Comic books January 2001

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German language edition.

Younger Readers Level 4 - 1st printing. By Michael Teitelbaum. When student Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider, his life is changed - forever! Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color. ALL AGES Cover price $3.99.

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Younger Readers Level 4 - 2nd and later printings. By Michael Teitelbaum. When student Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider, his life is changed - forever! Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color. ALL AGES Cover price $3.99.

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1st printing. This item was sent out to members of the media to promote Paramount Picture's "Down to Earth" starring Chris Rock and Regina King and includes a synopsis, list of characters, promotional information, and introduction to the actors. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 9-in. x 12-in., 26 pages, B&W.

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FEB 2001Sorcery - Spell Tactics, Alchemy, Familiars; D&D Movie - Rogues Gallery, Zoe McLellan Interview, Rods of Dragon Control; Fool Wolf in The Opal of Nah by J. Gregory Keyes; Bonus - Instant Dungeon Tiles Inside. Cover price $5.99.

by Akira Toriyama On his first visit to her house, Goku meets city-girl Bulma's parents... who can't believe she's dating a weird short kid with a monkey's tail. ("I'm NOT dating him!" Bulma shouts.) After repairing the Dragon Radar, Bulma joins Goku on his quest to beat the Red Ribbon Army to the Dragon Balls. But they'd better bring bathing suits, because the next Dragon Ball is buried somewhere on a jungle island in the South Seas! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America, Puerto Rico, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. b&w, 32pg (8 of 14) Cover price $2.95.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Dragon Ball: Part 1 (1998) #7-12. Story and art by Akira Toriyama. Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z are some of the most popular manga in the world. Printed in the original right-to-left manga format, this series by acclaimed manga artist Akira Toriyama redefined martial arts comics throughout its original Japanese run in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1984 to 1995. Son Goku, a super-strong boy with a monkey's tail, had never left his mountain home...until he met Bulma, a girl from the city, who invited him on her quest for the magic Dragon Balls that can grant any wish. Soon, Goku's natural inclination for martial arts led him to seek out the world's greatest trainers and tournaments, fighting bad guys and making friends around the world! The prequel to Dragon Ball Z combines adventure, fantasy and slapstick comedy with the skill of a master cartoonist. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Story and Art by Akira Toriyama. Zarbon shocks Vegeta by transforming into a giant alien reptile!! As this mean blue-green monster from outer space turns the table on the arrogant Saiyan, Kuririn races across Namek in search of the last Dragon Ball not yet captured by the invaders... the one-star Ball which is guarded by Namek's oldest, wisest Elder. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America, Puerto Rico, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. b&w, 32pgs. Cover price $2.95.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Plan M!" Collects Dreadstar (1982-1986 Marvel/Epic) #1-6. Story and art by Jim Starlin. This book collects the first six issues of the original and long out-of-print Dreadstar series. Follow Dreadstar and company as they attempt to end the 200-year war between the Instrumentality and the Monarchy. While on the run from Lord High Papal, Dreadstar's band of outlaws must cut a deal with the Monarchy's King Gregzor and get the assistance of the Commune before they can launch their ultra-secret scheme to bring peace to the universe known only as... Plan M. Softcover, 184 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

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Cover art by Dave McKean. The First Adventure of Miss Catterina Poe, script by Caitlín R. Kiernan, art by Steve Leialoha; Poe's cat fights giant predatory worm. House ad for House On The Borderland. 36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing.

By Jason Carl.

Combat isn't everything - it's the only thing.

The masters of armed and unarmed combat, fighters and monks, come into their own in this book. It's packed with ways to customize fighter and monk characters, including:
o New feats, prestige classes, weapons, and equipment
o Information about special organizations such as the Red Avengers and the Knight Protectors
o Maps of locations that fighters and monks frequent: guard towers, monasteries, and a gladiatorial arena

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color.

NOTE: Indispensable to both players and Dungeons Masters, this book adds excitement to any campaign.

Cover price $19.95.

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Volume 12 - 1st printing. "Florida Suspicion!" Story and art by Kaui Kawaguchi. The making of Asian-American President. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

Signed by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger, John Paul Leon and Bill Reinhold

1st printing.

Package contains the hardcover book in a sculpted translucent outer-skin box (made to look like X-51/Machine Man), and a "mock" Earth X movie poster, and two compact disc containing a wealth of digital audio/visual material. Collects for the first time ever all 14 chapters (#0, 1-12 and X) and Earth-X #.

Oversized 8 x 12 5/8 format book also includes a 16 page color section that contains all of the covers (including variants) and more. A new 5 page Epilogue featuring painted art by Alex Ross over pencils by John Paul Leon, sketches (both new and all previously seen).

Hardcover (with Clamshell case), 8 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 544 pages, B&W (w/2 CDs).

NOTE: Limited to 6,000 copies.

Cover price $95.00.

NOTE: Does NOT includes CDs

Signed by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger, John Paul Leon and Bill Reinhold

1st printing.

Package contains the hardcover book in a sculpted translucent outer-skin box (made to look like X-51/Machine Man), and a "mock" Earth X movie poster, and two compact disc containing a wealth of digital audio/visual material.

Collects for the first time ever all 14 chapters (#0, 1-12 and X) and Earth-X #. Oversized 8 x 12 5/8 format book also includes a 16 page color section that contains all of the covers (including variants) and more.

A new 5 page Epilogue featuring painted art by Alex Ross over pencils by John Paul Leon, sketches (both new and all previously seen).

Hardcover (with Clamshell case), 8 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 544 pages, B&W.

NOTE: Limited to 6,000 copies

Cover price $95.00.

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By Hidetomo Tsubura. In the court of Roshtaria, our heroes have an audience with her royal highness, Princess Rune Venus, who explains the ancient lost technology which is part of the "magic" of El Hazard. Then, descending into the palace dungeon, Makoto is surprised to find that he has the innate power to operate the artifacts! b&w, 40pgs. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 15a - 1st printing. "Dream's End!" Collects Elfquest New Blood (1992-1996) #20-27. By Richard Pini and Wendy Pini. Deep in the Forevergreen, Dart and his elfin band discover a lost city tyrannized by a crazed god. Softcover, 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. For over two decades Larry Elmore has been creating fantasy and science fiction art in the role-playing genre, paving the way and setting the standards of gaming illustration for generations to follow. His meticulous brushstrokes have captured the grandeur of dragons, the strength of heroes, and the majesty of fantastic lands as portrayed in covers for Dungeons & Dragons, AD&D, and numerous other gaming books and scenarios, his most recognized work surfacing in the world of Dragonlance and currently on his creator-owned properties, the Sovereign Stone RPG series and his highly-praised SnarfQuest comic strip. Filled with over 170 of his paintings and illustrations, this incredible showcase offers an intimate glimpse into Elmore's impressive resume of work from the past 20 years and beyond. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

Kidnapped and brought to a secluded island, Elvira and four other abductees are forced to save their own lives by...cooking? Yes, it's extreme food prep--culinary sudden death--all at the command of the sinister Iron-Handed Chef, and it's all in "Recipe for Terror!" Also, Elvira's drafted into helping out a couple whose love life is better when he's in werewolf form, in "Movin' On Up--to the Beast Side." By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Richard Howell, Chuck Frazier and Kim DeMulder. Cover price $2.50.

Issue #47 - Jan. 2001. Fanzine dedicated to the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs, this issue for inclusion in ERB-APA #68. Collecting Burroughs in softcover. Stapled in upper left corner. Eight pages, black and white.

1st Edition - Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #21-40 and Fantastic Four Annual #2.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby.

The FF face-on against their greatest foes like. Dr. Doom, Diablo and the Frightful Four, and meet Marvel's biggest stars like Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men and the Avengers!

Softcover, 528 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Written by H.J. Son. Art by S.G. Hong. 20 years after the crash of the world economy, law and order no longer exist and anarchy rules...only chaos and survival exist. The only way for the city of Musan to fight crime is the "trash hunters," wild bounty hunters with their own set of rules. Amongst them is Blane, known for his wicked look of blood in his eyes, and his thirst for hunting. But Blane soon realizes that he is up against more than just bounties that he must capture for money, but maybe a conglomerate that secretly controls the city...and the truth of his mystical abilities and mutations. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 172 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.95.

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1st printing. Art by Luis Royo. A beautiful collection of scintillating fantasy art by the best-selling illustrator. Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 13-in., 80 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.95.

Original cover price: $6.99. Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses; The 6th Day; Wes Craven's Dracula 2000; Joss Whedon talks Buffy & Angel; Willem Dafoe speaks about Shadow of the Vampire; The Forsaken; Soul Survivors. Cover price $9.99.

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Carlos Pacheco Art. Cover price $2.25.

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A What If? adventure. Cover by Mike Mckone and Mark McKenna.. Story by Steve Englehart, Mike KMcKone and Mark Mckenna. Continuing the story that asks "What if Reed Richards' and Tony Stark's inventions changed the Marvel Universe?" Cover price $3.50.

2nd and later printings.

Edited by James Van Hise.

This detailed examination of the incredibly imaginative realms created by Robert E. Howard features various essays and examinations of Howard's timeless characters -- including Conan, Kull and Solomon Kane -- revealing the incredible wealth of imagination he brought to the fantasy genre. Included is classic artwork that accompanied his stories in the pages of Weird Tales (including work by Roy Krenkel), as well as eleven full-page drawings by Steve Fabian.

Softcover, 190 pages, Text (with illustrations).

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Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. Articles and Stories. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 3/4-in., 70 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos.) Cover price $4.95.

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Volume 9 - #9 - January 2001. Babes of Dungeons & Dragons - Thora Birch, Kristin Wilson, Zoe McLellan. Plus: Robin Tunney & Izabella Scorupco in Vertical Limit, the babes of Dracula 2000, the babes of Battle Dome, Brinke Stevens in Real Time, Francoise Yip on Robocop, LoriDawn Messuri in Cruising Purgatory. Cover price $5.95.

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by B. Kesel, Sears, & A. Smith; colored by Mike Atiyeh. When the hunt for a Sigil-Bearer turns tragic, the First decide to abandon their hunt and return to their homeworld, Elysia, while a new character with orange eyes is left behind... along with a Sigil-Bearer who vows to destroy the gods for what they have done. Once home, Seahn plots to overthrow his House, while Persha schemes to unite the two. FC, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

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Wonderland: Part 5 of 6: Brother Grimm - Written by Geoff Johns. Art by Angel Unzueta and Doug Hazlewood. Cover by Brian Bolland. Wally, along with Captain Cold and Mirror Master, track the vanished city into a dark, fairy tale-like realm. There he is confronted with friends turned against him and Brother Grimm, whose origin and relation to Wally is revealed. Characters in this issue: Flash [Wally West]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]; Linda Park-West; Brother Grimm; Captain Cold [Len Snart]; Mirror Master [Evan McCulloch]; Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo). 40 pages, full color. Cover price $2.25.

1st printing.

Compiled and Edited by Anne Chang-Blaeske and Phil Yeh. Cover by Mary Wilshire. Back Cover by Paul Sizer.

Friends of Lulu proudly presents an anthology of people-friendly comics by more than 40 of our members!

Talking animals. Teens trying to balance the demands of life. The obligations of power. Lovers in dynastic China. Inside these covers you will find these stories and more which celebrates the variety that IS human experience! Comedy, action, outlandish situations and the drama of everyday life - there's something here for people of all ages.

After all, comics are for everyone!

Softcover, 102 pages, B&W. All Ages

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Freaking Out the Neighbors!" By Judd Winick. In this year of new beginnings, with a new President in the White House and the dawn of the true millennium, a new patriot will come to the fore - Frumpy the Clown! Like all great patriots of old, you may not realize his true American spirit initially. He seems cranky, paranoid, even a tad smelly. But it is these very qualities that have signaled true visionaries of the past. The iconoclast is always the delusional crackpot who lives in a shack and looks like he belongs in a mental institution as he lurks through normal society, shaking things up from the inside. And Frumpy is doing just that! You have been warned! The future revolution starts here! In these very reprints of Judd Winick's classic newspaper comic strips, the hilarious Frumpy The Clown. Softcover, 9-in. x 9-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

Cover by Marci McAdam. Stories and Art by Jose Calderon, Daphne Lage, Patrick Moran, Christina Hanson, Ed Garcia and Scotty Arsenault. Your only monthly source for anthropomorphics! In this issue: "Tall Tails Part 20" by Jose Calderon and Daphne Lage; "Tunesia Part 5" by Patrick Moran; "Ebin & May Part 5" by Christina Hanson and Ed Garcia; and "Heebas Part 10" by Scotty Arsenault. Plus: Illustration by Mark Moore. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

by Rogers, King, and Morrison Planet Express is named "Best Delivery Company on Weekends and Holidays" in the Big Applet's 762nd Best of New New York issue, but, with little time to celebrate or reflect on the fact that they are the only delivery service on weekends and holidays, the crew is on their way to the farthest reaches of the galaxy to deliver a mysterious shipment for two oddly familiar customers. However, this delivery may be their last! Absolutely positively guaranteed to be there in January! FC, 32pg Cover price $2.50.

Cover pencils by Salvador Larroca, inks by Tim Townsend. Sunrise Sunset, script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Yanick Paquette, inks by Dan Green; New Son, an alternate reality version of Gambit, brings the cajun thief to his decimated version of earth and explains his origins as well as telling him that he has been killing Gambits from across the dimensions to keep them from destroying their worlds like he destroyed his; Gambit and New Son engage in a final battle that serves to fulfill Thieves Guild prophecies. 36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

Garganta in "No Good Scents!" and "The Big Story!" both with story and pencils by Stephanie Sanderson Heike with inks by Mark G. Heike. 1950s era reprints round out the issue: Tara by Gene Fawcette, "The Gravimonster" with art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers, and "They Come to the Canyon" by Ayers. All inall, some great art in this issue. B&W interior. Cover price $5.95.

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Covers by GLENN FABRY.Written by MARK WAID with JIMMY PALMIOTTI. Art by AMANDA CONNER, inks by JIMMY PALMIOTTI.Colors by PAUL MOUNTS. Alec's finally found a girl who's hot for him-but if he so much as touches her, he's taking his life in his own hands! Meanwhile, Mandelbrot gears up for a massive invasion of Earthspace-and at long last, we learn the secret history of this galactic conqueror and his general, Solen Cagliar! Written by Mark Waid and Jimmy Palmiotti with amazing artwork by Amanda Conner, Jimmy, Paul Mounts, AND the unparalleled lettering talents of Chris Eliopoulos! Cover price $2.50.

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Cover by AMANDA CONNER.Written by MARK WAID with JIMMY PALMIOTTI. Art by AMANDA CONNER, inks by JIMMY PALMIOTTI.Colors by PAUL MOUNTS. Alec's finally found a girl who's hot for him-but if he so much as touches her, he's taking his life in his own hands! Meanwhile, Mandelbrot gears up for a massive invasion of Earthspace-and at long last, we learn the secret history of this galactic conqueror and his general, Solen Cagliar! Written by Mark Waid and Jimmy Palmiotti with amazing artwork by Amanda Conner, Jimmy, Paul Mounts, AND the unparalleled lettering talents of Chris Eliopoulos! Cover price $2.50.