Wizard comic books issue 1

Wizard: Best of Basic Training - How to Draw: Advanced Techniques - 1st printing. By tremendous popular demand, Wizard Entertainment proudly presents the newest edition of the BEST OF BASIC TRAINING! This special 120-page book is the third in this series and focuses more on the basics of drawing, along with more specific lessons on storytelling and more. Read more of the best and most instructional "HOW TO DRAW" lessons from Wizard: The Comics Magazine's 15-year history, along with a brand new set of unpublished lessons from some of the biggest names in comic art. LEARN FROM THE GREATEST ARTIST IN COMICS! Cho, Cassaday, Kubert, Palmiotti, Lieber, Jones, Lichtner, Lucen, Horn, Stewart, Eliopoulos, Calafiore and many more. OVER 25 ART LESSONS ON ADVANCED TECHNIQUES & CRAFTING YOUR COMICS! Advanced techniques of Covers, Advanced Covers, Inking, Dynamic Inking, Powerful Inking, Mood, Coloring, Advanced Coloring, Digital Painting, How to Letter, Creating the Best Portfolio, Breaking In, The Ultimate How-to Guide, Business Fundamentals and much more! Artist's Survival Guide (pitfalls and pro tips from artists in the bizz; an insider¹s look at how to succeed in comics; topics may include hitting deadlines, redrawing pages, coloring involvement; editor communication and other intangibles) - ESIGNED FOR BOTH THE ASPIRING ARTIST AND INTERESTED FAN! This book will work with the greatest artists, who have been creating your favorite comic books for Marvel, DC and Image Comics. See how they illustrate the techniques used in comic artwork and be enlightened by hundreds of years of artistic expertise as we present all-new material created especially for this new volume. Artist Terry Dodson (Spider-Man) created an all-new exclusive cover to this brilliant new collection. Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Fully authorized by Jim Lee, this book is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of pieces of Lee artwork from his entire career at Marvel Comics, Image Comics, WildStorm Productions, and DC Comics along with a dazzling assortment of unpublished art from his personal collection. Learn how he first started to work at Marvel and follow his career through his smash success on Batman and Superman. Get a complete illustrated checklist of every piece of Jim Lee comic art ever published from 1987 to 2004, including hard-to-find items. Learn the background behind the move to DC Comics and get Lee's behind-the-scenes commentary on his historic Batman: Hush comic book series. Hardcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

2nd and later printings. Fully authorized by Jim Lee, this book is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of pieces of Lee artwork from his entire career at Marvel Comics, Image Comics, WildStorm Productions, and DC Comics along with a dazzling assortment of unpublished art from his personal collection. Learn how he first started to work at Marvel and follow his career through his smash success on Batman and Superman. Get a complete illustrated checklist of every piece of Jim Lee comic art ever published from 1987 to 2004, including hard-to-find items. Learn the background behind the move to DC Comics and get Lee's behind-the-scenes commentary on his historic Batman: Hush comic book series. Hardcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

NO Dust Jacket - 1st printing. Fully authorized by Aspen Entertainment, this updated, 176-page hardcover is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of pieces of Michael Turner artwork from his entire prolific career at Image Comics/Top Cow Productions, Aspen MLT, DC Comics, Marvel Comics and more, along with a dazzling assortment of unpublished art from his personal collection. Readers will get to know Turner's life all over again, with interviews, recollections and more from friends, family and fellow creators. Plus, trace his exciting career from before the launch of Witchblade for Top Cow, through his rise to super-stardom, his battle with cancer and the vision for his new company, Aspen. Every facet of his story will be covered, including his crossovers with Tomb Raider and Marvel Comics along with his smash success with Superman/Batman for DC. This is updated from the original, SOLD OUT Turner Millennium Edition and features 24 never-before-seen pages covering the past several years' worth of work. Hardcover (NO Dust Jacket), 176 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $34.99.

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Written by Simon Hawke. Art and cover by Phil Normand. A six issue, limited series adaptation of a major new urban fantasy novel by Simon Hawke author of the best-selling Berkeley/Ace SF Series Time Wars. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.

1st printing. Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #229-232, 248, and 315-317 and Spectacular Spider-Man (1976-1998 1st Series) #107-110. You asked for it and by a special arrangement with Marvel Comics, Wizard delivers their hand-picked Top 12 Spider-Man Comics (5 Complete Stories) of all time in one special hardcover volume. Return to the magic of timeless tales from Amazing Spider-Man with stories like "Nothing Stops the Juggernaut" (issues #229-#230), "Hyde in Plain Sight" (issues #231-#232), and "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man" (issue #248). Other stories include "The Death of Jean DeWolff" from Spectacular Spider-Man #107-#110. Also, behind-the-scenes commentary from Stan Lee along with a new introduction by Ultimate Spider-Man writer Brian Michael Bendis! Hardcover , 272 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

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1st printing. Collects Uncanny X-Men #139-140, 172-173, and 268, Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st series) #340, and Wolverine (1988-2003 1st Series) #150-153. By a special arrangement with Marvel Comics, Wizard delivers you their Top 10 Wolverine comics, which features Wolverine in battle with the savage Wendigo, the Incredible Hulk, a team-up with Captain America from World War II, and more! Hardcover, 272 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series)#126-128, 135-137, 141-143, and 150.

Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT. Art by JOHN BYRNE, DAVE COCKRUM and TERRY AUSTIN. Cover by GREG HORN. Introduction by JIM LEE.

You asked for it and by a special arrangement with Marvel Comics, Wizard delivers you the Top 10 X-Men Comics of all time in one special hardcover volume.

Return to the magic of these timeless tales starring the X-Men:

The DARK PHOENIX SAGA from Uncanny X-Men #135-137. This is easily the most popular and controversial X-Men story ever told. As a special bonus, this hardcover also collects the original 5-page unedited ending that Marvel has never reissued in a book.

DAYS OF FUTURE PAST from Uncanny X-Men #141-142, the X-Men, in the future, must confront the mutant hunting Sentinels that have destroyed every super human in the Marvel Universe.

The POWER OF PROTEUS from Uncanny X-Men #126-128 is another compelling tale that has never been part of any X-Men collection.

DEMON from Uncanny X-Men #143 is artist John Byrne's final issue. Kitty Pryde comes face-to-face with a nightmarish creature obsessed with seeing the X-Men's newest recruit dead.

I, MAGNETO from Uncanny X-Men #150 sees the stage set for the ultimate human/mutant race war.

In addition to the 10 influential issues contained in this landmark volume, the Wizard Best Of X-Men Limited Deluxe Hardcover will also feature exclusive behind-the-scenes commentary from Kurt Busiek (JLA/Avengers) and Jim Shooter (former Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief) along with a new introduction by former X-Men artist Jim Lee.

This historic event is completed with a new stunning Wolverine cover by artist Greg Horn along with additional new artwork by Ultimate X-Men artist David Finch.

Hardcover, 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

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1st printing. Collecting the Best Director's Commentaries from today's hottest comics! Exclusive commentaries from Alex Ross, Brian Bendis, Michael Turner, Geoff Johns, Ethan Van Sciver, Brad Meltzer, David Finch, George Perez, and more! Formatted like the popular Wizard "How to Draw" series, Wizard Extra reprints the best of Wizard Magazine's "director commentary" features and goes behind-the-scenes with exclusive interviews, hidden art "easter eggs", and never-before-revealed characters and alternate storylines from modern comic classics! Featuring Behind-the-Scenes looks at Batman: Hush, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Kingdom Come, New Avengers, Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon, Identity Crisis, and more! Softcover, 120 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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Homage Edition - 1st printing. Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by David Wenzel. Homage Edition - 1st printing. Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by David Wenzel. A magical story of redemption! The Wizard's Tale is the story of the aged Bafflerog Rumplewhisker and his young companion, Muddle, the woodcutter's son, as they embark on a quest to retrieve the magical Book of Worse - a tome that will ensure the land of Ever-Night remains as it is, a dark and gloomy realm of evil. But old Rumplewhisker's heart slowly warms on their journey, and a chance to restore a semblance of goodness to Ever-Night is possible-If he and his young charge can dare face the challenges ahead. Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

Homage Edition - 2nd and later printings. Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by David Wenzel. Homage Edition - 1st printing. Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by David Wenzel. A magical story of redemption! The Wizard's Tale is the story of the aged Bafflerog Rumplewhisker and his young companion, Muddle, the woodcutter's son, as they embark on a quest to retrieve the magical Book of Worse - a tome that will ensure the land of Ever-Night remains as it is, a dark and gloomy realm of evil. But old Rumplewhisker's heart slowly warms on their journey, and a chance to restore a semblance of goodness to Ever-Night is possible-If he and his young charge can dare face the challenges ahead. Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

IDW Edition - 1st printing. Written by Kurt Busiek. Art and Cover by Dave Wenzel. Welcome to the Land of Ever-Night. Bafflerog Rumplewhisker is an evil wizard, from a long line of evil wizards. It's his job to maintain the darkness spells that keep his corner of Ever-Night as dark and gloomy as the rest of it, and to find the long-lost BOOK OF WORSE, which holds magical spells that can crush the forces of goodness and light forever. There's only one problem-his heart's just not in it. Master storytellers Kurt Busiek and David T. Wenzel invite you to join Bafflerog and his companions-Gumpwort, an enchanted toad who was once a wizard himself, and Muddle, the third son of a woodcutter who's convinced he'll one day be king-as they make a journey that may mean the end of everything. Or maybe... it could mean something else! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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Reprint of Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2008 Marvel) #1. Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG. Written by ERIC SHANOWER. Pencils by SKOTTIE YOUNG. The premiere American fantasy adventure gets the Merry Marvel treatment! Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Eric Shanower (Age of Bronze) teams up with fan-favorite artist Skottie Young (New X-Men) to bring L. Frank Baum's beloved classic to life! When Kansas farm girl Dorothy flies away to the magical Land of Oz, she fatally flattens a Wicked Witch, liberates a living Scarecrow and is hailed by the Munchkin people as a great sorceress...but all she really wants to know is: how does she get home? 32 PGS./All Ages ...$3.99 Cover price $1.00.

1st (Digest) Edition - 1st printing. Collects Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2008 Marvel) #1-8. Adapted by ERIC SHANOWER. Art and cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG. The premier American fantasy adventure gets the Merry Marvel treatment! Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Eric Shanower (Age of Bronze) teams up with fan-favorite artist Skottie Young (New X-Men) to bring L. Frank Baum's beloved classic to life! When Kansas farm girl Dorothy flies away to the magical Land of Oz, she fatally flattens a Wicked Witch, liberates a living Scarecrow and is hailed by the Munchkin people as a great sorceress...but all she really wants to know is: how does she get home? Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $19.99.

2nd Edition - 1st printing. For many gamers, the 2nd Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons core rulebooks were their introduction to the role-playing game hobby. The AD&D Dungeon Master Guide presents all of the information a DM needs to run adventures, challenge players, and advance his or her campaign. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, full color.

2nd Edition - 2nd and later printings. For many gamers, the 2nd Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons core rulebooks were their introduction to the role-playing game hobby. The AD&D Dungeon Master Guide presents all of the information a DM needs to run adventures, challenge players, and advance his or her campaign. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, full color.

2nd Edition (TSR Expanded Edition) - 1st printing. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. For many gamers, the 2nd Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons core rulebooks were their introduction to the roleplaying game hobby. The AD&D Dungeon Master Guide presents all of the information a DM needs to run adventures, challenge players, and advance his or her campaign. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

2nd Edition (TSR Expanded Edition) - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. For many gamers, the 2nd Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons core rulebooks were their introduction to the roleplaying game hobby. The AD&D Dungeon Master Guide presents all of the information a DM needs to run adventures, challenge players, and advance his or her campaign. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

2nd Edition (Wizards of the Coast Expanded Edition) - 1st printing. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. For many gamers, the 2nd Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons core rulebooks were their introduction to the role-playing game hobby. The AD&D Dungeon Master Guide presents all of the information a DM needs to run adventures, challenge players, and advance his or her campaign. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, full color.

2nd Edition (Wizards of the Coast Expanded Edition) - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. For many gamers, the 2nd Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons core rulebooks were their introduction to the role-playing game hobby. The AD&D Dungeon Master Guide presents all of the information a DM needs to run adventures, challenge players, and advance his or her campaign. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, full color.

1st printing. By Gary Gygax. These premium versions of the original AD&D rulebooks by Gary Gygax make ideal additions to any game collector's bookshelf or the perfect gift for the nostalgic player. Each book has been lovingly reprinted with the original art and content, but features an attractive new cover design commemorating this re-release of the AD&D core rules! Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 240 pages, full color. Cover price $44.95.

1st printing. By Gary Gygax. These premium versions of the original AD&D rulebooks by Gary Gygax make ideal additions to any game collector's bookshelf or the perfect gift for the nostalgic player. Each book has been lovingly reprinted with the original art and content, but features an attractive new cover design commemorating this re-release of the AD&D core rules! Available in limited quantities for a short time only, these reprints of the Player's Handbook, the Monster Manual, and the Dungeon Master's Guide are sure to be highly collectible. Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $34.95.

2nd Edition - 1st printing. By Rick Swan. When you need a magic missile, none are better than the Wizard class! This player supplement covers three aspects of wizards in detail: their school of magic (such as illusion or necromancy), their "wizard kit" (subclass, such as mystic, witch, or militant wizard), and their career (such as alchemist or treasure-hunter). Also included are fearsome new spells, rules for spell research, adjudicating illusions, and casting spells in unusual conditions, so that no matter what your Dungeon Master throws at you, you have the answer ready! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations) Cover price $15.00.

2nd Edition - 2nd and later reprints. By Rick Swan. When you need a magic missile, none are better than the Wizard class! This player supplement covers three aspects of wizards in detail: their school of magic (such as illusion or necromancy), their "wizard kit" (subclass, such as mystic, witch, or militant wizard), and their career (such as alchemist or treasure-hunter). Also included are fearsome new spells, rules for spell research, adjudicating illusions, and casting spells in unusual conditions, so that no matter what your Dungeon Master throws at you, you have the answer ready! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $15.00.

1st printing. Written by William W. Connors. Art by Ned Dameron and Valerie Valusek. From Waterdeep the Thay, from the Great Glacier to Calimshan, wizards and rogues dress, think, and behave in ways that tell the learned observer just where they hail from. Within these pages are dozens of kits designed to help players in a Forgotten Realms campaign discover their characters roots, and reflect them in role-playing, including special benefits, and disadvantages related to each region and territory to allow players to create unique kits that can be applied to mages, wizards and rogues, including two new player subclasses, the intriguing Spellsinger, and the stealthy Shadow Walker! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations) Cover price $15.00.

Volume 1 - 1st Printing. Story by Makoto Sanda. Art and cover by Isuo Tsukumo. Script Supervisor: Kore Yamazaki. Translated by Adrienne Beck. Adapted by Ysabet Hernandez Mendoza. Paris, France. Ao is a young orphan of Japanese descent who longs to become an artist. Into his life comes Giselle, a mage who is as powerful—and as inhuman—as Thorn. She sees Aos potential and takes him as her groom. Under her wing, he learns about the wider world and all the colors in it! Softcover, 5-on. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

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1st Printing. Written by Signe Bergstrom. Book layout and interactive features designed by Mina Lima. Foreword by Jude Law. Newt, Tina, Queenie, and Jacob, the beloved heroes of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, are back! In The Archive of Magic, an exciting full-color companion volume to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, readers are transported behind the scenes of J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World for an enchanting, close-up look at Newt Scamander and his colorful trove of cohorts—beasts and wizards alike—alongside familiar names from the Harry Potter universe, including Albus Dumbledore and Nicolas Flamel, as they face off against the evil forces of Gellert Grindelwald, one of the world's most powerful Dark wizards. Brimming with filmmaking secrets, behind-the-scenes photography, and stories from the cast and crew, this keepsake treasury features several removable facsimile reproductions of props and other materials from the movie, along with some very special effects, for a truly fantastic experience! Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., PC/PB&W. Cover price $30.00.

Story, Art and Cover by Devon Massey. A wizard from an ancient lost world summons Meriem and Carrie to his secret lair to battle an evil sorceress and her minions. Watch Cavewoman in a sword and sorcery story unlike any of her other adventures! Vicious sword fights, evil wizards, beautiful woman and wild action in a no-holds-barred Cavewoman one shot! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.

James Taylor cover variant limited to 350 copies with a certificate of authenticity. Story, Art and Cover by Devon Massey. A wizard from an ancient lost world summons Meriem and Carrie to his secret lair to battle an evil sorceress and her minions. Watch Cavewoman in a sword and sorcery story unlike any of her other adventures! Vicious sword fights, evil wizards, beautiful woman and wild action in a no-holds-barred Cavewoman one shot! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.

Puma and Overkill have teamed up to present Cheech Wizard Goes to Berlin to celebrate the release of the Vaughn Bode Cheech Wizard Puma Basket II. Saddle Stitched, 6-in x 4-in, 4 Pages, Full Color.

1st printing. Story and art by Vaughn Bode. Vaughn Bodé created Cheech in 1956 and remained a constant companion for the rest of Bodé's life, surfacing in underground comix, the National Lampoon, and into the world of graffii and Hip Hop. Cheech Wizard is a lascivious conman who nevertheless possesses some degree of cosmic insight. But just who is Cheech Wizard? Cheech Wizard's Big Book of Me brings Bodé's essential transcendent art to the masses collecting all of the Cheech Wizard comics in a single volume. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 148 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Written by Eric Shanower. Art adn Cover by Skottie Young. When an earthquake swallows Dorothy, her kitten Eureka and cousin Zeb, and Zeb's horse Jim, they're captured by the Mangaboos! The Wizard of Oz must win a magic contest to save them - using only his wits and nine tiny piglets. Then, watch out for the Invisible Bears, who devour anyone they catch! Dorothy and her friends race across the Invisible Valley, trying to reach the spiral staircase inside Pyramid Mountain. But halfway up the mountain lives the strange Braided Man! Plus: Dorothy meets her old friends: the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, Cowardly Lion and more! And Eureka is charged with murder for eating one of the piglets! The Wizard has a secret plan to save Eureka, but can it possibly work? Don't miss this thrilling installment in the critically acclaimed Oz adaptations! Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 184 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

The Famous Oz Books: Book 4 - 1st printing. Written by L. Frank Baum. Art by John R Neill. A California earthquake sends Dorothy Gale and her new friends--Zeb the farm boy, Jim the cab-horse, and Eureka the mischievous kitten--tumbling through a crack in the ground. Deep beneath the earth, Dorothy is reunited with her old friend the Wizard of Oz and his troupe of nine tiny piglets. Together, Dorothy, the Wizard, and their friends travel through many fantastic lands, where they encounter the Mangaboos, people growing like vegetables in the ground; cross the Valley of Voe, where dama-fruit has turned everyone invisible; and are captured by mysterious flying Gargoyles. At last, the intrepid travelers reach Oz, where they have many unforgettable encounters with such favorites as the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger, Princess Ozma and the wooden Sawhorse. Softcover, 5-in. x 8 1/2-in., 226 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). All Ages

1st printing.

Foreword by Margaret Weis.

A showcase of more than a decade of Dragonlance artwork.

This book features artwork from Dragonlance novels, games, calendars, and other materials created over the past ten years. With pieces from artists such as Brom, Matt Stawicki, Mark Zug, Todd Lockwood, Larry Elmore, and more, this collection highlights some of the best fantasy art published over the last decade.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 126 pages, full color.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Dragons of the Dwarven Depths!" By Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. The Companions are back! The Chronicles retold! The books are written in such a way that they will be marvelous complements to the original Chronicles, while at the same time accessible and exciting to new readers. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2-in, 436 pages, Text only. Cover price $25.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Dragons of a Fallen Sun!"

By Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.

Sequel to the New York Times Beat-selling Dragons of Summer Flame.

The people of Krynn have known war in past ages. Some are still alive who remember the triumph of good at the conclusion of the War of the Lance. Still more remember the devastation of the Chaos War, which ended the Fourth Age of the world. But now a new war is about to begin, more terrible than any have known. This war is one for the very heart and soul of the world itself - The War of Souls.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9 1/2-in., 548 pages, Text only.

Cover price $27.95.

1st printing. By Chris Hart. Popularized by such beloved books as The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, and the Harry Potter series, fantasy is an endlessly enduring genre. Acclaimed artist Chris Hart leads readers into this marvelous realm, where they'll learn how to create an entire cast of fascinating fantasy figures, from masters of sorcery who summon spirits and battle evil forces to dreaded creatures of darkness, such as ogres, cyclopes, trolls, and goblins. An entire coven of witches range from classic hags to spell-binding, spell-casting teens, and there are devilishly handsome warlocks, dragons, avenging angels, and more. With hundreds of step-by-step drawings, expert art instruction, and visual hints, Drawing Wizards, Witches and Warlocks is a crash course that will educate and inspire fans of all levels. Softcover, 9-in., x 11-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing.

By James Wyatt, Darrin Drader, and Christopher Perkins.

Strike Down Evil with the Sword of Enlightenment

"Only those who are pure in word, thought, and deed may look upon the knowledge gathered within this blessed tome. For the blinding truths inscribed within offer nothing but redemption or destruction for the wicked. May these consecrated pages forever illuminate the paths of the righteous." - Raziel the Crusader, ruler of the Platinum Heaven

As the Book of Vile Darkness was a resource book on the most evil elements of campaign play, the Book of Exalted Deeds focuses instead on the availability of good resources and features in the D&D spectrum. Included are new exalted feats, prestige classes, races, spells, magic items, and descriptions and statistics for a host of creatures and celestial paragons to ally with virtuous characters. The Book of Exalted Deeds also provides descriptions and statistics for a host of creatures and celestial paragons to ally with virtuous characters.

Book of Exalted Deeds is the second title in the line of Dungeons & Dragons products specifically aimed at a mature audience.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W.

NOTE: To use this supplement, a Dungeon Master also needs the Players Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual. A player needs only the Players Handbook.

Cover price $32.95.

Written by Skip Williams. This booklet is intended to help you preserve the best of your old D&D campaign as you adopt the new rules. 24 pages, full color.

5th Edition - 1st printing. Everything a player needs to create heroic characters for the world's greatest roleplaying game! The Player's Handbook is the essential reference for every Dungeons & Dragons roleplayer. It contains rules for character creation and advancement, backgrounds and skills, exploration and combat, equipment, spells, and much more. Use this book to create exciting characters from among the most iconic races and classes. D&D immerses you in a world of adventure. Explore ancient ruins and deadly dungeons. Battle monsters while searching for legendary treasures. Gain experience and power as you trek across uncharted lands with your companions. The world needs heroes. Will you answer the call? Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 320 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

5th Edition - 2nd and later printings. Everything a player needs to create heroic characters for the world's greatest roleplaying game! The Player's Handbook is the essential reference for every Dungeons & Dragons roleplayer. It contains rules for character creation and advancement, backgrounds and skills, exploration and combat, equipment, spells, and much more. Use this book to create exciting characters from among the most iconic races and classes. D&D immerses you in a world of adventure. Explore ancient ruins and deadly dungeons. Battle monsters while searching for legendary treasures. Gain experience and power as you trek across uncharted lands with your companions. The world needs heroes. Will you answer the call? Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 320 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

1st printing.

By Bruce R. Cordell and Skip Williams.

A Spell Is Better than a Thousand Words

Every mystic library reserves a place for this single potent volume of arcane lore. It's packed with ways to customize sorcerer and wizard characters, including:
oNew feats, spells, and magic items.
oNew prestige classes, including the dragon disciple, fatespinner, and pale master.
oInformation about special organizations such as the Broken Wands and the Arcane Order.
oMaps of a mages' guildhall and a home that a sorcerer and a wizard share.
oTome and Blood is indispensable to players and Dungeon Masters who want to add a new dimension to sorcerers and wizards.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W.

NOTE: To use this accessory, a Dungeon Master also needs the Player's Handbook, the Dungeon Master's Guide, and the Monster Manual. A player needs only the Player's Handbook.

Cover price $19.95.

1st printing.

By Andy Collins, Jesse Decker, David Noonan, and Rich Redman.

Unlock a wellspring of knowledge

Featuring ideas , options, and alternatives to the standard D&D rules.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, full color.

NOTE: To use this supplement a Dungeon Master also needs the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master Guide, and Monster Manuel. A Player needs only the Player's Handbook.

Cover price $34.95.

1st printing. By Ruth Plumly Thompson. A charming story founded on and continuing the famous Oz stories by L. Frank Baum with outstanding illustrations and maps throughout. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 78 pages. Text (with B&W Illustration)

1st printing. By Shelly Mazzanoble. One Woman's Quest to Trade Self-Help for Elf-Help. Who would have thought that the answers to lifes biggest questions can all be found in the greatest role-playing game of all time? Shelly Mazzanoble, thats who! With her signature wit and down-to-earth writing style, Shelly heads down the self-help aisle, exploring universal issues surrounding careers, romance, spirituality, and many more, drawing hilarious yet surprisingly insightful lessons from D&D. For anyone who has ever contemplated a twenty-sided die, this book will make you laugh out loud—and leave you thinking about Dungeons & Dragons and gamer culture in a whole new way. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 186 pages, Text Only. Cover price $12.95.

Book 1 - "Swordmage" By Richard Baker. The Spellplague--and other things from horrifying disasters to monumental achievments--has changed the face of the Forgotten Realms world, and this series is the first to plunge fully into a bold new era for the venerable line. The first novel to fully embrace the exciting new elements from the next edition of the Dungeons & Dragons game, award-winning game designer and New York Times best-selling author Richard Baker's Swordmage goes where--and when--no Forgotten Realms novel has gone before. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 10-in., 352 pages, Text Only. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Alessandro Zeminian and Andrea Verardi. Art by Sonia Bernabei and Tatiana Mavaracchio. Dungeons & Dragons is back! The magic world of D&D finally returns to comics with a new and unforgettable manga style serial! The Lost City transports readers to an unparalled world of excitement and high adventure, where our heroes face the myriad monsters and enemies who dwell in the trackless desert. Young D&D gamers will discover a new dimension of fantasy comics, while older readers will return to the adventurous paths that their characters marked during their adventures long ago. Something not to be missed! Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $4.95.

Legend of Drizzt: Book 1 - The Dark Elf Trilogy - Book 1: Homeland - 1st printing. By R.A. Salvatore. Featuring the origin tale of one of the fantasy genre's most beloved heroes, these newly repackaged editions include the first books in R.A. Salvatore's Legend of Drizzt series. Hardcover, 352 pages, Text Only. Cover price $25.95.

Collector's Edition - 1st printing. Book 1: - The Dark Elf Trilogy: Homeland, Exile, and Sojourn - By R.A. Salvatore. This 3-in-1 volume features the first three books in R.A. Salvatore's newly re-numbered and re-covered The Legend of Drizzt series: Homeland, Exile, and Sojourn. Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of one of the fantasy genre's most beloved heroes, these newly repackaged omnibus editions include the first books in R.A. Salvatore's Legend of Drizzt series. Hardcover, 1,088 pages, Text Only. Cover price $27.95.