Comic books April 2001

Volume 30- 1st printing. "Celtic Warrior!" Written by Stephen Allen. Art by Wayne Reynolds. In the 1st century BC, Strabo wrote of the Celts: 'The whole race... is madly fond of war, high-spirited and quick to battle... and on whatever pretext you stir them up, you will have them ready to face danger, even if they have nothing on their side but their own strength and courage'. This book gives an insight into the life of the Celtic warrior, and his experience of battle - on foot, on horseback, and as a charioteer. It also details Celtic society and studies the vital ritual nature of Celtic warfare, from the naked gaesatae to the woad-painted warriors. Softcover, 64 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $18.95.

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WRITTEN BY JAMIE DELANO; ART BY GORAN SUDZUKA AND SEBASTIJAN CAMAGAJEVAC; PAINTED COVER BY GLENN FABRY A little sibling rivalry, a lot of narcotics, a fast car on wet blacktop...and Story is spinning out of control and into a Texas jail, leaving Jenny and Martin MIA. In New Mexico, Ruth has her own trouble staying on the road and calls on old flame Carlos for help. While deep in the Colorado mountains, Sonny is missing Rosa and discovering that, when you are a Johnson, danger and weirdness come with the territory. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani. Art by Arthur W. Baltazar. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 10-in., 80 pages. B&W. Cover price $10.00.

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cover by caare andrews paul jenkins/mark buckingham/dan green Last issue the city went wild in the grip of electrical haywire. This issue Spider-Man enters the lair of the villain responsible?ony to discover an even bigger horror! Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. Story, Art, and Cover by Igor Baranko. The first work in English from Ukrainian artist Igor Baranko. Hapless Pifitos is drafted into an epic journey across the Mediterranean, where he faces drunken centaurs, music-loving monsters, drunken god Dionysus and the gates of Hades itself. Softcover (Square-bound), 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 136 pages, B&W Cover price $9.95.

Feature articles on Wagon Train playsets and Timpo train sets. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 40 pages on white paper with cardstock covers. Cover price $4.95.

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By Drew Hayes and Jason Alexander. Lusiphur's in love. He never thought it would happen - especially with a girl as sweet as Lirilith, the good-hearted society girl with the ability to see Lusiphur for who he really is. But this is still Poison Elves, and something dark looms in the shadows. As Luse sets out on a drug-run with his friends, an unresolved argument from the past resurfaces with violent consequences. As Lirilith rushes to aid her beloved, she begins to realize that her privileged upbringing does not mix well with Lusiphur's life on the street. Will they be able to resolve their differences and achieve a middle ground, or is their relationship doomed from the start? Cover price $2.95.

Based on the game by Tsunekazu Ishihara and Satoshi Tajiri. The Ice Cage - Written by Hidenori Kusaka. Art by MATO. Bill and Yellow team up to find Red and uncover whomever is behind the plot. But before they're even done fishing, none other than Lorelai of the Elite Four attacks both! Now, beaten back by the withering ice blasts from Seel and hunted by Cloyster, Bill and Yellow retreat to a nearby cave to consider their options. Why is Lorelai attacking Bill and Yellow and what connection does she have to Red's disappearance? 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

1st printing.

Adapted by Tracey West.

The big city is big-time fun!

Can Pikachu keep two Pichu out of trouble? A flock of Murkrow pecks at them. A houndour chases them. And a tower of tires topples! But Pikachu and Pichu also make lots of new Pokemon pals - like Hoppip, Furret, Hitmontop, Wooper, and Magby!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 78 pages, Text (with 16 pages of full color illustrations). All Ages

Cover price $4.50.

WRITTEN BY ABBY DENSON. ART BY RICARDO GARCIA FUENTES. COVER BY PHIL MOY. A blizzard closes Pokey Oaks Kindergarten, and the Girls get a day off - but they're too snowed under with crimefighting to have fun. It'll take an Abominable Snowman to chill them out! FC, 32 PG. Cover price $1.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Party Savers". By Howie Dewin. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 64 pages, Text (with full color illustrated) Cover price $3.99.

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Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $9.20 Comic is autographed by Powers creator Michael Avon Oeming and includes a Lone Star Comics Certificate of Authenticity.

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(W) Brian Michael Bendis. (A) Mike Avon Oeming. (C) Pat Garrahy. Hi, Powers writer Brian Michael Bendis here, to ask you to trust me. If I even hint at the shocking turn of events in this issue it will tip the hat on what happened last issue and you are ordering this before you even read that. So I need you to trust me when I tell you that this issue is a shocker. The case? College age wanna-be role players - dead! Someone is killing college kids who dress up like super heroes for fun and Detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim are trying to figure out who before he strikes again. 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 winner Brian Michael Bendis (Ultimate Spiderman, Daredevil) and art deco comic artist Mike Avon Oeming and startling full color by Pat Garrahy (JLA) FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.95.

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Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Alamo!" Collects Preacher (1995-2000) #59-66.

Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Steve Dillon. Painted cover by Glenn Fabry.

The tale of Jesse Custer and his search for a missing God reaches its violent, blood-soaked conclusion in the ninth and final Preacher trade.

Softcover, 240 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $17.95.

Interview with Joe Madureira on Battle Chasers; Devin Grayson comments on Ghost Rider; interview with Ron Marz on Sojourn; interview with Randy Queen on the Darkchylde 5th Anniversary mini-busts. Flip covers: Fray by Karl Moline and Andy Owens; Our Worlds At War by Jae Lee. 8.5x11, 400+pg, PC Cover price $3.25.

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By Tomoko Taniguchi. Prince Matthew has met a beautiful, dark-skinned woman, an exile from a faraway land, who has experienced terrible prejudice on her travels only because of her appearance. She is searching for her lost brother and a way to return home, and in this issue she finds her brother, but she and Matthew also find they are deeply attracted to one another. Will the royal family welcome her? Or will she have to take her brother and return to her distant homeland? b&w, 32pgs. Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE;ART BY J.H. WILLIAMS III AND MICK GRAY;COVER BY WILLIAMS III AND JOSE VILLARRUBIA Promethea and Sophie set out on a quest to find a different sort of magic. Meanwhile, they leave a brand-new-acting Promethea in their place! Who knows what kinds of mayhem this will lead to? FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 5, Issue 4 - April 2001. An anthology of manga geared towards a more adult mind set. 168 Pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $5.95.

Purgatori 1/2 Ashcan - Limited to 666 copies. Art by Al Rio, Romano Molenaar, Curtis Arnold, Ivan Reis and Joe Pimentel. Take a peek at the inner workings of Purgatori 1/2 (2000) #1 with this detailed ashcan. It's 12 pages of preview artwork and sketches. A must-have for Purgatori fans -- a fiendish complementary item to the actual story! Saddle stitched, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 12 pages, B&W.

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by Lash, Laxamana, Smith, & Morrison It's 1973, and Radioactive Man goes underground to battle student activists and civil unrest as Rod Runtledge (a.k.a. Fallout Boy) is taken hostage at a nearby university! But has Fallout Boy dropped out, tuned in, grown a social conscience, and joined the cause? Find out in this trippy tribute to the alternative comics of yesteryear! FC, 32pg Cover price $2.50.

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by Rumiko Takahashi Yee haw! It's time for a good, old-fashioned family feud as Kuno and Kodachi go at it with Ranma in the middle! When these two fight, everybody, including the students of Furinkan High, suffers. Ranma doesn't care about the two fighting, but he wants out for sure and there may be only one fateful way to do it-date Kodachi! b&w, 32pg (10 of 11) Cover price $2.95.

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Story and Art by John Higgins. The citadel nexus has opened a gateway between worlds. Will Razorjack be invited through that gateway by Woody to initiate a night that lasts a thousand years? Can Simon and Natalie stop him? Frame has been killed by O'Malley, how does he then manage to rip O'Malley's head off? And the Lady of the Veil - where is she? All will be answered in issue #2 of Razorjack. 40 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.99.

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This issue: Terri Windling - Victorian Fantasies; Kevin J. Anderson - Samurai Revenge; Great Fiction Inside - Ancient Tales and New Fables; New Fantasy on Television. Cover price $3.99.

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By Ryo Mizuno and Masato Natsumoto. The beautiful, leather-clad adventuress Laina is in mortal danger in this exciting new Lodoss series. Spark, the Heroic Knight, is leading a group of heroes to reclaim the Crystal Ball of Souls, stolen by the evil sorcerer Vagnado. When they arrive at Hilt, where they learn that the governor and King Kashu are preparing for the final battle with Marmo. The heroes set out from to continue their quest, and it is all Spark can do to hold the quarreling group together - until a Dark Elf attacks, and stabs Laina in the chest! b&w, 32pgs. Cover price $2.95.

Foil Wizard Special Edition stamp under Image logo. Wizard 1/2 Special Edition. Certificate of Authenticity.

Foil Wizard Special Edition stamp under Image logo. Wizard 1/2 Red Foil Special Edition. Limited to 500 copies. Certificate of Authenticity. 24 pages, full color.

1st printing.

Based on the story by Marcel Proust. Adapted by Stephane Heuet.

At last brought to the U.S., the best-selling comics adaptation of the great classic of French literature that scandalized the French establishment as reported on the front page of the New York Times! In clear line style a la Herge Tintin.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, full color.

NOTE: "These clever editions are much more than comic Cliff Notes. They are original and engaging in their own right." - San Francisco Chronicle. "Sumptuous and absorbing." - The Washington Post

Cover price $19.95.

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2nd and later printings.

Based on the story by Marcel Proust. Adapted by Stephane Heuet.

At last brought to the U.S., the best-selling comics adaptation of the great classic of French literature that scandalized the French establishment as reported on the front page of the New York Times! In clear line style a la Herge Tintin.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, full color.

NOTE: "These clever editions are much more than comic Cliff Notes. They are original and engaging in their own right." - San Francisco Chronicle. "Sumptuous and absorbing." - The Washington Post

Cover price $19.95.

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Written by Kris Oprisko and Ted Adams. Art by Shawn Crystal and John Nyberg. Cover by Lee Bermejo. The secretive Umbrella organization reveals its plans for the X-Virus -- and how the captured members of the S.T.A.R.S. Charlie Team tie into those plans. Hint: Our heroes aren't going to be happy! The non-stop action unfolds in Mexico and Alaska, as Charlie Team battles zombies in both places! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.

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Alison Dare and the Arabian Knights - Written by J. Torres. Art by J. Bone. It's the return of everyone's favorite kid adventurer! Alison has traveled to the Sultanate of Shahrazad with her mother, the world famous archaeologist Dr. Dare. When she stumbles across a magic lamp, Alison suddenly finds herself with a mischievous genie ready to do her bidding. Just what will a little girl ask for when she can have everything she wants? From the acclaimed team of writer J. Torres (Sidekicks) and artist J. Bone (Solar Stella) comes an exciting new mini-series that will thrill readers of all ages! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Written by J. Torres. Art by J. Bone. The Blue Scarab's life is in peril! Has his cold-hearted nemesis gotten the better of him? Will Auntie Freeze finally crush the big blue bug? As her dad's life hangs in the balance, Alison Dare takes her friends on a trip down memory lane, spinning the tale of how her parents met and fell in love, and revealing the secret origin behind her father's amazing super powers! It's a complex, knitted yarn, a treasure chest of all-ages fun, courtesy of scribe supreme J. Torres and artist extraordinaire J. Bone. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 14 - 1st printing. Cover by: Wayne Breaux Jr. The Rifter is a synthesis of Game Master and Players' Guide, talent show, fan forum, news/house organ, sourcebook and fun for the entire Megaverse of Palladium RPGs. Every issue, unique and informative. Includes Palladium news, coming attractions, Official source and game material, and more! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.95.

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Written by Brien Cardello. Art by Oliver Drac. 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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WRITTEN BY CHUCK DIXON; ART AND COVER BY PETE WOODS AND ANDREW PEPOY. In the aftermath of "Officer Down", Robin finds himself at the end of his rope and out of contact with Batman. As Tim's personal life begins to unravel, Batman enlists the aid of Spoiler to track his wayward sidekick down ? with ramifications that will be felt for many months to come. This issue marks a significant and destructive turning point in the relationship of Batman and Robin! FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.25.

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Jeff Smith script. Charles Vess art. Cover price $5.95.

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All Souls - Story, Art and Cover by Tom Manning. The residents of Range gather on Halloween morning to bury the four dead hunters and quiet their minds. But as the bodies are put to rest, after the sun sets...something evil awakes. Even with the odd events that have happened to them before, no one could have foreseen what comes next. Characters in this issue: Detective Hal Cannon; Frank Cors; Frank Pils; Reverend Slylock; Sammy; Gail Taira; Gil Wallin; Mayor Allen Baldwino; Phil Baldwino; Mort Carver; Siva; Gus Carver; Mr. Cobble; Agent Quinn; Agent Gabrielson; Agent Joubert. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.00.

by Mike Gallagher; art by Dave Manak More misadventures based on Sabrina's popular animated series. You'll have a magical time with these riotous tales! FC, 32pg Cover price $1.99.

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Story and Art by Naoko Takeuchi. As seen on Cartoon Network! As Mistress 9 offers the power of the Silver Imperium Crystal to Pharaoh 90, Rini's soul is ever more in danger! But a gentle spirit appears to protect her. As the Scouts split up to search the Infinity College, Sailor Moon and the Outer System Scouts step on an elevator to doom! What awaits them at the end of the long ride down? b&w, 48pgs. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Naoko Takeuchi.

It is a brand new era for Sailor Moon and the Scouts.

As Darien is about to depart for America to attend a university, he crumbles and disappears. Meanwhile, a mysterious little girl, Chibi Chibi, and three new Scouts, the Sailor Starlights, appear on the scene. As the new Scouts appear, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Mars disappear into a supernatural void. Now Bunny is forced to deal with the fact that everyone she loves is gone. Are the Scouts gone forever and are the Sailor Starlights involved?

Don't miss this heart-pounding edition of the Sailor Moon saga. This volume contains Sailor Moon Stars episodes first published in Smile magazine volumes 2.7 through 3.1, in their entirety.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. By Naoko Takeuchi. It's everyone's favorite schoolgirl-turned-superhero! Join Bunny, Luna, Tuxedo Mask and the Scouts in their exciting first adventures! The Sailor Team is finally complete! Sailors from all nine planets battle the evil Master Pharaoh 90 to save the Earth and the soul of one young girl! Sailor Moon, the fantasy adventure of a young girl who discovers that she is the defender of Love and Justice, is an international phenomenon that keeps getting bigger! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Story and Art by Megumi Tachikawa. It is just not Asuka Jr.'s day. First he loses at his favorite video game, then he is straddled with an interfering girl on his stakeout for Saint Tail. How can an honest detective cope? Apparently, not very well as Saint Tail confuses the scene once again! b&w, 32pgs. Cover price $2.95.

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Todd McFarlane Productions (W) Todd McFarlane (A) Alex Maleey (C) Jay Fotos (Cover) Ashley Wood "The Jon Doe Affair Part II"?Sam receives another mysterious tape from an unidentified serial killer detailing the grisly deaths of two more innocent victims. Sam begins the journey to find this sadistic life-taker. He also ponders why, out of thousands of New York City police officers, the killer chose him to correspond with. This is the second issue in a brand-new story arc written by Todd McFarlane himself. FC 32pp Cover price $2.50.

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"The World's Mightiest Man!" Story and art by Erik Larsen. Don't miss the explosive return of the world's mightiest mortal - Mighty Man! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

The Official Magazine of the Sci-Fi Channel. Vol. 7 #5. Cover price $4.99.

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By Marz, Cheung, Hillsman, and Rodriguez. Ethan receives a less-than-hospitable welcome at the Underground's hidden sanctuary as he falls under suspicion for his royal heritage. Ethan's stay is short-lived, and he continues his journey northward, toward an encounter beyond his wildest imagining. The young prince is confronted by the spirit of his dead brother Artor, who imparts to Ethan secrets concerning not only his destiny, but the very nature of the sigil he bears. Plus, part one of a back-up story starring Exeter the Bounty Hunter, written by Ron Marz and drawn by Andrea DiVito! FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.95.

WRITTEN BY JOHN ROZUM AND BOB FINGERMAN;ART BY JOE STATON, KAREN MACHETTE AND STEPHEN DESTEFANO;COVER BY STATON AND DAVE HUNT Mystery Inc. gets dazzled by a glittering ghost in New York City; also, when the gang's too busy to chase a pizza-stealing beast, Shaggy and Scooby set out to solve it themselves! FC, 32 PG. Cover price $1.99.