Comic books December 2008

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Cover art by Mark Fredrickson. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe video game ad. Spy Vs. Spy Gear And Gifts ad. "The Rise And Fall Of A Rap Star," script by Desmond Devlin, art by Hermann Mejia; Satire on meteoric rise and fall of rap and hip hop music stars. "What The Deal Or No Deal Models Are Thinking," script by Ross Garmil and Matthew A. Cohen; Phony captions of what the models are thinking when standing on stage. "The Horse That Knew The Way," script by Brian McConnachie, art by Leonardo Rodriguez; Story of a Clydesdale racing horse and a family that duct-taped dead jockeys to him. "Sergio Aragonès Presents A Mad Look at Road Trips," script and art by Sergio Aragonès; A look at some ridiculous things that could happen while traveling the country by car. "Monroe and...The Natural Disaster," script by Anthony Barbieri, art by Tom Fowler; Monroe's family gets caught in a hurricane because they miss the evacuation notice, and their home is spared from destruction. "Comments You'll Never Hear No Matter How Long You Live," script by Darren Johnson, art by Tom Bunk; Everyday quotes too honest for anyone to actually say. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Peter Kuper; In the first cartoon, the Black Spy tricks the White Spy into a trap; In the second cartoon, the White Spy outsmarts the Black Spy with a fake rocket. "The Darker Side of The Lighter Side," art by Dave Berg; New gags written for Dave Berg's drawings. "Using Kid's Books To Explain The Awful Bush Years," script by David Shayne, art by Gary Hallgren; Events of the Bush administration explained as parodies of children's books. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots. Inside: Have a Star Wars: The Clone Wars holiday! Plus: Howie Mandel interview, 2009 wall calendar, grossout gags. Clone Wars cover. Cover price $4.99.

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Written by Matt Wagner Art and cover by Amy Reeder Hadley & Richard Friend Madame Xanadu returns to Europe as mystic advisor to Marie Antoinette, and as political tensions begin to boil, the Phantom Stranger makes his return. This time he seeks to kick-start the revolution and ensure that Paris's streets run red - a blood sacrifice that will keep certain demonic forces at bay. Interfering in this cruelty, Madame Xanadu discovers that the price of saving others may be her own immortality. ? 32 pg, FC MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.

December 2008. Cover by Bob Eggleton. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "A Foreign Country" by Wayne Wightman, "Leave" by Robert Reed, "A Skeptical Spirit" by Albert E. Cowdrey, "How the Day Runs Down" by John Langan, "Falling Angel" by Eugene Mirabelli and "The Alarming Letters from Scottsdale" by Warner Law Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only Cover price $4.50.

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1st printing. Written by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Pete Costanza and Kurt Schaffenberger. Vietnam, 1965: U.S. Army Private First Class Tom Cargill seemed like most soldiers to the men in his squad, but little did they know that he was in truth an immortal! More than two hundred years old, the son of the alchemist and sorcerer Cagliostro, Tom Cargill was the most powerful magician in the world. When Red Chinese soldiers threatened American lives in Vietnam, Cargill donned a mask and costume to battle evil as the supernatural superhero Magicman! Magicman Archives Volume One collects the long-unavailable complete run of the American Comics Group superhero in an affordable format. Co-created by Golden Age legend Pete Costanza, longtime artist throughout the 1940s on Fawcett's Captain Marvel Adventures, Magicman was one of American Comics Group's premier superheroes. Includes covers by legendary Superman and Lois Lane artist Kurt Schaffenberger. Hardcover, 264 pages, full color. Cover price $59.95.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. Full of energy and imagination, this newest compilation of 25 self-contained manga features the most exciting current work by the brightest talents in the manga field, new and unabridged comic strip stories and characters influenced or inspired by Japanese anime and manga, now produced worldwide! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 448 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $15.95.

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Christos Gage (W) Wellington Dias (A) Cover: Richard Isanove Our opening story arc concludes as writer Christos Gage and artist Wellington Dias (and don't forget those incredible painted covers by Richard Isanove) - will Blondie and Ramirez end up going out in a blaze of glory like Butch and Sundance? Find out in this thrilling conclusion of 'Saints and Sinners'! Cover price $3.50.

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Written by Marc Andreyko. Art by Michael Gaydos. Cover by Liam Sharp. Kate uses the Fed's own weapons against them, and Manhunter does the same to the DCU's biggest heroes. And the most shocking secret of Ciudad Juarez is revealed! 32 pg, FC Cover price $2.99.

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Written by MARK MILLAR Pencils & Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS At last-the heroes are here! The biggest, most powerful Marvel Super Heroes throw down in final conflict against the cruelest, most evil Marvel Super-Villains, with the fate of the real world in their hands. For young Toby Goodman, will this be a chance to see his comic book dreams come true? Or will he arrive too late to save his father? And-who is Clyde Wyncham...and more importantly, who does he become, and what role will he come to play in the Marvel Universe of today? Answers arrive at last in the breathtaking conclusion to Mark Millar and Tommy Lee Edwards' super hero epic! 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by JEFF PARKER & PAUL TOBIN Penciled by IG GUARA & MATEO LOLLI Cover by SEAN MURPHY & GURU eFX It's just a cat, right? I mean, the Avengers SHOULD be able to rescue a cat from a tree, right? Unfortunately, when both cat and tree are in an overlapping universe, giving them a very ghostly, and very INTANGIBLE presence, that does make it a puzzler. And it's doubly hard for the Avengers when their efforts attract a deadly interdimensional monster! Plus, the somewhat scintillating menace of...Hammerhead! 32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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Art by DAVID HAHN Cover by CLAYTON HENRY Volunteering for some heavy-duty landscaping at the city zoo, the Thing and the Human Torch run across the zoo's top secret new exhibit: Devil Dinosaur! But the Fantastic Four soon find out that it isn't all fun and games to find a dinosaur at a zoo, and between the mystery of the zoo's recent plague of nighttime break-ins, and having the cosmically powered Collector show up to claim the dinosaur he won on an interstellar auction website, the price of admission to THIS particular zoo is a world of hurt. 32 PGS./All Ages Cover price $2.99.

Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by JUAN SANTACRUZ Cover by TOM GRUMMETT The protesters outside of a nuclear power plant are terrified of what might happen if the reactors are ever turned back on...but what they should be scared of is the fight between the Hulk and the Abomination happening inside! Russian spy Emil Blonsky infiltrated the facility, and thanks to a burst of gamma radiation, might just cause a nuclear disaster! Can the Hulk stop him? 32 PGS./All Ages Cover price $2.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Tales to Astonish!" Collects Marvel Adventures: Hulk (2007) #13-16. Written by PETER DAVID. Art by JUAN SANTACRUZ. Cover by SEAN MURPHY. The Green Goliath continues to smash his way through his own Marvel Adventures title! Caught in the explosion of a gamma bomb, brilliant scientist Bruce Banner was transformed into a hulking beast! With no control over his transformations, Banner lives on the run, helping those less fortunate than he, hoping to one day find a cure to rid himself of the rampaging Hulk. Featuring Psycho Man, the Leader, the Abomination and the Marvel Mummies - and the Hulk smashing everything in sight! Softcover, 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $8.99.

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Written by MARC SUMERAK Penciled by JONBOY MEYERS Cover by ZACH HOWARD All Peter Parker wanted to do was catch a movie with some friends... but NO! Instead, he's got to save the city from a legion of lizards set loose by the sinister Serpent Society! And if that wasn't enough, one of his oldest foes is ready to rampage through the streets of NYC all Godzilla-style! Sometimes being a super hero really bites -- with big pointy fangs! 32 PGS./All Ages Cover price $2.99.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "Animal Instinct!" Collects Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man (2005-2010) #41-44. Written by MARC SUMERAK. Art by RYAN STEGMAN, VINCENÇ VILLAGRASA and CARLOS FERREIRA. Cover by SEAN GORDON. The all-new, all-ages, all-action fun continues! It's wall-to-wall mayhem in the Mighty Marvel Manner with four original tales of everybody's favorite teenage wall-crawler! Featuring Man-Bull, Black Cat, Puma and Orka. Softcover, 5-in. x 7 3/4-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $8.99.

Written by PAUL TOBIN Penciled by ALVIN LEE Cover by ROGER CRUZ KLAW'S GOOD OL' COUNTRY REVIVAL: When Klaw, the master of sound, forms a country and western band, Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Hulk decide to investigate. Unfortunately, the Hulk gets hooked on Klaw's mournful music and, wanting to solve those cliché-ridden problems Klaw so beauuutifully sings about, starts returning every lost (and not so lost) dog to its owner, insists on driving a pickup truck, and goes in for some very extreme 'Hulk-style' relationship counseling. While this draws a lot of media attention to Klaw's band, it's the Hulk (dang it!) getting all the press, making an irritated Klaw VERY jealous. The fight is ON! 32 PGS./All Ages Cover price $2.99.

Collects Marvel Adventures Hulk (2007) #6 and Marvel Adventures Spider-Man (2005) #42. Written by Paul Benjamin and Marc Sumerak. Art by Mario Gully & Scott Koblish and Vicenç Villagrasa. Cover by Juan Santacruz & Raul Fernandez. Bruce Banner faces law and order, Atlantis-style, when his latest attempt to cure himself creates a plague of Hulked-out marine life. Namor the Sub-Mariner is out to make Bruce pay for endangering his fabled undersea kingdom, but dragging the Hulk in front of a judge is a sure-fire guarantee of disorder in the court. Then, a night at the museum becomes a complete cat-astrophe when a feline femme fatale procures a priceless piece of Native American art. But the fur really begins to fly when the beautiful Black Cat is caught in the perilous pounce of the Puma! Looks like we've got ourselves a cat fight, Spidey...and you're caught in the middle! (Watch out for hairballs!) 64 pages, full color. All Ages. Cover price $4.99.

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Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS. Written by STAN LEE, GERRY CONWAY & KARL KESEL Penciled by JOHN ROMITA SR. & RAMON BACHS. He's the newest Marvel superstar, as seen in the pages of the smash-hit MARVEL APES miniseries! Now, experience the birth of the Gibbon in this reprinting of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #110-111 (1972) - also featuring the often-imitated, never-duplicated Kraven the Hunter! Plus: the Sensational Spider-Monkey stars in a story reprinted from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1 - and a gallery of all your favorite MARVEL APES variant covers! 72 PGS./ Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

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Santa-Ape Variant Cover by SALVA ESPIN. Written by STAN LEE, GERRY CONWAY & KARL KESEL Penciled by JOHN ROMITA SR. & RAMON BACHS. He's the newest Marvel superstar, as seen in the pages of the smash-hit MARVEL APES miniseries! Now, experience the birth of the Gibbon in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #110-111 (1972) - also featuring the often-imitated, never-duplicated Kraven the Hunter! Plus: the Sensational Spider-Monkey stars in a story from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1 - and a gallery of all your favorite MARVEL APES variant covers! 72 PGS./ Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

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Written by KARL KESEL Penciled by RAMON BACHS Covers by JOHN WATSON . THE FURRY, FURIOUS FINALE OF MARVEL'S MONKEYFIED MASTERPIECE! It's Gorilla Warfare as the Simian Superheroes plot their primate plan against the human's homeworld-- and the only one who can stop them is... The Gibbon!?! Good thing he has help from... Speedball??!!?! We're doomed... Don't miss the all-out ape action and primate (plus prosimian!) pandemonium in this-- the must-read mini-series of the month! Be the envy of your friends as people ask: 'Is that a copy of MARVEL APES in your pocket... or are you just happy to see me?' 40 PGS.(each)/Rated T+ ...$3.99 (each) Cover price $3.99.

Limited Variant Cover by STEPHANIE BUSCEMA . Written by KARL KESEL Penciled by RAMON BACHS Covers by JOHN WATSON It's Gorilla Warfare as the Simian Superheroes plot their primate plan against the human's homeworld-- and the only one who can stop them is... The Gibbon!?! Good thing he has help from... Speedball??!!?! We're doomed... Don't miss the all-out ape action and primate (plus prosimian!) pandemonium in this-- the must-read mini-series of the month! Be the envy of your friends as people ask: 'Is that a copy of MARVEL APES in your pocket... or are you just happy to see me?' 40 PGS.(each)/Rated T+ ...$3.99 (each) Cover price $3.99.

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Cover by JOHN WATSON. Written by KARL KESEL Penciled by RAMON BACHS. THE FURRY, FURIOUS FINALE OF MARVEL'S MONKEYFIED MASTERPIECE! It's Gorilla Warfare as the Simian Superheroes plot their primate plan against the human's homeworld-- and the only one who can stop them is... The Gibbon!?! Good thing he has help from... Speedball??!!?! We're doomed... Don't miss the all-out ape action and primate (plus prosimian!) pandemonium in this-- the must-read mini-series of the month! Be the envy of your friends as people ask: 'Is that a copy of MARVEL APES in your pocket... or are you just happy to see me?' 40 PGS.(each)/Rated T+ ...$3.99 (each) Cover price $3.99.

Limited Variant Cover by ART ADAMS. Written by KARL KESEL Penciled by RAMON BACHS. THE FURRY, FURIOUS FINALE OF MARVEL'S MONKEYFIED MASTERPIECE! It's Gorilla Warfare as the Simian Superheroes plot their primate plan against the human's homeworld-- and the only one who can stop them is... The Gibbon!?! Good thing he has help from... Speedball??!!?! We're doomed... Don't miss the all-out ape action and primate (plus prosimian!) pandemonium in this-- the must-read mini-series of the month! Be the envy of your friends as people ask: 'Is that a copy of MARVEL APES in your pocket... or are you just happy to see me?' 40 PGS.(each)/Rated T+ ...$3.99 (each) Cover price $3.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #69-79.

Written by ROY THOMAS. Art by SAL BUSCEMA, JOHN BUSCEMA and FRANK GIACOIA. Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA.

Avengers assemble!

The MARVEL MASTERWORKS are bringing you yet another collection from the heyday of Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

You know it's trouble when Kang the Conqueror drops in from the 41st century, but this time he pits our heroes against Hyperion, Nighthawk, Dr. Spectrum and the Whizzer - the Squadron Sinister - in a cosmic chess match! And as if one menace wasn't enough, then from across time the Avengers must also face the combined combat skill of the Captain America, Sub-Mariner and Human Torch of 1941! Next, it's a focus on the King of Wakanda, the Black Panther, as he infiltrates the supremacist Sons of the Serpent. But when he's captured, will the Serpents use T'Challa to incite a war that will tear the nation apart? Then it's the return of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, but with them in two comes a barbarian as only Big John Buscema can draw them, Akron the Magnificent! And before you close these pages you'll find out how to rent an Avenger when they become heroes for hire, see the return of the Man-Ape and the Lethal Legion, and enjoy guest-stars galore with the Black Knight, Nick Fury, Captain Marvel and Black Widow!

Hardcover, 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $54.99.

Volume 109 - 1st printing. "AVENGERS" Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #69-79. Written by ROY THOMAS. Art by SAL BUSCEMA, JOHN BUSCEMA and FRANK GIACOIA. Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA. Introduction by Roy Thomas. Avengers assemble! The MARVEL MASTERWORKS are bringing you yet another collection from the heyday of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. You know it's trouble when Kang the Conqueror drops in from the 41st century, but this time he pits our heroes against Hyperion, Nighthawk, Dr. Spectrum and the Whizzer - the Squadron Sinister - in a cosmic chess match! And as if one menace wasn't enough, then from across time the Avengers must also face the combined combat skill of the Captain America, Sub-Mariner and Human Torch of 1941! Next, it's a focus on the King of Wakanda, the Black Panther, as he infiltrates the supremacist Sons of the Serpent. But when he's captured, will the Serpents use T'Challa to incite a war that will tear the nation apart? Then it's the return of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, but with them in two comes a barbarian as only Big John Buscema can draw them, Akron the Magnificent! And before you close these pages you'll find out how to rent an Avenger when they become heroes for hire, see the return of the Man-Ape and the Lethal Legion, and enjoy guest-stars galore with the Black Knight, Nick Fury, Captain Marvel and Black Widow! Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $54.99.

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Volume 17 - 1st printing. "Avengers: First to Last!" Collects The Last Avengers Story (1995) #1-2 and the vignettes from Avengers Classic (2007) #1-12.

Written by PETER DAVID, STAN LEE, DWAYNE MCDUFFIE, MACON BLAIR, TOM BELAND and BOB BURDEN. Art by ARIEL OLIVETTI, KEVIN MAGUIRE, MICHAEL AVON OEMING, JORGE LUCAS, NICK DRAGOTTA, JUAN DOE and KANO. Cover by ART ADAMS.

They are the last of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes: Hawkeye, the blinded archer; the Wasp, pint-sized dynamo cursed with an incurable shrinking disease; Cannonball, mutant X-Man and Avenger; and former Ant-Man, former Giant-Man, former super hero Hank Pym, the last man who would have volunteered to lead them. They're not the strongest, but they are the only hope in the final battle against the greatest enemies of mankind. They are the Last Avengers. United, they will fall. This is THE LAST AVENGERS STORY. Also featuring timeless tales shedding new light on the early days of Earth's Mightiest Heroes: the Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America and Thor! In these previously untold stories, the six founding members vie for chairmanship of the team, Bruce Banner fears the Hulk's rage may have gone too far, Iron Man unveils his latest suit of armor, Captain America adjusts to life in the modern world, a WWII veteran reminisces about an early meeting between Cap and Thor, and more!

Plus: Marvel's founding father, Stan Lee, tells the "real" story of how the Avengers became a team!

Hardcover, 248 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 1100 copies.

Cover price $34.99.

Volume 18 - 1st printing. "Daredevil: The Man without Fear!" Collects Daredevil: The Man without Fear (1993) #1-5.

Written by FRANK MILLER. Art and cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.

A fire burns deep within Matt Murdock. He was raised by a single father, an over-the-hill prizefighter with one last chance to make it good - a chance that cost him his life. Taunted and tormented by children while growing up, Matt's life was irrevocably altered after he was blinded by radioactive materials while saving the life of an old man. The payoff? An unbreakable will and a keen intelligence, helping focus the super-senses he was blessed with during the accident. His story is one of love, pain, disappointment and strength.

Witness the tour-de-force origin of the Man Without Fear by industry legends Frank Miller and John Romita Jr.

Hardcover, 224 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 2,092 copies.

Cover price $24.99.

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Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS Covery by GREG LAND As SECRET INVASION draws to its exciting conclusion, SPOTLIGHT will be on hand to capture the effects the mega-event of 2008 has had on the Marvel Universe! We'll check in with SI maestro Brian Michael Bendis as he catches his breath from orchestrating the biggest alien confrontation in Marvel history, and see what he's done with the heroes who stood in harm's way - and those who were Skrulls all along! Look for sneak previews of SI spinoffs like SECRET WARRIORS and the long-awaited SPIDER-WOMAN series, where we take series creators aside and learn all their secrets! Plus: plenty of lists for readers eager to track all the movements of Skrulls past, present and....future? The secrets of the SECRET INVASION, unlocked in this month's MARVEL SPOTLIGHT! 72 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Mike Zeck Cover

1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984) #1-12, Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #383, She-Hulk (2004 1st Series) #10, and What If (1989-1998 2nd Series) #4 and 114.

Written by Jim Shooter, Tom Defalco, Dan Slott, Danny Fingeroth and Jay Faerber. Art By Mike Zeck, Bob Layton, Ron Frenz, Paul Pelletier, Mark Bagley, Gregg Schigiel, John Beatty, Mike Esposito, Brett Breeding, Rick Magyar, Keith Williams, and Jose Marzqan, Jr. Cover By Mike Zeck. Introduction by Tom DeFalco.

Drawn from Earth across the stars, the Marvel Universe's greatest villains and heroes are set against one another by the mysterious and unbelievably powerful Beyonder, with the winner promised the ultimate prize. But as battle lines are drawn, new alliances forged and old enemies clash, one among them is not willing to settle for anything less than godhood.

Can even the combined might of the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men prevent Doctor Doom from becoming the most powerful being in the universe?

Hardcover, 384 pages, full color.

NOTE: "SECRET WARS is one of only a handful of books that truly distil the essence of Marvel comics." - Comicsbulletin.com

Cover price $99.99.

Alex Ross Cover

1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984) #1-12, Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #383, She-Hulk (2004 1st Series) #10, and What If (1989-1998 2nd Series) #4 and #114.

Written by Jim Shooter, Tom Defalco, Dan Slott, Danny Fingeroth and Jay Faerber. Art By Mike Zeck, Bob Layton, Ron Frenz, Paul Pelletier, Mark Bagley, Gregg Schigiel, John Beatty, Mike Esposito, Brett Breeding, Rick Magyar, Keith Williams, and Jose Marzqan, Jr. Cover By Alex Ross (after Mike Zeck). Introduction by Tom DeFalco.

Drawn from Earth across the stars, the Marvel Universe's greatest villains and heroes are set against one another by the mysterious and unbelievably powerful Beyonder, with the winner promised the ultimate prize. But as battle lines are drawn, new alliances forged and old enemies clash, one among them is not willing to settle for anything less than godhood.

Can even the combined might of the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men prevent Doctor Doom from becoming the most powerful being in the universe?

Hardcover, 496 pages, full color.

NOTE: "SECRET WARS is one of only a handful of books that truly distil the essence of Marvel comics." - Comicsbulletin.com

Cover price $99.99.

Collects Marvel Adventures Avengers (2006) #16 and X-Men First Class (2007 2nd Series) #4. 64 pgs. Color. Cover price $4.99.

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Cover by GREG LAND. Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by KEV WALKER Board up Avengers Tower! Lock down the Baxter Building! The ravenous hordes of Marvel Zombies are invading ... the Marvel Universe! That's right, the next chapter of the MZ saga is a non-stop in-continuity gorefest with major implications for at least one Marvel hero! When the super-undead stumble into the MU from the Man-Thing's Nexus of All Realities, all of Florida is quarantined against the zombie plague. Time is quickly running out for a cure, so the Initiative sends a most unlikely group of heroes into the Zombieverse on a desperate mission to find the one item they need before the whole MU is consumed! The scream team of Fred Van Lente (INCREDIBLE HERCULES) and Kev Walker (ANNIHILATION: NOVA) unite for a Marvel Zombies story like you've never seen before! 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Dynamic Forces editions signed by Greg Land and limited to 140 copies. Includes certificate of authenticity. Cover by GREG LAND. Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by KEV WALKER Board up Avengers Tower! Lock down the Baxter Building! The ravenous hordes of Marvel Zombies are invading ... the Marvel Universe! That's right, the next chapter of the MZ saga is a non-stop in-continuity gorefest with major implications for at least one Marvel hero! When the super-undead stumble into the MU from the Man-Thing's Nexus of All Realities, all of Florida is quarantined against the zombie plague. Time is quickly running out for a cure, so the Initiative sends a most unlikely group of heroes into the Zombieverse on a desperate mission to find the one item they need before the whole MU is consumed! The scream team of Fred Van Lente (INCREDIBLE HERCULES) and Kev Walker (ANNIHILATION: NOVA) unite for a Marvel Zombies story like you've never seen before! 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

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Limited Zombie Variant Cover by Arthur Suydam. Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by KEV WALKER Board up Avengers Tower! Lock down the Baxter Building! The ravenous hordes of Marvel Zombies are invading ... the Marvel Universe! That's right, the next chapter of the MZ saga is a non-stop in-continuity gorefest with major implications for at least one Marvel hero! When the super-undead stumble into the MU from the Man-Thing's Nexus of All Realities, all of Florida is quarantined against the zombie plague. Time is quickly running out for a cure, so the Initiative sends a most unlikely group of heroes into the Zombieverse on a desperate mission to find the one item they need before the whole MU is consumed! The scream team of Fred Van Lente (INCREDIBLE HERCULES) and Kev Walker (ANNIHILATION: NOVA) unite for a Marvel Zombies story like you've never seen before! 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Second Printing Variant Cover. Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by KEV WALKER Board up Avengers Tower! Lock down the Baxter Building! The ravenous hordes of Marvel Zombies are invading ... the Marvel Universe! That's right, the next chapter of the MZ saga is a non-stop in-continuity gorefest with major implications for at least one Marvel hero! When the super-undead stumble into the MU from the Man-Thing's Nexus of All Realities, all of Florida is quarantined against the zombie plague. Time is quickly running out for a cure, so the Initiative sends a most unlikely group of heroes into the Zombieverse on a desperate mission to find the one item they need before the whole MU is consumed! The scream team of Fred Van Lente (INCREDIBLE HERCULES) and Kev Walker (ANNIHILATION: NOVA) unite for a Marvel Zombies story like you've never seen before! 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

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Cover by Matt Merhoff. Writer: Josh Blaylock Artist: Matt Merhoff. The second angel on Mercy's hit list is a former muse who got demoted for starting too many wars. To face her, Mercy will have to brave the cyber-goth club scene. All the while, more details come to light about Pastor Jeremiah, his connection to Mr. Suit, and his role in Heaven. Cover price $3.50.

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Cover by Josh Blaylock. Writer: Josh Blaylock Artist: Matt Merhoff. The second angel on Mercy's hit list is a former muse who got demoted for starting too many wars. To face her, Mercy will have to brave the cyber-goth club scene. All the while, more details come to light about Pastor Jeremiah, his connection to Mr. Suit, and his role in Heaven. Cover price $3.50.

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by Patricia Briggs, David Lawrence & Francis Tsai Patricia Briggs' trilogy of adventures of coyote shapeshifter Mercy Thompson, in Moon Called, Blood Bound, and Iron Kissed, topped the New York Times bestseller list. Now, Mercy's first comic adventure continues in this all-new story created by the author! Trapped in the middle of a dangerous war between rival packs of werewolves, Mercy is warned to leave town. But Mercy doesn't take orders and she's not going anywhere, no matter what! Cover price $3.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Prophecy!" Collects Mice Templar (2007) #1-6. Written by BRYAN J.L. GLASS. Foreword by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham (Fables). Art and cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING. Before their fall, the Templar preserved the order of the natural world, maintaining th balance of life and death for all creatures. But an ideological dispute pitted the noble brotherhood against itself, where they destroyed themselves in a vicious civil war. Chaos descended in their wake, where predatory and scavenger creatures now reign supreme bringing anarchy to the night world of Shadow Time. Yet the young mouse Karic receives visions from the gods that their creator Wotan has chosen him to challenge the imbalance and restore the order of the fallen Templar. And thus begins the first chapter in an extraordinary adventure of magic and wonder, faith and valor, and of one small mouse whose destiny might change the entire world. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

by Jim Lawson & Eric Talbot New York has been paralyzed by fear and resentment of its new resident aliens allowing H.A.A.R.M. to seize power in this chaotic time. Unable to fight the tide of growing xenophobic hatred, the alien ambassador has agreed to surrender his life to stop any further attacks against the Ultroms! Cover price $3.25.

Add to cart Very Fine $10.00

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Assassin 8!" Collects Midnighter (2006-2008) #16-20. Written by Keith Giffen. Art by Lee Garbett and Rick Burchett. Cover by Lee Garbett. Has Midnighter met his match? As the Authority's deadliest killing machine, the leather-clad "hero" can take a massive amount of pain. But when Midnighter runs into a new player named Assassin8, the tables are turned and suddenly it's Midnighter who may be down for the count! Softcover, 168 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Secret Invasion tie-in - Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Khoi Pham, Danny Miki & Crime Lab Studios' Allen Martinez. Cover by Marko Djurjevic. Before the Skrulls invaded the human race, they battled the noble Kree in a bloodwar that has lasted centuries. And in this special Secret Invasion tie-in, the lives of two of the most famous Kree, Captain Mar-Vell and Marvel Boy, will alter the events of the Invasion forever. This special issue will have very serious consequences for the future of Mighty Avengers. 32 PGS./Rated A Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Add to cart Very Fine $9.00

Secret Invasion tie-in - Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Secret Invasion: Book 1!" Collects Mighty Avengers (2007-2010) #12-15.

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. Art by ALEX MALEEV, KHOI PHAM and JOHN ROMITA JR. Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC.

Where has Nick Fury been, and who are the new Howling Commandos? It's the debut of all-new characters and some surprising revelations about some classic ones as Nick starts to put his plan to stop the Invasion together. But will it be enough?

Hardcover, 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 23 - 1st printing. Cover by Jay Lynch. An underground anthology of comix, poetry, literature, photography, and more! Published Three times a year. Featurung contributions by artists like Robert Armstrong, Ace Backwords, Peter Bagge, Brutalists: Ben Myers, Tony O'Neill, Adelle Stripe, Charles Bukowski, Nina Bunjevac, Billy Childish, Andrei Codrescu, David Collier, William Crook, Jr., Harvey Pekar, and many, many more! Legendary underground artist Robert Crumb becomes a major contributor to the series starting with Volume 5 and even redesigns the cover logo. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $6.95.

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Written by Rhianna Pratchett Art by Matthew Dow Smith Video game cover Coinciding with the release of the highly anticipated new Electronic Arts game Mirror's Edge comes an adventure unlike any other! Faith is a Runner in the city - a courier who delivers sensitive cargo by traversing the rooftops of the city's skyscrapers. But how did she come by this unique black market trade...and what secrets from her past may affect her future? Written by famed game writer Rhianna Pratchett and illustrated by Matthew Dow Smith (SUPERNATURAL: ORIGINS), this new book presents an adventure that'll further flesh out this incredible video game world! On sale November 5 ? 1 of 6 ? 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US Cover price $3.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Hubert. Art by Kerascoet. It's the turn of the 20th century, and the Butcher of the Garden Cafés is on the prowl for young loose women. Florence has no family and works as a maid, her only friend her fellow maid Agatha - a friend lost to murder, in Florence's eyes, to suicide in everyone else's. She decides to take matters into her own hands, and in doing so ends up a servant in a luxury house of call-girls, even becoming good at certain lascivious practices. She never loses sight of her goal, however - to find the Butcher! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

1st printing. Written by Wayne Chinsang and Justin Shady. Art by Dwellephant. You've probably never heard of the Churamane, have you? They were a particularly lazy and not terribly bright species that lived a long time ago and vanished without a trace. This story follows them from the time they get invited aboard Noah's Ark, all the way up to the moment they finally arrive at the boat... only to realize that they're late and have been locked out! They come to realize that they've literally missed the boat on survival, and have doomed their entire species to extinction. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., full color. Cover price $18.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $3.20

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Dean Motter (W/A) Twenty-five years ago, Mister X debuted with a concept so clever and a character so captivating that it influenced an entire generation of comics fans and creators. Today, Motter reclaims the reins and sets out to inspire a whole new generation with Mister X: Condemned, a completely fresh introduction to the elusive Mister X and his dystopian home-Somnopolis, the City of Nightmares. With influences from Film Noir to German Expressionism, this story of a city gone mad and the never-sleeping man who's obsessed with saving it will amaze anyone interested in masterpiece storytelling born from the vision of a single iconoclastic creator. o One of the most iconic characters of alternative comics-Mister X-is reborn in a new four-part series by his original creator, legendary designer Dean Motter! 'Perhaps the first legitimate combination of science fiction and German Expressionism seen in comics.' -Frank Miller 'A sharp mixture of Raymond Chandler, Blade Runner, Peyton Place, and a post-punk Dante's Inferno.' -Blitz magazine Text and illustrations of Mister X: Condemned © 2008 Dean Motter. Mister X is a trademark of Vortex Comics Incorporated. FC, 24 pages Cover price $3.50.

Volume 19 - 1st printing. "Mike Ploog!" By Roger Ash and Eric Nolan-Weathington. In the 1970s, horror comics were huge - and no one drew werewolves, swamp creatures, and demonic motorcyclists better than Mike Ploog! Though already well established in the fields of magazine illustration and animation, Ploog endeared himself to comics fans with his creepy yet beautiful artwork on such titles as Werewolf by Night, Ghost Rider, and Man-Thing. After an all too brief stint at Marvel Comics, Ploog returned to the world of animation and film, working on such classics as Ghostbusters, Ralph Bakshi's animated The Lord of the Rings, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth. This book features a career-spanning interview and discussion of the artist's creative process, complete with both rare and unseen art, including an enormous gallery of commissioned work, and an 8-page color section! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.