Comic books December 2008

Volume 36 - 1st printing. "Samurai Armies 1467-1649!" By Stephen Turnbull. The Sengoku The Jidai, 'Age of Warring States', is the age of the samurai - the military aristocracy of Japan. This period, which lasted from the outbreak of the Onin War in 1467 to the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the early 17th century, was a period of endemic warfare, when a lack of central control led to constant struggles between the daimyo, 'great names', who sought to extend the influence of their families through political and military means. This title will examine the complicated nature of family and clan that governed so much of the initial organization of the armies, how this changed over the period and how battlefield tactics developed over a series of major encounters such as Nagashino and Sekigahara. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $25.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Eric C. Hayes. Art by Rudolf Montemayor. Created in 1968 by the Colorform Co. to capitalize on the Space craze (and Mattel's best-selling "Major Matt Mason" Space toy series), the Outer Space Men (a.k.a. the 'Colorform Aliens') were 3.5" to 7" tall bendy action figures that today demand top dollar on the collector's market. Now, the legendary Outer Space Men - Astro-Nautilus, Commander Comet, Colossus Rex, Electron+, Orbitron, Xodiac, and Alpha 7 - are back to save the human race from extinction when an ancient civilization, living deep below the Earth's surface, seeks to decimate the planet's environment and rule over the surface world once again! Softcover, full color. Cover price $21.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $24.00

1st printing. "Overspray: Riding High with the Kings of California Airbrush Art!" By Norman Hathaway. Overspray is the comprehensive account of an exuberant form of art in the 1970s and the culture that made it famous - airbrushing. Inspired equally by surf graphics and psychedelia, a generation of young artists embraced the optimism of the Los Angeles art scene and combined it with the slick, manicured surfaces of Hollywood. Suddenly, every record cover looked shiny, every pair of lips was high gloss, every palm tree glistened, and clothes were as loud as the sun. The word was awash in perfectly smooth, vibrantly colored forms. Overspray tells these artists' stories for the first time, reproducing hundreds of images of the best airbrushed work, unseen production art, and ephemera. Overspray will bring that era to vivid, glossy life. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., full color. Mature Readers Cover price $50.00.

Transfuzion Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. "What Price Victory?!" Collects Oz (1994-1997 Caliber) #11-15. Written by Stuart Kerr and Ralph Griffith. Art by Bill Bryan. Kevin and Mary have been reunited and they band together with the assortment of heroes to take the battle to Mombi. Tik-Tok, Wogglebug, Saw Horse, Jingur, Jack Pumpkinhead and others join together with Lion, TinMan, and Scarecrow to retake the Emerald City.Based on the series of novels by Frank L. Baum with a decidedly modern twist. Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Time to Kill!" Collects Painkiller Jane (2007-2008 Dynamite) #4-5 and Terminator 2 (2007-2008 Dynamite) #6-7. By Jimmy Palmiotti and Nigel Raynor. Painkiller Jane meets the world of Skynet and the Terminators! Jane has faced some badasses before, but never one like this as she takes on Cyberdyne's finest! Now, she comes in between a female T-800 Terminator and its prime directive, but will Jane's enhancements be able to keep her alive long enough to see her own future? ,Includes a complete cover gallery! Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Cover by Zeu. by Mike Bullock, Zeu & Silvestre Szilagyi 'Man O' War.' From the Chronicles of the 13th Phantom! While returning to the United States with his wife, Jeannette, The Ghost Who Walks finds himself embroiled in a battle with sea faring slave traders. Will The Phantom be able to free the enslaved members of the Llongo tribe, or join them in chains? And how does this tie in to the life of the 21st Phantom? Find out here! Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Andy Smith. by Mike Bullock, Zeu & Silvestre Szilagyi 'Man O' War.' From the Chronicles of the 13th Phantom! While returning to the United States with his wife, Jeannette, The Ghost Who Walks finds himself embroiled in a battle with sea faring slave traders. Will The Phantom be able to free the enslaved members of the Llongo tribe, or join them in chains? And how does this tie in to the life of the 21st Phantom? Find out here! Cover price $6.00.

Cover by by Mike Bullock, Kevin Grevioux & Samicler Goncalves Lee Falk's Mandrake the Magician and The Phantom come together in one comic for the first time! When a botanist is thrown from a high-rise window in NYC, the murderer's trail leads Mandrake and Lothar to the far away jungles of Bangalla, where it's up to them and The Phantom to find the killers. But the plot they uncover is far more sinister than cold blooded murder. Can they stop the killers before they strike again or will our heroes become the next victims? By Mike Bullock and Kevin Grevioux (Underworld, New Warriors)! Cover price $5.99.

Limtied Edition Variant Cover by Leonardo Manco. by Mike Bullock, Kevin Grevioux & Samicler Goncalves Lee Falk's Mandrake the Magician and The Phantom come together in one comic for the first time! When a botanist is thrown from a high-rise window in NYC, the murderer's trail leads Mandrake and Lothar to the far away jungles of Bangalla, where it's up to them and The Phantom to find the killers. But the plot they uncover is far more sinister than cold blooded murder. Can they stop the killers before they strike again or will our heroes become the next victims? By Mike Bullock and Kevin Grevioux (Underworld, New Warriors)! A limited edition noir cover by Nick Derington is also available, limited to just 300 copies! Cover price $5.99.

Limited Edtion Variant Cover by Nick Derrington. by Mike Bullock, Kevin Grevioux & Samicler Goncalves Lee Falk's Mandrake the Magician and The Phantom come together in one comic for the first time! When a botanist is thrown from a high-rise window in NYC, the murderer's trail leads Mandrake and Lothar to the far away jungles of Bangalla, where it's up to them and The Phantom to find the killers. But the plot they uncover is far more sinister than cold blooded murder. Can they stop the killers before they strike again or will our heroes become the next victims? By Mike Bullock and Kevin Grevioux (Underworld, New Warriors)! A limited edition noir cover by Nick Derington is also available, limited to just 300 copies! Cover price $5.99.

Add to cart NM 9.4 $9.00 View scan

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Add to cart VF 8.0 $8.00

*First Printing* The critically-acclaimed PHONOGRAM returns with seven issues of stand-alone Phonomantic stories, each set in the same night at a single nightclub. First up, Penny B wrestles with the big questions: Will she get the boy? Will the DJ play her record? Why was her gin and tonic so expensive? In a world where music is magic, she'll discover just how deep shallow actually gets. Plus: Two complete back-up stories featuring guest artists MARC ELLERBY (LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE) and LAUREN McCUBBIN (RENT GIRL). First printing (2nd printings exist) Cover price $3.50.

*Second Printing* The critically-acclaimed PHONOGRAM returns with seven issues of stand-alone Phonomantic stories, each set in the same night at a single nightclub. First up, Penny B wrestles with the big questions: Will she get the boy? Will the DJ play her record? Why was her gin and tonic so expensive? In a world where music is magic, she'll discover just how deep shallow actually gets. Plus: Two complete back-up stories featuring guest artists MARC ELLERBY (LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE) and LAUREN McCUBBIN (RENT GIRL). First printing (2nd printings exist) Cover price $3.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Dan Taylor (w) ? Orlando Baez (a & c) The young mouse Pip sets course for adventure aboard the Vile Vermin, the pirat ship commanded by the notorious Captain Blacktail. The open sea proves to be a dangerous route to traverse while in search of untold wealth. Jolly Roger flags are raised and swarthy swashbuckling rats swing from ship to ship in a classic broadside battle with the villainous Bartholomew the Blade, captain of the Scarred Serpent. 'Avast ye hands! Scubber the ol' tub and take no quarter!' Written by Dan Taylor (Hero Happy Hour, Pop! Darlings of America), with art by Orlando Baez. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $2.70

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $2.50

Story by John Boyer and Klaus Shmidheiser. Art by Kalus Shmidheiser. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

1st printing. Two cosmic tales from the Golden Age of Science Fiction are reprinted in this replica edition of Planet Stories from Summer 1947! First, in Gardner Fox's "Vassals of the Lode-Star," the outlaw man-beats of the Settlements, caught in a mad space-time snarl and making their last grim stand against a surging android horde, could not see why might-thewed Thor Masterson of Terra chose instead to battle a strange green flame! Then, in Raymond F. Jones' "The Martian Circle" SBI Captain Roal Hartford must dare the death of the Thousand Minds to learn the dreadful secret of a sweet-voiced singer who weaves a spell of dreams and drugs that drove men mad and threatened to smash the System! Softcover, 128 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $2.50

MATURE READERS.

Volume 10 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Natsumi Mukai.

The final volume! Cooro and the others discover the 1st Yellow Valley Race, a race exclusively for +Anima. Cooro and Senri decide to enter, and while waiting for the race to start, they run into Lyra, a girl that Cooro knew when he was younger. But when Cooro knew her, she wasn't a +Anima... How can she be one now, and is that the only secret she holds?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

COVER ART: The latest projects from Gemstone Publishing and DC Comics! Since 1988, PREVIEWS has been your ultimate source for the comics and merchandise to be available from your local comic book specialty retailer... revealed to you approximately two months in advance! Hundreds of comics and graphic novels from the best comic publishers; the coolest pop-culture merchandise on Earth; plus PREVIEWS exclusive items available nowhere else! Now, more than ever, PREVIEWS is there to show the toys, treasures and tales in your future! This issue features items scheduled to ship from February 2009 through April 2009. Cover price $4.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $14.25

Add to cart Very Good $7.20

Add to cart Very Good $7.20

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Programme (2007) #7-12. Written by Peter Milligan. Art and cover by C.P. Smith. What happens when the new weapons of mass destruction wield super-powers? That's the question posed in this gritty tale as a long-forgotten weapon from the Cold War resurfaces with destruction on its mind. This volume collects the disturbing finale to the engrossing series! Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Project Superpowers (2008) #0-7.

Written by Jim Krueger and Alex Ross. Art by Stephen Sadowski, Doug Klauba and Carlos Paul. Cover by Alex Ross.

It was the beginning of the Age of the Superpowers, yet with the closing of the Second World War, this new spark seemingly flickered and died. Until now!

Now the story can be told of the great missing Superpowers - men and women with incredible abilities who changed forever the course of human history, and who had been thought forever lost!

All eight issues (#0-7) of the blockbuster Dynamite Entertainment mini-series Project Superpowers are collected in this hardcover edition, plus a cover gallery, Alex Ross sketches and designs, and unseen artwork! The saga of the Superpowers begins here!

Hardcover, 264 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

story ALEX GRECIAN art & cover RILEY ROSSMO 'Thunderbirds are Go!' ends with a bang! And a familiar face returns. 32 PAGES FC Cover price $3.50.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The Company of Men!" Collects Proof (2007) #6-9. A big-game hunter wants to eat a sasquatch and he has his sites set on Proof. Meanwhile, Ginger and Elvis attempt to save an endangered dinosaur in Africa. Also includes the stand-alone stories, "A Perfect Gentleman" and "Manifest Destiny." Plus, a complete script and a fun & games section! Softcover, full color. Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Oliver East. Following on from his breakout book Trains are...Mint, this book sees Oliver further adventuring out on walks from Manchester until he reaches Liverpool, recording the many things that pass us by in everyday life. Part travel book, part diary, Oliver manages to capture both the beauty and problems of this part of the country while passing some social and political comment as he goes. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 172 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

by Aaron Williams After alien invasions, incursions into our world by the supernatural, and choices about the future of superheroes, it's back to schoolwork for the kids of ps238. Miss Kyle has assigned a creative writing assignment, and we get to read along. What insights into the budding superhero mind will we see? And is Zodon using this exercise to drop hints about his next evil scheme? Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $9.49

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Senseless Acts of Tourism!" Story and art by Aaron Williams. The super-kids are taking trips to Las Vegas, deciding the fate of all super-powers, and discovering that super-villainy can be big business! Journey to the Masquerade Casino with Zodon, Julie Finster, Poly-Mer, and the Flea and watch them unravel a threat to the gaming industry. See the Castle Beyond Time & Space where Tyler must choose the destiny of every superhero yet to be. And go with Cecil Holmes as he finds out that many corporate CEOs have spandex outfits in their past. All this and an introduction by Wildstorm's editor supremo, Scott Peterson! Softcover, 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.99.

Variant - Volume 9 - 1st printing. "The Spider Strikes!" and "Satan's Workshop!" Two action-packed adventures of the 1930's and 1940's pulp-era hero The Spider are reprinted in this single volume, complete with their original illustrations! The October 1933 story, "The Spider Strikes!" and the March 1937 story, "Satan's Workship" are reprinted in commemoration of The Spider's 75th anniversary! Softcover, 128 pages Text (with B&W chapter illustrations). Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSES: PART 3 of 5 - Written by GREGG HURWITZ Penciled by LAURENCE CAMPBELL Cover by DAVE JOHNSON 'SHE IS DEAD' The first of three story arcs written by three of the hottest writers in crime fictions start here! Best-selling crime novelist Gregg Hurwitz (The Kill Clause, The Crime Writer) and Laurence Campbell (PUNISHER ANNUAL: THE HUNTED) bring you a tale of death, depravity and revenge south of the border. A little girl dead. By his hand. A line the Punisher swore he'd never cross. Now the hooded men who have been preying on the little Mexican town have something more to worry about. Frank Castle has never had less to lose...or more pain to dole out. 32 PGS./Explicit Content ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Secret Invasion tie-in - Written by MATT FRACTION & RICK REMENDER Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN Cover by ALEX MALEEV With an alien armada laying the world to waste, Stuart RAMPAGE Clarke decides to make his move. Skrull Armageddon is just a backdrop for his ultimate revenge- against Tony Stark, against S.H.I.E.L.D., and against anyone that ever stood in his way. And what about Frank Castle? Where does THE PUNISHER fit into Clarke's plans? It's the end of the world as we know it-- time to cross some names off the old enemies list. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $2.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Jigsaw!" Collects Punisher War Journal (2006-2009 2nd Series) #18-23.

Written by MATT FRACTION and RICK REMENDER. Art by HOWARD CHAYKIN. Cover by ALEX MALEEV.

All the players are assembled...the stage is set...the lights are lowered...and a conspiracy 18 issues in the making begins. This is it: the ultimate revenge saga as designed and engineered by Punisher's arch-rival, Jigsaw!

He's killed off the loose ends from Frank Castle's life before the Punisher; he's replacing him on the streets with a leaner, meaner psychotic; and now Jiggy's taking out everyone and everything that Castle holds dear and framing him for it. And this is just the bloody beginning.

Hardcover, 144 pages, full color. Parental Advisory

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $6.40

Add to cart Very Fine $6.40

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "In Service of the Queen!" Pollo, the evil goat everyone loves to hate, is still up to no good... this time enlisting the help of two more villains in an attempt to take over the world's computers. Dahlia's tech-expert father is called into the fray, only to once again find himself trapped by his own creation. Enter our band of unlikely heroes, Weatherby, Wikkity, Dahlia and Panda! But all is not well with our intrepid band, as Weatherby accidentally uncovers the awful truth behind his own past, and the key to Pollo's devilish scheme. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 8-in. x 6 1/2-in., full color. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Jiro Taniguchi. Mountaineer Shiga made a promise to his best friend following his tragic death in the Himalayas. Twelve years later and he is called upon to honor that promise. But if the Mountains are unforgiving, then the City is treacherous! So, when Shiga comes down from his Mountain refuge to look for his friend's missing daughter Megumi, all he finds is trouble! Twice Eisner-nominated Taniguchi builds the tension to a massive climax in this exciting drama. Softcover, 6+-in. x 8-in., 336 pages, B&W. NOTE: This is a Japanese manga-style GN and is meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $25.00.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Written by Jim Starlin Art by Ron Lim, Jim Starlin & Rob Hunter Cover by Jim Starlin & Rob Hunter The opposing forces of Lady Styx and Synnar threaten to tear Rann apart as Styx's fleet enters the planet's airspace and Synnar establishes his basecamp on the surface. Is there anything that Adam Strange can do to stop the tides of war from engulfing his adopted home planet? Or is it too late for him and his galactic allies to win the day? ? 6 of 8 ? 40 pg, FC Cover price $3.50.

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Drift!" Collects Rasl (2008) #1-3.

Story and art by Jeff Smith.

Cartoon Books proudly presents Jeff Smith's new adventure series - RASL - a stark, sci-fi series about a dimension-jumping art thief, a man unplugged from the world who races through space and time searching for his next big score - and trying to escape his past. In this first of three graphic novels, Rasl faces an assassin's bullet and stumbles across a mystery that not only threatens to expose his own illicit activities, but could also uncover one of the world's most dangerous and sought after secrets!

Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 112 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $13.00.

Volume 31 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Hiro Mashima.

Haru continues his mad dash (with Sylpharion's super-speed) to save Resha, finally locating her while Resha's situation deteriorates. A cut inflicted by her captives suddenly appears on Elie's body simultaneously, mystifying Sieg. Can Haru save Resha and get her to the dance festival at Elie Village in time?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.99.

Volume 31 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and art by Hiro Mashima.

Haru continues his mad dash (with Sylpharion's super-speed) to save Resha, finally locating her while Resha's situation deteriorates. A cut inflicted by her captives suddenly appears on Elie's body simultaneously, mystifying Sieg. Can Haru save Resha and get her to the dance festival at Elie Village in time?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The American Films!" By Mike Hankin. Foreword by Jim Danforth.

Mighty Joe Young, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, It Came from Beneath the Sea, The Animal World, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, 20 Million Miles to Earth, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad - these classic films and more owe a great deal to the movie magic talents of one Ray Harryhausen. This book includes pictures and illustrations, reviews, synopses, trivia, obscure facts and more!

Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11-in., 370 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $74.99.

Add to cart VF 8.0 $8.00

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart FN 6.0 $6.00

Cover by Fabiano Neves. Brian Reed (W), Walter Geovani (A) Covers: Fabiano Neves, Paul Renaud, Patrick Berkenkotter Red Sonja is BACK! But what does that mean? Red Sonja learns many answers concerning her life's recent mysteries in this latest issue from Brian Reed and Walter Geovani , but she also learns her adventures in this strange new world are just beginning! Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Patrick Berkenkotter. Brian Reed (W), Walter Geovani (A) Covers: Fabiano Neves, Paul Renaud, Patrick Berkenkotter Red Sonja is BACK! But what does that mean? Red Sonja learns many answers concerning her life's recent mysteries in this latest issue from Brian Reed and Walter Geovani , but she also learns her adventures in this strange new world are just beginning! Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Paul Renaud. Brian Reed (W), Walter Geovani (A) Covers: Fabiano Neves, Paul Renaud, Patrick Berkenkotter Red Sonja is BACK! But what does that mean? Red Sonja learns many answers concerning her life's recent mysteries in this latest issue from Brian Reed and Walter Geovani , but she also learns her adventures in this strange new world are just beginning! Cover price $2.99.

Renaud Black & White Cover. Brian Reed (W), Walter Geovani (A) Covers: Fabiano Neves, Paul Renaud, Patrick Berkenkotter Red Sonja is BACK! But what does that mean? Red Sonja learns many answers concerning her life's recent mysteries in this latest issue from Brian Reed and Walter Geovani , but she also learns her adventures in this strange new world are just beginning! Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "World on Fire!" Collects Red Sonja (2005-2013 Dynamite) #25-30. Written by Michael Avon Oeming. Art by Homs. Red Sonja and her crew are back in Hyboria, now subjugated under the iron hand of Kulan Gath. With a small, but determined band of resistance fighters, Sonja struggles to make a dent in Gath's proverbial armor, but can she save the very world from the tyranny and evil of Gath! The story marks Red Sonja's return to Hyboria - a land under the rule of Kulan Gath - and her desperate attempt to assemble an army to battle Kulan Gath and his growing legions. But, will the people follow Sonja or lead her right into Gath's trap to save their own desperate lives! Hardcover, 132 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Very Good $5.49

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "World on Fire!" Collects Red Sonja (2005-2013 Dynamite) #25-30. Written by Michael Avon Oeming. Art by Homs. Red Sonja and her crew are back in Hyboria, now subjugated under the iron hand of Kulan Gath. With a small, but determined band of resistance fighters, Sonja struggles to make a dent in Gath's proverbial armor, but can she save the very world from the tyranny and evil of Gath! The story marks Red Sonja's return to Hyboria - a land under the rule of Kulan Gath - and her desperate attempt to assemble an army to battle Kulan Gath and his growing legions. But, will the people follow Sonja or lead her right into Gath's trap to save their own desperate lives! Softcover, 132 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Written by Keith Giffen Art by Tom Derenick & Bill Sienkiewicz and Stephen Segovia Cover by Justiniano A 'Sightings' tale! It's the unlikely return of a major character as a mysterious prisoner is discovered during the war between Neron and Lord Satanus. Also, prolonged exposure to Hell begins to take an unexpected toll on the DCU heroes who have been forced into the underworld. ? 4 of 8 ? 40 pg, FC Cover price $3.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Cover by Paul Azaceta. by Stephen Baldwin, Andrew Cosby, Caleb Monroe & Julian Totino Tedesco Actor Stephen Baldwin and writer Andrew Cosby (creator of Sci-Fi Channel's Eureka) unleash The Remnant at BOOM! Studios! When natural disasters erupt around the world and people start to vanish, CIA agent David Sacker is pulled into a dangerous mystery that will challenge everything he knows about reality! Featuring sensational interior art by hot newcomer artist Julian Totino Tedesco. Cover price $3.99.