Comic books March 2002

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1st printing. By Kyle Baker. Award-winning cartoonist Kyle Baker delivers his latest VERTIGO instant classic! The familiar tale of young David's rise to unprecedented power and popularity while under the paranoid scrutiny of King Saul gets the irreverent - yet biblically accurate - treatment that has made Kyle Baker's work acclaimed by both fans and critics alike. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

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Story, Art and Cover by Arthur Dela Cruz. The final issue! Arthur Dela Cruz had so much story to tell, this one has an extra eight pages! Damien, Angela and Raevyn are just three kids, but the amount of people on their tail has been growing exponentially with each mile of road they run down. Mobsters, police officers and amoral reporters digging for ratings all want their piece of the criminal trio. Who will get captured, and who will slip away? This amazing conclusion has more twists than Route 66! Ashcan format, 24 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.

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"MIAMI DICE"?Knights of the Dinner Table is the longest running comic book on the subject of games and gamers. The principal characters ? B.A., Brian, Bob, Dave, Sara and the dastardly Black Hands ? play numerous characters in their role- playing games. 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. A fantastic and hilarious slice of (fantasy) life in strips! b&w Cover price $2.99.

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By Manny Vega. Everyone knows that dwarves come from big families, and everyone knows that Steve is one dysfunctional dwarf. But as the saying goes, "it's all relative!" Seven dysfunctional dwarves and one bitter hobbit are on a quest to recover the family jewels. Do we really have to say more? Come along for the psychotic family road trip in, "There and Hack Again: A Dwarven Holiday!" b&w, 32pgs. Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. By George Herriman. In 1999, the Comics Journal named Herriman's Krazy Kat the greatest comic strip of the 20th century. It's never been too well known (in the course of its 30-year run, it often survived only because of William Randolph Hearst's support), but cartoonists more or less agree it's a masterpiece. The premise couldn't be simpler: Krazy Kat loves Ignatz Mouse, who rejects the Kat's affections by throwing a brick at him? her? Krazy is both and neither whereupon Offisa Pupp arrests Ignatz. This was the plot of nearly every episode, but the beauty was in the variations Herriman could work on it and in his delirious sense of style. The primal comedy played out in thousands of ways, drawn with an incomparable design sense against a gorgeously stylized backdrop of the American Southwest and delivered with Herriman's hilarious dialogue half invented, half quasi-Joycean wordplay ("Ooy-yooy-yooy wot a goldish oak finish like a swell mihoginny piyenna l'il dusky dahlink!!!"). This first in a new series of reprints (designed by Chris Ware and edited by Bill Blackbeard) picks up where the series published by Eclipse Books left off 10 years ago; it'll cover two years in each volume. This 1925-1926 collection shows how Herriman began to stretch out, opening up his layouts and experimenting with storytelling technique and the basic conventions of the comic strip itself. Softcover, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

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By Various. Some of the web's best gaming comics team up under one cover in L33T: Comics for Gamers! This super-sized 48-page issue spotlights Real Life, a semi-autobiographical webcomic about your average everyday gamer fanatic. Greg's living in a not-so-average reality where he's the comic strip equivalent of a video game character, and the joystick is a pen held by his alter ego, cartoonist Greg Dean! There's also a barrel full of other sweet gaming comics, including new work by Carson Fire (Elf Life) and Paul Southworth (Black Plague, Krazy Larry). 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

NOTE: All Text is in French.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Dame Gerfaut!"

Written by Dufaux. Art by Rosinski.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 56 pages, full color. Mature Readers

NOTE: All Text is in French.

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. He's small, he's round, and he shoots arrows into your heart. Cupid, right? Wrong! This is the opposite of Eros ?? Sore ?? and he's the Cherub of Hate! Every black arrow fans all the little resentment, petty jealousies, and minor grievances you feel to infernos of murderous hate. So what happens with one of the arrows hits Lady Death? Wait until you see! Lady Death: Heartbreaker gets just plain nasty! FC, 32pg $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Dynamic Forces Ruby Red Foil Edition. Signed by Brian Pulido. Limited to 69 copies. Includes Dynamic Forces certificate of authenticity. 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. He's small, he's round, and he shoots arrows into your heart. Cupid, right? Wrong! This is the opposite of Eros ?? Sore ?? and he's the Cherub of Hate! Every black arrow fans all the little resentment, petty jealousies, and minor grievances you feel to infernos of murderous hate. So what happens with one of the arrows hits Lady Death? Wait until you see! Lady Death: Heartbreaker gets just plain nasty! FC, 32pg$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Premium Edition. Limited to 2,000.

Super Premium Edition. Limited to 1000.

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(W)Locke (A)Long Vo "Six String Noose" The bounty hunter Revolver has to transport a mysterious young girl for the biggest payoff in the history of the frontier. His built in handguns are perfect for dealing with criminals, but not so great when you have to keep someone alive. Now the only thing between Rev and six million dollars is a vast mountain range with only one way through-- A small armored mining town. Guns are illegal in the caverns, but try telling that to a guy who has six shooters for hands. With half the town just found dead, no one is passing through the caves until they find the murderer...and the number one suspect is Revolver! An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind. Note: This issue includes a full 25 page story in full color plus a gallery of development sketches and other illustrations. FC, 32pg $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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(W) Locke (A) Long Vo The Concept: Meet Revolver. He's a cybernetically-enhanced bounty hunter with 3 million dollar guns built into his hands. Killing is Revolver's only honest chance at life. Six million dollars is the largest bounty ever placed for one single job. A simple task - get a girl from one end of the continent to the other ? alive. But what happens when the ultimate killer has to protect a mysterious girl's life? This Issue: "Angel of Death" Revolver and L3n board the gigantic three story intercontinental steam-powered express train that will take them across the frontier wasteland directly to Nolem city. It's not long before a shadowy figure begins making his way to the front of the train, leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake. Guns blaze and bodies drop nonstop until finally Revolver stands face to face with the source of all this carnage-the Shadowgunner himself! Bi-Monthly. In stores the week of February 13th. FC, 32pg $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Based on the novel by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. Adapted by John Layman. Art by Aaron Loprestri and Randy Emberlin.

As a rising political star increases in power, a small group of those left behind gather together to better understand and fight the tribulations ahead. Political intrigue and spiritual truth combine as introductions are made, decisions are reached, and allegiances are formed in the next climatic installment of Left Behind.

Softcover, 6-in. x 10-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

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WRITTEN BY DAN ABNETT AND ANDY LANNING; ART AND COVER BY OLIVIER COIPEL AND LANNING In this issue something big goes...BOOM!!! Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. Collects Captain Marvel (1968-1979 1st Series Marvel) #25-34, Iron Man (1968-1996 1st Series) #55, Marvel Feature (1971-1973 1st Series) #12, and Death of Captain Marvel (1982 Marvel GN). Story and art by Jim Starlin. Experience Mar-Vell's triumphs and tragedies! This volume combines two older books, the long out-of-print LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL, which reprints some of his greatest adventures throughout the galaxy, and the critically-acclaimed DEATH OF CAPTAIN MARVEL, in which we watch the dying hero tragically succumb to the cancer that ravages his body. Some of the greatest stories ever told, by one of the medium's master storytellers: Jim Starlin! Like the DAREDEVIL VISIONARIES: FRANK MILLER trilogy, this book is being newly recolored. Softcover, 304 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

Vol. 48, #3. The Newspaper of the Science Fiction Field. This issue: China Mieville - Messing with Fantasy; Interview with Jan Siegel; Reveiws of New Books by Ursula K. Le Guin, Dan Simmons, Michael Swanwick, Steven Barnes, Sheri S. Tepper and more; Forthcoming Books Through December 2002. Cover features China Mieville and Jan Siegel. Cover price $4.95.

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Volume 19 - 1st printing. "Moon in Our Hearts!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

The Eisner and Harvey Award-winning series continues! The time for delay is past. Itto Ogami and Daigoro are headed for Edo, to face Retsudo of the Yagyu once and for all! Stalked by bounty hunters and killers after their reward money, the Lone Wolf now faces deadlier enemies still. Retsudo has called out the nation's most accomplished rifleman, and dispatched a cannon-laden man of war, to intercept the father and son as they navigate treacherous cliffs and the high seas of Japan!

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 320 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

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Stories by Bobbi J G Weiss, David Cody Weiss, Earl Kress and Brett Koth. Pencils by David Alvarez, Howard Simpson and Walter Carzon. Featuring: "Prickly Problems in Caktuspantz!"; "Theres Snow Tellin What Hell Do"; "Tool Duel"; "Quiet, Peas!"; and "And Baby Makes Spree"! Cover price $1.99.

by Seeley & Hay Witness the first meeting of superherodom's most Dysfuctional Duo, Love Bunny and Mr. Hell! Freelance superhero, Beth "Lovebunny" Bowers is always on the lookout for her big break into the super-hero business. Has the opportunity arrived when she is called to the scene of a deceased witch's house to put a stop to the witch's now free demons before they send everybody back home as a snack for mom? b&w, 32pg $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Gilbert Hernandez. Scripts and art by Gilbert Hernandez. Untitled story; Meditations on the meaning of Karma as Khamo helps the police bust some drug dealers. "Meeting Cute, F*cking Cuter"; Fritz tries to set Petra up with Hector; Hector wants to stay with Fritz, but relents as she's open about her other relationships. The meeting with Petra leaves Hector considering his options. "El Show Super Duper Sensacional Fantastico de Doralis." "The Goddess And The Goof"; Petra hears that her ex is getting remarried. This preys on her mind when she goes on a dinner date with Hector. 'Buen Viaje, Socorro.' 28 pgs., B&W. $2.95. Cover price $3.50.

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WRITTEN BY MIKE CAREY; ART BY PETER GROSS AND RYAN KELLY; PAINTED COVER BY CHRISTOPHER MOELLER In stores January 23. In Part 2 of the 3-part "Paradiso," Elaine flees a shapeless assassin through the tunnels of London's underground, and the Basanos moves to annex Lucifer's Cosmos. Meanwhile, Lucifer himself is fatally distracted by a declaration of war ? from Mazikeen. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

By Mike Wellman, Troy Lewter and Luke Lizalde. Don't miss the exciting conclusion to the funkiest space saga of all time! Mac is down and out as Caesar Brown is about to turn the universe into jag-starved sex slaves. Will our cosmic soul brother be able to stop Brown's scheme and save the galaxy? 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Mort Drucker. Stories and art by Gary Hallgren, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Anthony Barbieri and Bill Wray, Mike Snider, Desmond Devlin, Scott Maiko, John Caldwell, Dave Croatto, Russ Cooper, Jeff Kruse, Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola, Don (Duck) Edwing, Mort Drucker, Scott Bricher, James Warhola, Tom Richmond, Hermann Mejia, Amanda Conner, Paul Coker, Jr., Ray Alma, Peter Kuper, Dave Berg and Sergio Aragones. Parodies of TV's Superboy teen-drama Smallville, and the movie Behind Enemy Lines, featuring art by Tom Richmond and Mort Drucker. Taliban kids' books, featuring art by underground comix legend Gary Hallgren. Harry Potter merchandise you didn't see. Mad's takes on street vendors, NASA, and George W. Bush's Environmental Plan. Monroe, Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Smellville; Mad's Ecchbay Item of the Month - Melissa Etheridge's Turkey Baster; Rejected Harry Potter Merchandise; A Mad Look at Street Vendors; Still More Instant Movie Reviews; Monroe &... The Congressman; Unintended and Unfortunate Consequences of "IT"; Ways NASA Can Appeal to the 18-34 Male Demographic; The Lighter Side of...; Key Points of My, George W. Bush's, Environmental Plan; Spy vs. Spy; When Teachers Go Bad; Behind Empty Lines; New Children's Titles to Cash in on the Taliban-Related Book Craze; Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds; Fold-In. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Cover by Alex Ross. Stories and art by Don Martin, Harvey Kurtzman, Wally Wood, Will Elder, Mort Drucker, Russ Heath, Joe Staton, Angelo Torres, Greg Theakston, Sam Viviano, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Frank Jacobs, Lou Silverstone, Larry Siegel, Don Reilly, Desmond Devlin, Charlie Richards, Don (Duck) Edwing, Stan Hart, Jonathan Bresman, Barry Liebmann, Mike Snider, Arnie Kogen, Bob Supina, John Putnam, Bob Clarke, Russ Cooper, George Woodbridge, Paul Coker Jr., James Bennett, Amanda Conner, Bob Jones, and Sergio Aragones, plus an Introduction by Adam West. A collection of vintage Mad material spoofing superheroes, from several generations of the Usual Gang of Idiots. Classic Mad spoofs of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Plastic Man, by EC legends Harvey Kurtzman, Wally Wood, Will Elder, and Russ Heath. Parodies of superhero movies and TV series through the years, featuring art by Mort Drucker, Angelo Torres and Sam Viviano. Intro by OG TV Batman Adam West, and art by E-Man co-creator Joe Staton and comics legend Greg Theakston. Don Martin's versions of Spider-Man, the Hulk, and comics sound effects; superhero-related Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Sergio's versions of Superman, Batman and other superheroes. Plus a cover by legendary cover painter Alex Ross... it was inevitable he would get around to Alfred E. Neuman sooner or later! Bats-Man; A Super Opportunity; Superduperman; Yellow Pages for Super Heroes; Battyman; Superduperman!; Plastic Sam!; Famous Artists' Paintings of Comic Book Characters; Teen-Rage Moolah Nitwit Turtles!; More Powerful than a Locomotive...; Superhero High; A Mad Look at Superman; Ecch-Men; Real-Life Superheroes at Comic Book Conventions; Superduperman II; A Mad Look at Batman; What If Superman Were Raised by Jewish Parents?; Don Martin's Guide to Some Very Obscure Comics Sound Effects; Buttman Returns; Clooney as The Bat; Other Superhero Deaths; Woman Wonder!; Batman & Robin Outtake #621: The Kiss; Lesser-Known Ninja Turtles; Bat Boy and Rubin!; One Rip-Roaring Day in Metropolis; Stuporman ZZZ; If Truth in Advertising Laws Applied to Comic Book Previews; Don Martin Looks at The Hulk; Buttman & Rubbin'; A Mad Look at Super Heroes; Superman R.I.P.; Upcoming Movies Based on Comic Books; Lotus & Cluck - The New Misadventures of Stuporman; If Super Heroes Needed Extra Money; Don Martin Looks at Spiderman; A "Comics" Scene We'd Like to See; $-MEN; Smellville; A Modern Day Fairy Tale: The Turtle and the Hare; Batsman: The Anemic Series. Softcover, 176 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.95.

50th Anniversary Edition - 1st printing.

In celebration of MAD's 50th Anniversary comes this "facsimile edition" of the first MAD paperback! Chock full of rich satire, parody, and social commentary, this reprint collects all the original cartoons, humor, and utter mayhem from the initial 1954 publication. Now you, too, can be a MAD Reader!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 120 pages, B&W.

Cover price $9.99.

50th Anniversary Edition - 2nd and later printings.

In celebration of MAD's 50th Anniversary comes this "facsimile edition" of the first MAD paperback! Chock full of rich satire, parody, and social commentary, this reprint collects all the original cartoons, humor, and utter mayhem from the initial 1954 publication. Now you, too, can be a MAD Reader!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 120 pages, B&W.

Cover price $9.99.

Stories and Art by The Usual Gang of Idiots. An Xtra Large stack of MAD cLassiX. In this issue: "Missing" scenes from Harry Potter! Shallow Hal! The Lord of the Rings! And more in our Special Oscar Preview! Plus: Artist of the Issue - Angelo Torres. Also: Don Martin's dumbest people! And: Our classic Rollerball spoof! Plus: Bigger Laughs - Marginals XL. 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

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Volume 102, Issue 3 - March, 2002. - Whole No 604. "Ransom" by Albert E. Cowdrey, "Coelacanths" by Robert Reed, "Presence" by Maureen F. McHugh, "The Pyramid of Amirah" by James Patrick Kelly, "Grandma" by Carol Emshwiller. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 164 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $3.50.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Dinosaur Detectives!"

Written by Judith Bauer Stamper. Art by Kristin Earhart.

Ms. Fizzle and her class travel back in time to the Age of Dinosaurs! Based on The Magic School Bus books written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 86 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). All Ages

Cover price $3.99.

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Volume 9 - 2nd or later printing. "Dinosaur Detectives!"

Written by Judith Bauer Stamper. Art by Kristin Earhart.

Ms. Fizzle and her class travel back in time to the Age of Dinosaurs! Based on The Magic School Bus books written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 86 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). All Ages

Cover price $3.99.

Volume 25 - 1st printing. "Stage Fright on a Summer Night!"

Written by Mary Pope Osborne. Art by Sal Murdocca.

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! The show must go on! That's what Jack and Annie learn when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to Elizabethan England. There they meet William Shakespeare himself—one of the greatest writers of all time! But Mr. Shakespeare's having a hard time with some of the actors in his latest show. Are Jack and Annie ready to make a big entrance? Or will it be curtains for Shakespeare? Did you know that there is a Magic Tree House book for every kid?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). All Ages

Cover price $3.99.

"Swimming with the Qwilfish" - Story and Art by Yumi Tsukirino. English translation by Gerard Jones. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

1st printing. Collects Magneto Rex (1999) #1-3, X-Men: The Magneto War (1999) #1, X-Men #85-87, and Uncanny X-Men #366-367. Cover by Brandon Peterson. Written by Joe Kelly, Alan Davis, Fabian Nicieza, and Joe Pruett. Art by Alan Davis, Leinil Francis Yu, Lee Weeks, and Brandon Peterson. The X-Men's #1 foe gets his own trade paperback! It begins with a knock-down, drag-out fight with the X-Men - and leads to all-out controversy! Instead of defeat, the U.N. concedes control of the island nation of Genosha to Magneto! But does even Magnus have the power to heal a populace ruled by hatred? This conflict is brought to you by a team of talents including Brandon Peterson and Alan Davis! Softcover, 6.5-in. x 10-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

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Cover by J.C. Amberlyn. Stories and Art by J.C. Amberlyn, Chris Neumann and Amado Rodriguez, Jr. The magazine for manga fans. In this issue: "Spiral Part 1" by J.C. Amberlyn; "The Tank" by Chris Neumann; and "Switch Part 2" by Amado Rodriguez, Jr. Plus: "Eye On Manga: TokyoPop" article by Elin Winkler. Also: "Doujin World Part 4" chapter by Daniel Kanemitsu. And: Illustration by Susan Meyer. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.

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Cover by Joseph Wight. Stories and art by Ben Dunn, Craig Babiar, Fred Perry, and Ted Nomura. The third incarnation of the long-running manga and anime guide from indy publisher Antarctic Press, featuring full issues of Antarctics most popular English-language manga. Ninja High School 93, Gold Digger 30, Warrior Nun Areala 5, and Tigers of the Luftwaffe 6. 86 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $8.99.

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cover by udon Ken Siu-chong (w)/Arnold Tsang, Alvin Lee, Omar Dogan & Shane Law (p & i) ? THE SCOOP: Avengers Assemble... into a giant robot! ? THE STORY: Led by the mysterious Tony Stark, the Avengers must race against time to retrieve the most powerful weapons on Earth before they are grabbed by Apocalypse and his Four Horsemen! Will they be able to save the world, or are they gonna lose it all? What is the secret behind the ultimate weapons? Find out in the book that will redefine the meaning of "Avengers Assemble!" ? THE CREATORS: Written, penciled, inked, and colored by the tremendously talented folks at Udon (X-MEN: EVOLUTION)! ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-TBD-00111 2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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wraparound cover by ben dunn ben dunn (W, p & i) ? THE SCOOP: It's the senses-shattering conclusion to the MARVEL MANGAVERSE event! ? THE STORY: The gargantuan Hulk must be stopped at all costs ? even if it means that one of our heroes make the supreme sacrifice! What is the true nature of the energy spewing out of the Negative Zone, and will the combined might of the X-Men, the Avengers, Spider-Man, and our entire cast of Mangaverse heroes be enough to put an end to it once and for all? Watch as science and magic go head-to-head in an all-out battle to end all battles! The fate of the world lies in the hands of a single individual ? don't miss this, the final chapter in the Marvel Mangaverse! ? THE CREATORS: Written, penciled, and inked by Ben Dunn (Gigantor)! ? THE FORMAT: 48 pages, with ads. 7-59606-tbd-00111 2.99 Cover price $3.50.

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cover by keron grant adam warren (w)/keron grant (p) ? THE SCOOP: Giant monsters... augmentation suits... get ready for a wild new take on the FF! ? THE STORY: A shadowy program tests radical new technologies on the Moon! The test goes wildly awry, killing all but four of the young test subjects, wiping out the secret lunar base, and blasting a billiond of tons of the moon's mass into orbit! Now, gifted with rality-distorting "meta-talents," all four of the surviving test subjects fight invading anomalies as the Megascale Metatalent Response Team Fantastic Four! But the massive burst of energy that gave them their fabulous powers has drawn the attention of various entities from across the galaxy (and perhaps even from other realities)! And these strange beings have dispatched forces to investigate humanity's use of potentially lethal new technologies ? including the awesome Annihilus! ? THE CREATORS: Written by Adam Warren (Dirty Pair), with art by Keron Grant (IRON MAN)! ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-TBD-00111 2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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cover by chuck austen chuck austen (w, P & i) ? THE SCOOP: Ghost Rider! Werewolf by Night! Hellstorm! Terror is the Sons of Satan! ? THE STORY: The greatest of all evils is loose in New York, and it's spreading its dark seed all over town! But it's not the gargantuan Hulk ? it's the Enemy, the Prince of Lies, the Dark-Father... in more ways than one! Now his lustful ways have come back to haunt him as the product of his loins, the Sons of Satan, poor half-breeds who carry the Dark Blood, unite to rid the world of their father's influence ! Ride along with them as Ghost Rider, Werewolf By Night, and Hellstorm battle all the forces of their father's Hell while trying to avoid the giant stomping feet of a 12-story-tall rampaging Hulk-monster! ? THE CREATORS: Written, penciled, inked and colored by Chuck Austen (U.S. WAR MACHINE, ELEKTRA)! ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-tbd-00111 2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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Wraparound cover by ben dunn ben dunn (w, p & i) ? THE SCOOP: What if Manga artists created the Marvel Universe? Find out here as East meets West in a collision that could only be called the MARVEL MANGAVERSE! ? THE STORY: Welcome to a world unlike any you've seen before. A world populated with wild reinterpretations of your favorite Marvel characters ? but a world also starved for energy. So desperate is the need that an Energy Well is built on Stark Island that will tap into an unlimited source in the Negative Zone! There is only one scientist that can tap into that source ? a scientist named Bruce Banner! In this bookend issue, we introduce a cadre of characters that readers will see as brand new but also with a hint of nostalgia. Expect lots of cool stuff, such as: Hydra is teamed up with Namor to conquer the world! Dr. Strange is a Victorian doctor with Tigra as his sidekick! Ant-Man is a rock star/super scientist! The Wasp is a brilliant inventor and occasional tease to Bruce! Iron Man is now Iron Girl! And the Hulk is a 20-stories-tall monster bent on destruction! Sound different? Sound exciting? You betcha, True Believer! Join us for this, the first exciting chapter in the all-new, all-different MARVEL MANGAVERSE! ? THE CREATORS: Ben Dunn (Ninja High School) writes, pencils, and inks it all! ? THE FORMAT: 48 pages, with ads. 7-59606-tbd-00111 2.99 Cover price $3.50.

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cover by lea hernandez peter david (w)/lea hernandez (p) ? THE SCOOP: Meet the Punisher... if you're bad, she'll spank you! ? THE STORY: Meet Sosumi Brown. In her regular identity, she's known as the strict, tough-as-nails principal of the Ikenobo School ? but to the gangsters and seedy underworld elements in Japan, she's known as the paddling Punisher! When Tokyo's number one crime family summons up a demonic Oni to bolster their power, it's up to Sosumi and sister Hashi (along with Sosumi's trusty steed Kiso) to stop their hellish rampage! ? THE CREATORS: Written by Peter David (CAPTAIN MARVEL), with art by Lea Hernandez (Killer Princesses)! ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-tbd-00111 2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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cover by kaare andrews kaare andrews (w & p) ? THE SCOOP: It's non-stop ninja action in the Manic Mangaverse Manner! ? THE STORY: Teenage ninja Peter Parker has had to deal with a lot of stress in his life, but nothing could have possibly prepared him for this ? his most trying test to date! Will the training he received from Uncle Ben be enough to avenge his Sensei's death? ? THE CREATORS: Written and penciled by AMAZING SPIDER-MAN cover artist, Kaare Andrews (Gen 13)! ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-tbd-00111 2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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cover by jeff matsuda c.b. cebulski (w)/jeff matsuda (p) ? THE SCOOP: It's magical mutant mayhem! ? THE STORY: Brotherhood, betrayal, seasons, magic, religion... X-MEN: EQUINOX incorporates overriding themes and ideas that are clearly evident in Japanese popular culture ? all together in a coherent, kick-butt mutant story! Meet Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Rogue, Jean Grey and Moonstar ? who combine magic and mutant abilities to make them darker and more dangerous than ever! As for their villains, prepare for the coming of Magneto, in a form unlike any we have previously seen, Mystique, Beast, and Nightcrawler! ? THE CREATORS: Written by C.B. Cebulski, illustrated by Jeff Matsuda (Jackie Chan Adventures), and colored by Liquid! ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-tbd-00111 2.25 Cover price $2.25.

Posthumously-published fanzine about Bill Rostler.

1st printing. By Chris Achilleos. Featuring over 200 stunning images and serving as a valuable guide in the techniques of painting and airbrush art by providing step-by-step illustrations and instructions, Medusa is filled with vibrant fantasy art from Chris Achilleos, including book covers from the early Star Trek television series, film posters, Amazons, monsters, pin-ups, and some earlier work. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $24.99.

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By Kesel, McNiven, Simmons, and Hollowell. Until now, the only thing that could explode on Demetria has been the ore that makes the islands float. Sephie's world is about to change forever, and the cost will be more than she ever expected. FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.95.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Going to Ground!" Collects Meridian (2000-2004) #8-14 and CrossGen Chronicles (2000) #3. Written by Babara Kesel. Art by Mike Wieringo, Steve McNiven, George Perez, Tom Simmons, and Jordi Ensign. This trade paperback continues the adventures of Sephie, a young adventure hero. Sixteen-year old Sephie lives on a world where cities float in the sky and ships travel through the air. Her city, Meridian, is a city with an economy based on shipbuilding and made up of the finest craftsmen. She's on a journey home after surviving what should have been her death: falling from the sky, but the sigil has granted Sephie some wonderful powers and she is able to survive both the fall and the betrayal of the Minister of Akasia. Sephie is being held prisoner in the dye vats of that 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. Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.