Comic books February 2006

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Written by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi. Art by Masahiro Itabashi. The anthology of tales about ordinary high school kids and their trials of love and loss continues. In eight new chapters, you will meet a boy whose girlfriend starts a web page that attracts stalkers, a couple that spends 12 magical hours together, and a girl who tries to enter the Japanese Women's Pro Wrestling Association but ends up falling for her trainer! 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.

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1st printing. Written by Neil Kleid. Art by Jake Allen. "Jewish gangster" isn't a term you hear much, but back when the Dodgers played in Brooklyn and licorice cost a penny a bag, street corners were lousy with young, Semitic toughs looking for adventure and excitement - none more so than in Brownsville. Follow the intertwined lives of Allie Tanennbaum, Abe Reles, and scores of hoods organized by Louis Lepke Buchalter into the deadliest hit operation in Mafia history, "Murder, Inc.," as they escape the mean streets and lonely tenements of East New York. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.95.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

by Mac Rauch, WD Richter, Stephen Thompson, Keith Williams, & Dennis Calero. This preview showcases the 3-issue color mini-series that will be on the way next year, Buckaroo Banzai in Return of the Screw! Bad guys are a brewing to take over the whole planet, and its up to Buck and his crew to thwart the evil scheme... of course! 16pgs, B&WSRP: $0.50 Cover price $0.50.

In this issue of Buffy Magazine (featuring Angel): The Watcher's Council reconvenes as we bring together Tony Head (Giles) and Alexis Denisof (Wesley) for an exclusive joint interview! Plus: Our complete guide to being a Watcher; interview with Andy Hallett (Lorne); and exciting Spike movie news! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

In this issue of Buffy Magazine (featuring Angel): The Watcher's Council reconvenes as we bring together Tony Head (Giles) and Alexis Denisof (Wesley) for an exclusive joint interview! Plus: Our complete guide to being a Watcher; interview with Andy Hallett (Lorne); and exciting Spike movie news! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

Alyson Hannigan - on her new TV show, her latest movie and life after Buffy; Extreme Make-Over - a talk with Angel make-up artist extraordinaire Dayne Johnson; James Marsters - latest news; Joss Whedon returns to Buffy; Angel mag crossover poster. Cover price $6.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $7.20

Add to cart Fine $5.40

Alyson Hannigan - on her new TV show, her latest movie and life after Buffy; Extreme Make-Over - a talk with Angel make-up artist extraordinaire Dayne Johnson; James Marsters - latest news; Joss Whedon returns to Buffy; Angel mag crossover poster. Cover price $6.99.

Issue #68 - Feb. 2006. Edgar Rice Burroughs fanzine featuring classic pulp reprints, artwork and other related ephemera. 8 /1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages, black and white.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart FN 6.0 $6.00

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Written by FABIAN NICIEZA Pencils & Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER 'BOSOM BUDDIES.' The jiggly-wiggly conclusion to the BOSOM BUDDIES arc finds Cable & Deadpool cracking the Internet in half as the Black Box tries to drown them in information overload and prevent his TRUE identity from being revealed (X-Universe geek-alert!). Meanwhile, it's snakes vs. cats-- or at least the B.A.D. Girls versus the Cat--for control of the Dominus Objective 'ears to the wall' program. Part 4 (of 4). Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $11.50

Add to cart Very Fine $11.50

Add to cart Fine $9.00

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Captain America (2004-2011 5th Series) #1-7.

Written by ED BRUBAKER. Art by STEVE EPTING, MICHAEL LARK and JOHN PAUL LEON. Cover by STEVE EPTING.

Cap is awakened in the dead of the night by agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., who need the kind of help only he can provide. But the corpse he finds on the Heli-carrier brings him face-to-face with the unthinkable, and opens doors to terror and manipulation he never dreamed possible!

It's a new beginning as four-time Eisner-nominated Best Writer Ed Brubaker makes his Marvel debut, joined by white-hot artist Steve Epting!

Softcover, 168 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

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Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Written by Will Pfeifer Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli & Sandra Hope Cover by Camuncoli & Gabriele Del'Otto. With nowhere to go and no one to turn to, Captain Atom looks for help from the U.S. government. Surely the President of the United States does not fear super-powered beings! Will Nikola be able to help him before the Wildcats attack? And, most urgently, before the Void shard within him begins a devastating chain reaction? Don't miss the third chapter of the cataclysmic series! On sale December 21 ? 3 of 9 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Cover price $2.99.

Written by Robbie Busch and Scott Cunningham Art by Robert Pope, Phil Moy, Scott Underwood, Angus Bungay, and Scott Roberts Cover by Robert Pope Ed is ed-xactly where Eddy doesn't want him-in a bodycast! How will Eddy and Edd keep their muscle in their schemes now? Plus, Grim is put on a special diet to get a little meat on his bones! Cover price $2.25.

Volume 10 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Gosho Aoyama.

The husband of a diplomat is found dead in his study and Conan's on the case. But what exactly happened? Then Conan and his pals get swept up in a missing person caper at the local library. Is there a connection? Conan thinks he knows the answer but he's got more pressing things to worry about-like escaping the deadly grasp of the fiendish miscreant!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $9.99.

Written by Will Pfeifer Art by Pete Woods Cover by Adam Hughes. The acclaimed creative team of Will Pfeifer, Pete Woods and Adam Hughes reach a milestone issue, and if your name is Selina Kyle, get ready for your world to be rocked! Zatanna arrives with a revelation that causes Catwoman to question who she really is and all she's done in the East End! You heard it here first: This secret will lead Catwoman to a place she's never been before! On sale December 28 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US Cover price $2.50.

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Cover by Daerick Gross. Written by Wilson Hill and Dennis Mallonee. Art by Daerick Gross, Chris Marrinan, Daniel Lauer and Jeff Brennan. The savage heroine returns! Fresh from her crossover into this month's issue of Flare, the original Tigress is back in "The Birth of the Tigress"! Plus: The secret origin of Giant continues in "Rebirth"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Carlos Trillo (w); Eduardo Risso (a). The smash European series Chicanos continues! In this issue, the unlikely detective A.Y. Jalisco takes a night-shift job at an Asian laundromat, only to make a shocking discovery about the identity of the thief that's been robbing it. Then, her luck seems to change when she gets a call from a rich benefactor, but instead of a big payday she experiences the worst day EVER! Featuring striking art and cover by Eisner-winner Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets). $3.99 ? B&W ? 32 pages Cover price $3.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Story and art by Daisuke Moriyama. Get ready for more high-powered exorcist action than every before, as Sister Rosette and her demon sidekick Chrono let loose in the penultimate chapter of the best-selling manga series. 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.

1st printing. Based on the story by Rudyard Kipling. Art by Chuck Jones. This tale based on the beloved animated film which was based on the classic short story is about a brave mongoose who fearlessly protects his adopted human family from a pair of sinister poisonous cobras. Hardcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 32 pages, Text (with full color illustrations). All Ages

January/February 2006. Kong is King - Peter Jackson on making his monsterpiece, King Kong; Aquaman - the first word on the WB pilot; Galactica 2.5 - re-launching vipers; Michael Piller remembered. Plus: Chronicles of Narnia, Aeon Flux, Ghosts of Albion, Marebito, When a Stranger Calls, Underworld: Evolution, All Souls Day, Wolf Creek, The Thirst, BloodRayne, Hostel. Cover price $7.99.

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Add to cart Fine $2.50

(W) Dan Jurgens (P) David Nakayama(Cov) Rodolfo Migliari. The past of Paragon City crashes into the present as the Back Alley Brawler settles old scores with a horrific and brutal villain. Comics legend Dan Jurgens (Superman) delivers stunning superhero action, aided and abetted with art by Wizard contest winner David Nakayama! Full color32 pages$2.99ongoing series Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $3.20

Add to cart Very Fine $3.20

(W) David Wohl (P) David Nakayama(Cov) Rodolfo Migliari. Trouble abounds as the Freedom Phalanx is called into action to battle the always dangerous Freakshow. But this time, the Phalanx is without the help their teammate, Manticore, who has now become a member of...the sidekick squad known as the Vindicators? Witchblade maestro David Wohl takes the reins in a shocking new chapter in the City of Heroes! Full color 32 pages $2.99 ongoing series. Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $14.00

1st printing. Collects City of Tomorrow (2005) #1-6.

Story and art by Howard Chaykin.

When Eli Foyle's utopian city of Columbia - built with super-advanced nanotechnology and run by an army of robot supermen - becomes a robotic police state, prodigal son Tucker Foyle returns to put his house in order...as loudly and violently as possible!

Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Volume 6 - Includes 3 Bonus Chess Pieces: Black Rook, Black Pawn, and White Knight. CLAMP: the world-famous manga collective known for such fantastical works as Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits and CLAMP School Paranormal Investigators. To honor CLAMP's 15th anniversary, CLAMP no Kiseki: The Ultimate Collection features full-color pages, exclusive material, 6 pages of new, never-before-seen manga, and limited-edition collectible figures! Softcover (Magazine), 9-in. x 12-in., 32 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.99.

First English Language Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "MY DEAR WILKINSON!" By De Groot and Turk. Translated by Luke Spear. Ex-agent of the secret service and colonel to the queen, Sir Harold Wilberforce Clifton has become an amateur detective. One evening, after becoming engrossed in a horror story, Clifton's house experiences strange goings on. Could the house be haunted? His investigations lead him to an artist, Mr. Wilkinson. A few days later, an unexplainable theft occurs. Could Wilkinson be involved, or is it something more supernatural? Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Jeffrey Brown. Clumsy is Jeffrey Brown's debut work; a book praised by Chris Ware and hailed by James Kochalka as his "favorite graphic novel ever." Clumsy is the bittersweet story of a year-long, long-distance relationship, told through snippets of everyday life, drawn in a simple and elegantly awkward style that heightens the emotional impact and leaves you reminiscing about your own past love affairs. Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 224 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $10.00.

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Add to cart Near Mint $5.95

1st prinitng. By Max Estes. Calling a dumpster home in an unforgiving city, Jules and Dwight are down on their luck - and things are about to get much worse! Follow these stray cats as they botch an ill-fated armed robbery, dodge bullets in dark alleys, and cross paths with small-time mobsters. This frolicking sophomore graphic novel by Max Estes is a delight for all ages! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.00.

This issue of the world's longest-running magazine about comics includes the following: Alex Ross on Justice; a piece on the Vs. System super-hero card games; the beginning of DC's Silver Age; Terry Moore on the end of Strangers in Paradise; a piece on Stan Lee and Al Hartley's Della Vision; Peter David on gamer comics; plus the usual reviews, price guide, news items, and more. Cover price $5.99.

New Avengers - Illuminati & Civil War: new artists, new threats & new titles introduce two blockbuster summer events, One Year Later: exclusive insight into DC time jump, John Burns at Marvel, Clive Barker, Ken Bulmer, Blue Beetle: he's back. New Avengers cover by Mike Deodato. Cover price $2.95.

DC's 52 & Claw, New Universe, The Joker: Sam Kieth takes on new Batman mini-series, Annihilation, Zombie-sama. 52 cover by J.G. Jones. Cover price $2.95.

The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. This issue, travel from Marvel to Hollywood and back, as Michael Dean conducts a definitive interview with cartoonist and illustrator Mike Ploog (Man-Thing, Abadazad)! Also: a conversation with Sophie Crumb (Belly Button); Greg Sadowski on early Harvey Kurtzman comics; and distributor deathwatch - the struggles of Diamond's last competitor! Plus: reviews, comics, letters and news. Cover by Mike Ploog. 200 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.95.

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Weekly British War comics digest. "Baptism of Fire" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

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Weekly British War comics digest. "High-Speed Duel" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

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Weekly British War comics digest. "D-Day Raiders" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

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Weekly British War comics digest. "The Invisible Enemy" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

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Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $3.60

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Weekly British War comics digest. "By Boat to Battle" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

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Weekly British War comics digest. "Time of Fear" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

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Weekly British War comics digest. "Delivery Boy" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

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Weekly British War comics digest. "Treachery" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

KURT BUSIEK (W), CARY NORD (A), DAVE STEWART (C), and TONY HARRIS (Cover). Conan'' crossed the wrong people, and now he's got the entire Zamorian Army on his tail, led by a rogue who may be even more cunning than Conan. But Conan's not running, and he's not hiding?if they want a fight, he'll give it to them. Yet, even if he can take on an entire army and win, there are worse things in Zamora than swords, and worse sorcerers to unleash them. Will they succeed in destroying the daring Cimmerian . . . or will they just make him mad? On sale February 8, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

By Matt Mocarski. In order to expand their empire, a tobacco company manufactures a new line of cigarettes aimed at household pets. As the popularity of the product explodes, the supply dwindles transforming the once cute, cuddly, lovable, fluffy bundles of joy into vicious, nicotine- starved-killing-machines! Can Corporate Ninja find a way to satisfy the animals' unquenchable thirst or will he be tossed aside like last week's chew toy? 24pgs, B&WSRP: $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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Add to cart Near Mint $3.95

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1st printing. Written by Jim Dougan. Art by Danielle Corsetto. Melanie's pushing 30 and is treading water in her career and love life. Her impulsive friend Amanda blows into town looking for love in all the wrong places - and finds it in the arms of a charming chap with a mysterious briefcase. Their romance sucks Melanie and her friend Violet into a whirlwind weekend of wannabe gangsters, bar brawls, Bon Jovi, jealous husbands, and jail time. The strain will test the girls' friendship - but will it give Melanie the kick she needs to get out of her rut? And just what's in that briefcase, anyway? Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.50.

1st printing. By Marv Wolfman. A mysterious force is moving through all levels of reality, destroying everything in its wake. Countless dimensions are being annihilated with each passing second. The world's greatest heroes - Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, and thousands of others - are confronted with their greatest challenge: stopping this interdimensional threat before it destroys all life in existence! In the wake of the 20th Anniversary of the Crisis on Infinite Earths comic book maxi-series (upon which this novel was based), original author Marv Wolfman revisits, expands, and reboots the events that changed the DC Universe (along with may of its characters) forever. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 346 pages, Text Only. NOTE: This is a unique take on one of the greatest comic book epics of all time. Witness these amazing events as seen through the eyes of the Flash (Barry Allen), the hero who sacrifices all so that the DCU may live on. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $12.95.

1st Edition - Volume 12 - 1st printing.

Based on the Novel by Wang Du Lu. Adapted by Andy Seto.

Li Mu Bai achieves a new kung fu level and gains enormous power. He and Yu Shu Lien lead the royal army to strike back and defeat the foreign invaders!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $13.95.

1st printing. "The Great Migration Duology: Book 2!" By Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Cover by Donato Giancola. What do you do when home is a conspiracy that's been discovered and destroyed? When home is a planet in a star system that's gone missing? A smuggler with a rogue soldier for a co-pilot, and a tree with an attitude for crew, Cantra 'yos Phelium's the only one who can get close to the man who holds the equations that might thwart the Enemy and reveal the answers she's seeking. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 368 pages, Text Only. Cover price $25.95.

1st printing. "The Great Migration Duology: Book 2!" By Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Cover by Donato Giancola. What do you do when home is a conspiracy that's been discovered and destroyed? When home is a planet in a star system that's gone missing? A smuggler with a rogue soldier for a co-pilot, and a tree with an attitude for crew, Cantra 'yos Phelium's the only one who can get close to the man who holds the equations that might thwart the Enemy and reveal the answers she's seeking. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 368 pages, Text Only. Cover price $16.95.

1st printing. "The Great Migration Duology: Book 1!" By Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Cover by Donato Giancola. A new chapter in the Liaden Universe. Centuries in the past, mankind fought a seemingly unbeatable adversary from sector to sector across the Spiral Arm until the war ground to a standstill and the Enemy withdrew. Believing that they had won, the citizens of the galaxy rebuilt. The Inner Worlds, which had escaped the worst of the worst of the war's ravages, became even more insular, while the Rim worlds adopted a free and easy way with law and order. Now, hundreds of years after their withdrawal, the Enemy is back... and this time they'll be satisfied with nothing less than the extinction of the galaxy. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 336 pages, Text Only. Cover price $25.95.

1st printing. "The Great Migration Duology: Book 1!" By Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Cover by Donato Giancola. A new chapter in the Liaden Universe. Centuries in the past, mankind fought a seemingly unbeatable adversary from sector to sector across the Spiral Arm until the war ground to a standstill and the Enemy withdrew. Believing that they had won, the citizens of the galaxy rebuilt. The Inner Worlds, which had escaped the worst of the worst of the war's ravages, became even more insular, while the Rim worlds adopted a free and easy way with law and order. Now, hundreds of years after their withdrawal, the Enemy is back... and this time they'll be satisfied with nothing less than the extinction of the galaxy. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 336 pages, Text Only. Cover price $16.95.

1st printing. Collects CSI New York: Bloody Murder (2005) #1-5. Written by Max Allan Collins. Art by J.K. Woodward and Steven Perkins. Graphic novels based on America's #1 TV show continue with this collection. A young woman is slashed to death in a city park after dark, and when witnesses tell Mac Taylor and Stella Bonasera of a beast-like attacker, the specter of a local urban legend rears its head. These CSIs have seen just about everything - but a werewolf? National publicity and legions of diehard fans make every CSI release a sure hit! Softcover, 120 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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Convention Rough-Cut Exclusive. Centuries ago, humans were different. They possessed abilities that would seem miraculous to modern man. Somehow, that all changed, and human beings became the normal descendants of apes that populate the world today. That is, until an asteroid from a dead planet collides with the Earth, unlocking the secrets of the human DNA code with its impact. Can one man be responsible, and are his motives aimed at benefiting all of mankind? Or is he out to destroy those who are even now discovering these once-hidden secrets? Discover who The Damaged really are in this incredible new ongoing series chronicling a struggle that will either save us from ourselves, or rip the world apart!