Comic books July 2000

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WRITTEN BY CHUCK DIXON; ART BY GREG LAND AND JOSÉ MARZAN JR.; COVER BY LAND AND KARL STORY The 4-part "The Hunt for Oracle" crossover with BIRDS OF PREY begins! Blockbuster needs to get to Gorilla City...but he doesn't know where it is. Deciding to "recruit" Oracle to his cause, he sends his brutal operatives after Nightwing to torture her location out of him. For more information, see the feature article. Continued in next month's BIRDS OF PREY #20 and NIGHTWING #46. FC, 32 PG. Hunt for Oracle Cover price $1.99.

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An Image Comic (W) Aaron Bullock & Brian Haberlin (A) Clayton Henery Whispers from the wise have foretold the coming of the evil. They said it would come from the shadows: unexpected. New Year's Eve has passed and you are safe and comfortable, but...Darkness is Coming. The only key is your past. WU-TANG !! FC, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

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Cover art by Ben Dunn. Dunn comments on Ninja High School publishing history. LONG GOOD-BYE, script and art by Ben Dunn; Anna Feeple starts training Yumei and reminisces about the events that happened between issue #74 of this series and the beginning of Ninja High School Version 2 (Antarctic Press, 1999 series). THE TERROR FROM THE BOX [PART III], script by Herb Mallette, art by Steven Henry; Tomorrow Man tries to prevent H.P. Lorecrave from summoning the Junior Elder Gods. 28 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

July 2000. The premiere gaming magazine for all things Nintendo. Each issue features game strategies, reviews and news on video games and related pop-culture. Full Color, 8.25" x 10.75". Cover price $4.95.

1st Edition - Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Chef of Iron!" Story and art by Hitoshi Okuda. Featuring all your favorite characters from Pioneer's hit anime series! When Tenchi starts behaving oddly, it's time for covert surveillance courtesy of Washu, Inc. A laboratory mishap leaves Ryoko without her powers, and the newly human catgirl finds that there are some problems that smashing through brick walls won't solve. Master chef Sasami competes in a TV cooking contest. Washu's rival Yume returns for a trip to the hot springs! Plus see the Tenchi gang through the eyes of Yosho, Tenchi's grandfather! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 172 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

1st Edition - Volume 8 - 2nd and later printings. "Chef of Iron!" Story and art by Hitoshi Okuda. Featuring all your favorite characters from Pioneer's hit anime series! When Tenchi starts behaving oddly, it's time for covert surveillance courtesy of Washu, Inc. A laboratory mishap leaves Ryoko without her powers, and the newly human catgirl finds that there are some problems that smashing through brick walls won't solve. Master chef Sasami competes in a TV cooking contest. Washu's rival Yume returns for a trip to the hot springs! Plus see the Tenchi gang through the eyes of Yosho, Tenchi's grandfather! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 172 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

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by Hitoshi Okuda 800 years ago, Ibara, the guardian of the great tree Nanashi, fought Ryoko and lost. Now he is fully grown, and when Ryoko sets foot on his remote planet again, he asks for her hand in marriage! But now Ryoko loves Tenchi... or does she? b&w, 32pg (3 of 6) Cover price $2.95.

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1st printing. Collects Nobody (1998 Oni Press) #1-4. By Alex Amado & Sharon Cho, and Charlie Adlard. The faceless investigator of the oblique and the curious has got no past, no identity, and no idea what she's in for when she confronts fringe cultists and uncovers a serial killer with ties to the ultimate evil. Featuresan exclusive new Nobody short story by co-writer Alex Amanda. Softcover, 112 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

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(P) Luke Lizalde (I) Danny Mikis Crime Lab Inkworks (C) Tyson Wengler WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS A VIRUS. Since 1972, every government has denied producing biological weapons: lethal viruses that leave victims convulsing and choking on their own blood and spew. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has four public objectives for the prevention of biohazards. The mission of a secret fifth objective: identify, infiltrate, and neutralize the munitions building capacity of other countries, multinational corporations, and a mysterious mastermind who is orchestrating a plan to turn the planet into a hot zone. This premiere issue begins the story of Lark, Alexis, and DJ as they travel to a secret desert party. They are interrupted on the way there by a flat tire. While fixing it, they smell something strange. Only later do they realize that they have been exposed to a strange virus, one which leaves them incapacitated. Recovered by the CDC, they learn they have been forever altered by a DNA enhancing retrovirus, gain supersoldier abilities, and are asked to be the pilot Objective 5 team and go into training. Time is of the essence, however, as their once-friend, Simon has also been exposed and recovers with terror on his mind and viral energy flowing through his veins. Inventive new penciller Luke Lizalde is joined by the all star cast of Danny Mikis Crime Lab Inkworks, veteran colorist Tyson Wengler, and research scientists at the actual CDC to ensure that this book spreads faster than an airborne Ebola variant. FC, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

Written by David Dentler with art by John Haack. B&W, 16 pages, slick paper stock, 5-in. x 7.5-in.

Written by Robert B.L. Morgan. Art by Robert Summers and Cliff Lane. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.97.

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Claudia Christian talks about lift after Babylon 5! Fiona Avery's original short story "True Seeker" is included in this issue, along with Season Four of "Making of Babylon 5". Saddle stitched, 9-in x 11 1/2-in, 32 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $5.99.

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Pretty In Scarlet. By Kosuke Fujishima;produced for Dark Horse Comics by Studio Proteus Skuld has been longing for a guardian angel just like Belldandy's. So when she discovers an Angel Egg in Urd's room, she can't keep her hands off it. But when she accidentally swallows the egg and the angel hatches inside her, she discovers that there's more to being guarded by an angel than she thought! What a time for Sentaro to arrive and starting pulling on the heartstrings of Skuld's puppy love! b&w, 40pg Cover price $3.50.

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This item was sent out to members of the media to promote Paramount Pictures' "The Original Kings of Comedy" starring teve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bernie Mac. It includes a synopsis, list of entertainers, promotional information, and introduction to the actors. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 16 pages, B&W.

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WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY WALTER SIMONSON. COVER BY SIMONSON. The JLA's deadliest member confronts Darkseid! Darkseid's taken over an entire Midwestern town in hopes of discovering the Anti-Life Equation! This town is just like your hometown, except everyone is under the strict control of Apokolips. Come to think of it, that may be like your hometown, too! Plus, Simonson's take on the Newsboy Legion and more of Orion's mom, Tigra! FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

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1st printing. Written by Geoff Coughlin. This book sets out to provide a practical reference for the modeller and complement the vast array of historical reference material that already exists for this period. Many different techniques are covered, including dry-brushing, washes, weathering, types of paints, the tools of the trade and many more essential tips. Hardcover 8-in. x 12-in., 128 pages, Text (with Color and B&W photos) Cover price $35.00.

Volume 341 - 1st printing. "British Air Forces 1914-18 (1)!" Written by Andrew Cormack. Art by Peter Cormack. The outbreak of World War I found the British Army's Royal Flying Corps with just over 200 fragile, unarmed reconnaissance aircraft, and a uniformed strength of just over 2,000 all ranks; the Royal Naval Air Service had some 50 seaplanes. By the Armistice of 1918 the unified Royal Air Force was the largest in the world, with about 22,650 aeroplanes and 27,330 men operating from some 700 bases. This first in a two-part study describes and illustrates, in unprecedented detail, the uniforms of the RFC and RNAS in 1914-18-20. A detailed and interesting study. Softcover, PC/PB&W.

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Volume 342 - 1st printing. "The US Army in World War II (1)!" Written by Mark Henry. Art by Mike Chappell. When World War II broke out in September 1939 the US Army – starved of resources since 1919 – numbered just 174,000 men. By VJ-Day, 2 September 1945, a total of 8.3 million had served in an army which had risen to a stable strength of 91 divisions. The Army's contribution to the war against Japan – 20 divisions and numerous smaller units – has tended to be overshadowed by the exploits of the much smaller Marine Corps. This first of three titles describes the organisation, uniforms and equipment of the US Army in the CBI and the Central and South-West Pacific from 1941 to 1945. Men-at-Arms 342, 347 and 350 are also available as a single volume special edition as ‘The US Army in World War II'. Softcover, PC/PB&W.

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Deadly Merger. Story by Beau Smith. Art by Brad Gorby. Cover by Scot Eaton. The fourth miniseries in the long-running alien-invasion/cop drama. Maria Lucci and Pendelton Spurr of the Ultra Violent Crime Division battle The Scalons, reptilians who want to breed with Earth women and create a hybrid race. Lucci discovers a massive Scalon nest in Lanson Corp, and barely gets out with her life. Meanwhile, human traitor Cynthia Barr has joined forces with Lanson to capture news anchor Sarah Lark as a special prize for the Scalons. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY BRANDON CHOI AND JONATHAN PETERSON; ART AND COVER BY MICHAEL RYAN AND RANDY ELLIOTT In stores May 24. It's all-out chaos as the nuclear trio of Project Omega takes to the streets of London, causing mayhem and destruction on an unprecedented scale. With their energy levels continuing to rise to near-explosive levels, it's up to agents Zach Donovan and Rocky Boorman to stop them before the city is leveled. Plus, a battlefield revelation about British super-secret agent Nigel Harrington. (When we say super, we ain't kidding!) FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

Cover art by Jaime Hernandez. Everybody Loves Me, Baby; Hopey throws a divorce party for Maggie, during which, for Mary's benefit, she fills in the history of the relationship--via flashbacks--from the early 1980s to the present; Tony shows up; Maggie gets very drunk and passes out; Hopey and Tony put her to bed, then talk about why he let her go. Epilogos; Maggie tries to explain to herself, and the readers, what she really felt for Tony. Scripts and art by Jaime Hernandez. 28 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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Direct Edition. cover by erik larsen. howard mackie/john romita jr./scott hanna. Peter Parker is determined to discover the truth regarding the supposed death of Mary Jane?but like Colonel Taylor at the end of Planet of the Apes, he might not like what he finds! Cover price $2.25.

Newsstand Edition. cover by erik larsen. howard mackie/john romita jr./scott hanna. Peter Parker is determined to discover the truth regarding the supposed death of Mary Jane?but like Colonel Taylor at the end of Planet of the Apes, he might not like what he finds! Cover price $2.25.

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The Balloon Hoax, Part 6. Stories by Jason Asala. Art by Jason Asala and Rick Geary. Cover by Jason Asala. While searching for his lost Lenore, the legendary writer has adventures that influence his tales of fantasy and horror. The final chapters of The Balloon Hoax and Fire and Ice, as the airship finally lands, and Meg reveals why her nickname is Mad Meg. Final issue of the series. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Mythical Moltres by Hidenori Kusaka & MATO Red continues his journeys to Cinnabar Island. There he meets Team Rocket again. The scientist he meets knows the secret of the amber that Blaine gave him. Team rocket gains the three mythical Pokemon birds: Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno. What are their plans with them? 32pgs B&W Cover price $2.95.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "The Four-Star Challenge."

Adapted b Tracey West.

Ash and Pikachu have had lots of adventures in the Orange Islands, which are packed full of weird and wonderful Pokemon. Now it's time to find out whether Ash has managed to win the four badges needed to enter the Orange Islands League.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 90 pages. Text (with B&W Illustrations).

Cover price $4.50.

This item was sent out to members of the media to promote Warner Brothers Pictures' "Pokemon The Movie 2000" starring Veronica Taylor , Ikue Ōtani, Rachael Lillis, and Eric Stuart. It includes a synopsis, list of characters, promotional information, and introduction to the actors. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 9-in. x 12-in., 12 pages, B&W.

WRITTEN BY JENNIFER MOORE AND SEAN CAROLAN. ART AND COVER BY PHILIP MOY. A mysterious meteor lands in Townsville! Suddenly, everyone - from the Mayor to Professor Utonium - has super-powers, and they all think they know how to fight villains and save the world. Are the Powerpuff Girls obsolete? FC, 32 PG. Cover price $1.99.

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WRITTEN BY GARTH ENNIS; ART BY STEVE DILLON; PAINTED COVER BY GLENN FABRY. Jesse Custer's quest races toward its catastrophic conclusion in Part 5 of the 7-part "Alamo." Jesse prepares to set things straight once and for all, old friends arrive on the scene and Starr's authority over the Grail faces a major challenge. MATURE READERS. FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

6-page What's Michael? tale; Brian Michael Bendis comments on the characters in Ultimate Spider-Man; Jeff Smith and Charles Vess discuss Rose; Billy Tucci interview; Peter Kuper interview. Flip covers: Star Wars: Darth Maul by Drew Struzan; JLA: Heaven's Ladder by Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary. $2.95 cover price. Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART AND COVER BY J.H. WILLIAMS III AND MICK GRAY In stores May 24. It's something completely different as Sophie Bangs, her apprenticeship as Promethea finally over, is tested in fire by the Goetic demons of Benny Solomon...all twenty six-packs of them! Also on hand for this spine-tingling supernatural spectacular are New York's science heroes The Five Swell Guys, celebrity omnipath the Painted Doll, and more former Prometheas than you can shake a caduceus at. This is a resolicitation. All previous orders have been cancelled. FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.95.

Issue #1 - July 2000. Shock horror comic book from Hart Fisher. 6 1/2-in. x 10 1/4-in., 32 pages, black and white. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 4, Issue 7 - July 2000. An anthology of manga geared towards a more adult mind set. 128 Pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $5.95.

Volume 4, Issue 8 - August 2000. An anthology of manga geared towards a more adult mind set. 128 Pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $5.95.

Volume 4, Issue 9 - September 2000. An anthology of manga geared towards a more adult mind set. 128 Pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $5.95.

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painted cover by tim bradstreet garth ennis/steve dillon/jimmy palmiotti We'd tell you that this issue contains some hidden deep meaning concerning mankind's role in the universe... but that would make us liars! So instead expect more dead Gnuccis and more spent bullet casings littering the pavement as the Punisher continues his merciless, no holds barred, war against scum. "We are back to what makes the Punisher a great character. The Punisher is a force of nature: awesome and ruthless. The story is gruesome and over-the-top, but it is also subtle and not sensationalistic. Excellent for mature readers. Grade: A" -Comics Buyer's Guide Cover price $2.99.

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by Len Kaminski & Ken Lashley; colored by Roy Young The Elder god Ahriman has usurped Purgatori's throne, seized the Scarlet Empire as his own, and turned her loyal subjects against her. Driven from her domain, stripped of all she has fought for millennia to achieve, Purgatori must find a way to reclaim what is hers. But can even she triumph over her own combined forces, not to mention the might of an elder god, whose magicks are far greater than her own? Meanwhile, danger of another kind lurks in the form of her love for the slave who calls herself Sakarra. Featuring the lavish pencils of Rising Stars artist Ken Lashley. (PE030) FC, 32pg (3 of 3) Cover price $2.95.

limited to 2,500 copies.

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by Steven Grant & Al Rio Purgatori vs. Chastity: the vampire vixen grudge-fight of the dark millennium! Chastity is destined to destroy Purgatori, so Purgatori tries to cheat fate by killing Chastity first! What's the mysterious Heresy's role in this conflict, and what is her true identity? The answer's a shocker! Will Purgatori crush Chastity, or can the vampire cutie find a way to defeat the goddess of blood? As an added bonus, two versions of Purgatori vs. Chastity #1 will be published, each with a completely different ending ? yet both endings fit into continuity! The endings are distinguished on the cover. They will be titled "Alpha" and "Omega." Alpha and Omega covers will ship in equal quantities, both by artist Al Rio. (PVC10) FC, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

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Limited Dynamic Forces Variant Cover by Dorian Cleavenger. Limited to 1500 copies - Includes Certificate of Authenticity. Written by Steven Grant. Art by Al Rio. Purgatori vs. Chastity: the vampire vixen grudge-fight of the dark millennium! Chastity is destined to destroy Purgatori, so Purgatori tries to cheat fate by killing Chastity first! What's the mysterious Heresy's role in this conflict, and what is her true identity? The answer's a shocker! Will Purgatori crush Chastity, or can the vampire cutie find a way to defeat the goddess of blood? As an added bonus, two versions of Purgatori vs. Chastity #1 will be published, each with a completely different ending ? yet both endings fit into continuity! The endings are distinguished on the cover. They will be titled "Alpha" and "Omega." Alpha and Omega covers will ship in equal quantities, both by artist Al Rio. (PVC10)FC, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

Limited Variant Cover by Dorian Cleavenger. Signed by Dorian Cleavenger and Brian Pulido. Limited to 500 copies - Includes Certificate of Authenticity. Written by Steven Grant. Art by Al Rio. Purgatori vs. Chastity: the vampire vixen grudge-fight of the dark millennium! Chastity is destined to destroy Purgatori, so Purgatori tries to cheat fate by killing Chastity first! What's the mysterious Heresy's role in this conflict, and what is her true identity? The answer's a shocker! Will Purgatori crush Chastity, or can the vampire cutie find a way to defeat the goddess of blood? As an added bonus, two versions of Purgatori vs. Chastity #1 will be published, each with a completely different ending ? yet both endings fit into continuity! The endings are distinguished on the cover. They will be titled "Alpha" and "Omega." Alpha and Omega covers will ship in equal quantities, both by artist Al Rio. (PVC10)FC, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

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Omega ending. Cover price $2.95.

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Premium Edition Limited to 3000. Holographic Cardstock Cover.