of hand-numbered copies, the figure is fully painted and ready to display. Each 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. BERNARD OF HOLLWOOD STATIONERY SET, JOURNAL, AND NOTECARD BOXED SET On sale June 20 STATIONERY SET 8 letter sheets, 6 envelopes, 5 3/4" x 8 3/4" $4.99 JOURNAL 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", spiral-bound, 128 pages $9.99 NOTECARD SET Boxed set containing 20 notecards (5 each of 4 images) and 21 envelopes $9.99 Legendary glamour photographer Bruno Bernard, known professionally as Bernard of Hollywood, was one of the most talented professionals in Hollywood’s “Golden Era”. The journal is something new for us: a “flip book” format. Here is the idea: We created a journal with a cover on each side. They are upside-down when compared to each other. The interior pages are half facing one way, half the other. So there are two front covers. As a follow up to our “Got A Light?” statue released earlier this year, Dark Horse is proud present a stationery line featuring more of Bernard of Hollywood’s classic 1950’s pin-up girls. GACHA! NEW THIS MONTH: TOMICA CARS SERIES 12 THE SIMPSONS DIORAMA FIGURE SERIES 2: CAMP FIRE DISNEY PEEK-A-POOH #11: ZODIAC EDITION DISNEY PEEK-A-POOH #10: CHRISTMAS EDITION 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 ************************************************************************ LISA PETRUCCI’S KICK-ASS KUTIES On sale Aug 22 7" tall $19.99 Lisa Petrucci has delighted us with her adorable stationery, journal, and collectible figures. The third figure in the series of soft vinyl figures based on Lisa’s popular characters is Lil’ Leona Leopard. You’ll cherish this little lady of leopard loveliness! She’s ready to purr for you if you agree to take her home and lavish her with lots of love. Lil’ Leona Leopard is approximately 7" tall to the tips of her pointy little ears! TIN PRODUCTS CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS Each statue comes packaged in a full-color tin with a vintage style pinback button and booklet. CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #47: BARNEY GOOGLE 5 1/4" tall, limited to 550 pieces (FEB040081) . . . $49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #42: ALICE THE GOON 6 1/2" tall, limited to 600 pieces (AUG030072) . . . $49.95 CLASSIC COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS #3: MAGNUS, ROBOT FIGHTER 5" tall, limited to 500 pieces (AUG050091) . . . $49.99 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #8: LI'L ABNER STATUE 5 1/2" tall, limited to 950 pieces (STAR11880) . . . $49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #9: DAISY MAE STATUE 5 1/2" tall, limited to 950 pieces (STAR11881) . . . $49.95 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S CHARACTER #1: TONY THE TIGER® 5" tall, limited to 500 pieces (SEP050055) . . . $49.95 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S CHARACTER #2: SUGAR POPS PETE® 4 1/2" tall, limited to 500 pieces (OCT050063) . . . $49.95 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S CHARACTER #3: SMAXEY THE SEAL® 5" tall, limited to 500 pieces (NOV050088) . . . $49.95 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S CHARACTER #4: COCO THE MONKEY® 5" tall, limited to 500 pieces (DEC050053) . . . $49.95 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S CHARACTER #5: CORNELIUS THE ROOSTER® 5" tall, limited to 500 pieces (JAN060139) . . . $49.95 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S CHARACTER #6: SNAP!® 4 1/2" tall, limited to 500 pieces (FEB060103) . . . $49.95 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S CHARACTER #7: CRACKLE!® 4 1/2" tall, limited to 500 pieces (MAR060053) . . . $49.95 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S CHARACTER #8: POP!® 4 1/2" tall, limited to 500 pieces (APR060064) . . . $49.95 ************************************************************************ COASTER SETS All coaster sets are 1/8" thick, packaged in a printed circular tin case, and retail for $9.99, unless otherwise noted. BOB EGGLETON DRAGONS 4 full color coasters (DEC048075) BROM DARK WERKS 4 full color coasters (DEC048076) HELLBOY ART 4 full color coasters (DEC048079) HELLBOY MOVIE PHOTO 4 full color coasters (DEC048080) JUNKO MIZUNO CHIKA FANTASY NIGHT 4 full color coasters (JAN050144) OLIVIA 1/4" thick cork, 4" square, with laminated tops (DEC048082) OLIVIA’S BETTIE PAGE 1/8" thick cork, 4" square, with laminated tops ?(DEC048081) PETE FOWLER 4 full color coasters (DEC048083) RACHEL WILLIAMS 4 full color coasters (DEC048084) RAGNAR'S “PULP” 1/8" thick cork, 4" square, with laminated tops (DEC048085) SHAG 4 full color coasters (DEC048087) SHEPARD FAIREY “OBEY” 4 full color coasters (DEC048088) SHI 4 full color coasters (DEC048089) SHIROW MASAMUNE’S INTRON DEPOT 1/8" thick cork, 4" square, with laminated tops (DEC048090) TIM BISKUP 4 full color coasters (DEC048093) TONY MILLIONAIRE’S DRINKY CROW 4 full color coasters (DEC048094) ************************************************************************ LUNCH BOXES All lunch boxes retail for $14.99 AMANDA VISELL “A ROBOT WANTS MY LUNCH BOX” Full color, embossed metal, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4" (JUL060060) BONE 8" x 7" x 3-3/4" lunch box w/postcard (STAR19567) COOP Full color, embossed metal, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4" (JUL060055) FLASH GORDON Full color, embossed metal, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4" (STAR19571) GARY BASEMAN “LUNCH OF UNEARTHLY DELIGHTS” Full color, embossed metal, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4" (JUL060056) GREG SIMKINS “WANNA SAMMICH” Full color, embossed metal, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4" (JUL060057) GRENDEL Full color, embossed metal, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4" (STAR19573) INTRON DEPOT 8" x 7" x 3-3/4" lunch box w/postcard (STAR19577) JOE LEDBETTER “DRAGON TONGUE” Full color, embossed metal, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4" (JUL060059) KII ARENS “LA-LA LUNCH” Full color, embossed metal, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4" (JUL060058) LITTLE NEMO Full color, embossed metal, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4" (STAR19578) MADMAN 8" x 7" x 3-3/4" lunch box w/postcard (STAR19579) NIAGARA “BABY DOLL” Full color, embossed metal, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4" (JUL060061) OLIVIA 8" x 7" x 3-3/4" lunch box w/postcard (STAR19580) DEVIL GIRL 8" x 7" x 3-3/4" lunch box w/postcard (STAR19569) SHAG “MY FIRST COCKTAIL” Full color, embossed metal, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4" (JUL060054) THE SPIRIT 8" x 7" x 3-3/4" lunch box w/postcard (STAR19582) ************************************************************************ TIN SIGNS AND LICENSE PLATES KELLOGG’S: FRUIT LOOPS TIN SIGN 12.10" x 14.75", printed on .35mm tin (NOV050087) . . . $14.99 KELLOGG’S: SWEET EATIN’ CARNIVAL TIN SIGN 18" x 12.5", printed on .35mm tin (NOV050086) . . . $14.99 KELLOGG’S: TONY THE TIGER® TIN SIGN 12" x 14.75" and is printed on .35mm tin (DEC050054) . . . $14.99 SIN CITY MOVIE TIN SIGN: BLACK DEATH ICELANDIC SCHNAPPS 14" x 9" and is printed on .35mm tin (AUG050084) . . . $12.99 SIN CITY MOVIE TIN SIGN: CERVEZA CHANGO 18" x 14" and is printed on .35mm tin (AUG050083) . . . $14.99 HELLBOY IN PROFILE TIN SIGN 12" x 16.7" full color tin sign (FEB040064) . . . $14.99 COOP “BAD GIRL” LICENSE PLATE 12" x 6", embossed tin, and shrink-wrapped (AUG040213) . . . $14.99 COOP “HOT ROD” LICENSE PLATE 12" x 6", embossed tin, and shrink-wrapped (AUG040212) . . . $14.99 HELLBOY LICENSE PLATE 12" x 6", embossed tin, and shrink-wrapped (AUG040214) . . . $14.99 THE SOPRANOS LICENSE PLATE 12" x 6", embossed tin, and shrink-wrapped (DEC040061) . . . $14.99 THE SOPRANOS-BADA BING LICENSE PLATE 12" x 6", embossed tin, and shrink-wrapped (DEC040062) . . . $14.99 COOP DELUXE POKER SET 200 multicolored poker chips in different denominations, five metal dice, a dealer’s chip, and 2 decks of playing cards in a latching black lacquered tool box (DEC050060) . . . $125.00 GRENDEL Celebrating twenty-five years! GRENDEL CYCLE by Matt Wagner SC, 64pg, FC (STAR01825) . . . $5.95 GRENDEL: THE DEVIL INSIDE by Matt Wagner and Bernie Mireault SC, 88pg, FC (SEP030020) . . . $12.95 GRENDEL: DEVIL’S LEGACY by Matt Wagner And Arnold & Jacob Pander SC, 328pg, FC (STAR15437) . . . $29.95 GRENDEL: PAST PRIME GN by Matt Wagner and Greg Rucka SC, 208pg, b&w (STAR11493) . . . $14.95 GRENDEL: RED, WHITE, AND BLACK by Matt Wagner, Jill Thompson, Phil Noto, Michael Avon Oeming, Farel Dalrymple, Darick Robertson, Dan Brereton, Stan Sakai, Kelley Jones, Andi Watson, Jim Mahfood, Michael Zulli, Phil Hester, Ande Parks, various SC, 200pg, b&w&red (APR050030) . . . $19.95 GRENDEL TALES: THE DEVIL MAY CARE by Terry Laban, Peter Doherty, and Matt Wagner SC, 160pg, FC (STAR17671) . . . $19.95 GRENDEL TALES: HOMECOMING by Pat McEown and Dave Cooper; cover by Matt Wagner SC, 64pg, FC (STAR11494) . . . $7.95 GRENDEL LIMITED EDITION PRINT 17" x 24.5" signed and numbered limited edition print (DEC050061) . . . $100.00 GRENDEL PVC SET 7 piece full-color PVC set (STAR17746) . . . $39.99 GRENDEL STICKERS Grendel Sticker #1 — Grendel logo, FC . . . $1.99 Grendel Sticker #2 — Grendel Cycle logo, FC . . . $1.99 Grendel Sticker #3 — Rose, FC . . . $1.99 Grendel Sticker #4 — Mask, FC . . . $1.99 DC COMICS Batman DETECTIVE COMICS #833 Written by Paul Dini Art by Don Kramer & Wayne Faucher Cover by Simone Bianchi Zatanna guest-stars in Part 1 of a 2-part tale of magic, murder and madness by Paul Dini! When her former assistant is killed in a dangerous trick gone wrong, the Maid of Magic turns to Batman to uncover the real circumstances behind the young woman’s death, leading them to a confrontation with the mysterious illusionist Ivar Loxias — and an ultimately terrifying revelation. On sale June 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US BATMAN #667 Written by Grant Morrison Art and cover by J.H. Williams III The Batmen of All Nations reunite for a weekend of fine food and nostalgia, but an unexpected visitor has other plans for the gathering. Batman, Robin, and the rest of the Club of Heroes find themselves trapped and at the mercy of a dangerous madman on the Island of Mister Mayhew! On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #6 Written by Andy Diggle Art and cover by Whilce Portacio & Richard Friend The final chapter of the inaugural arc, “Rules of Engagement,” pits the newly augmented Batman against Lex Luthor’s burgeoning LexCorp in a battle drawing the boundary lines for Gotham City. On sale June 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US CATWOMAN #68 Written by Will Pfeifer Art by David Lopez & Alvaro Lopez Cover by Adam Hughes Violence and the chaos hit home for Catwoman! Reverberations of this issue will be felt all through the DCU, starting in Countdown! On sale June 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US BATMAN: BATMAN AND SON HARDCOVER Written by Grant Morrison Art by Andy Kubert, John Van Fleet and Jesse Delperdang Cover by Kubert & Delperdang Comic-book legends Grant Morrison (ALL STAR SUPERMAN, SEVEN SOLDIERS) and Andy Kubert (Ultimate X-Men, 1602) join forces to bring you an unforgettable tale of the Dark Knight in this hardcover edition collecting BATMAN #655-658 and 663-666! Batman receives the greatest shock of his life when he discovers that he may have a son. And sparks fly when the new addition to the Bat-family is introduced to Robin, the Boy Wonder. Which one will be chosen to carry on the legacy as Gotham’s protector? Advance-solicited; on sale August 8 • 200 pg, FC, $24.99 US NIGHTWING #133 Written by Marv Wolfman Art by Jamal Igle & Keith Champagne Cover by Ryan Sook A new story arc exploring the lost year of Dick Grayson’s life, after he dropped out of college and before the New Teen Titans formed! It’s the year that changed his life, during which he made a fateful decision. Now a friend, a foe, and a love from the past have returned from the darkness to haunt him! On sale June 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US ROBIN #163 Written by Adam Beechen Art by Freddie E. Williams II Cover by Patrick Gleason & Wayne Faucher It’s Tim Drake’s first Father’s Day as Bruce Wayne’s adopted son, and he wants everything to be just right. Unfortunately, the justice-crazed supervillains known as The Jury pick that very day to go on a murder spree in Gotham City! On sale June 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US BATMAN: HARLEY & IVY TP Written by Paul Dini and Judd Winick Art by Bruce Timm, Joe Chiodo and others Cover by Timm Paul Dini and Bruce Timm —two of the masterminds behind Batman: The Animated Series — join forces in this volume collecting the miniseries BATMAN: HARLEY AND IVY! Also included is the special: HARLEY AND IVY: LOVE ON THE LAM by Judd Winick and Joe Chiodo, plus a newly-colored story rom BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE VOL. 2! Advance-solicited; on sale July 18 • 136 pg, FC, $14.99 US ARKHAM ASYLUM ANNIVERSARY EDITION SC Written by Grant Morrison Art and cover by Dave McKean Reoffered to coincide with Grant Morrison’s BATMAN AND SON HC, don’t miss this stellar volume that helped launch his U.S. career. This special edition includes Morrison's complete original script annotated by himself and editor Karen Berger, many original thumbnail breakdowns, step-by-step samples of how the story and art came together and much more! On sale June 6 • 212 pg, FC, $17.99 US • MATURE READERS • RELIST Superman ACTION COMICS #851 Written by Geoff Johns & Richard Donner Art and cover by Adam Kubert Part 4 of the landmark “Last Son” story, by Geoff Johns, Richard Donner and Adam Kubert! Superman travels to a place so alien and strange, it could only be presented in a special 3-D section, featuring 3-D effects by Ray Zone! That’s right, the action in ACTION takes on a whole new meaning as this benchmark story takes a sharp turn into the third dimension! Plus, meet the all-new Superman Revenge Squad! Retailers: This issue will be available in 2 versions that may be ordered separately. The 3-D Edition is priced at $3.99 and the Standard (non-3-D) Edition is priced at $2.99. They will feature the same cover image. The 3-D Edition will feature portions of the content and the cover in 3-D; 3-D glasses will be included. Please see the Previews Order Form for further details. On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 (3-D edition), $2.99 (Standard Edition) SUPERMAN #664 Written by Kurt Busiek Art and cover by Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino Who is Squad K? In the wake of Superman's confrontation with Arion of Atlantis, his place in Metropolis is changed, maybe forever. Now he's got to take on an elite force dedicated to taking him down by any means possible — with the fate of the entire planet in the balance! "Camelot Falls" roars toward its epic conclusion! Guest-starring the JLA, the JSA and more. On sale June 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US ALL STAR SUPERMAN #8 Written by Grant Morrison Art by Frank Quitely & Jamie Grant Cover by Quitely The Daily Planet regulars hole up as the terrifying Bizarro plague spreads across Metropolis! Superman’s trapped in the reverse madness of a dying Bizarro World! It’s ALL STAR thrills from every angle, delivered by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely and Jamie Grant! On sale June 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 SUPERMAN/BATMAN #36 Written by Mark Verheiden & Marc Guggenheim Art and cover by Pat Lee & Craig Yeung The final chapter of the Metal Men’s return! Will Superman and Batman be able to stop Brainiac with Magnus' robots on his side? And what does Bruce have hidden away that’s so vital? On sale June 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US SUPERMAN/BATMAN #37 Written by Alan Burnett Art and cover by Dustin Nguyen & Derek Fridolf Variant cover by Claudio Castellini Get ready for an epic tale written by Alan Burnett (Batman Beyond, The Superman/Batman Adventures animated series) with art by Dustin Nguyen (BATMAN) & Derek Fridolf! This haunting 6-part story arc will challenge Batman’s and Superman’s very souls, and could only be titled “Torment.” Retailers: This issue will feature two covers that may be ordered separately. The Standard Edition cover is by Dustin Nguyen & Derek Fridolf; one copy of the Variant Edition, with a cover by Claudio Castellini, may be ordered for every 10 copies of the Standard Edition ordered. Please see the Previews Order Form for further details. On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US SUPERGIRL #16 Written by Joe Kelly Art by Alé Garza & Marlo Alquiza Cover by Garza & Richard Friend It’s Supergirl vs. Supergirl in an issue guest-starring the Man of Steel! Meanwhile, phantoms from the Zone have taken over the planet. Will the real Kara triumph over the threat? On sale June 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US THE AMAZING TRANSFORMATIONS OF JIMMY OLSEN TP Written by various Art by various Cover by Brian Bolland Cub reporter Jimny Olsen stars in this light-hearted volume collecting his most memorable adventures from the late 1950s and 1960s, guest-starring Superman! Jimmy undergoes startling transformations into Elastic Lad, The Wolf-Man of Metropolis, The Human Porcupine and more in these stories from SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN! Advance-solicited; on sale July 5 • 192 pg, FC, $14.99 US SUPERMAN THROUGH THE AGES Written by Jerry Siegel, John Byrne and others Art by Joe Shuster, Curt Swan, Byrne and others Cover by Swan and various Don’t miss this 48-page Special originally included in the SUPERMAN THROUGH THE AGES ACTION FIGURE BOX SET! Included here are classic Superman stories from ever era, from ACTION COMICS #1, THE AMAZING WORLD OF SUPERMAN, and SUPERMAN #7 (1987), plus pin-ups and more! On sale June 6 • 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US DCU COUNTDOWN #47-44 Story by Paul Dini 47 written by Sean McKeever; art by Al Barrionuevo 46 written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray; art by Jesus Saiz 45 written by Tony Bedard; art by Jim Calafiore 44 written by Adam Beechen; art by Carlos Magno Breakdowns by Keith Giffen Covers by Ed Benes This year-long weekly series featuring a cast of hundreds kicks into high gear in its second month, under the watchful eye of head writer Paul Dini! See Mary Marvel undergo a surprising transformation! Learn why Donna Troy and Jason Todd are integral players in a cosmic chess game! And see Jimmy Olsen as you’ve never seen him before! The COUNTDOWN is on…so begins the end! COUNTDOWN 47 on sale June 6 COUNTDOWN 46 on sale June 13 COUNTDOWN 45 on sale June 20 COUNTDOWN 44 on sale June 27 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US 52 VOL. 2 TP Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid Breakdowns by Keith GiffenArt by various Cover by J.G. Jones Continue to explore the DCU’s lost year in the second volume of a 4-book collection featuring death, danger, romance, terror and the never-ending search for heroism! This 304-page volume — sporting a new cover by J.G. Jones — contains the lead stories from 52 WEEKS 14-26, plus commentary on each issue by creators and editors, conceptual drawings, sketch material, thumbnails and more! 52: A year without Superman; a year without Batman; a year without Wonder Woman…but not a year without heroes. Advance-solicited; on sale July 25 • 304 pg, FC, $19.99 US THE ALL-NEW ATOM #12 Written by Gail Simone Art by Mike Norton & Dan Green Cover by Ladrönn Beginning a sweeping 4-part story arc that will change the history of the Atom! Ryan Choi makes the fateful decision to proactively seek his predecessor and learn where he went at the end of IDENTITY CRISIS! On sale June 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US AMAZONS ATTACK #3 Written by Will Pfeifer Art and cover by Pete Woods The Amazons’ war against America continues! The JLA protects the nation's heartland, but as panic spreads across the continent, public sentiment turns against the military and the heroes. Frustrated and finding their loyalties torn, Supergirl and Wonder Girl take matters into their own hands, but their solution to the conflict may make things worse! On sale June 27 • 3 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US AQUAMAN: SWORD OF ATLANTIS #53 Written by Tad Williams Art by Shawn McManus Cover by Paul Rivoche Can Aquaman’s most formidable adversary control Sub Diego? And is Arthur alone enough to stop him? On sale June 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US BIRDS OF PREY #107 Written by Gail Simone Art by Nicola Scott & Doug Hazlewood Cover by Stephane Roux A final confrontation pits Spy Smasher’s Birds of Prey against Catman's Secret Six in Russia for the soul of one of DC’s most beloved heroines! Oh, and Oracle hasn’t given up on getting her team back either! On sale June 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #4 Written by Mark Waid Art by George Pérez & Bob Wiacek Cover by Pérez A couple of easy riders head out on the highway…get ready for the most unlikely team of all: Supergirl and Lobo! On sale June 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US BLUE BEETLE #16 Written by John Rogers Art by Rafael Albuquerque Cover by Cully Hamner Eclipso returns in a tie-in to COUNTDOWN! What’s brought the wrathful entity back from her solar orbit? The first clues are in this issue as the Beetle faces her newest attempt to claim a human host! On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US CHECKMATE #15 Written by Greg Rucka Art by Joe Bennett & Jack Jadson Cover by Matthew Clark Part 5 of “Checkout,” continued from OUTSIDERS #48! They say politics makes for strange bedfellows, and as their mission with the Outsiders reaches the end stage, the Royals are about to discover how many different meanings that has… GREEN LANTERN: WANTED — HAL JORDAN HC Written by Geoff Johns Art by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert Cover by Ethan Van Sciver Hal Jordan has been framed for murder in this new hardcover collecting GREEN LANTERN #14-20! Now Hal is on the run from a legion of intergalactic bounty hunters and the new Global Guardians. Can he clear his name and discover who put a price on his head? Advance-solicited; on sale August 1 • 160 pg, FC, $19.99 US GREEN LANTERN CORPS #13 Written by Dave Gibbons Art by Patrick Gleason & Prentis Rollins Cover by Gleason & Christian Alamy All hell breaks loose in the forests of Mogo as Lanterns old and new confront the ghosts of their pasts, and the sentient planet must make a desperate sacrifice to defeat the enemy within. On sale June 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #13 Written by Mark Guggenheim Art by Tony S. Daniel & Art Thibert Cover by Tony S. Daniel The Flash must make the choice he was offered at the beginning of "Full Throttle." And you won't want to miss the stunning full version of this cover - but you only can catch it when this issue races into stores! On sale June 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS SPECIAL #1 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Ethan Van Sciver and Dave Gibbons Cover by Van Sciver The stellar creative team of the sell-out GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH miniseries — Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver — reunites for an extra-sized Special, igniting an intergalactic war that will explode in the pages of GREEN LANTERN and GREEN LANTERN CORPS! Hal Jordan has struggled to regain his reputation. Kyle Rayner has suffered great personal loss and reluctantly gained great power. Guy Gardner's trust in the Guardians is wavering. John Stewart's unbreakable loyalty soon will be tested. Together, these four men are the Green Lanterns of Earth…but why are so many Earthmen recruited into the Corps? What is their ultimate rolel in the future of the universe? And how will the secret of the rings’ power threaten the Guardians and affect Hal Jordan's future? Sinestro was called the “greatest” of the Green Lanterns; now the renegade has vowed to bring terror to the universe he once protected. The worst murderers, thieves and deviants in the universe have gathered into Sinestro's Corps for one purpose: to instill great fear. Armed with the truth behind Parallax, Sinestro's intergalactic insurgents strike hard and fast at the very heart of the Green Lantern Corps. The Sinestro Corps is about to change everything you know about the Green Lanterns. Fear them. Everyone else will. Plus, a 6-page backup story by Johns and Dave Gibbons (GREEN LANTERN CORPS, WATCHMEN) — “The Origin of Sinestro”! On sale June 27 • 64 pg, FC, $4.99 US Edited by Peter Tomasi JACK KIRBY’S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC Written by Jack Kirby Art and cover by Kirby and Mike Royer Continuing the 4-book series collecting the work of Jack Kirby! DC collects four series — THE NEW GODS, THE FOREVER PEOPLE, MISTER MIRACLE and SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN — in chronological order as they originally appeared. These comics spanned galaxies, from the streets of Metropolis to the far-flung worlds of New Genesis and Apokolips, as cosmic-powered heroes and villains struggled for supremacy. In this second volume, collecting NEW GODS #4-6 ,FOREVER PEOPLE #4-6, JIMMY OLSEN #141-145 and MISTER MIRACLE #4-6 , the evil Darkseid’s schemes continue to unfold while the New Gods, Forever People, Mr. Miracle and other heroes battle his many minions! Advance-solicited; on sale August 22 • 396 pg, FC, $49.99 US CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC Written by Jack Kirby and Dave Wood Art by Kirby, Bruno Premiani, Marvin Stein, and others Cover by Kirby Reoffered to coincide with JACK KIRBY’S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 2! This volume reprints the original 1950s tales of four death defying adventurers and their impossible and unimaginable exploits. On sale June 6 • 157 pg, FC, $39.99 US • Relist KAMANDI ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC Written by Jack Kirby Art by Kirby and Mike Royer Cover by Kirby Reoffered to coincide with JACK KIRBY’S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 2! In these tales from KAMANDI #1-10 (1972-1973), Kamandi —one of the few survivors of the Great Disaster — must make his way in a world populated by bizarre mutated animals and other strange wonders! On sale June 6 • 244 pg, FC, $49.99 US • Relist JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #10 Written by Brad Meltzer Art by Ed Benes & Sandra Hope Cover by Michael Turner Variant cover by Phil Jimenez & Andy Lanning Best-selling author Brad Meltzer and superstar artist Ed Benes bring you the final chapter of "The Lightning Saga," as the villains are revealed! Retailers: This issue will feature two covers that may be ordered separately. The Standard Edition cover is by Michael Turner; one copy of the Variant Edition, with a cover by Phil Jimenez & Andy Lanning, may be ordered for every 10 copies of the Standard Edition ordered. Please see the Previews Order Form for further details. On sale June 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US JUSTICE #12 Written by Jim Krueger & Alex Ross Art by Doug Braithwaite & Ross Cover by Ross A few twists and turns remain in this amazing tale of the alliance of the world’s most fearsome villains! And against the wild landscape of hundreds of heroes and their foes, smaller, more intimate human dramas are played out. Don’t miss the remarkable conclusion to the remarkable 12-issue maxiseries by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Doug Braithwaite! Retailers: This issue will feature 2 covers by Alex Ross that may be ordered separately. Cover A (featuring heroes) and Cover B (featuring villains) may be ordered individually in any quantity. Please see the Previews Order Form for further details. On sale June 13 • 12 of 12 • 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US GREEN ARROW #75 Written by Judd Winick Art and cover by Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens The moment we thought we’d never see is here: Green Arrow finally asks the Black Canary for her hand in marriage in this special extra-sized final issue! After the tumultuous, on-and-off relationship they’ve shared throughout the years, what answer will Dinah give Ollie? On sale June 13 • 40 pg, FC, $3.50 US • Final Issue JLA CLASSIFIED #39 Written by Peter Milligan Art by Carlos D’Anda Cover by Howard Porter Part 3 of the 5-part “Kid Amazo.” It’s time to start picking sides…but will Amazo sit still for his only “son” choosing the hero’s path? Not likely! On sale June 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US JSA CLASSIFIED #27 Written by Frank Tieri Art and cover by Matt Haley & Jerome Moore The 2-part story concludes as Wildcat’s investigation into an underground superhuman gambling ring results in a surprising discovery about himself! On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US HAWKGIRL #65 Written by Walter Simonson Art by Renato Arlem Cover by Howard Chaykin After centuries at the mercy of his curse, Hawkgirl tracks down Hath-Set and faces the fate of the Hawks head-on! On sale June 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US JONAH HEX #20 Written by Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti Art and cover by Phil Noto Jonah Hex gets reunited with an old “friend,” and when they set off to take care of some unfinished business, the West gets real hot, real fast! On sale June 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US OUTSIDERS #48 Written by Judd Winick & Greg Rucka Art and cover by Matthew Clark & Wayne Faucher Part 4 of “Checkout,” crossing over with CHECKMATE! Pinned down on Oolong Island and losing men, the joint Checkmate/Outsiders force must find a way to hide in plain sight! On sale June 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US OUTSIDERS: PAY AS YOU GO TP Written by Judd Winick Art by Carlo Barberi and others Cover by Matthew Clark A new volume collecting OUTSIDERS #42-46 and ANNUAL #1! The Outsiders are back on the trail of Dr. Sivana after a year of hiding out. Can they thwart his schemes of a worldwide tech assault? Plus, discover the events that led to the team’s “death”! Advance-solicited; on sale July 5 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US SHAZAM: THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL #4 Written by Jeff Smith Art and cover by Smith The final installment of the acclaimed miniseries by Jeff Smith throws the Marvel family against the Monster Society of Evil itself! Their only hope of surviving and saving the world as we know it is that they’re too young to realize what they're really up against! On sale June 6 • Prestige Format • 4 of 4 • 48 pg, FC, $5.99 US MARTIAN MANHUNTER: THE OTHERS AMONG US TP Written by A.J. Lieberman Art and cover by Al Barrionuevo & Bit Collecting the 8-issue miniseries shedding new light on the popular JLA member! When J’onn J’onzz learns he may not be the last of his race after all, it sends him on a mission to seek the real facts about his past and his long-lost race. Martian Manhunter will stop at nothing to discover the truth about himself and the world he lives in! Advance-solicited; on sale July 25 • 208 pg, FC, $19.99 US TRIALS OF SHAZAM #8 Written by Judd Winick Art and cover by Howard Porter The trials continue as Freddy finds Atlas, his next godly benefactor. But the Council of Merlin has other plans for the two! On sale June 20 • 8 of 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BATGIRL VOL. 1 TP Written by John Broome and others Art by Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane and others Cover by Infantino & Murphy Anderson In these fast-paced, fun stories collected from the pages of BATMAN, DETECTIVE COMICS and more, Batgirl learns from the Dynamic Duo what it takes to battle evil in the streets of Gotham City while taking on a string of unforgettable foes! Advance-solicited; on sale July 11 • 552 pg, B&W, $16.99 US SHOWCASE PRESENTS: MARTIAN MANHUNTER VOL. 1 TP Written by Jack Miller and others Art by Joe Certa and others Cover by Certa Collecting stories from the late 1950s starring this charter member of the Justice League of America! Adopting the Earthly identity of Police Detective John Jones, the super-hero known as the Martian Manhunter uses his incredible strength, shape-shifting abilities and other powers to combat crime! Advance-solicited; on sale July 25 • 544 pg, B&W, $16.99 US SHADOWPACT #14 Written by Bill Willingham Art and cover by Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher Disgusted with his new demonic status and the fact that he’s made it look “cool” and desirable to the world at large, Blue Devil tries to quit Shadowpact! On sale June 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #31 Written by Tony Bedard Art by Kevin Sharpe Cover by Barry Kitson The Dominators storyline comes to a surprising conclusion that will change the lives of the Legionnaires irrevocably! On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US TEEN TITANS #48 Written by Adam Beechen Art by Al Barrionuevo & Bit Cover by Tony S. Daniel An AMAZONS ATTACK tie-in issue guest-starring Supergirl! How far will Cassie and Kara go in the impending battle — and how will their choices affect their relationship with the Titans? On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US THE SPIRIT #7 Written by Kyle Baker, Jimmy Palmiotti and Walter Simonson Art by Kyle Baker, Jordi Bernet, Chris Sprouse & Karl Story Cover by Darwyn Cooke A Spirit Summer Special featuring a trio of tales! We start off with a supermodel gone bad, then follow a path of intrigue through an old tenement building, and finish off with an unjustly accused cabbie. Three stories with humor and heart, told in the best tradition of the Spirit. On sale June 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 22 HC Written by Will Eisner Art and cover by Eisner Will Eisner’s masterwork continues through one of its greatest periods in WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 22, collecting the Spirit Sections from January though June 1951 and featuring such classic stories as “Death is my Destiny,” “The Octopus is Back” and “The Hero!”! Advance-solicited; on sale August 15 • 188 pg, FC, $49.99 US UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS TP Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art and cover by Daniel Acuña Collecting the 8-issue miniseries spinning out of INFINITE CRISIS, with art by the sensational Daniel Acuña! Meet the all-new Phantom Lady, Doll Man, Human Bomb and the Ray — members of the government task force known as SHADE, the country's first line of defense against super-powered threats and terrorists. Advance-solicited; on sale July 11 • 208 pg, FC, $14.99 US THE ORIGINAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMIC BOOK HEROES VOLUME 2: WONDER WOMAN TP Written by Michael Fleischer Art and cover by various Originally published in 1976, this comprehensive volume includes every piece of information about Wonder Woman, her allies and enemies, weapons in her quest for peace and her adventures across the decades. Advance-solicited; on sale July 18 • 272 pg, B&W, $19.99 US WONDER WOMAN #10 Written by Jodi Picoult Art by Paco Diaz Cover by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson Jodi Picoult’s sensational run reaches its gut-wrenching finale! Amid a war between the United States and the Amazons on American soil, Wonder Woman must race to save Paradise Island from total ruin! But the traumatic repercussions of her decision to slay Max Lord bring the Amazon princess full circle, as she realizes there’s only one way to stop the war. Can Wonder Woman cross that line once more, or will lives continue to be lost? On sale June 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Johnny DC ELRIC: MAKING OF A SORCERER TP Written by Michael Moorcock Art and cover by Walter Simonson Acclaimed science-fiction/fantasy icon Michael Moorcock teams with comics legend Walter Simonson for this stunning collection that reveals an untold chapter in the life of the classic sword-and-sorcery character Elric. Witness the ascension of Elric to the throne of Melniboné! Advance-solicited; on sale July 11 • 208 pg, FC, $19.99 US THE BATMAN STRIKES! #34 Written by J. Torres Art by Christopher Jones & Terry Beatty Cover by Sanford Greene & Nathan Massengill The Riddler’s playing a deadly game, and Batman’s the prize! Batgirl and Robin will need all of their training, wits and guts to save the Batman. On sale June 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #34 Written by James Peaty Art by Gordon Purcell & Bob Petrecca Cover by Zach Howard Superman must deal with the greatest threat Krypton left behind: Zod! On sale June 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #3 Written by Scott Beatty Art by Sanford Greene & Nathan Massengill Cover by Steve Uy Auditions can be scary, especially when the team you’re trying out for is the Legion of Super-Heroes! But a small-planet girl is about to make good when a big-time threat proves more than the Legion can handle. So say what you want about substitutes, we think they look pretty good together! On sale June 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US TEEN TITANS GO! #44 Written by J. Torres Art by Mike Norton & Lary Stucker Cover by Todd Nauck Red Raven is on the loose! It’s up to the Titans to stop Raven’s dark side from ruining the day! On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #14 Written by by Sholly Fisch, Robbie Busch and Tom Warburton Art by Ethen Beavers, Mike DeCarlo, Maurice Fontenot, and the Iguana Cover by Travis Kotzebue & DeCarlo What happens when Ben meets his match? Or rather, his mimic? Trouble, that’s what! On sale June 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #34 Written by Robbie Busch, Scott Cunningham and Jennifer Keating Moore Art by Stephanie Gladden, Mike Kazaleh, Gary Fields and Phil Moy Cover by Robert Pope & Mike DeCarlo It’s a race against time to find the Three Legged Race Monster before it finds the Bean Scouts! Plus, watch what happens when Bloo enters a pie-eating contest! On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US LOONEY TUNES #151 Written by Sholly Fisch and Frank Strom Art by Leo Batic, Walter Carzon, Pablo Zamboni, Horacio Ottolini and Ruben Torreiro Cover by Scott Jeralds Yosemite Sam has become a charming man-about-town! What’s his terrible scheme? Plus, Sam Sheepdog and Ralph just want to get away from it all, but it seems they’re destined for a working vacation. On sale June 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US SCOOBY-DOO #121 Written by Robbie Busch & Scott Cunningham Art by Scott Neely & Karen Matchette Cover by Robert Pope & Scott McRae The Scoobs shiver their timbers in terror, mateys! Can they kick some pirate booty, or is it into Davey Jones’ locker with ’em…forever? On sale June 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US MAD #479 Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots Just say no to unfunny magazines. Read this gut-busting issue of MAD! Now! On sale June 6 • 48 pg, FC/B&W, $3.99 US MAD CLASSICS #16 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 June 6 • 96 pg, FC/B&W, $4.99 US CMX GON VOL. 1 Written and illustrated by Masashi Tanaka CMX. The little dinosaur with the big bite and even bigger attitude returns, this time to CMX! Long before the dawn of man, savage dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Now, only one remains — the smallest, wildest of them all! GON marches across the wilderness defending the friendly and furry from the mean and hungry. Told entirely without words, these stories highlight the amazingly detailed art and visual storytelling genius of creator Masashi Tanaka. NOTE: The new CMX edition reprints this material in right-to-left order, as it appeared in the original Japanese editions. Advance-solicited; on sale July 25 • 5” x 7.375” • 148 pg, B&W, $5.99 US • TEEN SAMURAI COMMANDO: MISSION 1549 VOL. 1 Original Concept by Ryo Hanmura Written by Harutoshi Fukui Illustrated by Ark Performance CMX. A new CMX series based on a Japanese novel that was made into two films! A military test accidentally sends a modern-day army back in time to feudal Japan. When their actions in the past begin to have an effect on the present, another unit is dispatched to retrieve them. But the commander of the lost unit has other plans: He wants to use his advanced technology to conquer Japan and change his country’s destiny. Advance-solicited; on sale July 11 • 5” x 7.375” • 176 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN+ I HATE YOU MORE THAN ANYONE VOL. 1 Written and illustrated by Banri Hidaka CMX. A new CMX series begins! Kazuha Akiyoshi is the eldest of six children. Highly responsible and irresistibly cute, she is also something of a tomboy who never allows her softer side to show through –– until she meets Mizushima, the first guy to treat her like a girl. Kazuha has her first real crush; will it be reciprocated? Then there’s Sugimoto, an older guy who wants to be an important part of her life — but he’s the one who Kazuha hates more than anyone! Advance-solicited; on sale July 11 • 5” x 7.375” • 192 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN+ CIPHER VOL. 8 Written and illustrated by Minako Narita CMX. Cipher settles into a new life in L.A. with his roommate Hal. Even with their very different personalities, they get along fine. When Cipher tells the story of his previous life with his twin brother and how orderly their existence was, Hal takes this as his cue to bring out Cipher’s wilder side. A ski trip, a toga party, and Cipher’s first swim in the ocean all soon follow. Advance-solicited; on sale July 4 • 5" x 7.375" 192 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN VS. VOL. 6 Written and illustrated by Keiko Yamada CMX. The conflict heats up between Reiji and Bartholomew! Mitsuko struggles with her own confused emotions in order to stay focused on her troubled student’s progress. Reiji’s estranged mother appears, seeking reconciliation with her son, but he’s not interested. When she later violently interrupts his concert, it leads to a shocking revelation about the relationship between Reiji and Bartholomew. Advance-solicited; on sale July 4 • 5" x 7.375" 208 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN+ CANON VOL. 2 Written and Illustrated by Chika Shiomi CMX. Since becoming a vampire, Canon’s sole purpose has been to hunt for Rod, the vampire who turned her into one of the undead and killed 39 of her friends in the process. But is that the real story? Repressed memories begin to surface, and now Canon is confused about her true relationship with her avowed enemy. And where does this put Sakaki, Canon’s new ally, who is intent on bringing down Rod? Advance-solicited; on sale July 18 • 5” x 7.375” 210 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN+ PENGUIN REVOLUTION VOL. 4 Written and Illustrated by Sakura Tsukuba CMX. The Peacock agency is willing to forget about Yukari’s resignation on one condition: Ryo must win an award! When a chance appears for Ryo to go on TV, it could be the break they are hoping for. But an accidental kiss in a park results in awkwardness between Yukari and Ryo at the worst possible time. And if that’s not bad enough, Peacock talent Narazaki starts having feelings for Yukari too. Advance-solicited; on sale July 25 • 5” x 7.375” 192 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN RECIPE FOR GERTRUDE VOL. 5 Written and Illustrated by Nari Kusakawa CMX. This critically acclaimed series comes to an end with a collection of short stories. Gertrude, Puppen and Mariotte confront a strange music teacher at Sahara’s school. Then Gertrude ends up in Canada, where he starts out searching for the recipe but ends up helping in a hunt for Bigfoot! And how will Puppen react when Mariotte puts him on a diet? Advance-solicited; on sale July 18 • 5” x 7.375” 192 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • ALL AGES Minx CLUBBING Written by Andi Watson Art and cover by Josh Howard CLUBBING is the third book from MINX, DC COMICS' new young adult graphic novel imprint. CLUBBING is written by the Eisner- and Harvey-nominated indie sensation Andi Watson (Geisha, Paris, Skeleton Key) and illustrated by Josh Howard (Dead @ 17), Wizard magazine's pick as the #1 independent book to watch in 2005. The crime: Getting caught with a fake I.D. at an extravagant West End nightclub. The punishment: Spending the summer at her Grandparent's stuffy country club. But Charlotte "Lottie" Brook, best known for her mile-high platforms, an endless i-tunes account and an unbridled passion for classic lit, will end up doing more than just serving time in country boot camp. Lottie will narrowly escape romance and end up solving a murder mystery on the 19th hole of her Grandparents1 golf course. This book also includes Lottie's Lexicon, a special dictionary feature that translates English slang to fluent American. All MINX books contain 176 pages, black and white interiors with gray tones and color covers. Each title also includes previews for three other MINX books as a special bonus. Advance-solicited; on sale July 11 / 176 pg, FC, $9.99 US Wildstorm THE HIGHWAYMEN #1 Written by Marc Bernardin & Adam Freeman Art by Lee Garbett Cover by Brian Stelfreeze Two men. One drives, the other shoots. In their prime, they were the Highwaymen; a special breed of couriers capable of ferrying anything, anywhere, anytime. But that was long ago. Now Able “Speed” Monroe and Alistair McQueen are a little worse for wear, almost obsolete...until they are called out of retirement and must cross the river of bad blood between them to deliver some very dangerous cargo for a dead President. If only they knew what is was — and why everyone else wants to kill them for it. On sale June 20 • 1 of 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US EX MACHINA #29 Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Tony Harris & Jim Clark Cover by Harris Concluding the 4-part “Power Down.” In this electrifying finale, Mayor Hundred learns important new information about the accident that gave him his strange new abilities, but will the fallout from New York’s crippling blackout hurt his powers in office?On sale June 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS DANGER GIRL: BODY SHOTS #3 Written by Andy Hartnell Art and cover by Nick Bradshaw & Jim Charalampidis Johnny Barracuda and Sydney must forgo their pursuit of the Master Key, a weapon of grave destructive power, to save Abbey who’s been seriously wounded by a mysterious female sniper. But while recovering, Abbey disappears from DG HQ and tracks down her assailant — and makes a startling discovery! On sale June 6 • 3 of 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MIDNIGHTER #8 Written by Christos Gage Art by John Paul Leon Cover by Chris Sprouse The Midnighter is challenged by Hawksmoor to take on a different kind of mission, one with a little more humanity. Amused by the dare, Midnighter agrees, only to find that nothing ever comes easy in this nasty world we live in. On sale June 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US GRIFTER & MIDNIGHTER #4 Written by Chuck Dixon Cover by Ryan Benjamin Art by Ryan Benjamin & Saleem Crawford A multigalactic epic of annihilation and longing and weirdness. Midnighter and Grifter get the 411 and it’s all bad news. The planet, the entire civilized, galaxy faces complete destruction from a numberless legion of critters bent on slaughter and only these two bad boys stand in their way. On sale June 13 • 4 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US NINJA SCROLL #10 Written by J. Torres Art by Michael Chang Ting Yu Cover by Jonboy Meyers The lone wolf's new “cub” is not what he seems! But what does the young wannabe warrior really want with Jubei? And what is his connection to Jubei's dark past? Find out in the climactic conclusion of “Musko” as we unravel more of the mystery that is Jubei Kibagami! On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US GEN13 #9 Written by Gail Simone Art and cover by Carlo Barberi & Drew Geraci The Gen13 kids tumble into Tranquility! On the run from I.O., the teens have taken refuge in the small town of Tranquility and are finding it difficult to relax. But the kind, open nature of the townsfolk has them suspicious...is all as it seems in this town? On sale June 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US GEN13: BEST OF A BAD LOT TP Written by Gail Simone Art by Talent Caldwell & Matt “Batt” Banning Cover by Caldwell Collecting the first six issues of the new series! Meet Caitlin, Sarah, Roxy, Bobby, and Eddie — outcast teenagers who must discover the secret to their newfound powers and what role the nefarious Tabula Rasa and International Operations play in their lives. Advance-solicited; on sale July 5 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #7 Written by Gail Simone Art and cover by Neil Googe Tranquility is no longer the small, quiet town it was, and Sheriff Lindo has her hands full keeping it from getting worse! Whether it’s the continuous incarceration of dangerous super folks or strange teenage visitors in town, it’s definitely going to be a difficult week! On sale June 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US STORMWATCH: PHD #8 Written by Christos N. Gage Art by Andy Smith Cover by Mike McKone Wizard “2007 Writer to Watch” Christos Gage is joined by new interior artist Andy Smith (52, WORLD WAR 3) and cover artist Mike McKone (Teen Titans, Fantastic Four) as a new arc begins — a great jumping-on point for new readers! Following the explosive conclusion to the first arc, Jackson King decides it’s time PHD paid their sister unit StormWatch Prime a visit! What can the motley PHD learn from their super-powered, superstar brethren? And don’t miss the astounding ending that will leave the reader breathless! On sale June 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US STORMWATCH: PHD VOL. 1 TP Written by Christos Gage Cover by Mahnke Art by Doug Mahnke & Matthew Dow Smith Collecting the first six issues of the hot new series by Christos Gage and Doug Mahnke! Former Weatherman Jackson King has a near impossible mission: develop new methods of superpowered-being apprehension and containment…on a shoestring budget. With a dingy office staffed with second-rate heroes and former villains, does this Post- Human Division stand a chance? Advance-solicited; on sale July 18 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US WETWORKS #10 Written by J.M. DeMatteis Art by Joel Gomez & Trevor Scott Cover by Whilce Portacio Guest-written by Eisner Award winner J.M. DeMatteis! Can a cyborg die? That's the question Dane has to confront when Mother-One is suddenly gripped by a mysterious — and deadly — illness. Ab-Death holds the key to the mystery...but it will take an extraordinary journey into Deadworld to find the answers. On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US SUPERNATURAL: ORIGINS #2 Written by Peter Johnson Art by Matthew Dow Smith Cover by Tim Sale Continuing the new WildStorm series based on the hit CW show! John Winchester’s investigation into his wife’s horrifying murder plunges him deeper into the world of the supernatural. On the trail of the monstrous killer, John heads west with his children in tow, seeking aid in his quest and some answers...but is he asking the right questions? On sale June 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET #8 Written by Chuck Dixon Art by Kevin West & Bob Almond Cover by West What could be more terrifying than Freddy Krueger’s twisted nightmare world? Working a double shift at a fast food restaurant! But when the lines between the two cross, a recipe for horror is created. On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: CUT! Written by Will Pfeifer Art by Stefano Raffaele Cover by Darick Robertson A Special written by Will Pfeifer (CATWOMAN) with art by international sensation Stefano Raffaele! Thirty years after the gruesome events of the infamous “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” film school grads come to Travis County to document the Hewitt clan. But has the terror really ended? Has Leatherface really faded into urban myth? On sale June 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS Vertigo AMERICAN VIRGIN #16 Written by Steven T. Seagle Art by Becky Cloonan & Jim Rugg Cover by Celia Calle The “Around the World” story continues as professed virgins Adam and Vanessa have made their way to the island nation. It’s not just the steam from the hot springs that’s turning up the heat between them, but Japan has its own ideas about how far young lovers can go to be together. Or do they? A festival celebrating male fertility sheds an uncomfortable light on Adam’s uncertainty about his sexual side as “Around the World” continues its westward trek toward liberation. On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS AMERICAN VIRGIN VOL. 2: GOING DOWN TP Written by Steven T. Seagle Art by Becky Cloonan & Ryan Kelly Cover by Joshua Middleton Collecting issues #5-9 of the red-hot new Vertigo series by Steven T. Seagle and Becky Cloonan. Adam Chamberlain has to entomb his eternal love, but will he bury the best parts of himself with her? Adam is shocked to find that mercenary Mel has learned where the terrorist cell that killed Cassie is hiding. Advance-solicited; on sale July 25 • 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS AMERICAN VIRGIN VOL. 1: HEAD TP Written by Steven T. Seagle Art by Becky Cloonan & Jim Rugg Cover by Frank Quitely Reoffered to coincide with AMERICAN VIRGIN VOL. 2, this volume collects AMERICAN VIRGIN #1-4, plus a Steven T. Seagle interview and sketch material from Becky Cloonan! Adam Chamberlain is a 20-year-old youth minister, a best-selling author, and most important, the head of a rabid national virginity movement. But practicing virgin or not, Adam is about to lose it when his girlfriend is killed. On sale June 6 • 112 pg, FC, $9.99 US • MATURE READERS • Relist 100 BULLETS #85 Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Eduardo Risso Cover by Dave Johnson Father and son are reunited, but with a woman in the middle of the two, how can this be a good thing? The “other” woman knows for true it’s not... On sale June 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS ARMY@LOVE #4 Written by Rick Veitch Art and cover by Veitch & Gary Erskine It’s truth or consequences for Healey when a straight-jacketed Allie shows up in Afbaghistan, while Janin must decide if her betrayal is worth the price. Back in Edgefield, Loman come to grips with his marriage to Switzer suddenly including a third member: the lovesick Flabbergast. On sale June 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS CROSSING MIDNIGHT #8 Written by Mike Carey Art by Jim Fern & Mark Pennington Cover by J.H. Williams III Trapped in the mortal realm, Toshi discovers that Tokyo by night has rules and rhythms that its daytime inhabitants scarcely dream of. But will the people she meets and the things she learns be enough to defeat an adversary who is one of the five faces of death? On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS DEADMAN #11 Written by Bruce Jones Art and cover by John Watkiss Brandon breaks into the mysterious Cain Institute in search of Eve Kendall — the woman who appears to carry Sarah’s missing child. But in this medical facility, the doctors are deadly and the patients are deadlier. On sale June 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS FABLES #62 Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean In Part 3 of “The Good Prince,” Flycatcher now knows what he must do to save those he can from the coming war against the Empire. But the mission will require bravery, sacrifice, an iron will and perseverance against a host of dangers. Is meek and mild Fly up to the task? Also, Prince Charming delivers an ultimatum to the Imperial ambassador. On sale June 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS JACK OF FABLES #12 Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges Art by Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy Cover by CLASSIFIED JACK OF FABLES celebrates its one-year anniversary with a new story arc and a shocking new mystery cover artist! So what happens when you become the most well- known Fable in America? Jack starts to find out in a truly bizarre way. Also, in the Golden Boughs retirement village (and prison camp for Fables) Mr. Revise takes drastic steps to keep the escaped Fables from spilling the beans on him and his facility. On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS DMZ #20 Written by Brian Wood Art by Riccardo Burchielli and Kristian Donaldson Cover by Wood Part 3 of the 5-part “Friendly Fire.” While everyone anxiously awaits the verdict on the “Day 204” trial, Matty takes to the streets and visits the site of the massacre, the memorial, and talks to residents who got caught in the crossfire. On sale June 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS THE EXTERMINATORS #18 Written by Simon Oliver Art by Ty Templeton Cover by Philip Bond Concluding the 2-part “Showdown at Scatshot” featuring guest art by Ty Templeton. Stretch goes on a mission to learn who set him up to take the fall for the casino robbery and when he does, he’s got a particularly nasty and un-Buddha-like revenge in mind. On sale June 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS HELLBLAZER #233 Written by Andy Diggle Art by Leonardo Manco Cover by Lee Bermejo Now that the old casino stands quiet and empty, Constantine can hear the whispering in the walls. He left a part of himself here, a long time ago — and if he wants to get his life back on track, he’s going to have to kill it once and for all. On sale June 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS HELLBLAZER: THE RED RIGHT HAND TP Written by Denise Mina Art by Leonardo Manco Cover by Lee Bermejo Collecting HELLBLAZER #224-228, written by best-selling author Denise Mina! Steve Evans’ dream of universal empathy proves to be hell on Earth for Glasgow, where he finds there’s far more pain to go around than he'd ever imagined. Glaswegians are tearing each other apart, and now Evans needs John Constantine’s help to stop the carnage. Too bad he just buried Constantine alive. Advance-solicited; on sale July 11 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS SCALPED #6 Written by Jason Aaron Art by R.M. Guera Cover by Jock Kicking off the 5-part story “Casino Boogie.” With the grand opening of the Crazy Horse Casino in full swing, we take a look at Dash Bad Horse’s troubled origin, his return and his day-to-day life on The Rez working for Chief Red Crow. Meanwhile, the mysterious Catcher has news for Dash — news he’s not gonna like to hear. On sale June 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS LOVELESS #20 Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Werther Dell’Edera Cover by Marcelo Frusin Concluding “Blackwater Falls.” In the midst of a celebration, the town must pay for its sins. But is the original sinner even in Blackwater anymore On sale June 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS TESTAMENT #19 Written by Douglas Rushkoff Art and cover by Liam Sharp Part 1 of the new story “Mitzrayim.” With Jake now leader of the temple, the resistance is ready escape from the bondage of Fallow and his Globos, which after Dinah’s magical hack have acquired a new level of power. But the modern-day Moses will not be who Jake expects. On sale June 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS DC Direct BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE STATUE DESIGNED BY JIM LEE Sculpted by Erick Sosa Certain to be another sought-after addition to DC Direct’s collection of Batman: Black & White statues, this original creation designed by Jim Lee presents his unique vision of the Caped Crusader. Painted in monochromatic tones, this limited-edition statue reflects the mood of Batman: Black and White VOL. 1 and 2, the stunning collections of short stories by award-winning talent. The statue measures approximately 5.5” tall x 7” wide x 5” deep. It features a logo- shaped base, and is packaged in a black-and-white box Advance-solicited; on sale November 7, 2007* Statue * $59.99 US COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION WITH THESE BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUES: AVAILABLE NOW! BATMAN B&W STATUE: TIM SALE (FEB050365) PI BATMAN B&W STATUE: STEVE RUDE (JAN060388) PI BATMAN B&W STATUE: KELLEY JONES (APR060306) PI BATMAN B&W STATUE: PAUL POPE (JUN060281) PI AVAILABLE SOON! BATMAN B&W STATUE: MATT WAGNER In Stores 4/18/2007! (SEP06 0336) PI BATMAN B&W STATUE: ALEX ROSS In Stores 7/11/2007! (DEC060325) PI ************************************************************************ DC MINIMATES 2-PACKS WAVE 6 The DC Universe just got smaller — and more collectible! DC Direct and Art Asylum team up to give your favorite super-heroes the MiniMates makeover! These figures range in size from 2 1/8” – 2 1/2” tall. Each 2-pack is blister-carded on a 4-color card. Collect them all! * WONDER WOMAN BATTLE DAMAGED & CHEETAH MODERN * BIZARRO & SUPERGIRL * S.T.R.I.P.E. & STARGIRL * SGT ROCK & BLACK HAWK Mini Mates 2-Pack PI AVAILABLE SOON: DC MINIMATES 2-PACKS WAVE 5 In Stores 9/19/07! * RED TORNADO & MA HUNKEL * GUY GARDNER & KILOWOG * HAWKMAN & HAWKGIRL * SHAZAM! & MARY MARVEL Mini Mates 2-Pack PI DC MINIMATES 2-PACKS WAVE 4 In Stores 7/5/07! * BATGIRL & BANE * STEEL & CYBORG SUPERMAN * GOLDEN AGE FLASH & WILD CAT * DEADMAN & THE SPECTRE Mini Mates 2-Pack PI DC MINIMATES 2-PACKS WAVE 3 In Stores 4/25/07! * AQUAMAN & OCEAN MASTER * BATTLE-DAMAGED BATMAN & KILLER CROC * DEATHSTROKE & GREEN ARROW * WONDER WOMAN & ARES Mini Mates 2-Pack PI AVAILABLE NOW! DC MINIMATES 2-PACKS WAVE 2 In Stores Now! * BATTLE-DAMAGED SUPERMAN & BRAINIAC-13 * BOOSTER GOLD & BLUE BEETLE * POWER GIRL & DR. FATE * ROBIN & THE PENGUIN Mini Mates 2-Pack PI DC MINIMATES 2-PACKS WAVE 1 In Stores Now! * CLASSIC SUPERMAN & ARMORED LEX LUTHOR * GREEN LANTERN & STAR SAPPHIRE * THE JOKER & HARLEY QUINN * MODERN BATMAN & OMAC Mini Mates 2-Pack PI ************************************************************************ WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE: BLACK CANARY BUST Designed by Adam Hughes Sculpted by Jack Mathews Black Canary concludes the amazing line of Women of the DC Universe busts designed by award-winning illustrator Adam Hughes! This limited-edition, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain busts measures approximately: 5.5” tall x 2.5” wide x 3” deep and is packaged in a four-color box Advance solicited; on sale November 14, 2007 * Bust * $45.00 US LOOK FOR THE BRAND NEW SERIES OF WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE BUSTS DESIGNED BY TERRY DODSON COMING IN JANUARY 2008! WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE: DONNA TROY / WONDER GIRL In Stores 9/5/07! (APR06 0309) $45.00 US WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE: BIG BARDA In Stores 7/5/2007! (DEC06 0324) $45.00 US WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE: BATGIRL In Stores 5/9/07! (OCT060315) $45.00 US WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE: ZATANNA In Stores Now! (AUG060311) $45.00 US WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE: POWER GIRL In Stores Now! (JUN060280) $45.00 US WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE: HARLEY QUINN In Stores Now! (APR060309) $45.00 US ************************************************************************ POWER GIRL & HUNTRESS: LEGACY STATUE Sculpted by Tony Cipriano Bright Power: As a member of the JSA, Power Girl is the Kryptonian cousin of SUPERMAN — a legacy of light. Dark Vengeance: Huntress follows in Batman’s footsteps — a legacy etched in night. Together for the first time in a DC Direct statue, this limited-edition, hand-painted, cold- cast porcelain statue measures approximately 11.75" tall x 6.5" wide x 5.5" deep. Includes a certificate of authenticity and is packaged in a 4-color box. This limited edition statue is manufactured to order. Advance-solicited; on sale November 28, 2007 * Statue * $195.00 US SUPERMAN: LAST SON ACTION FIGURES Designed by Adam Kubert Based on the best-selling ACTION COMICS storyline “Last Son,” with art by Adam Kubert and written by Richard Donner & Geoff Johns! Includes: * SUPERMAN (6.75” H) * BIZARRO (7” H) * ZOD (6.75” H) * URSA (6.5” H) Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a base. Advance-solicited; on sale November 14, 2007 * Action Figures * PI Retailers please note: Superman , Bizarro, Zod, and Ursa are intended for individual sale to consumers, but are sold to retailers in inner and master cases. Consult your Retailer Order Form for packaging & pricing details. These products are being offered simultaneously beyond the comic-book specialty market. BATGIRL 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE BATGIRL is the newest addition to DC Direct’s line of realistically proportioned, super- heroic 1:6 scale figures! She is the second female in the line. This deluxe collector figure comes in two versions: The regular BATGIRL is clothed in an authentically detailed gray fabric costume and includes accessories and a display stand. The variant version of BATGIRL is clothed in an authentically detailed BLACK fabric costume and includes accessories and a display stand. Both figures are packaged in a deluxe 4-color window box with a 5th panel. Advance-solicited; on sale November 21, 2007 * Collector figure * $69.99 US Retailers please note: See the Previews Order Form to find out how to qualify to purchase the VARIANT BATGIRL 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE. CONTINUE YOUR COLLECTION OF SUPER POSEABLE 13” FIGURES! BATMAN (CLASSIC) 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE BATMAN (Classic) continues DC Direct’s line of realistically proportioned, super-heroic 1:6 scale figures! This classic version of BATMAN in his gray and blue suit comes clothed in an authentically detailed fabric costume and includes accessories and a display stand. Packaged in a deluxe 4-color window box with a 5th panel. Advance-solicited; on sale November 21, 2007 * Collector figure * $69.99 US CONTINUE YOUR COLLECTION OF SUPER POSEABLE 13”FIGURES! NIGHTWING 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE In Stores 9/19/07! (FEB070373) $69.99 US CATWOMAN 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE In Stores 7/5/07! (DEC06 0309) $69.99 US MARTIAN MANHUNTER 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE In Stores 5/23/07! (OCT06 0314) $69.99 US SUPERMAN (CLASSIC) 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE In Stores Now! (AUG060302) $69.99 US SHAZAM! 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE In Stores Now! (JUL06 0262) $69.99 US THE FLASH 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE In Stores Now! (JUN06 0270) $69.99 US AQUAMAN13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE In Stores Now! (MAY06 0243) $69.99 US BATMAN (MODERN) 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE In Stores Now! (MAR060404) $69.99 US TWO FACE13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE In Stores Now! (FEB060360) $69.99 US LEX LUTHOR13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE In Stores Now! (DEC050354) $69.99 US ************************************************************************ SHAZAM! #1 POSTER Art by Jeff Smith Featuring art from the first issue cover of the hot new 4–issue miniseries SHAZAM!: THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL by Jeff Smith! Advance-solicited; on sale November 28, 2007 _ Poster _$7.99 US BATMAN #655 POSTER Art by Andy Kubert Featuring art from the cover of Batman #655! Advance-solicited; on sale November 28, 2007 _ Poster _$7.99 US BLACK CANARY POSTER Art by Adam Hughes Featuring art from the cover of the variant edition of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #6! Advance-solicited; on sale November 28, 2007 _ Poster _$7.99 US AQUAMAN POSTER Art by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson Featuring art from the cover of AQUAMAN: SWORD OF ATLANTIS #54! Advance-solicited; on sale November 28, 2007 _ Poster _$7.99 US SHAZAM! ACTION FIGURES For the first time, the complete classic Shazam! Family together! Includes: SHAZAM! (6.75” H) MARY (6.5” H) MARY (VARIANT) JR. (6.5” H) DR. SIVANA w/MR. MIND (6.5” H) BILLY BATSON & HOPPY 2-PACK (6.15” H & 6.25” H) Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a base. Advance-solicited; on sale November 28, 2007 * Action Figures * PI Retailers please note: Shazam!, Mary Marvel, Capt. Marvel Jr., Dr. Sivana (with Mr. Mind) and the Billy Batson & Hoppy 2-pack are intended for individual sale to consumers, but are sold to retailers in inner and master cases. Consult your Retailer Order Form for packaging & pricing details. These products are being offered simultaneously beyond the comic-book specialty market. IMAGE COMICS THE AMORY WARS #1 (OF 5) story CLAUDIO SANCHEZ art & cover GUS VAZQUEZ variant cover TONY MOORE JUNE 6 32 PAGES, FC $2.99 Coheed Kilgannon's suburban world is turned upside down by General Mayo Deftinwolf, who explains the nightmares of torture that violate Coheed's dreams are real—and that Coheed and his family play a crucial piece in a terrorist plot to destroy all the worlds of the Keywork. To save these worlds, Coheed and his wife, Cambria, must do the unthinkable... From the imagination of Claudio Sanchez, the creative mind behind the music sensation COHEED AND CAMBRIA, comes a science fiction epic in the tradition of Star Wars and The Matrix—a new, star-spanning mythology, rooted in the story of one simple family. Hold on tight. The Amory Wars start here! REPO #1 (OF 5) story RICK SPEARS art & cover ROB G JUNE 20 32 PAGES, FC $3.50 From the team that brought you TEENAGERS FROM MARS, and THE COURIERS comes REPO, an all-out action comedy about two small-time repo men named KD and Emil. Usually their job is repossessing cars from deadbeats who owe the wrong kind of people money. Today the job is different—the repo of an escaped clone. More specifically, its beating heart! With a multi-million dollar price on the clone’s head attracting every hyper-violent repo team in the quad—not to mention the Clone Liberation Army—our boys will have to fight their way through an ever-growing body count just to stay one step ahead of the pack, snatch the clone and hopefully make it out with their lives. PAUL JENKINS’ SIDEKICK: SUPER SUMMER SIDEKICK SPECTACULAR #1 (OF 2) story PAUL JENKINS art & cover CHRIS MORENO JUNE 13 32 PAGES, FC $3.50 Things we all know about summertime: snotty-nose kids are out of school, hot girls wear skimpy bikinis, video game geeks get fatter and sweat more—and Eddie Edison (a.k.a. Superior Boy) will continue his annual quest to be voted into the Council of American Superheroes (C.A.S.H. – a non-profit organization). What does all this mean? If you’re lookin’ for a rockin’ good time (well, one that won’t require a round of antibiotics when you’re done), then don’t miss PAUL JENKINS’ SIDEKICK: SUPER SUMMER SIDEKICK SPECTACULAR #1! Did we mention it was written by PAUL JENKINS? You know, the guy that turned Wolverine into a wussie-boy? THE RIDE: DIE, VALKYRIE! #1 (OF 3) written DOUG WAGNER art & variant cover BRIAN STELFREEZE cover JASON PEARSON JUNE 6 32 PAGES, B&W $2.99 Hot chicks, a stolen ’68 Camaro, tons of guns, a car chase and a mess of dead bodies—all drawn by one of the best in the business, BRIAN STELFREEZE, artist of MATADOR and cover artist for BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT. All this and the hottest teen- assassin in comics as a cherry on top! This book will ship with a 1-for-5 variant cover by Brian Stelfreeze. BATTLE POPE, VOL. 4 TP story ROBERT KIRKMAN art TONY MOORE & VAL STAPLES JUNE 13 SC, 7x10, 128pgs, FC 12.99 Picking up right where volume three left off! Battle Pope is in big trouble when God finds out about the time he spent with Mary over Christmas. Fire and brimstone fly as the stage is set for the battle of the millennium, BATTLE POPE vs. GOD! Now presented in FULL-COLOR! Collects BATTLE POPE #12-14 RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FO RALL AGES GIRLS VOL. 1: CONCEPTION TP (NEW PRINTING!) story JOSHUA LUNA art & cover JONATHAN LUNA JUNE 6 SC, 7x10, 152pgs, FC $14.99 Ethan Daniels is a small town bachelor who suffers from one, infallible truth: dealing with the opposite sex can be complicated. One night, he bumps into a beautiful and mysterious woman who will change his life... and maybe even the world. Collects GIRLS #1-6 RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FO RALL AGES THE RIDE,VOL. 1 TP (NEW PRINTING) JUNE 6 SC, 7x10, 136pgs, B&W $12.99 story RON MARZ, CHUCK DIXON, DOUG WAGNER & CULLY HAMNER art JASON PEARSON, BRIAN STELFREEZE, CULLY HAMNER, ROB HAYNES, CHRIS BRUNNER, DOUG GREGORY, GEORGES JEANTY & DEXTER VINES cover BRIAN STELFREEZE BACK IN PRINT—WITH MORE PAGES! Featuring a diverse and dynamic body of creators, THE RIDE showcases the tales of a 1968 Camaro and the many lives it alters. Volume 1 contains five amazing stories featuring bullets, babes, murder & mayhem, all from the driver’s seat of a car that exudes muscle and power. Exclusive bonus material includes: a new color cover gallery, character designs, pin-ups, commentary, plus a foreword from industry legend HOWARD CHAYKIN! Collects THE RIDE #1-4 SAM NOIR VOL. 1 TP story ERIC A. ANDERSON & MANNY TREMBLEY art & cover MANNY TREMBLEY JUNE 13 SC, 7x10, 160pgs, B&W $15.99 Follow along with Sam Noir as he blazes a trail of blood and vengeance from the Far East to the deep tropics! Collected for the first time ever in one volume are “Samurai Detective” and “Ronin Holiday”... including extras that no Sam fan can live without— now with 20% more stabbing! SAVAGE DRAGON VOL. 12: LAST RITES story ERIK LARSEN art & cover ERIK LARSEN JUNE 20 SC, 7x10, 152pgs, FC $14.99 Following his resurrection, Dragon’s life is on the upswing. As a matter of fact, ol’ Finhead is in love and set to get hitched—until tragedy strikes on his wedding day! But is everything as it seems? Find out in the storyline many consider a highlight of ERIK LARSEN’s continuing run on SAVAGE DRAGON! Collects SAVAGE DRAGON #59- 63 TRUE STORY, SWEAR TO GOD, VOL. 1 TP story TOM BELAND art & cover TOM BELAND SC, 7x10, 128pgs, B&W $14.99 TOM BELAND is a California cartoonist who is now living on the island of Puerto Rico, with the woman of his dreams he met at a bus stop a year ago in Disneyworld. It hasn't been easy, since his freelance clients haven't paid him in months, while demanding more work from him. But all that is going to change as BELAND demands restitution... or else! PAUL JENKINS’ SIDEKICK, VOL. 1 TP written by PAUL JENKINS art & cover by CHRIS MORENO JUNE 13 SC, 7x10, 128pgs, FC $16.99 This is the story of the not-so-glamorous life of Eddie Edison — also known as Superior Boy! “Cool”, you say! Well, not really. Eddie works two jobs: delivering pizza to pay the bills and being a sidekick to the most powerful superhero on earth — to pay the bills. What’s a guy to do? Discover the answer to this burning question, and get a healthy dose of evil villains, busty women, sex-fiends and more F-bombs than you can shake a stick at! Brilliant! RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES AGE OF BRONZE #26 Written by ERIC SHANOWER art and cover by ERIC SHANOWER JUNE 6 32 PAGES, B&W $3.50 “BETRAYAL”, Part Seven—The members of the embassy to Troy are oblivious to their mortal danger. Menelaus gets drunk and waxes sentimental about his past with Helen. Meanwhile Laodike gets more than she bargained for when she arranges to meet Akamas privately. ALIEN PIG FARM 3000 #3 (OF 4) story TODD FARMER art DON MARQUEZ cover BILL STOUT JUNE 6 32 PAGES, FC $2.99 The town's destroyed and most folks are either dead or carried off into the night by them green-skinned sonsabitches. Mankind's only hope... a handful of rednecks holed up in a tiny farmhouse. Outnumbered, out-gunned, out-brained. But as long as a fella's too stupid to know he's beat, then there's a chance. And our heroes are pretty stupid. RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES BOMB QUEEN III # 4 (OF 4) story JIM VALENTINO & JIMMIE ROBINSON art & cover by JIMMIE ROBINSON JUNE 13 32 PAGES, FC $3.50 "INTRODUCING…BOMB TEEN!"—Who is she? Where did she come from? What does she want? And, more importantly, will she turn our ménage a trios into a FANTASTIC FOURSOME?! Answers, yuks and salacious double entendres abound as Bomb Queen III concludes with a… er, bang! RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES DYNAMO 5 #4 story JAY FAERBER art & cover MAHMUD A. ASRAR & RON RILEY JUNE 6 32 PAGES, FC $3.50 Father’s Day. Big deal, right? You buy your dad a tie and call it good. But what if you’ve just discovered your real father is a dead super-hero, and you’ve inherited one of his super-powers? Father’s Day kinda takes on a whole new meaning then, doesn’t it…? ELEPHANTMEN #10 story RICHARD STARKINGS art MORITAT cover LADRÖNN flip cover LADRÖNN vs SNAKEBITE! JUEN 13 32 PAGES, FC $2.99 “UNICORN”—Underneath a veneer of success and celebrity, Obadiah Horn believes himself to be more animal than man. Forced to hide this side of himself from his human consort, Sahara, he is nevertheless aware that she is the only one that understands the war that rages inside him and can perhaps save him from himself. But in all wars, there must be casualties. FRANK FRAZETTA’S DEATH DEALER #3 (OF 6) story JOSHUA ORTEGA art NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS covers FRANK FRAZETTA, NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS JUNE 13 32 PAGES, FC $3.99 The war between Oro and Edani reaches Duke Atar’s stronghold in Treya, as the Duke’s daughter Adelia learns a shocking secret about the Death Dealer. The Shadow Hordes of Mirahan continue to sweep across the land of Iparsia, while a mysterious stranger makes his way toward Adelia and the Death Dealer. GØDLAND #20 written by JOE CASEY art by TOM SCIOLI cover by TOM SCIOLI & RICHARD STARKINGS JUNE 27 32 PAGES, FC $2.99 BOOK TWENTY: VIVA LAS VULGAR—This is it! It’s all coming to a cosmic head! The Triad unleashed! Showdown on what’s left of America’s playground! Adam Archer fights for humanity’s survival! And — if anyone was shocked by the return of an old favorite last issue, wait until you see what he’s drinking this month! GUTSVILLE #2 (OF 6) story SIMON SPURRIER art & coverFRAZER IRVING JUNE 27 32 PAGES, FC $2.99 Albert begins his quest to escape from within the Great Beast, but events take a psychedelic turn when he’s joined by a mysterious companion. What weirdness awaits in the gloom of the Second Gut, and who watches from the shadows? Meanwhile, in the city above, the First-Class snobs preen and pose, while Emelia begins to pay close attention to the strange ceremonies of her JonahKin fiancée... RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES INVINCIBLE #44 story ROBERT KIRKMAN art & cover RYAN OTTLEY & BILL CRABTREE JUNE 20 32 PAGES, FC $2.99 Month’s ago, despite Invincible’s defiance against them, the Viltrumites designated him the Viltrum agent on Earth, responsible for preparing it for takeover in 400 years. Now they have come to check in on him—and they’ve sent their fiercest, most deadly agent. MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #3 story MICHAEL ALLRED art & cover MICHAEL & LAURA ALLRED JUNE 6 32 PAGES, FC $2.99 ”SWIPED FROM DIMENSION X!” Frank Einstein must run the gauntlet through multiple realities in various comic strip and comic book universes in a story you’ll have to see to believe! Will Frank make it back to Snap City? Or will he settle into a new world and just try to make the best of it? NOBLE CAUSES #31 story JAY FAERBER art YILDIRAY CINAR cover KHARY RANDOLPH JUNE 13 32 PAGES, FC $3.50 Judgment Day. Gaia Noble finally faces the consequences of her recent actions, and the Noble family will never be the same. We mean it! PVP# 35 story SCOTT KURTZ art & cover SCOTT KURTZ JUNE 27 24 PAGES, B&W $3.50 When Scratch Fury, the office cat, experiences his first kill, he is overtaken by an unquenchable blood thirst that can only lead to... MURDER?!! SPAWN #171 story DAVID HINE art & cover BRIAN HABERLIN JULY 25 32PAGES, FC $2.95 Desperate to regain her powers of magick, Nyx seeks help among the Voudou community of New Orleans. But the price she has to pay proves too high. Only Spawn can save her from the evil she encounters. The problem is, the last time they met, Spawn swore to kill her if their paths ever crossed again. Poor Nyx. Out of the cauldron and into the fire. DAVID HINE and BRIAN HABERLIN redefine SPAWN in the series’ most talked about storyline since TODD McFARLANE’s original run! SPAWN: GODSLAYER #2 story BRIAN HOLGUIN art PHILIP TAN cover JAY ANACLETO JUNE 27 32 PAGES, FC $2.99 “THE WINTER KING,” Part Two—In the realm of the Winter King, as the days grow shorter and the shadows deepen, families cower in fear of the ravenous cannibal god, Urshrek. As the Godslayer continues his perilous trek to hunt down the tyrant god, he enlists the aid of an unlikely companion—a dissolute wanderer named Dromo. Meanwhile, Neva seeks answers regarding Bairn’s enslavement, and a prideful goddess seeks to avenge the murder of her twin. STRANGE EMBRACE #2 (OF 8) story, art & cover DAVID HINE color ROB STEEN JUNE 13 32 PAGES, FC $2.99 The strange man that haunted his dreams has somehow pulled young Sukumar into an altogether different nightmare... but who is the sinister stranger and why does he insist upon telling Sukumar his terrible stories? SPAWN scribe DAVID HINE (SPAWN, X- MEN: CIVIL WAR) continues his critically acclaimed modern gothic horror story. STRANGE GIRL #18 story RICK REMENDER art & cover PETER BERGTING JUNE 27 32 PAGES, FC $2.99 In a seemingly futile attempt to halt the ancients from annihilating all life on Earth, Bethany and crew join forces with those who set the ancients free. Everyone gets exactly their heart’s desire—and everyone dies. STRONGARM #5 (OF 5) story STEVE HORTON art & cover DAVID AHN JUNE 20 24 PAGES, B&W $2.99 MINISERIES FINALE! The mastermind of Rob's assault and disfigurement is revealed! As Rob deals with the shock of his discovery, he's forced into a final duel that he never wanted! In the end, hard decisions must be made and lives are changed forever. Is it the end of corruption, or only the beginning? TEXAS STRANGERS #4 story ANTONY JOHNSTON & DAN EVANS III art MARIO BOON & TRACI HUI cover JEREMY LOVE & STEVEN SANDERS JUNE 6 32 PAGES, FC $2.99 Stranger vs. Stranger! Meet two new Rangers who may have the skills to turn the tide in the Houstons’ favor—Sally Sunclaw and the Padre! The Lone Stranger has decided that no one is safe from his wrath, including Wyatt and Madara. Can the twins unlock the mystery of the Stranger before malevolent forces end their latest adventure? TRUE STORY, SWEAR TO GOD #9 story TOM BELAND art & cover TOM BELAND JUNE 6 24 PAGES, B&W $2.99 Romance and comedy from a man's point of view. This is one love story you can relate to. Find out what everyone else is talking about! UNRAVEL #3 (OF 4) story DAN WICKLINE art HOMEROS GILANI cover TONE RODRIGUEZ JUNE 20 32 PAGES, FC $3.50 "LIVING IN THE DETAILS,” Part Three—While trying to connect an amnesiac stranger to a cold case homicide, Detective Lindsey Shaw has found only missing evidence and dead ends. But a possible eye-witness to the decade-old murder may be what she needs to make the mystery UNRAVEL! WARD OF THE STATE#2 (OF 3) story CHRISTOPHER E. LONG art & cover CHEE JUNE 6 32 PAGES, FC $3.50 Dravis and Carrie give each other hope for a better life far away from the ugly and violent world they currently inhabit. But as the two foster children make plans to run away together, a ruthless killer has them in his crosshairs! THE WALKING DEAD #40 story ROBERT KIRKMAN art & cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN JUNE 20 32 PAGES, B&W $2.99 The BEGINNING is near… RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES McFarlane Toys MEDICOM SPAWN SERIES 1 KUBRICKS SPAWN as you have never seen him before. The Hellspawned hero and his enemies enter the highly collectible world of Medicom Toys’ KUBRICK action figures with this limited-edition series of six classic SPAWN characters. * SPAWN * CLOWN * VIOLATOR * TREMOR * THE REDEEMER * OVERTKILL Inspired by McFarlane Toys very first series of SPAWN action figures, this special lineup uses Medicom’s unique KUBRICK–style to re-create fan-favorite characters in a whole new light. (#11600-7) 144 items per case; no guarantee of mix Figure PI MEDICOM SPAWN VCD (VINYL COLLECTOR’S DOLL) Brought to you by McFarlane Toys, the newest vinyl collector doll form Japanese toymaker Medicom takes the highly-collectible “super-deformed” style and combines it with Todd McFarlane’s Hell-born creation, Spawn. The results? A limited edition figure set for a ONE TIME ONLY release, destined to be a favorite among Spawn fans and toy collectors. (#11621-2) (C:1-1-3) VCD PI MEDICOM SPAWN 2.7” BE@RBRICK COLLECTION Straight from the shores of Japan, Medicom’s Be@rbricks are getting a makeover! Legendary comic book and action figure creator Todd McFarlane adds his unique touch to the traditional line of highly-collectible figures, giving them a Spawn-centric twist. Sure to be a hit with all ages, this limited edition Be@rbrick will attract the vast legion of Spawn fans along with those drawn to the appeal of these cute and articulated import action figures. (#11622-9) (C:1-1-3) This item ships 100 per case. Be@rbrick PI MEDICOM "REAL ACTION HERO" SPAWN 12-INCH ACTION FIGURE Todd McFarlane’s Hellborn hero comes to life as never before as McFarlane Toys and Medicom Toys join forces to bring collectors the world’s very first SPAWN Real Action Hero. 12-inches tall, with a fully poseable cape and fabric costume – this is one for the collectors! (#11620-5) 6 items per case Figure PI THE SIMPSONS MOVIE BOXED SET: “WHAT YOU LOOKIN’ AT?!” Featuring sound chips pulled directly from the feature film, the piece includes Bart, Flanders and a multi-eyed creature. Is it a squirrel? Chipmunk? Raccoon? Who knows what kind of animal this creature was before its exposure to nuclear waste. (#12780-5) 4 pieces per case Box Set PI THE SIMPSONS MOVIE FIGURES ASSORTMENT When America’s funniest family makes their feature-film debut this summer, McFarlane Toys will be there with a complete line of toys inspired by the movie. Homer, Marge, Bart, Maggie, Lisa and other favorite characters add up to pure fun the McFarlane way! * Movie Mayhem - Bart * Movie Mayhem - Homer * Movie Mayhem - Marge * Movie Mayhem - Lisa and Maggie * Who’s Your Daddy? - Homer and Plopper (#12740-9) 12 pieces per case; no guarantee of mix Figure PI THE SIMPSONS MOVIE BOXED SET: DOODLE DOUBLE DARE With the push of a button, the au naturel Bart circles twins Terri and Sherri. Includes sound-chip technology with quotes taken directly from the film’s soundtrack and real skateboarding play action! (#12747-8) 4 pieces per case Box Set PI MCFARLANE SPORTS PICKS NHL SERIES 15 FIGURES McFarlane Toys presents NHL 15, featuring four Canadian players in stunning poses with impressive detail. Roberto Luongo, Darcy Tucker, Eric Staal and Dion Phaneuf come together to represent the True North strong and free! * Eric Staal – Carolina Hurricanes * Dion Phaneuf – Calgary Flames * Roberto Luongo – Vancouver Canucks * Darcy Tucker – Toronto Maple Leafs (#75450-6) 12 pieces per case, no guarantee of mix Figure PI MCFARLANE SPORTS PICKS NFL SERIES 5 3-INCH FIGURES It's the NFL's biggest names in a smaller scale - McFarlane Toys presents 3-inch NFL 2007; featuring Brett Favre, Tom Brady, Plaxico Burress, Reggie Bush, LaDainian Tomlinson and Terrell Owens. * Tom Brady 2 – New England Patriots * Reggie Bush – New Orleans Saints * Brett Favre 3 – Green Bay Packers * Plaxico Burress – New York Giants * Terrell Owens 2 – Dallas Cowboys * LaDainian Tomlinson 2 – San Diego Chargers (#74420-0) 18 pieces per case; no guarantee of mix Figure PI Top Cow Studios FIRST BORN: FIRST LOOK (W) Ron Marz (A) Stjepan Sejic (Cov) Stjepan Sejic The Summer Event of 2007 begins here! Top Cow Productions is proud to present a sneak preview of FIRST BORN, the highly anticipated three-issue limited series debuting in July. Buzz has been steadily building for Top Cow’s first event comic in years since it was first announced in Wizard Magazine’s 2007 Preview Issue in January. Spinning out of the current events in the monthly WITCHBLADE series, regular series writer Ron Marz (ION, SAMURAI: HEAVEN & EARTH) delivers the story that fans have been asking for since the pivotal Witchblade #100 – the birth of Sara Pezzini’s child and the truth behind her mysterious pregnancy! Marz is joined by Croatian painting sensation Stjepan Sejic (THE DARKNESS: LEVEL 1, WITCHBLADE) to deliver the most compelling event of 2007. This First Look introduces new fans to the events leading into FIRST BORN as well as an exclusive early look at the event itself. FIRST BORN is a self-contained fully painted three issue series involving the entirety of the Top Cow Universe. Details of the series have been closely guarded, but one thing is certain… Baby Makes Three. Retailer incentive (order form only) – Retailers whose orders match or exceed their orders for MADAME MIRAGE FIRST LOOK will receive 1 copy of an exclusive grayscale incentive cover by Sejic for every 50 copies ordered for free (with 1 copy minimum). FC, 16pgs $0.99 FIRST BORN: STJEPAN SEJIC LITHO (Art by) Stjepan Sejic Bring the beautiful cover image from First Born First Look by Top Cow exclusive digital painter Stjepan Sejic home as a limited edition lithograph of 500 pieces reproduced at the highest quality possible at 12X18 inches! Limited Edition Lithograph $29.99 TOP COW/MARVEL: UNHOLY UNION Witchblade/The Darkness/The Hulk/Ghost Rider/Dr Strange (W) Ron Marz (P) Michael Broussard (Cov) Marc Silvestri The biggest Top Cow/Marvel crossover yet drops into stores in June! Bringing together The Darkness and Witchblade along with no less than three Marvel superstars, this crossover is going to bring the house down! Every mob boss needs a competent lawyer. Jackie Estacado’s hired a great one (even though he does happen to be blind). But even if Jackie can beat the rap, the Spirit of Vengeance is not so easily satisfied. As if a battle royale between The Darkness and Ghost Rider weren't enough, this special features the Incredible Hulk rampaging through New York City, both the current and former bearers of the Witchblade, and even an appearance by the master of the mystic arts, Doctor Strange. A stand-alone story that nevertheless sets the stage for Top Cow's FIRST BORN event, this is a tale in which all hell breaks loose -- literally! FC, 40pgs $3.99 MADAME MIRAGE #2 (W) Paul Dini (A) Kenneth Rocafort (Cov) Rocafort Superstar writer Paul Dini (DC Countdown, LOST) brings a brand new character to Top Cow in the form of Madame Mirage! Hollywood’s elite have gathered to party the night away at the fabulous Kelly Mansion. But this season’s soiree is going to take a deadly turn when Madame Mirage crashes the party. But will the hunter become the prey when Mirage encounters Mousetrap? Dini and dynamic new talent Kenneth Rocafort (Hunter- Killer) dive into a unique story of murder, revenge, and deceit. Madame Mirage – you’ll never forget her… if you can make her acquaintance and live to tell the tale… FC, 32pgs $2.99 MADAME MIRAGE #1—CGC-GRADED EDITIONS (W) Paul Dini (A) Kenneth Rocafort (Cov) Rocafort For the diehard member of the Herd, looking to capture a pristine copy of this inaugural issue of Paul Dini and Top Cow’s newest comic creation for their collection. We present three CGC Graded Editions of Madame Mirage #1—both the illustrative Greg Horn cover and the sultry Kenneth Rocafort cover, graded at 9.8 or higher, and the Horn cover signed by creator and writer, Paul Dini! GREG HORN COVER—CGC GRADED 9.8 FC, 32pgs $69.99 KENNETH ROCAFORT COVER—CGC GRADED 9.8 FC, 32pgs $69.99 GREG HORN COVER—CGC GRADED 9.8/SIGNED FC, 32pgs $89.99 WITCHBLADE #109 (W) Ron Marz (A) Adriana Melo (C) Annette Kwok (Cov) Chris Bachalo Dani Baptiste faces her deadliest test to date as Celestine brings her full madness to bear on the newest wielder of the Witchblade. Dani will need the full power of the Witchblade in order to survive ... but can she control it once she unleashes it? Meanwhile, the birth of Sara Pezzini's baby draws ever closer, as the story hurtles toward the summer's epic FIRST BORN crossover event. FC, 32pgs $2.99 WITCHBLADE TAKERU MANGA #5 (W) Yasuko Kobayashi (A) Kazasa Sumita (C) Blond (Cov) Sumita, Mack Top Cow Productions and Bandai Entertainment proudly present a wholly unique interpretation of the WITCHBLADE mythos in this authentic manga. The battle between the demon Kira and Takeru is on! Will Kou be an asset or a liability in this fight? And how much control will Takeru have to give over to the Witchblade in order to survive? In the final analysis, will the price of victory be too high? Originally serialized in Japan’s popular magazine, CHAMPION RED and written by WITCHBLADE ANIME head writer, Yasuko Kobayashi, this uniquely Japanese tale is collected for the first time in standard comic format and in glorious FULL COLOR. This issue features a second fully painted cover by David Mack (KABUKI: ALCHEMY, DAREDEVIL). Cover A) Kazasa Sumita Cover B) David Mack FC, 32pgs $2.99 CITY OF HEROES #19 (W) Sean Fish & Matt Miller (P) Joe Prado (C ) Blond (Cov) David Nakayama Positron discovers a terrible threat from the Rikti. And a long forgotten, powerful hero has returned, but who’s side is the hero on? What are the true motives and goals of the group known as Vanguard? The CITY OF HEROES comic comes to a dramatic conclusion written by Sean "Manticore" Fish and Matt "Positron" Miller with stunning visuals by Joe Prado (52, RANN/THANAGAR WAR). This issue sets the stage for in game events for the coming year! FC, 32pgs $2.99 COMMON GROUNDS TP (NEW PRINTING) (W) Troy Hickman (P) Various (Cov) Rodolfo Migliari You've read the 5-star reviews-now read the book! Writer Troy Hickman (CITY OF HEROES) welcomes you to Common Grounds, a chain of doughnut and coffee shops where both heroes and villains kick back in their off-hours. Hickman delivers a total of 13 tales of triumph and tragedy putting a true-to-life view on the arch types. The stories are lavishly illustrated by a galaxy of star artists including George Perez (BRAVE & BOLD, JLA/AVENGERS), Sam Keith (THE MAXX, WOLVERINE/HULK), Dan Jurgens (52, THOR), and Chris Bachalo (X-MEN, ULTIMATE X-MEN)! “A fabulous book filled with stories of side-splitting humor and deep sadness…” – Tim Janson, Amazon Top 50 Reviewer SC, 7x10, 144pgs, FC $14.99 THE DARKNESS VOLUME 6 TP (W) David Lapham, David Wohl (P) Francis Manapul, Brian Denham (Cov) Dale Keown This latest volume collects the first foray from Stray Bullets mastermind, David Lapham (Detective Comics) as Jackie travels to Sin City for “Hell House,” joined by Brian Denham (Iron Man: Hypervelocity). Then, The Darkness co-creator David Wohl takes the reigns to tell a tale of the age old battle between light and dark, as the Angelus comes to town! Did we mention the Magdalena wants in on the action as well? Collecting The Darkness volume 2 issues #17-24, this trade paperback collection delivers new tales of The Darkness from some of the industry’s biggest names! SC, 7x10, 224pgs, FC $14.99 Platinum Studios Comics KISS 4K #2 writer: Ricky Sprague art and color: Daniel Campos and Kevin Crossley cover: Rodolfo Migliari The KISS 4K team, Demon, Starchild, King of All Beasts and Celestial, meet a new ally, Lolita St Étrange and her coven of witches. But are they really allies? And what past do they share with the mysterious Wicked Lester? Plus, learn what the Destroyer cult has planned for the KISS 4K team. Lookee here! This issue’s cover is the first in a series of four interlocking covers that will grace KISS 4K #2-#5. You know you gotta collect ‘em all! FC, 32pgs $2.99 KISS 4K LIMITED EDITION PREVIEW BOOK This 12-page tome pulls back the curtain on the development of KISS 4K with special commentary by Gene Simmons! Only 5000 copies produced! Get it now before they’re gone! FC, 12pgs $10.00 THE WEAPON #1 Writer: Fred van Lente Art: Scott Koblish Martial arts enthusiast and inventor Tommy Zhou has developed a groundbreaking innovation--wrist bands that create an endless variety of weapons from solid holograms. But an evil order of assassins believes Tommy has stumbled upon the long-lost mystic technique of the Order of Wu-Shi—“the way of the Weapon"--and they're sending waves of killers after him to steal it back! Action! Fights! Advanced technology! Ancient Chinese legend! They all collide HERE! FC, 32pgs $2.99 HERO BY NIGHT #4 Story and art D.J. Coffman Color Jason Embury When Jack King dons the Hero By Night costume, he learns that it takes more to be a superhero than a costume and a ring. It takes courage. Jack might save Roz, but is he ready to fight the previous Hero By Night’s arch-nemesis, the Iron Talon? Find out in this stunning conclusion! All it takes is $2.99 and the good taste to pick up this book! FC, 32pgs (4 of 4) $2.99 RED MANTIS Story, art, and cover by Martin Pardo and David Morancho Love is never easy…especially for Lola, the legendary Red Mantis, and world’s deadliest female assassin. When she falls in love with Dennis, an FBI agent, Dennis doesn’t know who she really is...and Lola’s been marked for death by a powerful gangster. Even if they manage to stay alive, can their love survive after Dennis learns the truth? SC, 72pgs, FC $12.99 MARVEL COMICS DIAMOND SELECT TOYS & COLLECTIBLES MARVEL UNIVERSE: “CIVIL WAR” NITRO BUST A Diamond Select Release! With all of the Marvel Universe faced with a choice between breaking the law and registering their secret identities, Iron Man’s forces square off against Captain America and his Secret Avengers in this six-inch bust series! Fourth in the ongoing Civil War line designed and sculpted by Dig Deep Entertainment, this Nitro bust is limited to 2,000 pieces and features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Bust SRP: $55.00 MARVEL ICONS: ELEKTRA BUST A Diamond Select Release! An Art Asylum Design! Continuing the expanding Marvel Icons line, this latest bust features the Marvel Universe’s sexy ninja-for-hire — Elektra! This amazingly detailed and in-scale piece continues to deliver the very best heroes the Marvel Universe has to offer. Sculpted by Steve Kiwus and limited to 2,000 pieces, each bust features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Window Box Package. Bust SRP: $45.00 MARVEL ORIGINS: DOOM STATUE A Diamond Select Release! Every super villain had to begin somewhere, and now those fateful moments are commemorated with the all-new Marvel Origins series! After a lab accident left him scarred and vengeful, Victor Von Doom began the fateful transformation that would leave him one of the most powerful men in the world. Sculpted by Gabriel Marquez and limited to 2,000 pieces, each 8” statue features a hand- numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Statue SRP: $70.00 NEW AVENGERS: SPIDER-MAN STATUE A Diamond Select Release! An Art Asylum Sculpt and Design! From the best-selling New Avengers comic, this New Avengers Spider-Man statue perfectly captures the web- slinging hero as he joins the New Avengers for the first time. Perfect for individual display, this eight inch-scale statue can also be combined with the companion pieces to re-create the cover of New Avengers #1! Limited to 2,500 pieces and sculpted by Art Asylum, each statue features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Statue SRP: $85.00 MARVEL MILESTONES: MAGNETO STATUE A Diamond Select Release! The master of magnetism rises again in this 12” tall Marvel Milestones Magneto Statue! With his limitless power and grand schemes, it’s only a matter of time before Magneto’s next plot unfolds. With an interchangeable head featuring his raw magnetic power, this piece was sculpted by Alterton Bizarre and is limited to 1,000 pieces. Each statue also features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Statue SRP: $150.00 SPIDER-MAN 3: SPIDER-MAN STATUE A Diamond Select Release! A Gentle Giant Sculpt! Taken directly from this spring’s Spider-Man 3, this 12-inch statue features the spectacular Spider-Man swinging into action! Sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios and created using the film’s digital production files, this streetlight-hanging Spider-Man statue is limited to 1,000 pieces and features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Statue SRP: $150.00 SPIDER-MAN 3: VENOM MAQUETTE A Diamond Select Release! A Gentle Giant Sculpt! Straight from the block-buster Spider- Man 3 comes this maquette featuring Spider-Man’s greatest foe – the villainous and vile Venom! Sculpted and designed by Gentle Giant Studios, this nine-inch maquette is limited to 1,000 pieces and features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Statue SRP: $150.00 SPIDER-MAN 3: NEW GOBLIN STATUE A Diamond Select Release! A Gentle Giant Sculpt! Featuring the New Goblin taking to the skies on his supped-up glider, this ten-inch statue features the disguised Harry Osborne as he faces off against Spider-Man for the first time. Based on the new costume designs debuting in Spider-Man 3 and sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios, each statue is limited to 1,000 pieces and features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Statue SRP: $150.00 MARVEL SELECT MARVEL ZOMBIES COLONEL AMERICA A Diamond Select Release! Based on the best-selling miniseries, Marvel Zombies are invading Marvel Select – continuing with everyone’s favorite patriotic zombie, Colonel America! Designed by Marvel Toys, sculpted by Dig Deep Entertainment, and featuring the same decaying flesh, exposed bone and removable skullcap as the comic, each Marvel Zombies figure released will include a detailed base complete with pieces of the doomed Silver Surfer! Figure SRP: $19.99 WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT WIZARD: THE GUIDE TO COMICS, ENTERTAINMENT AND POP CULTURE #189 THE MARVEL U. “HULKS” OUT! This summer’s “World World Hulk” event leaves a wake of destruction in every corner of the Marvel Universe! The Green Goliath plans a campaign of revenge affecting everyone from Iron Man to Professor X. Find out what writer Greg Pak and artists Gary Frank and John Romita Jr. have in store. DC’S TICKING CLOCK: ‘COUNTDOWN’ Headed up by animation legend Paul Dini (“Batman: The Animated Series”), the latest weekly event from DC Comics hurtles on! Starring an eclectic cast such as Mary Marvel and Jimmy Olsen as well as icons like Superman, Countdown marks a major turning point for the DCU—and we’ve got the scoop. FF 2: THE COSMIC SEQUEL Marvel’s First Family gets a second go-round on the silver screen when “Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer” hits theaters on June 15. Bigger special effects, more action and the debut of the space-faring Silver Surfer…and could a Galactus cameo be on the horizon? Grab your tickets now! THE TOP COW FAMILY GETS BIGGER The stork brings a new arrival this summer when Sara Pezzini, wielder of the Witchblade, gives birth to her baby as part of the massive upcoming “First Born” event. Is the child the savior of the Top Cow Universe…or the devil in disguise? And who’s the daddy? Get the birth announcement here! SOMETHING SINESTRO THIS WAY COMES Geoff Johns—joined by one-time Green Lantern artist Ethan Van Sciver—tears Hal Jordan’s world apart when his arch-enemy Sinestro forms the Sinestro Corps! Who’ll be left standing when these two armies trade colors during Green Lantern’s “Sinestro Corps” storyline? Find out here! Cover (World War Hulk cover) $5.99 Cover (Fantastic Four 2 photo cover) $5.99 Cover (Top Cow/First Born) $5.99 INQUEST #147 SMOKIN’ HOT SUMMER PREVIEWS! MAGIC: 10TH EDITION You won’t believe what doesn’t make the cut! WORLD OF WARCRAFT TCG: LEVEL UP The secrets behind Naxxramas and the next set! STAR WARS POCKETMODEL TCG Trading card game or miniatures game? You be the judge! HALO ACTIONCLIX Designer Q&A and Halo 3 preview! DC VS. SYSTEM: WORLD’S FINEST We let the inmates run Arkham Asylum! MARVEL HEROCLIX: THE AVENGERS Who’s tougher? The new Avengers or the new Galactus? PLUS! EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT... • Magic: Lorwyn • HeroClix: Legion of Superheroes • D&D Minis: Night Below • Star Wars Minis: Force Unleashed • Vs. System: Legends • Dreamblade: Night Fusion • The Spoils • Mutant Chronicles Minis • And much, much more! Magazines (Cover: TBD) $1.99 TOYFARE: THE TOY MAGAZINE #120 TRANSFORMERS CLASSICS PHOTO GUIDE The Transformers Classics line from Hasbro is heating up the shelves with classically styled renditions of the Generation 1 Transformers we know and love! We’ll run down all of the figures that are out so far—as well as what’s on the way—with photos for them all! Plus: a photo guide to the brand-new movie line, a sneak peek at the film, a complete Transformers price guide and more great Transformers features! A Transformers movie toy will be on the cover of this issue. DOCTOR WHO MAMAJAMA! Everyone loves Doctor Who, the British sci-fi show that’s taken America by storm, so we’re gonna take a look at all aspects of the fandom! From a look at the new toys and new episodes to the classic Doctors and spin-off series, everything Who is here! M-M-M-M-M.A.S.K.! No one knows what hides behind the masquerade…except us! We’ll take a look behind-the-scenes at the classic Kenner toy line! MARVEL: POST-CIVIL WAR WISHLIST The Civil War is over, so now begins the Reconstruction! We’re calling out the Initiative-era characters we wanna see as toys, from the new Champions to Omega Flight! INCOMING! Pictures of hundreds of the yet-to-be-released toys, months before you can get them in your grubby little paws! Star Wars, Transformers, Marvel Legends, DC Direct, DC Superheroes, Super Friends, Justice League, G.I. Joe, Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, South Park, Family Guy, WWE Classic Superstars, TNA Wrestling and more! TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE! Each month is an insane trip inside our toy library, as classic toy lines of yesterday and today come to life…and have to deal with all of the same junk we do. 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Formatted like the popular Wizard "How to Draw" series, Wizard Extra reprints the best of Wizard magazine's "director commentary" features and goes behind-the-scenes with exclusive interviews, hidden art "easter eggs", and never-before-revealed characters and alternate storylines from modern comic classics. It's the ultimate collection of your favorite superheroes-from the Avengers to Spider-Man and Superman to the X-Men-plus, more secrets than you can get from cracking the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier mainframe or hacking into the Bat-Computer. SC, FC (Cover: Special Multiple-Character Cover) $19.99 PREMIUM EXCLUSIVES Available from Wizard Entertainment 1) WA Ultimate X-Men #75 Signed by Michael Turner CGC Signature 9.8 PI 2) WA Civil War #2 (3rd Print) Signed by Steve McNiven; Spider-Man Unmasked! 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Follow her first adventure against the evil Betty, and learn the secrets of Zombie Island. A comic reminiscent of the Golden Age, full of action, monsters, good girls vs. bad girls, and the feel of pulp art. Think Raiders of the Lost Ark meets Mad Magazine! MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 AARDVARK VANAHEIM STARS OF THE MONTH CEREBUS VOLUME 14: FORM & VOID TP by Dave Sim Dave Sim's Cerebus began as a parody of Conan, but expanded and grew into something more intellectual, entertaining, and thought provoking, Cerebus was the longest running independent black-and-white comic published! (STAR13500) SC, 7x10, B&W SRP: $30.00 ABOUT COMICS PANEL ONE / PANEL TWO: SCRIPTS BY TOP COMICS WRITERS TP'S by Various Learn comic book writing by reading examples by the best. Volume 1 includes full scripts by Neil Gaiman, Kurt Busiek, Greg Rucka, and Kevin Smith. Also, a plot by Marv Wolfman, a drawn script by Jeff Smith, and a short script by Nat Gertler with an illustrated version drawn by Steve Lieber. Volume 2 includes a panel-by-panel plot by Mark Evanier. Also, full scripts by folks ranging from Golden Age great Otto Binder to best-selling author Peter David. Drawn scripts are by Scott McCloud, Judd Winick, and Mike Baron. PANEL ONE—SC, 8x11, 280pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 PANEL TWO—SC, B&W SRP: $20.95 ABSTRACT STUDIOS STRANGERS IN PARADISE VOLUME 14: DAVID'S STORY TP by Terry Moore He was an angry teenage gang member standing trial for murder when Yousaka Takahashi turned his life around to become good guy David Qin. From the streets of L.A. to the arms of Katchoo, this is the story of one of Strangers in Paradise's most enigmatic characters in a prequel to the series with a surprise ending! (APR042200) SC, 7x10, 80pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 STRANGERS IN PARADISE TP'S by Terry Moore In Volume 7, Francine is middle-aged, married and miserable when, by chance, she encounters her long lost friend, Katchoo. As the two begin to recall their tumultuous relationship, they rediscover the truth about their love and friendship for each other. In Volume 8, a horrendous plane crash rips the lives of Francine, Katchoo and David apart. And, to make matters worse, Katchoo discovers the plane crash was no accident. VOL. 7: SANCTUARY (STAR10464)—SC, 7x10, B&W SRP: $15.95 VOL. 8: MY OTHER LIFE (STAR11479)—7x10 SRP: $14.95 ********************************************************************** AC COMICS FEMFORCE #140 by Various The conclusion to the long-running "Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself" storyline unfolds, revealing the truth behind She-Cat's disappearance, and its ties to a new group of costumed villains. Major changes in the Femforce Universe go down, plus charter FF members Blue Bulleteer and Rio Rita star in retro solo stories of WWII adventure. Contributors include Chris Irving, Mark Heike, Enricio Teodorani, Mike Machlan, Mark Heike, Jeff Austin, Larry Guidry, and Norb Frydrych. 44pgs, B&W SRP: $6.95 BEST OF THE WEST #62 by Various Classic Western adventure abounds with the cover-featured Masked Rider in "Tightrope of Fear," drawn by prolific Pete Morisi. Meanwhile, the Durango Kid stars in "The Crooked Irons," American Eagle puts an end to "The Renegades," and Lazo Kid faces "The Remuda Rustlers." Plus, vintage adventures featuring fan-favorite characters Red Mask and Haunted Horseman! Fans of classic action and Golden Age comics history will appreciate contributions from Gardner Fox, Joe Gill, Ray Krank, Dick Ayers, Frank Bolle, Ted Galindo, Pete Morisi, Joe Certa, and Marvin Stein! 44pgs, B&W SRP: $6.95 TV SPACE HEROES: VOLUME 2 DVD Packed with space opera from the 1950's, this volume includes complete episodes of Space Patrol and the Captain Video television series (starring Richard Coogan as Video). Plus, two complete adventures of Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, plus the second chapter to the 1951 Captain Video movie serial. Includes original commercials, often as outrageous as the programs! Actors include Ed Kemmer, Frankie Thomas, Richard Coogan, and Judd Holdren. DVD SRP: $19.95 MEN OF MYSTERY PRESENTS: MYSTERIOUS DR. SATAN DVD Mad scientist Dr. Satan (Edwardo Cianelli) plots to steal key pieces of technology that will enable him to build a robot army and strike out against society. Standing in his way is Bob Wayne (Robert Wilcox), who adopts the guise of the mysterious masked Copperhead — one of the most beloved costumed heroes to appear exclusively in movie serials! Considered to be among the most successful and entertaining action serials of the 1940's, this DVD brings the feel of a 1940’s comic book to life in fifteen thrill-packed chapters! DVD SRP: $24.95 ADHOUSE BOOKS AVIARY by Jamie Tanner Enter the strange world of the Quiet Bird-Man: a world of mysterious corporations, foul- mouthed robots, drunken ghosts, amputee comedians, wealthy simian pornographers, and canine scientists; a world of disasters, murders, and masquerade balls. Jamie Tanner has been slowly weaving this dreamlike and darkly funny tale in various anthologies and mini-comics for the past several years. Now the whole scope that is The Aviary is available in a lush 312-page collection. MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 312pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 SUPERIOR SHOWCASE #2 by Wicks, Dalrymple & Weiser A year in the making: a comic that is all about heroes that are super. Featuring the uber- talents of Maris Wicks, Farel Dalrymple and Joey Weiser! Hot-young-star Wicks shows you what superbeings are inside us all! AdHouse-alumn Dalrymple gives us an episode from the adventures of Hollis! Plus, newcomer Weiser shows us the powers of the Tree Frog! MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 A. D. VISION STILL AVAILABLE AZUMANGA DAIOH MANGA TPs by Kiyohiko Azuma This four-volume series is one of the all-time classic comedy manga. If you haven’t read Azumanga Daioh already, you owe it to yourself to pick it up! Four volumes of high school insanity from the genius who gave us Yotsuba&!. VOLUME 1 (STAR19941)—SC, 6x9, B&W SRP: $9.99 VOLUME 2 (STAR20313)—SC, 6x9, B&W SRP: $9.99 VOLUME 3 (DEC032034)—SC, 6x9, B&W SRP: $9.99 VOLUME 4 (FEB042038)—SC, 6x9, B&W SRP: $9.99 ********************************************************************** NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: ANGELIC DAYS MANGA VOLUME 5 MANGA by Fumino Hayashi First serialized in Newtype USA, Angelic Days takes the angst-ridden EVA pilots and sets them in the lighter, brighter world of high school. With comedy, action, and romance (plus a fair share of fan service), Angelic Days is the manga NGE fans have been waiting for! Rating: 13+ SC, 5x7, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 STILL AVAILABLE FULL METAL PANIC: OVERLOAD! MANGA VOLUMES 1-5 by Tomohiro Nagai Sousuke has finally lost his mind, and it’s up to Kaname to keep him in line! So what’s new? Plenty! Check out this laugh-out-loud sequel to one of ADV’s best-loved manga series. Featuring more bombs, more laughs, more Panic than ever before! Rating: 13+ SC, 168-200pgs, B&W $9.99Ea. LINE GN by Yua Kotegawa A high school girl finds a cell phone and soon begins receiving phone calls from a man who claims to see the future. For grins, he’s decided to share this knowledge with Chiko — specifically, he can see when and where people are going to commit suicide. He guilts Chiko into being his pawn, telling her the time and location of the next death so that she will race against time to try and save the person’s life. Rating: 16+ SC, 5x7, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 ********************************************************************** A FINE LINE AFTERDEAD COLLECTION VOLUME 1 TP—COLOR EDITION by Donna Barr Donna Barr's readers have asked if her universes could ever cross. In AFTERDEAD, the borders go down. Barr's characters get free rein to deal with one another, including Stinz and the Desert Peach and his contemporaries. All Barr's loyal readers – and there are more all the time -- will want AFTERDEAD. Includes Desert Peach #31, #32, and beyond, including Stinz stories. This edition includes 150 pages in black, white, and graytones, with a special 64-page section in lush color, comprising the entire "Pithed" storyline from Desert Peach #31. MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 330pgs, PC SRP: $29.95 AFTER-SHOCK COMICS THE SIRE: REVELATIONS #1 by Michael Dolce & Daniel Leister The Sire returns! Donald Wright was just a lowly secretary before being transformed into the Sire — a superhuman forced to fight evil by his own costume! Now, following the events of the first mini-series, he’s come to accept the power he wields, but will he accept his mission? You’ll never guess who it puts him at odds with if he does. Superstar artist Talent Caldwell (Gen 13) returns as cover artist with a dazzling rendition of our hero! SIRE REVELATIONS #1—32pgs, FC (1 of 3) SRP: $2.99 COLLECTOR'S PACK—Pack (x4), 96pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 AIT/PLANETLAR THE BLACK DIAMOND #2 by Larry Young & Jon Proctor Kate Maddox has a problem: she’s been kidnapped by a couple of guys and held against her will in a seedy apartment. That’s not the problem, though — her kidnappers just aren’t that bright, and when you’ve been shanghai’ed, the least you could expect is some snappy conversation. The Big-Man Conversation, though, is being had by Army General Cooper and oil baron Dixie Johnson about the state of the world, while Doctor Don is headed Kate’s way on the elevated highway of the future, as he picks up an unwitting passenger! 7x10, 32pgs, FC (2 of 6) SRP: $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE BLACK DIAMOND: ON RAMP by Larry Young & Jon Proctor Fifty years from now, an elevated highway spans the nation. Initially a response to international terrorism, the U.S. government grounds commercial airline flights and builds The Black Diamond. The project leader and chief architect is named Jim Maddox. Years pass and Maddox’ daughter Kate becomes an engineering savant in her own right. Married to Dr. Don McLaughlin, DDS, they have an idyllic relationship; both are at the top of their fields and highly respected. But when the government decides to clean up The Black Diamond, and when Kate is kidnapped to be used as a hostage by forces loyal to the road, Dr. McLaughlin has to borrow his brother-in-law’s illegal 1973 Mercury Cougar to get on the highway and rescue his wife. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 STARS OF THE MONTH ASTRONAUTS IN TROUBLE TP by Larry Young & Charlie Adlard The critically acclaimed series is now collected in an affordable hardcover! All three stories are included: Live From The Moon, Space: 1959, and One Shot, One Beer, as well as short stories by Brian Wood, Kieron Dwyer, and Darick Robertson. Softcover also available. SOFTCOVER (JUN031970)—SC, 6x9, 288pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95 HARDCOVER (JUN031969)—HC, 6x9, 288pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 PROOF OF CONCEPT GN by Young, Tucker, Couciero, Sanders, Johns, & Flynn A collection of short adventure stories by the writer of Astronauts In Trouble and Planet Of The Capes! A young clone of Abraham Lincoln discovers the secrets of his past in "Emancipating Lincoln!" Kids find a wormhole and throw in "The Camera!" A reluctant vampire flees mobilized Van Helsing units in a future he never thought he'd see. This time, they're out for his blood, in "Hemogoblin!" A rag-tag group of time-travellers chase their insane captain through every moment of eternity in "For The Time Being!" Soldiers versus undead monsters in "Zombie Dinosaur!" A Hollywood starlet gets even more famous once she turns invisible, in "The Bod!" (OCT042321) SC, 7x10, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 PLANET OF THE CAPES TP by Larry Young & Brandon McKinney Superhero archetypes are skewered and comic book industry factions satirized in this four-color punch-'em-up by publishing mogul Larry Young and Switchblade Honey artist, Brandon McKinney! (FEB042046) MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 88pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 ********************************************************************** AKA COMICS THE MISCELLANEOUS ADVENTURES OF STYKMAN #2 by Jonnie Allan Number 2 is always more satisfying! In "A Tale of Two Bathrooms," an urgent message has been sent to our hero from an apparent Damsel in Distress. The sinister seductress Lucy Furr beautifully bewitches Stykman into heroically helping her retrieve a particularly precious “item.” Watch in amusement as our fledgling Good Guy, along with his enigmatic extraterrestrial sidekick, Al, unwittingly helps a really Bad Girl locate something she's not supposed to have! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 ALADDIN BOOKS OFFERED AGAIN O/A TO DANCE: BALLERINAS GN SC by Siena & Mark Siegel Dancers are young when they first dream of dance. Siena was six — and her dreams kept skipping and leaping, circling, and spinning, from airy runs along a beach near her home in Puerto Rico, to dance class in Boston, to her debut performance on stage with the New York City Ballet. To Dance tells and shows the fullness of her dreams and her rhapsodic life they led to. Part family history, part backstage drama, here is an original, firsthand book about a young dancer's beginnings, and beyond! (C: 0-1-2) SC, 6x9, 64pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 ALTERNATIVE COMICS HICKEE VOLUME 3 #3 by Various The Hickee crew is back with another rollicking, slap-stick, surreal, ride for your funny bone! This latest edition of the long running anthology will jolt you out of your daily routine and get you rolling on the floor and laughing like a dog. The animation and illustration backgrounds of these contributors have established Hickee as a mainstay in the underground comics scene. Fronted by a brilliant new color cover by Scott Campbell, Hickee's guts are jammed full of cartoon tales that push on the edges and mess with the mind! MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 STAR OF THE MONTH ESCALATOR GN by Brandon Graham Don't miss out on this early work of rising superstar Brandom Graham, the creator of King City! It started here and continued to gain momentum. A collection of Brandon Graham's short comics with a cast of sumo heroes, graffiti writers, truck drivers from the future, and alien pornographers as they try to get through their lives with all the demonic possessions and cannibal school girls that get in the way! (JUL042535) MATURE THEMES SC, B&W SRP: $12.95 ********************************************************************** AMAZE INK/SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS BEACHBUM BERRY'S SIPPIN’ SAFARI by Jeff Berry The new book by the author of The Grog Log, Intoxica, and Taboo Table. Beach Bum Berry, as he is better known, is America’s leading authority on tropical drinks and polynesian pop-culture. In this all new book, Berry not only offers up tantilizing new drink recipes, but tells stories about some of the most famous figures of their time. The Bum applies the same dogged research to the untold stories of the people behind the drinks. Stories culled from over 100 interviews with those who actually created the mid- century Tiki scene — people as colorful as the drinks they invented, or served, or simply drank. People like: Leon Lontoc, the Don The Beachcomber's waiter who served Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando by night, and acted in their movies by day; Henry Riddle, the Malibu Seacomber bartender who fed items about his famous customers to infamous gossip columnist Louella Parsons, till the day Howard Hughes found him out; and Duke Kamanamoku, whose manager turned him from Olympic champion into reluctant restaurateur. FC SRP: $19.95 STAR OF THE MONTH TIKI ART NOW VOLUME 3 TP by Various Tiki Art Now Volume Three is the third installment of Otto von Stroheim's chronicle of contemporary Tiki art. Presented in full color are over 50 pieces of art by 18 of the top Tiki artists from around the world including Shag, Tim Biskup, Crazy Al Evans, veteran Wayne Coombs aka Mai Tiki, and more. Also included is a survey of vintage velvet paintings by the master, Tyree. Dating from the late 1940s and early 1950s, this is a rare glimpse into the history of a precursor of modern Tiki art. Introduction by pop culturist Larry Reid. (OCT063078) SC, 8x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 ********************************************************************** HAUNTED MANSION #7 by Dan Vado & Drew Rausch The Mansion has folded up into itself and disappeared from the face of the planet, and the ghostly residents must get to the bottom of the curse placed on the house’s residents by Leotta if they are going to keep from winding up in an unpleasant place. 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 STARS OF THE MONTH JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC DIRECTOR'S CUT SC (NEW PRINTING) by Jhonen Vasquez Mayhem and violence rule in this collection of issues #1-7 of Jhonen Vasquez's Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, as well as material seen before only in Carpe Noctem Magazine. Dark and disturbingly funny, JTHM follows the adventures of Johnny (you can call him Nny), who lives with a pair of styrofoam doughboys that encourage his madness, a wall that constantly needs a fresh coat of blood, and — oh, yeah — his victims in various states of torture! (STAR07025) SC, 7x10, 168pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 LENORE VOLUME 3: COOTIES TP by Roman Dirge Collects issues #9-12 of Lenore, with issue #12 presented in full-color! (OCT052728) (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. SC, 7x10, 120pgs, PC SRP: $13.95 ********************************************************************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A LENORE STUFFED DOLL This is a tie-in to Roman Dirge's popular Lenore comics! (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Doll MSRP: $22.00 STAR OF THE MONTH MONSTERS IN MY TUMMY (NEW PRINTING) by Roman Dirge Have you ever wondered what madness happens inside you during times of heartbreak and distress? Monsters In My Tummy examines the war that wages in the pit of the lovelorn’s stomach. Brought to you by multiple Eisner nominated artist Roman Dirge, this book promises to be slightly disturbing yet funny in its own special way! (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. 48pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 ********************************************************************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A BEAR TEAM LOOSHKIN T-SHIRTS by Jamie Smart More big crazy t-shirt fun from Jamie Smart! This time it's the charming "Team Looshkin" logo on the front, and a little Bear image on the sleeve — all in black on a gray shirt! (C: 0-1-2) REGULAR SM-XL—SRP: $16.00 BABYDOLL SM-XL—SRP: $19.00 BIFF! BAM! POW! #1 by Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer The latest from the House of Fun is an action and humor anthology jam-packed with all the things that make the universe go 'round — superheroes, monsters, monkeys, and the neverending battle between the good, the bad, and the stupid. Biff! Things kick off with controversial Interstellar Anyweight Champ One-Punch Goldberg, and how she left the mob-run boxing world to become a full-time crime-fighter. Bam! Kid Blastoff locks up against Smartypants, the villain with a Thinking Cap that makes his every moronic thought real (and really dangerous). Pow! Sibling rivalry gets out of hand in "Billy vs. Super-Rad!" 13-year-old Billy can't stand his older brother, a beloved jock superhero, so he sets out to become his #1 arch-enemy! All this and a Nutsy Monkey gag strip from the pages of Nickelodeon Magazine. Pow! Pow! Pow! RES. from Previews Vol. XIV #10 (OCT042324) SC, 7x10, 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 STARS OF THE MONTH BEAR VOLUME 2: DEMONS TP by Jamie Smart A second bounty of carnage, profanity, and friendship hugs, as our furry tyke romps through a world filled with TV, idiots, and a certain homicidal cat. Demons squeezes the horror of "Bear: Silence," the love of "Bear: Heart," the frenzy of "Bear: Looshkin," and the world-weary "Bear B*stards," crashing towards the series twisting conclusion with "Bear: X." Five issues of crazed hell add to an extra issue's worth of exclusive Bear stories! (MAR062904) SC, 7x10, 152pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 DORK VOLUME 1: WHO'S LAUGHING NOW TP by Evan Dorkin Collecting Dork! #1-5, all wrapped up in a sweet little package co-designed by Dorkin and his House of Fun partner in crime, Sarah Dyer. SC, 7x10, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 ********************************************************************** EMO BOY T-SHIRT Discover the meaning of "emo" with these Emo Boy shirts! (C: 0-1-2) REGULAR SM-XL—PI BABYDOLL SM-XL—PI REX LIBRIS VOLUME 1: I, LIBRARIAN TP by James Turner The astonishing story of the incomparable Rex Libris, Head Librarian at Middleton Public Library, and his unending struggle against the forces of ignorance and darkness. Rex travels to the farthest reaches of the galaxy in search of overdue books. Wearing his super thick bottle glasses, and armed with an arsenal of high technology weapons, he strikes fear into recalcitrant borrowers, and can take on virtually any foe, from zombies to renegade literary characters. SC, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 REX LIBRIS T-SHIRTS Rex Libris has turned into SLG’s surprise hit series, with librarians everywhere clamoring for as much as they can get of our ass-kicking librarian. Now, you can be a member of the Ordo Biblioteca, the International Order of Librarians. Shirt design by artist James Turner. Black print on gray shirt. REGULAR SM-XL—SRP: $17.50 BABYDOLL SM-XL—SRP: $19.50 OFFERED AGAIN O/A REX LIBRIS STATUE From James Turner's Rex Libris, comes this 6 ½” tall Rex Libris Statue featuring the librarian stomping on the severed hand of a demon who had one too many overdue books! The polyresin statue will be limited to 750 pieces worldwide. Fully painted and ready for display. Statue PI ANARCHY STUDIOS/HARRIS COMICS VAMPIRELLA QUARTERLY SPRING 2007—VIRGIN SIENKIEWICZ COVER by Fialkov, Segovia, Goodwin, & Gonzalez Vampirella returns in an ongoing quarterly series! Get in on the excitement with this Deluxe Virgin Edition featuring incredible painted cover art by the legendary Bill Sienkiewicz (Elektra: Assassin). This is sure to be one of the most sought after collectibles in Vampirella's history. Don't miss out! Strictly limited to just 500 copies. 40pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 VAMPIRELLA: LEGACY DELUXE ART PRINT by José Gonzalez Harris Comics is proud to offer the next in a new line of high quality 11" x 17" art prints, featuring legendary art by José Gonzalez, one of the greatest Vampirella artists ever! This now famous piece was on a long out-of-print door poster, and was one of the most sought after collectibles in Vampirella's history. Now you can finally own this incredibly hard to find art! Printed on glossy stock, suitable for framing and is strictly limited to 1,000 copies. Print, 11x17, FC SRP: $19.95 VAMPIRELLA: BLOOD LUST TP (SIGNED & NUMBERED EDITION) by James Robinson & Joe Jusko Get a very special edition of the Vampirella: Blood Lust TP signed by comics legend Joe Jusko! Written by James Robinson (Starman) with fully painted art by Jusko (Marvel Masterpieces), this epic tale of love and vengeance redefined Vampirella for a new generation. Her homeland is torn apart by civil war. Vampirella is forced to make an impossible choice: not just between sides but between her mother, Lilith, and the love of her life, Adam Van Helsing. One will live and one will die. This edition is strictly limited to 200 copies and comes with numbered Certificate of Authenticity. SC, 80pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 VAMPIRELLA: INTIMATE VISIONS SETS Intimate Visions is your look inside the minds of two of the greatest artists in Vampirella's storied history: Joe Jusko and Amanda Conner. Each was featured in their own spotlight special which contained a reprinted classic story with their running commentary and an in-depth interview about their career and artistic process. Order the complete sets of each special at one low price! Original total value: $18! Each set contains the two Regular Editions and the Deluxe Virgin Edition limited to just 500 copies. Each is strictly limited to just 250 sets! AMANDA CONNER SET—Set (x3), FC SRP: $9.95 JOE JUSKO SET—Set (x3), FC SRP: $9.95 ANGRY DOG PRESS POTLATCH PROJECT VOLUME 6 TP by Various Potlatch Project is the 6th anthology highlighting non-mainstream creators telling 10 illustrated stories. The stories are well illustrated and include almost all genres. The theme is Robots, Andriods, and AI. SC, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $6.95 ANTARCTIC PRESS DVD-ROD: THE BEST OF ROD ESPINOSA DVD Antarctic Press proudly presents a stellar collection of one of its premier creators, the one and only Rod Espinosa! This archive collector's set (2 disks) includes such visual masterpieces as Battle Girlz, The Courageous Princess, Chronicles of the Universe, Dinowars, DragonPro, Neotopia, New Alice in Wonderland, and MetaDocs, all cover-to- cover, in one convenient package! The signed, limited-edition copy features a case sleeve on the outside and a free copy of the Battle Girlz Pocket Manga on the inside! Limited to 100 copies, so allocations may occur! (C: 0-1-2) REGULAR—DVD-ROM (2 Disks) SRP: $34.95 LIMITED EDITION—DVD-ROM (2 Disks) & Book SRP: $44.95 DINOWARS POCKET MANGA VOL 1 by Rod Espinosa Collects DinoWars #1-4! Prepare for World War D! We thought the dinosaurs were all gone. We were dead wrong. About 65 million years ago, a species of evolved dinosaurs left our Earth, and now they're back! It's the Jurassic War of the Worlds as these Neosaurs commence a massive invasion to reclaim their planet and make Mankind extinct! Don't miss out on this action-packed story by celebrated creator Rod Espinosa that will give a whole new meaning to the term "D-Day"! SC, 136pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 METADOCS: ANATOMY OF A SUPERHERO TP by Dunn, M.D., Hartman, Espinosa, Babiar, & Hutchison Collects MetaDocs #0, MetaDocs Type A #1, and MetaDocs: Code Black #1! Who saves the Super-heroes? What happens when the dust settles after an epic battle and the participants lie wounded and dying? Enter the MetaDocs, a crack team of extraordinary doctors and surgeons trained for just such a purpose. Young Dr. Rayos is heading for his first day at work with the MetaDocs team, when his train is attacked by the mighty villain, Lord Drehd. When Drehd’s assault leaves several superheroes badly injured, it's up to the MetaDocs to come to the heroes’ rescue! But things get interesting when Lord Dhred himself ends up in the ER! Will the villain’s evil past affect Dr. Rayos' decision to heal him? And if not that, what about Drehd's powerful auto-defenses? SC, 7x10, 114pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 FINAL GIRL #3 by David Hutchison Who will be the Final Girl? The choice is yours! You, the reader, will vote to determine who lives and who dies! The slaughter and suspense continue as the group follows the mysterious survivor into the bowels of the Ironworks in search of the Skinner, a horrific entity who may hold the key to escaping the town. But in their path lies a terrifying web of intricate traps designed to mutilate anything they ensnare! The death toll rises and the group’s numbers dwindle with each passing issue in the goriest series of 2007! MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (3 of 5) SRP: $3.50 OFFERED AGAIN O/A DUEL MILITARY FORCE BARREL 4-PACK by Joseph Wight & Ted Nomura Indulge yourself in cover-to-cover action with this amazing four-pack of Duel, the series of one-on-one combat! See how a P-40 Warhawk stacks up against a Ki-43 Hayabusa (Zero), a Blackhawk chopper against a Hind-E, a Sea Harrier against a Skyhawk, and more! Get all four issues of Duel, featuring art by Antarctic's war masters Joseph Wight and Ted Nomura, at a price you won't wanna fight! 4-Pack SRP: $7.95 GOLD DIGGER #86 by Fred Perry Doing further research into the Macro-Beta-Technology of the Saurians, Penny Pincer uncovers a Dwemeor (Dwarven) ruin from the Age of Magic. Unfortunately, her bodyguard. Charlotte the harpy, forgot to activate crypto-encoding on her comm system, so now Penny has three claim-jumping competitors distracting her — and one of them has "accidentally" activated a Saurian security golem at the center of the ruins! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 GOLD DIGGER: PEEBO TALES SUMMER FUN SPECIAL #2 by Fred Perry Yes, it's another issue of full-color adventures for the Peebos, Brianna Diggers' super- smart bit-bombs! Enjoy Advanced A.I. antics old and new as these mini-marvels discover video games, guilt, manners, fine art, role-playing, and much more! 48pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 THE GOLD DIGGER SOURCEBOOK: THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK TO THE GOLD DIGGER UNIVERSE #6 by Fred Perry & Doug Dlin The ultimate GD information guide continues! 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 and bursting with info on everything from Gothwrain to the Iceron, from the Hurt-bots to Jade! It's GD A to Z! Don't miss a single issue! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.95 "GOLD DIGGER'S 11" POCKET MANGA PACK by Joeming Dunn & Rod Espinosa Ready to win big? 11 Volumes, 54 issues, and over 1200 pages. Then get in on this golden opportunity now! Pull in a slammin' haul of Gold Digger Pocket Manga Volumes #1-11, almost $120 retail, for over 1/3 off the total price! It's a deal so sweet, it's almost illegal! Set (x11), SC, 5x7, B&W SRP: $74.95 NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #151 by Ben Dunn & Various Celebrating 20 years of Ninja High School! Tennis prodigy Pete is unmatched in his skill at the game — a true Monarch of Tennis, even in a town full of ninja, demons, catgirls, and superpowered beings. Now he's being pushed into entering Quagmire High's elite tennis club by his former-tennis-star father, but Pete wants nothing to do with it. Instead, his goal is to wash dishes in every state of the country, so he takes a busboy job at the Sakura Inn! Can a team of cocky ninjas get Pete to enjoy his specialty sport, or will he deny his talent to become the world's greatest dishwasher? 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.99 NINJA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS REUNION SPECIAL by Ben Dunn & Various Take a unique tour through the history of Ninja High School, one of the longest continuously running independent comics and American manga in existence, spanning 20 years, over 150 issues, specials, and more! This celebratory special features contributions from such illustrious NHS alumni as Fred Perry, Rod Espinosa, Joe Wight, and many more! It also includes a cover gallery, pin-ups, previews of projects to come, a center- spread poster, and an all-new, extra-special short story from Ben Dunn himself! Send in your RSVP now for this retrospective tribute to a truly groundbreaking series that introduced countless readers to the concept of American manga, and captivated fans the world over! 48pgs, FC SRP: $4.95 STAR OF THE MONTH A HISTORY OF WEB COMICS SC by T. Campbell Millions upon millions of readers can't be wrong! Web comics are an Internet phenomenon the world over! World-renowned web comic historian T. Campbell has compiled a comprehensive look into this remarkable development in the comics industry and the history of literature. Follow the incredible history of web comics and learn the origins of Mega Tokyo, Penny Arcade, PvP, and more! (MAR062944) SC, 195pgs SRP: $14.95 ********************************************************************** APE ENTERTAINMENT TEDDY SCARES VOLUME 2 by Hankins, Roman, Moreno, Mallado, & Larsen Those undead troublemaking teddies are back in Teddy Scares Volume 2! Image artist Chris Moreno joins Ben Roman in this terrifying, tragic, and hilarious installment. Stories include the introduction of the bears’ archenemy, Rasputin, the rise of Hester Golem’s evil roach army, and the sad, tragic origins of Rita Mortis. 6x9, 52pgs, FC SRP: $6.95 BIZARRE NEW WORLD #2 by Martin, Provencher, & Dzioba How could a human being actually fly? After Paul’s disastrous ordeal in Arizona, what would it take to get him back into the air? What does Paul choose to read when he’s on the toilet? All these questions and more may be answered in this exciting second issue! 32pgs, FC (2 of 3) SRP: $3.50 THE BLACK COAT: "... OR GIVE ME DEATH" #2 by Ben Lichius & Francesco Francavilla The Black Coat is back... but all is not well! As a monster stalks the streets, a Gypsy assassin arrives in New York, and the colonies take a critical step towards all-out war. The Black Coat is forced to battle both inner — and outer — demons to save the city from the evil machinations of The League. 32pgs, B&W (2 of 4) SRP: $3.50 WHITE PICKET FENCES #2 by Anderson, Hutchins, & Farritor The exciting series continues with this chapter set on the eve of a war of the worlds! With his closest friends, Charlie Hobson embarks upon an adventure to uncover why the U.S. military has occupied Greenview. This investigation leads to a perilous discovery that spells the end of the world! 32pgs, FC (2 of 3) SRP: $3.50 STAR OF THE MONTH ATHENA VOLTAIRE: THE COLLECTED WEB COMICS TP by Steve Bryant & Paul Daly What mysteries lurk in a monastery hidden in the Himalayas, and who or what protects these secrets? Why is the daughter of Dracula after Athen Voltaire? This book collects the entire run of Eisner-nominated online adventures as well as sketches and pin-ups! (OCT063122) SC, 96pgs, FC SRP: $13.95 ********************************************************************** ARCANA STUDIO THE ART OF REBOOT by Dave Roberts & Gavin Blair The most comprehensive collection of art from the ground-breaking animated series, ReBoot! Includes the original character and production drawings from UK comic book legend Brendan McCarthy (Judge Dredd, Shade the Changing Man, Solo) as well as Scott Lee (Pitt Crew), Dean Ormstrom (Lucifer), and many others. Forward and anecdotes by ReBoot co-creator, Gavin Blair. Additional anecdotes from DC executive editor, Dan Didio. Also includes a 10-page "ReBoot Re-Imagined" section featuring brand new pin-ups from leading industry artists such as Jim Su, Alex Chung, Rob Ruffolo, Craig Yeung, Lisa Lubera, Jimbing!, and Ezra's Master Rove. HC, 104pgs, FC SRP: $23.99 AMERICAN WASTELAND: BLOOD & DIESEL #3 by R.D. Hall & Mark Kidwell While driving through an emerging nation of bloodthirsty monsters, truck driver Cletus McCoy learns more about the origin of his young passenger, a boy haunted by recurring nightmares. Plus, more obligatory guns, guts, and gore from creators Hall and Kidwell! MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $3.95 KONI WAVES/DEMONSLAYER ONE-SHOT by Mark Poulton & Stephen Sistilli Koni Waves is back, and this time she’s brought company, as Marat Mychaels’ Demonslayer makes her return to comics. A beautiful young lady visits the island with one thing on her mind… the Dagger of Puea. Legend says this weapon is the source to Puea’s power and the key to his and Prince Hopohopo’s resurrection. Is this just another local legend, or could the God of Darkness really be returning? It’s up to Koni and Demonslayer to find out! The Koni-verse will never be the same. Plus, the first appearance of Mychaels’ latest creation, Genesis! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.95 KONI WAVES VOLUME 1: FIRST WAVE TP by Mark Poulton & Stephen Sistilli Just in time for the Koni Waves/Demonslayer crossover! Meet private detective Koni Kanawai and friends as they take on killer Tiki monsters, surf vampires, alien jewel thieves, and armies of the undead. Includes all three issues of the cult mini-series and the rare full length New York Comic Con exclusive story, "The Headdress of the Undead!" Featuring brand new artwork from series artist Stephen Sistilli, plus material from the out-of-print Koni Waves ashcan of 2001. A must-have for any serious kahuna who loved the original series or haole who doesn’t want to be left out. Chock full of Tiki goodness! SC, 108pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 ARCHAIA STUDIOS PRESS STARKWEATHER: IMMORTAL #0 by Anthony, Rodriguez, & McEvoy More than two thousand years ago, a Roman soldier named Cartaphilus struck a prisoner who was to be executed by crucifixion. From that moment, he was cursed by God and fate to walk the earth until Christ’s return. Doomed to always bleed, always hurt… and never die. Acclaimed master of science-fiction and fantasy and New York Times bestselling author Piers Anthony delivers his first comic book story to the world of Starkweather and brings the untold history of this mythical Roman soldier to vivid life. In a tale that spans the millennia, Anthony reveals the events that created this fearsome adversary and how Cartaphilus was recruited to the side of the witches in their war against the Templars, creating a perfect entry point into the forthcoming Starkweather: Immortal limited series. Starkweather: Immortal #0 not only marks Piers Anthony’s first true comic book work, but it’s also the only place where Anthony’s original short story "Cartaphilus" can be read in its entirety. MATURE THEMES 48pgs, FC (0 of 4) SRP: $4.95 OKKO: THE CYCLE OF WATER #4 by Hub Okko, Noburo, Tikku, and Noshin confront the mysterious forces that kidnapped Little Carp and find her possessed by a demon, and Noshin faces his first great test as a servant of Okko the Demon-Hunter. Concludes the Cycle of Water introducing the fantasy world of Pajan and laying the groundwork for more Cycles to come. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $3.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A OKKO: THE CYCLE OF WATER by Hub Far from the fields of battle, Okko the ronin heads a small group of demon hunters, wandering the realms of the Pajan Empire. When a young fisherman's sister, Little Carp, is kidnapped by pirates, the man enlists the group's help in finding her. Every quest has its price, and this quest leads the four heroes much farther afield then they'd ever imagined! MATURE THEMES #1—32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $3.95 #2—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.95 #3—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.95 THE KILLER VOLUME 1 HC by Matz & Luc Jacamon A brutal, bloody, and stylish noir story of a professional assassin lost in a world without a moral compass, this is a case study of a man alone, armed to the teeth, and slowly losing his mind. Collects the first four issues of the ten-issue series! (C: 0-0-1) MATURE THEMES HC, 128pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 THE SECRET HISTORY BOOK THREE by Pécau, Sudzuka, & Geto "The Grail of Montségur": At the end of the 12th Century, the Archon Reka uses her influence over the Pope to extend her power over the whole of Christianity. She subverts the Holy Inquisition with a secret aim of seizing the Grail and using the lost runestone of Dyo to gain dominion over her brother. But Erlin and Aker join forces with the Holy Roman Empire of Frederic II, determined to counter her plans! MATURE THEMES 48pgs, FC (3 of 7) SRP: $5.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A SECRET HISTORY BOOK ONE by Pécau, Kordey, Beau, Manchu, & Vatine "Genesis": In the dawn of prehistory, four immortal brothers and sisters were entrusted with ivory runes by a dying shaman, and told never to use the card together. Now these four immortals, four archons, leapfrog through time, consumed in an epic struggle to influence and shape the history of Western civilization: a secret occult history of the world in seven chapters, beginning with Moses’ challenge to the Pharaoh amidst the sands of Egypt. Perfect bound. MATURE THEMES 48pgs, FC (1 of 7) SRP: $5.95 ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS ARCHIE #576 by Various “Arch and Crafts”: A lanyard making contest at the camp where Archie and his friends are counselors not only brings back memories of a mystery Archie faced as a young camper, but leads to its solution! “The Fame Game”: When a beach movie production comes to Riverdale, the teens are called into service as extras, stand-ins, and comic relief with a capital Jughead! “The Wrong Goodbye”: Archie finally gets an invite to Veronica’s beach retreat, but with the send-off Betty gives him, he might never arrive! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #180 by Various Double your pages, double your Archie, and double your fun in this double-digest full of new stories and classic tales! With puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, 192pgs, FC SRP: $3.69 OFFERED AGAIN O/A ARCHIE'S VACATION SPECIALS by Various Everyone needs a vacation, right? Archie has decided to give everyone a break yet again, by offering these great vacation specials once more! #5—SRP: $2.00 #6—SRP: $2.25 #7—SRP: $2.29 ************************************************************************ BETTY #166 by Various “Buried Treasure”: Betty laments having to put off the beach until her room is clean, but changes her tune when her cleaning takes her down memory lane. “Tired but True!”: An afternoon “relaxing” at the beach has Betty all tuckered out! “The Fantasy”: Betty imagines what life would be like in Veronica’s designer shoes. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 BETTY & VERONICA #228 by Various “Whatever Suits Her”: Accidentally swapping bikini tops and bottoms in the store’s dressing room leads Betty and Veronica to start a mismatched bathing suit trend! “A Fair with Flair”: The Riverdale street fair has lots of bargains… and shoppers who are “priceless!” “Identity Crisis”: Betty and Veronica decide to swap roles, but how long can Veronica “rough it?” 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #176 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! Plus, puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, 96pgs, FC SRP: $2.49 OFFERED AGAIN O/A BETTY & VERONICA SUMMER FUN SPECIALS by Various The two Riverdale teens have tons of summer fun in these super summer specials! #4—SRP: $2.00 #5—SRP: $2.25 #6—SRP: $2.29 ************************************************************************ JUGHEAD #182 by Various "Chompin’ Champion”: It’s a story so big, about a burger-eating contest so huge, and an appetite so humungous, that it takes half an issue to tell the titanic, tasty tale! Don’t miss a single bite of this delicious delicacy! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 JUGHEAD AND FRIENDS DIGEST #21 by Various “Jughead Jones, the People’s Friend”: An attempt to clear his debt with Pop Tate finds Jughead inadvertently spearheading a campaign of charitable giving in Riverdale! Plus, other new and classic tales, puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, 96pgs, FC SRP: $2.49 JUGHEAD'S DOUBLE DIGEST #132 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! With bonus puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, 192pgs, FC SRP: $3.69 PALS 'N' GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #113 by Various The spotlight is on the wonderful cast of Archie supporting characters, in this double digest featuring new stories and classic tales. With puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, SC, 192pgs, FC SRP: $3.69 SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH VOLUME 2 #86 by Tania Del Rio “Greener Pastures”: Sabrina is dismayed when Harvey prepares to visit his grandparents’ farm for the summer and pushy Hemlock asserts herself in the Four Blades movement. Her dismay soon turns to delight when she’s invited along to the farm, but is she prepared for the revelation that awaits her there? It’s more magical romance and intrigue as only Sabrina can deliver! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #177 by Ian Flynn & Tracy Yardley “Home, New Home”: Sonic has saved the day yet again! Or has he? With Dr. Eggman’s Egg Fleet bombarding the city from the outside, the jury’s still out! To make matters worse, a group of escaped convicts is on the loose on the inside! What’s a hedgehog gotta’ do to get a happy ending around here? Perhaps the brilliant Nicole has the answer! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES VOLUME 4 TP by Various The thrilling new series that lets fans relive classic Sonic stories continues! Volume 4 presents issues #13-#16 of Sonic’s ongoing comic book series in a special edition. Each story is meticulously restored and printed on high-grade paper — so you can feel like you're zipping right alongside the cobalt champion as he saves Knothole Village! This action-packed edition features the first appearance of mega-fan-favorite, Knuckles the Echidna! Stories include: “This Island Hedgehog” and “Space in your Face” (issue #13), “Tails’ Taste of Power” and “Girls Just Wanna’ Have Fun” (issue #14), “Rockin’ the ‘Bot,” “What’s the Big Idea?” and “Animal Magnetism” (issue #15), “Sonic Under Glass” and “The Man from H.E.D.G.E.H.O.G” (issue #16). (C: 0-1-2) SC, 112pgs, FC SRP: $7.49 SONIC X #21 by Mike Bullock “Sub-Sonic”: After being trapped on Earth all this time Sonic, Tails, Amy and the others may have finally stumbled upon a way to get back to their home world. Will the daring plan pay off or just put Sonic and friends in a mind-bending dilemma of universe-al proportions? 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #21 by Various “Out-Raj-ous Behavior”: Archie’s new friend Raj is an aspiring-Spielberg, complete with poseable models that he films for his special effects epics! Plus, other new and classic tales, puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, 192pgs, FC SRP: $2.49 VERONICA #181 by Dan Parent “Stop the Press”: When the editor of the school paper learns Marcy is Veronica’s cousin, she decides to use Marcy for the ultimate scoop. Just wait until this calculating journalist learns there’s nothing like a Veronica besmirched! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 ASPEN MLT INC FATHOM KILLIAN'S VESSEL #1 by Hernandez, Galloway, & Shum Lovers. Warriors. Fugitives? Discover the secrets behind the blood stained love affair between Fathom’s villainous Killian and Anya in this self-contained one-shot special. Ripped from the pages of the original Killian’s Tide series, the nefarious Killian finds himself on the run from the Blue as a fugitive, wanted for killing his brother Sear — yet he hasn’t lost his appetite for killing humans. But, surrounded by death, the spark of life begins for one of Fathom’s most compelling characters! Brought to you through the innovative eyes of artist Sean "Cheeks" Galloway and Howard Shum, and written by Fathom: Kiani writer Vince Hernandez, Fathom: Killian’s Vessel #1 is a must-have for any Fathom fan! GALLOWAY COVER—32pgs, FC (1 of 1) SRP: $2.99 TURNER COVER—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 FATHOM: KIANI #4 by Hernandez, To, & Ho The epic Kiani conclusion is here! Following on the heels of the surreal journey Kiani takes in issue three, the events of her past will collide with the present, in this final chapter — and Kiani’s role in the Fathom universe will never be the same again! Fathom fans do not miss this extra-sized, explosive finale issue! 40pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A 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! Loaded with tons of extra sketches and concept designs for the series. 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 O/A 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! 24x36, FC SRP: $7.99 O/A 2005 FATHOM POSTER #1 by Michael Turner & Peter Steigerwald The first Fathom poster from 2005! Showcasing the amazing cover art to Fathom #1 by Michael Turner and Peter Steigerwald, this incredible full-size poster is a must for any fan! 24x36, FC SRP: $7.99 O/A FATHOM: DAWN OF WAR #1 LIMITED EDITION SIGNED PRINT Celebrate the release of Fathom: Dawn of War #1 with this incredible signed print featuring the amazing cover art to the premiere issue! Printed on a high quality heavyweight matte paper, each print measures 13” x 19” and is ready to be framed and displayed for all to see. All prints are hand signed by artist Talent Caldwell! (C: 0-1-2) 13x19 SRP: $29.99 ************************************************************************ ASYLUM PRESS UNDEAD EVIL GN by Frank Forte & Nenad Gucunja While studying the Necronomicon, Alfred Carter is visited by nightmarish vision of his great ancestor’s ghost. The apparition warns Alfred of a great flood that will envelop New Orleans and unleash a century’s old voodoo curse that will contaminate the Carter bloodline for years to come. Once in the Big Easy, Alfred begins to uncover his family’s dark past and gets caught in the middle of a voodoo war. As the secrets of his bloodline unfold, Alfred must keep from descending into madness. A tale of envy, desire, and revenge in the H.P. Lovecraft tradition! SC, 64pgs, B&W SRP: $4.95 CHESTACLESE SKETCHBOOK VOLUME 1 by Jim Smith Jim Smith, co-creator of Ren and Stimpy and The Ripping Friends, presents this 64-page extravaganza featuring the Mighty Chestaclese, a massive barabarian from a long forgotten age. This tome reveals rare sketches, Chestaclese comic pages, storyboards, sexy figure studies, muscle bound barbarians, notorious villains, never-before-seen concept art, and more. Also featured are sketches from Weekend Pussy Hunt, The Ripping Friends, and hilarious celebrity caricatures. SC, 7x10, 64pgs, PC SRP: $6.95 AVATAR PRESS INC BLACK SUMMER #0 by Warren Ellis & Juan Jose Ryp This summer, the world goes black as Warren Ellis unveils his all-new super-powered heroes and villains epic that promises to be the biggest event of 2007! With art by the genius Juan Jose Ryp, no fan of The Authority or Wanted will want to miss this bleeding- edge eight issue masterpiece. This #0 features an original story that leads directly into the full-size monthly series that starts in August priced at just $2.99 per issue! When the political situation in the USA becomes more than Horus can stand, he moves to take matters into his own hands. But since not all his other team-mates aren’t so eager to throw the world into chaos, an epic conflict starts to form. And no one will be safe as the bodies start to fall. The event-launching issue is available with a regular or wraparound cover and also a rare 1-in-25 cover featuring the Horus design sketch, all by series artist Juan Jose Ryp. MATURE THEMES REGULAR—16pgs, FC (0 of 7) SRP: $0.99 WRAPAROUND—16pgs, FC SRP: $0.99 WARREN ELLIS' CRECY GN by Warren Ellis & Raulo Caceres An original graphic novel from Warren Ellis and his Apparat line of books! A highly trained but under equipped army invades another country due to that country's perceived threat to home security. The army conducts shock-and-awe raids designed to terrify the populace. This army is soon driven to ground, and vastly outnumbered. The English army has to stand and fight, in Crecy, France. On 26 August 1346, modern warfare changed forever. This is the story of England's greatest battle. Featuring the stunningly detailed art of Raulo Caceres. MATURE THEMES SC, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $6.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A WARREN ELLIS' DARK BLUE GN (NEW PRINTING) by Warren Ellis & Jacen Burrows Violent, disturbed cop Frank Christchurch has too many problems. He has a partner who's convinced he's mentally ill, a commanding officer on smack, and a killer whom no one else seems to want to catch. The pressure of his savage life is triggering murderous outbursts and hallucinations. Frank Christchurch is on the way down. And he might take everyone with him. MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 72pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 ************************************************************************ STAR OF THE MONTH WARREN ELLIS' APPARAT VOLUME 1 TP by Warren Ellis & Various The fan-demanded collection of the sold-out Apparat books is finally here! Collected here are all four of the first year’s worth of Warren Ellis’ Apparat, including Simon Spector with art by Jacen Burrows, Angel Stomp Future with art by Juan Jose Ryp, Quit City with art by Laurenn McCubbin, and Frank Ironwine with art by Carla Speed McNeil, all of which are written by Ellis! The four Apparat books are inspired by the pulp magazines of the 1930's and imagine modern day comic books that evolved from the pulps without the influence of super-heroes. (SEP052774) MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99 ********************************************************************** GARTH ENNIS' CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD #6 by Garth Ennis & Jacen Burrows The Apocalypse is upon us! Jesus and Danny are in a world of trouble as the Devil appears to have his way and God is just not interested in doing anything about it. Come join us for the end of civilization, or at least this critically acclaimed series as 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. This sacrilegious artifact is available is two covers, Regular and Visions of Hell Wraparound, both by series artist Jacen Burrows. MATURE THEMES REGULAR—32pgs, FC (6 of 6) SRP: $3.99 WRAPAROUND—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 PLAGUE OF THE LIVING DEAD #3 by John Russo & Dheeraj Verna After barely escaping from their military captors, a trio of Vietnam veterans make their way back to their home town of Stone Mountain. But it won't be the homecoming for which they have hoped. A darkness has crept into the town, bringing with it a flesh- ravaging horror which they had witnessed, first-hand, in the jungles of Vietnam. Pursued by military police, the soldiers rush headlong into Stone Mountain and into the pit of hell, as they find scores of zombies infesting the town, intent on devouring every living thing in their path. With no weapons and no hope for the survival of the loved ones that they had left behind, only one option remains for the trio... an option that includes destroying every last, stinking zombie they can before being ripped apart by the overwhelming legion of the undead! As well as the standard cover by super-star Jacen Burrows, this issue is available with a Wraparound, Terror, Rotting, and Gore cover by series artist Dheeraj Verma and a painted cover by Lucio Rubira. MATURE THEMES REGULAR—16pgs, FC (3 of 6) SRP: $2.50 GORE—16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 PAINTED—16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 ROTTING—16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 TERROR—16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 WRAPAROUND—16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 GEORGE A. ROMERO'S NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: THE BEGINNING #1 — "BAD CALL" COVER by John Russo & Sebastian Fiumara A phone booth provides little protection from the undead and on the new cover from Edison George! This special edition is limited to just 1,000 copies. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (1 of 3) SRP: $5.99 GEORGE A. ROMERO'S NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: THE BEGINNING #2 — "TROPHY" COVER by John Russo & Sebastian Fiumara Time for a memento from the zombie killing by Dheeraj Verma. This special edition is limited to just 750 copies. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (2 of 3) SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH VS PANDORA #1 by Brian Pulido & Gabriel Guzman The ultimate battle of the uber-women is here! Lady Death and Pandora square off in this continuation of last year’s hit one-shot Lady Death vs War Angel! Drawn by regular Lady Death series artist Gabriel Guzman, this fight will not disappoint fans of battling babes! This book is available in a few editions: the Regular cover by Rafa Lopez, a Painted Wraparound cover by Felipe Massafera, Martin cover by Matt Martin, Bondage cover by Juan Jose Ryp, Pawns and Premium covers by Daniel HDR, and a super-limited Jewel Edition by Rafa Lopez, featuring jewels actually on the cover of the book, packaged in a special hard-case, and limited to just 350 copies. REGULAR—16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 BONDAGE—16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 MARTIN—16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 PAINTED WRAPAROUND—16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 PAWNS—16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 PREMIUM—16pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 JEWEL—16pgs, FC SRP: $39.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A LADY DEATH VS WAR ANGEL #1 by Brian Pulido & Gabriel Guzman Lady Death squares off against her arch-nemesis War Angel in this all-new, never before available, full-color original tale by Lady Death’s creator Brian Pulido and artist Gabriel Guzman. This special book is limited to just 5,000 copies! 16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 ************************************************************************ LADY DEATH: WARRIOR TEMPTRESS — "WITCHY WOMAN" COVER Lady Death will cast a spell on you on this new cover from artist Wellington Alves. Limited to 750 copies. 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH: WARRIOR TEMPTRESS — "RUBY RED CON" FOIL COVER by Juan Jose Ryp This Ruby Red foil was previously only available at conventions and it limited to just 500 copies, all of which ship in a bag and board with a Certificate of Authenticity. 32pgs, FC SRP: $4.99 LADY DEATH: SACRILEGE #0 — "ART NOUVEAU" COVER by Brian Pulido & Daniel HDR Artist Daniel HDR delivers this beautiful Lady Death piece in a classical style. Limited to 1,000 copies. 16pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH: LOST SOULS #2 — "WARRIOR WOMEN" COVER by Brian Pulido & Daniel HDR Lady Death and her allies are ready for another battle on this cover from Daniel HDR. Limited to 750 copies. 32pgs, FC (2 of 2) SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH: PIRATE QUEEN — "BOARDING PARTY" COVER by Brian Pulido & Wellington Alves Lady Death and her undead crew leap into pirate action on this cover by Wellington Alves! Limited to 1000 copies. 40pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH: DARK HORIZONS — "MAJESTIC" COVER by Brian Pulido & Gabriel Guzman Lady Death is seen in all her glory on this new cover by Daniel HDR! Limited to 1000 copies. 16pgs, B&W SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH/SHI #0 — "CANVAS" COVER by Brian Pulido & Juan Jose Ryp This beautiful painted cover by Felipe Massafera is only available on this special cover printed on actual canvas and ultra-rare! Limited to just 150 copies, all of which ship in a special hard case. 16pgs, FC (0 of 2) SRP: $100.00 LADY DEATH/SHI #1 — "REFLECTIONS" COVER by Brian Pulido & Daniel HDR Lady Death and Shi are mirror images on this new cover by Juan Jose Ryp! Limited to 1000 copies. 32pgs, FC (1 of 2) SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH WICKED #1 — HEDONIST FERREIRA LITHOGRAPH by Carlos Ferriera This lithograph is of Carlos Ferreira's sultry cover to Lady Death Wicked #1. 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 STARS OF THE MONTH STARGATE SG-1 VOLUME 1: P.O.W. TP by Anthony, Guedes, & Correa This book collects the three issue Stargate SG-1: P.O.W. series and the original convention special stories “Know Your Enemy” and “First Prime.” Jack has been captured by the Goa'uld and his very memories may be used against the SGC in an all out alien invasion. The SG-1 team must find a way to infiltrate a planet of enemies mobilizing for war to rescue their fallen leader. Crammed with special features and re- mastered for the highest quality this trade paperback is the cornerstone of the Stargate SG-1 comic archive! (JAN052499) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC SRP: $13.99 FRANK MILLER'S ROBOCOP TP by Frank Miller & Juan Jose Ryp Frank Miller's original Robocop epic is finally available in one massive tome collecting all nine issues of the series! Robocop was one of the truly great bits of movie and pop culture magic from the 80's, and Frank Miller wanted to deliver a masterpiece with his original movie script, but Hollywood massively edited his work. In full-on action, the Robocop story is told as Frank Miller always intended, composed straight from the master's original writings and scripts! The vast majority of Miller’s insane ideas, vicious black humor, and robotic mayhem never made it to the screen, but every last bit is finally unleashed in this series! (SEP063096) (C: 0-0-2) MATURE THEMES SC, 216pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 ********************************************************************** STARGATE SG-1 2007 SPECIAL by James Anthony & Jorge Correa Stargate SG-1 continues its stellar run in comics with this year’s special one shot! The SG Command has a whole new type of problem on their hands when an evil doppelganger of Jack O’Neill is loose on the base, with free reign to cause havoc! This issue is available with the Regular and Conflict covers by painter Lucio Rubira, Wraparound by Jorge Correa, Asgard and Premium Painted covers by Ryan Drake, and Team and Samantha Carter photo covers. REGULAR—16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 ASGARD PAINTED—16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 CARTER PHOTO—16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 WRAPAROUND—16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 CONFLICT—16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 TEAM PHOTO—16pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 PREMIUM PAINTED—16pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 AWAKENING COMICS SPARKY IN LOVE ONE-SHOT by Steve Peters & Various Sparky, the lovable half-angel, half-devil Awakening Comics mascot, returns in another collection of stories on a single theme. Some are autobiographical tales by Peters done in a magical realist style; others are jam comics with over 40 indy comics creators, including Alex Robinson, Carla Speed McNeil, Batton Lash, and many more! MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.99 BALLANTINE BOOKS FLIGHT VOLUME 4 GN by Kazu Kibuishi The previous three editions of Flight have propelled this anthology to the forefront of the graphic novel industry, garnering award nominations, creating great buzz for BEA, Comic-Con, and other like-minded conventions, and generally striking a fresh note among jaded comics readers. Flight Volume 2 was a Harvey Award finalist for Best Anthology. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 6x9, 352pgs, FC SRP: $24.95 STOP FORGETTING TO REMEMBER GN by Peter Kuper Based on Peter Kuper's real life, Stop Forgetting to Remember is the "autobiography" of Walter Kurtz, a semi-famous cartoonist who looks parenthood straight in the face — and sees his youthful, carefree days begin to evaporate. (C: 0-1-2) HC, 6x9, 208pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT INC WITCHBLADE TAKERU VOLUME 1 GN by Yasuko Kobayashi & Kondou Kazuma The complete Japanese manga in black and white, right to left format! Takeru is a young Japanese girl. She lives in a convent and is being raised by Buddist nuns. But the convent holds a dark secret: a chamber houses a box and inside locked is the Witchblade — a powerful artifact that has existed throughout the ages. Takeru has nightmares about the Witchblade, not understanding what they mean. But when demons attack the convent, Takeru discovers the Witchblade and unwittingly becomes its bearer! A prequel story to the hit Witchblade anime series from Japanese animation powerhouse Gonzo and coming soon from Funimation! SC, 5x7.5, 183pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 BASEMENT COMICS/AMRYL ENTERTAINMENT CAVEWOMAN PREHISTORIC PIN-UPS BOOK 5 SPECIAL EDITION by Budd Root Budd paints a brand new cover for this issue of his best selling pin-up series! This special “stone age pin-ups” edition is filled with illustrations of Meriem along side Cavebears, Cavemen, Sabretooths, and Mammoths. The most unique Prehistoric Pin-ups book to date will please even the most ardent Cavewoman art fans! Our special edition is limited to 750 copies, comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and is bagged and boarded for protection. MATURE THEMES REGULAR—24pgs, B&W MSRP: $8.95 NUDE—24pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 MONSTER UNIVERSITY CHEERBOOK SPECIAL EDITION by Mike Hoffman Mike Hoffman presents a new and very sexy cover to our Monster University Cheerbook! Lyrics to Mike’s “touchdown” music CD plus new Hoffman graphics adorn every page of this unique item. This special edition is limited to 450 copies, comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, and is bagged & boarded for protection. 16pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 MIKE HOFFMAN ISLAND OF THE TIKI GODDESS SPECIAL EDITION by Mike Hoffman The Tiki Goddess comes alive with Hoffman's beautiful new cover! Sip rum-drenched coconut nectars as exotic birds call through the Jungle and you escape to a tropical paradise of lush beauty with a Polynesian Goddess as your personal guide! Our 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 BE BEAUTIFUL LOVE A LA CARTE 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, 5x7, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $15.99 SOUND OF MY VOICE 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, 5x7, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $15.99 YEBISU CELEBRITIES VOLUME 1 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, 5x7, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $15.99 BLATANT COMICS OFFICE OF HEROES #1 by Mike Leffel Humankind has reached a new step on the path of evolution — did you get the memo? Join the hapless employess at Carey-Merrick Office Supply Inc. and inept manager Karl Stephens as their work-a-day world spirals out of control! Everyone's developing strange new powers, nobody's made any coffee, and a mysterious messenger from the future brings a warning of imminent doom! But nobody's mentioned anything about layoffs! It's a pseudo-science pseudo-documentary that'll make you say "Date the Secretary, Save the World!" From the artist of Impeach Bush! REGULAR COVER—32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.99 COVER A: SEXY INTERNET TROUBLE COVER—32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.99 COVER B: HERO OF TIME AND SPACE COVER—32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.99 BLUE LINE ART BEAU SMITH'S NO GUTS, NO GLORY: HOW TO MARKET YOURSELF IN COMICS TP by Beau Smith After all great wars the generals would retire and some would just fade away. Not true for the soldiers with the dirt on their faces and blood on their hands. They became Mercenaries. When others quit, they kept fighting. Beau Smith is one of those soldiers. In his new book, No Guts, No Glory: How To Market Yourself In Comics, Smith, former Vice President of Marketing for IDW Publishing, Todd McFarlane Productions, McFarlane Toys, Image Comics, and Eclipse Comics, invites you into the tenches where the real battle in comic books is fought. Smith is a 20 year veteran of comic book marketing and writing comics. He has written comics, pop culture & business columns, video games, novels, and screenplays. In No Guts, No Glory he reveals to you how to become all you can be as a comic book creator and business person. Lessons from the trenches on how to make not only your project known, but you as well! All of this much needed information comes to you in Beau's down-to-Earth, cowboy common sense style that's informative as well and entertaining. SC, 100pgs, B&W SRP: $19.99 SKETCH MAGAZINE MEGA PACK Sketch Magazine’s Mega Pack includes 10 issues of the comic book leading "How-To" publication, all for a ridicules low price of $15.95. These 10 issue expand the publishing history of Sketch Magazine. Packs will verfy which issues are included. Pack (x10) SRP: $15.95 BLUEWATER PRODUCTIONS LOST RAVEN GN by Darren G. Davis & Renato Arlem After learning that he has contracted the HIV virus, attorney Zak Raven leaves his practice behind to set forth on a mission of relaxation — until his peaceful trip goes wildly astray, leaving Zak shipwrecked on what he thinks is a deserted island with only the words in his own journal to keep him company. But unknown to Zak, four miles below the surface lies a secret government lab where scientists "play God" in an attempt to create a new species of human that can survive evacuation missions in deep space... because within 900 years, the Earth will be dealt a deathblow in the form of a mountain- size asteroid. Thus far, however, they have only created living abominations. Zak and these creatures are on a collision course, and he must rise to the challenge! Part of the proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the Evergreen AIDS Foundation. RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #12 (DEC063244) SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC SRP: $11.99 RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS: 20 MILLION MILES MORE #1 by Davis, Garcia, Balan, & Queen The classic Ray Harryhausen sci-fi epic re-imagines it for a new generation. It's been 50 years since the strange being from Venus rampaged through Italy. So it has been 50 years of secrets, misinformation, and outright lying. Once the world was convinced that the Ymir was a giant hoax and the mission to Venus never happened, it was lulled back to sleep, ignorant of the truth. But no one counted on genetics. Years of secret testing and breakthroughs in many of the gray areas of science created unintended consequences that could bring the Earth to its knees... and only an 11-year-old child can save it. SC, 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS: WRATH OF THE TITANS #2 by Davis, Balan, & Rodriguez Storm clouds gather on the horizon for the people of Argos. Their newborn prince, the son of Perseus, was stolen right out of his cradle. Perseus has fought many mythic monsters but never absorbed such a painful blow. Summoning all his strength and cunning, he goes out in search of his first-born and heir. This brings him back into the murky world of the three hags who possess the key that will help Perseus find his son. But information comes at a dangerous price: acquire the Horn of the Cyclops. As dangerous as this task is, Perseus is unaware of the mounting peril that seems intent on stopping him. SC, 32pgs, FC (2 of 4) SRP: $3.50 SHI VS THE 10TH MUSE CROSSOVER by Storrie, Balan, & Patton Two women. Two warriors. One fights for justice. The other, vengeance. But are the two really all that different? Find out when Shi vows to destroy a man the 10th Muse has sworn to protect. But when two heroes do battle, can the result be anything but tragic? 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 VSS: NEMESIS RISING #2 by Terrence Greip & Nadir Balan Scarlet, VSS's newest member, takes on her first mission — to guard Great Britain's least- favorite royal, the prodigal Prince Garson, from a terrorist attack. Disguised as a cocktail waitresses, the team must secretly prevent the flirty, teenaged prince from being kidnapped during a masquerade. The camouflaged international terrorists at work the girls can handle — it's teaming up that's a problem! Brooke, Lark, and Raven distrust their newest member, not because she's a cat burglar working a plea bargain, but because she's an American! 24pgs, FC (2 of 5) SRP: $3.50 BONGO COMICS BART SIMPSON COMICS #36 by Bates, Trainor, Ho, Llyod, & Nilges While researching the Great Depression for a report at school, Bart finds an all-new authority figure to defy and is joined by some unlikely allies. Then, while digging near a new housing development, Bart and Milhouse discover a buried book with a cryptic text and are inspired to form a secret society that ends up having prophetic results. Oh, and Milhouse gets trapped in a mailbox. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 SIMPSONS COMICS #131 by Dixon, Templeton, & Matsumoto Simpsons Comics are published all over the world in a dozen different languages. This month, Bongo’s long-suffering intern, Jake Schembeckler, takes you on a tour that starts at the Bongo offices and travels around the world and through the pages of Simpsons Comics as you might find them in Belgium, Japan, and Mexico. It’s an international blend of Bongo this June! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 SIMPSONS SUPER SPECTACULAR #5 by Barr & Lash Pieman and the Cupcake Kid encounter another uncouth and undercooked evil genius in the guise of Professor Frink, whose zeal to fund his research has some unexpected and embarrassing effects on the pastry-themed pair. And while were on the subject of food –– Radioactive Man finds himself facing the strangest villain in his multi-faceted crime- fighting career when an innocent delivery boy is transformed into an ever-changing food platter of foul play, and Radioactive Man is buffeted about by a living buffet –– the gastronomic nightmare known as Mufelatto, the Aliment Man! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 BOOM! STUDIOS COVER GIRL #4 by Cosby, Church, & Francavilla The bullets are flying, as everyone's favorite action hero finds that his bodyguard is the only one who can save him from an unseen enemy. Can he tolerate the scathing sarcastic wit of his cover girl long enough to get down to the bottom of who wants him dead? More rollicking, free-wheeling fun in the vein of Rush Hour! 24pgs, FC (4 of 5) SRP: $3.99 DAVE JOHNSON SKETCHBOOK ISOTOPE EX A special, limited edition version of the 2006 Full Color Dave Johnson Sketchbook, created exclusively for Isotope Comics. Limited to 500 copies, previously only available via the Isotope! (C: 0-1-2) 48pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 DOMINION #4 by Giffen, Nelson, Richie, & Hamilton Chicago is further torn apart, even as the authorities struggle to contain the virus — no one can get in, no one can get out, and as a result, no cavalry is coming. Just the same, salvation seems to be coming in the form of a vaccine and a cure — but is it too late to save Dick? 24pgs, FC (4 of 5) SRP: $3.99 ENIGMA CIPHER #2 by Cosby, Nelson, & Scott On the run now, Casey races to uncover the contents of the Enigma Cipher, however the contents are attracting the attention of black ops assassins and the FBI. What secrets does the Federal Bureau of Investigations hold, and how are they connected to the encrypted cipher that everyone seems to want? More on-the-run mystery and intrigue in the style of The DaVinci Code with the action of the Bourne Supremacy, from the creator of the TV show Eureka and the creative team of X Isle! (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Germany. RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #8 (AUG063135) Due to Rescheduling 24pgs, FC (2 of 5) SRP: $6.99 FALL OF CTHULHU #5 by Nelson, Diazlowski, & Mavillain Cy is pulled further into the world of darkness. As he descends into Lovecraftian madness, the pull and the tug of the alternate dimension known only as The Dreamlands gets stronger. Is Cy strong enough to avoid destruction? Can he resist the pull of insanity? And what does this mean for his life and his world, with his girlfriend Jordan? Will he ever be safe? MAVILLAIN COVER A—24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 WALPOLE COVER B—24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 FALL OF CTHULHU #0 IRON ORC SPECIAL EDITION by Nelson, Dzialowski, & Mavillain A special limited edition version created exclusively for Ironorc.com. Limited to only 500 copies. (C: 0-1-2) 32pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A CTHULHU TALES #1 (2ND PRINTING) by Various The sell-out hit is available again in this second printing! Lovecraft lives! From the smash hit writing team behind Zombie Tales comes a collection of six different tales of dark, cosmic horror. Annihilation and 52's Keith Giffen pens a tale, writer of the Transformers Movie John Rogers writes his own. Creator of the Sci-Fi Network TV show Eureka, Andrew Cosby, pens one, with Eureka screenwriter Johanna Stokes creating "Love's Craft." Finally, Second Wave writer Michael Alan Nelson joins in on the fun with a stellar constellation of artists. A second helping of a completely new journey into classic horror from Wizard's Best New Publisher! 48pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 O/A CTHULHU TALES: THE RISING ONE-SHOT by Various A sequel to the sold-out Cthulhu Tales one-shot, featuring the same roster of writers: Eureka TV series creator Andrew Cosby; Eureka show writer Johanna Stokes; Second Wave writer Michael Alan Nelson; Transformers screenwriter John Rogers; Ninja Tales writer Chris Ward, and a new creative voice in the mix: Hans Rodionoff, the writer of Marvel's Werewolf By Night movie and the upcoming Tekken film! Featuring the best of the best of a brilliant roster of artists, Cthulhu Tales: The Rising is a primal journey into a dark arena of horror. 48pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 FOUNDATION #1 by Rozum, Chamberlain, & Azaceta History shows that in the 1500s, Nostradamus' three volumes of prophesies were best- sellers, making him a rich man. But what the world doesn't know is he took his vast treasure trove of riches and invested them in creating a foundation to prevent his prophesies from occurring. This secret team still functions today, using Nostradamus' published and unpublished tomes to predict threats to worldwide security! In the vein of The X-Files, but with a 24-like spin! 24pgs, FC (1 of 5) SRP: $3.99 HERO SQUARED ONGOING #2: CHARLOTTE HEROES CONVENTION SPECIAL EDITION by Keith Giffen & J.M. DeMatteis A special edition version of Hero Squared Ongoing #2 featuring a special cover that mirrors the original #2, but has its own, original spin. Limited to only 500 copies and previously only available at Heroes Convention. (C: 0-1-2) 24pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 HUNTER'S MOON #3 by James L. White & Dalibor Talajic The writer of the Academy Award-winning film Ray comes to comics in a big way, continuing his new series at Boom! It starts when stockbroker Lincoln "Linc" Greer, divorced dad, is acquitted of the murder of his son by the local authorities. Meanwhile, who have they picked up in the woods? Is it the kidnapper? It's becoming clear the entire town's in on it — if Linc talks to the wrong person, it could jeopardize his son's life! 24pgs, FC (3 of 5) SRP: $3.99 LEFT ON MISSION #3 by Chip Mosher & Francisco Francavilla Eric Westfall's mission remains just out of reach. Having found Emma, is he now in over his head? Can he talk her into coming back, or is it all over before it's even begun? What's more — what's the big secret that Emma's willing to die for? And can Westfall keep the agency at bay and Agent Painter from killing him in the field? 24pgs, FC (3 of 5) SRP: $3.99 NORTH WIND #1 by David DiGillio & Andrew Huerta The future: mankind has suffered a disaster. Climate change has seen the earth's temperature change due to damage to the environment. Where there was once a lush, thriving planet, there is now only ice and snow. What cities are left are buried under the surface in ice caves. Skinrunners trade valuable pelts for rations and warmth and survival. Into this violent, damaged world, a hero will rise... a new post-apocalyptic hero in the vein of Mad Max and The Road Warrior! 24pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $3.99 SALVADOR #2 by Michael & Mark Polish & J.K. Woodward The future: mankind has cracked the DNA code. Salvador is man's hope — their savior. But what makes Salvador beautiful and unique also makes him fragile. Will his need for love prove to be his ultimate undoing? From the award-winning filmmakers behind The Astronaut Farmer, the Polish Brothers! 32pgs, FC (2 of 5) SRP: $3.99 SECOND WAVE VOLUME 1 TP by Michael Alan Nelson & Chee Mankind held the first invasion back. But then the second wave came... Mitch was an ordinary man living an ordinary suburban life, but alien invaders took his home and his wife away. Now that they're back, how have they grown immune to mankind's defenses? And what key role does Mitch play in the invasion? What's his link to this extra-terrestrial threat? This edition collects issues #1-6 of the critically acclaimed series. SC, 144pgs, FC SRP: $14.99 STARDUST KID VOLUME 1 TP by J.M. DeMatteis & Mike Ploog From the best-selling creative team behind Abadazad comes the collection of their conceptual sequel! Last night, when Cody DiMarco went to bed, life was the same as it's always been. This morning, when he woke up, the world he knew... was gone. A magic older than time. An ancient evil. And four children whose only chance to restore their families, and their world, is to solve the mystery of The Stardust Kid. Twelve-year-old Cody DiMaro's best friend is Paul Brightfield and Paul Brightfield isn't human: He's the last of The Old Ones, ancient elemental beings from The Time Before — when no man walked the Earth and magic was a given — and Cody is the only one in all the world who knows Paul's secret. This edition collects the complete mini-series, issues 1 to 5. SC, 128pgs, FC SRP: $14.99 TAG: CURSED #4 by Mike Leib & Chee Ed continues to track the path of the Tag curse across the United States — and actually finds an end to it! Can the path not lead to a thing, but a... person? Who is at the end of the curse's swath of pain and torment? And what keys do they have to the whole picture? Keith Giffen's dark horror franchise continues, barreling to its terrible conclusion. 24pgs, FC (4 of 5) SRP: $3.99 TWO GUNS #5 by Steven Grant & Mataes Santolouco Everything comes unraveled. Trench and Steadman find when everyone wants you dead, your only ally has got to become your enemy! Teaming up, they angle to take down the conspiracy that threatens to wipe them out. A fun crime fiction romp in the vein of Ocean's Eleven and The Italian Job! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 WARHAMMER 40K #0 by Abnett, Edginton, & Antonio A collection of previously hard-to-find stories that helped launch the Damnation Crusade franchise! Collected here are: "Visitors" which previously ran only in Previews, "Mettle" which was featured in the Retailer Rewards Program, and "Death From Above" which ran in a San Diego Comic-Con International exclusive, available only at the show. COVER A—24pgs, FC (0 of 6) SRP: $2.99 COVER B—24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A WARHAMMER 40K #2 by Abnett, Edginton, Antonio, & Ringuet Welcome to the 41st millennium — where vast armies wage bloody warfare across the galaxy in the name of humanity's supreme ruler. Countless souls upon billions of worlds whisper their supplication to the God Emperor — and those that oppose his sacred vision risk annihilation by his greatest warriors, the dread Space Marines. But how does one become a member of this most revered brotherhood? A simple man, from an obscure planet at the far end of the Imperium is discovering that to become a Space Marine will cost his family, his body — and quite possibly, his soul. Also available in a Previews Exclusive cover. REGULAR—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE VARIANT—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 WARHAMMER: FORGE OF WAR #3 by Abnett, Edginton, & Castillo Greatsword Franz Vogel and his men have endured a blood-spattered onslaught by the Hordes of Chaos and lived to tell the tale. But the primordial forest into which these survivors fled holds its own secrets, both sacred and profane. For deep in the northern wilderness lies the cloistered stone keep of an enigmatic sisterhood ? where Vogel and his band will find either deliverance or eternal damnation? COVER A—32pgs, FC (3 of 6) SRP: $2.99 COVER B—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?! VOLUME 1 TP by Various Lead by Keith Giffen and Eureka series creator Andrew Cosby, with Transformers the Movie writer John Rogers and Eureka series writer Johanna Stokes, this collection features a wild array of Golden Age comics, all re-written to make their word balloons comedic! It's a Mystery Science Theater 3000 turn on venerable Golden Age funnybooks! It's What's Up Tiger Lily with the funny pages! SC, 144pgs, FC SRP: $14.99 ZOMBIE TALES VOLUME 1 TP by Various The best-selling zombie anthology finally gets collected, featuring work from the best of the best: material written by Mark Waid, Keith Giffen, Eureka creator Andrew Cosby, Transformers the Movie writer John Rogers, Eureka TV show writer Johanna Stokes, Fall of Cthulhu writer Michael Alan Nelson, and more! Artists featured are a non-stop constellation of names: Keith Giffen, Fallen Angel's J.K. Woodward, Painkiller Jane's Lee Moder, 100 Bullets' Dave Johnson, Mark Badger, and many many more! This edition collects Zombie Tales #1, Zombie Tales: Oblivion, and Zombie Tales: The Dead. Don't wait 28 days later for the new dawn of the walking dead! SC, 6x9, 144pgs, FC SRP: $14.99 BRAIN SCAN STUDIOS INC ONE LAST SONG #2 by C.J. Hurtt & Shawn Richter The struggle for freedom continues in One Last Song issue two! The tension rises as the DHS steps up their efforts to bring Amanda and Brian down. The battle for the future will be fought between the lines! Part 2 of this exciting new 6-part series from Brain Scan Studios! Written by CJ Hurtt with art by Shawn Richter. 32pgs, B&W (2 of 6) SRP: $2.95 BROADSWORD COMICS BROADSWORD PORTFOLIO VOLUME 1 PACK by Jim Balent & Holly Golightly This is your chance to fill in any of Jim Balent's or Holly G!'s enchanting black & white pencil lithos that you've missed in the past. Each pack contains five 11" x 17" unsigned stunning black & white lithographs that features Jim Balent's Tarot, Raven, Holly as the Dragon Rider, and Holly G's "Beary Naughty." Also features a bonus full-color 3 Kittens 11" x 17" promo poster! (C: 0-1-2) Pack (x5) SRP: $44.99 TAROT'S HIGH MAGICK ART PRINT by Jim Balent This majestic high quality limited art print from Jim Balent shows a glimpse of Tarot surrounded by a myriad of Magickal friends. It measures 11" x 17" and comes backed on thick board and housed in a crystal clear bag. Perfect for framing. A magical gift for you or a fellow Tarot lover! Comes signed and numbered. (C: 0-1-2) MATURE THEMES Print, 11x17 SRP: $30.00 OFFERED AGAIN O/A TAROT: WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #40 by Jim Balent In this issue Tarot is torn between two Lovers, Boo Cat and the Skeleton Man. Internal pressures force her to choose between them. Also, the return of the vampire Licorice Dust. Find out what dark place she has been lurking in for the past year. As always, this issue ships equally with 2 Jim Balent covers and a signed edition! MATURE THEMES REGULAR—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 SIGNED—32pgs, FC SRP: $10.00 BROCCOLI INTERNATIONAL USA DISGAEA 2: VOLUME 2 GN by Hekaton Adell has promised to take Rozalin back to her father, the powerful Lord Zenon. But as they get closer to the mysterious overlord, Rozalin questions what she knows about her father and Adell broods over the fact that he will have to fight against him. The appearances of Beauty Queen Etna and the Dark Hero Axel only ensure that the path to Zenon will be more difficult than they imagined. And Zenon himself is not standing idly by, as his two minions, the mysterious hooded figures, are charged with finding Rozalin and bringing her back. Number 2 in the Disgaea Manga series! (C: 0-1-2) SC, 5x7, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 KON KON KOKON VOLUME 1 GN by Koge Donbo Ren just wants to be one of the cool kids, but it doesn’t help that secretly he’s just a nerdy monster fanatic. That is, until a young girl named Kokon shows up. She claims to be a fox that he had helped years ago and now she wants to return the favor. With the fox girl Kokon by his side, will Ren be able to become the most popular kid in school? A new series from Broccoli! (C: 0-1-2) SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 BUD PLANT OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE INCREDIBLE PULPS: A GALLERY OF FICTION MAGAZINE ART TP by Frank M. Robinson Sale! Was $14.95! Venture through the vibrant world of pulp imagery with this compact and portable collection, showcasing a wealth of classic cover art by such legendary illustrators as Edd Cartiet, Frank R. Paul, Walter Baumhofer, and others. SC, 5x6.5, 176pgs, FC SRP: $8.99 BUENAVENTURA PRESS ELVIS ROAD HC by Xavier Robel & Helge Reumann Elvis Road unfolds into a 25 foot long infectiously joyful & amazingly beautiful cartoon landscape in which Hieronymus Bosch meets Richard Scary (a paradoxical mix of terrifying social commentary and cartooning fun!) Xavier Robel and Helge Reumann devoted almost an entire year to their collaboration on Elvis Road and the result is a single drawing that reveals a world overflowing with hundreds of mini-narratives with armed maniacs, rampaging crowds, chaotic policemen, overflowing hospitals, a tree- house of women, a forest of literal tree-huggers, and hordes of shoppers. The book features the most frenzied, inspired, and dense drawing you’ve ever seen: 8,433 characters, 3,546 vehicles, 1,847 buildings, 763 cartoon icons, 526 corporate billboards, 189 religious figures, 25 parade floats, 1 super-dildo, a junkyard purgatory, a porno strip- mall, and more. . .In its broadest strokes and finest details, Elvis Road delights, baffles, and provokes. MATURE THEMES HC, 12x9, 23pgs, PC SRP: $24.95 CAPTAIN CLOCKWORK CAPTAIN CLOCKWORK CHRONOLOGY GN by Glenn Whitmore Using time bending powers, four generations of Captain Clockwork risk thier lives in protecting history from nefarious forces which seek to throw it off course and re-write it. Features 12 complete adventures include pulp style action, cold war intrigue, '90's grim and grit, and a daring, dark future. SC, 7x10, 152pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 CARROLL & GRAF THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF BEST WAR COMICS by Kendall, Toth, Glanzman, & Kubert A unique, comprehensive collection of gripping stories set in twentieth century battlegrounds selected from classic magazines such as Blazing Combat and Commando. Some 30 thrilling, graphic, war stories are brought together here in a mix of classic strips from the likes of Sam Glanzman, Alex Toth, and Joe Kubert, graphic shorts by Ted Rall and Joe Sacco, and great new pieces by as yet little-known hands. To date this is the only multi-sourced collection on the market — previous anthologies and book reprint collections all rely on single sources, mainly the big-name comic publishers. Kendall has selected from classic mags like the bi-monthly Blazing Combat (1970s) and the ongoing Commando, plus individual collections like Sam Glanzman’s Marvel and many smaller, top-quality publications. And the wartime settings range all the way from both world wars through Korea and the Vietnam War, to today's Middle East. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 5x7, 512pgs, B&W SRP: $13.95 CARTOON BOOKS BONE VOLUME 5: ROCK JAW MASTER OF THE EASTERN BORDER COLOR EDITION 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: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada. HARDCOVER (NOV063423)—HC, 192pgs, FC SRP: $18.99 SOFTCOVER (NOV063422)—SC, 192pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 CASTLE RAIN ENTERTAINMENT JACK THE LANTERN: GHOSTS #2 by Angelos, Castillo, & Bledsoe As Roman questions Jadugar’s recent actions, she shares a recovered horrific moment from her past that enlightens the situation. While traveling through the southern Canadian wilderness, Jack enters his dreamscape and confronts Argotakar about his current breakdown. This book will mark the spectacular regular series price of $1.95, and will also introduce new series artist, Tommy (Batman, Toe Tags) Castillo. MATURE THEMES RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #12 (DEC063441) 24pgs, B&W SRP: $1.95 CENTRAL PARK MEDIA CORP OATH TO LOVE & PASSION VOLUME 1 GN by Sook Ji Hwang When love comes to town, the lives of four socially maladapted teens are turned upside down when rotating attractions, comedic misunderstandings, and general chaos forces them to reconsider everything they've ever known about relationships, trust, and the frailties of the human heart. Fortunately, none of them knew very much in the first place. SC, 5x7, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 CHECKER BOOK PUBLISHING GROUP PATH VOLUME 3: DEATH & DISHONOR TP by Ron Marz & Mathew Smith In a land of samurai, one monk challenges the gods. Honor bound to protect his people, the only way Obo-san can save his nation is to rebel against its insane leader. But is even the mighty Weapon of Heaven enough to overthrow centuries of tradition? This edition collects issues #13-18 of the original series. SC, 7x10, 172pgs, FC SRP: $17.95 DICK TRACY: THE COLLINS CASEFILES TP'S by Collins, Fletcher, & Locher Acclaimed mystery author and comics writer Max Allan Collins took over scripting Chester Gould's iconic detective strip in 1978, and Dick Tracy would never be the same again. These volumes collect Collins's masterful yet controversial 15-year run. VOL. 1 (SEP032206)—SC, 7x10, 162pgs, B&W SRP: $17.95 VOL. 2 (JAN042215)—SC, 7x10, 162pgs, B&W SRP: $18.95 VOL. 3 (SEP042519)—SC, 7x10, 180pgs, B&W SRP: $17.95 THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL: THE EARLY WORKS VOLUME 2 HC by Theodor Seuss Geisel Before writing his first children's book And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, published in 1937, Geisel worked as a political cartoonist, an advertising illustrator, and a documentary filmmaker. Checker collects some of the rarer, never before published cartoons created by Geisel. Volume 2 includes magazine and book illustrations, advertising illustrations, and other rare pieces. (SEP052846) HC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $22.95 CLASS COMICS INC CAMILI-CAT DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY 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: $6.00 PORNOMICON 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: $9.00 RAPTURE #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 24pgs, FC SRP: $9.00 COMIC CAVALCADE LADY DEATH VS PANDORA #1 — GOLD FOIL COVER by Brian Pulido & Gabriel Guzman The battle of the babes! This special Gold Foil edition, featuring a cover by Rafa Lopez, is limited to just 500 copies and ships in a bag with a certificate of authenticity. 16pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 STARGATE SG-1 2007 SPECIAL GOLD FOIL COVER by James Anthony & Jorge Correa SG1 is back in action! This special Gold Foil edition, with cover illustration by Lucio Rubira, is limited to just 500 copies and ships in a bag with a certificate of authenticity. 16pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A MAGDALENA #2 — "HOLY TERROR" COVER The Top Cow Magdalena series features killer new artist Brian Ching, who provides this stellar exclusive cover on the special "Holy Terror" edition of #2. Limited to only 4,000 copies.SRP: $5.95 O/A TALES OF THE DARKNESS #1/2 — SIREN EDITION Cover by Silvestri! This neo-classic issue of Darkness has two stories, one by the killer team of Ennis and Silvestri! Limited to 4,000 copies. All copies shipbagged and boarded.SRP: $5.95 COPPERVALE PRESS INTERNATIONAL STUDIO #4 The newest issue of the high-quality arts periodical has an extensive cover feature on fantasy illustrator Tom Kidd, as well as a feature by comics' own Mike Baron on Marvel's 1602 cover artist Scott McKowen. There is also an impressive artfeature on legendary illustrator Bob Peak. RES. from Previews Vol. XV #3 (MAR052737) SC, 9x12, 48pgs, FC SRP: $20.00 DAKUWAKA PRODUCTIONS INC PURITY #4 by Lewis, Guinaldo, Penny, Young, & Salcedo The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse discover an element that will give each of them the power of God Himself, allowing them to not only bring about the end of the world, but to wage war on Heaven and Hell. Their threat is so great, that God and the Devil must set aside their differences and place the task of stopping the Horsemen with a man who believes in nothing; not God, the Devil...or even himself. MATURE THEMES 48pgs, B&W (4 of 4) SRP: $4.00 DAYSTAR STUDIOS ENTERTAINMENT THE QUEST: EVIL'S DAWN #1 by Ray Lenard Brown & Butch K. Mapa The Martonians thought that they had escaped the darkness, they thought they were free, they thought that the war was finally over... they were wrong. In fact, their battle has just begun! 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 D. E. THE BOYS #7 by Garth Ennis & 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! MATURE THEMES RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #11 (NOV060280) 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 THE BOYS VOLUME 1 TP by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson Introduction by Shaun of the Dead star, Simon Pegg! Collecting the first 6 issues of the controversial new hit series from Preacher writer Garth Ennis and artist Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan)! Don’t miss this dark, twisted look at superpowers, super- people, and the men and women who make sure the world’s “heroes” never go too far. MATURE THEMES RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #12 (DEC060280) SC, 7x10, 144pgs, FC SRP: $14.99 THE LONE RANGER #7 by Brett Matthews, Sergio Cariello, Dean White & John Cassaday The Lone Ranger continues from Dynamite with issue #7 of the ongoing series — beginning a brand new storyline — and debuting after the extra special story from The Lone Ranger Free Comic Book Day edition read by the hundreds of thousands of fans on Free Comic Book Day! That’s right: The Lone Ranger is back with the creative team that has forever left their mark on the most famous of lawmen, John Reid, as he continues his quest for justice in the Old West. Aided by Tonto, The Lone Ranger #7 opens a new chapter for the famous duo and, to help launch this dynamite new story John Cassaday is creating two connecting covers! Find out what everyone’s been talking about this June as The Lone Ranger rides again! REGULAR—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 FOIL—32pgs, FC PI THE LONE RANGER #4 —VARIANT COVER by Brett Matthews & Sergio Cariello Issue #4 has sold out! But Dynamite still has a limited number of re-order variants! Order now! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 TERMINATOR 2: INFINITY #1 by Simon Furman & Nigel Raynor He said he’d be back, and Dynamite’s got him — only it’s not just the T-800 that will be featured in the all-new Terminator 2 comic book series, but the T-1000, and the all-new T-Infinity! Legendary Transformers writer, Simon Furman, is at the helm, along with New Battlestar Galactica artist Nigel Raynor, as they unleash the “Trial by Fire!” In this opening Dynamite Terminator 2 event, Skynet sets out to destroy the Terminators in the past to preserve their (mostly) human-free future! Starring all of the familiar characters from the smash film, in the dark, post-apocalyptic future as seen in the films! Issue #1 features exciting covers by Pat Lee, Stjepan Sejic and Nigel Raynor! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 RED SONJA #24 by Michael Avon Oeming & Homs Dynamite presents the penultimate issue as Red Sonja heads to her 25th issue (celebrating her 35th Anniversary in comics!) and her next battle with Kulan Gath! In issue #24, Sonja and her companions continue to struggle with the strange forces at play on the other side of the world — and the ocean and its monsters in-between! — as the She-Devil races to return to Hyboria and face the new world order of Kulan Gath! Featuring another stunning array of covers from Stephen Segovia, Joe Prado, Homs and Ron Adrian (all shipping in an equal ratio)! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A RED SONJA #18—JIM BALENT VAIANT COVER by Oeming, Rubi & Balent Featuring the grand finale to the historic showdown between the villainy of Kulan Gath and the She-Devil with a sword, Red Sonja #18 is offered with a variant cover image by Jim Balent! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 DYNAMITE SELECT: RED SONJA TURNER STATUE—ARTIST PROOF SIGNED EDITION The premiere Red Sonja Statue sold out from Dynamite Select, and is now a highly sought-after collector's item! Now, fans and retailers should not miss this opportunity to add a piece of Red Sonja's 35th Anniversary history to their collection — and what a piece! Featuring the first ever 3-D reproduction of Michael Turner's cover to Red Sonja #1, this incredible statue stands 13" tall, and a whopping 11.5" wide and 13" long! This statue is Huge! Strictly limited, order yours today! Each “Artist’s Proof Edition” features a special limitation and certificate of authenticity, signed by artist Michael Turner! (C: 0- 1-2) Statue SRP: $499.99 RED SONJA LIMITED EDITION LITHOGRAPH by Steve McNiven Dynamite presents an all-new piece of fine art from the Red Sonja Lithograph Series, featuring the art of Steve McNiven! From the cover to Red Sonja #15 comes this incredible image of the She-Devil by artist Steve McNiven (Civil War), reproduced to the highest standards and measuring 18” x 24”. Suitable for framing! (C: 0-1-2) Lithograph, 18x24, FC SRP: $19.99 NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #12 by Greg Pak & Nigel Raynor The grand finale to our first year of New Battlestar Galactica comics is here! Writer Greg Pak — ably aided by artist Nigel Raynor — has crafted an incredible “companion” to the Peabody Award-winning Sci-Fi series, and his year-long story arc comes to a startling conclusion here! The fate of the Returners, Sharon and the Galactica all hang in the balance! Featuring covers from Nigel Raynor, Joe Prado, Stephen Segovia and a New Battlestar Photo Cover! REGULAR—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 CYLON SILVER FOIL—32pgs, FC PI CLASSIC BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #2—VARIANT COVER Issue #2 has sold out! But Dynamite has a limited number of re-order variants! Order now! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: ZAREK VOLUME 1 TP by Brandon Jerwa & Adriano Batista Revealing content from Zarek's own novel, "The Revolution Within," Tom Zarek tells the untold origin of Zarek and the Sagittaron colony. This four-issue series revealed Tom's beginnings, growing up in a loving home amidst a slave state, alongside a Cylon work force — all in the shadow of the First Cylon War. It's through these humble — and tragic — beginnings, that he becomes the man we see in Battlestar Galactica today. And this is where you'll learn all about him! Written by Brandon Jerwa, in his most poignant and powerful work to date, and illustrated by Adriano Batista, this must-read collection is available in stunning, cinematic covers by both Batista and Stjepan Sejic! Also features a complete cover gallery and bonus material! PHOTO—SC, 7x10, FC SRP: $14.99 PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE—SC, 7x10, FC SRP: $14.99 PAINKILLER JANE #2 by Joe Qeusada & Jimmy Palmiotti, & Lee Moder As seen on the Sci Fi Channel! Jane is back! The creative team of Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti and Lee Moder return for an all-new Painkiller Jane event! The story that exploded (literally!) out of issue #0 and barreled into issue #1, continues like a bullet through bread as Jane faces “the Infidel” — a new character that will play a major role in note only this series, but in Jane’s entire future! All guided by Jane co-creators Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti, and PKJ artist Lee Moder! Featuring cover art by Amanda (Supergirl) Conner and Alecia Rodriques! REGULAR—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 BLOOD RED FOIL—32pgs, FC PI DARK XENA #2 by John Layman, Noah Salonga & Chris Garcia Taking place some time after the series finale of Xena: Warrior Princess, and before the events of the "Contest of Pantheons" — Dark Xena (as featured in Dynamite's Xena #1-4) finds Gabrielle making a request of the Gods and learning that you must be very, very careful, what you wish for, and how you wish for it! In this issue: Gabrielle and Joxer concoct a plan… a plan to infiltrate the camp 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 (Marvel Zombies) Neves, along with another Xena photo cover! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 RAISE THE DEAD #4 by Leah Moore & John Reppion, & Hugo Petrus The first-ever zombie story from Dynamite that puts the “living” into the “living dead” concludes here in issue #4 of Raise the Dead! Guided by writers John Reppion and Leah Moore, and artist Hugo Petrus, Raise the Dead sets the stage for all-new undead tales and the debut of a startling new character — Dr. Jones — whose ultimate fate is decided in this concluding issue! Raise the Dead #4 feature two covers from two Zombie experts: Arthur (Marvel Zombies, Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness) Suydam and Sean (Marvel Zombies) Phillips! 32pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $3.50 HIGHLANDER #9 by Brandon Jerwa & Fabio Laguna Our second storyline concludes in issue #9 of Dynamite’s ongoing Highlander series! Connor and Duncan face off for what may be the very last time as the Highlander struggles with the evil infestation of the Kurgan’s Dark Quickening! It’s all of the immortal action and excitement from Jerwa and artist Fabio Laguna, along with cover artists David Michael Beck, Michael Avon Oeming, Dave Dorman and Pat Lee (shipping in an equal ratio)! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 HIGHLANDER #3—VARIANT COVER Issue #3 has sold out! But Dynamite still has a limited number of re-order variants! Order now! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A DARKMAN VS ARMY OF DARKNESS #2—BRADSHAW VARIANT COVER by Stern, Busiek, & Fry From Dynamite Entertainment. A reprint of the limited series exciting second issue with a special variant cover by Nick Bradshaw! Ash and Darkman fight against the hordes of undead taking control of the city. The only problem? The Dead Queen’s ready to take them both on... and take them both down! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 DEL REY AVRIL LAVIGNE'S MAKE 5 WISHES VOLUME 2 GN by Joshua Dysart & Camilla D'Errico The highly anticipated manga created in associate with — and starring! — fan-favorite pop superstar Avril Lavigne continues! In Volume 2, Avril helps the lonely Hana deal with the last of the five wished mysteriously bestowed upon her. A full-color original English language manga published in Western-style left-to-right reading direction. Ages T 13+. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 5x7, 144pgs, FC (2 of 2) SRP: $12.95 DRAGON EYE VOLUME 1 GN by Kair Fujiyama An action-packed martial arts adventure starring a young heroine on a quest to become a master warrior. Ages T 13+. SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 GACHA GACHA NEXT REVOLUTION VOLUME 1 GN by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi A gender-bending, teen romance humor series, in the tradition of the bestselling series, Negima. (OCT063287) SC, 5x7, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 GHOST HUNT VOLUME 8 GN by Fuyumi Ono & Shiho Inada The ghost hunters from Shibuya Psychic Research investigate a haunted restaurant whose spectral secrets drive patrons insane. Ages T 13+. SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 GHOST HUNT VOLUME 6 GN by Inado Shiho More spooky exploits in the Del Rey Manga series featuring a team of young investigators confronting paranormal phenomena. (OCT063292) SC, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 KAGETORA VOLUME 6 GN by Akira Segami Kagetora’s duty to serve and protect the beautiful Yuki faces new challenges when Yuki’s friend Aki asks him to pose as her boyfriend, and when Yuki’s domineering grandmother enters the picture. Ages T 13+. SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 KAGETORA VOLUME 4 GN by Akira Segami Romance, action, comedy, ninjas! All in a light-hearted and exciting Del Rey Manga series about star-crossed lovers. (OCT063297) SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 KOUGA NINJA SCROLLS NOVEL by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi An elegantly told ninja epic set in feudal Japan with blood feuds, doomed lovers, and X- Men-like ninjas with amazing powers. A translation of the thrilling, bestselling Japanese novel that forms the basis for the Del Rey manga Basilisk. The novel has been a bestseller in Japan since 1958 and is considered a classic of Japanese literature. (OCT063299) MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 384pgs SRP: $13.95 KUROGANE VOLUME 5 GN by Kei Toume The continuing adventures of Kurogane, the young samurai brought back from the dead, as he wanders the country searching for meaning of his restored life. Ages T 13+. SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 KUROGANE VOLUME 3 GN by Kei Toume One of Del Rey’s newest manga series continues the haunting adventures of a resurrected samurai in medieval Japan who has much to learn about both life and death. (OCT063298) SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 LE CHEVALIER DEON VOLUME 1 GN by Kiriko Yumeji An eagerly awaited historical fantasy based (loosely) on the 18th century superspy Charles de Beaumont who uncovers a sinister plot that threatens all France. Ages OT 16+. MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 PASTEL VOLUME 7 GN by Toshihiko Kobayashi Cash-strapped Mugi takes a job at a restaurant only to find that his boss’s daughter is a dead ringer for his exgirlfriend. Shrinkwrapped. Ages OT 16+. MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 PASTEL VOLUME 5 GN by Toshihiko Kobayashi In this romantic comedy series from the unstoppable Del Rey Manga program, a lovestruck teenage boy meets the girl of his dreams, loses her, and finds her again — in his own home! (OCT063302) MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 SCHOOL RUMBLE VOLUME 6 GN by Jin Kobayashi It’s time for the school athletic fair! Will the students of Class 2-C be able to set aside their differences, work together as a team, and defeat the self-righteous nemeses of Class 2-D? Ages T 13+. MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 SCHOOL RUMBLE VOLUME 4 GN by Jin Kobayashi In this major Del Rey Manga series, high-schooler Karasuma doesn’t realize he’s the object of sweet, quiet Tenma’s affections. And she’s oblivious to the amorous interest of class delinquent Harima. It’s a recipe for hilarity and heartbreak. (OCT063303) MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 WALLFLOWER VOLUME 12 GN by Tomoko Hayakawa Gloomy Sunako surprises everybody when she leaves the dark recesses of her room to go shopping with a gaggle of high school girls. Can she survive an entire day of perky fun? Ages OT 16+. MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 WALLFLOWER VOLUME 10 GN by Tomoko Hayakawa Can teenage boys transform a brooding girl into a vivacious young lady? (OCT063305) MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 DEVIL’S DUE PUBLISHING SHEENA #1 (OF 5) Author: Robert Rodi Based on a concept by Stephen E. De Souza Artist: Matt Merhoff Cover Artists: A – Joe Jusko; B – Nicola Scott; C – Khary Randolph; D – Tim Seeley The first comic book heroine to have her own title returns to comics with a brand new #1! The country of Val Verde is rife with dissent – political, environmental and financial problems plague this country… how does the life of Sheena fit into all of this? Just how did she become the incarnation of the jungle in the first place? The questions and answers begin here! 32pgs, FC $3.50 DRAFTED 99¢ PREVIEW Author: Mark Powers Artist: Chris Lie Cover Artists: Mike Huddleston For centuries, humanity has questioned the existence of life on other worlds. When we finally meet extraterrestrial life, it isn’t exactly as we may have hoped… An alien race known as The Benefactors has come to help mankind fend off an invasion by another, more malevolent alien race. Throughout history the things that divide us have taken us to war with each other- now we find ourselves with one thing in common that will unite us like never before: As of today, WE HAVE BEEN DRAFTED. 24pgs, FC $0.99 G.I. JOE: AMERICA’S ELITE #24 Author: Mark Powers Artist: Mike Bear Cover Artist: Mike Bear SINS OF THE MOTHER: Part 4 (of 4)—Finally, the Baroness’ quest for revenge takes her face-to-face with her biggest betrayer: Cobra Commander! But when the G.I. Joe team and Destro get involved, will she even have a chance to extract vengeance? Plus: A huge twist that will shape the world of G.I. Joe for years to come — it happens here! 32pgs, FC $3.50 G.I. JOE: STORM SHADOW #2 Author: Larry Hama Artist: Mark Robinson Cover Artist: Sean Murphy Storm Shadow’s quest for an ancient family artifact takes him around the globe – this time to the streets of Moscow! Who is the mastermind behind the threat to Storm Shadow’s family? Why are they doing what they’re doing? How does the beautiful Pale Peony factor in? The red-hot solo action continues! 32pgs, FC $3.50 XOMBIE #3 [OF 6] Author: James Farr Artist: Nate Lovett Cover Artist: A – Tim Seeley Cover Artist: B – James Farr The last survivors of humanity have one line of defense left between them and the zombie hordes that would destroy all -- a bastion that is quickly fading away… Their only hope is Dirge, a zombie that is determined to see humanity protected! Can he survive the attacks he faces in order to help humanity in time?! COVER A—32pgs, FC $3.50 COVER B—32pgs, FC $3.50 THE NYE INCIDENTS #2 [OF 5] Author: Craig Spector Artist: Aadi Salman Cover Artist: Aadi Salman The horrendous homicide that rocked medical examiner Lynn Devlin’s life leads her on a path that challenges her very understanding of the world. When her inquiries take her to a U.F.O. convention, her secret nightmares of large black eyes and horribly long, thin fingers seem to become a terrible reality… One that threatens to destroy her! 32pgs, B&W $3.50 HACK/SLASH #2 (ONGOING) Author: Tim Seeley Artist: Emily Stone Cover Artist: A – Tim Seeley Cover Artist: B – Matt Merhoff The hits just keep on coming! When a retro big-hair metal band’s tour leaves behind a trail of missing teens, Cassie and Vlad become roadies! In order save the lives of countless virgins, Vlad faces a fate worse than death: sex with a past-her-prime groupie?! Kick ass! COVER A—32pgs, FC $3.50 COVER B—32pgs, FC $3.50 CHUCKY #3 [OF 5] Author: Brian Pulido Artist: Josh Medors Cover Artist: A – Tone Rodriguez Cover Artist: B – Photo cover The shadow of Chucky has been hanging over Andy Barclay his entire life -- now more than ever… As Chucky dissects Andy’s life bit-by-bit, his defenses get more weak with every moment. Can Andy resist becoming Chucky’s new vessel? And through it all – what side is Doc John, the voodoo priest on? COVER A—32pgs, FC $3.50 COVER B—32pgs, FC $3.50 FORGOTTEN REALMS: THE LEGEND OF DRIZZT VOL. IV—STREAMS OF SILVER #3 Author: R.A. Salvatore Adapted by Andrew Dabb Artist: Val Semeiks Cover Artist: A – Tim Seeley Cover Artist: B – Tyler Walpole Adapting R.A. Salvatore’s best-selling novel! At long last, Drizzt and his friends have reached the fabled Mithral Hall. Here, they must make their final stand against the feared assassin, Artemis Entreri – and face the wrath of the dragon Shimmergloom! And when all is said and done, one friend will not walk away from this battle… COVER A—48pgs, FC $5.50 COVER B—48pgs, FC $9.50 DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES VOL. III: DRAGONS OF SPRING DAWNING #4 [OF 12] Writers: Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Adapted by: Andrew Dabb Artist: Julius Gopez Cover Artist: A – Julius Gopez Cover Artist: B – Tyler Walpole As Krynn descends into anarchy, the wicked Kitiara offers Laurana the one deal she cannot refuse. Meanwhile, the faction that may be the key to turning the tide against the forces of darkness enters the conflict… COVER A—32pgs, FC $3.50 COVER B—32pgs, FC $5.50 DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES VOL. 2: DRAGONS OF WINTER NIGHT TP Writers: Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Adapted by: Andrew Dabb Artist: Steve Kurth Cover Artist: Steve Kurth Presenting the second chapter in Weis’ and Hickman’s New York Times best-selling “Dragonlance Chronicles” trilogy! Collected for the first time ever in softcover! The Battle for Krynn has begun! Hope will rest on the shoulders of a disgraced Knight and his two inexperienced companions. Peoples long divided by hatred and prejudice will either band together in a last struggle against darkness --or perish for all time. SC, 7x10, 192pgs, FC $19.99 OFFERED AGAIN FAMILY GUY: A BIG BOOK O’ CRAP TP Writer: Matt Fleckenstein Artist & Cover: Various SC, 144pgs, FC $16.95 G.I. JOE VS TRANSFORMERS VOL. I TP Author: Josh Blaylock Artist & Cover: Mike S. Miller SC, 7x10, 160pgs, FC $15.95 G.I. JOE VS TRANSFORMERS VOL. III TP Author: Tim Seeley Artist & Cover: UDON SC, 7x10, 144pgs, FC $14.95 ************************************************************************ DIGITAL MANGA LET'S DRAW MANGA: YAOI TP by Botan Yamada Botan Yamada, a famous “Boy’s Love” artist, takes the reader step-by-step through the process of drawing yaoi manga. Another installment in the famous “Let’s Draw” series by Digital Manga Publishing. SC, 7x10, 150pgs, B&W $19.95 LITTLE CRY BABY GN (YAOI) by Keiko Kinoshita College student Kishino-kun is a slightly blundering, but cute and adorable guy that everyone loves. Classmate Fujimoto-kun is the resident ladies man, but can always be counted on to bail you out of sticky situations. What happens when these two fall in love? SC, 6x8, 168pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 LOVE RECIPE VOLUME 1 GN (YAOI) by Kirico Higashizato Tomonori Ozawa has just landed a job at a large publishing firm. The only catch is, he is the new editor of a Boy's Love magazine! On top of that, he is stuck dealing with Sakurako Kakyoin, a male yaoi artist who is notorious for missing his deadlines. To become a full-fledged editor, Tomonori-kun has to start from the bottom - checking drafts, editing scripts and lettering. Now if only Kakyoin-sensei would stop sexually harassing him, he could actually get some work done! SC, 6x8, 180pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 OTHELLO GN (YAOI) by Toui Hasumi After Atsushi dies in a horrible accident, his twin brother Ayumu decides to steal his identity and returns to school in his place. He attempts to hide his reckless behavior and assumes the persona of his honor-roll student brother. However, for some reason, Ayumu is unable to hide his true colors and composure around his classmate Kirishima. SC, 6x8, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 PICNIC GN (YAOI) by Yugi Yamada Relationships are tough, but relationships between friends can be even tougher. That's what Koreeda discovers when Noda - one of his college buddies - offers to become "friends with benefits." Until recently, Koreeda has had a serious girlfriend, but now he's on the rebound and looking for something different... something real. SC, 6x8, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 THE MOON AND SANDALS VOLUME 2 GN (YAOI) by Fumi Yoshinaga Rikuko has been in love with close friend Koichi for a long time, but has never revealed his true feelings. When he discovers Koichi is romantically involved with his older brother, Rikuko suffers a broken heart that could destroy their friendship. The sequel to Fumi Yoshinaga’s masterpiece. SC, 6x8, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 DIGITAL WEBBING BLOODRAYNE: RED BLOOD RUN #1 by Troy Wall & Mario Guevara Mexico City is about to get bloody! Rayne is called upon by an old friend to help investigate a mysterious vampire slave trade known as the Red Blood Run. But this isn't just any friend — he's the first American vampire! Also, an old foe is reborn as revelations regarding the Brimstone Society continue to surface! COVER A—32pgs, FC (1 of 3) SRP: $3.99 COVER B—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 DO GOODER PRESS FULL FRONTAL NERDITY VOLUME 1: BIG BOOK OF EPIC FAIL TP by Aaron Williams The web’s four favorite gamer geeks have finally been collected into a 128-page tome of failed saving throws and critical misses. Culled from the pages of Scrye, Comics Buyer’s Guide, and The Maine Edge, the cast of Full Frontal Nerdity riffs on geek culture, gaming, and even the E3 expo! Join Frank, Shawn, Lewis, and Nelson as they spend their non-lives bringing laughter to nerd and non-nerd alike. Pick up The Big Book of Epic Fail and roll for initiative! SC, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99 NODWICK CHRONICLES COLLECTION: NODWICK VOLUME 6 TP by Aaron Williams The final battle between good and evil is coming to a head, so of course Nodwick does what any semi-hero would do: accept a movie role in Gamers 2: Dorkness Rising. But seriously folks, even though the cover pays tribute to Nodwick’s big-screen debut this year, this sixth collection of hench-humor is the one you’ve all been waiting for.You’ll get the climax of Baphuma’al’s attempt to take over the world, the return of the super- hamster, and even Piffany’s first kiss! SC, 7x10, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $15.99 PS238 #24 by Aaron Williams Career Day has taken a turn for the worse with a suspicious “alternative” school for super-kids sending representatives onto ps238’s campus. One of these ambassadors of academic excellence finds Tyler to be somehow offensive and banishes him to a netherworld from which there appears to be no escape. Can Tyler’s classmates free him? Can special guest star Wil Wheaton lend his talents to the search? Find out in Ps238 #24! 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.99 PS238 VOLUME 4: NOT ANOTHER LEARNING EXPERIENCE TP by Aaron Williams Ps238’s fourth collection is coming this summer from Do Gooder Press! Continue the adventures of Tyler, Zodon, Guardian Angel, Captain Clarinet, and all of the other super- kids at the first public school for metahuman children! Ghost stories, teleporting bullies, and the first student super-team await you in the greatest all-ages comic book available today! SC, 7x10, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $15.99 DR MASTER PUBLICATIONS INC THE ART OF YASUSHI SUZUKI TP by Yasushi Suzuki This art book, is total “fan appreciation”! Graphic artist and game designer Yasushi Suzuki has meticulously compiled a stunning cache of his own work history. Showcasing nearly 100 images, including new material designed specifically for this event! SC, 10x13, FC SRP: $9.95 IRON WOK JAN VOL. 25 GN by Shinji Saijyo While Kou and Kiriko are sweating over their dish to add personality to the bland ostrich meat, Jan pulls out his secret weapon “the magic box”. He hangs the meat inside the box and …voila! What is this box that turns the ostrich meat black, then white, then red again? Find out the secret behind Akiyama’s magic! SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 JUNK VOLUME 3 GN by Kia Asamiya Identity of the JUNK suit is revealed! And what a shocker! But now, Hiro must save the pop idol Manami and her fans from the ticking time bomb. Also, his secret crush Ryoko is missing and Hiro, even beyond JUNK’s x-ray and thermograph search. Will he be able to rescue her before any harm is done to her? SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 STAR OF THE MONTH KEY PRINCESS STORY ETERNAL ALICE RONDO VOLUME 1 NOVEL by Kaisyaku When an aspiring writer moved by the classic tale Alice in Wonderland meets a group of magically gifted young girls, the literary fuel for a new and truly fantastic "Alice" story is revealed. Key Princess Story is a fantastic adventure of a hopeful scribe and a group of girls with special powers in pursuit of the missing third book of Alice called “Eternal Alice.” (AUG063264) SC, 5x7, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 ********************************************************************** PURI PURI VOLUME 2 GN by Taro Chiaki Masato Kamioda has somehow managed to survive the initial temptations of being the only male student in a divinity school brimming with blossoming young beauties. But it remains to be seen if his will and faith can best oh-so obvious temptations. SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 DRAMA QUEEN 8MM VOLUME 1 GN by You Na Sun-Hyuk Cho inherited a fortune from his grandfather. Unfortunately, he learns that there’s one condition: he must finish college! Using an 8mm camcorder, Sun chronicles his life as a “poor” boy. Entering his viewfinder is a girl who claims she’s his live-in! SC, 5x7, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 AUDITION VOLUME 5 GN by Kye Young Chon The Recycle Band has just slid past the first leg of the competition. But the second part is fast approaching. Now they will have to stand firm against the legendary idol band, Unicorn. Will Recycle be able to withstand the pressure? SC, 5x7, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 DVD GN'S by Kye Young Chan Ddam Shim is not having a good year. She failed to enter the specialized university for prosecutors, so she's studying to re-take the exam and living in a dorm room that's no bigger than a bathroom. Of course, bad things always come in three's — the final straw that broke Ddam's back was getting dumped by her boyfriend on their date. Alas, the breakup pushes Ddam over the edge, and she decides to kill herself. But not before she makes the last day of her life count! So she dresses up, calls the number on her padded bra, heads out to the club to meet up with the guys from the number. At the end of the evening, though, she's wondering how she ended up as their roommate! VOL. 1—SC, 5x7, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 VOL. 2—SC, 5x7, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 VOL. 3—SC, 5x7, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 VOL. 4—SC, 5x7, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 VOL. 5—SC, 5x7, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 LORD OF SAL MANOR VOLUME 1 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, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 PETER PANDA GN'S by Ye-ri Na Rui, an orphan, lives life to the fullest. One day, her neighbors leave a stuffed panda behind. She washes him and takes him home. The next day, the panda turns into a human that looks exactly like Rui’s ideal prince charming! VOL. 1—SC, 5x7, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99 VOL. 2—SC, 5x7, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99 REVERSE VOLUME 2 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, 5x7, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99 SLEEPING FLOWER 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, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99 THE SUMMIT VOLUME 3 GN by Young Hee Lee Mira versus Lee-Tan. What’s their rivalry about? How is Moto involved? The plot thickens as Mira kidnaps Moto, and Mira captures Lee-Tan’s lover. What is Lee-Tan’s relation to Moto? Can Han Sae save Moto before it’s too late? MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99 VISION OF THE OTHER SIDE VOLUME 6 GN by Yu Chin Lin As Nanfan slowly regains her old self, she stumbles upon Mei-a young girl chased by bandits. Sharing the same features as Nanfan, will Nurhan be entranced by this beauty? SC, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 DRAWN & QUARTERLY SPENT HC by Joe Matt Meet the original anti-hero, Joe Matt: a master of a domain that includes over twenty- three self-edited eight-hour-long videotapes of bootlegged pornography; a penny-pincher who never fails to make a dime off his friends; a chronic masturbator who doesn’t understand why he never has a girlfriend; an obsessive collector frantically searching for the toys of his childhood; a callous son who throws out every gift his adoring mother gives him; a man so lazy that he urinates in a bottle rather than walk to the bathroom. Spent is Joe Matt’s first new trade hardcover in years, and it collects in a re-edited and re- colored form his best storyline from the past 4 issues of Peepshow. Also offered here are other Joe Matt classics, Fair Weather and The Poor Bastard. MATURE THEMES HC, 6x9, 132pgs, PC SRP: $19.95 STAR OF THE MONTH FAIR WEATHER SC by Joe Matt In Fair Weather Joe examines his 1970s suburban childhood. Young Joe Matt is a selfish child who steals from stores, takes advantage of his friends, threatens to burn his mother’s house down, teases those weaker than himself, and reveals himself to be a fairly normal child. Completely unsentimental and strangely kind of endearing, Fair Weather continues the American tradition of hilarious self-exhibitionism. An excellent companion to Joe Matt’s new book, Spent, also offered here. (STAR20062) MATURE THEMESSRP: $16.95 ********************************************************************** POOR BASTARD SC (NEW PRINTING) by Joe Matt This aptly-titled book collects for the first time Joe Matt’s compelling and often hilarious storyline chronicling the crucial moments in his miserable life, beginning with his secret lust for his lover’s best friend, and its ensuing devastating consequences. Ongoing troubles with women, an insatiable obsession with pornography...this poor bastard has serious problems, yet unlike the rest of us, he works them out in full public view, allowing us to get closer to him...maybe a little too close! An excellent companion to Spent, Joe Matt’s new book offered here. MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95 STAR OF THE MONTH THE ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY VOLUME 17 HC by Chris Ware Continuing with the second half of the introduction to his shamelessly meandering graphic novel “Rusty Brown” (which began last issue at a private school in the 1970s Midwest) the six-sided crystal suggested by the exegesis of the first installment is slowly turned and examined in mid-morning winter sunlight sometime between the bell of first period and the conclusion of lunch for the first through the fourth grades. Also included are more thorough examinations of many of the main characters’ cloudy motivations, personal habits, and favorite restaurants, to say nothing of the small dust mote around which they have coalesced and the complications in its life due to the acquisition of superpowers sometime the night before. (AUG063267) MATURE THEMES HC, 9x7, 96pgs, FC SRP: $16.95 ********************************************************************** I NEVER LIKED YOU SC (NEW PRINTING) by Chester Brown One of the classics of modern graphic novels, back in a new printing. Chester Brown tells the story of his alienated youth in an almost detached, understated manner, giving the book an eerie, dream-like quality. For the new definitive softcover edition Brown has designed new layouts for the entire book, using "white" panel backgrounds instead of the black pages of the first edition. MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $15.95 IT'S A GOOD LIFE IF YOU DON'T WEAKEN TP (NEW PRINTING) by Seth Voted by The Comics Journal as one of the top 100 comics of the 20th century. In his first graphic novel Seth pays homage to the wit and sophistication of New Yorker cartoons. While trying to understand his dissatisfaction with the present, Seth discovers the life and work of Kalo, a forgotten gag cartoonist from the 1940s. But his obsession blinds him to the needs of his lover and the quiet desperation of his family. Wry self- reflection and moody colours characterize Seth’s style in this tale about learning lessons from nostalgia. His playful and sophisticated experiment with memoir provoked a furious debate among cartoon historians and archivists about the existence of Kalo, and prompted a Details feature about Seth's "hoax." MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 176pgs, PC SRP: $19.95 PYONGYANG: A JOURNEY IN NORTH KOREA TP by Guy Delisle When the fortress-like country of North Korea recently opened the door a crack to foreign investment, cartoonist Guy Delisle found himself in its capital of Pyongyang on a work visa for a French film animation company, becoming one of the few Westerners to witness current conditions in the surreal showcase city. Armed with a smuggled radio and a copy of 1984, Delisle could only explore Pyongyang and its countryside in the company of his translator and a guide. But among the statues, portraits and propaganda of leaders Kim Il-Sung and his son Kim Jong-Il — the world’s only Communist dynasty — Delisle was able to observe more than was intended of the culture and lives of the few North Koreans he encountered. His astute and wry musings on life in the austere and grim regime form the basis of this remarkable graphic novel. Pyongyang is an informative, timely, and accessible look at an enigmatic country. MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 DYNAMIC FORCES DF THE BOYS #7—SIGNED by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson Signed by Garth and Darick! The controversial new series from Preacher writer Garth Ennis and artist Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan) is back! Don’t miss this dark, twisted look at superpowers, super-people, and the men and women who make sure the world’s “heroes” never go too far! (C: 0-1-2) MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $39.99 DF ACTION COMICS #851—SIGNED by Geoff Johns & Richard Donner, & Adam Kubert Signed by Adam Kubert! In Part 4 of the landmark “Last Son” story, Superman travels to a place so alien and strange, it could only be presented in a special 3-D section, featuring 3-D effects by Ray Zone! That’s right, the "action" in Action takes on a whole new meaning as this benchmark story takes a sharp turn into the third dimension! (C: 0-1-3) 32pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 DF AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #542—SIGNED by J. Michael Straczynski & Ron Garney Signed by Ron Garney! “Back in Black” continues! A sniper’s bullet changes everything in Peter Parker’s life. Clad in his black costume, Spider-Man will stop at nothing to find the man who pulled the trigger and, even more important, the man who gave the "kill" order. This is Spider-Man at his darkest hour! (C: 0-1-3) 32pgs, FC SRP: $19.99 DF AVENGERS CLASSICS #1—SIGNED by Stan Lee & Dwayne McDuffie, Jack Kirby, Mike Oeming & Kevin Maguire Signed by Stan "The Man" Lee! In the tradition of Classic X-Men, Marvel re-presents the original Avengers #1, digitally re-mastered with a brand spankin’ new cover by Arthur Adams! Plus: Two brand new short stories by the teams of Dwayne McDuffie & Michael Avon Oeming (revealing the Avengers' first tumultuous meeting) and Stan Lee & Kevin Maguire (telling the compelling tale about how the Avengers really formed)! (C: 0-1-3) 32pgs, FC SRP: $199.99 DF BATMAN & SON HC—SIGNED by Grant Morrison, Andy Kubert, John Van Fleet & Jesse Delperdang Signed by artist Andy Kubert! Comic-book legends Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert join forces to bring you an unforgettable tale of the Dark Knight and the startling revelation of a son he never knew — in this hardcover edition collecting Batman #655-658 and 663- 666! (C: 0-1-3) HC, 7x10, 200pgs, FC SRP: $69.99 DF GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS SPECIAL #1—SIGNED by Geoff Johns & Ethan Van Sciver Signed by Artist Ethan Van Sciver! The stellar creative team of the sell-out Green Lantern: Rebirth mini-series reunites for an extra-sized Special, igniting an intergalactic war that will explode in the pages of Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps! Plus: A 6- page backup story by Johns and Dave Gibbons — “The Origin of Sinestro!” (C: 0-1-3) 32pgs, FC SRP: $19.99 DF JUSTICE #12—DOUBLE-SIGNED by Jim Kruegar & Alex Ross, Doug Braithwaite & Ross Signed by painter Alex Ross and writer Jim Kruegar! A few twists and turns remain in this amazing tale of the alliance of the world’s most fearsome villains! Don’t miss the remarkable conclusion to the remarkable 12-issue maxi-series! (C: 0-1-3) 32pgs, FC SRP: $49.99 DF WORLD WAR HULK #1—SIGNED by Greg Pak & John Romita Jr. Signed by writer Greg Pak! How could Marvel's secret cabal of heroes, The Illuminati, realize the consequences of their actions when they shot the Hulk into space — all in the name of world safety? For the green-skinned goliath not only survived being sent off- course, but through hardship and bitter triumph, became the conquering hero of another world! Now the Hulk has returned "home." Pity those who stand in the path of his savage vengeance! (C: 0-1-3) 40pgs, FC SRP: $19.99 DF WORLD WAR HULK: X-MEN #1—SIGNED by Christos Gage & Andrea Di Vito Signed by writer Christos Gage! When The Illuminati voted to shoot the Hulk into space, Professor X wasn't there... but the Hulk just found out he was supposed to be... so he shows up at the Xavier Institute to ask a few pointed questions, Hulk-style! (C: 0-1-3) 32pgs, FC SRP: $19.99 DF X-MEN #200—SIGNED by Mike Carey, Humberto Ramos, & Chris Bachalo Signed by artist Chris Bachalo! This is where it all begins! The X-Men face meltdown from without and from within... and their leader, Rogue, faces something worse! This special double-sized anniversary issue features a plethora of mutant guest stars, the return of Gambit, and a devastating face-off against the deadliest villain team in the X-Men's 44- year history! (C: 0-1-3) 48pgs, FC SRP: $39.99 STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES—40TH ANNIVERSARY FACTORY- SEALED CARD SET Rare Factory Sealed Set! This 81-card, factory sealed set features scenes from the original series on “canvas”-style cards with Gold embossing! Rittenhouse Archives' Star Trek: The Original Series 40th Anniversary Trading Cards covering the first season of the show that started it all as well as the original pilot "The Cage!" (C: 0-1-2) Card Set PI 801 MEDIA INC LOVE IS LIKE A HURRICANE VOL 1 GN (OF 5) 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, 166pgs, B&W (1 of 5) SRP: $15.95 EVIL TWIN COMICS OFFERED AGAIN O/A ACTION PHILOSOPHERS VOLUME 2: GIANT SIZED THING TP by Fred Van Lente & Ryan Dunlavey Karl Marx: The People's Hero! Jacques Derrida: The Deconstructonator! St. Thomas Aquinas: The Scholastic Spastic! Isaac ben-Luria: Rabbi of the Mystic Arts! They're not just great thinkers, folks, they also make great comics! This trade collects issues #4-6 of the Xeric-winning, Ignatz-nominated Action Philosophers series, detailing in hip and humorous fashion the lives and thoughts of Machiavelli, Sartre, Descartes, Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein, and more. SC, 7x10, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 FANFARE / PONENT MON TOKYO IS MY GARDEN GN by Frederic Boilet & Benoit Peeters David Martin is sent to Japan as the sales representative for Heurault cognacs of France. For months he's indulged in Japanese culture and Tokyo night life. Then his boss announces an imminent visit to check up on his progress. The trick for David will be to figure out how he can chaperone his boss and seduce his lover all at the same time! (C: 0- 1-2) MATURE THEMES RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #7 (JUL063126) SC, 6x9, 152pgs, B&W SRP: $18.99 FANGORIA COMICS ROBERT KURTZMAN'S BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE RAGE #1 by Kurtzman, Bisson, Thompson, & Jensen A four issue prequel to the new Robert Kurtzman (director of Wes Craven’s Wishmaster, Dimension’s Buried Alive) horror film, The Rage. Andrew Divoff (Wishmaster) reprises his movie role as the maniacal Dr. V, hellbent on bringing the world to it’s knees by infecting it with his Rage serum and transforming all of mankind into mutated, murderous monsters! MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $3.99 BUMP #1 by Mark Kidwell & Jay Foto The basis for the upcoming film by Robert Kurtzman, Bump is a supernatural tale of extreme horror, where even the confines of the grave aren’t able to contain the brutal spirit of serial killer Edgar Dill, and his legion of monstrous Treehuggers! MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $3.99 FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS CASTLE WAITING VOLUME II #7 by Linda Medley A fable for modern times, Castle Waiting is a fairy tale that's not about rescuing the princess, saving the kingdom, or fighting the ultimate war between Good and Evil — but about being a hero in your own home. In this issue: Rackham searches for a missing shovel and ends up arguing with Chess about the finer points of the 'manly arts'; Flora the Goat is fed up with being penned up; and Tolly finishes opening the secret passageway... with disastrous results! 24pgs, B&W SRP: $3.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE COMPLETE PEANUTS 1950-1962 BOXED SETS by Charles M. Schulz These boxed sets consist of the first six volumes of The Complete Peanuts! Each set comes with a slipcase beautifully designed by the Award-winning graphic novelist, Seth, ships shrink-wrapped, and is packed in a sturdy custom box. (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. 1950-1954—SRP: $49.95 1955-1958—SRP: $49.95 1959-1962—SRP: $49.95 THE GLAMOUR GIRLS OF BILL WARD TP by Bill Ward Renowned pin-up artist Bill Ward gets the full coffee table treatment in this lavish, oversized, full-color paperback edition of the acclaimed 2003 hardcover that features Ward's most polished, fully-realized portraits of the 1950s. This volume features the best of Ward's Humorama work, including a selection of Ward's infamous telephone girls. SC, 9x12, 176pgs, FC SRP: $24.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE PIN-UP ART OF BILL WARD by Alex Chun & Jacob Covey The Pin-Up Art of Bill Ward continues Fantagraphics’ dedication to showcasing the best of the classic pin-up artists. Culling through thousands of images, editor Alex Chun has selected the best of Ward’s Conte crayon pin-ups, including many of his infamous telephone girls, many of which have not seen print in almost half a century. In those countless cheap and long forgotten men’s humor magazines, Ward’s voluptuous “girly” drawings shared the pages with photos of Bettie Page and Mamie Van Doren, and pin-up cartoons by the likes of Archie’s Dan DeCarlo and Playboy magazine’s Jack Cole. (OCT063412) MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 256pgs, PC SRP: $19.95 HOUSE GN by Josh Simmons In the thick of a dense wood, a young man comes upon a decrepit house and two teen- aged girls. Deciding to explore the abandoned house together, Simmons captures the aloof ennui and deep curiosity of being a teenager. The trio quickly become entangled in a love triangle that is as tense and ominous as the house itself. This adventurous, silent graphic novel demonstrates the solid strength of this young cartoonist and his storytelling ability. House is Josh Simmons' first full-length graphic novel after years of honing his craft on the humorous, underground mini-comic series Happy, and it is a visual and formal tour de force that proclaims Simmons a major cartooning talent of the new century! SC, 6x8, 80pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 MOME VOLUME 8 GN by Various Mome is quickly earning a reputation as one of the premiere literary anthologies on the market, and the only one comprised entirely of comics. In this eighth volume: the concluding chapter of Lewis Trondheim's "At Loose Ends;" a blindingly bizarre Mome debut from a gent named Joe Kimball; contributions from Mome regular and "2006 Eisner Award Most Promising Newcomer" nominee Jonathan Bennett; Sophie Crumb; Kurt Wolfgang; and the graphical/textual stylings of newcomer Ray Fenwick. Mome represents the heighth of sophistication and talent in the world of comic art today. SC, 7x9, 120pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 PALESTINE:THE SPECIAL EDITION HC by Joe Sacco Fantagraphics Books is pleased to present, for the first time, the definitive, hardcover collection of Sacco's landmark of comics journalism. Palestine: The Special Edition is more than a new edition: consider it the "Criterion" Palestine. In addition to the original, 288-page graphic novel and introduction by the late Edward Said, The Special Edition includes a host of unique supplemental material never-before-published, including many of Sacco's original background notes, sketches, photographic reference, and much more. The book also includes a new, introductory interview with Sacco about the making of the book, as well as a new cover and design. HC, 8x11, 320pgs SRP: $29.95 STARS OF THE MONTH SAFE AREA GORAZDE SC by Joe Sacco In softcover for the first time, Safe Area Gorazde is Joe Sacco's 240-page opus about the war in the former Yugoslavia. Sacco spent four months in Bosnia in 1995-1996, immersing himself in the human side of life during wartime, researching stories rarely found in conventional news coverage. The book focuses on the Muslim enclave of Gorazde, which was besieged by Bosnian Serbs during the war. Features an introduction by Christopher Hitchens. (STAR14887) MATURE THEMES SC, B&W SRP: $19.95 BUT I LIKE IT HC by Joe Sacco Follow award-winning cartoon journalist Joe Sacco on one of the most dangerous beats of all: rock ’n’ roll! The centerpiece of the book is an expanded version of “In the Company of Long Hair,” the early '90s graphic novelette Sacco created on the subject of his raucous European tour with the punk band, the Miracle Workers. "Long Hair" appears here for the first time in an expanded version with an added 15-page section of his original sketches and notes from the time, and a bound-in CD featuring an excerpt from the Miracle Workers' live shows — including a blasting version of the Iggy Pop classic, "I Got a Right." As for the rest of the book: Sacco turns his pitiless pen on all strata of Rock 'n' Roll, from old rockers (two stories on the Rolling Stones) to new; from salacious gossip to how-to ("Woodstock in your Own Home"); from portraits of typical rock creatures ("Record Producer," "The Musician Who Wanted to Save the World," "The Rock Journalist") to self-deprecating autobiographical stories. (MAR063202) HC, 7x10, 120pgs, PC SRP: $24.95 ********************************************************************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A NOTES FROM A DEFEATIST GN by Joe Sacco Before Joe Sacco crafted his two major works of “cartoon journalism” — Palestine and Safe Area Gorazde — he created a number of shorter pieces, ranging from one-page gags to 30-page “graphic novelettes.” This massive book finally collects the entirety of Sacco’s earlier journalistic and autobiographical work, plus a sizable serving of his satirical strips. MATURE THEMES SC, B&W SRP: $19.95 PERCY GLOOM HC by Cathy Malkasian Cathy Malkasian has made the jump from animation to the printed page with a graceful, delicate leap. Humorous and bewitching at the same time, Percy Gloom is a unique gem of a story. Occupying an unreal world of secret societies, benevolent families, and bureaucratic security, lazy-eyed Percy Gloom fights to overcome the loss of his wife, Lila, to a truth-pointing, lotharian, cult-leader. Approached by his doctor to help protect some special people and given advice by some talking goats, Percy comes to terms with his place in the gloomy world and finds himself reaching enlightenment (literally). HC, 8x10, 150pgs, B&W SRP: $18.95 THREE PARADOXES HC by Paul Hornschemeier The Three Paradoxes is an intricate and complex autobiographical comic by one of the most talented and innovative young cartoonists today. The story begins with a story inside the story: the cartoon character Paul Hornschemeier is trying to finish a story called “Paul and the Magic Pencil.” He isn’t coming up with much and — abandoning the comic strip temporarily — Paul leaves with his camera in order to fulfill a promise to his girlfriend that he would take pictures of the places that affected him as a child. Each “chapter” of the story is drawn in a completely different style, with strikingly unique production and color themes, and yet, somehow, despite this non-linear progression, it all comes together as one story: a story questioning change, progress, and worth within the author’s life. RES. from Previews Vol. XV #3 (MAR052901) SC, 6x8, 80pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 EROS COMIX OFFERED AGAIN O/A ADULT FRANKENSTEIN SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 40pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 FETISH SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #9 (SEP063306) SC, 48pgs SRP: $9.95 HOUSEWIVES AT PLAY: FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS 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 48pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 REAR ENTRY #16 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 WHEELA 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 DEMI HARDCORE 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 (x2) SRP: $5.95 :01 FIRST SECOND THE BLACK DIAMOND DETECTIVE AGENCY by Eddie Campbell Eisner Award-winning creator Eddie Campbell brings readers thrills and chills in this engrossing mystery about John Hardin, a desperate man. When the local train explodes, taking with it almost the entire population of his rural Missouri hometown, he is the sole suspect of the renowned Black Diamond Detective Agency, a private operation determined to solve the mystery and bring its perpetrator to justice — at any cost. Once a quiet corn farmer, Hardin now finds himself on the run in turn-of-the-century Chicago. SOFTCOVER—SC, 6x9, 144pgs, FC SRP: $16.95 HARDCOVER COLLECTOR'S EDITION—SC, 6x9, 144pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 THE FATE OF THE ARTIST 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. SOFTCOVER (FEB063051)—SC, 6x9, 96pgs, FC SRP: $15.95 HARDCOVER COLLECTOR'S EDITION—HC, 6x9, 96pgs, FC SRP: $25.00 THE LOST COLONY BOOK 2: THE RED MENACE SC by Grady Klein In The Red Menace, the inhabitants of the isolated Lost Colony are forced to confront the Native American Wars and its associated war profiteering. Along with magic potions and stage tricks, be prepared for tragedy, controversy, and even shameful secrets in this satirical take on nineteenth-century American history. The Lost Colony explodes with intrigue in a chilly palette of pastel shades, splashed with patriot red, white, and blue in the latest volume of this action-packed series! SC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $16.95 STARS OF THE MONTH THE LOST COLONY BOOK 1: THE SNODGRASS CONSPIRACY 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! SOFTCOVER (FEB063053)—SC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 HARDCOVER COLLECTOR'S EDITION—HC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $25.00 ********************************************************************** GEMSTONE PUBLISHING UNCLE SCROOGE by Barks, Rosa, Milton, & Jensen In a feature-length saga, Scrooge discovers Carl Barks’ “Golden River”... but is it cursed by a vengeful gnome? In “Boxing Donald,” our hero trains two rival prizefighters at once. Scrooge takes over Donald’s life in Freddy Milton’s “Mistaken Identity” — then battles manic coin collector Melvin X. Nickelby in Lars Jensen’s “Heads You Win, Tails You Bruise!” A new Don Rosa pin-up rounds out the book. SC, 64pgs, FC SRP: $7.99 UNCLE SCROOGE ADVENTURES: LAND OF THE PYGMY INDIANS & THE WAR OF WENDIGO TP by Carl Barks & Don Rosa It's the first in a new series of Gemstone trade paperbacks — pairing Carl Barks' Scrooge classics with Don Rosa's modern-day sequels! This time “Land of the Pygmy Indians” is teamed with its follow-up, "War of the Wendigo!” When Scrooge grows sick of the big city's rumble, his back-to-nature journey takes him to the Peeweegah, Native Americans whose traditions haven't changed in a thousand years... and whom he must defend from modernity's encroaching grasp! SC, 64pgs, FC SRP: $8.50 WALT DISNEY'S COMICS AND STORIES #682 by Various In William Van Horn’s “Blowhards,” Uncle Scrooge is giving an island to either Donald Duck or Gladstone Gander — depending on who can sail to the island first! In “Quacked Quest,” the Ducks send up Tolkien by commanding the evil “Sourron;” then Mickey and Pete take “Baby Steps” into an insidious alternate reality. Finally, Donald hypnotizes a fierce wild horse in Carl Barks' “Days at the Lazy K!” SC, 64pgs, FC SRP: $7.99 STARS OF THE MONTH CARL BARKS' GREATEST DUCKTALES STORIES 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 MICKEY AND THE GANG CLASSIC STORIES IN VERSE 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 — and grounded in history, via a wealth of contemporary Disney animation art and ephemera! You’ll see hundreds of rare cartoon story sketches by Carl Barks and others; previously- unreprinted Floyd Gottfredson comics; rare Mickey merchandise and much, much more. Experience Disney’s Good Housekeeping pages in context with the world of Disneyana their original readers knew! Available in Softcover and Limited Hardcover editions. SOFTCOVER (SEP052951)—SC, 11x13, 360pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 HARDCOVER (SEP052952)—HC, 11 x 13, 360pgs, FC SRP: $149.99 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 TP by Don Rosa 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 ********************************************************************** EC ARCHIVES: TALES FROM THE CRYPT VOLUME 2 HC by Various From stories by the legendary team Bill Gaines & Al Feldstein come the classic horror tales written by Feldstein and illustrated by the all-star line-up of Wally Wood, Jack Kamen, Johnny Craig, Feldstein himself, Joe Orlando, Graham Ingels, Jack Davis, and Marie Severin. Reprints 24 stories from Tales from the Crypt with a foreword by Joe Dante, director of Gremlins. Reprints issues #7-12 (24 stories) of the comic book Tales From the Crypt, originally published in 1951 and 1952, and the inspiration for the hit movie and HBO series! (C: 0-1-2) HC, 212pgs, FC SRP: $49.95 STARS OF THE MONTH EC ARCHIVES: TALES FROM THE CRYPT VOLUME 1 HC by Various Reprints the first six complete issues (24 stories) of the comic book Tales From the Crypt, originally published in 1950, and the inspiration for the hit movie and HBO series. (OCT063431) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 8x11, 212pgs, FC SRP: $49.95 EC ARCHIVES: SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES VOLUME 1 HC by Various This beautifully bound hardcover reprints the first six complete issues (24 stories) of the comic book Shock SuspenStories, originally published in 1952. Includes stories by Gaines and Feldstein with art by Jack Kamen, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Graham Ingles, and Wally Wood. Featuring a foreword by Steven Spielberg, this book looks back at some of the edgiest and best written stories in comic history. (SEP063328) HC, 8x11, 212pgs, FC SRP: $49.95 EC ARCHIVES: WEIRD SCIENCE VOLUME 1 HC by William Gaines & Various Star Wars creator George Lucas kicks off the full-color, chronological, hardcover presentation of the EC Comics line with a foreword introducing readers to the wonders of Weird Science. Included are stories by Al Feldstein, Bill Gaines, and others, with art by legendary illustrators such as Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, Joe Orlando, Jack Kamen, Feldstein, and others from the first six issues of this pivotal comic book title! (AUG063318) HC, 8x11, 212pgs, FC SRP: $49.95 THE EC CRIME AND CRIME PATROL EC LIBRARY COMPLETE SET by Various While their other works may get the glory, EC's War Against Crime and Crime Patrol were the first fruit of the team of Bill Gaines and editors Johnny Craig and Al Feldstein. These "pre-Trend" titles present the skewed EC version of crime comics and the last issues, respectively, introduce The Crypt-Keeper and The Vault-Keeper! Each annotated, smythe-sewn library volume contains the complete issues of their respective series including text pages and ads. This is an excellent way to add some of the greatest comics of all time to your collection! (STAR01384) Set $130.00 THE 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 POP CULTURE WITH CHARACTER LOOK INSIDE GEM by Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg Geppi’s Entertainment Museum is the culmination of a long-held dream, the embodiment of the desire to see pop culture entertainment in the setting it deserves, designed to preserve, promote and present comic character collectibles in their proper historical context. Now in book form you can take the tour through the ages yourself. Cover by Mark Wheatley. (OCT063432) HC, 7x10, 272pgs, FC SRP: $24.95 THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOLUME 37 by Various The 37th edition of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide is packed with new and exciting material about comics, including articles on Daredevil and Captain America, the return of the "Overstreet Hall of Fame," a brand new color section, and much more. The Guide remains the most complete listing of comics from the 1500s to the present, and this year’s edition features a choice of covers: New Avengers by Mark Sparacio (Heroes For Hire, Shi) and Supergirl by Billy Tucci (Shi, Heroes For Hire). THE NEW AVENGERS HC (DEC063586)—HC, 6x9, 1120pgs, PC SRP: $35.00 THE NEW AVENGERS SC (DEC063585)—SC, 6x9, 1120pgs, PC SRP: $29.95 SUPERGIRL HC (DEC063584)—HC, 6x9, 1120pgs, PC SRP: $35.00 SUPERGIRL SC (DEC063583)—SC, 6x9, 1120pgs, PC SRP: $29.95 ********************************************************************** GO MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT LLC BLACK SUN SILVER MOON VOLUME 2 GN by Tomo Maeda Despite Taki's efforts, the demons within Shikimi become stronger with each passing day. Now, with a duty-bound demon hunter intent on killing Shikimi and an old friend pushing him towards the tempting darkness, can Taki fulfuill his promise to save the priest — or will he have to kill him to do so? MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99 HER MAJESTY'S DOG VOLUME 5 GN by Mick Takeuchi The kingdom is broken — and Hyoue's powers are out of control! Heartbroken, he returns to the village where it all began, unleashing a flood of memories about the origin of his relationship with Amane. Meanwhile, Amane herself must take part in the village's annual ceremony before a contemptuous crowd. With no allies at her side and a malicious koma-oni on her heels, can she muster enough strength to track down her loyal demon- dog and bring him home? (5 of 11) SRP: $10.99 GRAPHIX GOOSEBUMPS GRAPHIX VOLUME 3: SCARY SUMMER SC by R.L. Stine What's so scary about camping, beaching it, or gardening? Find out inside this Goosebumps Graphix collection! (C: 0-1-2) SOFTCOVER—SC, 6x9, 144pgs, FC SRP: $8.99 HARDCOVER—HC, 6x9, 144pgs, FC SRP: $16.99 GREYSTONE INN COMICS LIGHTNING LADY VOLUME 1 GN by Brad Guigar Selected comics from the comic strip, Greystone Inn, reformatted into a continuous graphic novel about a recovering supervillain who goes to Evil Anonymous meetings ("You don't stop being evil, you just stop aiming death rays at people"). She meets her fanboyfriend at Comic Con International — a man with a secret. SC, 8x11, 80pgs, B&W SRP: $13.63 GUARDIAN LINE THE GUARDIAN ALPHA ONE-SHOT by Lovern Kindzierski & Claude St. Aubin Things are out of balance in New Hope City. Stephen Dark and his minions are in a position to take over the city, but so great an evil cannot reign unopposed. The word is given to the Messenger, an eternal servant of the Lord. True to his function he brings messages of hope and purpose to those who will oppose Dark and his plans. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 THE SEEKERS #2 by Kevin McCarthy & Shawn Martinbrough In the second pulse-pounding issue of the exciting new ongoing series from the Guardian Line, Brooklyn is trapped in the past during the Revolutionary War. Jesse appeals to the ancient hero Grio for help in rescuing his friend, but has to settle for his sister Nila, who thinks her brother's mp3/time-machine is just a very sophisticated video game! Can they rescue their friend in “time?” Meanwhile, Grio's nemesis, a demon called Ravenous, finds a way to be reborn in the present and joins forces with the nefarious Steven Dark in an effort to take the mp3 away from our heroes! 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 CODE #3 by Mike Baron, Lovern Kindzierski & George Freeman There’s a new black hat in town, and he isn’t here to help Code. Baal is in the house and everyone is in trouble. Dark doesn’t know if Baal will show him the way or show him the door. With these two infernal powerhouses rubbing shoulders, you have to know that Code and all his friends are in double trouble. And it all goes down at the Frosty Ball! Check your glass slippers at the door or you’ll be the one leaving in a box! 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 GENESIS FIVE #3 by Lovern Kindzierski & Claude St. Aubin Heavenly fire vs. Infernal flame! There are demonic forces afoot in New Hope City. A trip to the mall never goes the way you expect, but when five angels are dragging their mortal mentor through the stores with a sanctified credit card... well, anything can happen. And speaking of flames,“Just who is that woman anyway?” 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE SEEKERS #1 by Kevin McCarthy & Shawn Martinsbrough Jesse Williams, boy genius, has just been given a gift: a time machine housed in an unlikely place — an MP3 player! Together, Jesse, his sister Nila, and their friend Brooklyn are The Seekers, young heroes who travel through time and space in search of adventure. In the premiere issue Jesse meets Grio, a wise and powerful man from the ancient past with an eye toward the future, and Steven Dark, a modern-day mogul with a soul and an agenda as black as the Armani suits he wears. Dark wants the time machine- or the Seekers dead — whichever works! 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 O/A CODE #1 by Mike Baron, Lovern Kindzierski & Howard Simpson Code never got the memo that only the bad guys can be cool. He is powerful and wealthy, a technological sage, and has a comprehensive knowledge of sacred writings. He wears a Fedora, dark shades, a trench coat, and European cut suits that show he means business. He is all that and has it all. What he doesn't have is a past, at least not one he can remember. Stephen Dark knows the mystery of Code’s past and wants to make him beg for it. However, Dark didn't get the memo: That ain't Code's style. Code is a new warrior against the evil of Dark. This is the first day of the rest of his life, and evil had best sit down and shut up. 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 O/A GENESIS FIVE #1 by Lovern Kindzierski & Claude St. Aubin Cab driver, Walter, meets a mysterious figure known only as the Messenger, who happens to be the most kickin’ back seat driver ever. This prophet pays his fare and then gives Walter an unexpected tip: he opens Walter’s eyes to see the angelic forces that have been called to protect New Hope City High School! Five angels who look like teenagers are stepping into Walter’s world to battle the evil of Steven Dark. Together they will battle Dark, lend an ear to their teenage friends, kick it at the mall and hopefully make curfew! 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 O/A JOE & MAX #1 by Jason Medley & Claude St. Aubin Meet Joe, a feisty, 11-year-old, and Max, his battle-ready Guardian Angel. An evil has settled into Hell’s Gate and that will spread out from there, unless Joe walks in his destiny. Warrior Angel Max must protect Joe from those who want to destroy him. It’s like the coolest dude in the school shows up in the nick of time to protect Joe from the worst bully of all time, spawn-of-Satan, Steven Dark. Unfortunately Max speaks in Scripture straight out of the Good Book, an understandable communication barrier for any 11-year-old who is more versed in talking smack than verses. 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 JOE & MAX #3 by Jason Medley & Claude St. Aubin It's the battle you never thought you'd see: Joe vs. Max! Joe is determined to save his friend from the clutches of Stephen Dark, while Max is determined to keep Joe from Dark's evil clutches. It's Joe and Max like you've never seen before! 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE KEEPERS OF THE MASER VOLUME 7: YOUNG QUEEN HC by Massimiliano Frezzato Features the next installment of the Keepers of the Maser series. (C: 0-1-2) MATURE THEMES HC, 44pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 HERMES PRESS STARS OF THE MONTH STAR HAWKS: THE COMPLETE SERIES by Ron Goulart & Gil Kane First premiering in national newspaper syndication in 1977, Star Hawks combined the talents of renowned science-fiction writer Ron Goulart and famed comic artist Gil Kane. Star Hawks: The Complete Series collects all 1,244 original black-and-white daily and full-color Sunday strips of this action-packed sci-fi classic, reprinted in continuity, complete with a comprehensive essay by Ron Goulart, plus numerous examples of original artwork showcasing Gil Kane's composition methods. Limited to 1,000 copies, the hardcover edition features special endpapers, a deluxe dustjacket, and an original plate signed and numbered by Ron Goulart. SOFTCOVER (SEP032789)—9x12, 344pgs, PC SRP: $29.99 HARDCOVER (JUL032731)—SRP: $49.99 ********************************************************************** HEXAGON COMICS ZEMBLA VOLUME 1 TP by Oneta, Formosa, & Kubert Raised by lions deep in the jungles of the Western African Republic of Karunda, Zembla has the power to converse with the beasts of the jungle and has sworn to preserve the ecological sanctity of his adopted land. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 5x8, 284pgs, B&W SRP: $22.95 HILL & WANG STARS OF THE MONTH THE 9/11 REPORT GRAPHIC ADAPTATION SC by Sid Jacobson & Ernie Colón On December 5, 2005, the 9/11 Commission issued its final report card on the government’s fulfillment of the recommendations issued in July 2004: one A, twelve B's, nine C's, twelve D's, three F's, and four incompletes. Here is stunning evidence that Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón, with more than sixty years of experience in the comic-book industry between them, were right: far, far too few Americans have read, grasped, and demanded action on the Commission’s investigation into the events of that tragic day and the lessons America must learn. Using every skill and storytelling method Jacobson and Colón have learned over the decades, they have produced the most accessible version of the 9/11 Report. Jacobson’s text frequently follows word for word the original report, faithfully captures its investigative thoroughness, and covers its entire scope, even including the Commission’s final report card. Colón’s stunning artwork powerfully conveys the facts, insights, and urgency of the original. Published on the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States, an event that has left no aspect of American foreign or domestic policy untouched, The 9/11 Report puts at every American’s fingertips the most defining event of the century. (JUL063198) SC, 6x9, 160pgs, PC SRP: $16.95 GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY: MALCOLM X GN by Andrew Helfer & Randy DuBurke With the thoroughly researched and passionately drawn Malcolm X, Helfer and award- winning artist Randy DuBurke, capture Malcolm Little’s extraordinary transformation from a black youth beaten down by Jim Crow America into Malcolm X, the charismatic, controversial, and doomed national spokesman for the Nation of Islam. (AUG063333) HC, 6x9, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $15.95 ********************************************************************** HIPPY COMIX INC DAN FOGEL'S UG3K SIGNED & NUMBERED EDITION 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, 7x10, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 HOT MEXICAN LOVE COMICS HOT MEXICAN LOVE COMICS 2007 by Albert Calleros & Ira Sherak With more amor than ever before! It's gonna be a caliente summer as everyone's favorite Latin-themed comic anthology sets fire to the shelves! With all new stories and artwork for 2007. Once again brought to you by the best-looking cartoonists working in Primetime TV animation. Voted "Best Bang for your Buck" by Tijuana Comics Quarterly. Featured artists productions include: The Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, American Dad, Avatar, Drawn Together, Invader Zim, and many more! MATURE THEMES SC, 8x11, 56pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY FUN HOME TP by Alison Bechdel Award-winning comics artist Alison Bechdel has been known for decades as “one of the best, one to watch out for,” in the words of Harvey Pekar. Her latest work — the groundbreaking, genre-busting, best-selling graphic narrative Fun Home — has established her as one of America’s most gifted and extraordinary memoirists as well. In Bechdel’s affecting account of her relationship with her late father, personal history becomes a work of amazing subtlety and power. Bechdel grew up in a small Pennsylvania town, in a Victorian house that her father was painstakingly restoring to its period glory. Distant and exacting, Bruce Bechdel was an English teacher and director of the town funeral home, which Alison and her family referred to as the “Fun Home.” It was not until college that Alison, who had recently come out as a lesbian, discovered that her father was also gay. A few weeks after this revelation, he was dead, leaving a legacy of mystery for his daughter to resolve. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 6x9, 240pgs, B&W SRP: $13.95 ICARUS PUBLISHING THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM 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, 6x9, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 A-G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #61-62 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL #61—SC, 80pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99 #62—SC, 80pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99 STAR OF THE MONTH RELISH GN SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (JUN063171) (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 160pgs, B&W (1 of 1) SRP: $19.95 ********************************************************************** A-G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY MEGA BUNDLE #5 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 CHOCOLAT VOLUME 6 GN by Ji-Sang Shin/Geo Kum-Ji tells E-Wan how she really feels about him — but why can't he reciprocate? Later, E-Soh and Kum-Ji have to go to the hospital — but who are they visiting? And where will D.D.L perform next? All these questions and more are answered in this latest installment of Ice Kunion's top-selling manhwa! (C: 0-1-2) SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 HEAVENLY EXECUTIONER CHIWOO VOLUME 5 GN by Ha-Na Lee & Kang-Ho Park Secrets about the Heavenly Emperor are revealed as Chi-Woo and Yi-Yun battle it out! The shocking true identity of Wol-Baek is also revealed! And it's the end game for the Heavenly Executioner in the climactic conclusion of the series! (C: 0-1-2) SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS VOLUME 5 GN by Jin-Seok Jeon & Seung-Hee Han Sultan Shahryar and Sehara escape from the palace! On the road, they meet two other runaways — a girl named Aisha and her tutor Alex. Aisha and Alex are in love, but her parents object to their union. When Aisha's father sends some men to capture them, the Sultan has to decide whether to help them or turn them in. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 YOU'RE SO COOL VOLUME 1 GN by YoungHee Lee Everyone thinks Seung-Ha is such a nice guy — but not if you ask Nan-Woo! But try as she might she has trouble outing him as the "bad seed" that he truly is. When Chan-Kyu witnesses the evil side of Seung-Ha, he decides to win Nan-Woo's heart by coming to her rescue! (C: 0-1-2) SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 IDW PUBLISHING TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE ADAPTATION #1 Kris Oprisko (w); Alex Milne (a) Kicking off a month-long spectacular event to celebrate the July 4 opening of the big- screen TRANSFORMERS movie! The official adaptation of Transformers: The Movie picks up directly where the Movie Prequel leaves off—the TRANSFORMERS’ brutal war has come to Earth and perhaps our only chance for survival may be with the young boy who just might hold the key to ending the war forever. Each issue of the adaptation will offer 32 ad-free pages and include concept art, interviews, and additional never- before-seen material. Subsequent issues of the official adaptation of Transformers: The Movie will be released on a weekly schedule throughout the month of June. Issue 1 features a special wraparound cover by interior artist Alex Milne (The Transformers: Megatron Origin)! Issue 1 will be in stores on June 6. FC • $3.99 • 32 ad-free pages TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE ADAPTATION #2 Kris Oprisko (w); Alex Milne (a) The special movie adaptation continues with issue 2 in stores on June 13! FC • $3.99 • 32 pages TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE ADAPTATION #3 Kris Oprisko (w); Alex Milne (a) The special movie adaptation continues with issue 3 in stores on June 20! FC • $3.99 • 32 pages TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE ADAPTATION #4 Kris Oprisko (w); Alex Milne (a) The special movie adaptation concludes with issue 4 in stores on June 27! FC • $3.99 • 32 pages TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE ADAPTATION TPB Kris Oprisko (w); Alex Milne (a) Our world. Their war. The long-awaited Transformers movie is upon us, and now you can catch the entire saga in comic book form right here! Picking up directly where the Movie Prequel leaves off, this adaptation of the big-screen blockbuster sees the TRANSFORMERS bring the brutal war to our world, putting all of mankind at risk. Our salvation depends on the burgeoning friendship between a robot from beyond the stars and a young boy whi just might hold the key to ending the war forever. Also includes a photo and character gallery, comic book cover gallery, and more. TPB • FC • 104 pages • $17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-067-3 TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE PREQUEL TPB Simon Furman, Chris Ryall (w); Don Figueroa (a) The live-action Transformers movie is finally upon us! But the spectacle unfolding on the big screen isn’t the whole story. Read the beginning of the story right here! In this four- part prequel to the film, travel from CYBERTRON to Earth as we see for the first time what momentous events led to the TRANSFORMERS bringing their war to our world. TPB • FC • 120 pages • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-066-6 TRANSFORMERS: THE BEST OF SIMON FURMAN HC Simon Furman (w); Don Figueroa, Geoff Senior, more (a); Don Figueroa (c) This career-spanning hardcover looks at legendary Transformers writer Simon Furman’s amazing output throughout the two decades he’s worked on the ROBOTS IN DISGUISE, from his earliest beginnings through his current work. This collection compiles his U.K. work from 1985 through his G2 and War Within comics to his present IDW comics work and beyond! The premiere presentation of Simon’s immense body of work. HC w/ Dustjacket • FC • 272 pages • 12.5” x 8.125” • $50.00 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-058-1 THE TRANSFORMERS MAGAZINE #1 Furman, Budiansky, Mick (w); Don Figueroa, Jose Delbo (a) Robby Musso (c) Hearkening back to the great b&w comic book magazines of yesteryear, this debut magazine offers three classic tales from three different eras—spanning THE TRANSFORMERS’ amazing run of over twenty years. This special 8-1/2” x 11” magazine format contains stories from the early Marvel days (issue #42, “People Power”), days to the Dreamwave (Generation 1, Vol. 3, #1) adventures to the all-new chapters of TRANSFORMERS lore from IDW (Stormbringer #1), all underneath a brand-new cover from artist Robby Musso (Transformers Spotlight: Ultra Magnus). This collection is a true treasury for long time fans as well as an excellent introduction for new fans. $7.99 • B&W • 8-1/2 x 11 • 72 pages THE TRANSFORMERS: TARGET 2006 #3 (OF 6) Simon Furman (w); Jeff Anderson, Will Simpson (a); Nick Roche, retro art (c) The special reprint of this beloved U.K. TRANSFORMERS tale continues here with two new chapters in one comic! On CYBERTON, the WRECKERS continue to train for Operation Volcano. STARSCREAM is shocked with the discovery of MEGATRON’s new and unlikely alliance with the AUTOBOTS. And GALVATRON reveals a secret to JAZZ. Writer Simon Furman and artists Jeff Anderson and Will Simpson continue this epic tale. Nick Roche once again provides an all-new cover re-creating a classic scene from the issue! FC • 32 pages • $3.99 THE TRANSFORMERS: ESCALATION TPB Simon Furman (w); E.J. Su (a) The saga of the Transformers' secret war on Earth—begun in The Transformers: Infiltration—continues with Phase Two: Escalation. With the monumental menaces of MEGATRON and Ore-13 looming, the AUTOBOTS could be forgiven for thinking things couldn't get much worse. But, as OPTIMUS PRIME musters his response to the mounting threat, the Machination strikes—with shocking and tragic consequences! Simon Furman and E.J. Su present the next chapter of their masterful TRANSFORMERS tale. TPB • FC • 152 pages • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-084-0 THE TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT TPB Simon Furman (w); Robby Musso, Nick Roche, M.D. Bright, Rob Ruffolo (a) Collecting a series of five one-shots focusing on some of the best-loved (or loathed) characters from the TRANSFORMERS Universe–HOT ROD, SIXSHOT, SHOCKWAVE, NIGHTBEAT, and ULTRA MAGNUS. Each Spotlight is written by long-time Transformers scribe Simon Furman, whose words accompany artwork by the likes of Nick Roche, M.D. Bright, Rob Ruffolo and Robby Musso. TPB • FC • 136 pages • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-068-0 SPIKE: SHADOW PUPPETS #1 Brian Lynch (w); Franco Urru (a); Urru, David Messina (c) Angel once put a stop to an evil children’s show, but not before being turned into a puppet during his fight. Now, fresh out of the Asylum, it’s Spike’s turn! Writer Brian Lynch and artist Franco Urru (Spike: Asylum) reunite for a miniseries that sees Spike and Lorne heading off to Japan to stop the latest Japanese kids’ show… Smile Time! Will they become “puppetized” themselves? And along the way, find themselves in a fight with hundreds of ninja-puppets, reuniting with fellow Asylum inmates, and be at extreme odds with one other? We’re not telling (but, um, yes)! Fellow Angel-ofile David Messina (Angel: Auld Lang Syne) provides a cover of puppety variance, too! 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. FC • 32 pages • $3.99 SPIKE: PREMIERE EDITION HC Peter David, Brian Lynch, Scott Tipton (w); Joe Corroney, Franco Urru, Fernando Goni (a) Wisecracking, skull-smashing Spike is out on his own in this oversize Premiere hardcover collection from IDW. Whether he’s chasing Dracula through the ages (Spike vs. Dracula), investigating an unusual “treatment” center (Spike: Asylum) or just mixing it up with his old enemies (Spike: Old Times, Spike: Old Wounds, Spike: Lost & Found), Spike keeps his cool—and it shows. Presented in a special oversized format for the first time, this collector’s edition is sure to make the Spike fans in your life “vamp out” all over again. HC w/ Dustjacket • FC • 384 pages • 12.5” x 8.125”• $75.00 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-083-3 ANGEL: AULD LANG SYNE TPB Scott Tipton (w), David Messina (a & c) While tracking a mysterious cult in Los Angeles in hopes of solving a kidnapping, Angel Finds himself face to face with some familiar faces—faces he shouldn’t be seeing! As if that isn’t confusing enough to our embattled vampire with a soul, what is Spike doing lurking around in the shadows? Find out for yourself in this collection featuring the greatest head-to-head Angel/Spike battle ever! From writer Scott Tipton and David Messina, the creative team on Star Trek Klingons: Blood Will Tell! TPB • FC • 128 pages • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-063-5 FALLEN ANGEL #17 Peter David (w); Joe Corroney (a); Corroney, Billy Tucci (c) Presenting the first chapter of a special two-part tale guest-starring Billy Tucci’s popular character, Shi! To make this book even more special, the comic will be presented as a flip-book, with the story presented from Fallen Angel’s perspective on one side, and Shi’s on the other. And wait, there’s more—illustrating Shi, the Sohei Warrior’s chapter is Shi creator Tucci himself! Handling art duties on Angel’s chapter is special guest-artist Joe Corroney (Spike vs. Dracula). And it’s all wrangled together by writer Peter David, with full input from Tucci. When Shi comes to Bete Noire looking for vengeance, you can bet her appearance isn’t going to go unnoticed by Fallen Angel… FC • $3.99 • 32 pages STAR TREK: KLINGON—BLOOD WILL TELL #3 Scott Tipton, David Tipton (w) David Messina (a); Messina, Joe Corroney (c) They say history is written by the victors: Blood Will Tell continues its look at the other side of the coin in the battle between Starfleet and the Klingons! Still struggling against the treaty with the Federation, the Klingon Empire looks for a new way to conquer: behind the scenes, one planet at a time. Can a single Klingon tame a world? Commander Krell aims to try! From the creative team that brought you Angel: Auld Lang Syne. 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. FC • $3.99 • 32 pages STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION—THE SPACE BETWEEN #6 David Tischman (w); Casey Malone (a) Joe Corroney, Photo (c) Jean-Luc Picard has always been an explorer, traveling the galaxy to seek out new life and new civilizations, but after seven years as captain of the Enterprise, he makes a startling discovery—scientific information from the Enterprise's mission logs has been used to develop deadly weapons systems. Is Starfleet involved? And if so, how high does the conspiracy go? Ignoring direct orders from his superiors, Picard launches an all-out offensive on the secret base where these weapons are stored. Picard is not about to see his mission perverted for military use and strategic control. Five single-issue stories come together in the explosive, action-filled conclusion of "The Space Between," IDW's hit Star Trek: The Next Generation mini-series. 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1- to-1 ratio. FC • $3.99 • 32 pages TANK GIRL: THE GIFTING #2 Alan C. Martin (w); Ashley Wood (a & c) As the spring of 2007 rolls softly into the summer of 2007, I hear you asking, "How can this year get any better?" But it can, my friend, with one simple purchase—Tank Girl: The Gifting # 2. A perfect blend of the sublime and the ridiculous, brought to you by Tank Girl writer and Co-creator Alan C. Martin and the format-smashing, antipodean wunderkind artist Ashley Wood. Featuring the first part of the epic "The Innocent Die First,” the concluding installment of the cryptic Booga tale, "The XZ-38,” and a cracking pin-up of bonkers beauty Barney, too. 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. FC • $3.99 • 32 pages ASHLEY WOOD’S 48 NUDE GIRLS Ashley Wood (a & c) Ashley Wood is proud to present 48 all-new drawings… or should we say “all-nude” drawings? That’s right, this title ain’t just hyperbole, folks. So if you prefer your art to be clothing-free, this one’s for you! Soft-bound in an attractive 11” x 11” format, you can finally add some more Wood to your collection. FC • 48 pages • 11” x 11” • $11.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-098-7 METAL GEAR SOLID: SONS OF LIBERTY #9 Alex Garner (w) Rufus Dayglo & Ashley Wood (a); Ashley Wood (c) Sometimes, even a worst-case-scenario can deteriorate—and that's exactly what happens to Raiden in the ninth installment of Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty. Being betrayed by his idol Solid Snake is bad enough, but then he falls into the clutches of Solidus and later learns the terrible truth behind Colonel Campbell and Foxhound. Is there any hope of Raiden salvaging his mission? 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. FC • $3.99 • 32 pages 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: EBEN AND STELLA #2 Steve Niles, Kelly Sue DeConnick (w); Justin Randall (a & c) As we get closer to October’s release of the 30 Days of Night film, Eben and Stella have returned. Stella thought she was just boosting a car from some punk vampire and now she finds herself in an untenable parental role. But to who, or what? Even worse, Eben is being used to create a whole new breed of modern bloodsuckers. Featuring art by Aussie newcomer Justin Randall, hand-picked for the gig by Ben Templesmith himself! FC • 32 pages • $3.99 RICHARD MATHESON’S I AM LEGEND TP Steve Niles (w); Elman Brown (a) Richard Matheson's classic novel of fear and vampirism—the tale of the last human on an Earth overrun by the undead—is going to be a major motion picture starring Will Smith this Winter. But if you want to see an illustrated version of Matheson’s story as he originally wrote it, writer Steve Niles and artist Elman Brown deliver a faithful and terrifying adaptation. This special new printing comes complete with a new cover, too. TPB • B&W • 244 pages • $19.99 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-086-4 THE COMPLETE JON SABLE FREELANCE, VOL. 7 Mike Grell (w & a) Continuing the re-presentation of the entire saga of Mike Grell’s classic character, Jon Sable, Freelance. This seventh collection delves deeper in creator Mike Grell’s First Comics run, featuring issues 34-39, where Sable encounters white slavers, travels back to Africa, and more. 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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. RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #11 (NOV063708) SC, B&W SRP: $10.95 NININ GA SHINOBUDEN VOLUME 3 GN by Ryoichi Koga In this story, the heroine Shinobu is a female ninja in training. The only trouble is, she seems more interested in haing out with her friend Kaede, and the fact that her ninja Master is a round yellow thing that pretends to be a hawk isn't helping. Come join the world of Shinobuden, where each chapter is an adventure jamp-packed with antics, parodies, and laughs. MATURE THEMES 5x7, 160pgs, PC SRP: $9.95 NOW VOLUME 3 GN by Sung-Woo Park Just before the fall of the mighty Korean Kingdom of Goguryeo, a lone man roamed the lands causing destruction beyond imagine using Sa Shin Mu, a form of martial arts never before seen in this world. Now, 20 years after the fall of the Kingdom of Goguryeo, a new rumor is spreading that a secret manual detailing this legendary martial art has resurfaced. Will Sa Shin Mu once again dictate the fate of this new era? 5x7, 176pgs, PC SRP: $10.95 IRIS PRINT PAINTINGS OF YOU GN by Mia Paluzzi & Chris Delk Claudio Verges is a talented young painter with a terrible secret: there's no passion in his work. Though he tries to fade into the background at a new school, sarcastic yet charming Benedict Connor won't let him — he's determined to help Claude find his inspiration, whether he wants to or not! To make matters worse, everyone thinks Claude is in love with Ben's best friend Beatrice, who wants nothing to do with the sullen painter. While friends help him win Beatrice's heart, sparks fly as Claude finds himself falling for Ben. MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 205pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 ONLY WORDS GN SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Germany, and the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 5x7, 131pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 KENZER & COMPANY KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #128 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 KING HELL STARS OF THE MONTH ABRAXAS AND THE EARTHMAN TP by Rick Veitch Rick Veitch's unforgettable 8-part Epic Magazine series is finally one mind-bending full- color graphic novel! Abducted from Earth by space whalers, Cetologist John Isaac endures physical and spiritual mutation by order of the ship's cruel master, Rotwang. Pressed into the mad captain's hunt for Abraxas, Isaac finds his own destiny in the belly of this monstrous red-horned whale. (JUL063278) MATURE THEMES SC, 88pgs, FC SRP: $16.95 BRATPACK TP by Rick Veitch Veitch's no-holds-barred dissection of the hoary old sidekick phenomena is as harrowing as it is hilarious; subversively subtle yet completely over the top. Bratpack is an edgy and unforgettable dance macabre. Introduction by Neil Gaiman. (STAR18436) SC, 7x10, B&W SRP: $19.95 THE MAXIMORTAL TP by Rick Veitch Seven years before "The Amazing Adventures of Kavelier and Clay," Rick Veitch married the larcenous history of the comics business to the outrageous themes and characters from his infamous Brat Pack universe, and created one of the most startling and uncompromising visions of the superhero archetype ever put to paper. King Hell Press brings The Maximortal back into print with a brand new edition of the classic Eisner nominated graphic novel. Also includes an expanded and updated "Curse of the Superman" by Veitch. (FEB052952) SC, 7x10, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $17.95 RICK VEITCH DREAM COLLECTIONS by Rick Veitch Fans of the dream-like narrative in Rick Veitch's critically acclaimed graphic novel Can't Get No will want to experience the real thing in these dream-based collections of his original dream comics. Filled with amazing and incredible images that will make you ponder your place in the collective unconscious. MATURE THEMES CRYPTIC ZOO TP (AUG042832)—SC, 7x10, 152pgs, PC SRP: $17.95 POCKET UNIVERSE (STAR02121)—SRP: $12.95 RABID EYE (STAR01450)—SRP: $14.95 THE ONE TP by Rick Veitch The One is another notorious chapter in the secret history of superheroes; a timeless and audacious mix of Dr. Strangelove, Marshal McLuhan, Jack Kirby, and Tex Avery, as seen through the sensibilities of Kurt Vonnegut. Introduction by Alan Moore. (STAR20173) SC SRP: $17.95 ********************************************************************** LADY DEATH STORE.COM THE LADY DEATH DARK ALLIANCE #1 PRINT BY DAVID MICHAEL BECK by David Michael Beck Lady Death Store.com is proud to present this high-quality, full color digital print featuring astounding artwork of the god of art himself, David Michael Beck. Each 11" x 17" print comes packaged in a clear, protective plastic sleeve. Comes signed by creator Brian Pulido with a custom Certificate of Authenticity. Print, 11x17, FC SRP: $25.00 LINSNER.COM DAWN: RETURN OFTHE GODDESS DIGITAL PRINT by Joseph Michael Linsner In a break from his black/white/red palette, Joseph Michael Linsner chose to let the colors burst out and do all the talking in this sexy, elegant portrait of his redheaded Earth Mother goddess, Dawn. Dazzling juicy hues of purple and scarlet dominate this famous artwork, which graced the cover of the "Return of the Goddess" trade. Now it’s a digital print for the first time! A tough plastic sleeve protects this crisply printed 11" x 17" “Return of the Goddess” print, and it comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, signed by the artist. (C: 0- 1-2) Print, 11x17, FC SRP: $25.00 DAWN: FAIRY DAWN DIGITAL PRINT by Joseph Michael Linsner At last, the image that fans have demanded for years – Fairy Dawn! Linsner’s redheaded goddess lounges horizontally across this gorgeous 17” x 11” print, done in Joe’s striking red/black/white motif. The Queen Goddess of faeries will fly to you on her skull-lace wings, wearing a white garment that might as well have been painted on. “Fairy Dawn” will ship to you in a protective hard plastic sleeve, accompanied by a Certificate signed by JML. (C: 0-1-2) Print, 11x17, FC SRP: $25.00 DEATH AND DESTINY DIGITAL PRINT by Joseph Michael Linsner This piece was painted as the companion piece to Linsner’s famous “Destiny” Dawn art. Linsner cleverly adapts Dawn’s classic red tie outfit to become robes for her lover, the earthly incanation of Death. This black/white/red work has a serenity to it — much as we all might wish we felt about Death itself. A tough plastic sleeve protects this crisply printed 11" x 17" print, and it comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, signed by the artist. (C: 0-1-2) Print, 11x17, FC SRP: $25.00 RED SHOES DIGITAL PRINT SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL Print, 11x17, FC SRP: $25.00 AZURE FALLING DIGITAL PRINT SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL Print, 11x17, FC SRP: $25.00 LIQUIDBRUSH PRODUCTIONS MEMORIES LOST: THE ART OF HOANG NGUYEN 2008 CALENDAR by Hoang Nguyen This 2008 wall calendar features beautiful and gorgeous painting of women in a variety of settings. 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The result: one death and a skeleton in the cupboard that changes her friendship with Zhen forever. (C: 0-1-2) COVER A: MI LING—28pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $2.99 COVER B: MI LING & DRAGONS—28pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 COVER C: SIGNED EDITION—28pgs, FC SRP: $5.00 STARSHIP TROOPERS: ONGOING #3 by Tony Lee & Chris Dibari "Marooned" Part 3: Trapped on an alien world and surrounded by bugs, Tanner's Tigers are left with one option — the help of a man known only as "The Captain." Meanwhile, an experimental Exo-Suit is sent down to find them, with a trooper who's name is very familiar. Can the Tigers get the research vessel working and get off the planet before SICON nukes it to dust? And if so, who will sacrifice themselves to enable it? (C: 0-1-2) COVER A: DIBARI—28pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 COVER B: LIMITED EDITION SKETCH COVER—28pgs, FC SRP: $9.95 THE TEMPLAR CHRONICLES: THE HERETIC #3 by Nassise, Satterlee, McCorkindale, & Sharman Cade, Duncan, and Echo Team realize that the Adversary is using newly raised Templar Revenants to learn the location of a closely guarded Templar Knights secret. After meeting one of these revenants, Cade’s resolve is strengthened as he searches for the necromancers. What is this “special power” that Cade possesses and how can it help? Will Duncan come to terms with his own “special skill”? COVER A: MCCORKINDALE & HASS—28pgs, FC (3 of 6) SRP: $3.50 COVER B: MCCORKINDALE & HASS—28pgs, FC SRP: $5.95 MARKOSIA ENTERPRISES DARK MISTS: THE COLLECTED EDITION TP by Eade, Garbett, & Yi Kyoto, Japan. 1936. While a shroud of impending unrest hangs over Europe, in Japan the number of Yakuza members is close to outnumbering the Japanese army. In a government experiment, a group of geisha ladies are recruited to inform on the conversations they observe between the murderers and politicians. However, the geisha's actions result in one of their member's brutal and bloody murder. (C: 0-1-2) MATURE THEMES SC, 100pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 MIDNIGHT KISS: THE COLLECTED EDITION TP by Lee, Stegman, & Oats The universe is a series of shattered Multi-verses, with every dream a different world. And through those worlds walk Matt Sable and Nightmare De'Lacy, saving a human boy from a great evil. But is he normal — or the last of a breed? And how are they connected to the Land of Oz — and Jerry Cornelius? Believe in Faeries... before they kill you. (C: 0- 1-2) MATURE THEMES SC, 132pgs, FC SRP: $16.95 STARSHIP TROOPERS: DEAD MAN'S HAND TP by Lee, Edwards, Feeney, & Oats Following the explosive ending to Blaze of Glory, Will Tanner and Tamari's Tigers are back in action once more. But after corrupt Sergeant Lock vows revenge on Tanner, he finds himself the target of an assassin — and a friend pays the ultimate price. And at the end only one man will stand triumphant — but will it be Will? Collecting issues #1-4 of the hit mini-series! MATURE THEMES RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #9 (SEP063441) 100pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 MASTERPIECE COMICS FIREBLAST, ADVENTURES IN THE 30TH CENTURY #5 by Ace Masters & Nichx Back home on Mars, Mack undergoes emergency surgery to repair his injuries at the hand of Mister NoBody. As he tries to recover in the hospital he gets caught in the crossfire of the three women in his life: Alina, Jessica, and Perfecta. Cover by Jim Taylor. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 WILD BOYS #4 by Ace Masters & Irapuan Separate from the rebels, the Wild Boys attack the main headquarters of the Jovarn leader, Traskal, with the rebels not far behind. An ultimate battle ensues which pits the Wild Boys against the Jovarn and against the rebels. Cover by Nichx. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $2.95 MIRAGE STUDIOS TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #35 by Chris Allan & Dean Clarrain “The Pantheon”: Splinter the Rat versus the Rat King! Featuring the origin of the Rat King and the truth behind his mysterious historical relationship with the turtles’ sensei. Plus… who, or what, is The Pantheon? Bonus pin-up by Ross Campbell! 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.25 TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE COLLECTED BOOKS VOLUME 3 TP by Various The third volume in Mirage’s new quarterly trade paperback series collecting stories from Tales of the TMNT. This volume reprints issues #6, #20, #24, #27-28. Stories feature all four Turtles, Splinter, April O’Neil, Cha Ocho, and many other characters. New wraparound cover by Diego Jourdan and Eric Talbot. SC, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $13.00 MOONSTONE THE PHANTOM #17 by Mike Bullock & Silvestre Szilagyi; Colors by Bob Pedroza Cover A by: Marat Mychaels, Adelso Corona & Adam Street Cover B by: Darryl Banks, Terry Austin and Bob Pedroza “Invisible Children Part 1”: Ripped from today’s headlines, The Phantom takes on an African Warlord who believes he is a prophet of the Almighty God himself. At stake are the lives of thousands of children stolen from their homes and indoctrinated into the Warlords Resistance Army through mental, physical, and spiritual torture. The Warlord HIM has conscripted these "Invisible Children" to fight his Holy War and assert his self- proclaimed "Divine Will" on the peoples and Governments of Africa in his first step towards world domination. Moonstone Books teams with YOU to make a difference in this tragic, continuing real world atrocity. In order to do this, Moonstone has enlisted legendary artists Darryl Banks and Terry Austin to create limited edition B covers for each issue of this story arc. For each limited edition issue of The Phantom #17-19 purchased, Moonstone Books will make a contribution to create safe havens with food, healthcare, and education for the children affected by this war. COVER A: REGULAR—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 COVER B: LIMITED CHARITY COVER—32pgs, FC SRP: $4.50 NAKED ARTIST..AND OTHER COMIC BOOK LEGENDS GN Written by: Bryan Talbot Cover and interior Art: Hunt Emerson The book you’ve all been waiting for! COMIC BOOK LEGENDS is an outrageous collection of the unreported exploits of comic creators, the stories only usually told late at night between the hallowed walls of convention pro bars! EISNER AWARD WINNER Bryan Talbot brings you the anecdotes, funny, shocking and downright weird, told about your favorite comic writers and artists, from Simon Bisley to Neil Gaiman, from Grant Morrison to Jeff Smith! SC, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 STAR OF THE MONTH KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER CASEBOOK SC by Golden, Ostrander, & Various After the Stoker Award nominated success of the Kolchak Chronicles (and its various printings), here's a brand new collection of original creepy-thriller Kolchak prose short stories! Again, here are the best and brightest among horror/mystery novelists and comic writers! So listen in as Kolchak relays some of his most spine-tingling cases about voodoo, myths, ghost towns, time conundrums, vikings, haunted amusement parks, pirates, big fish, and some startling revelations about Kolchak’s past! Also included in the casebook is the first ever original Kolchak novella (by Mark Dawidziak). (AUG063453) MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 320pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95 ********************************************************************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE PHANTOM # 12 LIMITED EDITION COVER by Mike Bullock When poachers come ashore in Bangalla to harvest the organs of jungle cats, they soon discover they’re the ones being hunted. However, these are more than just ordinary poachers and just what do they want with these organs? And who is the mysterious man in the bar? 32pgs, FC SRP: $4.50 STAR OF THE MONTH THE PHANTOM: MAN EATERS GN by Rafael Nieves & Vatche Mevlian The Phantom receives an emergency call while en route to his beloved Bangalla to bury the remains of his childhood friend Mente Olalla. It seems that a series of murders is taking place in the small village of Tsajaban, presumably the work of man-eating lions! (JUN063269) SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 ********************************************************************** NBM OFFERED AGAIN O/A BUJA'S DIARY GN by Seyeong O From Korea comes a collection of incisive observant short stories by a leading artist. Reading these thirteen exceptional stories is an experience similar to appreciating a touching poem or watching a series of stills from a silent movie. Combining the traits of different artistic genres, O has indeed created his own world of comic art. While eloquently presenting a universal human experience, O also brings a delightful and exotic insight into Korean society. MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 272pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 CHICA 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, 8x11, 68pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A FLESH AND METAL 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, B&W SRP: $9.95 VOL 2—SC, 8x11, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 RUN, BONG-GU, RUN GN by Byun Byung Jun Off the train in the middle of winter at the station in Seoul, Bong-gu and his mother bring a little spring time warmth to the capital. They’re from a poor isolated area on the beautiful sea. Bong-gu's mother is looking for her the father who left without a trace. From desperation, the outcome of this story, however, will bring warmth to any heart, showing that the hope and love of humanity can even melt the cold indifference of our urban societies. SC, 6x9, 112pgs, FC SRP: $15.95 NEW DIMENSION COMICS TRANSFORMERS THE MOVIE PREQUEL # 1 NEW DIMENSION COMICS EXCLUSIVE COVER by Don Figueroa Only 500 copies of this edition are available exclusively from New Dimension Comics. Features a flip cover by Don Figueroa with an open area for con sketches. 32pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 NEW ENGLAND COMICS THE TICK COMIC CON EXTRAVAGANZA #1 by Sean Wang The "Super Duper Comic Con" is in town and The Tick and Arthur are invited guests to this gala event! But it's The Tick who is swamped by scores of fans and TV producers while Arthur gets ignored as "just a sidekick." The Tick even meets the wrestler-turned- actor named "The Gun Show" who has been chosen to portray him on a Tick TV series! With all of this attention directed towards The Tick, his envious super-hero friends — including even Arthur — contemplate expelling him from their super-team! Is it possible that Arthur also been bitten by the green-eyed-monster and has turned on The Tick? Could this be the beginning of a TV series for "The Tick" but the end for the duo known as "The Tick and Arthur?" 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.95 WW2 PRESENTS FLYING TIGERS #2 by Ron Ledwell The exploits of the Flying Tigers continues as the squadron shifts operations to the skies over Burma. Undefended, except for a few of the RAF's obsolete Brewster Buffalos, the Tigers slash into the large formations of Jap Bombers and fighters destroying over 240 of the enemy machines for a loss of 9 P-40s. Eventually, the Japanese overrun the Tigers' base at Magwe in Burma, and they're forced to shift their base of operations back into China. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.95 ONI PRESS INC. MAINTENANCE #5 by James Massey & Robbi Rodriguez "Fantastic Sewage Part 2": Blackmailed into dealing with Dr. Dorothy’s little “plumbing problem,” a shrunken Manny and Doug must eliminate the “Clogoids” or risk losing their jobs. As they negotiate the bowels of TerroMax, Inc., narrowly avoiding poo monsters and suspicious culinary fare, they discover another side to the story: the Destructomites! MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 OFFERED AGAIN O/A ALISON DARE: LITTLE MISS ADVENTURES VOLUME 1 TP by J. Torres & J. Bone Alison Dare is the 12-year-old daughter of archeologist/adventurer the Blue Scarab. A craving for danger is in her blood. Despite strict rules at her school, Alison and her best pals — Wendy and Dot — somehow manage to get into adventures that rival those of Alison's globetrotting, planet-saving father. SC, 104pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 WASTELAND #10 by Johnston, Mitten, &Templesmith Michael and Abi have no time for rest when Marcus' Disciples arrest them, and Golden Voice faces his own interrogation as both sides try to gain the upper hand. But in their struggle for power, they have woken something more powerful than any of them can imagine. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 LAST CALL VOLUME 1 GN by Vasilis Lolos While out on a midnight drive, two friends, Alec and Sam, are hit by the "Ghost Train," an inter-dimensional soul carrier. They wake up to discover themselves stuck on the train with no way out and no ticket, which is a problem when the conductor comes around. As they desperately search for an escape, the boys uncover clues that lead them deeper into the train’s musty cabins and into the path of a killer! MATURE THEMES SC, 136pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 WHITEOUT VOLUME 2: MELT TP—DEFINITIVE EDITION by Greg Rucka & Steve Lieber One of Oni Press's most acclaimed books returns in a brand new re-mastered and re- formatted edition! The sequel to the groundbreaking series, Whiteout: Melt re-teams author Greg Rucka and illustrator Steve Lieber for another adventure with U.S. Marshall Carrie Stetko, set on the deadly ice of Antarctica. Winner of a 1999 Eisner Award, Whiteout: Melt is a must-have for the bookshelves of fans of crime fiction and intense graphic storytelling. Soon to be a major motion picture! MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 120pgs, B&W SRP: $13.95 CUT MY HAIR ILLUSTRATED NOVEL by Various Mason hangs out with kids that are into bad music and bad haircuts. The two most important things in his life are the girl who makes his heart beat at erratic speeds and the band with the strange boy he knows from high school. But everything soon changes in a barrage of angry fists and stomping feet! (STAR16333) MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 248pgs, PC SRP: $15.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A HOPELESS SAVAGES VOLUME 2: GROUND ZERO TP by Van Meter, O'Malley, Norrie, Watson, & Clugston-Major Collecting the second mini-series, Ground Zero follows Zero on the dangerous path of her first love — the scoldings, the reprimands, and worst of all, the groundings. Her teenage life is turned upside down as the Hopeless-Savage house is invaded by TV crews! SC SRP: $11.95 LOST AT SEA NEW EDITION GN by Bryan Lee O’Malley The critically lauded debut graphic novel from Bryan Lee O’Malley returns to print with a brand new cover! Raleigh doesn't have a soul. A cat stole it. Or that's what she'd tell people if she told people anything. How did such a shy, weird girl end up in a car with three hooligans on a cross-country trip? (DEC042753) MATURE THEMES SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE #5 by Jamie S. Rich & Marc Ellerby When Marcus’ ultimatum leaves Isobel confused and miserable, she avoids Tristan while she tries to decide what to do next. Unaware of Isobel’s dilemna and missing her terribly, Tristan turns to his music for comfort. He triumphantly returns to the stage, showcasing a new song, and its debut yields explosive results! MATURE THEMES SC, 64pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A MARQUIS VOLUME 1: DANSE MACABRE TP by Guy Davis In the world of the Marquis, faith is not only the religion, but the strict law of life and death. It is into this world that the souls of Hell have escaped to sin, murder, and be free within the possession of the living. During this time, one man has been "blessed" with the ability to see into the very souls of the damned and fight the demons within. But as the Marquis begins his holy crusade to send back the escapees of Hell, the lines of good and evil begin to blur into a struggle between faith and sanity. MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $18.95 O/A OFF ROAD GN by Sean Murphy When three misfit friends from high school reunite after a string of bad luck in their personal lives, what is the first thing they do? Go off-roading, of course! Each one thinks that challenging Mother Nature is somehow going to fix whatever issues they're dealing with. That is if they ever get their Jeep out of the increasingly bizarre swamp that they are trapped in. SC, 136pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 QUEEN & COUNTRY VOLUME 2: MORNINGSTAR TP by Rucka, Hurtt, O'Malley, & Norrie Afghanistan is one of the hottest political spots in the world. When the Taleban discovers foreign journalists are also serving as covert-agents for the SIS, the Minders are put on a mission to find a secret contact list before the enemy does. However, when Director of Operations Paul Crocker decides to send only his male agents into the field, it doesn't sit well with Tara Chace. (STAR16767) 88pgs SRP: $8.95 SCOTT PILGRIM VOLUME 1: SCOTT PILGRIM'S PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE GN by Bryan Lee O'Malley Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23-years-old, in a rock band, "between jobs," and dating a cute high school girl. Everything's fantastic — until a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. (MAY042851) MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 168pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 OSPREY GRAPHICS DEADLY INFERNO: BATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS by Abnett, Verma, & Vansant "The Wilderness" encompassed a 70-square-mile expanse of dense woodland in central Virginia, making conventional warfare impossible. The first battle of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign against the Army of Norther Virginia, the Wilderness witnessed some of the fiercest fighting of the Civil War. At the end of the battle, the outcome was uncertain, and the fight ended in a draw. Vividly illustrating one of the Civil War's most tactically challenging battles, this comic strip narrative brings to life a completely new type of warfare — the likes of which had never been fought before on American soil. (C: 0-1-2) SC, SC, 7x10, 48pgs, FC SRP: $9.95 PAPERCUTZ TALES FROM THE CRYPT #1 by Various The greatest, most infamous horror comic is back! After over 50 years, the flagship title of the legendary EC Comics line has returned with all-new Tales From The Crypt as narrated by the original Crypt-Keeper, The Old Witch, and The Vault Keeper. Each issue will feature two 20-page jolting tales of terror in the EC tradition! “Artistic License,” by horror author Marc Bilgrey and drawn by Mr. Exes, reveals how two nosy and somewhat murderous neighbors discover the shocking inspiration for Jack Kroll’s outsider artwork. “For Serious Collectors Only,” by Bluesman author Rob Vollmar and Batman artist Steve Mannion, explores just how far middle-aged action figure collector Thomas Donalley will go to get an ultra-rare Japanese figure. Introductory pages, featuring the Ghoulunatics, are by Jim Salicrup and Beavis and Butthead artist Rick Parker. Cover by award-winning artist Kyle Baker. 7x10, 48pgs, FC SRP: $3.95 NANCY DREW VOLUME 10: THE DISORIENTED EXPRESS by Stefan Petrucha & Sho Murase On its journey to Professor Hinkley’s research facility, Nancy Drew must protect an amazing creation that could possibly end the world’s energy crisis. Unstable and dangerous, the super fuel-efficient engine must be transported by a private train. But dark forces are at work, attempting to shanghai the miracle machine — literally at every turn by using computers to jam the switches! But while Nancy, and her friend George, attempt to determine which sinister suspect is behind these despicable acts, they soon realize that if their adversaries can’t succeed at stealing this miraculous machine, they’ll destroy the train, along with everything, and everyone on it! “The Disoriented Express” is the second in a series of three Nancy Drew adventures entitled “The High Miles Mystery.” SOFTCOVER—SC, 112pgs, FC SRP: $7.95 HARDCOVER—HC, 5x7, 112pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE NANCY DREW BOXED SET by Stefan Petrucha & Sho Murase The Nancy Drew movie starring Emma Roberts and Tate Donovan is coming out this summer, so it's time to stock up on the Nancy Drew Graphic Novels! This set features 384 pages of color comics! Plus, a free Nancy Drew computer game from Her Interactive! Includes “The Demon of River Heights,” “Writ in Stone,” “The Haunted Dollhouse,” and “The Girl Who Wasn’t There.” (C: 0-1-2) SC, FC SRP: $29.95 O/A NANCY DREW GN'S by Stefan Petrucha & Sho Murase Join Nancy and her investigative team as they attempt to unravel more mysteries in these graphic novels! VOL. 5: THE FAKE HEIR SOFTCOVER—SC, 96pgs, FC SRP: $7.95 VOL. 5: THE FAKE HEIR HARDCOVER—HC, 96pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 VOL. 6: MR. CHEETERS IS MISSING SOFTCOVER—SC, 96pgs, FC SRP: $7.95 VOL. 6: MR. CHEETERS IS MISSING HARDCOVER—HC, 96pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 VOL. 7: CHARMED BRACELET SOFTCOVER (JUL063370)—SC, 96pgs, FC SRP: $7.95 VOL. 7: CHARMED BRACELET HARDCOVER—HC, 96pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 VOL. 8: GLOBAL WARNING SOFTCOVER—SC, 5x7, 112pgs, FC SRP: $7.95 VOL. 8: GLOBAL WARNING HARDCOVER—HC, 5x7, 112pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 VOL. 9: GHOST IN THE MACHINERY SOFTCOVER—SC, 5x7, 112pgs, FC SRP: $7.95 VOL. 9: GHOST IN THE MACHINERY HARDCOVER—HC, 5x7, 112pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 PAQUET BETTY BLUES GN by Renaud Dillies & Editions Paquet "Little Rice Duck" has the blues. His fiancee, Betty, charmed by goblets of champagne and money, has left him to follow a sinister and rich cat. In despair, musician Duck gives up his trumpet and empty handedly runs as far away as possible. How can he continue to play the blues when he's lost his faith? (C: 0-1-2) 7x10, B&W SRP: $10.00 FINAL FLIGHT GN by Romain Hugault 1942-1945: Humanity is living its darkest moments of the 20th century. While the Earth shakes under the bombs, the sky is the stage of intense combat. Among the clouds, planes strafe, men clash, and fates cross. In the solitude of their cockpits, four pilots, among the best their respective nations can offer, fly off into the darkened skies. Among those birds of prey, heading towards battle at 600 km/hour, how many realize that this will be their final flight? (C: 0-1-2) SC, 7x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $10.00 PIN-UP WINGS HC by Romain Hugault Only 1,000 copies of this special edition were ever produced and are now being offered through Previews for the very first time. You will discover all the Pin-Up Wings illustrations of Romain Hugault, the french artist of The Final Flight. (C: 0-1-2) MATURE THEMES HC, 6x9, 48pgs, FC SRP: $30.00 MEMORY GN SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL HC, 169pgs, FC SRP: $9.90 PICTUREBOX COLD HEAT #6 by BJ & Frank Santoro The sixth issue of this action/romance/thriller continues the reintroduction of Cold Heat, the Cobain-like rock star who emerges as a major figure in the mystery. Where has he been? And what is his relationship to the confused girl-ninja, Castle? Another crucial issue, complete with a special short story by T. Hodler. MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 24pgs, FC (6 of 12) SRP: $5.00 ELLE HUMOR HC by Julie Doucet Renowned cartoonist Julie Doucet has created a unique, mass produced artist’s book. Doucet, long known as the “female R. Crumb,” and regarded as the finest female cartoonist the twentieth century, has never before published a book like this: a pure, non- comics distillation of her artistic sensibility. This complete work of art will appeal both to fans of her graphic novels — who will appreciate her sense of humor and vivacious drawing — and art afficianados who will be moved and surprised by her skills, and bowled over by her unforgettable images. (C: 0-1-2) MATURE THEMES HC, 5x7, 144pgs, FC SRP: $40.00 COMICS COMICS #3 Edited by Timothy Hodler & Dan Nadel The third issue of the new acclaimed magazine about comics tackles a variety of subjects essential to fans of mainstream and alternative comics alike. On the cover, Sammy (Kramers Ergot) Harkham interviews Guy (Hellboy) Davis. Also featured is a conversation between hot autobiographical cartoonists Lauren (Girl Stories) Weinstein and David (Mome) Heatley. T. Hodler continues his examination of the work of Steve Gerber and the legendary cartoonist Kim Deitch contributes a special essay and illustration on "The Meaning of Life." MATURE THEMES SC, 24x32, 16pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 POISON PRESS YOUNG BOTTOMS IN LOVE GN by Various The popular daily gay romance web comic anthology, Young Bottoms in Love, is now available in print! This release offers a selection of the online series and several print exclusives as well. Inspired by the classic romance comics of the 1950s, YBIL takes romance comics to new places: from serious to silly, from soap to sci-fi. More than 40 creators, including Eisner, Ignatz, and Xeric awardees, contributed installments to the series. Poison Press proudly presents stories and art from Howard Cruse, Paige Braddock, Tim Fish, Adam DeKraker, Steven Sadowski, Jen Van Meter, Dave Roman, Abby Denson, Jack Lawrence, Phil Good, Jeff Krell, and many, many more. Proceeds from this book project will be generously donated to worthy gay advocacy groups. MATURE THEMES 6x9, 368pgs SRP: $22.00 PRAXIS COMICS SCARLETT'S CURSE #3 by Landolt, Henning, Juanmar, & Conradie Nothing will be the same. Ever again. As we reach halfway through this saga, Scarlett has to confront her biggest challenge yet: that of loss. Can she really survive a fight against the Demon of Touch on her own? And a new adversary for Scarlett has plans for her recent “gift.” 24pgs, FC (3 of 7) SRP: $2.99 SOLLITARIA #2 by Baron, Abreu, Landolt, & Smith This groundbreaking series continues with two full twisted tales! In this issue, what appears to be a normal traffic in the streets turns into an unexpected supernatural adventure. And rock ’n roll is dead; we have the story to prove it! In Sollitaria the extraordinary walks through the streets and inhabits the city with the rest of the population — but at what cost? 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 RADIO COMIX GENUS #84 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 FURRLOUGH #173 by Various Furrlough: your only monthly source for anthropomorphics! Features three furry stories of action, intrigue, and adventure! "Lancaster: The Ghost Hunter" by Phil Gibson dishes out plenty of zany adventure and hi-speed comedy. "Ebin and May" by Christina Hanson and Ed Garcia delivers fantasy romance at its finest, while David Davis continues with plenty of wacky hijinks in "Cosmic Dash." Cover by Heather Bruton. 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 REBELLION 2000 AD #1540-1543 by Various Hard-edged, gritty SF tales from Britain's award-winning SF weekly anthology title! Jared McKay makes a last stand against the creatures from beyond in "Detonator X" by Ian Edginton (Scarlet Traces) and Steve Yeowell (Sebastian O); there's brutal espionage in "Greysuit," by Pat Mills (Marshal Law) and John Higgins (Thunderbolt Jaxon); a new character makes his debut in the shape of 17th century zombie-killer "Defoe," by Pat Mills and Leigh Gallagher; future hitmen "Sinister Dexter" are embroiled in citywide gang warfare, courtesy of Dan Abnett and various guest artists; and Judge Dredd patrols the mean streets of "Mega-City One," by John Wagner (A History of Violence), Richard Elson, and Colin MacNeil! (C: 0-1-2) #1540-1543—Magazine, 32pgs, PC SRP: $4.10 2000 AD EXTREME EDITION #23 by Various More classic cuts from the 2000 AD archives this issue, go into the psi of the storm in "The Mind of Wolfie Smith" by Tom Tully and Ian Gibson (Ballad of Halo Jones)! (C: 0- 1-2) Magazine, 116pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 COMPLETE SAVAGE TP by Pat Mills & Charley Adlard The long awaited sequel to classic 2000 AD strip "Invasion!" In 1999 Britain was invaded by the Volgans, led by the despotic Marshall Vashkov. With the royal family exiled to Canada and a puppet government installed, the United Kingdom was quickly under oppressive military rule. When lorry driver Bill Savage discovered his wife and kids had been killed by a stray Volgan shell, he began an one-man war against the aggressors. He escaped to Canada, but now in 2004 he’s back and continuing to lead the resistance. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $26.99 THRILL POWER OVERLOAD SC by David Bishop For 30 years 2000 AD has been one of the most influential science fiction comics in the world. Home to such respected characters as Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, and Rogue Trooper, the Galaxy’s Greatest’s influence on the world of comic books as a whole is incalculable. Now, fomer 2000 AD editor David Bishop explores the history of this legendary comic in a comprehensive and fully illustrated book. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 260pgs, B&W SRP: $39.99 JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #260 by Various Plunge into the crime-ridden world of zero-tolerance lawman Judge Dredd! Psi-Judge Cassandra Anderson must uncover the truth behind the city-smashing mekanoids in "Big Robots" by Alan Grant (Lobo) and Dave Taylor; Dredd faces his demons in "Blood of Satanus III: The Tenth Circle" by Pat Mills and John Hicklenton; and the dreaded Angel Gang is after a valuable Cursed Earth treasure in "Before They Wuz Dead" by Simon Spurrier (Gutsville) and Steve Roberts. And a familiar face returns to "Mega-City One," courtesy of John Wagner and Pete Doherty (Shaolin Cowboy). Plus interviews, reviews, and much more! (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 64pgs, PC SRP: $7.50 STRONTIUM DOG: SEARCH/DESTROY AGENCY FILES 02 GN by Alan Grant & Carlos 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. One such S/D Agent is Johnny Alpha, whose eyes enable him to see through solid objects. Book 2 collects together such classic stories as "Outlaw" and "The Moses Incident." (C: 0-1-2) SC, 288pgs, B&W SRP: $28.99 RENAISSANCE PRESS AMELIA RULES #18 by Jimmy Gownley When Amelia and her friends find out that "Ninja Joan" isn’t moving away, they’re all thrilled... but why doesn’t Joan seem happy? Then, when Kyle invites Amelia to a 6th- grade dance, they find out the truth — Joan’s father is being sent on a dangerous deployment with his job as a Captain in the United States Army. Suddenly the young friends need to help Joan through a very difficult time — knowing she won’t see her father for a year... and that’s the best case scenario. With introductions by Iraq war veteran Major Stephen M. Murphy, and his son Taegen Murphy (Age 11), this issue comes complete with a lesson plan to assist teachers and counselors in using the issue to help kids in similar situations. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC HOLLOW FIELDS VOLUME 1 GN by Madeleine Rosca Little Lucy Snow was meant to be enjoying her first day at the nice elementary school in town; however a macabre twist of fate sees her enrolled instead at Miss Weaver's Academy for the Scientifically Gifted and Ethically Unfettered — also known as Hollow Fields. Located on the outskirts of Nullsville and run by the insidious Engineers, the grim boarding school dedicates itself to raising the next generation of mad scientists and evil geniuses! 192pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99 THE LAST UNIFORM VOLUME 1 GN by Mera Hakamada In this yuri manga when two people adore each other, they're nothing less than devoted... even when they happen to be the same gender! Each girl at the Tsubakigaoka Girls' Dorm is paired with a roommate. Tsumugi with Beniko, and Ai with Fuuko. Yet the girls each have their own crushes on one another, and it's making it impossible for them to stay "just friends!" MATURE THEMES SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 BALLAD OF A SHINIGAMI VOL 1 LIGHT NOVEL SC by Mera Hakamada In this yuri manga when two people adore each other, they're nothing less than devoted... even when they happen to be the same gender! Each girl at the Tsubakigaoka Girls' Dorm is paired with a roommate. Tsumugi with Beniko, and Ai with Fuuko. Yet the girls each have their own crushes on one another, and it's making it impossible for them to stay "just friends!" SC, 4x6, 250pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 VAMP VOL 1 LIGHT NOVEL SC by Mera Hakamada In this yuri manga when two people adore each other, they're nothing less than devoted... even when they happen to be the same gender! Each girl at the Tsubakigaoka Girls' Dorm is paired with a roommate. Tsumugi with Beniko, and Ai with Fuuko. Yet the girls each have their own crushes on one another, and it's making it impossible for them to stay "just friends!" SC, 4x6, 296pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 KANOKON VOL 1 LIGHT NOVEL SC by Katsumi Nishino & Koin A love triangle comedy in the vein of Fruits Basket about a boy named Kouta and the fox and wolf girls that love him! On the very first day that innocent country boy, Oyamada Kouta, transfers to a city high school, the prettiest girl in school asks him to meet her alone. They meet in the music room, all alone. Her shining hair and entreating eyes! Her flushed cheeks! Her sweet lips! Her... fox tail?! Who is this mysterious and alluring girl and just what does she want with unsuspecting Kouta? Winner of the First Annual Media Factory Japan Best Newcomer for Light Novel Award! MATURE THEMES SC, 4x6, 250pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 GUN PRINCESS VOL 1 LIGHT NOVEL SC by Madoka Takadono & Katsumi Enami Delve into an epic fantasy alongside Ambrosia, Cedric, and Elwing as they quest for the ultimate weapon in a magical world ravaged by war! Long ago, mankind's foolishness angered the gods and they were stripped of their magical abilities. Unwilling to accept this loss, however, humans discovered a way to seal magic into bullets. They regained their powers... and the world was again plunged into an era of war and chaos. Now, amid the turmoil, a youth called Cedric, his sister Elwing, and their companion Ambrosia set out on a journey to recover the "Gun Princess," a weapon powerful enough to change the destiny of the entire world. SC, 4x6, 250pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 PITA-TEN VOL 1 LIGHT NOVEL SC by Yukari Ochiai Follow the continuing adventures of Koge-Donbo’s loveable characters in this all-new "Light Novel" series! Higuchi Kotarou was just a normal sixth-grader until he gets a new next-door neighbor — an insanely perky angel named Misha that has made it her life's work to make Kotarou happy! And if that weren't enough, Misha has an even stranger roommate — a kind-hearted demon named Shia and her mysterious black cat Nyaa! If Kotarou's life at home is this weird, what can it possibly be like at school? SC, 4x6, 250pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 TETRAGRAMMATON VOLUME 1 GN by Ei Itou In this yuri manga when darkness falls on the foggy streets of London, demons and monsters emerge to prey on human life. But demons aren’t the only ones prowling the streets. Two women have picked up the fight as humanity’s frontline defense against the darkness — a young gun-toting nun named Sister Meg and her mysterious, eternally youthful partner Angela. Together, they have made it their life’s work to spend their nights hunting the vile demons that stalk mankind! MATURE THEMES SC, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 STRAWBERRY PANIC VOL 1 LIGHT NOVEL SC by Sakurako Kimino & Namuchi Takumi The setting is lush Astrea Hill, where three famous all girl schools are built. It’s the first day of school, and the cherry blossoms are scattering to the ground. Nagisa meets Hanazono Shizuma, the top student in the school, and her breath is taken away by her beauty. But when Shizuma takes a liking to Nagisa, love and chaos soon follow! MATURE THEMES SC, 4x6, 250pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 SHANDA FANTASY ARTS SHANDA THE PANDA #46 by Curtis, Garcia, Crusoe, Loomis, & Clark This issue looks at the Shandaverse through "Keri's Blog." Shanda's getting ready for her wedding, Quinn has a problem, and there's big trouble at the college. Then, look in on the Cedar Rabbits response team in "Medics" by Jon Crusoe and Jerry Loomis, followed by "Nikki The Chipmunk" by Dennis Clark, as she rides herd (literally) on the criminals in Cedar Rabbits. MATURE THEMES RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #8 (AUG063527) 40pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99 SILENT DEVIL PRODUCTIONS DRACULA VS KING ARTHUR TP by Adam & Christian Beranek Dracula is sent back in time by Lucifer to face off against King Arthur. It's Evil vs. Medieval! Collecting the critically acclaimed mini-series for the first time. Includes 10 all-new pages of story, character sketches, concept art, and behind-the-scenes material. RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #8 (AUG063529) SOFTCOVER—SC, 192pgs SRP: $16.95 LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVER—HC, 192pgs SRP: $29.99 THE DEVIL'S PANTIES COLLECTED EDITION VOLUME 1 TP by Jennie Breeden Compiled into one long trip of chaos are issues #1-6, an astounding 288 pages! This semi-autobiographical account of one comic creators life is sure to leave readers wanting more! And don't think Jennie forgot her true fans. This pressing comes with bonus fun and games not found anywhere else. Witness Jennie's adventures working in a comic shop, goth clubbing, what it's really like at comic conventions, family holidays, fetish parties, relationships, and pirates! Did we mention that Jesus and the Devil hang out on these pages too? Sit back and take a hysterical look at life like you have only imagined, because after all, there's nothing more bizarre than reality. SC, 288pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 THE RUNES OF RAGNAN: FLAMES OF MUSPELL TP by Ty Gorton & Josh Medors Harnessing the power of 13 runes and a dark ceremony, the Warrior King unleases the new Sons of Odin upon mankind. Their immortal battle influences human existence, despite the efforts of an ancient Druid Order and their shining light, Eydis the Wanderer. Authentic Norse mythology blends with fantasy, passion, and brutality in this Viking epic spanning 1,000 years of history. Includes a 5-page prequel and bonus content! RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #8 (AUG063531) SC, 112pgs SRP: $14.95 SIMON & SCHUSTER FOG MOUND BOOK 1: THE TRAVELS OF THELONIOUS GN by Susan Schade & Jon Buller In ancient times human beings ruled the Earth. At least that's what the old legends claim. But is it true? Thelonious Chipmunk is a Talker — an animal who has inherited the gift of language — and he, for one, believes in humans. Who else could have made the old paper postcard he treasures? His desire to know more about humans is fulfilled in a surprising and dangerous way when Thelonious is swept down the river into a strange new world — a world where gangs and warlords prowl amongst the crumbling remains of civilization. With three new companions — a bear, a porcupine, and a lizard — Thelonious embarks on a search for the far-off Fog Mound. It is a journey that becomes nothing less than a quest to uncover the secrets of Earth's past. (C: 0-1-2) HC, 6x9, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 SIRIUS ENTERTAINMENT AKIKO FLIGHTS OF FANCY: THE HIGH FLYING EXPDANDED EDITION TP by Mark Crilley Akiko Flights Of Fancy: The High Flying Expanded Edition is the definitive anthology of short stories culled from over 50 issues of the original Akiko comic book series and other obscure venues! This enormous new edition is twice the size of the sold-out original and includes many more rare, clever, and outrageous comic innovations from one unique mind. Author and illustrator, Mark Crilley, melds such diverse influences as Hayao Miyazaki, Robert Crumb, Windsor McCay, and M.C. Escher into a wonderful world of fun and adventure on the far off Planet Smoo. Featuring Poog, Spuckler, Beeba, Gax, and more! Written and Illustrated by Mark Crilley, this new edition features an original, aged- up Akiko story! EXPANDED EDITION—SC, 264pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 SIGNED PLATE EDITION—SC, 264pgs, B&W SRP: $34.95 AKIKO ON THE PLANET SMOO COLOR SIGNED & NUMBERED 1ST PRINTING by Mark Crilley The book that launched a thousand adventures is available again for the first time in almost 10 years! Here is an amazing warehouse find of the rare first printing of Mark Crilley’s Akiko on the Planet Smoo, the origin adventure of a fourth grade girl launched into a world of interstellar fun and adventure. Featuring a giant gatefold cover by Mark Crilley and Joe Linsner, this last-chance offering has been re-packaged into a special limited edition event, with a signed and numbered commemorative certificate by Mark Crilley. (C: 0-1-2) RES. from Previews Vol. XV #2 (FEB053027) 7x10, 40pgs, FC SRP: $6.00 OFFERED AGAIN O/A AKIKO POCKET SIZE TP'S (NEW PRINTINGS) by Mark Crilley The most popular issues of Mark Crilley’s award winning Akiko series are collected in brand-new, manga-sized editions! Akiko and her intergalactic friends from the planet Smoo reunite to share stories of their past solo adventures. Follow Spuckler’s dangerous mission to rescue a friend from space prison. Mr. Beeba launches a treasure hunt to find the missing chapter of a legendary story, while Gax leads a robot revolution on a derelict spacecraft. Finally, the floating head Poog revisits his home world. VOL. 1—SC, 6x9, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 VOL. 2—SC, 6x9, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 VOL. 3 (APR042866)—SC, 6x9, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 SLEEPING GIANT CREATIONS MANTLO: A LIFE IN COMICS by David Yurkovich Writer David Yurkovich (Less Than Heroes) has collaborated with over a dozen of the comic industry's best-known writers and authors to produce a benefit project for writer Bill Mantlo. Mantlo was a prolific author who wrote almost exclusively for Marvel throughout the 1970s and into the late 1980s. He scripted nearly every major Marvel character including Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the Hulk, and brought toy products like Rom and Micronauts to Marvel. Mantlo's creations include Cloak And Dagger. In the early 1990s, Mantlo sustained severe head injury after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. He has required full-time nursing care ever since. This book is a retrospective of Mantlo's career, with comments and reflections from many of his industry colleagues, as well as members of Mantlo's family. Includes a 12-page section of previously unpublished Mantlo material, and features an introduction by Bill's brother and guardian, Michael Mantlo. All proceeds from this book are being donated toward Bill's care. 8.5 x 11, 72pgs, B&W SRP: $7.50 SPINNER RACK COMICS THE HONOR BRIGADE #3 by Tom Stillwell & Brad Bower The story continues as Sam and her pal Brody investigate the murder of Joe Irvin. Will Toy Boy and company unravel the mystery of the girl in the tube? The origins of Lightning Rod and Toy Boy are revealed. What’s that light in the sky? 24pgs, B&W (3 of 6) SRP: $2.95 TERRA MAJOR PHINEAS POE #1 by Will Chriss Baer & Jefferson Costa Disgraced cop-turned-junkie-turned fool for love Phineas Poe emerges from a psych ward five days before Christmas and tumbles for the beautiful predatory Jude, streetwise assassin, sex artist, and organ thief, who cuts him open and leaves him to fate. This is the first issue of a comic book adaptation of the neo-noir fiction novel Kiss Me, Judas by acclaimed author Will Chris Baer originally published by Penguin/Viking. Illustrated by award-winning Brazil MTV animator Jefferson Costa (Gunned Down). MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W SRP: $5.00 TITAN PUBLISHING CLASSIC DAN DARE: THE ROGUE PLANET HC by Frank Hampson & Don Harley In this much-anticipated reprint of the original rare and action-packed story from the high point of the Dan Dare saga — Dan, Lex, and Digby, with their alien guide Lero, finally make planetfall on Cryptos. But the Phant invasion has already begun! Our heroes must fight a desperate battle to save two worlds! This continues the classic "Man from Nowhere" storyline and features a brand new introduction and exclusive feature material! (C: 0-1-2) HC, 9x12, 144pgs, FC SRP: $24.95 SHAUN THE SHEEP COMIC #4 From the Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit film A Close Shave comes the latest comic star — a mischievous woolly sheep named Shaun! Join Shaun the Sheep and his friends, Bitzer, Pig, and Timmy down on the farm for ba-a-a-a-army adventures, puzzling puzzles, and fantastic free gifts in the all-new Shaun the Sheep Comic! (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 52pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 WALLACE & GROMIT MAGAZINE #23 From celebrated comic book favorites Simon Furman (Transformers, Marvel Comics) and Dan Abnett (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Warhammer), with artwork from Brian Williamson, Bambos Georgiou, and Jimmy Hansen, prepare for more wacky adventures in Wallace & Gromit Comic. It’s cracking good fun! (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 52pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 TOKYOPOP WAR ANGELS VOLUME 1 Creator: Jae-Hwan Kim ISBN: 978-1-4278-0188-3 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 1 of 3 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Fantasy, Action Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) Product Synopsis: In the year 2504, humankind is an ever-shrinking minority under the rule of the Beasterians, animal-human hybrids who were created to be soldiers, but instead became rulers. Doomed to extinction, humanity’s one hope is the savior whose birth is foretold by the Post-Testament (a post-apocalyptic bible). This is the story of the Archangels: the powerful people entrusted to protect the mother of the unborn messiah! TRINITY BLOOD VOLUME 3 Author: Sunao Yoshida Art By: Kiyo Kyujyo, Thores Shibamoto (character designs) ISBN: 978-1-59816-676-7 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 3 of 7 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Action Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) Product Synopsis: The newly initiated Sister Esther has joined up with the warriors of the Vatican, but she’s suspicious of the relationship between Cardinal Caterina and Abel. Especially when Caterina starts to make friendly diplomatic gestures toward the Empire in the East, where vampires rule! When two emmisaries appear in Rome, suspicions are deepened once again, but just who are these mysterious men? KING OF HELL VOLUME 16 Author: In-Soo Ra Art By: Jae-Hwan Kim ISBN: 978-1-59816-869-3 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 16 of 21 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Fantasy, Action Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: While Majeh fights Mo Young, one of the escaped fiends, Cerberus transforms into his original form. Majeh and company must defeat the fiends and head back to Moorim Headquarters to find out about their next mission. Will they survive the fiends’ attack and be strong enough to handle the dangers of the Gobi Desert? KINGDOM HEARTS II VOLUME 1 Creator: Shiro Amano ISBN: 978-1-4278-0058-9 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 1 of 5 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Fantasy, Action Rating: A (All Ages) Product Synopsis: Based on the mega-popular video game series, here is the continuing the adventure begun in Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories! Our new story takes place sometime later, in the quiet little ’burb called Twilight Town, a place nestled between night and day. Sora, Donald and Goofy awaken after a long slumber with clouded memories—and continue their search for their friends! BATTLE OF THE BANDS Creator: Steve Buccellato ISBN: 978-1-4278-0054-1 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 1 of 1 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy, Romance Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) Product Synopsis: In this world, rock bands fight each other for fans—literally! Our story revolves around an all-girl band called Led Salad and their young roadie, Chet. Along with their manager, they travel the world on tour, but as they reach each city, they are attacked by rival bands (and their fans) who try to take out Led Salad before they can reach their next gig! KNOCKOUT MAKERS, THE VOLUME 1 Creator: Kyouko Hashimoto ISBN: 978-1-59816-824-2 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 200 pgs. Volume Number: 1 of 3 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy, Romance Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: There’s an urban legend buzzing around about a mysterious group known as the Knockout Makers. As the story goes, these individuals accept commissions and requests to make your average to pretty girl a knockout! Here are the true stories of the Knockout Makers endeavors to achieve beauty, and the trials and tribulations teenage girls must endure. ME & MY BROTHERS VOLUME 1 Creator: Hari Tokeino ISBN: 978-1-4278-0071-8 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 1 of 5 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy, Drama Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: Sakura had lived with her grandma ever since her parents died in a car accident. When she turned fourteen, her grandma also passed away, leaving her completely alone. Just when she was about to give up hope on having a family, out of nowhere, four guys claim to be her older half-brothers. Wackiness and angst ensue as they all strive to get along together under the same roof! ME2 VOLUME 1 Creator: Sho Murase ISBN: 978-1-4278-0063-3 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 1 of 3 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Drama Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) Product Synopsis: Aki is a shy, introverted teen mourning the mysterious recent death of her older brother Ken. The pressures of dealing with his death, coupled with parents that don’t know she exists—and bullies she wishes didn’t—lead to her having mysterious blackouts. Entire days go unaccounted for, and Aki begins to find strange clothing in her closet. Adding to her confusion is that the cutest boy in school is suddenly taking an interest in her! Is she going crazy? MILLION TEARS VOLUME 1 Creator: Yuana Kazumi ISBN: 978-1-4278-0056-5 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 1 of 2 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Mystery, Drama Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: From Yuana Kazumi comes a psychological thriller about a man who may be losing his place in the world. When friends and loved ones begin to disappear, his sense of reality begins to crumble—until the day he runs into a mysterious figure who can erase a person's very existence. Gorgeously illustrated and spectacularly twisted, Kazumi-sensei's dramatic shojo is an unforgettable journey of discovery in a world filled with suspicion and awe. MONOCHROME FACTOR VOLUME 1 Creator: Kaili Sorano ISBN: 978-1-4278-0069-5 Price: $9.99 Format: NO FORMAT, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 1 of 2 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Drama Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: Akira Nikaido is a high school student with a typical "teen attitude." One day he meets a mysterious man called Shirogane. He explains to Akira that the balance between this world and the shadow world has been distorted, and Akira must agree to becoming a non- human being called a "shin"—a creature of the shadow world that helps restore the balance. ELEMENTAL GELADE VOLUME 4 Creator: Mayumi Azuma ISBN: 978-1-59816-601-9 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 4 of 11 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Fantasy, Action Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: Coud is back and training hard! During his training, he spots the great fighter Rasati and insists that she tell him her secrets to winning. She promises that her secrets will be of no use to him, but could it be that her secrets will be too much for Coud to understand? EARTHLIGHT VOLUME 2 Author: Stuart Moore Art By: Christopher Schons ISBN: 978-1-59816-706-1 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 2 of 3 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Sci-Fi, Drama Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: Earthlight has survived catastrophic accidents and global political strife—but now it faces a deadly threat from the very power satellites that orbit the moon, beaming much-needed energy back to Earth. Terrorists have seized the PowerBases, plunging Earthlight into darkness. Worse, they threaten to burn whole Earth-cities to ashes if their demands aren’t met. For 15-year-old Damon Cole, it’s a disaster he’ll never forget, as the lead terrorist is his mother! MY-HIME VOLUME 3 Author: Kimura Noboru Art By: Sato Ken-etsu ISBN: 978-1-59816-653-8 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 3 of 5 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Sci-Fi, Action Rating: M (Mature Age 18+) Product Synopsis: Members of the Anti-Orphan Squad fall down a rabbit hole, created by Midori. Now the team must try to navigate the vast underground cavernse beneath Fuka Academy. It looks like the team’s best hope of escape lies with none other than Nao! As the team looks for a way out, Yuuichi learns about Midori’s secret past as a young archaeologist, and her terrifying adventure inside a pyramid! ROSE HIP ZERO VOLUME 3 Creator: Tohru Fujisawa ISBN: 978-1-4278-0027-5 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 3 of 5 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Action, Drama Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) Product Synopsis: Kasumi and Kido, now reunited, still have a lot of work ahead of them. They might be able to confront Hayato and Kai, but they are only arms of a much larger organization and pawns in a much larger war. When ZERO finally lets himself be known, he will be an international terrorist who won’t be in the mood to negotiate. And when the secret of EIN is revealed, it may not matter at all what Kasumi and Kido do! SAMURAI DEEPER KYO VOLUME 23 Creator: Akimine Kamijyo ISBN: 978-1-59532-463-4 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 23 of 38 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Action Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) Product Synopsis: With Akari’s return, the Four Emperors are reunited for the first time in four years. Together, they defeat an army of thousands—alive and undead alike. They clear a path to the four doors that block the way to the Onmyo Shrine, but there is a catch—only one door actually leads to the shrine. What will they face behind each door? TOKYO TRIBES VOLUME 7 Creator: Santa Inoue ISBN: 978-1-59532-192-3 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 7 of 11 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Action, Drama Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) Product Synopsis: Jyada keeps pursuing relentlessly, and rivals Kai and Mera have to team up in hopes of defeating him. There seems to be a traitor hiding in the Saru, and he is very close to Kai. Bubba must do whatever he can to stop a secret from leaking, and Skunk seems to be up to his old tricks. No one is safe, not even Bubba! B’TX VOLUME 13 Creator: Masami Kurumada ISBN: 978-1-59532-383-5 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 13 of 16 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Sci-Fi, Action Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: Time is running short for Teppei and Foh. Hokuto has ten minutes to outsmart the genius Dr. Poe in a battle of wits and save his friends from the Cosmic Cube before they are banished to an alternate dimension. Matters grow worse when Max is assaulted by a computer virus that threatens to delete all his programming! DRAGON HEAD VOLUME 7 Creator: Minetaro Mochizuki ISBN: 978-1-59532-920-2 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 7 of 10 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Horror, Action Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) Product Synopsis: With the medicine to cure Teru in hand, Ako and Nimura struggle to return to their ailing friend. Standing in their way is a whole town of people bent on killing them as well as the strange young man with the scar on his head. Will they be able to save Teru before it is too late? GETBACKERS VOLUME 19 Author: Yuya Aoki Art By: Rando Ayamine ISBN: 978-1-59182-981-2 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 19 of 37 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy, Action Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) Product Synopsis: Hired to retrieve a dozen bottles of wine from the 1940s, the GetBackers must face a slew of new obstacles. How will the Ban and Ginji survive against a warrior who controls killer wasps? And what secrets are buried in those wine bottles? JING: KING OF BANDITS—TWILIGHT TALES VOLUME 7 Creator: Yuichi Kumakura ISBN: 978-1-4278-0236-1 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 7 of 7 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Fantasy, Action Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: Jing and Kir’s final recorded adventure takes them to a ghost town trapped in eternal night. If Jing doesn’t see the light anytime soon, he may be trapped forever. What is the last and most important thing Jing plans to steal? LAST FANTASY VOLUME 5 Author: Writer Gang (Hon Kwon) Art By: Yong-Wan Kwon ISBN: 978-1-59532-530-3 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 5 of 5 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Fantasy, Comedy Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: The feverish fight to rescue the town from complete annihilation makes reluctant allies of everyone—Tian and Drei, Anna and her Special Task Force, the religious chick, and, worst of all, Nagi, the Thief. Surrounded by zombies and with little hope of making it out of the city alive, the lot of them sallies forth into the hordes of walking dead to face death—or worse. LIGHTS OUT VOLUME 7 Creator: Myung-Jin Lee ISBN: 978-1-59532-366-8 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 7 of 9 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy, Action Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: Gun’s return excites all the people of Lucky Residence, especially Seung-Ah, who realizes that the only way she will get the love of her life is to spell it out for him. Will her efforts to tell Gun how she feels fall on deaf ears? MOBILE SUIT GUNTDAM ÉCOLE DU CIEL VOLUME 6 Creator: Haruhiko Mikimoto ISBN: 978-1-59816-858-7 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 6 of 8 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Sci-Fi, Action Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: An entire year has passed since Shinn’s death, which began a devastating chain reaction. The long build-up between A.E.U.G. and the Titans breaks into open warfare, and in order to reach victory, Marie must help Asuna get over her internal turmoil and resume her position as an ace Gundam pilot. Will she be able to pilot the crew to victory? LUPIN III—WORLD’S MOST WANTED VOLUME 9 Creator: MONKEY PUNCH ISBN: 978-1-59532-078-0 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 9 of 17 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy, Action Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) Product Synopsis: Practice makes perfect for Lupin and the crew as they rehearse for their latest heist…with unexpectedly hilarious results! And later, during a daring mission at the museum, Inspector Zenigata may have finally come up with a way to confound our Master Thief…a disguise detector! Think that’ll stop Lupin? Not a chance! RECAST VOLUME 3 Creator: Seung-Hui Kye ISBN: 978-1-59816-666-8 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 3 of 6 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Fantasy, Action Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: JD finally meets Blaise, whom his grandfather told him too seek. Blaise surprises JD by telling him that he can’t be of any help, and JD’s grandfather seems to be the reason. Blaise’s youngest sister also has a secret of her own with the Supreme Ruler of the Sixth World Eomaia. Even "good" deities have a dark side! RISING STARS OF MANGA VOLUME 7 ISBN: 978-1-4278-0192-0 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 7 of 7 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: Rising Stars of Manga is an anthology featuring the winners of TOKYOPOP’s annual national Rising Stars of Manga contest. The talent search receives thousands of entries from writers and artists of all ages who have been inspired by manga and anime. Ten winners then have their work published in a nationally distributed graphic novel. The contest serves as a resource for up-and-coming talent for future TOKYOPOP endeavors. ROZEN MAIDEN VOLUME 5 Creator: Peach-Pit ISBN: 1-59816-841-X ISBN: 978-1-59816-841-9 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 5 of 7 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Fantasy, Drama Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: It seems that sickness and death continues to loom in the world of Rozen Maiden. Suiguintoh may be able to heal her master, but who will heal her? Suiseiseki and Shinku meet in a dream to confront the loss of Sousuiseki, and they do not seem alone in their loss. Meanwhile, Jun seems to be getting better, but will that be short-lived if memories continue to torment him? MAGICAL X MIRACLE VOLUME 5 Creator: Yuzu Mizutani ISBN: 978-1-59816-888-4 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 5 of 6 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Fantasy, Drama Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: Everyone learns that Sylthfarn, the master wizard, is dead! Having no reason left to impersonate him, Merleawe is relieved of her duties. But returning to normal life is too hard, so on her school’s break, she travels to discover herself and realizes that there’s still a lot she can accomplish as a wizard in her own right. KEDAMONO DAMONO VOLUME 2 Creator: Haruka Fukushima ISBN: 978-1-59816-851-8 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 2 of 2 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy, Romance Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) Product Synopsis: We’re back with more mixed-up mishaps! Konatsu is completely confused about Haruki’s feelings toward her. She isn’t sure if he even likes her. And if he does, is it the boy or girl Haruki that really likes him? What does Haruki need to do to prove his feelings to Konatsu? Between the hot boy chasing Konatsu, and Konatsu’s cousin chasing after him, Haruki better think of something soon to prove he likes Konatsu! METAMO KISS VOLUME 2 Creator: Sora Omote ISBN: 978-1-59816-828-0 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 2 of 3 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy, Romance Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: Who would suspect that Hanamaru and Nanao could switch bodies? Who else but the Madoka, the school’s paranormal geek! This crazy stalker will do anything to uncover a newsworthy secret. As Hanamaru fends her off, Nanao trains for the big archery tournament…but what will happen when she and Hanamaru switch bodies on the day of the competition? ! RURE VOLUME 2 Creator: Da-Mi Seomoon ISBN: 978-1-59816-835-8 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 2 of 6 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Fantasy, Action Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: The situation doesn’t seem to be getting better for Kuya and troupe. Evil creatures are still attacking them and Miru disappears in the midst of battle. To make matters worse, Haru is captured and facing slavery or a gladiator’s death! Will Kuya and troupe be able find Miru and save Haru without being captured? STRAWBERRY MARSHMALLOW VOLUME 4 Creator: Barasui ISBN: 978-1-59816-497-8 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 4 of 5 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy, Romance Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: The adorably cute Chika, Miu, Anna, Matsuri, and Nobu must deal with a door-to-door salesman, trying to lose weight, keeping themselves entertained on a rainy day! Meanwhile, Nobu receives a mysterious love letter, Matsuri gets to keep the "Miu" dog, and the girls have a scary night adventure in Matsuri’s school! ULTRA CUTE VOLUME 7 Creator: Nami Akimoto ISBN: 978-1-59532-962-2 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 7 of 9 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy, Romance Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: Still in Hawaii, Ami is drawn into Kain’s "treasure hunting," and when Tamon comes to try and rescue her, it’s a wild chase on the high seas. Kain finds his treasure, a memoir of his first love. A new hottie shows up, who happens to be a super-suave basketball player. Will he steal Ami’s heart? BIRD KISS VOLUME 4 Creator: Eun Ah Park ISBN: 978-1-4278-0144-9 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 4 of 5 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy, Romance Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: Heerack is elected president of the Slipper Club. Rosa is not happy about Heerack’s recent victory and his unwillingness to make her the First Lady. To make matters worse, Guelin has conjured up a dastardly plan to embarrass Heerack! Will following his heart get him out of this tight squeeze? GATCHA GACHA VOLUME 5 Creator: Yutaka Tachibana ISBN: 978-1-59816-157-1 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 208 pgs. Volume Number: 5 of 6 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Fantasy, Comedy Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: Yuri and Yabe’s relationship is thrown for a curve when they encounter Kagami, a girl who looks exactly like Motoko’s older sister Kanako—otherwise known as Yabe’s dead crush. Kagami claims never to have met Yabe, but everyone senses that something is amiss. Yuri goes to search for answers…and for Motoko, who has been mysteriously absent since the Culture Festival… NEVER GIVE UP VOLUME 5 Creator: Hiromu Mutou ISBN: 978-1-59816-169-4 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 5 of 13 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy, Romance Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: The photo shoot on Okinawa continues. The prospect of a nude photo shoot surfaces and Akira and Tohya do not seem too happy about it. Tohya encourages Kiri to be a stronger, more confident model and take chances. Akira tells Tohya to do the same about a different situation. Will Tohya ever expose his true feelings for Kiri? PEPPERMINT VOLUME 4 Creator: Eun-Jin Seo ISBN: 978-1-59816-684-2 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 4 of 4 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Romance Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: Hey is starting to have feelings towards EO, but she cannot be honest with herself and acknowledge these feelings yet. Her friend, Jung-Eun predicts that EO will become a handsome and tall boy when he enters junior high school in 6 months. This does come true and Hey and EO start dating! However, Hey has not come out fully with her feelings. Hey decides to shoot E’s music video. What will happen at the big kiss scene? QUEENS VOLUME 3 Creator: Sung-Hyen Ha ISBN: 978-1-59816-660-6 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 3 of 5 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy, Romance Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) Product Synopsis: Pil-Hyun continues to stumble through the world of love. Pil-Hyun has an expected run in with Hyun-Ja, and they talk about her chances at rekindling her love affair with the sexy Bok-Nam. Will Pil-Hyun take her advice to heart or continue to be lost in love? SATISFACTION GUARANTEED VOLUME 4 Creator: Ryo Saenagi ISBN: 978-1-59816-535-7 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 4 of 9 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy, Drama Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: Although he hates getting his fortune told, Shima goes with Kaori and receives a bad Tarot reading! His life turns topsy-turvy as a series of bad things happen to him, including receiving an abandoned baby. He doesn’t have time to solve his own problems and find the parents of this baby! Will Shima be able to return the child and get his life back on track before something worse happens to him? INNOCENT BIRD VOLUME 2 Creator: Hirotaka Kisaragi ISBN: 978-1-59816-832-7 Price: $9.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 2 of 3 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Romance, Action Rating: M (Mature Age 18+) Product Synopsis: Karasu may have retrieved Shirasagi from the clutches of Beelzebub once, but Hell isn’t quite ready to give up its claim yet. However, the appearance of Koumori and Sarugami, a new ally and an old friend, may force our pair to not only acknowledge their debt to each other, but their true feelings as well. .HACK// ANOTHER BIRTH VOLUME 4 Author: Miu Kawasaki Art By: Kazunori ItoISBN: 978-1-4278-0112-8 Price: $7.99 Format: Novel, 208 pgs. Volume Number: 4 of 4 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Sci-Fi, Fantasy Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: The World is further corrupted as the game expands into our reality. With Aura and her bracelet, BlackRose (aka Akira) discovers the answers to some important questions that help shed light on Corbenik, the virus at the source of all the trouble. Will Akira, along with the aid of her comrades in The World, be able to save her comatose brother in time? SCRAPPED PRINCESS VOLUME 4: MARCH OF THE KNIGHT Author: Ichiro Sakaki ISBN: 978-1-59532-987-5 Price: $7.99 Format: Pop-Fiction Novel, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 4 of 13 Dimensions: 5 x 7 " Category: Sci-Fi, Fantasy Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: As always, Shannon and his siblings are surrounded by bandits. Along comes Leo, a wanna-be hero who falls in love with Pacifica at first sight. He volunteers as a bodyguard for the three siblings, but how will Leo react when he finds out that Pacifica is the horrible "Scrapped Princess" who’s supposed to destroy the world? KINO NO TABI BOOK TWO: WHERE NOTHING IS WRITTEN Author: Keiichi Sigsawa Art By: Kouhaku Kuroboshi ISBN: 978-1-59816-456-5 Price: $7.99 Format: Pop-Fiction Novel, 232 pgs. Volume Number: 2 of 8 Dimensions: 5” x 7” Category: Fantasy, Drama Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) Product Synopsis: 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... AGENT BOO VOLUME 3 Author: Alex de Campi Art By: Edo Fuijkschot ISBN: 978-1-59816-804-4 Price: $4.99 Format: Childrens Book, 96 pgs. Volume Number: 3 of 3 Dimensions: 5.25” x 7.5” Category: Sci-Fi, Comedy Rating: A (All Ages) Product Synopsis: Agent Kira has been kidnapped! Agents Boo and Asano must journey behind enemy lines into the heart of Queen Misery’s empire—Iron City—a wonderland of technical marvels that holds many secrets. With the clock ticking, Boo must make a difficult choice: should she follow her orders…or her heart? GROSSE ADVENTURES, THE VOLUME 3: TROUBLE AT TWILIGHT CAVE Author: Annie Auerbach Art By: Jamar Nicholas ISBN: 978-1-59816-051-2 Price: $4.99 Format: Childrens Book, 96 pgs. Volume Number: 3 of 3 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy Rating: A (All Ages) Product Synopsis: Stinky and Stan are members of the Wilderness Boys. When the troop goes on a camping trip where the goal is to earn achievement patches—the hijinks ensue! But they run into a little more than they bargained for when they encounter Bigfoots. Will the boys be able to protect themselves and the Bigfoots from a “Grosse” misunderstanding? HANNAH MONTANA VOLUME 1 ISBN: 978-1-4278-0281-1 TITLE: HANNAH MONTANA VOLUME 2 ISBN: 978-1-4278-0282-8 Price: $7.99 Format: Cine-Manga, 96 pgs. Volume Number: 1 of 3 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy Rating: A (All Ages) Product Synopsis: “Hannah Montana,” AKA Miley Stewart, is the hippest 14-year-old to transfer from Tennessee to Malibu. While she’s trying to fit in at her new school, will her classmates find out that she’s secretly an international pop star? HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL ISBN: 978-1-4278-0621-5 Price: $7.99 Format: Cine-Manga, 96 pgs. Volume Number: 1 of 1 Dimensions: 5” x 7.4375” Category: Comedy Rating: A (All Ages) Product Synopsis: Troy and Gabriella Montez—two teens who are worlds apart—meet at a karaoke contest and discover their mutual love for music. Find out how their decision to audition turns their world and high school upside down! SESAME STREET VOLUME 3: ELMO: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL Author: Sesame Workshop ISBN: 978-1-59532-828-1 Price: $3.99 Format: Cine-Manga, 32 pgs. Volume Number: 3 of 4 Dimensions: 6” x 9” Category: Action Rating: A (All Ages) Product Synopsis: Sell Sheet Keynote: Join Elmo on his adventurous first day of school! TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS DEATH BY CHOCOLATE REDUX GN by David Yurkovich Agent Swete — an unlikely hero comprised of organic chocolate and a member of the FBI's Food Crimes Division — and his sharp-tongued partner, Anderson, investigate a series of bizarre, food-inspired crimes. Along they way they encounter a variety of characters including an extraterrestrial canine named Geoffrey, writer Ernest Hemingway, an organized crime lord intent upon finding the life-enabling "eternity pasta," and an eerie, all-devouring trio known as The Metabolators. The collection includes the Xeric- grant awarded origin tale of Agent Swete from 1996, as well as a never-before published DBC tale and an essay by Yurkovich on the creation of the series. Every page of the collection has been reworked by Yurkovich, making Redux the definitive edition of these stories! (C: 0-1-2) SC, 7x10, 120pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 DEEVEE 2007 edited by Daren White Australia's long running anthology celebrates a decade of international publication with a new 48-page stand alone special! The book features all new, self-contained stories of spiteful romance from Eddie Campbell, Jeffrey Brown, Mandy Ord, Jason Paulos, Jason (Mr. J) Conlan, Daren White, David Tang, Matt (Stikman) Huynh, Daniel Best, Andy Finlayson, Daniel Gibbs, and Lee Slattery. Cover by Michael Evans. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 7x10, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $4.95 FOX BUNNY FUNNY TP by Andy Hartzell The rules are simple: you're either a fox or a bunny. Foxes oppress and devour, bunnies suffer and die. Everyone knows their place. Everyone's satisfied. So what happens when a secret desire puts you at odds with your society? Starting from a simple premise — and without using a single word — Fox Bunny Funny leads the reader on a zigzag chase in and out of rabbit holes, and through increasingly strange landscapes where funny animals have serious identity problems. The tale swerves from slapstick to horror and back again before landing at the inevitable climax, in which all the old rules are shattered. When you emerge, you'll find yourself gazing at our own fragmenting society with new eyes! (C: 0- 1-2) SC, 6x9, 104pgs, B&W SRP: $10.00 STARS OF THE MONTH LESS THAN HEROES GN by David Yurkovich In the city of Philadelphia there is a tall building at 18th and Market Street, atop of which lives four individuals. They are the official protectors of the city. Their job is to be around when traditional law enforcement fails. But are they really heroes? Meet Philadelphia's contracted super-hero team: Threshold. A quartet more interested in milk and cookies than crime and punishment. A team more concerned with battling indigestion than their arch enemies. Sure, they have super-powers. They can leap tall buildings, fly, and do all the stuff other heroes do. More than human? Probably. Less than heroes? Without a doubt! (APR042942) SC, 152pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 LOST GIRLS DELUXE SLIPCASED EDITION (CURRENT PRINTING) SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (JUL058112) (C: 1-1-3) NOTE: Not Available in the European Union, Indonesia and Malaysia ADULT MATERIAL HC, 9x12, 264pgs, FC SRP: $75.00 TROUBLETOWN VOLUME 1: AXIS OF TROUBLE TP by Lloyd Dangle Searing and sidesplitting political cartoonentary! Forget about the "Axis of Evil." When plutocrats and their judges steal elections, billionaires loot the economy, and citizens don't know who to fear more (terrorists, priests, or homeland security agents in their own backyard), we're stuck at the Axis of Trouble! (STAR19987) SC, 6x6.5, 128pgs SRP: $10.95 ********************************************************************** TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING JOHN ROMITA AND ALL THAT JAZZ by Roy Thomas & John Romita Sr. In this new book, "Jazzy" John Romita — the artist who made The Amazing Spider-Man Marvel's #1-selling comic book in the 1960s — talks about his life, his art, and his contemporaries! Authored by former Marvel Comics editor in chief and top writer Roy Thomas, and noted historian Jim Amash, it features the most definitive interview Romita's ever given, about working with such comics legends as Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, following Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko as artist on the strip, and more! Plus, Roy Thomas shares memories of working with Romita in the 1960s-70s, and Jim Amash examines the awesome artistry of Ring-a-Ding Romita! Lavishly illustrated with Romita art — original classic art, and unseen masterpieces — as well as illos by some of Marvel's and DC's finest, this is at once a career overview of a comics master, and a firsthand history of the industry by one of its leading artists! The hardcover edition includes a dust jacket, custom endleaves, plus a 16-page color section not found in the softcover edition. (C: 0-1-2) SOFTCOVER—SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 HARDCOVER—HC, 8x11, 208pgs, PC SRP: $44.95 THE COMIC BOOK ARTIST/ ALTER EGO ROMITA PACK In conjunction with the release of John Romita and All That Jazz, TwoMorrows is offering a special Comic Book Artist/Alter Ego Romita Pack, featuring CBA #20 and AE #9! The Alter Ego issue presents Jazzy Johnny Romita interviewed in-depth about his career by Rascally Roy Thomas, as well as Roy discussing his unrealized "Dream Projects" and more! And CBA focuses on Fathers and Sons, featuring a joint interview with Romita, Sr. and son John Romita, Jr., discussing their combined 75 years of professional comics experience! The CBA issue also features Joe, Adam, and Andy Kubert sharing their histories and influences in a special roundtable conversation exclusive! With this promotional pack, you get both Romita issues for only $10.95 (a savings of $1 on each magazine)! (C: 0-1-2) Set ( x2), 200pgs SRP: $10.95 MODERN MASTERS: IN THE STUDIO WITH GEORGE PEREZ DVD 2ND PTG Have you ever wondered what the life of a comic book artist is like? Find out as Modern Masters takes you into the studio of fan-favorite artist George Pérez! This 120-minute documentary-style DVD companion to the popular Modern Masters book series begins with a tour of George’s studio, and takes you through a typical day at work for the artist as he illustrates a special issue of Top Cow’s Witchblade. Also included is a look at another aspect of the comic book artist’s life: comic conventions! Join George as he meets and sketches for his legion of fans at one of his many yearly appearances, while many of George’s peers and colleagues — such as Marv Wolfman and Ron Marz — share their anecdotes and personal insight along the way! (C: 0-1-2) DVD SRP: $29.95 MODERN MASTERS: PÉREZ PACK Celebrate fan-favorite artist George Pérez with this money-saving combo pack, featuring both the Modern Masters Volume 2: George Pérez trade paperback, and the Modern Masters: In The Studio With George Pérez DVD! The book features page after page of rare and unseen artwork, illustrating a comprehensive interview with Pérez on his stellar career! And the DVD takes you through a typical day at George's studio, as he illustrates a special issue of Top Cow’s Witchblade, and sketches for fans! The combined price of both these items is normally $45, but with this special Pérez Pack, it's only $39.95! (C: 0- 1-2) Set ( x2), SC SRP: $39.95 MODERN MASTERS VOLUME 12: MICHAEL GOLDEN SC by Eric Nolen-Weathington & Michael Golden Simply put, Michael Golden is one of the most respected and influential artists working in the comic book industry today. From "Bucky O'Hare" and Dr. Strange to his groundbreaking work for The 'Nam, he has shown the ability to adapt his unique style to any genre, with amazing results. Penciler, inker, colorist, writer, Michael Golden is the complete artist, and during his career has served as Art Director for Marvel Comics and Editor for DC Comics. Now, this first-ever look at the artist's life and career presents a cornucopia of rare and unseen art from Golden's files, as well as a career-spanning interview, and a deluxe color gallery of some of his finest work. SC, 120pgs SRP: $14.95 STAR OF THE MONTH MODERN MASTERS VOLUME 11: CHARLES VESS SC by Chris Irving & Eric Nolen-Weathington An in-depth look into Vess' career and creative process, this 120-page book features a career-spanning interview with tons of art, including many rare and unpublished pieces, a large gallery, and an 8-page color section on the Eisner Award-winning Charles Vess! (DEC063948) SC, 120pgs SRP: $14.95 ********************************************************************** MODERN MASTERS VOLUME 2: GEORGE PEREZ SC (2ND PRINTING) Modern Masters Volume 2: George Perez contains page after page of rare and unseen artwork, illustrating a comprehensive interview with Perez on his stellar career! Re- released in conjunction with the new Modern Masters: In The Studio With George Perez DVD, this book is the first such retrospective of the highly acclaimed artist. (JAN073904) SC, 8x11, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 UDON ENTERTAINMENT CORP STAR OF THE MONTH NEW ONI-MUSHA: NIGHT OF GENESIS VOLUME 1 GN by Capcom The cherry tree and the petals of its blossoms have symbols deeply rooted in Japanese culture for centuries. Linked to magic, luck, love, and life itself, the cherry tree was revered even in ages long since passed. In this adventure-filled tale, that reverence turns to fear as cherry trees begin to mysteriously grow out of control! VOL 1 (FEB063357)—SC, 7x10, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 VOL 2—SC, 7x10, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 ********************************************************************** STREET FIGHTER II MANGA VOLUME 1 GN by Masaomi Kanzaki For the first time, fans can enjoy the classic Street Fighter II manga faithfully adapted, uncut and unedited. Ryu, Chun-Li, Sagat, Zangief, and the rest of the greatest fighters from around the world face off in the ultimate martial arts tournament. But behind the scenes, an evil crime boss has a hidden agenda — to use the world’s greatest warrior as his next living weapon! Street Fighter II goes back to the franchise’s roots with more martial arts mayhem than a Bruce Lee marathon! SC, 180pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 VANGUARD PRODUCTIONS HOW TO DRAW DYNAMIC COMIC BOOKS Among the few comics artists to be featured on a U.S. postage stamp! He's drawn groundbreaking runs on Fantastic Four, Avengers, Spectacular Spider-Man, X-Men, Teen Titans, and more. Now, after more than thirty-five years in comic books, Buckler reveals the secrets of drawing the heroic figure, the language of storytelling, narrative technique, building a better page, and much more, in focused chapters that build the reader's skills step by step. (C: 0-1-2) HARDCOVER—HC, 7x10, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $34.95 LIMITED HARDCOVER—HC, 7x10, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $49.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A JOHN ROMITA SKETCHBOOK by J. David Spurlock & John Romita Sr. John Romita Sr. has drawn every major Marvel character including landmark runs on Daredevil, Captain America, Fantastic Four and everyone's favorite, Spider-Man. As artist, plot consultant, and Senior Art Director, Romita became an institution at Marvel Comics. This book reveals the artist's classic super-hero, advertising art, unpublished personal works and good girl art. Hundreds of vintage, new and unpublished drawings are included. SOFTCOVER—SRP: $16.95 HARDCOVER—HC, 7x10, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $27.95 VEROTIK DRUKIJA CONTESSA OF BLOOD LIMITED SC by Glen Danzig & Simon Bisley Writer Glenn Danzig and artist Simon Bisley "The BIZ" bring forth the gruesome tale of the Contessa of Blood, "The Drukija," whose castle becomes an abbatoir of blood-drained virgins in her quset for immortality. Danzig's story is sandwiched between Bisley's mind- numbing illustrations that will take the reader on a wild trip. This is a limited edition and is strictly limited to 5,000 copies. MATURE THEMES SC, 9x12, FC SRP: $24.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE INTENSE ART OF SIMON BISLEY by Simon Bisley Finally the long out of print Bisley book is back! The first-ever mind-blowing collection of Bisley paintings and artwork! This beautiful coffee table book features some of Bisley's best paintings and also includes a section with some of his pen-and-ink and sketch work. MATURE THEMES SC, 9x12, FC SRP: $24.95 VERTICAL INC TO TERRA VOLUME 3 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 machines. It is the age of Superior Domination (S.D.) where children are no longer the offspring of parents, but the progency 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 subrace of humans called the Mu, whose only marked distinction is their extra-special sensory powers. They are a sensitive and peaceful species no different from humans, but they have been forced into exile by Universal Control. Now the Mu must find their way back to Terra. Leading the way is 14-year old Jomy Marcus Shin, whose power is couched in so much innocence as to stun even himself. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 308pgs, B&W SRP: $13.95 TEZUKA'S BUDDHA VOLUME 8: JETAVANA SC by Osamu Tezuka The Buddha travels back to his home in Kapilavastu to summon more followers. He delivers his final sermons in Jetavana, the forest where the Buddha is said to have spent the last several years of his life teacihng. The final sermon is the parable of the self- immolating rabbith, the very first story told in Tezuka's Buddha series! (C: 0-1-2) SC, 6x8, 400pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 VERY DYNAMIC COMICS BOOKS WITH PICTURES #5 by Sina Grace & Jose Villarrub It's Melissa’s day off, an employee is at wit’s end over a customer selling their comic collection, and Sage goes on a date! All of these events lead up to the thrillingly lackadaisical ending of Books with Pictures! 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 VIKING STUDIO STUCK IN THE MIDDLE: 17 COMICS FROM AN UNPLEASANT AGE TP by Various A very unscientific poll recently revealed that 99.9% of all people who attended middle school hated it. Fortunately, some of those people have grown up to be clever and talented comic artists, with an important message to share: Everyone can survive middle school! Edited by underground comics icon Ariel Schrag, this anthology of illustrated tales about the agonies and triumphs of seventh and eight grade features some of America’s leading graphic novelists, including Daniel Clowes, Joe Matt, Lauren Weinstein, and Ariel herself. With a sense of humor as refreshing as it is bitingly honest, seventeen artists share their stories of first love, bullying, zits, and all the things that make middle school the worst years of our lives. (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. SC, 8x11, 224pgs, FC SRP: $18.99 VILLARD BOOKS POSTCARDS: TRUE STORIES THAT NEVER HAPPENED GN edited by Jason Rodriguez You find them in the back of almost every antique store: boxes of old postcards. Once the most precious things in the world to the people who wrote and received them, these postcards, and the stories behind them, of love, longing, and lost hope, have now been neglected and forgotten. For twenty-five cents you can purchase a piece of someone's life. Postcards is a book that appreciates their true value. Featuring stories by Tom Beland, Phil Hester, Stuart Moore, and Michael Gaydos, Neil Kleid, Robert Tinnell, Rick Spears and Rob G, Harvey Pekar, Kindt, and others! (C: 0-1-2) SC, 308pgs, PC SRP: $13.95 MACEDONIA GN by Harvey Pekar, Roberson, & Piskor This story tells of peace activist Heather Roberson, and her efforts to personally witness a country that had edged dangerously close to the brink of violence, yet somehow managed to avoid all-out war. An unforgettable read, continuing to stretch the form of graphic storytelling to daring new heights. (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. SC, 6x9, 160pgs, FC SRP: $17.95 VIPER COMICS A DUMMYS GUIDE TO DANGER VOLUME 1 TP by Jason M. Burns & Ron Chan The critically acclaimed series that combines elements of humor, mystery and horror… collected under one glossy cover! Private investigator Alan Sirois' partner, Mr. Bloomberg, is a paraplegic ventriloquist dummy that Alan believes was shot in the back by an assailant, and became crippled when the bullet lodged in his spine. Together, they track a gruesome killer known as The Flesh Collector. MATURE THEMES SC, 5.5x8.5, 112pgs, FC SRP: $11.95 STARS OF THE MONTH MIDDLEMAN TP'S by Javier Grillo-Marxuach & Les McClaine Missed the first four issues of the indy smash hit, “The Middleman?” Catch up on the story of how talented amateur Wendy Watson became part of the world’s most ludicrously secret organization! Featuring a covert introduction by the mysterious Paul Dini, an eyes-only pin-up gallery, and recently-declassified sketches from Eisner-award nominated artist Les MccLaine! VOL. 1 (NOV053248)—SC, 6x9, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 VOL. 2 (MAY063450)—SC, 6x9, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 ********************************************************************** VIRGIN COMICS GUY RITCHIE’S GAMEKEEPER #1—SPECIAL EXTENDED COLLECTOR’S EDITION Created by: Guy Ritchie Written by: Andy Diggle Art: Mukesh Singh; Cover: John Cassaday Enhance your experience of Guy Ritchie’s Gamekeeper with this special extended edition of Gamekeeper #1! As Brock’s past comes back to haunt him, he is sucked into a web of politics, science, money and death… Will his animalistic instincts be enough for him to survive? Go behind-the-scenes and get an exclusive look at the making of Gamekeeper #1, including original script pages from Andy Diggle and artist layouts of key scenes. With a special variant ink cover by John Cassaday, you won’t want to miss out on this extraordinary special edition! Suggested for Mature Readers 32pgs, FC $2.99 SNAKE WOMAN VOL. 2 ISSUE #1: TALE OF THE SNAKE CHARMER Created by Shekhar Kapur Written by: Zeb Wells Art by: Vivek Shinde; Cover by: Michael Gaydos Jessica Peterson’s life used to be ordinary. And then, suddenly, it wasn’t. In the blink of an eye, she went from dive-bar waitress to reincarnated goddess, the “Snake Woman”. Since then, things have never been more different. She hunts and is simultaneously hunted by the 68, a secret society composed of the reincarnated souls of the British explorers who desecrated the snake-goddess’ temple in the jungles of India over 300 years ago. James Harker, head of the 68, has been secretly mentoring Jessica, but now she rejects him and his world, hoping to escape her murderous tendencies and reclaim the direction of her life. But as the modern-day incarnation of her ancient mate comes to the fore, will she be able to turn her back on destiny? Don’t miss the beginning of this NEW MINISERIES. Perfect for new readers! Suggested for Mature Readers. 32pgs, FC $2.99 DEVI #12 Written by: Saurav Mohapatra Art by: Saumin Patel; Cover by: Tony Shasteen She is Tara Mehta, avatar of the DEVI, a celestial warrior who hosts the essence of an entire pantheon. Forever torn between the divine and the human, she has found some semblance of peace in devoting herself to making a better world. But all that is about to change. As ancient specters of Armageddon awaken from their slumber, and the countdown to a final cataclysm begins, Tara comes face to face with her most formidable opponent: herself. 32pgs, FC $2.99 RAMAYAN 3392 A.D.: RELOADED #1 (#9) Created by: Deepak Chopra and Shekhar Kapur Written by: Shamik Dasgupta Art & Cover by: Abhishek Singh; Variant Cover by: Michael Avon Oeming The epic tale Ramayan 3392 A.D. has just been reloaded! The quest of the hero Rama, his loyal brother Lakshman, and the beautiful Seeta has just begun, with the original creative team now guided by comic impresario Ron Marz. This issue marks a jumping-on point for readers, and sees the beginning of a regular series of character-driven back-up features, penned by Marz and drawn by a series of superstar comics artists. In this issue, Marz and Michael Avon Oeming (Powers, Red Sonja) tell the tale of Rama himself, while in the lead feature the wounds Rama has suffered in battle have left him at death's door, and only a miracle can save him. If Rama perishes ... so does the world's hope. 32pgs, FC $2.99 SADHU: THE SILENT ONES #1 Written by: Saurav Mohapatra Art by: Manikandan; Cover by: Brian Stelfreeze In the 19th century, when the sun did not dare set on the British Empire, James Jensen went to India as a soldier in Her Majesty's Army. Losing his family to betrayal and brutal violence, Jensen became a SADHU, a mystic warrior who must walk the spiritual path to salvation. As the latest chapter of the saga begins, emptiness rules James Jensen's heart, and he wanders aimlessly. His travels bring him to the Kumbh Mela, an epic gathering of mystics, where deadly enemies and shadowy allies lie in wait. But an even bigger surprise awaits James, as he learns that a loved one might still live! Suggested for Mature Readers 32pgs, FC $2.99 DEEPAK CHOPRA PRESENTS #2: INDIA AUTHENTIC—KAALI Created by: Deepak Chopra Written by: Saurav Mohapatra Art: Satish Tayade; Cover by: Satish Tayade Virgin Comics presents as part of Deepak Chopra's INDIA AUTHENTIC, the story of the most primal and feared aspect of the Indian Mother Goddess, the legend of Kaali. She was born in a crimson haze. She bathed in the blood of a thousand hearts, devoured a million creations and smeared on herself, the ashes of infinity…and then she slept. When Rakta Veej the Blood Demon and his unstoppable army of bloodspawns lay siege to Amaravati, the City of Gods, the Gods desperately invoke the slumbering Vampiric spirit of Kaali the Destroyer to fight their battle. But once the battle is done, will Kaali stop there? or will her primal instincts cause her to turn on the Gods themselves. 32pgs, FC $2.99 JOHN WOO’S SEVEN BROTHERS TPB Created by: John Woo. Written by: Garth Ennis, Art by: Jeevan Kang; Cover by: Yoshitaka Amano The first graphic novel from superstar action film director John Woo (Face/Off, Mission Impossible: 2). Written by best-selling graphic novel author Garth Ennis. Six hundred years ago long, before history’s great explorers stole the credit for their feats, mighty Chinese treasure fleets set sail to reach every continent. These voyages of discovery left behind an evil legacy and a plot by a powerful Chinese sorcerer to dominate the world. Our story begins in modern day Los Angeles where an ancient Chinese prophecy must be fulfilled. Seven men with nothing in common but their destinies must face the Son of Hell to save the world. Suggested for Mature Readers SC, 7x10, 144pgs, FC $14.99 SNAKE WOMAN VOL. 1 TP Created by: Shekhar Kapur Written by: Zeb Wells Art by: Michael Gaydos; Cover by: Mukesh Singh and Suresh Seetharaman Born 1981. First kiss 1996. Graduated with honors 2002. Moved to Los Angeles 2006. Within three years, she will have killed sixty-eight men. Jessica Peterson is learning first- hand that the cycle of revenge cannot be broken. Without understanding why, she finds herself turning into a creature – a vicious Snakewoman. Her mission – to avenge a centuries old wrong that was conceived half a world away, deep in the jungles of India. Terrified by her true nature and hunted by a mysterious organization known only as “The 68,” Jessica must confront the monster that lurks inside her before it is too late. Suggested for Mature Readers SC, 7x10, 144pgs, FC $14.99 DEVI VOL. 1 TP Written by: Siddharth Kotian & Samit Basu Art by: Mukesh Singh; Cover by: Greg Horn Collect the Trade paperback compilation of the first five issues of our landmark launch title — Shekhar Kapur’s Devi. Devi (pronounced Day-vee) is India’s first superhero. Tara Mehta, an unsuspecting young woman in the futuristic Indian city, Sitapur is the Devi. She has no idea that she is about to become the centerpiece of a divine battle between the Gods of Light and the demon Lord Bala. A powerhouse of a story about a young woman battling for survival in a landscape of ancient legends, duty and fate, Devi walks the line between tradition, destiny, and free will. Where will she fall? In the Divine? or the Diabolical? SC, 7x10, 144pgs, FC $14.99 VIZ MEDIA LLC SHOJO BEAT AUG. 2007 VOL. 3 #8 by Various 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-tos, 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. SC, 300pgs, PC SRP: $5.99 SHONEN JUMP AUG. 2007 #56 by Various 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 BLACK CAT VOLUME 9 TP by Kentaro Yabuki The Cerberus team discovers the location of the Apostles' hideout and finally confronts Creed, only to find themselves battling a beast created by nanomachine technology. Sensing danger, Train appears on the scene. But instead of taking sides, Train has his own agenda. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 THE PRINCE OF TENNIS VOLUME 20 GN by Takeshi Konomi It's the Kanto Tournament semi-finals! And Shusuke's not playing his best meaning the advantage may once again go to last year's winner Rokkaku! Rating: A (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 272pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 STARS OF THE MONTH ZOMBIE POWDER TP'S by Tite Kubo Elwood was a knife-thrower caught in a life of crime until he met Gamma Akutabi — a class "S" criminal — a man with a 6-foot chainsaw and a metal hand. Soon, Elwood is caught up in Gamma's quest for the most precious objects in the world, the Rings that might give new life to Elwood's sister…or make Gamma even harder to kill than he is already. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. VOL. 1 (JUN063488)—SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 VOL. 2 (SEP063640)—SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 ********************************************************************** DEATH NOTE VOLUME 12 TP by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata The battle ends here! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 GIN TAMA VOLUME 1 TP by Hideaki Sorachi Sleazy alien moneylenders, monsters on the rampage, and a ticking time bomb may all be in a day's work for Gin, but a drop in his blood sugar level means trouble for everyone! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 HUNTER X HUNTER VOLUME 15 TP by Yoshihiro Togashi Gon and Killua are so incompetent at fighting the monsters on Greed Island that a Hunter named Biscuit has taken pity and offered to coach them in the use of their Nen powers. But the clock is ticking, for a violent player known as "the Bomber" has a plan to get his hands on all but ten of the item cards in one fell swoop. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 IS VOLUME 14 GN by Masakazu Katsura Ichitaka is seeing less of Iori ever since she landed a role in a popular television drama. In the meantime, Ichitaka gets to know his new next-door neighbor, Aiko Aso. As the days pass, he finds himself growing attracted to her. Things begin to heat up when Aiko is abandoned by her old boyfriend. As Aiko becomes more available, and Iori drifts further away, Ichitaka has to decide whether or not to hold on to an increasingly impossible dream. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 REBORN VOLUME 4 GN by Akira Amano It's a reunion mafia style! Dino, the 10th-generation of the Chiavorone family, and Reborn's former student, brings his squad of goons to pay Tsuna a visit. The explosive little Lambo decides to liven things up a bit by tossing several grenades at the goons. Things quickly escalate as Dino springs into action in a battle of whips versus grenades! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 STRAWBERRY 100 % VOLUME 1 TP by Mizuki Kawashita The hero (Junpei Manaka!) sneaks up to the roof to see the sunset. When he opens the door, he startles a mysterious beauty. She panics and runs away, but before not Junpei has caught sight of her adorable strawberry print panties… in extreme close-up. With that vision forever burned into his memory, Junpei embarks on a quest to find the girl, and the panties, of his dreams! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 ULTIMATE MUSCLE VOLUME 17 GN by Yudetamago It's Round Two of the Superhuman Olympics, and Kid Muscle faces double trouble in the form of Barrierfreeman, a Swedish wrestler with two bodies: one young, one old. Thanks to his promise to turn the world into a paradise for senior citizens, Barrierfreeman can depend on the support of the old-school fans in the crowd. When the wrinkly half of Barrierfreeman starts fighting dirty, Kid Muscle has no choice but to show a little disrespect to his elders! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 232pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 RED RIVER VOLUME 18 GN by Chie Shinohara The latest Egyptian assault on Ugarit is being led by Ramses, who is not only their top military genius but still carries a white-hot torch for Yuri! Yuri tries yet another unorthodox strategy to defend the city, only this one backfires and lands her right in Ramses' clutches. When Kail finds out he takes off in pursuit of Ramses, who has abandoned the assault and is racing back to Egypt with Yuri. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 LA CORDA DORO VOLUME 4 TP by Yuki Kure With the second round approaching, Kahoko is finally getting invested in the competition. But her newfound determination is tested when fellow contestant Azuma unleashes his dark side at her expense. Kahoko feels threatened by his shocking behavior, but Azuma's good boy image is so strong that no one would believe Kahoko if she told. Can Kahoko withstand the pain and pressure of the music school life? Rating: T (C: 1-0- 0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 LOVE COM VOLUME 1 TP by Aya Nakahara Risa Koizumi is the tallest girl in class, and the last thing she wants is the humiliation of standing next to Atsushi Otoni, the shortest guy. Fate and the whole school have other ideas, and the two find themselves cast as the unwilling stars of a bizarre romantic comedy. Rather than bow to the inevitable, Risa and Atsushi join forces to pursue their true objects of affection. But will their budding friendship become something more complex? Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 MILLENNIUM SNOW VOLUME 2 TP by Bisco Hatori Now that her bond with Toya has healed her heart, Chiyuki wants to live her life to the fullest. What she doesn't know is that Toya has refused to make the full partnership with her. He doesn't want to doom her to a thousand years of life. Chiyuki swore to Toya that she would never leave him alone, but is that a promise she'll be able to keep? Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB VOLUME 9 TP by Bisco Hatori In middle school, Tamaki Suoh must entice the coldhearted twins, Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin, to join his newly created Host Club. But in order to get them to accept his proposal, he must first best them at their own game. Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 SKIP BEAT VOLUME 7 TP by Yoshiki Nakamura All Kyoko's dreams are coming true! She's got a best friend (okay, so Moko still needs to come to terms with their bosom-buddyhood, but she's learning). She's finally going to high school. So what if a mean girl is picking on her? Kyoko knows how to deal with bullies). And she's landed a spot in Sho's new video (Yes! Revenge! Bwa ha ha ha!). Life doesn't get any better than this. Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 STARS OF THE MONTH TAIL OF THE MOON TP'S by Rinko Ueda The path to love is never easy, and Usagi has some unexpected competition. It seems that another ninja clan wants to welcome Lord Hanzo into the family, and they've sent the beautiful and talented Yuuri to win herself a wedding. Usagi won't be daunted by her rival's looks and skills, but will Lord Hanzo's secret feelings for an off-limits princess be enough to send her away in despair? Rating: T+ NOTE: Available worldwide. VOL. 1 (JUL063548)—SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 VOL. 2 (SEP063672)—SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 VOL. 3 (NOV063966)—SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 ********************************************************************** MEGAMAN NT WARRIOR VOLUME 12 GN by Ryo Takamisaki A new force has been unleashed from the darkest, wildest realms of the Net: a menace more dangerous than anything DenTech City has ever faced. What is it? MegaMan himself! Transformed by the mysterious "Beast" program, MegaMan has developed the unwelcome power to turn into a rampaging monster. While Lan's scientist dad searches for a solution, MegaMan and Lan try to deal with MegaMan's beastly new condition… while fighting the world's most powerful NetNavis! Rating: A (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 BASTARD VOLUME 15 TP by Kazushi Hagiwara The Rebel Samurai and Sorcerer Shogun have been mortally wounded by evil winged monsters. Meanwhile, Kall-Su studies ancient computers aboard the embattled Arc and discovers a prophecy known as "Apocrypha of Johannes," which tells of the end of the world? Armageddon! Then, just as Yoko is about to be ripped apart by winged monsters, Lucien is suddenly reborn as the archangel Lucifer. And while all this is going on D.S. falls into hell and comes face to face with the Devil! Rating: M (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 CASE CLOSED VOLUME 18 GN by Gosho Aoyama At a mystery-themed college party, a fire threatens the life of a pretty freshman, and Conan suspects arson. But Rachel is more worried by the discovery that the victim has a past with Jimmy Kudo. Then the Junior Detective League stumbles upon a counterfeiting operation led by a woman in black, and Conan finds himself on the trail of the crime syndicate that turned him into a kid, and the scientist who created the de-aging formula! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 CHEEKY ANGEL VOLUME 18 GN by Hiroyuki Nishimori Miki's erstwhile fiancé Takao Gakusan kicks his revenge scheme against Megumi and her friends into high gear. Kidnapping the whole lot at once might satisfy anyone else, but for Takao it's not enough! His ultimate goal is to turn best friends Megumi and Miki into enemies, and he will stop at nothing to achieve it. And unless Megumi can figure out a way to thwart him, he just might succeed! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 STAR OF THE MONTH O PARTS HUNTER VOLUME 1 TP by Seishi Kishimoto Jio is a young boy with a tragic past who only trusts one thing in the world: money. Little does he suspect that he is also a very powerful O.P.T., and inside him sleeps a demon of incredible ferocity. He meets up with a girl named Ruby, and together they decide to embark on a dangerous quest to discover as many O-Parts as they can. Rating: T+ (SEP063653) (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 ********************************************************************** FIREFIGHTER DAIGO OF FIRE COMPANY M VOLUME 19 TP by Masahito Soda A deadly forest fire rages in the jungles of Sumatra, a blaze so intense that a coalition of Japan's best firefighters will be dispatched to help the relief effort. In yet another act of disregard for departmental procedures, Daigo heads to Sumatra himself. But time is running out for Ms. Ochiai, Daigo's former high school teacher, who's visiting Sumatra and is fighting for her life inside the tropical inferno. Can Daigo save her before tragedy strikes? Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 INU-YASHA VOLUME 30 TP by Rumiko Takahashi Evil Kagura and demonic baby Hakudoshi are searching for the border between the afterworld and this world, where it is said that the last Shikon Jewel shards lies. Inu-yasha and the others are also doing everything they can to recover this last shard. Could it be that Inu-yasha and Kagome have been to this border before? Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 MAR VOLUME 14 GN by Nobuyuki Anzai The fate of Mär Heaven is on the line in the final showdown of the War Games! Ginta, the leader of Team Mär, must face the most powerful Zodiac Chess Piece of all, the villainous Phantom! Will justice prevail or will the tyranny of the Chess Pieces once again loom over the good people of Mär Heaven? Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 TOGARI VOLUME 1 TP by Yoshinori Natsume Tobe, a ruthless punk from feudal Japan, has been damned to hell for the past 300 years. Given a chance for redemption, he's sent to the modern world to vanquish 108 malevolent spirits in 108 days. Will the baffling ways of the present prove to be an even greater foe than the sinister fiends he must defeat? Tobe is about to go medieval on the 21st century! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 5x7, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 YAKITATE JAPAN VOLUME 6 TP by Takashi Hashiguchi Kazuma's Ja-pan 44 may be the greatest Ja-pan yet! A bread so mind-bogglingly delicious it borders on the sublime, Kazuma's heavenly creation sends the Pantasia Rookie Tournament judges Kuroyanagi and Dave straight to cloud nine. If Kazuma's new recipe is quite literally to die for, does this mean he advances to the next round, or is the competition over? Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE MMPB by Masaki Yamada After all these years, Batou still mourns the loss of his partner, Major Motoko Kusanagi. And now his beloved basset hound Gabriel has mysteriously disappeared. To complicate matters even further, he's having reoccurring dreams about a son he never had. Combating violent insurgents is one thing; getting in touch with your feelings is totally different. Suddenly, Batou must grapple with the thing he understands the least: his humanity! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 BRAVE STORY NOVEL by Miyuki Miyabe With a determined plan to reunite his mother and father, the 10-year-old boy knowingly enters a fantasy realm inhabited by a goddess who has the power to change destiny. With the help of the Lizard Boy, the Cat Girl, and the Fire-breathing Dragon, Wataru faces a series of obstacles on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure. One way or another, the young hero must reach the Tower of Destiny and bring his mother and father back together again. (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available worldwide. SC, 600pgs, B&W SRP: $23.99 WILDCARD INK GUMBY #4 by Bob Burden & Ricky Geary A severe case of restless leg syndrome has Gumby kicking other kids around and booting the teacher through the ceiling. Sidelined from school for a while, Gumby almost misses his classmates more than he enjoys his freedom. Bored and lonely Gumby takes up Junior Detective work and investigates a mysterious family of dull-witted bloggers! (C: 0-0-2) RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #10 (OCT063795) 40pgs, FC SRP: $3.95 YAOI PRESS LLC OFFERED AGAIN O/A 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! SC, 152pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 ZESTY VOLUME 2 GN by Margot Redding It's chaos in Zestyland! Zesty flees to the country his dad bought him to escape hie beloved ninja agent Prince. Prince doesn't want to hunt Zesty, but the sect is threatening to send the nastiest agent they've got after Zesty in Prince's place. So Prince is off to Zestyland, broken leg and all! SC, 152pgs SRP: $12.95 YOUNGJIN SINGAPORE PTE LTD MANGA GREAT FIGURES IN HISTORY: MARIE CURIE GN Combining the exciting style of manga graphics with biography, history, and science, these dynamic accounts of great leaders are accessible and entertaining to today's children, as well as educational — each story is accompanied by a time line that puts the story's events in historical perspective. Throughout her career, Marie Curie, the renowned scientist and first woman to win the Nobel Prize, had to overcome the objections of her peers and the many obstacles facing an early female scientist. This is the story of her work in discovering radium and explaining the mysteries, benefits, and dangers of radioactivity that would ultimately lead to her own death. It also recounts the enormous time and resources she devoted to the cause of peace, having witnessed herself the horrors of war. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 7x10, 148pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 MANGA LITERARY CLASSICS: GULLIVER'S TRAVELS GN Young readers will be hooked on this adventuresome tale of travels to faraway lands and encounters with strange people, while older readers will enjoy the story’s timeless social and political satire, in this manga-style retelling. Eye-catching graphics bring Lemuel Gulliver and his journeys to extraordinary imaginary countries, such as Brobdingnag, Lilliput, and Luggnagg, to life. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 7x10, 148pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC FINAL DESTINATION: SPRING BREAK #5 by Mike Kalvoda & Lan Medina The three sole survivors left from their original group, Carly, Bryan, and Jake, desperately try to survive as Hurricane Jane unleashes her fury upon Cancun. Only their sheer will keeps them alive as they try to find a way to thwart Death’s design. But as disaster strikes, they soon find that there may be no escaping Death’s plan. Carly’s fight to cheat Death culminates in a surprise ending with a twist that will leave readers floored. Don’t miss the shocking conclusion to this intense series from Zenescope Entertainment and New Line Cinema! RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #4 (APR063472) 32pgs, FC (5 of 5) SRP: $3.99 GRIMM FAIRY TALES: RETURN TO WONDERLAND #1 by Gregory, Bonk, Rio, & Basadula Years have passed since Alice first fell down the rabbit hole. Now an adult with a family, Alice's mind has drifted away from the safe shores of sanity into a silent world of madness. A madness that will not be denied and a madness her daughter Carroll will soon discover for herself. Welcome to the other side of the rabbit hole. Witness a bold new dark vision of Wonderland from the mind of Raven Gregory and Zenescope Entertainment! MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (1 of 7) SRP: $2.99 GRIMM FAIRY TALES #16 by Tyler, Tedesco, & Rio Teacher or vengeful spirit? Sela has been both as she uses her powers to help people going down the wrong path in life and punish those who refuse to change their ways. But even Sela isn't sure if she's making a difference in the world or just wasting her time. She's about to find out and in the process learn a valuable lesson about human nature and her place in the world. MATURE THEMES RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #12 (DEC064008) 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 GRIMM FAIRY TALES SPECIAL PHOTO COVER COLLECTOR'S EDITION by Tyler, Tedesco, Dodd, & Siedman This special edition features a exclusive photo cover and three Grimm Fairy Tales, including the out-of-print and hard-to-find issue #1, "Red Riding Hood," the story that kicked off this red hot series. The second story is "Rumpelstiltskin," which is also not available as a first printing. The final story is "Snow White," which has been digitally re- mastered for this special edition. Don’t miss this special issue which is sure to be a fan favorite! MATURE THEMES 72pgs, FC SRP: $7.99 MAGAZINES SECTION COMIC MAGAZINE ALTER EGO #69 This issue of Alter Ego spotlights Fradon, Norris, and Aquaman! Paul Norris drew the sea king first, in 1941 — and Ramona Fradon was the hero’s ultimate Golden Age artist. But both drew other things as well, from Brick Bradford and Brenda Starr to Sandman, Metamorpho, and the Fantastic Four! Both artists are interviewed in this landmark issue — along with a pocket history of Aquaman! Plus, there’s FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others; Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster; a great Aquaman cover painted by John Watson, from a breathtaking illustration by Ramona Fradon; and more! Edited by Roy Thomas. (Twomorrows Publishing) (C: 0-1- 2) Magazine, 100pgs, B&W SRP: $6.95 COMIC SHOP NEWS #1042-1045 & SUMMER PREVIEW 2007 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 #1042-1045 & SUMMER PREVIEW 2007—Tabloid PI CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLLECTOR 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: Elektra (#17), The Human Torch (#18), Emma Frost (#47), and Vision (#48)! (Eaglemoss Publications Ltd) (C: 0-1- 3) #17 ELEKTRA—Magazine (w/ Figure), 20pgs, FC SRP: $12.00 #18 THE HUMAN TORCH—Magazine (w/ Figure), 20pgs, FC SRP: $12.00 #47 EMMA FROST—Magazine (w/ Figure), 20pgs, FC SRP: $12.00 #48 VISION—Magazine (w/ Figure), 20pgs, FC SRP: $12.00 CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLLECTOR MAGAZINE: THANOS SPECIAL The Thanos Special Edition is a 20-page magazine that features a detailed history and background on Thanos, and includes exclusive images and interviews of his creators! It also includes a hand-painted lead figurine of Thanos that is sculpted by master craftsmen and based on original pieces of Marvel artwork. Measuring 4" tall, the figurine is individually numbered, comes stamped with the Marvel official logo, and comes packaged in its own box. It comes with an exclusive slipcase and a double-sided poster. (Eaglemoss Publications Ltd) (C: 0-1-3) Magazine (w/ Figure), 20pgs, FC SRP: $20.00 COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1632 SEPT. 2007 This is the special 2007 summer issue! Comics have always been a big part of summer fun, and this issue focuses on all aspects of the hobby related to the season, from conventions, including Comic-Con International: San Diego, to what comics you should be reading while on vacation. Plus, the usual mix of Modern, Silver Age, and Golden Age columns and articles! (Krause Publications) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, PC SRP: $5.99 COMICS INTERNATIONAL CVR A In this issue: the comics world of Gerry Anderson Part Two; from Fireball XL5 and Supercar to Stingray, see images drawn by some of the world’s top illustrators; a four– part exhaustive overview of Doctor Who in comics, spotlighting other comics spin-offs from the 50 year career of the master of TV science fiction; 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. (Cosmic Publications Limited) (C: 0-1-2) RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #12 (DEC064025) COVER A NEWSSTAND—100pgs, FC SRP: $4.99 COVER B RETRO GERRY ANDERSON—100pgs, FC SRP: $4.99 COMICS REVUE #255 Comics Revue is a monthly magazine that reprints old newspaper strips in chronological sequence, and features about ten different series, such as Modesty Blaise, Tarzan, Flash Gordon, Steve Canyon, Little Orphan Annie, The Phantom, 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 GAG MAGAZINE VOLUME 2 #1 Cutting-edge humor in the tradition of MAD! Featuring spoofs of Star Wars: Episode 3, King Kong, Superman Returns, and Batman Begins! This issue includes a behind-the- scenes story on a visit to the Howard Stern Show, and showcases art by many of the talented writers and artists who have worked on MAD and Cracked over the years! (Barrister Publications) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 8x11, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $4.95 LOCUS #557 Features reports from the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, information on new book deals, general industry news, market reports, important interviews with SF’s most exciting writers, and the best review coverage of new and upcoming books in the field! (Locus Magazine) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, B&W SRP: $6.95 NEO MAGAZINE #34 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. Also, a regular manga artist of the month showcase slot, and 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: $5.99 NEWTYPE ENGLISH EDITION (WITH DVD) JULY 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 PRISM COMICS: YOUR LGBT GUIDE TO COMICS MAGAZINE 2007 EDITION More than just a guide to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender comic book for creators, fans, and themes, this resource contains over 30 pages of comics, 37 pages of profiles, and 57 pages of features! In between a sexy, wraparound cover by Joe Phillips, the guide offers everything from Wonder Woman-inspired paper dolls to Cosmo quizzes for comickers to a history of HIV/AIDS in comics. Contributing artists and writers include Paige Braddock, Ellen Forney, Justin Hall, Terrance Griep, Lynx Delirium, Lambda Legal, Abby Denson, and Charles “Zan” Christensen. (Prism Comics) (C: 0-1-2) MATURE THEMES 7x10, 144pgs, PC SRP: $5.95 OTAKU USA MAGAZINE AUGUST 2007 Introducing Otaku USA, the thick, full-color, comprehensive-yet-ultra-creative magazine devoted to the coverage of Manga, Anime, computer games and all of J-Pop, written from an American point of view. Each issue of Otaku USA is filled with coverage of the hottest new Manga, Anime releases, computer and board games, along with all the latest pop culture trends happening right now in Japan. Otaku USA has up to 48 pages of the hottest Manga previews and sample chapters from the top publishers bound into the center spread of each issue! Because Otaku USA is an independent U.S. magazine, not a licensed product owned by those with a vested interest in a particular company or license, it can present the American market with objective coverage of all of J-Pop, with the freedom to cover what’s hot in America, regardless of the publisher or game producer. Each issue also includes a bonus DVD filled with anime previews, games, and more! Otaku USA: For American Otaku, By American Otaku! (Sovereign Media) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 9x11, 150pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 8 The pulps' greatest superman returns in two of his most fantastic adventures. In "The Sea Magician," the ghost of the legendary King John is terrorizing the English marsh country, in an epic 1934 adventure by Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson. Then, in a 1937 thriller by Harold A. Davis, the blazing death of government agent Z-2 sets Doc Savage and his Iron Crew on the trail of "The Living-Fire Menace," a terrifying threat that transforms men into living human torches. These thrilling pulp adventures are reproduced with the classic color pulp covers by Emery Clarke and Walter Baumhofer, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and new historical articles by Will Murray (author of seven Bantam Doc Savage novels). (Sanctum Productions) (C: 0-1-2) SC, B&W SRP: $12.95 FANTASY MAGAZINE #7 Find out why leading fantasy and science-fiction critics are calling Fantasy Magazine "quite wonderful and very exciting" — and even "one of the most promising new fiction publications to launch in the field in years"! Headlining the Summer 2007 issue are "The Taste of Wheat" by Ekaterina Sedia, "Over Desert Sands and Ocean Calm" by Lisa Mantchev, "Tending the Mori Birds" by Caroline M. Yoachim, and "The Comb" by Marly Youmans. (Wildside Press, Llc) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 88pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 H.P. LOVECRAFT'S MAGAZINE OF HORROR #5 H.P. Lovecraft reinvented the field of horror — now the magazine that bears his name is out to do it again! This issue features all-new stories by legendary horror author Tanith Lee, Campbell Award-winning writer Elizabeth Bear, and World Fantasy Award nominee Holly Phillips; book reviews by Craig Shaw Gardner; Lovecraftian news by Peter Cannon; and lots more! (Wildside Press, Llc) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 88pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 COLLECTOR MAGAZINES AMAZING FIGURE MODELER #39 It’s that time again for another Amazing “Writer’s Choice” issue! Once again the writers are taking control next issue and letting loose with the only theme being, there is no theme. The AFM writing staff is second to none when it comes to top notch modeling and painting instruction and they’ll be putting their skills to the test with frightening Frankensteins, flying demons, thrashing dinos, and bodacious babes. Plus, watch for Mr. Jimmy Legs, a cantankerous Cyclops, and Fewture’s all-new "Predator on an Alien Horse" kit. (Amazing Figure Modeler) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 76pgs, PC SRP: $7.00 BECKETT MAGAZINES Get up-to-date values of the most popularly traded sports cards along with fun features, player profiles, product previews and reviews, hot lists and more. Collecting sports cards is fun and easy with Beckett magazines! (Beckett Media Lp) (C: 0-1-2) BASEBALL #268 JULY 2007—Magazine, 120pgs, FC SRP: $4.99 BASKETBALL #204 JULY 2007—Magazine, 80pgs, FC SRP: $4.99 FOOTBALL #208 JULY 2007—Magazine, 96pgs, FC SRP: $4.99 LEE'S TOY PRICE GUIDE JULY/SEPT. 2007 The most comprehensive action figure and toy price guide available has it all, including: "The Price Guide," market reports, vintage toy reviews, “Then & Now,” Star Wars, "McFarlane's Sports Picks," G.I. Joe, Transformers, Teen Titans, DC Comics Super Heroes, HeroClix, trading figures, and more! Just the facts — cover to cover! (Action Figure News &Toy Review) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 64pgs, PC SRP: $5.99 LEE'S TOY REVIEW #177 JULY 2007 Summer fun in the sun! Con coverage across the nation! Toy news is bigger and more plentiful than ever! The Pull-Out Collector Guide this issue features G.I. JOE: RAH! 1990-1994. [Continuation of the 1982-1989 guide offered in issue #174]. The G.I. Joe Guide makes it worth the purchase price on its own! Also find Vintage Toy reviews, McFarlane's Sports Picks, G.I. Joe, Transformers, DC Comics Super Heroes, Hot Wheels, Market Reports, Trading Figures, and more. Includes the nation’s #1 Hot Wheels Price Guide! Just the facts — cover to cover! (Action Figure News &Toy Review) (C: 0- 1-2) Magazine, 100pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 TOMART'S ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #157 Tomart's correspondents in London will be covering the international Star Wars Celebration for this issue! See exclusive coverage of this first major LucasFilm event outside the U.S., with emphasis on any material not revealed at the Los Angeles event covered last issue and any major announcements concerning the new TV shows and the latest toy products from Hasbro. Get exclusive information direct for the convention floor and behind the scenes information from LucasFilm. The "Kenner Legacy" series will also continue this issue with background info on the re-launch of the Star Wars line in 1996. (Tomart Publications) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 64pgs, FC SRP: $5.95 TV FILM MEMORABILIA MAGAZINE AUG 2007 TV Film Memorabilia is a new magazine for fans of TV, film & collectables from the 1960s to the present day. Every issue on a nostalgic mission down “memorabilia” lane to capture the best (and sometimes the worst) of those big and small screen moments that made our childhoods so special. Do you remember hiding behind the sofa when the Daleks appeared on Dr Who? Did you collect plastic Stars Wars figures when they were a mere 50p each? Or, perhaps you were one of those people who could never swim in the sea again after watching JAWS? Whatever your memory, if you grew up in the age when television was worth watching and the classic movies stayed with you forever, then TV Film Memorabilia magazine is for you! Each month we cover the best in new and old toys collectables including; action figures, props, statues, busts, die-cast models, trading cards and autographs. We also bring you the latest hobby news and reviews, old toy price guides, memorabilia articles, classic TV & film features, expert collecting opinion and even tell you where you can meet the stars of the screen. TV Film Memorabilia brings you the A (Team) to Z (Cars) of popular culture and collectables. So whether you’re into classic TV or Film, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror & Cult viewing; TV Film Memorabilia magazine has it all; from early TV shows & collectable to the best blockbuster movie merchandise. (Warner Group Publications) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 69pgs, FC SRP: $7.99 GAME MAGAZINES DRAGON #358 AUG. 2007 Dragon is the official source of information regarding all aspects of the Dungeons & Dragons hobby and provides D&D players with the tools, utilities, and excitement they need to raise the level of their play experience. Each issue features new spells, feats, magic items, game advice, and industry news, all designed with the Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast in mind. Gear up with articles on magical shields and equipment, store your stuff behind the safety of ingenious magic locks, and polish up the chassis of a new warforged body in Dragon’s tribute to adventurers and the equipment they love. Plus, Core Beliefs: St. Cuthbert, Ecology of the Kaorti, and comics, including the Order of the Stick! (Paizo Publishing) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 100pgs, FC SRP: $7.99 DUNGEON #149 AUG. 2007 Dungeon is the premiere magazine for Dungeon Masters — the most dedicated players in the Dungeons & Dragons hobby. This month’s Dungeon features three exciting D&D adventures, including “War of the Wielded,” a low-level D&D adventure in which the PCs face a struggle carried on beyond the death of an ancient kingdom by a collection of intelligent magical weapons; “Twisted Night,” a Forgotten Realms adventure that pits the heroes against a band of slavers who have allied with a particularly twisted monster; and “Enemies of my Enemy,” the penultimate installment in the hugely popular Savage Tide Adventure Path, in which the heroes draw their plans against their enemy, Demogorgon — plans that may just involve recruiting Orcus, Malcanthet, Iggwilv, and other mutual enemies of the Prince of Demons! (Paizo Publishing) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 100pgs, FC SRP: $7.99 SCRYE #111 SEPT. 2007 SCRYE features coverage of Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, World of Warcraft, Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures, Star Wars Starship Battles, The Spoils, Stargate, Conan, Universal Fighting System, Naruto, HorrorClix and lots more! SCRYE has the only complete and updated monthly card lists and price guide for Magic: The Gathering, plus much more! (Krause Publications) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $5.99 WHITE DWARF #329 White Dwarf is the guide to the Games Workshop Warhammer 40K and Warhammer Fantasy worlds. Crammed with news, gaming articles, and pictures of miniatures. Includes the latest news releases of Citadel Models, with in-depth features on armies, painting guides, modeling tips, rules clarification, and battle reports (Games Workshop) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories. Magazine, FC SRP: $6.00 GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE CINEFEX #110 JUNE 2007 In this issue: Marvel Comics’ webslinging superhero reunites with director Sam Raimi for a third time to combat super villains including the shape-shifting Sandman and the fearsome alien symbiote, Venom, in Spider-Man 3. Plus, the saga of pirate captain Jack Sparrow reaches a tumultuous conclusion, wrapping up a trilogy of films from Walt Disney Pictures and director Gore Verbinski in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. To wrap it up, Reed and Susan Richards, Johnny Storm, and rock man Ben Grimm reunite to battle Doctor Doom and a metallic, surfboard-riding extraterrestrial invader in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Plus, overview articles on director Danny Boyle’s science fiction drama, Sunshine, a precognitive thriller, Next, based on a 1954 Philip K. Dick short story, and Grind House, a B-movie genre pastiche from filmmakers Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino! (Cinefex) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $12.50 CULT TIMES #142 JULY 2007 The month ahead of Cult TV starts here! Plan out your viewing with Cult Times’ "Out of the Box," the indispensable listings guide of Cult TV programs. Read interviews with the stars and features on shows currently airing in the UK. A classic series is given a lighthearted but informative look in the "Instant Guide," and the highlights of the previous month’s viewing are featured in "Times Past." (Visual Imagination) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $7.99 CULT TIMES SPECIAL #44: HEROES We take an in-depth look at the latest massive Sci-Fi hit, Heroes, which has taken America by storm and is fast becoming the thing to watch here in the UK. We go behind the scenes to find out what makes the heroes tick, interviewing the cast and crew, and present an episode guide to the first season. Plus all your usual favourite Sci-Fi and Fantasy shows, including Smallville, Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica. (Visual Imagination) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $9.99 DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #384 Doctor Who Magazine is the official magazine of the hit BBC series, with news, features, interviews, and full-colour comic strip action! This issue there’s a special double cover, plus a behind the scenes look at Steven Moffat’s episode, "Blink," plus an on-set report from Utopia including a chat with guest star Derek Jacobi. There’s also a report from the "Blue Peter Doctor Who" competition. Meanwhile, the Doctor and Martha begin a new comic strip adventure, while executive producer Russell T. Davies chats about preparing for series four in his "Production Notes" column. Additionally, the Time Team enjoy "Frontios" and "Resurrection of the Daleks" as they continue their mission to watch every Doctor Who story in order, and all the latest books, audios, and DVDs are previewed and reviewed. (Panini Publishing Ltd) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 68pgs, FC SRP: $7.99 FANGORIA #265 AUG. 2007 There’s no better place to read about the fun of fright flicks than Fangoria! The world’s best-selling and longest-running (over 26 years!) horror magazine takes you behind the screams of the films and TV shows that you’re dying to discover. Featuring articles on Halloween, One Missed Call, The Invasion, 30 Days of Night, and 1408! (Starlog Group, Inc) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $8.99 GEEK MONTHLY #6 Geek features coverage of gadgets, beautiful women, movies, television, video games, DVDs, and comics. And in this issue, join the freaks and geeks as they salute Seth Rogen (40 Year Old Virgin), Katherine Heigl, and Judd Apatow as they get Knocked Up; glide across the cosmos with the Fantastic Four to investigate The Rise of the Silver Surfer; a revealing of the worst supehero TV shows of all-time; the latest in the BluRay/HD-DVD war; transform with Michael Bay; and unleash the magic of Harry Potter! (Cinefantastique) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $5.99 GREY'S ANATOMY: THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE SPECIAL #3 As the curtains come down on Season Three, Grey’s Anatomy: The Official Magazine brings you a 100-page special edition with exclusive interviews with Shonda Rhimes and James Pickens Jr.! Plus, the first news on the direction of Season Four and a guide to all the excellent music from the show! (Titan) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 100pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 HORRORHOUND #7 Who are the Splat Pack? Find out in this special issue of HorrorHound! With features on the masters of new horror and their latest projects, including Eli Roth's Hostel 2 and Rob Zombie's Halloween! Plus, special "Retrospective" and "Classic Film" articles are planned for two of the greatest horror flicks of the '80s — Poltergeist and The Lost Boys! Get the latest horror movie, toy, mask, video game, and comic book news around, all in one full-color magazine! (Horror Hound) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 64pgs, FC SRP: $6.95 IMPACT MAGAZINE JULY 2007 Impact is truly the global action entertainment magazine, bringing in news from all corners of the world! Impact provides you with the best coverage of Eastern product that you can find on the shelves, giving you in-depth and a comprehensive look at the worlds of anime, martial-arts, the cult films of the genre, and the major players on the horizon. The regular team of writer’s are some of the best in the business, already working in the industries they cover, and will bring you insider’s perspective and the exclusive interviews you demand! (Mai Publications) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 68pgs, FC SRP: $9.25 LOST: THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE #11 In the latest stunning issue of Lost Magazine, news on the Season Three finale special explores the stunning cliffhanger, plus the latest developments on the island. There’s an exclusive on-set report, the producers talk monsters, and co-creator Damon Lindelof answers more of your questions! Available in Newsstand and Previews Exclusive cover editions! (Titan) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor) NEWSSTAND—Magazine, 68pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE—Magazine, 68pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 MONSTER BASH #6 It's the 50th anniversary on the underground monsters — The Mole People! Also in this issue of Monster Bash: a look at "old dark house" movies; an interview with writer/director Ib Melchior (The Angry Red Planet); The Edgar Allan Poe Films of Roger Corman; favorite vampires of the screen; flickering 8mm monster movie collecting; The Creepy Crossword, and loads more monster boom fun! Writers in this issue include Sam Borowski, Joe Romano, Patricia Gonzalez, Lawrence Fultz Jr., Barbara Heiss, Perry Edelbergs and Ron Adams. Artwork by artists Kerry Gammill, Lorraine Bush and Joe Busam. Special contributions by Buddy Barnett. (Creepy Classics/Monster Bash) (C: 0- 1-2) Magazine, 46pgs, PC SRP: $7.00 RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #68 Rue Morgue Magazine is North America's original publication for horror in print and entertainment! Get exclusive interviews with horror favorites, ranging from George A. Romero, Takashi Miike, Rob Zombie, John Carpenter, Tom Savini, and many others! Check out some of the regular columns as well: "Note From the Underground," "Post- Mortem," "Cinemacabre," "Dreadlines," "The Coroner's Report," "The Gore-Met," and tons of others, all which will fill you with a frightful amount of horror knowledge! (Marrs Media Inc) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $7.95 SFX #159 SFX is the biggest, brightest and boldest science fiction magazine in the world, filled to the brim with everything and anything you ever wanted to know about sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. Well-known for its irreverent-but-fond attitude towards the genres, SFX is Britain's best-selling sci-fi and fantasy magazine! Explore the depths of some of the greatest minds in literary sci-fi and comicdom and read reviews of all the latest films, DVDs, and books. (Future Publishing) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $9.70 SMALLVILLE MAGAZINE #21 The latest issue of the excellent Smallville Magazine goes behind the scenes of your favourite show to bring you exclusive interviews with the cast and crew and incredible on-set reports. Plus, a Season Six episode guide and an exclusive Smallville story! Available in Newsstand and Previews Exclusive cover editions! (Titan) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor) NEWSSTAND—Magazine, 68pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE—Magazine, 68pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 STARBURST #352 With over 26 years of publishing behind it, Starburst continues to offer its unique blend of the latest news, features, and interviews combined with a look back at Science Fiction classics of the past. Plus, the finest reviews section known to man, with the cream of films, book soundtracks, television, comics, and DVDs, all scrutinized for you! (Visual Imagination) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $7.99 STARGATE MAGAZINE SPECIAL #17 This issue takes you on an incredible tour of the set of both shows, complete with behind- the-scenes action and revealing on-set interviews with the cast and crew. Plus, don’t miss the exclusive short story! Available in Newsstand and Previews Exclusive cover editions! (Titan) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor) NEWSSTAND—Magazine, 100pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE—Magazine, 100pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 STARLOG #358 AUG. 2007 Continuing Starlog’s 30th Anniversary Celebration! Features stories on Stardust, Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End, Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer, Ratatouille, Transformers, Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, The Simpsons: The Movie, Underdog, The Invasion, and much more! (Starlog Group, Inc) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $7.99 TV ZONE #217 SUMMER 2007 TV Zone, the world's longest-running cult television magazine, continues to feature the most up-to-date news, features, and interviews for cult TV. Each issue features a full reviews section on the latest episodes to be broadcast, and an episode guide to a popular series. Readers’questions are answered in "Memory Alpha," and there’s an in-depth analysis of the making of an old favorite in "Flashback." (Visual Imagination) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $7.99 STAR TREK MAGAZINE #6 Travel beyond the final frontier for Star Trek Magazine #6 with an exclusive interview with George Takei as he looks back at his time on the show. Plus, go behind-the-scenes on the latest video game, Star Trek: Legacy, and all the latest movie news! Available in Newsstand and Previews Exclusive cover editions! (Titan) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor) NEWSSTAND—68pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE—68pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 24 MAGAZINE SPECIAL #8 In this incredible special 100-page edition of 24 Magazine, go behind enemy lines on TV’s hottest show and discover 24’s biggest villains. Plus, the executive producers reveal all about Season Six... and there’s an exclusive set report! Available in Newsstand and Previews Exclusive cover editions! (Titan) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor) Magazine, 100pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 FORTEAN TIMES #225 Named after Charles Forte, the first person to research and document reports of paranormal phenomena in a concise and coherent way, the Fortean Times is the monthly magazine dedicated to carrying on Forte's obsession with our world's secrets, featuring eyewitness and firsthand accounts of the unexpected, the unexplained, and unexplored regions around the world. (Dennis Publishing) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $11.25 GOTHIC BEAUTY MAGAZINE #24 Covering everything in the world of Goth beauty, fashion, lifestyle, events, profiles, interviews, product reviews, and more! (Holiday Media) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 80pgs, PC SRP: $4.95 PERFECT 10 #2 FALL 2007 VOLUME 8 (Perfect 10 Publishing)SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-1- 2) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. ADULT MATERIAL Magazine, 112pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 PLAYBOY MAGAZINE AUG. 2007 (Time Warner Retail Sales & Mkt)SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories. ADULT MATERIAL AUGUST 2007—Magazine, FC SRP: $6.99 PRESENTS WET & WILD SEPT/OCT 2007—Magazine, FC SRP: $8.99 PRIVATE COLLECTION #65: PLAYMATE'S REVIEW—Magazine, FC SRP: $8.99 BOOKS SECTION ART BOOKS ALIEN RACE: VISUAL DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORIGINAL INTERGALACTIC ADVENTURE SC by Chan, Pichetrungsi, Tenery, & Robertson The intergalactic race is on! The alien bio-lab has appeared at the UN building in New York City, and we have been invited to compete in the most popular Alien Race in the universe. As they develop the visuals for the great competition, let this gifted team of concept designers carry you away with their brilliant imagination, transport you to unique off-world racing environments, and introduce you to never-before-seen genetically engineered racing creatures. (246/1-933492-23-6) (C: 0-1-3) SC, 10x10, 160pgs, FC SRP: $29.95 THE ART OF AL RIO VOLUME 2 TP by Al Rio Drop-dead gorgeous never looked so good! One of the most prolific and supremely talented artists working in comics today, Al Rio offers yet another showcase of fabulous babes, hot jungle queens, and various deadly femmes! (232) (C: 1-1-2) MATURE THEMES SC, 8x11, 64pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A ART OF AL RIO VOLUME 1 TP by Al Rio Fantasy and comic artist Al Rio has made a solid reputation of outstanding work at top companies like Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, Wildstorm, and others. While superheroes are fun to draw and it certainly pays the bills, Al's first love is the female form! In this first volume of private works, Rio demonstrates that fondness for the curves and bumps that make life so worth living in a collection of artwork that glows with tropical heat! (232/0-86562-089-X) (C: 1-0-0) MATURE THEMES SC, 64pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 O/A THE ART OF CLYDE CALDWELL TP by Clyde Caldwell He's been one of the fantasy art masters for over 20 years, creating brilliant visions of mystic wonder. Clyde Caldwell breathes life into all his creations, from the sword- wielding warrior to the fearsome winged dragon he's trying to kill. Yet, what Clyde is best known and loved for, however, is his women! Sultry and powerful, supple yet steely, these are fearsome females who are as alluring as they are awesome! (232/0-86562-059- 8) (C: 1-0-0) MATURE THEMES SC, 8x11, 128pgs, FC SRP: $29.95 O/A THE ART OF MITCH BYRD VOLUME 1 TP by Mitch Byrd His work is fiendishly clever. His designs are innovative. His girls are big, beefy, and simply breath-taking! The Art of Mitch Byrd contains dozens of sketches, ideas, and finishes pieces that can only hope to show a glimmer of his endless abilities. (232/0- 86562-036-9) MATURE THEMES SC, 8x11, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 AS I SEE IT SC by Boris Artzybasheff This collection of fantastical imagery from Boris Artzybasheff — the undisputed master of anthropomorphism and an artist who’s popping up on everyone's cultural radar screens lately — showcases his hilarious and ironic paintings documenting the effects of technology on society’s vanity, aggression, dreams, and neuroses with biting wit and wisdom! Preview the interior online at: www.flickr.com/photos/kensteacy (7589/1- 897371-00-4) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x11, 88pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 COUNTERWEIGHT: THE ART & CONCEPTS RICK O'BRIEN HC by Rick O'Brien This collection of images, observations and concepts by artist/creator Rick O'Brien scrutinizes Man and his journey, through mediums ranging from egg tempera and oil, to gouache, wood, ink, resin and plaster. (246/1-9334-9233-3) (C: 0-1-2) RES. from Previews Vol. XVI #10 (OCT063895) SC, 9x12, 128pgs, FC SRP: $34.95 DRAW ME A STORY: A CENTURY OF CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION TP Featuring images by cartoonists from venerable Palmer Cox, W.W. Denslow, Harrison Cady, and Lang Campbell (Uncle Wiggley) through favorites Edward Gorey, Walt Kelly, Jack Kent, Jules Feiffer, and William Steig, and Patrick McDonnell (Mutts), this valuable summary of the art of the children's book offers a revealing glimpse into the amazingly close relationship of children's book illustrators to cartoonists over the past 100 years. (67) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 7x8, 24pgs SRP: $17.50 F-100: CENTURY SERIES BY KEN STEACY SKETCHBOOK VOLUME 1 SC by Ken Steacy F-100 is the first of the Century Series, a collection of 100-page books which document the work of author/illustrator Ken Steacy! Sketchbook 1 contains a myriad of pencil, pen, and marker renderings of imagery and ideas that range from half-baked to medium-rare, and even some that are really well-done! Preview the interior online at: www.flickr.com/photos/kensteacy (7589/1-897371-01-2) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x11, 100pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 F-103: CENTURY SERIES BY KEN STEACY PAINTINGS SC by Ken Steacy F-103 is part of the Century Series, a collection of 100-page books which document the work of author/illustrator Ken Steacy! This volume contains scintillating color images of characters from comic-books, TV, film, animation, and games, all traditionally rendered in a multi-media mix of pencil, ink, acrylic, and gouache! Preview the interior online at www.flickr.com/photos/kensteacy (7589/1-897371-04-7) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x11, 100pgs, FC SRP: $39.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE FANTASTIC ART OF BEKSINSKI HC by Zdzislaw Beksinski This retrospective art book captures thirty years in the career of Polish master, Zdzislaw Beksinski. Wielding a brush with the intense power of Goya and the glorious palette of Turner, Beksinski has established himself as one of the great visionary artists of our time. His haunting, surreal works convey a powerful sense of mystery, and are often both disturbingly and remarkably beautiful. (90) (C: 0-1-2) 10x12 SRP: $24.95 O/A H.R. GIGER ART BOOKS by H.R. Giger From Alien to Poltergeist II, this series of oversized volumes showcases a selection of Oscar-winning designer and artist H.R. Giger’s most famous and iconic surreal and fantastic creatures, women, and landscapes. (90) (C: 0-1-2) H.R. GIGER'S ALIEN SC (1-883398-08-8)—SC, 12x12, 72pgs, FC SRP: $27.50 H.R. GIGER'S BIOMECHANICS (0-9623447-1-0)—HC, 12x17, FC SRP: $69.50 H.R. GIGER'S NECRONOMICON HC (0-9623447-2-9)—HC, 12x17, 86pgs, FC SRP: $69.50 H.R. GIGER'S NECRONOMICON II (0-9623447-6-1)—HC, 12x17 SRP: $69.50 NEAL ADAMS SKETCHES SC by Neal Adams Peer into the mind of one of the comic medium’s most celebrated creators! Neal Adams Sketches packs 48-pages of largely unseen Adams work between color covers. Each page is dense with the superlative layouts and variant cover layouts that have defined a career that has kept his work in print and in constant demand for over 30 years. (5570) (C: 0-1- 2) SC, 8x11, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $20.00 RALPH MCQUARRIE: OTHER VISIONS VOLUME 4 SC by Ralph McQuarrie Other Visions is a series of books which document the vision of artist Ralph McQuarrie, best known for his brilliant work on the original Star Wars trilogy! This volume covers four decades of his remarkable career, and contains aerospace art, movie posters, book covers and more, all shot from the original paintings. Preview the interior online at: www.flickr.com/photos/kensteacy (7589/1-897371-07-1) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 5x7, 100pgs, FC SRP: $39.95 ORIGINS: THE ART OF JOHN JUDE PALENCAR LIMITED SLIPCASED EDITION by John Jude Palencar John Jude Palencar is a rarity among modern artists, mixing meticulous technique reminiscent of the old masters with a soaring, darkly surreal imagination. His painted book covers and illustrations for works by Stephen King, Lovecraft, Tolkien, and many others have won him wide acclaim, but Palencar is perhaps best known for his covers to the fantasy novels of Christopher Paolini. Origins is a sumptuous tribute to his work. This edition is limited to 325 slipcased copies signed by the author, including an unpublished drawing unique to this edition. (8310) (C: 0-1-2) KIT, HC, 9x12, 128pgs, FC SRP: $60.00 REVOLUTION: THE ART OF JON FOSTER HC by Jon Foster; edited by Cathy Fenner, Arnie Fenner, & Irene Gallo Jon Foster creates irresistibly dark demimondes populated by retro robots, Star Wars villains, and creepy goth-inspired creatures that recall the work of James Gurney (Dynotopia), H. R. Giger, and past masters of the grotesque like Goya. This collection samples a wide range of Foster’s work, reprinting paperback art for novels by Michael Moorcock, Paul Collins, and Liz Williams, along with a selection of his work for Wizards of the Coast's Magic: The Gathering game cards, DC Comics covers (including Neil Gaiman’s Books of Magic), and his unusual images for National Geographic. Also available in a slipcased edition — limited to 325 copies — signed by the author, complete with an unpublished drawing unique to this edition. (8310) (C: 0-1-2) LTD. SLIPCASE ED—HC, 9x12, 128pgs, FC SRP: $60.00 REGULAR (SEP063789) (1-59929-003-0)—HC, 9x12, 128pgs, FC SRP: $27.00 STACKED DECKS: THE ART & HISTORY OF EROTIC PLAYING CARDS HC by Mark Lee Rotenberg They've been called wolf decks, stag decks, and plain old nudie playing cards. They're older than poker, older than blackjack, and they offer a fascinating window into society's ever-changing views of female beauty. Stacked Decks features images of hundreds of erotic playing cards from 1807 to the present day, all illustrated with nude or seminude models, burlesque singers, flappers, 1950s pinup girls, and international superstars. (334/1-594741-54-9) (C: 0-1-2) MATURE THEMES HC, 8x11, 192pgs, FC SRP: $24.95 STONES BY KRUGER HC (NEW PRINTING) by Sebastian Kruger Sebastian Kruger’s brush runs the gamut of style, from the strangely realistic, to the bizarrely surreal. This large format art book features Kruger’s amazing caricature paintings and portraits of the Rolling Stones, with dozens of reproductions of Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Ronnie Wood, and Mick Jagger. (90/1-883398-61-4) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 11x14, 94pgs, FC SRP: $29.50 UNKLE PIGOR'S CRYPTIC HC by Eric "Unkle" Pigors This no-holds-barred monster riot oozes with ghouls, kreeps, zombies, sexy vamps, Halloweenies, and mutant monsters. Among the sickening number of warped illustrations are bleeding-edge examples of band art that Unkle Pigors created for Metallica, Murderdolls, Genitorturers, FDQ13, Scum of the Earth, Psychocharger, Order of the Fly, The Horrifics, Shadow Reichenstein, and The Ghastly Ones. (9323/0-977894-96-7) (C: 0-1-2) MATURE THEMES HC, 8x11, 120pgs, FC SRP: $29.95 COMICS 52: THE NOVEL TP by Greg Cox Earth's greatest protectors — Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman — have vanished! In their place stand the veteran and rookie heroes they inspired. From the popular media personality Booster Gold and the enigmatic Question, to the mysterious vigilante Batwoman and the secretive Supernova, these heroes are the only ones who can turn the tide against a vast conspiracy of evil determined to take control of the planet! This is the story of one year without the world's greatest superheroes. Twelve months. 365 days. 52 weeks. (230/0-441-01507-7) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 6x9, 320pgs, B&W SRP: $15.00 THE BEST OF THE HARVEYVILLE FUN TIMES HC edited by Mark Arnold; with a foreword by Tony Isabella The first major book on Harvey Comics’ history published! This sampling of the best material from the long-running Harveyville Fun Times! fanzine features articles about various Harvey Comics characters such as Casper, Richie Rich, Hot Stuff and Sad Sack, as well as a survey of Harvey-related feature films, animated series, comic book indexes and reviews, and interviews and tributes to various Harvey artists, writers, and creators including Ernie Colon, Sid Jacobson, Dom Sileo, Paul Maringelli, and Fred Rhoads. Also available in a limited hardcover edition. (617) (C: 0-1-2) HARDCOVER—HC, 8x11, 400pgs, B&W SRP: $44.95 SOFTCOVER (1-84728-368-3)—SC, 8x11, 400pgs, B&W SRP: $29.95 CAN ROCK & ROLL SAVE THE WORLD? AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF MUSIC & COMICS TP by Ian Shirley Respected rock journalist and comic fan Ian Shirley examines the unexplored links between comics and music, from Frank Sinatra to the White Stripes and all in between. (9321/0-946719-80-2) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 7x10, 256pgs, PC SRP: $24.95 DC UNIVERSE #3: HELLTOWN MMPB by Dennis O’ Neil There are a lot of unanswered questions about Vic Sage, the man also known as The Question: how he spent — or misspent — his youth, and how he came to be a journalist in the country’s worst city. DC Universe: Helltown will reveal the truth about Vic, and how, with a bit of help, he brought some measure of serenity to a truly dreadful place. The mysteries of The Question are about to be solved… (295/0-446-61658-3) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. SC, 5x7, 352pgs, B&W SRP: $6.99 DC UNIVERSE #4: TRAIL OF TIME MMPB by Jeff Mariotte Clark Kent is living in a dark world where he has no powers, no memory of ever being anything other than human — a world controlled by mystical forces no one can challenge, with the triumvirate of Vandal Savage, Mordru, and Felix Faust calling the shots! But, when The Demon and Phantom Stranger reveal to Clark that he is really Superman, and that alterations made more than 100 years ago to the time stream are causing space-time fluctuations, the three heroes must travel into the past to the American Southwest of the 1870s, where Jonah Hex, Bat Lash, and other DC Western heroes aid in setting the universe right again! (295/0-446-61659-1) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. SC, 5x7, 368pgs, B&W SRP: $6.99 FANTASTIC FOUR: WHAT LIES BETWEEN MMPB by Peter David Scientific genius Dr. Reed Richards's lifelong dream is close to being realized — a trip to space and to the center of a cosmic storm to unlock the secrets of the human genetic code. Financed by rival-turned-billionaire-industrialist Victor Von Doom, Reed's crew for the mission includes his best friend, astronaut Ben Grimm; Susan Storm, Von Doom's director of genetic research, and Reed's ex-girlfriend; and Sue's hot-headed younger brother, pilot Johnny Storm. But something goes terribly wrong, as cosmic radiation irrevocably alters their DNA...and their future! Adventurers. Super Heroes. Celebrities. To the world, they are the Fantastic Four. To each other, they are a family. (248/1-4165- 1070-2) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 384pgs, B&W SRP: $6.99 MARVEL HEROES: THE BATTLE UNFOLDS FOLD-OUT FLAP BOOK HC A team of super-villains has stolen a top secret Power Gem and it's up to Spider-Man, Captain America, Wolverine, and members of the Fantastic Four to foil the plot and discover the mastermind behind it! Each action-packed page in this unique, giant fold-out flap book features Marvel characters literally leaping off the pages, and unfolds to reveal another panoramic, super-hero scene. (248/0-7944-1306-4) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 8x10, 10pgs, FC SRP: $12.99 MANGA: THE COMPLETE GUIDE by Jason Thompson This indispensable companion and handy reference guide to manga features extensive reviews and information on more than 900 different manga series, complete with background and stories, as well as profiles on important and prolific manga artists and creators including CLAMP, Osamu Tezuka, and Rumiko Takahashi. (235/0-345-48590- 4) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 6x9, 656pgs, FC SRP: $18.95 SOON I WILL BE INVINCIBLE HC by Austin Grossman Doctor Impossible — an evil genius, mad scientist, diabolical time-traveler, and wannabe world dominator — has just broken out of prison — again! Now, Fatale — a patchwork woman of skin and chrome built by the NSA to be the next generation of warfare — is suddenly given a chance to join the once-famous group of beautiful young superheroes who have been newly reunited to stop Doctor Impossible. But, with its greatest hero mysteriously missing and its members struggling with their damaged pasts, can they come together in the face of unthinkable evil? (235/0-375-42486-5) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 6x9, 272pgs, FC SRP: $22.95 CRIME/ MYSTERY MAX ALLAN COLLINS: KILLING IN COMICS NOVEL TP by Max Allan Collins; with illustrations by Terry Beatty Manhattan, 1948. America's most famous ex-striptease artist, glamorous Maggie Starr, now runs her late husband's newspaper syndicate, distributing the Wonder Guy comic strip. But, when the cartoon character's publisher winds up dead, Maggie teams-up with her stepson Jack Starr to find a killer among a slew of suspected cartoonists, wives, mistresses, and minions of a different sort of "syndicate." (230/0-425-21365-X) (C: 0-1- 2) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. SC, 6x9, 272pgs, B&W SRP: $14.00 THE CHEMICAL GIRL HC by Chip Silverman In the wake of his recent separation from his longtime wife, Ted, head of the Maryland Drug and Alcohol Abuse Administration, becomes involved with the Chemical Girl, a reckless drug abuser in Ocean City, Maryland, during the media circus surrounding basketball star Len Bias' cocaine-related death. Frustrating and cynical, yet often humorous, The Chemical Girl offers an insider's look at the world of drug and alcohol addiction. (65/1-880325-73-X) (C: 0-1-2) MATURE THEMES HC, 6x9, 288pgs, B&W SRP: $26.95 WARREN ELLIS: CROOKED LITTLE VEIN HC by Warren Ellis The bestselling comic-book writer of Authority and Transmetropolitan brings his trippy and fast-paced style to the publishing world with his first detective novel. A burned-out private detective is enlisted by an army of presidential goons to retrieve the U.S. Constitution...the real one! (120/0-0607239-3-9) (C: 0-1-2) RES. from Previews Vol. XVII #1 (JAN074132) SC, 6x9, 304pgs, B&W SRP: $21.95 DISNEY MARY POPPINS: FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE HC by Brian Sibley & Michael Lassell Well-known British scribe and radio personality Brian Sibley reveals Mary Poppins's story, from her obscure origins in P.L. Travers's Australian childhood and evolution in his series of books in 1934, to her incarnation by Julie Andrews in the classic Disney film and Andrew's long-awaited stage appearance in London's West End. Plus, award-winning author Michael Lassell offers a fascinating backstage account of the stage show's transfer to Broadway, complete with details on its American casting, story, lyrics, and designs. (295/0-786836-57-1) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 10x12.5, 192pgs, FC SRP: $40.00 THE MICKEY MOUSE TREASURES HC by Robert Tieman From Mickey's screen debut in Steamboat Willie and his humble beginnings in the imaginations of Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, to his starring role in Disney's Fantasia and The Mickey Mouse Club, this richly illustrated book chronicles the career and adventures of everyone's favorite mouse in his climb to becoming an international legend, hero, and icon. (295/1-423106-41-5) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 12x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $60.00 DOCTOR WHO DOCTOR WHO: CALLING THE SHOTS TP by Graeme Harper & Adrian Rigelsford Calling The Shots is a step-by-step account of how Graeme Harper directed the revived and re-imagined Doctor Who. (133/1-905287-41-0) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 7x9, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $27.95 DOCTOR WHO TALKBACK VOLUME 3: THE 80'S INTERVIEW by Stephen James Walker This volume features a comprehensive collection of interviews taken from the Talkback series focusing on the cast and crew behind Doctor Who, including Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, and Sylvester McCoy, companion actors Matthew Waterhouse, Nicola Bryant, Bonnie Langford, and Sophie Aldred, producer John Nathan-Turner, visual effects designer Malcolm James, and many others. (133/1-845830-14-8) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 6x9, 250pgs, B&W SRP: $22.95 TORCHWOOD: INSIDE THE HUB UNOFFICIAL & UNAUTHORIZED GUIDE TP by Stephen James Walker In this, the first factual book to be published on the series, noted TV historian Stephen James Walker charts the story of Torchwood, complete with character profiles, cast and production team information, behind-the-scenes details, and a comprehensive guide to each of the 13 episodes, looking at the key elements and the many links to Doctor Who that permeate the show. (133/1-845830-13- X) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 6x9, 250pgs, B&W SRP: $22.95 FANTASY/SCI-FI THE BONE KEY SC by Sarah Monette The dead and the monstrous will not leave Kyle Murchison Booth alone, for an unwilling foray into necromancy has made him sensitive to — and attractive to — the creatures who roam the darkness of his once-safe world. Ghosts, ghouls, incubi: all have one thing in common. They know Booth for one of their own! (6844/0-8095-5777-0) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 248pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 THE COYOTE ROAD: TRICKSTER TALES HC edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling; illustrations by Charles Vess Coyote. Anansi. Brer Rabbit. Trickster characters have long been a staple of folk literature — and are a natural choice for the overarching subject of acclaimed editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling’s third “mythic” anthology. The Coyote Road features a remarkable range of authors, each with his or her fictional look at a trickster character, including Holly Black, Charles de Lint, Ellen Klages, Kelly Link, Patricia A. McKillip, and Jane Yolen. (230) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. HC, 6x9, 544pgs, B&W SRP: $19.99 DARK MAIDEN SC by Norma Lehr Sheila Miller's newborn baby is gone. His death certificate is stamped SIDS, but Sheila knows her Timmy did not die in his crib from natural causes — he was taken! No one believes Sheila...that is, until a series of bizarre incidents threaten innocent people linked to her, and a Chinese legend historian reveals the terrifying story involving a white jade amulet and a ferocious fox-maiden — an entity determined to destroy her! (6844/0-8095- 5780-0) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 THE DOOR TO SATURN: THE COLLECTED FANTASIES OF CLARK ASHTON SMITH VOLUME 2 HC edited by Scott Connors & Ronald S. Hilger This definitive edition of the literary work of Clark Ashton Smith's — hailed as a contemporary of H.P. Lovecraft — brings together 20 of Smith's fantasy tales, complete with corrected texts based on his original manuscripts and notes. (5889/1-59780-029-5) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 350pgs, B&W SRP: $39.95 FANTASY: THE BEST OF THE YEAR 2007 MMPB edited by Rich Horton This collection of the best fantasy prose written in 2007 was selected by Rich Horton, a contributing reviewer to many of the field's most respected magazines including Locus and SFsite. (120/0-8439-5906-1) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 5x7, 400pgs SRP: $7.99 A FORTRESS IN SHADOW: A CHRONICLE OF THE DREAD EMPIRE HC by Glen Cook Once a mighty kingdom reigned, but now all is chaos! In the vast reaches of the desert, a young heretic escapes certain death and embarks on a mission of madness and glory. He is El Murid — the Disciple — who vows to bring order, prosperity, and righteousness to the desert people of Hammad al Nakir. But all is not as it seems, and the sinister forces pulling the strings of empire come to light. Who and what lies behind El Murid's vision of a desert empire? (5889/1-59780-080-5) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 400pgs, B&W SRP: $35.00 THE MISADVENTURES OF BENJAMIN BARTHOLOMEW PIFF #2: WISHFUL THINKING HC written & illustrated by Jason Lethcoe Benjamin Bartholomew Piff thought all of his wishes had finally come true! But when Ben slips briefly and reveals his identity, his spoiled cousin Penelope Piff figures out his new job. She quickly learns how to get in on the sweet life of magic, but her wishes are anything but sugar and spice and everything nice. This is one Penny that brings nothing but bad luck! Written and illustrated by the creator of Zoom Academy! (230) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: Not available in Australia. HC, 5x8, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 STARS OF THE MONTH THE NEIL GAIMAN READER edited by Darrell Schweitzer Featuring two exclusive interviews with Gaiman along with a thorough bibliography of his work to-date, The Neil Gaiman Reader serves as a comprehensive examination of the creative genius behind The Sandman, American Gods, Coraline, and more. (6844) SOFTCOVER (AUG063832) (0-8095-5637-5)—SC, 248pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 HARDCOVER (AUG063833) (0-8095-5625-1)—HC, 248pgs, B&W SRP: $35.00 ********************************************************************** PRECIOUS DRAGON HC by Liz Williams In this, the third Detective Inspector Chen novel, Chen and Zhu are given a major assignment to escort an emissary from heaven on a diplomatic mission to hell! (5889/1- 59780-082-1) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 256pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 RAY BRADBURY'S NOW AND FOREVER HC by Ray Bradbury This book collects two never-before-published works of short fiction by Ray Bradbury: Somewhere a Band is Playing and Leviathan '99. (120/0-06-113156-3) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 6x9, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 ROBERT E. HOWARD'S WEIRD WORKS VOLUME 1: SHADOW KINGDOMS MMPB by Robert E. Howard; edited by Paul Herman Shadow Kingdoms is the first in a ten book definitive chronological collection of Robert E. Howard's work from the classic magazine Weird Tales, restored to their original text, and features some of Howard's most famous creations including King Kull and Solomon Kane. Cover by Ken Kelly. (120/0-8439-5905-3) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 5x7, 320pgs SRP: $6.99 WANDERING LARK: BOOK 2 OF THE DEMON-BOUND HC by Laura J. Underwood Alaric Braidwine is a young man with a big problem. As one of the Demon-Bound, he is now a wanted man. As it is, he has been forced to flee, leaving his friends to the machinations of the High Mage Turlough Greenfyn. Now, Ronan Tey — whose soul share's Alaric's body — is determined to whisk Alaric out of Ard-Taebh and into the mysterious land of Garrowye to seek the aid of an Elder to remove the demon's mark and break Alaric's bond with the demon Vagner! (6660/1-592221-30-0) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 6x9, 464pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 WIZARDS: MAGICAL TALES FROM THE MASTERS OF MODERN FANTASY HC edited by Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois Neil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer, Patricia A. McKillips, Peter S. Beagle, Tanith Lee, Orson Scott Card, Tad Williams, and Garth Nix are among the magical lineup of wizardly writers to conjure this collection of all-new, never-before-published fantasy tales of the wise, the wicked, and the wizards in between. (230/0-425-21518-0) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. HC, 6x9, 416pgs, B&W SRP: $25.00 WIRED SHOMI NOVEL by Liz Maverick L. Roxanne Zaborovsky is about to discover fate is comprised of an infinite number of wires, filaments that can be manipulated, and that she’s not the one at the controls. From the roguishly charming Mason Merrick — a shadow from her increasingly tenebrous past — to the dangerously seductive Leonardo Kaysar, she’s barely holding on. This isn’t a game, and the pennies are rolling all over the floor. Roxy just has to figure out which are the ones worth picking up! Wired is the first in a new series of books geared specifically for female readers and fans of shojo storylines. (120/0-505-52724-3) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 5x7, 352pgs SRP: $6.99 MOONGAZER SHOMI NOVEL by Marianne Mancusi Imagine every night entering a nightmare world you can't escape and being told real life is a dream. Skye Brown has it all: the cool job, the hot boyfriend, the apartment on New York's Upper West Side. But lately she can't enjoy any of it. She's having dreams of a post-apocalyptic world. Of a bleak futuristic wasteland. Of a struggle against oppression. And she's been told she's a...Moongazer! But, what is that? And, what is reality?! Moongazer is the second in a new series of books geared specifically for female readers and fans of shojo storylines. (120/0-505-52725-1) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 5x7, 352pgs SRP: $6.99 HORROR ANITA BLAKE: THE HARLEQUIN HC by Laurell K. Hamilton Anita Blake is about to face the challenge of her life! Into her world — a world already overflowing with power — have come creatures so feared that powerful, centuries-old vampires refuse to mention their names. It is forbidden to speak of The Harlequin unless you've been contacted. And, to be contacted is to be under sentence of death! (230/0-425- 21724-8) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 6x9, 496pgs, B&W SRP: $25.95 LAURELL K. HAMILTON'S STRANGE CANDY TP by Laurell K. Hamilton Known for her darkly violent, stunningly erotic Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels, New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton reveals new dimensions of her talent in these fantastical fairy tales and lush parables as she w