PREVIEWS February 2006 - April / May 2006 Releases - Diamond Comics (go to Marvel Previews)   Ctrl + F = Search PREVIEWS VOL. XVI #2 PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS PREVIEWS #4 (APRIL 2006) 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 June 2006 through August 2006! Catalog, 8x11, 480+pg, PC $4.50 MARVEL PREVIEWS #32 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 April issue features items scheduled to ship in June 2006! 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ADULT MATERIAL Catalog, 24pg, b&w $0.95 COMICS SECTION PREMIERE VENDORS DARK HORSE COMICS STAR WARS: REBELLION—MY BROTHER, MY ENEMY #1 ROB WILLIAMS (W) and BRANDON BADEAUX (A) Seeking to exploit a fatal flaw in the Rebel fleet’s escape strategies, the Empire plants a sleeper agent in the Alliance’s midst and sets into motion a series of events that will have devastating consequences for Luke Skywalker and his companions. Meanwhile, Darth Vader’s own agenda runs counter to the Empire’s schemes, and he’s ensnared Lt. Janek Sunber to carry out a secret mission that will lead the idealistic Imperial officer straight into the heart of the Rebellion. On sale April 12, FC, 32pg, $2.99 STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #4 JOHN JACKSON MILLER (W), BRIAN CHING (P), MICHAEL ATIYEH (C), and TRAVIS CHAREST (Cover) On the run and desperate to clear his name, fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick guides his ragtag crew of scoundrels toward a treacherous asteroid moon, returning to the site of a significant moment in his Jedi training and to what he hopes will reveal the reason the entire Republic seems out to get him. The answers only lead to more riddles, however, and before they can fully interpret the information they’ve stumbled upon, the band of outcasts are assailed by yet another threat. And perhaps most surprising of all, their party grows by one as a new character enters the fray! On sale April 26, FC, 32pg, $2.99 STAR WARS: TAG & BINK EPISODE I—REVENGE OF THE CLONE MENACE KEVIN RUBIO (W) and LUCAS MARANGON (A) Behold, the long-awaited prequel to the Tag & Bink saga! Many a Star Wars fan has lain awake at night, plagued by suspense and wondering just how this infamous Rebel pair came to be. Well wonder no more, faithful readers! Your plague has ended with this tell- all issue that caps the space-opera legend, courtesy of fan-favorite Star Wars creators Kevin Rubio and Lucas Marangon. The origin story of our hapless heroes begins on their respective planets, Alderaan and Corellia. These future soldiers of the Rebel Alliance are sized up for Padawan potential, and we are treated to a rare inside look at the rigorous mental and physical training undergone by aspiring Knights in the Jedi Temple! Mace Windu, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the elder Fett each have a role in the miseducation of Tag and Bink, but despite all this schoolin’, the two decide that spying on Padme and “the Chosen One” is a pretty good idea . . . On sale April 26, FC, 32pg, $2.99 STAR WARS: HONOR AND DUTY TPB JOHN OSTRANDER (W), C. P. SMITH (P), LUKE ROSS (P), JASEN RODRIGUEZ (I), DIGITAL CHAMELEON (C), and STEVE FIRCHOW (Cover) Watch the fall of the Republic through the eyes of Sagoro Autem—Senate Guard, mercenary, prisoner, Clone Wars hero, and Imperial target—in a story that spans from before the Clone Wars to the first mission of Darth Vader! Young Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker—his even younger Padawan—protect a senator from assassination attempts that threaten to silence his crucial swing vote. Joining the Jedi in their mission is Autem, loyal Senate Guard. Yet, as Obi-Wan and Anakin fend off a league of master assassins, Autem discovers a link between the killers that will change his own life forever—a secret he will not be able to face until the Clone Wars have come and gone, and he finds himself on the run from the new Emperor’s enforcer, Darth Vader! On sale May 10, SC, 96pg, FC, 7" x 10", $12.95 ARCHENEMIES #1 (of 4) DREW MELBOURNE (W), YVEL GUICHET (P), JOE RUBINSTEIN (I), RICK HILTBRUNNER (C), and JIM KEPLINGER (L) Ethan has no idea that Vincent, his roommate, is the villainous Underlord. Vincent has no clue that Ethan is the superhero called Star Fighter. In their costumed identities, they're mortal enemies, but as Ethan and Vincent they're the best of . . . wait, NO, as Ethan and Vincent they STILL hate each other's guts. Can comics' ultimate, super-powered odd couple keep their secrets secret AND learn to live together in peace? ArchEnemies is high-concept superhero action comedy drama times eleven. In our debut issue, it's a battle of wills as Ethan and Vincent try to drive each other OUT of the apartment and OFF the lease. But, in a moment of weakness, will one roommate go too far? [SPOILER ALERT: Yes. Yes, he will.] On sale April 5, FC, 32pg, $2.99 AEON FLUX TPB MIKE KENNEDY (W) and TIMOTHY GREEN II (A) Four hundred years in the future, the last of Humanity will live behind the protective walls of Bregna, an idyllic utopia built to shelter them from the deadly jungle growing beyond. Life in Bregna is perfect, or as perfect as the government can make the people believe. But not everyone is fooled by their mood-altering propaganda—a small band of freedom fighters wish to see things change, and they just might manage to pull off this impossible dream with the help of their top secret agent, the sexy, deadly Aeon Flux. As Bregnan authorities prepare a new weapon to use against the jungle pounding at their walls, Aeon prepares to turn their plans against them. But this time she is not alone—she has been instructed to train a new agent, a fiery young woman named Sithandra, who may not be all that she appears . . . On sale May 17, SC, 96pg, FC, 7" x 10", $12.95 NEXUS ARCHIVES VOLUME 3 HC Mike Baron (w) and Steve Rude (a) This latest collection of the landmark sci-fi series re-presents the original Nexus issues twelve through eighteen from First Comics—an indispensable storyline in the history of Horatio Hellpop’s plagued existence. Wracked by inescapable, visceral nightmares of the grave misdeeds of his next targets, the executioner Nexus turns to the only solution he can—a life-threatening procedure that places an implant in his brain! This implant will prevent the dreams that Horatio has endured for years, but at what price? His behavior changes, and the ensuing emotional isolation pushes Sundra and her booming solar sailcraft business back to Mars. Spy Ursula X. X. Imada resurfaces with Horatio’s twin daughters, and Clonezone the Hilariator is up to his usual mischief and misadventures! This collection also features a story about the Hammer, Judah Maccabee, illustrated by the famed Oz artist Eric Shanower. On sale May 24, SC, 216pg, FC, 7" x 10 1/2", $49.95 CONAN #27 KURT BUSIEK (W), TIM TRUMAN (P/Cover), and DAVE STEWART (C) Double-barreled action as two tales intertwine! In one, Conan leads a daring raid in the high mountain ranges of the East for the prize of a new-minted crown. Is this the beginning of Conan’s kingdom, or will treachery and guile bring him down? In the other storyline, the Prince and his Wazir face turmoil on the empire’s border, and must punish a daring rebel—but is it justice? How the two tales, set centuries apart, affect one another make for surprise twists and a unique showdown that sets the stage for serious trouble to come. Part two of a two-parter drawn by the fabulous Tim Truman (Grimjack). Two stories, two leads, and two fateful choices—no wonder Conan is the hottest fantasy comic on the stands! On sale April 19, FC, 32pg, $2.99 CONAN: BOOK OF THOTH #2 (of 4) KURT BUSIEK (W), LEN WEIN (W), KELLEY JONES (A/Cover), and MICHELLE MADSEN (C) The young acolyte Thoth-amon rises quickly through the priestly ranks of Ibis as one by one his fellows fall victim to grisly deaths by an unseen hand. Bewildered and powerless to halt the carnage, one priest fears he has discovered the source of the evil encroaching upon the city, only to learn that the truth is far more horrifying than anyone could have imagined. Meanwhile, the citizens of Memphia are losing faith in the ability of Ibis to protect them, and rumors are spreading of a far more powerful and ancient deity—the snake-god Set. This essential piece of the Conan mythos uncovering the origin of his greatest villain is co-written by Len Wein, creator of Swamp Thing and Wolverine, and Kurt Busiek, Eisner award-winning writer of the best-selling Conan ongoing series, and drawn by Kelley Jones, much-proclaimed master of horror! On sale April 19, FC, 48pg, $4.99 CONAN VOLUME 3: THE TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT AND OTHER STORIES TPB & HC KURT BUSIEK (W), CARY NORD (P), MICHAEL WM. KALUTA (P), and DAVE STEWART (C) Eisnr award-winning writer Kurt Busiek (JLA/Avengers, Astro City), Eisner award- nominated artist Cary Nord (Daredevil), and Eisner award-winning color artist Dave Stewart (Ultimate Fantastic Four; DC: The New Frontier) continue their groundbreaking run on Dark Horse’s best-selling Conan series with an adaptation of one of Robert E. Howard’s greatest Conan tales, “The Tower of the Elephant”! Fed up with both civilization and mysticism, Conan travels to the infamous City of Thieves to take out his frustrations. When a bar fight uncovers the legend of the impregnable Tower of the Elephant, he becomes determined to rob it, setting out on a quest unlike any he’s undertaken—one that will involve new comrades, sudden death, horrifying creatures, and gruesome unsettling fates for both gods and men. On sale June 21, SC, 168, FC, 7" x 10", $15.95 On sale May 17, HC, 168, FC, 7" x 10", $24.95 USAGI YOJIMBO #93 STAN SAKAI (W/A) World-renowned storyteller Stan Sakai explores a very important part of Japanese culture in this special issue of Usagi Yojimbo. After an eventful stay, the time has come for Usagi to continue his wandering travels and bid farewell to the Geishu Province. Before he goes, he and Tomoe will first partake in the chanoyu—the formal tea ceremony. But is there something besides tea brewing between the two of them? Meanwhile, unbeknownst to either of the pair, arrangements are being made for Tomoe’s marriage. This unusual issue explores the stylized, spiritual event of the tea ceremony, which epitomizes the feeling of Zen. Sakai’s attention to the historical details of Usagi’s feudal environment is a hallmark of the series, and this focus is highlighted this month in “Chanoyu”! On sale April 26, b&w, 24pg, $2.99 ALSO AVAILABLE USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 8: SHADES OF DEATH TPB by Stan Sakai; introduction by William Stout SC, 200pg, (STAR06915) . . . $14.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 9: DAISHO TPB by Stan Sakai; introduction by James Robinson SC, 200pg, b&w (STAR07519) . . . $14.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 10: THE BRINK OF LIFE & DEATH TPB by Stan Sakai; introduction by Kurt Busiek SC, 208pg, b&w (STAR08246) . . . $14.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 11: SEASONS TPB by Stan Sakai; introduction by Lynn Johnston SC, 208pg, b&w (STAR09180) . . . $14.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 12: GRASSCUTTER TPB by Stan Sakai; introduction by Will Eisner SC, 256pg, b&w (STAR09937) . . . $16.95 USAGI YOJIMBOVOLUME 13: GREY SHADOWS TPB by Stan Sakai; introduction by Max Allan Collins SC, 208pg, b&w (STAR10791) . . . $14.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 14: DEMON MASK TPB by Stan Sakai SC, 224pg, b&w (STAR13194) . . . $16.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 15: GRASSCUTTER II — JOURNEY TO ATSUTA SHRINE TPB by Stan Sakai SC, 184 pg, 6”x9”, b&w (STAR15228) . . . $15.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 16: THE SHROUDED MOON TPB by Stan Sakai SC, 184pg, 6" x 9", b&w (STAR17515) . . . $15.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 17: DUEL AT KITANOJI TPB by Stan Sakai SC, 224pg, 6" x 9", b&w (STAR19625) . . . $16.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 18: TRAVELS WITH JOTARO TPB by Stan Sakai SC, 208pg, 6" x 9", b&w (MAR040046) . . . $15.95 USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 19: FATHERS & SONS TPB by Stan Sakai SC, 184pg, 6" x 9", b&w (DEC040032. . . $15.95 SPACE USAGI TP by Stan Sakai SC, 296pg, b&w (STAR11076) . . . $17.95 DREADFUL ED HC ANDREW COSBY (W), Illustrated by TROY NIXEY Poor Ed! What’s a normal kid like him doing in a place like Nocturnia? He’s supposed to be the heir to the throne of his dastardly dad—otherwise known as the Boogeyman himself, Silas Grimm! But Ed just isn’t cut out for the work. Quiet, gentle, and altogether unspooky, it appears to everyone that Ed will never have what it takes to rule the land of nightmares and dark deeds. Rather than giving up on his only heir, Silas ships Ed off to fright school, hoping his woefully un-strange little boy will learn the skills befitting of the next Boogeyman. Instead, Ed ends up learning something about himself that will shock everyone—everyone, that is except the mother who switched him at birth! This beautifully illustrated hardcover book will be an instant favorite for anyone who loves fanciful kids’ stories with a delightfull dark edge. On sale May 24, HC, 32pg, FC, 8" x 10 1/4", $8.95 GOON #17 ERIC POWELL (W/A) Things have taken a turn for the worse in the battle for control of Lonely Street. The Zombie Priest’s new army of monstrosities is quickly overrunning the town, destroying everything in sight. Their mission: destroy Goon and Buzzard. As the pair struggle to survive the attack of these new nasty little creatures, Goon begins to wonder if perhaps Buzzard isn’t sharing all he knows. On sale April 19, FC, 32pg, $2.99 B.P.R.D. THE UNIVERSAL MACHINE #1 (of 5) MIKE MIGNOLA (W/Cover), JOHN ARCUDI (W), GUY DAVIS (A), and DAVE STEWART (C) After their catastrophic encounter with the monster-god Katha Hem, the B.P.R.D. begin the work of trying to pick up the pieces and rebuild the team. Kate Corrigan travels to rural France in search of an ancient text that might undo the death of Roger, while back at B.P.R.D. Headquarters, Captain Daimio finally reveals the truth about his own death. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, with artist Guy Davis and co-writer John Arcudi, launch the five-part series that will determine the future of the B.P.R.D., while revealing key secrets about their past. On sale April 5, FC, 32pg, $2.99 THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON: TIME’S BLACK LAGOON Novel PAUL DI FILIPPO (W) In 1954, deep in the Amazon Jungle, an expedition found what they assumed was one of those missing links in the chain of human evolution: an immensely powerful amphibian creature that seemed to step out of the mists of time. They tried to tame it, to break its will, to change its very being with surgery and torture, but the beast rebelled, killing almost all who stood in its way. But was the creature truly a throwback, a survivor of some prehistoric time before time . . . or was it something more? In the year 2015 one scientist will try to answer those questions, using a time machine to pierce the veil of history and journey back to the distant Devonian era. What he finds there will not only splinter his vision of what the Creature might be, but may very well change the history of the human race forever! On sale June 14, SC, 275pg, 4 1/8" x 6 7/8", $6.99 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #112: ON THE PERFECTION OF ANATOMY part 1 (of 6) HIROAKI SAMURA (W/A) Yamada Asaemon, the Shogun’s executioner and sword tester, arrives at Burando’s request! Known as Kubikiri Asa, the legend of this historical figure is explored in Dark Horse’s Samurai Executioner series, and his presence will certainly be felt in Blade of the Immortal! Medical examiner Burando continues his studies on limb transferals and Manji’s immortal body, with the hope that Asaemon’s deadly, precise skills can quicken the pace! Hiroaki Samura’s wild samurai ride takes a darker turn, as his horrific “On the Perfection of Anatomy” story arc begins! This issue also sports a beautiful, wraparound Rin cover, painted by Samura. On sale April 12, b&w, 32pg, $2.99 EDEN: IT’S AN ENDLESS WORLD! VOLUME 3 TPB HIROKI ENDO (W/A) The most action-filled Eden yet! In this shocking volume, character revelations and intense battlefield decisions punctuate a roller-coaster, book-length conflict. With new, cyber-augmented Propater villains (the Aeon soldiers) making a vicious debut, the mysterious Colonel tries to keep his ragtag group of freedom fighters alive. Kenji cuts a path through armored soldiers, and Cheribum and Sophia suffer serious setbacks. Kachua and Wycliffe make their way through secret Incan tunnels, not knowing what horrors lie in the daylight. If you thought that the previous Eden volume had a cliffhanger ending, you’ll be blown away by the final pages of this thrilling ride! Hiroki Endo’s Eden is a garden of violence, pathos, and philosophy, where endearing heroes face a constant struggle for survival and violent surprises wait around every corner! On sale May 3, SC, 224pg, b&w, 5" x 7", $12.95 GUNGRAVE ARCHIVE TPB Based on a game created by Yasuhiro Nightow, created by Softbank Editorial Division. First a hit first-person-shooter video game in Japan, Gungrave moved overseas to become an American Playstation 2 favorite as well before finally making the move to become a popular anime in both countries. Dark Horse is proud to bring America the works of Yasuhiro Nightow, and the artbook Gungrave Archives offers a new piece of the manga master’s growing portfolio of works. And Nightow’s additions are only a part of the wide range of materials in this special, double-size artbook set. Already available as separate, untranslated books, Archives brings them together completely translated, at a more reasonable price, in equally high-quality binding, and featuring two pull-out posters! On sale May 24, SC, 256pg, b&w, 8 1/4" x 12", $19.95 JU-ON VOLUME 2 TPB Originally written by TAKASHI SHIMIZU. Manga adaptation by MEIMU The bloody and vengeful grudge of Ju-On returns in this manga sensation from Japan! The landmark horror film franchise is captured in comics form, opening on a gruesome and tantalizing series of images from an operating room, a lightning storm, gory medical instruments, and a single witness to the scene and whatever lies on the table. Cut to peaceful scenes of everyday life that are taking place in and around a familiar apartment complex. But what eerie presence sits just below the surface, itching to manifest itself and take out its deep-seated rage on innocents? What could have caused such hatred, and why is the spirit terrorizing again? The chilling answer to these questions is found in the pages of Ju-On Volume 2. On sale May 24, SC, 136pg, b&w, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4", $9.95 TRIGUN MAXIMUM VOLUME 9 TPB YASUHIRO NIGHTOW (W/A) This is the story of Nicholas Wolfwood and Livio, two boys for whom friendship was brief, but still burned deep into their boyhood consciences. But those bits and pieces, though full of light, are mere shadows to these men of guns and blood and violence. Yes, in this volume of Trigun, our hero Vash takes a bit of a rest, and he certainly deserves one. So, now we’ll study a boyhood relationship, one that, in this very volume, just might come to a destructive and angry end. Though, it may be a bit tough for either one of these “friends” to knock each other off. They both have secrets up their sleeves, and Livio, well he might even have an extra sleeve! On sale May 3, SC, 200pg, b&w, 5 1/4" x 7 1/8", $9.95 SCARY BOOK VOLUME 2: INSECTS TPB KAZUO UMEZU (W/A) Kazuo Umezu returns with the second frightening volume of his Scary Book anthology series. In “Butterfly Grave,” a book-length feature story, ever since the mysterious and untimely death of her mother when she was still an infant, Megumi has had an inexplicable, devastating phobia of butterflies. Upon visiting her mother’s grave years after her death, Megumi begins being haunted by a black butterfly that only she can see and which seemingly causes waves of destruction and misery to Megumi’s family and friends wherever it appears. But when Megumi’s father decides to remarry, Megumi begins to fear that her new mother is turning into the very thing she dreads most. On sale May 10, SC, 232pg, b&w, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4", $13.95 SPACE PINCHY: THE LABORATORY OF LOVE TONY TAKEZAKI (W/A) It seems it’s not possible for poor Pinchy to stay out of trouble. At the beginning of each story, it seems she’s in some kind of fix! But not this time. Nope. Now she’s visiting a retro mecha display of the seemingly undestroyable Captain Star! However, I’m sure by the time this issue’s over, Pinchy will find some kind of trouble, either with a giant robot, that pesky Robo King, or something else. For instance, what exactly is this “laboratory of love”? From the wacked-out manga mind of Japan’s Tony Takezaki comes Space Pinchy, a story about a female space adventurer who won’t accept failure, and will probably never find a decent alien boyfriend. On sale April 19, FC, 32pg, $2.99 HOT STUFF AND CASPER Hot Stuff 10” Plush, $24.99 Hot Stuff 20” Plush, $49.99 Hot Stuff 3-Piece PVC Set, $12.99 Hot Stuff in Match Box Mini Statuette, $34.99 Hot Stuff with Grin Mini Statuette, $34.99 Hot Stuff with Bib Figurine, $24.99 Hot Stuff Pitchfork Guitar Figurine, $24.99 Casper Fishing Figurine, $24.99 Casper Snow Globe, $7.99 On sale April 5 Hot Stuff and Casper return for more mischief! The statuettes and figurines of these Harvey Comics characters, imported from France and sculpted of the highest quality by Demons and Merveilles, continue to bring praise from customers. In addition to our ongoing line of statuettes and figurines, we are excited to expand our line with a Hot Stuff plush available in two sizes, and a Casper snow globe. KOTOBUKIYA ROBOCOP TRILOGY FIGURES Dark Horse continues its exciting import program of the award-winning Kotobukiya figures. Our ongoing Kotobukiya Star Wars line consists of large, 8-11 inch figures. With the Robocop series, Kotobukiya gives us the same great quality and precise details in a smaller, more accesible collectible. We offer six different figures, consisting of 2-7 easy to assemble parts, ranging in size from 2 1/2 to 5 inches. What was at first considered merely a futuristic action film, Robocop quickly gained a cult following due to it foreboding message about the not-so-distant future. A world where a hard-working, honest cop is turned into an emotionless weapon. When Officer Alex Murphy’s memories seep into Robocop’s consciousness, a battle of morals and revenge commence. The Robocop series is fondly regarded by many, and, we believe, it’s time it was honored with some cool figures! On sale July 19, 2 1/2" to 5", $9.99 (each) ROBOCOP: MK-2 ROBOCOP: ED 209 ROBOCOP: ROBOCOP ROBOCOP: ROBOCOP BUST ROBOCOP: ROBOCOP AND ED 209 ROBOCOP: ROBOCOP WITH FLIGHT PACK Robocop mixed case of Twelve (two of each character), packaged in full-color counter display, $119.88 KOTOBUKIYA COMMANDER BLY SOFT VINYL MODEL KIT Dark Horse continues its exciting import program of the award-winning Kotobukiya Star Wars vinyl figures. Consisting of a few easy-to-assemble parts, Commander Bly stands 11 inches tall. Clone commander 5052, also known as Bly, was the leader of the Star Corps of clone troopers assigned to Jedi General Aayla Secura. When the executive command, Order 66, was received from the Supreme Chancellor on Coruscant, identifying Secura as a traitorous enemy of the state, Bly, demonstrating his unerring loyalty to the Republic, raised his rifle and opened fire on his commanding officer, coldly killing the unsuspecting Jedi. A recognizable character in the film Episode III Revenge of the Sith, Commander Bly is a clone trooper not easily forgotten. On sale July 12, 11” tall, easy to assemble parts, $99.99 VINTAGE KELLOGG’S SNAP, CRACKLE, AND POP! PVC SET AND VINTAGE KELLOGG’S CHARACTER #6: SNAP On sale August 30, Vintage Kellogg’s Character #6: Snap!, packaged in a litho-printed full-color tin box with a vintage-style pinback button, and booklet, $49.95 On sale August 16, Vintage Kellogg’s Snap! Crackle! Pop! PVC Set, featuring the three elves together in musical-themed poses, $14.99 With 2006 marking the 100th anniversary of Kellogg Company, Dark Horse has been busy digging through the Kellogg’s archives! Our Vintage Kellogg’s merchandise includes an eight-character series of statuettes in our Vintage Kellogg’s Character Series, vinyl figures, tin signs and a Snap! Crackle! Pop! PVC Set. We are pleased to present Snap! this month as the sixth statue in our Vintage Kellogg’s character series. (Watch for syroco sculpts of his brothers Crackle! and Pop! in the months to follow!) Our Snap! statue was sculpted by Yoe! Studios, in a style that recalls the 1940’s sculpting and painting style of “syroco” statues. Each statuette comes packaged in a litho-printed full- color tin box with a vintage-style pinback button and booklet about Snap! and Kellogg’s. The statue is available in an extremely limited endition of 500 pieces. Our Vintage Kellogg’s Snap! Crackle! Pop! PVC Set features the three elves together in musical- themed poses. This whimsical band of brothers will bring a smile to that kid inside of you! FAVOLE PORTFOLIO VICTORIA FRANCÉS (A) Dark Horse is proud to continue our series of portfolios with images from the gothic- tinged and mysterious world of Favolé, where images emerge as if secret thoughts. This handsomely-packaged set of full-color pictures, each text free and suitable for framing, is of haunting illustrations by the mysterious and romantic Spanish artist/writer Victoria Francés. Six 13 1/2"x 10 3/8" color prints in folder. The back of the folder pictures all the interior images, so they can be viewed in the store without having to open the package. On sale April 12, six 13 1/2"x 10 3/8" color prints in folder, $19.99 ALSO AVAILABLE FAVOLE: STONE TEARS BOOK 1 TPB by Victoria Frances Victoria Francés creates in her first book a gothic romantic fantasy reminiscent of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, filled with tales of vampires, magic, and the undying spirit of lovers which reaches across the centuries. SC, 48pg, FC, 6 11/16" x 10 1/4" . . . $6.95 FAVOLE JOURNAL 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" spiral-bound journal, 128 pages . . . $9.99 FAVOLE STATIONERY SET Stationery set includes 8 writing sheets (four different styles), 6 envelopes (4 different styles), and a set of stickers. Packaged with a printed belly-band, all inside a protective plastic bag . . . $4.99 GACHA! New this Month: Pokemon Buildable Figures Princess Figures series 5 Chicken Little Bobble Heads King Kong Figure Collection GACHA! Available Now! Figures based on COMIC BOOK HEROES are here! Marvel Superhero Bobble Heads Hellboy Movie Figures Spider-Man Keychains Spider-Man Figures SERENITY LOGO ZIPPO LIGHTER AND ORNAMENT Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, made his big-screen writing/directing debut with this sci-fi epic, continuing the story begun in his fan-favorite TV series, Firefly. Fans of the cult-hit TV series and the major motion picture, now available on DVD, will love this Zippo lighter, featuring the logo of the rogue ship, Serenity and an ornament featuring the ship itself. On sale March 29, Logo Zippo lighter, $29.99 On sale April 12, 6" long x 3 1/2" wide, full color ornament, $19.99 SHMOO VINYL FIGURE In 1948, Al Capp introduced the Shmoo in his popular “Li’l Abner” strip and it truly took the nation by storm. The Shmoo was a lovable tub of glub whose bewhiskered smile was a cute as his button eyes. The Shmoo bred with a speed that would put rabbits to shame, consumed essentially nothing, and provided most everything that humankind could wish for. Besides producing both milk and eggs, it’s meat was pork when roasted, chicken when fried, and steak when broiled. During its heyday the Shmoo inspired one of the first true licensed-product bonanzas; appearing as a cornucopia of products that spawned as fast as the Shoos themselves. 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Stackpole, John Nadeau, and Jordi Ensign SC, 96pg, FC, 7" x 10" (STAR09297) . . . $12.95 STAR WARS: ZAM WESELLTPB by Ron Marz and Ted Naifeh SC, 64pg, FC, 7" x 10" (STAR15420) . . . $5.95 DC COMICS Batman ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER #5 Written by Frank Miller Art and cover by Jim Lee & Scott Williams Variant cover by Miller The pulse-pounding adventure continues with the All Star creative team of Frank Miller, Jim Lee & Scott Williams! The Batman puts Dick Grayson to the ultimate test, and the orphaned aerialist must make a difficult choice before becoming Robin, the Boy Wonder! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information. On sale April 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MAN-BAT #1 Written by Bruce Jones Art and cover by Mike Huddleston Edited by Matt Idelson Bruce Jones (YEAR ONE: BATMAN/SCARECROW, NIGHTWING, VIGILANTE) and Mike Huddleston (MNEMOVORE, The Coffin, HARLEY QUINN) present the savage return of Batman's ultimate mirror image in a mind-bending new 5- issue miniseries! Kirk Langstrom has long had control of his Man-Bat alter ego, able to keep the beast and himself out of trouble. But now his control is slipping, with horrifying consequences for the people around him. And two more of Batman's biggest foes have plans to turn Man-Bat's predicament to their advantage! Don’t miss this stunning new vision of a classic character — one that returns him to his original, terrifying roots! On sale April 19 • 1 of 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US DETECTIVE COMICS #818 Written by James Robinson Art by Leonard Kirk & Andy Clarke Cover by Simone Bianchi Part 3 of “Face the Face,” an amazing 8-part story written by James Robinson (JSA: THE GOLDEN AGE, HAWKMAN, STARMAN) crossing over with BATMAN! Another of Gotham’s villains has been murdered. As the clues start adding up, they point to one man as the killer: Harvey Dent. But isn’t Dent sane now, cured of his madness? Or is he still the maniac he was back when he was Two-Face? Batman begins his hunt for the answer! Plus, a new chapter begins in the life of detective Jason Bard. On sale April 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US BATMAN #652 Written by James Robinson Art by Don Kramer & Keith Champagne Cover by Simone Bianchi Part 4 of “Face the Face,” an amazing 8-part story written by James Robinson (JSA: THE GOLDEN AGE, HAWKMAN, STARMAN) crossing over with DETECTIVE COMICS! The hunt for Harvey Dent is on — but how do you catch a man who now knows more about Gotham than Batman? Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne must make a serious decision about the future of Tim Drake. On sale April 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #203 Written by Christos N. Gage Art by Ron Wagner & Bill Reinhold Cover by Ariel Olivetti Concluding the 3-part “Cold Case” by Law & Order: SVU writer Christos N. Gage! Can Batman clear his father’s name? Thomas Wayne’s reputation may be destroyed unless the Dark Knight can prove his father wasn’t a serial killer — and find the real murderer! On sale April 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #204 Written by Justin Gray Art by Steven Cummings Cover by Gary Erskine Part 1 of the 3-part “Madmen of Gotham,” written by Justin Gray (JONAH HEX) with art by Steven Cummings (DEADSHOT)! What is the secret from Gotham City’s past that’s driving its population insane today? Can Batman stop the madness, or will he succumb as well? On sale April 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US ROBIN #149 Written by Adam Beechen Art by Karl Kerschl & Wayne Faucher Cover by Ed McGuinness and Dexter Vines “Robin: Boy Wanted” continues as the Teen Titan must break into a police station to uncover evidence that may — or may not — clear him of killing one of Batman’s allies. On sale April 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US NIGHTWING #119 Written by Bruce Jones Art by Joe Dodd & Bit Cover by Jock The streets of New York have never seen anything like the war raging between twin super-powered crime lords and…twin Nightwings? On sale April 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US CATWOMAN #54 Written by Will Pfeifer Art by David Lopez & Alvaro Lopez Cover by Adam Hughes The jarring changes to Selina Kyle's life unveiled last issue give Holly a nasty turn as Catwoman attempts to restore order in the East End. And as secrets from the last year are revealed, Selina has her hands full with the individual who's become the most important person in her life. On sale April 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US BATMAN: SECRETS #2 Written by Sam Kieth Art and cover by Kieth The 5-issue miniseries written and illustrated by Sam Kieth (SCRATCH, The Maxx) continues! After the Joker commits a heinous crime, he attempts to frame Batman in the court of public opinion. And while the media hover like vultures, ready to convict before all the facts are in, more secrets from long ago are revealed! On sale April 5 • 2 of 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US BATMAN: YEAR ONE HUNDRED #3 Written by Paul Pope Art and cover by Pope Paul Pope’s mystery series set in 2039 continues! A forgotten legend from the past is again loosed on the streets of Gotham. Amid grisly murder and government conspiracy, Detective Gordon tries to solve the deadliest of mysteries: Who is the man behind Batman’s mask? On sale April 12 • 3 of 4 • Prestige Format • 48 pg, FC, $5.99 US BATMAN: JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #9 Written by Andrew Helfer Art by Tan Eng Huat Cover by Pat Lee While investigating the recent arsons in Gotham, Batman uncovers a thread connecting all the fires. But following that thread could lead to even more dangerous revelations! On sale April 26 • 9 of 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US BATMAN AND THE MONSTER MEN #6 Written by Matt Wagner Art and cover by Wagner The spine-tingling conclusion of Matt Wagner’s 6-part miniseries! Hugo Strange and his cadre of freakish henchmen descend on The Roman’s crew of ruthless mobsters. Can Batman rescue the woman he loves from the bloody carnage? On sale April 5 • 6 of 6 • 40 pg, FC, $3.50 US BATMAN ILLUSTRATED BY NEAL ADAMS VOL. 2 HC Written by Dennis O’Neil, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman and others Art and cover by Neal Adams & Dick Giordano Reoffered to coincide with MAN-BAT #1! Presenting material originally published in DETECTIVE COMICS #393-411, BATMAN #217, 219-222, 224-227, and 229-231, THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #88-90, 93 and 95, and WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #199-200 and 202! On sale April 5 • 240 pg, FC, $49.99 US • RELIST Superman SUPERMAN: COVER TO COVER HC Written by various Art by Joe Shuster, Neal Adams, Curt Swan, Dave Johnson, Tim Bradstreet, Mike Wieringo, Alex Ross, Jim Lee, Michael Turner, Tim Sale, Gil Kane, Ed McGuinness and more Cover by Various In the tradition established by the spectacular BATMAN: COVER TO COVER HC, DC Comics proudly presents over 270 of the greatest Superman comic covers of all time, showcasing the World’s Greatest Super-Hero! The artistic development and image of the Man of Steel unfolds over decades of interpretations by the greatest creators in comic-book history. Special features include a look at the evolution of the Superman S-shield, Superman’s fight for social justice, and Superman covers from around the world. Plus, acclaimed writers and artists pick their favorite Superman covers and explain their significance. Contributors include Grant Morrison, Jeph Loeb, Mark Verheiden, Mark Waid, Elliot S. Maggin, Murphy Anderson, Al Plastino, Jim Mooney and Nick Cardy. Also picking their favorites are Superman Returns director Bryan Singer, new Superman actor Brandon Routh, Superman: The Movie director Richard Donner, and TV’s first Jimmy Olsen, Jack Larson. A must-have for all pop-culture, graphic design, comic-book and Superman fans, SUPERMAN: COVER TO COVER is the definitive guide to the most memorable comic covers of all time! Advance-solicited; on sale June 7 • 240 pg, FC, $39.99 US SUPERMAN #651 Written by Geoff Johns & Kurt Busiek Art by Pete Woods Cover by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson Don’t miss Part 3 of the 8-part “Up, Up and Away,” written by Kurt Busiek (SUPERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY, JLA/AVENGERS) & Geoff Johns (INFINITE CRISIS, TEEN TITANS) with eye-popping art by Pete Woods (CATWOMAN) and covers by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson (HARLEY QUINN)! This issue features guest stars galore, including Supergirl, The Prankster, Lex Luthor, the all-new Flea Circus and more as the Man of Steel mulls over an incredible offer — with incredible ramifications — from Green Lantern. Meanwhile, the Flea Circus breaks one of Superman's deadliest villains out of prison while another threat from his rogues gallery forms an unlikely alliance! On sale April 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US ACTION COMICS #838 Written by Geoff Johns & Kurt Busiek Art by Pete Woods Cover by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson Part 4 of the 8-part “Up, Up and Away” reveals secrets from the past as well as the present! Neutron and Radion strike, Luthor's scheme is unveiled, and a mystery from space rears its ugly head! On sale April 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US SUPERMAN/BATMAN #26 Written by Sam Loeb with Jeph Loeb, Allan Heinberg, Joss Whedon, Joe Kelly, Brad Meltzer, Mark Verheiden, Brian K. Vaughan, Geoff Johns, Joe Casey and Paul Levitz Art by John Cassaday, Joe Madureira, Jeff Matsuda, Ian Churchill, Ed McGuinness, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, Tim Sale, Arthur Adams, Joyce Chin, Mike Kunkel, Duncan Rouleau, Carlos Pacheco, Michael Turner and Pat Lee Cover by Ed McGuinness & Dexter Vines At the height of INFINITE CRISIS, Robin and Superboy team up for an extra- sized story that’s not to be missed! Written by Sam Loeb and some of the best writers in comics today, this issue was completed by Sam's artist and writer friends — a veritable Who's Who of modern comics, including Jim Lee, Mike Turner, Geoff Johns, Joss Whedon, Brad Meltzer, Ed McGuinness and many more! This issue also features a bonus SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS short story by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale! Don’t miss it! On sale April 19 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US SUPERGIRL #7 Written by Greg Rucka Art and cover by Ian Churchill It’s one year later…and Kara and Power Girl have become the dynamic duo of the bottle city of Kandor as the new Flamebird and Nightwing! Don’t miss the debut of new series writer Greg Rucka (WONDER WOMAN, THE OMAC PROJECT) and artist Ian Churchill! Retailers please note: This issue is resolicited; all previous orders are cancelled. Resolicited; on sale April 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US SUPERMAN: FOR TOMORROW VOL. 1 TP Written by Brian Azzarello Art and cover by Jim Lee & Scott Williams From Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS) and artists Jim Lee & Scott Williams (BATMAN: HUSH) comes this volume collecting the first half of “For Tomorrow,” originally presented in SUPERMAN #204-209! A cataclysmic event has struck the Earth. Millions of people have vanished without a trace. No one is left unaffected — not even Superman! Advance-solicited; on sale May 3 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US SUPERMAN VS. LEX LUTHOR TP Written and illustrated by various Cover by various DC presents several of the best comics stories featuring Superman battling his arch-nemesis! Witness the various incarnations of Luthor in stories from ACTION COMICS #23, 544, ADVENTURE COMICS #271, SUPERBOY #86, #139, SUPERMAN (vol. 1) #90, #164, #416, MAN OF STEEL #4, SUPERMAN (vol. 2) #9, #131 and SUPERMAN: LEX 2000! Advance-solicited; on sale May 31 • 192 pg, FC, $14.99 US SUPERMAN/SHAZAM: FIRST THUNDER TP Written by Judd Winick Art and cover by Josh Middleton Witness the first meeting of The Last Son of Krypton and Earth's Mightiest Mortal in this thrilling collection of the stylish 4-issue miniseries! While Superman must stop members of a cult from stealing an ancient artifact from the Metropolis Natural History Museum, Captain Marvel must defeat giant robots rampaging through Fawcett City! Advance-solicited; on sale May 10 • 128 pg, FC, $12.99 US SUPERMAN: STRANGE ATTRACTORS TP Written by Gail Simone, Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning Art by John Byrne & Nelson Cover by Byrne Legendary creator John Byrne returns to pencil the adventures of the Man of Steel, in action-filled tales written by Gail Simone! This volume collects ACTION COMICS #827-828 and #830-835, in which Superman squares off against Dr. Polaris, Dr. Psycho, Black Adam, Satanus, Livewire and more! Advance-solicited; on sale May 17 • 112 pg, FC, $12.99 US DC Universe INFINITE CRISIS #7 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Phil Jimenez & Andy Lanning Covers by Jim Lee & Sandra Hope and George Pérez The awe-inspiring conclusion to the miniseries event of the year! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with covers by Lee & Hope (approximately 50%) and Pérez (approximately 50%). For a signed edition, see the Dynamic Forces Section of Previews. On sale April 19 • 7 of 7 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US VILLAINS UNITED: INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL Written by Gail Simone Art by Dale Eaglesham & Art Thibert Cover by Karl Kerschl Ripped from the pages of Infinite Crisis! The Society has orchestrated one of the biggest acts of terror the world has ever seen — a global prison break. But when all of Earth's mightiest heroes are missing in action, who will be there to stop the tide of evil that threatens to engulf the entire planet? On sale April 26 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US AQUAMAN: SWORD OF ATLANTIS #41 Written by Kurt Busiek Art and cover by Butch Guice In Part 2 of the 6-part “Once and Future,” the new Aquaman begins the hunt for his missing father and fights a savage duel against an Atlantean warrior over his alliance with the much-feared King Shark! Also, the fate of Atlantis is revealed as Aquaman encounters a band of Atlanteans led by Mera! On sale April 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US BIRDS OF PREY #93 Written by Gail Simone Art by Paulo Siqueira & Robin Riggs Cover by Terry & Rachel Dodson One of the newest Birds of Prey introduces her own brand of vengeance to the Society — as time runs out for the defector they're determined to reclaim and kill! On sale April 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US BLOOD OF THE DEMON #14 Written by John Byrne & Will Pfeifer Art by Byrne & Dan Green Cover by Byrne The breaking of Etrigan continues, as the Lord of the Damned introduces a female demon to torment his captive — one who is a far greater threat than even he! On sale April 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US BLUE BEETLE #2 Written by Keith Giffen & John Rogers Art and cover by Cully Hamner The exciting new series written by Keith Giffen & John Rogers with art by Cully Hamner continues! The new Beetle had enough to deal with in the increasingly strange and dangerous days following the Scarab’s appearance. Now he’s made his way home from the Infinite Crisis to discover a totally changed world! On sale April 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS VOL. 4 TP Written by Elliot S. Maggin, E. Nelson Bridwell, Martin Pasko and Paul Levitz Art by Dick Dillin and Frank McLaughlin Cover by Alex Ross Collecting JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #122-124, #135-137 and #147- 148! In this latest collection of team-ups, meet the heroes of Earth-S, led by the Earth’s Mightiest Mortal, Captain Marvel, as well as the Legion of Super-Heroes! Advance-solicited; on sale May 3 • 168 pg, FC, $14.99 US CHECKMATE #1 Written by Greg Rucka Art by Jesus Saiz Cover by Lee Bermejo Checkmate holds the line. Cross it — and they’ll take you off the board. Permanently. In this thrilling new ongoing series, the team behind the blockbuster OMAC PROJECT — writer Greg Rucka & artist Jesus Saiz — returns with a different spy agency for a different world. Infinite Crisis has changed the DCU, and Checkmate has shaped its hard-learned lessons into a new game plan. In Checkmate, it’s all about the balance of power. Between Black and White; between human and metahuman; and between the familiar faces who have become its new Kings and Queens. It’s also about the propaganda wars, black ops combat, and political manuevering that fuel Checkmate’s critical missions — missions that take a grueling toll on the agents’ day-to-day lives. First, however, they must prove their right to exist — to the U.N. And they only have hours to do it in this breathtaking first issue! For a signed edition, see the Dynamic Forces section of Previews. On sale April 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US CRISIS AFTERMATH: THE BATTLE FOR BLUDHAVEN #1-2 Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art by Dan Jurgens & Palmiotti Cover by Daniel Acuña The after-effects of INFINITE CRISIS begin to impact the DCU starting in CRISIS AFTERMATH: THE BATTLE FOR BLÜDHAVEN, a 6-issue miniseries written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray (HAWKMAN) with art by Dan Jurgens (SUPERMAN ) & Palmiotti and covers by Daniel Acuña (JLA CLASSIFIED) shipping twice monthly beginning in April! For more information, please see the February Previews catalogue! Issue #1 on sale April 12; issue #2 on sale April 26 • 1 and 2 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Edited by Tom Palmer Jr. FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MAN #24 Written by Stuart Moore Art by Jamal Igle & Keith Champagne Cover by Brian Stelfreeze Firestorm struggles to hold his life together, while Firehawk battles the ice-queen called Killer Frost! But what does Frost want — and who is her mysterious new partner? Plus, the mystery of the disappearance of Professor Stein deepens! On sale April 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US THE FLASH ARCHIVES VOL. 4 HC Written by John Broome and Gardner Fox Art and cover by Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella THE FLASH ARCHIVES VOL. 4 reprints issues #125-132 of THE FLASH (1961-1962), faithfully recolored and restored to their original glory. This volume follows the Fastest Man Alive as he zips through adventures around the world, and features an introduction by longtime comics writer and former FLASH editor Mike W. Barr. Advance-solicited; on sale May 10 • 216 pg, FC, $49.99 US THE FLASH ARCHIVES VOL. 3 HC Written by John Broome and Gardner Fox Art and cover by Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella Reoffered to coincide with THE FLASH ARCHIVES VOL. 4, this volume features the Scarlet Speedster in his earliest 1960s adventures as he patrols and protects the streets of Central City against a menagerie of colorful and deadly enemies. On sale April 5 • 224 pg, FC, $49.95 US • RELIST GREEN ARROW #61 Written by Judd Winick Art and cover by Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens Ollie Queen's first days in office as mayor of Star City aren't going to be easy. The uphill battle of saving the town from criminals and shady corporations is hard enough, and now Deathstroke's shown up...and he's got Green Arrow in his sights! It's the rematch you've been waiting for since Identity Crisis! On sale April 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US GREEN LANTERN #11 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Ivan Reis & Marc Campos Cover by Simone Bianchi “Revenge of the Green Lanterns” continues! Hal Jordan once left his fellow Lanterns for dead. Now he's discovered they're alive, and he'll do anything to rescue them from their horrible prison. But what heroes have begun to distrust Jordan? And what are they planning to do about it? On sale April 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US HAWKGIRL #51 Written by Walter Simonson Art and cover by Howard Chaykin Life isn’t the same for Hawkgirl now that Hawkman isn’t around. Strange things keep happening in her civilian life — is it all just part of a dream, or has she awakened an ancient horror deep beneath the walls of the St. Roch museum? On sale April 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US HAWKMAN: GOLDEN EAGLE TP Written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray Art by Joe Bennet, Dale Eaglesham, Steve Sadowski and others Cover by Bennet & Ruy Jose A stunning new collection featuring HAWKMAN #37-45! Madness and mayhem plague Hawkman and Hawkgirl as they battle an alliance of adversaries from the past! But it is that startling return of Golden Eagle that sends the greatest shockwaves through Hawkman’s life! Advance-solicited; on sale May 10 • 208 pg, FC, $17.99 US ION #1 Written by Ron Marz Art by Greg Tocchini Cover by Ivan Reis Following the events of INFINITE CRISIS and the RANN/THANAGAR WAR SPECIAL, writer Ron Marz (GREEN LANTERN) returns to the character he created, giving Kyle Rayner an entirely new lease on life in a new ongoing series with art by rising star Greg Tocchini (1602: New World, Thor: Son of Asgard)! A distraught Kyle Rayner has emerged one year later, transformed with abilities that may surpass those of any Green Lantern ever. So beware his power…because his might may not be on the side of right. For a signed edition, see Dynamic Forces section of Previews. On sale April 26 • 1 of 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Edited by Eddie Berganza HARD TIME SEASON TWO #5 Written by Steve Gerber & Mary Skrenes Art by Brian Hurtt & Steve Bird Cover by Hurtt Ethan’s allies may have a way to help him out of his so-called life. But when Cutter gets welcomed to prison life the hard way, Ethan is caught in the fallout, which could make their efforts meaningless. On sale April 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US SHOWCASE PRESENTS HAUNTED TANK VOL. 1 TP Written by Robert Kanigher Art by Joe Kubert, Russ Heath, Irv Novick, Jerry Grandenetti, and Jack Abel Cover by T’K One of the most unusual concepts in war comics gets the Showcase treatment in this volume collecting stories from G.I. COMBAT #87-119, BRAVE AND THE BOLD #52 and OUR ARMY AT WAR #155! The ghost of a Confederate general returns to protect to his namesake, commander of a tank in North Africa in WWII. Advance-solicited; on sale May 17 • 560 pg, B&W, $16.99 US JONAH HEX #6 Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art by Tony DeZuñiga Cover by Brian Bolland The world's ugliest bounty hunter faces off against the deadliest combination known to mankind: nuns with guns! On sale April 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE JLA Written by Christopher Priest, Scott Beatty, Rick Veitch and Mark Millar Art by Eric Battle, Scot Eaton, Darryl Banks, Chris Jones, Mike McKone, Gary Frank and various Cover by Doug Mahnke & Tom Nguyen Don’t miss this special 48-page book originally included with DC Direct’s JLA ACTION FIGURE BOXED SET. Included from JLA 80-PAGE GIANT #1, JLA SECRET FILES #3 and JLA #77, and more! On sale April 5 • 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US JUSTICE #5 Written by Jim Krueger & Alex Ross Art by Doug Braithwaite & Ross Cover by Ross The bimonthly miniseries by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Doug Braithwaite continues! The conspiracy of villains has found a way to use Superman’s powers against him. He’s beyond control and there’s only one solution — which may kill him! On sale April 19 • 5 of 12 • 40 pg, FC, $3.50 US JLA CLASSIFIED #20 & 21 Written by Gail Simone Art by José Luis García-López & Dan Green Cover by Garcia-Lopez The 6-part story “The Hypothetical Woman” concludes! In Part 5, the JLA faces off against the Hypotheticals, a team of villains engineered by General Tuzik to counter each member of the League. But in the heat of the moment, will a member of the JLA be forced to take a life in order to save millions? And in the action-packed conclusion, it's the final stand for General Tuzik, and he has pulled out all the stops to defeat the JLA! Issue #20 on sale April 12; issue #21 on sale April 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US JLA: WORLD WITHOUT A JUSTICE LEAGUE TP Written by Bob Harras Art by Tom Derenick & Dan Green Cover by Daniel Acuña A thrilling new collection reprinting JLA #120-125! Batman dissolved the JLA in the wake of the revelation that some members had resorted to tampering with the minds of not only their villainous opponents but even the Dark Knight himself. But that doesn’t change the need for heroes…and an obsessed Green Arrow desperately attempts to hold the beleaguered team together as innocent people begin dying. And all clues lead to an old JLA foe, one dangerous enough to take them down…one by one. When the adventure ends, the JLA may never unite again! Advance-solicited; on sale May 31 • 144 pg, FC, $12.99 US JSA #84 Written by Paul Levitz Art by Rags Morales, Dave Meikis and Luke Ross Cover by George Pérez The new story by Paul Levitz, Rags Morales, Dave Meikis and Luke Ross continues! The JSA's darkest secrets are laid bare by one of their most mysterious enemies as the battle is brought to the team's front door! On sale April 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US JSA CLASSIFIED #11 Written by Stuart Moore Art and cover by Paul Gulacy & Jimmy Palmiotti Part 2 of 4-part “The Fall and Rise of Vandal Savage!” Vandal Savage sets in motion his plan to destroy Alan Scott. His scheme might get a bit more complicated when an unexpected friend from the past arrives to help the Golden Age Green Lantern! On sale April 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US MANHUNTER #21 Written by Marc Andreyko Art by Javier Pina & Fernando Blanco Cover by Jesus Saiz How will the JSA deal with their family connection to Manhunter? On sale April 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US OUTSIDERS #35 Written by Judd Winick Art by Matthew Clark & Art Thibert Cover by Daniel Acuña The team holds onto their deep cover as they fire up a rebellion against a brutal regime — but the dictator’s got his own super-speedy secret weapon! On sale April 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US SOLO #10 Written by Damion Scott, Rob Markmam and Jennifer Carcano Art and cover by Scott Fan favorite artist Damion Scott (BATGIRL, ROBIN) kicks into DC's cutting- edge series SOLO! This issue features five stories drawn and co-written by Damion, including a race between The Flash and Mr. Death, a day in the life of Superman, and a night on patrol in Gotham City with Robin and Batgirl! On sale April 26 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF THE SUPER-HEROES #17 Written by Mark Waid Art by Barry Kitson & Mick Gray Cover by Kitson Learn more about the newest member of the Legion as the team tries to come to terms with the identity of this powerhouse blonde from the 21st century! On sale April 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES VOL. 2: DEATH OF A DREAM TP Written by Mark Waid Art by Barry Kitson, Kevin Sharpe, Georges Jeanty, Dale Eaglesham, Ken Lashey and various Cover by Kitson A new volume collecting LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #7-13! As the team suffers infighting, the dream of a United Planets dissolves into hopelessness. Only a brawl between the Legion and the agents of Terror Firma can halt the coming invasion — but it's not without a great sacrifice! Advance-solicited; on sale May 24 • 200 pg, FC, $14.99 US LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES VOL. 1: TEENAGE REVOLUTION TP Written by Mark Waid Art by Barry Kitson, Leonard Kirk, Dave Gibbons and others Cover by Kitson Reoffered to coincide with LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES VOL. 2, this amazing collection features issues #1-6 of the acclaimed series and the preview story from TEEN TITANS/LEGION SPECIAL #1! On sale April 5 • 200 pg, FC, $14.99 US • RELIST SEVEN SOLDIERS #1 Written by Grant Morrison Art and cover by J.H. Williams III Does the debut of an incredible new superteam begin here…or is this the end of the line for the most bizarre group of heroes ever known? Fresh from their hit miniseries, seven unique and unlikely soldiers must join forces to save humanity from its own future! The only catch? They can never meet! Klarion, Zatanna, The Manhattan Guardian, Bulleteer, Mister Miracle, Frankenstein and The Shining Knight return for the epic conclusion to the Seven Soldiers mega-series, as the apocalyptic threat of the Sheeda intensifies to a terrifying, unexpected climax. Which of the Seven Soldiers will betray the others? Which two will cross paths? Who will find love at the end of the world? Who will change forever? Who will face the ultimate villain? And which Soldier will die? For all the answers, and much, much more, don't miss SEVEN SOLDIERS #1! On sale April 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY VOL. 3 TP Written by Grant Morrison Art by Pasqual Ferry, Ryan Sook, Frazer Irving, Yanick Paquette, Doug Mahnke, Billy Dallas Patton, Mick Gray, and Michael Bair Cover by Paquette & Bair The brilliant mind of Grant Morrison (THE INVISIBLES, JLA, ANIMAL MAN, DOOM PATROL, New X-Men) is showcased once again as his most groundbreaking and ambitious project yet continues! This third volume in the series collects SEVEN SOLDIERS: MISTER MIRACLE #1-2, SEVEN SOLDIERS: ZATANNA #4, SEVEN SOLDIERS: KLARION THE WITCHBOY #4, SEVEN SOLDIERS: BULLETEER #1- 2, and SEVEN SOLDIERS: FRANKENSTEIN #1. Independently, each of these characters is featured in a story arc of their own that redefines their purpose in the DCU. But their stories also interweave with the other Soldiers’ tales, telling a grander story of a devastating global threat to mankind. Together these reluctant champions must arise and somehow work together to save the world...without ever meeting one another! Advance-solicited; on sale May 31 • 176 pg, FC, $14.99 US TEEN TITANS #35 Written by Geoff Johns Art and cover by Tony Daniel & Sandra Hope Part 2 of “The New Teen Titans!” In an attempt to expose the insidious plans of the Brotherhood of Evil, a new member may sacrifice his or her life! Meanwhile, a strange romance begins to blossom and the secret below Titans Tower deepens. Plus, wait until you see which former Titans are involved with the new Doom Patrol — and why! On sale April 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US SGT. ROCK: THE PROPHECY #4 Written by Joe Kubert Art and cover by Kubert On the road to Riga, Rock and Easy Co. bear witness to the horrific truths at the heart of WWII. Then, pushing forward with their package, the men of Easy are given further responsibility: a newborn child. That innocent life leads them into their fiercest battle yet — will it lead them to their deaths as well? On sale April 19 • 4 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US THE WARLORD #3 Written by Bruce Jones Art and cover by Bart Sears The action-packed sword-and-sorcery adventure continues! Terry and Alexa try to track down Travis Morgan in the new world they’ve entered, but Travis has problems of his own…an entire country is convinced that only he can deliver them from oppression and tyranny! On sale April 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Johnny DC JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #20 Written by Paul Storrie Art by Rick Burchett Cover by Ty Templeton Mary Marvel is feeling a little overwhelmed at the Justice League Watchtower, so Supergirl decides to take her out to watch an actual League mission. But when that mission goes bad, and Wonder Woman’s strike team finds itself on the verge of defeat, does Mary have what it takes to step up and save the day? On sale April 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US THE BATMAN STRIKES! #20 Written by Bill Matheny Art by Christopher Jones & Terry Beatty Cover by Dave McCaig When Firefly and Mr. Freeze put Batman on ice — literally — it’s up to Batgirl to save the day in her first solo adventure! On sale April 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US TEEN TITANS GO! #30 Written by J. Torres Art by Scott Iwahashi & Francisco Herrera Cover by Sean Galloway What's better than one Teen Titans Go story? How about two of 'em? This special double feature starts with Speedy and Aqualad going toe-to-tentacle with a nasty sea monster. Then it's up to Cyborg and Beast Boy to put a stop to Dr. Light before he gets his hands on Cy's power batteries! On sale April 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #20 Written by Robbie Busch and John Rozum Art by Joel Dickie and Angus Bungay Cover by Robert Pope The Powerpuff Girls face a menace that’s grown out of control and has entwined Townsville! Plus, rain, rain, go away, or else Ed will make them play! On sale April 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US SCOOBY-DOO #107 Written by Alex Simmons and Scott Peterson Art by Robery Pope, Scott McRae, Joe Staton and Jeff Albrecht Cover by Staton The Mystery, Inc. gang must learn why teenaged secret agent JZ Bang is being chased by ghouls and goblins instead of sneaks and spies! Plus, the Mystery Machine breaks down in front of a creepy old house, and Shaggy and Scooby discover the dangers of a haunted fruit stand. On sale March 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US HI HI PUFFY AMIYUMI #3 Written by Abby Denson, J. Torres, Sean Carolan and Jennifer Moore Art by Phil Moy, Chris Cook and Mike DeCarlo Cover by Phil Moy The 3-issue miniseries concludes with a bang! Ami’s such an innocent tourist that it’s no wonder Yumi’s worried about their upcoming trip to Mars! Plus, is there anything Kaz can be good at? The girls will help him find out! On sale April 12 • 3 of 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US LOONEY TUNES #137 Written by Jesse Leon McCann, Earl Kress, and Frank Strom Art by Leo Batic, Dave Alvarez, Walter Carzon, Pablo Zamboni, Horacio Ottolini, Mike DeCarlo and Ruben Torreiro Cover by Carzon and Torreiro. Bugs has decided Albuquerque’s his destiny! But Yosemite Sam has something to say about that. Plus, Porky’s an archaeologist, but Sylvester’s only digging up trouble! On sale April 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US MAD #465 Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots Don’t be an April Fool — buy this yuk-packed ish of the funniest thing since sliced bread (assuming you think sliced bread is funny). On sale April 5 • 48 pg, FC/B&W, $3.99 US MAD KIDS #4 Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots The brand-new magazine for kids 8 to 10 years old continues! Don't miss fun- filled games, puzzles, interviews, posters and lots of laughs — plus the all-new adventures of Spy vs. Spy Jr. On sale April 12 • 64 pg, FC/B&W, $4.99 US CMX VS. (VERSUS) VOL. 1 Written and illustrated by Keiko Yamada CMX. Kicking off a dramatic new CMX series! Sometimes it takes a person who has shared your dream to make it come true. For Reiji, a gifted violinist with no formal training, success may be the key to escaping from his miserable home life. Mitsuko was also a prodigy until an accident left her unable to play. Now she is going to help Reiji achieve the goal she could never attain. Passions and rivalries play out against the backdrop of the music world, while Reiji’s family background provides intense, emotional drama. On sale April 5 • 5" x 7.375" • 200 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN THE DEVIL DOES EXIST VOL. 6 Written and illustrated by Mitsuba Takanashi CMX. Don’t miss the latest volume of the series from the creator of Crimson Hero! Teenaged Kayano continues to search for solace in her complex relationship with Takeru, the bad-boy son of her mother’s fiancé, the school principal. But as they get ready to spend time together, the clouds roll in — and it seems the dark forecast isn’t restricted to the weather. Advance-solicited; on sale May 17 • 5" x 7.375" • 192 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN MUSASHI #9 VOL. 7 Written and illustrated by Miyuki Takahashi CMX. Surviving life as a teenaged girl can be stressful enough without also being a secret agent responsible for saving the world! One of the best-selling manga in Japan, MUSASHI #9 continues its American run in this exhilarating series as a deadly virus and the glamour of the Academy Awards define the extremes of Nine’s latest exploits. Advance-solicited; on sale May 10 • 5" x 7.375" • 200 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN GALS! VOL. 6 Written and illustrated by Mihona Fujii CMX. Join the coolest girls on Earth — and the inspiration for the hit anime SuperGals! — for more hyperactivity, romantic entanglements and, of course, shopping! With the holiday season approaching, it would seem the Gal pals have plenty to keep them busy, and that’s before a monkey escapes on Christmas Eve! Advance-solicited; on sale May 17 • 5" x 7.375" • 208 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN TESTAROTHO VOL. 4 Written and illustrated by Kei Sanbe CMX. The action reaches fever pitch in this pulse-pounding final volume! When Materia's top leaders are captured by Arsenal assassins, it's up to Leonedus to stand against his former masters. The trail of blood Leonedus has left in his life runs deep — can he continue to kill now that he's found his conscience? Advance-solicited; on sale May 3 • 5" x 7.375" • 202 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • MATURE READERS TOWER OF THE FUTURE VOL. 3 Written and illustrated by Saki Hiwatari CMX. Get hooked on this hypnotic series from the legendary creator of Please Save My Earth! Takeru Matsuyuki always longed for his life to be more like his beloved fantasy role-playing games. But when fantasy becomes reality, every choice you make affects the outcome. Takeru has finally confessed his love to Ichigo. And although she likes what she hears, she still has feelings for her old boyfriend…who happens to be dating Takeru’s old girlfriend Miyabi. But could Miyabi be using him just to make Takeru jealous? Any one of their next moves could lead to heartbreak. Advance-solicited; on sale May 3 • 5" x 7.375" • 192 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN YOUNG MAGICIAN VOL. 4 Written and illustrated by Yuri Narushima CMX. As Magicians battle for control of Earth, one teenaged boy could decide the fate of the planet! After Carno’s family is killed in mystical combat, he is raised by the mysterious Rosellette and becomes a powerful force in the war for dominance. Carno's attack on the unsuspecting Shikishima comes to a surprising conclusion on the steps of a mysterious Shinto temple in the suburbs of Japan. Meanwhile, the vicious and insatiable Devils continue their relentless hunt for the unassuming but supernaturally gifted Shikishima. Will something — or someone — be able to intervene in time? Follow this continuous battle between good and evil by the creator of Planet Ladder. Advance-solicited; on sale May 31 • 5" x 7.375" • 192 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • MATURE READERS WildStorm EX MACHINA SPECIAL #1 Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Chris Sprouse & Karl Story Cover by Tony Harris The superstar art team of Chris Sprouse & Karl Story (Tom Strong, Ocean) joins writer Brian K. Vaughan for an all-new, 2-part adventure from Mayor Mitchell Hundred's super-heroic past! At long last, the origin of Jack Pherson, the Great Machine's mysterious archenemy, is finally revealed in this perfect introduction for readers new to the world of Ex Machina. On sale April 19 • 1 of 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS THE AMERICAN WAY #3 Written by John Ridley Art and cover by Georges Jeanty & Karl Story The New American makes his debut, and America welcomes its new hero! But his identity is kept secret, since Wes isn't sure the American public is ready for an African-American hero. Plus, a brutal crime is committed by someone in the ranks of the C.D.C. — and it will change everything. On sale April 26 • 3 of 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US ALBION #4 Plotted by Alan Moore Written by Leah Moore & John Reppion Art by Shane Oakley & George Freeman Cover by Dave Gibbons Penny is determined to rescue her father, and her new allies are almost convinced that it's worth the risk. But will the prisoners of The Castle be waiting when their small band arrives? Retailers please note: This issue is resolicited; all previous orders are cancelled. Resolicited; on sale April 12 • 4 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US THE AUTHORITY: THE MAGNIFICENT KEVIN TP Written by Garth Ennis Art by Carlos Ezquerra Cover by Glenn Fabry Collecting the 5-issue miniseries by Garth Ennis & Carlos Ezquerra revisiting an AUTHORITY favorite: Kev! The Boss has another lethal mission for Kev involving his least-favorite allies — the Authority — and it will lead Kev down the darkest path of his life! Advance-solicited; on sale May 3 • 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US CAPTAIN ATOM: ARMAGEDDON #7 Written by Will Pfeifer Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli & Sandra Hope Cover by Dale Keown Distraught over his worsening condition, Captain Atom uses his draining power to look into the future...and what he sees will put him on a collision course with the Authority! And when Nikola loses control of the Void powers, will anything be able to contain this meltdown? On sale April 12 • 7 of 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RED SONJA/CLAW THE UNCONQUERED: THE DEVIL’S HANDS #2 Written by John Layman Art by Andy Smith Covers by Jim Lee & Gabrielle Del’Otto Get ready for more fantasy action as the red-hot miniseries continues with an issue featuring covers by Jim Lee and Gabrielle Del’Otto! Red Sonja and Claw, two legendary warriors of a long-ago era, take refuge in a town just outside the walls of an enemy’s castle. Betrayed, the two come under siege from the minions of an evil sorcerer from Red Sonja's past, who may also have clues to Claw's unbearable curse and how to end it! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers by Gabrielle Del’Otto and Jim Lee. Please see the order form for details. Co-published wih Dynamite Entertainment. On sale April 19 • 2 of 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US SKYE RUNNER #1 Written by Allen Warner Art by Alé Garza & Richard Friend Cover by Garza & Friend Variant cover by Jim Lee Writer Allen Warner and artist Alé Garza (NINJA BOY) reunite for SKYE RUNNER, an exciting new series blending elements of fantasy and super-hero action! Skye is a beautiful young woman — and the deceased king’s daughter — who always dreamed of becoming a knight. Unfortunately, she had to settle for being a Runner — until the day her life turned upside-down and magical fate changed her destiny forever! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with 2 covers by Garza & Friend and Jim Lee. See order form for details. On sale April 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Edited by Ben Abernathy TEAM ZERO #5 Written by Chuck Dixon Art and cover by Doug Mahnke & Sandra Hope Bullets fly as Team Zero engages Soviet forces! Can seven men stand against the armored might of the Red Army? Can they possibly complete their mission while fighting a war? On sale April 5 • 5 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US THUNDERBOLT JAXON #3 Written by Dave Gibbons Art by John Higgins Cover by Gibbons As Jack deals with the consequences of his new magical powers, one of the elder gods tries to relieve him of them. Plus, answers are revealed about the gods — and how they found their way to this mortal plane! On sale April 5 • 3 of 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US WILDCATS: NEMESIS #8 Written by Robbie Morrison Art by Talent Caldwell, Horacio Domingues & Matt Banning Cover by Caldwell & Banning Nemesis and Zealot take the battle to Raven’s flagship, while Majestic and the Wildcats make a last stand against the Brotherhood’s superhuman army! Can they achieve victory over the Bladesmen without killing Kara? On sale April 12 • 8 of 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MAJESTIC #16 Written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning Art and cover by Neil Googe To the save his adopted homeworld, Earth, and his daughter, Majestic must fight the duel of his life against the most lethal of Khera's warrior sons. Weakened and dying, can he prevail? And can he prevent the other parties from turning the situation to their own ends? On sale April 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Vertigo BITE CLUB: VAMPIRE CRIME UNIT #1 Written by Howard Chaykin & David Tischman Art by David Hahn Cover by Frank Quitely Sex, violence and black humor are served up super-size when Miami’s Vampire Crime Unit investigates the murder of a drug-addicted stripper in BITE CLUB: VAMPIRE CRIME UNIT, the follow-up miniseries to the critically acclaimed, top-selling BITE CLUB, written by Howard Chaykin & David Tischman with art by David Hahn and provocative covers by Frank Quitely. The characters who survived BITE CLUB are back, playing cops and mobsters in a gritty, Vampire procedural that opens the vein of Miami vice — and proves the police blotter is a Rorschach test for self-mutilation, power exchange, money and revenge. The elite squad of cops has plenty of problems, including a wide-eyed rookie with a hot-on for the ferociously depraved Risa Del Toro — female Godfather of Miami’s toughest crime family — who just happens to be the prime suspect at the scene of the crime. "(BITE CLUB is)...a lively, entertaining read." –Vampirella Magazine On sale April 19 • 1 of 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS Edited by Shelly Bond AMERICAN VIRGIN #2 Written by Steven T. Seagle Art by Becky Cloonan Cover by Frank Quitely The arresting new Vertigo venture into sex and death continues with Part 2 of the premier storyline “Head” by writer Steven T. Seagle and artist Becky Cloonan. Adam Chamberlain — America’s poster boy for living sex-free until marriage — is about to take his show on the road to the Dark Continent. But what could drive a Christian youth minister to leave it all behind and head out into the spiritually uncharted territories of southern Africa? Bullets, hit men, parents, paparazzi, pornography, and the voice of God…for starters. On sale April 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS 100 BULLETS #71 Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Eduardo Risso Cover by Dave Johnson Agent Graves is up to his old tricks again, delivering the notorious attaché and a road map for revenge to a set of Midwestern brothers. But what is it about this particular deadly delivery that has the remaining members of The Trust taking notice? On sale April 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.75 US • MATURE READERS DMZ #6 Written by Brian Wood Art by Wood & Riccardo Burchielli Cover by Wood Part 1 of the 5-part “Body of a Journalist.” With his star power as a wartime reporter on the rise both within and outside the DMZ, Matty soon lands the break of a lifetime: an interview with the infamous leaders of the Free Armies. On sale April 12• 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS THE EXTERMINATORS #4 Written by Simon Oliver Art by Tony Moore Cover by Philip Bond Part 4 of the 5-part “Bug Brothers.” In spite of Henry’s efforts to poison them, the roaches in the Perez apartment multiply faster than any exterminator can wipe them out. Henry is left with no choice but to make a daring, bug-defying rescue. On sale April 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS FABLES #48 Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean Part 1 of the new 2-part story “Wolves.” Here’s the problem: Some time ago, in a bit of a snit, Bigby Wolf packed a bag and left the Fables series. Walked right out! But he’s still under contract, so we sent Mowgli, of Jungle Book fame, to find him. It makes sense, right? Mowg is a terrific hunter, and he was raised by wolves. Send a wolf to catch a wolf, right? And in his world-spanning travels to track down Bigby, Mowg encounters all sorts of other wolves. In short, this story’s all about wolves. Which you might have guessed if you read the story title. On sale April 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.75 US • MATURE READERS HELLBLAZER #219 Written by Denise Mina Art by Leonardo Manco Cover by Greg Lauren Part 4 of the 7-part story “Empathy is the Enemy,” written by acclaimed author Denise Mina. John Constantine and his new acquaintance, Chris Cole, arrive in Glasgow, hoping to get answers from the mysterious Steve Evans as to why they were summoned to Scotland in the first place. But after a quick visit to Cole’s apartment, Constantine soon realizes that he’s caught in a trap. On sale April 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.75 US • MATURE READERS LOVELESS VOL. 1 TP Written by Brian Azzarello Art and cover by Marcelo Frusin Don’t miss this collection featuring issues #1-5 of the Western series for a new millennium created by Eisner award-winning writer Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS). With HELLBLAZER artist Marcelo Frusin, Azzarello tells the tough-as-nails saga of Wes Cutter, combining all the bloody action and atmosphere of a Sergio Leone film with the provocative storytelling of HBO’s Deadwood. Advance-solicited; on sale May 26 • 160 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS LOVELESS #7 Written by Brian Azzarello Guest art by Danijel Zezelj Cover by Marcelo Frusin The story of Ruth Cutter—Wes’s wife and partner in crime—is not a glamorous one. But then again, very few women living during the Civil War or reconstruction had it very easy. In this stand-alone issue, Ruth’s secrets are revealed, showing the brutality of the era, and memories that haunt her. On sale April 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS LUCIFER #73 Written by Mike Carey Guest art by Dean Ormston Cover by Michael Wm. Kaluta When a hidden power defies the will of God, Heaven must appoint an agent to handle the situation: someone who’s not afraid to get his hands dirty; someone whose ruthlessness is equalled only by his raw power; someone... expendable. On sale April 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.75 US • MATURE READERS SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL. 4: THE SCORPION TP Written by Matt Wagner & Steven T. Seagle Art by Guy Davis Cover by Gavin Wilson & Richard Bruning Collecting issues #17-20 of writer Matt Wagner’s the acclaimed reimagination of the original Sandman. With THE SCORPION, writers Matt Wagner — and Steven T. Seagle continue to breathe rich new life into pulp genre conventions. Advance-solicited; on sale May 3 • 104 pg, FC, $12.99 US • MATURE READERS SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL. 3: THE VAMP TP Written by Matt Wagner & Steven T. Seagle Art by Guy Davis Cover by Gavin Wilson & Richard Bruning Reoffered to coincide with SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL. 4, this volume collects issues #13-16 of the acclaimed series, continuing the story of Wesley Dodds and Dian Belmont as they become entangled in mystery. On sale April 26 • 104 pg, FC, $12.99 US • MATURE READERS • RELIST SWAMP THING #26 Written by Josh Dysart Guest art by Jock Cover by Eric Powell Hot off The Losers, fan-favorite Jock illustrates a special stand-alone story. Over the years, Swamp Thing has been accountable for many casualties in the swamp. But when he’s found responsible for one particular death, Swamp Thing himself might find his own actions unforgivable. On sale April 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS TESTAMENT #5 Written by Douglas Rushkoff Art and cover by Liam Sharp Concluding the controversial first story arc. While Abraham dispatches the giants with his spear, Alan Stern must rely on more high-tech methods to destroy the deadly demolition robots. But the Pharaohs past and present will not take this defeat lying down. On sale April 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS Y: THE LAST MAN #44 Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Pia Guerra & José Marzan Jr. Cover by Massimo Carnevale The epic "Kimono Dragons" story arc continues! Hot on the trail of Ampersand the monkey, Agent 355 and Yorick make a startling discovery in Tokyo, while Dr. Mann and her new girlfriend are confronted by a figure from the doctor's past. On sale April 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS Y: THE LAST MAN — PAPER DOLLS TP Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Pia Guerra, Goran Sudzuka and José Marzan Jr. Cover by Massimo Carnevale The saga of Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, continues in PAPER DOLLS, collecting issues #37-42 of writer Brian K. Vaughan’s and artist Pia Guerra’s hit Vertigo series. In addition to catching up on the adventures of Yorick’s monkey Ampersand (whose body holds the key to stopping the male-killing plague) and telling the origin of Agent 355, PAPER DOLLS chronicles the search for Yorick's fiancée Beth in Australia — a search that yields a large dose of unwanted publicity for the Last Man and deadly consequences for those he cares for! Advance-solicited; on sale May 17 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS DC Direct WONDER WOMAN MINI-STATUE Designed by Adam Hughes Sculpted by Tim Bruckner Based on the original statue, renowned artist Adam Hughes’ groundbreaking rendition of Wonder Woman is transformed into spectacular sculpted form! Designed with the intensity and beauty only Hughes can deliver and sculpted by Tim Bruckner, the Amazon Warrior defends herself in battle against unpredictable adversaries. This hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain mini statue measures approximately X" high x X" wide x X " deep. Packaged in a 4-color box. Advance-solicited; on sale September 13 • Mini-Statue • $59.99 US WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE: SUPERGIRL BUST Designed by Adam Hughes Sculpted by John G. Mathews Continuing the stunning line of WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE busts! Supergirl is a force for good — an earth-bound angel on a mission to protect mankind from every form of evil. This limited edition, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain bust measures approximately 5.5” tall x 2.5” wide x 2.5” deep, and is packaged in a four-color box. Advance-solicited; on sale September 20 • Bust • $45.00 US TWO-FACE 13” DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE His every action decided by the flip of a coin, Two-Face is one of Batman's most unpredictable and popular foes. As the newest edition to DC Direct's realistically proportioned 1:6 scale figures, the former D.A. and criminal mastermind comes alive! This deluxe collector figure includes a set of interchangeable hands, a signature metal coin, and a display stand. Packaged in a deluxe 4-color window box with a fifth panel. Advance-solicited; on sale September 27 • Collector Figure • $59.99 FABLES #8 POSTER Art by James Jean Featuring the stunning cover to FABLES # 8, “The Pirates of Upstate New York: Part Three of Animal Farm. ” The non-human Fable refugees have settled on a large farm, and rabble-rousing radicals have staged an uprising — and Snow White and Rose Red have stumbled upon the conspiracy at just the wrong time. Advance-solicited; on sale September 20 • Poster • $7.99 Y: THE LAST MAN #23 POSTER Art by Massimo Carnevale From the painted cover to Y: THE LAST MAN #23 featuring the “Widow's Pass” story arc which reaches its bloody conclusion as the last man on earth's confrontation with the female survivors of a violent militia group comes to an end. Advance-solicited; on sale September 20 • Poster • $7.99 Retailers please note JUSTICE LEAGUE (ALEX ROSS) SERIES 4: SHAZAM!, BLACK ADAM, ZATANNA, HAWKMAN, GRUNDY ACTION FIGURES are intended for individual sale to consumers, but are sold to retailers in inner, master and weighed case assortments. Consult your Retailer Order Form for packaging & pricing details. These products are being offered simultaneously beyond the comic-book specialty market. Another stunning series featuring the JLA by the amazing Alex Ross! JUSTICE LEAGUE (ALEX ROSS) SERIES 4: SHAZAM! ACTION FIGURE This action figure features multiple points of articulation and a display base. Packaged in a four-color blister. Advance-solicited; on sale September 6 • Action Figure • 7.25" H • PI JUSTICE LEAGUE (ALEX ROSS) SERIES 4: BLACK ADAM ACTION FIGURE This action figure features multiple points of articulation and a display base. Packaged in a four-color blister. Advance-solicited; on sale September 6 • Action Figure • 7.25" H • PI JUSTICE LEAGUE (ALEX ROSS) SERIES 4: ZATANNA ACTION FIGURE This action figure features multiple points of articulation and a display base. Packaged in a four-color blister. Advance-solicited; on sale September 6 • Action Figure • 6.75" H • PI JUSTICE LEAGUE (ALEX ROSS) SERIES 4: HAWKMAN ACTION FIGURE This action figure features multiple points of articulation and a display base. Includes character dedicated accessories. Packaged in a four-color blister. Advance-solicited; on sale September 6 • Action Figure • 7.5" H • PI JUSTICE LEAGUE (ALEX ROSS) SERIES 4: SOLOMON GRUNDY ACTION FIGURE This action figure features multiple points of articulation and a display base. Includes character dedicated accessories. Packaged in a four-color blister Advance-solicited; on sale September 6 • Action Figure • 8" H • PI Retailers please note INFINITE CRISIS: SERIES 1: EARTH PRIME SUPERBOY, ALEXANDER LUTHOR, OMAC, POWER GIRL, MONGUL ACTION FIGURES are intended for individual sale to consumers, but are sold to retailers in inner, master and weighted case assortments. Consult your Retailer Order Form for packaging & pricing details. These products are being offered simultaneously beyond the comic-book specialty market. INFINITE CRISIS SERIES 1: EARTH PRIME SUPERBOY ACTION FIGURE This action figure features multiple points of articulation and a display base. Packaged in a four-color blister. Advance-solicited; on sale September 20 • Action Figure • 6.125" H • PI INFINITE CRISIS SERIES 1: POWER GIRL ACTION FIGURE This action figure features multiple points of articulation and a display base. Packaged in a four-color blister. Advance-solicited; on sale September 20 • Action Figure • 6.25" H • PI INFINITE CRISIS SERIES 1: ALEXANDER LUTHOR ACTION FIGURE This action figure features multiple points of articulation and a display base. Packaged in a four-color blister. Includes removable hair to simulate pre-Crisis look. Advance-solicited; on sale September 20 • Action Figure • 6.5" H • PI INFINITE CRISIS SERIES 1: OMAC ACTION FIGURE Includes interchangeable arm accessory. This action figure features multiple points of articulation and a display base. Packaged in a four-color blister. Advance-solicited; on sale September 20 • Action Figure • 7.25" H • PI INFINITE CRISIS SERIES 1: MONGUL ACTION FIGURE This action figure features multiple points of articulation and a display base. Packaged in a four-color window box. Advance-solicited; on sale September 20 • Action Figure • 9" H • PI IMAGE COMICS FRANK CHO WOMEN: SELECTED DRAWINGS AND ILLUSTRATIONS HC WRITTEN BY FRANK CHO art & cover by FRANK CHO From FRANK CHO, the award-winning creator of LIBERTY MEADOWS and ZOMBIE KING, comes FRANK CHO WOMEN: SELECTED DRAWINGS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. This 128-page collection will showcase FRANK CHO’s past and present illustrations and you will see why he’s considered one of the top modern masters of the female form. April 26 • 112 pg • FC • $24.99 ROCKETO: JOURNEY TO THE HIDDEN SEA #7 written by FRANK ESPINOSA & MARIE TAYLOR art & cover by FRANK ESPINOSA “REUNIONS” After surviving a crash landing in the Hidden Sea Rocketo begins searching for his doomed crew only to encounter Gordon Scarletto at . Later, a beautiful young woman holds the key to some astounding revelations. APRIL 12 • 32 pg • FC • $2.99 ASTRO GN written by NILSON art & cover by Nilson Beautifully painted graphic novel. We follow a little crash landed astronaut on his road- movie like journey, encountering whimsical beings and events on the sides of the road, ‘til a cosmic finale inside a giant nautic star. April 5 • 40 pg • FC • $ 6.99 BOOK OF SHADOWS #1 (OF 2) written by MARK CHADBOURN art & cover by BO HAMPTON One frightened girl. One goddess of blood and death. Against them, an army of shape- shifting devils, dragons, and mythological creatures determined to throw our world back to the dark ages. It’s war… April 5 • 32 pg • FC • $3.50 BOOK OF SHADOWS #2 (OF 2) Annie flees to the world beyond the veil in search of the one thing that might save humanity in its darkest hour. April 26 • 32 pg • FC • $3.50 LOADED BIBLE: JESUS VS. VAMPIRES ONE-SHOT written by TIM SEELEY art by NATE BELLEGARDE & MARK ENGLERT cover by STEFANO CASELLI In the near future, the United States is ruled by bloodsucking vampire hordes. Only one man can end their reign of terror: JESUS H. CHRIST. A tale of war, love, religion and severed heads, the controversial LOADED BIBLE answers an age-old question: “What Would Jesus Do?” Answer: He’d kick vampire ass. April 19 • 48 pg • FC • $4.99 NOBLE CAUSES #19 written by JAY FAERBER art by JON BOSCO cover by JACK LAWRENCE The Nobles struggle to come to grips with last issue’s shocking events. Race has been hit the hardest, and he must find the strength to go on in light of his devastating loss. Meanwhile, Gaia realizes that public opinion regarding the Noble family is starting to change -- and not for the better. April 5 • 32 pg • FC • $3.50 SAVAGE DRAGON #125 written by ERIK LARSEN art & cover by ERIK LARSEN "SHATTERED" The Dragon fights his most devastating battle ever! Now, barely clinging to life, his regenerating abilities gone, things couldn’t be much more desperate! Enter: the FLY! Meanwhile, Mister Glum prepares to take over the planet Earth! Plus: whatever other goodies we can cram into this giant-sized anniversary issue! Not to be missed! April 25 • 64 pg • FC • $4.99 SIGHT UNSEEN HC written by BOB TINNELL art & cover by BO HAMPTON The tension can be cut with a straight-razor in this brooding tale of supernatural terror penned by Robert Tinnell (The Black Forest) and drawn by Bo Hampton (Castle of the Bat). This book marks Hampton’s return to the Graphic Novel medium after eight years. April 12 • 152 pg • FC • $19.99 SPAWN #1 IN 3D: MCFARLANE MOCCA RETROSPECTIVE EXCLUSIVE written by TODD MCFARLANE art & cover by TODD MCFARLANE A special 3D version of SPAWN #1 specially created for the 2006 TODD McFARLANE retrospective at the MUSEUM OF COMIC AND CARTOON ART in NEW YORK. Will not be reprinted…only available while stock lasts! Red/blue glasses included! April 19 • 32 pg • FC • $5.95 THE TOURIST GN written by BRIAN WOOD art & cover by TOBY CYPRESS In a remote coastal village in Nothern Scotland, the choice between money and happiness has never been more clear or carried such deadly consequences. When Moss arrives in a remote coastal village on the North Sea, he is accepted as what he appears to be: a somewhat grubby American backpacker on holiday. He gets contract work on the offshore oil rig and courts Julie Tucker, a local café owner and single mother. Gradually the town begins to realize just who it is they're harboring: a Special Forces soldier turned drugs smuggler, and, if that wasn't bad enough, he has a lot of really rough bastards riding into town after him. The safety of the town and the woman he loves vs. the successful conclusion of a very lucrative drug deal... which will Moss choose? April 5 • 104 pg • BW • $9.99 HELLSPAWN: THE ASHLEY WOOD COLLECTION TP written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & STEVE NILES art & cover by ASHLEY WOOD The work that put ASHLEY WOOD on the artistic map! Dark sequentials – brilliant covers! This is a must-have for any Spawn or ASHLEY WOOD fan. The collection features HELLSPAWN issues 1-10, a cover gallery, a new never-before-seen cover from Ashley himself, as well as tons of behind the scenes extras! Features some great writing from fan favorites BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS and STEVE NILES as well. April 26 • 224 pages • FC • $24.99 COYOTE VOL. 3 TP written by STEVE ENGLEHART art by CHAZ TRUOG, STEVE DITKO, STEVE LEIALOHA & BOB WIACKE cover by CHAZ TRUOG Coyote's wormed his way deep into the Shadow Cabinet, and things are going so good that a Trickster just knows things have to go bad. What he thought was deep is barely scratching the surface, though, and by the time this latest adventure is are over, he's raced the ghost of James Dean, fought the legendary X-Caliber, spooked the Dark Cardinal and had half his brain removed by a Venusian. (Allegedly!) And he doesn't even know that the Djinn is having his own adventure, drawn by Spider-Man co-creator and comics legend STEVE DITKO in a series devised especially for the pasha of paranoia. April 19 • 128 pg • FC • $12.99 FLAMING CARROT, VOL. 1, TP written by BOB BURDEN art & cover by BOB BURDEN A humble man, lonely at heart, seeks out the rejected “freaks” of the world, taking these misbegotten outcasts under his wing in a traveling show of oddities. But life is not without its own irony and his true self is revealed in a twist of fate and revenge. Collects FLAMING CARROT #1-4 (#33-36 in regular series) and FLAMING CARROT PHOTO SPECIAL April 12 • 140 pg • BW • $14.99 FREAK SHOW written by BRUCE JONES art & cover by BERNIE WRIGHTSON A humble man, lonely at heart, seeks out the rejected “Freaks” of the world, taking these misbegotten outcasts under his wing in a traveling show of oddities. But life is not without its own irony and his true self is revealed in a twist of fate and revenge. April 5 • 52 pg • BW • $5.99 AGE OF BRONZE #23 written by ERIC SHANOWER art & cover by ERIC SHANOWER "BETRAYAL, PART 4" The story of the Trojan War continues as the Trojans prepare for the invasion of their land. Hektor returns triumphantly with his new wife, Andromache, who makes her long- awaited debut in. Cressida resists attack from her fellow Trojans when they discover her father Kalchas's defection to the enemy. April 5 • 24 pg • BW • $3.50 BATTLE POPE #8 (RES) written by ROBERT KIRKMAN art & cover by MATTHEW ROBERTS, TONY MOORE & VAL STAPLES After a brutal attack on his apartment building Battle Pope comes face to face with one of his greatest threats thus far...BRENDA. April 12 • 32 pg • FC • $2.99 BOMB QUEEN #3 (OF 4) written by JIMMIE ROBINSON art & cover by JIMMIE ROBINSON Bomb Queen can’t catch a break! New Port City’s newest Hero is twisting public opinion against her. The media is painting a smear campaign, and the goody two-shoes Robert Woods is winning the political race for Mayor. What’s a super villain to do? Kill them all, of course! April 12 • 32pg • FC • $3.50 DOLL AND CREATURE #2 (OF 4) written by RICK REMENDER art by JOHN HEEBINK & MIKE MANLEY cover by KIERON DWYER The mindless and feral Hydes are working together for the first time ever spelling disaster for Gristle. Trapped within the darkest quarter of Nether Providence and surrounded by a pack of Hydes, Gristle fights to save the life of a young woman whose life he’s put in jeopardy. April 5 • 32 pg • FC • $2.99 FELL #7 written by WARREN ELLIS art & cover by BEN TEMPLESMITH Another self-contained, standalone episode in the life of detective Richard Fell, working in the feral city of Snowtown. A place where things just get forgotten about. The small, decommissioned military storage facility on the north end of the docks. The nice girl from September Street who always said hello to the old men on the corner. The guy with the mark on his face who survived a walk on the dockside. Three things that connect into something Richard Fell isn't going to forget for a long time... April 19 • 24 pg • FX • $1.99 ANT LIMITED EDITION 12 ½” STATUE sculpted by SCOTT FENSTERER Incredible strength, super agility and bullet-deflecting razor-sharp antennas! Ant is as fearless as she is sexy. Her history shrouded in mystery, she knows precious little about herself. All she knows from the minute she wakes up in the padded cell in the sanitarium is that she is more than a mere inmate… she is ANT! Ant creator MARIO GULLY designed the statue and has approved it from concept to final product to ensure attention to detail. She stands 12 ½” tall on a carefully crafted base articulated with fire ants, sugar bags, rugged crate and an Ant comic book! Limited to only 500 worldwide! $135.00 GIRLS #12 written by JOSHUA LUNA art & cover by JONATHAN LUNA There are some things worse than death. Apr 12 • 32 pg • FC • $2.99 GØDLAND #10 written by JOE CASEY art by TOM SCIOLI cover by TOM SCIOLI & RICHARD STARKINGS BOOK TEN: THE MARCH OF IDES From the hidden isolation of the Himalayans comes a brand new threat to humanity! A mysterious ship is slowly making its way to New York City… and the Infinity Tower! Meanwhile, Adam Archer has been taken prisoner by the sinister Friedrich Nicklehead and his torture in the Funhouse is just beginning! Longtime readers know that life is never boring in GØDLAND! April 26 • 32 pg • FC • $2.99 HYSTERIA: ONE MAN GANG #2 (OF 4) written by MIKE HAWTHORNE art & cover by MIKE HAWTHORNE ALL-ACTION ISSUE! Bruce Lopez, The One Man Gang, finds himself saddled with the little girl he saved in issue one, and stuck in a back alley with a few dozen gang members eager to bust his head! It’s all-out fisticuffs and kung fu as Bruce fights to get himself out of the alley alive, while keeping the girl safe from harm. April 5 • 32 pg • BW • $2.99 INTIMIDATORS #5 written by NEIL KLEID art & cover by CAFU created & co-plotted by JIM VALENTINO Prison Break! While the Intimidators struggle to contain the worst criminals Detroit has to offer – one of their own faces the ultimate sacrifice at the hands of Atrocity! And right after that, CERTAIN DEATH! While everyone rushes to liberate the Intimidome and those within from Atrocity's grasp, it's up to Astroman to stop the breakout and learn just who sent her on this trail of terror! April 29 • 32 pg • FC • $3.50 INVINCIBLE #33 written by ROBERT KIRKMAN art & cover by RYAN OTTLEY & BILL CRABTREE The story from Marvel Team-Up #14 continues! Angstrom Levy makes his play against Invincible – sending him from dimension to dimension in an attempt to weaken him. Can Invincible figure out a way to stop him before Angstrom succeeds in killing him? The answer will shock you! April 19 • 32 pg • FC • $2.99 LIONS, TIGERS & BEARS VOLUME II #2 (OF 4) written by MIKE BULLOCK art & cover by JACK LAWRENCE “BETRAYAL!” Part Two Joey, Courtney and the Big Cats of the Night Pride are lost in the Snowy Wastes. With no one to stop them, the evil Valthraax sends his Beasties to snatch all of the world's children from their beds. Can the Night Pride find their way home before it's too late, or have the Beasties finally triumphed for good? April 19 • 32 pg • FC • $2.99 THE LOOKING GLASS WARS: HATTER M #3 (OF 4) Written by FRANK BEDDOR & LIZ CAVALIER art & cover by BEN TEMPLESMITH “THE HAUNTING OF HATTER MADIGAN” Wracked by guilt and obligation, Royal Bodyguard Hatter Madigan is plunged into the nightmare realm of Wonderland’s bloody coup and the shocking loss of Princess Alyss in the Pool of Tears. April 19 • 32 pg • FC • $3.50 THE PORTENT #2 written by PETER BERGTING art & cover by PETER BERGTING "A ROAD OF MY OWN" With Milo more interested in playing the hero than actually being one, he makes a fatal mistake that sends the world sliding into a twisted nightmare. With the world literally dying under their feet, Milo, Lin and Alkuin are faced with a shocking revelation about the recent portent and its true meaning. April 26 • 32 pg • FC • $2.99 RETRO ROCKET #2 (OF 4) Written by TONY BEDARD Art & cover by JASON ORFALAS It's cover-to-cover action as Earth's Global Defense Force fights valiantly against mysterious invaders from space. Little do they know this will be their last stand, or that their foes have consumed countless worlds before setting their sights on Earth. And when the battle takes a grim turn, all Retro Rocket wants is to go down fighting. But for the sake of his beautiful mechanic, Sparky Parks, Retro will discover the depth of human courage within his iron heart. April 12 • 32 pg • FC • 2.99 SEA OF RED #9 written by RICK REMENDER & KIERON DWYER art by PAUL HARMON layouts & cover by KIERON DWYER 1937: Deep in the heart of Nazi Germany, blind to the price he’ll pay, an ancient vampire makes a deal with a devil for the salvation of his people. 33 A.D.: A roman slave is entrusted with a charge who has the potential to radically affect the course of history by spreading a plague of biblical magnitude on all mankind. April 26 • 32pg • 2C • $2.99 SHADOWHAWK #11 written by SCOTT WHERLE art by JIM VALENTINO & CHRIS MCFANN cover by BEN TEMPLESMITH created & co-plotted by JIM VALENTINO "RISE,” Part Three Eddie is haunted by questions as he tries to find his way out of his deep depression. Will this new ShadowHawk forever tarnish the legacy of the hero Eddie was becoming? What role does the Silver-Age Shadowhawk and the ghost of Eddie's best friend play in all of this? While the new ShadowHawk continues his rampage, Eddie comes to the single most important decision of his young life. APRIL 19 • 32 pg • FC • $3.50 SPAWN #157 written by DAVID HINE art by PHILIP TAN & DANNY MIKI cover by PHILIP TAN The Final Battle is approaching and Heaven needs new recruits. Zera sets out to find God, because only He can set the Rapture in motion. If Spawn is going to prevent the Apocalypse, this looks like his last chance. April 29 • 32 pg • FC • $2.95 SUPERPATRIOT: WAR ON TERROR #4 (OF 4) written by ROBERT KIRKMAN art by E.J. SU cover by CORY WALKER & BILL CRABTREE It's the face-off of the Century: SuperPatriot vs. Baron Blitzkrieg with the fate of the United States of America at stake! Not since the Civil War has a battle of such epic proportions been waged on U.S. soil. Let's hope our hero can ensure that such an event never happens again. April 12 • 32 pg • FC • $2.99 TRUTH, JUSTIN AND THE AMERICAN WAY #2 (OF 5) written by SCOTT KURTZ & AARON WILLIAMS art & cover by GUISEPPE FERRARIO Every good bachelor party has some basic ingredients: Beer, strippers, super-suits, hand grenades… Huh? Justin finds out his new duds are more than just a spandex prank from his friends when he faces off against the ultimate party crasher: Agent McGee of the FBI! McGee wants the suit back, over Justin’s dead body, if need be. Can the suit save our hero and his pals? Will someone save the keg?! Don’t miss the second issue of this action-packed tribute to ‘80s TV, comic books, and strippers wholesome family entertainment!April 5 • 32 pg • FC • $2.99 THE WALKING DEAD #30 written by ROBERT KIRKMAN art & cover by CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN Near death. April 29 • 32 pg • BW • $2.99 TODD MCFARLANE PRODUCTIONS MCFARLANE’S MILITARY SERIES 3 McFarlane Toys continues to honor the American Armed Forces with the third line of ultrarealistic military figures. Each highly detailed, articulated figure captures the heroic realism of today’s fighting troops. Note: Neither the Department of Defense nor any of its components has approved, endorsed or authorized this product. This item ships 12 per case. No guarantee of mix. Call for pricing. (CAUT: 4) APRIL 2006 Air Force Security, Forces K-9 Handler, Army Helicopter Crew Chief, Navy Seal Boarding Unit, Marine RCT, Army Ranger Sniper, Army M60 Machine Gunner SPAWN 3-INCH TRADING FIGURES McFarlane Toys takes SPAWN to an all-new realm – 3-inch representations of some of our most popular action figures – each available in THREE SEPARATE PAINT SCHEMES. That means a total of 36 separate figures to collect and trade! THIS ITEM IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM SPECIALTY SHOPS. This item ships 18 per case. No guarantee of mix. Call for pricing. (CAUT 4) APRIL 2006 Spawn, Redeemer, The Curse, Zombie Spawn, Gate Keeper, Mandarin Spawn, Wings of Redemption Spawn, Raven Spawn, Skullsplitter, Spawn the Black Knight, Spawn i.39, Spawn i.85 NAPOLEON DYNAMITE SERIES 2 McFarlane’s second series of Napoleon Dynamite figures are pretty flippin’ sweet. Voice-chip technology brings you classic character quotes at the touch of a button! This item ships 12 per case. No guarantee of mix. Call for pricing. (CAUT 4) APRIL 2006 Napoleon – “Happy Hands”, Uncle Rico – “Steak Toss”, Kip – “Waiting for La Fawnduh”, and Napoleon and Tina the Llama Box Set – “Feeding Time”. This item ships 6 per case. Call for pricing. MCFARLANE’S SPORTS PICKS: NHL HOCKEY SERIES 12 McFarlane’s twelfth National Hockey League series brings some of the best on ice. Highly detailed, right down to the scuffs on the boards. The item ships 12 per case. No guarantee of mix. Call for pricing. (CAUT 4) APRIL 2006 Jeremy Roenick - Los Angeles Kings, Sidney Crosby - Pittsburgh Penguins, Paul Kariya - Nashville Predators, Chris Pronger - EEdmonton Oilers, Nikolai Khabibulin - Chicago Blackhawks, Peter Forsberg - Philadelphia Flyers TOP COW PRODUCTIONS CYBERFORCE #2 Writer Ron Marz Penciler Pat Lee Color Dream Engine Covers Pat Lee, Marc Silvestri The rebirth of Cyberforce continues, as Ron Marz and Pat Lee work their magic on Top Cow's original heroes! The evil Ripclaw has stalked the remaining members of the team, trapping them in Cyblade's ancestral mansion with the intention of bringing a brutal end to the team. But when a second Ripclaw appears, it's time for a bloody, no-holds-barred battle of epic proportions. It's Ripclaw vs. Ripclaw, and no matter who wins, the rest of Cyberforce isn't likely to survive! And if that weren't enough, the mysterious, space- borne threat introduced last issue draws closer and closer to Earth… Full color 32 pages $2.99 Ongoing Series RISING STARS: UNTOUCHABLE #3 (OF 5) Writer Fiona Avery Art Brent Anderson Color Brian Buccellato Cover Brent Anderson Rising Stars “Special” Laurel Darkhaven is recruited by the CIA as an assassin, where the Agency runs experiments on her. But is Laurel also running her own experiment on the CIA? And how does this all tie in to Laurel's infiltration of a secret society in Iran? Find out here, as writer Fiona Avery (Amazing Spider-Man, the award-winning Araña) continues the Rising Stars saga! Full color 32 pages $2.99 Part 3 of a 5-part limited series WITCHBLADE #97 Writer Ron Marz Penciler Mike Choi Color Sonia Oback Cover Mike Choi, Pat Lee As the countdown to the landmark Witchblade #100 continues, the man who has mattered most in Sara's life, Ian Nottingham, makes his return! Up to his neck in deadly danger, Nottingham comes to Sara looking for help as he flees from enemies who want his head. Will Sara welcome him back with open arms? Is Ian hiding a secret agenda? This one has it all-shadowy assassins, magic swords, and the beginnings of a love affair! Full color 32 pages $2.99 Continuing Series FRESHMEN TRADE PAPERBACK Writer Hugh Sterbakov Penciler Leonard Kirk Inker AndrewPepoy Color Tyson Wengler Cover Rodolfo Migliari The sold-out, critically acclaimed series co-created by Buffy and Austin Powers star Seth Green is collected in all its glory from #1-#6! Meet the beautiful Puppeteer, the wistful Seductress, the desperate Wannabe, the wasted Intoxicator, the bickering Drama Twins, the overwhelmed Green Thumb, the snotty Squirrel and the dam-obsessed Beaver, and revel in extra goodies, including the entire Freshmen Yearbook. Baron Von Sterbakov and Maestro Kirk deliver thrills, chills, spills and tons of laughs. Full color 176 pages $16.99 Trade Paperback Collection CITY OF HEROES #12 Writer David Wohl Penciler David Nakayama Cover Rodolfo Migliari Lord Recluse has launched the ultimate attack to destroy the heroes of Paragon City, bringing him into direct conflict with Statesman…but no one knows whose side Manticore is on! An entire city and its heroes hang in the balance in a shocking tale chronicled by Witchblade maestro David Wohl! Full color 32 pages $2.99 Ongoing Series DIAMOND SELECT TOY MARVEL UNIVERSE: DANGER BUST A Diamond Select Release! The Danger Room was used to train the X-Men for decades before a shocking discovery came to light – that the Danger Room itself was a sentient life form trapped in endless training scenarios… and it wanted out. From the pages of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday’s best-selling Astonishing X-Men, this 6” bust captures Danger in all her robotic glory. Sculpted by Rocco Tartamella and limited to 2,500 pieces, each bust features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Bust SRP $45.00 MARVEL UNIVERSE: ANGEL BUST A Diamond Select Release! Gifted with angelic wings and blood imbued with healing powers, Warren Worthington III has seen the best and worst humanity has to offer. Despite all the terrible things he has witnessed, Angel continues to dedicate his life and considerable resources to the X-Men’s cause. Sculpted by Rudy Garcia and limited to 2,500 pieces, each bust features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Bust SRP $45.00 ALEX ROSS DR. DOOM MINI-HEAD BUST A Diamond Select Release! An Alex Ross Design! Based on the work of best-selling and critically acclaimed artist, Alex Ross, this scaled-down replica of the head features one of the Fantastic Four’s greatest foes, Dr. Doom! Standing 5” tall, this bust is prefect for a desk, bookcase or displayed alongside any Marvel statues or busts. Based on the original Dynamic Forces full-sized head, sculpted by Mike Hill and limited to 5,000 pieces, this bust is hand-numbered with a matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Head Bust SRP $45.00 MARVEL MILESTONES WOLVERINE UNLEASHED STATUE A Diamond Select Release! An Art Asylum Design! Based on the artwork of John Byrne, this latest Marvel Milestones release features the X-Men’s Wolverine doing what he does best. Sculpted by Art Asylum, the 12” statue presents Wolverine mid-strike and ready to crack some skulls. Limited to 2,500 pieces, this statue features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Statue SRP $125.00 MARVEL MILESTONES CARNAGE STATUE A Diamond Select Release! When Spider-Man thought he had finally taken care of the alien creature known as Venom, he had no way of knowing it had created a more powerful offspring – Carnage! This 12” statue features the murderous Carnage with tendrils ready to destroy without hesitation. Sculpted by Jean St. Jean and limited to 2,500 pieces, this detailed statue features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Statue SRP $175.00 MINIMATES MAX: WOLVERINE STATUE A Diamond Select Release! An Art Asylum Design! Third in the growing Minimates Max line, now you can add the X-Men’s most dangerous mutant to your collection – Wolverine! Designed by Art Asylum and pre-posed in high quality resin, the 8” Minimates Max Wolverine features the same Minimates style that has launched the line into stores and homes worldwide. Create dioramas with the rest of the X-Men or display your favorite berserker on his own! Statue SRP $85.00 MARVEL SELECT MOON KNIGHT ACTION FIGURE A Diamond Select Release! When Marc Spector was on the verge of death, the Egyptian spirit Khonshu restored his body and imbued him with mystical powers to create the Fist of Khonshu – Moon Knight! Sculpted by Paul Harding and in scale with past Marvel Select releases, the hooded Moon Knight comes complete with a deluxe base featuring a massive statue of Khonshu himself! Action Figure SRP $18.99 WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT WIZARD: THE COMICS MAGAZINE #175 SUPERMAN MOVIE • Get the latest scoop on Superman ReturnsTM with exclusive news from the set! The Superman blitz continues as we take you behind the scenes for more extensive coverage! WOLVERINE SPIN OFF SERIES • the clawed mutant stars in a new spin-off ongoing series Wolverine: Origin come early summer. Find out everything you need to know about it and exactly how it fills in the gaps to Wolverine’s long-lost back-story. What was real and what was a memory implant? Get a head start by reading this article. JUSTICE LEAGUE COMIC PREVIEW • Read an exclusive six-page excerpt from Brad Meltzer’s Justice League of America #1 shipping this summer! Which of the DC Universe big guns will join the team? Start your guesswork right here. JIM LEE SKETCHBOOK • Jim Lee opens up his sketchbook for Wizard and shows us his preliminary design work for his WildCats relaunch this summer. Discover what Grifter and the gang will look like under the writing of Grant Morrison. A DAY WITH THE KUBERTS • Spend an entire day with both Adam and Andy Kubert; from the time they eat breakfast, to the mornings, to teaching at dad Joe’s school to drawing comics to the time they go to bed. When you’re done reading this, you’ll come to respect these guys even more. TOY FAIR 2006 REPORT • what are the next waves of Marvel Legends and DC Direct action figures? Find out in our special report with photos of everything you want to see. Magazine (Cover: Superman movie photo) (C:4) $5.99 Magazine (Cover: Adam and Andy Kubert Mystery Cover movie) (C:4) $5.99 INQUEST GAMER #133 $1.99 MAGIC: DISSENSION PREVIEW • We have powerful new game mechanics, lead designer Aaron Forsythe gives us the behind-the-scenes on the set, big headaches, unexpected hurdles, cards that didn’t make the cut, and the card that he’s most proud of. VS: INFINITE CRISIS PREVIEW • InQuest gives you the scoop on all of the big guns in the “Infinite Crisis” story, including villain team-ups, big events, fan-favorite characters, and new additions. Plus we reveal the new game mechanics and show a few never-before-seen preview cards. HEROCLIX: THE HEROCLIX GAUNTLET • Can any one team beat all odds to come out on top? Test your minis skills with four challenges: Epic Battle, Capture the Flag, Overrun, It’s a Trap. Use all your wit and might in the gauntlet to find out if you will emerge victorious! D&D MINIS: WAR DRUM VISUAL PLAYERS GUIDE • The new battlefield-themed D&D Minis set hits this month, and we show you all the cool figs with fun categories and sidebars throughout. MAGIC ONLINE RELAUNCH • With Magic Online 3.0 launching this spring, InQuest reviews all the avatars. The online creature personas that grant you special powers in select online tournaments. Magazine (Cover: Exclusive Magic: Dissension Preview) $1.99 TOYFARE: THE TOY MAGAZINE #106 $4.99 SPECIAL X-MEN COLLECTOR’S ISSUE! PERFECT X-MEN PHOTO GUIDE! • Want to build a truly astonishing X-Men collection? We show you the best X-Men toys made at the 6-inch scale, including every current member, former member and villain you can buy! We’ll even provide you with pricing information and little-known character facts! EX–X–TOYS • Remember those old 5–inch X–men toys? Toy Biz made a ton of characters in that line, including some guys we barely remember. Senyaka? Slayback? Cameron Hodge? We run down the X–Men characters that got made as 5–inch figures who will NEVER be made as Legends! X–MEN WISH LIST • By now, you’ve voted in our online poll, telling us, “Which X-Men do you want to see as Marvel Legends the most?” Well, we show off the results in this issue, and you won’t believe the winners! TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE! • Ever wonder how Wolverine can be in the Avengers, the X-Men, his own solo title and a dozen other comic books in the same month? Well, so does Wolverine! We follow Logan through a busy day as he bounces from one storyline to another, trying to keep his sanity! Magazine (Cover: Marvel Legends X–Men) $4.99 WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #32 $5.99 SUPER SUMMER PREVIEW • School’s almost out, but there’s plenty of anime on the way! We profile the ten hottest new anime and manga series of the summer that are certain to be better than a day at the beach. SAIYUKI: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE • Three TV series, four hot guys and one evil demon king–these are the ingredients of one of anime’s most popular series, Saiyuki. To commemorate the new release of the series’ last season, Saiyuki Gunload Relock, we present an in depth guide to the world, fights, monsters and most of all, the men of Saiyuki! INSIDE THE MAMODO TOURNAMENT • Every 1000 years, 100 mamodo are sent to Earth in a fight to become king. The mamodo Zatch Bell has seen plenty of battles–and we have the exclusive fight card to who’s in, who’s knocked out, and what fights are next! CASE CLosED’S GREATEST MYSTERIES • Detective Conan has seen his fair share of murders over 300 episodes of the hit anime TV series. We showcase his ten most baffling cases–can you solve them? Magazine (Cover: Summer Preview Cover) (C:4) $5.99 PRODUCTS 1 WA Exclusive Soulfire: Dying of the Light #3 WW Texas Variant Sketch Cover Signed by Michael Turner ….....…………………………………....PI 2 WA House of M #1 Limited Edition Wraparound Cover Variant Signed by Joe Madureira ……...…………………………………………………………………....PI 3 Ultimate Spider-Man #79 WWC Sketch Cover CGC 9.8 ……………………PI 4 Time & Space Exclusive BTVS/Angel Vegas 'House Always Wins' Lorne Action Figure ….........………………………………………………………………….PI 5 WA Ultimate: Sue Storm Bust Special Edition Signed by Adam Kubert - LIMITED TO 50! …….............................……………………………………………………….PI 6 WA Wizard Michael Turner Millennium Edition Hardcover Tip-In Signed by Michael Turner ………........................................…………………PI COMICS SECTION AARDVARK VANAHEIM STARS OF THE MONTH CEREBUS VOLUME 3: CHURCH & STATE I TP by Dave Sim Dave Sim's Cerebus began as a parody of Conan, but evolved into something much, much more! Intellectual, entertaining, and thought-provoking, Cerebus was the longest running independent black-and-white comic being published today! (STAR00271) SC, 7x10, B&W SRP: $35.00 ABOUT COMICS 24 HOUR COMICS DAY HIGHLIGHTS 2005 TP by Various Experience the creative highlights of last April’s 24 Hour Comics Day with these dozens of stories in this thick, thick book. Creators include Top Ten’s Zander Cannon, DramaCon’s Svetlana Chmakova, Hedge Knight’s Ben Avery, Clockwork Angel’s Lea Hernandez, and many more. (AUG052593) SC, 5x7, 496pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 ********************************************************************** ABSTRACT STUDIOS STRANGERS IN PARADISE #81 by Terry Moore Casey realizes she can't have the future she hoped for and makes a decision that affects the entire SiP gang. 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 STRANGERS IN PARADISE VOLUME 5 POCKET TP by Terry Moore Katchoo rebuilds her life after Francine leaves to marry Brad. Casey becomes a Las Vegas showgirl and David returns for a wild weekend romp with Katchoo…Vegas style! Collecting Volume III issues #61-72, #74-76, and the entire "Molly & Poo" story from issues #46, #49 and #73. (SEP052639) SC, 6x9, 360pgs, B&W SRP: $17.95 STAR OF THE MONTH STRANGERS IN PARADISE VOLUME 7: SANCTUARY TP by Terry Moore The seventh SiP collection collects issues #17-24 of Volume Three. 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, and how it all slipped away. (STAR10464) SC, 7x10, B&W, 176pgs MSRP: $15.95 ********************************************************************** AC COMICS BEST OF THE WEST: BIG B-WESTERN SPECIAL #1 by Various A top-flight collection of never-before-reprinted cowboy comics classics from the 1950's starring Roy Rogers, Tom Mix, Monte Hale, The Durango Kid, Rocky Lane, Lash LaRue, Johnny Mack Brown, Rex Allen, Sunset Carson, Rod Cameron, and Tim Holt. None of these stories have been seen since the genre's heyday, some four decades ago. SC, 100pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 CRYPT OF HORROR VOLUME 2 TP by Various More great pre-code horror classics from the 1950's, all never-before-reprinted! See the kind of grisly material that forced the industry to adopt the Comics Code Authority. Vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and monsters of all kinds — as originally published by companies like Fawcett, Avon, Charlton, Star, Ajax-Farrel, and others! SC, 120pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 FEMFORCE #136 by Various The Femforce encounters danger on many fronts, as Tara tangles with N'Dula, the youth- vampire in Africa. Plus, Synn and Stardust meet a surprising threat out of the murky past, and Ms. Victory faces an inhuman monster. 44pgs, B&W SRP: $6.95 MANHUNT OF MYSTERY ISLAND DVD Super scientific criminal Captain Mephisto, through the use of his amazing Transformation Machine, alters his body to resemble an ancient pirate. Mephisto has kidnapped Dr. Forrest, inventor of a fantastic new energy source, and is holding him prisoner on Mystery Island. Investegator Lance Reardon aids beautiful Claire Forrest on a dangerous manhunt to find her father. DVD SRP: $24.95 ACTIVE IMAGES OFFERED AGAIN O/A SOLSTICE TP by Steven T. Seagle & Justin Norman The shortest day of the year is the longest day of Hugh Waterhouse’s life. 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This beautiful hardcover edition is available exclusively through the comic and specialty market! For the first time ever, the first and complete arc (made up of the first 12 issues) from Starlin's epic saga is collected in one place. Best of all, you can add it to your collection and help out ACTOR in the process! All of the proceeds from each sale go to assist this venerable charity! HC, 400pgs, FC SRP: $49.95 ACTOR DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT TP COLLECTION by Various Featuring Army of Darkness: Ashes 2 Ashes and Six from Sirius! Two great trades, one great price, and all for a great cause! Set (x2), SC, FC SRP: $34.98 ACTOR FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY: MARV 12" BRONZE STATUE This special Bronze Finish Edition of Dynamic Forces' Sin City Marv Statue, sculpted by William Paquete, is now available as a strictly limited edition and presented as the pinnacle of all Sin City collectibles. Best of all, you can add it to your collection and help out ACTOR in the process! All of the proceeds from each sale go to assist this venerable charity! Statue SRP: $249.99 ACTOR STAR TREK: CAPTAIN CALHOUN LIMITED EDITION ACTION FIGURE A rare find, perfect for any collection! Featured in the fan-favorite Trek novels, Captain Colhoun makes his real-world debut in this limited edition action figure. Best of all, you can add it to your collection and help out ACTOR in the process! All of the proceeds from each sale go to assist this venerable charity! Action Figure SRP: $10.00 ADHOUSE BOOKS SUPERIOR SHOWCASE #1 by Nick Bertozzi, Mike Dawson, & Dean Trippe This fantastic first issue of the comic that is all about heroes that are super contains the uber-talents of Nick Bertozzi, Mike Dawson and Dean Trippe! Ignatz Award-winning Bertozzi visits the “Supermart”; AdHouse-Alumn Dawson gives us one of the final tales of Ace-Face, and Web-boy Trippe shows us the powers of a Butterfly! 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 PROCESS RECESS: THE ART OF JAMES JEAN HC (NEW PRINTING) Process Recess collects the art of James Jean. From his travelogue-sketchbooks of Vienna, London, New York, LA, and Taiwan to his finished illustrations and paintings, we get to see a side of the artist that most have not seen. James' artwork blends media such as watercolor, oils, computer work, and sketching — all of which is collected here in a beautiful hardcover format. HC, 8 x 5, 224pgs, FC SRP: $25.00 A. D. VISION STARS OF THE MONTH FULL METAL PANIC! OVERLOAD MANGA VOLUME 1 TP by Tomohiro Nagai Sosuke has finally lost his mind, and his memory! Rehashing his previous exploits will keep Kaname busy, but it doesn’t take long for this soldier to bounce back with a bang — literally! He’s locked, loaded and back to his old self by first period in the whackiest Full Metal Panic you’ve ever read! (APR052535) SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (1 of 1) SRP: $9.99 YOTSUBA MANGA VOLUME 1 TP by Kyohiko Azuma From the nutty mind of Kyohiko Azuma (Azumanga Daioh) comes this story of Yotsuba, a green-haired, wide-eyed girl who doesn't have a clue about anything! With no knowledge of the world around her, and a fear of air conditioners, she sends her neighbor's heads spinning with her wild and hilarious exploits! (APR052519) SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W (1 of 3) SRP: $9.99 YOTSUBA MANGA VOLUME 2 TP by Kyohiko Azuma From the nutty mind of Kyohiko Azuma, creator of the hit manga, Azumanga Daioh, comes the story of the new kid in town — little Yotsuba, a green-haired and wide-eyed girl who doesn’t have a clue…about anything! (JUN052660) SC, 5x7, 232pgs, B&W (2 of 2) SRP: $9.99 AIT/PLANETLAR AVAILABLE LIGHT HC by Warren Ellis Available Light is a collection of new short writings and digital photography by Warren Ellis. The 30 photographs are taken with an eyemodule, a camera plugged into a handheld computer. Low-fi, high-tech — smaller than a lighter, but limited by fixed zoom and no flash. Its eerier, grainily vérité images are coupled with 30 new prose pieces inspired by the pictures, ranging from strange science fiction to observational writing. (STAR15269) HC, B&W SRP: $24.95 COME IN ALONE TP by Warren Ellis Collecting Ellis' series of columns for the comic book Internet destination website, Comic Book Resources. This collection of all fifty-two columns includes Ellis' unique take on the comic book industry, features first-class interviews with top-flight comic book professionals, and even includes the legendary "Old Bastard's Manifesto." (STAR13674) SC, B&W SRP: $16.95 SWITCHBLADE HONEY GN by Warren Ellis & Brandon McKinney Earth, losing its first war in space, pins its last hope on giving a new vessel to a crew of naval officers court-martialed for dissent — a crew just as likely to abandon Earth to the alien Chasta and the guns it makes out of stars. (STAR19047) MATURE THEMES SC, B&W SRP: $9.95 ********************************************************************** ALIAS ENTERPRISES LLC THE LEGEND OF ISIS #12 by Derek Allen Ruiz, ROVE, & Joe Phillips THE RISE OF DARKNESS: Part 2—Isis has fallen at the hands of Apophis God of Darkness. Awakening in the Underworld, Isis must battle her way through the land of the dead before Set's play for power reaches a point of no return. Meanwhile, Scott is left to battle Apophis on his own until an unlikely ally appears to lend a helping hand. Can Isis return in time to stop Apophis or has her time run out? 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 THE 10TH MUSE VOLUME 2 #13 by Darren G. Davis, Vicente Cifuentes, & Joe Phillips Who killed Wonder Boy? Hollywood's hippest, hypest hero for hire is dead so let the finger pointing begin. Emma finds herself embroiled in the midst of a murder mystery for of malice and mayhem. Can justice be served and can the 10th Muse clear the name of her fellow Odyssey teammate? 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 JUDO GIRL VOLUME 2 #1 by Johnny Lowe, Alex Julian, Joe Phillips, & Nadir Balan The star of the sold out mini-series is back! Adjusting to life in the far-flung year of 2006 is one thing. Fighting the female assassin Silencer is another. Worse, one of Diana’s most dangerous adversaries from the 1960s resurfaces to complicate her life, Lincoln Stanley, aka Hepcat. Has he really reformed, as he claims, or is he back to his old tricks? Ships with 2 covers in an equal ratio. 24pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $3.50 ATOMIK MIKE #3 by Nilson, Cruz, DeGano, & Williams As Mike continues to chase down Captain Tariq, we discover what actually happened to him after he was captured by Mr. Peck. How far will Mike go to get his old body back, and who are the shadows that keep appearing to Mike? 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 CHRONO MECHANICS: PRECIOUS METAL COLLECTION — GOLD #2 by Art Thibert, Richard Birdsall, & Pamela Thibert Things go from bad to worse for our Mechanics (Oot, Zyn, Caravaggio, and Doug) as they race against the clock to save the world from going 'primal' as the ominous approach of a Time Reboot looms ever closer! Doug, the newest member of Team 9.2 finds himself falling victim to a reality-warping Time Mine that threatens his sanity and his life. 26pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 THE HYPER-ACTIVES #3 by Darin Wagner, Clint Hilinski, & Andrew Dalhouse It's convention season again! And for the Hyper-Actives, it means fierce rivalries, annoying fans and bad food! But it becomes an even bigger cluster-fest when the unstoppable Ultimato crashes the party. Can our team steal the spotlight and defeat this unbeatable foe before the other heroes at the con do? Will their new costumes stand up to rabid fan-scrutiny? 32pgs, FC (3 of 5) SRP: $3.50 ORION THE HUNTER #2 by Scott Davis, Alex Sunder, & Joe Phillips A cancer is eating away at the Pantheon’s influence over the mortal world. Far from their glory days 3,000 years in the past, a new struggle for dominance erupts between the older gods and their offspring... and Orion is caught in the middle. Orion needs to find the missing Eye of the Oracle before it falls into the wrong hands and he must look into his painful past to find it... a journey that will lead him directly to the mouth of Hades. 24pgs, FC (2 of 4) SRP: $2.99 SUPER TEEN*TOPIA #1 by Kirk Kushin & Gonzalo Martinez In the tradition of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Freaks & Geeks, and Sixteen Candles comes a new ongoing series from Alias — Super Teen*Topia! While “A-list” teen super heroes travel to other dimensions and fight cosmic overlords, the STT gang gets stuck at the mall waiting for a bus! In this issue Paige, Cameron, and Kevin meet for the first time as they respond to a crisis with their untested powers. If you’re ready for a comic series that focuses more on character than it does costume — Super Teen*Topia is the brand new “super soap” in town! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 TWINBLADES: KILLING WORDS #3 by Adrian Todd, Ryan Odagawa, & Jean-Francois Beaulie Betrayed by one of their own, Bren, Bera and their war party build an unlikely alliance with the strange but powerful people of the North. Meanwhile Braxon's siege of Thorfin castle climaxes in a battle between Skullsplitter and Braxon himself. The clash of the two warlords, and its outcome, will change the girls forever! 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 VICTORIA'S SECRET SERVICE #5 by Darren G. Davis, Nadir Balan, & Joe Phillips All stories have a "once-upon-a-time." Victoria’s Secret Service is no different. Scarlet is about to learn about the surprising twists and turns that launched Victoria's Secret Service. This issue follows the olde tyme adventures of the original swashbuckling ladies in waiting. 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 COMIC BOOK DIGEST APRIL 2006 EDITION The Comic Book Digest rides again! This new revised format presents two 11-page, full- color previews of upcoming Alias titles, plus full-page ads of all our other new books soliciting for the month of June. The CBD will allow you to preview and order the comics you like through Previews and your Local Comic Shop! This issue features first, Alivs Rex, by Underworld creator, Kevin Grevioux: The Dark Ages, in a land already wrought by war, the world is turned on its head when a strange force descends upon the warring factions. Who will survive when kingdoms — and worlds — clash? The other preview is Revere, by Ed Lavallee: When a killer stalks Boston, renowned silversmith (and monster hunter) Paul Revere is called in. While tracking down clues to the killer’s identity, the first shots of the Revolution are fired, and Revere finds himself battling a war on two fronts in a struggle to save his family. Bundled in quantities of 25. 32pgs, FC SRP: $0.25 ALTERNATIVE COMICS STARS OF THE MONTH BOGUS DEAD TP by Various; edited by Jerome Gaynor Forty-two of the world's best independent comic artists have fearlessly rallied to describe the events of mankind's horrific last days! Fans of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead films will love the blend of humor and terror employed in this anthology by cartoonists including Tom Hart, Jim Mahfood, James Kochalka, Ariel Bordeaux, Jennifer Daydreamer, Souther Salazar, Megan Kelso, David Lasky, Aleksandar Zograf, Gabrielle Bell, Graham Annable, Leela Corman, Jenny Zervakis, and dozens more! (STAR16875) SC, 7x10, B&W SRP: $9.95 YEAH, IT IS! GN by Leslie Stein A Xeric Grant Recipient! A bold and humorous picaresque featuring an adolescent misfit and the oddball characters she seeks to befriend after losing her best buddy to a distant suburb. Hipster wannabes, cheesy New-Agers, and co-dependent 13-year-old girls are meticulously illustrated with cut paper and ink, making this Xeric-winning graphic novella a fun and unique read. (MAY042213) SC, 6x9, 48pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 AMAZE INK/SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS SKELETON KEY VOLUME 1: BEYOND THRESHOLD TP by Andi Watson This first Skeleton Key trade paperback collects issues #1-6 of the original series. Andi’s new series has revived interest in his early issues, and his exposure as the writer of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics has also brought him new fans. (STAR10887) SC, 7x10, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 ********************************************************************** OUTLOOK: GRIM VOODOO VALERIE DOLL From the pages of Outlook comes Voodoo Valerie. Designed by series creator Black Olive, this is the perfect gift to give someone with an axe to grind. Pins not included. Packaged in a poly bag with a header card. Limited to 500 units. (C: 0-1-2) Doll MSRP: PI STAR OF THE MONTH SPOOKY SQUEAK TOY by Jhonen Vasquez It's just a wierd looking nubby-skeleton sort of thingy that squeaks when you squeeze it. And squeeze it you will! Oh how squeezy you will be when you get your diseased hands on Spooky. Just like in I Feel Sick, Spooky can be used to annoy the hell out of your friends, neighbors, mailmen, and may possibly even be used to make the dead rise from the grave (this feature not tested). (C: 0-1-2) Toy MSRP: PI ********************************************************************** TRON: THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE #1 by Landry Walker, Eric Jones, & Louis De Martinis Inspired by Tron, Disney's groundbreaking science-fiction motion picture classic, Tron: The Ghost in the Machine #1 takes place in present day, over two decades after the events of the film. Jet Bradley, son of the original Tron programmer Alan Bradley, has recently escaped the computer world. But his experiences within cyberspace have left him emotionally scarred — vivid nightmares plague him, and he's become paranoid and unstable. He shuns technology wherever possible, leaving him effectively crippled in the modern world. And now something within the computer world wants him back. Exploring the fast-paced action from the hit film and recent video game, plus the impact of experiencing the cyberworld on the human psyche, this series starts a thrilling new chapter in the Tron saga! 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 BAD ART COLLECTION (NEW PRINTING) by Jhonen Vasquez Johnny the Homicidal Maniac and Squee! creator Jhonen Vasquez’s free-form collection of random characters, gags and strips, sure to delight his myriad and crazed fans! 16pgs, B&W SRP: $1.95 THE CAT WITH A REALLY BIG HEAD, & ONE OTHER STORY THAT ISN'T AS GOOD by Roman Dirge The tragic story of a cat named "Cat," and his misfortunes in life due to his enormously oversized head. This digest-size tale comes with a glossy card-stock cover, and includes an all-new back up story by Dirge. NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. 6x9, B&W SRP: $2.95 DEAD EYES OPEN #4 by Matthew Shepherd & Roy Boney, Jr. Guest-starring Wil Wheaton! Betrayal, bio-terrorism and birthday parties — it's all in an undead day's work for John Requin, as his post-life as the United States Liason for Returner Affairs goes from worse... to worse. The terrorist fringe of the Returner Movement has a new weapon, Fulchi's doing something horrible in the Pentagon basement, and the first "outed" Returner celebrity turns out to be... well, we already said it. Death, politics, and the blackest of humor collide in a series that turns every convention of the genre on its head — and kicks it a few times for good measure. 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 EMO BOY #6 by Steve Emond When the school holds its annual "Just Because" dance, Emo Boy just can't get into the spirit and admit his lifelong streak of bad luck could all have happened "just because." Meanwhile, he fails to notice his romance options blossoming. All this and 'Emo Kong!" 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 GLOOMCOOKIE #27 by Serena Valentino & Vincent Batignole Damion's fears have caused him to become insanely possessive and suspicious, putting Lex and one of her best friends lives in danger. Meanwhile Moon Raven is wandering the streets of San Francisco in her tattered wedding dress loath to believe Vermilion will not marry her. MATURE THEMES 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A GLOOMCOOKIE #25 by Serena Valentino and Vincent Batignole After hearing Moon Raven’s laughable version of what transpired on the night all the GloomCookies disappeared, Vermilion is moved to ask for Moon Raven’s hand in marriage. MATURE THEMES 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 I FEEL SICK #2 (NEW PRINTING) by Jhonen Vasquez This final issue concludes the story of Devi's mini-battle against the rotting voice of her own creative forces. Expect some bad stuff to happen. Also features more Filler Bunny, more unholy screaming, and maybe Satan (if you're good). (STAR14166) 6x9, 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.95 JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC #3 (NEW PRINTING) by Jhonen Vasquez Enter the dark corners of the human psyche in these hilarious and thought-provoking episodes in the life of one spindly, black-clad young homicidal maniac, as well as his terrified neighbor Squee, the unfortunately superior Wobble Headed Bob, a blood- drinking wall, cavernous basement torture rooms, and Johnny’s own comic, Happy Noodle Boy! (STAR14248) 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 LENORE #1 (NEW PRINTING) by Roman Dirge The first issue of the smash hit comic that chronicles the adventures of our favorite cute little dead girl. Roman Dirge has a gift for imbuing twisted ideas with a comical twist that will have you laughing and gasping simultaneously. (STAR14435) (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 NEXT EXIT #8 by Christy Lijewski After being ambushed amongst the ruins of an Academy outpost, Retrab and Markesh find that their attacker has some secrets of his own. Can his knowledge help them out of the predicament they're in? And will his help lead them on a path towards escape or entrapment? An old acquaintance reappears and a new direction for their journey begins. 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 NIGHTMARES & FAIRY TALES #16 by Serena Valentino & Crab Scrambly Victoria fears Rebecca has either become possessed or is being coerced by their ghostly tormentors, and has Rebecca committed and put under the care of the nuns at The Ursuline Convent, putting all of their lives in grave danger. MATURE THEMES 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A NIGHTMARES AND FAIRY TALES #14 by Serena Valentino & Crab Scrambly Victoria seeks the help of the church when things start to get frightfully dangerous in this continuing story about an older woman and her young niece who move into a house that is haunted by the vengeful victims of horrific crimes. MATURE THEMES 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 PARIS #14 by Andi Watson & Simon Gane With Debs enduring the shooting season in England and Juliet trapped in small town America, the would-be lovers couldn't be further apart. When Debs makes a shocking discovery and Juliet sells one of her new paintings they are both thrown from their narrow existences and out into the world. 24pgs, B&W (4 of 4) SRP: $2.95 SQUEE #3 (NEW PRINTING) by Jhonen Vasquez This series features familiar faces from Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, but focuses on poor little Squee! — Johnny's little trauma magnet neighbor. Squee! reminds us all of what childhood was all about — witnessing vicious dog attacks, being abducted by aliens and having dinner at Satan's house. 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 TROUBLE WITH IGOR GN by Chris Reilly & Gus Fink The Trouble With Igor is a Zen-like tale, or as close to "Zen-like" as one can get without actually being Zen, but it's definitely a tale of a bald mutant/hunchback/zombie's epic journey, a wordless cartoon novel, told entirely in pantomime. Throughout his odyssey, the poor hunchback is just looking for a morsel of food and a shady tree under which to eat, but this tragic hero has a heart of gold unfortunately accompanied by the touch of death. The well-meaning bald-mute-mutant tries to help everyone and everything he meets, but things can and do go horribly awry. SC, 6x9, 64pgs, B&W SRP: $3.95 FILLER BUNNY #1: I FILL UP 15 PAGES by Jhonen Vasquez Here, for the first time ever, the human tolerance for the purchase of comics of questionable quality are tested. In league with the Secret Government, Jhonen Vasquez unleashes this, his masterpiece of (insert four letter word here) and then crawls back into his garbage can and laughs insanely. Filler bunny, a genetically engineered happiness rabbit, suffers this entire book for your contentment and distraction. (STAR14536) 6x9, 16pgs, B&W MSRP: $2.25 OFFERED AGAIN O/A CORPORATE NINJA #1 by Matt Mocarski When the corporations of the world are threatened by evil consumers, only one man can save the day... The Corporate Ninja! A fish company is threatened when they fail to connect with the newly emerging "female consumer." To help, they call upon the legendary Corporate Ninja. But will stealthy skills and katana blades be able to sway these females' buying habits? 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 AMERICANIME PRODUCTIONS BOUNTY KILLER #1 by Michael Westerman The pulse of the fledgling United States beats faster and harder, soon to be accompanied by the percussion of marching drums and cannon. As the Civil War nears, a man known only as "BK," the Bounty Killer, travels east. Accepting only dead-or-alive contracts, he takes no prisoners. A mysterious man tracks BK like a prized quarry, observing and studying from the shadows. A resolute decision has been made, and preparations begun. It will not come without hardship, but in time, the Red Man will take pains to ensure that the Bounty Killer is ready. Ships with 2 covers in an equal ratio. MATURE THEMES 24pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 HONOR OF THE DAMNED #3 by Nevin Arnold As the secrets of the Undead Warrior's past begin to unravel, young Steven's whirlwind adventure with his new undead friend takes a deadly turn for the worst. Trapped in the lair of the mysterious Shadow Warriors, Steven, Blessie, and Detective Harvey find themselves alone and outnumbered with no Undead Samurai to protect them. This action packed third installment also features a special guest appearance by critically acclaimed artist Shelton Bryant. MATURE THEMES 24pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 ANARCHY STUDIOS/HARRIS COMIC VAMPIRELLA: REVELATIONS #0—SIGNED VIRGIN EDITION by Lilly The Vampirella: Revelations #0 Virgin Edition comes signed and numbered by series artist Mike Lilly, and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. Limited to only 250! (C: 0-1- 1) FC SRP: $19.95 VAMPIRELLA: REVELATIONS VOLUME 1 TP by Carey, Lilly, Almond, & Jusko The groundbreaking story that launched Vampirella into a new era of epic, character driver horror is finally collected! Acclaimed writer Mike Carey (Lucifer, Hellblazer) and rising star Mike Lilly (Nightwing) present the definitive origin of Vampirella. Follow her on a journey to hell and back, deep into the murky waters of her real past. What she finds brings her face to face with her mother, her home, and the very moment of her birth. Includes Vampirella Revelations #0-3, Carey's complete first issue script, creator interviews, and a complete cover gallery featuring art by Jose Gonzalez, Joe Jusko, Mark Texeira and more! Cover by Joe Jusko. SC, 7x10, 88pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 VAMPIRELLA: REVELATIONS #1-3 SET—SIGNED by Lilly All three issues of the Revelations story arc signed and numbered by series artist Mike Lilly. Set includes a Certificate of Authenticity and is limited to 150 sets! (C: 0-1-1) Set (x3) SRP: $29.95 ANTARCTIC PRESS ALICE IN WONDERLAND #3 by Rod Espinosa The Eisner-nominated creator of such critically acclaimed, sweeping epics as Neotopia and Courageous Princess applies his visionary hand to this time-honored tale of an adventurous young girl who is swept into a strange, magical fantasyland. Things are never what they seem in Wonderland. A chance meeting with a Cheshire Cat takes Alice to teatime at the Mad Hatter’s, where she is the guest of the hour! 32pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $3.50 STAR OF THE MONTH HOW TO DRAW CHIBI: SUPER-DEFORMED TECHNIQUES TP Get ready for a book of (nearly) unheard-of proportions! Chibi, super-deformed, small- bodied... whatever you call 'em, they're one of the major elements of comedy (and even semi-serious) manga, and no manga artist's education is complete without knowing how to draw 'em! Antarctic's top talent gives you the lowdown on the low-down, from stubby limbs to oversize heads and everything in between! (JAN052452) SC, 8x11, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 ********************************************************************** COLOR MANGA 7-PACK by Various Get your hands on the entire spectrum of color mangas offered by Antarctic Press! Includes Fred Perry’s high-tension action-adventure Legacy, David Hutchison’s cyberpunk thriller Junction 17, all four volumes of Neotopia by Eisner award-nominated Rod Espinosa, and of course, the long-awaited Warrior Nun Areala by Ben Dunn! All this at a bargain discount of over 50% off of retail! Pack (x7), SC, FC SRP: $34.95 DUEL #3 by Ted Nomura Germany: 1945. It is the end of the Third Reich, but the war is not yet over. With the introduction of the new German flying wing, the Horton Ho-229A-1, the most advanced of the new jet fighters, the Americans respond with their P-72 "Super-Thunderbolt," the most powerful of the piston-engine-powered fighters. In real history, both were in the prototype stage and flying when the war ended before they could be deployed. In this "what if" scenario, the combat takes place in the sky above Berlin! 32pgs, B&W (3 of 4) SRP: $2.99 GOLD DIGGER #74 by Fred Perry Celebrating 15 years of Gold Digger! Julia attends the funeral for her beloved teacher, Master Jiet Su Leep. She remains at Master Leep's long afterward to mourn, but her time alone is cut short by the arrival of her old classmate and rival Karia, who has come to make Julia pay for causing Master Leep’s death! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 GOLD DIGGER COLOR REMIX #4 by Fred Perry Celebrating 15 years of Gold Digger! Think you’ve seen Gold Digger? Think again! For the first time ever, the classic Gold Digger: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lost Cities is presented digitally remastered in magnificent full-color! Gina has survived stone zombies in El Dorado, the evil wizard Gyphon and his rampaging monstrosity Armageddon in Atlantis, and the freezing cold and fierce Empress Lynn of Shangri-La. Now she must devise a plan to finish off Armageddon, but it requires an element that doesn’t exist anywhere on Earth. 32pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $2.99 STAR OF THE MONTH MIGHTY TINY POCKET MANGA TP by Ben Dunn In a distant future, Man is long gone, but the mice and rats have evolved and developed their own societies and wars. Subversive forces are out to disrupt uneasy peace between the nations of Mosputa and Ratvaria! It’s up to Captain Tiny and two plucky boys to seek out the conspirators and undermine their plot before Rodentkind follows Man into extinction! (JUN052742) SC, 5x7, 174pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 ********************************************************************** NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #138 by Ben Dunn Bakuretsu Ball is a gleeful fusion of ninjitsu, kung fu, classic sports, and armadillos. On the field, young ninjas dish out rivalries, revenge, romance, and rambunctious fighting. Ricky Feeple is coerced into a game, and he assembles a team of awesome ninjas. What follows is anything but traditional sports, as any semblance of rules vanish to cater to the phenomenal abilities of the players, whose assorted skills lend themselves to a hilarious martial arts comedy! 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.99 TWILIGHT X: WAR #5 by Joe Wight The storm has broken, but the fires of war are out of control. The First World has returned to reclaim what's left of humanity, and a tiny island in the Caribbean becomes the flashpoint for the last battle of World War 3. Old America begins the final assault on the Neo-Nazi controlled region, and Richard and Melissa are caught in the center of the battle and separated by a titanic clash of armies. 32pgs, FC (5 of 7) SRP: $2.99 WARRIOR NUN LAZARUS #0 by Lee Duhig & Ben Dunn Your prayers have been answered! Warrior Nun will grace shelves again with an all-new adventure! Experience a brand-new, re-envisioned Warrior Nun!A violent explosion rocks the halls of the Vatican, revealing an alarming plot to attain several ancient, holy relics by a secret society known as The Advent. Charged with the investigation is Sister Isabel, a high-ranking agent of the Order of Crosius, an elite, clandestine group of warriors. The action kicks off as Isabel, with the aid of a sworn enemy, races across the globe to battle the deadly competition and exact savage vengeance. 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 APE ENTERTAINMENT HORRORWOOD #1 by Brandon Terrell & Brent Schoonover After an odd confrontation with a cryptic magician, actress Sophia St. Claire is thrust into an adventure involving her father — the reclusive special effects artist Pierce Jackson, a stuntman named Bruno, and a cult led by a maniacal man known only as The Father. When the cult attacks a carnival sideshow, Sophia and Bruno come across a startling discovery. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $3.50 ARCANA STUDIO THE 10TH MUSE/EZRA #1 by Sean O’Reilly, Vincent Cifu, & Craig Yeung Ezra is the medieval mercenary who is always for hire. Her newest mark? Medusa. Even though Medusa is her sworn enemy, the 10th Muse is forced to stop Ezra and save Medusa to prevent history from unraveling. But how far will Tenth Muse go to protect her most fierce enemy? Available in a signed photo cover variant, featuring the Model Search winner! REGULAR—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 ALTERNATE—32pgs, FC SRP: $19.99 ARCHAIA STUDIOS PRESS MOUSE GUARD #2 by David Petersen. SHADOWS WITHIN—While Guards Saxon, Kenzie, and Lieam are off searching for the missing grain mouse, another of the Guard, Sadie, is dispatched to a shore outpost of the mice territories. Conrad, the mouse posted there, has failed to stay in touch with the outside world for far too long. This next chapter opens the intrigue as to how the grain mouse came to have the map of Lockhaven, home of the Mouse Guard. And a crusty peg- legged mouse tells the tale to boot! 8x8, 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 ROBOTIKA #3 by Alex Sheikman & Joel Chua. Niko leaves Her Majesty's Service and gets hired by Bronski to guard a caravan making a pilgrimage to their holy temple. The cushy job of a hired yojimbo turns into a deadly fight for survival when the pilgrims are attacked by vicious Mecha-Betchimine. In a surprising turn of events, more of Niko's mysterious origin is revealed and the story is geared-up for it's conclusion in the final fourth issue. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.95 ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS ARCHIE & FRIENDS #100 by Dan Parent “Where in the World are the Veronicas?”: Fresh from their comic book debut in Veronica #167, those real-life singing sensations, the Veronicas are back! The Archies think they’ve landed their biggest gig ever, only to learn they’ve been entered in a “battle of the bands” competing against The Veronicas! Unbeknownst to the Archies, their new agent has hired a driver to pick up singing twins Jess and Lisa at the airport and get them “lost.” Will the girls be able to make it back in time to perform? 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 ARCHIE DIGEST #225 by Various The adventures of America's favorite teen continue with new stories and classic tales. Bonus, puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, SC, 5x7, 96pgs, FC SRP: $2.49 BETTY #155 by Various “Family Glee”: Researching her family tree, Betty can’t help but imagine if there were Archies and Veronicas in her ancestors’ lives! “Smell My Face”: Betty can’t wait to test her latest perfume on Archie, but when he starts to sneeze due to his cold, she thinks he’s allergic to it! “Perfectly Ridiculous”: Betty has the blues over her “perfectionism” until she starts making some welcome mistakes! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 BETTY & VERONICA #217 by Various “Courting Trouble”: The verdict is laughter in this imaginary tale that places Veronica against Betty in small claims court. At issue: Archie’s affections, of course! “First Impression”: Veronica believes she’s above the new kids in school... until she learns how “royally” wrong she is! “Self-Descriptive Terms”: Betty and Veronica play the “name game” when they start using the boys’ names to describe the things they do... as hungry as Jughead, as vain as Reggie, as klutzy as Archie, as smart as Dilton, etc. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #165 by Various Bright and brassy, bold and beautiful, blonde and brunette — teen dream queens Betty & Veronica romp through this collection of new stories and classic tales! Bonus puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, SC, 5x7, 96pgs, FC SRP: $2.49 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #142 by Various What's better than a digest full of those teen dream queens Betty & Veronica? A double digest full of them! Featuring new stories and classic tales. Bonus puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, SC, 5x7, 192pgs, FC SRP: $3.69 JUGHEAD AND FRIENDS DIGEST #10 by Fernando Ruiz “Fun for the History Books”: When a blackout leaves the Jones family without TV, Jughead is bummed… until his father pulls out a book containing the Jones family history! This entertaining look through the ages gives long-time Archie Comics readers a glimpse at some familiar faces — like the “Archie One” version of Jughead and Sir Jugalot — as well as some other clever creations such as Pontius Nosus, a little known Roman senator. Digest, SC, 5x7, 96pgs, FC SRP: $2.49 JUGHEAD'S DOUBLE DIGEST #121 by Various It's double-decker sandwiches and double-trouble as the irrepressible Jughead tilts the laugh-o-meter in this uproarious collection of new stories and classic tales! Bonus puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, SC, 5x7, 192pgs, FC SRP: $3.69 ARCHIE'S PALS 'N' GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #102 by Various The spotlight is on the wonderful cast of Archie supporting characters, in this double digest featuring new stories and classic tales. Bonus puzzles, games, and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!” Digest, SC, 5x7, 192pgs, FC SRP: $3.69 SABRINA VOLUME 2 #75 by Tania del Rio “Monsters Resurfacing”: Having learned each other’s secret histories, Sabrina and Shinji are closer than ever, and plan to become boyfriend and girlfriend. The only thing they have to do now is break the news to Llandra, but it’s not exactly what she’d been hoping to hear. Can Llandra ever be friends with either of them again? To complicate matters even more, the trio’s walk in the woods is interrupted by an attack from an evil creature! The three forget their squabbles long enough to band together to fight the monster, but are left shaken and bewildered by the attack. Meanwhile, back in the mortal world, things are about to get rocky for Amy and Harvey! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #161 by Ian Flynn & Tracy Yardley “Birthday Bash Part Two”: Continuing the chaos begun last issue, Sonic’s fifteenth anniversary year... and his birthday party... kick into hyperdrive! An attempt to steal the Master Emerald goes wrong. Rouge’s new accomplice Evil Sonic is transformed into a souped-up speed demon and renames himself Scourge. And if all that’s not enough, things get even worse for Sonic as a long lost badnik from the early days comes back with a dangerous new twist! It’s a birthday full of “presents” Sonic would rather return! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 SONIC X #8 by Various “Wicked Sweet Shuttle Shenanigans”: A rousing adventure that takes Sonic and friends off to far away lands! The World’s Fair in Paris hosts the unveiling of the New Thorndyke Industries space shuttle, and you don’t think a little detail like that would escape the eye of Eggman, do you? Agent Topaz and Rouge are on the case, but when it’s revealed that Emerl has been following them, will this mean disaster? Look out for Big the Cat and Froggy to finally make a big noise in the Sonic X comic as everything goes wild at the World’s Fair! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 VERONICA #170 by Dan Parent “Queen of Denial”: A trip to the museum inspires Veronica to imagine herself as “Cleo- ronica.” It’s not much different from her current life: Instead of just one butler, she has a team of servants, she thinks the Sphinx would be the perfect location to build a mall, and Archie is still the most eligible peasant in town! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 OFFERED AGAIN O/A REGGIE'S REVENGE SPECIAL & #3 by Various The original “April Fool,” Reggie Mantle returns! It’s havoc and hijinx with the prince of pranksters in these giant-sized specials! #2—FC SRP: $2.00 #3—FC SRP: $2.00 ASPEN MLT INC FATHOM #9 by J. T. Krul, Koi Turnbull, & Jason Gorder Maylander begins has assault on the Blue, determined to wipe them off the face of the earth! As Aspen races to aid her friends, she meets up with Cannon, (now completely Taras free!!) also ready to fight alongside his people. But, can even the combined might of Aspen and Cannon help make a difference against Maylander’s powerful weapons? His powerful NUCLEAR weapons?!? Find out as J. T. Krul, Koi Turnbull, and Jason Gorder bring you the next exciting issue in the Fathom series! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 SHRUGGED: BEGINNINGS by Michael Turner & Frank Mastromauro, Micah Gunnell, Jason Gorder, & Beth Sotelo From the same creative mind that brought you Fathom and Soulfire, comes the next wondrous step in comic book entertainment! For every right, there is a wrong. For every action, there is a reaction. For every up, there is a down. And for every decision Theo makes, there is someone making the decisions for him….and all of us! Welcome to Perspecta, and the reason behind your wildest thoughts and darkest desires. If you thought you knew anything about our world, think again! It’s about to be turned upside down, and that little voice inside your head is about to get much louder! Join artists Micah Gunnell, Jason Gorder, Beth Sotelo and creator Michael Turner as this all new 7- page introductory story (with added bonus sketch material and designs!) opens your eyes to a whole new beginning! Aspen proudly presents the next great comic book franchise, Shrugged! Don’t say we didn’t warn you! 16pgs, FC SRP: $1.99 SOULFIRE #7 by J. T. Krul, Michael Turner, & Peter Steigerwald Are you ready to rumble!? Mal and the gang make their way to the man-made eighth continent, and come to find out that monsters really do exist! But, things are not always what they seem... right? Join in on the fun as J. T. Krul, Michael Turner and Peter Steigerwald bring you one of the most startling Soulfire issues yet! RES. from Previews Vol. XV #3 (MAR052614) 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 ATLANTIS STUDIOS TALISMEN #3 by Barb Jacobs & Steven Jones The third installment in the acclaimed limited edition fantasy series! Magically transported into a beautiful fantasy world, Marine Olle Stelle has learned the truth about his destiny as one of the three Exiles called to defend the Plane of Imaginings from the foul Ruler of the Realm of Nightmares. He has fallen in love with the beautiful Astrina, and finds a new home in the peaceful village of Donnelly. But his peace is not long- lasting, as Ba's shadowy first knight, Scath, has set out to find and destroy him — with a deadly Shadow Hound! 24pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $2.95 AVANT-VERLAG CARGO: COMIC JOURNALISM FROM ISRAEL — GERMANY TP by Various Cargo opens a cultural dialogue between Israel and Germany by using the new genre of comic journalism. It features contributions by Israeli and German artists who visited each other's country and made objective observations on the life and culture of the guestland. The stories include a visit to the illegal villages in the Negev Desert, a stroll through Tel Aviv, a melancholic walk through Berlin and the panopticon of religious and everyday life in Jerusalem. The artists include Jens Harder (Nominee for Best Artist in Angouleme 2004, Winner of the Max & Moritz Award 2004). Plus, Tim Dinter, Jan Feindt from Germany, Yirmi Pinkus, Rutu Modan (from the Israeli artists collective Actus Tragicus), and Guy Morad. SC, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 AVATAR PRESS INC ESCAPE OF THE LIVING DEAD #1—BURROWS COVER by John Russo & Dheeraj Verma Jason Burrows unleashes zombie terror on this special new cover! Limited to 1,000 copies. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (1 of 5) SRP: $5.99 ESCAPE OF THE LIVING DEAD #2—"DEFROCKED" COVER by John Russo & Dheeraj Verma Watch out, that zombie’s got your towel! Delivered by Mike Wolfer and limited to 1,000 copies. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (2 of 5) SRP: $5.99 ESCAPE OF THE LIVING DEAD #3—"TRAPPED" COVER by John Russo & Dheeraj Verma They have you cornered, there is no escape on this cover by series artist Dheeraj Verma and limited to 1,000 copies. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (3 of 5) SRP: $5.99 WOLFSKIN #1 by Warren Ellis & Juan Jose Ryp From the time before history began, from the time when the continents were still connected by land, from the harsh climes at the top of the world, a Northish soldier wrapped in a cape of wolfpelts walks south into the forests of the High Midlands that are now Europe. He finds a village cut in two by travelers from the East. Soon, he also is torn between duty to the lives he has ruined just by finding them, and duty to the hideous murdergod of the Northish wastes and the berserker drugs that are his sacrament. Warren Ellis cuts loose to unleash his take on the genre fans demanded he assault with full color art from Juan Jose (Frank Miller’s Robocop, Nightmare on Elm Street) Ryp! Wolfskin fuses heroic fantasy in the mode of Conan, the Viking sagas and samurai fiction into a single story of weird history and apocalyptic violence. As well as the Regular, Wraparound, and Vicious covers by series artist Juan Jose Ryp, this issue is also available as a Painted cover by newcomer Carlos Valenzuela. MATURE THEMES REGULAR—32pgs, FC (1 of 3) SRP: $3.99 WRAPAROUND—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 VICIOUS—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 PAINTED—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 THE CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD—PREVIEW EDITION by Garth Ennis & Jacen Burrows Garth Ennis unleashes his next major epic in the vein of Preacher, but this-time, he’s taking it up a notch! Wormwood is the anti-Christ, no way around it. His dad is Satan, and his demonic powers help him fit right into New York. His best friend is Jesus, who is a black, mentally-challenged man that just isn’t performing many miracles these days. The pesky "Armageddon" is coming right up, and it doesn’t look like Pope Jacko is going to be any help in stopping it. Ennis drags the whole world into the gutter with his trademark razor-sharp dialogue, biting wit, and the stunning art of Jacen Burrows — all in full-color! The Chronicles of Wormwood is an ongoing series of series that launches this summer! MATURE THEMES 8pgs, FC SRP: $0.99 MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH: WAR OF THE WINDS #2 by Brian Pulido & Di Amorim Medieval Lady Death fights for all humanity in this epic new eight issue series! Medieval Europe is threatened by a near immortal race called the Eldritch. Humanity's last hope for survival is Lady Death, an outcast who is half-human, half-Eldritch and all attitude. She is part of both clans, but belongs to neither. In the aftermath of the Eldritch’s siege of human city of Rantoul, LD is blamed for the entire thing and brought to the capital city of Vongeria where Archbishop Vittorio plans to rid himself of her for once and for all. But the Eldritch invade Vongeria next. As the city is plunged into chaos, LD finds one last chance at redemption — but at what cost? This issue has Standard and Wraparound covers by Di Amorim, and a special Premium cover by Daniel HDR. REGULAR—32pgs, FC (2 of 8) SRP: $3.99 WRAPAROUND—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 PREMIUM—32pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 WARREN ELLIS' BLACK GAS #1—AUXILIARY EDITION by Warren Ellis & Max Fiumara This special edition kicks-off a whole new campaign at Avatar! Auxiliary Editions are new limited-edition covers of the first printing, offered in Previews for the first time, and available at the same cover price as the original standard cover! Jacen Burrows provides this stunning new piece which is limited to just 2,000 copies. 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH/BELLADONNA #1/2—OVERWHELMED COVER by Brian Pulido & Daniel HDR The forces of evil threaten to crush Belladonna and Medieval Lady Death on this new cover from series artist Daniel HDR! Limited to 1,000 copies. 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 BRIAN PULIDO'S MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH #7—"SUDDEN LOSS" COVER by Brian Pulido & Di Amorim Series artist Di Amorim shows the sorrow of Medieval Lady Death. Limited to 1,000 copies. 32pgs, FC (7 of 8) SRP: $5.99 BRIAN PULIDO'S MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH #8—"SNEAK ATTACK" COVER by Brian Pulido & Di Amorim Her enemy is about to take Medieval Lady Death by surprise on this new cover by series artist Di Amorim! Limited to 1,000 copies. 32pgs, FC (8 of 8) SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH 2005 BIKINI SPECIAL—"ROSES" COVER by Martin, Ortiz, Ryp, Adrian, & Various Fan Favorite Matt Martin serves up this elegant new cover! Limited to 1,000 copies. 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH: THE WICKED #1—"BOUND" COVER by Brian Pulido & Richard Ortiz Lady Death is chained down on this hot new cover by Carlos Ferreira! Limited to 1,000 copies. 16pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH: DEATH GODDESS —WRAPAROUND COVER by Brian Pulido & Richard Ortiz Gabriel Rearte unveils this powerful new wraparound cover. Limited to 1,000 copies. 16pgs, B&W SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH: LOST SOULS #0—PRISM FOIL COVER by Brian Pulido & Richard Ortiz Limited to 500 copies, all ship in a bag and board with a Certificate of Authenticity. 16pgs, FC (0 of 3) SRP: $12.99 LADY DEATH: LOST SOULS #0—"UNBRIDLED FURY" COVER by Brian Pulido & Richard Ortiz Lady Death and friends explode into action on this sexy new cover by Rafa Lopez that is limited to 1,000 copies. 16pgs, FC (0 of 3) SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH: LOST SOULS #1—"WHITE HOT" COVER by Brian Pulido & Richard Ortiz Lady Death and friends explode into action on this sexy new cover by Rafa Lopez that is limited to 1,000 copies. 16pgs, FC (1 of 2) SRP: $5.99 LADY DEATH: INFERNAL SINS #0—BLOOD RED FOIL CONVENTION COVER by Brian Pulido & Richard Ortiz This special foil edition was previously only available at a select few conventions! Limited to 1,000 copies, all of which ship bagged with a Certificate of Authenticity. MARTIN—16pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99 LADY DEATH: ABANDON ALL HOPE #1—"JEWEL" COVER Matt Martin provides the all-new cover on this stunning Lady Death Jewel Edition! Every copy features jewels actually attached to the cover and is super-limited to just 250 copies, all of which ship in a protector with a certificate of authenticity. 32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $39.99 STARS OF THE MONTH WARREN ELLIS' SCARS TP by Warren Ellis & Jacen Burrows Collected now for the first time, Warren Ellis' brilliant six issue crime opus, Scars! John Cain has been working Homicide long enough to get hard to pretty much anything; even wrenching personal loss. Today, he gets assigned something that finally breaks through his defenses a child killing that hits horribly close to home. (DEC032186) MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $17.99 WARREN ELLIS' DARK BLUE GN by Warren Ellis & Jacen Burrows Collected in one volume, Warren Ellis' critically acclaimed Dark Blue is available as a deluxe graphic novel illustrated by Jacen Burrows with full gray tones! 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. (STAR13064) MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 72pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 WARREN ELLIS' BAD WORLD TP by Warren Ellis & Jacen Burrows It is a world of beauty in the eyes of many, but to bleeding-edge writer Warren Ellis, it's a world filled with evil, sin, decay and filth. A "Bad World" indeed. Told in a unique format of text and illustrations, Ellis explores the far edges of humanity, the people who are hanging to reality by the thinnest of threads, and those that are simply off their rockers. (STAR16317) SC, 7x10, B&W SRP: $10.95 ********************************************************************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A FRIDAY THE 13TH: BLOODBATH #1 by Brian Pulido & Mike Wolfer The hit team of the sold out Friday special return for a new three issue gore-filled series featuring Jason Voorhees! On the shore of pristine Crystal Lake lies the long-neglected Camp Tomorrow, badly in need of rehabilitation. Charged with reforming the camp, ten teenagers have come to the site with the hopes of earning a quick paycheck and partaking in the most decadent party-filled weekend of their lives. But as their first night of debauchery commences, they begin to learn, one by one, that their surprisingly common family backgrounds are a little too coincidental, and that their presence has reawakened the curse of Jason Voorhees! MATURE THEMES ISSUE #1—32pgs, FC (1 of 3) SRP: $3.99 ISSUE #2—32pgs, FC (2 of 3) SRP: $3.99 FRANK MILLER'S ROBOCOP #9—"SAVIOR" COVER by Frank Miller & Juan Jose Ryp The series ends with this powerful new cover from series artist Juan Jose Ryp. Limited to 1,500 copies. 32pgs, FC (9 of 9) SRP: $5.99 MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH/BELLADONNA #1—J.J. RYP LITHOGRAPH by Juan Jose Ryp This print is of Juan Jose Ryp’s cover on Medieval Lady Death/Belladonna #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 LADY DEATH 2005 BIKINI—R. ORTIZ LITHOGRAPH by Richard Ortiz This lithograph is of Richard Ortiz’s cover to Lady Death 2005 Bikini Special. 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 BANANA TALE PRESS BANANA TAILS: TALES & ACTIVITIES ONE-SHOT by Mark McKenna, Fabian Nicieza, & Kevin West Here are 32 pages of children's stories and activities that will keep children busy for hours, featuring that happy little monkey, Banana Tail, and his friends. 8x11, 32pgs, FC SRP: $4.95 BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT INC EUREKA SEVEN VOLUME 1 GN by Jinsei Kataoka Renton Thurston’s a young 14-year-old who is tired of his monotonous life. The only thing that makes him happy is when he “lifts,” an extreme form of aerial hoverboarding. His feelings of frustration come from his life of toil in his grandfather’s garage, and being the son of an enigmatic yet legendary “hero.” One day, a large LFO (Light Finding Operation) craft called Nirvash falls from the sky and a beautiful young girl named Eureka emerges and asks for repairs. When a smitten Renton literally falls over himself to help her, the two begin a journey that will change both of their destinies. (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor) SC, 5x7, 180pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 SAMURAI CHAMPLOO VOLUME 1 FILM MANGA GN Fuu is working part-time at a teahouse when she meets two ronin, Mugen and Jin. After causing a great riot at the teahouse, Mugen and Jin are arrested by the magistrate and set to be executed. In exchange for helping them, Fuu makes them promise to help her find a "samurai who smells of sunflowers." The three unlikely companions begin a wild adventure through a funky hip-hop influenced reimagining of Edo period Japan. (C: 1-0- 0) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor) SC, 5x7, 200pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 BEYOND STARLIGHT TALES OF MIDNIGHT VOLUME 2 #3 by Francis Lee, Martin Edwards, Mike F, & Chris Achilleos The night really does get darker for our hero in this issue. Having defeated Taylor and Phoenix, Midnight learns that the Melissa statue may hold the key to finding Raxton. He finds breaking into the Cosgrove estate to get the statue is easy. Getting out in one piece is an entirely different matter. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 BLACK COAT PRESS WAMPUS VOLUME 1 TP by Franco Frescura & Luciano Bernasconi Wampus , the mysterious, shape-shifting servant of the all-powerful cosmic entity known only as the "Great Mind", has arrived on Earth to sow the seeds of chaos and destruction. Collecting the original six-issue run of French comics from 1969, the great cities of the world fall to the power of Wampus, whose only adversary is French secret agent, Jean Sten. Foreword by Will Eisner. Cover by Stephen R. Bissette. SC, 5x8, 232pgs, B&W SRP: $20.95 BLACK LIBRARY THE ART OF WARHAMMER 40,000 HC by Marc Gascoigne & Various This lavish hardback artbook features a startling glimpse into the galaxy-at-war scenario that is the backdrop for the Games Workshop's Warhammer 40k role-playing and miniatures games. Eldar, Orks, Demons, Space Marines, and the forces of Chaos itself are illuminated in beautiful panels of carnage and conflict, created by some of today's top fantasy and sci-fi artists. Also revealed, in their own words, are the secrets of how these UK artists they create these wonderful artworks, discussing the methods, techniques, and inspirations that influenced them. HC, 256pgs, FC SRP: $50.00 BLIND WOLF COMICS LIL' CREEPS ONE-SHOT by Aureliani, Baltazar, Cosley, & Martin Welcome to the world of the Lil' Creeps! Just when you thought it was safe to take a stroll through the neighborhood, you took a good look at your neighbors.Yikes! They're all Monsters! But don't worry, these monsters are only trying to live normal ordinary lives. Come join the fun as we meet the sexy new neighbor that Drac falls for. Go along for a trip to the local pet store with the creature, and try to help stop the foreclosure of their mansion. 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 BLOODY MARY COMICS TALES OF BLOODY MARY #7 by Bobbie Weiner, Tom Carlton, & Rick Landis Will Mary be up to her confrontation with the evil Priest and his demons? Can she deal with his deadly minion, Sacrifice? The Final Conflict approaches... and answers lie ahead. 24pgs, FC (7 of 8) SRP: $2.95 BOHEMIAN PRESS TAILS #3 by Ethan Young Relationships are hard — and nobody learns that lesson harder than Ethan. After receiving a devastating rejection letter, Ethan sees his dreams of becoming a comic book artist slip away — and his girlfriend suffers the consequences. All this, and he forgets to clean the litter-box! MATURE THEMES 24pgs, B&W (3 of 3) SRP: $2.95 BONGO COMICS SIMPSONS COMICS #117 by Templeton Join Homer and the rest of the Simpson family for a globetrotting adventure that will not only take you around the world but, literally, into orbit around the Earth. And the trip would not be complete without the return of everbody’s favorite, eternally optimistic, moonraking megalomaniac, Hank Scorpio. It's a little tale of world domnation we call “Sandwiches Are Forever!” 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 BART SIMPSON COMICS #29 by Bates, Peyer, & Rogers Springfield’s merry mischief-maker, Bart Simpson, switches places with Ralph Wiggum on “Take Your Son To Work Day” with surprising and potentially life- threatening results. Then, Bart gets a new roommate when he moves into the retirement home with Grampa. Also, Bart and Nelson start their own pirate radio station, and it is not long before radio talk show host Birch Barlow’s ratings begin to plummet, prompting a "no holds barred" battle over the airwaves. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 SIMPSONS CLASSICS MAGAZINE #8 by Matt Groening Through a bizarre twist of fate that could only befall the stoutest of the Simpsons, Homer becomes the new Duff Beer brewmeister in control of the Duff empire! And then, come back to Simpsons Mountain where the Depression ain’t so depressin’, and Grampa’s memory of the past takes a page or two from other television family histories. Also, Grampa and Jasper have a rendezvous with pop culture, and Itchy & Scratchy (circa 1930) have an explosive encounter in “Kill ‘Er Up with Regular.” Collects The Simpsons Comics #14-15. Magazine, 64pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 BOOM! STUDIOS CTHULHU TALES #1 by Various Lovecraft lives! From the writing team behind the hit Zombie Tales series comes a collection of six different tales of dark, cosmic horror. Keith Giffen pens a tale, as his Blue Beetle co-writer, screenwriter John Rogers writes his own. Creator of Sci-Fi TV show Eureka, Andy Cosby joins Johanna Stokes, CBR columnist and TV show writer. War of the Worlds: Second Wave writer Michael Alan Nelson joins in on the fun with a constellation of the best artists. 48pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 TALENT #1 by Chris Golden, Tom Sniegowski, & Azaceta In the vein of the supernatural plane crash thriller TV show Lost! Bram Stoker-award winning writer Christopher Golden and novelist Tom Sniegoski join break-out new art talent Paul Azaceta to tell an innovative four issue mini-series. When Flight 654 goes down, it takes 148 souls with it. But not Nicholas Dane. How did the 34-year-old college professor survive — was it a miracle? Now Nicholas now finds that he has the memories and skills of one of the passengers from the flight — a boxer — and he's got to use them to survive! 32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $3.99 JEREMIAH HARM #3 by Giffen, Grant, Lyra, & Mueller Keith Giffen, the creative force behind DC Comics' largest 2006 event, "52", gets down to sci-fi business. In this issue, wayward criminal and outlaw Jeremiah Harm, tasked with bringing back the three most dangerous criminals in the universe, discovers what they're doing on Earth. Dak Moria, the criminal mastermind leading the dangerous troika, has found a piece of galactic matter left over from the Big Bang. With this in hand, Dak plans to re-create the explosion that started it all... even if it means suicide! 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 WAR OF THE WORLDS: SECOND WAVE #3 by Michael Alan Nelson, Chee, & Sunder Raj Michael Alan Nelson (Zombie Tales) continues to spin this compelling tale that Mark Waid describes as, "a sci-fi Walking Dead!" While the second wave of the alien attack rages all around them, Miles and his best friend Duke take shelter with other survivors in a warren of underground sewers. As an alien starts picking them off, secrets about Miles background begin to come out and he struggles with his internal demons. (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only within the United States--No U.S. Territories. 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 BROADSWORD COMICS TAROT: WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #33 by Jim Balent "THE SHADOW WITCH" PART 2 — New Avalon is in flames as Raven Hex and the Dragon Witch battle to the Death. Tarot undergoes surgery and the Skeleton Man faces off against a new cemetery gardian as he battles to save his graveyard and the souls in it. As always this issue ships equally with two Jim Balent covers. In addition to a new Signed Edition, the Regular edition of Tarot #33 is also made available again! (C: 0-1-1) MATURE THEMES SIGNED—32pgs, FC SRP: $10.00 REGULAR—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 TAROT LITHO PORTFOLIO 6-PACK #2 by Jim Balent This is your chance to fill in any of Jim Balent's Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose, enchanting b/w pencil lithos that you've missed in the past. Some lithographs have never been released to stores before! Each pack contains six 6.5"x 10" unsigned stunning lithographs that feature Tarot, Raven Hex, Izzy, Crypt Chick, Boo Cat, and Licorice Dust! A $60 value only $24.99! Lithograph Pack (x6) SRP: $24.99 STAR OF THE MONTH THE ART OF JIM BALENT: MAGICK IN BLACK & WHITE by Jim Balent An exquisite collection of Jim Balent's art featuring his creation, Tarot. This glossy perfect bound art book is for lovers of the feminine form framed in fantasy! Includes unpublished pencil renditions of Tarot covers! (APR052735) SC, 7x10, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $14.99 ********************************************************************** BROCCOLI INTERNATIONAL USA INC GALAXY ANGEL BETA VOLUME 2 GN by Kanan Secrets are revealed on the White Moon, as fragments of Chitose's past begin to surface and Prince Shiva's story is finally told. Meanwhile, the Space Whale's picking up bad vibes, so Kuromie warns Takuto to be on alert. The Angel Troupe is up to something secretive — could they be the source? With the discovery of a new Emblem Frame, the Angels are poised to take on Eonia once more. But when he launches his ultimate plan, hope begins to fade as the troupe is dealt a devastating blow. (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Maylasia. SC, 5x7, 208pgs, PC SRP: $9.99 KAMUI VOLUME 3 GN by Shingo Nanami Although Atsuma is distraught by the horror he caused on the night of the annual ball, Sumire convinces him to continue with his mission. Atsuma, Sumire, and Shui are determined to find the truth behind NOA, even if it means confronting General Shiki. However, Shiki is only a pawn in a much larger scheme with dark connections to Atsuma's own past. SC, 5x7, 208pgs, PC SRP: $9.99 BUBBLEHEAD PUBLISHING LOST IN SPACE: VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUL TP by Bill Mumy & Michal Dutkiewicz The Jupiter 2 and its crew finally reach its original destination, Alpha Centauri... and The Space Family Robinson will never be the same again! Join Prof. John Robinson, Dr. Maureen Robinson, their children Judy, Penny, and Will, pilot Major Don West, reluctant stowaway Dr. Zachary Smith, and The Robot as they finally arrive on the elusive, long- sought Proxima 4 in the Alpha Centauri star system. Theirs is a mission of peace and scientific exploration... however Aoelus 14 Umbra has other plans! Foreward by Stan Lee — painted cover by John Servin! SC, 7x10, 360pgs, FC SRP: $37.95 BUD PLANT OFFERED AGAIN O/A RIO SC by Doug Wildey Warehouse Find! Rio is a former gunfighter, road agent, and train robber who earns a full pardon by working a special assignment for President Ulysses S. Grant. In his travels, he encounters other such historic figures as Jesse James, and the Apache renegade, Geronimo. Authentic Western locales, great characterizations. Expertly rendered by Doug Wildey (creator of Jonny Quest), each painted color page brings the old West to life with lavish realism. Published by Comico in 1987. SC, 8x11, 64pgs, FC SRP: $8.95 O/A YOUNG BLUEBERRY: THE BLUECOATS by Jean-Michel Charlier & Moebius Warehouse find! Three tales of Blueberry, the son of a wealthy Southern plantation owner, and his adventures out west. Includes "The Blue Coats," "Thunder on the Sierra," and "Blanco, King of the Prairie." Realistic, tense, and exciting stories of the Civil War era that avoid the usual Western clichés. Excellent artwork. Published by Comcat in 1989. SC, 8x11, 56pgs, FC SRP: $7.95 BURLYMAN ENTERTAINMENT SHAOLIN COWBOY #5 by Geof Darrow, with Peter Doherty & the Wachowski Brothers The Shaolin Cowboy again proves that though one man can make a difference, he isn't that one man! Nominated for several Eisner Awards, including Best New Series and Best Penciler/Inker (Geof Darrow)! Ships with 2 covers in an equal ratio. RES. from Previews Vol. XV #6 (JUN052867) DARROW COVER—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 DELGADO COVER—32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 CARNAL COMICS DEMI: SAGA OF A DEMONESS VOLUME 1 TP—REGULAR COVER EDITION SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $15.95 PORN STAR RARITIES PACK SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. ADULT MATERIAL Pack (x3), 32pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 CELLAR DOOR PUBLISHING I AM SPARTACUS GN by Dan Wickline & Ilkka Lesonen The heads of a corporation are sent reeling after several attacks of corporate espionage. But when it escalates to the murder of the vice president, they must turn to someone outside their inner circle for help. Tiffany Munday, former police detective and now head of Hallotech security, begins the investigation. But the only clue that ties the crimes together is a tag line left at the scenes: "I Am Spartacus." MATURE THEMES SC, 50pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 CENTURY COMICS SHADES OF GRAY COMICS & STORIES GN by Jimmy Gownley Before the Eisner-nominated Amelia Rules, there was Shades of Gray, a fascinating piece of fiction written and illustrated by Jimmy Gownley. Shades of Gray has been compared favorably with Strangers in Paradise and Wandering Star and is being collecting for the first time into a single-edition, trade paperback. This compelling tale realistically deals with the lives of teenagers growing up. Friendship, first loves, autumn nights and cheeseburgers; these are only a few of the delights that await you in this 340-page collection. This edition is the definitive collection featuring two unpublished issues and an 8 page story — a total of 50 never-before-seen pages! SC, 7x10, 340pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 CHANTING MONKS STUDIOS ZACHERLEY'S MIDNITE TERRORS #4 by Various The Cool Ghoul, Zacherley, returns to introduce four all-new tales of terror by today's hottest indy creators. Writer Robert Tinnell (The Black Forest, The Terry Sharp Adventures) joins forces with Orlando Baez on "The Reunion," the story of a mid-19th century man on the hunt for a killer werewolf. However, what he discovers isn't exactly quite what he expected of the monster. Writer/director Joseph M. Monks and Harry Roland (Kolchak: The Night Stalker cover artist) collaborate again on "The Lost Girl," about two, sexy female campers who meet up with a little girl lost in the woods, nearly scaring their underwear right off 'em! Joanna Estup and Andy Sands present a wicked tale of abuse, revenge and retribution with "The Greatest Halloween Mask Ever," and William Bronson illustrates Joe Monks' adaptation of Michael R. Colangelo's brutal, violent "Starlite Cafe," about a young saxophone player caught between a ruthless murderer, racist schoolmates, and perhaps his one shot at getting his big break on the horn. 48pgs, B&W SRP: $3.95 CHECKER BOOK PUBLISHING GROUP STARS OF THE MONTH A BIT OF MADNESS TP by Civiello A gorgeously painted work of high fantasy comics storytelling from the French bandes- dessines master, Civiello. Page after page of beautiful artwork entices the reader into a complex and breathlessly paced tale. Enjoyed by tens of thousands of readers worldwide during its serialized presentation in the renowned comics magazine Heavy Metal. (MAR052717) SC, 9x12, 200pgs, FC SRP: $24.95 ALEX RAYMOND'S FLASH GORDON VOLUME 4 HC by Alex Raymond Brilliantly illustrated by the legendary Alex Raymond, Flash Gordon epitomizes the golden age of the newspaper comic strip. Volume 4 collects strips from June 12, 1938 to January 21, 1940, continuing the saga of Flash, Dale, and Ming on the planet Mongo! (JUN052873) HC, 10x7, 100pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 STAR TREK: THE KEY COLLECTION VOLUME 4 TP by Various The classic television show becomes a classic comic book! Revisit the original crew and see why these Gold Key stories were, and remain, so popular among both Star Trek and comic book fans alike! Volume 4 compiles issues #24 through #33, collecting the stories “Ice Journey,” “Death of a Star,” “The Final Truth,” and more! (JUN052877) SC, 7x10, 232pgs, FC SRP: $22.95 THE X-FILES VOLUME 2 TP by Various Checker introduces its second collection of the adventures of everyone’s two favorite FBI agents, Mulder and Scully. Picking up where Topps left off, this volume collects issues #18-23, with the bonus features of the rare issue #½ and the X-Files Comics Digest issue #1. (APR052758) SC, 200pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 ********************************************************************** CINEBOOK CLIFTON VOLUME 3: SEVEN DAYS TO DIE TP by De Groot & Turk; translated by Luke Spear Imagine a supercomputer that is perfect in every respect, recently acquired by the “Intelligence Service." It chooses people to eliminate, supplies all the information about the target and sends the killers. Terribly efficient! But it is only a machine, one that isn’t protected from user error. Through the clumsiness of a tech expert, Colonel Clifton is targeted as the next victim for the killers! He finds himself with death at his door and has to come up with an ingenious gem of a plan to save his skin. SC, 48pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 YAKARI VOLUME 3: BEAVERS TP by Job & Derib Yakari discovers a colony of beavers busy building their dam. There we find Thousand- mouths, the short-tempered building site boss; Wooden-Dam, the smiling old wise man; Wooden-Bed, the sleepyhead; Double-Tooth, the eternally inspired sculptor… and last but not least Little Linden Tree, a lively kid. While they are bathing, this infernal little beaver disappears. Yakari will find him exploring the underground waterways of the river. Linden Tree will, of course, receive his first smacking and Double-Tooth will finally be able to present his masterpiece to the amazed colony. SC, 48pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 CLAYPOOL COMICS DEADBEATS #77 by Richard Howell, Ricardo Villagran, & Joe Rubinstein The only vampire who's immune to Kirby Collier's corrosive blood is his other-worldly counterpart. Now Vampire Kirby intends to destroy his rival, heedless of the fact that Kirby is crucial in the town's mission to prevent the disaster that's fated to destroy Mystic Grove. 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.50 ELVIRA #156 by Strom, Smith, Lachance, Hetherington, Sutton, & Barta Elvira's incredible journey drops her on the Red Planet into a war between the four-armed Fershoomians, led by the heroic Jean Cartier — and their primate enemies "The Ape Pirates of Mars!" 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.50 COMIC CAVALCADE LADY DEATH: BETWEEN HEAVEN & HELL POSTER SET #1 — SIGNED by Steven Hughes Never before offered in Previews! These are copies of the original ten-year old Lady Death: Between Heaven and Hell #1 promo poster, signed by writer Brian Pulido. Limited to 500 copies, all ship in a bag with a certificate of authenticity. (C: 0-1-1) Poster Set SRP: $9.99 LADY DEATH: INFERNAL SINS—COMMEMORATIVE COVER by Brian Pulido & Richard Ortiz Don’t miss this sexy new cover from superstar artist Matt Martin! Limited to 1,000 copies 16pgs, B&W SRP: $5.99 MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH: WAR OF THE WINDS #1—GOLD FOIL COVER by Brian Pulido & Di Amorim Limited to 500 copies, all ship in a bag with a Certificate of Authenticity. 32pgs, FC (1 of 8) SRP: $5.99 PURGATORI #1/2—CHROMIUM MEGA-PREMIUM SIGNED by Al Rio Creator Brian Pulido unlocks his personal vault to reveal a unique collector's item Purgatori #1/2 Chromium Mega-Premium Edition signed. Each copy is signed creator by Brian Pulido. Comes bagged & boarded with a certificate of Authenticity. (C: 0-1-1) FC SRP: $40.00 LADY DEATH: TRIBULATION #1—CHROMIUM MEGA-PREMIUM SIGNED by Ivan Reis Creator Brian Pulido unlocks his personal vault to reveal a unique collector's item Lady Death: Tribulation #1 Chromium MegaPremium Creator file copy. A file copy is a comic personally collected and autographed by the title's creator. Comes bagged and boarded with a killer custom Certificate of Authenticity. (C: 0-1-1) FC SRP: $40.00 LADY DEATH: BETWEEN HEAVEN & HELL—10TH ANNIVERSARY PRINT SETS by Various We offer here original first printing copies of Lady Death: Between Heaven and Hell #1 - 4 each with a commemorative tenth anniversary gold seal, packaged with a special all- new print by artists that has never before been available! Print #1 is by artist Di Amorim, print #2 by Richard Ortiz, print #3 by Carlos Valenzuela, and print #4 by Gabriel Rearte. Each print set is limited to 500 copies, all of which ship bagged and boarded. ISSUE #1—Print Set SRP: $7.99 ISSUE #2—Print Set SRP: $7.99 ISSUE #3—Print Set SRP: $7.99 ISSUE #4—Print Set SRP: $7.99 DABEL BROTHERS PRODUCTIONS LLC RAYMOND E. FEIST'S MAGICIAN: APPRENTICE #1 by Feist, Oeming, Glass, & Booth Pug and Tomas are two kitchen boys with big dreams of becoming heroes in the fantasy world of Midkemia — at least until Pug finds himself trapped in a terrible storm and chased by a savagely angry boar. It is at this point that he is rescued by a servant of the magician Kulgan and introduced to the ways of magic — a path he had never considered for himself. But elsewhere in Midkemia, an elven tracking party discovers that a strange army is scouting the remote areas of their world — and vanishing without a trace once they are finished! COVER A BOOTH—7x10, 32pgs, FC (1 of 6) SRP: $2.95 COVER B DON MAITZ—7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.95 MARSHAL #1 by Bill Tortolini, Andrew LoVuolo, & Abdul Rashid Earth’s first off world colony, Tranquility, once thought to be the greatest human achievement, is in ruin. All contact with Earth has been lost; the supply ships stopped years ago. Civilization has degraded to something similar to the Old West. Where there was once government, there are now gangs and corruption. Only the corporation known as the Merkaid has seemed to last throughout the years, and they are trying to seize control of the population for good. Fear and hunger fill the air, with only one glimmer of hope on the horizon — there are rumors that there is another man calling himself Marshal, and he is beginning to fight back. 7x10, 32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $2.95 TALES OF ALVIN MAKER: RED PROPHET #2 by Orson Scott Card, Roland Bernard Brown, & Renato Arlem Things are not always what they seem in an alternate American history where folk magic actually works, and there is certainly more than meets the eye to Lolla-Wossiky, a perpetually drunk Shaw-Nee who cannot seem to shake his addiction to whiskey. But as Lolla-Wossiky ventures north in search of his dream beast, he also is on a quest to cure the ceaseless presence of the “black noise” — a shroud of darkness inside his head created by the violent death of his father that he can only push back when he is drinking. But along the voyage, an experience in Wobbish territory will change Lolla-Wossiky’s life forever, and change him from a drunken Red Man into the wise and powerful Red Prophet. COVER A ARLEM— 32pgs, FC (2 of 6) SRP: $2.95 COVER B BUXTON— 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.95 DAMAGE! ASHES #3 by Gerald Sanchez, Federico Dallocchio, & Oscar Rodriguez Immortality isn’t forever! Forget everything you know about vampires. Gone are all the cheesy clichés and notions of “romanticism.” Ashes is a post-modern distillation of the vampire myth. The genre is re-invented here! As Ash continues to search for his origins, his wish to meet someone with his “condition” finally comes true, but you know how the saying goes — “be careful what you wish for.” MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (3 of 13) SRP: $4.50 D. E. PAINKILLER JANE #3 by Palmiotti, Moder, Conrad, Conner (w/ Palmiotti), & Quesada New York City is starting to feel the pain as the entire police force and the criminal underground are on the hunt for Jane. Meanwhile, the Fitzgerald family is starting to fall apart at the seams and the "Big Apple" is starting to turn rotten as we learn that the corruption goes deeper than anyone would have imagined. As if that wasn't bad enough, Jane is forced to deal with personal issues in her life and everyone around her pays for it. Featuring cover art by Will Conrad, Amanda Conner (w/ Jimmy Palmiotti), Joe Quesada, and Lee Medors all shipping in equal ratio. A total of 22 pages of story and art. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 THE ESSENTIAL PAINKILLER JANE TP by Quesada, Palmiotti, Conner, & Augustyn This trade reprints the classic 1999 zero issue of Painkiller Jane (now available from new series publisher, Dynamite Entertainment) in this essential collection! Features issues #0- 6, by the creative team of Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner and Brian Augustyn, this new edition features a striking cover by Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti along with a classic cover gallery! Advanced solicitation for June 2006. (C: 0-1-1) SC, FC SRP: $19.99 ARMY OF DARKNESS #8 by Kuhoric, Sharpe, Moore, Lee, Bradshaw & Camuncoli He’s dismembered Deadites in every form, but never faced a creature born of undead legend. Gathered from the darkest and most remote corners of the globe, the monsters have assembled under the vengeful hand of Dracula to lay siege to the new world. New York is being bled dry by a plague of vampires and Ash must battle the Inner Wolf, the Soulless Man, the Curse of the Ancients, and the Prince of Blood himself before they turn the city that never sleeps into a hotbed of the living dead. Only a bumbling second fiddle monster hunter and our own chainsaw-wielding hero can recover the artifact with the power to destroy the vampires forever. But Ash's disbelief in the monsters of old may be the gateway to his downfall and their ultimate victory. Grab your crucifix and the spare shotgun shells — this is one over-the-top monster mash you don’t want to miss! Featuing covers by Tony (Walking Dead/Fear Agent) Moore, Jae (Dark Tower) Lee, Nick (Army of Darkness) Bradshaw, and Guiseppe (Captain Atom) Camuncoli. The countdown to issue #13 featuring the appearance of Dracula’s beautiful, and cunningly diabolical daughter begins! But who’s side is she on? 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 DEAD DOG COMICS & ENTERTAINMENT DAY OF THE DEAD: THE RISING OF BUB #2 by Mark Kidwell, Jeff Zornow, & Joe Allard This sequel to the original has fans screaming off the hook as our team try to find their way out of the flesh-eating masses only to discover even more. A young couple hold onto what little hope for life they have as they encounter everyone's all-time favorite zombie “Bub.” The team is soon thinned out and an escape plan is devised to get our survivors free of this neverending nightmare! MATURE THEMES 36pgs, FC (2 of 3) SRP: $4.95 TOM SULLIVAN'S BOOKS OF THE DEAD: DEVILHEAD #4 by Tom Sullivan & Ken Scabros This is the final flesh-ripping, explosive issue to the hit horror comic written by Evil Dead monster maker Tom Sullivan. The Book has spread it evil spores and unleashed the coming of an evil soul-consuming beast set to devour all of mankind. MATURE THEMES 36pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $4.95 DEL REY GENSHIKEN VOLUME 5 GN by Kio Shimoku More of the humorous exploits and romantic dramas surrounding a campus manga/anime fan club abound in the latest installment of this highly successful Del Rey Manga series MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 GURU GURU PON CHAN VOLUME 4 GN by Satomi Ikezawa The misadventures of a beloved family puppy magically transformed into a teenage girl continue in this delightful entry in Del Rey’s hit manga program. SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 NODAME CANTIABILE VOLUME 5 GN by Tomoko Minomiya Volume five of the engaging Del Rey Manga series about a pair of young music students. MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 PICHI PICHI PITCH VOLUME 1 GN by Pink Anamori & Michiko Yokote A mermaid princess falls in love with the human boy she rescues in the first book of the delightful new Del Rey Manga series. SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 TSUBASA VOLUME 9 GN by CLAMP The latest chapter of the top-selling series, set in an alternate reality of heroic and romantic characters on a magical quest. SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 DEVIL’S DUE PUBLISHING FAMILY GUY: VOLUME 1 by Matt Fleckenstein & Benjamin Phillips The Family Guy steps out of the TV screen and into a new bimonthly series from Devil's Due! Each of the three volumes in this series focuses on one of the star characters, and their views on life... however skewed they may be! Want advice from Peter or Stewie? Probably not, but they're going to give it to you anyway! IN between these hilarious one- on-one segments are stories rivaled only by the TV show itself. Written by Matt Fleckenstein, staff writer for the animated series! $6.95 G.I. JOE: AMERICA’S ELITE #10 by Joe Casey, Stefano Caselli & Imaginary Friends Studios When the G.I.Joe team needs answers, the first place they go to is Cobra… but when those leads don’t pan out, does it mean that another party is responsible for what the team is facing? Scarlett’s shocking discovery may provide the next clue! Plus: Duke gets put through the wringer in some horrible ways. He’s found what he was searching for - - and he may not survive it! $2.95 G.I. JOE VS TRANSFORMERS: THE ART OF WAR #2 by Tim Seeley, Joe Ng & UDON Studios The interstellar war continues! With casualties on both sides, and two worlds teetering on the brink of destruction, the stakes get higher as a new life-form steps forward to conquer all! Can even the combined forces of G.I.Joe and the Transformers hope to stop this force of nature and technology? $2.95 G.I. JOE: SIGMA 6 #5 by Andrew Dabb, Chris Lie, Grafiksismik, & Jeremy Roberts The call comes in – Cobra Commander is seen in Japan, and the G.I.Joe team is needed immediately! Only one problem – no one is available except for Long Range and Heavy Duty – and they feel like they’re not ready to face the world’s greatest terrorist alone! Can the boys overcome their stage fright to stop the head snake? $2.95 G.I. JOE: SNAKE-EYES DECLASSIFIED TPB by Brandon Jerwa, Emiliano Santalucia, Robert Atkins, & Jeremy Roberts Soldier. Ninja. Respected member of G.I.Joe. His real name is classified; his past, a blank slate… But behind every mystery waits a truth to be told. For the first time in print, the definitive origin of Snake-Eyes is told! What little information was known has been sewn together with revelatory moments and threads that explain where he’s been, how he became who he is, and set the stage for where he is going. A tale of war, betrayal, loss and death – and out of the tragedy… the legend is born. $18.95 FORGOTTEN REALMS BOOK II: EXILE TPB by R.A. Salvatore, Andrew Dabb, Tim Seeley & Aadi Salman Collecting the second volume of R.A. Salvatore’s masterful Legend of Drizzt trilogy! Drizzt Do’urden has fled the treacherous society of his people, abandoning his royal birthright to seek peace and justice in the wilderness of the Underdark. But even as he must confront fearsome new enemies, his family has sworn to destroy him -- using the only person Drizzt ever loved -- his father! $14.95 FORGOTTEN REALMS BOOK I: HOMELAND, HARDBACK EDITION by R.A. Salvatore, Andrew Dabb, & Tim Seeley Travel back to strange and exotic Menzoberranzan, the vast city of the Drow and homeland to Icewind Dale hero Drizzt Do’Urden in this new limited edition hardback version of the best selling Forgotten Realms Book I: Homeland. HOMELAND is R.A. Salvatore’s first book in The Legend of Drizzt and is set in the epic world of Forgotten Realms. It is now presented for the first time in a graphic format that unveils the dark world of Menzobberranzan and the obsidian-skinned race of ruthless dark elves. $29.99 FORGOTTEN REALMS: HOMELAND #1 CONVENTION SPECIAL by R.A. Salvatore, Andrew Dabb, Tim Seeley, & Tyler Walpole Now is your chance to get this rare copy of Forgotten Realms: Homeland originally only sold at San Diego Comic Con 2005! Featuring original cover art by Tyler Walpole! $9.95 *HOW TO SELF PUBLISH COMICS* NOT JUST CREATE THEM #3 by Josh Blaylock “Printing and Marketing” is the focus of the third installment in Josh Blaylock’s prose guide to self-publishing comics and manga. You can have the best comic in the entire world, but if you don’t know how to promote it, you’re in trouble. Today offers more opportunities than ever to get the “word out” about your product, and this chapter will help you take advantage of those things. It’s a decade of publishing experience consolidated into one easy to read series, straight from the president of DDP! $4.95 OFFERED AGAIN *HOW TO SELF PUBLISH COMICS* NOT JUST CREATE THEM #1 by Josh Blaylock Catch up on any copies you may have missed from this informative series! In this issue Blaylock delves into what is necessary to set up your infrastructure in order to get your books to distribution. $4.95 BLACK HARVEST #6 by Josh Howard The sins of Jericho are laid bare, the streets run with blood, and the hour of judgment is at hand. Don't miss the shocking conclusion to what The Fourth Rail calls "a sexy but quiet adventure into darkness." $3.25 RUMBLE PAK VOLUME 2 ISSUE #4 by eigoMANGA The anthology manga series that continues to showcase original and alternative stories from a new generation of creators. RUMBLE PAK features eigoMANGA’s most popular manga series, Monkey Tale; a story about an unlikely American teenager who discovers that he's the human reincarnation of missing ancient Samurai weapon that was created to prevent the rise of an ancient demon warlord or contribute to the destruction of mankind. $5.95 SAKURA PAKK VOL. 2 by eigoMANGA SAKURA PAKK is a female-oriented anthology manga series showcasing an alternative side of femininity. Sometimes the girls of Natra Morta wonder how they made it this Far with all of the stigma and people against them. By the time their story is told the haters can Be Number Two but these girl will be Second To None. $10.95 OFFERED AGAIN SAKURA PAKK VOL. 1 by eigoMANGA SAKURA PAKK is a female-oriented anthology manga series showcasing an alternative side of femininity. Sometimes the girls of Natra Morta wonder how they made it this Far with all of the stigma and people against them. By the time their story is told the haters can Be Number Two but these girls will be Second To None. $10.95 KILLER 7 #3 by Arvid Nelson, El Dazo, & Sanford Greene Tora, Tora, Tora! A conspiracy to destroy the United States, a secret society of Japanese fascists that dates back to World War II… and of course, exploding zombie terrorists! It’s all in a day’s work for the Killer 7. The Smith Syndicate is hired to stop the assassination of a group of high-level US and Japanese diplomats. In doing so they come face-to-face with the mastermind behind the plague of terrorist attacks that grips the world with fear. $2.95 ELSINORE #5 by Ken Lillie-Paetz, Brian Denham, Mark Sparacio, & Josh Medors Madness, Monkeys and Murder… Edgar is smuggled out of the asylum for a night of partying and homicide. Murchison proves that sometimes the best therapy is an act of vengeance. And Director Roch begins his attack on the city of Dis, unaware that a new type of demon has set its sight on Elsinore! $3.25 ELSINORE: “PSYCHO SANCTII” VOL 1 TPB by Ken Lillie-Paetz, Brian Denham, Mark Sparacio, & Josh Medors This collection features the first four issues of the critically acclaimed supernatural suspense mini-series by writer Ken Lillie-Paetz. A disgraced psychiatrist is drawn into a secret society’s plot to avert the Apocalypse. The patients at the Elsinore Mental Hospital are developing supernatural powers. Left untreated by medication, their madness is evolving and a prophecy from the plague times is being fulfilled. Join Dr. Murchison as he makes his rounds in an asylum gone mad, where blood becomes guns, nightmares become real and lemurs run loose in the halls. $14.95 LOFI: COMICS AND ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE, VOLUME 2, ISSUE 7 by Various GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! LO-FI magazine brings you the most talented females writers, artist and behind the scene movers and shakers in the comic book and entertainment industry. Continuing Ben Templesmith’s exclusive comic, Wormwood. Plus, lots of music, toys, games, and entertainment to keep you going through till summer. $5.95 OFFERED AGAIN LOFI: COMICS AND ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE, VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4 by Various 2005 comes to a close but LO-FI the industry leading indie comic magazine gives you a sneak peek to what's big in the 2006 indie comics and music scene. Also a look at Udon's latest Capcom release; Rivals Schools with hot artist Rey. Image’s The Gift exclusive story you must read before the big origin in The Gift #14. $5.95 NIGHTWOLF #0 by Stephen L Antczak , Nick Marinkovich, & Georges Jeanty The family curse turned Davey Doyle into a werewolf. Powerless to stop himself, he slaughtered his family. Davey has chosen his penance: to use the power of his curse for good...as Nightwolf. As he struggles to balance the demon and the hero within, Davey learns it's not as simple as good vs. evil. An exciting, dark new super-hero from Visible Light Entertainment! $0.99 ARKADIAN: NO WITNESS by Stephen L. Antczak, Riq, Dexter Vines The debut of Arkadian, the "hit man of the bizarre" sent to kill a young witch, with one caveat: no witnesses. But there is a witness, whom now must hunt down...and then, there's another witness, and another, and another. Look for the further weird adventures of Arkadian from Visible Light Entertainment. $2.95 FORGOTTEN REALMS DARK ELF TRILOGY VOL 2 EXILE TP by CLAMP The latest chapter of the top-selling series set in an alternate reality of heroic and romantic characters on a magical quest. SC, 160pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 DIGITAL MANGA DISTRIBUTION THE ART OF LOVING by Yukine Honami & Serubo Suzuki As the son of a prominent and wealthy family, Yutako wears the mask of a genteel elite student. Frustrated by this façade he must put up and stifles by a future already leain out for him, the only way Yutako can find to deal with the boredom and unhappiness of his empty life is through sexual release. Then one day, Tohno, a delinquent-looking student with blonde-dyed hair, suddenly transfers into Yutako’s class. As Yutako finds himself more and more obsessed with a deep abiding lust for this young man, his daily decent into sexual fantasy begin to interfere with his life, until the ferocious impulse to possess Tohno for his own leads him to a diabolical scheme. SC, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 IL GATTO SUL G by Tooko Miyagi Riya Narukawa is a high school freshman with a tremendous talent for the violin, and an equally large bag on mental issues. He seems to have a split personality. After injuring his own hand to compromise his playing ability, he winds up on the doorstep of college student Atsuchi Ikeda. Atsushi’s a nice guy, maybe too nice and generous. He takes Riya in for the night and help him with his hand injury. Atsushi learns there is much more to Riya than in on the surface, and learns just how difficult Riya’s life actually is. Not only does he have a personality disorder, but there’s an aggressive senior his school who has his eye on him. Atsushi becomes a sort of safe haven for Riyam an escape from the life of music he’s bound to. SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 ALMOST CRYING VOL 1 GN by CLAMP The latest chapter of the top-selling series set in an alternate reality of heroic and romantic characters on a magical quest. MATURE THEMES SC, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 DORK STORM PRESS NODWICK #32 by Aaron Williams The final battle against an evil god of dark magic has begun, and it’s in Nodwick’s home town! Our heroes have to find a way to breach their town’s defenses without giving a passage to the horde of unspeakable creatures laying siege to Krutzing Hollow! 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.99 DR. MASTERS PUBLICATIONS INC JOURNAL OF VAMPIRE HUNTER VOLUME 1: CLAWS OF DARKNESS #4 by Jozev & Jerry Cho An all-out war breaks out at the meeting between the notorious drug lords. In the meantime, Nicholas visits Carlo’s mistress Simone to discover the secret of Gino’s true nature. In the aftermath of the killings, Gino Carlos reflects on his rise to power and the mysterious man that made it possible. SC, 64pgs, FC SRP: $5.95 HANIDORI GIRL VOLUME 2 TP by Matsuzawa An all-out war breaks out at the meeting between the notorious drug lords. In the meantime, Nicholas visits Carlo’s mistress Simone to discover the secret of Gino’s true nature. In the aftermath of the killings, Gino Carlos reflects on his rise to power and the mysterious man that made it possible. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 IRON WOK JAN #18 GN by Shinji Saijyo The culinary craziness continues. When last we saw Jan he had just scored an astonishing low 15-point score for his parrot bass and tofu in a soymilk-based soup boiled with heated stones. Will he be able to recover in the next round? It looks unlikely! Plus Mutsuju Vs. Kaiichiro (Jan’s grandfather) SC, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 REAL FAKE PRINCESS VOLUME 1 TP by I-Huan It is the end of the great Tang Dynasty. China is in violent chaos due to the infamous Jin Kang Rebellion. Fearing the inevitable destruction, Concubine Liu tearfully entrusts the care of her baby daughter Princess Yi Fu to a common citizen named Tang Hui... and the whole of China is never the same again. SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 DRAWN & QUARTERLY AWAKE FIELD HC by Ron Rege, Jr. The Awake Field presents Ron’s reflections upon his recent 2-year sabbatical in a small coastal town in southern Rhode Island. The book is broken down into 6 distinct chapters that reflect upon different aspects of small town life. Mysterious creatures float through page after page of lush landscape drawings in the title chapter of The Awake Field. A fairytale is pantomimed by the rocky seashore in “The Hazard Rocks.” A dance routine is presented in 8 cartoon pages as “Finding Privacy in the Hypnotist’s Ballroom.” A bible quote is found on a hamburger wrapper, and illustrated in “Revelation 3:20.” The book concludes with two collaborative works by Ron and Becky Stark. We are given 16 installments of Ron and Becky’s surreal humor series “Peace Comics,” as well as their first collaboration “An Introduction to The Mystical Union of Souls,” which lays out their plans to find and create peace on earth. MATURE THEMES HC, 8x8, 48pgs, PC SRP: $7.95 OR ELSE #4 by Kevin Huizenga Kevin Huizenga is one of the best new cartoonists of his generation, and later this year his first collection (Curses) will be published by Drawn & Quarterly. Plus, he is completing a mini-series (Ganges) with Fantagraphics. This new issue follows a day in the life of Glenn Ganges as he interacts with a squirrel, discovers a beetle in the basement, and see a pigeon get hit by a car. As a side feature, Huizenga presents the first in a series of “TV commercial” comics. MATURE THEMES SC, 5x6, 80pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 SKIBBER BEE BYE HC by Ron Rege, Jr. A new edition of this long out of print classic, published in conjunction with Rege’s new book, The Awake Field. Ron Regé Jr. creates his own visual poetry that sets him apart from other cartoonists as one of the most original artists to enter the medium in the past decade. His storytelling is neither linear nor altogether accessible; however, his recognizable thin line and cute characters draw you into a dreamlike, sensitive, fantasy world that, as odd as it seems, is entirely realistic. MATURE THEMES HC, 6x6, 256pgs, PC SRP: $19.95 DREAM BUG PRODUCTIONS THUNDER MONKEY #1 by Lee Oaks A burnt-out boxer named "Knuckles" is being tracked by the Mexican mafia, but when Thunder Monkey arrives, whose side will Knuckles choose? Everyone wants to know who Thunder Monkey is, and what is his original power! 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 DYNAMIC FORCES DF MOON KNIGHT #1 — SIGNED Brought to you all the way from the cool Canadian creator, and New Avengers super-star artist, David Finch! Mark Specter, once know as Moon Knight, wants back in the Superhero game. Will Khonshu, God of the Moon and Vengence hear his prayer? Find out in this much-anticipated relaunch signed by Finch! Also available signed by Moon Knight co-creator and original scribe Doug Moench! (C: 0-1-1) FINCH—32pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 MOENCH—32pgs, FC SRP: $19.99 DF WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #1 — MICHAEL COVER SIGNED Premiering a new ongoing series that picks up where House of M #8 and “Origins and Endings” (Wolverine #36-40) left off! Available signed by superstar artist Michael Turner, or by series writer, Daniel Way! Also available as a CGC 9.8 Graded Edition. (C: 0-1-1) TURNER—32pgs, FC SRP: $49.99 WAY—32pgs, FC SRP: $19.99 CGC GRADED—32pgs, FC PI DF ASTONISHING X-MEN #14 — SIGNED In Part 2 of the Astonishing X-Men's second "season," John Cassaday brings more of the astonishing artwork to the series that made the first 12 issues the #1 ongoing book of 2004/2005! Signed by Cassaday! (C: 0-1-1) 32pgs, FC SRP: $19.99 DF X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS #6 — SIGNED The extra-length finale of this best-selling shocker! All the secrets are revealed! Signed by artist Marc Silvestri! (C: 0-1-1) 32pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 DF ASTONISHING X-MEN VOLUME 1 HC — SIGNED This deluxe hardcover incorporates Astonishing X-Men Volume 1: Gifted and Volume 2: Dangerous — plus loads of extras! — into one volume. Collects issues #1-12 of the amazing series by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday. Signed by series artist John Cassaday! Advanced solicitation for June 2006. (C: 0-1-1) 288pgs, FC SRP: $89.99 DF NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #1 — SIGNED The Marvel wedding of the year! An Avenger gets married! All this and the reuniting of House of M mega-team of Brian Bendis and Olivier Copiel. Signed by Brian Michael Bendis! Advanced solicitation for June 2006. (C: 0-1-3) 32pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 DF SPIDER-MAN: THE OTHER VOLUME 1 HC — SIGNED This deluxe hardcover collects the startling super story that turned the wall-crawler’s world upside down, uniting the creative talents behind all three Spider-Man titles! Collects Amazing Spider-Man #525-528, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1-4, and Marvel Knights Spider-Man #19-22. Signed by classic and defining Spider-Man artist John Romita Sr.! (C: 0-1-1) 288pgs, FC SRP: $99.99 DF INFINITE CRISIS #7 — SIGNED The top-selling DC series of 2005 shines with the phenomenal artwork of Phil Jimenez! It's the awe-inspiring conclusion to the mini-series event of the year! What more can be said?! Signed by artist Phil Jimenez! (C: 0-1-1) 32pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 DF CHECKMATE #1 SGN Checkmate holds the line. Cross it and they’ll take you off the board. Permanently. Signed by cover artist Lee Bermejo (Lex Luthor: Man of Steel)! (C: 0-1-1) 32pgs, FC SRP: $19.99 DF ION #1 — SIGNED Writer Ron Marz (Green Lantern) returns to the character he created, giving Kyle Rayner an entirely new lease on life in a new ongoing series with art by rising star Greg Tocchini (1602: New World, Thor: Son of Asgard)! Signed by Ron Marz! (C: 0-1-1) 32pgs, FC SRP: $19.99 DF SKYE RUNNER #1 — SIGNED Wildstorm’s sword-and-scorcery line continues with Ale Garza’s Skye Runner! Writer Allen Warner and artist Alé Garza (Ninja Boy) reunite for Sky Runner, a 6-issue miniseries blending elements of fantasy and superhero action! Signed by Alé Garza. (C: 0-1-1) 32pgs, FC SRP: $19.99 EVIL TWIN COMICS ACTION PHILOSOPHERS HATE THE FRENCH! #1 by Fred Van Lente & Ryan Dunlavey They think they're smarter and more cultured than us! They've kept Mickey Rourke's career alive! Now it's payback time! The Xeric Award-winning ActPhilo team flambés Gaulic geniuses Rene "I Think, Therefore I Am" Descartes, existential emeritus Jean- Paul Sartre and Jacques Derrida: The Deconstructionator! Freedom Fries not included. 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 FANFARE / PONENT MON A PATCH OF DREAMS SC by Hideji Oda Renei is a fine arts student in Tokyo following a course of painting enigmatic designs on cloth under Koga, her professor, 20 years her senior with whom she had maintained an ambigous relationship. With a tenuous hold on reality, it is not surprising that when Kaya — a friend who commited suicide — reappears, she is drawn into a world of dreams that seems inexplicably connected with the patch of ground opposite her appartment block. SC, 7x9, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $22.99 FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS ARF MUSEUM SC by Various; edited by Craig Yoe Arf Museum explores the unholy marriage of art and comics in a stunning array of rare masterpieces, guaranteed to make you "pop-eyed!" With 120 large format and colorful pages, Arf is a treat for the senses, encompassing a rich treasure trove of images spanning the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. This iconoclastic tome showcases the gamut of artists, from celebrated innovators to forgotten geniuses. SC, 9x12, 120pgs, PC SRP: $19.95 BABEL #2 by David B. In this continuing spin-off of his award-wining masterpiece Epileptic, David B. focuses once again on his relationship with his ailing brother, but delves deeper into their fantasy life and obsession with history. In the second installment, two become fascinated by the Papuan Wars, and David discovers odd metaphorical parallels between those long-ago events and rituals and his brother's struggle with his disease. MATURE THEMES SC, 8x11, 32pgs, PC SRP: $7.95 THE COMICS JOURNAL #275 This issue, sit in on a candid conversation with one of 2005's breakout cartoonists, Epileptic author David B., in a wide-ranging discussion on life, art, and cartooning. Plus, The Journal's roster of critics analyze the best comics and graphic novels of 2005, in a wide-ranging section that looks into the work of cartoonists from Winsor McCay to Hank Ketcham to Chris Ware. Plus, celebrate the 25th anniversary with the leftist firebrands behind incendiary agit-prop comics anthology World War 3 Illustrated. And, as usual, all the news, criticism, and commentary that you've come to expect from the finest, most provocative magazine about comics available today, The Comics Journal! Magazine, 200pgs, PC SRP: $9.95 THE COMPLETE PEANUTS VOLUME 5: 1959-1960 HC by Charles M. Schultz Rounding out the first decade in this volume, major new additions to classic Peanuts lore come fast and furious here. Snoopy begins to take up residence atop his doghouse, and his repertoire of impressions increases exponentially. Lucy sets up her booth and offers her first five-cent psychiatric counsel. For the very first time, Linus spends all night in the pumpkin patch on his lonely vigil for the Great Pumpkin. Charlie Brown’s sister Sally makes her appearance, first as an (off-panel) brand-new baby for Charlie to gush over, then as a toddler, and eventually a talking, thinking cast member. All this, and one of the most famous Peanuts strips ever: “Happiness is a warm puppy.” Almost one hundred of the 731 strips collected in this volume (including many Sundays) have never been collected in any book since their original release, with one hundred more having been collected only once.The introduction is by comedienne extraordinaire Whoopi Goldberg, who reveals which Peanuts character she has tattooed on her body (and where), as well as telling of her meeting with “Sparky” Schulz, and her fascinating theory on Snoopy’s brother Spike. (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. HC, 9x7, 344pgs, B&W SRP: $28.95 THE COMPLETE PEANUTS VOLUMES 1-4 HCS by Charles Schulz The most popular comic strip in the world is collected for the first time in beautiful packaged editions designed by Seth (Palookaville). These volumes present the first four- plus years of Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts strips in a three-tier page format that will accommodate three dailies or one Sunday strip per page. The Sundays will be printed in black-and-white. Peanuts is fortunate enough to boast archival-quality syndicate proofs for virtually every strip in its history. The result will be the best-looking, crispest reproduction for a classic comic strip ever achieved. (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. VOLUME 1: 1950-1952 (JAN042427)—HC, 9x7, 352pgs, B&W SRP: $28.95 VOLUME 2: 1953-1954 (JUL042903)—HC, 9x7, 344pgs, B&W SRP: $28.95 VOLUME 3: 1955-1956 (FEB052834)—HC, 8.5x7, 346pgs, B&W SRP: $28.95 VOLUME 4: 1957-1958 (JUL052846)—HC, 8.5x7, 344pgs, B&W SRP: $28.95 INSOMNIA #2 by Matt Broersma An elderly lady-killer, living out his last years in shabby gentility. A mysterious young man wandering aimlessly through an urban wilderness. A chance encounter between two petty lives, each with its own secrets. Insomnia #2 continues Matt Broersma's comics- noir dissection of American society, rendered in uncannily moody two-tone drawings. 32pgs, PC SRP: $7.95 NYMPH GN by Frank Thorne After writing his two autobiographical volumes, Drawing Sexy Women and The Crystal Ballroom, where Frank Thorne roamed deliciously from his accustomed milieu, he returns to amorous prose with Nymph, the untold story of a beautiful young foundling: the adolescent but not quite innocent Ghita of Alizarr. Nymph is a lusty narrative of true love lost and obsession in an ancient world. The epic tale is told by Fordel of Themm, her dubious consort and theatrical provocateur. We follow a troupe of traveling players as they perform “Ramballock,” a rollicking show of live sex and burlesque. “No one will believe Thorne wrote it, but he did, and it’s his magnum opus!” opined Ryder Windham, esteemed author, editor, and former Fantagraphics visionary. MATURE THEMES SC, 150pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 OUR GANG VOLUME 1 SC by Walt Kelly Early work from the creator of the celebrated Pogo syndicated strip! Along with fellow Disney alumnus Carl Barks, Walt Kelly is now considered one of the two classic “funny animal” artists from the golden age of comics. Surprisingly, Kelly’s longest-running continuing series was based on actual people,the “real-life” characters of MGM’s durable short-film series, Our Gang (a.k.a. The Little Rascals). Spirited and engaging, Kelly’s Our Gang harks back to the days before television, when kids spent most of their time playing outdoors, limited only by each other’s imagination and ingenuity. Kelly created nearly 100 Our Gang stories by the end of its 59-issue run in 1949, the year he quit comic books to switch careers a final time as syndicated artist/writer on the immortal newspaper strip, Pogo. This is the first in a series of books reprinting Walt Kelly’s Our Gang stories. Suitable for both adults and children, Fantagraphics Books has lovingly restored the work from their comic book appearance, which will be printed in their original four-color splendor. Introduction by Film critic, historian and author, Leonard Maltin. SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A POGO VOLUME 2 SC by Walt Kelly Only Volume 2 of this eleven-volume set still remains in print at the moment. It captures the early days of the strip, with a wonderful sense of slapstick and absurdity showcasing Kelly’s quick-witted humor. SC, B&W SRP: $9.95 SEX, ROCK 'N' ROLL, & OPTICAL ILLUSIONS HC by Victor Moscoso & Various Sex, Rock ’N’ Roll, & Optical Illusions is Victor Moscoso’s first major, career-spanning retrospective, from his earliest poster work in 1966 to his most recent graphic experimentation. Optical Illusions contains his best posters that advertised bands playing in San Francisco’s famous dance ballrooms of the time — the Avalon, the Matrix, and the Fillmore — as well as many of his Zap Comix contributions, and his solo comix work, many in Moscoso’s signature color. This wide-ranging career retrospective — Moscoso’s famous technique employing “vibrating colors” that he pioneered in his posters is impeccably reproduced with as much fidelity to the original as modern printing can achieve, his black-and-white and full color comix work is collected here for the first time — is an intense, vibrant, and revelatory experience. Introductions by Steve Heller and Milton Glaser. RES. from Previews Vol. XV #4 (APR052892) HC, 9x12, 144pgs, FC SRP: $29.95 EROS COMIX ARSINOE #5 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 24pgs, B&W SRP: $3.95 DILDO #11 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 24pgs, B&W SRP: $3.95 HOUSEWIVES AT PLAY #15 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 24pgs, FC SRP: $4.95 HOUSEWIVES AT PLAY SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL ALL ACCESS GN (NOV042706)—SC, 64pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS TP (NEW PTG) (STAR18398)—SC, 48pgs SRP: $9.95 TIES THAT BIND GN (MAR052910)—SC, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 VOL 1 TP NEW PRTG (STAR15841)—SC SRP: $9.95 SUPER TABOO XXX #2 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.95 :01 FIRST SECOND A.L.I.E.E.E.N. SC by Lewis Trondheim Whichever galaxy you're from, these interwoven tales prove that some stories are indeed universal — and that others are well... weird, bizzare, and clearly not of this world! But no matter how many eyes, legs, or tentacles they have, its nice to know that aliens too can smile, cry, poop, make friends, be kind or cruel, fall prey to peer pressure, and sometimes make a total mess of things while trying to do good. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 6x9, 96pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 THE FATE OF THE ARTIST GN 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. And the major players, even down to Monty the dog, get their own daily strip and Sunday page, yellowed newspaper sections from an imaginary long ago. (C: 0- 1-2) DELUXE SOFTCOVER EDITION—SC, 6x9, 96pgs, FC SRP: $15.95 HARDCOVER COLLECTORS EDITION—HC, 6x9, 96pgs, FC SRP: $25.00 THE LOST COLONY BOOK 1: THE SNODGRASS CONSPIRACY by Grady Klein A mysterious island unknown to the rest of the world, in nineteenth century America. Its citizens: a colorful and outrageous band of 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. The ingredients are gathered for The Lost Colony, a boiling concoction of slavery, patriotism, religion and greed. A warning however, to readers young and old: this is an addictive new series you've stumbled onto. The Lost Colony's self-contained world teems with endearing and memorable characters, whose foibles speak to America's own historical struggles with its demons. Skillfully crafted, richly illustrated in color, and always hilarious, The Lost Colony may soon feel like home... and you might never want to leave. (C: 0-1-2) DELUXE SC ED—SC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 HC COLLECTOR'S ED—HC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $25.00 SARDINE IN OUTER SPACE SC by E. Guibert & J. Sfar The evil Supermuscleman, chief executive dictator of the universe, is determained to make every kid in the galaxy obey him. Who can outwit him and his wiked plans? Only Sardine, a little girl aboard the spaceship Huckleberry with her cousin Louie and her pirate uncle, the gruff Captain Yellow Shoulder. As they travel across the universe they encounter cosmic squids, masters of the universe, space leeches, talking clouds, and many other strange and sometimes evil beings. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 GEMSTONE PUBLISHING Disney Comics DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #339 by Various Carl Barks classic Donald Duck Adventure, “In Ancient Persia,” is the featured attraction in this month’s issue, together with a cover illustrating the tale by Dutch Master Daan Jippes. A Beagle Boys short story, “Payback,” by Pat and Shelly Block and Maria Nuñez, round out this spectacular edition. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 MICKEY MOUSE ADVENTURES VOLUME 9 TP by Massimo Fecchi Fan favorites Byron Erickson and Massimo Fecchi bring us "Fatal Distraction," in which Mickey intervenes in a crime competition between Pegleg Pete and... Pegleg Pete?! In Dave Rawson's "Soap Dope," Donald tries his hand at starring in soap operas, and in Andreas Pihl's "Ticket to Bong," Pete struggles to reform while on an African treasure hunt. SC, 7x10, 128pgs, FC SRP: $7.95 MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #288 by Various Donald D. Markstein and Fabrizio Pedrocchi team up to bring you this month’s two-part Mickey adventure, “The Power of the Gods.” And Pat and Carol McGreal and Vicar join forces once again on the much anticipated sequel to their “Battle Beasties” story, “Battle for the Battle Beasties.” 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 UNCLE SCROOGE #353 by Various Scrooge, Donald and the kids track down a rare painting in the 44-page German epic, “The Great Paint Robbery.” Then Gyro “Builds a Better House” in the Carl Barks classic of the same name; and Jeff Hamill and Vicar bring us a modern Scrooge adventure in “Tutu Traumatic.” SC, 7x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $6.95 WALT DISNEY'S COMICS AND STORIES #668 by Various “Duck in Luck,” a 10-page Donald Duck story by Daan Jippes, leads this issue, followed by Mickey Mouse in “The Robot Wrestling League,” by Donald D. Markstein and Rodriques; a Carl Barks Daisy story; a Romano Scarpa Li’l Bad Wolf story; and “Moonstruck,” part three of out Formula One series. SC, 7x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $6.95 STARS OF THE MONTH MICKEY AND THE GANG: CLASSIC STORIES IN VERSE SC by Various From 1934 to 1944, Good Housekeeping magazine transformed Disney’s latest Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy cartoons into rollicking, rhyming short stories, each masterfully illustrated by watercolor artists Tom Wood and Hank Porter. Now all 124 of these legendary features are finally collected in one coffee-table size book—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! (SEP052951) SC, 11x13, 360pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 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 WALT DISNEY'S WORLD OF THE DRAGONLORDS GN by Byron Erickson & Giorgio Cavazzano An epic adventure featuring Uncle Scrooge, Donald, and Huey, Dewey and Louie in which the Ducks are thrust into an alternate dimension where humans lead a feudal existence, and are the slaves of a barbarian race of dragon-riders. (JUN052988) SC, 7x10, 176pgs, FC SRP: $12.99 Reference THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK GRADING GUIDE (NEW EDITION) by Robert M. Overstreet & Arnold T. Blumberg Learn in detail what you need to know in order to understand grading. Explore the concerns surrounding restoration, and see beautifully detailed examples of each type of defect, and books in every grade. Lavishly illustrated, this book is a "how to" symposium for those new to grading, and a thorough, handy reference for experienced enthusiasts. (STAR17465) SC, 6x9, B&W SRP: $24.00 HAKE'S PRICE GUIDE TO CHARACTER TOYS (5TH EDITION) This book is the standard by which other toy guides are measured — and it's the only one with every item pictured! More than 14,000 items with over 42,000 prices listed! Featuring an all-new color section, expanded and updated listings, 360 unique categories, and checklist feature. (MAR042596) SC, FC SRP: $35.00 THE BIG BIG LITTLE BOOK BOOK This exhaustive, full-color pictorial guide features those miniature treasures that now command thousands of dollars in the collectibles market. Many of these books are presented for the first time in a unique three-angle view. This volume includes historical overviews of the BLBs and their many publishers, a guide to grading BLBs with notes on storage and preservation, a wealth of trivia tidbits, and a BLB market report for 2004. (OCT042747) SC, 9x12, 360pgs, PC SRP: $19.95 THE PHOTO JOURNAL GUIDE TO MARVEL COMICS VOLUME III: A-J The best visual reference available on comics! The Photo-Journal Guide to Marvel Comics Volume III is a 11" x 14" hardcover book that illustrates the lavish history of Marvel Comics by showing reproductions of each comic book cover in full color! (STAR00178) HC, 9x12, FC SRP: $29.95 ********************************************************************** GIRL TWIRL COMICS JANE'S WORLD VOLUME 5 TP by Paige Braddock The serious and the slapstick collide in this compilation of Jane's World #19-21. Bad girl Jill has come back into Chelle's life and has stirred up some old wounds with Chelle and certain members of Chelle's family. Jane gets talked into attending a furries convention with her ex, Talia, and then gets sent out on location for a monster truck rally. Lesbian drama and monster trucks... it just doesn't get any better than that! SC, 6x8, 152pgs, B&W SRP: $15.00 GO! COMI CANTARELLA VOLUME 3 GN by You Higuri Renaissance Italy is rushing headlong toward war, but Cardinal Cesare Borgia has other things on his mind. Burdened with the tempestuous affections of his younger sister Lucrezia and the ever-increasing tension between himself and his reluctant right-hand assassin Chiaro, he's caught by surprise in the clutches of a woman whose desire for him is surpassed only by her fear of what he will do to her if she doesn't see to his immediate and painful death... (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada. MATURE THEMES SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99 CROSSROAD VOLUME 3 GN by Shioko Mizuki Abandoned by her parents, Kajitsu was forced to grow up fast. As a result, she’s never been good at relating to kids her own age. So it’s only natural that the first guy she falls head-over-heels for is her sexy young teacher, Akai-sensei. But acting like an adult, and being an adult, are not the same. As things start heating up with her older beau, Kajitsu realizes that she has a lot to learn when it comes to men! And how does Natsu feel about this taboo romance? Meanwhile, life at the Toda household is starting to feel almost like a real family. Even “Mom” has dropped by again after her latest fling — is she here to stay this time? (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada. MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99 HER MAJESTY'S DOG VOLUME 1 GN by Tick Takeuchi Her kiss brings out the demon in him… Amane’s not like other girls. With her ice queen demeanor and naiveté, she’s become quite the misfit on campus. Even more unusual is her relationship with fellow transfer student Hyoue Inugami, the hottest guy in school — she’s always kissing him in public! But there’s more to this oddball pair than meets the eye: Amane is a powerful medium, with a close connection to the spirit world, and when she lets her “dog” off his leash, no vengeful spirit is safe! (C: 1-0-0) MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99 TENSHI JA NAI (I'M NO ANGEL) VOLUME 3 GN by Takako Shigematsu It’s time for the Seika Academy school play, and this year the girls will be putting on "Beauty and the Beast." Of course the ever-popular Izumi gets cast in the role of Belle, which leaves poor Hikaru in the role of the Beast! The last thing Hikaru wants is to step into the spotlight with such a high-profile (and embarrassing) role, but with the dreamy Ayase-sensei overseeing the production, she can’t let him down! But in life, as in fairy tales, not everyone is who they appear to be, and Izumi’s scandalous life is about to rock Hikaru’s world once more! (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada. MATURE THEMES SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99 GRAHAM CRACKERS COMICS TRANSFORMERS: INFILTRATION #1 — GCC VARIANT EDITION Featuring a brand new cover by Nick Roche, created exclusively for Graham Crackers Comics! This brand new IDW Transformers #1 exclusive cover (featuring series favorite Starscream) is limited to a print run of only 1,000 copies. Each of these special edition books will come pre-bagged and boarded to insure their protection. (C: 0-1-2) 32pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 VICTORIA'S SECRET SERVICE #1 — GCC VARIANT EDITION Alias Entertainment's brand new series, Victoria's Secret Service, kicks off with an exclusive first issue cover! Limited to an astonishingly small print run of only 500 copies, this book is sure to sell-out! Each edition will come bagged and boarded to insure that each edition is as pristine as possible. (C: 0-1-2) 32pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 GRAPHIX BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOLUME 1 GN Meet Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey — best friends and founding members of The Baby-Sitters Club. But cranky toddlers, huge dogs, scary neighbors, or crank callers isn't all there is to life. Kristy is having a hard time accepting her mom's boyfriend, and Stacey is hiding a startling secret from her new friends. RES. from Previews Vol. XV #10 (OCT053013) SC, B&W SRP: $16.99 HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE THE ART OF DENIS SIRE French comics legend Denis Sire made his debut in the pages of Métal Hurlant (the French precursor to Heavy Metal magazine) in the mid-'80s with such stories as "Menace Diabolique," "Bois Willys," "6 T Mélodie," and "Lisa Bay" among others. This volume collects some of the best examples of this artists works, filled with Hot Rods, Motorcycles, and lots of Girls! Available in Regular and Signed-and-Numbered hardcover editions! HC—HC, 88pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 DLX ED HC—HC, 88pgs, FC SRP: $29.95 HEAVY METAL JULY 2006 Heavy Metal is the unparalleled fantasy comics magazine for adults, each issue filled with the best in sci-fi and fantasy tales from the world's best creators! You can always expect the unexpected in each and every issue! MATURE THEMES Magazine, FC SRP: $5.99 HEROIC PUBLISHING INC FLARE #34 by Perrin, Mallonee, Pallot, Gross, & Brennan It's the penultimate chapter of the "Darkdust" saga, by Steve Perrin and Terry Pallot, featuring Max Krueger's murderous showdown with Flare! This time, thanks to the machinations of the night-goddess Nyx, the perfect assassin is armed with all the power he'll need to take our heroine out, once and for all. How can even a shining goddess of the light hope to stand alone against the combined hatred of all the dark legions of Hell? The answer is: She can't. Also in this issue, don't miss the special nine-page Liberty Girl preview, by Mallonee, Gross, and Brennan. 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.25 TALES OF THE CHAMPIONS #4 by Mallonee, Gross, Brennan, & Sparacio Dick Giordano takes on the Tigress! The savage heroine's origin concludes in this fourth new issue of Tales of the Champions, with artwork by the great Dick Giordano! It's a battle to the death against the minions of the serpent. What's at stake? Not just her own life, but the lives of her dearest friends. Also in this issue, in order to earn the right to wield the power of giant, little Billy Jensen must prove himself worthy against the temptations of Malice and the vanished Olympian gods. 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.25 HK COMICS LTD THE KING OF FIGHTERS: NESTS SAGA #1 by Wing Yan & King Tung An entire city was wiped off the globe with the use of the satellite weapon, Zero Cannon, during the 7th of the King of Fighters. This incident was reported to be the result of an artificial satellite crashing to earth, and adorned the front pages to various newspapers of countries all over the world... This issue ships in three different cover versions, including a Limited Cover C version, limited to 5,000 copies. MATURE THEMES COVER A—36pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 COVER B—36pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 COVER C (LTD)—36pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 IDW PUBLISHING WORMWOOD GENTLEMAN CORPSE: THE TASTER by Ben Templesmith Ben Templesmith returns with his first solo project since Singularity 7. Meet Wormwood, the English-accented, beer-drinking, sentient corpse possessing a maggot expat from the Hell dimension. Well, one of them. If he's not attempting to save Earth from demonic, parasitic fungal infections or undead strippers, then he's off drinking with his homemade mechanical sidekick, Mr. Pendulum. Collecting one of the original short stories first seen in Lo-Fi Magazine, this book also includes extra pages, new artwork and background material. It’s a perfect prelude to the upcoming, all-new Wormwood regular series coming from IDW Publishing, written and drawn by the artist responsible for 30 Days of Night, Singularity 7, and Fell. $3.99 • FC • 32 pages STARS OF THE MONTH SINGULARITY 7 TPB $19.99 FC 120 pages 30 DAYS OF NIGHT TPB $17.99 FC 104 pages HC $35.00 FC 104 pages DARK DAYS TPB TPB $19.99 FC 144 pages 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: RETURN TO BARROW TPB $19.99 FC 144 pages HC $39.99 FC 144 pages 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: BLOODSUCKER TALES TPB $24.99 FC 144 pages HC $49.99 FC 144 pages ************************************************************************ THE TRANSFORMERS #4 by Simon Furman, EJ Su, Guidi, Raiz, & Wildman Ratchet needs answers, before the crisis on Earth escalates, and that means sending a crack team deep—literally—into enemy territory. Too bad then, given Ratchet’s oath to protect human life, that his available resources amount to Verity, Hunter and Jimmy. Too bad also that Decepticon unit commander Starscream is intent on removing all evidence of his indiscretions, and that includes the particular bit of ‘enemy territory’ in question. Enter: Blitzwing and Skywarp! By Simon Furman and E.J. Su. $2.99 • FC • 32 pages TRANSFORMERS: BEAST WARS #3 (OF 4) by Simon Furman, Don Figueroa, Figueroa, Roche, Raiz, & Guidi The Beast Wars—a timelost series of conflicts on Earth: heroic Maximals pitted against evil Predacons. The action steps up into an even higher gear as Magmatron turns his attention to fulfilling his original (Tri-Predacus Council-approved) mission objective: capture Megatron and return him to Cybertron for trial. Does that mean he’s prepared to just let Razorbeast and his Maximal militia be? Of course not. Not now that Ravage is on the case! By Simon Furman and Don Figueroa. $2.99 • FC • 32 pages TRANSFORMERS: GENERATIONS #2 by Bob Budiansky, Don Perlin, Al Gordon, & Wood, Roche IDW continues their look back at some of the most beloved Transformers comics from years past. This special monthly series with rolled back cover prices continues to present classic hard-to-find stories from the past two decades of Transformers comics. Once again, this issue features brand-new cover art from Ashley Wood (Metal Gear Solid) and Nick Roche, both of whom present recreations of the original cover art. This issue looks at one of the most off-beat TF stories of all time, “Shooting Star,” originally presented in Marvel Comics’ The Transformers #3! $1.99 • FC • 24 pages ANGEL SPOTLIGHT: ILLYRIA by Peter David, Nicola Scott, Scott, Stamb, Walks, & Howard Presenting an all-new series of Angel one-shots focusing on different members of the supporting cast. Each issue will be presented by a different creative team. First up, Peter David (Spike: Old Times) and Nicola Scott focus on Illyria—a goddess without worshippers, existing in a world not her own, surrounded by humans whose emotions she is trying to comprehend. And her greatest sin was the means by which she arrived here in the first place: she destroyed Winnifred Burkle's body and soul in order to use it as her own vessel to exist. Now witness Illyria as she tries to find a personal touchstone by which she can at least understand the human—she returns to the remnants of Fred's old life to try and make herself feel guilty over having destroyed Fred's very existence. This first issue features covers from Nicola Scott, Zach Howard, Russell Walks, and Steph Stamb $3.99 • FC • 32 pages SPIKE: LOST AND FOUND by Scott Tipton & Fernando Goni There’s a vampire preying on the citizens of Los Angeles—nothing new for Spike and company, right? Only one problem: the attacks are happening in broad daylight! As Spike and Angel try to track down the killer, Spike finds himself struggling with something even more unexpected—his own guilty conscience. Can Spike put aside the demons of his past in time to face the vamp feeding on L.A.? Written by Scott Tipton (Spike: Old Wounds) with art by Fernando Goni (Spike: Old Times, Spike: Old Wounds). $7.49 • FC • 48 pages SPIKE VS. DRACULA #3 (OF 5) by Peter David, Joe Corroney, Corroney, Howard, Murphy, & Wight Fan-favorite author Peter David continues with the third installment of the centuries- spanning Spike saga. With Darla a prisoner of the Third Reich, Spike must become an agent of Hitler and help deliver gypsy tribes into the hands of the Nazis–forcing our vampire hero into an unlikely and uneasy alliance with his foremost rival, Dracula. Artist Joe Corroney will also provide covers for all five issues, as will variant cover artists Zach Howard, Sean Murphy, and Eric Wight. $3.99 • FC • 32 pages ANGEL SCRIPTBOOK #2: “A HOLE IN THE WORLD” by Joss Whedon & Jeff Johnson Presenting monthly-illustrated scriptbooks based on the very best Angel episodes pulled from its five-season run. Each specially priced 48-page scriptbook will feature the entire shooting script and full-page and spot illustrations from the episode by artist Jeff Johnson. The second script offered in this series is from the episode “A Hole in the World,” written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon. $3.99 • B&W • 48 pages STARS OF THE MONTH SPIKE: OLD WOUNDS $7.99 FC 48 pages SPIKE: OLD TIMES $7.99 FC 48 pages ANGEL: THE CURSE TPB $19.99 FC 120 pages ************************************************************************ WILL EISNER’S JOHN LAW: ANGELS AND ASHES, DEVILS AND DUST #1 by Gary Chaloner Will Eisner's one-eyed detective is back in a brand-new four-part series by award- winning creator, Gary Chaloner. The heat in Crossroads begins to rise as John Law and Nubbin face off against mobsters, movie stars and monsters. This series will mark an important change in Law's life, as he moves closer to learning the truth behind his father's death... with tragic consequences in this very first issue. Co-starring Nubbin, the Shoeshine Boy, Enzo “The Angel” D'Angelo, Lady Luck, Mr. Mystic, and featuring the debut of Melba, Private Eye-ful!—a Texas cactus with city-bloomed thorns! Best of all, every issue will feature a full 28 pages of story and art from Chaloner. $3.99 • B&W with Greyscale • 32 pages DOOMED #2 by Bloch, Matheson, Ryall, Schow, Taylor, Tipton, Wilson, Hoffman, Nelson, Salmons, Wood, & Geddes The macabre Ms. Doomed is back, and she brings with her four more tales of the damned, adapted from the short works of Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, David J. Schow, and F. Paul Wilson. This time out, channeling the artistic spirit of ‘70s horror tales are Mike Hoffman, Mark Nelson, Tony Salmons and Ashley Wood. Wood and artist Jeremy Geddes once again provide covers for IDW’s horror magazine revival. $7.99 • B&W • 8-1/2 x 11 • 72 pages STARS OF THE MONTH: DOOMED #1 B&W• $6.99 • 72 pages SHAUN OF THE DEAD TP TPB • $17.99 • FC • 104 pages ************************************************************************ ADVENTURES IN OZ – TPB, HC by Eric Shanower In the marvelous Land of Oz, magic is always around the next corner. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and their many Oz friends can't stop plunging into one adventure after another. Come journey over the rainbow to help save Oz from the Wicked Witch of the South, to ride an enchanted whirlpool that leads to a hidden island, to explore the spooky Great Gray Gillikin Swamp, to prevent a war between dragons and wood-nymphs, and to soar in an emerald unicorn to the frozen land of the mysterious Ice King. Wonder and magic abound in five full-color stories, The Enchanted Apples of Oz, The Secret Island of Oz, The Ice King of Oz, The Forgotten Forest of Oz, and The Blue Witch of Oz, by award- winning cartoonist Eric Shanower, collected here for the first time in one volume. This special volume also contains over 70 pages of sketches and other bonus material from Shanower. L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz lives again in stories that Booklist calls "well- written" and "charming" by "the superbly talented Shanower." TPB • $39.99 • FC • 328 pages HC • $75.00 • FC • 328 pages THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW #2 by Chris Ryall & Gabriel Rodriquez The Great and Secret Show is about to begin in the small Northern California town of Palomo Grove. A strange and innocent-looking new lake in the town just might be the birthplace of the apocalypse. Continuing the extended adaptation of horror writer Clive Barker’s epic tale. $3.99 • FC • 32 pages FALLEN ANGEL #5 by Peter David & J.K. Woodward This is the issue that Fallen Angel fans have been waiting for. The final showdown–and we do mean final–between the Fallen Angel and Doctor Juris for control of Bete Noire, with the fate of their son hanging in the balance. Written by New York Times Bestselling author Peter David with art by J.K. Woodward. $3.99 • FC • 32 pages SILENT HILL: DEAD/ALIVE #5 by Scott Ciencin, Nick Stakal, Bolton, & McKeever A deadly game draws to a close as the living dead girl Christabella must escape from her greatest enemies and put herself in the path of malevolent beings that are neither angels nor demons, but something worse… if she is to stop them from putting the world to flame and realize her own twisted plans for the monster-laden mist-enshrouded haunted town of Silent Hill. Ted McKeever once again provides a horrifying cover for this issue, as does artist Chris Bolton. $3.99 • FC • 32 pages CHICANOS #6 by Carlos Trillo & Eduardo Risso The smash European series Chicanos continues! In this issue, the unlikely detective A.Y. Jalisco takes a night-shift job at an Asian laundromat, only to make a shocking discovery about the identity of the thief that’s been robbing it. Then, her luck seems to change when she gets a call from a rich benefactor, but instead of a big payday she experiences the worst day ever! Featuring striking art and cover by Eisner-winner Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets). $3.99 • B&W • 32 pages JON SABLE FREELANCE: BLOODTRAIL TPB by Mike Grell At long last, the best-selling independent hero of the 1980s has returned–Mike Grell’s Jon Sable Freelance. But this time around, Sable isn’t quite at the top of his form as he is haunted by his dark past. His career in a tailspin, Sable signs on to prevent the assassination of a foreign national visiting terror-torn Manhattan… but who are the killers really after, and why? And what will it take for Jon Sable to get his act together? Series creator Mike Grell returns to provide the story and art for Bloodtrail, the newest and most thrilling chapter in the continuing saga of Jon Sable, Freelance. TPB • $19.99 • FC • 144 page STARS OF THE MONTH THE COMPLETE JON SABLE, FREELANCE: VOLUME ONE Signed & Numbered HC $50.00 FC 178 pages THE COMPLETE JON SABLE, FREELANCE: VOLUME TWO TPB $19.99 FC 148 pages THE COMPLETE JON SABLE, FREELANCE: VOLUME THREE TPB $19.99 FC 148 pages THE COMPLETE JON SABLE, FREELANCE: VOLUME FOUR TPB • $19.99 • FC • 152 pages UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION $7.49 • FC • 48 pages UNDERWORLD TPB $19.99 • FC • 128 pages ************************************************************************ I LOVE BUNNIES FLUFFY #4 The final chapter of this four part series! Whilst the Pulcino family are fretting over a possible mafia kidnapping, Michael meets face-to-face with Miss Owers — his stalker. Will all end well for Michael? (C: 0-1-2) 40pgs, B&W (4 of 4) SRP: $15.99 ICARUS PUBLISHING A-G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #33 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL ISSUE #33—80pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99 ISSUE #34—80pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99 PATRIOT GN SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 6x9, 152pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 ICE KUNION 11TH CAT VOLUME 3 GN by Mi-Kyung Kim Rika and her uncle go on a magical journey looking for the inheritance her father had left behind. But once they arrive at the destination, it's quite different from what Rika remembers. This place is bloody scary, and on top of that, her uncle is now trying to kill her! What's going on? More of Rika's past is revealed in this third volume of the exciting adventures of Rika and Nomi. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 ANGEL DIARY VOLUME 3 GN by YunHee Lee & Kara A fight between the members of the four guardians of Heaven breaks out as Woo-Hyun battles to win Ah-Hin's heart! As more characters from heaven and hell come to the human world to search for our runaway angel princess, Dong-Young is feeling more pressured. Her mysterious classmate, Bi-Wal, turns out to have a fiancé who also came to the human world to find the Angel princess of Heaven. Will Dong-Young finally get caught? SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 BRING IT ON! VOLUME 3 GN by Hye-Kyung Baek Mi-Ha, saddened by her grandmother's suffering from dementia, is having a hard time at everything. Watching this, Seung-Suh stops being so mean to her and is now actually trying to comfort her. Mi-Ha's hatred towards Seung-Suh is slowly turning into love, and Yoon-Jin certainly does not like it. Now let's see if those two can handle Yoon-Jin's plot to destroy their relationship. SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 CHOCOLAT VOLUME 3 GN by Ji-Sang Shin & Geo Kum-Ji just wants to get close to her idol, DDL. Unfortunately, her plan quickly backfires because it was exposed by Yo-I, their rival. Kum-Ji finally decides to resign from her official position in Yo-I's fan club. But before she is able to do so, E-Soh of Yo- I confesses that he has a crush on her. On top of that, even E-Wan of Yo-I also shows interest in her. What is she going to do now? SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 ILLUSIVE ARTS ENTERTAINMENT DOROTHY #7 by Masterson, Mannino, Panousopoulos, Boersig It's Fear and Loathing on the road of yellow bricks as Dorothy and crew find themselves haunted by a lurking menace. But is this beast all growl and no guts? The wicked, the wonderful, and all the rest find new expression in this marvelous photo-comic. Model Catie Fisher is unforgettable as the iconoclastic Dorothy Gale. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.00 INFINITY STUDIOS SWEETY VOLUME 1 GN by Ju-Ri Kim & Jae-Sung Park How do you distinguish between the love from a cute neighborhood girl (who’s like a little sister to you), and the love from the hottest, yet quirky, girl in school? This is exactly the question Myung-Ho has to ponder when both his neighbor’s cute little daughter, Ji-Hae, and his school’s most popular diva, Yu-Ri, make him their valentines. Of course he cares for Ji-Hae, because the poor girl’s already been through so much for someone her age, but still, she’s only just a kid. Then there’s Yu-Ri, the girl of his dreams… or rather, she would be if she wasn’t a fortune-telling voodoo witch doctor. Oh and yes, it would also help if her father, the local gangster boss, wasn’t out to kill him. When you’re as lucky as Myung-Ho is choices are very hard to make. On one hand, he could go out with Yu-Ri by turning down Ji-Hae, breaking the heart of a child who’s been depending on him ever since she moved in next door. Or, he could choose Ji-Hae by turning down the only chance at romance with a beautiful girl dead set on making him her destined love. Choices, choices… (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and the U.K. SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W (1 of 7) SRP: $9.95 KENZER & COMPANY KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #114 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. Knights of the Dinner Table 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 — don’t miss it! 80pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE: BUNDLE OF TROUBLE VOLUME 17 TP This new perfectbound trade paperback contains all four issues worth of classic strips from Knights of the Dinner Table #50-53, crammed between two sturdy covers! It’s always a great time to pick up these hysterically funny strips, so don't miss out on this incredible addition to any gamer's bookshelf! SC, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE: BUNDLE OF TROUBLE VOLUME 8 & 10 TP’S Available now! Each trade paperback holds three issues worth of classic strips from Knights of the Dinner Table #22-24, plus 18 pages of bonus material, while volume 10 collects #28-30, plus 21 pages of bonus material! SC, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 Ea. ************************************************************************ LINSNER.COM CRY FOR DAWN ANGEL DIGITAL PRINT—SIGNED by Joseph Michael Linsner Talk about a blast from the past! The prayers of countless old-school Cry For Dawn fans have been answered with the reprinting of one of Linsner’s most popular images from that era. Dawn appears as a dark, gothic angel, half in light, half in shadow, with Lucifer’s halo defiantly held aloft in her grip. This painting has been retouched by Joe to enhance its rich shades of blue and purple; printed in dazzling full-color in 11” x 17” format. Each Cry For Dawn Angel print will arrive to you housed in a sturdy plastic sleeve & signed by Linsner. Print, 11x17, FC SRP: $25.00 MARKOSIA BROTHERS: THE FALL OF LUCIFER #2 by Wendy Alec, Tony Lee, & Sam Hart Lucifer begins to wonder about God's plans for the new race of Man... and an insane jealousy starts to Grow — one which could not only threaten his relationship with his two brothers, but also split the angelic armies in half! Based on the critically acclaimed book by Wendy Alec. 36pgs, FC (2 of 10) SRP: $3.50 THE LEXIAN CHRONICLES: FULL CIRCLE #7 by Chris Bunting, Inaki Miranda, & Eva de la Cruz Reena’s torment continues as she tries to come to terms with the bleak and brutal future planned against her wishes. She finds solace in her secret discovery and immerses herself in studying the past. Meanwhile, the brutal Leopard tribe invite her Father to the newly built fortress, a seemingly ideal opportunity for the Leopards’ to rid themselves of their rival. 36pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 SCATTERBRAIN #2 by Brendan Deneen & Szymon Kudranski Following the shocking events of the first issue, Jack Anderfold must wrap his head around the fact that someone has gotten to Scatterbrain before him. Meanwhile, Jack’s son Kyle attempts to prove himself to the city’s deadliest criminal, The Shroud, not realizing the deadly consequences that his actions will cause for him and everyone he loves. MATURE THEMES 36pgs, FC (2 of 4) SRP: $3.50 SHADOWMANCER #7 by G.P. Taylor, Tony Lee, Pedro Delgado, & Eva De La Cruz The day is almost over, and the three heroes are trapped by the evil Demurral. But a change of heart by the most unlikely of characters could be a way out of this dilemma — but will it lead to a worse danger ahead? Based on the multi-million selling book by G.P. Taylor. Ships with two covers in an equal ration. 36pgs, FC (7 of 10) SRP: $3.50 STARSHIP TROOPERS #2 by Tony Lee, Sam Hart, Rod Reis, & Kieran Oats ALAMO BAY: Part Two—With the base under attack and Tamari's Tigers en route to rescue them, the action heats up! Who will live, and who will die as the rookies get their first taste against the Bugs?! Ships with two variant covers in equal ratio. 36pgs, FC (2 of 4) SRP: $3.50 MERCURY COMICS ATOMIKA #9 by Andrew Dabb & Sal Abbinanti GOD IS RED: Part 9 (of 12)—After fifteen years apart, Atomika is reunited with his son, but Chernobyl has changed. Under Arohnir’s tutelage, he’s become conceited, arrogant, and powerful... perhaps more powerful than Atomika himself. But when Zemliu, the gateway to Hell, is opened, father and son must fight side-by-side against an infernal army — a battle which will bring them together, or tear them apart once and for all. Featuring a cover by artist Simone Bianchi (Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight, Green Lantern). 32pgs, FC (9 of 12) SRP: $2.99 MIRAGE STUDIOS TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #22 by Ross May, Scott Cohn, & Parsons CHANGE OF POWER—This issue picks up the plot threads laid down way back in Volume 1, issue #9 of the original Eastman and Laird’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, is set between the events of the “Return to New York” and “City at War” storylines, guest-stars Casey Jones, and introduces she who is known only as “The Mistress!” Don’t miss this one! 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.25 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #27 by Peter Laird, Jim Lawson, & Eric Talbot This issue: Michelangelo goes from the frying pan and into the fire... Leonardo makes new friends... and Raphael and Donatello join the assault on the Xihad camp! 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 MOONSTONE LAI WAN #1 by C.J. Henderson Her name is Lai Wan, and if you let her stand in the same room as you, your every dark secret, your every dark mistake — every damning bit of shame and regret within your soul — will be hers to do with as she pleases. Desperate to stop a serial killer, the police begrudgingly enlist her aid. But what began almost as a joke, bringing a so-called "psychometric” sleuth onto the case, soon spirals far out of their control as Lai Wan's own desire for revenge against the killer goes well beyond any earthly sense of "justice." MATURE THEMES RES. from Previews Vol. XV #7 (JUL052982) 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.99 BUCKAROO BANZAI #1 by Rauch, Thompson, Williams, Calero, Haley, & Stribling RETURN OF THE SCREW: Part 1—Everyone’s favorite adventurer/surgeon/rock star is back, just in time to save the world one more time! Along with his Hong Kong Cavaliers, Banzai must battle more than one surprise arch enemy, each with their own motives, but all acting in concert to bring Banzai (and the universe as we know it) to his knees! All this action comes sandwiched between a couple of great rock and roll guitar solos, a few surgical procedures, a crazy gun battle on land and air, Buck’s one chance for the ultimate revenge, his soul in turmoil, all the chicks digging him, engineering synchronicity, pretty toilets, a human pickle, and a giant sombrero! It just doesn’t get more fun than this! 32pgs, FC (1 of 3) SRP: $3.50 BUCKAROO BANZAI #1—BECK SPECIAL EDITION COVER Very Limited Special edition! Painter David Michael Beck (G.I. Joe, Aliens/Predator) provides this exceptional take on the Banzai mythos! 32pgs, FC (1 of 3) SRP: $4.50 STARS OF THE MONTH THE SILENCERS: BLACK KISS TP by Fred Van Lente, Steve Ellis, & Dae Lim Yoo For decades The Silencers have been the superpowered enforcers of New York's Provenzano Crime Family, protecting them from "The Tights". When Cardinal, their fearsome leader, makes plans to retire from a life of crime, a rival syndicate makes a move against him, and the quiet life he's trying so hard to achieve may slowly trickle out of his grasp. (MAY052867) SC, 7x10, 128pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE VOLUME 3: FIVE UNDEAD TP by Various New Lower Price! Five moody gothic spine-tinglers buried deep within "Vampire the Masquerade." This volume reprints five 48pg stoires:: "Theo Bell," "Beckett," "Calebros," "Lucita," and "Isabel." Tales of deception, mistrust, greed, and blood loss like you you wouldnt believe! Never turn your back, for things are rarely as they seem. (AUG032389) SC, 256pgs, B&W SRP: $10.50 ********************************************************************** WEREWOLVES: CALL OF THE WILD #1 by Mike Oliveri & Joe Bucco If you're going to kill a man, you best make sure his brother won't come looking for him. Especially if that man's brother is a werewolf. Cole Tyler fears the worst when he learns his missing brother is the subject of a murder investigation by a hostile sheriff. Sheriff Hess, meanwhile, wants to know why Marcus Rice wants Cole to join his brother in a shallow grave. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 MR. COMICS OFFERED AGAIN O/A REVOLUTION ON THE PLANET OF THE APES #1 by Ty Templeton, Joe O’Brien, Salgood Sam, Attila, Bernie Mireault, & Denis Rodier San Diego in flames! Talking apes in revolt! Nuclear Armageddon! MR Comics brings the original apes back in a new six issue mini-series featuring Caesar, Cornelius, Zaius, Zira, Taylor, and other classic characters. Two Simian packed stories per issue! 7x10, 32pgs, FC (1 of 6) SRP: $3.98 ************************************************************************ NARWAIN PUBLISHING FREE FALL TP by Gianluca Piredda, EricJ, Jimmy Palmiotti, Dave Bryant, Jay Anacleto, Brian Haberlin. It's almost Christmas, and Tim Bradley and his gang plan the robbery of the century: enter one of the biggest banks in the State, in broad daylight, without masks, and get away with ten million dollars. All without firing a single shot. The only problem: its impossible to do. Unless they find a distraction to pull attention away from them at the moment of the heist... Sean, a hopeless boy with suicidal tendencies, is the perfect "distraction," and Bradley brings him in to kill himself at the same moment of the robbery, all in exchange for Sean's family to be cared for after his passing. But will everything go according to Bradley's plan? SC, 128pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 ALBERT #1 by Luca Tiraboschi & Noé Albert, a scientist and the main character of this four issue mini-series, is continuously working on a formula that will give him the ability to live longer... because his fear of dying has become a real obsession! Albert will find the way to control time and avoid death... but at what price? 32pgs, B&W (1 of 4) SRP: $2.99 BLUFF #1 by Yoshiko Watanabe & Dean Nuckols When a happy family living in New England suddenly hits the the "Big Strike" lottery of $72 billion dollars... everyone's life changes forever. Well, everyone's except for the dog, Bluff. A comic book full of poetry and romanticism fumetto, Bluff is similar in style to Jeff Smith's Bone, and was created by Japan's Yoshiko Watanabe, well known and higly regarded both in Europe and in Japan for her many works for kids and teens. Bluff is a poetic journey in a world where the dog is the one and only "not to be mad." 32pgs, FC (1 of 3) SRP: $3.99 GRUNLAND GN by Jesus Cansino & Jesus Barony For centuries, the Ar Ze people (half-orc, half-human) have lived in the Green Lands (Grunland) with the sole purpose of surveilling the Mountain. The evil the Mountain keeps is so terrible, and the magic to fight it is so powerful, that writing is forbidden to them... so this power can never be passed on to outsiders. But memory is betrayal and with the passing of the years, the Ar Ze become a people who ignore their origins and the reasons for their tasks. Their magic is weaker now, and only the shamans know of it. Somehow, creatures called Erictos have avoided the Ar Ze's surveillance and have left their Mountain haven to bring terror and death to the small towns below it with the Estgian Whisper, a spell that brings the dead back to life as slaves of Evil! The situation worsens when the two most powerful empires outside Grunland, the Romans and the Japanese, arrive on their shores! SC, 56pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 JENNA AND NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #3 by Ben Dunn The crossover between Jenna and Ninja High School continues! Jeremy, Ichi, Asrial and their new friend Jenna, all team up to stop the artifact as it rampages across Quagmire causing all kinds of destruction! 32pgs, B&W (3 of 3) SRP: $3.49 STEEL CITY HAWK #2 by B. Clay Moore & Jaso Latour After forty years, the Steel City Hawk has returned! The downtrodden city celebrates the return of their icon, but the mood shifts dramatically when several of the city's leading citizens are brutally murdered in their own homes. Suddenly, what started as a game becomes deadly serious business for Jake Moody, the new Hawk. Is a new threat stalking Steel City, or is the key to the original Hawk's disappearance tied into the murders? It's up to Jake to find out before it's too late to save himself... or his city. 32pgs, FC (2 of 4) SRP: $3.99 NBM ATTITUDE VOLUME 3: NEW SUBVERSIVE SOCIAL COMMENTARY Edited by Ted Rall The top political and social e-cartoonists found on the web today provide yet another incisive irreverent alternative view of our society and politics. As for the previous volumes, Ted Rall interviews them along with numerous cartoons sprinkled throughout. The web has the unfettered opinions. Here’s the best among them. From the series of books that has sold over 25,000 copies! MATURE THEMES SC, 8x11, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $13.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A ATTITUDE VOLUME 1: NEW SUBVERSIVE POLITICAL CARTOONISTS Edited by Ted Rall To Hell with those hackneyed mainstream political cartoons! Donkeys and elephants are history. Daily newspaper cartoons make lame jokes about the news while sucking up to the corporations that own them. Here's the next generation of artists out to save the world: political cartoonists who run in your local weekly alternative paper; uncensored and in the raw! Attitude includes cartoons and interviews with Tom Tomorrow, Peter Kuper, Ruben Bolling, Lloyd Dangle, Andy Singer, Don Asmussen, Clay Butler, Jen Sorensen, Scott Bateman, Tim Eagan, Derf, Lalo Alcaraz, Joe Sharpnack, Eric Bezdek, William L. Brown, Ward Sutton, Stephanie McMillan, Mickey Siporin, Jim Siergey, Ted Rall, and Matt Wuerker. SC, 8x11, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $13.95 O/A ATTITUDE VOLUME 2: NEW SUBVERSIVE SOCIAL COMMENTARY Edited by Ted Rall The first collection sold more than 8,000 copies, and now it's back for more! Featuring interviews and cartoons by Shannon Wheeler, Alison Bechdel (Dykes to Watch Out For), David Rees (Get Your War On), Aaron McGruder (Boondocks), Keith Knight (The K Chronicles), and 16 others, all with a slant on satirizing our everyday life. MATURE THEMES SC, 8x11, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $13.95 ************************************************************************ WAR FIX HC by Steve Olexa & David Axe War can be addictive. So testifies journalist David Axe, who's been there, in the middle of the action in Iraq, and the high is potent no matter how dangerous you know it is. Here’s Axe’s journal about dealing with his addiction; the high, the sheer excitement of being in there, in the battle... And the cost to his life, never mind the threat. A new form of visceral, self-analyzing comics journalism starts with this book... An allegory for the U.S.? A graphic novel sure to fascinate, with a talented new artist to watch! HC, 6x9, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $15.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A NORTH COUNTRY GN by Shane White Sometimes, you have to escape your past to get to the truth. After years of being away and making a life for himself, Shane finally travels back home. On his way, his mind is flooded with the memories of his blue-collar family under tremendous pressure and pushed to the breaking point by alcoholism and abuse. SC, 8x8, 96pgs, FC SRP: $13.95 ************************************************************************ THE COMPLETE OMAHA THE CAT DANCER VOLUME 3 TP SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 7x10, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE COMPLETE OMAHA THE CAT DANCER VOLUME 1 TP SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 7x10, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 ************************************************************************ NETCOMICS 0/6 VOLUME 1 GN by Youjung Lee At first glance Moolchi is just another unassuming boy whose greatest talent is running away from bullies. Then one day, Moolchi’s absentee father sends him a most unusual gift — a stunningly-proportioned ‘girl’ who calls herself ‘Six’ and mumbles about having a ‘prime directive.’ This strange creature quickly turns the boy’s life upside-down, violently disposing of anybody who gets in his or her way. While ominous storm clouds gather on the horizon, Moolchi remains blissfully unaware of the cute hall monitor who harbors a crush on him or the intentions of this mysterious femme fatale. SC, 5x7, B&W (1 of 5) SRP: $9.99 0/6 VOLUME 2 GN by Youjung Lee Moolchi’s eyes slowly open, but the ‘mother system’ tries to hold him back from discovering the truth! A dark shadow descends over Moolchi’s school when some unknown life forms come seeking his life! Meanwhile, Kanghee and Moolchi’s heart- tugging love story begins, but their future holds many surprises… Our heroine, Jong-E, risks her life to protect Moolchi, because her life is worth nothing without him! Stay tuned for the next episode of 0/6 where Jong-E enrolls in Moolchi’s school to fight the evil forces as Moolchi comes to realize the power he possesses, and more! SC, 5x7, B&W (2 of 5) SRP: $9.99 BOY PRINCESS VOLUME 1 GN by Seyoung Kim Boy Princess is a pulse-quickening tale of swords and sorcery, far-away kingdoms, and the fairest princess in all the land… with a twist. When a prince’s soon-to-be-bride elopes two days before their wedding, her desperate family dresses up their youngest son and sends him to get married in her place. With his pretty blue eyes, cascading blond hair, and strategically placed apples, nobody bats an eye at the pretty pubescent standing before them. But how long can he keep up the charade? Despite odds against them, the two princes share adventures and intimacies in this mesmeric offbeat romance. SC, 5x7, B&W (1 of 9) SRP: $9.99 BOY PRINCESS VOLUME 2 GN by Seyoung Kim The young Prince Nicole and his offbeat romance with Prince Jed continues! Little by little, Nicole has managed to get closer to Jed. But now his sister, Princess Elena, has come back to take his place. Soon Nicole will have to bid his prince farewell. Nicole and Jed are apart, but their strange feelings continue to grow. In the meantime, Jed’s half brother Derrick lays out evil plots as he struggles for sovereign power… The adorable romance continues to unfold in volume 2 of this exciting tale! SC, 5x7, B&W (2 of 9) SRP: $9.99 CAN’T LOSE YOU VOL 1 GN by Wann The twin sisters Yui and Lida are separated at birth and are forced to lead completely different lives. With the myth of Oedipus alluding to their ominous future and their all- powerful and evil grandfather behind, their lives cross each other’s yet again when they become 17. Yui accepts an irresistible offer of becoming Lida’s look-alike, but gets into too big of trouble than she has ever imagined: She falls head over heels for Lida’s fiancé Gaon! To make matters worse, Yui soon finds out that she’s being chased by unknown assassins. Luckily, she is protected like a goddess by a few capable men who risk their lives in attempts to save her from all sorts of evil plots against the sisters. Their conflicts and heart-breaking love unfold in fast-paced thrilling events. Lida, in the meanwhile, is completely unaware of the shocking revelation awaiting her. SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (1 of 6) SRP: $9.99 DOKEBI BRIDE VOLUME 1 GN by Marley Having been born into a shaman family, Sunbi has inherited supernatural powers to see and communicate with spirits just like her grandmother, who was once a notable shaman and savior of their little South Seas fishing village. Sunbi’s dark, alienated childhood continues onto a new stage of difficult challenges when she joins her re-married father in Seoul after her grandmother passes away. Now, she has no one to protect her from a universe of Dokebis who tirelessly attempt to seize her body. Alone but determined, she vows not to become a scapegoat of any Dokebi just like her mother who was driven into a doomed end. Now she has to adapt to a whole new environment of the two distinct worlds where nobody, including her distant father — her only family — understands the ultimate reality of her life but herself. Will she give up the fight for the life of her choice and give in at all in the face of dreadful Dokebis? SC, 5x7, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 THE GREAT CATSBY VOLUME 1 GN by Doha Kang Catsby, twenty-something nobody, loses his girl-friend to another man. A richer man. His pal Houndu treats him to wine, women and song, but there’s no forgetting the lost Persu. The thousand humiliations of youth are poured upon Catsby, who feels far too much to begin with, and whose prospects go from bad to worse. Now he’s petrified by his father, now drunk on the floor, now freaking over a blind-date, now convinced it’s all for nothing. And that’s just volume one of this groundbreaking new series. No detail however vulgar or delicate is left out as the angst of youth is beautifully dissected. SC, 6x9, 224pgs, FC (1 of 5) SRP: $17.99 THE LAND OF SILVER RAIN VOLUME 1 GN by Mira Lee The Land of Silver-Rain is a heart-wrenching love story between a girl and the prince of the Dokebi land that takes place in both mortal world and the fantasy world. Abandoned by her human parents on a cabbage field, Silver-Rain is saved and raised by a witch from the land of “Dokebi,” ghost-like spiritual being found in Korean folklore. With her identity concealed by her guardians, Silver-Rain grows up believing she is a Dokebi just like every other kid in the land. However, the magic spell that disguised her as a Dokebi breaks and her true identity as a human becomes revealed when she is framed for a crime by her jealous rival Wild-Thorn. She is now deported to mortal world to live with humankind, and Prince Sirius from the unicorn kingdom gets involved in her life by a mistake… SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W (1 of 7) SRP: $9.99 LET DAI VOLUME 1 GN by Sooyeon Won Let Dai is a tragic tale of forbidden love and unforgivable betrayal. Set in a soulless neo- Seoul, an amoral teenager and the leader of the vicious Furies gang named Dai is the living embodiment of the city’s beauty and cruelty. When an honest schoolboy named Jaehee rescues a girl from the Furies, he can’t possibly realize how this brief encounter with Dai will plunge him into a downward spiral of unbridled passion and unfathomable pain. In Dai he finds an affectionate friend one moment and a heartless sociopath the next, awakening desires in him that he could never before have imagined. SC, 5x7, B&W (1 of 15) SRP: $9.99 LET DAI VOLUME 2 GN by Sooyeon Won Eunhyung, Yooneun, and Jaehee are all mottled with indelible scars… Jaehee is confused over his deepening feelings for Dai. Meanwhile, Dai’s longstanding enemies take Jaehee to use him as bait to get Dai, but Dai lets his beloved fall into a deeper pit… Jaehee’s heart cries — “Dai… I want to see you… I want to see you no matter what… The feelings I have for Dai… I can’t understand them! What is this? What the hell is this?!” SC, 5x7, B&W (2 of 15) SRP: $9.99 MADTOWN HOSPITAL VOLUME 1 GN by JTK You are in for a ride of knee-slapping, stomach-hurting quirky laughter! These non-stop, uproarious episodes take place in a general hospital where the doctors and staffs have more serious problems than their patients. This hospital is run by wacky characters like Dr. Don Juan, a lady’s man who has not failed to kill every patient he operates upon; Dr. Kang who dates her patients just to get the RH-A type blood; Nurse Lee, a former supermodel, who gets diced into pieces in the hospital’s high-tech preparation machine, and more! Madtown Hospital is the essence of black comedy. SC, 5x7, 168pgs, B&W (1 of 4) SRP: $9.99 NOT SO BAD VOLUME 1 GN by E. Hae Even with his hot career, top movie star Eunhee finds his life empty and without reason. Then one day, in front of his door, he finds Gain... who looks like an abandoned cat from a bad mugging incident. From that day on, the two men get to share Eunhee’s house… and his bed, though not intended. Eunhee gradually realizes that his hopeless and meaningless life has changed forever since Gain has entered his house, and his love for the boy storms up his heart and changes him altogether. SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W (1 of 2) SRP: $9.99 PINE KISS VOLUME 1 GN by Eunhye Lee Four beautiful protagonists with four distinct backgrounds embroider this critically acclaimed tale of puppy love. Orion, an extremely good-looking new teacher, grasps hearts of every female student at school. Sebin, a spoiled brat who is also a daughter of an infamous gang leader becomes obsessive over Orion. Sanghyung, a popular male student himself, tries to win Sebin’s heart but she doesn’t even notice him. Then there’s Dali who remembers Orion as her first love and her ultimate fate, but Orion remembers neither Dali nor the day she gave him one of her marimba sticks: her hope. What will become of their tightly-intertwined lives? Love, agony, and growing pains of the youths are immaculately rendered in this exquisite tale the author is most celebrated for. SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W (1 of 8) SRP: $9.99 NEW RADIO COMICS THE LAST ISLAND GN by Alex Cahill The Last Island is a silent comic about a boy on an island in the middle of nowhere. Although happy to be alone, he is inevitably joined by another boy, who has different ideas for the island. The two hate each other instantly, and strange objects from sea and sky arrive to complicate their rivalry. SC, 64pgs, B&W SRP: $6.00 ONI PRESS INC. LITTLE STAR TP by Andi Watson Simon Adams is certainly not one of those dead-beat Dads. Watch him stagger through the pee, the poo, and the puke in a sleep-deprived haze. Observe as he becomes a second class citizen in his X-chromosome controlled domicile. And feel as Simon tries to juggle career ambitions and his family in an act worthy of the best circus performers. No, you're not alone; this is what it's like for everyone. MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 LOCAL #5 by Brian Wood & Ryan Kelly THE LAST LONELY DAYS AT THE OXFORD THEATER—After the traumatic events Megan survived in the last story, we next find her as the sole employee at a run- down arthouse movie theatre tucked way up north in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Lost in her own head, she joins the small but loyal crowd of patrons that gather each night for the second-run films, learning that the stories of the moviegoers themselves can, more often than not, rival what's up on the big screen. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W (5 of 12) SRP: $2.99 LOVE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE #6 by J. Torres & Eric Kim Culture shock continues to dominate Joel’s love life. Here he is in South Korea, desperately trying to win the affections of the beautiful Hana. But can he ever have happiness if he isn’t able to assimilate to Korean culture? Will Joel be able to shed his western trappings and find happiness in his heart and Seoul? MATURE THEMES 64pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 MY INNER BIMBO #1 by Sam Kieth & Josh Hagler Sam Kieth returns to Oni Press for a new five-issue miniseries! There are two sides to every coin, every story, and every person. No matter how hard you try to hide that second face away, you can never get rid of it. That’s what one man is about to learn when his under-developed feminine side materializes into a very real bubble gum-chewing bimbo and turns his world upside down! MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W (1 of 5) SRP: $2.99 POLLY & THE PIRATES #6 by Ted Naifeh The exciting final issue is here! Polly has been repeatedly kidnapped and attacked, yet her guile has allowed her to not only survive, but dominate. If she lives through this, will she embrace her destiny of being the Pirate Princess, or will she return to her comfortable Victorian order? MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W (6 of 6) SRP: $2.99 STARS OF THE MONTH 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. (SEP053053) SC, 136pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 BREAKFAST AFTER NOON TP by Andi Watson Breakfast After Noon is a unique comic book treat, choosing to focus on the twists and turns of real life rather than convoluted plots or the smoke-and-mirrors of the fantastic. From Andi Watson, the Eisner-nominated creator of Geisha and Skeleton Key, comes the most involving comics experience to hit the shelves in years. (STAR13672) MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 THE COMPLETE GEISHA TP by Andi Watson Andi Watson's futuristic classic returns to print! This new edition combines the original four issues with the follow-up one-shot and short stories. Discover the world of Jomi, the android artist who's more normal than the society that denies her a soul. Stalkers, supermodels, super-mecha — it's all in Geisha! (STAR18971) SC, B&W SRP: $15.95 ********************************************************************** DUMPED GN by Andi Watson A girl who collects vintage clothes and a boy who loves old books attend the same party. When he catches her throwing out a box of her possessions, he discovers she is discarding a book that was one of his favorites as a child. It becomes a catalyst for them to start talking, but will true love ensue? SC, 6x9, 56pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 STAR OF THE MONTH LOVE FIGHTS VOLUME 1 TP by Andi Watson Fancy taking yourself out on a nice date? Then what better way to tell yourself that you adore who you are than this gorgeous collection of the first six issues of Andi Watson's acclaimed ongoing series. Features all the superhero hi-jinx and broken hearts in Watson's inimitable style. Great time to get caught up, as the series itself moves into high gear! (FEB042553) MATURE THEMES SC, 6x8, 168pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 ********************************************************************** PAVESIO ONIRIKA VOLUME 1: BIANCHI HC by Simone Bianchi A star keeps shining brighter and brighter in the worldwide comicdom. His name is Simone Bianchi, the Italian artist that after the bestselling Ego Sum and Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight series (written by Grant Morrison), strikes back with a new, stunning illustration book. Onirika testifies his everlasting exploration of a fantastic realm unique in its genre. Here you'll find a parade of paintings, sketches, studies never printed before, from classic fantasy background to metaphysical mood, plus special tributes to the major comic books heroes. Featuring text in English, French, and Italian. (C: 0-1-2) HC, 9x12, 64pgs, FC SRP: $39.99 PURE IMAGINATION PUBLISHING THE COMIC STRIP JACK KIRBY VOLUME 1 TP by Jack Kirby 160 pages of Jack Kirby’s earliest work, including the rarest of rare examples of "Your Health Comes First," "Facts You Never Knew," editorial cartoons, Socko the Seadog, and the complete Blue Beetle. These are impossible to find, and collected for your reading pleasure in one package. An introduction by Kirby historian Greg Theakston. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x11, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $25.00 STEVE DITKO READER CD-ROM VOLUME 1 This CD-ROM collects the contents of the sold-out Steve Ditko Readers Volume 1 and Volume 2 on one PC/MAC-compatible CD! (C: 0-1-2) CD-Rom SRP: $20.00 RADIO COMIX FURRLOUGH #159 by Various Your only monthly source for anthropomorphics! Action-packed espionage in "Ace and Queenie" by Rusty Haller! High-fantasy adventure in "Dragon Quest" by Greg Older and Style Wager! Romance and intrigue in "Ebin and May" by Christina Hanson! Plus a great painted cover by fantasy artist Heather Bruton! 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 GENUS #77 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 REBELLION 2000 A.D. PROGS # 1483 - 1486 by Various Take a trip beyond the boundaries of the imagination with 2000 AD, Britain's award- winning SF anthology title, featuring stories by some of the UK's most exciting talent! Cranky crustacean Lobster Random is back for a bizarre adventure in the criminal underworld in "The Agony and the Ecstasy" by Simon Spurrier and Carl Critchlow (Thrud the Barbarian); war robots the ABC Warriors face off for the final time against the Shadow Warriors, courtesy of Pat Mills and Henry Flint; there's deep-space drama in "The 86ers" by Gordon Rennie and Karl Richardson (Warhammer); undercover Judge Aimee Nixon investigates a hitman convention in "Low Life: Con Artist" by Rob Williams and Simon Coleby; and of course there's more zero tolerance law enforcement in Judge Dredd! (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 32pgs, PC SRP: $4.10 Ea. JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE # 244 - 245 by Various Plunge deeper into the world of the future lawman with this blistering monthly, packed with tales direct from the 22nd century and beyond! All new stories start this issue! International relations are growing increasingly unstable in Judge Dredd: Regime Change by Gordon Rennie; PSI-Judge Anderson has some heavy metal mayhem on her hands in "Big Robots" by Alan Grant and Dave Taylor; Asian superheroes battle once more in the third book of "Black Siddha" by Pat Mills and Simon Davis; and re-enter the dark world of WWII supernatural horror as the "Fiends of the Eastern Front" return, courtesy of David Bishop and Colin MacNeil! All this plus much, much more! (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 84pgs, PC SRP: $11.99 Ea. JUDGE DREDD: THE COMPLETE CASE FILES VOLUME 3 TP by Pat Mills, John Wagner, & Various All of future lawman Judge Dredd’s adventures in chronological order — complete and uncut! The third book in this very collectable series. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 240pgs, B&W SRP: $24.99 DURHAM RED: SCARLET CANTOS TP by Dan Abnett & Mark Harrison Durham Red is a mutant unlike any other. Radioactive fallout from atomic wars gave Durham a unique gift: vampirism. She must drink blood to survive, but her vampirism is metabolic, not supernatural. As a result she is fearless in the face of crosses, not afraid of sunlight or running water, and just loves the taste of garlic! Born in the Milton Keynes ghetto for mutants, she only got out by joining the Search/Destroy Agency as a bounty hunter, a Strontium Dog. But a new destiny awaits Durham Red, a destiny she never expected! (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x11, 96pgs, FC SRP: $22.99 RED EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT LLC ROBERT JORDAN'S NEW SPRING #7 by Chuck Dixon, Robert Jordan, & “Harvey” Moiraine Sedai and al'Lan Mandragoran form an uneasy alliance, journeying together to Chachin. He is fulfilling his oath to the one woman who can command a crownless King. She is fulfilling her destiny to search for and save a newborn child who has been prophesied to destroy the world, but who she believes to be mankind’s only hope against the looming peril of The Dark One. Both will discover that their duty will demand more than they ever anticipated, and that the choices they make along their journey will have consequences that neither could have ever imagined. RES. from Previews Vol. XV #11 (NOV053084) 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.95 ROXBOX ENTERTAINMENT KEE-FU FIGHTERS #1 by Phillip Temple, Todd A. Wahnish, & Danimation In a far off universe, a great battle rages. The evil Baron and his army will stop at nothing to capture the planet's ultimate energy source, contained within five mystical power stones. The only obstacle standing in the way of his destructive path are Keeton’s royal guardians, the mighty Kee-Fu Fighters! Along with young prince Kairo, they must defend their homeworld and protect the power stones at any cost! Kee-Fu Fighters delivers dramatic Saturday-morning-cartoon-styled action with a positive message in this all-ages epic adventure suitable for the entire family! 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.25 RUPPSWORLD.COM BLOODRAYNE: DARK SOUL — RUPPSWORLD.COM EXCLUSIVE COVER Tying in with the BloodRayne DVD release is this new RuppsWorld.com exclusive, featuring DarkRayne vs. Tiger Wraith to the death! Limited to 1,000 copies. 32pgs, FC SRP: $12.99 TRANSFORMERS: INFILTRATION #1 — RUPPSWORLD.COM EXCLUSIVE COVER Celebrating the re-launch of Transformers, RuppsWorld.com has cover to have! Decepticon’s Starscream pile-driving the Autobot’s Ratchet! Limited to 1,000 copies with RuppsWorld.com Certificate of Authenticity. 32pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 SOULFIRE #2 — RUPPSWORLD.COM EXCLUSIVE COVER Previously an online exclusive! RuppsWorld.com and Aspen Comics have teamed up to bring you this exclusive cover of the hard-to-find and sold-out Soulfire #2. Limited to 3,000 copies, with RuppsWorld.com Certificate of Authenticity. Also available as an exclusive signed edition, signed by Mike Turner and Peter Steigerwald, limited to 300 copies with RuppsWorld.com Certificate of Authenticity. REGULAR—32pgs, FC SRP: $14.99 SIGNED—32pgs, FC SRP: $24.99 SAF COMICS SLUM NATION VOLUME 1: COMMUNITY GN by Zalozabal It’s 2018, in the city of Heroica. Detective Doug Balthus owes money and assumes his life is over. But a gang leader makes him an offer: Find my niece and your debt will be forgotten. Life gets complicated when Doug meets a dancer — and she wants him to live with her. (C: 0-1-2) HC, 8x11, 48pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 SHANDA FANTASY ARTS SHANDA THE PANDA #45 by Curtis, Corbett, & Wheeler "HOMELESS" — Hurricane Katrina has it's impact on the cast of Shanda, since Richard is from that area. His mission is to retrieve his family and friends from the stricken New Orleans region. What changes will this have for the folks in Cedar Rabbits, as Shanda's wedding approaches? Cover by Steve Corbett. MATURE THEMES 48pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99 SILENT DEVIL PRODUCTIONS DEVIL'S PANTIES #3 by Jennie Breeden Join Jennie as she ventures into the next chapter of her life, and moves into an apartment with a few of the girls. Goth clubs and summer camp seem tame in comparison to feminists battling yard work and other domestic chores. With a new job at a comics store, and yet another convention filled with freaks and geeks, Jennie is busier then ever! 7x10, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $4.95 MONKEY VS. LEMUR: CRISIS WITH INFINITE CRITTERS #1 by Lillie-Paetz, Wickline, Benjamin, Moreno, & Rodriguez One monkey, one wagon, one lemur, one big wheel. Do the math, and it adds up to mass destruction! The ultimate battle for primate supremacy continues this spring with a new zany and absurd collection of tales filled with platypi ninjas, lemur lycanthropy, a crisis with infinite critters, Egyptian curses, and hot rods. 7x10, 40pgs, FC SRP: $3.95 SIRIUS ENTERTAINMENT DOGWITCH VOLUME 1: DIRECT TO VIDEO TP (NEW PRINTING) by Daniel Schaffer Collects Dogwitch #1-6. Meet Violet Grimm, arcane sex symbol extraordinaire. Exiled to the Banewoods for practicing the most dangerous form of Molotov magic, this seductive former starlet continues to entertain by releasing underground videos of her terrifying exploits. What's the only way to fend off deranged fans, malevolent dolls, and frisky demons? Get back to B-movie basics: hack 'n' slash a-go-go! MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 DOGWITCH VOLUME 3: MOOD SWINGS TP by Daniel Schaffer Collects Dogwitch #13-18! Take a peek at the twisted origin of Violet Grimm, courtesy of Moko the Goblin Clown and his Toxic Pool of Illumination. Still reeling from Dolores' betrayal, Violet now faces more trouble in the form of a bizarre allergy to the psychic fallout. Rising from Moko's toxic waters only to discover that her Goblin birth party has been gate crashed by the Sex Doll Cheerleaders, the bruised and battered Dogwitch once again comes face to face with Elastic Head. And with Mr. Kinky playing sidekick, Violet Grimm is heading back to the Nice Bunny World to unravel a cosmic conspiracy and face off with those responsible for banishing her to the Banewoods. MATURE THEMES SC, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $15.95 STAR OF THE MONTH DOGWITCH VOLUME 2: TWISTED TP by Daniel Schaffer Collects Dogwitch #7-12! B-movie Scream Queen Violet Grimm launches her second season of black magic home movies with an Iron Chef-style culinary experiment — one that goes horribly awry. When she accidentally creates the sentient goop called “Black Treacle,” Violet finds herself hunted by creepy creatures and insane clowns. (AUG053094) MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 ********************************************************************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A DOGWITCH LIMITED EDITION PORTFOLIO #2 by Daniel Schaffer Schaffer has personally selected his most twisted illustrations and mind-blowing new pieces to create this special encore portfolio collection of black and white art. This portfolio includes 10 plates collected in an illustrated envelope. Signed and numbered by the artist. MATURE THEMES B&W SRP: $19.95 O/A DOGWITCH #18 — SIGNATURE PLATE EDITION by Daniel Schaffer To commemorate the exciting conclusion of Dan Schaffer’s cult-favorite Dogwitch series, Sirius is proud to offer this elegant commemorative Signature Plate Edition. Every copy comes with an original color sticker-plate personally autographed by Dan Schaffer! The signed and numbered copies will be sealed with a bag and a board and strictly limited to 666 copies! MATURE THEMES 7x10, 32pgs, B&W SRP: $15.00 POISON ELVES: DOMINION #5 by Keith Davidsen & Scott Lewis Having returned home after two disastrous missions, Jace and his fellow soldiers deliver their prisoner, the renegade called Korteze, to the High Council for punishment. However, facing the Council is just what Korteze wants! Who is this renegade, and what power does he wield over the most influential and legendary Elves? MATURE THEMES 7x10, 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 POISON ELVES VENTURES #4: JACE by Keith Davidsen & Aaron Bordner Deep in the bowels of a Troll stronghold, Jace fights in arena combat for the amusement of his jailers. Meanwhile, his captive charge, the psychic child named Wisp, falls deeper under the spell of the evil Fell Queen, Morlagan. How will Jace save his friend from being corrupted by the witch’s sinister influence? And what role does Tenth play in the seduction or salvation of both Elvin prisoners? MATURE THEMES RES. from Previews Vol. XV #6 (JUN053142) 7x10, 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 SKY DOG PRESS STARS OF THE MONTH BUZZBOY VOLUME 1: TROUBLE IN PARADISE TP by Gallagher, Hauk, & Tucker The first volume collects the original, critically-acclaimed Buzzboy mini-series, with over 20 pages of extra art and features! Buzzboy is a teen sidekick that never grew up; a too- much-TV-watching, junk-food-eating super hero, he is nevertheless Earth's only hope! Teamed up with a sarcastic young sorceress, and an ex-mad scientist (who gave up being evil for baking), Buzzboy must battle his Elvis-impersonating ex-mentor, Lord Ultra! (JUN052497) SC, 7x10, B&W SRP: $11.95 BUZZBOY VOLUME 2: MONSTERS, DREAMS, & MILKSHAKES TP by John Gallagher Exciting and hilarious stories of Buzzboy, a diner-dwelling, pop culture-referencing ex- teen sidekick. Buzzboy battles all-star wrestling, brain-devouring aliens and nightmarish ghouls, and still makes it back in time for the all-you can-eat special! Cover by Neil Vokes and Gene Ha. (JUN032499) SC, 7x10, B&W SRP: $11.95 ********************************************************************** SPEAKEASY COMICS ATHENA VOLTAIRE: FLIGHT OF THE FALCON #4 by Paul Daly & Steve Bryant As Athena races the Nazis to reach the lost city of Petra, the significance of the Falcon is revealed. Will anyone be able to stop the Nazis once they’ve opened the portal to the inner earth? And who is Abu Ali of the assassins of Kwizan? (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Germany. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 BEOWULF #11 by Joshua Ortega & Jay Bone “EPOCHS” (Part 1) — A strange creature is rumored to stalk the vast tundra of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Beowulf receives an invitation from a wealthy oil baron to visit his Alaskan stronghold. What’s the relationship between the two events? 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 THE BLACK COAT: A CALL TO ARMS #2 by Adam Cogan & Francesco Francavilla The Black Coat is seeking revenge for the murder of one of his agents. But who is the butcher that killed her and what does he want? More importantly, why can’t he be killed? America’s first super-spy is in for the fight of his life while his second in command tracks down a traitor within the Knights of Liberty. 32pgs, B&W (2 of 4) SRP: $2.99 ELK'S RUN #7 by Fialkov, Tuazon, & Keating As the final act begins, we find Elk’s Ridge in flames, the townspeople on the brink of revolution, and poor Sara Kohler in the middle of it all. The path has been chosen, the end is nigh, and the lives of the townspeople rest firmly on her shoulders. Cover by Datsun Tran. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99 GOVERNMENT BODIES VOLUME 2 #1 by Nilson, Smith, & Bonilla Now in full color! Picking up the pieces where the last series left off, Augustus Malik is behind bars. Things aren't easier for Travis and Byron, as both are still forced into corroborating with the government to stay out of prison. Meanwhile, Will and Dana must choose to stay with the team, or go their separate ways. It makes rescuing hostages and subduing terrorists all the easier. 32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $2.95 THE GRIMOIRE #12 by Chris Stone & Tom Fowler Nothing brings family together like a crisis, and this one is huge. Amandine and Medea must join forces to vanquish an enemy that threatens both Feary and Earth. But even if they succeed, someone is going to die! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 THE HILL GN by Sal Cipriano & Jok Jill is a failed assassin. Jack is a failed experiment. Both were created by the same evil company — and both of them want out. A beaten and shattered Jill has lost everything she has ever cared for and hasn't the will to live, but her employers won't let her die until she completes one last mission: kill the monster, Jack! But when a mutual connection comes into Jill's crosshairs, everything that they've ever known becomes a question mark, sending them into a bloody downward spiral to the end! Speakeasy Comics, acclaimed writer/creator Sal Cipriano (The Adventures of Bio Boy) and hot new Argentinean artist, Jok, present an extreme action/horror tale of the price you pay for redemption! MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 128pgs, FC SRP: $12.99 THE HUNGER #8 by Jose L. Torres & Chris DiBari Worlds collapse, and the body count skyrockets in this thrilling conclusion to the first story arc of this crime/horror series. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 THE LAST BASTION #2 by Brandon Jerwa & Zeu Strange circumstances continue to lead four magic-users toward the inevitable destiny they share. When the smoke clears, the Voicebox Universe will have its first team of costumed super-heroes! Magic, mayhem and comic-book geekery run rampant as Aubrey, David, Marcassa and Stuart face their first arch-nemesis in a battle royale they never saw coming! (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Germany. 32pgs, FC (2 of 6) SRP: $2.99 METAL LOCUS #3 by Nilson, Scott, & Torre If life wasn’t hard enough for Hermes and the rest of the crew! How would you like to be wanted for murder, and pursued by every corporate bounty hunter? Now Angelo Della Morte is hot on their heels, and he’s not giving up until he has the program that is implanted in Hermes’ skull. 32pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $2.95 SAWED-OFF MOJO #2 by Dan Jolley & Mirko Colak Against his better judgment, mystical private eye Mark Adderhold starts investigating the disappearance of 16-year-old Derek Brock. But the trail takes a grotesque twist as Mark begins to learn exactly how deep Derek was into hideous, lethal magic. It’s interrogations, bizarre weapons, and giant arachnids as the story unfolds! 32pgs, FC (2 of 6) SRP: $2.99 THE U.T.F. #1 by Scott Reynolds & Tone Rodriguez A bold new unflinching look at the face of horror! Since the founding of America, there has been darkness at work that the general population knows nothing about, but which an elite corp of soldiers deals with in the dead of night. The Undead Task Force (U.T.F.) handles the zombie and vampire outbreaks. Whether it's New Orleans, Los Angeles, or the LA City Prison that's turned vampiric, The U.T.F. closes the situation. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC (1 of 3) SRP: $2.99 YOSHITAKA AMANO: HERO VOLUME 1 GN by Jessie Horsting & Yoshitaka Amano One of the most acclaimed and award-winning artists of his time, Yoshitaka Amano debuts his first American comics project since Sandman: The Dream Hunters and Elektra/Wolverine: The Redeemer. Amano now focuses his creative vision on his own creation — Hero! In this first story installment that will appeal to comics fans, fiction readers, and manga enthusiasts, Hero is searching for the woman whose love he has never doubted. Crossing history and continents, he needs to know the reasons why his beloved Lady begs his forgiveness. Only by following her from Parisian cemeteries, to the Las Vegas strip, to Kyoto can he hope to discover the truth. RES. from Previews Vol. XV #1 (JAN052935) SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 SUPERGRAPHICS OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE STERANKOS HISTORY OF COMICS VOLUME 2 Artist/writer Jim Steranko chronicles the epic story of comics' Golden Age creators and super-heroes such as Blackhawk, Captain Midnight, The Flying Heroes, Captain Marvel, the Marvel Family, Plastic Man, The Spirit, Uncle Sam, The Ray, Kid Eternity, and others! More than 455 dynamite illustrations. SC, 9x12, B&W MSRP: $15.00 SUPERVERSE PRODUCTIONS ZOOM SUIT #1 by John Taddeo, Billy Dallas Patton, Justice, Hunter & Martinez Zoom Suit is the The Greatest American Hero meets Cinderella. Twelve year-old Myles Mason is bummed about not being able to afford a Halloween costume. But from the sky falls an alien armor that crashes to earth just a few feet behind him. Hilarity and superhero antics ensue in Zoom Suit, a classical “ugly duckling” story set in a superhero universe. Covers by Patton, Billy Tucci, and Bob Layton. 40pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 360 EP INC OFFERED AGAIN O/A ADVENT RISING: ROCK THE PLANET #1 by Rob M. Worley, Cliff Richards, & Arthur Dela Cruz Based on the popular Advent Rising video game by Majesco, this prequel begins 10 years prior to the start of the video game. In the exciting first issue, readers get their first glimpse of Gideon and Ethan Wyeth — the heroes of Advent Rising — as they set off on their journey to save the human race from eradication by the Seekers. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.25 TITAN PUBLISHING COMIC CREATORS ON X-MEN SC edited by Tom DeFalco The definitive look at the mighty mutants, including interviews with co-creator Stan Lee, writers Roy Thomas and Chris Claremont, superstar artists John Byrne, Neal Adams, and Alan Davis, and controversial writer Grant Morrison! Packed with exclusive sketches, script pages and essential information on every X-Man. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 6x9, 272pgs, B&W SRP: $17.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A COMIC CREATORS ON SPIDER-MAN edited by Tom DeFalco Comic industry luminaries discuss the impact and importance of Spider-Man, and give insight into the creative processes involved in bringing the web-slinger to life on the page over the last 40 years. Featuring interviews with some of Spider-Man's most famous writers and artists, this book overseen by DeFalco gets to grips with the lively creative genii behind the wall-crawling wonder. (C: 0-1-2) SC, 7x10, B&W SRP: $16.95 O/A COMIC CREATORS ON FANTASTIC FOUR SC by Tom DeFalco An in-depth history, featuring interviews with every major creator, from original co- creator Stan Lee to classic writer/artists Walt Simonson and John Byrne, right up to recent and current stars such as Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo! Stuffed with exclusive sketches and script pages! (C: 0-1-2) SC, 6x9, 256pgs, B&W SRP: $17.95 STAR OF THE MONTH ARTISTS ON COMIC ART SC by Mark Salisbury Some of today’s most respected comic book artists discuss the secrets of translating comics script into graphic storytelling. Includes in-depth interviews with comic legends such as Brian Bolland, John Byrne, Steve Dillon, Dave Gibbons, Jim Lee, Frank Miller, Alex Ross, and others. Technique, style, layouts, approach, penciling, inking… no facet of the artist’s craft is left unexplored. (STAR12440) NOTE PRICE. SC, 256pgs, 6x9 SRP: $16.95 ********************************************************************** WRITERS ON COMICS SCRIPTWRITING SC by Mark Salisbury The biggest names in comics scriptwriting talk candidly about their profession, and their approach to writing and the comics industry as a whole. (C: 0-0-2) NOTE PRICE. VOL 1 (STAR09968) — SC, 5x8 SRP: $16.95 VOL 2 (JUN043145) —SC, 5x8 SRP: $16.95 TOKYOPOP +ANIMA VOLUME 1 by Natsumi Mukai Beings who possess animal-like powers walk among humans in this alternate universe. These mysterious mutants–the +Anima–are shunned by society... Four outcasts in particular–Cooro, a boy with crow-like powers; Husky, a fish-boy; Senri, a bear +Anima; and a girl named Nana, who wields bat powers–search for others like themselves while trying to gain acceptance in a world cruel to anyone or anything that is different. SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 BOYS OF SUMMER VOLUME 1 by Chuck Austin & Hiroki Otsuka Bud Waterston is a decent looking guy in full hormonal bloom. He’s heading for college, and imagines the sexual liberation he will face living in a dormitory full of other post-teens in full hormonal bloom. But like all best laid plans (no pun intended), nothing goes as Bud hopes or expects. His roommate turns out to be a closeted homosexual and all the good-looking girls in the dorm are interested in somebody else. When the girl of his dreams, who wanting nothing to do with him, joins the school baseball team, it inspires Bud to join, too–in an effort to prove to her she’s all wrong about him. SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 CONFIDENTIAL CONFESSIONS -DEAI- VOLUME 1 by Reiko Momochi A continuation of the gripping and cutting-edge Confidential Confessions, this series deals exclusively with the seedy underbelly of the sex industry. Using emotionally moving storylines and multi-dimensional characters, here is a shocking look into the hard-hitting issues that teens face today. Enlightening without being preachy, Confidential Confessions speaks to teens in a heartfelt, authentic way. SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 DEATH JAM VOLUME 1 by DJ. Logic Muchaca Smooth is a legendary man-for-hire–a deadly combination of assassin, bodyguard, private investigator and bounty hunter. He is also an aficionado of The Movement, an era of hip-hop musical brilliance that barely survived to the end of the 20th century. When hired to kill Ssowori Rama, a new, unlicensed man-for-hire who is causing havoc even within his own chaotic profession, Muchaca sets out on the grim, futuristic streets of Soul City to seek his mark. SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 MADE IN HEAVEN JURI by Ami Sakurai & Yukari Yashiki When Juri meets Kazemichi, she feels like she’s met a kindred soul. But little does she know that he used to be Reiji, a boy almost killed in a terrible car accident–but reborn, rebuilt with prosthetics and covered in unfeeling, artificial skin. Kazemichi soon reveals to Juri that his days are numbered: He can feel his technological parts wearing down, and the surgeons have offered him no guarantee on his artificial heart. In these last, precious days, Juri joins her lover on his final journey to uncover the dark secrets of his past: His mysterious mother, the organization responsible for resurrecting him...and the man from whom he inherited the name Kazemichi. SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 KAT & MOUSE VOLUME 1 by Alex de Campi, Federica Manfredi When Kat moves to a posh private school, things seem perfect–that is, until a clique of rich, popular kids frame Kat’s science teacher dad for stealing school property. Can Kat and her new friend, rebellious computer nerd Mouse, prove who the real culprits are before Kat’s dad loses his job? SC, 5x7, B&W $5.99 PITA-TEN (ART BOOK) by Koge-Donbo More than one hundred pages of breathtaking artwork from the super-popular Pita- Ten series are now available in one beautiful volume. SC, FC $19.99 ROZEN MAIDEN VOLUME 1 by Peach-Pit After a traumatic incident, Jun Sakurada refuses to interact with the outside world and return to school–he even shuts out his sister, his closest friend. Jun spends most of his time online buying spiritual items that are obvious rip-offs. One day he finds a website that curiously enough asks him to put his order in his desk drawer. Thinking it’s a joke, Jun plays along. The following day a suitcase arrives containing a doll named Shiku... that comes to life before his very eyes! Welcome to the world of Rozen Maiden, where Jun must enter an all-new reality to protect and serve a living doll... SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 SHRINE OF THE MORNING MIST VOLUME 1 by Hiroki Ukawa Yuzu would very much like to be a regular girl with a normal life, but unfortunately for her, she and her sisters are Miko priestesses at the Asagiri Shrine. The sisters’ role is to keep the spirit world in balance. When their cousin Tadahiro arrives, the spirit world suddenly becomes out of balance and targets him. SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 SOKORA REFUGEES VOLUME 2 by Segamu, Melissa DeJesus Things have gone from bad to worse for Kana. Bad was having to time-share her body with the elfin sorceress Veila. Worse was finding out that just about every demon in Sokora seems to be after Veila, and Kana’s lost her one portal home! Add to that Kogurai, the demon vampire, who wants to either date her or eat her — Kana’s not quite sure which — and gym class is looking better and better all the time! SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 BLADE OF HEAVEN VOLUME 7 by Yong-Su Hwang, Kyung-Il Yang As the castle starts crumbling around them, Soma and Kay fight. Fat Ninja rescues an injured and exhausted Soma. Fat Ninja and Soma fall into the water. Soma drops the Chunwangshin Heart Sword! Kay believes Soma is dead. However, Tan and Shimme inform Princess Aroomee and Kay that Soma is not dead because the Chunwangshin Sword cannot be moved. SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 BLAME! VOLUME 4 by Tsutomu Nihei Cibo’s body dies in the battle between the Electrofishers and the Safeguard. Killy siphons power from a dead Exterminator to unlock the limiter on his Graviton Beam Emitter. He destroys the Great Cyst Safeguard and most of the surrounding area. Killy and Cibo, transplanted into Sana-kan’s body are the only living beings. Cibo believes information about Net Terminal Genes are in a correctly-functioning AI somewhere close. SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 BOYS BE ... VOLUME 9 by Masahiro Itabashi & Hiroyuki Tamakoshi Several chapters are jam-packed with hilarious scenarios–A boy and girl run from place to place to have their first kiss in private. Beeper pals meet each other for the first time in misleading outfits. Bonus chapter: a game of strip-Mahjong with our hero! SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 CHRONICLES OF THE CURSED SWORD VOLUME 15 by Beop-Ryong Yeo, Hui-Jin Park Jaryoon is power-hungry and merciless since he has been fused with PaChun Sword. He returns to his country and finds it in ruins. Among the ruins, Jaryoon kills Sage Heian and finds an unconscious Shyao (Sage Sohwa). Rey and company rescue Yuae, one of Taorun’s disciples. Yuae reveals the confrontation between the Sages and Taorun’s group. SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 DAZZLE VOLUME 2 by Minari Endoh The search for Alzeid’s father’s killer continues. Meanwhile, Soresta challenges Alzeid to a duel, and the results are fatal. Vincent’s painful secret is revealed. Will these tragedies and revelations bring our heroes closer together or drive them apart? SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 DEAD END VOLUME 4 by Shohei Manabe The final volume throws Shirou and his "Acquaintances" into a meeting with "The Beginning Man." Before "The Beginning Man" can explain the full truth behind the "Enemies," "The Second Enemy" strikes the group with a psychic attack. He infiltrates the mind of Mr. Q and fights the group. The group is deeply wounded, but Shirou fearlessly seeks his past. Will the "The Beginning Man" help the group find an end to this story? SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 DRAGON HUNTER VOLUME 14 by Hong Seock Seo Seur-Chong and Myung-Ho are in Shi-La to destroy the Chunjoo once and for all. At the same time, Goong-Chun is trying to escape from the clutches of the Chunjoo. But Chong-Kwan-Jang sends his deadly dragon powered bodyguards after all three of them. Mong-Yeun discovers two shocking things about her past. The plot thickens when a mysterious assassin with a hungry dragon in tow attacks So-Chun and the Shamanic Council in Kaya where Sa-Mi is in hiding. SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 GETBACKERS VOLUME 14 by Yuya Aoki & Rando Ayamine Now that their fights are over, Ginji and Ban head over to the auction to retrieve the Venus de Milo. With a ploy nothing short of typical for this team, the GetBackers escape with their prize. But, alas, there is never enough cash to go around, so the GetBackers quickly take up a job to retrieve a diamond ring from a hot spring...where the duo battles feral monkeys! If that wasn’t enough to drive Ban and Ginji bananas, they are pulled onto a case involving missing children and a strange card game. SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 HANDS OFF! VOLUME 6 by Katsumoto Kasane Mysterious events are bringing the cast of characters closer together. Mio and Karen meet at last. A strange new manifestation of Kotarou’s power surfaces, and Kotarou at last notices that his touches are...less than normal. Tatsuki receives an eerie message that puts him on edge. Knowing danger is on its way, will Tatsuki be ready when it arrives? SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 HEAVEN ABOVE HEAVEN VOLUME 5 by Kang-Suk Hyun & Joong-Won Jeon Bakhong’s parents are alarmed by the rapid movements of the dark creatures. They come down to the world to take Dansulha, but a member of the dark world has already kidnapped her. The foretold bloody war is approaching quickly. Meanwhile, Bakhong meets Ivan, the master of the dark creatures. Bakhong follows Ivan to the dark world and witnesses the destruction of the Heaven’s Gate. Bakhong is outraged and swears to extinguish the dark creatures. SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 HYPER POLICE VOLUME 6 by MEE Natsuki begins some intense training from Fonne on controlling an ELF combat aircraft. Her new skills may come in handy when elemental masters Po and Richelle get into an all out battle. Po is then terminated from the police department and joins Natsuki and Grey Company! Sakura must eat Natsuki’s liver to get her youth back! Will the team be able to stop the "Tuxedo Thief." SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 ID_ENTITY VOLUME 6 by Hee-Joon Son & Youn-Kyung Kim Rapha is roaming around as a spirit, but is caught by the dark priest Il-ban. The semi- finals are over and the finals are between Team Yureka and Roto and Team Aradon and Alpha. Roto succeeds in identifying the mysterious Alpha. Roto feels like thereâ™s more to the competition than meets the eye, but he doesnâ™t know what. SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 INITIAL D VOLUME 22 by Shuichi Shigeno Tak is challenged by new car on the mountain while making deliveries. Tak Tak is left speechless when this mysterious car actually beats him. Who could have beat him? Cole challenges some obnoxious guys from Tokyo to a race. Tak takes over for Cole. As Tak passes the other car, he realizes that he just got beat by the 85 he was dissing up on the mountaintop. A mysterious driver shows up in a RX-7 and joins the race. Who is this mysterious driver? SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 THE KINDAICHI CASE FILES: THE HOUSE OF WAX by Kanari Yozaburo & Sato Fumiya HOUSE OF WAX: Kindaichi and Miyuki are invited by Superintendent Akechi to a castle and participate in a murder mystery game. Within the castle are numerous wax figures, even replicas of each participant. They soon find out that their mysterious host, Mr. Redrum, had more deadly plans for his guests than a mere game. SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 KING OF HELL VOLUME 13 by In-Soo Ra & Jae-Hwan Kim Dohwa returns to her home to get a great power whip. Dohwa has flashbacks to her childhood years. Dowha felt guilty for her actions, so she disappeared! She needs the whip to help Majeh and Chung Poong. The masters of the school tell Dohwa she needs to win over the demon in the whip. She must face evil spirits in the form of a gigantic spiders and a two-headed snake to save Majeh. SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM ECOLE DU CIEL VOLUME 3 by Haruhiku Mikimoto After fleeing from her mother’s home, Asuna races to Zeon’s National Defense University, where she finds Shinn, Emilu, and Erisia sightseeing. The gang decides to sneak into the University. But before they can get into too much trouble, combat breaks out in space, and an evacuation signal is given, returning the students to their school ship. Later, Asuna encounters a mysterious boy named Akira, who reveals that they were born and raised together–as experiments for a "superior hybrid breeding project." Meanwhile, Professor Forma discovers another shocking part of Asuna’s past–the identity of her true father... SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED (NOVEL) VOLUME 3 by Ryu Gotoh, Yoshiyuki Tomino, & Hajime Yatate After defeating the dreaded "Desert Tiger," the Archangel sets course for Alaska, with Creuset’s team in hot pursuit. Tragedy after tragedy rapidly unfolds, as the confrontation between Kira and Athrun intensifies. Finally, their friendship cracks in half, as the war between Coordinators and Naturals escalates in this third novel, based on the sophisticated television series: GUNDAM SEED. SC $7.99 NECK AND NECK VOLUME 5 by Sun-Hee Lee Dabin and Shihu work together to prevent their fathers from confronting each other at the PTA meeting. With Eugeneâ™s help, they barely escape the crisis. Dabin realizes that Shihu is the one that saved her from the pond accident. Later, sheâ™s put into an awkward situation when both Shihu and Eugene confess their love for her. She makes her choice but she doesnâ™t seem to feel comfortable about her decision⦠SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 PHD: PHANTASY DEGREE VOLUME 6 by Son Hee-Joon Ph. D’s action leads to the Master Tower. Henduh has burned down the elves’ village. Striker assists the students to get back to Athena for unknown reasons. Hexion’s true identity is revealed? Striker fights Henduh because he believes Henduh does not belong in the Madosa Guild. Henduh triumphs. Is Striker really dead? Oedipus, Iris and Sang await news from Shumiro and Hexion. However, someone else delivers bad news to them? SC, 5x7, B&W $9.99 SAMURAI DEEPER KYO VOLUME 18 by Akimine Kamijyo Akira’s victory over Saishi is short lived due to his total exhaustion. Now, which door will Akira and crew go through? Meanwhile, Izumo-no-Okuni is looking for the mysterious jewel Kyo is searching for. Chinmei admits to killing Mahiro’s sister. Mahiro faces off against Chinmei. Chinmei holds Kyo to the ground with his gravity manipulation power. How will Kyo save Mahiro and stop Chinmei? $9.99 SCRAPPED PRINCESS VOLUME 3 by Ichiro Sakaki, Yukinobu Azumi, & Go Yabuki The four priests who predicted the "Revelation of Grendel" are found dead, and Tasa, one of the priest’s daughters, now seeks revenge on Pacifica. In the midst of a punitive team attack on the siblings, Tasa and Raging Bull, a hired assassin, come to their aid because Tasa wants to kill Pacifica herself. Tasa and Pacifica end up getting captured. If they are rescued in time, will Tasa still want the blood of the "Destruction Princess?" $9.99 YONEN BUZZ VOLUME 2 by Christina Plaka The rehearsal at GMB did not exactly produce the results the band had hoped for. The producer, Ryan, seems to have ulterior motives–and they’re not in Plastic Chew’s favor. While Atsushi and Jun stick to their puristic style, Sayuri and Keigo are tempted to go more mainstream. Will the group be able to withstand this creative tug-of-war? $9.99 AVATAR VOLUME 2 by Bryan Kanietzko & Michael Dante DiMartino Although Aang denies to Katara that he is the Avatar, she soon learns the truth when a young Firebender prince named Zuko attacks her village, looking for the Airbender. Aang must face his destiny as he fights for the tribe’s safety and his life. But with the help of Katara, Sokka and his flying bison Appa, Aang escapes Zuko’s clutches. Together, they journey into the war torn world to find a master to teach Aang Waterbending; the first step to becoming the Avatar. $7.99 MENKUI! VOLUME 1 by Suzuki Tanaka Kotori has had to live in the shadow of his beautiful and popular older brother his whole life, which has given Kotori a bit of an inferiority complex. But now that he’s going out with the hot and hunky Akaiwa, Kotori finds himself becoming the center of attention. $9.99 EARTHIAN VOLUME 3 by Yun Kouga The secrets of the Black Cancer, the Angelsâ™ long-time examination of the Earthian, and what Michael has been hiding from Chihaya finally come to light, and the consequences are not what anyone expected. With an invasion looming on the horizon, Chihaya and Kagetsuya must finally decide where their loyalty lies, and if it even lies with each other anymore! $14.99 BLADE OF HEAVEN VOL 1 GN Three worlds collide—Heaven, Hell and the human world—when Soma, a human, is accused of stealing the King of Heaven's sword! After an imprisonment of five days in Heaven, which equals five years on Earth, Soma is sent to the human world to recover the lost sword. Under the supervision of the heavenly princess Arroomee, Soma must deal with the chaos that his deeds have produced. (DEC042823) SC, 5x7, 294pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 BLADE OF HEAVEN VOL 2 GN (OF 15) by Hwang Yong-Soo & Yang Kyung-Il The King of Heaven orders Pretty Old Lady to go to the mortal world and deliver the secrets of the Blade of Heaven to him. Soma, who stole the blade, is going to have to watch out — Barurugo has usurped the throne of Hell and the power that comes with it is coming after him. (FEB053051) SC, 5x7, 196pgs, B&W (2 of 15) SRP: $9.99 BOYS BE VOL 1 by Masahiro Itabashi & Hiroyuki Tamakoshi The book that shows ordinary guys how to score the girls of their dreams! Here is the ultimate guys' guide to girls: A benched jock finds his game in the nightclubs of Shinjuku…an otaku gets more cosplay action than he can handle…two best friends eye the same hot girl…These guys aren't exceptionally strong, brilliant or infused with mutant powers-they're ordinary guys discovering love for the first time in volume 1 of Boys Be… Whether you're a guy looking for tips on how to impress the girl of your dreams, or you're a girl trying to understand what makes guys tick, you'll find all the answers inside! SC, 5x7, 216pg, b&w (1 of 20) (AUG042951) MATURE THEMES 216pgs, B&W (1 of 20) SRP: $9.99 BOYS BE VOL 2 (OF 20) GN by Itabashi Masahiro & Tamakoshi Hiroyuki Secret crushes and hidden desires... after-school strolls and walks on the wild side.... These are just some of the places where most high school students stop on the journey of discovering love. Valentine's Day is approaching and the competition to give and get chocolates is causing a frenzy! Ordinary guys and the girls of their dreams tip-toe along the fine line between friends and something more! (OCT042953) MATURE THEMES 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (2 of 20) SRP: $9.99 CHRONICLES OF THE CURSED SWORD VOL 5 (OF 16) GN by Yuy Beop-Ryong & Park Hui-Jin Rey Yan was selected to wield the cursed PaSa sword in order to help restore the Demon King to power. Now the Sorceress of the Underworld believes he may be the only one capable of destroying the Demon King once and for all. While the Sorceress investigates Rey's destiny, the evil Shiyan searches for a new swordsman to wield the Pachun Sword. (DEC032674) (0 of 12) SRP: $9.99 CHRONICLES OF THE CURSED SWORD VOL 7 GN by Yeo Beop-Ryong & Park Hui-Jin When Shyao transports to the realm of the sages she undergoes a god-like transformation...and a secret is revealed that will decide whether or not Rey should be permitted to continue living! Meanwhile, Rey brings his combat skills to the infamous Muijin Fortress, where humans and demons alike battle for martial arts supremacy. There's just one catch ¾ few ever make it out alive. (APR042888) (0 of 12) SRP: $9.99 CHRONICLES OF THE CURSED SWORD VOL 8 GN by Yeo Beop-Ryong & Park Hui-Jin Rey Yan forges ahead with the PaSa sword to test his metal in the perilous Mujin Fortress. Meanwhile Jaryoon, now tainted by the PaChun sword, sets his steel gaze upon crushing Rey and storms the rustic countryside in search of his target. On the horizon, Shyao's return from the Azure Pavilion appears to be the silver lining among the looming darkness...until a deep secret reveals that everything that glitters may not be gold! SC, 5x7, 176pg, b&w (8 of 12) (JUN042785) (0 of 12) $9.99 DEAD END VOL 1 GN Shirou is just your ordinary poor construction worker who happens to stumble into a life- changing event that has him screaming, "There's no place like home." In the midst of his confusion and panic, a mysterious companion tells him that all of his questions will be answered and his memory restored if he recovers five friends in three days. (DEC042829) MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 DEAD END VOL 2 GN (OF 4) Author: Shohei Manabe Art By: Shohei Manabe Noppori and Pocchari are two nasty hitmen. Stitch Head is a mute and monstrous heavy on a mysterious mission. And Mr. Q is quick-tempered, foul-mouthed thug who just might be the solution to everyone’s problems. When Shirou, Gips and Parrot try to convince Mr. Q to join up with them, he agrees–for the right price. But the cost will take the trio into a murky underworld where the only way out might be to pay with one’s life. (MAR053135) MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (2 of 4) SRP: $9.99 DRAGON HUNTER VOL 3 GN by Hong-Seock Seo Seur-Chong's violent past as well as the consequences of his recent actions against the Chunjoo catch up to him. His old foe Tae-Rang kidnaps Aranseur ¾ Myung-Ho's younger sister ¾ in and attempt to exact revenge on the dragon hunter and his shaman sidekick for something they did to him in their youth. When Myung-Ho and Seur-Chong track down the kidnapper they come face to face with an Imogi monster serpent. Bitter adversaries must then join forces against not one, but two common enemies when another assassin joins the fray! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (3 of 9) (STAR19743) SRP: $9.99 DRAGON HUNTER VOL 6 GN by Hong-Seock Seo Now working as a shaman for the prime minister of the country of Ko-Gu-Ryo, Myung- Ho's sister Aranseur sets out to recruit Seur-Chong to hunt the Blue Dragon of Mount Back-Doo. Meanwhile, Seur-Chong encounters a powerful new dragon hunter named Goong-Chun and his shaman sidekick Sa-Mi. But will this chance meeting end in a new rivalry or mark the beginning of a new alliance? Big secrets about Seur-Chong's past are revealed, including the tragic fate of his mother, his history with the dubious Daechang- Nim, and other mysteries, all relating to the deadly Blue Dragon of Mount Back-Doo. SC, 5x7, 192pg, FC (6 of 12) (FEB042647) SRP: $9.99 GET BACKERS VOL 3 (OF 23) GN by Yuya Aoki & Rando Ayamine The world's finest retrieval team is getting back in action! Ginji and Ban successfully track down a mysterious box from the Transporters, but the Transporters won't give up without a fight. When Ban uses his "Evil Eye" on all three of them, seeing is not believing! SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w (3 of 23) (MAR042800) SRP: $9.99 GET BACKERS VOL 4 (OF 23) GN by Yuya Aoki & Rando Ayamine Having finally learned the whereabouts of Madoka's Stradivarius violin, Ginji, Madoka and HEVN make their way to retrieve it and are confronted by the Protector, Ryuudou Hishiki. Unable to defeat the Protector, Ginji uses his power to cause a blackout, and Madoka, who, being blind, has lived her entire life in darkness, is the only one who can navigate the dark halls. (MAY042930) SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w SRP: $9.99 HANDS OFF VOL 4 GN (OF 8) by Katsumoto Kasane Thrown in jail for a night for a crime he didn’t commit, Tatsuki spirals closer to an emotional breakdown, and keeping his feelings to himself leaves him teetering perilously close to the edge. Meanwhile, Yuuto has a run-in with a part of his past that he’s not quite ready to face. Then there’s Akira, the sweet neighborhood kid who befriends Kotarou and seems completely and happily harmless. But since when is anything what it seems? (MAY052973) SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (4 of 8) SRP: $9.99 HEAVEN ABOVE HEAVEN VOL 1 GN (OF 6) by Hyun Kang-Suk & Jeon Joong-Won Ancient prophecy foretold of a baby that would be the catalyst for the Apocalypse. At the anointed time, nine Grand Masters of Martial Arts raced to a remote mountaintop to prevent the terrible prophecy from being fulfilled. Seventeen years later, a young boy with a knack for trouble, a lust for ladies, and a wicked fighting technique has crossed paths with the child of the apocalypse — and he's in for more kung fu action than he can handle! (FEB053047) MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (1 of 6) SRP: $9.99 HEAVEN ABOVE HEAVEN VOL 2 GN (OF 6) by Kang-Suk Hyun & Joong-Won Jeon Bakhong’s big brother was defeated by the Ma-do-il-sum sword technique, leaving him in a comatose state. In a quest for vengeance, Bakhong joins one of the most powerful dojos in town – Moo Young Sook. However, being a born womanizer, Bakhong immediately begins pursuing the grandmaster’s daughter full time. But soon he also discovers another mysterious possessor of the Ma-do-il-sum sword technique. (MAY052974) MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (2 of 6) SRP: $9.99 ID ENTITY VOL 2 GN (OF 13) Author: SON HEE-JOON Art By: KIM YOON-KYUNG The group goes to Terror Tower to hunt down monsters. Roto, disguised inside Yureka’s body, realizes he may not be able to defeat the monsters. When he hears the voice of Yureka in his mind, will that be the help he needs (APR053116) SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (2 of 13) SRP: $9.99 ID ENTITY VOL 3 GN (OF 13) Is Yureka a real character or is she a replacement of the real one? As Roto and Yureka head out to enter a tournament, Roto is getting close to revealing the truth about his mysterious companion Yureka... (JUN053189) SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (3 of 13) SRP: $9.99 INITIAL D GN VOL 3 by Shuichi Shigeno With a little more torque and some tightening of the turns, Takumi rides his brakes with the delicate touch of an artist. The young Speed Star drives his father's Eight Six through treacherous mountain passes in a race against the Night Kids' Takeshi. It's intuitive rookie vs. seasoned street racer atop Mt. Akina, where a deadly combination of five consecutive hairpin turns put drivers to the ultimate test. As Ryosuke of the Red Suns follows behind, he studies Takumi's unorthodox moves and incredible raw talent with keen interest. He is one of many racers eager to pit their own talents against the mysterious Eight Six. SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (STAR16809)SRP: $9.99 INITIAL D VOL 9 GN (OF 30) by Suichi Shigeno Like many before him, Seiji of Team Emperor just can't hang against Tak and the 86. Seems like everyone on the mountain is talking about the enigmatic 86 and its unknown driver, but Tak, modest as ever, keeps it all to himself. However, when some chick goes off on Natalie for no good reason, Tak's more than willing to give the girl and her boyfriend a lesson in humility with an impromptu race. Off the road, Bunta's still waiting for parts to the new engine for the 86. But the biggest news of all, is that Natalie's so- called 'father' is actually an older man she sleeps with for money. The thing is, she's fallen in love with Tak, and when she tells the old guy that it's over, he insists on one last 'date.' None of this may matter a bit, though, since Tak's just received an anonymous phone call dishing all the dirt about Natalie's dark secret. SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (STAR20394)SRP: $9.99 KING OF HELL VOL 3 GN by Na In-Soo & Kim Jae-Hwan Samhuk urges Majeh to kill the demons that have escaped from the Next World. These demons are taking possession of recently deceased fighters and will soon become too powerful for any mortal to stop. Given the task of stopping their escape and returning them to the Next World, Majeh returns to the world of the living with a new lease on life. SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (3 of 5) (STAR19757) $9.99 NECK AND NECK VOL 1 GN Creator: Sun Hee Lee Like Father, Like Daughter! Dabin Choi is the daughter of Seoul's most powerful crime boss, and daddy's little girl has the hots for Eugene, the son of one her father's "friends." There's just one problem-Eugene isn't into Dabin. In fact, he thinks of her more as a little sister. (The Kiss of Death!) To make matters worse, Dabin's classmate is none other than the son of her father's longtime rival. Now everyone begins playing power games… just like their fathers! (SEP042910) SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (1 of 4) SRP: $9.99 NECK AND NECK VOL 2 GN (OF 4) The ever-popular Dabin can’t seem to escape the enemies from her old school. Rose, leader of the Black Rose gang at Dabin’s old high school, tracks her down and is trying to raise hell by recruiting Minhyuk, the gang leader at Dabin’s new school. Dabin also has to worry about Shihu meddling around in her attempts to get closer to Eugene. With all that’s gone on, Eugene still can’t see Dabin as a girlfriend. What’s a girl to do? (DEC042842) SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (2 of 4) SRP: $9.99 PHD PHANTASY DEGREE VOL 2 GN (OF 8) by Son Hee-Joon The battle continues and the body count rises as the Medusa Guild attempts to seal the doors to all the Mahgae's. But as the monsters die, they come back to life transformed into more powerful versions of their former selves. Meanwhile Sang and Notra flee from the battle but not before witnessing the demise of Fatalis. Lance, leader of the Medusa Guild, seems to know who Sang is and everyone starts to wonder if there may be more to her than meets the eye. (JAN052969) SC, 5x7, 196pgs, B&W (2 of 8) SRP: $9.99 SAMURAI DEEPER KYO VOL 1 GN 1604 A.D. Four years after a devastating civil war, Yuya Shiina earns a living by hunting outlaws. When she captures Mibu Kyoshiro for a small bounty, she has no idea about the dark secret he carries within. Kyoshiro shares his body with the spirit of Onime-no-Kyo, a legendary assassin who has killed a thousand men. SC, 5x8, 192pg, b&w (1 of 18) (STAR18786) (0 of 18) SRP: $9.99 SAMURAI DEEPER KYO VOL 5 GN by Kamijyo Akimine Promising to reveal the secret location of Kyoâ's body, Yukimura entices Kyo into a "friendly" battle for that information. Upon discovering that Kyoâ's body lies in the depths of a mysterious forest, he and his band prepare to set out. Prior to departure, Akira, a man from Kyoâ's mysterious past confronts the group. As mysteries appear and unravel Yuya becomes one step closer to discovering her brothers killer. SC, 5x7, b&w (5 of 18) (NOV032609) (0 of 18) $9.99 SCRAPPED PRINCESS VOL 1 GN (OF 3) by Ichiro Sakaki & Yukinobu Azumi, & Go Yabuki Fifteen years ago, a set of twins — a girl and a boy — was born to the king of Linevan. Shortly after their birth, a prophecy foretold that when the girl turned 16, she would bring about the end of humanity. To avoid this terrible fate, the king ordered the princess disposed ofâ”scrapped! She miraculously survived and was raised away from the kingdom that would kill her. But now she has turned 15, the king’s guards have caught wind that she’s still alive...and they set out to finish the job! (MAY052956) SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (1 of 4) SRP: $9.99 SOKORA REFUGEES VOL 1 GN by Segamu & Melissa DeJesus Kana thought her life couldn't get any worse--she was consistently behind on her schoolwork, she had no luck with the boys, and she was the only one of her friends who hadn't "blossomed" yet. However, when the new boy in class conjures up a portal in the girl's shower, she is transported to the magical world of Sokora—wearing nothing but a small cotton robe... Now, on top of landing at the center of a giant battle between good and evil, she finds that her body is beginning to go through some tremendous changes. (JAN052942) SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS THE TICKING HC by Renée French The Ticking is the story of Edison Steelhead, a boy who at birth takes his mother's life and his father's deformed face. Secreted away by his father to be raised in a remote island lighthouse, Edison relates to his surroundings in the only way he knows how — by capturing them in his sketchbook. Able to find beauty in even the most grotesque of things, Edison embraces his own unsettling appearance and sets out to confront the rest of the world. MATURE THEMES HC, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 EVERY GIRL IS THE END OF THE WORLD FOR ME GN by Jeffrey Brown An epilogue to his "Girlfriend Trilogy," this detailing of day-by-day events with five girls over a three-week period will thrill you repeatedly. Witness the ex-girlfriend that comes back into the picture. Wince at the poorly chosen crush. Nod in agreement that the end is never really the end. MATURE THEMES SC, 4x6, 104pgs, B&W SRP: $8.00 STARS OF THE MONTH AEIOU GN by Jeffrey Brown Rather than explore the subtleties of relationships like in Clumsy and Unlikely, this book concentrates on the differences between knowing and loving someone, invoking the reader's relationship with the book as a parallel to being involved with someone. A wonderful juxtaposition of humor and heartache. (APR053183) SC, 4x6, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $12.00 CLUMSY GN by Jeffrey Brown Clumsy is the bittersweet story of a year long, long distance relationship, told through snippets of everyday life, drawn in a simple and elegantly awkward style that heightens the emotional impact and leaves you reminiscing about your own past love affairs. (STAR18186) MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 232pgs, B&W SRP: $10.00 UNLIKELY GN by Jeffrey Brown The follow-up to Clumsy, the graphic novel Unlikely continues to explore the nature of relationships in this story of how Jeffrey Brown lost his virginity. Excruciating detail and intimacy, drawn in an awkward style that both disarms and heightens the emotional impact of the work. (STAR19113) MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 256pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 MINISULK GN by Jeffrey Brown The author of the autobiographical classics Clumsy and Unlikely takes a break from books about girls for this humorous short story collection featuring fiction, gags, and autobiography. Included are such gems as "My Brother Knows Kung Fu" and "Action Television Show." (JAN053031) SC, 4x6, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $8.00 ********************************************************************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A BE A MAN #1 by Jeffrey Brown Jeffrey Brown's own self-parody of his "ultra-sensitive" graphic novel, Clumsy. A heaping of in-your-face male chauvinism, over-the-top machismo, and self-involved gratification. For all those jerks who complained that Jeffrey Brown was a sissy, finally you can see him be a man! MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.00 ********************************************************************** TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING COLLECTED JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR VOLUME 5 SC Reprinting the sold-out issues #20-22 of The Jack Kirby Collector, this softcover includes “Kirby’s Women,” “Wackiest Work,” and “Villains” issues, featuring three unseen interviews with Jack Kirby, plus new ones with Jack’s daughter Lisa Kirby, and industry pros Dave Stevens, Gil Kane, Bruce Timm, Steve Rude, and Mike Mignola! Plus, see a complete ten-page unpublished Kirby story still in pencil! Also, Jack’s mind- blowing original pencils to Fantastic Four #49, Kirby’s margin notes to Stan Lee’s dialogue on classic Marvel comics, and 30 pieces of Kirby art never before published! SC, 8x11, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 MODERN MASTERS VOLUME 7: JOHN BYRNE SC The next volume of the Modern Masters series celebrates John Byrne's death of Phoenix, to the rebirth of Superman. Byrne is one of the most influential comic book artists working in the business. On the X-Men, he penciled stories that helped propel the X-Men to a household name. His work as writer and artist of Fantastic Four returned the group to prominence. Amd his reboot of the Superman mythology brought national attention to the comic book industry. Experience his incredible body of work , and see why John Byrne deserves the title "modern master." SC, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 BEST OF DRAW MAGAZINE VOLUME 1 (NEW PRINTING) This book compiles material from the first two sold-out issues of DRAW!, and contains a wealth of interviews and tutorials with top professionals in the industry! Featured are demonstrations by: Dave Gibbons (layout and drawing on the computer), Jerry Ordway (detailing his working methods), Steve Conley (creating web comics and cartoons), and others. Each artist presents their work step-by-step, so you can see it progress to finished form. (OCT043046) SC, 8x11, 200pgs, PC SRP: $21.95 STAR OF THE MONTH TITANS COMPANION VOLUME 1 SC by Glen Cadigan Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the New Teen Titans, The Titans Companion is a comprehensive look back at the best-selling DC series! The history of the definite teen team is covered through a series of interviews with fan-favorite creators Marv Wolfman, George Pérez, José Luis García-López, and Len Wein. Also included is a comprehensive Silver Age section featuring interviews with Neal Adams, Nick Cardy, and Dick Giordano. Plus, Chris Claremont and Walter Simonson on the X-Men/New Teen Titans crossover, and more. (SEP053209) SC, 8x11, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 ********************************************************************** UDON ENTERTAINMENT NEW ONI MUSHA: NIGHT OF GENESIS VOLUME 1 GN by Capcom Based on Capcom's award-winning Oni Musha franchise, the New Oni Musha: Night of Genesis manga is the prequel to the brand new Oni Musah: Dawn of Dreams video game that features brand-new tales from feudal Japan, available in English for the first time! 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! SC, 7x10, 200pgs, B&W (1 of 2) SRP: $12.95 STREET FIGHTER II #5 by Ken Siu-Chong & Alvin Lee As Chun-Li returns to Hong Kong, Cammy and T. Hawk come under attack from Shadaloo forces. Meanwhile, Bison seems focused on reclaiming his prized agent, Killer Bee! Will Cammy be able to fend off the deadly Doll Agents, this time without the help of Chun-Li or Delta Red? Or could she get the help of a figure from her mysterious past? Plus, a back-up story that delves into Chun-Li's troubled past with Master Gen! COVER A: ALVIN LEE—7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 COVER B: ANDREW HOU—7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 COVER C: POWER FOIL—7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $12.50 RIVAL SCHOOLS #3 by Rey & Erik Ko The academic mayhem continues as Batsu and his crew dig deeper into their investigations, eventually banging heads with opposing students from the foreigner- friendly school, Pacific High. Could the foreign students somehow be involved in some underlying conspiracy? COVER A: REY—7x10, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $4.95 COVER B: OMAR DOGAN—7x10, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $4.95 STARS OF THE MONTH STREET FIGHTER ETERNAL CHALLENGE TP In celebration of Street Fighter's 15th Anniversary, Udon Entertainment is proud to announce the arrival of the long awaited English translation of Street Fighter: Eternal Challenge! Direct from Capcom Japan, Eternal Challenge is the official, definitive resource for art, information and all things Street Fighter! (SEP058218) SC SRP: $34.99 STREET FIGHTER VOLUME 2 TP by Ken Siu-Chong, Lee, Tsang, Hou, Dogan, & Vo Featuring the beginning of Ryu’s journey around the world, Cammy’s quest to discover her past, Chun-Li’s investigation into the Shadaloo-controlled Hong Kong underworld, and the first appearance of Adon and Fei Long. (SEP058218) SC, 5x7, 180pgs, FC SRP: $13.99 DARKSTALKERS VOLUME 1 TP by Ken Siu-Chong, Alvin Lee, Kevin Lau, Joe Vriens, & UDON This trade paperback, featuring a brand-new cover by Capcom’s Shinkiro, collects the main stories from the first six-issues of the Darkstalkers series, as well as the rare Morrigan origin story previously only available in the 2004 Capcom Summer Special! (SEP058195) SC, 5x7, 144pgs, FC SRP: $12.99 ********************************************************************** VEROTIK DARKEST HORROR OF MORELLA #1—VARIANT COVER EDITION by Glenn Danzig, Junko Mizuno, & Various Satanika's main nemesis “Morella” returns in all her darkest glory. This issue features stories by Glenn Danzig and art by Japanese sensation Junko Mizuno, plus work by Verotik regulars. Get ready to enter the darkest horror of Morella! (C: 1-0-0) MATURE THEMES 7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.00 OFFERED AGAIN O/A CHIODO DARKWORKS by Joe Chiodo Along with Frazetta, Bisley, and Emond, Joe Chiodo was one of the original four-cover illustratiors hand picked by Verotik publisher Glenn Danzig to represent the Verotik look. Chiodo's work outside of Verotik, of course, speaks for itself. Here is a man's work, who dabbled in everything from players at Wildstorm, to DC, Marvel, and Harris. MATURE THEMES SC, 9x12, FC SRP: $24.95 O/A THE INTENSE ART OF SIMON BISLEY by Simon Bisley 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 ********************************************************************** VIPER COMICS THE MIDDLEMAN VOLUME 2 #4 by Javier Grillo-Marxuach & Les McClaine Trapped in an ancient pyramid! Pinned by enemy fire! Forced into gladiatorial combat! And that's just the first page! The latest adventure of The Middleman and Wendy closes as the rescue of Sensei Ping leads to a hail of fists of fury and a shocking destiny. Behold the staggering revelation of The Golden Amphibian Supremacy! 7x10, 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 VILLAINS #1 by Adam Cogan & Ryan Cody Nick Corrigan is unemployed, behind on the rent, and his girlfriend cheats on him. Things start To look up when he discovers that his neighbor used to be “Hardliner,” the notorious supervillain. With nothing left to lose, Nick blackmails his neighbor into training him to become a career super-criminal — because being bad feels good when you try it. 7x10, 32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $3.25 THE EXPENDABLE ONE GN by Jason M. Burns & Bryan Baugh Twigs Dupree recently acquired the gift of immortality and has chosen to play hero. Shoot him in the head and he’ll keep walking. Strangle him with a wire and he’ll keep talking. Send him up against a killer that views entrails as Christmas tinsel, and for the first time since he got his powers, Twigs will wish he were dead. 6x9, 112pgs, FC SRP: $11.95 VIZ MEDIA LLC SHOJO BEAT JULY 2006 VOLUME 2 #7 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 only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands Magazine, SC, 7x10, 300pgs, PC SRP: $5.99 SHONEN JUMP JUNE 2006 #42 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! Naruto: Orochimaru reveals more about his evil plans for Sasuke. And Naruto finds out he has... a new teacher? Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World: Is Yu-Gi-Oh alive or dead? Even his friends don't know! One Piece: Luffy and crew dock for some rest and recreation, but their holiday is cut short when they bump into some old acquaintances. Yu Yu Hakusho: Yusuke learns the true meaning of sacrifice from a little beast! Shaman King: How will Yoh and his friends make it to the Patch Village in time for the Shaman Fight? Hikaru No Go: Hikaru plays a spectacular move at the Young Lions Tournament and finally grabs the attention of Akira Toya! Plus: An exclusive preview chapter of a Shonen Jump manga series! And don't miss all the extra Naruto, One Piece and Yu-Gi-Oh! coverage. Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 328pgs, PC SRP: $4.99 BLACK CAT VOLUME 2 TP by Kentaro Yabuki Train's partner Sven is determined to rescue Eve — a girl-turned-bioweapon — from the dangerous arms dealers who are holding her captive. Sven and Train soon discover that the shadowy figure connected to this black market smuggling ring is none other than Train's mortal enemy, Creed. But why does Creed want to join forces with Train? Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 5x7, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 DR. SLUMP VOLUME 7 TP by Akira Toriyama Senbei plays the lead role in a musical retelling of "Cinderella," and must make a dash for the not-so fairy-tale ending when Toriyama runs out of pages! And Arale learns the joys of sticking toothpicks into octopus balls. A rampage of poking ensues, much to the dismay of Senbei, the local cow, and the moon. Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC VOLUME 15 TP by Masami Kurumada To save Princess Sienna and stop Solo, the Bronze Knights must defeat the guardians of the seven seas and destroy the seven pillars they defend. For Shun, this means facing Skylla, master of illusions. For Shiryû, it means taking on Krishna, the incarnation of Poseidon's son. The war for which the Bronze Knights have trained has finally arrived. But can even the bravest Knights challenge the gods and live? Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 PRINCE OF TENNIS VOLUME 13 GN by Takeshi Konomi Seishun Academy is in the finals of the District Preliminaries, and the only thing standing in their way is mean, violent, and ill-tempered Jin Akutsu of Yamabuki Junior High! Ryoma desperately needs to toughen up mentally, as Jin has figured out a way to punish him with his powerful shots. Meanwhile, Seishun holds more intra-squad games, and this time someone loses his spot on the starting team! Rating: A (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 RUROUNI KENSHIN VOLUME 26 TP by Nobuhiro Watsuki If there's one thing Sagara Sanosuke can't stand, it's hypocritical, loudmouthed braggarts who are all talk. Finding himself in the middle of a provincial squabble between an old man and the local yakuza, Sano returns to his old "fight merchant" ways, and agrees to do some ad hoc butt-kicking for pay. But the old man he's hired to tangle with might be his strongest foe to date. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 SHAMAN KING VOLUME 9 TP by Hiroyuki Takei Yoh and his friends race to the rescue of their one-time rival Tao Ren! Ren's dad has strict ideas about how a Tao should behave, and Ren's recent rebellion has earned him a stay in the family dungeons. The Tao stronghold is a strange and dangerous place, full of fear and monsters. Will friendship be enough to counter the bloody Way of the Tao? Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 WHISTLE VOLUME 11 TP by Daisuke Higuchi It's the district finals, and Josui's up against fierce competitor Hiba Middle School. Hiba's perfectly orchestrated teamwork, led by ace starter Tsubasahiki Shina, is taking its toll on Josui. Will Shô and team have to resort to desperate tactics to pull off a win? And as the game progresses, a surprising fact about Shô's past comes to light. Rating: A (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 DEATH NOTE VOLUME 5 TP by Takeshi Obata L is ready to keep Light under lock and key forever, especially since the killings stopped once Light was incarcerated. But a new wave of Kira crimes hits Japan. Someone else has gotten their hands on a Death Note, and these new deaths aren't focused on making the world a better place, they're focused on making the Yotsuba Group richer. Big business can be murder, and Kira has gone corporate! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 D GRAY MAN VOLUME 1 GN by Hoshino Katsura A born exorcist, Walker's primary anti-akuma weapon is the cross that's embossed on his red, disfigured left hand, which contains Innocence. But not only does Walker destroy akuma, he can also see the akuma hiding inside a person's soul! Together with his fellow exorcists fighting under the command of the Black Order, Walker leads the battle against the Millennium Earl, the evil being out to destroy mankind. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 HUNTER X HUNTER VOLUME 8 TP by Yoshihiro Togashi Gon's going home to share his Hunter success with Aunt Mito, and he's bringing his new best friend Killua with him. But sleepy Whale Island has a surprise in store for Gon — a mysterious message from his father to "come and find me." The only clues Gon has to go on are a strange ring and a JoyStation memory card for the video game Greed Island. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 IS VOLUME 7 GN by Masakazu Katsura Ichitaka, Iori, and some of their classmates decide to have a sleepover at Nami's apartment. But what starts out as simple fun turns into trouble when Nami decides they'll all play a dare game. The dares rapidly escalate from playful to embarrassing, and Ichitaka is given a dare to French kiss Iori in front of the whole crowd! If he does do it, will he ever be able to look her in the face again? Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 ULTIMATE MUSCLE VOLUME 12 GN by Yudetamago Say what you want about No Respect — the trio of reprobates released from an orbital prison to battle Kid Muscle — but the guys know how to put on a show. In addition to staging his battle with the Kid atop an enormous stone lion, the bitter and ruthless Lone Bone Cold has kidnapped Minch, that creepy little guy from Planet Muscle, and is holding him for ransom. Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 232pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 CASE CLOSED VOLUME 11 GN by Gosho Aoyama Stuck in the middle of a forest, Conan, Rachel, and Richard seek shelter at a temple where a Tengu is said to have murdered people. That night, the elder priest is found dead hanging from a beam in a room with an incredibly high ceiling. Nobody could have possibly hung themselves from up there, and it couldn't be the work of any other human. Could the Tengu have really done it? Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 CHEEKY ANGEL VOLUME 12 GN by Hiroyuki Nishimori Megumi's haughty rival Keiko gets herself into a tough situation she can't handle. This inflames her hatred of Megumi, spurring her to hatch a fresh plot to bring about her rival's abject humiliation. Genzo learns something about the evil genie that sheds new light on the nature of the curse cast on Megumi. Unfortunately, when Yasuda, Ichiro, and Hitomoji try to confirm this, they prove no match for the genie's wily ways! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOLUME 7 TP by Hiromu Arakawa From a secret lair in the city of Dublith, a group of outcasts kidnaps Alphonse to find the alchemical secrets of his creation! It's up to Ed (and a certain housewife) to go into the Devil's Nest and rescue his brother. But the criminals of the Devil's Nest aren't exactly human either. Now, Al must fight a homunculus — an artificial human being — and the streets of Dublith will run red with blood. Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 KEKKAISHI VOLUME 5 GN by Yellow Tanabe Karasumori Is the magical area that Yoshimori and Tokine have been assigned to protect. It is a place of mystery and wonder. Beneath its surface lurks Lord Uro, a fantastic donut- loving creature who only appears when he needs a helping hand with home repairs. Yoshimori's been assigned the task of handyman — but the only problem is that Uro's home lies in the depths below Karasumori, where the magic is strong enough to have ill effects on humans. Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 MAR VOLUME 7 GN by Nobuyuki Anzai The battle to save MÄR Heaven heats up as the terrifying Phantom and 12 other Knights descend on Reginlief castle to declare death to the world! But these scare tactics don't work on Ginta. He's more determined than ever to beat the Chess Pieces and save his friends, starting with Ed. Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 NO NEED FOR TENCHI VOLUME 7 2ND EDITION TP by Hitoshi Okuda In the official adaptation of Tenchi The Movie, Tenchi and company must travel back in time to 1970s Tokyo to save Tenchi's parents! Was Tenchi's father actually young once? And what was it about Tenchi's mother that attracted the wrath of galactic villain Kain? Plus four original stories! Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 RANMA 1/2 VOLUME 34 TP by Rumiko Takahashi Akane Tendo is shocked when she wins a contest by being the 10,000th girl at the beach who isn't able to swim! The locals bestow her with a jellyfish bathing suit that has the power to enable its wearer to swim. In return for this prize she must enter a long distance swimming competition the next day. She wins the race only to find a dangerous surprise when she reaches the finish line! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 READ OR DIE VOLUME 2 GN by Shutaro Yamada Yomiko's shopping trip to the London Book Fair is cut short by a mysterious note she receives from Donnie Nakajima, her former boyfriend and the paper-master who preceded her. Then, her next assignment takes her to the Manshu Academy to find an underground library that contains the ancient wisdom of Chinese masters. Can Yomiko find the hidden library and fulfill her mission? And are Joker's intentions not what they seem? Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 232pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOLUME 3 NOVEL by Makoto Inoue & Hiromu Arakawa Settled by alchemists, the town of Wisteria has the reputation of being an idyllic retreat. But what Alponse and Edward find there is far from heavenly. Something doesn't seem right … especially when young Alphonse meets a local girl who sparks his romantic interest. (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 240pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE FILM COMICS VOLUME 2 TP by Hayao Miyazaki Kiki has decided to start her own business, and her first big assignment is to deliver a birthday present. But what begins as a simple task turns out to be an awful mess. Kiki's Delivery Service might go out of business before it gets off the ground! Rating: A (C: 1- 0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 5x7, 152pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 THE ART OF KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE by Hayao Miyazaki A 13-year-old girl sets off on a journey to become a witch. In the process, she learns how to be a woman. Based on the movie of the same name, this prestige format, lavishly illustrated hard-bound book gives fans a rare glimpse into the creative process of Academy Award-winning director, Hayao Miyazaki. Rating: None (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 208pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 DESCENDANTS OF DARKNESS VOLUME 11 GN by Yoko Matsushita While Tatsumi is in the Imaginary World looking for Hisoka, Hisoka is in the Fuyuu desert challenging Kurikara, the Dragon King, to obtain his Shiki power. Hisoka is no match for the master swordfighter, and the Tengu must rush in to save him. Kurikara is about to return from exile, bringing the Imaginary World to the brink of war, and Tsuzuki finds himself playing negotiator between the two sides! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 FROM FAR AWAY VOLUME 10 GN by Kyoko Hikawa Noriko and Izark are hiding out in the quiet rural region of Aibisk. But their retreat is short-lived as they are soon stalked by both bounty hunters and a powerful new enemy. As their feelings for each other grow, Noriko must seriously contemplate her fate. Will she end up destroying the warrior she has grown to love? Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 PLEASE SAVE MY EARTH VOLUME 16 TP by Saki Hiwatari Mokuren's perspective on moon base tragedy is vastly different from Shion's. Though she seems to be an ethereal goddess, she has her own insecurities and frustrations. When she learns of the opportunity to join the research team on the KK moon base, she eagerly applies for the position, against the protest of the Lim Lians. Her wish to join good- looking men on the team is fulfilled when she meets handsome Gyokuran and Shion — but will either one quench her desires? Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 RED RIVER VOLUME 12 GN by Chie Shinohara Kail's forces are triumphant in Alinna. Back in Hattusa, the victorious prince is declared the new king of the Hittites, even as Yuri uncovers a web of subterfuge woven by Queen Nakia that threatens the entire Hittite empire. Making matters worse, the neighboring nations of Arzawa and Ugarit have launched a two-pronged attack that compels the Hittites to field two countering forces — one led by Kail, the other by Yuri! Rating: T+ (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 W. JULIET VOLUME 10 GN by Emura At the Drama Club's summer training camp, Ito reunites with Jôtaro, a childhood friend who is the son of a well-known actor. Though he bullied Ito as a tot, Jôtaro is repentant, and Makoto suspects his affection goes beyond friendship. Three’s a crowd where love is concerned, and Makoto wants Ito to tell Jôtaro she's already taken. But that task turns out to be difficult. Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 BEAUTY IS THE BEAST VOLUME 3 TP by Tomo Matsumoto Eimi unknowingly makes a conquest of Shimonuki, from the boys dorm. But she's so wrapped up in her admiration of Wanibuchi that she doesn't even notice. Shimonuki decides to seriously pursue Eimi, and what better way than to get close to the competition? But the plan backfires when Shimonuki starts to idolize Wanibuchi, too! Will Shimonuki ever be more than Eimi's fellow "Wanichin" fan? Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB VOLUME 6 TP by Bisco Hatori The school festival opens at Ouran, and the Host Club members are busy entertaining the visiting parents. Teasing his son is a favorite pastime of Tamaki's doting father, the school chairman, but Tamaki's grandmother is cut from very different cloth. She shuns and despises Tamaki, banning him from the main Suoh mansion. It's time for Kyoya to take action with the Host Club to help out their favored leader. Rating: T (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands SC, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99 W.W. NORTON KINGS IN DISGUISE TP by James Vance & Dan Burr Hailed as one of the top 100 comics of all time before graphic novels became a phenomenon, Kings In Disguise now resurfaces as a classic. In the Great Depression, Freddie Bloch finds himself homeless and adrift amid the Detroit riots and violent anti- communist mobs. Introduction by Alan Moore. (C: 0-1-3) SC, 8x11, 208pgs SRP: $16.95 WILL EISNER'S THE PLOT: THE SECRET STORY OF PROTOCOLS OF THE ELDERS OF ZION SC by Will Eisner The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a book written one hundred years ago. It has been represented over the decades as a blue print for Jewish world domination. In truth, though, it has long been exposed as an utter fraud, and one of the most successful anti- Semitic myths in history. Eisner takes on the whole history of the wretched book and once again pushes the medium for all its worth. The result is a compelling page turner of a graphic novel, one destined to win awards and accolades inside the comics field, the general book trade, and elsewhere. (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. NOTE: Not available in Germany. SC, 7x10, 100pgs, B&W MSRP: $14.95 STAR OF THE MONTH WILL EISNER'S THE PLOT: THE SECRET STORY OF PROTOCOLS OF THE ELDERS OF ZION HC by Will Eisner The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a book written one hundred years ago. It has been represented over the decades as a blue print for Jewish world domination. In truth, though, it has long been exposed as an utter fraud, and one of the most successful anti- Semitic myths in history. Eisner takes on the whole history of the wretched book and once again pushes the medium for all its worth. The result is a compelling page turner of a graphic novel, one destined to win awards and accolades inside the comics field, the general book trade, and elsewhere. (APR053278) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in Germany. HC, 7x10, 100pgs, B&W MSRP: $19.95 ********************************************************************** YAOI PRESS ALURIA CHRONICLES VOLUME 1 GN by Calissa Leigh & Yishan Li Gin's an abused harem boy who gets sacrificed to a demon. The demon brings him to the mystical land of Aluria where two sexy vampires, one evil and one kind, decide they both want him as their lover. By the same artist of Spirit Marked. MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 STAR OF THE MONTH PINNED VOLUME 1 GN Cruiserweight wrestler Synn learns he was only recruited by a top wrestling promotion because the reigning champion Renegade desires him. If the ambitious Synn wants his career to be successful he has to submit to Renegade. Will he give in? Or will he be blacklisted with every wrestling promotion stateside? (SEP053286) MATURE THEMES SC, 5x7, 152pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 ********************************************************************** ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC FINAL DESTINATION SPRING BREAK #3 by Mike Kalvoda & Lan Medina Based on the hit movie series from New Line Cinema. Death continues to stalk spring breaker vacationers in Cancun. An accident at the Mayan ruins and a freak scuba diving tragedy claim the lives of two more of Carly’s friends. A visit with a local fortune teller confirms Carly’s suspicion that Death does indeed have a design. She is determined to escape Cancun and leave this nightmare behind once and for all. But another horrible accident at the airport claims the lives of several more vacationers and grounds the airplane, keeping Carly and her remaining friends trapped in Mexico. 7x10, 32pgs, FC (3 of 5) SRP: $3.99 GRIMM FAIRY TALES #7 by J.C. Tyler & Ralph Tedesco Grimm Fairy Tales explores a much darker side of the classic Brother’s Grimm fairy tales. This issue features a twisted retelling of the classic fairy tale "Snow White." A stepmother jealous of her daughter’s beauty and popularity resorts to extreme measures to ensure she gets the attention she desires. But her terrible actions pull her into the world of Grimm Fairy Tales where she is taught a lesson that she may not survive! 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 JINDAI #7 by Brusha, Juliano, & Young With their quest for the magic sword complete, Ishida and Koshiro return to the city of Shiga just in time to stop an undead army. The arrival of the sword is the turning point in the battle, but not in the way Koshiro and Ishida had hoped. Taku is prepared for its arrival, and he turns its power against Koshiro, releasing an ancient evil that all but ensures the destruction of the Shiga and its people. 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99 PREVIEWS BOOK STORE Looking for spine-tingling suspense, fantastic adventures, head-over-heels romance, gut busting humor, or anything in-between? No need to go to the local book store, you'll find them all between the covers of graphic novels and trade paperbacks... just like the ones shown here! Previews Book Store is pleased to bring you these graphic novel volumes, all of which are available through your local comic shop. Check with your retailer and open a book on comics excitement today! BELARSKI: PULP ART MASTERS TP compiled & edited by John P. Gunnison Adventure House A master at building suspense through figure, perspective and color, and considered by many as “the perfect paperback artist,” Rudolph Belarski dazzled the newsstand browser with pictorial headlines of vital action scenes pertaining to the interior story. In doing so, he sold magazines and books to a drama-craving audience, and propelled publishing's mass markets, thus infiltrating American minds with the trends and fashions of pop culture. His remarkable versatility as an artist can be seen in the range of his published work in pulp magazines, his exciting paintings appearing on the covers of Thrilling Mystery, Wings, and War Birds, as well as The Phantom Detective, Mystery Book, Argosy, and Western Round-Up. Boasting over 400 images, this tome takes readers on a pulse-pounding visual tour of this pulp icon’s gallery of works. (STAR19459) SC, 9x12, FC $20.00 “…[Belarski: Pulp Art Masters] is especially recommended for fans of the uniquely captivating appeal of pulp magazine art of yesteryear and American popular culture.” — Midwest Book Review “Action-packed, eye-catching! Fans of pulp magazines and the art that graced them will find this, the first volume in the proposed ‘Pulp Art Masters’ series a must have.” — SmartyBrain.com * * * GALAXY ANGEL VOLUME 2 GN by Kanan Broccoli International The Angel Troupe continues their voyage to safety, and makes a stop at Planet Oasia, known for its hot springs. Ranpha has an ulterior motive for going to the planet — to find the "Secret Hot Spring" that will foresee her future lover. However, things don't always go as planned... Ranpha and Milfeulle fall into Lulu's trap and are captured! Lulu tells Takuto to hand over Prince Shiva for their safe return. What will Takuto do? Galaxy Angel Volume 2 contains material not available with the original Japanese release, as well as a bonus manga “Road of GA” by Kanan featuring four full-color pages, character profiles, translation notes, and more! (FEB042178) SC, 208pg, b&w $9.99 “Step aside Gundams and move over Mashins, the Angel Troupe is on the job! I’d recommend [Galaxy Angel] to any fan of humorous, sci-fi hi-jinks in space.” — MangaLife.com “…[Galaxy Angel] is lighthearted, charming and refreshing.” — Publisher’s Weekly * * * STUPID STUPID RAT TAILS TP by Jeff Smith, Tom Sniegoski, & Stan Sakai Cartoon Books Discover every hilarious twist and turn of the fast-paced story of Big Johnson Bone, founder of Boneville, and venerable ancestor of the Bone cousins (Smiley, Phoney and Fone), and discover why the rat creatures in Bone no longer wear their tails long! This 104-page trade paperback includes the first-ever compilation of The Adventures of Big Johnson Bone, Frontier Hero which was originally released as a three-part mini-series to great acclaim by Cartoon Books. In addition, this volume includes the first-ever compilation of Riblet, a back-up story initially released in five parts through the Bone series. The rat creatures meet their match in this fun-filled romp written by Tom Sniegoski and illustrated by 1999 Eisner Award winner and Usagi Yojimbo creator Stan Sakai. (STAR10847) SC, 104pg, B&W, $9.95 “Jeff Smith's Bone keeps the comic in comix, without being juvenile, in a smart but universally funny way that has become all too rare in the form.” — TIME.com “…[Bone] is a beautifully drawn, deftly plotted and well-written book of considerable charm and style.” — The Comics Journal * * * SNK VS CAPCOM: SVC CHAOS VOLUME 2 TP by Chi Wen Shum Dr. Masters Publications, Inc. SVC Chaos draws on characters from the world's three most popular fighting game series: Street Fighter, King of Fighters, and SNK vs. Capcom! There exists a limbo realm where the cost of admission is death! Here, a new battlefield is populated by the most powerful and fearsome martial artists the world has ever known! In SVC Chaos Volume 2, strange alliances are formed and old enemies resurface with the arrival of new characters — Mai, Ken and Bison officially join the Parallel World Tournament! Meanwhile, Terry, Guile and Chun Li try to figure out what is going on in the wake of Earth's destruction at the Hands of M. Bison. But all grievances are put on hold when the Goddess Athena appears to reveal the prize to the victor of the death match! (MAY052716) SC, 7x10, 128pgs, FC $13.95 “SVC Chaos is the comic adaptation of the video game by SNK Corp. and Capcom, two heavy-hitters within the video game industry! Kick back and enjoy the fight!” — GameFAQs.com “Videogame geeks rejoice! Capcom's fierce cast of martial artists face off against SNK's legendary masters in SVC Chaos!” — UGO.com * * * GRAY MORROW: VISIONARY HC edited by Mark Wheatley & Allan Gross Insight Studios Group One of the Grand Masters of fantastic illustration, Gray Morrow set a new higher standard for detail, technique and design with his early science fiction cover paintings for pulps, digests and paperback books. His designs and posters for motion pictures were often more exciting than the films they promoted, and with an incredible run of over 100 cover paintings, he helped to define our vision of the sci-fi heroes. Featuring a complete Buck Rogers story fully painted by Gray, Gray Morrow: Visionary presents a huge sampling of his very best paintings, illustrations, comics and personal works in a high- quality art book. With foil-stamped covers, fine color reproduction, and sewn binding, this is an art book that Morrow fans need to own! (STAR13896) HC, 9x12, 96pg, PC $29.95 “Morrow was part of the generation that broke into comics in the 1950s, and he mastered a distinctive 'fantastic realist' style that was tailor made to science fiction and horror.” — Comicon.com “…[Gray Morrow: Visionary] is a handsome overview of Morrow's life and career. Dynamic and dramatic images and scenes, most of them in color, leap forward from every page of the hardcover volume.” — Tony Isabella, Comics Buyer’s Guide #1465 * * * RABID EYE: THE DREAM ART OF RICK VEITCH The Collected Rare Bit Friends Volume 1 by Rick Veitch King Hell Press Rabid Eye uncorks the collective unconscious of cartoonist Rick Veitch in a single ground breaking crypto-autobiographical collection of dream comics! Veitch’s dream life, as recorded in the first eight issues of the Eisner Award nominated Rare Bit Fiends, takes readers on a multidimensional, mind-mulching, roller-coaster-ride of panel art, after which they’ll never think of dreaming (or comics) in quite the same way again! Also includes “Understanding Rare Bit Fiends,” an enlightening explanatory trip through the history, science, and magic of dreaming, as well as Veitch’s unique and personal perspective on the nature and importance of the dream function. (STAR01450) MATURE AUDIENCES SC, 7x10, 196pg, b&w $14.95 “…[Rabid Eye] collects the paper transpositions of the author's own dream imagery. Hidden beneath such a simple concept is one of the most original and unusual works produced during the past few years by the American marketplace.” — ComixSmash.com “…[Rabid Eye] is a magnificent, hypnotic piece of full-color brain candy.” — Mindpollen.com * * * LOUIS: LYING TO CLIVE by John Chalmers & Sandra Marrs Metaphrog Life on the bee farm is hard. But, Louis soon finds himself embroiled in a world of mystery and adventure. What is the secret of The Hive? Why would anyone be lying to Clive? This graphic novel is beautifully hand painted and printed on art paper with a complete, brand-new story; a fractured fairy tale for modern times. (STAR17036) SC, 8x8, 58pg, FC $14.95 “Metaphrog has crafted something unique, uncompromising and greater than the sum of its parts. If only more comics were so genuinely transporting.” — RainTaxi.com “…[Louis] is strange, disturbing, allegorical… Beware: this stuff is probably addictive.” — New Internationalist * * * EVEN MORE FUND COMICS GN by Various Sky Dog Press Featuring a Spidey cover by hot artist Frank Cho! Comics' hottest creators team up to present this star-spangled benefit anthology, courtesy of Sky Dog Press, and featuring comics stories and art by George Perez, Kurt Busiek, Jim Lee, Bill Willingham, Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Wieringo, Mike Baron, Adam Hughes, Mark Schultz, Ande Parks, Ron Garney, Howard Porter, Neil Vokes and many more! Plus, rising stars like Scott Kurtz, Eric Powell, and Dean Haspiel! Also featuring a special "CBLDF Sketchbook" section, offering a peek into these creators' private portfolios — like getting one-of-a- kind convention sketches, from the comfort of your own comic shop! Support freedom of speech, and have Even More Fund! (JUL042759) SC, 144pg, b&w $10.00 “The goal of Even More Fund Comics is to bring together the big and rising stars of comics, let them do something completely different, and raise awareness and bucks for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF)." — Sky Dog Press publisher/editor John Gallagher “Even More Fund Comics is pretty darn entertaining… plus, is also benefits a good cause.” — TheComicQueen * * * MAGAZINES SECTION COMIC MAGAZINE ANIMATION MAGAZINE #160 MAY 2006 Animation Magazine is the #1 source for the most current information on film, television, gaming, technology, commercials, conferences, events, and industry trends. Animation Magazine also covers the best resources for education and training in the animation field. (Animation Magazine) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 8x11, FC SRP: $5.95 STAR OF THE MONTH COMIC BOOK ARTIST VOLUME 2 #6 In a tribute to comic legend Will Eisner, creators from all over the industry contribute to this months CBA. Celebrating a 70-year career and unprecedented impact on the art form, Eisner was responsible for inventing the modern graphic novel. Creators such as Frank Cho, Darwyn Cooke, Joe Linsner, Mike Mignola, Alex Ross, Craig Thompson, and many more contribute art to this massive issue, which includes a cover by Dave Gibbons. In addition, heartfelt stories and anecdotes from a wide variety of comic book pros, including Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Stan Lee, Richard Corben, Joe Kubert, David Mazzucchelli, and Joe Simon, paint a beautiful picture of a man dedicated to his art until his passing year. Join us to experience a spirit of good will as Will Eisner's admirers celebrate the life and mourn the passing of a true giant. (Top Shelf Productions) (APR053289) 8x11, 192pgs, PC SRP: $14.95 ********************************************************************** COMIC SHOP NEWS # 981 – 984 & SPRING PREVIEW 2006 Comic Shop News is the most popular weekly newsletter about comics. Each issue is full- color, 8-12 pages in length, and featuring 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) Tabloid PI COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1618 JUL. 2006 This issue covers covers the trinity of the DC universe — Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman — analyzing their actions before and during "Infinite Crisis" and discussing their future, for better and for worse. Comics Buyer's Guide also has the largest and most complete monthly price guide in comics. (Krause Publications) (C: 0-1- 2) Magazine, 7x10, PC SRP: $5.99 COMICS REVUE #241 Featuring Russ Manning's Tarzan, Warren Tufts' Casey Ruggles, Harry Harrison and Dan Barry's Flash Gordon, Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie, George Herriman's Krazy Kat, Peter O'Donnell and Romero's Modesty Blaise, Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon, Dick Moores' Gasoline Alley, Lee Falk and Ray Moore's The Phantom, V. T. Hamlin's Alley Oop, Mandrake the Magician, and Roy Crane's Buz Sawyer. (Manuscript Press) (C: 0-1- 2) Magazine, 64pgs, PC SRP: $6.95 G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #20 Reprinting the entire story from G-8 and His Battle Aces, in facsimile format. Featuring the story "The Gorilla Staffel," which was originally published in May of 1935. (Adventure House) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 7x10, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A ILLUSTRATION '05 MAGAZINE #1 Illustrator Peter de Seve's work has been featured on almost every magazine, including over 20 New Yorker covers. His work on the films Ice Age, ROBOTS as a character designer has established him as one of the leading character designers in Hollywood. Next, artist Joe Devito talks about his book, Kong: King of Skull Island. Our article reproduces dozens of his spectacular illustrations, sculptures and more, and features an in-depth interview with the artist. (Illustration Magazine) 8x11, 80pgs, FC SRP: $9.00 ********************************************************************** INTERZONE #203 Interzone is Britain’s longest running — and the world’s most dynamic — science fiction and fantasy magazine. It publishes short stories and novellas from the world’s finest authors, each one highly illustrated in colour by some of the most talented artists around. Also included in every issue are the latest science fiction news and gossip, reviews of the latest science fiction films, books, anime and manga, games, television shows, interviews with authors, actors, filmmakers, competitions, and much more. (Diamond Comic Dist-- England) (C: 0-1-2) 8x11, 80pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 JUXTAPOZ #4 MAY 2006 This magazine presents a gallery of underground artists who influence much of the graphics, fashion, and new art we see today. Full color layouts of painters and cartoonists are featured along with interviews and reviews. (High Speed Productions) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, PC SRP: $4.99 LOCUS #543 The science fiction and fantasy community’s journal, with news and reviews on new and upcoming releases, as well as articles and columns by well-known authors. (Locus Magazine) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, B&W SRP: $6.50 NEW MYSTERY AVENTURES DEC. 1935 REPLICA A new series of complete pulp replica/reprints. These are printed on acid-free paper and guaranteed not to crumble into dust while you read them. Adventure House will bring you some of the scarcest pulps imaginable in this great new series, reprinting them as the reading public saw them on the newsstands, at a fraction of their current collectors prices. (Adventure House) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 7x10, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 WALLACE & GROMIT MAGAZINE #8 You’ve seen the movie, finished the computer game, and even played with the toys! Now you can continue the fun with the fantastic eighth issue of the Wallace & Gromit comic. Bulging with the usual dizzying delights of a brand-new comic strip adventure, fun features and cracking post each issue! (Titan Publishing) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 52pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 WRITE NOW! #12 This issue brings you an interview with DC Comics President and Publisher Paul Levitz about the art, craft and business of comics writing! An in-depth interview with Steve Englehart about his amazing career and thoughts on writing for today’s market! A survey of top comics editors from Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and other companies; find out the best way to submit your work to them! Marvel Editor Andy Schmidt tells you how to break in and how to stay in the comics writing game! Movie and comics writer Robert Tinnell talks about how comics and movies are the same — and how they’re different! (Twomorrows Publishing) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 80pgs, PC SRP: $5.95 PRISM COMICS: LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, & TRANSGENDER GUIDE TO COMICS MAGAZINE 2006 This collection of material, a popular item at major conventions, is more than a simple guide to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender members of the comics community, it's 144 pages of enlightened information and downright fun! With an action-packed cover by Joe Phillips, the Guide's 144 pages contain 37 pages of comics, as well as feature articles, profiles, illustrations by Andy Swist, and more. Plus, an excerpt from the multi- award winning WildStorm comic Ex Machina by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Feister. (Prism Comics) (C: 0-1-2) MATURE THEMES 7x10, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 COLLECTOR MAGAZINES BECKETT MAGAZINES Collecting sports cards is fun and easy with Beckett magazines. Find fun features, player profiles, product previews and reviews, and hot lists and values of the most popularly traded sports cards. (Beckett Media Lp) (C: 0-1-2) BASEBALL #254 MAY 2006—Magazine, 120pgs, FC SRP: $4.99 BASEBALL CARD PLUS #23 APR./MAY 2006—Magazine, 300pgs, PC SRP: $9.99 BASKETBALL #190 MAY 2006—Magazine, 80pgs, FC SRP: $4.99 FOOTBALL #193 APR. 2006—Magazine, 96pgs, FC SRP: $4.99 HOCKEY #181 APR. 2006—Magazine, 80pgs, FC SRP: $4.99 RACING #141 MAY 2006—Magazine, FC SRP: $4.99 BECKETT ANIME COLLECTOR #81 Beckett Anime now features an exclusive "Manga Preview" each month! In addition to covering the hottest Japanese anime each month, each issue now includes popular manga previews from CPM, ADV, and Tokyopop. Each issue also includes a Beckett Price Guide. (Beckett Media Lp) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 80pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 BECKETTS NEOPETS MAGAZINE #16 The only official magazine dedicated exclusively to extraordinary popular world of Neopets! (Beckett Media Lp) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 96pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 HORRORSHOW MAGAZINE #3 This issue features the supreme sculpting talents of mask artists Jon Fuller and Joe Lester — complete with an unrivaled collection of eye-popping, full-color mask photos. In an all-new collector spotlight, HorrorShow pays a visit to the home of the world’s foremost collector of Creature from the Black Lagoon memorabilia. Also included in this issue is an article on the original maquette from the movie Alien — written by the fan lucky enough to own it! HorrorShow is the only place to find all of this amazing coverage, and is a must-have for any horror fan or collector. (Zimmer Publishing Group Llc) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 80pgs, FC SRP: $9.00 LEE'S TOY REVIEW #163 APR. 2006 With the curtain going up on X-Men 3 this month, this issue features coverage on X-Men figures and collectibles, and with Superman on the horizon for next month, the latest from Mattel on the Man of Steel. This issue the Pull-Out Guide is devoted completely to DC Direct action figures! (Action Figure News &Toy Review) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 100pgs, FC SRP: $5.95 TOMART'S ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #145 New WWE and Star Wars features are the top new announcements. "The Kenner Legacy" continues this issue. This multi issue series covers the action figure history of this major company’s contributions to the action figure aisle over the years. Starting with The Six Million Dollar Man through Star Wars and many others produced and non-produced lines. In this series readers will learn the inner workings on how it all happened and what was left behind. "The Kenner Legacy" has been compile from interviews conducted in the past, plus new meetings with designers, engineers, sculptors, and marketing people who worked for Kenner prior to it’s Closing in Cincinnati. AFD's regular departments including Action News Briefs and the Star Wars Update are also included in this issue. (Tomart Publications) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 64pgs, FC SRP: $5.95 TOMART'S DISNEYANA UPDATE #63 WINTER 2006 Toys for what could be the last Disney/Pixar animated feature Cars, plus the first look at the 35th Anniversary Celebration of Florida’s Walt Disney World provide the major stories this issue. The latest developments regarding negotiation on a new deal between the Disney/Pixar is also recapped. Continued coverage of the popular Disneyland 50th Celebration and the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland are also included. Articles on vintage Disneyana are and the latest Disney pins from around the world are also featured. Regular departments on Pin Trading, The Walt Disney Classic Collection, Vintage Disneyana, Animation Art, Disney Publishing, home video, records, and merchandising appear as usual. (Tomart Publications) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $6.00 GAME MAGAZINES BECKETT MAGIC THE GATHERING #6 Every issue is packed with deck construction tips from the pros, information on how to play the hot cards, top winning tournament decks, and Magic The Gathering spoiler lists. Have your questions answered by the Deckspert, and get the most comprehensive Magic price guide you’ll ever see with over 20,000 cards priced! Issue #5 includes how to beat the top decks, the hottest cards from the newest sets, an exclusive Magic The Gathering poster, and a contests to win rare and valuable Magic cards! (Beckett Media Lp) (C: 0-1- 2) Magazine, 88pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 DRAGON #344 JUN. 2006 Special oversized issue! Look back in 30 years of Dragon magazine, with special features including a return to popular columns like Ed Greenwood's "Wizard's Three" and Bruce Heard's "Voyage of the Princess Ark." Plus, the ecology of Dracolich, new draconic spells, and 5 new planar dragons! Celebrating its 30th Anniversary, Dragon magazine is a definitive icon of gaming culture. (Paizo Publishing) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 108pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 DUNGEON #134 APR. 2006 The Age of Worms draws to a climax in this issue, which also celebrates 20 years of Dungeon magazine! "Dawn of a New Age," by series favorite Tito Leati, features a titanic battle againest the Wormgod Kyuss himself, an event so huge, a giant poster map is included to help you run it! (Paizo Publishing) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 108pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE (WITH CD) JUN. 2006 Each issue includes the latest news from the U.S. and Japan, software reviews and previews, strategy guides to the hottest games, cheats and codes, letters, and exclusive covers illustrated by some of the comic industry’s hottest creators! Plus: a bonus disc filled with demos, videos, interviews, and hidden content! (Future Us, Inc.) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $9.99 SCRYE #97 JUL. 2006 Features exclusive hobby cover. This issue features coverage of Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures, Star Wars Miniatures, Avatar, Battlestar Galactica, Conan, Soul Calibur, World of Warcraft, Naruto, 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 #315 White Dwarf is the guide to the Games Workshop Warhammer 40K and Warhammer Fantasy. Crammed with news, gaming articles, and pictures of miniatures. Includes the latest news releases of Citadel Models. (Games Workshop) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories. Magazine, FC SRP: $6.00 ASIAN THEMES ASIAN CULT CINEMA #50 This issue features an extensive article by cutting-edge horror novelist Edward Lee on Asian Nunsploitation Films, including Convent of the Sacred Beast and Wet Rope Confession: Convent Story. This issue also includes major interviews with Japanese actor Tomorowo “Tetsuo” Taguchi and legendary Filipino director of Cirio Santiago. (Vital Sounds Inc) (C: 0-1-2) MATURE THEMES Magazine, 6x9, 62pgs, FC SRP: $6.00 GIANT ROBOT #41 Giant Robot remains the ultimate source for all things cool in Asian and Asian-American popular culture. In addition to art, film, and travel in Asia and America, this issue focuses on music. Features include Sothira from the ground-breaking crusty punk band Crucifix, indie record icon Mike Park, Japanese rastafarians, Thai pop stars, and Chinese country music. Also enter the no-holds-barred world of competitive eating, attend science camp in Antarctica, and read more comics. (Giant Robot Magazine) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 88pgs, B&W SRP: $4.95 NEO MAGAZINE #19 The respected review magazine for anime, manga and Asian film. Neo regularly features reviews of the latest manga anthologies in Japan, the Tokyo Game Show, the Neo Reader Awards, and interviews with the likes of Polysics and quirky manga artist Junko Mizuno. Plus regular tips and tricks on creating your own manga-style art, Asian food recipes, classics revisited in the anime archive, industry commentary, and much more. (Uncooked Media Ltd) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 84pgs, FC SRP: $6.50 NEWTYPE ENGLISH EDITION (W/ DVD) MAY 2006 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, 9x12, FC SRP: $12.98 GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE 24: THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE #1 The clock is ticking once again for Jack Bauer, and Titan are proud to launch 24 Magazine, which will take you deep undercover into the world of CTU. Packed with exclusive season five news, cast and crew interviews and behind-the-scenes features, order 24 Magazine before time runs out! (Titan) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor) Magazine, 68pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 ALIAS MAGAZINE #15 Secrets are uncovered and lies are revealed with exclusive intelligence and revealing interrogations from inside APO in the latest file from Alias Magazine! Exclusive news from the final season, interviews with the cast and crew and all the secret information that you need to know! (Titan) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor) Magazine, 68pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 ANGEL MAGAZINE #14 It’s the brawn and the brain, as this month J. August Richards joins us for an exclusive interview and we speak to everyone’s favorite nerd, Danny Strong. Plus, we learn the incredible fight secrets with the Buffy and Angel stunt team, and we count down our top ten recurring characters. Available in both newsstand and Previews Exclusive editions. (Titan) (C: 0-1-2) NEWSSTAND ED—Magazine, 68pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE ED—Magazine, 68pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 CINEFANTASTIQUE VOL. 38 #3 MAR./APR. 2006 Cinefantastique Magazine explores the changes in everyone's favorite mutant superhero film franchise with director Brett Ratner's X-Men 3. The number three is big at CFQ this spring as we'll also go inside J.J. Abrams' feature directorial debut, Mission: Impossible 3. But the real numbers we're concerned with are 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42, which can't help but play a part in our exclusive look at the upcoming Lost season finale. Plus, Poseidon, Silent Hill, The Da Vinci Code, books, comics, toys, games, anime, reviews, and more! (Cinefantastique) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $7.99 CULT MOVIES #42 This issue features coverage on King Kong, Godzilla Anniversarry, movie reviews, true Hollywood hauntings, soundtrack reviews, and much more. (Wack O Publishing) (C: 0- 1-2) Magazine, 90pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 CULT TIMES #128 MAY 2006 The month ahead of cult TV starts here! Plan 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 DOCTOR WHO SPECIAL #13 — NINTH DOCTOR COLLECTED COMICS Presenting the complete run of Ninth Doctor comic strips from the pages of Doctor Who Magazine in one bumper volume! This collection of comic strips is a must for any fan of comics, or fans of the new Doctor Who series! (Panini Publishing Ltd) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 8x11, 108pgs, FC SRP: $11.99 DR. WHO MAGAZINE #369 Doctor Who Magazine is the official magazine of the hit BBC series, with news, features, interviews and full-color comic strip action! In this issue, all the latest exclusive reports and interviews, as we get nearer to transmission of the new series! Executive producer Russell T. Davies gives away a few more hints and clues in his Production Notes column; the Time Team continue their quest to watch every Doctor Who story in order; and all the latest books, audios and DVDs are previewed and reviewed. Plus the Tenth Doctor and Rose continue their latest comic strip adventure! (Panini Publishing Ltd) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 68pgs, FC SRP: $7.99 DREAMWATCH MAGAZINE The very latest news from the world of sci-fi and fantasy entertainment! This month go on set of the controversial V For Vendetta, and Ben Browder reveals all about his new life on Stargate SG-1. Plus, take a look at Superman Returns and X-Men 3, and we examine the (non) progress of Indiana Jones IV. (Titan) (C: 0-1-2) USA #19 MAY 2006—Magazine, 84pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 USA #20 JUNE 2006—Magazine, 84pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 FANGORIA #253 MAY 2006 Spurred by the recent box-office successes of The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Amityville Horror, The Grudge, Saw II, Constantine, Ring Two, Boogeyman, Hide & Seek, Flightplan, and The Fog, the horror boom will continue right through the winter and spring. There’s no better place to read about the fun of fright flicks than Fangoria! The world’s best-selling and longest-running horror magazine takes you behind the screams of the films and TV shows that you’re dying to discover. There’s only one place where you can find ’em all — Fangoria! (Starlog Group) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $8.99 FEMME FATALES VOL. 15 #2 MAR./APR. 2006 This issue of Femme Fatales features Catch and Release’s Jennifer Garner, Gretchen Mol as The Notorious Betty Page, young hot discovery Ellen Page (Hard Candy), The Cleaner’s very deadly Lucy Liu and a muscular Man’s Man with Hulk Hogan. (Cinefantastique) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $7.99 THE HOUSE THAT HAMMER BUILT #21 Britain’s only magazine devoted to Hammer horror goes from strength to strength. The cult following of the legendary film company is no less today as this celebrated magazine enters its 9th fabulous year. Continuing the A-Z of Hammer actors/actresses with biographies, filmographies and exclusive interviews accompanied by many rare photos. We continue the retrospective of Hammer’s legendary set designer Bernard Robinson, discussing the sets of the cult classic ‘The Curse of the Werewolf’ using many behind the scenes photos. 52 pages, packed with rare photos — many in print for the first time. (Wayne Kinsey) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 52pgs, B&W SRP: $14.00 MONSTER BASH #3 A jam-packed classic monster magazine, with the retro look of the 1960s magazines you grew up with married to a contemporary glossy, high-definition print quality. Plus, rare stills from your favorite classic monster flicks of the past. (Creepy Classics/Monster Bash) 48pgs, PC SRP: $7.00 RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #55 Canada's premiere horror magazine, Rue Morgue provides coverage on news, films, books, comic books, games, music, and merchandise. Features articles and editorials on everything related to horror, plus dynamic interviews with icons in the field. (Marrs Media Inc) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $7.95 SCARY MONSTERS MAGAZINE #58 Another Scare-tastic issue of Scary Monsters Magazine is almost ready to spring forth! Encounter dino-monster movies such as King Kong, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Gorgo, Reptilicus as we Journey to the Beginning of Time in the on-going Greatest 'Prehistoric' Monsters of All-Time! Part 3 feature. Return to 1943 for a meeting with The Mad Ghoul. Then take a voyage to explore the Russian sci-fi and fantasy films that American International Pictures imported and remade into scary drive-in fare in From Russia With Love: A.I.P. and the U.S.S.R. (Dennis Druktenis Publishing) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 SFX #143 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: $8.25 SMALLVILLE MAGAZINE #14 In this month’s Smallville Magazine meet Erica Durance as she discusses the new season and what it holds for Lois Lane. Michael Rosenbaum looks at Lex’s dark side and Annette O’Toole offers some motherly advice. Plus, discover more behind-the-scenes secrets of the show! Available in both newsstand and Previews Exclusive editions. (Titan) (C: 0-1-2) NEWSSTAND ED—68pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE—68pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 SHIVERS #127 MAY 2006 Shivers contains an exciting mix of interviews with the creative people of the horror world. Regular features include writer Kim Newman’s outspoken opinion column, Ingrid Pitt on horror fandom worldwide, and a favorite fright from the archives in "The Fright of Your Life." Plus, up-to-the-minute news and reviews of all the latest horror on DVD, film, and TV. Plus a pull-out poster of the cover artwork. (Visual Imagination) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, PC SRP: $6.99 STARGATE SG-1 MAGAZINE #10 With the news that Stargate SG-1 will return for its tenth season, we celebrate with Christopher Judge and look to the future for Teal’c. Plus, we visit the set of both SG-1 and Atlantis, and there’s a chance for readers to win some stunning action figures! (Titan) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 68pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 STARBURST #336 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, books soundtracks, television, comics, and DVDs all scrutinized for you. (Visual Imagination) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $7.99 STARLOG #346 JUN. 2006 Enter a new galaxy and discover all the latest news on Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis. James Callis confesses to being Baltar on Battlestar Galactica. Plus, an exclusive interviews with Hugh (Wolverine) Jackman, Sir Ian McKellen (Magneto and Lord of the Rings’ Gandalf) and director Brett Ratner. Also, V for Vendetta's co-creator, David Lloyd gives illustrated examples of how to translate the graphic novel to film. (Starlog Group) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $7.99 STAR WARS INSIDER #88 JUL./AUG. 2006 The most informative Star Wars fanzine around! With in-depth coverage of the movies, stories, art, and the people that make the Star Wars universe so amazing - you will always be an insider with Star Wars Insider! (Curtis Circulation) (C: 1-1-2) Magazine, 8x11, FC SRP: $5.95 TV ZONE #202 JUN. 2006 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. Featuring current hits such as Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and Battlestar Galactica and as well as classics of the past like the new Doctor Who, Farscape, Blake’s 7, and Red Dwarf. 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 VIDEOSCOPE #58 SPRING 2006 This issue features exclusive interviews with John Waters: Kink of All Media! Actor James (Return of the Living Dead) Karen! Director Bernard (Candyman,Snuff-Movie) Rose! Inside Wes Craven’s Red Eye! (Phanmedia Inc) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, B&W SRP: $5.95 VIDEO WATCHDOG #125 JAN. 2006 Video Watchdog is the original, ultimate monthly review of horror, sci-fi, and cult films on DVD, with serious, in-depth reviews and articles on domestic and import releases by the best writers in the field! (Video Watchdog) (C: 0-1-2) RES. from Previews Vol. XV #10 (OCT053470) 6x9, FC SRP: $7.95 THE WORKS #6 MAY 2006 A glossy magazine embracing all of the entertainment industry, The Works recognizes that people who love movies also watch, read, and listen to a whole lot more. Explore the best of British and American television, from Lost to Desperate Housewives, Doctor Who to Little Britain. Follow the latest in the music industry, with new albums on the way by Franz Ferdinand, the Scissor Sisters, Jamie Cullum, and Kate Melua. The best movies from both sides of the Atlantic are showcased, with upcoming coverage including King Kong, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and The Da Vinci Code. Regular books columns seek to find the next must-have page-turners, and the best DVDs on the market in films, music, and television are rated. (Visual Imagination) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $5.99 FHM MAGAZINE JUN. 2006 FHM is all about drop-dead gorgeous women, the latest men's fashions, the coolest adventures, and the best tech toys. FHM amuses, entertains, and informs you. It's the men's magazine that isn't afraid to be all a man should be! (Warner Publisher Services) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, FC SRP: $4.99 FORTEAN TIMES #209 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: $10.00 PLAYBOY MAGAZINES (Warner Publisher Services)SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories. ADULT MATERIAL JUNE 2006—Magazine, FC SRP: $6.99 PRIVATE COLLECTION #57 PLAYMATES IN BED—Magazine, FC SRP: $7.99 PRESENTS COLLEGE GIRLS JULY AUG 2006—Magazine, FC SRP: $7.99 BOOKS SECTION ART BOOKS THE ART OF BARON VON LIND by Jerry von Lind Jerry von Lind has a fondness for "old-school," as is evidenced by his use of his actual family title "Baron," and the lovely young girls he illustrates to classic pin-up perfection. This first hardcover collection of his pin-up art will have you in the clouds as well, as von Lind's remarkable style and wit is showcased. (232) (C: 0-1-2) MATURE THEMES HC (0-86562-135-7)—HC, 8x11, 48pgs, FC SRP: $24.95 SC (0-86562-134-9)—SC, 8x11, 48pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 DRAWING BLOOD: 45 YEARS OF SCARFE UNCENSORED HC by Gerald Scarfe From Pink Floyd to Disney, Private Eye to Time magazine, the New Yorker to the Sunday Times, artist, stage designer, political cartoonist and satirist Gerald Scarfe has given us some of the most famous and controversial images of the twentieth century. Blending strong narrative with amusing and poignant anecdotes to present the drawings and other works that have established him as one of our foremost cultural commentators, this stunning visual memoir gives us a unique and irreverent view of the personalities and events that have shaped modern times, and serves as a very personal retrospective on the career of one of our national treasures. (6337/0-316-72952-3) (C: 0-1-2) MATURE THEMES HC, 9x12, FC SRP: $55.00 HEAVY METAL THUNDER TP by James Sherry & Neil Aldis This chunky compendium is a dungeonful of metal overload, charting a visual course of the Heavy Metal genre while showcasing the best album art from its youthful incarnation in the late '70s through the MTV era. (334/0-8118-5353-5) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 7x7, 256pgs SRP: $19.95 SEQUINS & SKELETONS: THE ART OF MIRIAM WOSK HC by Miriam Wosk; with an Introduction by Milton Glase Featuring a dazzling array of large scale, thickly encrusted paintings depicting a unique world reflecting her visions, dreams and metaphysical imagination, this full-color art book enters deep into the studio, process and inner world of California artist Miriam Wosk. (385/0-86719-658-0) (C: 0-1-1) HC, 9x11, 600pgs, FC SRP: $30.00 SHAG: THE ART OF JOSH AGLE POSTCARD BOOK by Josh Agle Whether tiki bars or ski lodges, martini shakers or batwing glasses, Shag conjures wonderful retro-cool images. This hip book collects 30 full-color postcards capturing Shag's eye-popping signature style, perfect for the hipster and avid art collector. (334/0- 8118-5186-9) (C: 0-1-1) SC SRP: $9.95 SPANKING TALES VOLUME 2 TP SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (232/0-86562-137-3) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 64pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 STRIKING IMAGES: VINTAGE MATCHBOOK COVER ART TP by Monte Beauchamp This red-hot celebration brings the ubiquitous matchbook's art to life in all its pulp panache and visual zing. (334/0-8118-5143-5) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 5x7, 272pgs, PC SRP: $16.95 VIDEO GAME ART TP by Nic Kelman Examining themes such as character, environment, and the growing place of video games among more traditional art forms, and including commentary from luminaries of the field and often unpublished behind-the-scene art of both past and upcoming games, Video Game Art is a pioneering foray into what promises to be the dominant art form of the coming century. (6987/2-84323-729-7) (C: 0-1-1) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. SC, 6x8.5, 300pgs, PC SRP: $29.95 VIRGIL FINLAY'S FAR BEYOND by Virgil Finlay Warehouse Find! Sale! Was $24.95! Filled with pen & ink and stipple illustrations from popular pulps (Weird Tales, Startling, Galaxy, etc.) and other sources of the 1940s, '50s, and early '60s, this book serves as a visual showcase of Virgil Finlay's illustrations from the Golden Age of science fiction magazines. (7196) HC, 8x11, 132pgs, B&W SRP: $14.99 FANTASY/SCI-FI ANNE MCCAFFREY: AN EXCHANGE OF GIFTS TP by Anne McCaffrey When Meanne, a princess of the realm, runs away from her father's castle and an unwanted suitor, little does she realize the hard-ships and difficulties that lie ahead of her. Loneliness is the worst part until she finds a fellow refugee, a boy named Wisp. Together they must make new lives for themselves. Yet they both have secrets — hidden pasts and magical powers that can tear them apart! (6844/0-8095-5685-5) SC, 5.5x8.5, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $10.00 CSI: NY - BLOOD ON THE SUN MMPB by Stuart M. Kaminsky A family found murdered inside their Queens home. A devout Orthodox Jew discovered dead in his Brooklyn synagogue, his body laid out in grisly, ritual fashion. Two vastly different crimes, with one thing in common: a team of CSI experts, led by Detective Mac Taylor and Detective Stella Bonasera, determined to find the truth. (248/1-4165-0958-5) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 320pgs SRP: $7.99 DAN BROWN: DIGITAL FORTRESS TP by Dan Brown From the New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code! When the NSA's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant, beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power as the NSA finds itself held hostage — Not by guns or bombs — But by a code so complex that if released would cripple U.S. intelligence! (256/0-312-33516-4) (C: 0-1-0) SC, 6x9, 384pgs SRP: $19.95 THE DRAGON QUINTET MMPB edited by Marvin Kaye In The Dragon Quintet, editor Marvin Kaye has skillfully gathered brand-new contributions to the hoard of dragon lore by five top fantasy authors: Elizabeth Moon, Mercedes Lackey, Michael Swanwick, Orson Scott Card, and Tanith Lee. (256/0-765- 34911-6) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 320pgs SRP: $6.99 DRAGON'S TONGUE HC by Laura J. Underwood Alaric Braidwine, young mageborn bard-in-training, has no idea that he's about to become part of a legend. Traveling to Dun Gealach to learn magecraft under the Council of Mageborn, he finds himself drawn into a fiendish plot by a blood mage with aspirations of godhood! (6660/1-59222-027-4) 464pgs, B&W SRP: $29.95 GREG PAK: ROBOT STORIES AND MORE SCREENPLAYS TP by Greg Pakk Winner of 35 film festival awards, Robot Stories is an acclaimed independent movie, written by rising Asian-American director Greg Pak. In four intertwined stories, people struggle to connect in a technological world: "My Robot Baby," "The Robot Fixer," "Machine Love," and "Clay." This collection also includes Pak's scripts from his popular comic shorts "Asian Pride Porn," "All Amateur Ecstasy," "Mouse," and "Cat Fight Tonight." (9321/1-59702-000-1) (C: 0-1-1) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. SC, 236pgs SRP: $14.95 MYTH-TOLD TALES TP by Robert Asprin & Jody Lynn Nye This book collects three of the four short stories by Robert Asprin and Jody Lynn Nye that introduce the new Myth Adventures Series: "Myth Congeniality," "Myth Calculations," and "Myth-er Right." (6660/1-59222-001-0) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 5.5x8.5, 108pgs SRP: $8.00 RICHARD MATHESON: COLLECTED STORIES TPS by Richard Matheson; edited by Stanley Wiater Richard Matheson: Collected Stories gathers together in three complete volumes 86 of Matheson's short stories, beginning with "Born of Man and Woman" from 1950 and ending with "Duel" from 1971. The stories were arranged by Matheson himself roughly in chronological order of original publication, and includes several tributes from admirers such as Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, William F. Nolan, and others. (221) VOL. 1 (1-887368-62-0)—SC, 5.5x8, 400pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95 VOL. 2 (1-887368-79-5)—SC, 5.5x8, 454pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95 VOL. 3 (1-8873688-1-7)—SC, 5.5x8, 350pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95 SNAKE MOON HC by Ray Manzarek A family, isolated geographically from the ongoing Civil War, is torn apart by greed, lust, war and ghosts in this parable of the destruction of Eden. (5889/1-59780-041-4) MATURE THEMES HC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $23.95 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE — WARPATH MMPB by David Mack Betrayed by one of their own, the crew of Deep Space Nine pursue Captain Kira Nerys and Lieutenant Ro Laren's attacker, the conflicted Jem'Hadar soldier Taran'atar! But as the hunt unfolds, Taran'atar's true objective becomes increasingly less certain, as the rogue Jem'Hadar leads Commander Elias Vaughnthe and the U.S.S. Defiant to a discovery even more shocking than his crime! (248/1-4165-0775-2) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 320pgs SRP: $7.99 STARCRAFT GHOST — NOVA MMPB by Keith R.A. DeCandido The authorized prequel to Blizzard Entertainment's electronic game, StarCraft: Ghost! Four years after the end of the Brood War, Emperor Arcturus Mengsk has rebuilt much of the Terran Dominion and consolidated a new military force despite the ever-present alien threat. Within this boiling cauldron of strife and subversion, a young woman known only as Nova shows the potential to become Mengsk's most lethal and promising "Ghost" operative! (248/0-7434-7134-2) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 320pgs SRP: $7.99 THE ULTIMATE ERAGON GUIDE TP by Lois H. Gresh Discover the hidden secrets behind the world of Alagaesia in this fun, interactive book that reveals the facts behind the magical people, places and creatures that fill Lois H. Gresh's Inheritance series. (256/0-312-35792-3) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 HORROR THE BEST OF BORDERLANDS TP compiled by Elizabeth E. Monteleone Quite possibly the best anthology of short weird fiction ever, The Best of Borderlands contains a selection of haunting stories handpicked by Elizabeth E. Monteleone from the first five volumes of the Borderlands series by the likes of Stephen King, F. Paul Wilson, Whitley Streiber, Joe R. Lansdale, Ramsey Campbell, Poppy Z. Brite, Charles L. Grant, Bentley Little, and more. (65) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 560pgs, B&W SRP: $25.00 EDGAR & ELLEN TP'S by Charles Ogden; with illustrations by Rick Carton Edgar and Ellen live alone in a quaint town in a grim, gray house overlooking the cemetary and the junkyard, aka: The Gadget Graveyard, where they spend their days avoiding the mysterious caretaker, making mischief with a one-eyed creature named Pet, tending a voracious flesh-eating plant, and wreaking havoc on the hapless citizens of Nod's Limbs. (248) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. TOURIST TRAP (1-4169-1411-0)—SC, 5x8, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 UNDER TOWN (1-4169-1412-9)—SC, 5x8, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 H.P. LOVECRAFT'S MAGAZINE OF HORROR #1 COLLECTOR'S EDITION TP by Various This special tradepaperback edition of H.P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror contains bonus fiction not published in the newsprint version of the magazine, and features literary works by the likes of H.P. Lovecraft, Darrell Schweitzer, Arlene F. Marks, Brian Lumley, Nicholas Knight, Holly Phillips, Tanith Lee, Tim Pratt, and Michael J. Jasper, complemented by original artwork by Bob Eggleton, George Barr, Robert Cavanna Allen Koszowski, Keith Minion, and Russell Morgan. (6844/1-59224-147-6) SC, 8.5x10.5, 120pgs, B&W SRP: $15.00 STEPHEN KING'S THE SECRETARY OF DREAMS HC by Stephen King; with illustrations by Glenn Chadbourne This unabridged graphic short story collection features six classic tales of terror personally selected by Stephen King, presented in the tradition of the pulp horror comics: "Home Delivery," "Jerusalem's Lot," "The Rainy Season," "The Reach," "The Road Virus Heads North," and "Uncle Otto's Truck." (71/1-58767-140-9) (C: 0-1-3) HC, 248pgs, B&W SRP: $75.00 HOW-TO CHARACTER DESIGN COLLECTION TP Originally published as "Character World," this resource book features page-after-page of fully-illustrated mascots, image characters and symbol marks designed for use in advertising, packaging, and novelties, as logos and for character goods, complete with design concepts and character profiles. (385/4-89444-495-X) (C: 1-1-1) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. SC, 9x12, 232pgs, FC SRP: $29.95 DRAWING & PAINTING THE CLOTHED FIGURE TP by Kathy Barker As well as enhancing or stressing a particular body posture or movement, clothes can be used to portray an individuality of a character, convey external elements, or be enjoyed in purely decorative terms in the form of shape, pattern, texture and color. Working from the naked body through to the draped and attired model, this book is an essential artist's resource focusing uniquely on the figure and cloth while addressing the practicalities of using various drawing and painting techniques to transfer what you see onto the two- dimensional surface. (6337/1-86126-775-4) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x11, 192pgs, FC SRP: $40.00 THE LOST ART HC by Christian Furr Packed full of useful advice and tips for novice and aspiring illustrators and painters seeking to recapture their lost artistic skills, The Lost Art reveals, through step-by-step stages, the tricks of the past that artists have used to breathe life back into their artworks. (6337/1-84454-178-9) (C: 0-1-2) HC SRP: $17.95 MANGA CLIP ART HC WITH CD by Hayden Scott-Baron Complete with a CD packed with 300 ready-to-use, royalty-free clip art images and templates, Manga Clip Art provides all the elements you need to create your own ready- to-print, professional-looking, full-color manga illustrations. (18/0-7407-5736-9) (C: 0- 1-1) HC, 128pgs SRP: $19.95 HUMOR THE CARTOON GUIDE TO (NON) COMMUNICATION TP by Larry Gonick Converse with your "inner reptiles"! Originally commissioned by a Dutch software company, this book describes the difficulties we have communicating in a world of competing symbols, incompatible "standards," and rapid change. (120/0-06-273217-X) (C: 0-1-0) SC, 9x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95 THE CARTOON GUIDE TO GENETICS TP by Larry Gonick & Mark Wheelis It really is easier to learn molecular biology visually! Watch those cartoon enzymes twitch and wiggle — just like the real thing — as you perceive DNA and RNA structure, transcription, translation, protein synthesis, and gene regulation at a glance from these cartoon drawings. (120/0-06-273099-1) (C: 0-1-0) SC, 9x7, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95 DILBERT: WHAT WOULD WALLY DO? TP by Scott Adams This 27th Dilbert treasury highlights the joys and tribulations of being Wally, and demonstrates the most effective ways to get out of work by appearing incompetent, all while attempting to survive the banality of the corporate jungle. (18/0-7407-5769-5) SC, 8.5x11, 224pgs, PC SRP: $16.95 DILBERT'S GUIDE TO THE REST OF YOUR LIFE: DISPATCHES FROM CUBICLELAND TP by Scott Adams Dilbert devotees will enjoy Scott Adams's compendium of advice on the spice of office life, subterfuge and pranks. (246/0-762-42781-7) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 96pgs SRP: $12.95 DOES THIS CAPE MAKE ME LOOK FAT?: POP PSYCHOLOGY FOR SUPERHEROES TP by Chelsea Cain & Marc Mohan; with illustrations by Lia Miternique Saving the world is hard enough, but what about the tests of inner strength faced by today's harried super-hero? Unafraid to tackle the tough questions, Does This Cape Make Me Look Fat? offers illustrated self-help guidance for the caped crusader on the subjects of costume choice and self-esteem, guilt and x-ray vision,getting along with a sidekick, thriving in a team environment, negotiating a secret identity at work, and more. (334/0- 8118-5200-8) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 6x8.5, 144pgs SRP: $12.95 FOX TROT TP by Bill Amend In this collection of wildly popular FoxTrot comic strips, cartoonist Bill Amend delivers a consistently fresh, irreverent, and wacky look at teen and family life. (18/0-7407-5683- 4) SC, 8.5x6.5, 128pgs, PC SRP: $8.95 GET FUZZY TREASURY TP by Darby Conley In this Third Get Fuzzy treasury, New York Times best-selling author and cartoonist Darby Conley has found uncommon humor and insight in our common, everday pets. (18/0-7407-5709-1) SC, 8.5x11, 256pgs, PC SRP: $16.95 WALLACE & GROMIT: WELCOME TO WEST WALLABY STREET HC by Rona Selby, with illustrations by Bill Kerwin & Malcom Davis Wallace and Gromit cordially invites readers to a mind-boggling tour of their home — 62, West Wallaby Street — with all its cracking contraptions and unique mod cons. (6337/0-743-46783-3) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 8x11, 24pgs, FC SRP: $15.99 MOVIE/TV THE PYTHONS: AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY THE PYTHONS TP by Bob McCabe, with John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin & Graham Chapman Over thirty years ago a group of five Englishmen and one wayward American rewrote the rules of comedy, and Monty Python's Flying Circus — an unheralded half-hour of sketches, hilarities, inanities and animations airing on the BBC — was born! Boasting over 1,000 photographs and illustrations complementing thirty years of insight, hindsight and bad sight of Britain's legendary comedy troupe, this autobiography serves as the definitive word on all things Pythonesque. (256/0-312-31145-1) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 9x12, 368pgs, PC SRP: $19.95 READING THE SOPRANOS TP edited by David Lavery This in-depth exploration of HBO's critically-acclaimed television series The Sopranos serves as a comprehensive guide to the show's intertextual moments and allusions, complete with a timeline, and detailed character and episode guides. (256/1-84511-121- 4) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 5x8, 240pgs SRP: $19.95 VIRGIN FILM: CRONENBERG TP by David Hughes Earning the international distinction and cult status of "Horror Meister," Canadian director and screenwriter David Cronenberg's illustrious career in the filmmaking trade and vast resume of work — which includes critically-acclaimed thrillers like Shivers, Crash, The Fly, eXistenZ, Dead Ringers, The Dead Zone, and A History of Violence — is explored in comprehensive detail. (256/0-7535-1140-1) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 6x9, 304pgs, PC SRP: $24.95 THE WORLDWIDE GUIDE TO MOVIE LOCATIONS TP - 2ND EDITION by Tony Reeves Expanded and completely updated, this new edition of the ultimate handbook of movie tourism features the key locations seen in over 1,500 film favorites including The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Kill Bill, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Spider-Man 2, complete with travel details, behind-the-scenes information, and over 1,000 photographs. (133/1- 84023-992-1) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 6x9, 448pgs, FC SRP: $24.95 X-MEN 3 MOVIE NOVELIZATION MMPB by Chris Claremont, based on the screenplay by Zak Penn & Simon Kindberg The X-Men, mutant heroes sworn to defend a world that hates and fears them, are back! This time, with the help of new recruits The Beast and Angel, they must face evolution itself in the form of their former teammate, Jean Grey! Possessed with the cosmic power of the Dark Phoenix, the resurrected Jean Grey has become a danger to herself, her mutant comrades, and the entire planet! To stave off this imminent threat to humanity, a potential cure is discovered and processed to treat — and ultimately eliminate — genetic mutations, once and for all! Now, as the battle lines are drawn, the X-Men, led by Professor Charles Xavier, must contend with both Jean Grey's world-consuming powers, as well as the malevolent Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organized under Xavier's former ally, Magneto! (235) (C: 0-1-1) SC SRP: $7.99 X-MEN 3 JUNIOR NOVEL When a doctor develops a cure for mutants, the X-Men's troubles only get worse! Join the X-Men on their journey as they attempt to save the power-mad Jean Grey, now possessed by the cosmic essence of the Dark Phoenix, and the threat of Magneto's new Brotherhood of Mutants, while battling those who plan to use the cure against them! (120/0-06- 082208-2) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 5x7, 144pgs SRP: $4.99 X-MEN 3 OFFICIAL MOVIE SCRAPBOOK TP This official scrapbook for X-Men 3 features exciting imagery, production stills, character details, and story content taken directly from the upcoming feature film. (120/0-06- 082209-0) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 8x11, 48pgs, FC SRP: $7.99 X-MEN 3 REUSEABLE STICKER BOOK TP Young readers can learn everything there is to know about the new characters introduced in X-Men 3, and create action-packed adventures of their own in the process, with this ultimate sticker book packed with reusable, full-color stickers! (120/0-06-082211-2) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 9x12, 12pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 POP CULTURE BLYTHE STYLE TP featuring text & photography by Gina Garan International superstar and high fashion model Blythe has never let the fact that she is literally a doll slow her down. In Blythe Style, she shows off 100 to-die-for outfits created for her by top designers from around the world and photographed with colorful invention by Gina Garan, including Gucci, Prada, Versace, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, John Galliano, Paul Smith, Issey Miyake, Vivienne Westwood, and dozens more, all for the sake of charity. Très chic! (334/0-8118-5117-6) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. SC, 8x11.5, 160pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 SCARY CLOWNS HC by Essential Works Clowns are no laughing matter, especially for those suffering from coulrophobia — an irrational fear of clowns! This tongue-in-cheek "cure" for coulrophobia helps readers to confront their fear of grotesquely made-up men wearing overly large trousers, huge shoes, and a red nose. While the approximately 80 color and black-and-white photographs and imagery showcased in this book may not seem at all scary to most readers, to those stricken with this deep-rooted phobia — they are horrific! (18/0-7407- 5735-0) (C: 0-1-1) MATURE THEMES HC, 128pgs, PC SRP: $14.95 THRASHER: SKATE AND DESTROY TP by Thrasher Magazine Highlighting 25 years of Thrasher Magazine and spotlighting legendary skaters such as Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist, Andrew Reynolds, Tony Alva, Mike Carroll, and Lance Mountain, this definitive guide and jam-packed retrospective recounts skateboarding's twists and turns of the last two decades and offers a glimpse at its thriving future. (235/0- 7893-1386-3) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 9.5x11, 288pgs, PC SRP: $32.50 TOYS: NEW DESIGNS FROM THE ART TOY REVOLUTION TP by Jim Crawford & Gregory Blum With dazzling imagery and extensive commentary, Toys documents the amazing variety and mesmerizing detail of these unique, highly collectible vinyl figures from the top artists in Hong Kong, Japan, the United States, the UK, Canada, and Australia, including James Jarvis, Gary Baseman, Frank Kozik, Jim Woodring, Ugly Dolls, and Todd Schorr. (235/0-7893-1373-1) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 6x7, 224pgs, FC SRP: $22.50 PULP HEROES ADVENTURE TALES #1 COLLECTOR'S EDITION TP edited by John Gregory Betancourt Adventure Tales is a new semi-annual (twice per year) magazine packed full of the best adventure stories from the pulp era. Some will be action stories, some thrillers, some horror, a few fantastic — but all are by the best fiction writers of the 20th century. This premiere issue features two classic stories ("Island Feud" and "The Man Who Couldn't Die") and an exclusive interview with Hugh B. Cave, as well as classic, adventure- themed pulp fiction by the likes of Mike Resnick, Harold Lamb, H. Bedford Jones, Vincent Starrett, and H. De Vere Stacpoole. (6844/0-8095-1112-6) SC, 8x10.5, 108pgs, B&W SRP: $15.95 WEIRD TALES ISSUE #337 COLLECTOR'S EDITION TP "The Unique Magazine" since the early 1930s, this issue of Weird Tales features classic and original pulp fiction by Jack Ketchum, Fred Chappell, Jack Williamson, E. Hoffman Price, Clark Ashton Smith, and Darrell Schweitzer. (6844/1-59224-226-X) SC, 7x10, 84pgs, B&W SRP: $15.00 SUPER-HEROES HELLBOY: UNNATURAL SELECTION MMPB by Tim Lebbon Hordes of terrifying mythical creatures suddenly appear across the globe — a dragon perched on the statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio de Janeiro, a 30-foot alligator lurking in the canals of Venice, a griffin slaughtering horses in Madrid, giant vampire bats, mermaids, and gremlins! As the destruction and death toll escalate rapidly, Hellboy and the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense arm themselves for battle, but they soon realize it's all a distraction — heralding an event of apocalyptic proportions! (248/1-4165-0783-3) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 320pgs SRP: $7.99 MARVEL HEROES ULTIMATE STICKER BOOK TP From Captain America to Spider-Man, this fun and informative sticker book features 60+ full-color, reusable stickers that bring together the most powerful and popular heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe. (4309/0-7566-2000-7) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 8x11, 16pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 SPIDER-MAN STORYBOOKS HC (DK READERS LEVEL 1) These action-packed storybooks introduce beginning readers to the world of Spider-Man, revealing how he gets his amazing powers and how he uses them to defeat villains like the Green Goblin and Dr. Octopus. (4309) (C: 0-1-1) THE AMAZING STORY (0-7566-2026-0)—HC, 6x9, 32pgs, FC SRP: $14.99 WORST ENEMIES (0-7566-2024-4)—HC, 6x9, 32pgs, FC SRP: $14.99 SPIDER-MAN GLOW-IN-THE-DARK STICKER BOOK TP Help the world-famous web-slinger crusade against crime by arranging the 60+ reusable, glow-in-the-dark stickers on backdrops from Spidey's world. (4309/0-7566-1999-8) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 8x11, 16pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 THE SUPERHERO KIT TP by Malcolm Whyte The Superhero Kit comes with a handy booklet of tips on how to be a super-hero, and comes packaged with a Super Identity-Hiding Mask, a "special person" sticker for everyone to know how unique you are, a celebratory blow-horn for those after-life-saving victory parties, and a super-hero award to display with pride. (18/0-7407-5724-5) SC, 82pgs, PC SRP: $16.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A SUPERMAN STORY MMPB by Martin Pasko America's favorite super-hero recounts his days on Krypton and his childhood on Earth, even as a sinister plot is hatching in the mind of a wicked scientist to unleash upon the Man of Steel in this paperback geared for young adults. MMPB, 160pg (256/0-812-57742-6) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 160pgs SRP: $5.99 X-MEN: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE HC - REVISED by Peter Sanderson This revised edition of X-Men: The Ultimate Guide includes additional information from the X-Men films and animated series, as well as exciting details on new characters and current plotlines from the comics. (4309/0-7566-2005-8) (C: 0-1-1) HC, 10x11, 192pgs, FC SRP: $24.99 X-MEN ULTIMATE STICKER BOOK TP Featuring Wolverine, Storm, Magneto, and dozens of other mutant heroes and villains, the 60+ full-color, reusable stickers from this exciting book take the reader into the heart of the X-Men world. (4309/0-7566-1997-1) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 8x11, 16pgs, FC SRP: $6.99 X-MEN STORYBOOKS HC (DK READERS LEVEL 2) Featuring some of the most popular characters from the X-Men universe, these storybooks take young readers on an action-packed tour of the world of mutant heroes. (4309) (C: 0-1-1) MEET THE X-MEN (0-7566-1927-0)—HC, 6x9, 32pgs, FC SRP: $14.99 X-MEN SCHOOL (0-7566-1929-7)—HC, 6x9, 48pgs, FC SRP: $14.99 X-MEN: WATCHERS ON THE WALLS MMPB by Christopher L. Bennett The X-Men race to the rescue when alien refugees crash to Earth, fleeing pursurers bent on their annihilation! But, could the mere presence of these refugees pose a dire threat to the existence of all life as we know it?! The X-Men find their beliefs and loyalties tested as they join forces with the mutant-hunting Sentinels to track down the rogue aliens, and pray that the mutants of Earth don't get caught in the crossfire! (248/1-4165-1066-4) (C: 0-1-1) SC, 320pgs SRP: $7.99 INTERNATIONAL SECTION IMPORTED BOOKS OFFERED AGAIN O/A BEANS MINI-COMICS by Various Beans comics are an innovation in the world of manga and dojinshi. These hardcover mini-comics represent the new wave of young manga artists emerging in Japan, each with a unique vision and message. Encyclopedia of Mushrooms (by Fumika) is an essential tool for those strolls through the forest; Song of Sweet Rain (by Coto) is lyrical pictures and poetry; Kuma Kuma (by Hija) explains the comfort in owning a stuffed bear; and Tukikagami (by Ogato Suzuoto) tells the story of a doll and cat's rocket ride into space. Each features text in both English and Japanese. (5800) (C: 0-1-2) #1 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MUSHROOMS—HC, 4x5, 24pgs, FC SRP: $4.95 #2 SONG OF SWEET RAIN—HC, 4x5, 24pgs, FC SRP: $4.95 #3 KUMA KUMA—HC, 4x5, 24pgs, FC SRP: $4.95 #4 TUKIKAGAMI—HC, 4x5, 24pgs, FC SRP: $4.95 ********************************************************************** DIARIO VOLUME 1 TP by Fabrice Neaud Diario is the first of four issues of an autobiogtaphy in comic. This issue, originally published in 1996, won the "Alph'art Coup de Coeur" Prize at the Angoulême Comic Festival of 1997. (9046/2000) (C: 0-1-3) MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99 EL MUNDO DE JANE TP Jane's World by Paige Braddock All starts when Ethan confesses himself to be too much coward to say "no" to Cindy, the gym trainer with whom he has a date. Consequently, Jane tries to help him with this plan: Ethan will go on the date with his friend Rick pretending to be gay. With a huge number of characters and sitcom structure, El mundo de Jane (Jane's World) follows our plucky heroine — a lesbian reporter — as she struggles to succeed in her professional career and her relationships. (9046/2000) (C: 0-1-3) MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 158pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 EGO SUM #2 HC by Simone Bianchi After the arrival on planet Takarus, Sarihan runs into the Ancestral Order, a religious congregation that seems to give him the deserved rest he's been looking for. Everything seems to be all right, but soon Sarihan finds out that the priest know too much about his past. Who's Giansir, the leader of the Order? Why does he want to train Sarihan as a new kind of samurai, the ancestrial warrior? French text. (133) (C: 0-1-3) HC, 9x12, 48pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 ESTOY EN ELLO TP by Sebas Martin One of the first memories of Salvador's childhood goes back to 1968 when he met his cousin Quique (who worked at an Italian cinema during the Neorrealism and Peplum age) who really impressed him. It was a long time ago, and now times have changed. It's now the 21st century, and Barcelona is in the midst of Gay Pride. Salvador has grown up and, since he broke up with Sean, can't seem to fall in love with anyone else. He sadly walks down the streets of Barcelona looking for someone, when Quique says he's coming back... (9046/2000) (C: 0-1-3) MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 LOS CHICOS DE LA ACERA DE ENFRENTE TP by Robert Kirby Nathan has just moved to New York city and is looking for an appartment. He's cute, mixed, and believes he has really matured in the last few years. He's 24-years-old and dreams of becoming a rock star. Drew is 26 and publishes his own fanzines. He lives with an an Anchorite and his dream is to become a writer, but he can't forget the tragic end of his last relationship. Kevin is a responsible and serious young boy sharing the appartment with Drew. They both look for a third roommate in order to share the rent of the appartment. They are the Curbside Boys. (9046/1500) (C: 0-1-3) MATURE THEMES SC, 8x5, 161pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 MAX Y SVEN TP by Tom Bouden Early in his life, Max found out he wasn't like the other boys. However, we have to wait some more years to see how different he is. Years later, Max falls in love for the first time with a boy named Sven Smulders, a new classmate at high school. A narration full of cynicism and tenderness, Max y Sven is a close friendship story; a chronicle of the insecurity that arises when this young boy notices his own sexuality. (9046/200) (C: 0-1- 3) MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 64pgs, B&W SRP: $6.99 ONIRIKA: L'ORDRE ANCESTRAL HC by Simone Bianchi The Italian rising star artist of the bestselling Ego Sum and Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight series strikes back with a new, stunning illustration book. Onirika testifies his everlasting exploration of a fantastic realm unique in its genre. This book features a parade of never-before-printed paintings, sketches, and studies, ranging from classic fantasy to metaphysical mood. Plus, a special tribute to superhero comics! Features text in English, French, and Italian. (133) (C: 0-1-3) HC, 10x13, 64pgs, FC SRP: $39.99 UNAS BOLLOS DE CUIDADO: AL LIMITE TP by Alison Bechdel Jezzana has a bookshop. Clarice is a lawyer. Ellen is a councilor. Sparrow works in a maltreated women center. All of them try to make progress in their own living projects, even if the increasing conservatism doesn't seem to stop and prejudices are everywhere in North-American society. What has happened with their dreams and vindications? Did the demonstrations they participated in when they were young activists do any good? Our heroines answer all of these questions and more in this new volume in which we also see the chronicle of their youths. (9046/1500) (C: 0-1-3) MATURE THEMES SC, 8x5, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $13.99 UNAS BOLLOS DE CUIDADO Y OTRAS FORMAS DE VIDA SINGULARES TP by Alison Bechde Alison Bechdel has been the chronicler of the North-American Lesbianism history of the last twenty years, and she has used comic language, political humor, and a cast of different funny characters including: Mo, working in an independent and feminist bookshop fighting between her loyalty to her ideals and her need to a better paid job; Lois, who's taking male hormones and wants the others to call her "Louis"; or Sparrow, pregnant and not sure if she wants to bring a new baby into this world where deforestation, nuclear war, discrimination, and prejudice are everyday threats. And if it wasn't enough, George W. Bush has been re-elected! (9046/1500) (C: 0-1-3) MATURE THEMES SC, 8x5, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 WENDEL TRADE PAPERBACKS by Howard Cruse Wendel Trupstock and Ollie Chalmers are in love, and they don't care at all about what the others may think about them. Narrated with a delicious sensibility and an intelligent sense of humor, Wendel offers us a unique perspective on one of the most tumultuous periods of the Gay movement's history: the Reagan-Bush era. The big conflicts of the moment are mixed with the little problems of dayly life in a really funny and tender story. (9046) (C: 0-1-3) MATURE THEMES SUS PRIMERAS AVENTURAS (2000)—SC, 8x5, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 WENDEL (3000)—SC, 8x5, 168pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99 JAPANESE BOOKS AIR ON TV SC This is the fanbook of Air TV, the anime series based on a game by Visual Art's/KEY, following the exploits of Kunisaki Yukito. Kunisaki is a traveller, searching far and wide for the "girl in the sky," a mythical entity he learned of from a legend passed down through his family. His journey takes him to a small seaside town where he meets Misuzu, a girl who seems eager to become his friend. A story spanning a thousand years begins to unfold against the background of their peculiar relationship. This volume features an illustration gallery, character guide, story synopses, staff interviews, and more. Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x10, 112pgs, FC SRP: $49.99 SUMMON NIGHT: COADVENTURE—KOUHAKU KUROBOSHI ILLUSTRATIONS SC This official artbook features the work of Kouhaku Kuroboshi, whose art style brings to life the fantasy adventure video RPG Summon Night. This first-ever official album also features more than 170 works by character designer Takeshi Iizuka, creator of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, with commentary by the artist. Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x12, 122pgs, FC SRP: $49.99 COMICKERS ART STYLE VOLUME 1 SC The popular magazine Comickers gets a whole new look and theme as Comickers Art Style, the magazine that celebrates the comic art style. Each issue will features illustrated galleries from famous artists, who will describe in detail their techniques for using markers, pencils, ink, and other mediums, as well as the creative process that goes into each piece. Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x10, 138pgs, FC SRP: $35.99 DENGEKI ANIMANGA: THE BEST ISSUE VOLUME 2 SC This volume features the best of the best from the pages of Dengeki Animaga! Included are some of the most popular and striking bishoujo illustrations, from such anime hits as Gunslinger Girl, Pita Ten, and many more! Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 9x12, 98pgs, FC SRP: $32.99 DENGEKI FIGURE MAGAZINE: FIGURE COLLECTOR'S GUIDE From the publishers of Dengeki Hobby comes this profusely illustrated special issue dedicated to figure collecting, covering characters from anime, manga, video games and original creations! Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x11, 112pgs, FC SRP: $24.99 DENGEKI SUPER ROBOT WAR VOLUME 2: ORIGINAL GENERATION SC Dengeki presents this guide book to the popular Super Robot War video game series, which allows players to pit a host of giant robots against each other in digital combat. From the classics to the latest mecha giants, they're all here, depicted in photos (of figures & kits), illustrations, and more! Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 9x12, 190pgs, FC SRP: $35.99 GUNDAM SEED: DESTINY—PERFECT FANBOOK SC Gundam Seed is the phenomenal, fan-favorite series that has taken the legendary Mobile Suit Gundam series into the 21st century! This "perfect guide" is indeed the perfect guide book for all Gundam fans, and features character profiles, pin-up posters, and much more! Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 7x10, 104pgs, FC SRP: $13.99 HOJO TSUKASA 25TH ANNIVERSARY—ONE HUNDRED BEST SELECTIONS SC Hojo Tsukasa is one of the anime/manga field's most creative and prolific creators. Now, on his 25th anniversary in the field, the edition collects the 100 best stories from Cat's Eye, City Hunter, and the latest manga Angel Heart — most of which have never before been collected! Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 9x12, 108pgs, FC SRP: $55.99 THE MANGA ARTISTS: THE YASUYUKI TSURUGI PORTFOLIO This volume focuses on the illustration work of Yasuyuki Tsurugi, frequent contributor to the bestselling How to Draw Manga instructional series! Inside you'll find a huge selection of what he does best: wide-eyed bishoujo beauties in a variety of outifits and situations! Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x12, 82pgs, FC SRP: $35.99 METAL SAGA VISUAL FANBOOK SC Metal Saga is the follow-up to the PS2 PRG Metal Max, in which players take the role of a hunter who's out for the big prize money given to those who successfully hunt down strange creatures that threaten the world. Players use elaborate tanks (which can be customized) to carry out the hunt. This Visual Fanbook features design art and profiles of the playable characters, an enemy monster guide, and items from the video game. Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x12, 128pgs, FC SRP: $44.99 PRINCE OF TENNIS ILLUSTRATIONS SC Echizen Ryoma is a young tennis prodigy who has won four consecutive tennis championships, yet still dwells in the massive shadow of his father, a former tennis pro. Echizen enrolls at the Seishun Gakuen Junior High School, one of the best tennis schools in Japan, and there along with his teammates, learns to find his own style of tennis in his quest to overcome his greatest obstacles: his father... and himself. This official artbook features A host of cover illustrations from Japan's Weekly Jump manga anthology, re- drawn and never-before-seen works, and more — 109 pieces in all from the popular Prince of Tennis manga! Japanese Text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 7x10, 124pgs, FC SRP: $34.99 SENGKOKU BASARA: OFFICIAL COMPLETE WORKS SC Overseen by Resident Evil 4 producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Capcom's Sengoku Basara is a thrilling new PlayStation 2 title set in the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan, where you must guide your warlord through armies of enemy foot soldiers. Characters were designed by Devil May Cry's Nakachi. This artbook focuses on every aspect of the creation of the game, from early designs to the final CG/Anime art. Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x12, 176pgs, FC SRP: $44.99 SHADOW HEARTS: FROM THE NEW WORLD OFFICIAL FORMAT SC From the New World is the third game in the hit Shadow Hearts RPG series for the PS2. It begins as Johnny, a sixteen-year-old detective who lost his father, sister, and memory in an accident, accepts a request to find an escaped criminal. Johnny's hunt eventually lands him in the middle of a battle with bizarre, illusory beasts who appears from a green light known as "The Window". This Official artbook features design and development art, character and monster designs, world designs, and more! Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0- 1-2) SC, 8x12, 112pgs, FC SRP: $44.99 TO WA NO ZANSYO: SHINOBU TANNO ILLUSTRATIONS SC This is the first artwork collection of Shinobu Tanno, a talented young fantasy illustrator who works in oils for phenomenal results! Tanno's works have mainly appeared as interior or cover illustrations for novels... and many of his best are collected here, without any cover copy or graphics to obscure the beautifully rendered artwork. Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 9x12, 96pgs, FC SRP: $56.99 X ILLUSTRATED COLLECTION: INFINITY SC The long-awaited second illustration collection for CLAMP's X/1999, featuring nearly 130 works, with insightful commentary from studio members on every piece. Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x12, 160pgs, FC SRP: $47.99 X: ILLUSTRATED COLLECTION ZERO (NEW VERSION) This is the newly designed and published illustration collection dedicated to the classic CLAMP Studios manga masterpiece, X/1999. Under a totally re-drawn cover lies over 150 works, with insightful commentary from studio members on every piece. Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x12, 160pgs, FC SRP: $47.99 YOGURTING OFFICIAL GUIDE BOOK SC Yogurting is the popular Massively Multiplayer Online RPG that has Asian gamers Heading back to a virtual high school to interact with other "student" players! Included is a wealth of background and design information, plus an illustration gallery, character info, item descriptions, and more! (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x12, 128pgs, FC SRP: $49.99 JAPANESE MANGA INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERED AGAIN O/A DELETER NEOPIKO 2 12-PACK MARKER SETS These sets of Deleter Neopiko II Markers feature thick, easy-to-grip shafts designed for professional flow and heaviness. In addition, new "brush" nibs help artists draw with a light touch, as well as standard broad nibs for broader strokes. This month, choose from the following 12-piece sets: BASIC (Yellow 406, Green 422, Blue 455, Blue 473, Purple 489, Pink 504, Skin 515, Red 519, Orange 527, Brown 547, Grey 575, Black 600), GRAY (Gray 561, 563, 565, 567, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578), and SKIN (515, 516, 524, 525, 533, 534, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555). (5800) (C: 0-1-2) BASIC COLORS—SRP: $32.99 GRAYTONE—SRP: $32.99 SKIN TONE—SRP: $32.99 ********************************************************************** STARS OF THE MONTH HOW TO DRAW MANGA SERIES Reoffering select volumes of the best-selling series! Here's a host of different subjects, all aimed at preparing you to master the manga art-style! Choose from: Volume 4: Causal Wear, Volume 5: Developing Bishoujo Manga Techniques, Mech. Drawing, or Bodies & Anatomy. With easy-to-understand explanations, these books offer numerous ideas to help you bring out your true potential and to create fantastic manga with a personal touch. English text. (8193) VOL. 4: CASUAL WEAR (STAR13613)—SC, 7x10, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $18.99 VOL. 5: SHOUJO TECHNIQUES (STAR16142)—SC, 7x10, 136pgs, B&W SRP: $18.99 VOL. 32: MECH. DRAWING (OCT033057)—SC, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $19.99 BODIES & ANATOMY (STAR19304)—SC, 7x10, 136pgs, B&W SRP: $19.99 NEW GENERATION OF MANGA ARTISTS SERIES A Previews Exclusive! From the publishers of the How To Draw Manga series comes this portfolio series, with each volume covering a selected leading young manga artist. Also included are designs selected from amongst their published works, tips and techniques, and rough sketches, as well as artist commentary and inspirations. Choose from: Volume 2: The Gensho Sugiyama Portfolio, or Volume 3: The Renga Portfolio. Each volume features 64 full-color pages, plus 16 b&w pieces with commentary by the artist. English text. (5424) VOL. 2: GENSHO SUGIYAMA (STAR19400)—SC, 80pgs, FC SRP: $14.99 VOL. 3: RENGA (STAR19330)—SC, 8x11, 80pgs, PC SRP: $14.99 ********************************************************************** JAPANESE ANIME MAGAZINES ANIMAGE MAY 2006 Animage is an excellent source for all the latest news on Japanese anime. Each issue is packed with full-color and black-and-white pages, giving you the latest scoop on the hottest anime around. Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 200pgs, FC SRP: $11.99 ANIMEDIA MAY 2006 Focusing heavily on television anime, each issue features full-color and black-and-white articles and stills of vintage, new, and upcoming anime releases, fold-out and insert anime posters, postcards, fan art, manga serials, video game reviews, and bonus items, such as trading cards, postcard books, and stickers! Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 176pgs, FC SRP: $8.99 DENGEKI G'S MAGAZINE MAY 2006 This magazine offers a monthly focus on beautiful women, displaying their charms from top to bottom. Each issue comes with free extras such as trading cards, calendars, shitatjiki, and more. Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 192pgs, FC SRP: $16.99 MEGAMI JUN. 2006 From the publishers of Animedia comes this new magazine focusing on female anime and game characters, each issue filled with pull-out posters, trading cards, or other premiums! Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 174pgs, PC SRP: $14.99 NEWTYPE MAY 2006 Newtype has been covering the anime scene for over 20 years now, and the magazine still remains the fastest, most up-to-date source of information on new anime in Japan! Covering everything cool in the world of anime, it’s packed with posters, postcards, booklets, stickers, and other assorted bonuses in each issue! Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0- 1-2) SC, FC SRP: $10.99 JAPANESE TOY PUBLICATIONS DENGEKI HOBBY MAY 2006 This magazine features illustrated articles on scratch-building and customizing model kits. Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 300pgs, PC SRP: $18.99 DOLLY DOLLY VOLUME 9 From the publishers of Hobby Japan comes Dolly Bird, the Japanese magazine devoted to mainstream and “artist” dolls (such as Blythe and Pullip)! Each issue features news and photos of the latest dolls, plus informative articles on how to make doll clothes and accessories. Dolly Bird not only covers dolls as collectibles, but as unique works of art! This issue includes exclusive original clothing patterns! Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x11, 154pgs, FC SRP: $39.99 FIGURE KING ENCYCLOPEDIA #100 Covering Japanese and American figures, toys, and various premium/crane toy items. Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 200pgs, PC SRP: $20.99 GOTHIC & LOLITA BIBLE VOLUME 19 Gothic Lolita, or "GothLoli", is a costuming fashion craze particularly popular among Japanese teenagers and young women, emphasizing Victorian-style girl's clothing. Packed with full-color photographs and imagery, this "bible" introduces the many variations of the Gothic Lolita style including the "Classic Lolita" (more traditional clothing) and "Elegant Gothic Lolita" (EGL, which is heavily influenced by Goth fashion), as well as original design patterns and reference material to craft your own costumes. Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x12, 126pgs, FC SRP: $26.99 HOBBY JAPAN JUN. 2006 The key source for model kit building and customizing in Japan has an all-new look and a larger format. Plus, the monthly “How to Build…” feature, which will show readers how to build and customize the latest and greatest Gundam model kits from Bandai! Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 400pgs, PC SRP: $12.99 HYPER HOBBY MAY 2006 Japan’s monthly magazine on toys, models, and collectibles! Packed with full-color pictures of the latest and greatest toy and action figure releases from some of Japan’s favorite manufacturers. Special issues sometimes include a free bonus figure/toy! Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 170pgs, PC SRP: $16.99 MODEL GRAPHIX APR. 2006 A monthly Japanese hobby magazine covering cool toys, cars, and robot models! Japanese text. (7819) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 168pgs, PC SRP: $15.99 MERCHANDISE NARUTO 2-PIECE CLOISONNE PIN SETS These pin sets each feature two characters from the popular anime series, Naruto! Choose from Naruto & Gaara or Kakashi & Shikamaru. (4632) (C: 0-1-2) NARUTO & GAARA (GE7330)—Pin Set (x2) SRP: $4.99 KAKASHI & SHIKAMARU (GE7333)—Pin Set (x2) SRP: $4.99 NARUTO LOGO PATCH This patch features the offical logo from the popular manga/anime, Naruto. (4632/GE7112) (C: 0-1-2) Patch SRP: $2.99 NARUTO: CHARACTER PATCHES These patches feature the characters from the popular manga/anime series, Naruto. Choose from: Uzumaki, Gaara, Nyuga Neji, Kakashi, Rock Lee, Sakura, Sasuke, and Shikamaru! (4632) (C: 0-1-2) UZUMAKI (GE7122)—Patch SRP: $2.99 GAARA (GE7127)—Patch SRP: $2.99 HYUGA NEJI (GE7128)—Patch SRP: $2.99 KAKASHI (GE7125)—Patch SRP: $2.99 ROCK LEE (GE7126)—Patch SRP: $2.99 SAKURA (GE7124)—Patch SRP: $2.99 SASUKE (GE7123)—Patch SRP: $2.99 SHIKAMARU (GE7129)—Patch SRP: $2.99 NARUTO: CHIBI CHARACTER 3-D KEYCHAINS These 3-D keychains feature the characters from the popular manga/anime series, Naruto in the whimsical "chibi" or super-deformed style! Choose from: Naruto, Kakashi, Sakura, and Sasuke! (4632) (C: 0-1-2) NARUTO (GE3428)—Keychain SRP: $4.99 KAKASHI (GE3430)—Keychain SRP: $4.99 SAKURA (GE3429)—Keychain SRP: $4.99 SASUKE (GE3431)—Keychain SRP: $4.99 NARUTO: PVC KEYCHAINS These PVC Key Chains feature the characters from the popular manga/anime series, Naruto. Choose from: Naruto, Gaara, Kakashi, Rock Lee, Sakura, and Sasuke! (4632) (C: 0-1-2) NARUTO (GE3426)—Keychain SRP: $3.99 GAARA (GE3419)—Keychain SRP: $3.99 KAKASHI (GE3422)—Keychain SRP: $3.99 SAKURA (GE3421)—Keychain SRP: $3.99 SASUKE (GE3420)—Keychain SRP: $3.99 IMPORTED ADULT PUBLICATIONS KISS COMIX #170 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (9046) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. ADULT MATERIAL Magazine, 68pgs, PC SRP: $7.99 COME SEE ME TONIGHT CD-ROM SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (5753) (C: 1-1-1) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL CD-ROM SRP: $39.95 TRADING CARDS SECTION SPORTS CARDS FLEER FLEER 2006 ULTRA NFL CARDS Boasting 10 cards in every pack, 2 rookie cards in every pack, and 2 insert cards in every pack, Ultra scores huge with collector's of all ages! If that isn't enough, Ultra NFL also delivers a memorabilia card in every box as well as the cross-brand "Autographics" signature cards falling one per case. Round out a truly spectacular product with Gold and Silver parallels of the 200-card set that shines with spectacular action photography. (C: 1- 1-2) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Pack MSRP: $1.59 RC2 PRESS PASS 2006 PREMIUM RACING CARDS Press Pass Premium will be the first NASCAR set of the year to feature all new 2006 photography of the drivers and teams in their new uniforms and paint schemes. Plus, the newest crop of rookie drivers. The base set features 81 cards in 3 tiers, including two short-printed tiers. Premium chase sets include "Hot Threads" driver worn firesuit cards (from 15 top drivers), plus "Signature Series" numbered to the driver’s door number. Also look for hobby-only gold and silver versions, and the kickoff of the new 2006 "Press Pass Signings" year-long autograph program, featuring signatures from nearly 60 of yesterday, today, and tomorrow’s stars of NASCAR. (C: 0-1-2) Pack MSRP: $4.99 PRESS PASS 2006 FOOTBALL CARDS Press Pass 2006 offers an early look at the 2006 top rookies scheduled to release just before the draft. USC stars Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart — along with Texas' Vince Young and Memphis' DeAngelo Williams — are also featured in this 50-card set. Also, look for 5 "Power Pick" short-prints, highlighted with multiple levels of autographs and 3 levels of game-used jersey cards. The base set is paralleled on two levels, including "Reflectors" and hobby only "Proof Edition." Three additional levels of inserts are offered, including a 36-card set-within-a-set "Big Numbers." (C: 0-1-2) Pack PI THE UPPER DECK COMPANY UPPER DECK 2006 SWEET SPOT MLB CARDS The industry's most desirable autograph cards return with 2006 Sweet Spot featuring the actual sweet spot from a Major League baseball! Every box boasts a "Sweet Spot" signature card numbered to 350 or less, and an oversized memorabilia card! Find up to two "Sweet Spot" signatures on "Fielding Glove Leather" or "Bat Barrel Wood" in every case. Sweet Spot delivers autograph and memorabilia excitement better than ever in one of the most popular releases of the year! (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Pack PI UPPER DECK 2006 EPIC MLB CARDS Collector's who crave high-end products will love the very innovative 2006 Epic Baseball. Every Epic pack will contain a memorabilia! Many memorabilia cards feature 2, 4, and even 8 swatches per card from legends and current players. Every Epic case will contain an "Epic Endorsement" autograph card. In addition, collector's will love the "Four-Barrel Memorabilia" cards that feature 4 game-used bat barrels from 4 legends or current stars! This very limited 300-card set is printed on vibrant rainbow mirror board with all cards numbered out of 450. Plus, the first 4 collectors to send in the complete 300-card set will receive all 300 printing plates used to make the set. Truly Epic! (C: 1-1- 2) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Pack PI UPPER DECK 2005-2006 ROOKIE UPDATE NHL CARDS In arguably the most exciting hockey card season in over a decade, Rookie Update returns for another exciting and unique offering. The only set to update all the late-season call-ups for NHL "Artifacts," "SPx," "Black Diamond," "Special Game Used," and "Trilogy." The Rookie Update base set also features another set of strong rookie cards including Sidney Crosby! "Rookie Inspiration" rookie cards feature the autograph of the featured rookie and a current NHL star! Every box will deliver at least two memorabilia cards and four rookie cards, with every case delivering 6 dual autograph "Rookie Inspirations" and a dozen "Rookie Inspiration" dual-swatch jersey cards! Rookie Update is a must-have set for every hockey collector looking to complete their sets from the outstanding 2005-2006 season! (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Pack PI UPPER DECK 2005-2006 MLS SOCCER CARDS This years edition of MLS Soccer releases right before the new season and captures all the excitement of the number one participation sport in the country! This year, every pack will contain either an insert, autograph or memorabilia card! Every box will have 2 game- used jersey cards, and every case will contain an autograph card from soccer's best players. All 100 regular cards will feature full-bleed action photography that will appeal to soccer fans of all ages. (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Pack PI NON-SPORTS CARDS ARTBOX ENTERTAINMENT HARRY POTTER & THE GOBLET OF FIRE — UPDATE SET & COLLECTOR ALBUM The set will include 90 foil-stamped base cards, plus randomly inserted foil cards, costume cards, autographs, and more! Experience the magic of Harry Potter and join the adventurous journey that has captured the hearts and imaginations of Potterphiles all over the world. 8 cards per pack, 24 packs per box! Also available to complement this amazing set of cards is a full-color limited edition collector album. (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada. PACK—PI BINDER—PI HARRY POTTER & THE SORCERER'S STONE WORLD POSTER CARD SET This limited edition trading card set will feature theatrical poster art of the very first film, Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone taken from movie poster around the world. This will be a complete set inside a beautiful box and limited to 1,000 sets. (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada. Set PI ONE PIECE CARDS Artbox Entertainment is proud to be a part of the American launch of the anime hit One Piece Collectors can expect the same type of quality products that they have seen for years now from Artbox. To start this new launch off, Artbox is proud to present this brand new trading card set! Along with the 45 basic card set, collectors will find 9 special foil chase cards randomly inserted! (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada. Pack PI BREYGENT MARKETING INC. JOHN WAYNE COLLECTOR CARDS & ALBUM This is an exciting time for collectors of The Duke, as this is the first time that John Wayne has been immortalized on collector cards. This series features photography by David Sutton, and the writing of Tim Lilley, both of whom are well known fans of John Wayne. This collection is officially licensed through Wayne Enterprises, and featues a 72-card base set, along with five different subsets including: "Leading Roles," "Hero's Hats," "Favorite Hobbies," "Sketch Art," and costume cards. 6 cards per pack, 40 packs per box. Also available is a full-color collector album to showcase this amazing set. PACK—PI ALBUM—SRP: $34.99 THREE STOOGES COLLECTOR CARDS & ALBUM This series of cards is based on the iconic hi-jinx of the The Three Stooges. The entire set has been painstakenly colorized for the first time in history, and features a 72-card base set and six subsets including, "Shemp, the Original 3rd Stooge," "The Curly Years," and "Stooge Milestones." Collectors can also expect "Sketch Cards," "Autographs," "Costume Cards," and "Prop Cards." 6 cards per pack, 40 packs per box. Also available is a full-color collector album to showcase this amazing set. PACK—PI ALBUM—SRP: $34.99 COMIC IMAGES GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS CARDS & COLLECTOR ALBUM To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the lethal lizard Godzilla, Comic Images presents Godzilla: King of the Monsters, a 72-card retrospective of this classic monster. Subsets include "Movie Poster" cards and one-of-a-kind "Sketch Cards." 6 cards per pack, 36 packs per box. Also available is a full-color collector album to showcase this amazing set. (C: 0-1-2) PACK—PI BINDER—PI INKWORKS FIREFLY: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION CARDS, ALBUM, & MINI PRESS SHEET Inkworks presents the Firefly: The Complete Collection trading cards, based on Joss Whedon's classic sci-fi television series. The 72-card base set captures the stories, as told in the original television series, in the order they were originally intended, as well as behind-the-scenes shots, character profiles, and more. In addition, five sebsets include, "Autograph Cards," "Firefly Forever," "Against the Alliance," "Partners," and "Outlaws." Also available is a full-color collector album and mini press sheet to complement this amazing set. (C: 0-1-2) PACK—MSRP: $2.49 COLLECTOR ALBUM—MSRP: $19.95 "FIREFLY FOREVER" PRESS SHEET—MSRP: $69.95 RITTENHOUSE ARCHIVES STAR TREK 40TH ANNIVERSARY CARDS & COLLECTOR ALBUM This groundbreaking series is the first Star Trek set to focus on all five TV series. Each card in the 90-card base set will focus on the historic careers of Captain Kirk, Captain Picard, Captain Sisko, Captain Janeway, and Captain Archer. Each box will contain 2 "From The Archives" costume cards, with 40 different costume cards in all! Also, look for randomly insert autographed costume cards signed by William Shatner, Brent Spiner, Avery Brooks, Jeri Ryan, and Scott Bakula. "ArtiFEX" cards, "TV Guide Cover" cards, "In Motion Lenticular" cards and" First Officer" cards are just some of the exciting chase sets to be found in this series. Also available is an official Collector's Album, including an exclusive Neelix Costume Card available nowhere else! (C: 0-1-2) PACK—MSRP: $2.10 ALBUM W/COSTUME CARD—PI TOPPS COMPANY SUPERMAN RETURNS MOVIE CARDS Here are 90 action-packed cards celebrating The Man of Steel's triumphant return to the big screen. Inserts include, Foil Embossed cards, "Movie Memorabilia" Cards, and Authentic Autographs. 7 cards per pack and 1 POP poster in every box. (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Pack MSRP: $2.00 SUPERMAN RETURNS TATTOOS Get a jump on the mania coming this summer with this collection of cool tattoos. Just in time for the warmer weather, each pack contains 4 temporary tattoos plus a stick of bubble gum. 50 tattoos to collect and wear! (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Pack MSRP: $1.50 APPAREL SECTION PREMIERE VENDORS GRAPHITTI DESIGNS PLANET KRYPTON LOGO T-SHIRT KINGDOM COME: SUPERMAN T-SHIRT Celebrate the Grand opening of the coolest restaurant in town with the new Planet Krypton T-Shirt. Features the corporate logo made famous in Kingdom Come, screenprinted in white on a black 100% cotton shirt. The Man of Steel continues our KC focus with a new Kingdom Come: Superman T-Shirt. Features the art of Alex Ross screenprinted in full-color on a black 100% shirt. Rounding out the menu are two previously-offered shirt designs that are guaranteed to satiate the most ravenous of appetites. Kingdom Come has never left!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 L-XL $20.95 (Kingdom Come I) XXL $23.95 (Kingdom Come I) SIN CITY: DAME T-SHIRT Let your imagination go wild with the new Sin City: Dame T-Shirt design. Features the art of Frank Miller screenprinted in blue and white on a black 100% cotton shirt. Also check out the seating arrangements on the previously offered “Chair” design. Sin City’s got it all!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 BATMAN: BLOOD T-SHIRT The Dark Knight has his hands full on the new Batman: Blood T-Shirt. Features the art of Scott Hampton belt-printed in white and red on a black 100% cotton shirt. Cool new series, cool new design!! S-XL................................$17.95 XXL................................$20.95 SGT. ROCK: FLATTEN EASY T-SHIRT Clearing the path for freedom comes natural on the new Sgt. Rock: Flatten Easy T-Shirt. Features the art of Andy Kubert screenprinted in full-color on a black 100% cotton shirt. Sgt. Rock has arrived!! S-XL................................$17.95 XXL................................$20.95 OFFERED AGAIN BONE: RED DRAGON STATUE SMILEY BONE STATUE PHONEY BONE STAR T-SHIRT BONE ONE T-SHIRT BONE: RAT CREATURE T-SHIRT Show the Bone newbies brought in via Scholastic books, that we’ve known Bone’s been coolest for years. Two numbered, limited-edition cold-cast statues (sculpted by Randy Bowen), and three great shirt designs, should impress new and existing readers alike, that Jeff Smith’s Bone is the greatest thing around!! Ltd. Statue (Red Dragon) $195.00 Ltd. Statue (Smiley Bone) $79.00 L-XL $17.95 OFFERED AGAIN ARKHAM ASYLUM: INMATE T-SHIRT Features utilitarian Arkham imprints on both front and back. Go nuts over this great shirt!! L-XL................................$17.95 APPAREL SECTION DC HEROES BATMAN "THUG" STRETCH-FIT CAP Black. Stretch cotton twill washed. One size fits all. (5209/0205041900OSF) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Cap SRP: $18.99 BATMAN SILVER PLATED DIE CUT BAT BUCKLE (6816/BMBBSS01) (C: 0-1-2) Belt Buckle SRP: $28.95 BATGIRL WINGS BASEBALL CAP Light Blue. Brushed cotton twill. Juniors. (5209/0222000500714) (C: 0-1-2) Cap SRP: $9.99 BATMAN: BLUE SHIELD CLAMSHELL T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (6242) (C: 0-1-2) MED-XL (05ABM168)—T-Shirt SRP: $19.99 XXL (05ABM168)—T-Shirt SRP: $22.99 SUPERMAN CHEMICAL WASHED STRETCH-FIT CAP Black. Stretch brushed cotton, chemical washed. (5209) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Cap SRP: $9.99 SUPERMAN "SUPER SHIELD" RINGER T-SHIRT White/blue. 100% cotton ringer. Front image. (6242) (C: 0-1-2) SM - XL (D2JR11W)—SRP: $19.99 XXL (D2JR11W)—SRP: $22.99 SUPERMAN "AMERICAN WAY" T-SHIRT Yellow. 100% Cotton. Front image. (6242) (C: 0-1-2) SM - XL (D2JQ11C)—SRP: $19.99 XXL (D2JQ11C)—SRP: $22.99 SUPERMAN: TATTOO WATCH This funky new Superman: Tattoo Watch features a black leather strap with a silver, stainless steel case. The dial features modern Superman art in reds, blues, and blacks, and has a cut-out edge along the topring. Three-hand quartz movement. This great time-piece comes packaged in a silver tin, adorned with Superman art, along with a Certificate of Authenticity and serial number. Limited 1-year warranty included. Limited to 3,000 pieces. (427/LI2536MS) (C: 0-1-2) Wrist Watch SRP: $115.00 MARVEL HEROES BLACK WIDOW: "WIDOW'S DEN" T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (5360) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories. SM - XL (V1052MS)—SRP: $17.99 XXL (V1052MS)—SRP: $20.99 DARK PHOENIX T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (5360) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories. SM - XL (V1043MS)—SRP: $17.99 XXL (V1043MS)—SRP: $20.99 SILVER SURFER "SHIMMER" T-SHIRT Black. Shimmer ink. 100% cotton. Front image. (5360) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories. SM - XL (V0857MS)—SRP: $17.99 XXL (V0857MS)—SRP: $20.99 MARVEL "POSSE" T-SHIRT Burgundy. 100% cotton. Front image. (5360) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories. SM - XL (V1365)—SRP: $17.99 XXL (V1365)—SRP: $20.99 SABRETOOTH: CREED T-SHIRT Coffee. 100% cotton. Front image. (5360) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories. SM - XL (V1232)—SRP: $17.99 XXL (V1232)—SRP: $20.99 WOLVERINE "JAMES HOWLETT" T-SHIRT Military Green. 100% cotton. Front image. (5360) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories. SM - XL (V1001)—SRP: $17.99 XXL (V1001)—SRP: $20.99 MOVIE/TV THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA POCKET WATCH This Chronicles of Naria Pocketwatch is a great gift and collector's item. Featuring a stainless steel case with a gold finish and ornate finish, Aslan logo on its face, and a reddish dial. With aribic hour markers, antique two-hand movement, and a vintage gold chain, this time piece is as dressy as it is practical! Packaged in a wooden box with a classic Narnia scene on top, this pocketwatch include a Certificate of Authenticity and serial number, as well as a limited 1-year warranty. Limited to 2,000 pieces. (427/LI2526) (C: 0-1-2) Pocketwatch SRP: $130.00 ANIME NARUTO SYMBOL BASEBALL CAP Blue. One size fits all. (4632) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Cap SRP: $16.99 NARUTO SYMBOL WRISTBAND Black. One size fits all. (4632/GE7741) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Wristband SRP: $4.99 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST "DRIFTERS" T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Logo on front. 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(4866) (C: 0-1-2) SM - XL (BRAS013)—SRP: $19.99 STAR WARS STAR WARS "SITH LORD" T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (6242) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. SM - XL (LCLX11B)—SRP: $19.99 XXL (LCLX11B)—SRP: $22.99 STAR WARS "SKETCH LOGO" T-SHIRT Black. 100% Cotton. Front image. (6242) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. SM - XL (LCLW11B)—SRP: $19.99 XXL (LCLW11B)—SRP: $22.99 TOYS SECTION ANIMATION FAMILY GUY 12-INCH EVIL MONKEY ACTION FIGURE Mezco presents Family Guy's evil monkey! Straight from the closet of Chris Griffin, this popular cult simian stands approximately 12" tall, and is made from durable roto-cast vinyl. Scheduled to ship in May 2006. (4830/20110) (C: 0-1-2) Figure SRP: $43.25 G.I. JOE: SIGMA 6 8-INCH COMMANDO ACTION FIGURES Based on the all-new animated series! These G.I. Joe: Sigma Six action figures bring the action of this newly formed G.I. Joe covert mission force to your collection with several of the most popular characters, including: Long Range, Cobra Commander, and Ninja Armor Snake Eyes. Each 8" tall figure is fully articulated and comes with its signature equipment and weapons as seen on the animated series. Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in May 2006. (309/82261TBD) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Figure SRP: $21.00Ea. G.I. JOE: SIGMA 6 8-INCH SOLDIER ACTION FIGURES Based on the all-new animated series! Featuring key characters from the G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 cartoon, these highly articulated, 8" soldier figures feature loads of accessories and multiple points of articulation! This series is scheduled to include: Storm Shadow Crossbow, Tunnel Rat, Kamakura, and Aero B.A.T. Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in May 2006. (309/82310TBD) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Figure SRP: $13.99Ea. SOUTH PARK 6-INCH SERIES 2 FIGURES Now in syndication, South Park is reaching a broader audience than ever, and these small-town kids from Colorado are quickly reaching international stardom. Mezco Toyz is hot on their trail with Series 2 of their 6" action figures including: Stan, Kyle, Token, Mr. Garrison, Mr. Hankey, and Tooth Fairy Cartman. Each figure comes with loads of cool accessories. Clamshell packaging. Scheduled to ship in May 2006. (4830/23010) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Figure SRP: $11.75Ea. COMIC BOOK HEROES G.I. JOE SINGLE ACTION FIGURES YO, Joe! The 3 ¾” G.I. Joe line continues with this all-new line-up of Joes to collect! This wave is scheduled to include: Grand Slam, Med Alert, Cobra Trooper, Cobra S.A.W. Viper, Monkey Wrench, and Low Light, each fully articulated and loaded with battle accessories! Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in May 2006. (309/61696TBD) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Figure SRP: $6.99Ea. STARS OF THE MONTH MARVEL MINIMATES SERIES 8 2-PACKS A Diamond Select Release! Marvel Minimates Series 8 includes: Mr. Fantastic/Human Torch, Wolverine/The Thing, and Invisible Woman/The Thing. Look for a special marked pack that features the Clear Invisible Woman chase figure! Blister card packaging. Available Now! (4667/21083) (NOV042248) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Minimates SRP: $6.99Ea. MARVEL MINIMATES SERIES 9 2-PACKS A Diamond Select Release! DST and the inmates at Art Asylum bring forth another wave of mini Marvel fun! Marvel Minimates Series 9 will include: Blade & The Punisher, Wolverine as “Patch” & Lady Deathstrike, and New X-Men Cyclops & Emma Frost. The Series 9 Specialty Market Exclusive chase set is Diamond Emma Frost & Cyclops. Available Now! (4667/21083) (NOV042249) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Minimates SRP: $6.99Ea. ********************************************************************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A MARVEL MINIMATES SERIES 10 2-PACKS A Diamond Select Release! DST and the inmates at the Art Asylum present the latest series in the Marvel Minimates collection! Series 10 features the following two-packs: Sandman/Silver Sable, Black Cat/Ben Riley, and Spider-Carnage/Spider-Woman. Spider- Carnage/Spider-Woman (black) is the Specialty Market exclusive variant. Available Now! (4667/71855) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Minimates SRP: $7.99Ea. STAR OF THE MONTH MARVEL MINIMATES SERIES 11 2-PACKS A Diamond Select Release! Series 11 features Bishop/Cable, and Rogue/Mystique. Firestar/Ice Man (clear) will be the Specialty Market exclusive variant. Available Now! (4667) (APR052470) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Minimates SRP: $7.99Ea. ********************************************************************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A MARVEL MINIMATES 10-PACK Previously a mass-market exclusive! This special Marvel Minimates 10-pack features a host of figures to add to your ever-growing collection! Included in this set are Battle- Damaged Daredevil, The Silver Surfer, Iron Man, Mr. Fantastic, Ultimate Green Goblin, Ghost Rider, Venom (with tongue), The Thing, New X-Men Wolverine, and Ultimate Spider-Man. 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