PREVIEWS VOL. XII #4 PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS PREVIEWS #6 (JUNE 2002) 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, merchandise, and exclusive editorial content available nowhere else! This issue features items scheduled to ship from August 2002 through October 2002! Catalog, 8x11, 400+pg, PC $3.25 PREVIEWS PRIMO FLYER #6 Primo is the monthly publication featuring some of the best and most desirable items from Previews! This issue highlights items in the June 2001 catalog! Digest, 5x8, FC MSRP: PI PREVIEWS CONSUMER ORDER FORM #6 Previews makes it easy for you to order every item in the catalog with this separate order form booklet! This issue ships in late May 2002 for items on sale in August 2002. Comic-sized, 62pg, PC MSRP: PI PREVIEWS ADULT #6 Previews Adult features Adult-oriented art, info, and related news not found in Previews. NOTE: Due to customs and international restrictions, adult material may not be available in some international markets. Please check with your local comic book specialty retailer for availability. ADULT MATERIAL Catalog, 24pg, b&w MSRP: $0.75 PREMIER VENDORS DARK HORSE COMICS BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER / ANGEL: REUNION (ONE-SHOT) by JANE ESPENSON, RANDY GREEN, ERIC POWELL, CHYNNA CLUGSTON-MAJOR, RICK KETCHAM, BRIAN HORTON, PAUL LEE, and RYAN SOOK; cover by JEFF MATSUDA When Buffy came back from the dead earlier this season, she received a call from Angel, asking for a secret rendezvous. When she came back to Sunnydale the next episode, she didn't tell anyone what happened while she was away. Now Jane Espenson, the TV scribe behind both those episodes, gives us a glimpse into that secret night…Featuring a reunion of Buffy artists dating from the very beginning of our series. This special one-shot, featuring extra story pages, brings back Randy Green, Chynna Clugston-Major, Ryan Sook, and many more. Fronted by Jeff Matsuda, who's drawn more Buffy covers than any other artist, this is a must for followers of the show. On sale June 19 FC, 32pg (one-shot) (Matsuda cover) . . . $2.99 FC, 32pg (one-shot) (Photo cover) . . . $2.99 GENTLE GIANT/DARK HORSE STAR WARS MINI BUSTS Gentle Giant Studios is recognized by the film industry as the leader in cutting-edge technology of three-dimensional scanning. The data generated by 3-D scanning of characters on the set is utilized not only in the creation of models for a film's special effects — the Gentle Giant team of technicians, sculptors, and painters also use the data to produce prototypes of action figures, statues, and other licensed products. Among the films Gentle Giant has worked on are Planet of the Apes, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Spider-Man, The Matrix: Reloaded and Star Wars: Episode II— Attack of the Clones. Direct involvement on the production of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and confidence they could produce the highest quality merchandise led Gentle Giant to seek a Star Wars license for a set of 15 mini-busts. To assure 100% realism, Gentle Giant scanned the actors, costumes, and props from Attack of the Clones, making these statues the closest one can come to owning a piece of the Star Wars universe. Due to our 10-plus years of successfully handling the Star Wars license, Gentle Giant chose Dark Horse to be the exclusive sales agent for these products. Produced in quantities of 2500 each, we will allot the majority of these sure-to-be-in-demand mini-busts to the customers of Previews. On sale June 5 MACE WINDU Mace Windu was a senior member of the Jedi High council. His wisdom and experience were legendary, and his words carried great weight. fully-painted minibust Bust $45.00 ANAKIN SKYWALKER A child born of prophecy, possibly conceived by the will of the Force itself, Anakin Skywalker has left an indelible mark on the history of the galaxy, leading it through periods of lightness and dark. Bust $45.00 OBI-WAN KENOBI A dedicated and legendary Jedi Knight, Obi-Wan Kenobi has had a long and tumultuous career that has helped shape the fate of an entire galaxy. Bust $45.00 PADMÉ AMIDALA Born Padmé Naberrie, Queen Amidala was the formal name of the royal leader of Naboo. As a child, Amidala was prodigiously talented and extremely well educated. She had long been interested in public service, volunteering in the Refugee Relief Movement as a child. At the age of eight, she joined the Apprentice Legislature and became and Apprentice Legislator at age 11. By 14, she was elected Queen of Naboo. Bust $45.00 ************************ FORT: PROPHET OF THE UNEXPLAINED #1 (OF 4) by PETER M. LENKOV and FRAZER IRVING; cover by FRAZER IRVING Lo! A mighty prophet of the unexplained has come forward to search out the truth and light the way for mankind! It's the end of the 19th century and the city of New York has been plagued by fish falling from the sky, strange lights in the night, bizarre collections of microbial goo, and vanishing citizens! It's up to one man to expose the truth behind these events...Charles Fort! A mild mannered librarian by day, Fort seeks out the truth and exposes the bizarre to the light of day! The real Charles Fort was one of first true investigators of the unusual and the paranormal. In this series, his heretofore unknown adventures can finally be revealed! Part Indiana Jones, part Fox Mulder, his most powerful weapon is his open mind! On sale June 12 b&w, 24pg (1 of 4) . . . $2.99 RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT: INTO THIN AIR #1 (OF 4) by HADEN BLACKMAN and CARY NORD What do the Colony of Roanoke, Virginia, the crew of the Mary Celeste, D.B. Cooper, and Charles and Catherine Romber have in common? They all vanished into thin air! Believe It or Not! Join Dark Horse in this first of four issues as we wander through the strange world of Ripley's Believe It or Not. Where the fantastic truth is more amazing than fiction, where up is down, and where strangeness lurks around every corner! On sale June 19 b&w, 24pg (1 of 4) . . . $2.99 DARK HORSE EXTRA #48 School's out for summer and we're celebrating with a little Pip & Norton poster in this month's Dark Horse Extra! The June issue also features something that'll perk you right up: a brand new Too Much Coffee Man strip! Also this month, check out the continuing adventures of Sunnydale's favorite wiccas in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow & Tara, PLUS more samurai rabbit action in Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo ! All this PLUS the inside dish on June Dark Horse titles and products AND the latest web news! What a deal ! Pick up issue #48 of Dark Horse Extra! On sale June 5, 2002 FC, 4pg, 14-3/4" x 21-1/2" folded to 14-3/4" x 10-3/4" . . . PI Dark Horse Maverick SPECIAL ADVANCE SOLICITATION RING OF THE NIBELUNG BOOK 2: SIEGFRIED & GOTTERDAMMERUNG: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS TP adaptation created, written, & illustrated by P. CRAIG RUSSELL The ultimate adaptation of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle concludes with these elaborate and faithful renditions of Siegfried and Gotterdammerung: The Twilight of the Gods. Siegfried is separated from his love, the Valkyrie Brunhilde, and even the All-Father himself cannot make things right. In the stunning conclusion, all of creation hangs in the balance because of gods meddling in the affairs of man — all over the gold of the Rhinemaids. In this massive undertaking, P. Craig Russell has created a living, breathing version of the Ring Cycle that Richard Wagner could only have dreamed of executing in his day. On sale July 24 SC, 224 pg, FC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21.95 SERGIO ARAGONÉS THE GROO NURSERY TP created & illustrated by SERGIO ARAGONÉS written by SERGIO ARAGONÉS & MARK EVANIER Take four vintage Groo tales … bury them lovingly in the ground … add water and plenty of mulch … and what will blossom will be the latest Groo collection, featuring the creative flowering of the award-winning duo of Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier. In this handsome volume, we feature "This Island of Felicidad," one of the most popular Groo stories of all time … beautifully drawn and almost as well written as this solicitation copy! On sale July 10 SC, 96 pg, FC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.95 USAGI YOJIMBO #58 created, written, & illustrated by STAN SAKAI The "Crows" saga continues! On their way to the arranged duel between Katsuichi and the deadly kenshi Koji, Usagi and Koji stumble across a village besieged by bandits. As they come to the aid the downtrodden farmers and peasants, Koji and Usagi find another surprise waiting for them: Katsuichi's already there, fighting against the attacking ronin with everything he's got. But the bandits just keep coming, and it looks as though there may be more than even the combined might of the three swordsmen can handle. When strength cannot prevail, deceit will have to do! On sale June 26 b&w, 24 pg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.99 DARK HORSE MAVERICK RELISTS SERGIO ARAGONÉS' BOOGEYMAN TP by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier SC, 112pg, b&w (STAR09636) . . . $9.95 SERGIO ARAGONÉS' THE GROO HOUNDBOOK TP by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier SC, 96pg, FC (STAR09628) . . . $9.95 SERGIO ARAGONÉS' THE GROO INFERNO TP by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier SC, 96pg, FC (STAR10294) . . . $9.95 SERGIO ARAGONÉS' THE GROO KINGDOM TP by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier SC, 96pg, FC (STAR12972) . . . $9.95 SERGIO ARAGONÉS' THE GROO LIBRARY TP by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier SC, 96pg, FC . . . $12.95 SERGIO ARAGONÉS' GROO & RUFFERTO TP by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier FC, 112pg, SC (STAR11176) . . . $9.95 SERGIO ARAGONÉS' JAMBOREE TP by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier FC, 96pg, SC (STAR11516) . . . $9.95 SERGIO ARAGONÉS' LOUDER THAN WORDS TP by Sergio Aragonés SC, 160pg, b&w (STAR08263) . . . $12.95 SERGIO ARAGONÉS' THE MOST INTELLIGENT MAN IN THE WORLD TP by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier FC, 112pg, SC (STAR08590) . . . $9.95 SPACE USAGI TP by Stan Sakai SC, 296pg, b&w (STAR11076) . . . $17.95 USAGI YOJIMBO: THE BRINK OF LIFE & DEATH TP by Stan Sakai; introduction by Kurt Busiek SC, 208pg, b&w (STAR08246) . . . $14.95 USAGI YOJIMBO: DAISHO TP by Stan Sakai; introduction by James Robinson SC, 200pg, b&w (STAR07519) . . . $14.95 USAGI YOJIMBO: DEMON MASK TP by Stan Sakai SC, 224pg, b&w (STAR13194) . . . $16.95 USAGI YOJIMBO: GRASSCUTTER TP by Stan Sakai; introduciton by Will Eisner SC, 256pg, b&w (STAR09937) . . . $16.95 USAGI YOJIMBO: GREY SHADOWS TP by Stan Sakai; introduction by Max Allan Collins SC, 208pg, b&w (STAR10791) . . . $14.95 USAGI YOJIMBO: SEASONS TP by Stan Sakai; introduction by Lynn Johnston SC, 208pg, b&w (STAR09180) . . . $14.95 USAGI YOJIMBO: SHADES OF DEATH TP by Stan Sakai; introduction by William Stout SC, 200pg, (STAR06915) . . . $14.95 THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG: RHINEGOLD WATER GLOBE 5 1/2" tall on base, multi-colored flakes, plays "Ride of the Valkyries" (STAR12346) . . . $99.99 ******************** THE TENTH: NIGHTWALKER #3 (OF 4) by TONY DANIEL and ROMANO In what is slated to go down as one of the most brutal battles in the series' history, the Tenth fights off the deadly wrath of the Nightwalkers, the newest incarnation of Rhazes Darkk's alien manifestations. But with mankind's survival at stake, will the Tenth find himself becoming that which he despises in order to attain victory? It's not a fight for the weak-hearted. Meanwhile, Russian cyborg-agent Adrenalynn sets out to destroy the unwitting carriers of Darkk's new germ, but Esperanza opposes this choice: the targets are innocent human beings! The tensions rise between these two forces as morality is weighed. An issue not to be missed! A brutal monster battle-royale and two girls on the verge of a cat-fight. What more can a comics fan ask for? On sale June 12 FC, 32pg (3 of 4) (Regular cover) . . . $2.99 FC, 32pg (3 of 4) (Alternate cover) . . . $2.99 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #46: WITHDRAWAL (ONE-SHOT) by TOM FASSBENDER, JIM PASCOE, and PAUL LEE; cover by PAUL LEE Buffy's finally back in the game, fully recovered from her recent trip to heaven. But someone else is back, too — the sexy vamp D.J., Velatti (from the recent hit novel Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Creatures of Habit). She's out for revenge, and she's noticed that Willow's powerful addiction to magic is growing out of control. Check out the cosmic comic-book debut of the dopest D.J. diva, that will make more than your head spin… It's a hard-trance thriller brought to you by novelists Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe, featuring the tweaky visuals of guest artist Paul Lee, one half of the art team from the Buffy illustrated novel Creatures of Habit. On sale June 26 FC, 32pg (one-shot) (Lee cover) . . . $2.99 FC, 32pg (one-shot) (Photo cover) . . . $2.99 ASTRO BOY VOLUME 5 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #69: BEASTS PART 4 (OF 7) by HIROAKI SAMURA; produced by STUDIO PROTEUS The torture of Hyakurin continues. It's amazing that anyone could live through the brutality subjected to Hyakurin by these merciless Itto-ryü monsters, but she's holding her tongue like a pro. But sheesh, the girl's in trouble. How will she get out of this painfully dire situation? Fortunately, the agony of so much pain allows Hyakurin to slip deep into her mind, thinking of poor, dead Shinriji, and how they ended up on this path together. Slowly, teasingly, information about the Mugai-Ryü is bubbling up, and the ferocious Giichi, with a weapon like an oversized, razor sharp handcuff, will soon pay another visit. MATURE READERS On sale June 12 b&w, 32pg (one-shot) (4 of 7) . . . $2.99 CANNON GOD EXAXXION #8: STAGE 1 PART 8 (OF 8) by KENICHI SONODA; produced by STUDIO PROTEUS Hoichi's taken a hit — a Riofald kinetic round straight to the head of Exaxxion. The robot's okay, but there's only one problem. Hoichi isn't breathing! If the dude could wake up, he might notice that the humans are amassing forces all around his robot's head and feet. But no, he's off in la-la land, dreaming of days gone by... Meanwhile, Ambassador Shes'ka has problems of his own. His commanding officer on home world is demanding an explanation of the mysterious XXX alert, and he doesn't believe the ambassador's story that it was a false alarm. Drama and destruction abound as the curtain falls on Cannon God Exaxxion Stage 1. MATURE READERS On sale June 19 b&w, 24pg (8 of 8) . . . $2.99 LONE WOLF 2100 #2 (OF 4) by MIKE KENNEDY and FRANCISCO RUIZ VELASCO; cover by FRANCISCO RUIZ VELASCO Okinawa, one hundred years from now… Against all his plans, the mysterious warrior named Itto — along with Daisy, the young girl in his care — finds himself drawn into a conflict between a group of villagers and a local warlord. Meanwhile, Prescott, the man-hunter in the employ of the Cygnat Owari Corporation, has picked up Itto's trail — and a new associate, an enigmatic android named Lierre. Lierre has his own deadly plans for Itto…For Itto and Daisy the road leads to danger in both directions, with them and the villagers caught in the middle. But Itto has experienced danger before, and if it comes to kill or be killed, he knows what he must do… On sale June 19 FC, 32pg (2 of 4) . . . $2.99 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOLUME 23: TEARS OF ICE TP by KAZUO KOIKE and GOSEKI KOJIMA; cover by MATT WAGNER Holy hand grenades! Edo is flooded, and by flooded, we mean crazy-flooded. Bridges are crumbling, rivers are washing past retaining walls, and everything in Edo is floating away, including our vengeful ronin, his foe, and his little boy. In an ironic show of samurai respect, little Cub Daigoro gets saved by the conniving Retsudo Yagyu. And proving he can lend a hand, too, Lone Wolf Ogami pulls someone to safety as well — but maybe he should have let him drown. Eventually, the two opposing master swordsmen dry off and go head to head in a sword fight of a thousand stances and couple of days length. This seems like it could be the deciding bout between the two, unless that nasty, Abeno Kaii gets in the way, and he seems to do that a lot lately. MATURE READERS On sale July 31 SC, 320pg, b&w, 4" x 6" . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF & CUB RELISTS LONE WOLF AND CUB VOLUME 1: THE ASSASSIN'S ROAD TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 304pg, b&w, 4" x 6"(STAR11783) . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOLUME 2: THE GATELESS BARRIER TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 304pg, b&w, 4" x 6" (STAR11929) . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOLUME 3: THE FLUTE OF THE FALLEN TIGER TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 320pg, b&w, 4" x 6" (STAR12325) . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 4: THE BELL WARDEN TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 320pg, b&w, 4" x 6" (STAR12326). . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 5: BLACK WIND TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 288pg, b&w, 4" x 6" (STAR12634). . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 6: LANTERNS FOR THE DEAD TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 288pg, b&w, 4" x 6" (STAR12817) . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 7: CLOUD DRAGON, WIND TIGER TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 320pg, b&w, 4" x 6" (STAR13112) . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 8: CHAINS OF DEATH TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 304pg, b&w, 4" x 6" (STAR13290) . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 9: ECHO OF THE ASSASSIN TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 288pg, b&w, 4" x 6" (STAR13578) . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 10: HOSTAGE CHILD TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 320pg, b&w, 4" x 6" (STAR13691) . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 11: TALISMAN OF HADES TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 320pg, b&w, 4" x 6" (STAR13906) . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 12: SHATTERED STONES TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley SC, 304pg, b&w, 4" x 6" (STAR14042) . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 13: THE MOON IN THE EAST, THE SUN IN THE WEST TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Bill Sienkiewicz SC, 320pg, b&w, 4" x 6" (STAR14486) . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 14: DAY OF THE DEMONS TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Bill Sienkiewicz SC, 320pg, b&w, 4" x 6" (STAR14742) . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 15: BROTHERS OF THE GRASS TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Bill Sienkiewicz SC, 352pg, b&w, 4" x 6" (STAR14652) . . . $9.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOL. 16: THE GATEWAY INTO WINTER TP by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima; cover by Bill Sienkiewicz SC, 320pg, b&w, 4" x 6" (SEP010043) . . . $9.95 ********************* SUPER MANGA BLAST! #23 by MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE & YO MORIMOTO; produced by STUDIO PROTEUS Haruo's survived her first encounter with the dark side of the glitzy life of the Ginza in Club 9, But she doesn't know she's flirting with destiny when she loans a dollar to a handsome but shabby stranger who can't afford to buy a snack from a surly street vendor. Trapped in a monastery in the holy land, Pai and Yakumo try to convince the monks that they're on the monks' side before an icky, magic-eating beast takes them to the cleaners in 3x3 Eyes. In What's Michael Catzilla seems to have some nervous disorder, SHE ISN'T EATING!! Could it be love? Akira just can't get away from her new, scary life in Shadow Star. Determined to forget the dragons and leave the mystery to someone else, she may find that it's just no use. And lastly, everyone in Seraphic Feather is racing to Apep's secret research facility, either seeking discovery or conflict, but what they find will likely be more than they expect. Once again, Dark Horse brings eager manga readers 128 pages packed with adventure and funny stuff. It's tasty, it's tangy, it's Super Manga Blast! MATURE READERS On sale June 26 b&w, 128pg . . . $5.99 WHAT'S MICHAEL?: A HARD DAY'S LIFE TP by MAKOTO KOBAYASHI; produced by STUDIO PROTEUS Described by Wizard magazine as "Japan's version of Garfield, Heathcliff, and Krazy Kat all rolled into one," What's Michael? puts the "comic" back in comic book, blending slice-of-life-comedy, both subtle and slapstick, with off-the-wall flights of fancy. But whether the situations are believable or bizarre, the giggles are real and rapid-fire. From the horror of guests who won't leave to Sales Manager Michael's night on the town (?!), all paths lead to laughs! "What's Michael? is a delightful blend of fantasy and reality-based characters. The storytelling is wonderfully clear and concise, and the stories, themselves, are just plain fun." —Stan Sakai, creator of Usagi Yojimbo On sale July 17 SC, 88pg, b&w, 6" x 9" . . . $8.95 STAR WARS #43: RITE OF PASSAGE PART 2 (OF 4) BY JOHN OSTRANDER, JAN DUURSEMA, RAY KRYSSING, and DAVE MCCAIG; cover by JAN DUURSEMA & DAVE MCCAIG As Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos and his former Padawan Aayla each prepare to take the next step in their lives as Jedi (he to advance to the rank of Master, she from apprentice to Knight), they each make the decision to follow the living Force and see where it will take them. To their surprise, they both end up in the same place — coming upon the threads of a kidnapping plot, a conspiracy against the Republic, and a father-and-son team of bodyguards with the training and the weapons to destroy two meddlesome Jedi! Star Wars action as you like it! On sale June 19 FC, 32pg (2 of 4) . . . $2.99 STAR WARS: THE HUNT FOR AURRA SING TP by TIM TRUMAN, DAVIDÉ FABBRI, CHRISTIAN DALLA VECCHIA, and DAVE MCCAIG; cover by ANDREW ROBINSON Get ready for some electrifying lightsaber battle action! Aurra Sing arrives on Coruscant with a mean streak, killing Jedi within the very shadows of the Temple. The Jedi Council must now decide how to deal with the infamous bounty hunter whose favorite targets are Jedi. Several Jedi Knights volunteer for the honor of bringing Sing to justice. But do they want justice, or vengeance? It's going to take more than a grudge to bring down an assassin with a reputation for killing Jedi and a collection of previously owned lightsabers to back it up. Collecting the four-issue miniseries. On sale July 3 SC, 96pg, FC . . . $12.95 CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO… VOLUME 2 TP BYARCHIE GOODWIN, CARMINE INFANTINO, TERRY AUSTIN, WALTER SIMONSON, BOB WIACEK, CHRIS CLAREMONT, HERBE TRIMPE, ALLEN MILGROM, and GENE DAY A collection destined for a place on every collector's shelf. Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... features classic Star Wars stories not seen in over twenty years! Originally printed by Marvel Comics, these stories have been recolored using today's computer technology, giving "old" work a fresh face. Volume 2 collects issues 15-28 of the original Marvel run and contains such riveting classics as "Crucible" and the unforgettable "What Ever Happened to Jabba the Hut?" On sale July 10 SC, 336pg, FC . . . $29.95 STAR WARS TALES #12 featuring BRETT MATHEWS, JOHN MCCREA, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, CHRISTIAN READ, HENRY GILROY, KEVIN RUBIO, and others!; cover by JOHN MCCRAE The Star Wars universe is painted with a wide and varied palate and this issue highlights that variety! Join Wedge Antilles as he valiantly fights squadrons of Imperial TIE fighters. Be there as Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi, face off against Jedi killer Aurra Sing! Face the evil genius of Darth Vader! Witness a panicked Anakin Skywalker as he struggles to retrieve his stolen lightsaber! And stumble to a halt in the belly of the almighty Sarlacc with the bumbling Tag and Bink...This is one issue of Tales you won't want to miss! On sale June 5 FC, 64pg (Mccrae cover) . . . $5.99 FC, 64pg (Photo cover) . . . $5.99 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #31: SHMOO STATUE 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 as 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, its 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 Shmoos themselves. This statue comes packaged in a full-color tin box with pinback This piece is limited to only 600 numbered copies, so allocation may occur. On sale June 12 4" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info booklet. Limited to only 600 numbered copies . . . $49.95 B.P.R.D. EMBROIDERED PATCH The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense has recently enjoyed its own popularity as a terrific Dark Horse Comics mini-series. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola has teamed with Dark Horse to create this cool embroidered patch, which is an updated version of the B.P.R.D. logo. This brand-new patch features 2-color embroidery, is 3" diameter, with sew-on or heat- transfer application. On sale August 21 3" FC, embroidered patch . . . $4.99 DHORSE DELUXE: HELLBOY T-SHIRTS Hellboy is gearing up for a big year, and Dark Horse is planning the release of a few new items in celebration. This selection of four brand new t-shirts helps kick things off. We asked creator / artist Mike Mignola to select some favorite design images, and he responded by totally redrawing them for this project! On sale July 31 BPRD - BUREAU FOR PARANORMAL RESEARCH AND DEFENSE/PLAIN TEE/WHITE/ADULT M-XL . . . $17.99 XXL . . . $19.99 RED HELLBOY WITH FIRE/PLAIN TEE/BLACK/ADULT BLACK ADULT TEE M-XL . . . $17.99 XXL . . . $19.99 HELLBOY TRIPTYCH/PLAIN TEE/BLACK/ADULT M-XL . . . $17.99 XXL . . . $19.99 HELLBOY ICONS/PLAIN TEE/BLACK/ADULT M-XL . . . $17.99 XXL . . . $19.99 DARK HORSE STICKER COLLECTION Stick 'em here, stick 'em there, stick 'em everywhere! We took some of the best Dark Horse characters and made 'em really sticky. Like Hellboy and Usagi Yojimbo. Stick 'em on your backpacks, books, and buddies! Stick up your doors, desks, and dorms! Stick it! Stickers sold individually. On sale July 10 HELLBOY STICKER #1 (HELLBOY LOGO) FC . . . $1.99 (each) HELLBOY STICKER #2 (THE RIGHT HAND OF DOOM) FC . . . $1.99 (each) HELLBOY STICKER #3 (MENACING PORTRAIT) FC . . . $1.99 (each) HELLBOY STICKER #4 (NEW B.P.R.D. LOGO) FC . . . $1.99 (each) USAGI YOJIMBO STICKER #1 FC . . . $1.99 (each) USAGI YOJIMBO STICKER #2 FC . . . $1.99 (each) *********************** DIRTY PAIR ACTION FIGURES It's the assignment passionately sought after by sculptors near and far, and finally won by master action figure sculptor Steve Kiwus of Eight Ball Studios: Kei and Yuri, The Dirty Pair. Each of The Lovely Angels is enjoying the highest level of attention to detail in their cybernetically perfect anatomies, their gorgeous faces, their outfits, and accessories. Adam Warren's adventuresome beauties will each be highly articulated for maximum poseability, and will come with special attractions like trademark weapons and backpacks. On sale October 9 Kei Action Figure, 6" tall, fully articulated . . . $13.99 Yuri Action Figure, 6" tall, fully articulated . . . $13.99 AKIRA PORTFOLIO by KATSUHIRO OTOMO Dark Horse is proud to continue our series of portfolios, collecting the all-time greatest artworks from the fascinating world of Japanese manga. This set of full-color pictures, each text free and suitable for framing, is of classic illustrations by the incomparable Katsuhiro Otomo. This portfolio contains 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 June 5 Six 13 1/2" x 10 3/8" color prints in folder . . . $19.99 LUIS ROYO'S CHAINS PORTFOLIO Hot on the heels of the well-received Tattoos portfolio comes another sexy new portfolio collection of illustrations, each suitable for framing. Spanish artist Luis Royo has claimed a place as one of today's most accomplished painters of science fiction and fantasy themes. He features beautiful women, placed in imaginative and atmospheric settings, with this suite of new paintings, stunningly reproduced as a deluxe full-color portfolio titled Chains. This package consists of six 13 1/2" x 10 3/8" oversize full-color plates featuring Royo's sexiest women, plus illustrated explanatory notes. It is packaged in a deluxe illustrated folder for safe storage and handsome presentation. MATURE READERS On sale June 5 Six 13 1/2" x 10 3/8" color prints in folder . . . $19.99 MANGA RELISTS 3 X 3 EYES: CURSE OF THE GESU TP by Yuzo Takada SC, 152pg, b&w (STAR06154) . . . $12.95 3X3 EYES: FLIGHT OF THE DEMON TP by Yuzo Takada SC, 208pg, b&w . . . $16.95 AKIRA BOOK 1 by Katsuhiro Otomo SC, 364pg, b&w, 6-3/4" x 9-3/4" (STAR12302) . . . $24.95 AKIRA BOOK 2 by Katsuhiro Otomo SC, 304pg, b&w, 6-3/4" x 9-3/4" (STAR12977) . . . $24.95 AKIRA BOOK 3 by Katsuhiro Otomo SC, 288pg, b&w (STAR13635) . . . $24.95 AKIRA BOOK 4 TP by Katsuhiro Otomo SC, 400pg, b&w (STAR10435) . . . $27.95 AKIRA BOOK 5 by Katsuhiro Otomo SC, 416pg, b&w (STAR14931) . . . $27.95 APPLESEED: THE PROMETHEAN CHALLENGE TP (BOOK ONE) by Masamune Shirow SC, 132pg, b&w (STAR10806) . . . $16 .95 APPLESEED: PROMETHEUS UNBOUND TP (BOOK TWO) by Masamune Shirow SC, 132pg, b&w (STAR14782) . . . $14.95 APPLESEED: THE SCALES OF PROMETHEUS TP (BOOK THREE) by Masamune Shirow SC, 132pg, b&w (STAR11324) . . . $17.95 APPLESEED: THE PROMETHEAN BALANCE TP (BOOK FOUR) by Masamune Shirow SC, 216pg, b&w (STAR11325) . . . $17.95 APPLESEED DATABOOK PACK by Masamune Shirow Issue #1-2, b&w, each book 48pg, SC (STAR11482) . . . $7.00 BLACK MAGIC TP by Masamune Shirow SC, 204pg, b&w (STAR08511) . . . $16.95 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL: BLOOD OF A THOUSAND TP by Hiroaki Samura SC, 136pg, b&w (STAR09342) . . . $14.95 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL: CRY OF THE WORM TP by Hiroaki Samura SC, 176pg, b&w (STAR09466) . . . $14.95 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL: DARK SHADOWS TP by Hiroaki Samura SC, 192pg, b&w (STAR12025) . . . $14.95 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL: DREAMSONG TP by Hiroaki Samura SC, 208pg, b&w (STAR10275) . . . $14.95 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL: THE GATHERING TP by Hiroaki Samura SC, 208pg, b&w (STAR14147) . . . $15.95 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL: THE GATHERING VOL. II TP by Hiroaki Samura SC, 216pg, b&w (STAR14935) . . . $15.95 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL: HEART OF DARKNESS TP by Hiroaki Samura SC, 240pg, b&w (STAR13139) . . . $16.95 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL: ON SILENT WINGS TP by Hiroaki Samura SC, 176pg, b&w (STAR09943) . . . $14.95 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL: ON SILENT WINGS II TP by Hiroaki Samura SC, 184pg, b&w (STAR10899) . . . $14.95 BUBBLEGUM CRISIS: GRAND MAL TP by Adam Warren SC, 112pg, FC (STAR01257) . . . $14.95 THE DIRTY PAIR: A PLAGUE OF ANGELS TP by Adam Warren and Toren Smith SC, 152pg, b&w (STAR01289) . . . $12.95 DOMINION TP 3RD EDITION by Masamune Shirow SC, 224pg, b&w (STAR11014) . . . $16.95 DOMU: A CHILD'S DREAM 2ND ED. TP by Katsuhiro Otomo SC, 240pg, b&w, 6" x 9" (STAR01537) . . . $17.95 DRAKUUN: THE REVENGE OF GUSTAV TP by Johji Manabe SC, 160pg, b&w (STAR09380) . . . $14.95 DRAKUUN: SHADOW OF THE WARLOCK TP by Johji Manabe SC, 160pg, b&w (STAR10114) . . . $14.95 GHOST IN THE SHELL TP by Masamune Shirow SC, 352pg, b&w (STAR01697). . . $24.95 GUNSMITH CATS: BAD TRIP TP by Kenichi Sonoda SC, 152pg, b&w (STAR10787) . . . $13.95 GUNSMITH CATS: BEAN BANDIT TP by Kenichi Sonoda SC, 224pg, b&w (STAR11498) . . . $16.95 GUNSMITH CATS: BONNIE & CLYDE TP by Kenichi Sonoda SC, 176pg, b&w (STAR09143) . . . $13.95 GUNSMITH CATS: GOLDIE VS. MISTY TP by Kenichi Sonoda ---SC, 192pg, b&w (STAR08984) . . . $15.95 GUNSMITH CATS: KIDNAPPED TP by Kenichi Sonoda SC, 232pg, b&w (STAR13160) . . . $16.95 GUNSMITH CATS: MISFIRE TP by Kenichi Sonoda SC, 184pg, b&w (STAR11326) . . . $15.95 GUNSMITH CATS: MISTER V TP by Kenichi Sonoda SC, 224pg, b&w (STAR14477) . . . $18.95 GUNSMITH CATS: THE RETURN OF GRAY TP by Kenichi Sonoda SC, 248pg, b&w (STAR07630) . . . $17.95 OH MY GODDESS!: 1-555-GODDESS TP by Kosuke Fujishima SC, 152pg, b&w (STAR09343) . . . $13.95 OH MY GODDESS!: THE ADVENTURES OF THE MINI-GODDESSES TP by Kosuke Fujishima SC, 88pg, b&w (STAR11200) . . . $9.95 OH MY GODDESS!: THE DEVIL IN MISS URD TP by Kosuke Fujishima SC, 176pg, b&w (STAR13583) . . . $14.95 OH MY GODDESS!: THE FOURTH GODDESS TP by Kosuke Fujishima SC, 280pg, b&w (STAR14401) . . . $18.95 OH MY GODDESS!: LOVE POTION NO. 9 TP by Kosuke Fujishima SC, 192pg, b&w (STAR09467) . . . $14.95 OH MY GODDESS!: MARA STRIKES BACK TP by Kosuke Fujishima SC, 176pg, b&w (STAR11145) . . . $14.95 OH MY GODDESS!: NINJA MASTER! TP by Kosuke Fujishima SC, 152pg, b&w (STAR12044). . . $13.95 OH MY GODDESS!: THE QUEEN OF VENGEANCE TP by Kosuke Fujishima SC, 152pg, b&w (STAR10402) . . . $13.95 OH MY GODDESS!: SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL TP by Kosuke Fujishima SC, 160pg, b&w (STAR09940) . . . $13.95 OH MY GODDESS!: TERRIBLE MASTER URD TP by Kosuke Fujishima SC, 176pg, b&w (STAR11152) . . . $14.95 ORION 3RD EDITION TP by Masamune Shirow SC, 272pg, b&w (STAR13440) . . . $19.95 OUTLANDERS VOLUME 3 TP by Johji Manabe SC, 160pg, b&w (STAR01299) . . . $13.95 OUTLANDERS VOLUME 5 TP by Johji Manabe SC, 216pg, b&w (STAR07440) . . . $14.95 OUTLANDERS VOLUME 6 TP by Johji Manabe SC, 184pg, b&w (STAR09857) . . . $14.95 OUTLANDERS VOLUME 7 TP by Johji Manabe SC, 184pg, b&w (STAR10124) . . . $14.95 OUTLANDERS VOLUME 8 TP by Johji Manabe SC, 176pg, b&w (STAR10789). . . $14.95 SERAPHIC FEATHER TP by Hiroyuki Utatane and Yo Morimoto SC, 232pg, b&w (STAR14712) . . . $16.95 MASAKAZU KATSURA'S SHADOW LADY: THE AWAKENING TP by Masakazu Katsura SC, b&w, 184pg (STAR12330) . . . $15.95 MASAKAZU KATSURA'S SHADOW LADY: SUDDEN DEATH TP by Masakazu Katsura SC, 176pg, b&w (STAR13477) . . . $14.95 SHADOW STAR TP by Mohiro Kitoh SC, 192pg, b&w, 6" x 9" (STAR14504) ) . . . $15.95 YOU'RE UNDER ARREST!: THE WILD ONES TP by Kosuke Fujishima SC, 152pg, b&w (STAR07031) . . . $12.95 YOU'RE UNDER ARREST! : LIGHTS AND SIREN! TP by Kosuke Fujishima SC, 120pg, b&w (STAR10419) . . . $10.95 ANGEL/BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER RELISTS ANGEL: EARTHLY POSSESSIONS TP by Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, Christian Zanier, and Andy Owens SC, 80pg, FC (STAR13132) . . . $9.95 ANGEL: THE HOLLOWER TP by Christopher Golden, Hector Gomez, and Sandu Florea SC, 88pg, FC (STAR11155) . . . $9.95 ANGEL: HUNTING GROUND TP by Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, Eric Powell, Brian Horton, and Paul Lee SC, 80pg, FC . . . $9.95 ANGEL: SURROGATES TP by Christopher Golden, Christian Zanier, and Andy Owens SC, 80pg, FC (STAR12438) . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: AUTUMNAL TP by Chris Boal, Tom Fassbender, Jim Pascoe, Cliff Richards, and Joe Pimentel SC, 80pg, FC . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: BAD BLOOD TP by Andi Watson, Joe Bennett, and Rick Ketcham SC, 88pg, FC (STAR11048) . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE BLOOD OF CARTHAGE TP by Christopher Golden, Cliff Richards, and Joe Pimentel SC, 128pg, FC . . . $10.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: CRASH TEST DEMONS TP by Andi Watson, Cliff Richards, and Joe Pimentel SC, 80pg, FC (STAR11415) . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE DUST WALTZ GN by Dan Brereton, Hector Gomez, and Sandu Florea SC, 80pg, FC (STAR08424) . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: FOOD CHAIN TP by Doug Petrie, Christopher Golden, Cliff Richards, Christian Zanier, and others SC, 168pg, FC . . . $17.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE ORIGIN TP by Chris Golden, Dan Brereton, and Joe Bennett SC, 80pg, FC (STAR10112) . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: PALE REFLECTIONS TP by Andi Watson, Doug Petrie, Cliff Richards, and Joe Pimentel SC, 88pg, FC (STAR12027) . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: PAST LIVES TP by Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, Christian Zanier, and Cliff Richards SC, 96pg, FC . . . $12.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER POP-OUT PEOPLE FC, pop-out characters (Art) (MAY010092) . . . $2.99 FC, pop-out characters (Photo) (STAR13846) . . . $2.99 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE REMAINING SUNLIGHT TP by Andi Watson, Joe Bennett, and Rick Ketcham SC, 88pg, FC (STAR08974) . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: RING OF FIRE GN by Doug Petrie and Ryan Sook SC, 80pg, FC (STAR11743) . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: SPIKE AND DRU TP by James Marsters, Christopher Golden, Ryan Sook, and Eric Powell SC, 96pg, FC (STAR13673) . . . $11.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SUPERNATURAL DEFENSE KIT Slipcase w/deluxe, hardcover "Claddagh" ring, vial of "holy" water with silver flakes, and gold cross (STAR10675) . . . $19.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: UNINVITED GUESTS TP by Andi Watson, Dan Brereton, Hector Gomez, and Sandu Florea SC, 96pg, FC (STAR10282) . . . $10.95 ACTION FIGURES AND STATUES BEETLE BAILEY BOOK AND FIGURE SET b&w, 128pg, 5" x 8" (STAR12169) . . . $10.95 BEETLE BAILEY BOXED PVC SET 7 PVCs, packaged in a full-color box (STAR12171) . . . $34.95 BETTIE PAGE ACTION FIGURE Figure w/detailed box (STAR11260) . . . $19.95 BETTIE PAGE FIGURE #2: PHOTO BETTIE 6 1/2" tall, 50's motif, packaged in a full-color window box (STAR13250) . . . $24.99 THE BIG GUY & RUSTY THE BOY ROBOT STATUE 12" tall fully painted, packaged in a full-color box (STAR10135) . . . $125.00 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #5: IGNATZ STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet (STAR11787) . . . $49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #7: MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet (STAR11788) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #8: LI'L ABNER STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet (STAR11880) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #9: DAISY MAE STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet (STAR11881) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #10: DICK TRACY STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet (STAR12089) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #11: BEETLE BAILEY STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet (STAR12180) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #12: SARGE STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet (STAR12028) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #14: FLASH GORDON STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet (STAR12308) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #13: LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE STATUE 4 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet (STAR12307) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #15: TERRY STATUE 4 1/2" tall, limited to 950, comes in litho tin box with pinback button and booklet (STAR12664) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #16: THE DRAGON LADY STATUE 4 1/2" tall, limited to 950, comes in litho tin box with pinback button and booklet (STAR12665) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #17: FEARLESS FOSDICK STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info booklet (STAR12666) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #19: DAGWOOD STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info booklet (STAR13492) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #20: BLONDIE STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info booklet (STAR13491) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #21: SMOKEY STOVER STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info booklet (STAR13495) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #22: WIMPY STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info booklet (STAR13307) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #23: BLUTO STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info booklet (STAR13308) . . . $49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #25: ALBERT STATUE 5" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info booklet. Limited to only 600 numbered copies (AUG010087) . . . $49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #26: NANCY STATUE 4" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info booklet. Limited to only 600 numbered copies (STAR14036) . . . $49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #27: SLUGGO STATUE 4" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info booklet. Limited to only 600 numbered copies (STAR14038) . . . $49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #28: ALLEY OOP STATUE 5" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info booklet. Limited to only 600 numbered copies . . . $49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #29: LITTLE NEMO STATUE 5" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info booklet. Limited to only 600 numbered copies . . . $49.95 FLAMING CARROT ACTION FIGURE 6" figure w/pogo stick, stink bomb, and lighted flame on his head (STAR10480) . . . $11.95 GUNSMITH CATS: RALLY AND MINNIE MAY ACTION FIGURES Rally Action Figure 6 1/2" tall, 12 points of articulation . . . $14.99 Minnie May Action Figure 6" tall, 10 points of articulation . . . $14.99 GUNSMITH CATS STATUE 8" tall, fully painted and assembled (STAR14603) . . . $150.00 HELLBOY PVC SET Seven piece set, packaged in a full color window box (STAR13684) . . . $39.99 HELLBOY SOFT VINYL FIGURE 13 3/4" tall, fully painted, soft vinyl figure, packaged in a full-color window box (STAR13505) . . . $59.99 MAGIC: THE GATHERING® HURLOON MINOTAUR STATUE Fully painted, assembled, and individually numbered, stands 14" high, packaged in a full- color box (STAR10039) . . . $125.00 MAGIC: THE GATHERING® SERRA ANGEL STATUE Fully painted, assembled, and individually numbered, packaged in a full-color box (STAR08290) . . . $125.00 MAGIC: THE GATHERING® SHIVAN DRAGON STATUE Fully painted, assembled, and individually numbered, stands 22" high, packaged in a full- color box (STAR08986) . . . $195.00 MAGIC: THE GATHERING® SPIRIT LINK STATUE Fully painted, assembled, and individually numbered, stands 14" high, packaged in a full- color box (STAR09454) . . . $125.00 MASAMUNE SHIROW'S MORNING STAR STATUE 12" tall, fully-painted and packaged in an illustrated box (STAR10489) . . . $150.00 MASAMUNE SHIROW'S REQUIEM STATUE: 22" tall on base w/wings and hand-painted (STAR11825) . . . $150.00 MONKEYBONE STATUE 8" tall, fully painted and assembled (note price) . . . $45.00 PLANET OF THE APES LIMITED-EDITION ATTAR STATUE 12" tall, fully painted, limited-edition, packaged in a full-color collectors box (STAR13914) . . . $150.00 PLANET OF THE APES LIMITED-EDITION THADE STATUE 12" tall, fully painted, limited-edition, packaged in a full-color collectors box (STAR14616) . . . $150.00 SARGE BOOK AND FIGURE SET b&w, 128pg, 5" x 8" (STAR12051) . . . $10.95 USAGI YOJIMBO STATUE #1: USAGI AND DINO 8" Usagi and Dino, fully painted, full-color box w/mini-sketchbook (STAR10805) . . . $79.95 USAGI YOJIMBO STATUE #2: USAGI AND KATSUICHI 8" Usagi and Katsuichi statue, full-color box w/mini-sketchbook (STAR11446) . . . $79.95 DC COMICS WALLOW IN IT: THE FILTH Since word first broke about writer Grant Morrison's new creator-owned series, the comics community has been abuzz with one question: Just what is THE FILTH? Here's what we can tell you: Morrison's return to VERTIGO with this 13-issue maxiseries guarantees readers the heady brew of big ideas, exotic locales and bizarre action that they've come to crave from the fan-favorite writer. Fans have had their imagination rocked by his previous groundbreaking works such as ANIMAL MAN, DOOM PATROL and THE INVISIBLES, and watched as the writer helped reinvent and revitalize JLA and X-Men. Now, joined by the stunning visuals of penciller Chris Weston (Ministry of Space, THE INVISIBLES) & inker Gary Erskine (THE AUTHORITY), Morrison's new series THE FILTH shows all the signs of an instant classic. And speaking of notable art, the covers by progressive designer Carlos Segura stretch the boundaries of what has been previously seen, continuing VERTIGO's commitment to cutting-edge comics. Then there are those prosthetically outfitted dolphins in scuba gear, the hard-smoking chimpanzee who dresses like a guard at the Kremlin and the cryptic pronouncements that something sneaky is going on right under our very noses. World- class weirdness, to say the least. You've seen the images. You've heard the buzz ("THE FILTH is everything I can't do in a mainstream comic like X-Men," says Morrison). The time for THE FILTH is now. What does all this have to do with the Way We Live Today? Want to know more about THE HAND and STATUS: Q? That would be telling… And our lips are sealed until June 5th! This project is supported with a 4-color poster, house and trade ads, and a minisite at www.dccomics.com. THE FILTH is a 13-issue VERTIGO maxiseries edited by Karen Berger and is suggested for mature readers. The 32- page issue #1 arrives in comic-book stores June 5 with a cover price of $2.95 U.S. WONDER WOMAN: THE HIKETEIA HC It is an ancient, long-forgotten Greek ritual: the Hiketeia. An almost-holy contract binding two parties in mutual protection and care. When a troubled young woman from Gotham City named Danielle performs the ceremony for a surprised Wonder Woman, the Amazon must accept its pact which then can never be broken — for refusing it would guarantee retribution from the gods… WONDER WOMAN: THE HIKETEIA is a 96-page hardcover written by Greg Rucka (DETECTIVE COMICS, Queen & Country) and gorgeously illustrated by J.G. Jones (Marvel Boy, Black Widow) & Wade von Grawbadger (STARMAN), that finds our heroine suddenly caught between a rock and a hard place by the sworn oath of the Hiketeia. Wonder Woman's problems only worsen when, forced into the role of teacher and protector, she discovers she also must stand between her student and the earthly justice that her fellow JLA teammate Batman so rightly seeks. It seems the Dark Knight has uncovered Danielle's deeply troubled past and has come to take her back to Gotham. Trapped with the gods watching above and Batman on the ground, Diana must now find a solution to a seemingly insoluble problem — one that, as in all Greek Tragedy, may end in death… This project is supported with a 4-color poster, house and trade ads, and a minisite at www.dccomics.com. WONDER WOMAN: THE HIKETEIA is a 96-page hardcover edited by Bob Schreck, arriving in comic-book stores June 19 with a cover price of $24.95 U.S. Note: A softcover edition will not be offered with an in-store date earlier than December, 2002. SMALLVILLE ACTION FIGURES Every week, devoted TV viewers tune into the hit series Smallville on The WB Network, featuring tales of a teenaged Clark Kent before he became Superman! Now, coming in October, DC Direct debuts its beautifully-sculpted SMALLVILLE ACTION FIGURES! Played by actor Tom Welling on the show, the SMALLVILLE: CLARK KENT ACTION FIGURE features a striking likeness, standing approximately 6 3/8" tall with 7 points of articulation, and thermal chromatic hands that change color (from Kryptonite poisoning). Clark also comes packaged with a removable backpack and a 1 1/4" block of Kryptonite. The SMALLVILLE: LANA LANG ACTION FIGURE stands approximately 5 3/4" tall with 11 points of articulation. Lana (played by actress Kristin Kreuk) comes with two pompoms that the figure can hold and a synthetic jewel Kryptonite replica of her necklace on a 18" chain that fans can wear. The SMALLVILLE: LEX LUTHOR ACTION FIGURE stands approximately 6 1/8" tall with 7 points of articulation. Lex (played by Michael Rosenbaum) comes with a hinged laptop computer emblazoned with the LuthorCorp logo and a LuthorCorp annual report. All three figures come with their own collectible trading card from Inkworks featuring a photo of the character and are packaged individually in 4-color blister packs. These figures are supported with a 4-color poster, house and trade ads, and a minisite at www.dccomics.com/dcdirect. The SMALLVILLE: CLARK KENT ACTION FIGURE, the SMALLVILLE: LANA LANG ACTION FIGURE and the SMALLVILLE: LEX LUTHOR ACTION FIGURE are all advance-solicited, sold separately and arrive in comic-book stores October 2. Please consult your retailer for pricing information. Retailers please note: These figures are intended for individual sale to consumers but are packaged together as an assortment. Consult your retailer order form for packaging details. These figures are being offered simultaneously beyond the comic-book specialty market. HELLBLAZER #175 "High On Life" Part 1 of 2 VERTIGO's longest-running title begins a dramatic new direction with its unprecedented 175th issue. After his epic journey through the American heartland, John Constantine is at last coming home. With HELLBLAZER #175, LUCIFER writer Mike Carey (a four-time Eisner nominee) takes the helm as Constantine returns to Britain to settle some family business, instead finding himself in the middle of a supernatural range war. Carey opens his run on the book with "High On Life," a 2-part story set in Constantine's hometown of Liverpool. The story also sees the return to HELLBLAZER (for two performances only) of PREACHER artist Steve Dillon, whose collaboration with writer Garth Ennis marks one of the classic eras of the title. Tim Bradstreet continues to provide arresting painted covers. So far as the world at large is concerned, Constantine died in a prison riot a year-and-a-half ago — and being dead has its advantages for someone with John's peculiar lifestyle. But he needs to set the record straight with what's left of his family. So he returns to Liverpool, the place of his birth, to see his sister Cheryl. There he finds her living in a rotting council block plagued by suicides and inexplicable acts of violence: a killer with a straight-edged razor is stalking the city; a strange old woman is dogging John's movements; and there's a mysterious agenda being played out that seems to promise nothing but evil for the last surviving members of the Constantine family. It's enough to make a man blow his cover...while this new storyline will blow your mind. HELLBLAZER #175 is a 32-page issue edited by Will Dennis and is suggested for mature readers. It arrives in comic- book stores June 26 with a cover price of $2.50 U.S. Experience the Future at… 100% Six star-crossed characters meet in the urban twilight of Manhattan 2038 — a perversely safe future city where the citizens wear ID tags and police cruisers stalk the streets like slow-moving sharks. This is the world of 100%, a new 5-issue VERTIGO miniseries in black-and-white (with gray-tones) from writer/artist Paul Pope (HEAVY LIQUID, THB) — a sci-fi "graphic movie" that Gear Magazine has already proclaimed "uncanny," adding "Pope is one of the most consistently inventive comics artists of his generation." Three separate-but-interconnected stories unfold in 100%, like a six-piece jigsaw puzzle set on a unique sci-fi gameboard. There's Daisy, the mysterious, fiery new go-go dancer, who makes sparks fly with the (not-so-average) busboy John. There's Strel, the club manager/mother goddess, pursued by Haitous, a former heavyweight champion fighter. And then there's Kim, the jittery barbabe, charmed by the magnetic Eloy, an artist obsessed with coaxing the perfect pitch from a chorus of 100 tea kettles. Filled with wit, sex, charm, and a level of menace rarely seen in today's comics, 100% — conceived and begun before the events of September 11th — is a frightful, prescient view into what America might look like tomorrow. And it's a future full of unpleasant contradictions — a sci-fi fishbowl world where the search for honesty continues, whether or not America remains the land of the free and the home of the brave. This project is supported with a 4-color poster, house and trade ads, and a minisite at www.dccomics.com. 100% is a 5-issue VERTIGO miniseries in black-and white (with gray-tones) edited by Shelly Bond and is suggested for mature readers. The 48-page issue #1 arrives in comic-book stores June 12 with a cover price of $5.95 U.S. Behold! The Champion of the Dream Realm! JUST IMAGINE… STAN LEE WITH WALTER SIMONSON CREATING SANDMAN For the past year, readers have witnessed a project that once seemed impossible take shape, as comic-book legend Stan Lee joined some of comics' greatest artists to create original characters based on the names of some of DC's signature heroes in the JUST IMAGINE… series of one-shots. In June, as previously unguessed-at connections between the earlier installments have become clear, Stan teams with Walter Simonson (ORION, Thor) to introduce a new champion with a familiar name in JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH WALTER SIMONSON CREATING SANDMAN. JUST IMAGINE…SANDMAN finds Earth menaced by a mysterious sickness that is causing worldwide panic as people fall asleep, but never wake up again. When a strange green mist approaches Earth, a panicky U.S. Government fears something even more terrifying is in store, and sends a mission into space to analyze the possible threat. But the mission has been compromised as astronaut Larry Wilton is menaced by an on-board saboteur…one under the influence of the malevolent Reverend Dominic Darrk. With his tether cut during a space walk, Wilton's life seems certain to end, but instead of dying, his near-unconscious body drifts into the mist cloud. When Wilton awakes, he finds himself in a strange, otherworldly place…one its inhabitants refer to as the Dream Realm. There he meets a woman known as Oracle, who reveals that the Realm is tied to the coma plague…and that the souls of all those afflicted will be lost if Wilton does not take the mantle of the Realm's guardian — the Sandman — and confront its evil master. But what connection does the deathlord of the Dream Realm have to Reverend Darrk? And will the Sandman be able to master the full range of powers spawned from his mystic amulet in order to save the world from the coma plague and the even greater Crisis that is to come? This penultimate chapter features two covers — one by Simonson and the other by Adam Hughes (WONDER WOMAN) — as well as an "On the Street" backup written by Michael Uslan with art by ??. This project is supported with house and trade ads. JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH WALTER SIMONSON CREATING SANDMAN is a 48-page Prestige Format one-shot edited by Mike Carlin. It arrives in comic-book stores June 12 with a cover price of $5.95 U.S. JUST IMAGINE… STAN LEE CREATING THE DC UNIVERSE BOOK ONE TP It was one of the most talked-about projects of 2001! Living legend Stan Lee — the co-creator of X-Men, Spider-Man, the Hulk and the Marvel Universe — joined with some of comics' greatest artists to create several original characters based on the names of classic DC characters! Now the first four of these unforgettable one-shots is collected in JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE CREATING THE DC UNIVERSE — a 224-page trade paperback that also includes a gallery of sketches and "behind- the-scenes" material. The first of three volumes, this trade paperback collects JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH JOE KUBERT CREATING BATMAN, JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH JIM LEE CREATING WONDER WOMAN, JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH JOHN BUSCEMA CREATING SUPERMAN, JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH DAVE GIBBONS CREATING GREEN LANTERN, and five Profile Pages from JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE SECRET FILES #1! Featuring the writing talents of Stan Lee (with Michael Uslan co-writing the "On The Street" backup stories), this volume displays an amazing roster of artists: Joe Kubert, Jim Lee & Scott Williams, John Buscema, Dave Gibbons & Dick Giordano, Michael Wm. Kaluta, Gene Colan & Tom Palmer, Kyle Baker, and José Luis Garciá-Lopez. Plus, all the back covers by Adam Hughes are included, while the volume itself is topped with a cover by Stuart Immonen! JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE CREATING THE DC UNIVERSE BOOK ONE is a 224-page trade paperback arriving in comic-book stores June 26 with a cover price of $19.95 U.S. JLA: DESTINY The Man of Steel. The Dark Knight. They are the World's Finest heroes…but what would life be like without them? A world where their absence has had just as great an impact as their existence has had in this reality. A world where the super- criminals are less afraid, more confident, better organized, and more focused… Welcome to the Elseworld of JLA: DESTINY — a 4-issue miniseries in the Prestige Format that tells the story of this contentious, frightening place where global terrorism masquerades as super-politics. Written by John Arcudi (DOOM PATROL, GEN13), with art and covers by Tom Mandrake (MARTIAN MANHUNTER, THE SPECTRE), JLA: DESTINY is set in a world that desperately needs a Justice League of its own. Here, everything you know about the DC Universe is wrong: The JLA started from humble (yet oddly recognizable) beginnings through the efforts of just one man. It grew and evolved to combat the increasingly nasty world it eventually came to police. The League isn't tempered by the forces of will from two iconic personalities. Rather, it's torn by the changes it has seen. New heroes jockey to fill the void, barely able to keep pace with new villains and their endless campaigns of terror. And behind it all, a crisis is building that this Justice League of America isn't prepared to meet… This project is supported with house and trade ads. JLA: DESTINY is a 4-issue Prestige Format Elseworlds miniseries edited by Peter Tomasi. The 48-page issue #1 arrives in comic-book stores June 5 with a cover price of $5.95 U.S. BLACK SUN Hong Kong: it's one of the grandest cities in the world with over two thousand years of secrets! But Maggie Sun (introduced in the pages of THE ESTABLISHMENT) is about to learn why some secrets are best left hidden in BLACK SUN — a 6-issue miniseries from WildStorm Productions! Written by Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated writer Marc Andreyko (Jinx: Torso, Sam & Twitch) with stunning art and covers by Trevor Scott (THE AUTHORITY) using cutting-edge digital techniques, BLACK SUN is an action/thriller that will leave you breathless! While investigating a bizarre waterfront crime, young hotshot police detective Maggie Sun discovers this isn't just another petty theft. In fact, a centuries-old hellish plot is about to be unleashed by the Demon Lord Azuras. With the help of a mystical black zhenzhu (pearl), Maggie alone has the power to battle Azuras and his demon minions. But does the answer to defeating Azuras lie in her own family's dark past? Will Maggie defy fate or will she succumb to the fearsome demon lord, who damns herself and the rest of the world? This project is supported with house and trade ads. BLACK SUN is a 6-issue WildStorm Productions miniseries edited by Aaron Watanabe and Jeff Mariotte. The 32- page issue #1 arrives in comic-book stores June 19 with a cover price of $2.95 U.S. 100 BULLETS: A FOREGONE TOMORROW TP The fourth collection of Brian Azzarello's and Eduardo Risso's acclaimed VERTIGO series is the biggest volume yet. Collecting eleven issues, the 100 BULLETS: A FOREGONE TOMORROW trade paperback reprints 100 BULLETS #20-30, weighing in at 264 pages. The story of Agent Graves, Mr. Shepherd, and the mysterious Minutemen continues through the multipart storylines "Selfish and Out to Sea," "Red Prince Blues," and the return of Dizzy in the 3-chapter capper "ˇContrabandolero!," as well as the opening one-shot "The Mimic" and the infamous assassination one-shot, "Idol Chatter," featuring a brand-new view of the death of a President. Plus, in "Mr. Branch and the Family Tree," we follow Paris-based conspiracy nut Mr. Branch as he relates tales of the various main characters of the series, featuring full-page pinups by Frank Miller, Jim Lee, Dave Gibbons, J.G. Jones, Paul Pope, Lee Bermejo, Tim Bradstreet, Joe Jusko, Jordi Bernet, and Mark Chiarello. More light is shed on the history of the Minutemen and the organization that created them, what is planned for their future, and the conflict between Graves and the Trust that lies at the heart of everything. A FOREGONE TOMORROW is wrapped within a striking, all-new cover painting by Dave Johnson. This project is supported with house ads. 100 BULLETS: A FOREGONE TOMORROW is a 264-page VERTIGO trade paperback and is suggested for mature readers. It arrives in comic-book stores June 19 with a cover price of $17.95 U.S. JONNY DOUBLE TP Before their critically acclaimed collaboration on 100 BULLETS, writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso gained notoriety with a 4-issue noir miniseries from VERTIGO that cleverly updated a classic DC character. Now that much-demanded tale is collected in a new 104-page VERTIGO trade paperback that includes a brand-new extended ending, featuring new story pages not included in the original miniseries. JONNY DOUBLE tells the sordid story of one Jonny Double, a down-on-his-luck P.I. in San Francisco who knows he's way past his prime. Desperate for rent money, he agrees to keep tabs on a rich man's wayward 20-something daughter Faith. But Faith has other plans, and after seducing Jonny, she draws him into a tangled scheme with her small-time criminal friends to rob a long-dormant bank account that may have once belonged to Al Capone. But things go sour in a hurry when the account turns out to be not so dormant, and Jonny, Faith, and their gang are suddenly being hunted by unknown killers — and menaced by betrayal from within. This project is supported with house ads. JONNY DOUBLE is a 104-page VERTIGO trade paperback and is suggested for mature readers. It arrives in comic- book stores June 5 with a cover price of $12.95 U.S. CODENAME: KNOCKOUT #14 For over a year, Angela Devlin and Go-Go Fiasco have been unique even among VERTIGO characters: globe-trotting, bed-hopping super-spies with a penchant for jumping the fence between good and evil (and G.O.O.D. and E.V.I.L.). But things are about to change, starting with CODENAME: KNOCKOUT #14 — a stand-alone issue that kicks off a new direction for the series, by writer Robert Rodi and artists Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti. Plus, this issue also features two "Deviant Covers" by two of the industry's hottest artists: the infamous Jim Lee (WILDCATS) and the enigmatic J. Scott Campbell (DANGER GIRL)! The conclusion to Angela's and Go-Go's first year's adventures found the pair solidly in the camp of Angela's crime- boss father, Damon Devlin. Now that allegiance is catching up to them, as they're hunted by a new crime-busting organization, H.E.A.V.E.N., and its strangely familiar operatives: a sexy secret agent with ties to two opposing agencies, and her partner, a fast-talking gay whiz kid! Introducing: Divinita Beastly and Ravish Kinkimanboi — Britain's top espionage team! And while they have a lot in common with Angela and Go-Go, it's the differences that prove explosive! Will they become our heroes' allies...or their replacements? Yeah baby!! CODENAME: KNOCKOUT #14 brings in an array of wild new allies and wily new adversaries — sending Angela and Go-Go back stateside for a series of adventures that rip aside the secrecy shrouding their origins, unveiling threats and dangers uncomfortably close to home. CODENAME: KNOCKOUT #14 is a 32-page issue edited by Will Dennis and is suggested for mature readers. It arrives in comic-book stores June 26 with a cover price of $2.50 U.S. Note: This issue will ship with two covers. All orders will be composed of covers by Jim Lee and Sandra Hope (50%) and J. Scott Campbell (50%). GREEN LANTERN: BRIGHTEST DAY/ BLACKEST NIGHT Before Kyle Rayner, before Hal Jordan, there was one man who bore the ring as the original Emerald Gladiator: Alan Scott, Green Lantern! Now travel back in time with us to the height of the Golden Age, circa World War II, as we recount the tale of Scott's first encounter with one of his greatest adversaries ever! GREEN LANTERN: BRIGHTEST DAY/BLACKEST NIGHT is a 48-page Prestige Format one-shot written by Steven T. Seagle (THE CRUSADES, Uncanny X-Men) and exquisitely painted by John K. Snyder III (DOCTOR MID-NITE). When a planeload of mysterious foreigners carrying a secret weapon is forced to land in the wilds of Gotham City's Slaughter Swamp, radio announcer Alan Scott springs into action as Green Lantern! But the rescue attempt is thwarted by a malevolent brute Scott has never before seen. Fans of DC history will thrill to read about the Golden Age Green Lantern's first colossal run-in with the grotesque gargoyle called Solomon Grundy! Told from the point of view of both Alan Scott (in lavish color) and Grundy (in chilling black-and-white), BRIGHTEST DAY/BLACKEST NIGHT is a heart-stopping race against time to save lives and the free world…but from what? The murderous man-monster that stalks the swamps? The gang of would-be world-smashers who were on the plane? Or the true threat, the secret cargo that's an early component of the American nuclear arms effort, which could turn brightest day…into blackest night!?!? This project is supported with house and trade ads. GREEN LANTERN: BRIGHTEST DAY/BLACKEST NIGHT is a 48-page Prestige Format one-shot edited by Dan Raspler, arriving in comic-book stores June 19 with a cover price of $5.95 U.S. JSA: DARKNESS FALLS TP Heroes of the present and legends of the past came together to form the Justice Society of America! Now honored as heroes, the new JSA continues to endure the trials that made the Justice Society heroic icons. But as heroes continue, so must evil… JSA: DARKNESS FALLS is a 232-page trade paperback cowritten by David S. Goyer & Geoff Johns, with art by Stephen Sadowski, Michael Bair, Buzz, Marcos Martin, and Keith Champagne, and a new cover by Sadowski & Mark Farmer. Reprinting JSA #6-15, DARKNESS FALLS finds the JSA called upon once again to save the planet from malevolent forces that threaten the very fiber of the universe! But this time it's personal, as the foe they fight is a darkness-consumed Obsidian — son of Alan Scott, Sentinel. If that weren't enough, the original super-team also must confront the return of the Injustice Society and face the time-shattering threat of Extant, who killed several members of the original Justice Society during ZERO HOUR. This project is supported with house ads. JSA: DARKNESS FALLS is a 232-page trade paperback, arriving in comic-book stores June 12 with a cover price of $19.95 U.S. Note: This is a resolicitation. All previous orders have been cancelled. GREEN LANTERN ARCHIVES Volume Four HC "In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight! Let those who worship evil's might beware my power — Green Lantern's light!" With these words, dauntless test pilot Hal Jordan came to wield the greatest power in the universe: the Green Lantern! Now thrill to more exciting adventures of the Emerald Gladiator of the Silver Age as they are collected in GREEN LANTERN ARCHIVES Volume Four — a 216-page hardcover featuring a foreword by former DC editor Jack C. Harris. With stories written by John Broome and Gardner Fox, featuring classic art by the likes of Gil Kane, Joe Giella (with an assist from Murphy Anderson), Frank Giacoia, and Sid Greene, the Green Lantern's light perhaps was never more radiant than it was during these halcyon days of comicdom. Reprinting eight complete issues (GREEN LANTERN Vol. 1 #22-29), Volume Four finds the Emerald Gladiator doing battle with the Tattooed Man, Sonar, Star Sapphire, the Shark and other extraordinary foes. Brightest days, indeed! GREEN LANTERN ARCHIVES Volume Four is a 216-page hardcover, arriving in comic-book stores June 26 with a cover price of $49.95 U.S. EVERQUEST: TRANSFORMATION Following the successful EVERQUEST: THE RUINS OF KUNARK one-shot, WildStorm Productions presents a brand-new story based on Sony Online Entertainment's award-winning EverQuest — the most successful online fantasy role- playing game ever (with over 400,000 subscribers)! EVERQUEST: TRANSFORMATION is a 48-page Prestige Format one-shot written by Devin Grayson (BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS, USER), who is no stranger to the online gaming world herself. The eye-popping art is provided by the TALEWEAVER art team of Philip S. Tan & Gary Mayoralgo, with a dazzling cover by Whilce Portacio (X-Force) & Richard Friend (STEAMPUNK). TRANSFORMATION is a perilous adventure in which a Dark Elf warrior and an unusual band of misfits must find a lost piece of mystical armor. Can this motley crew survive the dangers of Norrath to claim their prize? Or will they succumb to death's cold embrace? TRANSFORMATION continues the series of EverQuest projects from WildStorm Productions, featuring characters and events from the online game, produced by some of the most talented creators in the industry today! This project is supported with house ads. EVERQUEST: TRANSFORMATION is a 48-page Prestige Format WildStorm Productions one-shot edited by Aaron Watanabe and Jeff Mariotte. It arrives in comic-book stores June 26 with a cover price of $5.95 U.S. RESIDENT EVIL: CODENAME VERONICA Volume One TP You've played the hot-selling videogame! You've seen the blockbuster movie! You've read the American comic book from WildStorm Productions! And now, for the first time ever, you can read the Hong Kong version of the Resident Evil comics adapted into English! RESIDENT EVIL: CODENAME VERONICA Volume One is a 144-page WildStorm trade paperback originally written by Lee Chung Hing and illustrated by Hui King Sum, and translated into English dialogue by Ted Adams & Kris Oprisko (RESIDENT EVIL: FIRE & ICE). After barely surviving her experience in Raccoon City (as told in Capcom's Resident Evil 2), Claire Redfield searches for clues that will help her learn the whereabouts of her missing brother, Chris. To her horror, she discovers the evil Umbrella Corporation has headquarters outside of Raccoon City. Flesh-eating zombies, monstrous beasts and strange mutations are spreading around the globe. While she searches for her brother, Claire begins to uncover the details behind the bio-tech conspiracy. Originally published in Hong Kong, this faithful adaptation captures all of the excitement, action and frightening horror of the Resident Evil games. This project is supported with house ads. RESIDENT EVIL: CODENAME VERONICA Volume One is a 144-page WildStorm Productions trade paperback and is suggested for mature readers. It arrives in comic-book stores June 12 with a cover price of $14.95 U.S. The Hammer of Hell takes flight! ENEMY ACE ARCHIVES VOL. ONE HC ENEMY ACE DELUXE ACTION FIGURE His name was Baron Hans von Hammer, and he was the greatest fighter pilot of World War I. But when he first appeared in 1965, he wasn't exactly the kind of war hero that comics fans were used to reading about… Treat yourself to one of the finest war features ever with ENEMY ACE ARCHIVES Volume One — a 224-page hardcover advance-solicited for arrival in October that reprints the Enemy Ace stories from OUR ARMY AT WAR #151-155, SHOWCASE #57 & 58 and STAR-SPANGLED WAR STORIES #138-142. Von Hammer — the "Enemy Ace" — piloted his red Fokker DR-1 triplane in the skies above the trenches of WWI Europe, driven more by duty and honor than bloodlust. "Enemy Ace" was the first regular feature in comics to "dare to reveal the enemy side of the war" and remains a singular achievement in comics. The brainchild of prolific writer Robert Kanigher and classic war artist Joe Kubert (who provides the introduction to this volume), Von Hammer struggled as much with his conscience as he did with his enemies. Hating war, he did his duty for his country to the best of his ability, aided by his trusted Black Wolf companion. These stories are packed with beautifully orchestrated dogfights that unfold across the pages — each one ending with Von Hammer's famous salute to his fallen foe. Seldom, if ever — especially in war comics — has the hero's character been explored in such depth. The ten stories collected in this volume are not only some of the best war stories ever, but also feature explorations of Von Hammer's background, while introducing his most famous adversary, the Hangman. Also advance-solicited this month, and due to arrive the same day as the Archive Edition, is the ENEMY ACE DELUXE ACTION FIGURE from DC Direct! Enemy Ace stands approximately 6 1/4" tall without his helmet and comes packaged with the Black Wolf, his companion from the woods around his ancestral home. The great Black Wolf is 2" tall and 4" long. This deluxe set also includes a 3" long replica of his Fokker DR-1. These items are supported with house and trade ads. ENEMY ACE ARCHIVES Volume One is a 224-page hardcover. It is advance-solicited and arrives in comic-book stores October 2 with a cover price of $49.95 U.S. The ENEMY ACE DELUXE ACTION FIGURE is advance-solicited and arrives in comic-book stores October 2. Please consult your retailer for pricing information. BATMOBILE REPLICA: 1950s EDITION Buckle yourself in and get ready to hit the road with DC Direct's first in a series of vehicle props, the BATMOBILE REPLICA: 1950s EDITION. This finely crafted, cold-cast porcelain, hand-painted replica brings to life one of the most famous vehicles in comics, the sleek Batmobile — as driven by Batman and Robin in the '50s. The Batmobile measures approximately 11" long x 3 1/2" tall x 4 1/2" wide, on a base measuring 9" deep x 12 1/2" long x 2" high, and is set on an art-deco-themed base. The Batmobile features light-up headlights, taillights and the eyes of the Bat-emblem on the front of the vehicle, and is removable from its base, but does not have rolling wheels. (The light-up feature works when the vehicle is on the base, using an "on/off" switch with 30-second timer to conserve batteries). Also included is a 3 1/2" x 5" Batmobile "title" document and a 16" x 22" blueprint of the Batmobile. This vehicle comes packaged with batteries in a 4-color box. Look for more replica edition vehicles from DC Direct in the months to come! The BATMOBILE REPLICA: 1950s EDITION is advance-solicited, arriving in comic-book stores September 4 with a price of $195.00 U.S. BRUCE WAYNE: FUGITIVE DETECTIVE COMICS #771 WRITTEN BY GREG RUCKA AND JUDD WINICK; ART BY STEVE LIEBER, CLIFF CHIANG AND MARK MCKENNA; COVER BY ANDREW ROBINSON In stores June 5. "Bruce Wayne: Fugitive" Part 12! It's one thing to try and solve a murder. Being cleared of the crime is a different matter. While Batman struggles to build a new life, the shadow of the GCPD looms large. Plus, Chapter Nine of "Josie Mac," by Judd Winick and Cliff Chiang. FC, 40 PG. $2.50 BATGIRL #29 WRITTEN BY KELLEY PUCKETT; ART AND COVER BY DAMION SCOTT AND ROBERT CAMPANELLA In stores June 12. "Bruce Wayne: Fugitive" Part 13! For the last few months in the various Batman-related books, members of the Batsquad have uncovered tiny clues regarding the murder of Vesper Fairchild. Tonight, they piece them together by recreating the crime, with Nightwing playing the role of the killer and Batgirl, the victim. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 *********************** Each issue of the BRUCE WAYNE: FUGUTIVE storyline features a puzzle piece on the cover, and contains an important clue to Vesper Fairchild's murder! *********************** BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #30 WRITTEN BY DEVIN GRAYSON AND DOUG ALEXANDER; ART BY ROGER ROBINSON, ROB HAYNES AND JOHN FLOYD; COVER BY BRIAN BOLLAND In stores June 19. "Bruce Wayne: Fugitive" Part 14! What's eating Azrael? And why is he using those closest to Batman as punching bags? Join us for the first part of a story where the Agent of the Bat plans to take over Batman's cowl…permanently! This story concludes in AZRAEL: AGENT OF THE BAT #91. Plus, a Batman Black & White backup, "Punchline," written by Doug Alexander with art by Rob Haynes (Daredevil: Ninja). FC, 40 PG. $2.50 AZRAEL: AGENT OF THE BAT #91 WRITTEN BY DENNIS O'NEIL; ART BY SERGIO CARIELLO AND JAMES PASCOE; COVER BY MIKE ZECK AND JERRY ORDWAY In stores June 19. "Bruce Wayne: Fugitive" Part 15, continuing from BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #30 — Azrael's deterioration takes a savage turn as guest- stars Batman, Robin and Nightwing struggle to keep up! With Jean Paul's dementia increasing to match his super-strength, Batman feels responsible for all his new acts of violence, since he failed to stop Azrael's career early on. But will his guilty conscience make him fall victim to an enraged Azrael? FC, 32 PG. $2.50 DC UNIVERSE: BATMAN BATGIRL SECRET FILES #1 WRITTEN BY SCOTT PETERSON, DAN CURTIS JOHNSON AND J.H. WILLIAMS III; ART BY PHIL NOTO, DAMION SCOTT, GREG SCOTT, GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, ALITHA MARTINEZ, MARCOS MARTIN, AND VARIOUS; COVER BY SCOTT AND ROBERT CAMPANELLA In stores June 19. Gotham's most dangerous defender stars in her first SECRET FILES Special! An encounter with an unexpected criminal leads Cassandra to revisit her origins (written by original BATGIRL cowriter Scott Peterson, with art by Phil Noto & Robert Campanella). Plus, Cassandra learns how she would have fared in combat against Barbara Gordon — during the current Oracle's time as Batgirl (written by Peterson with art by Giuseppe Camuncoli & Cameron Stewart). And the DEO investigates the aftermath of Batgirl's battle with Lady Shiva (written by Dan Curtis Johnson & J.H. Williams III with art by Greg Scott & Mick Gray). Rounding out the issue are profiles of some of Batgirl's newest enemies and allies, with a special portrait of young Barbara Gordon as Batgirl, courtesy of the upcoming BATGIRL: YEAR ONE art team of Marcos Martin & Alvaro Lopez! FC, 48 PG. $4.95 STAR OF THE MONTH BATGIRL: A KNIGHT ALONE TP WRITTEN BY KELLEY PUCKETT; ART BY DAMION SCOTT, COY TURNBULL, ROBERT CAMPANELLA, DAN DAVIS, AND JOHN LOWE; COVER BY SCOTT AND CAMPANELLA In stores June 19. Reoffered to coincide with BATGIRL SECRET FILES #1, this second collection of BATGIRL reprints issues #7-11, 13, and 14. Batgirl was once able to sense when attacks were coming, making her the ultimate fighting machine. But now she seems to have lost her special talents. And with Lady Shiva in Gotham looking for a worthy opponent to fight, the timing couldn't be worse. (STAR14229D) SC, 7X10, 160PG, FC $12.95 ************************ BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #156 WRITTEN BY DWAYNE MCDUFFIE; ART AND COVER BY VAL SEMEIKS AND DAN GREEN In stores June 12. "Blink," Part 1 of 3. When a blind man with the power to see through the eyes of other men accidentally taps into the mind of a serial killer, Batman finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that reaches from the streets of Gotham straight up into its cathedrals of power. FC, 32 PG. $2.25 BATMAN #604 WRITTEN BY ED BRUBAKER; ART BY SCOTT MCDANIEL AND ANDY OWENS; COVER BY MCDANIEL In stores June 26. Batman returns to the place that started it all — Crime Alley — to think over the events of recent months (Vesper's murder, his own arrest and escape, his abandonment of the Bruce Wayne persona). But it's not a quiet moment of reflection. He runs into Catwoman, and they proceed to roof-hop all over Gotham, fighting thugs in between moments of deep thought. FC, 32 PG. $2.25 BATMAN/DEATHBLOW: AFTER THE FIRE #3 WRITTEN BY BRIAN AZZARELLO; ART BY LEE BERMEJO AND TIM BRADSTREET; COVER BY BERMEJO WILDSTORM PRODUCTIONS. In stores June 26. Batman's been picking up the pieces from a decade-old case file of deceased government agent Michael Cray, also known as Deathblow. Now, the ten-year-old trail Bruce Wayne is following heats up, and then ignites in a furious blaze, as Batman comes face-to-face with the psychopathic pyrokinetic who's back in Gotham to settle old scores. Can Batman succeed where Deathblow failed? And what's the explanation for the recent sightings of Deathblow down at the Gotham Ship Yards? Prestige Format. FC, 48 PG. (3 OF 3) $5.95 STAR OF THE MONTH BATMAN: EVOLUTION TP WRITTEN BY GREG RUCKA; ART BY SHAWN MARTINBROUGH, JOHN WATKISS, WILLIAM ROSADO, PHIL HESTER, AND STEVE MITCHELL; COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON In stores June 19. Reoffered to coincide with WONDER WOMAN: THE HIKETEIA, this trade paperback shows some of Greg Rucka's strongest work. Batman and Commissioner Gordon struggle to maintain order as a new force threatens to consume Gotham. Ra's Al Ghul, one of the Batman's greatest enemies, returns with new, demonic cohorts. Reprinting material from DETECTIVE COMICS #743-750. (STAR13772D) SC, 7X10, 224PG, FC $12.95 ************************ BATMAN: GOTHAM ADVENTURES #51 WRITTEN BY JASON HALL; ART BY BRAD RADER AND TERRY AUSTIN; COVER BY BOB SMITH AND TERRY BEATTY In stores June 26. Mr. Freeze is sprung from Arkham by Nora (the ex-wife he never got over) to formulate the compound that might return him — and the life they once shared — to normal. But love is blind. Featuring super-cool guest-art by Brad Rader (CATWOMAN) & Terry Austin (SUPERMAN ADVENTURES). FC, 32 PG. $1.99 BIRDS OF PREY #44 WRITTEN BY CHUCK DIXON; ART BY DAVE ROSS AND ANDREW PEPOY; COVER BY PHIL NOTO In stores June 19. Black Canary reaches a truce with the murderous Deathstroke. Seems they have to work together to solve the riddle of a mysterious island floating in and out of time. To make matters even stranger, this island is populated by…canary-eating dinosaurs?!? FC, 32 PG. $2.50 CATWOMAN #8 WRITTEN BY ED BRUBAKER; ART BY BRAD RADER AND RICK BURCHETT; COVER BY PAUL POPE In stores June 26. Catwoman and Slam Bradley turn the tables on the East End's crooked cops. Meanwhile, the aforementioned cops are closing in on Holly, even rousting her closest friends. We wouldn't want to be in their path! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 HARLEY QUINN #21 WRITTEN BY KARL KESEL; ART BY BRANDON BADEAUX AND DAN DAVIS; COVER BY TERRY DODSON AND RACHEL DODSON In stores June 12. Harley's trapped in the ultimate prison by a demonic fellow whose name begins with the letter "E." She enlists the help of some familiar (if unexpected) faces in a massive attempt to regain her freedom! Harley's got a gaggle of unusual super-humans on her side, but it ain't easy to come back from…well, wherever — especially with a bounty hunter gunning for your head! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 NIGHTWING #70 WRITTEN BY CHUCK DIXON; ART BY WILLIAM ROSADO AND ROB STULL; COVER BY MICHAEL GOLDEN In stores June 12. Writer Chuck Dixon wraps up his run on NIGHTWING as Dick travels to a sleepy little desert town in Arizona. The town is Desert Palms, and it's home to dozens of members of the witness protection program. It's a small quiet town…until Hella arrives in search of the one, the only, "Lunchmeat" Deever. It's lots of guns and lots of mobsters, as all hell breaks loose…and only Nightwing can save the day. FC, 32 PG. $2.25 ROBIN #103 WRITTEN BY JON LEWIS; ART BY DAVID HAHN AND ANDREW PEPOY; COVER BY MICHAEL LOPEZ AND PEPOY In stores June 19. Robin discovers the secret of the woman claiming to be Nocturna, but he may be too late to save Spoiler. Flames are rushing through "Nocturna's" apartment, and in trying to rescue the femme fatale, Spoiler has fallen under her controlling spell! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 DC UNIVERSE: SUPERMAN SUPERMAN #183 WRITTEN BY JEPH LOEB; ART AND COVER BY ED MCGUINNESS AND CAM SMITH In stores June 5. The unthinkable happens: Clark Kent is fired from the Daily Planet! Plus, the secret deal between Lex Luthor and Lois Lane (from way back in SUPERMAN #151) is finally paid off, but at a heavy price. FC, 32 PG. $2.25 ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #605 WRITTEN BY JOE CASEY; ART BY CARLOS MEGLIA; COVER BY CARLOS PACHECO AND JESÚS MERIŃO In stores June 12. The conclusion of the Super-Baby saga! Will Superman be forced to kill Ultraman as the Fortress of Solitude grows to tremendous proportions, threatening to overtake the entire planet? And what plans do Owlman and Superwoman have? FC, 32 PG. $2.25 SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #127 WRITTEN BY MARK SCHULTZ; ART BY YVEL GUICHET AND WALDEN WONG; COVER BY MICHAEL GOLDEN In stores June 19. Part 2 of "The Pantheon." Charged with the power of a goddess, Lois Lane confronts Wonder Woman. Is this just a normal catfight, or is Lois looking for some release from her father's death? Meanwhile, Superman battles the group of minor gods, who have empowered his wife! It's Ragnarok in Metropolis! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 ACTION COMICS #792 WRITTEN BY JOE KELLY; ART BY PASCUAL FERRY AND MARK MORALES; COVER BY FERRY AND CAM SMITH In stores June 26. Someone close to Clark Kent is missing. What can Superman do? It's a different role for Superman, who has to play detective to get to the bottom of this mystery. FC, 32 PG. $2.25 SUPERGIRL #71 WRITTEN BY PETER DAVID; ART BY JAMAL IGLE AND JOSÉ MARZAN JR.; COVER BY LEONARD KIRK AND ROBIN RIGGS In stores June 19. While examining ancient ruins in Mexico, Supergirl, Mary Marvel and Buzz face off against the sorceress Tara — another ally of the Demon Mother who's plagued Supergirl in recent months. The encounter, unfortunately, winds up catapulting Supergirl back in time, and she quickly finds herself about to become a sacrifice during the reign of the Aztecs! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 DC UNIVERSE DEADMAN #7 WRITTEN BY STEVE VANCE; ART BY SHAWN MCMANUS; COVER BY BRIAN BOLLAND In stores June 12. The children of the utopian land of Nanda Parbat were raised to believe in peace and love…and then their homeland was destroyed. And their parents, the mystical force that held their evil in check, were unleashed upon an unsuspecting world. Now a group of the evildoers wants to reclaim their innocent offspring, and only Deadman stands between them and the next generation of evil. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 DOOM PATROL #9 WRITTEN BY JOHN ARCUDI; ART AND COVER BY TAN ENG HUAT In stores June 5. Once upon a time, the man known as Cliff Steele lost his mind. Now, as Robotman, he's trying to figure out what happened to the rest of him in the years before he got it back. The answers will astound him…and just might cause him to lose his mind one final time. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 ENEMY ACE ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC WRITTEN BY ROBERT KANIGHER; ART AND COVER BY JOE KUBERT Advance-solicited; in stores October 2. Enemy Ace — one of the first regular features in comics to showcase stories of war told from the viewpoint of the "enemy!" This hardcover starring Baron Hans Von Hammer, the greatest fighter pilot of World War I, reprints the Enemy Ace stories from OUR ARMY AT WAR #151-155, SHOWCASE #57 & 58 and STAR-SPANGLED WAR STORIES #138-142. For more information, see the feature article. HC, 7X10, 224PG, FC $49.95 THE FLASH #187 WRITTEN BY GEOFF JOHNS; ART BY SCOTT KOLINS AND DOUG HAZLEWOOD; COVER BY BRIAN BOLLAND In stores June 26. "Crossfire," Part 4 of 5. How can the Flash free himself from the influence of the Thinker? How can he battle a villain whose very thoughts transform the world to his own terms? And is Cyborg sorry he ever came to Keystone, now that he's met the Flash's Rogues Gallery? FC, 32 PG. $2.25 GREEN ARROW #15 WRITTEN BY KEVIN SMITH; ART BY PHIL HESTER AND ANDE PARKS; PAINTED COVER BY MATT WAGNER In stores June 26. Kevin Smith ends his run on GREEN ARROW with a bang! Truth be told, it's going to be a whole lotta' bangs. Smith never has ceased to amaze and surprise readers during his run on Green Arrow. He's taken Oliver Queen from Hell's gates to Heaven's fields in the "Quiver" storyline. He's shed new light on the underbelly of Star City and unfinished parts of Ollie's life. With this landmark fifteenth issue, Kevin Smith bids farewell to the hero he helped bring back from the dead. Note: This issue is a resolicitation. All previous orders have been cancelled. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 GREEN LANTERN #151 WRITTEN BY JUDD WINICK; ART BY DALE EAGLESHAM AND RODNEY RAMOS; COVER BY JIM LEE In stores June 12. The future of all Green Lanterns begins here! In the aftermath of the "Hand of God" storyline, we find a Green Lantern with a new outlook on his duties, as well as new tricks up his sleeve. There's not going to be any rest for anyone, however, as an infectious madness without rhyme or reason grabs hold of New York City, starting with one of Earth's former Green Lanterns! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 GREEN LANTERN ARCHIVES VOL. 4 HC WRITTEN BY JOHN BROOME AND GARDNER FOX; ART BY GIL KANE, JOE GIELLA, FRANK GIACOIA, AND SID GREENE; COVER BY KANE In stores June 26. The continuing adventures of the Silver Age Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, are re-presented in this collection reprinting GREEN LANTERN Vol. 1 #22-29, and featuring a foreword by former DC editor Jack C. Harris. Volume Four finds the Emerald Gladiator doing battle with the Tattooed Man, Sonar, Star Sapphire, the Shark and other extraordinary foes. For more information, see the feature article. HC, 7X10, 216PG, FC $49.95 GREEN LANTERN: BRIGHTEST DAY/BLACKEST NIGHT WRITTEN BY STEVEN T. SEAGLE; PAINTED ART AND COVER BY JOHN K. SNYDER III In stores June 19. A classic tale of the original Emerald Gladiator is told in this lavishly painted one-shot! When a planeload of mysterious foreigners carrying a secret weapon is forced to land in the wilds of Gotham City's Slaughter Swamp, radio announcer Alan Scott springs into action as Green Lantern! But the rescue attempt is thwarted by a malevolent brute Scott has never seen before: the murderous man-monster known only as Solomon Grundy. For more information, see the feature article. Prestige Format. Look for a signed version in the Dynamic Forces section of Previews. FC, 48 PG. $5.95 HAVEN: THE BROKEN CITY #7 WRITTEN BY ASHLEY-JAYNE NICOLAUS AND MATTHEW P. SCHUSTER; ART AND PAINTED COVER BY ARIEL OLIVETTI In stores June 19. The ultra-powerful Ivas takes on the Havenite heroes of the Alliance! What is the connection between the villainous Ivas and the heroic Valadin? And how will the Alliance recover from the revelation that one of their own members is in the thrall of Anathema? FC, 32 PG. (7 OF 9) $2.50 HAWKMAN #4 WRITTEN BY JAMES ROBINSON AND GEOFF JOHNS; ART BY RAGS MORALES AND MICHAEL BAIR; PAINTED COVER BY ANDREW ROBINSON In stores June 5. What could be worse than being trapped in a savage warworld in a dimension created by the god of death? Try being chained and tortured as a slave in these "Battlelands!" The only hope for Hawkman's freedom is the aid of the Shadow Thief and Carter's own mastery of will. Yet, what good is freedom if it only leads into a bigger cage? Meanwhile, Hawkgirl learns a lesson from Tigress and her crossbow. Will she get the point? FC, 32 PG. $2.50 IMPULSE #87 WRITTEN BY TODD DEZAGO; ART BY CARLO BARBERI AND GREG ADAMS; COVER BY BARBERI AND WAYNE FAUCHER In stores June 12. Impulse is still the most powerful hero in the DC Universe, and, not letting an opportunity escape him, he's using that enormous power recklessly, transforming everything he surveys into his own warped adolescent perspective of life! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 JLA #67 WRITTEN BY JOE KELLY; ART AND COVER BY DOUG MAHNKE AND TOM NGUYEN In stores June 26. Human sacrifice just doesn't sit well with Batman — or the rest of the JLA, for that matter! And when two mysterious ancient champions lay waste to a Florida amusement park, the World's Greatest Super-Heroes hit them hard! But the two brutal war-chiefs are much tougher than they seem, and as Green Lantern falls, it's a desperate struggle for the rest of the heroes to stay alive! This issue sets many story elements in motion, paving the way for this summer's bi-weekly JLA mega-event "The Obsidian Age." Keep watching the skies…and the seas! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 JLA: DESTINY #1 WRITTEN BY JOHN ARCUDI; ART AND COVER BY TOM MANDRAKE ELSEWORLDS. In stores June 5. In a world without Batman or Superman, the super-criminals have become less afraid, more confident, better organized, and more focused. A different kind of Justice League of America has formed with new heroes, but they are barely able to keep pace with the new villains and their endless campaign of terror. For more information, see the feature article. Prestige Format. FC, 48 PG. (1 OF 4) $5.95 JSA #37 WRITTEN BY DAVID S. GOYER AND GEOFF JOHNS; ART BY LEONARD KIRK, PETER SNEJBJERG AND KEITH CHAMPAGNE; COVER BY CHRISTIAN ALAMY In stores June 19. An extra-sized issue features the dramatic conclusion to the 5-part "Stealing Thunder!" Johnny Thunder has caught the wrong end of a Marvel-ous fury, and the world must cope with the repercussions of Ultra-Humanite's mad dream. The JSA learns the hard way that to stop the Ultra-Humanite, the ultimate price must be paid. Plus, an 8-page backup story starring the new Crimson Avenger, drawn by Peter Snejbjerg (STARMAN)! FC, 40 PG. $3.50 JSA: DARKNESS FALLS TP WRITTEN BY DAVID S. GOYER AND GEOFF JOHNS; ART BY STEPHEN SADOWSKI, MICHAEL BAIR, BUZZ, MARCOS MARTIN, AND KEITH CHAMPAGNE; COVER BY SADOWSKI AND MARK FARMER In stores June 12. The JSA is called upon once again to save the planet from malevolent forces that threaten the very fiber of the universe! But this time it's personal, as the foe they are fighting is a darkness-consumed Obsidian — son of Alan Scott, Sentinel. If that weren't enough, they must also confront the return of the Injustice Society and face the time-shattering threat of Extant! This trade paperback reprints JSA #6-15. For more information, see the feature article. Note: This is a resolicitation. All previous orders have been cancelled. SC, 7X10, 232PG, FC $19.95 STAR OF THE MONTH JSA: JUSTICE BE DONE TP WRITTEN BY DAVID S. GOYER AND GEOFF JOHNS; ART BY STEPHEN SADOWSKI, SCOTT BENEFIEL, DEREC AUCOIN, MICHAEL BAIR, AND MARK PROPST; COVER BY SADOWSKI AND MARK FARMER In stores June 12. Reoffered to coincide with the release of JSA: DARKNESS FALLS, this trade paperback collects the first five issues of the hit JSA series plus the lead story from JSA SECRET FILES #1. A new era dawns for the original super-team as they battle the current-day Mordru, and bear witness to the rebirth of a JSA member. SC, 7X10, 144PG, FC $14.95 ************************ JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE CREATING THE DC UNIVERSE BOOK ONE TP WRITTEN BY STAN LEE WITH MICHAEL USLAN; ART BY JOE KUBERT, JIM LEE, JOHN BUSCEMA, DAVE GIBBONS, MICHAEL WM. KALUTA, GENE COLAN, KYLE BAKER, JOSÉ LUIS GARCIÁ-LOPEZ, ADAM HUGHES, SCOTT WILLIAMS, DICK GIORDANO, AND TOM PALMER; COVER BY STUART IMMONEN In stores June 26. Living legend Stan Lee joins with some of comics' greatest artists to create original characters based on the names of classic DC characters! This first of three volumes collecting Lee's one-of-a-kind one-shots reprints JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH JOE KUBERT CREATING BATMAN, JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH JIM LEE CREATING WONDER WOMAN, JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH JOHN BUSCEMA CREATING SUPERMAN, JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH DAVE GIBBONS CREATING GREEN LANTERN, and five Profile Pages from JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE… SECRET FILES #1! Also included is a gallery of sketches and "behind-the-scenes" material. For more information, see the feature article. SC, 7X10, 224PG, FC $19.95 JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH WALTER SIMONSON CREATING SANDMAN WRITTEN BY STAN LEE (LEAD STORY) AND MICHAEL USLAN (BACKUP); ART BY WALTER SIMONSON (LEAD) AND RICHARD CORBEN (BACKUP); COVERS BY SIMONSON (FRONT) AND ADAM HUGHES (BACK) In stores June 12. The penultimate JUST IMAGINE… one-shot introduces an incredible new hero, courtesy of living legend Stan Lee and artist Walter Simonson (ORION, Thor)! When Earth is menaced by a "coma plague" dooming humanity to eternal sleep, only the newly chosen hero of the Dream Realm — the Sandman — can offer any hope. But will astronaut Larry Wilton be up to the challenge? Plus, an "On the Street" backup illustrated by Richard Corben (HELLBLAZER, Cage). For more information, see the feature article. Prestige Format. Look for a signed version in the Dynamic Forces section of Previews. FC, 48 PG. $5.95 JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES #8 WRITTEN BY MIKE W. BARR; ART AND COVER BY MIN S. KU AND ROB LEIGH In stores June 5. When the League learns that there's a giant creature using the moon as a giant monster incubator, they do everything in their power to keep things stable. But as the gargantuan beast starts to hatch, the very Earth itself is threatened with certain doom! And when a stormy old foe uses the opportunity to create chaos, the Justice League finds themselves buffeted by the howling winds of fate! FC, 32 PG. $1.99 LAB RATS #3 WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN BYRNE; COVER BY BYRNE In stores June 5. One of the students has already been killed during a "vacation" to a fairy-tale-themed amusement park, but the troubles are just beginning for the Rats. The secrets behind this strange place — one teeming with bio-engineered threats not limited to living, breathing dragons — may cost even more lives as our heroes try to shut it down for good! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 THE LEGION #9 WRITTEN BY DAN ABNETT AND ANDY LANNING; ART BY STEPHEN DESTEFANO; COVER BY OLIVIER COIPEL AND LANNING In stores June 26. Apparition is en route to Earth to reunite with long-lost husband Ultra Boy and introduce him to the baby son he's never met. Unfortunately, the spacecraft she's traveling in has gone on the fritz, she uncovers a mystery that means imminent trouble for the Legion and Earth, amd travel companion-turned- babysitter Timber Wolf finds bringing up this baby is more than he bargained for! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 THE POWER COMPANY #5 WRITTEN BY KURT BUSIEK; ART BY TOM GRUMMETT AND PRENTIS ROLLINS; COVER BY GRUMMETT AND MICHAEL BAIR In stores June 12. Manhunter faces a death sentence, as he's stalked through the rooftops and alleyways of Chinatown by assassins from his past. Skyrocket clashes with a classic Green Lantern foe with a score to settle against her. Meanwhile, the rest of the world's foremost professional super-hero firm takes care of business, as Josiah Power and Striker Z woo a potential new client, and Bork and Sapphire…go apartment hunting? FC, 32 PG. $2.50 THE SPECTRE #18 WRITTEN BY J.M. DEMATTEIS; ART BY NORM BREYFOGLE AND DENNIS JANKE; COVER BY RYAN SOOK In stores June 5. While Hal Jordan struggles with his new cosmic nanny, Materna Minx, his ghostly friend and mentor Abin Sur has crazy problems of his own. Namely, his ex-lover from planet Ungara is planning on having his reincarnated spirit as a baby. But while the Spectre tracks down the missing Abin Sur, Materna gives Helen a magical mystery tour...to the core of the sun itself! Plus, the return of a very, very dreadful villain...and the diabolical Monsieur Stigmonus! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 SUICIDE SQUAD #10 WRITTEN BY KEITH GIFFEN; ART BY PACO MEDINA, JOHN SEVERIN AND JOE SANCHEZ; COVER BY MARK TEXIERA In stores June 12. Get ready to go back in time, with a flashback sequence illustrated by the legendary John Severin! Rock recounts his brush with time travel as the mystery of Rock's and Bulldozer's aging (or lack thereof) begins to unravel. Guest-stars include folks that you'd never think you'd see again! Rick Flagg and Rip Hunter make easy company in a war that time forgot. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 STAR OF THE MONTH SUPER FRIENDS! TP WRITTEN BY E. NELSON BRIDWELL, ALEX TOTH AND KURT SCHAFFENBERGER; ART BY RAMONA FRADON, ALEX TOTH, RIC ESTRADA, BOB SMITH, JOE ORLANDO, VINCE COLLETTA; COVER BY ALEX ROSS In stores June 26. Superman! Batman! Wonder Woman! Aquaman! The Wonder Twins! Wendy! Marvin! Wonder Dog! They are the Super Friends, and the comic-book version of the classic cartoon show is spotlighted in this trade paperback — featuring a painted cover by Alex Ross, reprinting SUPER FRIENDS #1, 6-9, 14, 21, 27, and LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION #C-41. (STAR13408D) SC, 7X10, 176PG, FC $14.95 ************************ THE TITANS #42 WRITTEN BY TOM PEYER; ART BY BARRY KITSON AND RICH FABER; COVER BY JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ In stores June 26. New regular writer Tom Peyer (THE AUTHORITY) joins the book just in time to take the Titans on a journey to another dimension! It's a dimension where chemicals control the lives of a planet's populace, and the help of the Titans is desperately needed to wean them from a decades-long addiction. It's a very different type of Titans story — and the beginning of a new direction for the group. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 WONDER WOMAN #182 WRITTEN BY PHIL JIMENEZ; ART BY ROY ALLAN MARTINEZ, JIMENEZ AND ANDY LANNING; COVER BY JIMENEZ AND JOSÉ VILLARRUBIA In stores June 26. Wonder Woman and Trevor Barnes, along with the armies of Skartaris, storm the city of Shamballa to free this lost world from the tyranny of Villainy, Inc.! Meanwhile, will Wonder Girl finally confront her father? Plus, the continuing back-up adventures of Troia and Fury, illustrated by Phil Jimenez! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 WONDER WOMAN: THE HIKETEIA HC WRITTEN BY GREG RUCKA; ART BY J.G. JONES AND WADE VON GRAWBADGER; PAINTED COVER BY JONES In stores June 19. Wonder Woman faces off against her JLA-companion Batman in this thrilling hardcover by Greg Rucka, J.G. Jones & Wade Von Grawbadger! An ancient, long-forgotten ritual bonds Diana to a young lady from Gotham City with a deeply troubled past. Worse yet, Wonder Woman is trapped into the role of her teacher and protector, and soon discovers that she also must stand between her student and the earthly justice that the Dark Knight so rightly seeks. For more information, see the feature article. Note: A softcover edition will not be offered with an in-store date earlier than December, 2002. Look for signed and Re-Marked versions in the Dynamic Forces section of Previews. HC, 7X10, 96PG, FC $24.95 YOUNG JUSTICE #46 WRITTEN BY PETER DAVID; ART AND COVER BY TODD NAUCK AND LARY STUCKER; In stores June 5. It's election day at Young Justice Headquarters! And the new leader of the team has been decided by YOUNG JUSTICE readers! Will it be Robin, Wonder Girl, Superboy, the Ray, or someone else entirely? And will this leader cause the team to lose its sanity? FC, 32 PG. $2.50 DC: BEYOND THE UNIVERSE STAR OF THE MONTH CITY PEOPLE NOTEBOOK SC WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY WILL EISNER In stores June 19. In this reoffered graphic album, legendary writer/artist Will Eisner examines three facets of city living: time, space and smell. Eisner brings to his task a lifetime of memories, encounters and experiences, and shares it with consummate skill. (STAR11676D) SC, 8X11, 88PG $9.95 ************************ DEXTER'S LABORATORY #30 WRITTEN BY ROBBIE BUSCH; ART BY STEPHEN DESTEFANO; COVER BY BILL WRAY In stores June 26. Featuring the amazing art of Stephen DeStefano (BIZARRO COMICS)! When Dee-Dee ties a priiitty ribbon to Dexter's weather balloon, he mistakenly thinks a Great Flood is about to take place — and sets out to save all the animals of the world in "Dexter's Ark!" FC, 32 PG. $1.99 LOONEY TUNES #91 WRITTEN BY SHOLLY FISCH, EARL KRESS, CRAIG BOLDMAN, AND JAMES DENNING; ART BY WALTER CARZON, HORACIO OTTOLINI, LEO BATIC, DAVID ALVAREZ, NEAL STERNECKY, JOHN BEATTY, AND MIKE DECARLO; COVER BY CARZON AND RUBEN TORREIRO In stores June 5. Bugs plays fairy godmother to Elmer, Porky has a pest problem, and Coyote tries to catch Roadrunner by promising him movie stardom. The results are, of course, a non-stop horror flick for Wile E.! FC, 32 PG. $1.99 THE POWERPUFF GIRLS #28 WRITTEN BY IAN BOOTHBY, JENNIFER MOORE, SEAN CAROLAN; ART AND COVER BY PHIL MOY In stores June 19. It's a day in the life of the Girls' nemesis, Princess, as they repeatedly foil her attempts to be the boss of everything! Plus, a researcher who wants to study the habits of the North American Super-Hero makes crimefighting impossible for the Girls! FC, 32 PG. $1.99 SCOOBY-DOO #61 WRITTEN JOHN ROZUM AND FRANK STROM; ART BY JOE STATON, HORACIO OTTOLINI AND VINCENT DEPORTER; COVER BY SCOTT NEELY AND DAVE HUNT In stores June 12. "The Dragon's Eye" continues! This issue comes out just in time for the Scooby-Doo movie, scheduled to open on June 14th! Racing around the world to gather all the fragments of a legendary jewel called the Dragon's Eye, Scooby and the gang face a folkloric monster in Rome. Plus, find out why a blind date with Freddy is always guaranteed to go monstrously wrong! FC, 32 pg. $1.99 SCOOBY-DOO SUPER SCAREFEST #1 WRITTEN BY DAN ABNETT, RURIK TYLER, CHUCK KIM, AND TERRANCE GRIEP; ART BY JOE STATON, DAVE HUNT, VINCENT DEPORTER, AND ANDREW PEPOY; COVER BY SCOTT NEELY AND DAVE HUNT In stores June 26. It's that time of the year when we'll all yell for our "Mummies" as Scooby and the Gang face show business' creepiest Mummy in "It's a Wrap." And all of the wrestle-maniacs will love "Phantom of the Wrestling Ring!" as Shaggy and Scooby bulk up for some bone-crushing action. That's right, this year's Scooby Special is back with some of the best tales ever reprinted from the monthly comic, including "Dog Gone Ghost," "Ghost in the Machina" and "The Phantom of the Mosh Pit!" FC, 64 PG. $3.95 STAR OF THE MONTH SCOOBY-DOO SPOOKY SUMMER SPECIAL #1 WRITTEN BY RURIK TYLER, JOHN ROZUM AND JOE EDKIN; ART BY JOE STATON AND ANDREW PEPOY; COVER BY STATON In stores June 26. They're heeeere…for a reoffering of SCOOBY-DOO's greatest hits reprinting classic Scooby tales! Relive the classic 3-part tale "One Night in Roswell," where the Mystery Inc. gang has a close encounter of the scared kind. Plus, in "The Curse of Wrangler Field," see why they say baseball has gone to the…hogs?! And find the shaggiest Shaggy ever in "Three Shears for Shaggy!" Retailers please note: Quantities are limited. Orders may be allocated. FC, 64 PG. $3.95 WILDSTORM BLACK SUN #1 WRITTEN BY MARC ANDREYKO; ART AND COVER BY TREVOR SCOTT In stores June 19. A new miniseries, featuring a character first introduced in THE ESTABLISHMENT, begins! While investigating a bizarre waterfront crime, hotshot police detective Maggie Sun discovers a centuries-old hellish plot that's about to be unleashed by the Demon Lord Azuras. With the help of a mystical black zhenzhu (pearl), Maggie alone has the power to battle Azuras and his demon minions. But does the answer to defeating Azuras lie in her own family's dark past? For more information, see the feature article. FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 6) $2.95 THE ESTABLISHMENT #10 WRITTEN BY IAN EDGINTON; ART AND COVER BY CHARLIE ADLARD In stores June 19. The Establishment manages to drive the demon-god embryos back into Deadspace, but not without the loss of yet another team member. While their numbers dwindle, ex-gangster Charlie Arrows finds himself recruited into the enigmatic Dr. Orwell's own line-up of the weird and wonderful. Their first task: a jailbreak to spring Lorenzo, the near-human former husband of Jenny Sparks! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 EVERQUEST: TRANSFORMATION WRITTEN BY DEVIN GRAYSON; ART AND COVER BY PHILIP S. TAN AND GARY MAYORALGO; COVER BY WHILCE PORTACIO AND RICHARD FRIEND In stores June 26. A brand-new story based on Sony Online Entertainment's award-winning EverQuest — the most successful online fantasy role-playing game ever! It's a perilous adventure in which a Dark Elf warrior and an unusual band of misfits must find a lost piece of mystical armor. Can this motley crew survive the dangers of Norrath to claim its prize? Or will they succumb to death's cold embrace? For more information, see the feature article. Prestige Format. FC, 48 PG. $5.95 STAR OF THE MONTH EVERQUEST: THE RUINS OF KUNARK WRITTEN BY JIM LEE AND BRAD MCQUAID; ART BY LEE AND DAN NORTON; COVER BY LEE In stores June 26. Reoffered to coincide with the release of EVERQUEST: TRANSFORMATION. Journey to the land of Kunark alongside High Elven Princess Firiona Vie, as she and her comrades-in-arms must stop an unholy alliance. The great Elven Armies stand ready to defend the realm. But will they be enough to vanquish the rising darkness that threatens all of Norrath? Prestige Format. (STAR14860D) FC, 48 PG. $5.95 ************************ HIGH ROADS #3 WRITTEN BY SCOTT LOBDELL; ART AND COVER BY LEINIL YU AND GERRY ALANGUILAN CLIFFHANGER PRODUCTIONS. In stores June 5. After Sloan explains how she came by the location of Hitler's most prized hidden treasure, she reluctantly joins forces with U.S. Army soldier Nic Highroad — and the undersized British actor with the outsized ego, Sir Arthur Bombridge — on a train bound for the German border. It's official: These three erstwhile allies are going to take advantage of the dying days of World War II to steal "Morpheus' Necklace" out from under the little mustache of the world's most hated man! FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 6) $2.95 OUT THERE #12 WRITTEN BY BRIAN AUGUSTYN; ART AND COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS AND SANDRA HOPE CLIFFHANGER PRODUCTIONS. In stores June 26. The conclusion to the 6-part "The Road to El Dorado" comes in the most unexpected way! Issue #12 brings the teens and their mentors into direct conflict with Draedalus and his evil minions. Join us as we unveil the shocking fate of El Dorado City, as the teens have a potentially deadly reunion with…their families? FC, 32 PG. $2.95 RESIDENT EVIL: CODENAME VERONICA VOL. 1 TP WRITTEN BY LEE CHUNG HING; TRANSLATED BY TED ADAMS AND KRIS OPRISKO; ART AND COVER BY HUI KING SUM In stores June 12. The Hong Kong Resident Evil comics are translated for the first time into English! After barely surviving her experience in Raccoon City, Claire Redfield searches for clues that will help her learn the whereabouts of her missing brother, Chris. To her horror, she discovers the evil Umbrella Corporation has headquarters outside of Raccoon City. Flesh-eating zombies, monstrous beasts and strange mutations are spreading around the globe. While she searches for her brother, Claire begins to uncover the details behind the bio-tech conspiracy. For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS SC, 7X10, 144PG, FC $14.95 ROBO DOJO #5 WRITTEN BY MARV WOLFMAN, J. TORRES AND CONOR LIBBY; ART BY GREG LANE, DARIO BRIZUELA AND VINCE RUSSELL; COVER BY MICHAEL GOLDEN In stores June 12. Robojin revolt! Can Team Alpha reclaim Robo Dojo from the Techno Council's army of killer robojin? If technology is the best weapon, they may just have a chance! And has the team found the real traitor, or does one of their own stand wrongly accused? Plus, a brand new NANOBOTZ adventure! FC, 32 PG. (5 OF 6) $2.95 AMERICA'S BEST COMICS GREYSHIRT: INDIGO SUNSET #6 WRITTEN BY RICK VEITCH; ART BY VEITCH AND FRANK CHO; COVER BY VEITCH In stores June 5. This issue: Greyshirt escapes a moldy grave! When captured by Black Jack Hawkins — Scourge of Crater Bay — Greyshirt must flee for his life before the denizens of Old Moldy get him. Will the buccaneers be as lucky? Stay tuned for the final revelation in the Franky and Johnny saga...and the role the Lure has played in Indigo history. You won't want to miss the wrap-up in the Sunset, featuring guest-art by Frank Cho (Liberty Meadows)! No Ads. FC, 32 PG. (6 OF 6) $3.50 PROMETHEA #21 WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART AND COVER BY J.H. WILLIAMS III AND MICK GRAY In stores June 26. Promethea and Barbara reach the highest female level on the Tree of Life, a black sphere called Binah. Here Sophie learns something important about her nature, and the nature of Promethea. Meanwhile, back on Earth, an old favorite makes an unexpected return! FC, 32 PG. $2.95 VERTIGO 100% #1 WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL POPE; COVER BY POPE In stores June 12. Writer/artist Paul Pope returns to VERTIGO with a new 5-issue miniseries. 100% follows the romantic exploits of three couples in neo- Manhattan. Ensconced in the underbelly of futuristic boxing, hardcore performance art and underworld crime, the passionate 20-something characters experience sex, love and entertainment — and their unsettling repercussions — at 100% impact. For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS B&W, 48 PG. (1 OF 5) $5.95 STAR OF THE MONTH HEAVY LIQUID TP WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL POPE; COVER BY POPE In stores June 12. Reoffered to coincide with the release of 100% #1, Paul Pope's hypnotically compelling, Eisner-nominated miniseries — with art that features eclectic designs and striking 2-color separations — is collected in this stylish trade paperback. Set in an unforgettable sci-fi Manhattan, this post-modern mystery centers on "S," a man addicted to "heavy liquid," a substance that is both a drug and an artform. (STAR12858D) MATURE READERS SC, 240PG, PC $29.95 ************************ 100 BULLETS #37 WRITTEN BY BRIAN AZZARELLO; ART BY EDUARDO RISSO; PAINTED COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON In stores June 26. "On Accidental Purpose" begins a string of six standalone stories, each one focusing on one of the major faces of 100 BULLETS through the eyes of Mr. Shepherd. What is Sheperd's relationship with Agent Graves? Is he friend, foe — or possibly both? This issue zeroes in on Dizzy Cordova and the impact Agent Graves has had on her life. The question remains: Is Dizzy a minor pawn or a major player? MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 100 BULLETS: A FOREGONE TOMORROW TP WRITTEN BY BRIAN AZZARELLO; ART BY EDUARDO RISSO, FRANK MILLER, JIM LEE, DAVE GIBBONS, J.G. JONES, PAUL POPE, TIM BRADSTREET, LEE BERMEJO, JOE JUSKO, JORDI BERNET, AND MARK CHIARELLO; PAINTED COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON In stores June 19. The fourth collection of the critically-acclaimed VERTIGO series by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso is here. The story of Agent Graves, Mr. Shepherd, and the mysterious Minutemen continues in this volume reprinting 100 BULLETS #20-30. More light is shed on the history of the Minutemen and the organization that created them, what is planned for their future, and the conflict between Graves and the Trust that lies at the heart of everything. For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS SC, 7X10, 264PG, FC $17.95 STAR OF THE MONTH 100 BULLETS: HANG UP ON THE HANG LOW TP WRITTEN BY BRIAN AZZARELLO; ART BY EDUARDO RISSO; COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON AND RISSO In stores June 19. Reoffered to coincide with the release of 100 BULLETS: A FOREGONE TOMORROW, the shadowy and dangerous world of 100 BULLETS pulls another life into its web of intrigue in this third trade paperback collection, reprinting issues #15-19 of this modern noir classic. Back to the gritty streets of the inner city, the mysterious Agent Graves hands a young man called Loop one of his "special" briefcases, and things only get worse from there. MATURE READERS SC, 7X10, 128PG, FC $9.95 ************************ AMERICAN CENTURY #16 WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN; ART BY LUKE ROSS AND JOHN STOKES; PAINTED COVER BY GLEN ORBIK In stores June 19. "An American in Paris," Part 3 of 3. The merde hits the fan, as Harry Kraft double-crosses his new friends, and copies of the stolen paintings explode onto the Paris art scene. Buddy has a fall from grace, Mendes gets a pain in the butt, and Angelique shows her true colors. For Harry, things will never be the Seine. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 CODENAME: KNOCKOUT #14 WRITTEN BY ROBERT RODI; ART BY AMANDA CONNER AND JIMMY PALMIOTTI; VARIANT COVERS BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL AND SANDRA HOPE; JIM LEE AND HOPE In stores June 26. She's a sexy secret agent with ties to two opposing agencies; her partner's a fast-talking gay whiz kid. Angela Devlin and Go-Go Fiasco, right? Wrong! We're talking Britain's top espionage team, Divinita Beastly and Ravish Kinkimanboi. Will they become our heroes' allies…or their replacements? Find out in this standalone issue! For more information, see the feature article. This issue will ship with two covers. All orders will be comprised of covers by Jim Lee and Sandra Hope (50%) and J. Scott Campbell (50%). MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 THE CRUSADES #16 WRITTEN BY STEVEN T. SEAGLE; ART BY KELLEY JONES AND RON RANDALL; PAINTED COVER BY ARON WIESENFELD In stores June 5. Engulfed in flames, Venus valiantly fights her way out of the church and brings Father Trinidad to safety. As the bloody "Ash Wednesday" killings continue, Detective Petronas is on the case, but it's Venus who's just two steps behind this ghastly, moral crusader. And as she nurses the still-mysterious Knight back to health, a burgeoning passion develops. Meanwhile, ex-boyfriend shock-jock Anton's Hollywood dreams are about to go bust. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 FABLES #2 WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY LAN MEDINA AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores June 12. VERTIGO's newest ongoing series continues. Bigby Wolf, Fabletown's one-man police force, interrogates some shady suspects for Rose Red's probable murder — including Bluebeard, a known ladykiller…literally. Snow White reveals the salacious act that destroyed not only her marriage but her relationship with her sister. And penniless philanderer Prince Charming decides to sell his royal title over the internet. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 THE FILTH #1 WRITTEN BY GRANT MORRISON; ART BY CHRIS WESTON AND GARY ERSKINE; COVER BY CARLOS SEGURA In stores June 5. Grant Morrison's new, top-secret series for VERTIGO is here. Get ready for the heady brew of psychedelia that you've come to crave from the fan-favorite writer of New X-Men. Prosthetically-outfitted dolphins in scuba gear, a hard-smoking chimpanzee who dresses like a guard at the Kremlin and some cryptic pronouncements that something sneaky is going on right under our very noses is just the beginning of the world-class weirdness to come. For more information (but not much more), see the feature article. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 13) $2.95 STAR OF THE MONTH THE INVISIBLES: KISSING MISTER QUIMPER TP WRITTEN BY GRANT MORRISON; ART BY CHRIS WESTON, IVAN REIS AND VARIOUS; COVER BY BRIAN BOLLAND In stores June 5. Reoffered to coincide with THE FILTH #1, this VERTIGO trade paperback collects THE INVISIBLES Vol. 2 #14-22. Featuring stories by THE FILTH creative team of Grant Morrison and Chris Weston, KISSING MISTER QUIMPER offers a most tantalizing peek into the secret conspiracies that rule the world. MATURE READERS SC, 7X10, 224PG, FC $19.95 ************************ HELLBLAZER #175 WRITTEN BY MIKE CAREY; ART BY STEVE DILLON; PAINTED COVER BY TIM BRADSTREET In stores June 26. New writer Mike Carey (LUCIFER) opens his run with a 2-part tale guest-illustrated by Steve Dillon (PREACHER). After his epic journey through the American heartland, John Constantine is coming home to England. Believed to be dead, Constantine needs to set the record straight with the last surviving members of his family. But there's a killer on the loose… For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 HUNTER: THE AGE OF MAGIC #12 WRITTEN BY DYLAN HORROCKS; ART BY RICHARD CASE AND STEVE BIRD; PAINTED COVER BY JON FOSTER In stores June 12. Nick has to be out of town for a day, so Tim has offered to mind the bookshop, expecting a quiet, relaxing day. After all, how hard can running a shop be? With an information elemental stalking the stacks, the answer is: very hard. Plus, the return of an old, but favored, character. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 JONNY DOUBLE TP WRITTEN BY BRIAN AZZARELLO; ART BY EDUARDO RISSO; PAINTED COVER BY MARK CHIARELLO In stores June 5. Collecting the noir VERTIGO miniseries by the team behind the critically-acclaimed 100 BULLETS. Jonny Double is a down-on-his-luck San Francisco P.I. who knows he's way past his prime. Desperate for rent money, he agrees to keep tabs on a rich man's wayward 20-something daughter, Faith. But Faith has other plans, and draws Jonny and others into a tangled scheme that quickly goes sour. Now their gang is hunted by unknown killers and threatened by betrayal from within. For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS FC, 104 PG. TRADE PAPERBACK $12.95 LUCIFER #27 WRITTEN BY MIKE CAREY; ART BY PETER GROSS AND RYAN KELLY; PAINTED COVER BY CHRISTOPHER MOELLER In stores June 19. The conclusion of the 3-part "Purgatorio," featuring Death of the Endless. The powers that would rule Lucifer's cosmos come together in a final apocalyptic battle, in which old debts will be repaid and ancient grudges settled. But it may be that the fate of the world, and of the Morningstar, will be determined in a more subtle and dangerous conflict when a familiar adversary decides to turn the tables…on herself. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 MIDNIGHT, MASS #3 WRITTEN BY JOHN ROZUM; ART BY JESUS SAÍS AND JIMMY PALMIOTTI; PAINTED COVER BY TOMER HANUKA In stores June 19. VERTIGO's new horror, fantasy, romance, mystery miniseries continues. Alone in the middle of a deserted farm no one can hear you scream. Even if they did, they couldn't help you against this. Julia and Adam Kadmon's most dangerous adventure draws to a close. But will they live through it? MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 8) $2.50 STAR OF THE MONTH THE SANDMAN #1 (MILLENNIUM EDITION) WRITTEN BY NEIL GAIMAN; ART BY SAM KIETH AND MIKE DRINGENBERG; PAINTED COVER BY DAVE MCKEAN In stores June 12. Reoffered to coincide with the release of JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH WALTER SIMONSON CREATING SANDMAN, this special Millennium Edition reprints the classic first issue of THE SANDMAN (January, 1989) by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth & Mike Dringenberg. (STAR10410D) MATURE READERS FC, 48 PG $2.95 ************************ S.C.I.-SPY #5 WRITTEN BY DOUG MOENCH; ART BY PAUL GULACY AND JIMMY PALMIOTTI; COVER BY GULACY In stores June 5. The action heats up as Sebastian Starchild and Isis Nile return to Earth only to find a ruined planet and the aliens who inhabit it ready to invade their homeworld, the Arcturus System. To make matters worse, they're forced to team up with their enemy Shadow Black to stop the invasion. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (5 OF 6) $2.50 TRANSMETROPOLITAN #57 WRITTEN BY WARREN ELLIS; ART BY DARICK ROBERTSON AND RODNEY RAMOS; COVER BY GENE HA In stores June 12. Police and troops are committing atrocities on direct order from a White House under siege. The City looks to be on course for a riot, and the only person who could possibly stop it all is the President — or, at least, the removal of the President. And who could drag him into the light? Spider Jerusalem could, but he's hunted in his own City, suffering continual mental damage, and rapidly being cut away from anything he can use to bring down the Smiler... MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 PARADOX PRESS STAR OF THE MONTH STUCK RUBBER BABY SC WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY HOWARD CRUSE In stores June 5. One of the most important graphic novels to come out in the last decade, STUCK RUBBER BABY is reoffered to allow new readers a chance to experience this deeply personal and passionate work by legendary cartoonist Howard Cruse. Winner of the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album, and was named "Critics Choice" at the Alph-Art Awards Ceremony at Angoulęme. MATURE READERS SC, 6X9, 224PG, B&W $14.95 MAD MAD MAGAZINE #419 WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS In stores June 5. As we look back on our lives, we remember the good times and the bad, life's little setbacks and occasional victories. But all that looking back can blind you to the glories that just might be (unlikely as it seems) around the next corner. We suggest you live in the present. And to make the present more palatable, we recommend our newest laugh-jammed issue. MAGAZINE, 48PG, PC $3.50 MAD XL #16 WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS In stores June 12. More Best of the Web, MAD Marginals XL, a Readers' Choice poll winner, a MAD Moldy Oldie, and a special creator of the month highlight this summer fun issue! MAGAZINE, 48PG, B&W $4.99 DC DIRECT Retailers, please note: Unless otherwise specified, the following items are manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final products may differ from images shown. These items are advance-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for June-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews. STAR OF THE MONTH SINESTRO ACTION FIGURE In stores June 26. Reoffered to coincide with the GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO POWER RING PROP. With an evil grin and his yellow Power Ring from the Weaponers of Qward, Sinestro turned against the Guardians of the Universe and more than once almost succeeded in destroying the Green Lantern Corps. Sinestro stands approximately 6.375" tall and features multiple points of articulation. Also included is a one-size-fits-all replica of his yellow Power Ring. Packaged in a 4-color blister pack. Note: Quantities are limited. Allocations may occur. ACTION FIGURE PI ************************ BATMOBILE REPLICA: 1950S EDITION Advance-solicited; in stores September 4. Buckle yourself in and get ready to hit the road with this 1950s-style replica of the Batmobile — the first in a series of vehicle props! This finely crafted cold-cast porcelain, hand-painted replica brings to life one of the most famous vehicles in comics, the sleek Batmobile — as driven by Batman and Robin in the '50s. The Batmobile measures approximately 11" long x 3 1/2" tall x 4 1/2" wide, on a base measuring 9" deep x 12 1/2" long x 2" high, and is set on an art-deco-themed base. The Batmobile features light-up headlights, taillights and the eyes of the Bat-emblem on the front of the vehicle, and is removable from its base, but does not have rolling wheels. The light-up feature works only when the vehicle is on the base, using an "on/off" switch and 30- second timer. Also included is a 3 1/2" x 5" Batmobile "title" document and a 16" x 22" blueprint of the Batmobile. Packaged with batteries in a 4-color box. REPLICA $195.00 CLASSIC JOKER MINI-BUST SCULPTED BY TIM BRUCKNER Advance-solicited; in stores September 11. What're you laughing at? The maniacal Clown Prince of Crime from the Golden Age of Comics is the next entry in DC Direct's continuing series of Mini-Busts starring the heroes and villains of the DC Universe. Now the Joker, Batman's deadliest nemesis, stands poised to take some of the air out of the Dark Knight in the CLASSIC JOKER MINI-BUST. This hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain statue stands approximately 5 1/2" tall. Packaged in a 4-color box. MINI-BUST $45.00 COMET THE SUPER-HORSE SOFT TOY Advance-solicited; in stores October 16. Comet the Super-Horse, friend and ally of the Silver Age Supergirl, comes to plush life as a soft toy. This heroic white steed, magically endowed with super powers, joins the soft toy ranks of the other super-pets, including Krypto the Super-Dog, Streaky the Super-Cat, Ace the Bat- Hound, and Beppo the Super-Monkey. Comet stands approximately 7" long and 7" tall and features a harness, "S"-shield chest emblem and cape. His facial features, horse shoes and the 1" comet-shaped birthmark on the center of his back are embroidered. Packaged in a 4-color window box. SOFT TOY $14.95 ENEMY ACE DELUXE ACTION FIGURE Advance-solicited; in stores October 2. Baron Hans Von Hammer, perhaps the greatest pilot of the First World War...a hero of Germany who, to the Allied forces, was the most dreaded Enemy Ace. Aboard his crimson Fokker DR-1 Triplane with its twin Spandau machine guns, he ruled the "killer skies" of war. The Enemy Ace Action Figure stands approximately 6 1/4" tall without his helmet and comes packaged with Black Wolf, his companion from the woods around his ancestral home. The great Black Wolf is 2" tall and 4" long. This deluxe set also includes a 3" long replica of his Fokker DR-1. Packaged in a 4-color window box, this figure is scheduled to be released at the same time as the ENEMY ACE ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC, offered elsewhere in the DC section of Previews. DELUXE ACTION FIGURE PI GREEN LANTERN KYLE RAYNER POWER RING PROP SCULPTED BY SAM GREENWELL Advance-solicited; in stores October 2. The series of GREEN LANTERN POWER RING PROPS concludes with the current Green Lantern, Kyle Rayner. Entrusted with the only surviving Power Ring from the once mighty Green Lantern Corps, Kyle Rayner never thought of himself as a super-hero. But the young cartoonist has grown into his role, his accomplishments threatening to eclipse those of any of his predecessors! Kyle Rayner's ring is faithfully recreated in green- coated metal, set in a base against a fully sculpted, cold-cast porcelain bust of the hero himself, standing approximately 5" tall on a 3 1/2" diameter base. The ring is removable from the base but is not intended to be worn. Packaged in a 4-color box. PROP $89.95 JLA FIRST APPEARANCE (THE BRAVE & THE BOLD #28) GIFT SET Advance-solicited; in stores October 2. THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #28 introduced the world to the Justice League of America, currently seen in DC's top- selling JLA series and the hit Justice League cartoon on TV. Now, in celebration of the continued popularity of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes, comes this fabulous Gift Set, featuring action figures of the classic Silver Age versions of the JLA founding members: Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and Aquaman. Each of these figures was previously released either singly or in a Deluxe Figure Set and some are repainted to reflect the time period of THE BRAVE & THE BOLD #28 cover. The set includes a base for each figure and a special full-size 32-page comic book reprint of THE BRAVE & THE BOLD #28. Packaged in a 4-color window box. Retailers please note: These figures were previously released to the comic-book specialty market either as singles or part of a Deluxe Figure Set. This product is being offered simultaneously beyond the comic book specialty market. GIFT SET PI JUSTICE LEAGUE ANIMATED: HAWKGIRL MAQUETTE SCULPTED BY KAREN PALINKO Advance-solicited; in stores September 18. The mighty Hawkgirl takes flight as the next in line of DC Direct's cold-cast porcelain maquettes featuring the members of the Justice League as they appear in the exciting new WB Animation series on Cartoon Network. Standing approximately 8 1/2" tall x 3 3/4" wide, Hawkgirl joins the other members of the League as maquettes: Superman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, and Green Lantern John Stewart! Maquettes are statues based on models designed for the series and are usually produced for the artists and animators as the definitive models on which to base their drawings and products. Now these special maquettes are being made available to fans! Collect them all! Packaged in a 4-color box. MAQUETTE $89.95 SMALLVILLE: CLARK KENT ACTION FIGURE Advance-solicited; in stores October 2. From the hit series on The WB come the stars of Smallville — now beautifully-sculpted action figures from DC Direct! Clark Kent (played by actor Tom Welling on the show), stands approximately 6 3/8" tall, has 7 points of articulation and thermal chromatic hands that change color. Clark comes with a removable backpack, a 1 1/4" block of Kryptonite and a collectible trading card from Inkworks featuring a photo of the character. Packaged in a 4-color blister pack. For more information, see the feature article. Retailers please note: The SMALLVILLE: CLARK KENT ACTION FIGURE is intended for individual sale to consumers, but is packaged together with the SMALLVILLE: LANA LANG ACTION FIGURE and the SMALLVILLE: LEX LUTHOR ACTION FIGURE in an assortment. Consult your retailer order form for packaging details. This product is being offered simultaneously beyond the comic-book specialty market. ACTION FIGURE PI SMALLVILLE: LANA LANG ACTION FIGURE Advance-solicited; in stores October 2. Clark's secret love, Lana Lang (played by actress Kristin Kreuk), is now an action figure from DC Direct! Standing approximately 5 3/4" tall with 11 points of articulation, Lana comes with two synthetic pompoms that the figure can hold, a synthetic jewel Kryptonite replica of her necklace on a 18" chain that fans can wear, and a collectible trading card from Inkworks featuring a photo of the character. Packaged in a 4-color blister pack. For more information, see the feature article. Retailers please note: The SMALLVILLE: LANA LANG ACTION FIGURE is intended for individual sale to consumers, but is packaged together with the SMALLVILLE: CLARK KENT ACTION FIGURE and the SMALLVILLE: LEX LUTHOR ACTION FIGURE in an assortment. Consult your retailer order form for packaging details. This product is being offered simultaneously beyond the comic-book specialty market. ACTION FIGURE PI SMALLVILLE: LEX LUTHOR ACTION FIGURE Advance-solicited; in stores October 2. Lex Luthor (played by actor Michael Rosenbaum), is the charismatic character from Smallville who's up to no good. Now an action figure from DC Direct, Lex stands approximately 6 1/8" tall with 7 points of articulation, and comes with a hinged laptop computer emblazoned with the LuthorCorp logo, a LuthorCorp annual report, and a collectible trading card from Inkworks featuring a photo of the character. Packaged in a 4-color blister pack. For more information, see the feature article. Retailers please note: The SMALLVILLE: LEX LUTHOR ACTION FIGURE is intended for individual sale to consumers, but is packaged together with the SMALLVILLE: CLARK KENT ACTION FIGURE and the SMALLVILLE: LANA LANG ACTION FIGURE in an assortment. Consult your retailer order form for packaging details. This product is being offered simultaneously beyond the comic-book specialty market. ACTION FIGURE PI WONDER WOMAN ORNAMENTS BOXED SET Advance-solicited; in stores October 30. New for 2002, Wonder Woman joins fellow JLA members Superman and Batman with her own holiday decorations, featuring two breathtaking resin ornaments. The first, as beautiful and graceful as an angel, is the Amazon Princess herself (measuring approximately 4 1/4" long) — a warrior for peace and a reminder of the true spirit of the holiday season. The other is Wonder Woman's famous double-W insignia (measuring approximately 1" high x 2 3/4" long). Packaged in a 4-color window box. ORNAMENTS SET (x2) $24.95 BATMAN ORNAMENTS BOXED SET Advance-solicited; in stores October 30. Leaping into the Christmas season, the Dark Knight returns with a holiday ornaments boxed set, re-packaged and updated for 2002! This set features two stunning resin ornaments, the first a powerful portrayal of the Caped Crusader (measuring approximately 3 1/2" long) and the other the universally recognized black-and-yellow Bat-symbol (measuring approximately 2 5/8" wide). For the night before Christmas, at least, you'll know just where to find Batman. Packaged in a 4-color window box. ORNAMENTS SET (x2) $24.95 SUPERMAN ORNAMENTS BOXED SET Advance-solicited; in stores October 30. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas as DC Direct re-packages its first Superman holiday ornament set for 2002! This updated and re-released version of last year's handsome resin ornament set contains two distinctive pieces — one featuring the figure of Superman in flight (measuring approximately 3 1/2" long) and the other the iconic "S"-shield logo in its traditional red-and-yellow colors (measuring approximately 2 5/8" wide). And in this case, the "S" doesn't stand for Santa! Packaged in a 4-color window box. ORNAMENTS SET (x2) $24.95 [GRAPHICS: Use header labeled DC DIRECT SNEAK PEEK] SUPERMAN #14 STATUE SCULPTED BY JAMES SHOOP; BASED ON ART BY FRED RAY Pre-solicited; in stores October 9. As inspirational a nod to patriotism now as it was in 1942 on the eve of World War II, the well known cover to SUPERMAN #14 (January-February, 1942) still holds the power to stir hearts around the world. Now DC Direct brings this inspirational image of the Man of Steel to life as the SUPERMAN #14 STATUE. This hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain statue stands approximately 8 3/4" tall (including base), 7" at the widest point and 5" deep. Packaged in a 4-color box. Retailers, please note: The SUPERMAN #14 STATUE is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is pre-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for July-released product, solicited in next month's issue of Previews. STATUE $149.95 IMAGE COMICS THE 10TH MUSE #12 (W) Darren G. Davis (A) Roger Cruz (C) Roger Cruz In stores the week of June 26th. The Concept: A lone hero sets forth to seek out justice. Emma Sonnett is the title character in this saga, who is a district attorney by day and the Muse by night. Greek Mythology set in modern day world. This Issue: Tragedy hits the Muse.... Trident needs the aid of the 10th Muse to find out who is behind the attempts on his life. Trix and Strings from the "Dollz" make an appearance as bounty hunters who are after Trident... but the question is who hired them? The new superhero group "The Odyssey" guest stars as well. EXTRA: Part 3 of the Orion the Hunter solo story. His hunt for Medusa is at a dead end. Written by Scott Davis and penciled by Eddie Barrows. Recommended for readers and fans of JLA, Avengers, Elektra, Witchblade, and Tomb Raider. FC, 32pg $2.95 ARIA: "A SUMMER SPELL" PART 2 (W) Brian Holguin (A)Lan Medina In stores the week of June 19th. The Concept: Somewhere around the corner, just beyond the edge of perception, lies a world you never dreamed existed...a world where creatures of ancient myth and gods long thought dead walk unnoticed among us. Where ladies faerie dance lonely nights away, bathed in soft neon glare. Where every shadow holds a secret, and every secret has a price. Where danger and wonder can be found at any turn, if you know where to look. Welcome to the world of Aria. This Issue: It's 1967. Youth is king, London is swinging and Kildare is in Love. After almost 900 years, Kildare-adventuress, bon vivant and fairy-princess-in-exile-is reunited with her first true love, Thomas. Together they explore the electric wonderland of London nightlife, a place more exotic and strange than any fairy story, and where everyone and everything is about the "Moment." But what happens when the moment is over? Does anyone really live happily ever after? Don't miss the second of this enchanting two-part Aria tale. This story arc serves as an ideal jumping on point for new readers, as well as filling in crucial background details for dedicated Aria fans. Not to be missed. Recommended for readers and fans of Neil Gaiman, Sandman, and Witchblade. FC, 32pg (2 of 2) $2.95 ATHENA INC. #2 (W) Brian Haberlin (A) Jay Anacleto Cover A by Jay Anacleto; Cover B by Jay Anacleto In stores the week of June 12th. The Concept: Athena Inc., the blackest of black ops, has come up with the perfect operative. She can't be caught. And even if she could be, there is no way to link her to any action because she doesn't even know she's an agent. Heck, she doesn't even look like their agent. She was hailed as a success...that was until...the genetic trigger that enables her to switch personas began to break down. Now she can switch forms more or less on her own. And is now she's a threat to the security of Athena Inc. and must be dealt with. But who will deal with whom first? This Issue: Gwen has a stalker...the ultimate fashion accessory for the globetrotting debutante...or so she thinks. Meanwhile, Mary is going to bring Athena Inc. down around its pseudo-religious-black-ops ears! Even if she has to do it single-handedly. But is Mary good enough to get past all the rest of the Manhunters? Can she escape an out-for-vengeance Manhunter named Johnny who will sacrifice anything to settle the score with Mary. This is a knock-out issue. Recommended for readers and fans of Alex Ross, Jay Anacleto, James Bond, Alias, and Le Femme Nikita. Bi-monthly. FC, 32pg $2.95 BASTARD SAMURAI #2 (W) Mike Oeming, Miles Gunter (A) Kelsey Shannon (I) Mike Oeming (cover) Kelsey Shannon In stores the week of June 12th. The Concept: Bastard Samurai takes place in present day Manhattan and focuses on Jiro, a killer at the top of his class at the Kozu sword school. The underground training camp in midtown takes in orphans and twists them into Bushido warriors used by the Yakuza in death matches staged across the city rooftops where Japanese businessmen gamble heavily on the always- fatal outcome. This Issue: Her name is Toshi. Her hobbies are swimming with sharks, reiki healing, and photography. Jiro doesn't know Toshi, but that's about to change as she guides him deep within the Yakuza underworld to reveal the shocking truth about the events of last issue! Is she a gangstress with a heart of gold? Or is something more sinister afloat? We ain't sayin'! Also features a backup about Jiro drawn by Oemingsan! Recommended for readers and fans of Fight Club, Powers, Crying Freeman and 100 Bullets. Bi-monthly. FC, 32pg (2 of 3) $2.95 DEFIANCE #3 (W) Douglass Barré and Joey Lee (A) Kano Kang and Zack Suh (Cover) Kano Kang and Zack Suh In stores the week of June 5th. The Concept: Everyone wants Ivan, the Messenger. A renegade Lord of Hell wants him to deliver a vital message to an undisclosed contact on Earth. A pair of demons wants him to rescue them from exile. The federal mayor of New York wants him captured and eliminated, not necessarily in that order. The Devil just wants him dead and in Hell. Again. What does Ivan want? A plate of scrambled eggs and a clue about what the message he's supposed to deliver is, anyway. This Issue: "The Messenger" Part Three (of 4)—It's a tale of two Cleos, as everyone's favorite trigger-happy demoness takes on the National Guard while her Second Soul-Li'l Cleo-tries to get Ivan safely across the street. Care to guess as to who's got the harder job? All this, and a look at the downside of deals with the Devil. Recommended for readers and fans of Red Star, Midnight Nation, Dark Angel and sleeping past eleven in the morning. Bimonthly. FC, 32pg $2.95 FATHOM #16 (W) Michael Turner and Bill O'Neil (P) Michael Turner (I) Jonathan Sibal (c) Peter Steigerwald In stores the week of June 26th. The Concept: There are two worlds. The one we know, and the one below. Aspen Matthews was a marine biologist who, in a failed experiment, discovered that she is actually a water nymph, able to live and thrive beneath the water. This Issue: Aspen's introduction to the society of her birth holds dangers she could never have guessed. Tension between the surface and the depths mounts as the Admiral's subterfuge is discovered. Allegiances-on both sides — are in question. Who, really, is fighting for whom? Recommended for readers and fans of Buffy, Elektra, Tomb Raider, and The Darkness. Bimonthly. FC, 32pg $2.50 G.I. JOE #7 (W) Josh Blaylock (A) Steve Kurth (I) John Larter (Cover) Mike Zeck In stores the week of June 5th. The Concept: G.I. Joe is the codename for America's highly trained special missions force. It's purpose: to defend freedom from Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. G.I. Joe protected the freedom of the country all through the 1980's, and now they're back, doing what they do best in this monthly Image Comic's series. This Issue: The order has been given for Storm Shadow to take out the G.I. Joe leader, General Tomahawk, and a new attack on Dreadnok weapons smugglers might have something to do with his plans. While the General deals with problems from higher-ups, the Joe infantry enter a world of hurt thanks to their new instructor, Beach Head. On the Cobra front, the Commander finally gives Destro a piece of his mind, right in his own castle! Recommended for readers and fans of Blackhawk Down, Twenty-Four, and anything to do with the now classic G.I. Joe comics, cartoons and toys! FC, 32pg $2.95 G.I. JOE: BATTLE FILES #2 (W) Scott Wherle with Josh Blaylock (A) various (Cover) David M. Beck In stores the week of June 19th. The Concept: G.I. Joe Battle Files contains everything you ever wanted to know about the characters and vehicles of the Joe universe. Want to know what's been going on with the Joes and Cobras during their seven-year absence? It's all here. This Issue: 48 pages of specs and bios on the Cobra forces — from Cobra Commander and Destro to the troops that make up their massive armies. Contains updated info on all of the Cobra hierarchy from the new comic, as well as info on a few missing members of the terrorist organization. Battle Files is a must-have for any G.I. Joe fans — this is the ultimate Joe source book! Great for fans of the old Order of Battle and Who's Who comics of yesteryear! Bimonthly. FC, 48pg (2 of 3) $5.95 G.I. JOE VOL 1: REINSTATED TP (W) Josh Blaylock (A) Steve Kurth (I) John Larter (cover) Steve Kurth In stores the week of June 26th. The Concept: After almost a decade of inactivity, the U.S. government is forced to call back into action the daring, highly trained special missions force known as G.I. Joe! The threat? Their mortal enemies, the ruthless terrorist organization known as Cobra, have returned after apparently being dissolved in the 1990's. But how have the lives and relationships of those on both sides of the conflict changed after so long? Collecting issues #1-4 of the breakthrough series from Image Comics! G.I. Joe is back in a big, big way, and now you can snag the first sold-out story arc, reintroducing Snake-Eyes, Duke, Scarlett, the rest of the Joe gang, and the evil Cobra organization. G.I. Joe is a sure win with anyone into high adventure, military action, and more. It's an action story that plots the U.S. military against a team of near-super villains, and a great nostalgia kick to boot. For fans of the old Joe toon and comics, Danger Girl, The One, and Rainbow Six. SC, 7x10, 116pg, FC $14.95 IMAGE INTRODUCES... DOG SOLDIERS (W) Rob Hunter (A) Pete Pachoumis (I) Luke Rizzo (C) Chris Chuckry In stores the week of June 5th. The Concept: Dog Soldiers is the story of Johnny Atlas, the fiercest warrior in America's arsenal, who leads the world's first bio-engineered combat soldiers on their first mission. Together, they will prove to be the last line of defense against a ferocious army of bio-combatants created from wild predatory animals that now threaten to sweep across the entire world. Dog Soldiers is an action-packed adventure that deals with the very real future of cloning and bioengineering and how, whether it saves us or destroy us, we will forever be changed as a species. This Issue: While protecting humanitarian aid efforts in a third world hell hole, Johnny Atlas' elite Special Forces Unit is ambushed. Unable to call in the military might at his disposal Atlas' team is cut to pieces and captured. In response, the Pentagon creates a secret bio-weapons program in a place reminiscent of the Island of Dr. Moreau. There, a brilliant scientist bioengineers a totally new breed of combat soldiers from human and canine DNA. Designed to hunt down, kill ,and eat, if necessary, America's enemies no matter where they hide, the DOG SOLDIERS can see, smell, hear and run faster than any human on the face of the earth. All they have to do is survive basic training... Recommended for readers and fans of G.I. Joe, Inferno: Hellbound, Thundercats, and Predator. Bimonthly. FC, 32pg $2.95 INFERNO:HELLBOUND #4 (W) Marc Silvestri and David Wohl (P) Clarence Lansang In stores the week of June 26th. The Concept: Hell has broken loose on Earth, and humanity's fate lies in the hands of an elite squad of soldiers who must enter the gates of Hell in search of answers. Unfortunately, not just anyone can enter Hell alive...you have to be someone who was heading there anyway! This Issue: If the search for finding a mysterious key lying somewhere in the depths of hell wasn't enough for John Dante to worry about, now he's discovering that some of the members of his team of convicts are developing supernatural powers. Unfortunately, since the source of the power is infernal, and his gang is already of questionable morality, these gifts they're getting will NOT be used for the good of mankind. Meanwhile, Rachel Beatrice begins her search for Dante's team and discovers it's not called HELL for nothing... Recommended for readers and fans of The Dirty Dozen, Tomb Raider, H.P. Lovecraft, and The Prophecy. FC, 32pg $2.50 INFERNO:HELLBOUND #0 (W) Marc Silvestri/David Wohl (P) Billy Tan In stores the week of June 12th. The Concept: Hell has broken loose on Earth, and humanity's fate lies in the hands of an elite squad of soldiers who must enter the gates of Hell in search of answers. Unfortunately, not just anyone can enter Hell alive...you have to be someone who was heading there anyway! This Issue: One of the hottest new titles of the year made its debut right here, in the pages of Inferno: Hellbound #0. This introductory story let readers discover just how intense the heat was going to get with Inferno, plus it served as the lead in to the top-selling Inferno #1! Also including concept sketches by Marc Silvestri and cover by series artist Dwayne Turner, this great exclusive is not to be missed! Recommended for readers and fans of The Dirty Dozen, Tomb Raider, H.P. Lovecraft, and The Prophecy. Quantities are limited - allocations may occur. FC, 16pg PI INFERNO:HELLBOUND #1 MARC SILVESTRI SIGNED EDITION Artist and writer Marc Silvestri made his triumphant return in the pages of Inferno: Hellbound #1, and now you can get this hard to find issue signed by Marc himself! Marc has signed a limited amount of his Inferno: Hellbound #1 cover and now Top Cow makes them available to you! Demand for this groundbreaking issue is greater than the supply though so make sure to grab your Marc Silvestri signed edition today! Limited to only 500 signed copies. Allocations may occur. FC, 32pg MSRP: $19.95 INFERNO:HELLBOUND #1 SIGNED SET EDITION Collected together for the first time, this special edition set not only includes all seven (7) covers of Inferno: Hellbound #1, but each set also comes with a signed issue by series artist Marc Silvestri and series writer David Wohl! A perfect chance to get a set of this sold out issue with signatures by your favorite comic creators! Limited to only 250 signed copies. Allocations may occur. Signed Set (x7), FC $39.95 KISS: CREATURES OF THE NIGHT ULTRA ACTION FIGURES KISS: Alive — released in 2000 — was the first "realistic"-style set of figures McFarlane Toys created of the band, and they were a smash-hit with fans. Those fans, of course, immediately demanded more. And here it is: Our newest KISS action figure line is KISS: Creatures of the Night, based on the 1982 album "Creatures of the Night." Photo reference from the ensuing world tour was used in the sculpting of these figures. The Demon, The Starchild, Space Ace, and The Fox. Blister card packaging. (#12220) (CAUT: 4) Figure PI LEAVE IT TO CHANCE VOL. 1: SHAMAN'S RAIN (W) James Robinson (A) Paul Smith In stores the week of June 19th. The Concept: Fourteen-year-old Chance Falconer has the occult in her blood. Her father, Lucas Falconer, is the supernatural defender of the Devil's Echo, an amazing city where the supernatural is an everyday occurrence. This is a family tradition handed down from one generation to the next and so Chance feels its time for her training to begin. Her father, however, has other ideas. His role as Devil's Echo's protector has left him a scarred and changed man. But when Lucas puts his foot down and says "no" to Chance's desire to continue the family tradition, she strikes out on her own to prove him wrong — getting involved in her own mysteries and adventures both fantastic and otherworldly. Is she up to this task? Leave it to Chance! Praised for its widespread appeal and ability to entertain both children and adults alike, Shaman's Rain is the first in Image's ongoing collections of the Harvey and Eisner Award-winning Leave it to Chance material. This will lead into new volumes picking up where the original series left off. Printed in an oversized hardcover format, this edition is Leave it to Chance as you have never seen it before. Recommended for readers and fans of Starman, Harry Potter, Batman Beyond, and Scooby Doo. HC, 9x12, 112pg, FC $??.?? MCFARLANE'S SPORTS PICKS: BASEBALL SERIES II FIGURES McFarlane Toys' second line of Major League Baseball action figures features eight of the cream-of-the-crop players in professional baseball. Action poses, official team colors and logos, player bases, they've got it all. These are the most accurate and detailed baseball action figures every produced: Nomar Garciaparra, Alex Rodriguez, Roger Clemens, Kerry Wood, Ken Griffey Jr., Greg Maddux, Derek Jeter, and Barry Bonds. Blister card packaging. (#70250) (CAUT: 4) Figure PI MICRONAUTS #1 (W) Scott Wherle(A) Eric Hanson(I) Barb Schulz In stores the week of June 12th. The Concept: Within our own universe, in a sub-atomic realm, lie endless worlds of scientific magnificence, under the rule of an evil tyrant, Baron Karza. Can a small band of misfit aliens and one human put an end to his reign? Find out in issue #1. Classic space opera with a modern twist! This Issue: The Micronauts are back, BIG time! Acroyear, Baron Karza, Space Glider and Biotron return for an all new era of sci-fi excitement. On a distant planet, Earth-born Ryan Archer sits behind cold prison bars, and relays the tale of his arrival to a mysterious armored warrior. Can this rebel warrior help him? Will he ever see home again, or is he destined to remain there for life? More importantly is why the world's tyrant leader, Baron Karza, fears him. Join the cause this summer: the rebellion begins, June 2002! Recommended for readers and fans of the classic Micronauts comics and toys, Star Wars, Farscape, Babylon 5, The Matrix, The Running Man, and Sigil. Bimonthly. FC, 32pg $2.95 POWERS #22 (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Mike Avon Oeming In stores the week of June 19th. The Concept: Heroes glide through the sky on lightning bolts and fire. Flamboyant villains attempt daring daylight robberies. God-like alien creatures clash in epic battle over the nighttime sky. And on the dirty city streets below, Homicide Detective Christian Walker does his job. Walker is teamed up with spunky rookie Detective Deena Pilgrim to investigate murders specific to superhero cases. investigations that takes them from the seediest underbelly a city has to offer, to the gleaming towers that are home to immortal beings. It's cops and capes like you have never seen them in the surprise hit of the from super hot comic writer and Eisner Award-winning team of Brian Michael Bendis (Ultimate Spider-Man, Daredevil, Alias) and full- color, art deco comic artist Mike Avon Oeming (Bluntman & Chronic, Hammer of the Gods). This Issue: ANARCHY Part 2—Its chaos in the streets as the city has turned on the super heroes that have sworn to protect them. And the twist is- wait 'til you see what side of the coin Walker and Deena fall on. Also in this issue, Powers tops itself in the superhero murder department- and that's saying something. Recommended for readers and fans of Alias, Ultimate Spider- Man, Bluntman & Chronic, Daredevil, and Bastard Samurai. FC, 32pg $2.95 POWERS TP VOL. 1: WHO KILLED RETRO GIRL—3RD PRINTING (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Michael Avon Oeming In stores the week of June 12th. Already the best-selling trade paperback in Image Central history, Powers Vol. 1: Who Killed Retro Girl has sold out yet again! The super-heroine known as Retro Girl has been murdered, and detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim have been put on the case. But in this world where cops and capes coexist, can even the best of the best find the culprit behind this shocking homicide? Chronicling the very first teaming of detectives Walker and Pilgrim, Powers Vol. 1 is the starting point for fans wishing to enter Powers' dark underworld where heroes are not always the beacons of purity we see them as. This collection contains the first four genre-shattering issues of Powers, issues that helped win the 2001 Eisner Award for Best New Series. Sporting a new cover by Oeming as well as all of the extras included in the first two printings (sketch pages, Bendis' complete script to the first issue, and more!), this book is a must-have for fans both new and old. Recommended for readers and fans of Alias, Ultimate Spider-Man, Bluntman & Chronic, Daredevil, and Bastard Samurai. SC, 7x10, 208pg, FC $21.95 RADIX #4 (W/A) Ray & Ben Lai, Brian Reber In stores the week of June 5th. The Concept: In a society where technological advancement allows the human race to live in utopia, holds a secret that will change its existence forever. The inhabitants' only memory is of the pass three years, yet no one seems to care or want to find out what occurred before then. Four would-be heroes will have to forge an alliance to solve the mysteries of their world, their pasts and their powers. This Issue: A mysterious object approaches the city, and Paragon's perimeter defense fails to stop it. Will this be the end? Can Claire be the one person who can save the day? How far does her abilities go and what secrets does this young girl hold? All will be revealed in this action-packed fourth installment of Radix! Recommended for readers and fans of X-Men, The Matrix, Terminator, Aliens, and Metal Gear Solid. Bi-Monthly. FC, 32pg $2.95 RISING STARS #20 (W) J. Michael Straczynski (P/I) Brent Anderson(c) John Starr In stores the week of June 12th. The Concept: 113 people are born with superpowers, granted by a comet that crashed into their hometown before they were born. Rising Stars is the story of the lives and times of these "Specials," following their victories, their defeats, and their struggles - both with the world at large and within their own ranks. This Issue: J. Michael Straczynski's epic story of the Specials continues. They've tried to change to world for the better...but people don't like to be told what's good for them. How can a few extraordinary individuals stand against the very ordinary masses? Recommended for readers and fans of Watchmen, JLA, Planetary, and Avengers. FC, 32pg (20 of 24) $2.50 SAVAGE DRAGON #100 (W) Erik Larsen (A) Erik Larsen, Arthur Adams, Bruce Timm, Frank Cho, Carlos Pacheco, Marc Silvestri. (I) Erik Larsen, Terry Austin, Walt Simonson, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jerry Ordway, Sam Keith, Al Gordon, Tim Townsend (cover) Erik Larsen In stores the week of June 19th. The Concept: Once he was a cop, the only super-powered man on the Chicago Police force. Then he led a government super- team to its greatest victory. Now he's a lone warrior fighting to restore order to a ravaged Earth that he unwittingly created! This Issue: Torn Between Two Worlds! One world is the planet he called home in the original Image Universe! The other is the war-torn Savage World, the result of a devastating domino effect created when the Savage Dragon killed a deadly time- traveling foe! The Dragon must choose to return to the Savage World he unwittingly created or stay forever in the world he called home! Torn between those he loves most and his responsibility to a world he made! It's a tale of triumph and tragedy as only Erik Larsen could tell it! Savage Dragon's creator Erik Larsen pencils the entire quadruple-sized issue. The lead story is inked by Larsen himself (gotta keep that run intact) and the back up stories are inked by a veritable "who's who" of comic book inking superstars! Terry Austin, Walt Simonson, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jerry Ordway, Sam Keith, Al Gordon and more lend their formidable talents to make this the greatest anniversary issue of all time! Pin-ups by Arthur Adams! Bruce Timm! Frank Cho! Carlos Pacheco! Marc Silvestri! Savage Dragon comes with our Highest Possible Recommendation! Recommended for readers and fans of all the previous issues of Savage Dragon. If you liked them, it's a pretty good bet that you'll like this one as well. FC, 96pg (note price) $8.95 SAVAGE DRAGON: THIS SAVAGE WORLD TP by Erik Larsen In stores the week of June 5th. The Concept: The planet Earth has gone through a startling transformation! The domino effect caused from the Dragon killing a deadly time-traveling foe has forever changed the world the Dragon lives in! Trapped in This Savage World, the former police officer must cope with the strange new earth he unwittingly created! This Issue: This book collects Savage Dragon #76-81, the first six issues of this bold new direction! Erik Larsen pays homage to the work of the legendary Jack Kirby as he reinvents the very world in which the Dragon dwells. Dangerous monsters lurk around every corner in this fantastic world, and the Dragon finds himself hunted and alone. This critically acclaimed series is collected here for the first time. A guaranteed high-octane blast! Joe Quesada Marvel editor-In-Chief: "In my opinion, no one person, no one book has come to represent what Image was ideally supposed to be than Erik Larsen and his Savage Dragon. When those original creators got together to set up that special company, Erik was the only one who was dead-set on what he wanted to do. To his credit, quietly, controversially, awkwardly, blatantly, but above all joyously, he epitomized what Image has always aspired to be: Wonderful comic books that give the reader the same feeling of wonderment and amazement that the writer/artist felt creating it." Recommended for readers and fans of the kinds of comics you remember reading and loving but thought weren't being published anymore. Savage Dragon lovingly embraces the quirks and clichés of the super-hero genre and turns them on their ear. Delightfully outrageous and entertaining as all hell! SC, 7x10, 144pg, FC $16.95 SPAWN #123 Todd McFarlane Productions (W) Brian Holguin and Todd McFarlane (P) Angel Medina (I) Danny Miki (Cover) Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane In stores the week of June 26th. The Concept: Al Simmons, once the U.S. government's greatest soldier and most effective assassin, was mercilessly executed by his own men. Resurrected from the ashes of his own grave in a flawed agreement with the powers of darkness, Simmons is reborn as a creature from the depths of Hell. Disfigured, homeless and alone, this warrior now known as Spawn wanders the shadowy alleys of New York City in search of his past life. This Issue: SALVATION ROAD Part II—It has been said that when you have nothing, you have nothing to lose. Now, having been robbed of his unholy birthright, stripped of his hell-born legacy, Spawn is surprised to discover a level of freedom he never imagined possessing. While the Usurper of Hell's Throne tends to his own plans, Spawn faces his greatest challenge to date: rediscovering what it means to be a man. Recommended for readers and fans of Seven, The Sixth Sense, Stir of Echoes, Stephen King, Clive Barker, American Gothic, and Twin Peaks. FC, 32pg $2.50 OFFERED AGAIN O/A SPAWN: THE DARK AGES #1-8 Enjoying a lengthy run with a near-fanatical core readership, Spawn: The Dark Ages tells the story of the Hellspawn in a medieval setting. This Spawn began life as Lord Covenant only to be reborn as Hell's Black Knight. If you missed this book the first time, here's your chance to start at the beginning. Featuring the intricate writing of Brian Holguin (Spawn) and the dark, gritty artwork of Liam McCormack-Sharp, the first eight issues of Spawn: The Dark Ages unfold the story of Lord Covenant and his rebirth as a Hellspawn. Set in the dank, violent world of post-Crusades Europe, these first issues introduce readers to the core players in the story (the Lord Covenant Spawn, Guy DuBlanc, Cogliostro and Sister Immaculata, among others) and set up the coming story arcs. The first eight stories are quite important in understanding the dark uncertainties of Spawn's world. FC, 32pg $2.50Ea. ************************* TOMB RAIDER: JOURNEYS #5 (W) Fiona Avery (P) Drew Johnson (I) Jay Leisten (c) Jonathan D. Smith In stores the week of June 5th. The Concept: Artifact hunter extraordinaire Lara Croft is on the adventure of a lifetime, out to track down the Spanish Armada of 1550. Journeys is a twelve-issue adventure spanning the seven seas, full of swashbuckling adventure like you've never seen! This Issue: You thought you'd seen everything there is to Lara's dangerous side. But no one could imagine what the past holds in store for the Tomb Raider of world renown. Journey into her past as Lara confronts tie-dye, men who once wore lipstick, also witness big shirts with bigger belts, and leggings over jeans with high heels. All this and more when we go back to Lara Croft's High School Reunion. Learn what shaped the Tomb Raider we all know and love today! Recommended for readers and fans of Fathom, Indiana Jones, The Goonies, and Buffy. FC, 32pg (5 of 12) $2.95 UNIVERSE #8 Top Cow Comics (W) Paul Jenkins (P) Clayton Crain (I) Jonathan Glapion (C ) Jonathan D. Smith There are only 3 certainties in the universe: death, taxes, and cynicism. This special double-sized issue sees the savior of mankind, and his crew of misfits, confront the forces of good only to find that angelic beings are just as revolting as their demonic cousin. But perhaps angels don't fully understand how devious human beings can be... FC, 48pg $4.95 WITCHBLADE: OBAKEMONO ONE-SHOT (W) Fiona Avery (P) Billy Tan (c) Steve Firchow In stores the week of June 19th. The Concept: The Witchblade is a mystical weapon of great power. As ancient as it is deadly, the Witchblade has had many bearers, spanning both time and the globe. This Issue: In this special oversized one shot by Fiona Kai Avery and Billy Tan, discover the Witchblade as you've never seen it before. In the ancient lands of Japan, a woman called Shiori seeks revenge for the death of her lord and husband. On a dangerous journey toward a distant mountain, she must face commoners, bandits, demons and even gods. Deep within the mountain, guarded by fierce spirits of nature, Shiori will discover the Witchblade. But if revenge is in her heart, can she wield it? Recommended for readers and fans of No Honor, Lone Wolf & Cub, Bastard Samurai, and Akira Kurosawa films. FC, 80pg $9.95 MARVEL COMICS Max Comics ALIAS #10 PAINTED COVER BY DAVID MACK BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)/MICHAEL GAYDOS (A) • THE SCOOP: A special stand-alone issue! • THE SET-UP: Red-hot writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos continue their gritty tale of Jessica Jones, a former costumed crime-fighter who's now a down-and-out private investigator specializing in superhuman cases! • THE STORY: Why does the one and only J. Jonah Jameson want Jessica for a job? And can she work for scum like him? This special stand-alone issue features full-painted art by Michael Gaydos and a unique illustrated-text format! • THE BUZZ: "ALIAS was one of the most innovative new comics of 2001, and remains a testament to how far Marvel has gone in the space of a year." -Comics International • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. • THE WARNING: Contains explicit content. Recommended for adult readers. 7-59606-05124-3-01011 2.99 BLACK WIDOW: PALE LITTLE SPIDER #3 cover by greg horn GREG RUCKA (W)/IGOR KORDEY (P & I) • THE SCOOP: The hard-hitting climax to the new Black Widow's darkest case! • THE SET-UP: Master crime writer Greg Rucka (Whiteout) and Igor Kordey (CABLE) present a tough tale of international espionage agent Yelena Belova — the new Black Widow! • THE STORY: Deep in Moscow's sexual underground, the young Black Widow must chase down a stone-cold killer. But is this just another game to the killer -- or something deeper? • THE BUZZ: "What could have been a sordid piece of exploitive genre junk is instead haunting and emotionally honest." - Comics Buyer's Guide • THE FORMAT: A three-part, monthly series. This issue is 32 pages, with ads. • THE WARNING: Contains explicit content. Recommended for adult readers. 7-59606-05152-6-00311 2.99 THE HOOD #2 cover by kyle hotz BRIAN K. VAUGHAN (W)/KYLE HOTZ (P)/ERIC POWELL (I) • THE SCOOP: Enter the controversial and complex life of a brand-new super-villain in this hard-edged, MAX crime drama! • THE STORY: Discovering the true power of his recently acquired apparel, small time hoodlum Parker Robbins steps up to the big leagues of costumed villainy! But the young man soon learns that there are downsides to his new career— as in the attention of the FBI, the anger of the mob, and the jealousy of competing super-criminals (including some classic Marvel villains as you've never seen them before)! • THE CREATORS: Writer Brian K. Vaughan (Swamp Thing, CYCLOPS) and artist Kyle Hotz (The Agency, THE INCREDIBLE HULK) conspire on this street-level MAX series! • THE FORMAT: The second issue of this monthly, six-part story is 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper. • THE WARNING: Contains explicit content. Recommended for adult readers. 7-59606-05322-3-0011 2.99 BLADE #4 PAINTED COVER BY TIM BRADSTREET CHRISTOPHER HINZ (W)/STEVE PUGH (P&I) • THE SCOOP: Thirsting for a Blade comic as wicked as his new movie? Then sink your teeth into the vampire killer's own MAX title! • THE STORY: Blade hunts down the vampires responsible for Fofo's missing fingers, but someone's fingered Blade instead, and now the assassins from the Seven are lying in wait for the Daywalker! In the midst of all this, Blade learns he has a chance to become fully human – but will he take it? • THE CREATORS: Novelist Christopher Hinz and Eisner-nominated artist Steve Pugh (Preacher: Saint of Killers) join forces to resurrect the Daywalker in this violent new ongoing series! Plus: fully painted covers by Tim Bradstreet — who helped design the two Blade movies! • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. • THE WARNING: Contains explicit content. Recommended for adult readers. 7-59606-05195-3-00411 2.99 CAGE #4 COVER BY RICHARD CORBEN CBRIAN AZZARELLO (W)/RICHARD CORBEN (P&I) • THE SCOOP: What is Cage's secret shame? • THE SET-UP: Life on the streets is a high stakes game. There are winners and losers. Those that play by the rules, do so at their own risk, and often pay a price. Who's got their back? There's a man who can set things straight. A specialist. He doesn't come cheap, but if you've got the bank, he's got game. And plenty of it. Some know him as a "Hero for Hire." Some as a "Power Man." For others, he's an urban legend. He's all -- and none -- of the above. His name is Cage. You think you know him? Think again. • THE STORY: Cage has got a major skeleton in his closet. A skeleton that someone's about to dig up, dust off, and lay on the table. Question is, when they do, can Cage ante up? • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper. • THE WARNING: Contains explicit content. Recommended for adult readers. 7-59606-05255-4-00411 2.99 HOWARD THE DUCK #6 PAINTED COVER BY GLENN FABRY STEVE GERBER (W)/PHIL WINSLADE (P) • THE SCOOP: Duck or mouse? Find out as the mini-series concludes! • THE STORY: Howard goes to Hell, where he and God have it out -- once and for all -- over a beer! You won't want to miss "Creator's Rights!" • THE BUZZ: "As sharp, biting, funny, and just plain great as ever." -Silver BulletComics.com • THE FORMAT: A six-part series. This issue is 32 pages, with ads. • THE WARNING: Contains explicit content. Recommended for adult readers. 7-59606-05209-7-00611 2.99 Marvel ReCharge MARVEL RECHARGE COLLECTIBLE CARD GAME: SERIES 2 Nice Guys Finish Last! Showcasing official Spider-Man: The Movie images alongside beautiful new and fan-favorite artwork, this first Expansion Set for the Marvel ReCharge Collectible Card Game boasts 250 all-new cards (including 150 unique game cards and 100 rare Power Plus foil cards). Building on the basic game mechanic, Marvel ReCharge 2 is packed with all-new Specials to add a new dimension to your strategizing. Power Absorption, Chaos Engine, and Reinforcements are just a few of the Specials that will spice up gameplay by affecting card draws, discards, counter-venturing and more! Fully compatible with Inaugural Edition rules! Release date: March 2002. STARTER DECK A (7-59606-10912-8) $7.99 STARTER DECK B (7-59606-10913-5) $7.99 STARTER DISPLAY BOX (U7-59606-10914-2) $63.92 BOOSTER PACK (7-59606-10915-9) $1.49 BOOSTER DISPLAY BOX (7-59606-10916-6) $53.64 STILL AVAILABLE MARVEL RECHARGE CCG: INAUGURAL EDITION The highly anticipated follow-up to the smash Marvel OverPower CCG, Marvel ReCharge stresses strategy over eyestrain. Inaugural Edition is a 250-card set with 150 unique game cards and 100 very rare, Power Plus foil cards. Artwork features super heroes, deadly villains, awesome girls, and more from the Marvel Universe. Note: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. Please check with your retailer for availability. (CAUT:4) Release date: December 2001. STARTER DECK (MVL10848-S) $7.99 STARTER DISPLAY (MVL10848-D) $63.92 BOOSTER PACK (MVL10851-S) $1.49 BOOSTER DISPLAY (MVL10851-D) $53.64 STARTER KIT (MVL01599) $235.84 MARVEL RECHARGE FULL-FOIL 100-CARD PRESS SHEET Straight from the decks of Marvel ReCharge Collectible Card Game comes this stunning full-foil press sheet showcasing all 100 Power Plus Cards from the Inaugural Edition. Each uncut sheet of 100 unique cards is printed on playing card-quality foil stock glossed with a protective UV coating on the art side (stamped with "collector's edition" on the back side). Measures 28" x 38" and is suitable for framing. On Sale in February 2002. PRESS SHEET (7-59606-05260-8) $100.00 ****************** Spider-Man SPIDER-GIRL #48 COVER BY PAT OLLIFFE & AL WILLIAMSON TOM DEFALCO (W)/PAT OLLIFFE (P)/AL WILLIAMSON (I) Beginning a new story that'll have fans of the Clone Saga doing flips! Spider-Girl's super hero life gets ever more complicated as her dad reassumes his costumed identity as Spider-Man -- just as Kaine suddenly appears on the scene! Plus: heretofore hidden facts surrounding Mayday's kidnapping when she was just a baby! Guest-starring the all-new Scarlet Spider! 7-59606-03503-8-04811 2.50 SPIDER-MAN: GET KRAVEN #1 COVER BY JOE QUESADA RON ZIMMERMAN (W)/AL RIO (P)/SANDU FLOREA (I) • THE SCOOP: "Get Shorty" meets "The Player" in this five-issue series that dishes the dirt on the dark underbelly of show biz! Plus: In addition to an all-new 23-page story, this issue also features the 25-page "You Can Call Me Al" serial that ran in the May Marvel titles! That's 48 pages of action for only $2.99! • THE STORY: Alyosha Kravinoff -- a.k.a. the son of "Kraven the Hunter" -- is the kind of guy that boys love to hate and girls hate to love. Trouble in leopard-skin boots, a six thousand dollar suit, and with a killer smile. Indeed, with his movie-star looks, heightened senses, razor-sharp tongue and thirty million dollar inheritance, you'd think that Al Kravinoff would be living The Life. But in reality, he's running a family legacy that makes him the first of his bloodline not to be obsessed with the death and destruction of a certain wall-crawler. Where to funnel that excess energy? Kraven is about to dive in the great fountain of all dreams, and swim with its many sharks. And god help the sleazebag producers, self-absorbed movie stars and hired goons who get in his path. Hollywood has seen its fair share of players, but no one plays the game like Kraven. Kraven wants to make a movie. And what Kraven wants, Kraven gets. • RETAILER NOTE: GET KRAVEN will be set up in a five-part that will run in half of Marvel's titles in May, so you know everyone's going to be following it! • THE FORMAT: The first issue of this five-part series -- which also includes the five-part serial -- is 48 pages, with no ads! Now that's a bargain! 7-59606-05351-3-00111(MarvelPG) 2.99 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #23 COVER BY MARK BAGLEY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)/MARK BAGLEY (P)/ART THIBERT (I) • THE SCOOP: Green Goblin! Gwen Stacy! Plus a surprise guest star! • THE STORY: Peter Parker's life is sent in a downward spiral when Norman Osborn and his evil alterego returns! Meanwhile, Peter's relationship with bad girl Gwen Stacy takes a shocking twist -- one that may have serious repercussions for Mary Jane! Plus: a surprise appearance by an enigmatic figure straight from the pages of THE ULTIMATES! • THE BUZZ: "This comic has been excellent since the very first issue. It's the most consistently enjoyable comic out there! Bendis 'gets' everything that makes Spider-Man (and Peter Parker) such a fun character and he captures the mood perfectly every single time!" -Aint It Cool News • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper, with a cardstock cover. 7-59606-05031-4-02311 2.25 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #42 COVER BY JASON PEARSON J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI (W)/JOHN ROMITA JR. (P)/SCOTT HANNA (I) • THE SCOOP: Another new issue of wall-crawling goodness! • THE STORY: Hey, it's Spidey by the killer team of J.Michael Straczynski, John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna -- what else do you need to know? • THE BUZZ: "Spidey's always been #1 in our hearts, but now he's damn near in sales as well... even more impressive is that the title's sales have doubled since May 2001, just over half a year ago. Truly, the team of Straczynski and Romita Jr. is amazing!" -Wizard, The Comics Magazine • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-04716-1-04211 (MarvelPG) 2.25 SPIDER-MAN: BLUE #2 COVER BY TIM SALE JEPH LOEB (W)/TIM SALE (P & I) • THE SCOOP: The Marvel Knights take a swing at Spider-Man as writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale -- the award-winning team that brought you DAREDEVIL: YELLOW -- deliver another modern day classic! • THE STORY: With the Green Goblin out of Spider-Man's way, Peter Parker grows closer to Harry Osborn – and to Harry's friend Gwen Stacy! Sometimes it seems as if Peter's biggest problem is how to get his boss, J. Jonah Jameson of the Daily Bugle, to pay him enough money to afford to take Gwen out on a date. And other times, it seems as if avoiding the hoofs of the Rhino might be more pressing! • THE FORMAT: The second issue of this six-part, monthly mini-series is 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper with a cardstock cover. 7-59606-05341-4-00211 (MarvelPG) 3.50 SPIDER-MAN: QUALITY OF LIFE #2 COVER BY SCOTT SAVA GREG RUCKA (W)/SCOTT SAVA (A) • THE SCOOP: The world-famous web-slinger faces off against his classic adversary, The Lizard, in a wide-screen action epic written by Greg Rucka (Queen and Country) and digitally illustrated by breakout sensation Scott Sava (The Lab)! • THE STORY: Dr. Curt Connors' attempts to better himself and the world around him only turned him -- literally -- into the monster known as the Lizard! But there are worse monsters out there. Some walk on two legs and hide behind a maze of red tape and bureacracy. And then there are other still more sinister -- others like the Yith! • THE FORMAT: The second issue of this four-part, monthly mini-series is 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper, with a cardstock cover. 7-59606-05333-9-00111 (MarvelPG) 2.99 PETER PARKER, SPIDER-MAN #45 COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS PAUL JENKINS (W)/HUMBERTO RAMOS (P)/WAYNE FAUCHER (I) • THE SCOOP: Regular cover artist -- and major Spider-Man fan -- Humberto Ramos lends his extraordinary talents to a special four-part story featuring the return of the web-slinger's most relentless foe: the Green Goblin! • THE STORY: Last we saw Spider-Man, he was left battered and bruised by the hands of the Green Goblin! Now the Goblin's plan starts to unfold as he goes after someone very close to Peter! And by the end of this issue, that person's life will never be the same! • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-04717-8-0451 (MarvelPG) 2.25 SPIDER-MAN: SWEET CHARITY COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL & TIM TOWNSEND RON ZIMMERMAN (W)/DARICK ROBERTSON (P)/RODNEY RAMOS (I) • THE SCOOP: Tonight Show host Jay Leno makes his Marvel Comics debut in this special 64-page Spider-Man one-shot, by Howard Stern Show writer Ron Zimmerman and penciller Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan)! • THE STORY: Cruel fate descends on the wall-crawler is forced -- thanks to a star-studded celebrity fundraising auction -- to spend a weekend camping trip with his number one nemesis: J. Jonah Jameson! And for this odd couple, ticks, coyotes and bears may be the least of their problems! It seems that someone with a burning hatred for both of them sees an opportunity to take out two birds with one stone! Yes, the Scorpion is back -- and he's madder than ever! • THE FORMAT: This 64-page one-shot is printed on glossy-stock paper. • RETAILER ALERT: The appearance by Leno is bound to generate massive mainstream buzz -- so make sure you can satisfy the curious who will come looking for this issue! 7-59606-05291-2-00111 (MarvelPG) 4.95 SPIDER-MAN, TANGLED WEB #15: THE COLLABORATOR COVER BY PAUL POPE PAUL POPE (W & P) • THE SCOOP: It's Spider-Man -- via Paul Pope (Heavy Liquid)! • THE SET-UP: Marvel continues to reach out to unique creators, and TANGLED WEB is the place to let them strut their stuff! We believe in a Spidey book for every type of reader, and this comic — which examines the wall-crawler from a more street-level view — is perfect for those who never thought they'd ever read a Spidey book! • THE STORY: Thirteen-year-old Heather has a severe crush on a certain web-spinning super hero that's got her father climbing the walls -- literally! Seems Heather's old man has a few exoskeletons in his closet that he'd just as soon put to use squashing his archrival -- and what time is better than the present? • THE BUZZ: "With an impressive roster of guest creators and an approach that has a bit of indy cool, TANGLED WEB continues to surprise and please me." -Randy Lander, TheFourthRail.com • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock with a cardstock cover. 7-59606-05106-9-01511 (MarvelPG) 2.99 SPIDER-MAN/BLACK CAT: THE EVIL THAT MEN DO #1 COVER BY TERRY & RACHEL DODSON KEVIN SMITH/TERRY DODSON/RACHEL DODSON • THE SCOOP: King of All Comics Kevin Smith takes the reins of comics' hottest character -- Spider-Man -- in an all-new four-part story that will send the wall-crawler on a collision course with his old flame, the Black Cat! • THE STORY: The mysterious disappearance of an old friend brings Felicia Hardy to the Big Apple in search of answers. But, as luck would have it, a certain web-slinger -- who also happens to be her ex-lover -- is following the same trail! How long will it take before they do some... catching up? • THE CREATORS: You know he's a famous moviemaker and comics writer, but wait until you see Kevin Smith cut loose on the one-and-only Spider-Man! And is there a more perfect artist to draw the shapely Black Cat than Terry Dodson (Harley Quinn)? • THE FORMAT: The first issue of this four-part series is 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy paper with a cardstock cover. 7-59606-05309-4-00111 (MarvelPG) 2.99 X-Men EXILES #14 COVER BY MIKE MCKONE, MARK MCKENNA & JOSE VILLARRUBIA JUDD WINICK (W)/MIKE MCKONE (P)/JON HOLDREDGE (I) The Exiles tremble before the might of Dr. Doom! Or do they? What would cause the Exiles to team up with the most deadly villain of any reality? Let's put it this way: if they don't, they'll be forced to join the rest of this reality's Earth sleeping with the fishes! Plus: Mimic gets a chance to shine -- but with this title, is that a good thing or a bad thing? "EXILES is my favorite book on the stands. Why? Constant growth and evolution of stories and ideas; almost monthly revamps; comedic and passionate writing; expressive and inspired artwork; and a cast of realistic, emotional characters." -Aint It Cool News 7-59606-05108-3-01411 (MarvelPG) 2.25 MORLOCKS #3 COVER BY SHAWN MARTINBROUGH GEOFF JOHNS (W)/SHAWN MARTINBROUGH (P) Continuing a look into the ubran myth that is spreading across America: where lurk the Morlocks? The pact the underground mutants made begins to fall apart when one of them goes too far against humanity. As the Chicago Police invade their home, one of the Morlocks reveals their ultimate sin while another finds salvation in the most unlikely of places! 7-59606-05249-3-00311 (MarvelPG) 2.50 MUTIES #5 COVER BY TRENT KANIUGA KARL BOLLERS (W)/TRENT KANIUGA (P) Think all mutants wear flashy costumes and have goofy codenames? Think again! 7-59606-05170-0-00511 (MarvelPG) 2.50 NEW X-MEN #127 COVER BY IGOR KORDEY GRANT MORRISON (W)/IGOR KORDEY (P) • THE SCOOP: It's NEW X-MEN -- twice this month! • THE STORY: His face is hidden behind an iron mask. His brain is a star. His power is incalculable. He's Xorn -- the strangest X-Man ever! Who is he... how does he relate to the world... and what does he hope to gain by joining the X-Men? • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-01772-0-12711 (MarvelPG) 2.25 UNCANNY X-MEN #407 COVER BY SEAN PHILLIPS JOE CASEY (W)/SEAN PHILLIPS (P) • THE SCOOP: Will Nightcrawler quit the X-Men?! • THE STORY: Beseiged by nightmares that threaten to jeopardize his place in the X-Men, Kurt Wagner takes refuge with an old friend from his past. But when his teammates finally find him, will Nightcrawler return to the Xavier Institute?! • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-02461-2-40711 (MarvelPG) 2.25 CABLE #106 COVER BY IGOR KORDEY DARKO MACAN (W)/MIKE HUDDLESTON (P)/ JOHN STANISCI (I) • THE SCOOP: The House welcome artist Mike Huddleston (The Coffin) to Marvel Comics, in this special stand-alone story! • THE STORY: In Kazakhstan, Cable encounters a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent on her first mission, and her reaction to this wanted international terrorist isn't what you would have predicted! When things go bad, though, Cable -- who's still struggling to control his mutant powers after issue #100 -- reacts in a way that you really wouldn't have predicted! And as a bonus, this funky tale also answers the question: what good are Golden Age comics, anyway? • THE BUZZ: "Cable's new mission to stop terrorists from using mutants as pawns really ups the butt-kicking quotient of this book." -Wizard, The Comics Magazine • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-01362-3-10611 (MarvelPG) 2.25 SABRETOOTH: MARY SHELLEY OVERDRIVE #1 COVER BY TONY HARRIS DAN JOLLEY (W)/GREG SCOTT (P) • THE SCOOP: One of the X-Men's most bloodthirsty foes cuts loose! • THE STORY: When Victor Creed -- the vicious, fast-healing mutant hitman with adamantium bones and claws -- accidentally interrupts a murder, things go from bad to worse in a hurry! With mysterious, indestructible soldiers determined to kill him, Creed's only clue is their gorgeous blonde target. Prepare for a trip to the wild side as writer Dan Jolley (Obergeist) exposes the dark soul of this infamous villain! • THE WRITER SPEAKS: "In this story we get a serious look at Victor Creed's character, his real personality... (even) the kind of relationships he's had in the past, as well as in the present, since in part it's kind of a beauty-and-the-beast tale," revealed Jolley. "At the same time, though, this has turned out to be one of the most gut-wrenchingly violent stories I've ever read, and by far the harshest one I've ever written... it never lets up." • THE WARNING: This series is rated MarvelPG+ due to violence. • THE FORMAT: The debut issue of this four-part series is 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper. 7-59606-05345-2-00111. 2.99 WOLVERINE #177 COVER BY SEAN CHEN MATT NIXON (W)/DAN FRAGA (P)/LARY STUCKER (I) • THE SCOOP: A new story kicks off as WOLVERINE goes bi-weekly! • THE STORY: Summoned by Father Braun (the priest from WOLVERINE ANNUAL 2001), Wolverine is informed of a devious plan against not only the population of the U.S., but the entire world! Will Logan and Braun pass the test of the mysterious man known as Dogma? What is his evil plan and how high into the Church does the conspiracy go? Writer-on-the- rise Matt Nixon (WOLVERINE ANNUAL 2001) and penciler Dan Fraga (WOLVERINE #167-169) continue the action in only two weeks! • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-02254-0-17711 (MarvelPG) 2.25 X-TREME X-MEN #14 COVER BY SALVADOR LARROCA & LIQUID! CHRIS CLAREMONT (W)/SALVADOR LARROCA (P) As the X-treme team attempt to rescue Storm from the clutches of Khan, things go horribly wrong! Thankfully, the living computer, Sage, is there to counterpunch. Or is she? The stakes rise and tensions build as we race towards the conclusion of "Invasion From Dimension X"! 7-59606-05109-0-01411 (MarvelPG) 2.99 NEW X-MEN #128 COVER BY ARIEL OLIVETTI GRANT MORRISON (W)/IGOR KORDEY (P) • THE SCOOP: It's NEW X-MEN action -- twice this month! • THE STORY: In a search for clues about her growing telekinetic strength, Professor X and Jean Grey jet off to Paris to probe the boundaries of Marvel Girl's Phoenix Force! Meanwhile, back at the Institute, while the cat is away, Emma Frost makes her big move on Cyclops! • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-01772-0-12811 (MarvelPG) 2.25 ULTIMATE X-MEN #19 COVER BY ADAM KUBERT MARK MILLAR (W)/ADAM KUBERT (P)/DANNY MIKI (I) • THE SCOOP: The X-Men World Tour concludes! • THE STORY: The frenzied field trip comes to a spectacular climax as four of our beleagured mutants fight for their lives against the greatest threat yet! Plus: A new member debuts! • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper, with a cardstock cover. 7-59606-05047-5-01911 2.25 WOLVERINE #178 cover by sean chen & norm rapmund matt nixon (W)/dan fraga (P)/larry strucker (I) "The Shadow Pulpit" Part 2 of 2! Wolverine and Father Braun continue their quest to put an end to a scheme that may very well bring the world to its knees! What will Logan do with the evil Dogma in his path? And who is the evil mastermind behind the whole plan? Find out as we deliver two issues of WOLVERINE this month! 7-59606-02254-0-17811 (MarvelPG) 2.25 DEADPOOL #68 COVER BY UDON GAIL SIMONE (W)/UDON (A) The Taskmaster stops by as Deadpool faces his most deadly adversary ever -- his own head! Will Deadpool's own insanity lead to his undoing? Plus: The Taskmaster stops by for a visit, and a warning, about 'Pool's newest archenemy, the Black Swan! But who could possibly scare the pants off of two of Marvel's most deadly assassins? 7-59606-03703-2-06811 (MarvelPG) 2.25 X-FORCE #129 COVER BY DUNCAN FEGREDO PETER MILLIGAN (W)/DUNCAN FEGREDO (P&I) Writer Peter Milligan is joined by guest artist Duncan Fegredo (TANGLED WEB: FLOWERS FOR RHINO) for our weirdest issue yet! Still reeling from the death of one of their most famous — and beloved — members, the team faces an ever bleaker future: they're about to lose something even worse! 7-59606-01766-9-12911 (MarvelPG) 2.25 X-MEN: EVOLUTION #8 COVER BY UDON DEVIN GRAYSON (W)/UDON (P & I) When the high-flying Angel is kidnapped by the underground-dwelling Morlocks, it's up to Storm to zoom into the sewers, overcome her claustrophobia, and fight for his freedom! 7-59606-05203-5-00811 2.25 Marvel Knights ELEKTRA #11 PAINTED COVER BY GREG HORN GREG RUCKA (W)/CARLO PAGULAYAN (P)/DANNY MIKI (I) • THE SCOOP: Writer Greg Rucka welcomes aboard a stunning new art team -- and kicks off a new story arc! • THE STORY: A new art team brings a dramatic new look to Marvel's deadliest, sexiest assassin! THE PLOT: She's faced death and killed dozens of men -- but you've never seen Elektra like this before! Someone has cut her off from her livelihood, and she'll have to find out who it is -- that is, if she doesn't go mad first! It's gut-wrenching drama by writer Greg Rucka, with stunning art by hot new penciller Carlo Pagulayan and inker extraordinaire Danny Miki (Spawn)! • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy paper. 7-59606-05132-8-01111 (MarvelPGplus) 2.99 MARVEL KNIGHTS: DOUBLE-SHOT #3 PAINTED COVER BY GLENN FABRY GREG RUCKA & PETER GROSS (W)/GREG HORN & PETER GROSS (P)/RYAN KELLY (I) • THE SCOOP: The MK imprint presents two more bold visions by two killer creative teams! • THE STORIES: First, Greg Rucka and Greg Horn unite to present an Elektra tale with full CGI art! Then, the Eisner-Award- nominated team of Peter Gross and Ryan Kelly (Lucifer) swing the spotlight on Cloak & Dagger! • THE FORMAT: A four-part, monthly series. This issue is 32 pages, with ads. • MARVEL MEMO: This is a resolicitation. All previous orders are canceled. 7-59606-05159-5-00311 (MarvelPGplus) 2.99 CAPTAIN AMERICA #3 COVER BY JOHN CASSADAY JOHN NEY RIEBER (W)/JOHN CASSADAY (P & I) • THE SCOOP: Terrorism explodes in the new CAP era! • THE SET-UP: Marvel Knights is proud to present an all-new, ongoing CAPTAIN AMERICA series of gut-wrenching intensity, by the acclaimed creative team of writer John Ney Rieber (Books of Magic) and penciler John Cassaday (Planetary)! • THE STORY: With hundreds of people held hostage in a small town, Captain America must make a fateful decision -- one that will forever change his role in the world! • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper. 7-59606-05153-3-00311 (MarvelPG) 2.99 PUNISHER #13 PAINTED COVER BY TIM BRADSTREET GARTH ENNIS (W)/STEVE DILLON (P & I) • THE SCOOP: The PUNISHER team supreme -- Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon -- return! • THE STORY: The guys who made Preacher a best-selling book are back for another round! This time, they're taking Frank Castle to South America, where he must rescue a mafia don from angry guerilla fighters. And -- oh, no -- what kind of romantic mess has Detective Soap got himself into this time? • THE BUZZ: "With [a] none-too-subtle blend of ultra-violence and dark comedy, Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon concocted comicdom's version of the molotov cocktail -- their 12-issue PUNISHER mini-series that lit comic fandom (and retailers' cash registers) on fire." -Wizard, The Comics Magazine • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper. 7-59606-05113-7-01311 (MarvelPGplus) 2.99 DAREDEVIL #34 COVER BY ALEX MALEEV BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)/ALEX MALEEV (P&I) • THE SCOOP: His life is in shambles -- now Daredevil has to pick up the pieces! • THE STORY: In this startling issue, Matt Murdock must come to terms with an anger that threatens to consume him! Can his friends Ben Urich and Peter Parker help? Find out as the Bendis/Maleev era steamrolls on! • THE STORY: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper. 7-59606-04706-2-03411 (MarvelPG) 2.99 MARVEL KNIGHTS #4 COVER BY ALBERTO PONTICELLI JOHN FIGUEROA (W)/ALBERTO PONTICELLI (P & I) • THE SCOOP: Daredevil, Black Widow and the Punisher -- now in one street-level book! • THE STORY: The Knights take to the high seas in a daring move to bring down the criminal empire of the plastic surgery- addicted European multi-billionaires known as the Brothers Grace! But, like cornered rats, the Brothers Grace become even more vicious when attacked -- and that is very, very vicious indeed! • THE CREATORS: Screenwriter John Figueroa (The Project) and artist Alberto Ponticelli (Sam and Twitch) take the Marvel Knights back to the streets for a whole new level of danger! • THE BUZZ: "Fans who hoped for more 'Marvel Knights' feel in the first MARVEL KNIGHTS series will find just what they're looking for in this reboot." -Comic Shop News • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper. 7-59606-05229-5-00411 (MarvelPG) 2.99 Marvel Heroes DEADLINE #3 PAINTED COVER BY GREG HORN BILL ROSEMANN (W)/GUY DAVIS (P & I) • THE SCOOP: What's it really like to be a reporter for the Daily Bugle? Find out in an all-new crime thriller! • THE STORY: You've seen Kat hunt for the truth on her turf, but are you ready to enter the world of The Judge? And what will they discover there that will bring them closer to solving his own murder? • THE BUZZ: "Strong dialogue with superb art and an immensely likeable new character make DEADLINE a winner... Bill Rosemann and Guy Davis (Sandman Mystery Theatre) hit a bullseye." - Aint It Cool News • THE FORMAT: A 4-issue series. 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper. 7-59606-05261-5-00311 (MarvelPG) 2.99 FANTASTIC FOUR #56 PAINTED COVER BY GABRIELE DELL'ORTO KARL KESEL (W & I)/STUART IMMONEN (P) • THE SCOOP: The Thing grabs the spotlight as the FF goes bi-weekly! • THE STORY: Ben Grimm returns to Yancy Street, as a mission of conscience draws the Thing back to his one-time home for an emotion-packed confrontation with his own past! • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-04456-6-05611 (MarvelPG) 2.25 THE CALL OF DUTY: THE BROTHERHOOD #1 COVER BY DAVID FINCH CHUCK AUSTEN (W)/DAVID FINCH (P)/ART THIBERT (I) • THE SCOOP: Marvel's big launch of 2002 begins! When tragedy strikes, who will answer THE CALL? Plus: In addition to an all-new 23-page story, this issue also features the 25-page serial that ran in the May Marvel titles! That's 48 pages of action for only $2.99! • THE STORY: Meet James MacDonald, a lieutenant fireman in Brooklyn, stationed right across the bridge from where the Twin Towers used to stand. MacDonald knows that, even with super heroes flying overhead, someone has to put out fires and respond to everyday emergencies. With modern-day gods making headlines, ordinary people must still put their life on the line for others. But what happens to these heroic individuals when that other world, the world of superpowered, supernatural beings touches the lives of these brave citizens? What happens when MacDonald must confront forces beyond his normal experience? Find out when all-new heroes step forward to answer THE CALL! • THE CREATORS: Written by Chuck Austen (ULTIMATE X-MEN, U.S. WAR MACHINE) and illustrated by David Finch (WOLVERINE)! • THE FORMAT: The debut issue of this six-issue series is 48 pages, with no ads. Now that's a bargain! 7-59606-05306-3-00111 (MarvelPG) 2.25 MARVEL MANGAVERSE #3 COVER BY BEN DUNN BEN DUNN & KEVIN GUNSTONE (W)/BEN DUNN (P & I) • THE SCOOP: Due to its the sold-out success, The House delivers monthly adventure in the Marvel Mangaverse! • THE STORY: As Marvin Elwood faces the awesome cosmic powers he has inherited as the new teenage Captain Marvel, he -- along with the Royal Family of the Inhumans -- must battle through the giant planet-eating virus known as Galactus! Can they defeat Terrax, Nova, Gabriel and Firelord, the four terrifying sentinels who have sworn to defend the planet devouring entity? • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy-stock paper. 7-59606-05296-7-0031 (MarvelPG) 2.25 THE THING: FREAKSHOW #1 COVER BY SCOTT KOLINS & ANDY LANNING GEOFF JOHNS (W)/SCOTT KOLINS (P)/ANDY LANNING (I) • THE SCOOP: The creative team behind The Flash throw the spotlight on the ever lovin' blue-eyed Thing! • THE STORY: Ben Grimm has bad luck. He never got the grades, he never got the girl and Cosmic Rays shoved the ugly stick down his throat. But where did this stroke of bad luck come from? Is it all in his head? Or has karma caught up with Aunt Petunia's nephew? And what does it all have to do with a carnival attended by the FF's strongman during his youth? Take a look behind Ben's bathroom door, find out just what's underneath those rocks of his and rediscover why the Thing is the coolest -- and grumpiest -- super hero on Earth! • THE CREATORS: Writer of JSA -- and soon to join AVENGERS -- Geoff Johns and Flash penciler Scott Kolins enter The House by taking on one our greatest characters! • THE FORMAT: The debut issue of this four-part series is 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-?-00111 (MarvelPG) 2.99 THOR #50 COVER BY TOM RANEY DAN JURGENS (W)/TOM RANEY (P)/SCOTT HANNA (I) • THE SCOOP: This 64-page anniversary issue features three big stories -- and events that will (honestly!) change Thor forever! • THE STORY: In our lead story, the aftermath of Thor's conflict with Desak, Slayer of Gods, leads the Thunderer to make an awesome proclaimation -- one so huge that this entire story is illustrated by Tom Raney exclusively in full-page images! In our second tale, penciled by Marvel Talent Search winner Deon Nuckols, the ramifications of Thor's decision upon the Gods of Asgard is illustrated in depth! And finally, Marvel Talent Search winning writer Jose Armenta and penciler Joe Bennett spin a Tale of Asgard that reveals the first time Thor was torn between the loyalties of man and the duties of godhood! • THE FORMAT: 64 pages, with ads. 7-59606-03506-9-05011 (MarvelPG) 4.95 THUNDERBOLTS #65 COVER BY PATRICK ZIRCHER & AL VEY FABIAN NICIEZA (W)/PATRICK ZIRCHER (P)/AL VEY (I) • THE SCOOP: Two issues a month, two parallel story tracks, two chances for new readers to jump on board! • THE STORY: Bi-weekly T-Bolts action begins here as Hawkeye leads Songbird and Plant-Man against the Masters of Evil! Double-crosses abound, but you just know the Avenging Archer will have the last trick up his sleeve... right? Oh yeah, and who the heck are Blackheath, Skein, Harrier and Amazon? Find out in part one of "Becoming Heroes"! • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-03566-3-06511 (MarvelPG) 2.25 BLACK PANTHER #45 COVER BY SAL VELLUTO CHRISTOPHER PRIEST (W)/SAL VELLUTO (P)/STEVE GEIGER (I) • THE SCOOP: Marvel's best reviewed title goes bi-weekly in June! • THE STORY: This is it, folks -- the cataclysmic conclusion to "Enemy of the State II"! T'Challa and Iron Man enter into a no-holds-barred battle as time runs out on defeating XCon's nefarious coup d'etat attempt on the United States! • THE BUZZ: "BLACK PANTHER is indeed one of the hidden gems of comicdom... and for those of you who are working on a tight budget, I assure you, BLACK PANTHER is worth dropping those remaining DC or CrossGen comics from your monthly pull list, and then some!" -X-Fan • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-03876-3-04511 (MarvelPG) 2.75 INCREDIBLE HULK #41 COVER BY KAARE ANDREWS BRUCE JONES (W)/JOHN ROMITA JR. (P)/TOM PALMER (I) • THE SCOOP: The new era continues as the monster comes at you twice this month! • THE STORY: Hiding in plain sight in a roadside convenience store, the fugitive Dr. Bruce Banner finds himself caught abruptly between a gun-wielding madman, a constricting circle of local police, and dark, predatory forces with motives of their own -- in a contest of straining wills that demands only one grim resolve: The Hulk must become both savior and unbridled demon! • THE BUZZ: "We love the mysterious new elements that writer Bruce Jones has introduced to the book... Hulk + mystery + 'Fugitive'-style, on-the-run action = kick-butt comic!" -Wizard, The Comics Magazine • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-04745-1-04111 (MarvelPG) 2.25 INFINITY ABYSS #1 COVER BY JIM STARLIN JIM STARLIN (W & P)/AL MILGROM (I) • THE SCOOP: Kicking off a new sci-fi epic written & penciled by the master of cosmic action, Jim Starlin! • THE STORY: Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, Dr. Strange, Moondragon, Gamora, Pip the Troll and a new Adam Warlock scramble into action -- but will even this amount of power be effective against Thanos, the Mad Titan? • THE FORMAT: The debut issue of this bi-weekly, six-part series is 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper. 7-59606-05156-4-00111 (MarvelPG) 2.99 IRON MAN #56 COVER BY MICHAEL RYAN MIKE GRELL(W)/MICHAEL RYAN(P)/SEAN PARSONS (I) Last month, Iron Man made a dramatic choice -- and this month, the fallout begins! Now, everything has changed for the cool exec with the heart of steel, as his competitors and the media circle like sharks -- and one man in particular sees his opportunity to put an end to the Golden Avenger! "The writing is high-octane action flick writing... but infused with a new urgency and dedication... it's Mike Grell writing what he does best: macho action with a human twist." -Aint It Cool News 7-59606-04457-5-06511 (MarvelPG) 2.25 THE ORDER #5 COVER BY CARLOS PACHECO & JESUS MERINO KURT BUSIEK & JO DUFFY(W)/MATT HALEY(P)/DAN PANOSIAN (I) Nighthawk and his allies have discovered the secret of how to restore The Order! However, it may be too late, as the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man and a host of others prepare for an all-out assault! 7-59606-05250-9-00511 (MarvelPG) 2.25 AVENGERS ICONS: TIGRA #4 COVER BY MIKE DEODATO JR. CHRISTINA Z. (W)/MIKE DEODATO JR. (P & I) As the truth about the Brethren of the Blue Fist sends her life into a tailspin, the were-woman known as Tigra fights as never before to see justice done! "Christina Z and Mike Deodato prove that, given the right approach, there's no such thing as a second-rate character." -Comic Shop News 7-59606-?-00411 (MarvelPG) 2.99 CAPTAIN MARVEL #33 COVER BY CHRISCROSS PETER DAVID (W)/CHRISCROSS (P)/ANIBAL RODRIGUEZ (I) Captain Marvel squares off against the Magus, while the fate of his friends hangs in the balance! Meanwhile, who the heck is Coven? "Is there humorous character interaction, surprise guest-stars and a tantalizing ending courtesy of Peter David? Check. Is there vibrant and punchy art courtesy of ChrisCross? Check. Does it get a great score? Check. Has it got great sales? No! So why not?" -Comics International 7-59606-04815-1-03311 (MarvelPG) 2.75 FANTASTIC FOUR #57 COVER BY ADAM WARREN ADAM WARREN (W)/KERON GRANT (P) • THE SCOOP: Kicking off a thrilling three-parter by writer Adam Warren and penciler Keron Grant (MARVEL MANGAVERSE: FANTASTIC FOUR)! • THE SCOOP: Something's not right with Ben Grimm, and the mysterious malady that's afflicted him threatens to send a rampaging Thing on a destructive melee throughout Manhattan! Mr. Fantastic is working on a cure -- but there's only so much longer that the Baxter Building can contain the unbounded fury of a rock-skinned tornado! • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-04456-6-05711 (MarvelPG) 2.25 THUNDERBOLTS #66 COVER BY PATRICK ZIRCHER & AL VEY FABIAN NICIEZA (W)/CHRIS BATISTA (P)/RICH PEROTTA (I) • THE SCOOP: Two issues a month, two parallel story tracks, two chances for new readers to jump on board! • THE STORY: Bi-weekly T-Bolts action continues as Baron Zemo leads the Thunderbolts on Counter-Earth! Everything is going great as the team becomes heroes on a world that desperately needs them -- saving lives, restoring hope... so why is the person who started them on this path -- Jolt -- thinking that she made a mistake? Find out in part one of "Becoming Villains"! • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-03566-3-06611 (MarvelPG) 2.25 AVENGERS #55 COVER BY KIERON DWYER & RICK REMENDER KURT BUSIEK (W)/KIERON DWYER & RICK REMENDER (P & I) The aftermath of the Kang War: A vigil, a celebration, some rebuilding, a court martial, an unexpected loss -- and some goodbyes! 7-59606-04458-0-05511 (MarvelPG) 2.25 BLACK PANTHER #46 COVER BY JORGE LUCAS CHRISTOPHER PRIEST (W)/JORGE LUCAS (P) • THE STORY: Marvel's best reviewed series hits twice this month! • THE STORY: Caught in a temporal loop by King Solomon's brass frogs, the Black Panther and company suddenly find themselves in Alberdene, Texas -- in the year 1875! And as if that weren't bad enough, they're trapped with no apparent means to get home! Guest starring BLAZE OF GLORY's Rawhide Kid, Kid Colt, and The Two-Gun Kid! It's rip-roarin', rootin'- tootin' action at the OK Corral! Yee haw, y'all! • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-03876-3-04611 (MarvelPG) 2.75 INCREDIBLE HULK #42 COVER BY KAARE ANDREWS BRUCE JONES (W)/LEE WEEKS (P)/TOM PALMER (I) • THE SCOOP: The Hulk continues his new-era rampage with a arc from Bruce Jones, guest penciller Lee Weeks and inker Tom Palmer! • THE STORY: The hostage crisis goes from bad to worse as Bruce Banner's monstrous alter ego enters stage right with a vengeance! But that's exactly what Agent Pratt and his men wanted in the first place. See, they've got a special present for their green-skinned quarry! • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-04745-1-0421 (MarvelPG) 2.25 INCREDIBLE HULK: THE END COVER BY DALE KEOWN PETER DAVID (W)/DALE KEOWN (P)/JOE WEEMS (I) • THE SCOOP: Writer Peter David and artist Dale Keown, the creative team on some of the most popular Hulk stories ever, reunite to tell the final adventure of the green goliath! • THE SET-UP: Ever wonder how the careers of your favorite heroes would end? Us too, so we're asking the greatest creators associated with top characters to tell the final story as if their series were drawing to a close! • THE STORY: You took a sneak peek at it in Wizard #126, now journey with us into a far-flung future in which the only things living on the planet Earth are Bruce Banner, the Incredible Hulk, and cockroaches with attitude... all of whom are at each other's throats! It's the final Hulk story ever as "The Last Titan" finally comes to understand his reason for existence -- if only he can survive it! • THE WRITER SPEAKS: "It's about the relationship between the Hulk and Bruce Banner, and the final showdown between them," explained David. "By the end of the story, Banner will have a number of revelations about why things happened the way they did -- why the Hulk was created, why he has suffered through all this." • THE FORMAT: This 48-page, bookshelf one-shot features a cardstock cover and is printed on glossy stock paper. 7-59606-05133-5-00111 (MarvelPG) 5.95 INFINITY ABYSS #2 COVER BY JIM STARLIN JIM STARLIN (W & P)/AL MILGROM (I) The cosmic thrills continue! With our survival on the line, Thanos and Moondragon delve into Adam Warlock's damaged psyche! Meanwhile, Dr. Strange, Captain Marvel and Spider-Man continue their quest for answers as our reality draws closer to extinction! The 2nd issue of this bi-weekly, 6-part series is 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper. 7-59606-05156-4-00211 (MarvelPG) 2.99 PARADISE X #3 PAINTED COVER BY ALEX ROSS ALEX ROSS & JIM KRUEGER (W)/DOUG BRAITHWAITE (P)/BILL REINHOLD (I) The wedding of King Britain and Medusa leads to a confrontation between the Wolverine of "Days of Future Past" and the Logan of Earth X! Meanwhile, the Punisher faces off against Jigsaw and the Kingpin -- as Captain America comes to a chilling realization! Printed on glossy stock paper with a cardstock cover. 7-59606-05259-2-00311 (MarvelPG) 2.99 THE ULTIMATES #6 COVER BY BRYAN HITCH MARK MILLAR (W)/BRYAN HITCH (P)/ANDREW CURRIE (I) • THE SCOOP: The fantastic finale of the first story arc! • THE STORY: The Ultimates are now international celebrities, but fame isn't all it's cracked up to be! Beseiged by emergencies, the team discovers how they fit into Tony Stark's plans -- as their many mysteries are revealed! • THE BUZZ: "I was blown away by the first issue of THE ULTIMATES, so you can imagine my surprise when I was even more impressed with the second issue." -TheFourthRail.com • THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy paper, with a cardstock cover. 7-59606-05168-7-00611 2.25 Marvel Hardcovers THE PUNISHER HC cover by STEVE DILLON • THE SCOOP: A killer compilation collecting the entire 12-issue Marvel Knights limited series of 2000, plus the out-of-print PUNISHER KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE and Joe Quesada's story from MARVEL KNIGHTS: DOUBLE SHOT #1 -- all in one super-size hardcover, now with tons of behind-the-scenes extras! • THE STORY: The scourge of the underworld returns to blast the dirtbags and dealers off the mean streets of New York City! Look for old friends, strangely changed enemies, and tons of trademark humor and ultra-violence -- as only writer Garth Ennis, penciler Steve Dillon & Co. can deliver! • THE BUZZ: "Ennis' dark wit and Dillon's no-nonsense visual style are a perfect match -- and make for a story that is pure blood, guts and junehem... and above all else, a damn fine read." - IGN.com • THE FORMAT: 352-page hardcover. Printed on 7 1/4" x 10m 7/8" glossy stock paper. 7-59606-10982-1-00111 34.95 ALIAS HC cover by david mack • THE SCOOP: Collecting the first nine issue of Brian Michael Bendis's next hit -- the critically acclaimed, adult-themed crime series! Now with tons of behind-the-scenes extras! • THE STORY: Meet Jessica Jones, a one-time, unsuccessful costumed super hero, who's now a self-destructive, chain- smoking, alcoholic with a mean inferiority complex! Jones is the owner and sole employee of Alias Investigations -- a small private-investigative firm specializing in superhuman cases. But this time, the former Avenger is in way over her head! Because, while working a missing-persons case, she unwittingly uncovers Captain America's secret identity! One murder later, Jones finds herself embroiled in a situation that's rapidly spinning out of control! • THE BUZZ: "The standout in Marvel Comics' new explicit content-allowed line blends hard-boiled melodrama with unusual ethical dilemmas..." -Entertainment Weekly • THE FORMAT: This 208-page hardcover is printed on 7 1/4" by 10 7/8" glossy-stock paper. 7-59606-10872-5-00111 29.95 MARVEL: FANBOYS & BADGIRLS—BILL & JOE'S MARVELOUS ADVENTURE! cover by joe quesada • THE SCOOP: This all-new hardcover artbook spotlights the greatest illustrations, examines the most controversial decisions, and reveals the behind-the-scenes scandals of comics' greatest comeback! • THE STORY: Out of the ashes of bankruptcy, Marvel reimagined the Spider-Man and X-Men franchise, attracted some of the industry's most talented -- and unique -- creators, and was the only major comics publisher to post growth in 2001. Presented here are the untold stories behind such moves as The House's decision to drop the Comics Code, the creation of its adult imprint, the truth behind Spider-Girl, its hotly debated "no-reprint" policy and the decision to reveal Wolverine's origin! Complimented by a spectacular assortment of sketches and iconic covers, Bill Jemas and Joe Quesada tell it like it is, like it was and like it will be! Plus, insights and observations from the creators that made the magic, like Jeph Loeb and Mark Millar! • THE FORMAT: This 144-page hardcover is printed on 7 1/4" by 10 7/8" glossy-stock paper. 7-59606-10927-2-00111 25.99 Marvel Posters CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 POSTER ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #˝ POSTER You wanted it, you got it... more Marvel posters! And this month it's the patriotic covers to CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 and ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #˝! You know how everyone has been asking about how they can buy posters featuring Marvel characters? Well now you can buy the Point Of Purchase posters that were once only available to retailers! And in June you can salute both Spidey and the Sentinel of Liberty! 7-59606-05400-8-00111 CAPTAIN AMERICA 5.95 7-59606-05400-8-00111 ULT. SPIDER-MAN 5.95 Marvel Kites COOL SPIDER-MAN KITES • THE SCOOP: Straight from his blockbuster movie, the web-slinger takes to the skies in kites by Spectra Star! • 25" x 31" POLY DIAMOND KITE: This traditional diamond-shaped kite features movie version Spider-Man and provides an excellent airfoil for rock solid performance. Ready-to-fly with streamer tails, kite handle and line. Wind rated for 5 to 15 mph breeze. Kite 0-26235-09975-6 $0.99 - $1.99 (s.r.p.) 42" POLY DELTA KITE Easy and fun to fly, ride the wind with Spectra Star's 42" Poly Delta Kite! Features the classic Spider-Man graphic. Great performance with a 42" sailspan. Includes kite line and handle and is rated for flying in 5 to 15 mph breeze. 0-26235-03083-4 $1.99 - $2.99 (s.r.p.) 52" POLY DELTA KITE Combines big size and incredible flight performance to create a proven winner with our Spider-Man movie graphic! A huge 52" sailspan makes this Spectra Star's best flyer! This is the best flying delta in the sky with kite line and handle included. Rated for 5 to 15 mph breeze. 0-26235-05651-3 $2.99 - $3.99 (s.r.p.) MIXED POLY KITE DISPLAY Features 16 each of the three kites described above. The display covers both the movie version and the classic version of Spider-Man. The corrugated display is self-standing. 0-26235-04538-8 $95.52 - $143.52 (s.r.p.) Marvel Trades UNIVERSE X VOL. 2 TP new painted cover by alex ross ALEX ROSS & JIM KRUEGER/VARIOUS Still available! World-renowned illustrator Alex Ross (MARVELS, Kingdom Come) continues his vision of Marvel's alternate future! Ross is joined by Brent Anderson, Doug Braithwaite, co-writer Jim Krueger, Tom Palmer, John Totleben, and more as he reveals wild new versions of the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and more! Plus: this 336- page trade paperback features an all-new painted cover by Ross! (Marvel Memo: This item was solicited in March. Please use MAR? to order.) 7-59606-10885-5-00111 24.95 G.I. JOE VOL. 2 TP cover by herb trimpe LARRY HAMA (W)/VARIOUS (P) Still available! Marvel continues to collect one of its most popular comic series of the 1980s! Duke, Scarlet, Snake Eyes, Stalker and Roadblock -- fighting for freedom wherever there's trouble! America's best and brightest are the only force capable of standing against the evil terrorist organization known as Cobra! This 240-page trade paperback reprints G.I. JOE #11 - #20! (Marvel Memo: This item was solicited in March. 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This rip roarin' 96-page trade paperback reveals the last ride of Rawhide Kid, Kid Colt, Gunhawk, Reno Jones, Caleb Hammer, the Outlaw Kid, the Two-Gun Kid and Red Wolf! (Marvel Memo: This item was solicited in March. Please use MAR? to order.) 7-59606-10906-7-00111 11.50 GHOST RIDER: THE HAMMER LANE TP COVER BY TRENT KANIUGA DEVIN GRAYSON (W)/TRENT KANIUGA (P) Still available! In his youth, Johnny Blaze found himself transformed into a skeletal fire demon, thundering through the night on a mystical motorcycle of pure hellfire! Now Blaze once again finds himself possessed by a demon that demands vengeance! And so the, High Lord of Hell on Earth once again haunts America's highways, delivering his righteous wrath upon the souls of the wicked! This 144-page trade paperback reprints the six-issue Marvel Knights mini-series! (Marvel Memo: This item was solicited in March. Please use MAR? to order.) 7-59606-10910-4-00111 15.95 WOLVERINE/DEADPOOL: WEAPON X COVER BY J. H. WILLIAMS III FRANK TIERI (W)/SEAN CHEN & GEORGES JEANTY (P) • THE SCOOP: Collecting the stories that lead to the upcoming WEAPON X: THE DRAFT! • THE STORY: The shadow-ops organization that transformed Logan into the world's most lethal killing machine returns -- and its mysterious new director has big plans for Wolverine! But when Logan rebuffs the reconstituted Weapon X program, management is forced to settle for second best. Enter... Deadpool?! Unfortunately for Wade Wilson, his very first assignment may test the limits of his loyalty! Reprinting WOLVERINE #162 - #166, plus DEADPOOL: AGENT OF WEAPON X #1 - #4! • THE FORMAT: 240-page trade paperback! 7-59606-10915-9-00111 21.99 EXILES VOL. 2: A WORLD APART TP COVER BY MIKE MCKONE JUDD WINICK (W)/MIKE MCKONE & JIM CALAFIORE (P) • THE SCOOP: The X-Men meet Quantum Leap in Wizard's "Book of the Month!" • THE STORY: The quest continues as Blink's band struggles to survive their desperate directive to right the wrongs of the Marvel Multiverse -- including battles with the Hulk and Galactus! Collecting EXILES #5-#11, written by Pulitzer Prize- nominee Judd Winick and illustrated by Mike McKone with Jim Calafiore! • THE BUZZ: "The best new X-concept on the market. What I like most about this idea is that it is essentially a WHAT IF? book with a regular cast of characters who get to experience the whole show." - ComicBookGalaxy.com • THE FORMAT: 160-page trade paperback! 7-59606-11021-6-00111 14.99 NEW X-MEN VOL. 2: IMPERIAL TP COVER BY FRANK QUITELY GRANT MORRISON (W)/FRANK QUITELY, ETHAN VAN SCIVER & IGOR KORDEY (P) • THE SCOOP: Continuing Grant Morrison's bold reinterpretation of comics' #1 super team! • THE STORY: As protesters lay siege to the Xavier Institute, Professor X lies in a coma -- trapped within the shattered form of his evil twin! Cassandra Nova, the psionic psychopath inhabiting Xavier's body, has returned to Earth -- with the might of the entire Shi'ar Imperium! Collecting NEW X-MEN #118 - #126! • THE BUZZ: "At the end of each issue, I find myself truly shocked -- wondering what will happen next and dreading the wait. Under Grant Morrison's guidance, NEW X-MEN has become the comic book equivalent of heroin. I can't wait for my next hit." - Cinescape • THE FORMAT: 224-page trade paperback! 7-59606-10887-9-00111 19.99 ESSENTIAL TOMB OF DRACULA TP COVER BY JOHN ROMITA & GIL KANE MARV WOLFMAN (W)/ GENE COLAN (P) • THE SCOOP: Collecting the historic horror run! • THE STORY: Dracula's name alone is enough to inspire nightmares. The legendary lord of the undead first appeared in the Marvel Universe in the 1970s -- and TOMB OF DRACULA, the most popular of The House's horror titles, lasted an astonishing seven years. Now it's time to experience the legend as we collect the first 28 issues of the classic spooky series, plus GIANT-SIZE CHILLERS #1! • THE FORMAT: To save you moolah, this 592-page trade paperback is printed in bold black-and-white! 7-59606-10920-3-00111 14.99 INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 1: RETURN OF THE MONSTER COVER BY KAARE ANDREWS BRUCE JONES (W)/JOHN ROMITA JR.(P) • THE SCOOP: Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK #34 - #39, written by horror writer Bruce Jones and illustrated by the great John Romita Jr.! • THE STORY: Blamed for the televised murder of a child, Bruce Banner and his brutish alter-ego become Public Enemy #1 -- hounded by society, hunted by the law, and targeted by a mysterious third party with a sinister agenda all its own -- one that cuts to the very heart of Banner's strange affliction! THE BUZZ: "With interesting stories like this, Jones can stay writing INCREDIBLE HULK forever. An excellent start. Grade: A." - Comics Buyer's Guide • THE FORMAT: 144-page trade paperback. 7-59606-10943-2-00111 12.99 THOR: THE DEATH OF ODIN PAINTED COVER BY ARIEL OLIVETTI DAN JURGENS (W)/STUART IMMONEN & JOE BENNETT (P) • THE SCOOP: Collecting the story that turned the God of Thunder into the Lord of Asgard! • THE STORY: Odin's heroic sacrifice has shaken the Eternal Realm to its very foundations -- and flipped the Thunder God's world upside-down! Now, Thor grapples with his new position and newfound power -- leaving Midgard bereft of its immortal defender! Collecting THOR #39-#44! • THE FORMAT: 144-page trade paperback! 7-59606-10925-8-00111 12.99 DAREDEVIL: WAKE UP PAINTED COVER BY DAVID MACK BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)/DAVID MACK (A) • THE SCOOP: Collecting the critically acclaimed arc by Brian Michael Bendis and David Mack! • THE STORY: Meet Ben Urich, investigative reporter for the Daily Bugle. His current assignment: the media circus that is the murder trial of Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime! So why is Urich spending all his time with the catatonic son of the two-bit costumed criminal called Leap Frog? And how is Daredevil connected to a child he doesn't even know? • THE FORMAT: 96-page trade paperback! 7-59606-10948-7-00111 9.99 ESSENTIAL HULK VOL. 1 TP COVER BY BRUCE TIMM STAN LEE (W)/JACK KIRBY (P) • THE SCOOP: The bargain-priced collection is available again! • THE STORIES: Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK #1 - #6 and selections from TALES TO ASTONISH #60 - #91! This 512- page trade paperback is printed in bold black-and-white! • THE FORMAT: 512-page trade paperback! 7-59606-10993-7-00111 14.99 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 HC Back in print! Collecting AMAZING FANTASY #15, plus AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 - #10! STAR08652 49.99 MARVEL VISIONARIES: GIL KANE COVER BY GIL KANE VARIOUS (W)/GIL KANE (P) • THE SCOOP: A lifetime retrospective of the legend's greatest work for the House of Ideas! • THE STORIES: Joining the immortal Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and John Romita in the annals of The House's history is one of the industry's most gifted artists: Gil Kane! With his fluid pencils, Kane brought a loving familiarity to Mighty Marvel's most popular characters in a body of work reprinted for fans new and old alike! Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH #76 (Kane's first Marvel work, featuring the Hulk), TALES OF SUSPENSE #88 - #91 (Captain America vs. the Red Skull), CAPTAIN MARVEL #17, DAREDEVIL #146 (the definitive Bullseye), MARVEL PREMIERE #1 (Him becomes Adam Warlock) and #15 (first appearance of Iron Fist), WHAT IF? #3 ("What If the Avengers Never Were?") and #24 ("What If Gwen Stacy lived?"), the classic AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #99 and #123, and MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #116 (featuring the Two-Gun Kid) -- plus, the cover to MIGHTY MARVEL WESTERN #44 (Kane's favorite)! • THE FORMAT: 256-page trade paperback! 7-59606-10888-6-00111 21.99 X-MEN VISIONARIES: JIM LEE COVER BY JIM LEE CHRIS CLAREMONT (W)/JIM LEE (P) • THE SCOOP: The House celebrates Jim Lee, the illustrator that spawned countless imitators and inspired a legion of fans! • THE STORIES: Before he helped make X-MEN #1 the best-selling comic book of all time, Lee dazzled readers and critics alike with his stunning artwork on UNCANNY X-MEN! Find out why in this collection of his early work on the world's most popular mutants! Reprinting UNCANNY X-MEN #248, #256 - #258, #268 - #269 and #273 - #277! • THE FORMAT: 288-page trade paperback! 7-59606-10921-0-00111 21.99 Diamond Select SPIDER-MAN'S ROGUES' GALLERY: THE SANDMAN MINI-BUST A Diamond Select Release! Sculpted by Art Asylum! Who better to sculpt the inmates of Spider-Man's Rogues' Gallery than the inmates of the Art Asylum? Just like the first piece, The Lizard (shipping in June), this piece not only breaks the rules, it rewrites the whole book! From the detailed grains of sand to the realistic expression on his face, this piece must be seen to be believed! This bust measures over 6" high from the 3" wide sand base to the top of his sand fist! Spidey better keep one eye open against this Sandman! Featuring a full-color Certificate of Authenticity and limited to a 10,000-piece production run. Guaranteed to ship in July, 2002! Bust $45.00 ULTIMATE MARVEL GIRL BUST A Diamond Select Release! Sculpted by Rudy Garcia and designed in conjunction with Adam Kubert. The Ultimate Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) bust is fourth in the Ultimate X-Men line! Rudy Garcia has captured all her power and grace; short hair, sexy attitude… masking one of the most powerful psychic minds on the planet! While other teens have trouble just growing up, she's got it doubly bad, dealing with adolescence and burgeoning psychic powers! How much power is contained in this attractive package? This piece is in scale with the rest of the Ultimates line, measuring 7" high with a display base featuring the Ultimate X-Men logo. The box features original art by Adam Kubert colored by Rich Isanove, and inspired by the bust itself. This piece is limited to 10,000 pieces and features a full-color, individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Also available as a special edition, limited to 500 pieces, each including a certificate/mini-print, hand-signed by Kubert and Garcia! Guaranteed to ship in June, 2002! REGULAR EDITION—Bust $50.00 SPECIAL EDITION—Bust $70.00 THE AVENGERS: THOR 8-INCH RESIN STATUE A Diamond Select Release! The god of thunder returns, sculpted by Shawn Nagle! Thor has long been one of the most powerful and popular Avengers. This is the second in the line of statues portraying the Avengers and their key adversary in the middle of yet another battle, with the fate of the universe hanging in the balance! Frozen in the moment he brings the forces of nature to bear on his evil half-brother Loki (coming soon!), Thor comes mounted on a detailed castle ruin base. By Odin's Beard, this is no mere "mini-statue!" This 9" high statue is sculpted in scale with the previously released Red Skull Statue and all future statues to be released in the line. The statue is limited to 3,000-piece total production run and comes with a full-color Certificate of Authenticity. Guaranteed to ship in July, 2002! Statue $75.00 MARVEL UNIVERSE BLADE MINI-BUST A Diamond Select Release! Sculpted by Sam Greenwell and XX! First in a line of Marvel universe busts, Blade is a half- vampire who hunts the creatures of the nights! Marvel's resident vampire hunter returns in an all Marvel Knights series this spring, and Diamond Select celebrates that return with their first Marvel Universe bust! The Blade Mini-Bust may be smaller in size than DST's Ultimates line (6" inches high), but it's packed with the same detail and energy you've come to expect from Diamond Select. Jumping into battle, fangs and stakes at the ready, this is Blade at his baddest! Bloodsuckers beware! This release includes a full-color Certificate of Authenticity and limited to a 2,002-piece production run, commemorating the year of the new comic series release! Guaranteed to ship in July, 2002! Bust $45.00 BRYAN HITCH ULTIMATE THOR POSTER A Diamond Select Release! The hits just keep coming from the Ultimate Marvel line! The latest addition to the best-selling Marvel Comics line is Ultimates! This series takes a fresh and updated look at the members of the Avengers mansion. Fan- favorite Bryan Hitch has updated the look of these characters and made them fresh for a new generation of fans. The son of Odin is captured raising his famous hammer, Mjolnir, as lighting surrounds him in the dark of night! The perfect item to display in your own mansion wall, or on the floor… to cover up that messy stain in the carpet before Jarvis returns from his vacation! Measuring 22 Ľ" x 34" and printed on 100lb paper for longer life. Guaranteed to ship in June, 2002! Poster, 22x34, FC $5.99 BEST OF MARVEL 2003 WALL CALENDAR A Diamond Select Release! Has there been a better year in recent memory for the House of Ideas? Marvel has taken the comics world by storm, hiring the best in the business to write and draw some of the most famous characters in the comics world. What better way to look ahead than a calendar featuring some of the most popular images from the past year in Marvel history! This 12" x 12" wall calendar features 13 images, many that have rarely been seen due to the immediate sell-out of the comics they covered! Make yours Marvel in 2003, and decorate your wall or office with pride. Calendar, 12x12, FC $13.99 SPIDER-MAN 2003 WALL CALENDAR A Diamond Select Release! Wow, could Spidey have a better year than 2003? Hit comics, a hit movie, and an unprecedented level of fan-interest! This calendar includes images of Spidey through the ages, from the '60s up to his current look, as well as the Ultimate Marvel version! Show your love for everyone's favorite wall-crawler with this this 12" x 12" wall calendar including 13 great images of Spidey and is equally famous foes! Calendar, 12x12, FC $13.99 X-MEN 2003 WALL CALENDAR A Diamond Select Release! Mutants everywhere, unite! This is the calendar you've been waiting for! Some of the most exciting members of the Marvel Universe, these longstanding heroes have been feared and hated by humanity for years. Well, they'll be shunned no longer! Fear no sentinels or covert government group and display your mutant heroes with pride! This 12" x 12" wall calendar features 13 highly sought-after images of everyone's favorite mutant outcasts. From the bad-to-the- bone Wolverine to the logical and super-intelligent Beast, they're all here! Save yourself the trouble driving to Westchester and Xavier's school for your mutant fix, just stop by your local comic shop and tell them Diamond Select sent you! Calendar, 12x12, FC $13.99 Dynamic Forces AMAZING SPIDER-MAN LITHOGRAPH Artist Randy Queen tackles the Amazing Spider-Man in this brand-new Dynamic FORCES Limited Edition Lithograph! Renowned for his work on his own Darkchylde series, this is the very first time Randy has drawn Marvel's flagship superhero and after seeing this image, you'll want more, more, more of Randy's incredible take on the arachnid! Measures 18" x 24" and is printed on 80 lbs. Gallerie Art Silk Stock. $19.99 MSRP SIGNED BY ARTIST RANDY QUEEN $49.99 MSRP! RE-MARKED EDITION BY ARTIST RANDY GREEN FEATURING A SPIDER-MAN HEAD SKETCH ON THE BASE OF EACH LITHO $89.99 MSRP! SPIDER-MAN/BLACK CAT: THE EVIL THAT MEN DO #1 SIGNED Signed by both artists Terry and Rachel Dodson! Spider-Man's old flame – the Black Cat – returns in this new series written by Kevin Smith and beautifully drawn by Terry (Harley Quinn) Dodson & Rachel Dodson! This puppy will have an MSRP of $39.99, but to commemorate, DF is offering it at the Introductory Price of $19.79, the year that the Black Cat first appeared! $19.79 MSRP. Limited Edition! DF RE-MARKED EDITION BY ARTIST TERRY DODSON WITH A BLACK CAT HEAD-SKETCH AT THE BASE OF EACH COVER $69.99 MSRP! SPIDER-MAN: GET KRAVEN #1 SIGNED Signed by artist Al Rio! $29.99 MSRP Limited Signed Edition! RE-MARKED EDITION WITH A KRAVEN HEAD SKETCH ON THE COMIC $69.99 MSRP! THOR/CAPTAIN AMERICA/SPIDER-MAN CANVAS GICLEE SIGNED Signed by Artist Dan Jurgens! This beautiful Giclee is soooo big, that it will ship stretched on wood for you to frame immediately! Dynamic Forces Giclees are high end reproductions that capture every detail of the original possible. The resulting print has no perceptible dot pattern, an endless array of richly saturated color, and every nuance of the original image. Limited To Only 199 In The World! $599.99 MSRP THE THING: FREAKSHOW #1 SIGNED Signed by artist Scott Kollins! Yep, The Thing of the FF! The ever lovin' blue-eyed idol of millions (and millions) with his own series! $19.99 MSRP. Limited Signed Edition! ALSO AVAILABLE RE-MARKED WITH A THING HEAD SKETCH BY ARTIST SCOTT KOLLINS AT THE MSRP OF $69.99! INCREDIBLE HULK: THE END SIGNED Signed by writer Peter David! $29.99 MSRP Limited Edition! SPIDER-MAN: SWEET CHARITY SIGNED Signed by Darick Robertson $29.99 MSRP Limited Signed Edition! INFINITY ABYSS #1 SIGNED Signed by writer/artist Jim Starlin! $19.99 MSRP. Limited Edition! RE-MARKED EDITION WITH A THANOS "HEAD SKETCH" ON THE COMIC $69.99 MSRP! THOR #50 SIGNED Signed by writer Dan Jurgens! The Big Five-O! And Thor doesn't look a day over 29! Here is the climax to the story by Dan "The Man" Jurgens! Available both signed (Limited Edition of 1,500 Signed Comics) by him and also as a Re-Marked Edition! $19.99 MSRP. RE-MARKED EDITION BY WRITER/ARTIST DAN JURGENS FEATURING A THOR HEAD SKETCH ON THE BASE OF EACH COMIC FOR $69.99 MSRP! THE CALL OF DUTY: THE BROTHERHOOD #1 SIGNED Signed by artist Art Thibert! $29.99 MSRP. Limited Edition! ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #13 SIGNED Signed and Re-Marked by artists Mark Bagley and Art Thibert! This monumental issue marks a major turning point in the relationship between Peter Parker and Mary Jane — or should we say Spider-Man and Mary Jane? Peter decides to reveal his alter-ego to Mary Jane and DF is offering this historic issue signed by the entire Ultimate Spidey creative team! $89.99 MSRP. Limited Edition of 99 Re-Marked Comics WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT Black Bull JUST A PILGRIM: GARDEN OF EDEN #4 Cover by DAVE GIBBONS Written by GARTH ENNIS; Art by CARLOS EZQUERRA; Colors by PAUL MOUNTS Garth Ennis writes the shocking conclusion to the epic second Just A Pilgrim series Garden Of Eden. Find out who lives and who dies. See how horribly they die and why. Pilgrim's final conflict with amputee pirate Castenado in the first series can't touch this. Learn the fate of Maggie, Christine, the space shuttle Ishmael and the awful truth about the Sliders. To say anymore would spoil the fun. Artist Carlos Ezquerra has outdone himself with his work on this issue. As a special bonus, Just A Pilgrim: Garden Of Eden #4 features dramatic cover artwork by Dave Gibbons (Watchmen) and is edited by Jimmy Palmiotti. In stores June 12, 2002 FC, 32 pg $2.99 Wizard Entertainment WIZARD: THE COMICS MAGAZINE #130 Wizard: The Comics Magazine #130 is our summer preview issue! This is where you'll get the inside news on the hottest projects. The Fantastic Four by Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo, Black Cat/Spider-Man by Kevin Smith and Terry Dodson along with Battle Of The Planets by Alex Ross are all previewed here. Get additional inside information on: New X-Men the end of Cassandra Nova storyline and why Jean Grey has turned back into Phoenix; Ultimate X-Men: The Coming Of Proteus; and what new Uncanny X-Men writer Chuck Austen plans to do with the title. New X-Men artist, Ethan Van Sciver draws a new Wolverine cover for this issue of Wizard. Wizard #130 presents a 22-page Avengers #56 preview by acclaimed writer Geoff Johns (JSA, The Flash) with artist Kieron Dwyer (credits). Read it all here first! Artist John Cassaday creates a dazzling new Avengers cover with Iron Man, Captain America and the Scarlet Witch for this issues cover. Meet the one-and-only Alan Moore in an exclusive Wizard Q&A interview. We sit down with the creator of Watchmen and America's Best Comics to talk about his Marvelman/Miracleman "dispute" with Marvel, what's new with his ABC comics line and what he thinks about the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen motion picture in development, among many other things. Kevin Smith (Green Arrow) and J. Michael Straczynski (Amazing Spider-Man) are writing some of the best selling comic books published today. Complete your collection of fantastic works with our Smith and Straczynski checklists in this issue! Wizard Magazine is the only place to get all the news you need to know about your favorite comic books, artists and creators along with information on related media like movies and television. Check out the Top 10 Hottest Comics and find out how comics are trading in the current market place with our price guide which includes data on CGC (Comics Guaranty Corp.) graded books and more. Magazine (Wolverine by Van Sciver) $4.99 Magazine (Avengers by Cassaday) $4.99 TOYFARE #60 TOYFARE: THE TOY MAGAZINE #60 is our special fifth anniversary issue! To celebrate, we'll review the Biggest Events In Toys Over The Last 5 Years. From the explosion of new toy companies, action figures, collectible variants, limited edition exclusives and tons more, we bring you the biggest successes, turning points trends and more. Our Star Wars: Episode II Attack Of The Clones toy exposé will inform readers on which of the newest figures are the hottest, rarest and what is yet to come from Hasbro. Transformers is about to have a major event go down, and ToyFare is the place to find out how Hasbro will rock the toy world this summer! We have a special Transformers toy cover direct from Hasbro this month to go along with the event! Twisted ToyFare Theatre presents its first ever expanded adventure in the largest TTT ever—MEGO SECRET WARS! Mego Spidey and the gang are sucked away from Megoville to the Beyonder's mysterious and deadly realm. Bandai's Gundam line explodes this summer with the release of G-Gundam. Learn all of the stories behind all of the world's coolest Gundams in this issue! Get the latest prices for the newest collectible toy craze—Bobble Heads in the ToyFare Price Guide! ToyFare's MARKETPLACE gets you inside the latest trends, happenings and more. Get the latest Good Tip/Bad Tip, Regional Reports, a Short Pack Breakdown, the Top 10 Hottest Action Figures and more! Track how much your figures are worth and which ones have changed in value in our price guide. ToyFare has the most complete, full-color action figure price guide available. Whether you're a casual toy fan or an obsessive super collector, you can't afford to miss this issue of ToyFare: The Toy Magazine. Magazine (G-Gundam cover) $4.99 Magazine (Transformers cover) $4.99 INQUEST GAMER #87 INQUEST GAMER IS NOW STANDARD MAGAZINE SIZE! InQuest Gamer #87 is our MEGA-MAGIC issue with a 40- page mammoth Magic Players Guide. Get every single Magic card with the full Oracle wordings in our super-comprehensive guide. Plus, get more on Judgment in our biggest Magic players issue of the year What are the best Light Side and best Dark Side decks for Wizards of the Coast's new Star Wars card game? Find out as we give you the Ultimate Star Wars Decks, plus rundown the top cards in this new game. Yu-Gi-Oh is the newest Japanese import collectible card game from Upper Deck. Get the latest info on every card in our Yu- Gi-Oh Specialty Guide. See all the promos and learn what cards are going for big bucks! Did You know Lord of the Rings was supposed to be the second ever CCG from Wizards Of The Coast? Richard Garfield designed the Star Wars card game with Darth Vader and Han Solo in mind, though they're not in the game. We go way behind the scenes of some of the hottest games—Decipher's Lord of the Rings, Wizards of the Coast's Star Wars, Games Workshop's Warhammer, Score's Buffy—and dig up the most interesting facts you never knew about your favorite games. InQuest Gamer #87 is BIGGER and BETTER with Killer Decks, larger Deck Building 101, Stumpers, IQ News, IQ Theater, and so much MORE! Play your best with InQuest Gamer! Get the essential info you need as we provide the most complete news and previews on all of the latest Magic: The Gathering and Dragon Ball Z and Mage Knight price guides. InQuest Gamer is THE ONLY MAGAZINE THAT FEATURES THE MOST COMPLETE MAGIC PRICE GUIDES and resources to put you at the top of your game. Magazine $4.99 WIZARD TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE COLLECTER'S EDITION VOLUME 2 By overwhelming popular demand, Wizard Entertainment presents the second TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE trade paperback! This 104-page book collects more of the best and funniest episodes from ToyFare magazine's monthly Twisted Mego Theatre (TMT) comic strips. In addition to the 14 strips re-presented here, this book will feature the Top 10 Most Violent Moments that were edited out of ToyFare magazine. See these scenes as they were originally photographed. TV producer and toy fan Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, writes the introduction to this landmark collection. Hear from the cast members themselves as they speak to you about being a part of the Twisted ToyFare team every month! Over the past five years, we've shot hundreds of "Big Shots" photos for the ToyFare price guide. In this trade paperback, you'll get a special collection of the funniest and most outrageous ones ever printed. If you loved the first Twisted ToyFare Theatre trade paperback, you'll flip for this volume! FC, 104 pages, Prestige Format $9.99 Wizard Exclusives UNCANNY X-MEN #94 WIZARD ACE EDITION Wizard ACE Editions are back with another one of the most requested Marvel comics that fans have asked to get an ACE of— Uncanny X-Men #94, with the very first appearance of the all-new X-Men by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum. Artist Frank Quitely illustrates a dramatic all-new 2-part acetate cover featuring the Wolverine, Cyclops, Colossus, Jean Grey and Thunderbird. FC, Suggested retail $13.99 O/A WIZARD ULTIMATE MARVEL SPECIAL As Marvel Comics' Ultimate comic book line continues to produce some of the best Marvel Comics published today, Wizard proudly presents our first-ever ULTIMATE MARVEL Special Edition! Sit down with Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada, President Bill Jemas, writers Brian Micahel Bendis and Mark Millar, the creators of the spectacular Ultimate line as they talk about the grand plan for the entire line, what's next and how they plan to stay on top. Learn about all of the secret items hidden within the pages of all the Ultimate comics as we present "Ultimate Easter Eggs." See the "Top 10 Ultimate Shockers" and find out about the eagerly anticipated Ultimate Fantastic Four! Everything you've ever wanted to know about Ultimate Spider- Man, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, The Ultimates , creators Brian Bendis, Mark Bagley, Adam Kubert, Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch and much more including a complete checklist and updated price guide will be in this ultimate publication that only Wizard could produce. EXCLUSIVE: Read 8 unpublished pages from Ultimate X-Men #1 drawn by Adam Kubert. These pages wound up being cut from the first issue in favor of moving the story in a different direction. Read these exclusive pages and enjoy this fantastic artwork only in this special. Magazine $4.99 O/A JUST A PILGRIM MEGA-BUST Garth Ennis' newest hero, the Pilgrim, is immortalized in three dimensions in this first-ever MEGA-BUST offering from Black Bull Entertainment. Scuplted by the talented artists, Sculpt This at Moore Creations, this is a hand painted cold cast porcelain limited edition of 999 pieces. Standing over 7 inches tall the Pilgrim proudly holds his Time Warner Seventy Seven Carbine rifle over his shoulder Bust PI O/A PATRIOT UNMASKED From J. Michael Straczynski's hit Top Cow comic book Rising Stars comes this all-new Patriot figure with a newly sculpted unmasked head and battered body made just for ToyFare Magazine. Made in conjunction with Dynamic Forces, Palisades Marketing and Top Cow Productions, ToyFare is proud to present this stunning Patriot variant which will arrive in a special collector box Bust PI ******************** COMICS SECTION AAA MILWAUKEE PUBLISHING ARSENIC LULLABIES VOLUME 2 #1 by Douglas Paszkiewicz This book is the pinnacle of dark humor. That means it's not for everyone. If you can laugh at a fetus dressing up as a teddy bear, a baby getting 1,000 brain transplants, or a tooth fairy who helps a dad become more abusive so he'll knock out his kid's teeth (so Toothy doesn't have to wait for them to fall out naturally), then you may never find a more perfect series to get started on! b&w, 24pg $2.50 AAA POP COMICS ************************* See this month's Oni Press listings in the COMICS SECTION for the Madman Adventures TP! ************************* THE MADMAN PICTURE EXHIBITION #3 by Various The Madman 10-Year Anniversary is in full party mode with this third issue of art collecting the greatest gathering of talent on a single project ever! This issue features the "Legendary" skills of artists like Art Adams, Mike Mignola, Geof Darrow, Dave Gibbons, and Gary Gianni, as well as Image founders Todd McFarlane, Erik Larson, Jim Lee, Mark Silvestri, and Jim Valentino. You'll swoon to the sexy stylings of Adam Hughes, Chris Bachalo, Dan Brereton, Kent Williams, Tony Harris, Michael Avon Oeming, Dave Johnson, and many many more! This baby is packed with powerful pugilistic power! So much so that you'll want to rip out the staples, cut it apart and run down to the frame shop. It's the Louvre of comic book art! FC, 32pg $3.95 AARDVARK VANAHEIM CEREBUS #279 by Dave Sim & Gerhard LATTER DAYS: Part 14 (of 35) "Pretty Flowers, Pretty Sunsets"—Wait a minute! Wait a minute! An issue of Cerebus titled "Pretty Flowers, Pretty Sunsets"?! I haven't even read it yet and I already want my money back! Includes Part Three of Sim's essay, "Islam, My Islam." The countdown to issue 300 (March, 2004) continues… t-minus 21 and counting! b&w, 24pg $2.25 ABIOGENESIS PRESS STRANGEHAVEN #14 by Gary Spencer Millidge More extraordinary events occur in the mysterious village of Strangehaven! Police Sergeant Clarke makes a breakthrough in his investigation into Suzie's disappearance, while Alex receives a surprise invitation to join a certain clandestine society and there's an unlikely seduction in store for George. Plus, the usual assorted features, readers' letters and another fully painted cover by Millidge. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A STRANGEHAVEN #13 by Gary Spencer Millidge Following the previous evening's extraordinary events, the village's only lawman, Sgt. Clarke, investigates one suspected ritual murder, one apparent suicide, and one missing person. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $2.95 ********************** STAR OF THE MONTH STRANGEHAVEN VOLUME 2: BROTHERHOOD TP by Gary Spencer Millidge The second Strangehaven trade paperback collects issues #7-12 of the critically acclaimed, award-winning series! Introduction by Bryan Talbot (Heart of Empire). (STAR11407) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 168pg, b&w $14.95 **************** ABSENCE OF INK COMIC PRESS THE CASTAWAYS by Pablo Callejo & Rob Vollmar Hot on the heels of its critically-acclaimed run in the AOI Theater, here comes the Castaways, a graphic novella cut from the fabric of America itself! Follow the adventures of young Tucker Freeman as he hops a train, armed only with fifteen cents and his natural wits, to find his place in the broken country of America during the Great Depression… before the young, poor, and homeless consume him. In addition to the 48-page story, this edition also includes five new art plates from artist Pablo G. Gallejo, preparatory sketch work, and an epilogue from writer/co-creator Rob Vollmar. b&w, 56pg $5.95 FORLORN FUNNIES #1 by Paul Hornschemeier An abusive cowboy to a literate dinosaur to a heartbroken teenager to a has-been TV character running from cancellation… an endless stream of segues from one seemingly un-segue-able narrative to the next — this is Forlorn Funnies. Moving from his formal experimentation-laden, sharply-designed and critically-acclaimed series, Sequential, Paul Hornschemeier begins this full-color, quarterly series without reserve: seven distinct and separate narratives flow into and out of one another seamlessly, creating the sensation of an anthology written by Siamese quintuplets! MATURE READERS FC, 32pg $3.95 ABSTRACT STUDIO STRANGERS IN PARADISE #51 by Terry Moore Two hikers have discovered Veronica's dismembered body and now the FBI is pressing Katchoo for information about her deadly stepsister, Tambi. The Amazon blonde is a cool, calculating killer who has managed to stay one step ahead of everybody, including the FBI, but how much longer can she keep it up? Meanwhile, behind closed doors, Francine has a passionate evening of hot romance… but we're not going to spoil the surprise and tell you who with — you'll have to read this issue yourself to find out! b&w, 24pg $2.95 AC COMICS FEMFORCE #116 Alizarin Crimson is back with a vengeance! Cloaked as Femforce team leader, MS. Victory, Crimson enters Nightveil's Everglades sanctum to steal the all powerful Prima Gem! Story & inks by Bill Black. Art by Eric Coile. After the encounter with Crimson, Nightveil and She-Cat find a clammy menace from beneath the sea that turns Spring Break in South Beach into a blood bath of horror! It's "The Curse of the Kraken!" and this unholy creature fights Femforce with a squad of topless dancers! Art and story by Scott Nemmers. Plus: photos of Maria Savarese as Femforce bad girl at Megacon! FC, 44pg $5.95 WESTERN MOVIE HERO #3 John Ford's Western film classic, Rio Grande, starring John Wayne, is spotlighted with text and photos including behind the scenes planning. The Duke is also featured in "The Panther Man!" (by Al Williamson), a thrilling comic book adventure from his 1950's series. Western thrills continue with Monte Hale who faces the deadly Minstrel Man who has composed a "Song of Death!" for the tall Texan. The smoking six-shooter in his hand made the finger of guilt point right at Rocky Lane after a ride on "The Stage-coach of Doom" (by Ralph Carlson)! Big John Wayne returns to face "Ghost Guns" in a second adventure by Myron Fass. Color photo cover of John Wayne! FC, 44pg $5.95 AC COLOR 20TH ANNIVERSARY PACK #1 In 1982, AC Comics was one of the first four companies to pioneer the color independent comics market. With 2002 marking their 20th anniversary, AC is offering this great full-color blast from the past, celebrating the early books and characters that made this company great. You'll one copy each of AC Special #1, Black Diamond #5, Sentinels of Justice #6, Venture #3, and Captain Paragon #2, bagged together as a set! The artistic lineup includes Erik Larsen, Mark Propst, Willie Blyberg and Paul Gulacy. Rare, unseen treasures for today's comic readers. Pack (x5), FC $20.00 GOLDEN AGE EXTRAVAGANZA SPECIAL PACK #1 A Golden Age fan's dream pack! Classic superheroes, adventure, and good girl art to the tune of 17 beautiful, full-story reprints starring: The Phantom Lady, The Flame, Commando Yank, Captain Flash, The Phantom Falcon, Golden Lad,Ghost Rider, The Avenger, Thun'da and Wild Bill Pecos. With art by Matt Baker, Bob Powell, Lou Fine, Mort Meskin, Dick Ayers, Syd Shores and more. Plus: three contemporary stories featuring The Femforce! Pack includes one copy each of AC Annual #1, Good Girl Art Quarterly #2, and Golden Age Men of Mystery #3 & #4, bagged together as a set. Pack (x4), b&w $22.00 ACG COMICS BEYOND SPACE II TP Another solid collection of Science Fiction stories spanning over 50 years, including such great artists as Wally Wood, Steve Ditko, and a host of others. A must for the Sci-fi collector! SC, 7x10, 160pg, b&w $10.95 MEN OF THUNDER: THE HERO COLLECTION TP ACG proudly presents their special collection of classic 60s super-heroes, including the origins of Magicman and Nemesis by Pete Costanza; Mark Midnight by Steve Ditko; and John Force by Paul Reinman. SC, 7x10, 160pg, b&w $10.95 INVASION OF THE DUMB BLONDES #1 A collection of the most outrageous dumb blonde stories from the most politically incorrect comic ever produced, Dizzy Dames! You'll be shocked (or at least stunned) as you explore the stories of Moronica, Nellie No-Date, and others. Innocent perhaps in the fifties, this collection is not recommended for the eyes of "the girlfriend"! A very unique collection from the ACG archives! b&w, 64pg $5.95 ACID COLORS THE RAPTURE #2 by Matt Brown & Robert Ryan Blazing through a lost territory, two desperate individuals seek safe haven from their former transgressions. But an entire religion has far to much to lose should they be allowed to reach the promised land. For if the young couple were to escape, the Hell to follow would be insurmountable. Bi-monthly. MATURE READERS FC, 24pg $2.75 ACTOR THE HAUNTED #1 ACTOR EDITION Chaos! Comics smash hit The Haunted #1 is re-covered by underground artist Jim Mahfood (Cosmic Toast, Clerks) on this special variant edition limited to only 750 copies — available only from ACTOR! Don't miss out, as supplies are extremely limited! All net proceeds from the sale of this edition will go ACTOR, the non-profit group that provides a financial safety net for old-time comic creators in need. Also available with a Jim Mahfood cover, signed-and-numbered by fan-favorite writer Peter David, limited to only 250 copies. REGULAR—FC MSRP: $10.00 SIGNED—FC MSRP: $15.00 ACTOR AUCTION GUIDE WIZARD WORLD 2001 Own a piece of comic history! The 2001 Wizard World Chicago ACTOR art auction raised over $60,000 with art from the likes of Joe Madureira, George Pérez, Frank Cho, Alex Ross, and more! This official auction guide features 28 black-and-white pages of killer comic art, all wrapped in a gorgeous Alex Ross Spider-Man/Venom Universe X cover! Also available in a very limited edition of 100 copies, signed-and-numbered by Alex Ross! REGULAR—Catalog, b&w MSRP: $6.00 SIGNED—Catalog, b&w MSRP: $29.95 AIRSHIP ENTERTAINMENT GIRL GENIUS #6 by Phil & K. Foglio, P. Foglio, & McNabb The 40-page sixth issue of Phil and Kaja Foglio's "Olde-Fashioned Gaslamp Fantasy with Adventure, Romance and Mad Science!" In this issue, our heroine meets a hero and attends a tea party with the Generals of the Jägermonster army. RES. from Previews Vol. XI #11 (NOV012508F) FC, 40pg $3.95 GIRL GENIUS COLLECTION VOLUME 1 by Phil & K. Foglio, P. Foglio, Snoddy & McNabb Adventure! Romance! Mad Science! Meet Agatha Clay, Transylvania Polygnostic University student with the drive to create… and the worst luck in the world! This collection reprints issues one through three of Phil & Kaja Foglio's "Gaslamp Fantasy" series, and includes eight pages of bonus color material — all in a large art-book format for better appreciation of Brian Snoddy's beautiful details!Also available in a limited number of hardcover editions. Get yours now! SC, 8x11, 96pg, PC $10.00 HC, 8x11, 96pg, PC $25.00 AIT/PLANET LAR BADLANDS: THE UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY by Steven Grant Comic book author Steven Grant thinks comics are paper movies. Have you ever wondered what a film version of his award- winning Badlands might be like? Well, you can't head down to your local metroplex and buy a ticket just yet, but you can do the next best thing: pick up a copy of his unproduced Badlands screenplay. It's all here: the tale of intrigue, conspiracy, sex and murder... and the guy who really killed Kennedy... fashioned for the screen by the author himself. Cover by Brian Wood. SC, 5x8, 152pg, b&w $9.95 ALEBRIJE PRESS FRAYED ENDS #2 by Jason Brightman LONG TIME IN COMING: Part 2—Bad things happen to everyone. Some of us merely cope, others exceed, and some create distractions. Paul continues to come to terms with his loss amidst floating televisions, right-to-carry-concealed-stick protestors, a mayor, a reverend, and an imaginary friend with a missing heart. b&w, 24pg (2 of 4) $2.95 AMAZE INK/SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS Amaze Ink PATTY CAKE & FRIENDS VOLUME 2 #6 by Scott Roberts Patty-Cake and family go out to "The Cheese Ball" to hear Janinie-Jean, the folk-singing babysitter, perform. José and Keith plan a totally triumphant science fiction story using all the best clichés, and Irving goes to Susie McBee's tea party, where he gets an earful! (Not of tea…) b&w, 48pg $4.95 Slave Labor Graphics RANDY THE SKELETON TP by Ian Carney & Aidan Potts Randy the Skeleton is the ultimate hedonist, not even letting death get in the way of enjoying himself! Collecting the stories originally printed in Heavy Metal, Cheval Noir, Sputnik, and other places, Randy The Skeleton is a surreal, laugh-a-minute romp through modern life in the mythical town of Salford, all illustrated in a gothic, super-rendered style (some of these pages have to be seen to be believed!), including an 8-page full-color section. Also includes 36 pages of all-new material including the epic "Beyond Information!" From the writer of Sugar Buzz, Pants Ant, and Sugar Kat! SC, 7x10, 80pg, b&w $12.95 SKELEBUNNIES #2 by Tommy Kovac All-new adventures featuring those happy dead bunnies! Worshipped by the Devil Woobies and feared by the other forest animals, the Skelebunnies cause laughter, discomfort, and perplexity. Watch with foreboding as some little bears unwisely piss them off. Also, thrill to the Pretty Pretty Pony Macabre's surreal dreams, and pay attention to Satan's public service announcement. Once you've entered the weird wily world of the Skelebunnies, you'll never want to leave. b&w, 24pg $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A SKELEBUNNIES #1 by Tommy Kovac Stitch creator Tommy Kovac's collection of all-new tales featuring the twisted terrors of the forest, the Skelebunnies, as well as a cast characters as bizarre and unforgettable as the imagination of Tommy Kovac himself! b&w, 24pg $2.95 O/A SKELEBUNNIES SPANKTACULAR by Tommy Kovac This book collects the original Skelebunnies 4-page stories from Stich #1-4 that sent his readers clamoring for more. Find out why the bunnies are loved and reviled across America in this book, which includes 8 all-new pages, a new Skelebunnies story, guest pin-ups, and more! b&w, 24pg $2.95 ********************** CHARM SCHOOL #5: VAMPIRE DRAGSTER DEAN by Elizabeth Watasin Who's that knocking at Bunny's window? It's a dreamy night of serenades, by one sexy faerie, and heartfelt entreaties, by one contrite vampire. Dean tries to make up with her witch girlfriend, Bunny, but Fairer Than, the dark faerie, decides it's her chance to make a move and woo Dean's girl. Who's going to win — or break — Bunny's heart in this round? The battle for Bunny's love continues in "Hotroddin' to Hell and Back!" MATURE READERS b&w, 24pg $2.95 STAR OF THE MONTH GLOOM COOKIE TP by Serena Valentino & Ted Naifeh Collecting GloomCookie #1-6, plus Ted Naifeh's sketches, Lex's dictionary, and more extras from this popular gothic soap opera! (STAR12671) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 240pg, b&w $18.95 THE GRIFFIN TP by Dan Vado & Norman Felchle This collection contains all six issues of the mini-series featuring a teenager who leaves his family and planet behind to become a warrior for a mysterious alien race. After a 20-year absence, what happens when he tries to go home again? (STAR12234) SC, 7x10, b&w $19.95 MONSTERS IN MY TUMMY by Roman Dirge Lenore creator Roman Dirge's classic exploration of his own inner turmoil over a broken heart, featuring a cast of creatures including Betrayal, the inspiration for the new figurine from Monkey Fun toys. (STAR14261) b&w, 48pg $5.95 SOMETHING AT THE WINDOW IS SCRATCHING by Roman Dirge Lenore creator Roman Dirge's collection of "children's tales for disturbed children," filled with his haunting and amusing imagery in classic storybook style! (STAR10104) SC, 7x10, 120pg, b&w $9.95 I FEEL SICK #2 by Jhonen Vasquez This is the latest printing of the mega-popular, full-color book from Johnny the Homicidal Maniac and Squee creator, Jhonen Vasquez! (STAR14165) FC, 32pg $3.95 ********************* OFFERED AGAIN O/A JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC POSTER #3 by Jhonen Vasquez This 24" x 36" poster features the cover painting from Johnny the Homicidal Maniac #4. Poster, 24x36, FC $9.95 O/A DORK #5 by Evan Dorkin It's Milk & Cheese creator Evan Dorkin's solo-anthology, sporting a hypnotic cover of the mysterious Devil Puppet! Marvel at a selection of pages from 1994's Harvey award nominated Instant Piano—including six classic "Fun" pages. Then, thrill to six all-new "Fun" pages—that's 84 Fun strips all told, buster! Finally the Lord of Comics himself, the Devil Puppet, offers you select tales from the secret history of world! b&w, 24pg $2.95 ************************ ANARCHY STUDIOS VAMPI #20 by David Conway & Kevin Lau SERPENT'S KISS: Part 2 (of 4)—There's a whole new kind of vampire running through Mexico, and Vampi finds out that there's more to them than meets the eye! Has she found long-lost family… or simply a new challenge to overcome? Regular cover by Kevin Lau, Limited Edition cover by John McCrea (Dicks, The Monarchy), limited to 1,500 copies. REGULAR—FC, 32pg $2.99 LIMITED—FC, 32pg $9.95 XIN #1 LIMITED ASHCAN EDITION by Jay Faerber & Kevin Lau Pulled from the pages of Chinese Mythology, this limited ashcan previews pages by creator Kevin Lau and writer Jay Faerber. Limited to 1,500 copies. FC, 16pg MSRP: $5.95 VAMPI PEWTER FIGURINE Missed out on the highly-sought-after Vampi statue? Then don't miss your chance to get this beautiful 4 ˝" tall Vampi Pewter Figurine! Each piece is hand-cast in the finest grade of white metal pewter, and comes complete with display base and collector's box. Available in two versions: the unpainted Regular Chrome version (with Vampi holding a sword), and the fully hand-painted Special Edition (holding a laser rifle). Quantities are limited! CHROME—Figurine $39.95 PAINTED—Figurine $49.95 ANTARCTIC PRESS BATTLE GIRLZ #5 by Rod Espinosa AP Core Title! The fighting heats up as the Battle Girlz, led by the Saintly Perfect Goddess Sasa Rai, land at Gallia to face the onslaught of Geneszorr. As the crucial moment nears, the arena has been cleaned of all other distractions, thanks to Geneszorr baiting the Galactic Defenders of Justice. In the aftermath of a complete rout of the forces of the UEG and with Arlish authorities refusing to directly intervene in the conflict, all that stands between Geneszorr and his diabolic plans are the Battle Girlz and their leader, Sasa Rai! b&w, 32pg $2.99 GOLD DIGGER #33 by Fred Perry AP Core Title! Britanny's baby shower turned ice cold when Priestess Tanya set out to curse Britanny and Stryyp's unborn child. Now Gina and crew have to deal with the aftermath, not to mention the usual round of highly unusual events that seem to happen to them every day... b&w, 24pg $2.99 HOW TO DRAW MANGA #16 Antarctic Press continues its series of how-to-draw-manga guidebooks! Artists like Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, Rod Espinosa, Joe Wight and David Hutchison continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style and will emphasize layout in this issue. Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. Some topics we will cover in the series are advanced figure study, costumes, mecha, comic storytelling and composition. b&w, 32pg $4.95 MANGAZINE #34 by Various All the hi-jinks of Ninja High School; all the action of the Families of Altered Wars saga; all the outlandish exploring of Gold Digger; and all the holy heroics of Warrior Nun Areala! All this, plus the beauty and power of Rod Espinosa's Battle Girlz to round out the biggest package of anime- and manga-inspired adventures in America! Wrap it up in a spectacular cover by Joe Wight (background painter for Star Wars: The Manga) and you've got Mangazine! As always, more than 140 pages of comics and new features every month! SC, 7x10, 140+pg, PC $8.99 NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #96 by Ben Dunn w/Robby Bevard AP Core Title! On a journey to save their friends, the Quagmire crew takes help from Dash the Impede, the human buffoon. The dangers they encounter along the way are nothing compared to what they will find at the end, as they come across an old enemy and an old friend who are no longer what they once were. This issue also continues the countdown to the huge, mega- special 100th issue of Ninja High School! b&w, 24pg $2.99 TWILIGHT X BOOK #1: AFTER WAR TP by Joseph Wight At long last, an epic 10 years in the making, a definitive tale of war and adventure. The year is 2002. After eleven years of war, the First World has collapsed. A brief civil war has left the United States divided, ragged and without hope. The Soviet Union is controlled by former Russian mafia and military commanders, now kings. Europe, Japan and Israel are radioactive wastelands. Throughout the world, self-appointed lords and tyrants take what they want with force and brutality. Now, five strangers have banded together to find purpose in the midst of violence and apathy. Now, for the first time, this mega-opus collects all 600 pages of the epic Twilight X, including material from some extremely difficult-to-find issues. It also contains 30 pages of never-before-seen material! SC, 7x10, 600pg, b&w $49.95 TWILIGHT X EMBROIDERED CAP Defeat tyrants, despots and other mephitic characters with the proper lid on your melon crisper! Emblazoned with the emblem for Jed's special forces team, the Zealots! Whether after war or before peace, you'll be properly dressed for the occasion! Cap $19.99 TWILIGHT X T-SHIRT The first official shirt from master artist Joseph Wight! Show your further fashion sense with this heavy black shirt decorated with a stylish picture of Toots and her grenade launcher. Stay on her good side and declare your loyalty to Twilight X! L-XL $17.99 XXL $18.99 TIGERS OF THE LUFTWAFFE #9 by Ted Nomura & Various AP Core Title! This ninth issue covers the concluding story of Adolf Galland, the Fighter General, who will fly his beloved Me-262 jet fighter to the end, only to destroy his squadron when he finds out that the Americans have no plans to fight against the Soviets. Plus: Luftwaffe:1946, Tigers of Terra/Luftwaffe:2040, Panzerducks, another master story by Belgian talent Marcel Magnette, and a tech section by Spain's Miranda/Mercado team! b&w, 48pg $5.95 WARRIOR NUN AREALA #8 by Craig Babiar AP Core Title! THE GOOD SON: Part 1—While carrying deep grief in her heart and holding herself responsible for her young friend Jason's death, Areala now contemplates her future involving the Church and her position as a Warrior Nun. But as Areala walks through the streets of New York to clear her head of grief and indecision, she gets a brief glimpse of something or someone in the crowded streets that will help make up her mind for her. b&w, 24pg $2.99 ANTIPODES PUBLISHING TEMPLAR #2 by Steve Malley What is the Priory of Sion's hidden agenda and how does Marie fit into it? What do the sinister Father Abbemare and Vatican secret society Opus Dei have hidden up their sleeves? And how do the ancient rivals of the Knights of the Temple fit into all this? It's "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" meets "Crouching Tiger/Hidden Dragon" in the first high-kicking adventure featuring genetically modified, modern-day Knight Templar Madeline Sinclair, from New Zealand cartoonist Steve Malley. As always, 10% of ALL profits will be donated to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! b&w, 24pg (2 of 7) $2.50 APPROBATION COMICS VAMPIRES UNLIMITED: SHADES OF THINGS TO COME #2 by Thompson, O'Bryant, Cesar, Moreira, & Lynx Studios The controversial new series from Approbation Comics continues… The battle lines are drawn, and the rising tensions between the Blood Fangz and the Jade Dragons mount. Shades and Chase are trapped in this impossible situation and face dire odds until a hidden and frightening secret is revealed with results ending in graphic violence. MATURE READERS FC, 32pg (2 of 6) $2.99 ARCHIE COMICS ARCHIE #524 by Various "A Burning Desire" (by Greg Crosby & Stan Goldberg): When Veronica asks Archie to attend her yacht party, he's more than a whiter shade of pale. Can Archie tan himself in time to meet the beautiful people, or is he destined to just get burned? "The Big Chill" (by George Gladir & Stan Goldberg): Who can you turn to when you just can't beat the summer heat? Why, none other than the King of 'Cool' — Jughead! "Everyday Monster" (by Gladir & Goldberg): Everyday annoyances rule the day as Veronica's 'everyday monster party' gives masquerade parties a monstrous makeover! FC, 32pg $1.99 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #59 by George Gladir & Stan Goldberg "The Paper Caper": When someone steals Mr. Lodge's rare movie poster collection, the gang head to Hollywood to try to nab the film-fan-felon! The trail leads them everywhere from the real-live Cincecon Film Fest to Tinseltown landmarks like Grauman's Chinese Theater, from famous movie memorabilia shops on Hollywood Boulevard to that mecca of teenage shopping, Melrose Place! Will this film have a happy ending, or will the villain elude them? This is one story you'll want to read from the opening credits to the final fade-out! FC, 32pg $1.99 ARCHIE'S DOUBLE DIGEST #135 by Various Double your pages, double your Archie and double your fun in this double digest full of new stories and classic tales! Digest, FC $3.29 ARCHIE'S WEIRD MYSTERIES #22 by Paul Castiglia & Fernando Ruiz It's Another Make Your Own Mystery Contest Winner! "Toy Terror": In this intriguing tale suggested by reader Amy Kwok of British Columbia, Canada, Archie and his friends find themselves boxed up and lined up on the shelf of a toy store! How did this happen... and can they escape the terror of the remote control toys and kids on their trail?! Also: "Mystery of the Mole Monster" (by Fernando Ruiz): Archie and his friends fall into fear when a series of sinkholes open all over Riverdale. Investigating the creepy caverns, they find themselves face-to-face with a mole monster! Is there more to this than meets the 'mine'? FC, 32pg $1.99 BETTY #114 by Various & Stan Goldberg "Double Trouble" (script by George Gladir): The classic love triangle gets a female spin When Betty spends the day with both Archie and Adam... and just like Betty and Veronica, the competition is on! "Play It Again, Jug" (script by Greg Crosby): The problems of two teenagers don't amount to a hill of beans... but they do amount to a lot of fun... when Betty dreams of a Casablanca fantasy starring her and Archie! "Going to the Dogs" (script by George Gladir): It's a case of 'puppy love' when Betty takes Veronica's dog to the exclusive Bark Park and meets many eligible bachelors! "The Ring" (script by Kathleen Webb): Betty is low... and so is her cash flow... when she realizes she can't afford a birthday gift for her mom. Will her friends and family come to the rescue? Guest-starring Betty's sister, Polly and her wild friend, Brandy! FC, 32pg $1.99 BETTY & VERONICA #177 by Various & Jeff Shultz "Leis and Luas" (script by George Gladir): Veronica's summer vacation and Betty's summer job land them in Hawaii at the same time! Veronica feels bad that Betty can't lounge in the sun... until she learns Betty's the mechanic for three hunky jet- skiers! "Teed Off" (script by Mike Pellowski): On the surface, Betty and Veronica put their tense rivalry aside to play a calming game of golf... but it's all just fore show! "Taken to the Cleaners"(script by Kathleen Webb): To save time, Veronica offers to help Betty clean so they can go to the beach... but once she's done breaking things, it sure won't save her father money! "Luck Amok?" (script by Mike Pellowski): Betty's campfire tale of a marauding mud monster strikes fear into her scout troop — but not as much as the sight of Veronica with a mudpack! FC, 32pg $1.99 BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #55 by Angelo DeCesare & Dan Parent "Teen Spirit": Not all ghosts are scary — some are romantic! That's what Betty and Veronica learn when they explore an abandoned pirate ship... and are wooed by the teen ghost pirate who inhabits the crow's nest! But this ghost scares up trouble when he follows the girls back to Veronica's yacht and finds Archie, Reggie and Jughead there! FC, 32pg $1.99 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #131 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! SCRIPT AND ART: Various talent. Digest, FC $2.19 JUGHEAD #145 by Craig Boldman & Rex Lindsey "Kite Plight": Archie decides Jughead needs a hobby so he'll stop begging for burger bucks... but when he takes up kites, it just doesn't fly! "The Body Beautiful": Jughead thinks he's buff, but The rest of the beach thinks he's just flexing his imagination! "Choc Shock": It could be bon-bon voyage for Jughead when Mr. Lodge's rare chocolates meant to woo a potential business partner accidentally land in Jughead's stomach! "Splurge Urge": Mr. Lodge is all the poorer when he hears the gang fantasize about what they'd do if they were rich! FC, 32pg $1.99 JUGHEAD WITH ARCHIE DIGEST #176 by Various If you think Archie gets into trouble on his own, check out the action when he teams up with Jughead! Featuring new stories and classic tales! Digest, FC $2.19 JUGHEAD'S DOUBLE DIGEST #87 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! Digest, FC $3.29 LAUGH DIGEST #176 by Various The timeless high school hijinx of the entire Riverdale gang are highlighted in this hilarious collection of new stories and classic tales! Digest, FC $2.19 PALS-N-GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #68 by Various The spotlight is on the wonderful cast of Archie supporting characters, in this double digest featuring new stories and classic tales. Digest, FC $3.29 SABRINA VOLUME 2 #34 by Mike Gallagher & Dave Manak Based on the popular animated series from DIC airing on the ABC and UPN networks! It's another magical day in the life of everyone's favorite almost-a-witch, Sabrina, and her wacky teenage aunts and uncle! And don't forget Salem. Will Sabrina steal another spell from her aunt's 'Spookie Jar' and turn her Junior High upside down? Is Archie's hair red? FC, 32pg $1.99 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #112 by Various & Art Mawhinney Featuring the return of fan-favorite artist, Art Mawhineey! "Mistaken Identity Crisis" (script by Benny Lee): Sonic persuades Antoine to pose as a phony villain for him to defeat so he can look good in his father's eyes. But when a real villain knocks out Sonic, Antoine must put his fears behind him and rise to the occasion! Will he be a hero… or a zero? "Unforgiven" (script by Karl Bollers): Uncle Chuck feels guilty for the things he was forced to do under Dr. Robotnik's control. Can others forgive someone when one can't even forgive oneself? Plus: Keep on top of the Sonicverse stats with the latest collection of "Sega Files" by Ken Penders! FC, 32pg $1.99 VERONICA #128 by Dan Parent "Summer Help": When Veronica takes the maid for granted, her mother denies her the privilege of one! Is the world ready for a Veronica who gets her own snacks and cleans her own room?! Worse yet, can the mansion survive her domestic deficiencies? FC, 32pg $1.99 OFFERED AGAIN IT'S FUN IN THE SUN WITH ARCHIE, BETTY & VERONICA! Those lazy, hazy days of summer are here again. Time to roll out the beach blanket and catch some rays-while reading Archie Comics, of course! O/A BETTY & VERONICA SUMMER FUN SPECIAL #4 FC, 48pg $2.00 O/A BETTY & VERONICA SUMMER FUN SPECIAL #5 FC, 48pg $2.25 ARCHIE'S VACATION SPECIALS #5-8 #5—FC, 48pg $2.00 #6—FC, 48pg $2.25 #7—FC, 48pg $2.29 #8—FC, 48pg $2.49 ********************** ASYLUM PRESS SELECTED READINGS FROM SATAN'S POWDER ROOM #1 by Robert S. Rhine & Various Welcome to Selected Readings From Satan's Powder Room. The premiere issue of this twisted horror anthology delivers three tales of terror by acclaimed horror author Robert Steven Rhine (My Brain Escapes Me). In the first leg of the trilogy, "Spare Parts," illustrated by John (Planetary, Captain America) Cassaday, a lonely embalmer enjoys a morbid hobby. Next, you're invited to "The Symposium," illustrated by Frank Forte (Vampire Verses), where intellectual vampires dine with the world's most fertile minds. And finally, we sew things up with "The Tattoo Artist," illustrated by Rich Longmore (Iron Guns) about a frustrated tattoo artist who gets his first art exhibit, after reclaiming his life's work. Quarterly. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $2.95 ATOMIC BASEMENT ENTERTAINMENT MAC AFRO #1—NEW PRINTING by Wellman, Lewter, & Lizalde Here's your second chance to meet the Mac! Including over ten pages of revised artwork and a six-page Luke Lizalde sketchbook. In this issue: Mac Afro is released from Albright Penitentiary, determined to get his revenge on Caesar Brown! Get in on the ground floor, baby! b&w, 32pg (1 of 4) $2.95 AVATAR PRESS STEVEN GRANT'S MY FLESH IS COOL PREVIEW by Steven Grant & Sebastian Fiumara This summer, Steven Grant, the man who showed Marvel how to do The Punisher, unleashes a new breed of killer. Who is Evan Knox? Anyone he wants to be... How do you catch a killer who can jump into any body he chooses, do anything he desires, and escape without a trace? The only evidence of his presence is the poor confused owner of the body holding the literal smoking gun, wondering what just happened. As for Evan, he's just chillin' in safety, the only indication of his departure is that the mindjump makes his body temperature drop. This specially priced preview book gives you a chunk of finished pages along with tons of behind-the-scenes work by Steven Grant and his stunning new artistic discovery, Sebastian Fiumara. Cover by Jacen Burrows. MATURE READERS b&w, 16pg MSRP: $1.99 WARREN ELLIS' BAD WORLD TP by Warren Ellis & Jacen Burrows Warren Ellis and Jacen Burrows, the creative team of the critically acclaimed Dark Blue, bring to life this sick descent into the foulest reaches of the world in which we live. 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. This collection of all three issues also features a gallery of the stunning artwork of Jacen Burrows and a new introduction by Warren Ellis. Also available as a special edition hardcover, featuring an all-new "Armed Jesus" cover illustration by Jacen Burrows, and limited to just 350 copies. MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 80pg, b&w $10.95 HC, 7x10, 80pg, b&w (CAUT: 2) $29.95 SHI: POISONED PARADISE #1 by William Tucci & Karl Waller Featuring a Previews Exclusive Wraparound Cover! Billy Tucci's Shi comes to Avatar with this full-color series! Poisoned Paradise is the first of Billy Tucci's all-new stories of Shi through the ages, and is set in the Feudal times of warlords, samurai and wandering Ronin. After a vicious sword battle, an injured Shi is taken in by a small village to recover. But there will be little time for rest as Shi must defend these innocents against an approaching samurai army! The time period is brought back to life with the luscious artwork of Karl Waller and vibrant colors by Nimbus. Death has a new face this summer, and Shi's back in full force! Available in four cover versions by Billy Tucci, Karl Waller, Matt Martin, and a Previews Exclusive Wraparound cover by Waller! MARTIN—FC, 32 pg (1 of 2) $3.50 TUCCI—FC, 32 pg (1 of 2) $3.50 WALLER—FC, 32 pg (1 of 2) $3.50 WRAPAROUND PX—FC, 32 pg (1 of 2) $3.50 ALAN MOORE'S GLORY #2 HALL PAINTED COVER by Alan Moore & Marat Mychaels Carrie Hall unleashes another of her stunning paintings of Alan Moore's Glory! This special edition is limited to just 1500 copies. MATURE READERS FC, 32pg (2 of 4) MSRP: $5.95 THE 10TH MUSE/DEMONSLAYER #˝ BIKINI EDITION by Robert Lugibihl & Marat Mychaels Marat Mychaels serves up this spicy new "Bikini" cover edition! This special edition is limited to just 1500 copies. FC, 16pg $5.95 DEMONSLAYER: PATH OF TIME #1 by Marat Mychaels After the horrific revelations of the future Prophecy, Jaclyn and Michael try to get back to their relaxing roots of archeology. But they didn't expect to come across ruins that show the true history of the Demonslayer, and the fact that there has always been one! So who was the "Demonslayer" before Jaclyn? This special book traces the demon fighters through the Path of Time! Get the first look at Demonslayers from all the ages as much more is revealed about the legacy than ever before! Featuring special variant covers that show some of the different Demonslayers throughout time, as well as a special guest-artist cover by Matt Martin! REGULAR—FC, 32pg $3.50 MEDIEVAL—FC, 32pg $3.50 NINJA—FC, 32pg $3.50 WESTERN—FC, 32pg $3.50 MARTIN—FC, 32pg $3.50 OFFERED AGAIN O/A DEMONSLAYER VOLUME 1 TP by Marat Mychaels The entire pre-Avatar Demonslayer saga is now available in one volume! Collected within are all six of the original Demonslayer issues published by Image Comics (including the ultra-rare #0), all in one mammoth, 160-page volume! The start of Marat Mychaels' breakout series is not to be missed; from her origin and boyfriend getting turned into a demon, to the breach of Hell itself; all the early defining moments of this series are now available in one volume! SC, 7x10, 160pg, b&w $19.95 ************************** DEMONSLAYER: PROPHECY #1 ROYAL BLUE EDITION by Marat Mychaels This ultra-limited "Royal Blue Edition" is limited to just 100 copies, every copy shipped in a special protective case with a Certificate of Authenticity. FC, 32pg MSRP: $75.00 OFFERED AGAIN COVEN: DARK SISTER #1 ROYAL BLUE EDITION by Matt Martin & Andy Park This ultra-limited Royal Blue Edition is limited to just 100 copies and every copy comes in a special protective case with a Certificate of Authenticity. FC, 32pg MSRP: $75.00 *********************** STAR OF THE MONTH RAZOR X VOLUME 1 TP by Mike Wolfer Mike Wolfer's (Stranger Kisses) "Razor" opus from the pages of Threshold is now available in this special expanded square bound edition that features lots of all-new, ultra-spicy pages! (STAR15038) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 48pg, b&w $6.95 ********************** TIM VIGIL'S WEBWITCH PREVIEW PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE PRISM FOIL EDITION by Tim Vigil A Previews Exclusive! Don't miss this latest addition to Avatar's line of stunning Prism foil editions! This Previews Exclusive Prism Foil edition is limited to just 500 copies. All copies ship bagged and boarded with a Certificate of Authenticity. MATURE READERS b&w, 16pg MSRP: $12.95 TIM VIGIL'S WEBWITCH PREVIEW "SERENITY" EDITION by Tim Vigil Matt Martin provides this sultry new cover! Tim Vigil's three-issue Webwitch series is completely self-contained and totally accessible to the new reader. This special preview book gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how this brilliant work came together. With background and inking assists from Adam McDaniel (Witchblade) and Jeff Austin (Faust), the final pages are simply some of the finest of Vigil's illustrious career! This special "Serenity" edition is limited to just 1,500 copies. MATURE READERS b&w, 16pg MSRP: $5.95 BASEMENT COMICS/AMRYL ENTERTAINMENT CAVEWOMAN: PANGAEAN SEA SPECIAL EDITION #4 by Budd Root Meriem continues her search for Harmony as she enters the Netherworld's "Land of the Dead!" Budd Root provides a simply incredible cover for this special edition book! Limited to only 750 copies worldwide, each issue is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and is bagged and boarded for protection. b&w, 32pg MSRP: $8.95 CAVEWOMAN: RAPTOR #2 SPECIAL EDITION by Devon Massey & Kevin Alsop Basement comics presents this incredible Special Edition cover to Cavewoman: Raptor #2! Devon Massey has outdone himself with this great cover illustration featuring Klyde protecting Meriem from the fierce villain of the book — a super-sized Raptor! Limited to only 750 copies worldwide, each issue is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and is bagged and boarded for protection. b&w, 32pg MSRP: $8.95 CAVEWOMAN: PANGAEAN SEA #3 SILVER FOIL COVER EDITION by Budd Root The cover to this issue is already spooky enough, with Meriem attempting to sneak past a Yeti to a portal leading to the world beyond, but with this Silver Foil edition, it's an awesome sight to behold! Limited to only 300 copies worldwide, each issue is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and is bagged and boarded for protection. b&w, 28pg MSRP: $11.50 CAVEWOMAN: BEAUTY, BLIZZARD, AND THE BEAST ART PRINT by Budd Root This art print features one of Budd's best pieces of artwork yet! Klyde must protect Meriem from a harsh blizzard, and stands ever-vigilant above her! This limited edition Cavewoman art print measures 11" x 17" and is printed on high quality 10pt stock, housed in a large gray collector's envelope, imprinted with the Cavewoman logo. Limited to only 500 copies, this one is absolutely suitable for framing! Print, 11x17, b&w $16.00 MIKE HOFFMAN'S THE SORCERESS SKETCHES Artist extraordinaire Mike Hoffman has been thrilling his fans by inscribing special editions of his art book Sorceress with scores of original sketches of his famed fantasy females. All of these unique fantasy art gems exist only in the hands of private collectors… until now! This special edition features a collection of Hoffman's previously unseen sexy sketchwork. b&w, 32pg $3.50 TIGRESS TALES #3 SPECIAL PURPLE FOIL EDITION This foil cover edition of Mike Hoffman's Tigress Tales #3 Special Edition features a purple foil logo gracing the cover of this very sexy Tigress painting! Limited to only 300 copies worldwide, each issue is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity, and is bagged and boarded for protection. b&w, 24pg MSRP: $11.50 MIKE HOFFMAN'S POSEIDON ART PRINT Mike Hoffman presents a new full-color limited edition art print! Deep in the cold recesses of the endless sea, a lone diver gazes in awe and wonder ar a mythologic god come to life — Poseidon, somber lord of the undersea realm, seated on his aqualine throne, flanked by a duo of faithful mermaid companions! Printed on high-quality 10pt stock and housed in a large gray collector's envelope, this print is limited to only 500 copies. Suitable for framing! Print, 11x17, b&w $16.00 MIKE HOFFMAN'S SQUID GIRL #1 SPECIAL EDITION A beautiful half-human/half-squid girl takes on the supreme leader of the world in a submarine battle that will rock the seas! Mike Hoffman presents this incredible special cover for this limited edition book! Limited to only 450 copies worldwide, each issue is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity, and is bagged and boarded for protection. b&w, 24pg MSRP: $8.95 MIKE HOFFMAN'S SQUID GIRL LIMITED EDITION RESIN KIT She came from beneath the Sea! "Squid Girl" lives! Based on Fantasy Master Mike Hoffman's sexy comic book character, and sculpted by Beverly Gilroy (of Hourglass Studios), this racy model kit is an extremely limited edition of only 125 pieces, with each kit individually numbered. "Squid Girl" is cast from high-quality resin and stands approximately 9" tall with base. Get her while you can! Requires painting and assembly. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: Quantities are limited. Allocations may occur. Kit $125.00 SAVAGE PLANET #2 by Dan Parsons & Kevin Rasel Wanted for high treason! Renegade astronaut Captain Hawkins is tracked into the uncharted prehistoric wilderness of Terra I! Even with the aid of his beautiful native companion, Jakella, Hawkins cannot escape the ruthless pursuit of the Colonial Militia and its army of Attack Droids. At last, captured and imprisoned by the Planetary Authority, Hawkins is placed aboard a prison ship and rocketed back to his homeworld to face a challenge even he cannot hope to survive: a life sentence, stranded on the dark and decaying world known as Old Earth! b&w, 32pg $2.95 BEHEMOTH BOOKS IMAGINATION ROCKET #1 This "Cartoonists in the Classroom" anthology is a follow-up volume to the Eisner-nominated Brainbomb. It features 13 all- new stories from Brian Clopper, Jon "Bean" Hastings, Bill Knapp, Gareth Hinds, Nick Abadzis, John Green, Dave Roman, Pam Bliss, Stuart Immonen, Kathryn Kuder, Rich Watson and many more! Each story has a Scientific or Social Studies theme along with a fun activity page. Excellent for teachers, home-schooling parents and kids young and old alike, thirsty to explore their imagination. Edited by Brian Clopper. Cover by: C. Scott Morse. SC, 122pg, b&w $9.95 STAR OF THE MONTH BRAINBOMB SC by Various This huge book is a project that was produced for the national outreach program, Cartoonists in the Classroom. Each cartoonist has crafted an all-new story and all-new characters. Bios and contact info are also included for those wishing to seek out more of a certain cartoonist's work. The book also has a handsome How-to-Draw section hosted by an all-star gang of cartoonists. Features works by Brian Clopper, Mike Manley, Scott Morse, Jay Hosler, Lea Hernandez, Jenni Gregory, and others. (STAR10742) b&w, 288pg $19.95 *************** BIG UMBRELLA PUBLICATIONS CARTOON FLOPHOUSE #1 Michael Aushenker (El Gato, Crime Mangler) returns with 80 pages of hilarious gag strips — packed with obnoxious elves, alcoholic chickens, talking ears, and screwball bellhops — that originally ran in various publications, including Heavy Metal. Bonus back-up: Flash animation legend Xeth Feinberg (creator behind cartoons such as Icebox.com's Hard Drinkin' Lincoln', mishmashmedia.com's Bulbo, and Showtime's Queer Duck) offers his never-before-published 14-page Papu comic strip that inspired his Papu cartoons. Read these comics by the cartoonist that MAD magazine's Sergio Aragones (Groo) called one of the best cartoonists of his generation: "When I read his work, I laugh. Irreverent, different, satirical, and very, very funny!" b&w, 80pg $5.00 BLACK LIBRARY WARHAMMER MONTHLY #56 Games Workshop's all-action comic set in the worlds of Warhammer! In this issue: Imperius Dictatio goes out all guns blazing in the devastating climax of Titan III; there's the next searing adventure of Lone Wolves; more exciting hi-jinks with Kal Jerico and in Bloodquest: Cloten & Lysander… Champions of Chaos? Full-on action from creative talent of Dan Abnett (The Legion, X-Men), Gordon Rennie (Rain Dogs, Glimmer Rats), Anthony Williams (X-Men, Deadpool), Colin MacNeil (Judge Dredd) and more! b&w, 40pg $3.50 THE REDEEMER #1 Warhammer Monthly's classic Redeemer strips are back, and this time they're in the fiery colors of the Redemption! Join the crusade of Klovis the Redeemer as he purges the foul deviants of the Underhive in this specially colored mini-series. It's an action-packed adventure in the darkest vein of humor, scripted by Pat Mills, well-known writer of such titles as Marshal Law, Nemesis the Warlock, and Slaine! FC, 40pg $3.50 GAMES WORKSHOP CALENDAR 2003 With some of the finest full-color artwork from the most talented Games Workshop artists, the Black Library's 2003 Calendar provides a packed collection of the latest imagery of the dark and gothic Warhammer worlds! Calendar, 12x12, FC $12.95 STAR OF THE MONTH INQUISITOR: ASCENDANT GN by Dan Abnett & Simon Coleby Chaos blights the Imperial world of Nicodemus, and Inquisitor Defay and his young apprentice Gravier are dispatched to investigate its cause. All the evidence suggests that the Chaos taint is limited to the bloodline of the Matheldas family. Aided by Sarthos, an Ecclesiarchy cardinal, the two Inquisitors set about dispensing the Emperor's divine retribution upon the heretic scum. But the infestation of Nicodemus runs deeper than even Defay could have imagined! (STAR13863) SC, 7x10, 96pg, b&w $10.95 ******************** BLACK STAR FICTION LIBRARY The comic that shocked the UK is now presented for the U.S. market with new artwork and an extended storyline that takes you deep into the seedy world of Big Star City and the mind of it's central character, Scratch. This is the comic you have been waiting for. Science fiction, urban crime, ultra violence and gothic horror, all sealed with a barbwire kiss! BLACK STAR FICTION LIBRARY #1 Art by Shaky Kane ...AND THEY SHALL KNOW MY NAME BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD: Part One "My Kinda Town!"—Meet Scratch, he's the 22nd Century's most misunderstood mass murderer. There's a supernatural serial killer on the loose in Big Star City, but ace reporter Carlos Mendoza is on his trail... or is he simply being lured into a trap? Meanwhile, hard-boiled hitman, Santiago, waits for his opportunity to retire the nightmare killer and claim his reward. Issue one also contains the "B" feature "After Hours," the first in an ongoing series of Tales From Big Star City. "After Hours" features "Me and Tommy," two small-time thugs who get caught up in a little late night tango with two chicks with attitude, and big guns... well, it was one of those nights. b&w $2.50 BLINDWOLF STUDIOS PATRICK THE WOLF BOY SUPERHERO SPECIAL by Art Baltazar & Franco Did you ever pretend to be a superhero? Did you ever run around the house wearing a bath towel as a cape? Well, according to Patrick the Wolf Boy, this is normal behavior. Join us as Patrick imagines himself as one half of a dynamic duo; a super- powered werewolf with a cape, and El Nino Arana. He even tries to telepathically talk to fish while reading comics with his Dad. What is Patrick's favorite comic anyway? Find out in this brand new Superhero Special starring everyone's favorite werewolf... Patrick the Wolf Boy! Highly recommended by Art's mom. b&w $2.95 BONGO COMICS THE BIG BOOK OF BART SIMPSON TP by Matt Groening & Bill Morrison Bart Simpson: Troublemaker? Juvenile joker? Menace to society?! How about just plain old "kid"? Featuring stories from the first four issues of Bart Simpson, see Bart at his best in school, at the zoo, in space, being cloned, in love, as Bartman, and just doing what America's most famous underachiever is known for — getting in over his head, and finding his way out of trouble with class and flair, sometimes, a little less for wear! SC, 7x10, 120pg, FC $11.95 THE SIMPSONS COMICS #71 by Boothby & Ortiz Living in the shadow of your older sibling can be hard, but it's even harder when your name is Sideshow Cecil, and that sibling is Bart Simpson's vengeance-swearing, psychotic arch-nemesis, Sideshow Bob! Playing second banana to an evil criminal mastermind who formerly played second banana to a clown is about as low as you can get. Aha! But to kill Bart Simpson! To succeed where your more infamous brother failed, that would finally settle the score… or would it? Suppose you chose your own arch-enemy… your brother's foe's sister… Lisa Simpson? Join us in June for a twisted tale of jealousy and revenge with a touch of self-respect. FC, 32pg $2.50 BON-VUE ENTERTAINMENT KOMIC FANTASIES VOLUME 3 #1 TP SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 7x10, b&w $6.95 TALES OF THE ROPE VOLUME 1 GN SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 7x10, b&w $19.95 BROADSWORD COMICS TAROT'S RING OF FIRE LITHOGRAPH This Pristine Pencil Litho measures approx. 13" x 24". Jim Balent renders his Valiant Witch, Tarot, standing nude, sword in hand, standing within a fiery pentacle. Printed on high gloss art paper, this gallery-quality piece is perfect for framing. Only a portion of the image can be shown here. Please visit www.jimbalent.com to view Tarot in all her glory! This limited print is numbered and signed by the artist. (CAUT: 2) b&w, 13x24 $25.00 PIXIE WITCH MUSCLE TEE Miss Merri Death's good conscience, Pixie Witch, flies to you on a sweet summer black tee! Goth Gals and Magical Mommas will just love her! Offered in two sizes: Small and Large. Small $19.99 Large $19.99 TAROT: WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE#12 SIGNED EDITION Jim Balent signs this popular issue of Tarot #12 featuring the characters Boo-Cat and Licorice Dust! Included with the signed book is a lovely Certificate of Authenticity featuring Jim's Art of Boo ! This book is shipped with variant covers. FC, 32pg $10.00 BROKEN TREE PUBLICATIONS THE PROPHET OF DREAMS #2 by Julian Lawler & Rudy Vasquez The Dead Queen has made her decision. Who will go and who will be left behind to be slaughtered? Meanwhile, the Lord- General Johannassen Khabriel arrives at The City, beleaguered and conquered, wounded and alone. Also, Addigo suffers a mighty loss, and seems out of reach; and the nobility proves to have a monster in their ranks, and a mysterious rider appears to see the fate of The City… FC, 28pg (2 of 6) $2.95 INDUSTRIACIDE #6 by Sean Dietrich In the final chapter of this story arc, Natalie finally releases here machines upon the city and makes her departure. Meanwhile, Schmaltz and Jake finally meet up again and, along with the street kids, make their escape from the carnage on the streets into the sewers below. MATURE READERS b&w, 28pg (6 of 6) $2.95 BUD PLANT OFFERED AGAIN O/A CULT MAGAZINE & TABLOIDS SET New lower price! Originally Published at $27.90! Illustrated Price Guide to Cult Magazines: 1945 to 1969 — The wildest, weirdest, sexiest magazines ever published! This illustrated price guide covers the Golden Age of cult magazines –– the quarter century starting with the end of World War II and ending with the sensational '60s. Includes 500 titles and almost 500 black- and-white photos, each with details on dates published and values. You also get, Sleazy Business: A Pictorial History of Exploitation Tabloids 1959-1974. The perfect companion to Cult Magazines, this book details the period between 1960s and early 1970s when the National Enquirer and some 40 other tabloids battled for circulation each week. Features full-page reproductions of front page features and magazine histories. MATURE READERS SC, 8x11, 160pg/128pg, b&w SRP: $11.99 O/A GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPHY SET #3 New lower price! Originally Published at $45.00! This three-issue set contains classic photography magazines, which specialized in 1950s glamour shots. There's no nudity, but lots of great cheesecake! These cool magazines are 40 years old, stored away safely in a warehouse until now. These are unread, but condition can range from very good to just like new –– most are fine. Printed on slick stock, with color covers and excellent, crisp black-and-white photos inside. #1/Summer 1956: "The Strange Case of the Dead Model," "Secrets of a Lingerie Photographer," and others. Anne Francis. #2/Fall 1956: "The Photographer and His Models." Includes Irish McCalla, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and a young Jane Mansfield. Earl Leaf photos. #3/Summer 1957: "The Great Cross-country Girl Hunt," unusual girls in sexy poses, and girl hitchhikers. Outstanding cover paintings by pulp/paperback artist Raphael DeSoto that are classics themselves. MATURE READERS Set (x3) SRP: $17.99 O/A GLAMOUR INTERNATIONAL #10 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 12x12, 84pg, PC SRP: $19.95 O/A GLAMOUR INTERNATIONAL #20 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 12x12, 96pg, PC SRP: $19.95 ************************ GLAMOUR INTERNATIONAL SWEET BETTIE VOLUME 1 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL RES. from Previews Vol. XI #4 (APR0112009) SC, 12x12, 96pg, PC SRP: $19.95 CARTOON BOOKS OFFERED AGAIN O/A BONE SERIES 2: KINGDOK ACTION FIGURE Cartoon Books presents the latest addition to the Bone action figure series: Kingdok! General of the Stupid, Stupid Rat Creatures, Kingdok stands 12" tall and includes a sculpted display base. Special features include a removable tongue, and a detachable right arm! Kingdok also comes with his war-club accessory. This deluxe action figure is in scale with all of the Series 2 Bone action figures, and comes packaged within an illustrated window box. Figure SRP: $29.95 *********************** STAR OF THE MONTH BONE PERFECT COLLECTION ACT II: SOLSTICE GIFT SET Cartoon Books presents the second collection of the Bone Slipcase edition! Bone Act II: Solistice, features books 4, 5 and 6 — The Dragonslayer, Rock Jaw, and Old Man's Cave, comprising Act II of Jeff Smith's Bone. Each slipcase has been adorned with great, full-color art from Bone! A great gift for Bone fans old and new alike! (STAR10388) Set (x3), b&w $49.95 *********************** CHAOS! COMICS LADY DEATH: RE-IMAGINED #1 by Bradley J. Kayl & Eddy Burrows "Re-Imagined" means a tale set in a different time, a different place. Re-discover Lady Death all over again as Chaos! proudly "Re-Imagines" her crucial origin! Embark on a sensational adventure as the exciting talent of Team Red Star brings Lady Death: Re-Imagined to life! This tale of the Templar Knights and the Spanish Inquisition is set in medieval Europe, in the year 1300. Faith, the daughter of the Grand Inquisitor, must overcome her father's treachery as he seeks the Holy Grail. What perils await her? And how does she become Lady Death? Get to know her again... like you've never seen her! Cover by Christian Gossett. FC, 32pg $2.99 LADY DEATH: RE-IMAGINED #1 PREMIUM EDITION Cover by Joyce Chin Talented artist Joyce Chin (Superman, The Nocturnals, Xena) spices up this Lady Death premium with her eclectic cover style of mixed media, including pencils, watercolor, ink, and markers. Limited to only 3,000 copies. Printed on cardstock. FC, 32pg MSRP: $9.99 LADY DEATH: RE-IMAGINED #1 SUPER PREMIUM EDITION Color pencil by Al Rio Featuring a prestige, canvas cover enhancement! Al Rio color pencils this super premium cover featuring the Goddess of the Netherworld! Elegant, yet sensual, it's limited to only 999 copies! Allocations may occur. FC, 32pg $20.00 PURGATORI: RE-IMAGINED #1 by Dan Jolley & Fabiano Neves Re-discover Purgatori all over again as Chaos! proudly "Re-Imagines" her crucial origin! It's a different time and a different place as writer Dan Jolley (Obergeist) tells a tale set during the Salem Witch Trials. A young servant named Sarah is lost in love and later branded as a witch. She meets a mysterious Indian shaman and seeks revenge as the cold, remote Vampire Goddess! Get to know Purgatori again... like you've never seen her! Cover by Fabiano Neves. FC, 32pg $2.99 PURGATORI: RE-IMAGINED #1 PREMIUM EDITION Cover by Joyce Chin What do you get when you have pencil, watercolor, ink, colored pencil, and markers? Mixed media artwork by artist Joyce Chin! So "re-imagine" Purgatori all over again, and collect this premium edition limited to only 3,000 copies! FC, 32pg MSRP: $9.99 PURGATORI: RE-IMAGINED #1 SUPER PREMIUM EDITION Color pencil by Al Rio Featuring a prestige, canvas cover enhancement! Own this exclusive super premium edition with art by industry veteran and fan-favorite Al Rio! Catch this color penciled cover of Purgatori unlike you've seen her before! Limited only to 999 copies worldwide. Allocations may occur. FC, 32pg MSRP: $20.00 CHASTITY: RE-IMAGINED #1 by J. Palmiotti & Gray, & Toledo Re-discover Chastity all over again as Chaos! proudly "Re-Imagines" her crucial origin. It's "suck-or-be-sucked" as the vampire assassin, Chastity's origin is "Re-Imagined!" This gothic tale of terror by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray (Superboy, Deadpool) set in 1854 reveals how a young girl named "Purity" boards a ship for the New World. She awakens to a new "life" among the undead, only to be used as a tool for a woman bent on vengeance against her former lover, Vlad the Impaler! Purity must establish her independence — but can she? This one's got everything from blood on the high seas, shipwrecks and bar fights, to a standoff with Vlad The Impaler! Get to know her again like you've never seen her! Cover by Amanda Conner. FC, 32pg $2.99 CHASTITY: RE-IMAGINED #1 PREMIUM EDITION Cover by Joyce Chin Supplement Chastity's "re-imagining" story along with this beautiful premium edition featuring a stylized cover by artist Joyce Chin. Using various special techniques including pencil, watercolor, and ink... it's the Chastity you know and love... but "Re- Imagined!" Limited to only 3,000 copies. FC, 32pg MSRP: $9.99 CHASTITY: RE-IMAGINED #1 SUPER PREMIUM EDITION Color pencil by Al Rio Featuring a prestige, canvas cover enhancement! What makes this super premium so special? Two words: Al Rio! His color pencil skills on this cover bring the vampire assassin to life. She may look adorable… but don't be susceptible to her deadly ways! Limited to only 999 copies. Allocations may occur. FC, 32pg MSRP: $20.00 LADY DEATH: DARK ALLIANCE #1 by Ostrander, Reis, & Pimentel The entire Chaos! Universe collides in a huge company-wide event! Brace yourselves as Chaos! presents this 5-issue critical story arc! Lady Death, Purgatori, Chastity, Bad Kitty, Jade, Bedlam, Gallows, Vandala, Oblivia and many more Chaos! stars are featured in this epic event! What could bring all these mortal enemies together? Three words: an ancient evil! Who is the enemy returning to Earth disguised as the new Messiah? How does this affect Lady Death? Chaos! puts all your favorite characters on a collision-course for a story that will leave its scars on the Chaos! Universe! This story is in continuity (but not continuity-intensive) providing a great jumping-on point for new readers! Cover by Ivan Reis, Joe Pimentel, and Hi-Fi. FC, 32pg $2.99 LADY DEATH: DARK ALLIANCE #1 PREMIUM EDITION Painted Cover by David Michael Beck Accomplished industry vet David Michael Beck (G.I. Joe cover artist) paints this premium cover showcasing the striking and unyielding power of Lady Death! The Alliance begins here and now, so collect this edition limited to only 3,000 copies. Printed on cardstock. FC, 32pg MSRP: $9.99 LADY DEATH: GODDESS RETURNS #2 by Ostrander, Mota, & Correa Jr. To know her story is to know a woman cursed! You know the Goddess returns... but you don't know how! Chaos! reveals all the details in this story arc! In this life-altering second installment, Lady Death has been re-united with Vandala, Ravenheart, Cremator and Brock… but is it enough to face the fury of her nemesis: Morgana? No hype, no fooling — this one culminates the whole Lady Death: Alive! Cycle, paving the way for what is to come in Dark Alliance #1! Some will not survive the climax of this issue — as Lady Death herself is changed forever... but for the better or the worse? This is the story arc you've been waiting for! FC, 32pg $2.99 LADY DEATH: GODDESS RETURNS #2 ALTERNATE COVER EDITION The Goddess returns in dynamic fashion, as this action-packed issue prepares you for Dark Alliance #1! So order this variant cover to complete your Goddess Returns collection! Limited to only 2,000 copies. FC, 32pg MSRP: $7.50 PURGATORI: GOD KILLER #2 by Jolley, Molenaar, & Arnold She chose to live as a mortal... but will that come back to haunt her? This is it: the final showdown between Purgatori (a woman troubled by her vampire duality) and the three Egyptian deities who want to bring the Earth to its knees. To destroy the gods — and save the life of the girl who has touched her heart — can Purgatori make the sacrifice she hasn't made in 4,000 years? It's vengeance and bloodshed on a grand scale as God Killer concludes! Donąt miss this shocking series written by Dan Jolley (Obergeist). Cover by Molenaar, Curtis Arnold, and Todd Broeker. FC, 32pg $2.99 PURGATORI: GOD KILLER #2 ALTERNATE COVER EDITION Purgatoriąs foray back to the desert sands of Egypt culminates in God Killer #2...so make sure you get this supplemental variant cover to one of her most exhilarating story arcs ever! Limited to 2,000 copies. FC, 32pg MSRP: $7.50 WOMEN OF CHAOS! 2003 CALENDAR Spend 2003 with the ladies of Chaos! Comics! That's right, comics fans, each and every month of this jaw-dropping calendar showcases the hottest images of your favorite heroines of Chaos! So forget those plain ol' boring office calendars — and spice it up with the only calendar that's guaranteed to turn a few heads! Calendar, FC $15.99 THE DWELLING ASHCAN Cover and art by Brian Denham. Chaos! Comics' unveils their new and improved achcan format, featuring an exclusive cover by Brian Denham for Black Label Graphics' upcoming horror tale, The Dwelling! When an ancient evil is disturbed from its slumber, it's up to two loner kids to stop it! Sound good, horror fans? Then check out this ashcan preview featuring intimate insights into the creative process, script notes, layouts, pencils, and character designs from this terrifying story! Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity on the back! Limited to only 1,000 copies worldwide. b&w, 12pg MSRP: $6.00 PURGATORI: RAVENOUS ASHCAN Chaos! gives you a sneak peek at Purgatori's forthcoming story arc: Ravenous, in this special achcan edition, featuring an exclusive cover! It's a first look at the Blood Goddess's next adventure! Included are intimate insights into the creative process, script notes, layouts, pencils, and character designs! Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity on the back! Limited to only 1,000 copies worldwide. b&w, 12pg MSRP: $6.00 THE UNDEAD #1 FOIL COVER EDITION Cover by Brian Denham This rare Chaos! Comics foil cover edition — previously available as a Chaosstore.com exclusive — can now be yours! Brian Pulido's post-apocalyptic zombie horror-fest — The Undead #1 — features 100% foil coverage with original art by Brian Denham! Limited to 200 copies! Each copy comes bagged and boarded! Supplies are limited. Allocations may occur. b&w, 32pg MSRP: $20.00 LADY DEATH: HEARTBREAKER #1 FOIL COVER EDITION Cover by Ivan Reis Lady Death: Heartbreaker #1 is available as this rich foil cover edition, originally offered exclusively at MegaCon 2002 in Orlando, Florida! Featuring 100% foil coverage with an original cover by Ivan Reis, this edition is limited to 200 copies, each bagged and boarded. Supplies are limited. Allocations may occur. b&w, 32pg MSRP: $20.00 OFFERED AGAIN O/A LADY DEATH: HEARTBREAKER #1 by John Ostrander, Romano Molenaar, Curtis Arnold, & colored by Hi-Fi Broken hearts…. Bloody revenge! This self-contained one-shot fits in Lady Death continuity and is a great starting point for new readers! FC, 32pg $2.99 O/A LADY DEATH: HEARTBREAKER #1 PREMIUM EDITION cover by Scott Lewis This passionately painted cover by fan-favorite Scott Lewis is one of Chaos!'s themed Heartbreaker covers, showcasing the Diva of Death embodied in a heart shape with mighty swords behind her! Printed on cardstock and limited to 2,000. FC, 32pg $9.99 O/A LADY DEATH: HEARTBREAKER #1 SUPER PREMIUM EDITION Cover by Thomas Giorello Go chaotic this Valentine's with this ultra exclusive premium of Lady Death! Limited to 1,000. FC, 32pg $20.00 O/A PURGATORI: HEARTBREAKER #1 by Dan Jolley, Fabiano Neves, & colored by Colorgraphix It's hot blondes, shootouts, and mortal terror as Dan Jolley brings you "Salt in the Wound," a Purgatori Valentine's Day special! FC, 32pg $2.99 O/A PURGATORI: HEARTBREAKER #1 PREMIUM EDITION Cover by Scott Lewis Scott Lewis shakes things up painting this Purgatori cover! It's one of three Valentine's Day themed covers celebrating Heartbreakers! Limited to 2,000. FC, 32pg $9.99 O/A PURGATORI: HEARTBREAKER #1 SUPER PREMIUM EDITION Cover by Monte Moore Is it possible to want a Blood Goddess as your valentine? With one look at Purgatori on this sexy Valentine theme painted pin- up… the answer is yes! Limited to 1,000. FC, 32pg $20.00 O/A CHASTITY: HEARTBREAKER #1 by Tom Sniegoski, Christopher Golden, Ron Adrian, & colored by Hi-Fi Chastity is acting in an off-Broadway revival of "Aspects of Love," when a fellow cast member drags her into a horrible web of murder and mysticism that brings her face-to-face once more with the mysterious MidKnight! FC, 32pg $2.99 O/A CHASTITY: HEARTBREAKER #1 PREMIUM EDITION Cover by Scott Lewis This luscious premium cover painted by Scott Lewis is part of Chaos!'s Heartbreaker-themed premium covers! See Chastity framed by a heart and surrounded by masquerade masks and bat wings! Limited to 2,000 on cardstock. FC, 32pg $9.99 O/A CHASTITY: HEARTBREAKER #1 SUPER PREMIUM EDITION Cover by Brian Rood If you're looking for a super-sexy cover of Chastity… this is it! Hot painter Brian Rood paints up a striking image of Chastity for this Valentine's Day special. Limited to 1,000. FC, 32pg $20.00 O/A JADE: REDEMPTION #2 by Sniegoski, Golden, Tortosa, Balaos, & De Lara In the second anime installment of Redemption, the sequel to the first smash-hit Jade mini-series, Jade is trapped between her ambitions and her attempts to make up for past sins. With her companion, Silence, she has traveled to the United States to destroy the American Triad families who stand against her, only to find herself under attack by a mysterious group, the Progeny! FC, 32pg (2 of 4) $2.99 O/A JADE: REDEMPTION #2 VARIANT EDITION Cover by Daerick Gross Daerick Gross draws this detailed Jade: Redemption #2 cover, using color pencils to accent Jade's exotic essence, and highlighting her trusted, yet traditional emerald green look. Limited to 2,000 copies. FC, 32pg (2 of 4) $7.50 ************************ CLAYPOOL COMICS ELVIRA #110 by Strom, Day, & Lachance When Elvira clashes with the Anti-Elvira RevengeSquad (led by theDuke of A.E.R.L.), it's no-holds-barred — except for excessive violence and salty language, of course, since the battle's being overseen by the Citizens' Committee for Comic Book Decency! It's all in the classic "Fright and Malice!" by Frank Strom, Dan Day, and Louis Lachance! Also: Elvira's mutiny on the booty takes a piratical turn, in "Elvira's Treasure Chest!," Part Four of the "Tele-Castaways" serial by Janet Hetherington, John Heebink, and Mike Manley. Photo Cover of Elvira. b&w, 32pg $2.50 DEADBEATS #54 by Richard Howell w/Ricardo Villagran Now that Southie's vampire paramour Brittany has returned to her human state, she now regards him as her captor and tormentor. Is it madness for her to torture him in return — by flaunting her contempt and her new, other lovers — or is it "True Britt?" It's written and drawn by Richard Howell, with gorgeous embellishment by Ricardo Villagran, and a cover by Howell and Steve Leialoha. b&w, 32pg $2.50 STAR OF THE MONTH DEADBEATS VOLUME 1 TP by Richard Howell & Ricardo Villagran Five fearsome newcomers arrive in Fear City, and their first outreach is to murder four teen-agers on the beach. They're the Deadbeats, a cruel and crafty vampire gang, and their mission could result in utter destruction of the entire town! This volume collects all the vital early issues of the story, and features a foreword by Kathryn Leigh Scott, one of the stars of the original Dark Shadows TV series! Wraparound cover by Howell and Villagran. (STAR14380) SC< 7x10, 160pg, b&w $12.95 ************************ COLONIA PRESS STAR OF THE MONTH THROUGH THE HABITRAILS CURRENT PRINTING by Jeff Nicholson Your cubicle will never look the same after you take this surreal guided tour through the world of the corporate employee. Jeff Nicholson (Colonia, Father & Son) delivers fourteen tightly scripted stories that re-introduce you to the all-too-familiar facets of life on the job, culminating in a harrowing downward spiral. Matte-laminated color covers. (STAR14578) SC, 7x10, 144pg, b&w $9.95 ******************* COMIC LIBRARY INTERNATIONAL COMIC LIBRARY INTERNATIONAL VOL. 10: OFF THE WALL ADVENTURES by Various This critically acclaimed anthology gathers the biggest and brightest work from the top independent creators in the industry and gives you an over-the-top bang for your hard-earned buck! This issue features Nate Peikos' Lint McCree, Robb Bihun's The Hoon, Glenn Whitmore's Captain Clockwork, Mike Bocianowski's Chuck, The Ugly American, Scott Roberts' The Secret, George Broderick, Jr.'s Captain Oatmeal and Splendora, Chris Yambar's Itsi Kitsi: Happy Adventure Cat, Aaron Bordner's Lost At The Earth's Core, Dave Mazure's Eep! and some off-the-wall lunacy from Spongebob Squarepants creative director Derek Drymon. As a special bonus, this volume also contains Lazy Flight, a reprinting of the very first stream-of- consciousness-storyline by Harvey Award-nominee Scott Mills, about the birth, life and death of a microscopic particle creature. Off The Wall Adventure indeed! SC, 152pg, b&w $13.95 COMIC CAVALCADE SHI: POISONED PARADISE #˝ by William Tucci & Karl Waller Billy Tucci's Shi is re-launching at Avatar and this special #˝ issue from Comic Cavalcade provides an exclusive new story leading directly into the first issue! Karl Waller provides the stunning artwork for this story from Shi's past set in Feudal Japan. But her days appear to be numbered as a vicious group of Samurai attacks her! Printed on glossy stock with cardstock covers, these #˝ issues are the highest possible production quality. Available in three different cover versions by Billy Tucci, Matt Martin, and Karl Waller, all limited to just 4,000 copies each! TUCCI—FC, 16pg $3.95 MARTIN—FC, 16pg $3.95 WALLER—FC, 16pg $3.95 DEMONSLAYER: PATH OF TIME #˝ by Marat Mychaels Here is the exclusive new pages for the start to the Path of Time epic! As Jaclyn accidentally discovers the true history of the Demonslayers, we get to see ones from the past for the first time! You don't want to miss out on great first appearances like seeing the Cave girl Demonslayer as she fights demons and dinosaurs together. Printed on glossy stock with cardstock covers, these #˝'s are the highest possible production quality. Featuring special variant covers that show some of the different Demonslayers throughout time, as well as a special guest-artist cover by Matt Martin, all limited to just 3000 copies each! REGULAR—FC, 16pg $3.95 PIRATE—FC, 16pg $3.95 CAVE GIRL—FC, 16pg $3.95 BIKINI—FC, 16pg $3.95 MARTIN—FC, 16pg $3.95 THE 10TH MUSE / DEMONSLAYER #1 "PEACEFUL" EDITION by Robert Lugibihl & Marat Mychaels Matt Martin serves up this tasty exclusive new cover! This special edition is limited to just 1,500 copies. Cover by Matt Martin. FC, 32pg $5.95 THE 10TH MUSE GALLERY Fans of Rena Mero won't want to miss this special 10th Muse Gallery, previously only available at conventions! With half of the book filled with all-new, all-sexy Rena photos, and the other half pin-ups by top talent, this is a book you'll want in your collection! Limited to just 1,200 copies, each shipped bagged and boarded. Cover by Ken Lashley. FC, 16pg $5.95 THE 10th MUSE 2000 CONVENTION BOOK The making of The 10th Muse! This special convention-only book features the very first printed 10th Muse art, and shows the design sketches for both The 10th Muse and The Dolls. This special book was limited to just 2,000 copies, and all bagged and boarded. Features a photo cover of Rena Mera! b&w, 16pg $5.95 COMICS CONSPIRACY GENERIC COMIC BOOK #8 by Miers, Santos, Lean & Thomas June is crossover month for Generic Comics and the 7 Guys of Justice! Lord Talon and Ugly Monkey join Generic Man at a Big City comics convention, where our heroes must team up to fight the depravity of the Jolly Extortionist, an Indie publisher who threatens to blow up the convention center and everyone in it unless they all don't buy his self-published comics. Generic Man also appears in this month's issue of 7 Guys of Justice from False Idol Studios! b&w, 16pg $1.95 COMICSONE CORPORATION STORM RIDERS #4 by Wing Shing Ma After Cloud is badly beaten, Wind is left alone to face the combined might of Wu Buddha, DuGu Ming, and Sword Saint. Yet more troubling to Wind than the strength of his enemies is his best friend Duan-Lang's complicity in their plot to kill him! While Wind fights for his life, Conquer dispatches Frost to kill Wen Motley, a servant who has collected evidence of Conquer's schemes to divide his disciples. Frost is Conquer's most loyal disciple, but Wen's letters reveals a startling secret that makes Frost question his own loyalties. Hop on-board this growing Kung Fu comic sensation while it's still early! With fully painted interiors and a brilliantly realized cast of hundreds, the Storm Riders adventure is only beginning! SC, 5x7, 120pg, b&w $11.95 WOUNDED MAN #8 by Kazuo Koike & Ryoichi Ikegami Keisuke and his squad decide to stand their ground and fight the Veterans' Army that has overrun Little Italy. After the battle, only two ex-Green Berets are left, but they seem determined to cause as much trouble for Keisuke as possible. They chase Keisuke's group onto an aircraft carrier where the final showdown between Keisuke and the Veterans' Army takes place. Can Keisuke's men defeat the brutal Indian Joe and allow Keisuke a final chance for vengeance? MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w $9.95 OFFERED TWO VOLUME SET by Kazuo Koike and Ryoichi Ikegami Offered begins when an evil seductress kidnaps Yu Tachikawa, an Olympic track star from MIT. It seems that Yu may have inherited his phenomenal speed and leaping ability from his father, Gilgamesh, the ancient king, whose sperm (preserved for 2000 years) was used to artificially inseminate Yu's mother. Intrigued? In this two-volume series by author Kazuo Koike (Lone Wolf and Cub) and artist Ryoichi Ikegami (Crying Freeman), the plot only thickens! Adolf Hitler, the cult of Mithras, an alien race, and several beautiful virgins are all thrown into the mix, as a desperate Yu must discover the truth about his past in order to comprehend his role in a scheme that has spanned two millennia. Available as a two-volume set for the first time, Offered demonstrates Koike's knack for breakneck pacing and Ikegami's loving attention to detail. A whirlwind adventure that begins in the jungle camps of Brazil and ends in the deserts of Turkey, Offered is the product of two manga masters working at the top of their game! This set includes two, 5" x 7" volumes, running a combined 400+ pages! Set (x2), b&w $26.25 CPM MANGA MAXION BOOK 3: WAVES OF MISFORTUNE TP Maki, Shion, and Yuichiro have enough problems just trying to decide amongst themselves where their feelings lie. Now its time for things to get much more complicated with two more otherworldly love interests. Its love, lust and scandal in Maxion Book Three: Waves Of Misfortune! MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 208pg, b&w $15.95 THE SLAYERS SPECIAL #6 Here it is, the final installment of the Dark Crystal saga! Will Lina and Naga be able to defeat the evil Voldo and Master Galdin, or will Shia Woo lose the Dark Crystal to the forces of evil? b&w, 32pg $2.95 THE SLAYERS SUPER-EXPLOSIVE DEMON STORY BOOK 1: LEGEND OF DARKNESS TP Despite her tender age, 15-year-old Lina Inverse is already a master sorceress, known throughout the land for her skills and power...and the fact that her heroic deeds are usually more destructive than the foes she battles against! Teamed with Gourry Gabriev, a swordsman supreme who is dumb as a stump, Lina travels the land in search of fame, fortune and free food. SC, 7x10, 192pg, b&w $15.95 STAR OF THE MONTH TIME TRAVELER AI BOOK 3 SEXY NINJA GIRL by Ai Ijima and Takeshi Takebayashi Time Traveler Ai Book Three: Sexy Ninja Girl is a funny, sexy, delightful romp through Medieval Japan! Ai time-travels back to Medieval Japan and becomes a Ninja herself! This is a fabulously funny, action filled story, with lots of adventures for Ai and her movie-making friends who travel with her! (STAR15132) SC, 7x10, 176pg, b&w $15.95 ************************ Manga 18 FANTASY FIGHTERS GRAPHIC NOVEL SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL RES. from Previews Vol. XI #12 (DEC012294E) SC, 7x10, 176pg, b&w $16.95 CROSSGEN COMICS ROUTE 666 #1 by Bedard, Moline & Dell, & Bell Beware! CrossGen's new horror adventure title is on the loose! Dark deeds are afoot at Welkin State University, where young Cassie Starkweather's best friend is killed in a horrible accident. Cassie's grief turns to terror when her friend's ghost appears, pursued by fearsome spirits bent on dragging innocent souls back to their own hellish realm. But is this truly a supernatural invasion that clairvoyant Cassie has uncovered? Or is it just a twisted, paranoid vision brought on by Cassie's own insidious madness? Psychological mysteries and paranormal perils combine in this unsettling new series played out against a stylish Cold War era setting. Hot penciler Karl Moline (Joss Whedon's Fray), superstar inker John Dell (Mystic) and master colorist Nick Bell join writer Tony Bedard (Mystic, Negation) on a creepy cruise down the turnpike of terror! Hop in and hold on tight! FC, 48pg $2.95 THE FIRST #20 by Kesel, Di Vito & Hunter, & Schwager Trenin has set off on a hunt for Seahn, determined to bring down the renegade Secundae just as he did Seahn's mother, centuries before. Both stories are woven together as the hunter stalks his prey. FC, 32pg $2.95 MYSTIC #25 by Bedard, Rio & Dery, & Milla Giselle's quest to master the many magics of her world begins here, as her sister Genevieve teaches her the ancient wisdom of the Nouveau Guild. But beneath its gleaming surface, Nouveau City harbors a demonic criminal underworld headed by the dreaded Duke Abaddon. And the Duke is out to bring down the beautiful Mystic before her quest has even started! Don't miss this great jumping-on issue with eye-popping art by guest-artist Al Rio (Gen13)! FC, 32pg $2.95 THE WAY OF THE RAT #2 by Dixon, Johnson & Ryder, & Garcia Boon wants out! But he's going to have to get by one ticked-off monkey to escape his fate. The martial arts duel you never thought you'd see! Also, the Silken Ghost makes herself known to our hero just in time to save him from... everyone! FC, 32pg $2.95 SOJOURN VOLUME 1 TP by Marz, Land & Geraci, & Rodriguez Collecting the Sojourn Prequel and issues #1-6 of CrossGen's breakout hit series! The dread tyrant Mordath has returned from the grave and conquered the Five Lands, crushing all opposition under his heel. But one woman, the archer Arwyn, has vowed to put an end to his terrible reign. Swearing vengeance after the deaths of her husband and daughter, Arwyn undertakes a quest that will lead her across the Five Lands in pursuit of the legendary Five Fragments. Aided by a charming rogue named Gareth and a mysterious and powerful woman named Neven, Arwyn is the lone hope of ending Mordath's evil. Series artist Greg Land (with Justin Ponsor), whose lush, detailed artwork has wowed fans in every issue of Sojourn, provides a brand new cover! Sojourn is epic fantasy as you've never seen it! SC, 7x10, 192pg, FC $19.95 NEGATION #7 by Bedard, Pelletier & Meikis, & Rochelle New readers should get on board now, as Negation embarks on an epic story arc culminating in a head-on confrontation against Charon, god-emperor of the Negation! On the Negation Throneworld, Charon interrogates a mysterious prisoner destined to alter the fate of Obregon Kaine and the fugitives. Meanwhile, Evinlea battles the Sigil-Bearers who left her and the others to die on the prison-world! However this titanic battle turns out, the fugitives will soon have to reckon with the onslaught of the Negation's fearsome Lawbringer! FC, 32pg $2.95 SIGIL #25 by Dixon, Eaton & Hennessy, Quintana Loser must choose between victory and death! An all-battle issue as Loser allies himself with nomadic rebels in opposition to the despotic Khyradon and the Matriarch herself! But first he needs an army and so must fight a desperate battle in Tcharun's most desolate clime to free an army of murderers! FC, 32pg $2.95 SOJOURN #12 by Marz, Hairsine & TBD, & Lambert Arwyn's attempt to shortcut her quest and wreak her vengeance upon Mordath ended in utter disaster. Now she'll have to deal with the anger of the mysterious and powerful Neven, who set Arwyn upon the quest and gave her the gift of Ayden's bow. Because Neven wants it back! FC, 32pg $2.95 CROSSGEN CHRONICLES #8 by Waid & Maroto, & Cox Long ago, in the ancient land of Atlantis, two best friends — Danik and Capricia — were forced to fight side-by-side to save the blossoming human race from premature extinction. What brought them together — what drove them apart — and how does it affect the CrossGen Universe today? FC, 48pg $3.95 FORGE #3 What'll 10 bucks get you these days? A vintage Baron Karza? (Maybe, with one arm missing!) How about an autographed photo of Mike Teevee from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? (Hope you like black-and-white!) No friends, there's only one thing you can get for ten bucks that's good and true and of lasting value: Forge #3! This month's volume contains chapter one of the samurai epic The Path; chapters 19 and 20 of the all-ages saga, Meridian; the third installment of the extra- dimensional escape drama, Negation; and three chapters each of Mark Waid's Crux (6-8) and the smash-hit Sojourn (4-6)! Plus, a very special treat from the world of Sigil: chapter one of the two-part Saurian mini-series Unnatural Selection! Now with extra Vitamin P, Forge #3 weighs in at a brawny 272 pages for the same absurdly low price of just $9.95! SC, 7x10, 272pg, FC $9.95 CRUX #15 by Dixon, Epting & Magyar, & D'Armata The Atlanteans are separated and in grave danger. The Negation have wounded Zephyr and captured Galvan. Capricia is pulled away by Danik while Tug and Verityn face the mystery of a long-dead Atlantean warrior and a monster from a lost race of interstellar travelers. Also, Geromi faces the Negation alone! FC, 32pg $2.95 SCION #25 by Marz, Cheung & Hillsman, Ponsor The epic war between the Ravens and Herons has been decided, but there's still one battle to be fought: Ethan vs. Bron! The two foes finally meet once again at the site of their first combat, the sands of the Tournament Arena. But this time the battle is to the death, and only one will walk away! FC, 32pg $2.95 THE FIRST VOLUME 2 TP by Barbara Kesel & Various Collecting The First #8-13, plus almost 30 pages of back-up stories, this volume continues the personality politics of the "First," gods of the CrossGen Universe in the process of being deposed from that self-proclaimed role because of the creation of the Sigil-Bearers. Anxiety over the powerful new arrivals has ruptured the fault lines in the social structure of the First, causing Ingra, Leader of House Sinister, to make a bold move to begin her planned takeover of House Dexter. Seahn has collected together the unhappy second-born, ready to demand that they be given equal status to the First. Persha, Ingra's daughter, sneaks over to House Dexter to meet Pyrem, her father and Leader of that House. And Gannish the Truthseeker visits a small blue-green globe and learns a frightening truth about the reality of the First. Written by Barbara Kesel, with art by Bart Sears, Andrea Di Vito, and Andy Smith, with inks by Smith, Rob Hunter, Andrew Hennessy, John Dell, Drew Geraci, and colors by Mike Atiyeh, Jason Lambert, and Rob Schwager. New cover by Bart Sears and Michael Atiyeh. SC, 7x10, 192pg, FC $19.95 MERIDIAN #25 by Kesel, McNiven & Simmons, & Hollowell Sephie's bittersweet return to Meridian continues as she finds herself forced to battle Ilahn to save the island from his destructive touch. It's the two Sigil-Bearers in one all-out battle! The outcome of this devastating event will affect them both as profoundly as the granting of their sigils. FC, 32pg $2.95 THE PATH #4 by Marz, Sears & Pennington, Atiyeh General Ryuichi has been best friends with Obo-san since childhood, but now he finds himself under orders to slay the monk. As Ryuichi wrestles with his conscience, he and his army pursue Obo-san to his monastery in the snowy north. When the two finally confront one another, the meeting literally ends with a bang! FC, 32pg $2.95 RUSE #9 by Waid, Guice & Perkins, & DePuy Simon has his hands full with a string of small cases, but the big mystery is why he would suddenly abandon the search for Lightbourne just as he and Emma are closing in! Emma's baffled by this turn of events--and matters aren't clarified by the arrival of a new Pressmonk in town! FC, 32pg $2.95 EDGE #3 Question: When is fat pretty? Answer: When it's a fat, 272-page comics compendium! That's right, Edge has gotten even beefier. But don't worry — it's still kept its fine good looks, thanks to fantastic artists like Butch Guice, Mike Perkins, and Laura DePuy, the art team responsible for the fourth installment of Ruse! Edge #3 also carries two chapters each of The First (13 & 14), Mystic (18 & 19), and Sigil (19 & 20). Speaking of Sigil, this volume of Edge presents the first volume of the Saurian mini-series Unnatural Selection. Anchoring this enormously entertaining edition of Edge are chapters 18, 19, and 20 of Scion. Part medieval adventure, part sci-fi epic, Scion is a textbook example of the genre-diversity that is CrossGen's hallmark. The only thing that keeps this book from bursting at the seams is a high-strength cardstock cover built to survive gale-force winds. What's not fat about Edge #3 is the price, which remains a very healthy $9.95! SC, 7x10, 272pg, FC $9.95 STAR OF THE MONTH MERIDIAN VOLUME 2 TP by Barbara Kesel & Various Reprinting Meridian #8-14 plus CrossGen Chronicles #3! In this volume Sephie is being held prisoner in the dye vats of the city, but manages to escape, facing monstrous dangers on her route back to Meridian. She narrowly avoids encountering her Uncle Ilahn, whose sigil blazes red as he destroys, while hers glows gold as she renews. When Sephie learns she can fly, a whole new range of possibilities for heroism are opened to her, and she rises to each occasion! (STAR15156) SC, 7x10, 192pg, FC $19.95 ************************ STAR OF THE MONTH SIGIL VOLUME 2 TP by Kesel & Waid, & Various Reprinting the stories contained in Sigil #8-14, plus CrossGen Chronicles #4! On the run from the Saurian empire and Sam's personal enemy, the Saurian Prince Tchlusarud, Sam, Roiya, Zanniati, and JeMerik Meer, are headed "anywhere but here." That leads them to Delassia, where they discover Zanni is more than just a mere trophy wife, and Roiya discovers that there's more to JeMerik Meer than just a roguish smile and good timing. Sam, however, has a bigger problem than his jealousy of Meer: he's attracted the attention of two of the godlike First! (STAR15262) SC, 7x10, 192pg, FC $19.95 *********************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A SIGIL #4-7 by Kesel, Ben & Ray Lai Catch up on the events preceding the Sigil Volume 2 Trade Paperback with these exciting early issue of Sigil! FC, 32pg $2.95Ea. ************************ CRUSADE ENTERTAINMENT SHI: THE ILLUSTRATED WARRIOR #1 by Billy Tucci & Craig Shaw Gardner Prepare yourselves for the first Shi series in over a year! Shi: The Illustrated Warrior #1 is the vanguard edition of seven monthly issues by Shi creator Billy Tucci and New York Times best-selling author Craig Shaw Gardner (Batman). Combining the very best aspects of Craig's novelized prose and Billy's dynamic and richly detailed illustrations, The Illustrated Warrior is based on the legendary Way of the Warrior story arc, but with an added twist that forever alters the Shi universe we've all come to know. Focusing on Ana's tortured past, first battles and her quest for vengeance, this series goes to great lengths to bring about the most thorough and thought-provoking Shi series ever! The seven issues will ultimately be collected in hardcover format to be released later this year. b&w, 32pg (1 of 7) $2.99 SHI: THE ILLUSTRATED WARRIOR POSTER by Billy Tucci Crusade's 2002 poster depicts everyone's favorite Sohei warrior interwoven with a full array of classic Way of the Warrior history. In this stunningly detailed poster by Billy Tucci, Shi defiantly stares back at the viewer with quiet determination. Shi's back with a vengeance and better than ever! (CAUT: 2) Poster, 22x36, FC $9.99 CYBEROSIA PUBLISHING CATHEDRAL CHILD GN by Lea Hernandez What if the year was 1897, and you lived in a church in a Texas that might have been — a frontier of steam technology and old magic? For young lovers Glory and Sumner, tutors to the giant computer, Cathedral, this world is real. It's also about to end when a wish to free Glory's virtual friend, Camille, from Cathedral is granted in a way none of them expects. This new edition of Cathedral Child features digitally re-mastered art and an all-new cover and author's commentary by Eisner Award- nominated (1999, 2000) creator and YALSA Popular Paperbacks finalist Lea Hernandez. Introduction by Kurt Busiek (Astro City). SC, 6x8, 120pg, b&w $10.95 DARKCHYLDE ENTERTAINMENT DARKCHYLDE LAST ISSUE SPECIAL PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE ALTERNATE COVER by Randy Queen The fan-favorite Darkchylde odyssey comes to a fiery finish in this very last issue of the series! Darkchylde Entertainment has teamed with Previews to provide a gorgeous new cover to highlight this special occasion. "Beginnings" features creator Randy Queen's most lyrical writing and detailed artwork ever as he says good-bye for the time to the character that launched his career to concentrate on the development of all new ideas! Ariel Chylde has finally triumphed against the evil that has been plaguing her since she left her hometown of Salem, but the revelation that came with that victory is tearing apart the very heart of her being. Where to now, and how did this possibly come to be? She'll discover that the answers were there right from the very start! Featuring returning favorites War and Piece, Fang, Perry, Sage, Flatulence, and Baby Boo, plus a few others from the early issues that we wouldn't dare give away here! This issue promises to blow your mind! This special oversized issue features a wrap around cover by Queen, 30 pages of story art, a special fan section, cover gallery, and a story that's sure to dazzle, shock, and sadden! Relive the beginning, be there for the end! FC, 40pg $3.95 DIGITAL WEBBING DIGITAL WEBBING PRESENTS #3 by Various The hit internet collaborative comic returns with six all-new, all-original, all-out amazing tales! This issue's line-up includes the birth of Xstacy, and assassination in The Nest, Not Quite Lab Rats in a shocking 1920's experiment, travel to The Dark Side of the Moon, and the final installment of those goofballs… The Team! This issue also contains Harlow's End illustrated by artist Anthony Castrillo (X-Force, Flash). b&w, 48pg $2.95 DORK STORM PRESS DORK TOWER #19 by John Kovalic The Junk Food Issue: It's the return of Iron Chef Snackfood! What happens when you let Fanboys and Goth Girls into the kitchen? Watch out as Igor attempts to create the "perfect gaming treat"! It's an entire issue devoted to the junk foods that drives fandom, from convention corndogs to high-powered caffeine-packed pop cocktails. Also, some of the favorite names in gaming and comics contribute to a special Dork Tower pull-out cookbook! What are Gary Gygax's favorite munchies? How about Shannon Wheeler's favorite coffee recipe? What does evil Steve Jackson get up to when left alone in a kitchen? How about James Ernest, of Cheapass Games, or New York Times best-selling fantasy author Margaret Weis? And how do you make the legendary "Igor Bars"?! Plus, a free game that lets you play with your food, GummiHamster 40K from Placebo Press, which even non-gamers will love! And there's even more hilarity from the usual Dork Tower back-up features: Greg Hyland's Lethargic Lad, Aaron Williams' Nodwick, and Scott Kurtz's PvP! b&w, 48pg $2.99 NODWICK #15 by Aaron Williams "Tournamental Health"—The king is dying, and he's putting on the most extreme jousting tourney ever devised before he goes. He's invited some extraordinarily destructive contestants to enter, and Yeagar has made the cut! Luckily, the rules for knocking opponents off their horses have several loopholes large enough to march a chariot through, so don't expect the usual men on mere horses to mar the field of honor! Can Yeagar pull a victory out of the mayhem? Will his equipment survive the abuse? Can Artax and Piffany remain on the sidelines? What ultimate prize will go to the victor? Find out in Nodwick #15! b&w, 32pg $2.99 THE NODWICK CHRONICLES VOLUME 2: OF GODS & HENCHMEN TP by Aaron Williams It's the second collection of stories from the fan-favorite Nodwick comic book! The hapless hench-hero and his employers match wits with ancient gods of evil, travel to alternate dimensions, meddle with powers beyond those of mortal men, delve into dark dungeons, and more! As an added bonus, you get a continuation of the "Rest Index Peace" from Volume 1, listing every brush Nodwick's had with death (some nearer than others)! Collects Nodwick #7-12. SC, 7x10, 160pg, b&w $15.99 NODWICK HENCHMAN OUTFITTER'S T-SHIRT by Aaron Williams The Henchmen Outfitters T-Shirt: That venerable institution that every henchman turns to for his work supplies, has finally released an official company t-shirt! This full-color tee is printed on an ash gray 100% cotton beefy-t. Proudly let everyone know where you get your concussion-resistant headgear, your solid oak treasure chests and, yes, even your duct tape of healing! RES. from Previews Vol XI #10 (Oct012402-2404) L-XL $19.95 PVP: THE ONLINE COMIC STRIP COLLECTION VOLUME 1: STRIPTEASE TP by Scott Kurtz Introduction by Liberty Meadows creator Frank Cho! Over 300 classic strips from the PvPonline.com archives, printed here for the first time! Join Cole, Brent, Jade, Francis, and the ever-lovable Skull in the comic strips that introduced them to the world. Discover why over 50,000 people make reading PvP a part of their daily routine. SC, 7x10, 160pg, b&w $15.99 DORK STORM SPECIAL: LETHARGIC LAD JUMBO-SIZED ANNUAL #1 by Greg Hyland Lethargic Lad returns in his own comic book in a jam-packed jumbo-sized annual! Yes, the world's greatest lethargic superhero is back! It's the comic so big, it couldn't simply remain in the pages of Dork Tower. And not only is this issue overflowing with Lethargic Goodness garnered from Greg Hyland's Lethargic website, but there's also Lethargic stats for the Stupor Powers Role-Playing Game; brand-new Lethargic Lad stories, and a very Lethargic backup from John Kovalic's Dork Tower gang. See the amazing Lad-Mite! Gasp at the secret origins of Lethargic Lad, Lethargic Lad's Pal Jeremy Olson, and Jerry's Kids! Shudder at the power of Giant Letrhargo and develop a nervous tick at the evil of the all-new Legion of Super Bad Guys! It's more than a year's worth of lethargy, all in one book, launching the new Dork Storm Special imprint from Dork Storm Press! b&w, 56pg $3.99 STAR OF THE MONTH THE BEST OF DORK TOWER #1 by John Kovalic With Dork Tower #1 long sold out, here's a comic book to introduce and hook new readers to Dork Tower, the fan-favorite that's flying off the shelves! And at a special price, too! From classic short strips to hilarious heartbreaking longer stories, now you can find out why "Hey, Marcia! Come see the Satanist!" has been translated into six different languages! Reprinting the best strips from the first ten issues of Dork Tower, no side of geekdom is left untouched! Follow the fannish foibles of Matt, Igor, Ken, Gilly the Perky Goth, and Carson the Muskrat. (STAR14089) b&w, 32pg $1.95 **************** DRAWN AND QUARTERLY LOUIS RIEL # 7 by Chester Brown This remarkable series on the life of 19th century political radical Louis Riel has been praised by many sources, including Time Magazine and The Village Voice. In this new issue, Chester Brown recounts the gripping battle between Riel's ragged group of Metis followers and the Canadian army. After the Metis unexpectedly win the first battle, the Prime Minister makes plans to send an even larger contingent to thwart Riel. b&w, 24pg $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A LOUIS RIEL #2—SECOND PRINTING by Chester Brown Back in Print! All issues of this series are now all available again. This issue's events: a provisional government is formed with Riel as president and the violence simmering under the surface of events finally takes a casualty. b&w, 24pg $2.95 ********************* STAR OF THE MONTH THE LITTLE MAN TP by Chester Brown Featuring material produced over a 15-year period, The Little Man contains numerous rare and otherwise impossible to find gems. Virtually all of the stages in Brown's development are represented here, along with a comprehensive 14-page section of notes. (STAR08567) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 200pg, b&w $14.95 ***************** PALOOKA-VILLE #16 by Seth Palooka-Ville begins its second decade with this new issue! Seth continues with Part 3 of Clyde Fans, his epic story covering a 40-year period in the lives of two brothers and their failed fan manufacturing company. The story here moves to the 1960s: Simon's disastrous career as a salesman is over and Abe struggles to maintain the business. MATURE READERS FC, 24pg $4.75 OFFERED AGAIN O/A CLYDE FANS PART 1 TP by Seth This thick 72-page comic book collects Part 1 of Seth's ambitious Clyde Fans story. Taking us into the Clyde Fans storefront in Toronto, Seth documents the lives of two brothers who ran the once-successful electric fan company. MATURE READERS SC, 72pg, b&w $7.95 ***************** THE ROAD TO AMERICA TP by Baru The Road To America collects for the first time in complete form one of the best and most underrated comic "novellas" of the 1990s. Originally serialized in three separate issues of Drawn & Quarterly, the story is set in Algeria in the late 1950s and early 1960s, during that country's long and bloody struggle to free itself from French colonial rule. Cartoonist Baru brilliantly documents an impoverished boxer's rise to fame amidst the chaos surrounding him and his family, from the slums of his hometown in Algeria to the bright lights of Paris. MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 80pg, FC $14.95 DREAMWAVE BANISHED KNIGHTS #4 by Adrian Tsang, Mateo Guerrero, Aureliano Jimenez Romero, & Ramil Sunga After a harrowing battle for survival in the blood stained halls of Tessan's Abbey, Greyson finds himself face to face with Tessan, vampire lord of Datara. With victory comes the promise of eternal life –– or death at peace as mortal. But to seal that victory, Greyson must dins a way to defeat Tessan, while holding at bat an entire army of vampires at the same time. FC, 32pg $2.95 TRANSFORMERS GENERATION ONE #3 by Chris Sarracini, Pat Lee, Edwin Garcia, Rob Armstrong, & TheRealT Dreamwave's resurrection of the Transformers continues! Optimus Prime is back, but so is his arch-nemesis Megatron. Reunited with his Decepticon followers, Megatron begins an evil scheme that, if successful, will leave Earth and all humanity in ruins. What is this sinister plan and are the Autobots even strong enough to begin to fight it? Also, Spike is drawn into a mystery he's not sure he wants to solve… who knows where it will lead him! Issue #3 of the six-issue mini-series continues the action-packed adventures of your favorite Generation One Transformer characters! Comes with a mini-poster! FC, 32pg $2.95 TRANSFORMERS SOUNDWAVE POSTER Whether you're an Autobot fan or Decepticon fan, you have to love Soundwave! Brought to life by the stunning art of Pat Lee, this poster features Soundwave and all of his tapes, including Rumble, Ravage, Lazerbeak, and more. Have the most loyal of Decepticons protecting you today. Measures 26 7/8" x 39 ˝". Poster, FC $6.95 WARLANDS: AGE OF ICE #6 by Adrian Tsang, Mateo Guerrero, Aureliano Jimenez Romero, & Yvonne Poon Aragon's mysterious plan reaches near its climax forcing Zeph to confront the demons from their past. Unanswered questions from the story of Warlands Volume 1 are revealed amidst a deadly battle whose cost of victory may be one Zeph will be unwilling to pay. FC, 32pg $2.95 DYNAMIC FORCES BLADE MOVIE BUST The Day Walker has arrived! Dynamic Forces first Blade Movie bust features the detailed likeness of Wesley Snipes as Blade – – the baddest Vampire Hunter of them all! Meticulously sculpted by Martin Canale, the premiere Blade Movie bust from Dynamic Forces captures the hero with his glasses on, sword in hand, glave in the other hand, and body armored to defend himself from the night! Canale has captured the very soul of the character, right down to the tattoos on Blade's neck! Mounted on the House of Erebus, the mechanism that drained the blood for the vampires to allow Deacon Frost (from the first blade feature film) to attempt to live forever, and capturing the symbols of the various vampire tribes on its base, this awesome new collectible bust stands 5 ˝" tall and sits 3" wide. The first Blade film was a huge hit and the sequel this year promises to explode off the screen as well – don't miss out on this first collectible from the continuing saga of Blade! Scheduled to ship in August! (CAUT: 4) Bust $59.99 EARTH X: DAREDEVIL MEGA-BUST Through the eyes of master-artist Alex Ross, the Marvel Universe has been transformed –– transformed into the world of Earth X! Very few heroes have been transformed in the way Daredevil has as the Earth X "Man without Fear" heaps abuse and life- threatening situations upon his body and himself –– and always emerges unscathed! Now Dynamic Forces has paired Ross with sculptor Tony Cipriano to transform this "daredevil" one more time into a cool collectible resin bust that continues the limited edition Earth X mega-bust line. The bust line with mega attention to detail! Standing atop an inscripted beautiful base that continues the continuity of previous Earth X bust releases, Daredevil stands 5 ˝" tall! These limited edition collectibles have so much detail –– Alex actually had Daredevil's smile revised at least three times! But that's not all, to make sure that the bust is the best that it can be, Alex had the resin bust vacu-plated at the outset, and then started painting this bad boy bust with different colors of red to get the desired effect! Also available as a limited edition bust featuring a bronze paint finish and is limited to only 500. This variant comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Alex Ross and Tony Cipriano! (CAUT: 4) REG.––Bust $49.99 BRONZE––Bust $69.99 BUG 8-INCH BUST The 70s and 80s were a great time for toys and comics… and for comics about toys. Bug, the ever lovin', ever livin' cool character from one such 70s/80s Marvel comics series The Micronauts, has returned in the form of a Dynamic Forces collectible resin bust! He's 'Naught >Tik< Micro anymore! In fact, he stands 8" tall. Designed by Dan Parsons and sculpted by Howard Kalish, the Bug bust depicts the hero atop his unique base and with all the detail and care you've come to expect from Dynamic Forces line of collectible busts. Also available as a limited edition revealed bust featuring a new head sculpt with bugs mask off and is limited to only 499! (CAUT: 4) REG.––Bust $89.99 REVEALED––Bust $129.99 MICRONAUTS #1 ALTERNATE COVER Cover by Eric Hanson The new Micronauts series is launching from Image Comics and Devil's Due (the folks that have made G.I. Joe so popular in comics form again) and DF has the alternate cover! Drawn by Eric Hanson and featuring Baron Karza, this edition will be limited to no more than 4,000 unsigned DF covers. Also available signed by artist Eric Hanson at and as a remarked edition with a head sketch by DF exclusive cover painter Eric Hanson. REG.––b&w $6.99 SGN.––b&w (CAUT: 2) $19.99 REMARKED––b&w (CAUT: 4) $69.99 DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE WITCHBLADE OBAKEMONO HC Dynamic Forces and Top Cow Productions team-up to bring you this limited edition hardcover featuring the original, all-new Witchblade story by writer Fiona Avery and artist Brian Ching! Strictly limited, and presented in the hardcover format by Dynamic Forces, this exclusive edition is limited to 1,500 copies! Also available as a signed edition by writer Fiona Avery and artist Brian Ching limited to 699 and as a re-marked edition featuring a Witchblade sketch, limited to 99. (CAUT: 4) REG.––HC $29.99 SGN.––HC $59.99 REMARKED––HC $99.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A RISING STARS ACT 1 DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE LEATHER-BOUND HC One of the best-read comic series today is collected in one of the most prestigious formats today –– the DF Leather Bound edition! Issues #1-8 encompass Act 1 of the Rising Stars trilogy, and here's your chance to get the extremely limited Leather Bound Edition! Available as a signed edition signed by creator/writer Joe Michael Straczynski and as a re-marked edition by artist Livesay featuring a Patriot sketch. (CAUT: 4) SGN.––HC $69.99 REMARKED––HC $99.99 CROW LITHOGRAPH SIGNED Signed by painter Brian Rood! One of the most powerful comic adaptations ever to hit the big screen, the original Crow movie stands as a testament to vision, beauty, mystery, and darkness! This classic lithograph, featuring art by Brian Rood, who also signs this edition, measures 18" x 24" and is printed on 80 lbs. gallerie art silk stock. Perfect for your wall, The Crow is captured here as never before! (CAUT: 2) Lithograph $39.99 ORIGIN GICLEE #1 SIGNED by Joe Quesada & Richard Isanove The first in a series of fine art, high-end Giclees featuring the six magnificent Origin covers by artist Joe Quesada and colorist Richard Isanove! This beautiful reproduction appeard as if it were the original piece of cover art hanging in your home! And to top it all off, these glorious Giclees come delivered to you framed! Dynamic Forces giclees are high end reproductions that capture every detail of the original humanly, mechanically, or technically possible. The resulting print has no perceptible dot pattern, an endless array of richly saturated color, and every nuance of the original image. The latest inks offer a 70-year light- fastest and UV-resistance under museum archival conditions. Also available as a re-marked edition featuring a James head sketch on each book! Limited to only 29. (CAUT: 4) SGN.––Giclee $599.99 REMARKED––Giclee $1,000.00 LADY DEATH: DARK ALLIANCE #1 GOLD FOIL EDITION The entire Chaos! Universe collides in a huge company-wide event! Brace yourselves as Chaos! presents this critical story 5- issue arc featuring Lady Death, Purgatori, Chastity, Bad Kitty, Jade, Bedlam, Gallows, Vandala, Oblivia and many more! This special edition sets the stage for Dark Alliance #1! FC, 32pg $16.99 PURGATORI: RE-IMAGINED #1 RUBY RED FOIL EDITION Re-discover Purgatori all over again as Chaos! proudly "Re-Imagines" her crucial origin, wrapped up in a stunning Ruby Red Foil Edition! FC, 32pg $16.99 CHASTITY: RE-IMAGINED #1 RUBY RED FOIL EDITION Re-discover Chastity all over again as Chaos! proudly "Re-Imagines" her crucial origin, all wrapped up in a gorgeous Ruby Red Foil Edition! FC, 32pg $16.99 BATTLE OF THE PLANETS "TINY" T-SHIRT Each member of the G-Force Team has their own unique style, powers and colored uniform. Now, following the release of previous DF Battle T's, is Tiny's theme –– a high-quality, brown T-shirt with the red G-Force insignia! Catch this shirt before it disappears as fast as Jason's driving! (CAUT: 4) L-XL $17.99 XXL $19.99 BATTLE OF THE PLANETS "PRINCESS" T-SHIRT Each member of the G-Force Team has their own unique style, powers and colored uniform. Now, following the release of previous DF Battle T's, we're offering Princess' theme –– a high-quality, pink T-shirt with the red G-Force insignia! Catch this shirt before it disappears as fast as Jason's driving! (CAUT: 4) L-XL $17.99 XXL $19.99 GREEN LANTERN: BRIGHTEST DAY/BLACKEST NIGHT SIGNED Signed by writer Steven Seagle! Before Kyle Rayner, before Hal Jordan, there was one man who bore the ring as the original Emerald Gladiator: Alan Scott, Green Lantern! Now travel back in time to the height of the Golden Age, circa World War II, and recount the tale of Scott's first encounter with one of his greatest adversaries ever! Green Lantern: Brightest Day/Blackest Night is a 48-page prestige format one-shot written by Steven T. Seagle (The Crusades, Uncanny X-Men) and exquisitely painted by John K. Snyder (Doctor Mid-Nite). (CAUT: 2) b&w $29.99 WONDER WOMAN: THE HIKKETEIA HC SIGNED Signed by artist J.G. Jones! Wonder Woman faces off against her JLA companion Batman in this thrilling hardcover! An ancient, long-forgotten ritual bonds Diana to a young lady from Gotham City with a deeply troubled past. Worse yet, Wonder Woman is trapped into the role of her teacher and protector, and soon discovers that she must also stand between her student and the earthly justice that the Dark Knight so rightly seeks! Also available as a re-marked hardcover by artist JG Jones featuring a Wonder Woman head sketch on each book! Limited to only 199. (CAUT: 4) SGN.––b&w $49.99 REMARKED––b&w $99.99 JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH WALTER SIMONSON CREATING SANDMAN SIGNED Signed by artist Walter Simonson! The penultimate Just Imagine… one-shot introduces an incredible new hero, courtesy of living legend Stan Lee and artist Walter Simonson (Orion, Thor)! When Earth is menaced by a "coma plague" dooming humanity to eternal sleep, only the newly chosen hero of the Dream Realm — the Sandman — can offer any hope. But will astronaut Larry Wilton be up to the challenge? (CAUT: 2) b&w $19.99 EDDIE CAMPBELL COMICS AFTER THE SNOOTER GN by Eddie Campbell An autobiographical graphic novel in which Eddie Campbell faces his demons, including his grotesque cartoon creation; the annoying insectoid nag known as The Snooter! The book includes at least seven never-before-seen pages. The rest have appeared in the monthly Bacchus comic and other places, but in their new arrangement reveal unexpected plot complexities and surprises, all the way up to Campbell's showdown with The Snooter in Hollywood at the From Hell premiere! SC, 7x10, 160pg, b&w $14.95 EL CAPITAN BOOKS STRAY BULLETS HC COLLECTION SLIPCASE EDITION by David Lapham The ultimate Stray Bullets collection! All three Stray Bullets hardcovers — comprising the entire "Innocence of Nihilism," "Somewhere Out West," and "Other People" story arcs (as well as all the behind-the-scenes extras) — all packaged together in a deluxe slipcase edition! Eisner Award-winning for their beautiful style and design, these hardcovers are perfect for every true Stray Bullets fan. (CAUT: 4) HC Set (x3), b&w $99.95 STARS OF THE MONTH MURDER ME DEAD HC by David Lapham Here are all 9 issues of David Lapham's harrowing graphic novel in a hardcover volume! The Eisner-winning creator of the hugely successful independent series Stray Bullets has pulled out all the stops to show you what a mean and twisted world we live in. The master of the rip-your-guts-out crime drama brings you his first novel-length tale of self-destruction, lost dreams, and mean old women. (STAR15033) MATURE READERS HC, 232pg, b&w $34.95 MURDER ME DEAD TP by David Lapham Here it is! As it was meant to be seen and read! All nine issues of David Lapham's harrowing graphic novel, Murder Me Dead, collected in a super-cool trade paperback edition! The Eisner Award-winning creator of the hugely successful independent series, Stray Bullets, has pulled out all the stops to show you the mean and twisted world in which we live. The master of the rip-your-guts-out crime drama brings you his first novel-length tale — a twisted noir of self-destruction, lost dreams, and mean old women. This softcover is perfect for all David Lapham fans, and a great way for new readers to descend into the nightmarish depths of Lapham's imagination. Murder Me Dead slowly tightens itself around your throat and hoists you to the ceiling! (STAR15081) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 232pg, b&w$19.95 STRAY BULLETS TP'S by David Lapham From the critically acclaimed and Eisner Award winning series, these stories will hook any new reader by giving them a feel for the many varied, emotionally charged stories fans have come to expect in every issue of Stray Bullets. MATURE READERS, VOL. 1 (STAR08236)––SC, 7x10, 120pg, b&w $11.95 VOL. 2 (STAR09783)––SC, 7x10, b&w $11.95 VOL. 3 (STAR12225)––SC, 7x10, b&w $11.95 VOL. 4 (STAR13059)––SC, 7x10, b&w $14.95 VOL. 5 (STAR13707)––SC, 7x10, b&w $14.95 **************** EMPIRE HEROES NIGHTHUNTER #3 by Parducci, Dzialowski, & Underwood Nighthunter tracks the werewolf Shadowmane in Washington D.C. and must confront the beast, as well as his own part in its creation. The spy agent Amber is looking for the vampire freelancer Agent Onyx to settle a score and another vile threat awaits in the wings, a hitman with a bizarre quota of kills to make. FC, 24pg (3 of 12) $3.75 EXTREME IMAGES RICKY CARRALERO TEMPTATION LITHOGRAPH SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, of the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL Print, 11x17 $12.95 RICKY CARRALERO TEASE #1 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, of the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL REG.––FC, 12pg $14.95 NAUGHTY CVR.––FC, 12pg $14.95 FALSE IDOL STUDIOS THE 7 GUYS OF JUSTICE #15 by Brian Joines & Joshua Rowe It's the 7 Guys' first crossover as Lord Talon and Ugly Monkey find themselves trapped at the Big City Comics Convention with the star of Generic Comics. As an unbalanced independent publisher threatens to destroy the convention center, Ugly Monkey finds himself trapped between Lord Talon and the equally competent Generic Man! Can Monkey get through the day without killing anybody? And can Lord Talon convince a major publisher to buy his pitch for a new comic series? The answers are right here! Lord Talon and Ugly Monkey also appear in this month's issue of Generic Comic Book by Comics Conspiracy! b&w, 24pg $2.50 FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS THE COMICS JOURNAL SUMMER 2002 SPECIAL edited by Gary Groth The 2002 Summer Special spotlights master cartoonist Jim Woodring, with a spectacular cover painting, two essays on the artist's ouevre by Donald Phelps and Kenneth Smith, and a new interview. Text-and-art features include an appreciation of the cartoonist W.E. Hill by Zippy creator Bill Griffith (with many examples of Hill's gorgeous tabloid-sized Sunday pages in full- color), and Timothy Kreider on B. Kliban. The comics section's theme this volume is "Cartoonists on Music and Musicians" and you can expect many of the greatest names in cartooning today, including: Mary Fleener, Roger Langridge, Peter Bagge, Spain, Carol Lay, Phoebe Gloeckner, Tony Millionaire, R. Crumb, Bill Griffith, David Mazzucchelli, Ivan Brunetti, Matt Groening, Sherri Flenniken, Richard Sala, Rick Geary, Mark Martin, and many more! MATURE READERS SC, 12x12, 120pg, PC $19.95 STAR OF THE MONTH THE COMICS JOURNAL WINTER 2002 SPECIAL edited by Gary Groth This edition cover features Joe Sacco, whose recent book of reportage during the Bosnia civil war, Safe Area Gorazde, has been both a commercial and critical success. Sacco contributes a new cover, a new strip, and is the subject of a long interview. Taking full advantage of the coffee-table size and color capacity, text-and-visual features include an appreciation by Jim Woodring on the great turn-of-the-century cartoonist T.S. Sullivant, with many examples of Sulivant's virtuoso pen and ink work; an essay by Don Phelps (Reading the Funnies) on Smokey Stover, with a generous portion of full-color strips; an appreciation of the obscure newspaper cartoonist W.E. Hill by Bill Griffith with examples of Hill's full-page Sunday strips; and an excerpt from the second chapter of B. Krigstein, a critical biography of Bernard Krigstein. The special edition also features new strips done especially for the magazine by today's best cartoonists. (STAR15142) MATURE READERS SC, 12x12, 120pg, PC $19.95 ***************** EPILEPTIC VOLUME 1 TP by David B. Epileptic is David B.'s story of his brother's battle with epilepsy — but it turns into a penetrating and sometimes lacerating self-examination on the author's part, as he delves into his own complex emotions and his family's troubled history, as well as his own youthful fantasy life. Drawn in the author's spare-but-detailed, straightforward-but-elegant style, it will intrigue readers with its sharp yet (mostly) sympathetic treatment of the '70s alternative-health milieu and its often-harrowing depiction of a family under siege by this singular and devastating malady. MATURE READERS SC, 160pg, b&w $24.95 MEATCAKE #12 by Dame Darcy The blithely dark shadows of Dame Darcy's seductive Victorian-inspired world cover the surface of yet another intriguing serving of Meatcake. Elegant society reveals its true nature with tales of deflowering demons, tea with a couple of Playboy Bunny virgins, a running commentary on Romanians, delinquent dolls, and what happened when Fashion Week met the apocalypse. This one delivers more of the heightened mix of proper etiquette and surreal dreamscapes! MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $3.95 NAUGHTY BITS VOLUME 6: BURN, BITCHY, BURN TP by Roberta Gregory Included in this collection is the classic, "Fallout," in which Bitchy Bitch believes she is going into menopause, causing her to flash back to her childhood in the 1960s, complete with memories of bomb shelters, school, and backstabbing kiddies. "Adult- Erated" provides more insight into the past of the permanently PO'd and PMS'd protagonist, focusing on Bitchy's post-college years. The title strip, "Burn, Bitchy, Burn," centers on "Witchy Bitch," a 12th Century medicine woman and dead ringer for Bitchy Bitch. Accused of being a witch and sentenced to burning at the stake, Witchy feels no less oppressed by her society than her future counterpart. But is she really a witch? Includes an all-new strip created especially for this collection. MATURE READERS SC, 72pg, b&w $9.95 OPUS 2003 CALENDAR by Barry Windsor-Smith Barry Windsor-Smith's post-Marvel Comics career took him in new, more serious direction, to pursue the creation of single picture, "easel" works. Founding The Gorblimey Press, Windsor-Smith released many fine of his own works, reflecting a more refined pursuit of his Pre-Raphaelite, Romantic and Symbolist interests, as fine art prints. These handsome works comprise the majority of the full-color plates to be found in this stunning 2003 Calendar! Calendar, 13x16, FC $17.95 LOVE & ROCKETS VOLUME 6: DUCK FEET SC—NEW PRINTING by Los Bros Hernandez Volume 6 showcases Gilbert's Palomar in the title story, "Duck Feet," in which a spooky bruja (witch) passes through town and leaves a load of trouble and weirdness in her raggedy wake. Meanwhile, in the city, Vincente has fallen on hard times and Israel tries to fill the void left by the disappearance of his twin sister whey were children. Not to be out done, Jaime presents the best of his "hanging around" stories featuring Maggie and Hopey. Guest starring Hopey's lady-killer little brother Jaoey and Izzy's diary secrets. All this plus Rocky, Fumble, Rena Titanon, and a cover gallery. MATURE READERS SC, 8x11, 136pg, b&w (Note Price) $18.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A GOODY GOOD COMICS #1 edited by Gilbert Hernandez Roy and Shout Ramirez with her very best friend Dinky (cadets from the catholic order of the leaping elite) find danger and romance in a primitive kingdom in this 18-page epic chockfull of action, monsters, and women with legs so powerful they can leap distances of one mile per lunge! Also, Rick Altergott unleashes new adventures of Doofus upon our unexpecting world! Plus, Johnny Ryan's Greaseball and tons more! Psycho/horror/humor comics will never be the same! MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $2.95 O/A TALES FROM SHOCK CITY by Gilbert & Mario Hernandez The "Tales of Somnopolis" back-up stories originally appearing in the mid-'80s Mister X comic are finally collected in one snappy package! Not only does this reprint all three original "Somnopolis" stories (re-edited to integrate them into the world of Love & Rockets), but Gilbert and Mario have added a new cover, back cover, and title page, as well as a brand-new six-page tale. MATURE READERS Duotone, 24pg $3.95 **************** STARS OF THE MONTH BOOK OF JIM by Jim Woodring Comic strips, illustrated stories, and eerily realistic fake ads join together to offer a skewed but recognizable world view, all rendered in Jim Woodring's fantastically elaborate neoclassic cartooning style. This gorgeously produced softcover album reprises virtually all of the material from Woodring's rapturously dreamlike (and thoroughly out-of-print) first volume of Jim magazine, including all four cover paintings in full-color, and a new four-page color story available nowhere else. (STAR04675) SC, 8x11, 120pg, b&w $17.95 CLOVER HONEY by Rich Tommaso This is the story of Abigail, an aspiring hitman (hitwoman?) out to prove her value to the family. She braves the wilds of Newark, exorbitant parking rates, traffic jams, and bad hair days to track down Trevor, her former mentor, who is on the lam with a big briefcase of mob dough. It reads like a collaboration between Jim Jarmusch and Quentin Tarantino, with its quirky humor, contemporary characters, and unflinching violence. (STAR04656) MATURE READERS SC, 6x9, 120pg, b&w $12.95 COMPLETE CRUMB COMICS VOLUME 13 SC by R. Crumb Offered again for your collecting convenience: The 13th volume of Complete Crumb Comics spans 1976-1980, featuring Robert Crumb's classic "social and environmental" rants unleashed in the Co-evolution Quarterly and Winds of Change; more Pekar collaborations; and plenty of Snoid comics. (STAR15056) MATURE READERS SC, 8x11, 120pg, b&w $18.95 R. CRUMB GERMAN SKETCHBOOK 1991-96 by R. Crumb Take an international trip through the head of underground master Robert Crumb. Reproducing portraits of his friends, sketches of landscapes, roughed out (and sometimes finished) strips, studies for commercial work, and of course, girls, girls, girls. This German-published sketchbook covers the years April 1991 to September 1996 and has not been reproduced anywhere. (STAR15125) MATURE READERS SC, 160pg, b&w $79.95 DAN & LARRY GN by Dave Cooper Dan & Larry is a twisted fable about an ugly young duckling named Dan and his best pal Larry. Unlike most ugly duckling fables, this duckling stays ugly, and the only way he ever looks good is in contrast to an even uglier world surrounding him. Dan & Larry also features an introduction by Patrick McEown, the successful cartoonist and animator who has known Cooper since childhood and sheds insight into the book's origins. (STAR15143) MATURE READERS SC, 108pg, b&w $9.95 GLAM WARP by Jim Blanchard Check out the twisted, mutated, and ultimately sickly-gorgeous collection of ephemera from a world that exists parallel to ours. Drawn in a wide scope of styles, Blanchard has created his own version of the 30's magazine Look – if Look covered the backwoods of Virginia instead of Hollywood! These oversized illustrations on such downright important subjects as deer hunting, mutated bathing beauties, guns, sexploitation movies, and psychedelic posters are so haunting and so damn sexy your case of Pabst will get warm as you spend hours gazing at each perfect page! (STAR14824) MATURE READERS SC, 12x12, 24pg, b&w $6.95 LUBA IN AMERICA BOOK ONE TP by Gilbert Hernandez Luba has moved to America, starting an entirely fresh new chapter in her life. Luba travels to the big city, supposedly having left Palomar to pave the way for her husband to join her in America… and hopefully escape any dangers that could crop up from her past political history. The resulting action is an awesome blend of political intrigue, sexuality, and Gilbert's characteristically human portrayal of his characters, most notably his women. The book collects material from the first four issues of Luba, the first issue of Luba's Comics & Stories, and the "Venus" stories from New Love. (STAR15076) MATURE READERS SC, 8x11, 224pg, b&w $19.95 PRINCE VALIANT VOLUME 43 TP by Hal Foster & John Cullen Murphy "Blood & Tears." The greatest adventure epic since Beowulf continues in this full-color series. Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, with its thrilling continuities of a noble knight in the days of King Arthur, began in newspapers in 1937 and continues to this day. The series has continued, reprinting strips written and roughed-out by Foster and finished by Foster's prodigious assistant, John Cullen Murphy. Murphy, who had been quietly assisting Foster for several years, actively took over the bulk of the drawing chores in 1971 and immediately developed a fan following himself (although, for the most part, your average newspaper reader couldn't discern a difference between Foster and Cullen Murphy's styles). Each volume of Prince Valiant features close to year's worth of full-page Sunday strips. (STAR1505) SC, 48pg, FC $16.95 BODE'S EROTICA TP'S by Vaughn Bode SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL VOL. 2 (STAR02899)––SC, 48pg, FC $12.95 VOL. 3 (STAR06631)––SC, 48pg, FC $12.95 CHEECH WIZARD VOLUME 2 TP by Vaughn Bodé Cheech Wizard remained one of Vaughn Bodé's ongoing projects from the time he was 15 (in 1956) until his death in 1975. This bestselling collection contains Bodé's earliest National Lampoon work, the long story of Cheech Wizard's death and rebirth, a stunning color section, the rare, unbroadcast Cheech Wizard radio scripts done for The National Lampoon Radio Hour, samples for a proposed daily strip called The Yellow Hat, plus plenty of previously unseen sketchbook material. (STAR01723) MATURED READERS SC, 8x11, 64pg, PC $9.95 THE COMPLETE SALLY FORTH by Wally Wood SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (STAR08287) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 10x13, 160pg $19.95 THE EROTIC ART OF REED WALLER by Reed Waller SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (STAR02534) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 136pg, b&w $19.95 THE COLLECTED OMAHA TP'S by Reed Waller and Kate Worley SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL VOL. 1 (STAR01353)––SC, 128pg, b&w $14.95 VOL. 3 (STAR01722)––SC, 136pg, b&w $14.95 ***************** Eros Comix ALICE IN SEXLAND #4 by Mashumaro Jyuubaori SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 24pg $3.50 DEMENTIA'S DIRTY GIRLS #1 by Dementia SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 24pg $3.50 OFFERED AGAIN O/A BONDAGE OBSESSION VOLUME 1 SC by Dementia SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC. 96pg, b&w $19.95 O/A BONDAGE OBSESSION VOLUME 2 HC by Dementia SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL HC, 96pg, b&w $34.95 *************** STAR OF THE MONTH HARDCORE DEMENTIA VOLUME 1 TP by Dementia SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (STAR13331) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 64pg, b&w $19.95 ******************* EROS GN 51: BOFFY THE VAMPIRE LAYER COLLECTION by Bruce McCorkindale SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL RES. from Previews Vol. XI #8 (Aug011999) SC, 80pg, b&w $14.95 EROS GN 52: HOUSEWIVES AT PLAY COLLECTION by Rebecca SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 120pg, b&w $16.95 STARS OF THE MONTH All Eros graphic novels are adult items: SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. EROS GN 9: THE BLONDE VOLUME 1: DOUBLE CROSS by F. Saudelli (STAR07144) SC, 72pg $12.95 EROS GN 10: TALK DIRTY by Matthias Schultheiss (STAR03213) SC, 88pg $16.95 EROS GN 11: LANN by Frank Thorne (STAR03217) SC, 88pg $14.95 EROS GN 13: TIMEWANKERS by Stephen Sullivan (STAR06267) SC, 120pg $16.95 EROS GN 16: COLEY RUNNING WILD: THE BLADE AND THE WHIP by John Blackburn (STAR03189) SC, 144pg $16.95 EROS GN 17: MARA OF THE CELTS by Dennis Cramer (STAR06897) SC, 136pg $17.95 EROS GN 18: THE BLONDE BONDAGE PALACE by Franco Saudelli (STAR06986) SC, 104pg $13.95 EROS GN 20: LIZ AND BETH BOOK 3: TIT FOR TWAT by G. Levis (STAR03198) SC, 96pg $12.95 EROS GN 22: RAMBA VOLUME 2 by Rossi, Delizia, & Laurenti (STAR06157) SC, 128pg $15.95 EROS GN 35: DIARY OF A DOMINATRIX by Molly Kiely (STAR07261) SC, 112pg $14.95 EROS GN 38: NAUGHTY "KNOTTY" WOOD by Wallace Wood (STAR08225) SC, 104pg $14.95 EROS GN 47:YOUNG WITCHES VOLUME 3: EMPIRE OF SIN by F. Solano Lopez & Eduardo Barreiro (STAR15061) SC, 72pg, FC $16.95 ************** ORIENT SEXPRESS #2 by Tayyar Ozkan SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 24pg $3.50 TAYYAR OZKAN SET by Tayyar Ozkan SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL Set (x3), b&w $8.50 SIN METAL SIRENS #3 by Sandra Chang SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 24pg $3.50 SMALL FAVORS #6 by Colleen Coover SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 24pg $3.50 SMALL FAVORS #2-5 PACK by Colleen Coover SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL Pack (x4), b&w $12.75 WERE-SLUT #8 by Jiro Chiba SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 24pg $3.50 OFFERED AGAIN O/A SEX FRENZY!––NEW PRINTING by Dave Cooper SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 24pg $3.95 *************** FINTAN STUDIOS THE FORGOTTEN #2 by Young & Grealish, Cheeseman-Meyer, Moussa & Aabo The Philadelphia mystery continues! Just as the hero is recovering from his brawl with Tony Bartiglione, his search for a murderer drags him into a dangerous encounter with Philly's finest. Meanwhile, student Sara Dawning pieces together more information about "Mr. Mystery" and Nate Evans inches closer to breaking his Hero Times story about the identity of the city's elusive vigilante. Cover by Cryptopia artist Pat Quinn! MATURE READERS b&w, 24pg $2.50 FUNK-O-TRON BATTLE POPE: SHORTS SUPER PACK by Robert Kirkman & Various Collecting the three near-sold-out issues of Battle Pope: Shorts, featuring stories by Battle Pope creator Robert Kirkman and art by Tony Moore, Matthew Roberts, Cory Walker, EJ Su, and more. In what some consider to be the best Battle Pope stories yet, Shorts features slice-of-life adventures of Pope and his sidekick Jesus, and provides an integral contrast to the high-octane action featured in the various Battle Pope mini-series. Don't miss out a second time! MATURE READERS Pack (x3), b&w $10.95 BATTLE POPE: WRATH OF GOD #1 by Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore 40 Big Pages! Battle Pope is in big trouble when God finds out about the time he spent with Mary over Christmas! Fire and brimstone fly as the stage is set for the battle of the millennium, but first Pope has got to survive the wrath of the tech-crazed demon, Amon. Also, Jesus teams up with Santa Claus to fight some evil. Featuring nearly every character to appear in Battle Pope thus far, this is an excellent jumping-on point for new readers! Wrath of God also features the original back up story created by Joe Casey (Adventures of Superman), Immigrant Song! MATURE READERS b&w, 40pg (1 of 3) $3.50 STAR OF THE MONTH BATTLE POPE VOLUME 1 TP by Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore It's the end of the world, and few are worthy of passage to heaven, not even the Pope. God leaves behind Saint Michael, the leader of his army, to act as a guardian for the humans. He fails, and is held captive by Lucifer. God then enlists the aide of the Pope to rescue Michael, and leaves his son Jesus H. Christ to assist him in his quest. (STAR12700) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 120pg, b&w $12.95 ******************* DOUBLE TAKE #3 by Ej Su, Steve Cobb, Khary Randolph, & Hi-Fi A monk travels from India to bring the original Buddha's scripture to China. He was said to be the reincarnation of one of Buddha's disciples, and eating him will give you immortality. All the demons and monsters on the way to India are trying to get their hands on the monk, but luckily he has protection, he has… Stone Monkey! On the flip side is Vice Worlds, a tale of the most loathsome creation in the galaxy and how he came to call the planet Earth his home. Featuring pin-ups by Sam Liu and Brett Booth. b&w, 32pg $3.50 GEMSTONE PUBLISHING TALES OF TERROR! THE EC COMPANION SC Now available in softcover! A fitting presentation of one of the most important companies in comics history, this ultimate guide to EC Comics provides a visual checklist, creator index, guidebook, and more, with every EC cover reproduced in full color! Also available in a deluxe leatherette edition, slipcased, numbered, and signed by creators Al Williamson, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Al Feldstein, and others! SC, 9x12, PC $24.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE #32 by Robert M. Overstreet The most respected price guide in the business is back with its spring 2002 edition! In addition to the traditional features such as the pricing, market report, key sales, and numerous other insights into the marketplace, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #32 includes a look at the 60th anniversary of Archie #1; Spider-Man's long journey to the silver screen; and a new look at Superman. CBPG #32 features the most complete listing of comics from the 1800s to present and will be available in hardcover or softcover editions, with your choice of cover images. All this and much more in The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #32! Archie cover by Archie Americana series cover artist Rex Lindsey; Superman cover by Silver Age master Murphy Anderson; and Spider-Man cover painted by Alex Ross on the Big Big book edition! SUPERMAN COVER—HC $30.00 SUPERMAN COVER—SC $22.00 ARCHIE COVER—HC $30.00 ARCHIE COVER—SC $22.00 BIG, BIG GUIDE––SC (CAUT: 2) $35.00 **************** STARS OF THE MONTH THE LITTLE LULU LIBRARY VOLUME VI HC Marge's Little Lulu transmogrified into one of the all-time great comic book series, thanks to the comic genius of John Stanley! This hardback set is similar to the EC Library in format, and reprints story pages in brilliant, large-size black and white (covers used are in full four color). Extensive editorial and biographical data are sprinkled throughout the volumes. This three-volume set is in its own decorative slipcase and includes issues 68-87. (STAR02525) Set $130.00 EC COMPLETE HAUNT OF FEAR SET All 28 issues reprinted in five volumes — another EC hit! Set comes shrinkwrapped. (STAR01957) Set (x5) $100.00 HAUNT OF FEAR LIBRARY ALBUMS Now available individually! Each hardcover album reprints classic EC covers in full-color, and the great, gruesome interiors in crystal- clear black-and-white! VOL. 1 (STAR01385) $20.00 VOL. 2 (STAR01386) $20.00 VOL. 3 (STAR01387) $20.00 VOL. 4 (STAR01388) $20.00 VOL. 5 (STAR01389) $20.00 ****************** GRIOT ENTERPRISES THE HORSEMEN #2 by J.M. Anderson, Larson, & Brower The groundbreaking mini-series that has taken the industry by storm continues as a secret is discovered; people who have known and seen too much meet their fates; and a nation is at once liberated and destroyed. MATURE READERS FC, 32pg (2 of 3) $2.95 WITCHDOCTOR #2 by Kenjji Dr. Jovan Carrington arrives in Haiti to investigate the mysterious and severe illness of his father. Joined by his father's anthropological colleagues and his former assistant, Jovan makes his way through the tumultuous Haitian countryside and the eerie heritage of voodoo. As his situation becomes more endangered Jovan's visions take on new strength. Will WitchDoctor uncover the secrets of the spirits or will our hero be driven mad by the mysteries of the masks? Seeing is Believing. This "bootleg" format of the WitchDoctor series precedes the Voodoo Child graphic novel that will ship in August, in full-color, and in the Prestige Format. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg (2 of 3) $3.95 HAMSTER PRESS EYE COLLECTION SC by Bill Schelly, Ron Frenz, Joe Rubenstein, & Company The Eye is back in a big way in this 148-page collection gathering all his new adventures by Roy Thomas, Bill Schelly, Bill Black, Dick Giordano, including the Heroes Vs. Hitler comic book complete! Leading off the book is the all-new 26-page "Untold Origin of The Eye," with fabulous art by Frenz and Rubenstein, followed by "Mr. Monster Meets The Eye," by Michael T. Gilbert! Also included is a new strip "Injury to The Eye," where The Eye squares off against the crazed psychiatrist known as the Psycho-Shrink, a complete Hero History of the Ocular Operative by Schelly, plus bonus art by Terry Beatty, Batton Lash, Fred Fredericks, Grass Green, and more. Also, a classic tale of the Underworld Executioner by his creator Biljo White from the Golden Age of comic fandom. Makes a perfect introduction to the eye and a superb collection that his ling-time fans won't want to miss. SC, 148pg $13.95 HARRIS COMICS VAMPIRELLA #10 by John Smith & Dawn Brown Hungry Ghosts: Part 4 (of 4)—Facing her past head on, Vampirella discovers there's more to the Hexxen, the Red House, and the Black Mirror. And all of it has everything to do with her. Also in this issue, the conclusion of the Pantha tale by John Smith and Mark Texeira. Regular cover by Mike Mayhew; Limited cover by Alex Horley — both limited to 1,500 copies. Also available in a Photo Cover edition featuring the new Vampirella model. REG.—FC, 32pg $2.99 LTD.—FC, 32pg $9.95 PHOTO—FC, 32pg $9.95 VAMPIRELLA 2003 CALENDAR A full 12 months of Vampirella! This 8 ˝" x 11" collector's item calendar is a must for all Vampirella fans. Featuring the hottest photos of the Vampirella model and artwork by Mike Mayhew, J. Scott Campbell, Greg Horn, and many others! (CAUT: 4) Calendar, FC $9.95 VAMPIRELLA #11-13 LIMITED PREVIEW ASHCAN by John Smith & Mike Mayhew Mike Mayhew returns to Vampirella, and here is a preview of what's to come in the next story arc! New stories written by John Smith and artwork by Mike Mayhew. This limited edition ashcan showcases pages from the series. Limited to only 1,000 copies! b&w, 16pg MSRP: $6.00 VAMPIRELLA #4 GOLD-FX CHROME HORN COVER EDITION The first issue of the "Fear of Miorrors" story arc, wrapped in a shiny holographic gold chrome cover by Greg Horn (Elektra). Due to a production error, only approximately 100 copies of all gold-FX editions were produced! MATURE READERS FC, 32pg $29.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A VAMPIRELLA LIMITED EDITION JULIE STRAIN ACTION FIGURE This limited edition Vampirella action figure is sculpted by Clayburn Moore and based on actress/model Julie Strain. This special figure includes several exclusive accessories including a base, crossbow, removable bat, and two guns not available with the original figure! Figure SRP: $14.95 *********************** STARS OF THE MONTH O/A VAMPIRELLA: TRANSCENDING TIME AND SPACE TP by Jose Gonzalez, Esteban Maroto, Gonzalo Mayo Vampirella's early encounters with Dracula are collected from Warren Vampirella magazines #17-23. Art by José Gonzalez. Painted cover by Dave Stevens. (STAR00855) SC, 144pg, b&w $12.95 VAMPIRELLA: NOWHERESVILLE DELUXE HC by Mark Millar & Mike Mayhew Mark Millar — the creative genius behind Ultimate X-Men and The Authority, brings Vampirella into the 21st Century. Joining him is new series artist, Mike Mayhew. This deluxe hardcover includes the first three issues of the all-new Vampirella series, "Nowheresville." Also included is another rare Vampirella story written by Mark Millar! Comes wrapped in a dustjacket featuring a new cover painting by Mike Mayhew. (STAR15044) HC, 7x10, 88pg, FC $19.95 ***************** HEAVY METAL 25 YEARS OF HEAVY METAL COVERS HC edited by John Workman A Over 280 covers by the world's greatest fantasy and sci-fi artists! A must-have for all Heavy Metal collectors! This book contains Heavy Metal covers from 1977-2001 ––that's 25 years of covers with over 100 artists featured inside. MATURE READERS HC, 112pg, FC $29.95 HEAVY METAL SEPTEMBER 2002 The fantasy comic for adults, paralled by none. All the over-the-top graphic sci-fi/fantasy madness you always expect in each and every issue of Heavy Metal. New short stories by some of Europe's greatest masters of modern fantasy and science fiction comics. MATURE READERS Magazine $5.95 HIPPY COMIX DEMI'S STRANGE BEDFELLOWS #2 by Various SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 48pg $5.95 HOTEL FRED PRESS FRED THE CLOWN #3 by Roger Langridge More bittersweet laughs with the clown who won't go away. This issue features the usual combination of self-contained short stories, plus a glimpse into Fred's favorite periodical, The Wretch. Circuses, shipwrecks, monsters, and more — all beautifully rendered in Langridge's meticulous brush style! Back cover pin-up by Jason Paulos. b&w, 32pg $2.95 HUMANOIDS PUBLISHING METAL HURLANT #1 Metal Hurlant is the realization of Humanoids' vision to bring together the best storytellers from around the world to create a universal comic experience. This bi-monthly anthology features stories that will become instant classics. Every issue of Metal Hurlant is an event, and it gets started with a bang as Avengers writer Kurt Busiek teams with artist extraordinaire, Gerald Parel, on the new story, "Hunter's Moon." This issue also features the beginning of the serialized Megalex story by the TechnoPriests team of Jodorowsky and Fred Beltran, as well as several surprises! PC, 48pg $3.95 ANTE GENESEM VOLUME ONE: PROPHET HC by Xavier Dorison & Mathieu Lauffray Ante Genesem, Latin for "Before Genesis," sets yet another new standard in graphic storytelling. Jack Stanton is the sole- survivor of an expedition gone horribly wrong. Against all odds, he has returned with proof of a monolith, 1,500 feet tall, built 20,000 feet above sea level. Inside this monolith is proof that an advanced civilization walked the Earth before man; a civilization of immense power, and incredible evil. As he prepares to promote his new book about the monolith, Jack is haunted by visions and attacked by religious zealots warning of the danger of his findings. Before Jack has time to assess his situation, a supertanker runs aground in New York. This catastrophe somehow causes Jack to be stranded in another dimension. Could this dimension actually be Hell? And if Jack is in Hell, what forces are now free on Earth? HC, 8x11, 46pg, FC $15.95 THE INCAL #10 by Alexandro Jodorowsky & Zoran Janjetov This issue continues with the conclusion to the first story arc. Everything has gone to hell for John and his allies. Captured and defeated by their enemies, all hope seems lost. In fact, all hope is lost when things go from bad to worse as Luz becomes involved in an arranged marriage, and a major character dies. John seems okay with all of this, as he won't even remember after he is forcibly brainwashed. Just wait until things start to get really bad. Also, witness the first appearance of the actual Incal in an event that ties directly into the Moebius issues! Cover art and color by Ladronn. MATURE READERS FC, 32pg $2.95 STAR OF THE MONTH DUSK VOLUME 1: POOR TOM HC by Richard Marazano & Christian Demetter Three agents turn up in the small town of Salem to investigate the death of four people who died on the same night under strange circumstances. This is a rather unusual event for such a small town whose residents seem a bit too keen on forgetting this tragic night. It soon becomes clear that the victims are not missed, and it is in an even more charged atmosphere that the investigators slowly uncover the terrible secret that unites the population of Salem. (STAR12092) HC, 8x11, 56pg, FC $15.95 ********************** I BOX PUBLISHING THIEVES & KINGS #39 by Mark Oakley Wizard's apprentice, Heath Wingwhit, finds herself on a sorcerer's quest. In the heart of the Sleeping Wood, she must discover the magic Tree from which all the water in the world first came. She is troubled to discover it deeply scarred with mystic runes… b&w, 24pg $2.50 ICARUS PUBLISHING A-G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #3 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 64pg $4.99 IDW 30 DAYS OF NIGHT #1 by Steve Niles & Ben Templesmith Have you imagined living in total darkness? They have. In the sleepy, secluded Alaskan town of Barrow, the sun sets and doesn't rise for over 30 consecutive days and nights. From the darkness, across the frozen wasteland, an evil will come that will bring the residents of Barrow to their knees. The only hope for the town is the Sheriff and Deputy; a husband and wife who are torn between their own survival and saving the town they love. The feeding frenzy begins this June… 30 Days of Night is written by Steve Niles (Clive Barker's Tapping the Vein, I Am Legend, Fused!) and illustrated by Ben Templesmith (Hellspawn). Cover by Ashley Wood. MATURE READERS FC, 32pg (1 of 3) $3.99 ILLUSTRATION STUDIO FATAL BEAUTY #1 PREVIEW SPECIAL WITH FREE TRADING CARD by Don Paresi Fatal Beauty is Don Paresi's two-year project in the making. This 48-page special is loaded with 100% new fantasy and dark fantasy artwork from the upcoming premium trading card set by Paresi. They're all here: amazons, Egyptian queens, priestesses, sirens, vampires, damsels, nymphs, barbarians and just plain babes. Loaded with ample bad girls and beauties, these premium drawings deliver nothing but the highest quality art, all previously unpublished and ready for your bad-girl collection. This art packed issue previews the trading card images much more extensively than any handful of promo cards. The book includes art not used in the set, as well as works-in-progress, and a special hand-inserted (unstamped) chase card not included in the card set or foil box! MATURE READERS b&w $3.95 INSIGHT STUDIOS GROUP STAR OF THE MONTH LIBERTY MEADOWS: BIG BOOK OF LOVE HC by Frank Cho A fancy, high-quality art book where all the art has been newly scanned and retouched to show it at its best, on slick art-quality paper. Also, every Sunday strip has been colored to take best advantage of the slick printing. If that wasn't enough, you're getting a new eight-page story… in color! In fact, new artwork is peppered throughout this magnificent collection! Get the entire 1997 run of Liberty Meadows in one volume! (STAR14169) HC, 9x12, 112pg, PC $29.95 UNIVERSITY2: THE ANGRY YEARS NEW EDITION by Frank Cho Everyone who read Liberty Meadows in newspapers around the world will want to get their hands on this raw, uncensored college strip original, and this edition features new covers and additional strips. (STAR09773) SC, 8x11, 80pg, b&w $11.95 FRANK CHO ILLUSTRATOR SC by Frank Cho This over-sized book features heavy art quality pages covered with glorious images of beautiful women, god-like men in primitive conflicts, and hilarious cartoons filled with wacky critters! Collects images from the novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Talbot Mundy, and other lurid pulp stories. Also presents sketches, paintings, and detailed illustrations. Color images are exhibited full size and with every shade preserved to see. See Frank's Cavewoman strips, his science fiction, and erotic fantasy art. Even select exceptional Liberty Meadows Sunday strips are included. (STAR12854) MATURE READERS SC, 9x11, 96pg, PC $19.95 IS ART: THE ART OF INSIGHT STUDIOS HC by Gross, Cho, Hempel, Wheatley, & Various This coffee table book brims with the best from artists of Liberty Meadows, Hammer of the Gods, Sandman, Titanic Tales, Breathtaker, and Heavy Metal. For 20 years, the artists of Insight Studios have been creating fabulous artwork and illustrations for comic books, paperback books, illustrated books, newspapers, magazines, advertising, and even gallery showings of fine art. REG. (STAR13226)––HC, 12x9, 112pg, FC $29.95 O/A LIMITED ED.––HC, 12x9, 112pg, FC $49.95 ***************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A LIBERTY MEADOWS WEDDING ALBUM––NEW PRINTING by Frank Cho This is a major event for girl-watchers everywhere as Brandy attends a wedding… her own! Okay, so she's not marrying you, monkeyboy! But here's your chance to see just who the lucky guy is! And this is also a great place to start reading Liberty Meadows. Why? Because of the great humor? The wild situations? The gorgeous artwork? Well duh! All that, and because Frank Cho recaps his years of stories, bringing new and old readers up to speed and ready for the wedding! So prepare to see all your favorite characters wearing their best clothes and get a few hints on where Frank Cho's epic story will be going in the years to come! PC, 32pg $2.95 O/A LIBERTY MEADOWS ISSUES by Frank Cho Frank Cho's award-winning strips! #3-#4––b&w, 32pg $2.95Ea. #12-#13––b&w, 32pg $2.95Ea. #15-#24––b&w, 32pg $2.95Ea. ******************** IRONCAT FUTABA-KUN CHANGE! VOLUME 8 #5 Have you ever finished a great story, and still wonder what happened to all the other characters? Well, this time around, esteemed artist Hiroshi Aro packed this month's issue with short stories about all of your favorite Futaba-kun Change! folks! Step inside the kitchen of the scientific Kojiro sisters for a little cooking experiment, or watch Futana sneak pictures of Futaba bathing! Then get ready for a little surprise, 'cause Futaba wasn't the only Shimeru teenager with a gender-bending fiancée from Kuni Island! b&w, 32pg $2.95 VAMPIRE YUI VOLUME 4 #5 This month, we continue to delve into Rasa's memories as she tries to capture Yui. Meanwhile, Senju meets up with the mysterious Madoka , and even with his considerable powers, Senju may lose the upper hand in this fight. Read and discover what comes next! b&w, 32pg $2.95 Sexy Fruit OGENKI CLINIC VOLUME 9 #3 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 32pg $2.95 IRON HAMMER GRAPHICS VECNA : HAND OF THE REVENANT VOLUME 1 GN by Modi Thorsson & Kevin McCann From the birth of fantasy as a genre and for 30 years since, the name of Vecna has terrified generations of gamers and been instrumental in creating the new sub-genre of fantasy-horror. Now, three decades after his creation in the Dungeons & Dragons game, writer Modi Thorsson (Master of the Void, Lords of Creation) and artist Kevin McCann (Battletech, Ravenloft) bring the Whispered One into the world of graphic novels! Thirty years of material, hundreds of submissions from fans, and two years of production time have finally brought to life the grim origins of one of the most sinister figures in all of Fantasy. Vecna: Hand of the Revenant is a dark journey into magic and horror both for the thousands who have grown up in Vecna's shadow, and for those who have yet to feel that darkness! (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 64pg, FC $9.95 JAY COMPANY DARKCHYLDE: REDEMPTION #2 LIMITED ICE BLUE FOIL EDITION by Randy Queen For Darkchylde fans, Randy Queen provides another seductive alternate with this special ice blue edition. Originally available only through the online Nightmare Emporium, now these premium comics come to you from Jay Company and Previews! Limited to 500 copies, each book comes bagged and boarded. FC, 22pg MSRP: $14.99 THE DARKNESS 1996 SAN DIEGO CONVENTION PREVIEW EDITION by Garth Ennis & Marc Silvestri Top Cow Fans take notice: The Darkness Special Preview Edition is one of the rarest books ever produced by the studio; only available at the 1996 San Diego Comic Con… until now! This book features the very first appearance of The Darkness in a rare, original story by Garth Ennis and Marc Silvestri! Offered for the first and perhaps only time through Previews and Jay Company! b&w, 20pg MSRP: $9.99 FATHOM SWIMSUIT SPECIAL 2002 SIGNED & NUMBERED EDITION by Turner, Park, Cha, Basaldua, & Caldwell Michael Turner's sexy heroine, Aspen Mathews, returns in this Fathom Swimsuit Spectacular. As part of a special promotion, a limited numbered of copies totaling just 100, have been signed by Turner, and the top names at Top Cow. Andy Park, Keu Cha, Eric Basaldua, and Talent Caldwell round out the cast. Each autographed copy is individually numbered, and comes bagged and boarded, complete with a Certificate of Authenticity. FC, 24pg MSRP: $29.99 G.I. JOE #1––2ND PRINTING BAYLOCK SIGNED EDITION by Josh Blaylock & Steve Kurth 80s nostalgia is back with G.I. Joe! The hottest book of the year is now available in a special autographed variant version, limited to only 999 copies worldwide! The signed "Snake Eyes" variant by creator/writer Josh Blaylock, is a sure hit! Comes bagged and boarded, and individually numbered with a Certificate of Authenticity. FC, 22pg MSRP: $14.99 MAGDELENA: BLOOD LEGACY PREVIEW #1 BENITEZ SKETCH EDITION by M. Chen & Joe Benitez Top Cow's Magdelena first appeared in this special preview offered at the MegaCon 2000 show. Jay Company is releasing an original sketch edition, featuring the gorgeous artwork of Joe Benitez! Strictly limited to only 100 copies, each will come signed by the artist, and will be individually numbered and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. b&w, 22pg MSRP: $49.99 TALES OF WITCHBLADE #1 VARIANT TURNER SIGNED EDITION by Wohl, Daniel, & Turner Tales of Witchblade #1 is one of the classic books from Top Cow comics. This rare alternate cover depicts Sara Pezzini along with the other wielders of the Witchblade throughout history. As a special bonus, all copies come signed with Certificate of Authenticity by creator-artist Michael Turner! FC, 22pg MSRP: $14.99 TOMB RAIDER VOLUME 1: SAGA OF THE MEDUSA MASK TP SIGNED & NUMBERED PARK EDITION by Dan Jurgens & Andy Park The very first Lara Croft adventure is presented here complete in the saga of the Medusa Mask! Through a special promotion from Jay Company Comics, this Tomb Raider trade paperback comes signed and individually numbered by superstar artist Andy Park, along with a Certificate of Authenticity. Strictly limited, allocations may occur. SC, 7x10, 96pg, FC MSRP: $19.99 KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT ELF LIFE #3 by Carson Fire Everyone knows that "glamour" is that intangible magic that makes elves attractive. Revealed at long last, here is how Baughb the elf stole the glamour from the Cesspool Elves. They will never forget this curse that was laid upon them so long ago... and now they are willing to go to war over this ancient injustice! You won't be able to see any of this on elflife.com, making it a must-read for existing Elf Life fans and newcomers alike! b&w, 24pg $2.95 L33T: COMICS FOR GAMERS #4 New Lower Price and Page Count! Some of the web's best gaming comics team-up under one cover in L33T: Comics For Gamers! This issue spotlights General Protection Fault, Jeffrey T. Darlington's mega-popular web comic peeking into the lives of a group of tech workers at a small software company. The specific focus is on GPF fan-favorite character, Fred the Slime Mold! Plus, more of Greg Dean's Real Life, Ryan Smith's Ront & Mewn, Carson Fire's The Sprite, Ian J's RPG World, Mark Shallow's Adventurers!, and a gaggle of other kick-ass "comics for gamers"! b&w, 24pg $2.95 KENZER & COMPANY KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #68 "The Hacktrix"—Knights of the Dinner Table is the longest running comic book on the subject of games and gamers. It's the principal characters — B.A., Brian, Bob, Dave, Sara and the dastardly Black Hands — playing numerous characters in their role-playing game, but their essential characteristics and hilarious interactions always shine through whatever roles they're playing. In addition to the comics, KoDT features articles geared to a gamer's perspective. b&w, 64+pg $2.99 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE ILLUSTRATED #13 by Plemmons, Brendon & Brian Fraim Special Issue! Starring the Black Hands! This month, take a break from the misadventures of Knuckles, El Ravager, Zayre and Teflon Billy to focus instead on the Black Hands — Rasputin, Kragin, Mephisto and Fire Blossom — in their first full K.ILL appearance! The barbarian, Kragin, is looking for a well-known group of adventurers to join up with — but first he'll have to pass 'The Test.' Don't miss this hysterical issue, entitled "Carry a Big Stick!" b&w, 24pg $2.99 TONY DIGEROLAMO'S THE TRAVELERS #16 by DiGerolamo, Moreno, & Dunn; cover by Kevin Daily "World War ˝"—Beastlyville is at war as the rival Kingdom of Scottsdale unites the other kingdoms against it! In order to save Barbara, the heroes must join the army. Stuck in a squad that's sent on a suicide mission, can our heroes survive when the army's general is their worst enemy? And can six heroes share the same army tent without driving each other crazy? Don't miss the medieval Odd Couple times three! Bimonthly. b&w, 32pg $2.99 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE VOLUME 9: BUNDLE OF TROUBLE TP WOW! It's been 16 months since the last one. Here, as many of you have requested, is the compilation of Knights of the Dinner Table #25-27. This 96-page book also comes with approximately 20 pages of extra material. That's almost like getting an extra Knights issue for free! SC, 7x10, 96pg, b&w $9.99 STARS OF THE MONTH KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE: BUNDLE OF TROUBLE TP'S All of the best craziness collected for you in convenient collectible softcovers! The original stories have been enhanced with additional footnotes and a cleaner visual presentation for your reading pleasure. Extra goodies include humorous bits of KoDT trivia. Full-color cardstock covers. VOL. 1 (STAR09879)—SC, 96pg $9.95 VOL. 2 (STAR09880)—SC, 96pg $9.95 VOL. 3 (STAR09922)—SC, 96pg $9.95 VOL. 4 (STAR10527)—SC, 96pg $9.95 VOL. 5 (STAR10797)—SC, 96pg $9.95 VOL. 6 (STAR11197)—SC, 96pg $9.95 VOL. 7 (STAR11616)—SC, 96pg $9.95 VOL. 8 (STAR12633)—SC, 96pg $9.95 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE: TALES FROM THE VAULT TP'S Tales from the Vault is a compilation of all the Knights of the Dinner Table single-page strips that have appeared in various publications. VOL. 1 (STAR09798)––SC, 64pg, b&w $9.95 VOL. 2 (STAR10036)––SC, 64pg, b&w $9.95 VOL. 3 (STAR11719)––SC, 64pg, b&w $12.95 ****************** KNOCKABOUT COMICS/RIP OFF PRESS STAR OF THE MONTH FREAK BROTHERS COMPLETE EDITION VOLUME 1 TP Many of the cults of the sixties have faded away. But The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers still going strong. Picking up new readers all the time. The Brothers represent the anti-authoritan spirit, The Joker, The Prankster. Today they are world-side folk heroes to millions of fans, and have carved themselves a niche in the pantheon of cartoon literature. Here are all the strips contained in a high-quality collection. (STAR15022) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 432pg, b&w $32.99 **************** LAST GASP CONCUSSION: THE ART OF THE PIZZ The Pizz is one of the innovators of cartoon expressionism. Emerging from the 80s art comix underground, the Pizz has built a career depicting the darker side of the lowbrow art psyche. Last Gasp is proud to present this collection of innovative, eye- searing graphics, collecting some of the artist's most popular graphics, which have graced the interior of pop culture magazines and record covers. It also provides a view of the artist's career evolution that will engage devoted and new fans. Introduction by lowbrow art legend Robert Williams. Available in Softcover and Hardcover editions. (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS SC, PC $24.95 HC, PC $40.00 DEVIL GIRL FIGURINE—LIMITED R CRUMB S&N EDITION A limited edition scale replica of the larger-than-life original! The Devil Girl Figurine stands 7" tall and comes signed and numbered by her creator, R. Crumb. NOTE: Less than 100 of the original 550-piece run remain. Figurine $250.00 FACETASM TP—SIGNED & NUMBERED Gates of Heck is thrilled to be re-issuing this classic game/book with four new faces! Mix and match top, middle and bottom plates of each face to create new tasm-utations — over 7,000 combinations possible! Signed and numbered by artists Charles Burns and Gary Panter! Spiral bound. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: Limited quantities remain. Allocations may occur. MATURE READERS SC, FC $70.00 SATAN'S SEX BOOK TP SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 46pg, FC $12.95 LONE STAR PRESS EX PARTE #2 by Williams, Turnbull, & Sever Ex Parte (Latin for "for one party") is a series of self-contained, single-issue stories about a lawyer who specializes in defending people who live life behind a mask, whether they are hero or villain. Alan Adams is a professor at a sleepy little college in upstate New York. What could Janine Porters possibly want with him? And how does she know all about his alter- ego, The American Athlete? Alan wants answers, but Janine is more curious about his career and his personal life. With reality shifting around them, Janine goads Alan into revealing the dark secret behind his "retirement." You won't guess the surprise ending of "Big Man on Campus!" FC, 32pg $2.95 PANTHEON #12 by Willingham, Rayn, Williams, & Thomte Pantheon is LSP's premiere super-hero story; an epic, apocalyptic clash of good and evil. Written by long-time fan-favorite Bill Willingham (The Elementals), this 12-issue series is Willingham's final word on the super-hero genre! This is it! The issue you've been waiting for! Johnny Venture and the Darkside Rangers unleash Operation: Red Sky. Will Meggido stand and fight with the Freedom Machine? Will Deathboy succeed in destroying his arch-nemesis? If you've been following Pantheon from the start, you absolutely cannot miss this final issue! b&w, 32pg (12 of 12) $2.95 STRANGE HEROES #7 by Willingham, Diaz, de la Rosa, & Aucoin Strange Heroes is LSP's fantasy adventure title. Borrowing from the anthology series of the 60s, Strange Heroes features two action-packed stories in one cool comic book! Both stories written by Bill Willingham (Pantheon, Elementals)! In Otherland (illustrated by Bobby Diaz & Sam de la Rosa) Tanakura and Mary plan their escape from the Sky Raiders when they are attacked by the Monkeymen! It's a fight for survival, high in the sky, with Mary and Richards lives at stake! Then in Spellbinder (illustrated by Derec Aucoin), Tommy Bowen picks up another bogey with his detection spells, and this bogey's name is Johnny Calaban! Calaban came through the dimensional portal previously guarded by Grendels, and is eager to explore this new world called "Earth." b&w, 32pg $2.95 MAELSTROM GRAPHICS NETHER: THE AGE OF MAGA #1 by C.D. Regan In a dark atmospheric Earth set a thousand years in the future, a plague wiped out most of humanity and allowed demons to invade. Humans struggle to survive in this "neo-primordial" apocalyptic world of mythic horror. Written for mature readers in the vein of J.R.R. Tolkien and Clive Barker. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $3.95 MANDALAY BOOKS MCCANDLESS & COMPANY: INSECURITIES by J.C. Vaughn & Gene Gonzales Who secures the securities? Old-fashioned con men meet high-tech opportunity, and the resulting case includes $160 million dollars (missing, of course), three crooks on the run, Cayman Islands bank accounts, a business jet, intrigue, danger, sex and murder. Artist Gene Gonzales (from the wildly acclaimed Tales Of The Cherokee) joins creator/writer J.C. Vaughn for this new one-shot as private investigators Carey McCandless, Jessica Williams and their assistant David Bradshaw are on the case! Includes pin-ups by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti, John K. Snyder III, and William Tucci. Don't miss the new series that CBG called "a taut thriller!" Also includes a special Blackjack back-up feature by Batman: Orpheus Rising creator Alex Simmons and WildStorm artist Steve Ellis! Cover by Gene Gonzales. b&w, 64pg $5.95 MASTER COMICS MASTERS OF THE RING #3 by Maurer, Hislope, & Steward CHAPTER TWO: "The Temple of Sim"—After witnessing the carnage inside the steel cage, things are finally looking better for Ruban as he is adopted by a wealthy entrepreneur and given the chance to start over. But is it too good to be true? Soon Ruban discovers that his new family hides a dark secret; a secret of such unspeakable evil, even his own magic will be powerless to stop it! The new expanded format features more fantasy-adventure action than ever before! Also: an exclusive interview with UFC Triple Crown Champion/former WWF Superstar Dan "The Beast" Severn. b&w, 32pg (3 of 8) $2.50 OFFERED AGAIN O/A MASTERS OF THE RING #1 by Maurer, Hislope, & Steward Masters of the Ring is a fantasy story set against the backdrop of the Independent Professional Wrestling industry. The story centers around Ruban Dane, a 10-year-old orphan, who can control the action on the ring through the use of his computer. Featuring several guest stars, including former WCW/ECW valet Missy Hyatt and UFC Triple Crown Champion Dan Severn. b&w, 32pg (1 of 8) $2.50 ************************* MIRAGE STUDIOS TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #4 by Peter Laird & Jim Lawson The Utroms arrive on Earth — but what is their purpose? And a figure from the Turtles' past returns… but is she friend or foe? b&w, 36pg $2.95 MOONSTONE BOOKS THE PHANTOM: THE SINGH WEB by Ben Raab & Fernando Blanco Since 1936, he has been thrilling his newspaper audience worldwide. Now, welcome the comics return of the first costumed adventure hero, The Phantom! The bloodthirsty Singh Brotherhood is one of the Phantom's oldest foes. Deep within the Bengali jungle lies their most revered and evil treasure, The Singh Web! It's diabolical secret existed quietly for years, that is until the stunning and ambitious archeologist Dr. Veronica Roberts got her mitts on it. Now, with it's rest disturbed and it's terrible supernatural force placing the entire world at risk, the Phantom must embark on an adventure that will lead him from the streets of New York to the gates of Shaolin. Unfortunately, Hassan Singh, current head of the pirate empire, is a step ahead of him! Hurry, mighty Phantom, before it's too late! Cover by Joel Naprstek. Squarebound. FC, 48pg $6.95 VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE: VENTRUE by Rafael Nieves & Andy Bennett This is the latest volume in Moonstone's series of one-shots based in the noir universe of White Wolf's Vampire the Masquerade role-playing game! Single White Female runs head first into Vampyros Lesbos in this tale of Ventrue terror! Anne and Chris meet in a mall parking lot one evening. Her friend and roomie, Beth, helps to hook them up, and a grand romance begins to bloom. Or so it seems. Beth has her own plans for Chris, as she seemingly has for all of the men Anne becomes involved with! Chris, who becomes increasingly suspicious of both women, plays along to a shocking who's dead?/who's alive?/who's simply psychotic? conclusion! Cover by Ken Meyer Jr. Square-bound. MATURE READERS FC, 48pg $6.95 NBM BOOKS ATTITUDE: THE 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, & Matt Wuerker. SC, 8x11, 128pg, b&w $13.95 ODDBALLZ #2 by Lewis Trondheim & Manu Larcenet For McConey, it turns out the bag with a million bucks is a test by the very same employer of one of his rambunctious friends, has he passed it? And why the test anyway? As for our little terror Astronauts of the Future, the plan is to run amok in public offices unleashing a cantankerous dog to distract attention while they search for Alien clues! The beguilingly goofy humor comes atcha' every 2 months! b&w $2.95 STARS OF THE MONTH MIND'S EYE: AN EYE OF THE BEHOLDER COLLECTION by Peter Kuper Started as the first comic strip ever to run in the New York Times, this silent set of strips chronicles the world, its foibles, its intricacies, its dreams through the eyes of most anything you can imagine. Set up as visual puzzles, the trick is to figure out whose eyes they are before turning the page and seeing the final panel... In a beautiful small hardcover format. (STAR14395) HC, 6x6, 128pg, b&w $11.95 DIXIE ROAD VOLUME 1 GN by Hugues Labiano & Jean Dufaux This road... this road was going to become my only friend, my unique refuge. This road that went straight to the mirages thousands had only left to believe in. "A mirage," my mother says, "is like a golden apple which will never fall... I don't believe her. I'll be under the tree. And the apples will fall." (STAR14381) SC, 8x11, 48pg, FC $10.95 DIXIE ROAD VOLUME 2 GN by Hugues Labiano & Jean Dufaux Fleeing Louisiana into Alabama with her dad's bank robbery cash in pocket, Dixie's family tries to settle down again and make a fresh start. Her Dad's impulses, however, make him incapable of holding onto the money, and Dixie's mother is forced to get another ill-paying usury job. Meanwhile, the mysterious private investigator closes in on them. (STAR14599) SC, 8x11, 48pg, FC $10.95 LOST GIRL by Nabiel Kanan The latest endeavor for English artist Nabiel Kanan is a novel about a young girl, close to womanhood, on vacation with her family who meets another somewhat older one who is on her own. Free-spirited, mysterious, even possibly dangerous, her new acquaintance is fascinating and her rebellious ways alluring, yet she remains frustratingly elusive. (STAR14394) SC, 8x11, 96pg, b&w $9.95 THE BIRTHDAY RIOTS HC by Nabiel Kanan It is a time of upheaval and civil unrest, but for Max Collins life is sweet. As campaign advisor to London mayoral candidate Thom Conran, he can always escape the pressures of the political arena and London city life to his country retreat. But when his errant daughter becomes embroiled in the politics of change that is sweeping the nation, Max's true colors begin to surface as he becomes torn between his current political allegiances and his more radical past. (STAR14685) HC, 6x9, 64pg, b&w $14.95 ********************** Eurotica STRAY MOONBEAMS TP SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 64pg, b&w $10.95 GRIN & BARE IT MAGAZINE #5 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL Magazine, 48pg, PC $5.95 STARS OF THE MONTH EMILY'S SECRET TP SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (STAR12138) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 64pg, b&w $10.95 CLICK COLLECTED HC SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (STAR12621) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 9x12, 194pg, FC $29.95 THE ART OF IRVIN BOMB SC SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (STAR14724) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 9x12, 80pg, FC $18.95 *********************** NEKO PRESS NIGHT WRAITH BETA #2 by Wilkins,Voo, & Galloway Outnumbered but not beaten, the mysterious Night Wraith fulfills his promise of vengeance to the evil Vulcan Corporation. In this issue you will discover the secret origin of his past and why he decided to take the law into his own hands. This action- packed finale will have you reading at the edge of your seat! b&w, 24pg (2 of 2) $2.95 NEW ENGLAND COMICS PRESS THE TICK GOLDEN AGE COMIC #2 NEC Press continues its celebration of the Golden Age of comics with the second issue of their all-new, 40-page tribute series! Printed in "extra-wide" Golden Age format on special stock with extra-heavy covers. This issue honors two of the comic genres that dominated the Golden Age of comics in the late 1940's and early 1950's, with two different covers each in the classic style of two dominant genres of this era: Horror and Jungle comics! This issue continues the storyline from issue #1, as The Tick and his super-heroic associates must travel to a "land beyond time" and brave dungeons of supernatural horror on a quest to save the world from complete destruction! Plus: "spoof ads" and back-up features — all created in the "Golden Age" style! EXTREMELY CREEPY COVER—b&w, 40pg $4.95 FEROCIOUSLY HEROIC COVER—b&w, 40pg $4.95 OLIO PRESS OFFERED AGAIN O/A CASTLE WAITING: THE CURSE OF BRAMBLY HEDGE—3RD EDITION by Linda Medley The prequel to the Eisner award-winning series Castle Waiting! Wittily reinterpreting a classic tale of love, enchantment, and sibling rivalry, Brambly Hedge sets the stage for the Castle Waiting series. In addition to the original story, this newly-lettered edition contains thirty-two pages of supplemental material for kids of all ages. Includes character profiles, storytelling activities, and resource lists suitable for library and classroom use. b&w, 96pg $9.00 O/A CASTLE WAITING POSTER This beautiful poster by creator Linda Medley features two dozen of the Castle's most colorful inhabitants... just the thing for warming up the chilly stone walls of your own castle! Poster, 17x22, FC $4.95 ************************ ONI PRESS HOPELESS SAVAGES: GROUND ZERO #1 by Van Meter O'Malley, & Watson Comics' favorite family returns in their second original mini-series! Pity poor Zero. It's hard to be the youngest member of the clan. Be it pursuing her own music, dealing with the travails of high school, or indulging in her first crush, the rest of her family has already been there, done that. When the handsome man on campus, Thad, asks her out, Zero is all aglow — until she discovers that his intentions were less than honorable, and her retaliation ends up getting her grounded. It's a tough time, since, despite the family being full of sagely advice about love, the only one that seems to understand is the adorable boy in science class that she can't leave the house to see! With a special flashback by Andi Watson and a cover by Terry Dodson (Harley Quinn)! b&w (1 of 4) $2.95 HOPELESS SAVAGES VOLUME 1 TP by Van Meter, Norrie, & Clugston-Major Family ties are the earliest ties that bind, setting the tone for the paths we will take in our future. So what if your father is Dirk Hopeless and your mother Nikki Savage, a superstar couple from the days of punk rock? When you're born a rebel, what can you possibly do to make yourself stand apart? For Rat Hopeless-Savage, the answer is to leave home and become a normal citizen with a nine-to-five job! This edition collects all four issues of the critically acclaimed mini-series, along with four special color stories — all under one cover for the first time — from writer Jen Van Meter and artists Christine Norrie, and Chynna Clugston-Major (Blue Monday). Cover by Andi Watson (Slow News Day). Digest format. SC, 112pg, PC $13.95 SIDEKICKS TRADE PAPERBACK by J. Torres & Takeshi Miyazawa The cult super-hero teen soap opera is now at Oni Press! Terry Highland isn't like other kids. The daughter of an ex-super-hero sidekick, Terry has powers of her own. But when you're a new student at a school like Shuster Academy that's hardly out of the ordinary! Terry has a pyromaniac firestarter in homeroom, a werewolf in Geometry, killer robots in gym — and that's just before lunch! Sounds like a super-teen's dream-come-true… but there's just one catch: In order to make the grade at this school, you can't use your powers! This new trade paperback collects the three-issue mini-series, previously published by Fanboy Entertainment. SC, 6x9, 96pg, b&w $8.95 MADMAN ADVENTURES TP by Mike Allred Yes, it's that Madman! Who else? Oni Press is proud to be reprinting the second mini-series in full-color! Originally released by Tundra, the trade paperback of these comics went out-of-print quite some time ago, leaving new Mike Allred fans (the folks who jumped on board with X-Force and The Atomics) floundering. They wanted to know all about Frank Einstein, but they couldn't make it happen. Now, they can! And this is the cool one, too, where Madman goes back in time and you get to see Mike draw cool dinosaurs and stuff. This is history, folks. You need to know it to understand the present. Plus, this edition features a new cover, the color version of the first ever Frank Einstein story, and a special gallery section! SC, 7x10, 128pg, FC $14.95 SHOT CALLERZ #2 by Gary Phillips & Brett Weldele She's been double-crossed, spied on, and even shot, but Nea Garvin is through playing the victim. She's out to find the man that did her wrong and get back the money that's rightfully hers and not a shot caller, pimp, or gangsta' on the planet is going to stop her! The trail of her ex-lover, Phil Tangiers, is getting warmer, and the action is heating up in this second issue of black hearts and black humor by veteran crime novelist Gary Phillips (Perdition, USA; Shooter's Point) and artist Brett Weldele (Couscous Express, Ultimate Spider-Man Special). MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg (2 of 4) $2.95 SKINWALKER #2 by DeFilippis, Weir, Hurtt, & Dela Cruz Things are heating up as the killer that Officer Adakai and FBI Special Agent Haworth are hunting takes to the road, leaving bodies to mark his trail. More specifically, leaving behind the shells of each body, since he has gained the ability to jump from body to body, becoming a new and different person in order to stay one step ahead of his pursuers. As the body count builds, so does the heat from Washington. Another agent is sent into the field to get things moving forward—but did the brass have completely altruistic reasons for assigning him to the case? Written by Nunzio DeFilippis (Detective Comics) and Christina Weir, pencilled by Brian Hurtt (Queen & Country), inks/digital tones by Arthur Dela Cruz (Kissing Chaos), and covers by Durwin Talon (Batman: Officer Down). MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg (2 of 4) $2.95 COURTNEY CRUMRIN & THE NIGHT THINGS #4 by Ted Naifeh Moving to the suburbs has been tough on Courtney. Back in the city, she had a life; her friends, teachers, and urban living treated her right. But now the kids at school all think she's a freak; her teachers are getting pushy about her slowly sinking grades, and most of her time is spent reading magic books out of her creepy old Uncle Aloysius' library. All that, however, is about to change! Meet the new Courtney! She's pleasant to be around! She fits in with the in crowd! She's the teacher's pet! Can this revamped and re-energized Courtney be the real deal, or is there something else entirely afoot? b&w, 32pg (4 of 4) $2.95 QUEEN & COUNTRY #9 by Greg Rucka & Leandro Fernandez Tara Chace is in Cairo, finessing information about a potential terrorist threat from Mahmoud Youssef, a Lebanese agent for the Groupe Islamique Armé. Tara is walking dangerous ground, as not only is the accuracy of Youseff's information in question, but so are his motives. Is he just out for money? Is he out for revenge? Is he setting the Minders up? And before SIS pays Youssef a penny, they must verify his claims — something they can't do by themselves. But to get CIA assistance, a whole new price must be paid… one that could cost a Minder's life. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $2.95 STARS OF THE MONTH SOULWIND V: THE AUGUST ONES TP by Scott Morse Volume V picks up in the spring of 2001, and the elderly Sophie has come to terms with the fact that her days are near an end. Taking hold of a destiny she's lived in denial of since her youth, she buys tickets for a trip to the Far East… a trip she'll be accompanied on by two very old friends. It's the last leg of their journey…and the stunning destiny of The August Ones. Finally, the conclusion fans have been waiting for! (STAR13057) SC, 96pg, b&w $8.50 MADMAN: THE ODDITY ODYSSEY 10TH ANNIVERSARY TP by Mike Allred Ten years ago, Madman hit the comics scene like a quick, Three Stooges-style jab to the eye. Frank Einstein is Snap City's most impressive masked crimefighter — in fact, he's kind of the only one! In this wacky debut, we meet the whole eccentric cast of characters from the goofy genius, Dr. Flem to the despicably evil Mr. Mondstadt. And, of course, don't forget Joe, the love of Frank Einstein's life. Long out-of-print, Madman: The Oddity Odyssey is a seminal work of graphic literature, bridging the gaps of mainstream superhero mythos and the no-holds-barred world of independent, creator-driven comics. (STAR15203) SC, 7x10, 152pg, b&w $15.95 ********************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A BLUE MONDAY: LOVECATS ONE-SHOT by Chynna Clugston-Major Romance is in the air in this Blue Monday one-shot. And what's that sickeningly sweet smell? Could it be there is something going on between Clover and Victor? If there is, they aren't telling. The other kids didn't react so well when Bleu went on her date with Alan, and she didn't even like him. What's the gang going to think when the gooey feelings are for real? It's broken hearts, cheeky tarts, and false starts in a very special Blue Monday. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $2.95 STARS OF THE MONTH THE ADVENTURES OF BARRY WEEN, BOY GENIUS 2.0 TP by Judd Winick Collecting the second series of Judd Winick's smash-hit comic book! Barry Ween was born with a big brain — bigger than the world has ever seen. Nothing is beyond his capacity for reason, and there is no invention you can come up with that he hasn't thought of already. His only problem is that he is only ten years old, and in order to protect himself from the prying eyes of the world, he must act his age — at least in public. (STAR12220) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 88pg, b&w $8.95 JINGLE BELLE: NAUGHTY & NICE TP by Dini, DeStefano, & Marvit Collecting the popular miniseries and the Oni Double Feature short story under one cover, Naughty & Nice is the book to have this holiday season, or any time of the year! Also features a new, 8-page prose story by series creator Paul Dini, with full-color painted illustrations by Sparks creator, Lawrence Marvit. (STAR12039) SC, 7x10, 80pg, b&w $8.95 WHITEOUT: MELT TP by Greg Rucka & Steve Lieber The sequel to the highly acclaimed Whiteout is collected in its very own trade paperback! U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko is all geared up for a sunny vacation, but a crisis at a Russian base calls her back to the Ice sooner than expected. A group of rogue agents has destroyed the base and stolen some precious nuclear cargo, and if Carrie can get it back, it could be her ticket back to the mainland for good. (STAR11589) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 112pg, b&w $11.95 ************************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A ALISON DARE, LITTLE MISS ADVENTURES TP by J. Torres & J. Bone Alison Dare is not your typical 12-year-old. The daughter of an archeologist/adventurer and the masked hero known as the Blue Scarab (and the niece of an international super-spy), Alison's life has always been different from other girls her age. A craving for danger is in her blood. Unfortunately, her parents have locked her away at the prestigious St. Joan of Arc Academy for Girls, hoping that this would lead to a more "normal" life for their daughter. But despite all the strict rules at the school, Alison and her best pals — Wendy and Dot — somehow manage to get into adventures that rival those of Alison's globetrotting, planet-saving relatives. SC, 7x10, 104pg, b&w $8.95 ************************** PAPYRUS MEDIA GROUP HEDG #1 SIGNED by Patrick Sherman Hedg #1 broke new ground as the starting point for the first fully rendered, all-digital comic book franchise. Papyrus Media Group is making this issue available once again, signed by the series' creator, Patrick Sherman! Enter the shadowy, future world of Hedg with this collectible! MATURE READERS FC, 36pg $2.95 PENNY DREADFUL PRESS XXX LIVENUDEGIRLS #1 by Nikki Coffman & Lauren McCubbin XXX LiveNudeGirls #1 is not what you think. It is written and illustrated by two women who have lived these stories (or overheard them at parties, or read them on bathroom walls). It is a scrapbook of bad choices, replayed in dream-like Technicolor. NOTE: This book is not erotica, in spite of its provocative title. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $2.95 PENTHOUSE COMIX OFFERED AGAIN O/A PENTHOUSE COMIX #1 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL Magazine, 100pg, FC $4.95 *********************** PETER FOUR PRODUCTIONS SPECWAR #2 by Lauria, Docherty, & Lopez The SPECWAR Team conducts a live-fire Capabilities Exercise (CAPEX) demonstration for the President and First Lady. After the CAPEX the individual Team members are introduced to the President and awarded medals for their actions in thwarting the terrorist attack in Issue No.1. Returning to their compound they continue training in a variety of tactical operations. During a night on the town they avoid a barroom brawl and return to the base where they are put on alert for another mission that will take place in Issue #3. MATURE READERS FC, 28pg $3.25 RADIO COMIX UNUSUAL U #1 by James Hanrahan & John Barrett Transferring to a new school always means a period of adjustment. For Danny Stringer, this requires a little more adjustment than average. Between coming in at the middle of a week, and getting his schedule settled, he doesn't have time to worry about why classes are held in a giant robot, or the origin of said giant robot! Is the coach really a secret government agent? Is the vice-principal really performing experiments on the students? Why does the guidance counselor wear leather and carry a guitar? And Danny's heard of Jocks and Goths, but who are the "Mads"? He'll just have to figure it out as he goes along! Written by James Hanrahan, former writer on early Ninja High School, with artwork by John Barrett of Gold Digger: Edge Guard! Bimonthly. b&w, 32pg $2.99 FURRLOUGH #114 by Various Furrlough — your only monthly source for anthropomorphics! This issue: Christina Hanson and Ed Garcia serve up another chapter of their lovely medieval romance Ebin and May, while Joe Rosales turns up the heat in his historic war epic, Romanics. Plus, more video-game-style adventure in Erick Melton and William Ruzicka's Neo Bio-Form Go! All wrapped up in a spicy cover by Phil Morrissey. b&w, 32pg $2.99 MANGAPHILE #16 by Various Mangaphile — the magazine for Manga Fans! Your one-stop source for the latest in American manga comics and information! Comics in this issue include more of J.C. Amberlyn's Spiral, a fanciful tale of alternate worlds and magical transformations. Also in this issue, short tales by Amado Rodriguez Jr, Brandon Graham, and Eddie Perkins. Articles include another educational chapter of Pat Duke's enlightening "Photoshop for Comics," plus an in-depth look at manga and dojinshi. Cover by fan-fave Susan Meyer. Quarterly. b&w, 48pg $8.99 Sin Factory ANUBIS: DARK DESIRE #1 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 48pg $8.99 GENUS #54 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 48pg $8.99 REBELLION 2000A.D. PROGS 1294-1297 Summer is just around the corner and the thrills are heating up in Britain's award-winning cult horror, fantasy and sci-fi anthology comic! The dark and gritty Sin City by John Wagner and Kev Walker continues as future lawman Judge Dredd plunges deeper into the seedy underbelly of the floating pleasure palace. There's more paranormal devastation in the epic 13 by Eisner-award nominated writer Mike Carey (Lucifer) and Andy Clarke. Also, the last of the genetic infantryman, Tor Cyan, begins his quest to discover the truth about his past in Rahab by John Tomlinson and Jock, and will Dredd catch up with alien super-fiend Judge Death in time in "My Name is Death" by John Wagner and Frazer Irving? Plus, more from the best bullet- monkeys around, Sinister Dexter, by Dan Abnett and Cam Smith! (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 32pg, PC $3.25Ea. JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE VOLUME 4 #12 It's not just an Ugly rumor! After 17 years, Mega-City One nabob of slob, Otto Sump, returns in the Judge Dredd epic, "Citizen Sump," a two-part tale by John Wagner and John Higgins. Also in this issue; Missionary Man by Gordon Rennie and John Ridgway, two all-new Thrills, more from Bad Company and the secret history of 2000 AD, and the further exploits of Mike Mignola's Hellboy! Magazine, 100pg, FC $10.99 RED EYE PRESS VALENTINE #7 by Dan Cooney w/Peter Palmiotti RED RAIN Part 1 (of 2)—The latest story arc featuring Dana Valentine, assassin for hire. It's been six months since the events of the last issue. Following the forced ditching of her escape helicopter in the San Francisco bay (and subsequent rescue by a boater), Valentine is fully recovered and ready to re-enter the world under a new identity, leaving her old life as an assassin behind. Presumed dead, the CIA has closed her case, and the bounty for her capture — dead or alive — still hangs over her head. Angelo, the man who helped her, has a shady past of his own, and when a Russian mob enforcer comes knocking, Angelo may pay the price with his life. Will Dana reveal herself to save her friend, or walk away? b&w, 32pg $3.50 REDLIGHT MANGA SHEILA'S DIARY THREE VOLUME SET SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL Set (x3), b&w $39.50 RENAISSANCE PRESS AMELIA RULES VOLUME 1: IN WITH THE OUT CROWD TP by Jimmy Gownley This gorgeous edition collects the first 5 issues of the critically acclaimed hit series, Amelia Rules! Praised by everyone from Mike Allred to Eddie Campbell to Wizard's Edge, this series is laugh-out-loud-funny, with stories like "Saturday Morning TV," "The Gym Class System," "Love Me Boo," and the infamous "Sneeze Barf Incident." Yet, intertwined with these hysterical moments of childhood fun is a story of perseverance, and hope. Amelia's parents have split-up, and she is forced to deal with a new definition of family. Helping her through the transition are an odd group of friends and a really cool aunt, who shows her that adults are capable of compassion and kindness. Not just for kids, not just for adults, this series is a true must- read for fans of the comic book form, and this trade paperback is the place to jump on board! SC, 7x10, 160pg, FC $14.95 STAR OF THE MONTH FORBIDDEN BOOK VOLUME 2 This is the second volume of original short stories, featuring tales of magic by some of the most respected talents in the comic industry. Featured creators include Frank Brunner, Eric Shanower, David Wenzel, Victoria Garcia & Sara Ryan, Steve Leiber, John Workman, Al Williamson, and more! (STAR14862) SC, 7x10, 120pg, PC $9.95 *************************** REPRODUKT DIE FABRIK GRAPHIC NOVELLA by Genevieve Castreé In this wordless story, Genevieve Castreé compares the dull, monotonous work in a factory with the poetry and freedom of life in the jungle. One of the robot slaves can't stand the brutal work he is forced to do any longer, he tries to escape. And we witness the fate of one of the factory's guards, who is being punished for his cruelty. But revenge has its price! b&w, 40pg $8.00 SECOND 2 SOME STUDIOS TWO OVER TEN #1-5 SIGNED SET Here's your chance to get the complete mini-series of Two Over Ten, featuring the first published work from Fade from Blue's hot, up-and-coming artist Scott Dalrymple! Each bagged set contains first printings of all five issues, plus a numbered certificate signed by Dalrymple, creator Myatt Murphy, and cover artist Chris Rhoads. This special collection is limited to just 500 sets! (CAUT: 2) Set (x5) $14.95 SHANDA FANTASY ARTS KATMANDU #26 by Curtis, Phillips, Jennings, & Moore It's "Liar's Moon" with Carole's American Indikats, and that translates to 'Halloween' for the rest of us! As the kids get ready to dress up and listen to spooky stories, a new member of the tribe sees great danger ahead for Liska with his psychic powers. This issue also marks the debut of the new series, Oona The Cave Bunny by Mark Moore! MATURE READERS RES. from Previews Vol. XI #8 (AUG012139) b&w, 48pg $4.99 EXTINCTIONERS VOLUME 2 #11 by Howard, Singshow, Earle, & Addlesee Psyches are fragile as the group returns home from their latest adventure with more questions about themselves than about the impending threat that faces their world. Things are only going to get more complicated. Pandora's home of Yukoutoki, Napaj is facing a serious mystery since the son of her father's colleague has disappeared and attacks on prominent Napaj leaders increase. Could this be more work by the humans? This 48-page issue of action, mystery, and drama sports the first crossover with Japanese artists Ken Singshow's Andorozons. MATURE READERS RES. from Previews Vol. XI #10 (OCT012638) b&w, 48pg $4.99 SHEBA VOLUME 3 #2 by Walter S. Crane Celebrate the tenth anniversary of Sheba as Egypt finally comes out of the Dark Ages! Though people can read hieroglypics, it doesn't exactly mean that they say much! As Napoleon's campaign charges on, will the ground up remains of Sheba herself go to fuel that machine? And will 3M keep his name in the face an inellectual property lawsuit by the Monumental Marble Mausoleum company? And just who is the secret weapon that Egypt unveils to defeat Napoleon? RES. from Previews Vol. XI #11 (NOV012496) b&w, 48pg $4.99 SIRIUS ENTERTAINMENT EMPTY ZONE: CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEAD #1 by Jason Alexander Corinne, an ex-government operative, spends her days hiding from her previous employers, and her nights working as a freelance mercenary. Recently, she's been "seeing" things. So when she's hired by a multinational corporation to assassinate a few low-level mobsters with questionable ties to the company, she stifles her suspicions and considers herself lucky to get such a simple job. But as Corinne's encounters with what may or may not be angry ghosts from her past increase, she begins to wonder if there might be a connection between this new contract and her long-gone days of operating as a government tracer. And with the anniversary of her former teammates' collective assassination approaching, Corinne worries that these so-called ghosts might include some old friends who plan to haunt their killer forever — and that killer is her. b&w, 24pg $2.95 SCOTT LEWIS' BLACK ANGELS PORTFOLIO by Scott Lewis Talented newcomer Scott Lewis will stun audiences everywhere with his first ever creator-owned project in the comic industry: the Black Angels Portfolio, wherein beautiful vixens are fully rendered in pencil illustrations of nearly photo-realistic quality! Each plate has been painstakingly reproduced with high-intensity duotone screens that are printed on archival quality paper. This high-end portfolio is strictly limited to 1,000 copies, signed & numbered by the artist. No nudity. (CAUT: 2 ) MATURE AUDIENCES Portfolio, 11x17, b&w $19.95 SCARY GODMOTHER: GHOULS OUT FOR SUMMER TP by Jill Thompson Jill Thompson's most ambitious Scary Godmother mini-series is now available in one big book! This epic story centers on the origin of Scary Godmother and the lives of her Fright Side friends during one extended Summer Break. As Hannah goes off to suffer through a summer camp nightmare with her cousin Jimmy, Bug-a-Boo spends a horrible vacation with his nagging parents, and Orson is shipped off to Summer Ghoul with the Dark Master — an ancient and demented vampire whose pupils never graduate! But Scary Godmother gets the worst deal of all when her school days chum, Tinkaree, kidnaps her and takes her place as the Queen of the Fright Side! SC, 7x10, 136pg, b&w $14.95 SECTION 8: EMPTY ZONE COLLECTOR'S SET by Jason Alexander Fans of the cult hit series Empty Zone won't want to miss this: a rare pair of the first appearances of Jason Alexander's Empty Zone! Section 8 was a small press anthology comic Jason self-published in 1995. These original first printings of Section 8 #1 and #4 contain the first two Empty Zone stories, featuring the first appearances of Corinne, Banx, Zed, and the rest of the Empty Zone crowd. As an added bonus, this special collector's set comes with an official certificate signed by creator Jason Alexander. Pack (x2), b&w $8.00 STARS OF THE MONTH EMPTY ZONE VOLUME 1 TP by Jason Alexander Presenting the entire groundbreaking mini-series by Jason Alexander in its entirety! Cyberspace cowgirl Corrine is on the run from an industrial espionage operation gone horribly wrong. Her entire EZ recon team is dead, and every bounty hunter in the grid is tracking her down. But with the help of Banx and Rene, Corrine seeks out the man who's been "pulling the strings" all her life. (STAR11159) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 96pg, b&w $11.95 BROM'S LITTLE BLACK BOOK This book has it all: demons, monsters, automatons, brigands, and loads of Brom's signature subject: femme fatales! At times horrific and frightening, other times stunningly beautiful (and sometimes both), Brom's paintings never cease to enthrall the viewer with a glimpse of another, far more dangerous world. (STAR13563) SC, 4x5, 64pg, FC $9.95 POISON ELVES VOLUME 6 TP by Drew Hayes This giant trade paperback collects the infamous "Guild War of Mandratha" story arc from Poison Elves #13-25. Witness Lusiphur's capture and desperate escape from the Eye of the Lins, an all-out gang war between the assassins of Sanctuary and the renegade cops under Lt. Vido, the return of Lusiphur's ex-wife Hyena, the return of Widowmaker, and the most shocking event in Poison Elves history! (STAR11400) SC, 7x10, 280pg, b&w $14.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A POISON ELVES: CLEAH LIMITED EDITION PRINT by Drew Hayes Utilizing the Poison Elves cover art on which she first appeared, the elvin femme fatale Cleah is featured on this very special limited-edition print, signed and numbered to only 999 copies by Poison Elves creator Drew Hayes. Shipped flat and ready for display. Printed on Museum-Quality paper. Print, FC, 16x20 $30.00 ****************** STARS OF THE MONTH AKIKO ON THE PLANET SMOO SC by Mark Crilley Relive the origin of Akiko! This special edition of Akiko on the Planet Smoo contains the entire story from the original printing. Featuring an all-new cover by creator Mark Crilley. (STAR7747) b&w, 40pg $3.50 DARK ONE'S THIRD EYE VOLUMES 1-2 by Dark One Sexy, dangerous, and violent, these full-color, squarebound collections of all-new paintings by Dark One features a balanced overview of where this influential young artist comes from, and where he is going. VOL. 1 (STAR01832)—SC, 48pg $4.95 VOL. 2 (STAR08948) (MR)—SC, 48pg $4.95 *************** SORHENN GRAFIKS POLSTAR VOLUME 1: MANGROVE JACK GN by Jean Leturgie & Simon Leturgie 2060, The Three Sages, leaders of the Empire, deprived their people of all freedoms, stole their children, manipulated their dreams and their hopes. Small, ugly, egoistic, ready for all compromising to conserve his cramped life… Nicolas Polstar, an ordinary citizen of Mégapolis, discovered his family exterminated one evening. The massacre was signed by "Mangrove Jack," opponent to the power of The Three Sages. Profoundly affected, the small man turned into a frightening machine of war. Polstar engaged in a bloodiest revenge. It will lead him to discover the terrible secrets of the Empire. This is the first translated volume of a series already up to four volume in its native country of France. MATURE READERS SC, 8x11, 52pg, FC $8.75 SUMMERTIME COMICS THE INVINCIBLE ED: THE BEATING OF ED #1 by Ryan Woodward An alien race has decided to grant superhuman powers to one human in order to preserve the planet Earth. However, in a botched-up plan, Lance Lundgrin, an all-American jock/bully, must share his new powers with the ultimate geek at Chesterton High School, Ed! FC, 24pg (1 of 6) $3.50 SUNDRAGON COMICS VENDETTA: THE ROAD TO VENGEANCE #1 by Hanzel & Olson, Williams II, & Stegbauer Following the murder of his Grandparents, Robert Patrick Tanner dons a costume and "spirit mask" and takes to the city streets in pursuit of those responsible. Cutting a swath through the Minneapolis underworld, Vendetta uncovers the trail of the true murderer and sets off seeking retribution. The mini-series features three covers illustrated by Philip Hester, artist for DC's Green Arrow and The Brave and The Bold. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg (1 of 3) $2.95 TITAN TITAN BOOKS TRANSFORMERS VOLUME 4: MATRIX QUEST TP by Furman, Senior, & Delbo The best-selling Transformers series continues! The Creation Matrix — the lifeforce of Transformers, the essence of their creator, Primus — has been lost for an age. Now, with the chaos-bringer Unicron bearing down on Cybertron, the Autobots must locate the Matrix before all is lost. But they're not the only ones looking for it, and the Matrix itself may be more than they can handle! Simon Furman will be writing an all-new Transformers mini-series for Dreamwave set on Cybertron, and featuring Generation 1 characters! Cover by Andrew Wildman. SC, 7x10, 144pg, FC $19.99 JUDGE DREDD: THE CURSED EARTH DELUXE HC by Mills, McMahon, & Bolland When a lethal plague devastates Mega-City Two, leaving the city overrun with mutants and victims, Judge Dredd volunteers to deliver the vaccine that will save its last remaining inhabitants. But first, he and his crew have to get there — 1,000 miles across the Cursed Earth, the lethal radioactive wasteland that separates the cities. With cannibals, dinosaurs, mutants and criminals of every stripe between the Judges and their goal, it's not going to be a smooth journey! Cover by Brian Bolland. HC, 9x12, 160pg, b&w $29.99 TANK GIRL VOLUME 2 TP by Alan Martin & Jamie Hewlett She's back! The crazed counter-culture heroine returns in another series of anarchic adventures, with a new introduction by Alan Martin and previously unseen material from artist Jamie Hewlett! Join Tank Girl as she escapes from the asylum, goes back to comics school with Hewlett and Martin, meets Sheriff Harry Poussini, enjoys a 'Summer Love Sensation,' and goes on the road with Jack and Neal in "Blue Helmet!" Plus, detective adventures with Booga in "Askey & Hunch," "Hewlett and Martin's Guide to Joy," and much more — including a priceless chance to join Booga's Treehouse Club! Who could ask for more? Who would? Features art by British creator Jamie Hewlett, best known for his design of the virtual pop group Gorillaz, whose high profile ensures mass media coverage—and who will shortly be presenting their own show on MTV UK! MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 128pg, FC OFFERED AGAIN O/A SLÁINE THE KING DELUXE HC by Mills, McMahon & Fabry This classic tale of sword and sorcery — the epic saga that introduced 2000 AD readers and the comics world at large to a hero who makes Conan look like a boy scout — is finally available again, this time in a deluxe collectors' hardback edition. Cover by Glenn Fabry. HC, 9x12, 144pg, b&w $24.95 ************************ TOKYOPOP Comics GUNDAM WING - ENDLESS WALTZ #4 by Hajime Yadate & Yoshiyuki Tomino After a year of peace, a new war is brewing in the Earth Sphere. Mariemaia Barton, the self-proclaimed heir to the Earth Sphere throne, is sending her army of Serpent Mobile Suits to take over the Earth and it's up to the Gundam boys to stop her. While Duo, Trowa, and Quatre prepare to fight Mariemaia's army, Heero wages the most difficult battle of his life when he battles Wufei who thinks he's still fighting the One-Year war. b&w, 40pg (4 of 5) $2.99 SAINT TAIL #20 by Megumi Tachikawa It's spring break time, and the kids of Saint Paulia's school are going to the aquarium. Seira tells Meimi that a rare pearl dolphin in the aquarium was acquired illegally, so Meimi transorms into Saint Tail to set the dolphin free. As always, Asuka Jr. is hot on Saint Tail's tail, but the longer he chases her, the more confused he gets on why he's chasing her. b&w, 48pg $2.99 MIRACLE GIRLS #22 by Nami Akimoto Identical twins Toni and Mika tried using their miracle powers to teleport to London to find Mika's boyfriend, Chris, but they ended up in the island kingdom of Diamas instead. They learn that the queen of this island is also a twin and that twin and her sister is missing. Toni and Mika would like to help, but they've been mistaken for spies! b&w, 48pg $2.99 MIRACLE GIRLS #23 by Nami Akimoto The Miracle Girls have teleported home, but all is not well. Chris is still stuck on the isle of Diamas where Queen Marie tries to convince him to stay with her. The twins think there's something up with the queen, who has a twin sister as well, but doesn't seem concerned that she's missing. The legends say that Diamas is meant to be ruled by two twin sisters — perhaps Marie would rather rule alone… b&w, 48pg $2.99 CARDCARDCAPTOR SAKURA #29 by CLAMP The Clow Cards are changing into Sakura cards! In her previous battles, she's just unlocked Clow Reed's power from within the cards, but now Sakura's power is strong enough that she can create magic of her own! Kero is proud of Sakura's new skills, but he's worried that a new enemy might be nearby. Last night he and Yueh were magically bound and unable to move. The only ones with enough to power to do that would be their new master Sakura, or their old master Clow Reed… But Clow has been dead for many years. Who could it be? b&w, 48pg $2.99 Comic Anthology SMILE VOLUME 4 #7 The Final Issue of the critically acclaimed shojo manga anthology! Paradise Kiss (by Ai Yazawa): When Yukari refuses to stop seeing her friends at Paradise Kiss, her mom disowns her. Now Yukari has left home and moved into Arashi's apartment while she looks for work. Miwako sets her up with a modeling job at the Happy Berry clothing company, but while Yukari might have the right body to be a model, is she ready for the working world when she hasn't even finished high school? Plus: MARS (by Fuyumi Soryo): Rei is still haunted by shadows of the past. Several years ago his brother committed suicide and Rei still blames himself. Perhaps that's why he lives such a reckless life. Up until now Kira's been the weak one and Rei's done the comforting, but when Rei starts having a mental breakdown, she'll have to lend him her strength. b&w, 144pg $4.99 Graphic Novels CHOBITS VOLUME 2 GN by CLAMP Hideki's luck with girls seems to be turning around. First his sexy test-prep teacher asks to sleep over, then the landlady starts doing him favors, and even the really cute girl from work goes out with him. And then there's Chi. She's the artificially intelligent Persocom that Hideki found, and as she continues to grow and learn, she hopes that Hideki will be her one true love. She'll do anything thing for Hideki, so when he tells her he's low on money, she takes a job. But when Hideki finds out what she's been paid to do, he'll do anything to bring her home. SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 CORRECTOR YUI VOLUME 4 POCKET TP by Keiko Okamoto When Yui was first transported to Com-Net to become Corrector, her mentor I.R. thought there was a mistake. Now it turns out he was right! Yui's best friend Haruna was meant to be the Corrector, but through a mix-up, Yui became corrector instead! All is well, though, when Haruna gets a Corrector suit of her own, and she's so charming that all the Corrector programs instantly take a liking to her. Something's not right though… Why would Haruna encourage the Corrector programs to fight each other? Could it be the work of the evil Grosser? SC, 4x6, b&w $9.99 COWBOY BEBOP VOLUME 2 GN by Hajime Yatate & Yutaka Nanten The exciting misadventures of the motliest crew of bounty hunters this side of Ganymede, as currently seen on Cartoon Network! Spike Spiegel, Jet Black and Faye Valentine are on the hunt for new targets, inspired by the hit anime series. Cowboy Bebop blends science fiction, spaghetti westerns, film noir, and jazz music into a new genre that's all about style. As each volume features four stand-alone adventures, this is the perfect time to find out what all the excitement is about. SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 DRAGON KNIGHTS VOLUME 2 GN by Mineko Ohkami Part dragons. Part knights. All glam! The first volume of Dragon Knights dropped you right in the action, as Rune, Rath and Thatz journeyed to Draqueen to deliver the head of their enemy Nadil to their master, the Dragon Lord Lykouleon. Now find out how this unlikely band of heroes got their jobs as volume 2 takes you back to "Before they were Dragon Knights!" In the fabulous kingdom of Draqueen, Lykouleon and his court are always vigilant against the forces of the Yokai demons, but they have no army to fight back. When a stubborn thief and a love struck elf cross his path, he may have found just the ones to help him. SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 GTO: GREAT TEACHER ONIZUKA VOLUME 3 GN by Tohru Fujisawa GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) is the award-winning, record-breaking story of Eikichi Onizuka, a 22 year old ex-biker who becomes a teacher for less excitement and action... or so he thought! Eikichi Onizuka lands his first teaching job and gets ready to make all of his dreams come true. But he's got to take on the toughest class of kids in his new school to prove his worth! When his brand-new class hatches a plan that involves humiliating Onizuka into early retirement at every turn, Onizuka's ready to set the record straight one bully at a time. Now, he just needs to stay out of trouble long enough to teach them a lesson they'll never forget! SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 GTO: GREAT TEACHER ONIZUKA VOLUME 4 GN by Tohru Fujisawa When trouble at school reaches the boiling point, Eikichi Onizuka is left to wonder if his job, and all of his teaching dreams, are history. But the promise of a date with a cute co-worker means he can't give up now! It'll take more than violent kids and the killer school sports meet to keep Onizuka from crossing the finish line. And if can get through this big mess, he may finally become the Great Teacher he's destined to be. SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 INITIAL D VOLUME 2 GN by Shuichi Shigeno Initial D is The Fast and the Furious meets Speed Racer! The legendary Akagi Red Suns have challenged the Akina Speed Stars, hoping to set a record on Akina Mountain that no one will ever beat. But the Red Suns never counted on Takumi and his Eight Six. As word of Takumi's race with the Red Suns' Keisuke Takahashi spreads through the Gunma Prefecture, other teams are heading to Akina for their shot at Takumi. Of course, he might care more if he wasn't always thinking of his date on the beach with Natsuki. SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 INVU VOLUME 1 GN by Kang-Won Kim Four teen girls find their lives intertwined in the most bizarre ways! When 16-year-old Sey's mom leaves suddenly for Europe, she leaves Sey with a new family, the Kangs. Her new "family" is supposed to be normal, but when her foster brother turns out to be a sister, she begins to think that her new home is weirder than her old one! Sey looks for a job so she can get her own place and escape her crazy life, but the more she finds out about her new sibling, the more she finds out that their lives are intertwined. SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 KARE KANO VOLUME 2 GN by Masami Tsuda Can the most perfect girl in school and the most perfect boy get past their grades to find true love? You know that couple that was obviously meant for each other, and everybody knew it, except them? That's Yukino and Soichiro, the two top students in school, who are capable of anything other than a normal relationship. Still, despite all they've been through, it seems they could finally be getting together. But now, the school's token pretty boy, Hideaki, is intent on wedging himself in between them, for reasons they can't begin to imagine. SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 KODOCHA VOLUME 2: SANA'S STAGE GN by Miho Obana; adapted by Sarah Dyer Sana Kurata: part-time student, part-time actress, but always center stage. 12-year old Sana Kurata is used to getting what she wants — even in love. Ever since she hired her manager, a man 10 years her senior who she calls her "gigalo," she thought it was true love. When Rei shows his feelings for a woman his own age, Sana realizes that Rei's feelings for her are anything but romantic. Sana has romantic problems at school, too, as now former-bully Hayama and mama's boy Tsuyoshi are vying for her affections. SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 LOVE HINA VOLUME 3 GN by Ken Akamatsu The good news is, Naru can no longer pick on Keitaro for having flunked the college entrance exams three times in a row. The bad news is, she flunked it too! Now Naru just wants to get away from it all and relax by herself in beautiful Kyoto. As fate (or bad luck) would have it, that's the exact same place that Keitaro decides to vacation at. When they check in to their hotel and find out there's only one room left and they'll have to share, Naru and Keitaro's time alone becomes a string of catastrophic mix-ups. SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 MARMALADE BOY VOLUME 2 GN by Wataru Yoshizumi Miki's boy-trouble spills onto the tennis courts in the second volume of Marmalade Boy! When hotheaded Ginta's doubles partner is injured, his rival, Yuu, is the only one with the skills to fill in. It's a big game for both parties, as they're playing against Ginta's cousin Tsutomu, who also happens to hate Yuu for stealing the girl that he liked in junior high! Things get even more heated when Yuu's former girlfriend Arimi shows up at the game and becomes affectionate with Ginta to make Yuu and Miki jealous. Confused? You won't be once you pick up the most addicting teen soap opera on the market! SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 MARS VOLUME 2 GN by Fuyumi Soryo A good girl can change a tough guy forever! No one expected Kira and Rei's relationship to last. He's a streetwise biker with a dark past, she's a shy art student who's picked on by her peers. When another student steals Kira's painting and uses it to win an art show, Rei shows his love by socking the guy in the face. The meek Kira wonders if maybe they aren't made for each other after all. SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 MIRACLE GIRLS VOLUME 5 POCKET TP by Nami Akimoto The Olsen twins with psychic powers! Mika is heartbroken that her boyfriend Chris has gone to London to study on an exchange program, so she builds a devise to amplify her teleportation powers. With the help of her twin sister Toni, Mika teleports to Chris' current location, which much to her surprise isn't London at all, but the island kingdom of Diamas. It seems that Chris has become caught in a web of secrets and lies involving twin princesses and a missing crown, and it's up to the Miracle Girls to solve the mystery! SC, 4x6, b&w $9.99 PEACH GIRL VOLUME 5 POCKET GN by Miwa Ueda The riveting high school drama of love, betrayal and acceptance! Sae, the world's worst "best friend," is back with a vengeance! Now that Momo and Toji are finally happy together, Sae will do whatever it takes to break them up, and her latest scheme is her nastiest ever. For Momo's birthday Toji made plans for he and Momo to have a special night alone. But if Sae get's her way, she'll be the one kissing Toji, not Momo! SC, 4x6, b&w $9.99 PLANET LADDER VOLUME 2 GN by Yuri Narushima Kaguya is lost and confused in a strange new land with no one by her side except her mysterious and silent robot companion, Gold. But when she stumbles into the realm of a strange and beautiful woman named Bambi, Kaguya finally learns about the universe crumbling around her and the motives behind the raging warlords who hunt for her day and night. Now, Princess Kaguya must discover the reason for her royal title in this warring world, and the role she is destined to play in creating peace in the battle-scarred universe. SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 PRIEST VOLUME 1 GN by Min-Woo Hyung It's Sergio Leone meets Spawn when an Old West priest sells his soul to a devil to get revenge! Ivan Isaacs was once a priest. Devoted to his faith, he would have given up anything for it. Then the establishment he believed in turned on him, sending him headlong into Hell. Now, he's back. With the priesthood now corrupt with demons, the undead and black prayers, he has returned with the help of the demon Belial, a voice in the darkness who offered Ivan a chance at vengeance, in exchange for his soul. With his six-shooter, a Bowie knife at his side, and the white collar of his former life adorning his neck, he is a pale rider, lost in a barren wild west where past and future collide. SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 RAGNAROK VOLUME 2 GN by Myung Jin Lee; adapted by Richard A. Knaak To save the future, five heroes must confront their pasts! Welcome to Fayon, a city with a magical past… and no future! In her pursuit of the wolf goddess Fenris, the Valkyrie Sara Irine has returned to the city of her birth, the city that sacrificed her and her mother in favor of a new princess, Iris. Sara hasn't seen her father since she was a baby, so she's looking forward to meeting him. But this reunion will be on her terms — to the death! SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 SAINT TAIL VOLUME 5 POCKET TP by Megumi Tachikawa For months now, the aspiring young detective Asuka Jr. has been hot on St. Tail's trail. At first he thought he was doing it for justice, then because it was a game with a worthy foe, but now he's beginning to realize that his feelings may be more complex. Of course he's also got feelings for Meimi (not knowing that they're one in the same). Can he finally confess his feelings, and if so, for which girl? SC, 4x6, b&w $9.99 SHAOLIN SISTERS VOLUME 1 GN by Narumi Kakinouchi Separated at birth, three Shaolin princesses trained in supernatural and physical combat, must work together to defeat ultimate evil. A Juline sequal from the creator of Vampire Princess Miyu! Juline Kenga always thought that she was an only child and the heiress to her martial arts clan. So when an old kung-fu master gives her a magical bell and tells her to find her two older sisters, it comes as quite a surprise. She must find them quickly though, as the evil King Baiwon is trying to capture the three bells that the Kenga sisters hold. Juline finds one sister, Kaline, in a nearby town, but the oldest sister, Seiline, is a pirate captain who won't believe that the other two are her sisters unless they defeat her in combat. SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 Anime Books CARDCAPTORS ANIME BOOK VOLUMES 4 & 5 TPS by CLAMP When Sakura Avalon opened the mysterious Clow Book in her dad's library and released the cards inside, she inadvertently signed on for the challenge of a lifetime! In Volume 4: Join Sakura as she faces Mist at play, helps Kero find a new friend, and meets her grandfather; while in Volume 5: Sakura goes to a festival, faces her new rival Meilin, and battles the fearsome "Fight" card! Catching all of the cards won't be easy, but with the Clow Book's magical guardian, Kero, and her best friend Madison by her side, Sakura just might stand a chance of becoming Cardcaptor! VOLUME 4—SC, 5x7, 148pg, FC $14.99 VOLUME 5—SC, 5x7, 148pg, FC $14.99 Anime Guides COWBOY BEBOP ANIME GUIDE VOLUME 5 TP Based on the smash hit anime series, currently running on Cartoon Network! Cowboy Bebop has quickly become one of the most popular anime series of all time. Now is the perfect time to learn the details about Spike, Faye, Jet, and Ed (and let's not forget Ein!) that you might have missed in the fast paced action. Volume 5 features an extensive character guide to all of the characters in the Bebop universe, plus a bonus pull-out poster featuring the sinister Vicious. This volume covers the episodes: "Pierrot Le Fou," "Boogie Woogie Feng Shui," "Cowboy Funk," and "Brain Scratch." SC, 5x7, 100pg, PC $12.99 COWBOY BEBOP ANIME GUIDE VOLUME 6 TP Volume 6 features supplements on the series' background art, information on the music, and a bonus pull-out poster featuring the myserious and beautiful Julia. This volume covers the episodes: "Hard Luck Women" and the final two-part episode, "The Real Folk Blues!" SC, 5x7, 80pg, PC $12.99 Art Books THE ART OF CARDCAPTOR SAKURA VOLUME 2 ART BOOK by CLAMP A wonderful, full-color art book for Cardcaptor fans! Cardcaptor Sakura was the top-selling girls manga in Japan, and now it's the top-selling girls manga in America. Now fans can collect all of the full-color artwork from CLAMP featuring their favorite characters. The Art of Cardcaptor Sakura contains over 100 full color pictures from the series, most of which have never before been seen in America! SC, 120pg, PC $19.99 PEACH: MIWA UEDA ILLUSTRATIONS ART BOOK by Miwa Ueda The last five years have seen a seen tremendous change in the art styles used in girls manga in Japan. Miwa Ueda, creator of Peach Girl, is at the forefront of this revolution. Her artwork contemporary, stylish, and packed with character. PEACH focuses on Ueda's popular teen romance, Peach Girl, with over 100 pictures of leading lady Momo and her boys Toji and Kiley. Also included are illustrations from her previous works, never before seen in America! SC, 100pg, FC $19.99 THE ART OF MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH ART BOOK by CLAMP Magic Knight Rayearth was the seminal fantasy series that skyrocketed the manga creation team CLAMP from small-time creators to international superstars. Now they are the most published creators in America. The Art of Magic Knight Rayearth features over 75 full-color paintings from CLAMP, most never-before-seen in America. The book also includes a black-and- white supplement on the making of the Rayearth manga. SC, 92pg, FC $19.99 Technical Manuals GUNDAM TECHNICAL MANUAL VOLUME 4: CHAR'S COUNTERATTACK TP The fourth volume in a continuing series covering the entire Gundam universe! Many fans think that Char's Counterattack is the best Gundam story ever told. This guide can help you see why. Years after the One Year War, Char Aznable is plotting his revenge, leading a plan of mass destruction that will obliterate the people of Earth. Amuro Ray, pilot of the original Gundam, is the only one who can stop Char! Includes full-color design schematics for all Mobile Suits in Char's Counterattack, histories of the Federation, the Principality of Zeon, biographies of all the key players in Char's Counterattack, and all-new paintings of Gundam units in action! SC, 5x7, 100pg, PC $12.99 STARS OF THE MONTH SAILOR MOON NOVELS Enter the world of Sailor Moon in this engaging series of prose novels, giving readers a more in-depth look into the Sailor Scouts, their personal lives, and fantastic battles! These novels are not available in any other country — including Japan — and are the only authentic novels adapted from the Sailor Moon anime series! #1—A SCOUT IS BORN (STAR10265) SC $4.99 #2—POWER OF LOVE (STAR10195) SC $4.99 #3—MERCURY RISING (STAR10331) SC $4.99 #4—MARS ATTACKS (STAR10884) SC $4.99 #5—ETERNAL SLEEP (STAR10964) SC $4.99 #6—SCOUTS ON FILM (STAR11357) SC $4.99 #7—CEL MATES (STAR11657) SC $4.99 #8—DIAMOND'S NOT FOREVER (STAR12347) SC $4.99 TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS PINKY & STINKY by James Kochalka James Kochalka follows his last two hits, Monkey vs. Robot and The Sketchbook Diaries, with his most ambitious graphic novel yet! Packaged in a super-deluxe "Top Shelf" format, Pinky & Stinky will be one of the coolest releases this summer. Pinky and Stinky are fat little piglets, but just because they're cuties doesn't mean they're not brave astronauts! They embark on a daring mission to be the first pigs on Pluto, but things go horribly wrong as soon as the journey begins. Crash-landing on the moon, they find themselves playing a pivotal role in the American space program. This is an unabashedly fun book, like Star Wars mixed with Pokémon — if you can believe that! Packed with action, adventure, and cute little cuties! SC, 8x8, 208pg, b&w $17.95 DOUBLECROSS: MORE OR LESS by Tony Consiglio Tony Consiglio's Doublecross is one of the funniest and longest-running mini-comics in the biz. Whether you've been lucky enough to see it before or not, here's your chance to grab a cool collection of the best parts of the entire Doublecross saga. Telling a complete story, this hilarious excerpt has us heading to Queens, New York to get a glimpse of Tony's family life, odd jobs, and soon-to-be girlfriends — well, more or less. SC, 6x9, 64pg, b&w $4.95 XXX STRRIPBURGER SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 6x9, 160pg, b&w $13.95 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS TRIBULATION FORCE VOLUME 3 GN by Augustyn, Ryan, & Emberlin The Trib Force faces its first major test as mysterious forces conspire to place divisions and doubt among the team. Meanwhile, the sinister Carpathia escalates his global activities, manipulating both world governments and world religions. As Carpathia expands his public power, members of the Trib Force struggle to resist his control… SC, 7x10, 48pg, FC $5.99 VAMPEROTICA ENTERTAINMENT STAR OF THE MONTH VAMPEROTICA MAXIMUM EXCITEMENT TP This trade paperback collects issues #1-4 of Vamperotica Dark Fiction, featuring all of the excellent Luxura stories that appeared in the series. Also included are the popular "Vamp Of The Month" features, with photos of Lisa Ann, Kelly Kole, Exotica and Lovette. Also includes an Axebone and Dark Day gallery and interview. Contains interior art by Kirk Lindo, Stephen Sandoval and others. Features an awesome Digital cover by Tony Mauro. (STAR14973F) MATURE READERS SC. 7x10, 144pg, b&w $7.95 ************************** VAMPEROTICA DIGITAL 1.0 This month, Vamperotica brings you a truly unique digital experience! This multi-media CD-ROM contains all-new video, comics and photos for your enjoyment. Digital features for this month include: A full-color sneak peek at Kirk Lindo's up- coming Luxura origin story; "Vamp of The Month" Persephone; and the video feature for this month is an advanced look at the new movie, Vampires In Da' House. This CD contains video and still images, in Quicktime and Jpeg format, so this CD-ROM will play on any computer with a CD drive. The content of the CD is presented like a website for ease of viewing and navigation. Also contains direct links to additional features on the web! MATURE AUDIENCES CD MSRP: $12.99 VANGUARD PRODUCTIONS CURT SWAN: A LIFE IN COMICS SC The elegant comic book art of Curt Swan defined the look of Superman for over 30 years. His amazing skills of storytelling, draftsmanship, and design brought a realism and sense of wonder to The Man of Steel's adventures, making them the best- selling comic books of their day. Filled with iconic and previously unseen pop art, this fascinating biography traces the artist's career from the beginning on features like Gangbusters to his rise as the top Superman artist. Engaging one-on-one interviews with Swan family members as well as comics legend associates like Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson, and dozens more, paint a portrait of the man as elegant as the artist's own work. Includes never-before-published Superman art and sketches. (CAUT: 2) SC, 9x11, 194pg, PC $19.95 STAR OF THE MONTH HAL FOSTER: PRINCE OF ILLUSTRATORS DELUXE S&N HC by Brian M. Kane In the first comprehensive biography of Hal Foster, author Brian Kane examines the 70-year career of one of the greatest illustrators of the 20th century. This book features quotes and sidebars from many artists influenced by Foster. This deluxe hardcover reveals everything and more about Foster's life and career. Signed by artist James Bama (Doc Savage cover artist), and featuring a gold-embossed, leatherette hardcover, smythe-sewn binding, and endpapers. (STAR15243) DLX—HC, 216pg, PC $49.95 ECHOES: THE DRAWINGS OF MICHAEL WM. KALUTA HC Echoes collects Kaluta's most memorable characters and illustrations, with new studies and projects, including motion- picture/TV and theatrical work. Writer/ Designer Dean Motter (Mister X) has designed and annotated this provocative collection from Kaluta's personal archives, with the artist's full participation. Features a 100-word endorsement by The Sandman author, Neil Gaiman! (STAR12035) HC, 112pg, PC $27.95 JEFF JONES SKETCHBOOK HC Vanguard's Jeffrey Jones Sketchbook could be the largest collection of previously unseen works by the artist since The Studio. Exquisitely designed by award winning artist George Pratt, the 130-page, gold-foil embossed, leatherette hardcover book includes a painted, laminated dust jacket, an introduction by Michael Friedlander, and a 16-page bonus portfolio not included in the softcover. (STAR11539) HC, 130pg, b&w $28.00 KERRY GAMMILL'S DRAWING MONSTERS & HEROES FOR FILM & COMICS HC The Drawings of Kerry Gammill is an autobiographic, career retrospective, filled with classic and unpublished art, and anecdotes about his years at Marvel and DC. This hardcover edition features a gold-foil embossed, leatherette cover. (STAR13262) HC, 112pg, b&w $27.95 ****************** VIGIL PRESS FISH 'N' CHIPS #3 by Steve Hamaker The Solomon City Police Department is sending its best officers on a dangerous mission. Val Dyer and Jaxer "Fish" Fann will have a chance to take Fixion himself… dead or alive! Val's powerful gem will be all that can protect the lives of thousands — and his own. Meanwhile, Clave Dyer is out of work for the time being. The extra time off may give him a chance to assist in the fight against the Vampyres. The story of how Fish N Chips came together continues… b&w, 32pg $2.95 VIZ COMMUNICATIONS ANIMERICA VOLUME 10 #7 JULY 2002 The best magazine for anime fans! Fascinating features on the latest and greatest anime, exclusive interviews, news on what's new in Japan and what's arriving soon in America, plus exclusive columns, interviews with voice-actors, anime reviews, video games, model kits and how to build them, anime soundtracks, and more! Remember, If It's Anime in America, It's Gotta be Animerica! Squarebound Magazine, 96pg, FC $4.95 ANIMERICA EXTRA VOLUME 5 #7 JULY 2002 The greatest shôjo and shônen manga! In this issue: The stunning art of Yű Watase in a full-color free poster! An overview of the work of the "God of Manga," Phoenix's Osamu Tezuka; In Depth: The who-dunnit manga genius Kindaichi; Fushigi Yűgi: Miaka and the warriors are lost in the realm of the Chinese Amazons! Video Girl Ai: A vacation at the beach with Yota, Ai, Moemi and Takashi becomes very revealing! Steam Detectives: Spend a day with Ling-Ling. Chicago: The climax of the storyline! Can Rei, Shin, and Uozumi rescue Billy? Revolutionary Girl Utena: A duel between Utena and Touga, but if he's her prince, how can she fight him? Marionette Generation: Ill omens of a beautiful girl who will enter Izumi's life! b&w, 136pg $4.95 MARIONETTE GENERATION VOLUME 3 TP by Haruhiko Mikimoto From the character designer for Robotech and Gundam! Lunch's origins are revealed! Is the sentient doll a new type of life, or is she some sort of space/time anomaly? Then, Lunch's consciousness is transferred into a human girl in Tokyo who is having some trouble with her boyfriend and the only thing Lunch can do is play dumb! Plus, Izumi gets involved in a strange mind- meld; and Kinoko must go on a date with a creepy otaku! Ewww! SC, 5x7, 160pg, b&w $15.95 STAR OF THE MONTH MARIONETTE GENERATION VOLUME 1: GIRL, GUY, & LIVING DOLL TP by Haruhiko Mikimoto, Beautifully drawn relationship comedy from the character designer of Macross! Illustrator Izumi Morino may not be able to find work, but his life is still very complicated. Kinoko, a cute junior-high student, has become his de facto assistant and attempts to run his life through whining and wheedling. Things get weird one morning when she catches him in bed with a doll... not an adult doll, but a cute rag doll. Embarrassing to be sure, but Izumi has no idea how it got there... and even less idea what to think when the doll starts to walk, talk and call him names! This trade paperback collects the stories from Animerica Extra Part 3 #3-10. (STAR12567) SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w $15.95 ************************* FUSHIGI-YŰGI: COLLECTOR'S EDITION WITH MOUSE PAD Fushigi-Yűgi fans take note: introducing this special limited import from Japan! These Japanese language collector's editions contain two high-quality, high-gloss graphic novels — the first twenty-four chapters of the series — that you'll value for a lifetime! Includes all the color art from the series, never-before-seen profiles of the characters, and a four-page comic "Watase Goes To the Universe of the Four Gods." Also included is a special Fushigi Yűgi: The Mysterious Play mouse pad available nowhere else! This is the most complete edition of the Fushigi Yűgi comic available in any language. (CTFYJ01) Collector's Edition (w/Mouse Pad) $27.95 STEAM DETECTIVES VOLUME 5 TP by Kia Asamiya Anime-style action, American comics, and film noir meet in the stylish mystery series by Kia Asamiya, creator of Dark Angel and Silent Möbius! Steam City is under attack by the wily Dr. Guilty! To stop this madman from wreaking any more havoc, Narutaki and Goriki must combine their strength against the (not so) good doctor and his new Megamaton — Shadow Bolt No. 3! Then, a little girl from the street stumbles into Ling-Ling's hospital seeking a rare cure to her illness. Narutaki teams up with Detective Onigawara to help him find the medicine, but not before criminals Wolf and Carlos highjack the zeppelin they're aboard! SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w $15.95 PULP VOLUME 6 #7 JULY 2002 The only true adult-oriented manga magazine in America! This issue's cover feature is Junko Mizuno's Cinderalla, including a new interview with the artist! Also in this issue: Banana Fish: It's shmears vs. natto as Ash and Eiji resume domesticity. Meanwhile, thirteen members of Arthur's organization have developed quarter-sized holes in their heads; Cinderalla: The grand finale! And they all lived happily ever after (of course)!; Dance Till Tomorrow: The sensitive yakuza and patron of the arts returns to Suekichi's life, wanting his gun back and the theater troupe's aid in disguising his appearance; Short Cuts: Ko- gals meet a bear in the woods, the Adventures of Candy, and what to do with long eyelashes; Uzumaki: The penultimate episode, "The Labyrinth!" It's the end of days as all of Kurôzu-cho twists into a gigantic spiral labyrinth. How will our heroes Kirie and Shuichi get out of this one... or will they? Squarebound. MATURE READERS b&w, 152pg $5.95 POKÉMON ADVENTURES PART 7 #3 by MATO BRUNO'S BATTLE—Two years ago, Bruno and Red fought each other to a standstill, but the interference of the rest of the Elite Four caused Red's 2-year imprisonment in ice! Now, Red is free, and it's payback time as the ultimate Pokémon battle is joined! Also, see more of Green vs. Lorelei and Blue vs. Agatha! Squarebound. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America or Puerto Rico. b&w, 48pg (3 of 5) $4.95 MAGICAL POKÉMON JOURNEY PART 7 #4 by Yumi Tsukirino ALMOND'S HEART—Bad Pokémon Hypno and Drowzee have taken away Almond's ability to fall in love, and he isn't the first to fall victim to their dream-vacuum naughtiness. Will Coconut and Hazel's love be enough to vanquish the Sleeper Brothers' dastardly plot!? Squarebound. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America or Puerto Rico. b&w, , 48pg (4 of 4) $4.95 RANMA 1/2 PART 11 #4 by Rumiko Takahashi MAMA'S LITTLE HELPERS—Ranma's mother drops in for a visit, and what perfect timing! Kasumi is sick in bed, so Ranma's mother takes over the cooking and gives Akane and girl-type Ranma a Home Ec. lesson. Can Ranma stay out of hot water with his mother? Will Akane's cooking produce something edible? More hilarious antics from one of the most outrageous manga series ever! b&w, 32pg (4 of 11) $2.95 RANMA 1/2 WRISTWATCHES You'll never fall behind the times with the latest Ranma family wristwatches! These mega-hip timepieces come in powder blue (Ranma) or black (panda-type Genma) and make the perfect accessories for discriminating time-tellers, or those who would rather set trends than follow them. They're tight! They're dope! They come in a funky chrome can! (CAUT: 4) BLACK-PANDA—Wristwatch (CMRWATCH3) $29.95 BLUE-RANMA—Wristwatch (CMRWATCH4) $29.95 STAR OF THE MONTH STARS OF THE MONTH RANMA 1/2 TP'S Catch up on the hilarious gender-bending adventures of Ranma Saotome and the crew of the School of Anything-Goes Martial Arts! Ranma is a mighty fighter and quite a catch, even though he's just a teenager. Unfortunately, he has a problem: whenever he's splashed with cold water, he becomes a girl! VOL. 11 (STAR07844)—SC, 5x7, b&w $15.95 VOL. 12 (STAR08962)—SC, 5x7, b&w $15.95 VOL. 13 (STAR08887)—SC, 5x7, b&w $15.95 VOL. 14 (STAR10042)—SC, 5x7, b&w $15.95 VOL. 15 (STAR11174)—SC, 5x7, b&w $16.95 VOL. 16 (STAR12205)—SC, 5x7, b&w $15.95 VOL. 17 (STAR12825)—SC, 5x7, b&w $15.95 VOL. 18 (STAR14441)—SC, 5x7, b&w $15.95 ************************* INU-YASHA PART 6 #14 by Rumiko Takahashi KAGOME TO THE RESCUE—While searching for Kikyo, who has been captured by Naraku, Inu-Yasha, and the others find themselves spirited away to different worlds of illusions. Inu-Yasha is sent to the time and place fifty years ago when he was killed by Kikyo. With the others helplessly entangled in Naraku's magic, can Kagome, alone and unaided, save the day? b&w, 40pg (14 of 15) $2.95 THE ALL-NEW TENCHI MUYÔ! PART 1 #2 by Hitoshi Okuda After a few pointed remarks from Ayeka concerning Tenchi's industriousness, Ryoko ends her usual daily routine of heavy drinking and laying around the house, and decides to get a job! That's right, folks! See Ryoko as a fast food employee! See Ryoko working at a gas station! See Ryoko washing windows! Will her meager paychecks even begin to cover the property damage? b&w, 48pg (2 of 5) $2.95 STAR OF THE MONTH NO NEED FOR TENCHI! VOLUME 11: AYEKA'S HEART TP by Hitoshi Okuda In this volume: Ayeka vanishes mysteriously one day, leaving the rest of the Tenchi cast desperately looking for her! She reappears as a brainwashed agent of a mysterious power, vowing to kill Tenchi! Who is Garyu, her brainwasher? And can Tenchi and company cure her? (STAR15122) SC, 184pg, b&w $15.95 AQUA KNIGHT VOLUME 3 TP by Yukito Kishiro The conclusion of the long-awaited new series by Yukito Kishiro, creator of the cyberpunk manga classic Battle Angel Alita! Mad scientist Alcantara reaches his destination at last, only to find Aqua Knight Ruliya, who demands a duel to free Young Ashika from Alcantara's clutches! But Alcantara is no mere villain, and a flashback reveals his incredible past, and his true relationship with his minions Zycrow and Zykey. When the mysterious ghost-sorcerer returns to take the Light Orb, everything hits the fan in the grand finale of Aqua Knight! (STAR15136) SC, 240pg, b&w $16.95 ********************** BASTARD!! #7 by Kazushi Hagiwara FIGHTER!!: Part 2 (of 3)—After a night of passion with his mysterious new lady friend, Dark Schneider awakens to find himself again under attack! The local peasants have been turned to stone, their love nest is surrounded by hordes of orcs, and at the head of their ranks is Kai Harn, a fearsome swordfighter/wizard seeking the bounty on Schneider's head! MATURE READERS b&w, 64pg $3.95 THE BIG O PART 1 #5 by Hitoshi Ariga LITTLE ORPHAN ANDROID—The manga catches up to the first episode of the TV series (the preceding issues have been all prequel material)! Roger Smith is hired to negotiate the release of a kidnap victim, Dorothy Wayneright, the daughter of a rich industrialist. But the Dorothy delivered by arch-villain Beck turns out to be an android duplicate. The deal is off and, unfortunately for Roger Smith, there is more than one Dorothy! His new robot houseguest turns out to have strange behavior, and a stranger link to a considerably larger "sister" machine! b&w, 48pg (5 of 5) $3.50 CERES, CELESTIAL LEGEND PART 3 #1 by Yű Watase DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME—Aya's confession of love to Tôya is interrupted by "firestarter" Yűki Urakawa. Then, things start to get really hot when Aya inadvertently discovers that Yűki and a schoolteacher share a secret. Elsewhere, Aki decides to try to remember his past life in order to help Aya. b&w, 48pg (1 of 4—Note Price) $3.50 DRAGONBALL PART 5 #1 by Akira Toriyama It's the elimination rounds of the Tenka'ichi Budokai — the "strongest under the heavens" martial arts tournament! Goku, Kuririn, and Yamcha find themselves settling somebody else's grudge when they meet their future opponents Tenshinhan and Chaozu, the star pupils of the "Crane Hermit," the Turtle Hermit's old rival! Can their Turtle school kung fu defeat their opponents' Crane style? Plus: the reappearance of Jackie Chun… so to speak! b&w, 48pg (1 of 7) $2.95 STAR OF THE MONTH DRAGONBALL Z VOLUME 7 TP by Akira Toriyama In this volume, the original story behind the TV series! On the war-torn Planet Namek, Kuririn and Gohan are forced to team up with the evil Vegeta to fight against their common enemy… Freeza and the Ginyu Force! But who will end up with the dragon balls? This graphic novel collects Dragonball Z Volume 4 #3 through Volume 4 #8. (STAR15017) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside of North America, Puerto Rico, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. SC, 192pg, b&w $12.95 *********************** DRAGONBALL Z PART 5 #6 by Akira Toriyama Freeza takes his revenge on Vegeta, then recognizes Goku as the son of a Saiyan he killed long ago when destroying the Saiyan planet. Freeza makes the first attack, only to be met blow-for-blow by a spirited Goku who has finally "gone beyond the limits of possibility!" Another heart-stopping issue, filled with the signature action that has made Dragon Ball Z a worldwide phenomenon! b&w, 48pg (6 of 12) $2.95 MEDABOTS PART 2 #1 by Horumarin NEW CHALLENGES—As Ikki gains more robattle experience, the Rubber Robo Gang plot to steal more medabots. And new rivals appear who will put Ikki to the test as he pursues his dream. Can he meet the challenges ahead? More Medabots excitement as the robattles continue! b&w, 36pg (1 of 4) $2.75 MEDABOTS PART 2 #2 OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS—Ikki and Erika visit her grandmother in the country and encounter the legendary protector of the forest, who's true nature may be stranger than they would have imagined! And what are the Select Corps doing way out in the country? b&w, 36pg (2 of 4) $2.75 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 0079 VOLUME 5 TP by Kazuhisa Kondo The official manga adaptation of the classic mecha anime! Operation Odessa, the Federal Force's campaign to take back the mineral-rich regions of Eastern Europe, has begun. The Federation and Zeon clash in a titanic struggle for supremacy, and the crew of White Base find themselves struggling for victory—and their own survival—amid the chaos. Then, when White Base puts in to port in Belfast, Amuro and the crew receive a most unwelcome visitor! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w $9.95 NEON GENESIS EVANGELION PART 7 #2 by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto DESPERATE HOURS—Eva pilots Asuka and Rei fight desperately to halt the relentless advance of the mighty Angel Zeruel as it smashes its way ever nearer NERV HQ. Shinji, on his way out of Tokyo-3 after resigning, takes cover with Kaji in a secret underground chamber. There, Kaji relates a story never told in the EVANGELION anime: his life when he was Shinji's age, a life even more brutal and violent, as a survivor of the Second Impact. Two versions available — a Regular Western format edition, or the Special Collectors' Edition (printed in the original right-to-left Japanese format with Sadamoto's original sound effects!). REGULAR ED.—b&w, 32pg (2 of 7) $2.95 COLLECTOR'S ED.—b&w, 48pg (2 of 7) $2.95 SHORT CUTS VOLUME 1 TP by Usumaru Furuya So what is this fascination with that extreme variant of the Japanese teenage girl; that highly evolved creation of Japan's frenetically trendy consumer culture... the ko-gal? Short Cuts is the comic strip that takes you on a bizarre illustrated journey into the ko-gal's world. In his American book-publication debut, creator Usumaru Furuya takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the ko-gal with his characteristic bizarre, irreverent, and often surreal humor. In this volume: Crushes and more crushes! Mariko emerges from puff of smoke strangely transformed—with a craving for carrots; Zero Boy is obsessed with Maria, who doesn't even know he exists; and Muku, the "adorable" babe everyone is flirting with, just happens to be a Bigfoot! Also, a hilarious spoof on shopping networks, weight-loss, and a how-(NOT)-to-dress for school! SC, 5x7, 120pg, b&w $12.95 SILENT MÖBIUS: TURNABOUT PART 10 #6 by Kia Asamiya HACK ATTACK—A tech-savvy Lucifer Hawk hacks the computers at A.M.P. headquarters to steal Avalanche Wong's precious data. If the forces of Nemesis get the data, Ganossa will be one giant step closer to fulfilling Gigelf Liquer's design! Lebia Maverick is up to the task of guarding the data, but what will she do when Katsumi shows up? b&w, 32pg (6 of 6) $2.95 STAR OF THE MONTH SILENT MÖBIUS VOLUME 7 TP by Kia Asamiya Meet the A.M.P., six young women with incredible powers who must protect the human race from monstrous entities from another world! The A.M.P. are powerful, but they are only human beings. Ganossa, the wizard who leads the Lucifer Hawks, kidnaps Katsumi and forces her to look on as Robert DeVice, her mortal fiancé, is stalked and killed in the streets by a Lucifer Hawk! Can he possibly survive the test? (STAR15087) SC, 240pg, b&w $16.95 ********************** VAGABOND VOLUME 2 TP by Takehiko Inoue Adapted from the fictionalized biography Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa, Takehiko Inoue depicts the life and times of real-life "sword saint" Miyamoto Musashi with breathtaking artwork and thrilling storylines! In this volume: Takezo finds himself a hunted man after escaping from a village, and the samurai authorities, and their posse, are hot on his heels. Among them is the great swordsman, Tsujikaze Kohei, who would like nothing better than to put the fugitive to the test. But even if Takezo can ellude his stalkers, he may find that the forests perils he does not even suspect! Will bold young Takezo fight his way to freedom? SC, 5x7, 240pg, b&w $12.95 VAGABOND #8 by Takehiko Inoue DOJO PRIDE—Musashi has defeated five students of the Yoshioka Dojo leaving the second best swordsman of the school, Denshichiro, determined to get revenge. Will Denshichiro cleanse Yoshioka honor with Musashi's blood? Meanwhile, Matahachi takes on the Yoshioka school in his own way — by raiding their supply of liquor. MATURE READERS b&w, 80pg $4.95 ZOIDS: CHAOTIC CENTURY #5 by Michiro Ueyama Zoids is battle-action manga like you've never seen! Van, Zeke, Fiona, and Moonbay finally arrive at a beautiful port town, and meet the perky Rebecca, who just happens to be Irvine's sister! But there is trouble brewing in the bright market stalls and bustling harbor! A spy of the Republic has secured vital Empire information and the Empire isn't about to let him escape without a fight! Out of the Aircraft-Carrier Zoid Leviathan comes an Iron Kong, dozens of flying Zoids, and — most fearsome of all — Raven! Is the information the spy is carrying worth the destruction of an entire town? b&w, 72pg $5.95 VIZ IN MAGAZINE JUNE 2002 Your monthly guide to new releases from Viz Comics, Viz Video, and Viz Music, Viz-In Magazine is North America's manga and anime connection! Don't miss this free monthly full-color poster and sneak peeks at your favorite graphic novels, videos, music, and merchandise. Tabloid MSRP: $0.00 XXXENOPHILE BOOKS XXXENOPHILE COLLECTIONS VOLUME 1-3 TP SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL VOL. 1––SC, 7x10, b&w (STAR06595) $9.95 VOL. 2––SC, 7x10, b&w (STAR09594) $9.95 VOL. 3––SC, 7x10, b&w (STAR07197) $9.95 *********************** MAGAZINES SECTION PREMIER VENDORS GEMSTONE PUBLISHING COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE #94 THE SPECTRE: Writer Rob Hughes explores Jerry Siegel's and Bernard Baily's creation in "The Avenger of Blood," a fantastic look into the power of The Spectre! GOLDEN AGE GREEN LANTERN: With all of the Green Lanterns running around (and who've run around in the past), revisit the original with CBM! ONCE A HERO…: First he was the Silver Age Green Lantern. Now he's The Spectre. Follow the career of Hal Jordan in this special feature. A LOOK INSIDE A.C.T.O.R.: ACTOR is a group dedicated to providing assistance to comics creators, particularly those Golden Age and Silver Age veterans who labored without benefit of health or retirement plans. Since their introduction, they've raised their profile and a lot of money for their cause. Find out what ACTOR is all about in this issue of CBM! BATMAN, BLACKJACK & TARZAN: Alex Simmons, creator of the recent Batman mini-series Batman: Orpheus Rising, talks about the recent Hollywood option on his series BlackJack, writing Tarzan and his long-term connection to Don McGregor's Detectives, Inc. ZORRO: CBM examines the comic book history of one of the greatest western characters ever! GEORGE PEREZ WRAP-UP: Following our multi-part interview, three of George Perez's collaborators talk about working with the team artist supreme. PLUS: Each issue includes Oddball Comics by Scott Shaw; Comics2Film Digest by Rob Worley;·Inspiration Central by Bill Baker; Nolan's Notebook by Michelle Nolan; Adventures Into Weird Words by Pat Calhoun; Collectible Character Statues by Mike Wilbur; CBM Marketwatch by our Advisors; The Naiman Report by Michael Naiman; New & Noteworthy, Marketplace Mail, and much, much more! COVER A: THE SPECTRE $5.95 COVER B: GREEN LANTERN $5.95 MAGAZINES SECTION COMIC MAGAZINES ALTER EGO #15 Alter Ego #15 presents a special John Buscema tribute issue! One of comics' greatest artists is remembered by those who knew and revered him! Featuring two powerful full-color John Buscema covers; Buscema interviews conducted in 2001 by Mark Evanier — co-starring John Romita, Marie Severin, and Gene Colan; never-before-seen art by John Buscema for Marvel, DC, and beyond; reminiscences of John by Sal Buscema, Stan Lee, Carmine Infantino, Joe Kubert, Herb Trimpe, Jerry Ordway, Flo Steinberg, and others; and Roy Thomas on 35 years of collaboration with "Big John" on Avengers, Sub-Mariner, Conan — and The Wizard of Oz! Plus, a special FCA tribute to another departed giant, Kurt Schaffenberger; an FCA section with C.C. Beck and Marc Swayze; Bill Schelly on Grass Green; Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster revisit Wally Wood; and more! (TwoMorrow's Publishing) Magazine, 8x11, 100pg, b&w $5.95 COMIC BOOK ARTIST #21 As CBA gets legal with its 21st-ish, they feature, at long last, the Adam Hughes art issue! Featuring a long, comprehensive interview discussing his entire career, the artist also opens his art vaults and shares his rarities in the huge CBA gallery section, featuring vast quantities of unpublished and in-progress work! Also includes the most detailed Hughes checklist ever compiled as well as a personal photo album. In addition, CBA inaugurates its "Day in a Life" feature, where readers get firsthand accounts of the daily routines — not to mention trials and tribulations —of the top comic book artists in the field today, this issue featuring Alex Ross (complete with plenty of Ross art)! On the flipside, CBA respectfully remembers the incredible life and career of one of Marvel's greatest artists, the late John Buscema, with testimonials from his friends and peers, art gallery section, and biographical essay. (TwoMorrow's Publishing) Magazine, 116pg, 8x11, b&w $6.95 COMIC SHOP NEWS #782-785 Comic Shop News is the most popular weekly newsletter about comics. Each issue is full color, 8-16 pages with CSNsider, news, interviews, color art, and CSN Comics — an original Sunday-style comic. Only CSN has a complete monthly checklist, which includes Diamond order numbers, plus exclusive CSN Hot Picks! A new feature, a monthly checklist of all the first issues due that month called "Fab Firsts" has been added. Sold in both 50-count and 100-count bundles. Comic Shop News is dropping the strip as a regular feature. (Comic Shop News) Tabloid, FC PI Ea. COMIC SHOP NEWS SUMMER SPECIAL This summer preview issue covers hundred of comics from dozens of publishers. This handy guide helps readers pick from the best bets for the upcoming season. Sold in both 50-count and 100-count bundles. Comic Shop News is dropping the strip as a regular feature. (Comic Shop News) Tabloid, FC PI Ea. COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1492 Crime doesn't pay, except in comics! Crime Does Not Pay made its debut with an issue cover-dated June 1942, a key title in comics' crime genre. This issue, CBG takes a look at some of the best-remembered comics of that field. In addition, columnists Tony Isabella, Peter David, and Andrew Smith make this one issue you can't refuse to pick up! (Krause Publications) Tabloid $3.50 COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1493 It's a manga and anime round-up. For those rainy summer days, CBG surveys publishers of manga comics and anime videos, and gets their picks for summertime reading and watching. All this plus columns by Tony Isabella, Andrew Smith, and Peter David make this a can't-miss issue! (Krause Publications) Tabloid $3.50 COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1494 Awesome August. CBG's panel of retailer reviewers present their august reviews of titles scheduled to ship in August. In addition, Peter David, Andrew Smith, and Tony Isabella's columns round out the issue. (Krause Publications) Tabloid $3.50 COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1495 Take a trip to DC's other Earths! Do you remember Earth-A? How about Earth-I? Prepare to follow your CBG tour guides for a trip around the myriad other Earths of the DC universe. Columnists Andrew Smith, Tony Isabella, and Peter David will weigh in with their travelogues, as well. (Krause Publications) Tabloid $3.50 COMICS INTERNATIONAL #146 This is the top-selling U.S. comic news magazine in Europe! This magazine covers both mainstream and indie titles with 22+ pages of all-company news, over 100 reviews of current on-sale titles, plus regular columns on Internet gossip, market overviews, comics and film reports, international festival guide, in-depth Q&A with many answers by top professionals, investment tips, heated comics debates, and listings of all major mainstream and indie titles shipping next month — with full credits and story synopses. Plus, "Hotshots" and "Close-ups" on key titles. (Comics International) Magazine, 84pg, PC $2.25 COMICS REVUE #195 Featuring: Tarzan at the Earth's Core by Burne Hogarth! Also featuring: Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray, Flash Gordon by Dan Barry, Casey Ruggles by Warren Tufts, Alley Oop by V. T. Hamlin, Modesty Blaise by Peter O'Donnell, Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff, Barnaby by Crockett Johnson, The Phantom by Lee Falk & Ray Moore, Gasoline Alley by Dick Moores, Krazy Kat by George Herriman, and Buz Sawyer by Roy Crane. (Manuscript Press) Magazine $5.95 DRAW #5 Draw!, the professional "how-to" make on comics, cartooning, and animation, celebrates its one-year anniversary with a bang in issue #5! Editor Mike Manley has again gathered a stellar line-up of top industry pros to share the tips and tricks of sequential art! This issue includes a step-by-step on producing Powers, the hit Image comic by Brian Bendis and Mike Oeming; penciling by Mike Wieringo (Tellos, Superman); and an inking demo by Mark McKenna (Marvel's Exiles and Detective)! Plus, the regular Draw! columnists return, featuring Bret Blevins with drawing figures in compositions, Paul Rivoche on design for comics and animation, Ande Parks (Green Arrow) with art supply reviews, and more! (TwoMorrow's Publishing) Magazine, 8x11, 88pg, PC $5.95 FUNNY TIMES JUNE 2002 Funny Times features the best cartoons and stories by America's funniest cartoonists and writers. Besides well-known features such as Dave Barry, Molly Ivins, Life in Hell, Lynda Barry, and Nicole Hollander, also find the most interesting and funny new talent. The monthly format allows for topical political humor and social satire. (Funny Times) Magazine $2.95 PANEL DISCUSSION TP The struggle to tell a comics story visually requires more than a cool-looking image; it takes years of experience and a thorough understanding of the art form's visual vocabulary. Assembled in Panel Discussions is the combined knowledge of more than a dozen of the industry's top storytellers, covering all aspects of the design of comics, from pacing, story flow, and word balloon placement, to using color to convey emotion, spotting blacks, and how gutters between panels affect the story! Learn from the best, as Will Eisner, Scott Hampton, Mike Wieringo, Walter Simonson, Mike Mignola, Mark Schultz, David Mazzucchelli, Dick Giordano, Brian Stelfreeze, Mike Carlin, Chris Moeller, Mark Chiarello, and others share hard-learned lessons about the design of comics, complete with hundreds of illustrated examples. When should you tilt or overlap a panel? How can sound effects enhance the story, and when do they distract from it? What are the best ways to divide up the page to convey motion, time, action, or quiet? If you're serious about creating effective, innovative comics, or just enjoying them from the creator's perspective, this in-depth guide is a must-read! (TwoMorrow's Publishing) SC, 8x11, 208pg,b&w $19.95 SKETCH MAGAZINE #15 As the illustrator behind the Star Wars Episode II the comic, Jane Duursema, has taken this heavy responsibility head on with lightsaber blazing. Bringing to bear years of experience, Jane has carved out a place for herself among the legion of Star Wars fans. Escaping momentarily from her heavy work schedule and nonstop fanfare, Jane stops in with Sketch to discuss her contribution to continuing this epic story of galactic proportions and the thrill of having on of her own characters she designed appear in Star Wars Episode II. In addition, with columns on digital coloring, illustrating, scripting, etc., Sketch supplies all the "How To's" that both old and new comic creators will find informative and entertaining. (Blue Line) Magazine, 64pg, FC $5.95 TRIPWIRE MAGAZINE #12 It's the end of Tripwire's Volume Four and to end it, Tripwire looks at 10 years of Image Comics, with a celebration of the anniversary! We speak to publisher Jim Valentino, PR man Eric Stephenson, as well as to Brian Bendis and Mike Oeming about Powers, Christian Gossett about The Red Star and some other Image mainstay about the future direction of the company. Plus, a look at Vertigo's The Filth with writer/ creator Grant Morrison and artist Chris Weston and Brian Wood talks about Fight For Tomorrow, also coming from Vertigo from June. Don't forget to look out for the first issue of the new radically revamped volume in August! As ever, there's also "Sounding Off," "10 Questions," "Outside the Tent," "Flickering Images," "On the Shelf," and "Fact File." (Tripwire Comics & Music) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 48pg, b&w $3.95 COLLECTOR MAGAZINES LEE'S TOY REVIEW #117 This issue features the groovy Austin Powers shoot –– is your Austin Powers collection complete or are you missing your mojo? Lee's shows all, from McFarlane Toys to the absolute latest f