Saturday, August 23, 2008

new arrivals for 8-27-08 w/ descriptions

AMBUSH BUG YEAR NONE 2 OF 6 2.99

Written by Keith Giffen & Robert Loren Fleming Art by Keith Giffen & Al Milgrom Cover by Jim Starlin & Al Milgrom The second issue of our 6-issue romp through the DC Universe takes us on a mystic journey into space, where we encounter a new world and witness the return of Amber Butane - all, like, irreverently! Irreverentially? Plus, find out what really happened when Ambush Bug met Blue Beetle! On sale August 27 • 2 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

BATMAN RIP 3RD PTG 676 2.99

BATMAN RIP 2ND PTG 677 2.99

BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT 4 OF 12 2.99

Written by Steve Niles Art and cover by Kelley Jones It's the ultimate knock-down, drag-out as Batman fights for his life - and all of Gotham City - against a gargantuan Clayface. But what is the mysterious Midnight up to during their fight - and who will be his next victim? Plus, what happens when Detective April Clarkson's investigations lead her to Bruce Wayne? It's gonna get gory and gruesome in Gotham after midnight! On sale August 27 • 4 of 12, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

BLUE BEETLE 30 2.99

Written by Matthew Sturges Art and cover by Rafael Albuquerque 'Boundaries' continues as Blue Beetle investigates the mystery of the superpowered men who tried to cross the border illegally. But La Dama and the Posse refuse to help him out, thanks to their own secret agendas. On sale August 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

BOOSTER GOLD 1000000 2.99

CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY 48 2.25

Written by Tom Sheppard, John Rozum and Jason Hernandez-Rosenblatt Art by Andy Suriano, Phil Moy and Matthew I. Jenkins Cover by Stephanie Gladden Adam and Jake battle each other in a game of Ultimate Fetch! Plus, Dexter leaves his lab for another dimension, and the Powerpuff Girls need your help solving a mystery! On sale August 27 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US

CASEY BLUE BEYOND TOMORROW 4 OF 6 2.99

Written by B. Clay Moore Art and cover by Carlo Barberi & Jacob Eguren Casey Blue is quickly losing control of her life. First, she killed a man using martial arts she doesn't even know. Then, she nearly killed an FBI agent investigating the murder, again using fighting techniques she's never learned. Can a strange neighbor provide any insight into her erratic, dangerous behavior? On sale August 20 • 4 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

CATWOMAN 82 2.99

Written by Will Pfeifer Art by David Lopez & Alvaro Lopez Cover by Adam Hughes The not-so-long kiss goodnight! Catwoman's trying to stay one step ahead of Batman, the police and the supervillains of Gotham City, but in this final issue she's going to have to doublecross one of them. Will they be able to live with it? And will she still be standing when the smoke has cleared? On sale August 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • FINAL ISSUE

CHUCK 3 OF 6 2.99

Written by Peter Johnson & Zev Borow Art by Jeremy Haun & Phil Noto Cover by Kristian Donaldson The miniseries based on the hit NBC television series continues! Chuck Bartowski and his friends continue their globe-trotting, action-packed adventure as they head into the sultry jungles of South America. Does the beautiful rogue agent who suddenly takes an interest in Chuck have his best interests at heart? Who cares? She's hot! On sale August 13 • 3 of 6, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

DC UNIVERSE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT 1 3.99

Written by Brad Meltzer Art and covers by Adam Kubert & John Dell New York Times best-selling author Brad Meltzer (IDENTITY CRISIS, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA) makes his return to the DC Universe - and superstar artist Adam Kubert (ACTION COMICS) is riding shotgun! The final battle is quickly approaching. How do the heroes of the DCU prepare for the end? Whom do they approach and say goodbye to before they make the ultimate sacrifice? Featuring the entire DC Universe, Meltzer takes us deep into the hearts and psyches of our heroes. It's the day before you die. What would you do? Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers by Adam Kubert that will ship in approximately 50/50 ratio. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale August 27 • 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US

DMZ 34 (MR) 2.99

Written by Brian Wood Art by Riccardo Burchielli Cover by Brian Wood The dramatic conclusion to the 6-part 'Blood in the Game'! Election day. The very future of the DMZ rests in the hands of the voters. The stakes are massive, and Matty and the Delgado Nation are out to keep the peace and bear witness to any intimidation or violence. Will Delgado show? Will it be 'by the people, for the people' or just the same old same old? On sale August 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

FAMILY DYNAMIC 1 OF 3 2.25

Written by J. Torres Art by Tim Levins & Dan Davis Cover by Sean Galloway Pyralis! Sirocco! Troylus! Terran! This is The Family Dynamic, defenders of Storm City who use their mystical Elemental Rings to battle the forces of evil. But what happens when members of their extended family want in on the superhero action? They say the family that plays together stays together - but does that count when they're playing the good guys? Find out in this exciting new 6-issue miniseries by writer J. Torres (WONDER GIRL) and artist Tim Levins (BATMAN: GOTHAM ADVENTURES). On sale August 27 • 1 of 6, 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US

FINAL CRISIS ROGUES REVENGE 2 OF 3 3.99

Written by Geoff Johns Art and covers by Scott Kolins Life was easier when the Rogues had Barry Allen for a foe - or at least it was a bit more fun. Now, hunted by Libra and the Secret Society for refusing to worship the impending evil that is prophesized to claim Earth, Cold and his crew find themselves attacked on several fronts . . . and that doesn't sit well with the Rogues. Plus, a bizarre twist for Inertia! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers by Scott Kolins that will ship in approximately 50/50 ratio. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale August 20 • 2 of 3, 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US

FINAL CRISIS SUPERMAN BEYOND 1 OF 2 4.5

Written by Grant Morrison Art by Doug Mahnke & Christian Alamy Covers by Doug Mahnke and J.H. Williams III To save the woman he loves, the greatest hero of all time becomes the pawn of ultra-dimensional forces when a wounded emissary from a world of doomed super gods comes to Earth on the eve of the Final Crisis. His mission: To recruit Superman's help against an epic, reality-spanning menace that originated in the Crisis on Infinite Earths! Join the Man of Steel and his alternate-earth counterparts for a mind-blowing voyage to the edge of the DC Universe - and beyond! Can these super champions overcome their differences to beat the clock, find the ultimate treasure and save all existence from extinction? Writer Grant Morrison and artist Doug Mahnke take you on an unforgettable, hyperdelic journey from the streets of Metropolis, through the 52 worlds of the multiverse, to the haunted court of the King of Limbo, in part one of this 2-issue Superman adventure! With a unique 3-D section, eye-popping visuals and mind-boggling glimpses into the mysteries behind FINAL CRISIS, SUPERMAN BEYOND takes the Man of Tomorrow to new dimensions of action and excitement! This issue comes with a pair of 3-D glasses! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers (one by Doug Mahnke and one by J.H. Williams III) that will ship in a ratio of approximately 50/50. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale August 27 • 1 of 2 • 40 pg, FC, $4.50 US

JACK OF FABLES 25 (MR) 2.99

Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham Art by Russ Braun & Andrew Pepoy Cover by Brian Bolland Let's face it: You already know what's going to happen in this issue. Jack's going to do something smarmy, some creepy guy will do something creepy, an egg will explode, and a little blue pig will pontificate on weighty matters while wearing a brassiere on his head. Just another typical chapter in the life of Jack of The Tales. In this issue, however, we learn a bit more about the lovely young librarian Robin Page, and find out why she does the things she does. It's part one of a new story, even! On sale July 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA 18 2.99

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA VAR ED 18 2.99

Written by Geoff Johns & Alex Ross Art and variant cover by Dale Eaglesham & Ruy Jose Cover by Alex Ross Magog is introduced into the DC Universe in 'Gog' part 3! The last god of the Third World has walked the Earth delivering good will to men wherever he goes. But out of a violent confrontation comes the birth of the one being the Kingdom Come Superman must stop: Magog! Meanwhile, Starman struggles with his new role on the team and Damage celebrates his. Plus, Power Girl's strange ordeal on Earth-2 leads her to seek out help from an unlikely source. Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Alex Ross), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Eaglesham & Jose). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale August 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES 45 2.99

Written by Jim Shooter Art and cover by Francis Manapul & John Livesay A massive intruder planet has appeared near Jupiter - and its gravity is ripping apart the solar system! Under Brainiac 5's guidance, Light Lass and Star Boy fight back, but they'll have to do the impossible - moving planets - to end the chaos and carnage! On sale August 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

LOST BOYS REIGN OF FROGS 3 OF 4 (MR) 3.5

LOST BOYS REIGN OF FROGS 4 OF 4 (MR) 3.5

Written by Hans Rodionoff Art by Joel Gomez & Don Ho Cover by Jonathan Wayshak It's the final confrontation between the Frog brothers and the head vampire - but will it be too late to save Sam Emerson? On sale August 27 • 4 of 4 • 32 pg, FC, $3.50 US • MATURE READERS

MADAME XANADU 3 (MR) 2.99

Written by Matt Wagner Art and cover by Amy Reeder Hadley The hands of fate keep on ticking! In the court of Kublai Khan, an ageless seer who's taken the name Madame Xanadu tries to forget her endless past - but half the globe and nearly a millennium of history do little to conceal her from destiny. On sale August 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

NORTHLANDERS 9 (MR) 2.99

Written by Jason Aaron Art by Dean Ormston Cover by Massimo Carnevale An all-new story arc begins! Lindisfarne, England: An ancient center of religion and learning, and the infamous site of the first Viking raid. Described as 'demons from hell,' the Vikings kicked it off with a vicious attack on a monastery. See it all from the perspective of a native - a young Saxon boy who dreams of the larger world, of better things, of heroes and myths and foreign gods. Are the Vikings what he's been waiting for? Featuring guest art by Dean Ormston (LUCIFER)! On sale August 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

REIGN IN HELL 2 OF 8 3.5

Written by Keith Giffen Pencils by Tom Derenick Cover by Mario Alberti The war for control of hell has spread to the DC Universe! Now the mystics must choose sides as the conflict between Lord Satanus and Neron threatens to destroy everything! The stakes and body count are getting higher! Plus, a Dr. Occult backup story! On sale August 27 • 2 of 8 • 40 pg, FC, $3.50 US

SECRET HISTORY THE AUTHORITY HAWKSMOOR 6 OF 6 2.99

Written by Mike Costa Art by Fiona Staples Cover by Cully Hamner He's been smashed, crushed, shot, blown up, half drowned, manipulated, heartbroken, robbed of his powers and teleported all over the earth. Now, an exhausted Jack Hawksmoor meets the biggest challenge of his life: the awesome God of Cities! On sale August 27 • 6 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

SUPERMAN 679 2.99

Written by James Robinson Art by Renato Guedes & José Wilson Magalháes Cover by Alex Ross Two supermen: One, a man of yore, the other, the Man of Tomorrow! Atlas and Superman continue their all-out war, with Metropolis as the prize. But for all his power, Superman seems unable to defeat this titan of myth. With our hero down for the count, it will take another, unexpected hero to save the day. Guest-starring Supergirl and - someone else! On sale August 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

SUPERNATURAL RISING SON 5 OF 6 2.99

Written by Peter Johnson & Rebecca Dessertine Art by Diego Olmos Cover by Dustin Nguyen After John's shattering realization last issue, he must come to terms about the possibility of who or what Sam is - and what to do about him. But will his decision be made for him when Sam disappears from their motel room? Could the mysterious black car that's been following them hold the answer? On sale August 27 • 5 of 6, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

TEEN TITANS 62 2.99

Written by Sean McKeever Art and cover by Eddy Barrows & Ruy José Guest-starring Cyborg! When villains attack, it's up to two remarkable teens to pick up the pieces so the Teen Titans don't have to. This issue: a heartwarming look at Titans Tower through the eyes of its least-known inhabitants: Wendy, Marvin ... and Wonderdog?! On sale August 27 •32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE 6 OF 6 2.99

Written by Amy Wolfram Art and cover by Karl Kerschl & Serge LaPointe The origin of the Teen Titans concludes with the return of Antithesis! How will the Titans defeat this monster as it exploits all their weaknesses and fears? On sale June 25 • 6 of 6 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

TRINITY 13 2.99

Written by Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza Art by Mark Bagley & Art Thibert and Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens and Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher Cover by Jim Lee & Scott Williams DC's new weekly series TRINITY continues with covers on issues #10-12 by Andy Kubert (BATMAN)! This month in TRINITY: The Justice League joins Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman to stand against the threat that the Crime Syndicate brings to Earth. And, in this month's co-features, members of Batman's 'family' search for clues to what ties several thefts together - and what links them to the cosmic conflict that has resulted! On sale August 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

WILDCATS WORLDS END 2 2.99

Written by Christos Gage Art by Neil Googe and Brandon Badeaux Cover by Neil Googe The incredible story continues as the new, devastated world is revealed! The Wildcats find themselves battling a former ally - one who happens to be among the most powerful super-humans alive. Can the team withstand his assault on the HALO building? Also, don't miss the backup story featuring chapter one of a Wetworks tale written by Christos Gage and illustrated by Brandon Badeaux! On sale August 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US



MARVEL COMICS



AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 569 NWD 2.99

Written by DAN SLOTT Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. 'NEW WAYS TO DIE!' SPIDEY'S a villain? NORMAN OSBORN'S a hero? What kind of crazy, mixed-up world is this? Next thing you'll tell us is that black is white and white is black…Or maybe that has something to do with VENOM, MISTER NEGATIVE, and the birth of an all-new Spider Villain! Or would that be an all-new Spider-Hero? Either way, True Believer, this is a 1st appearance you do NOT want to miss! 32 PGS./Rated A

ANGEL REVELATIONS 4 OF 5 3.99

Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA Pencils & Cover by ADAM POLLINA THE LATEST SERIES FROM MARVEL KNIGHTS! A tremendous evil has come for Warren Worthington. Now, not only is the boy with wings growing out of his back in deadly peril, but so are his friends. What is the devilish nature of the crucible that will forge a future X-Man? And how will this confused teenager rise to the occasion and become the hero his friends need him to be? All their lives depend on it…written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN) with astonishing art by Adam Pollina (X-FORCE). 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+

AVENGERS INITIATIVE 16 SI 2.99

Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI Cover by MARK BROOKS SECRET INVASION TIE-IN For months you've heard one question over and over again: 'Who do you trust?' Well we've got your answer right here, Earth-boy: TRUST THE KILL KREW! Yeah, that's right, the SKRULL KILL KREW are back! And they're ready to kill, maim, torture, and butcher every mother lovin' Skrull out there! Also, back at Camp Hammond, ANT-MAN is in a giant world of trouble-the biggest kind of trouble the SECRET INVASION can dish out. 32 PGS./Rated T+

BLACK PANTHER 40 SI 2.99

Written by JASON AARON Penciled by JEFTE PALO Cover by JASON PEARSON 'SEE WAKANDA AND DIE,' Part 2 The nation of Wakanda has never been conquered by any outside invader, but then again, they've never faced an army of Super-Skrulls before, have they? As war rages on the plains of Africa, the Skrulls strike a major blow against the Black Panther. Could this be the end for all of Wakanda? No really, could it? 32 PGS./Rated T+

DAREDEVIL 110 2.99

DAREDEVIL MONKEY VAR 110 2.99

Written by ED BRUBAKER & GREG RUCKA Penciled by MICHAEL LARK Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC The final chapter of 'Cruel and Unusual' brings Daredevil and Dakota North to the truth about Big Ben Donovan's death sentence...but will the truth set any of them free? 32 PGS./Rated T+

FANTASTIC FOUR TRUE STORY 2 OF 4 2.99

Written by PAUL CORNELL Penciled by HORACIO DOMINGUEZ Cover by NIKO HENRICHON The FF's emergency exploration of the worlds of fiction continues as they burst through the covers of Ivanhoe and start to gather an army against the onrushing darkness. And the surprise villain behind this whole weird collision is revealed! (Warning: do not keep True Story too close to your other comic books. It may freak them out.) 32 PGS./Rated A

GHOST RIDER ANNUAL MERCY 2 3.99

Written by SIMON SPURRIER Pencils by MARK ROBINSON Cover by MARK TEXEIRA Mercy, Idaho: A small town in the hills with more than its fair share of secrets. A winged-terror that haunts the woods; an irresistible pull on the desperate and the suicidal; and now a stranger on a low-slung chopper, with fire in his eyes. For Johnny Blaze - searching for a way to wage war against heaven itself - the frozen forests of Mercy might just provide a path through the Pearly Gates… 48 PGS./Parental Advisory

HAUNT OF HORROR LOVECRAFT 3 OF 3 (MR) 3.99

Written by RICHARD CORBEN Pencils & Cover by RICHARD CORBEN Horror comics legend RICHARD CORBEN (HAUNT OF HORROR: EDGAR ALLAN POE) brings you a new 3-issue limited series that offers eerie new spins on the poems and short stories of H.P. Lovecraft. Each issue features three adaptations-beautifully rendered in black and white with gray tones as only Corben can do it-along with a printing of the original source text by H.P. Lovecraft. In this third and final issue, Corben brings you 'Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family,' 'The Well,' and 'The Window.' It's classic Lovecraft with a new twist! 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content

IMMORTAL IRON FIST 18 2.99

Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI Pencils & Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN A mysterious force that has plagued Immortal Iron Fists for centuries sets its sights on Danny Rand. But what is the Ch'i-Lin, and why is it destined to kill him? Danny races for answers for answers, as the fan-favorite legacy of the IMMORTAL IRON FIST grows even richer and more layered with the crackerjack creative team of Duane Swierczynski (CABLE) and Travel Foreman (ARES)! 32 PGS./Rated T+

KICK ASS 4 (MR) 2.99

Written by Mark Millar Pencils & Cover by John Romita Jr. The most exciting new character of the year debuts as Hit-Girl slashes her way into the pages of Kick-Ass. She's nine years old, loves Hello Kitty and could rip out your windpipe before you even get a chance to plead for mercy. But where did she come from? And who is Big Daddy? Plus, Kick-Ass starts to find out what happens when you tick off the real-world criminals who have ignored him until now. Things turn ugly and that can mean only one thing...God, this comic is so good I could cry. And I'm very butch. 32 PGS./Mature Content…$2.99

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS 12 3.99

Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM, IVAN BRANDON, JAI NITZ & RICH KOSLOWSKI Penciled by FRANCIS TSAI, NIKO HENRICHON, BEN STENBECK & MARCO CHICHETTO Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA VANGUARD and WEAPON OMEGA thunder to their incredible finales, as Trenton Craft looks to put an end to BLADE-forever-and Michael Pointer finally comes to grips with his role as GUARDIAN-but can he possibly survive the experience? And in the conclusion to MACHINE MAN, Aaron Stack's future threatens to be more of a handful than his past. Plus-a never-before-told story of the time MAN-THING joined…the INITIATIVE!?! 40 PGS./Rated T+

MIGHTY AVENGERS 17 SI 2.99

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by KHOI PHAM Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC SECRET INVASION TIE-IN The legacy of CAPTAIN MARVEL! The return of MAR-VELL has brought with it more questions then answers. In this special Secret Invasion tie-in, all those questions will be answered. Plus, Marvel Boy is confronted with his true destiny. From Secret Invasion author Brian Michael Bendis and rising star Khoi Pham. 32 PGS./Rated A

NEW AVENGERS 44 SI 2.99

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by BILLY TAN Cover by ALEKSI BRICLOT SECRET INVASION TIE-IN The dark secret of the Illuminati. Marvel's most covert gathering of heroes has a secret so dark that they never speak of it, even to each other. And it could be what has brought about the Secret Invasion. From Secret Invasion author Brian Michael Bendis and Uncanny X-Men's Billy Tan. 32 PGS./Rated A

NEW EXILES 10 2.99

Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by TOM GRUMMETT Covers by ALEXANDER GARNER The British and French empires are at each other's throats, and the Exiles are barely able to catch their breath. Perhaps the help of certain wheelchair-bound mutant teacher's student body would come in handy? Meanwhile in Chinese occupied Japan, Betsy struggles to deal with Lady Mandarin and Ogun. Double your dose of alternate-reality adventure as two issues fly your way, wrapping up the third arc of New Exiles! 32 PGS. each/Rated A

NEW WARRIORS 15 SI 2.99

Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX Penciled by KOI TURNBULL Cover by NIC KLEIN A 'SECRET INVASION' Tie-In that brings you New Warrior against New Warrior! To discover the true fate of his deceased brother, Night Thrasher will need to survive a melee between his current teammates and his former teammates, infiltrate a heavily-guarded S.H.I.E.L.D. station, and brave an army of Skrulls armed with the abilities of every superhuman he's ever known. Piece of cake, right? 32 PGS./Rated T+

NEWUNIVERSAL CONQUEROR 3.99

Written by SIMON SPURRIER Penciled by ERIC NGUYEN Cover by BRANDON PETERSON Five thousand years ago, civilization was held in the mighty hand of the slayer called STARR, who defended his kingdom from all invaders. But what were these invaders? Simple monsters…or something more? In this, the second one-shot story exploring the history and mythos of the NEWUNIVERSAL world, writer SIMON SPURRIER-hand-picked by NEWUNIVERSAL's WARREN ELLIS-and visionary artist ERIC NGUYEN bring to life a history like you've never imagined! 48 PGS./Parental Advisory

NOVA 16 SI 2.99

Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES Cover by PAUL DAVIDSON SECRET INVASION TIE-IN! At last - our #1 sci-fi hero rockets into the alien invasion saga that's tearing apart the Marvel Universe! But is our always-outnumbered space cop actually teaming with one of the enemy? When Super-Skrull comes asking for a favor, can you ever trust the warrior whose life was dedicated to destroying us? The summer blockbuster hits here in the book that IGN calls 'easily one of Marvel's best titles'! 32 PGS./Rated T+

PUNISHER KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE SKULL VAR 4.99

Written by GARTH ENNIS Pencis & Cover by DOUGIE BRAITHWAITE Reprinting Garth Ennis' first shot at writing the Punisher! What happens when Frank Castle's wife and kids are caught in the crossfire of a super-hero battle instead of a gangland slaying? Find out in this alternate-reality tale from 1995, as Castle vows vengeance on a world full of Marvel heroes as the Punisher! 48 PGS./Rated T+

RUNAWAYS 3 1 2.99

Written by TERRY MOORE Pencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS Come see the beginning of a whole new Runaways! Comics legend Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise, Echo) and super-star artist Humberto Ramos (X-MEN, WOLVERINE, SPIDER-MAN) run back to Los Angeles with your favorite teen heroes. But it's not the same city they left so long ago. The Runaways try to stay off the radar, but the sins of their parents won't make that possible… 32 PGS./Rated T+

SECRET INVASION AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 1 (OF 3) SI 2.99

Written by BRIAN REED Penciled by MARCO SANTUCCI Cover by MIKE MCKONE New York is full of Skrulls and Spider-Man... where the heck is Spider-Man, anyway? Now, thanks to Brian Reed (MS. MARVEL) and exciting newcomer Marco Santucci, Jackpot and the rest of the cast of Brand New Day must pick up Spidey's slack and go toe-to-toe with Super-Skrulls-- including one that might just be Spidey himself! 32 PGS./Rated A

SHE-HULK 2 32 SI 2.99

SHE-HULK 2 MONKEY VAR SI 32 2.99

Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by GG STUDIO's VINCENZO CUCCA Cover by MIKE DEODATO SECRET INVASION TIE-IN! Okay, we know that Jazinda, She-Hulk's fellow bounty hunting partner, claims she's not part of the alien invasion…but can you ever trust a Skrull? Especially one that's the daughter of the infamous Super-Skrull? Months of accusations and mistrust come to a boil as our gamma-powered glamazon leaps into this year's biggest event! 32 PGS./Rated T+

SKAAR SON OF HULK 3 2.99

Written by GREG PAK Penciled by RON GARNEY & BUTCH GUICE Cover by RON GARNEY He's the Son of Hulk, born in fire, raised by monsters, and destined to smash. She's the Hero Protector of Imperia, claimant, and the deadliest and most beautiful warrior of the battlescarred wastelands. Will Skaar and Princess Omaka join forces to protect the refugees fleeing from Axeman Bone's merciless barbarians -- or will they tear each other to pieces in the radioactive swamps? Plus: A shocking second story pencilled by star artist Butch Guice! 32 PGS./Parental Advisory

THUNDERBOLTS 123 SI 2.99

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE Penciled by FERNANDO BLANCO Cover by BILLY TAN A SECRET INVASION TIE-IN! The Skrull armada rains destruction on our nation's capitol! The only thing standing in their way? The Thunderbolts. But if salvation depends on a group of criminals and madmen who can barely keep from killing each other, is Earth doomed? Or are they exactly what we need against the merciless alien invaders? A major turning point for the Thunderbolts begins here! 32 PGS./Rated T+

ULTIMATE IRON MAN II 5 OF 5 2.99

Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY This is it, the conspiracy-exposing, jaw-jacking conclusion to the never-before-revealed early days of Ultimate Iron Man! Who is behind the plot to ruin Stark Enterprises? Why does this person want Tony's father dead? And can our young hero find it within himself to stop them? Be there as award-winning author Orson Scott Card and trail-blazing artist Pasqual Ferry wrap it all up in a shiny metal bow! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN 125 2.99

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by STUART IMMONEN The War of the Symbiotes rages on - and the next victim may be Spider-Man himself! The high-flying Beetle has sliced off a tentacle of the slavering symbiote called Venom - but what does he want with it? Howling in pain, Venom gives chase to his tormentor through the streets of Manhattan, catching the attention of a certain wall-crawler. And when all three combatants come together, what occurs is so shocking, so unexpected, it could only happen in the book in which anything can happen! 38 PGS./Rated A

ULTIMATE X-MEN 97 2.99

Written by ARON E. COLEITE Penciled by MARK BROOKS Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO The battle lines of Ultimatum are drawn! Who is the true power behind Banshee? What is their connection to Wolverine and the X-Men? The answers will make the X-Men reconsider everything they've ever believed in! How can one ever be human again after being a god? It's the shocking finale by Aron E. Coleite (TV's Heroes) and Mark Brooks! 32 PGS./Rated T+

WOLVERINE 68 2.99

Written by MARK MILLAR Pencils & Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN 'OLD MAN LOGAN' 50 years after the super heroes died, WOLVERINE and the blind archer, HAWKEYE, continue their journey across a ruined America. Next stop: Cedar City, Utah-home of the man who killed Magneto: the all-new, all-different KINGPIN! And he isn't about to let Logan and Hawkeye pass without paying the toll… Plus: the secret of Hawkeye's daughter is revealed! The biggest WOLVERINE story of the century by the best-selling creative team of the millennium continues! PART 3 (of 8). 32 PGS./Parental Advisory

WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS 6 2.99

Written by FRED VAN LENTE Pencils & Cover by SALVADOR ESPIN TONIGHT! On a brand-new 'When Teenage Mutant Girl Sleepovers Turn Deadly': SIRYN and KITTY PRYDE get into a no-holds-barred throwdown of a catfight over COLOSSUS's love, with WOLVERINE caught in the middle! 32 PGS./Rated A

X-FORCE 6 DWS 2.99

Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST & CRAIG KYLE Pencils & Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN Bloody Variant by CLAYTON CRAIN 'Angels and Demons' Conclusion The shocking finale to the first arc! Wolverine versus Bastion. Archangel versus the Choir. Wolfsbane versus her father. X-23 versus Matthew Risman. Warpath versus . This is how a species dies. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory

X-MEN LEGACY 215 MD 2.99

Written by MIKE CAREY Penciled by SCOT EATON Cover by KEN LASHLEY With some of his oldest ghosts finally laid to rest, Charles Xavier feels the need to make peace with the X-Men who've been most important in his life. But starting with Scott Summers may have been a mistake - particularly when he decides to re-awaken some of Cyclops's worst nightmares against his will. 32 PGS./Rated A



DARK HORSE



STAR WARS LEGACY 27 2.99

STAR WARS LEGACY #27 John Ostrander (W), Omar Francia (P), Brad Anderson (C), and Omar Francia (Cover) On sale Aug 27 FC, 40 pages $2.99 Ongoing Darth Wyyrlok is the master of Sith lore and magic in Darth Krayt's Sith order. He has also been Krayt's confidant, spokesman, and friend. Now, seeing the further deterioration of his Master from the ravages of the Yuuzhan Vong bioforms, Wyyrlok attempts a dangerous journey into the Deep Core worlds to the birthplace of Lord Andeddu, an ancient Sith Lord, seeking to discover any secrets that might save Darth Krayt. Penetrating the Deep Core, however, is always hazardous and Wyyrlok must call upon his own core-his strength, skills, and beliefs-to simply survive.

STAR WARS REBELLION VECTOR PART 8 OF 12 16 2.99

STAR WARS: REBELLION #16-VECTOR part 8 (of 12) Rob Williams (W), Dustin Weaver (A), Wil Glass (C), and Dan Scott (Cover) On sale Aug 27 FC, 40 pages $2.99 Ongoing Darth Vader successfully lures Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia into a trap that could cripple the Rebel Alliance, as 'Vector'-the most important Star Wars event of 2008-concludes its third arc, setting the stage for the final galaxy-shaking showdown in Star Wars: Legacy! On the dark surface of a desolate moon, Luke and Leia meet their first Jedi since Obi-Wan Kenobi, only to realize too late this Knight of the Old Republic is far different than their fallen friend-twisted by the Sith's Muur Talisman and enraged by Darth Vader! Together, Luke and Leia must make a choice with far-reaching consequences, not just for themselves, but for the fate of the entire galaxy!

EMILY THE STRANGE II ALONE ISSUE 4 3.5





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BRIT 8 2.99

story BRUCE BROWN art NATE BELLEGARDE & ANDY KUHN cover RYAN OTTLEY & KELSEY SHANNON edited by ROBERT KIRKMAN Intergalactic drug smugglers have been profiting a great deal by doing business on Earth. Brit's sister has been on the case for some time - but now, with a little help from her brother, she'll finally shut them down - or instigate and all-out INVASION! MARCH 12

GUERILLAS 1 OF 9 5.99

GUERILLAS #1 (of 8) story BRAHM REVEL art & cover BRAHM REVEL As the Vietnam War continues to drag on, the U.S. decides to implement their new secret weapon… Monkeys! GUERILLAS is the first issue of an action-packed miniseries which follows a troop of specially trained chimpanzees and the lone human soldier brought along for the ride. AUGUST 20 • 32 PAGES • BW • $3.50

PROOF 11 (MR) 2.99

PROOF #11 story ALEX GRECIAN art & cover RILEY ROSSMO 'THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO,' Part One Are there angels in America's corn belt? That's what Proof's going to find out. Meanwhile, Ginger Brown returns to New York where she meets a golem. Again. AUGUST 27 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.99



ANTARTIC PRESS



LAND OF OZ MANGA 2 OF 4 2.99

by David Hutchison Dragon Arms creator David Hutchison follows up Oz: The Manga, his acclaimed adaptation of L. Frank Baum's timeless classic, The Wizard of Oz, with a spectacular re-imagining of the next chapter in the Oz saga! Tip's flight of freedom from Mombi comes to an abrupt halt when he's separated from his companions and ends up in the hands of General Jinjur and her army. While with them, he learns of their plan to overthrow the Emerald City and take its wealth as their own! Meanwhile, Jack Pumpkinhead and the Sawhorse continue on to the Emerald City and find themselves before the throne of the ruler of Oz himself, the Scarecrow!



ANTARTIC PRESS



DOKTOR SLEEPLESS 8 (MR) 3.99

DOKTOR SLEEPLESS WRAP CVR (MR) 8 3.99

by Warren Ellis & Ivan Rodriguez Bodies are starting to pile up. People are starting to get sick. Things are starting not to work. It's getting so the only constant in people's lives is the nightly Doktor Sleepless broadcast - which is just how he wants it, and just what Sing fears! Warren Ellis' satirical-political science-fiction novel continues its on-going run! This issue is available with a regular cover by series artist Ivan Rodriguez, or a wraparound cover by Raulo Caceres, and also a rare 1-in-15 Future Warning Sign cover.

GRAVEL 4 (MR) 3.99

GRAVEL WRAP CVR (MR) 4 3.99

by Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer & Oscar Jimenez Gravel, the explosive monthly series from Ellis and Wolfer, dials up the action with this all-combat magic issue! William Gravel has had a busy week - hunting down and disposing of his former co-workers one after the next, to relieve them of their peices of the hideously powerful Sigsand Manuscript. Killing magicians is tiring work, and Gravel would much prefer to relax with a nice pint, but it looks like he's going to have to deal with yet another adversary, and what's worse, this one has not arrived alone! Edwin Royston has brought with him his nine acolytes, an assemblage of young magicians who are ready to serve under him once he has finished what Gravel started: eradicating the remainder of the Minor Seven, Britain's greatest Occult Magicians. Near exhaustion, hopelessly outnumbered, and low on bullets, Gravel will have to dig into his deepest supernatural reserves to make it though this night alive. And if he manages to outlive the acolytes, he'll still have to battle Royston to the death to determine the owner of the fourth section of the Sigsand! This issue is available with a regular cover by Mike Wolfer, a wraparound by new series artist Oscar Jimenez, and also a rare 1-in-15 Black Magic Edition featuring a new cover by Wolfer.



BOOM



ZOMBIE TALES 4 CVR A 3.99

by Christopher Morgan, Tim Hamilton & Jon Reed A special book-length adventure from Christopher Morgan, co-writer of Salem: Queen of Thorns and screenwriter of Wanted! Three separate chapters by three different artists chronicle the birth, life and death of a young Japanese soldier who seeks only to defend his village and his family from the zombie hordes who surround his island! Available with covers by Marco Rudy or Shane Oakley



DEVILS DUE



DRAGONLANCE LEGENDS TIME OF THE TWINS 2 OF 3 5.5

by Weis, Hickman, Dabb & Cole The story of Krynn continues! Crysania meets with Raistlin a second time - and continues to come under his power! Is it magic that's causing her to fall, or is it love that is causing her to give in to the dark mage? Plus: while on their quest to save Raistlin, Tas and Caramon are imprisoned and sold into slavery, so why is Tas still smiling?

HALLOWEEN 30TH ANN SP 5.5

Author: Stefan Hutchinson Artists: Danijel Zezelj, Jim Daly, Tim Seeley, Jeff Zornow, Brett Weldele Cover Artists: A - Tim Seeley; B - Tim Bradstreet/Masters of Comic Book Horror Cover; C - Jeff Zornow; D - Retailer Incentive Photo cover It's been 30 years since the John Carpenter first unleashed is vision of terror with the original HALLOWEEN. Now, Devil's Due joins the anniversary celebration with this double-sized issue of five short stories featuring Michael Myers, Laurie Strode, and Dr. Loomis!



IDW



TRANSFORMERS MOVIE SEQUEL REIGN OF STARSCREAM 5 3.99

Chris Mowry, Chris Ryall (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Milne, James Raiz (c) The plans set forth by STARSCREAM culminate here, in the fifth and final issue of this official continuation of the blockbuster TRANSFORMERS movie. With the AUTOBOT resistance quelled, Starscream puts new meaning to the term 'no sacrifice, no victory.' But will his final act leave Lord Starscream as CYBERTON'S ruler, or its destructor?

STAR TREK YEAR FOUR ENTERPRISE EXPERIMENT 5 3.99

D.C. Fontana & Derek Chester (w) • Gordon Purcell (a) • Joe & Rob Sharp (c) In the final chapter of The Enterprise Experiment, a great discovery sends the crew of the Starship: Enterprise on a mission to locate an ancient outpost before the Klingon fleet can seize its power for themselves. The answers Kirk and his crew have sought will finally come into focus, as a long-lived mystery is revealed, and new alliances change the political landscape and cause ramifications long into the future. D.C. Fontana, Derek Chester, and Gordon Purcell conclude their Original Series adventure!

IGOR MOVIE ADAPTATION 2 OF 4 3.99

Barbara Randall Kesek (w) • Grant Bond (a & c) The weekly adaptation of the big-screen smash continues courtesy of Barbara Randall Kesel and artist Grant Bond. Issue 2 will be in stores on August 27.

FALLEN ANGEL IDW 29 (MR) 3.99

Peter David (w) • J.K. Woodward (a & c) You thought you had trouble going on a trip? Imagine being the Fallen Angel, her son Jude, and Black Mariah, trying to get to the fabled City of Life, stuck in the middle of the ocean with sharks converging and no land in sight. Just having to deal with lost luggage doesn't seem so bad now, does it? From New York Times Best-Selling author Peter David and art by Fallen Angel mainstay J.K. Woodward.

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED TP VOL 04 7.99

By Various More action from the TRANSFORMERS animated series! Read along as the heroic AUTOBOTS battle the evil DECEPTICONS as the story of their new adventures continues to unfold. Using actual still frames from the series itself - The Transformers Animated series puts new TF action in your pocket.



RADICAL



CALIBER 5 OF 5 2.99

by Sam Sarkar & Garrie Gastonny The thrilling conclusion in the first chapter of the critically-acclaimed Caliber series! Having survived the train ambush, Arthur, Whitefeather, and Lance band together to rescue the remaining miners. The group then travel back to take care of some unfinished business with their nemesis and Telacoma's overlord, Talbot Leary. Featuring covers by Dave Wilkins, and Svetlin Velinov and Wraithdt of Imaginary Friends Studios.

HERCULES 5 OF 5 2.99

by Steve Moore & Admire Wijaya Hercules and his band of mercenaries face overwhelming odds as they take on the treacherous King Cotys and his Royal Guards in a final titanic battle. Slaughter, snares, and a struggle for wealth beyond imagining are at stake. Yet even as the slate's washed clean in blood, there remains one final twist in the tale! Featuring covers by Clint Langley, Arthur Suydam, and Kunnka of Imaginary Friends Studios.



MAGAZINES



ALTER EGO 80 6.95

Take a look at the Sword-and-Sorcery genre in comics behind an awe-inpspirng new cover by Rafael Kayanan! Conan the Barbarian was only the tip of the iceberg! Learn about Crom the Barbarian, Viking Prince, La Reina de la Costa Negra, Nightmaster, Kull, Red Sonja, Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Beowulf, Warlord, Dagar the Invincible, Wulf the Barbarian, Ironjaw, and more - with rare art by Rafael Kayanan, Barry Windsor Smith, John Buscema, Gil Kane, Bernie Wrightson, Mike Ploog, Frank Thorne, Frank Brunner, Howard Chaykin, Frank Frazetta, Jerry Bingham, Mike Grell, Pablo Marcos, Neal Adams, Joe Kubert, Jesse Santos, Larry Hama, Mike Sekowsky, and more - plus other comics features, including P.C. Hamerlinck's FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more!

PREVIEWS VOL XVIII 9 4.5

COVER ART: The latest projects from Dark Horse Comics and DC Comics! PREVIEWS is your ultimate source for all the merchandise available from your local comic book specialty retailer… approximately two months in advance! Hundreds of comics and graphic novels from the best comic publishers, the coolest pop-culture merchandise on Earth, plus exclusive items available nowhere else! This issue features items scheduled to ship from October 2008 through December 2008.

MARVEL PREVIEWS SEPTEMBER 2008 0.99

Your Marvel companion piece to the regular issue of PREVIEWS! Each issue of Marvel Previews is a comic book-sized, 96-page, full-color guide and preview to all of Marvel's upcoming releases - it's your #1 source for advanced information on Marvel Comics! This August issue features items scheduled to ship in October 2008.

PREVIEWS ADULT VOL XVIII 9 0.75

PREVIEWS Adult features Adult-oriented art, info, and related news not found in the regular edition of PREVIEWS. NOTE: Due to customs and international restrictions, Adult Material may not be available in some international markets. Please check with your local comic book specialty retailer for availability.

WIZARD MAGAZINE CAPT AMERICA IRON MAN THOR CVR 204 5.99

WIZARD MAGAZINE HEROES TV PHOTO CVR 204 5.99

SECRET INVASION: AVENGERS REUNION? Who else but Earth's Mightiest Heroes could repel the invasion by the shape-shifting Skrulls? Does this mean that Captain America, Thor and Iron Man could reunite in Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Yu's Secret Invasion mega-event? Find out here, as we go in-depth with the creators about this hotly anticipated Avengers gathering. 'HEROES' SET VISIT Go behind the scenes of the NBC blockbuster series, just in time for its fall debut. The big theme for this year's season? The bad guys grab the spotlight! Find out what's next for Hiro, Claire and the rest of the 'Heroes' players when they go up against TV's nastiest villains. ZACK SNYDER TALKS 'WATCHMEN' The big-screen adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' classic Watchmen series is one of the most highly anticipated comic-to-screen releases in recent years. We go one-on-one with superstar director Zack Snyder ('Dawn of the Dead,' '300') to get his take on bringing this very adult superhero tale to the silver screen. BRAD MELTZER: SUPER-NOVELIST The New York Times best-selling author and fan-favorite writer of Identity Crisis and Justice League of America tackles the murder mystery surrounding Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel in his latest novel, The Book of Lies. Get an exclusive preview of his latest prose fiction here in this exclusive book excerpt! Magazine (Captain America/Iron Man/Thor Cover) $5.99 Magazine (Heroes Photo Cover) $5.99



ALL AGES



BART SIMPSON COMICS 43 2.99

by Bates, Kress, Shaw!, Asprec, Rivette & Santiago Lisa Simpson moves into the spotlight this month in Bart Simpson Comics. First up, Lisa gets even with Bart when he threatens her most cherished form of artistic expression - the saxophone. Then Lisa tries to be one of the girls with Sherri and Terri with mixed results. And finally, after a moment of uncensored exasperation, Lisa finds herself under the tutelage of an unexpected and unexpurgated authority figure, Lunchlady Doris! Back off, Bart! Lisa's taking the lead this August!

BETTY & VERONICA 237 2.25

by Mike Pellowski & Jeff Shultz 'Welcome Back to Riverdale.' Last issue, the memory of 'bad boy' Nick St. Clair was evoked by a lothario lifeguard - and lingered like the crumb of a fish sandwich Jughead left behind! This issue, Nick himself is back for sure, but for how long? The seemingly 'new and improved' Nick makes sure to apologize to everyone he wronged in the popular 'Bad Boy Trouble' story, but not everyone is convinced that he's changed - until he saves Betty from a rough gang of bikers! Will this lead to a brand-new romance for Betty?

SABRINA VOL 2 96 2.25

by Tania del Rio A trip back to the lagoon leaves Sabrina and Llandra with flying carpets and masks that transform the wearer into different creatures! Perhaps this will come in handy for facing the monsters that are terrorizing the Magic Realm. Something must be done, because the monsters are running so rampant that a mandatory curfew has been enacted! This means bad news for Sabrina, as the nightly Charm School shuts down, and Sabrina isn't allowed to visit Batty Bartholomew for evening tutoring. She knows she could use her powerful wands to destroy the monsters that are in the realm, but she dares not - especially knowing that using that wand too much will make her evil again. As if that weren't enough, the Magic Council has gotten wind of the new Four Blades movement and is posting signs everywhere warning people to be vigilant and urging people to report suspicious behavior, but where will this all lead?

SIMPSONS COMICS TREASURE TROVE 1 3.99

by Matt Groening Bongo boasts its very best in a brand-new, pocket-sized digest, brimming with classic Simpsons stories and loaded with laughs. This new quarterly series offers 64-pages packed with comic gems including the Carl Barks-inspired high sea adventure tale 'Uncle Burn$!;' Bart's tricked-out version of Mark Twain's stories on the mighty Mississippi; a costume drama featuring Bartman; and a high-octane, vintage, Itchy & Scratchy short! It's a pint-sized package filled with giggles galore this August!

SONIC PRESENTS KNUCKLES CHAOTIX SP 1 2.25

This issue introduces Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon, Mighty the Armadillo, and Charmy Bee - collectively known as The Chaotix!

SONIC QUEST DEATH EGG SAGA 2 1.5

by Various See the hedgehog and his pals tear it up in these Super Specials packed with giant-sized thrills from pint-sized heroes!

SONIC QUEST DEATH EGG SAGA 3 1.5

Archie Comics proudly offers these action-packed, 48-page Sonic Specials, including Special #5: Sonic Kids and Special #6: Sonic #50 Director's Cut!

SONIC SUPER SPECIAL RETURN OF THE KING 4 2.25

See the hedgehog and his pals tear it up in these Super Specials packed with giant-sized thrills from pint-sized heroes!

SONIC SUPER SPECIAL SONIC KIDS 5 2.25

Archie Comics proudly offers these action-packed, 48-page Sonic Specials, including Special #5: Sonic Kids and Special #6: Sonic #50 Director's Cut!

SONIC SUPER SPECIAL 6 2.25

See the hedgehog and his pals tear it up in these Super Specials packed with giant-sized thrills from pint-sized heroes!

SONIC X 36 2.25

by Ian Flynn, James Fry III & Terry Austin If Sonic thinks he has a hard time with Eggman, wait until he sees the trouble Chris' rival Milan Ramada dishes out! This spoiled daughter of a rich businessman could give Veronica Lodge a run for her money! Determined to win the title of 'richest kid in town,' Milan travels in style in a souped-up limo made of special components her father's company dreamt up. Eggman promptly steals those components to build a new robot, but still needs a chaos emerald to complete the task. Can Bokkun dressed as a cat really win the judges' hearts in any category other than 'worst in show?'

A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY 87 (A) 4.99

The comic anthology that features 100% authentic erotic manga direct from Japan. Every issue showcases 3~4 full length comics from top creators such as Yamatogawa, Tuna Empire, Chataro, and Kaoru Hodumi.



COLLECTIONS



DC COMICS



ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP VOL 01 12.99

Written by Grant Morrison Art and cover by Frank Quitely The amazing creative team of Grant Morrison (BATMAN) and Frank Quitely (WE3) create a new vision of the World's First Super-Hero! Now in trade paperback, this volume collects the first six issues of the acclaimed series and features Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Bizarro, and more! Advance-solicited; on August 20 • 160 pg, FC, $12.99 US

AMERICAS BEST COMICS PRIMER TP 4.99

Written by Alan Moore and Steve Moore Art by Chris Sprouse, J.H. Williams III, Gene Ha, Rick Veitch, Kevin Nowlan and others Cover by Chris Sprouse & Karl Story A special trade paperback priced at just $4.99! Featuring the writing talents of Alan Moore, this volume collects TOM STRONG #1, PROMETHEA #1, TOP 10 #1, TOMORROW STORIES #1 and TOM STRONG'S TERRIFIC TALES #1, with tales of Jack B. Quick, Greyshirt, First American, Jonni Future, Cobweb and Splash Brannigan. Advance-solicited, on sale August 20 • 168 pg, FC, $4.99 US

BRAVE AND THE BOLD HC THE BOOK OF DESTINY VOL 02 24.99

Written by Mark Waid Art and cover by George Pérez & Bob Wiacek Collecting issues #7-12 of THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD! The Book of Destiny's been opened, and it will take the combined might of Superman, The Flash, the Metal Men, the Blackhawks, the Atom, Hawkman, Aquaman, the Teen Titans, the Newsboy Legion and more to prevent certain doom! Advance-solicited; on sale August 20 • 160 pg, FC, $24.99 US

COUNTDOWN LORD HAVOK AND THE EXTREMISTS TP 17.99

Written by Frank Tieri Cover by Liam Sharp Art by Liam Sharp, Rob Hunter. Mark Robinson and others Spinning out of COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS, this title collects the complete miseries by Frank Tieri and Liam Sharp. Discover why Lord Havok and his deadly team are so important to the future of the DCU - and how the fate of the multiverse lies in their hands. Advance-solicited; on sale August 20 • 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US

FABLES TP LEGENDS IN EXILE VOL 01 9.99

FABLES TP ANIMAL FARM VOL 02 12.99

FLASH THE WILD WESTS HC 24.99

Written by Mark Waid, John Rogers and Keith Champagne Art by Daniel Acuña, Freddie Williams II and Doug Braithwaite Cover by Acuña Wally West returns to active duty as the Flash - with the addition of his two children - in this amazing hardover collecting THE FLASH #231-237, guest-starring the Justice League! What's his dark, dark family secret - the one that's helping him keep the peace in Keystone? This volume also includes 'The Fast Life,' by Mark Waid, John Rogers and Doug Braithwaite - the compelling tale of the West family's life on a Flash-friendly alien world. Advance-solicited; on sale July 30 • 160 pg, FC, $24.99 US

JLA DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01 29.99

Written by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar Art by Howard Porter, Oscar Jimenez, Don Hillsman, John Dell, Chip Wallace and others Cover by Porter Relive the legendary 1990s JLA series, written by comics masterminds Grant Morrison (FINAL CRISIS) and Mark Millar (Civil War) with stunning art by Howard Porter and others, in this amazing oversized hardcover collecting JLA #1-9 and SECRET FILES AND ORIGINS #1! The action begins as the JLA reunites to stop the Hyperclan, who have come to Earth posing as a new group of super heroes. But as their true nature comes to light, only the World's Greatest Super Heroes can stop them! Standing side by side, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, Green Lantern and the Martian Manhunter take on alien posers and come to realize that Earth needs a protectorate made up of only the mightiest icons! Advance-solicited; on sale August 20 • 7' x 10.75' • 256 pg, FC, $29.99 US

METAL MEN HC 24.99

Written by Duncan Rouleau Art and cover by Rouleau DC's metallic heroes return in this hardcover collecting the 8-issue miniseries! Gold, Platina, Mercury, Iron, Lead, Tin and Copper must face off the forces of Chemo, Doctor Yes, BOLTS, The Balloonatic and his Orphan Army, as well as the Robot Renegades in this action-packed volume! Advance-solicited; on sale August 20 • 200 pg, FC, $24.99 US

ROBIN YEAR ONE TP NEW PTG 14.99

Written by Chuck Dixon & Scott Beatty Art and cover by Javier Pulido & Robert Campanella A new printing of the classic tale of young Dick Grayson's baptism by fire as he dons the costume of Robin for the first time! Becoming a hero is anything but easy! Advance-solicited; on August 13 • 200 pg, FC, $14.99 US

SUICIDE SQUAD FROM THE ASHES TP 19.99

Written by John Ostander Art by Javier Pina, Robin Riggs and Jesus Saiz Cover by John K. Snyder III The Suicide Squad makes its triumphant return in this new volume collecting the recent miniseries. But how did team leader Rick Flag Jr. survive a ground-zero nuclear blast and return from the dead? Advance-solicited; on sale August 20 • 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US

VERTIGO ENCYCLOPEDIA HC 30

by Alex Irvine; Cover by Dave McKean With in-depth descriptions of titles such as The Sandman, Fables, V for Vendetta, Preacher, Y: The Last Man, and over two hundred more, this first encyclopedic treatment of Vertigo, DC Comics' innovative imprint for mature readers, features original cover artwork by acclaimed Vertigo artist Dave McKean, plus comprehensive profiles of such visionary writers and artists including Neil Gaiman, Garth Ennis, Grant Morrison, and Bill Willingham.

Y THE LAST MAN TP UNMANNED VOL 01 12.99

Y THE LAST MAN TP CYCLES (MR) VOL 02 12.99

Y THE LAST MAN TP SAFEWORD (MR) VOL 04 12.99

Y THE LAST MAN TP RING OF TRUTH (MR) VOL 05 14.99

Y THE LAST MAN TP GIRL ON GIRL (MR) VOL 06 12.99

Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Goran Sudzuka, Pia Guerra and Jose Marzan Jr. Cover by Massimo Carnevale The saga of Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, continues in the sixth volume collecting issues #32-36 of the hit Vertigo series. Yorick, Agent 355 and Dr. Mann ship out across the Pacific to Japan in pursuit of Yorick's stolen monkey Ampersand, whose innards may hold the key to mankind's future. On sale January 2

Y THE LAST MAN TP WHYS AND WHEREFORES (MR) VOL 10 14.99

Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Pia Guerra & José Marzán Jr. Cover by Massimo Carnevale Yorick Brown's long journey through an Earth populated only by women comes to a dramatic, unexpected conclusion in this final volume, collecting issues #55-60 of the critically acclaimed series. Advance-solicited; in stores June 18 • 168 pg, FC, $14.99 US



MARVEL COMICS



ANNIHILATION CONQUEST HC BOOK 02 39.99

Written by JAVIER GRILLO-MARXUACH, DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING Penciled by KYLE HOTZ, SEAN CHEN & TOM RANEY Cover by ALEKSI BRICLOT The next Annihilation epic continues with the newest addition to Marvel's galaxy of sci-fi stars and the last remaining Nova Corps centurian, as the action builds to the main event! Who is the haunted loner known as Wraith? What are his chilling powers, how did he get them, and what is the tragic quest that drives him? Meanwhile, Rich Rider stood toe to toe with Annihilus, but can the Human Rocket face a foe that has an entire galaxy on lockdown? What will happen when a man used to flying anywhere finds himself trapped with nowhere to run? And finally, in the wake of the Phalanx's sneak attack on the Kree Empire, heroes separated by distance but united by willpower have taken their first steps toward liberating a galaxy in peril. Now, all the threads begin to weave together -- and if you thought the surprises were over, think again! What are the Phalanx really after? What new players will change the game? Grab your weapon and join the fight for freedom with Wraith, Nova, Quasar, Star-Lord and more! Collecting ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST - WRAITH #1-4, NOVA #4-7 and ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST #1-6. 344 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2716-1 Trim size: oversized

DAREDEVIL BY BENDIS OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 99.99

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by ALEX MALEEV, DAVID MACK, MANUEL GUTIERREZ, TERRY DODSON, GENE COLAN, LEE WEEKS, KLAUS JANSON, JOHN ROMITA, JOE QUESADA & MIKE AVON OEMING Cover by ALEX MALEEV An epic of ambition, betrayal and comeuppance culminates with the world learning the devil's mask hides a pair of blind eyes! The hero of Hell's Kitchen is assailed as both civilian and super hero by a wave of his worst enemies - including the Owl, Mister Hyde, Bullseye, Typhoid and the Kingpin of Crime! But it's the heart of the Man Without Fear that gets the real workout with not only the introduction of Milla Donovan - but also the Black Widow, Elektra and Echo! Who? Echo! Plus: the mystery of Leap-Frog and the trial of the White Tiger! Also featuring Luke Cage and Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, and enough other guest-stars to fill a jury box! Collecting DAREDEVIL #16-19 & #26-50 & #56-60. 848 PGS./Rated T+ …$99.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3112-0 Trim size: oversized

FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES WALT SIMONSON TP VOL 02 14.99

Written by WALTER SIMONSON & DANNY FINGEROTH Penciled by WALTER SIMONSON & REX VALVE Cover by WALTER SIMONSON It's the past, it's the future, it's an alternate Earth - when it's down to fighting cyborg dictators and displaced dinosaurs, who has time to figure out where they are?! It's another Simonson odyssey for the Fantastic Four and company, plus personal crises for the Human Torch and Ms. Marvel (Sharon Ventura)! Guest-starring Spider-Man and Rusty Collins of X-Factor/New Mutants fame! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #342-346. 120 PGS./All Ages …$14.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3130-4

MMW GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS HC VOL 03 VAR ED VOL 102 59.99

Written by JOHN COMPTON, STOCKBRIDGE WINSLOW, RAY GILL & VARIOUS Penciled by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, PAUL GUSTAVSON, STEVE DAHLMAN, BEN THOMPSON, AL ANDERS, IRWIN HASEN & BOB OSKNER Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG The wait is over, and the stage is set. It's fire vs. water in the most famous battle of comics' Golden Age! Breaking new ground like none other, MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS, the flagship title of Marvel's earliest days, started a craze that defines super-hero comic books to this day. With hero pitted against hero in a fight to the finish, you'd better place those bets and settle into your seats. 'Cause it's the final round of the Human Torch vs. the Sub-Mariner! Headlined by the lavish, manic and truly amazing Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett and the high-flying Human Torch by Carl Burgos, MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS is a bona-fide treasure trove of Golden Age action and adventure. The awesome and idiosyncratic Steve Dahlman brings you Electro, the Marvel of the Age, the monster-stomping robot featured today in THE TWELVE, while Paul Gustavson's Angel woos damsels in distress and battles the undead evils of the subterranean realm, and the jungle adventurer, Ka-Zar the Great, protects the Belgian Congo from the threats of the outside world. Also featuring the wild Western tales of the Masked Raider, boy-adventurer Terry Vance and a host of four-color companions -- each painstakingly restored to provide you with the best experience of these truly classic tales. Collecting MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #9-12. 272 PGS./Rated A …$59.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2472-6

NEW WARRIORS TP THRASHED VOL 02 19.99

Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX Penciled by JON MALIN & PACO MEDINA Cover by NIC KLEIN Now officially a member of the team, former X-Man Sofia Mantega undertakes her first mission as a New Warrior! But when things don't quite go as planned, the Warriors are left to wonder: Did one of their teammates have an ulterior motive for pulling this job? Plus: What is Night Thrasher doing while the New Warriors are trussing up super-villains? Collecting NEW WARRIORS #7-13. 168 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2675-1

OFF HB MARVEL UNIV A TO Z PREM HC VOL 04 24.99

Written by JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, SEAN MCQUAID, DAVID WILTFONG, STUART VANDAL, RONALD BYRD, CHAD ANDERSON, MIKE FICHERA, JACOB ROUGEMONT, MADISON CARTER, MARK O'ENGLISH, MICHAEL HOSKIN, ERIC J. MOREELS, CHRIS BIGGS, GABE SHECHTER, AL SJOERDSMA & RICH GREEN Cover by TOM GRUMMETT Continuing the most exciting and comprehensive Marvel Handbook ever assembled! This twelve-volume guide to the Marvel Universe features more than 100 huge entries in each tome! This issue - from the Elf with a Gun to Guardians of the Galaxy! Spotlighting people (Eternity, Exodus, Falcon, Fin Fang Foom, Emma Frost, Nick Fury, Galactus, Gambit, two Ghost Riders, Gravity, Guardian), places (Genosha), teams (Excalibur, Exiles, Fantastic Four, Frightful Four, Generation X, the Great Lakes Initiative, the Hand), species (Eternals) and more! 240 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3101-4 Trim size: standard

SHE-HULK TP JADED VOL 06 14.99

Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by SHAWN MOLL & VAL SEMEIKS Cover by MIKE DEODATO It's a new direction for the lean, green fighting machine as longtime INCREDIBLE HULK writer Peter David takes the helm. High-powered lawyer. Celebrity party girl. Super-strong Avenger. Jennifer Walters, alias She-Hulk, had it all. So why is she a bitter bounty hunter living in a trailer park? See how the mighty have fallen as the emerald adventuress carves out a new career on the margins of the Marvel Universe, where she's battling evil more to make a buck than to make a difference. Featuring the villainy of Hi-Lite, Absorbing Man, Titania and honest-to-gosh alien invaders, plus the puzzle of She-Hulk's new partner: a mystery woman named…Jennifer Walters? Be here now…or She-Hulk Smash! Collecting SHE-HULK #22-27. 152 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2563-1

WOLVERINE MMPB ELECTION DAY 7.99

by Peter David On the eve of a presidential election, an act of domestic terrorism has a young boy held hostage before the eyes of the nation. As a nationwide investigation into the boy's whereabouts is mobilized, military brass asks Wolverine if he can become involved as well, as there's no better tracker and no better person to try and get things solved quickly, especially with election day less than a week away...

X-MEN LEGACY PREM HC DIVIDED HE STANDS VOL 01 19.99

Written by MIKE CAREY Penciled by SCOT EATON, JOHN ROMITA JR. & BILLY TAN Cover by DAVID FINCH In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men and mutantkind still lies in ruin. With Magneto depowered and Xavier gravely injured, it seems their reign as the preeminent mutants has ended. But neither of these old soldiers is willing to go gentle into that good night! Fresh off a groundbreaking run on Messiah CompleX, writer Mike Carey takes on mutantkind's most iconic figures, as well as some of the most important moments in X-Men history. Collecting X-MEN: LEGACY #208-212. 120 PGS./Rated A …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3000-0 Trim size: standard

X-MEN TP COMPLETE ONSLAUGHT EPIC VOL 03 29.99

Written by PETER DAVID, TERRY KAVANAUGH, MARK WAID, JOHN OSTRANDER, TOM DEFALCO, HOWARD MACKIE & LARRY HAMA Penciled by ANGEL MEDINA, JOE BENNETT, MIKE DEODATO, TOM LYLE, STEVE SKROCE, MARK BAGLEY, SCOTT MCDANIEL, JOHN ROMITA JR., CARLOS PACHECO & VAL SEMEIKS Cover by IAN CHURCHILL You all know about Onslaught Reborn, now see how it first got underway! Professor X hasn't been himself lately - moody, inscrutable, but the psionic armor and army of Sentinels are the real tip-offs! It'll take every super hero New York has to face the Onslaught - including not only the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, but forgotten stars of the nineties like Green Goblin Phil Urich, Nate Grey the X-Man and Ben Reilly, a.k.a. Spider-Man! Also guest-starring the Hulk, the Pantheon, the Punisher, S.H.I.E.L.D. and others! Collecting HULK #445, IRON MAN #332, AVENGERS #402, PUNISHER #11, X-MAN #19, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #415, GREEN GOBLIN #12, SPIDER-MAN #72, FANTASTIC FOUR #416 and WOLVERINE #105. 248 PGS./Rated T+ …$29.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2825-0

YOUNG INHUMANS TP 19.99

Written by SEAN MCKEEVER Penciled by MATTHEW CLARK, ROB TERANISHI, DAVE ROSS & DOUGIE BRAITHWAITE Cover by ADI GRANOV The next generation of Inhumans star in this atmospheric ensemble drama, collected for the first time in one trade paperback! They're just ordinary exchange students from a far-off land, here to learn about our culture - except their home is a mysterious city on the moon, and they each possess fabulous, exotic abilities and appearances. The product of experiments on humanity by an alien culture millennia ago, the Inhumans are a race governed by the laws of genetics. Here as nowhere else, diversity and individuality are prized beyond compare. The Inhumans have flourished in isolation from humanity within their kingdom of Attilan on the surface of the moon, but what happens when their king decides to send some of his subjects to Earth to learn about humans? Will they be able to integrate into human culture? More important, will they even try? Collecting INHUMANS #1-12. 288 PGS./Rated A …$24.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3382-7



DARK HORSE



ACHEWOOD THE GREAT OUTDOOR FIGHT HC 14.95

ACHEWOOD: THE GREAT OUTDOOR FIGHT Chris Onstad (W/A) On sale Sept. 10 b&w w/FC, 96 pages $14.95 HC, 9 1/2' x 7 3/4 Since 2001, cult comic favorite Achewood has built a six-figure international following. Intelligent, hilarious, and adult but not filthy, it's the strip you'll wish you'd discovered as an underappreciated fifteen-year-old. Dark Horse presents the hardbound edition of Achewood's The Great Outdoor Fight, the story of 'Three Days, Three Acres, Three Thousand Men.' Awards for Achewood: • TIME Magazine's #1 Graphic Novel of 2007. • Ignatz Award, 'Outstanding Online Comic,' 2007. Praise for Achewood: 'Onstad is our greatest living cartoonist.' -Tony Millionaire (Maakies, Sock Monkey) 'These things are hilarious! You have what the NY Times Book Review might call a 'distinctive and most welcome voice' in comics.' -Jim Woodring (Frank, Jim) 'Achewood makes me laugh-in that confused, 'what the hell was that??' kind of way.' -Scott McCloud

BARB WIRE OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 24.95

BARB WIRE OMNIBUS John Arcudi (W), Chris Warner (W/A/Cover), Dan Lawlis (A), Mike Manley (A), Ian Akin (A), and Tim Bradstreet (A) On sale Sept. 10 FC, 320 pages $24.95 TPB, 6' x 9' Steel Harbor is a hell of a town, with the emphasis on hell, an urban wasteland of shuttered factories, decaying neighborhoods, and broken dreams. Crime and street violence are the soup of the day every day, but if you're a bounty hunter, every day in 'Metal City' can be Christmas-assuming you survive, since the worst of the Harbor's most wanted can fly, summon up tornadoes, or tear cars in half with their bare hands. But a skip's a skip, and manhunter Barb Wire is the best tracker in the business, and no super-gangster is too tough-as long as there's a fat price on his, her, or its head. Beautiful as she is lethal, Barb Wire really puts the 'drop dead' in drop-dead gorgeous. Her boots may be made for walking, but they kick butt real pretty too. • Barb Wire Omnibus collects all the original Dark Horse Barb Wire tales, including the never-before-collected Ace of Spades series.

BTVS SEASON 8 TP LONG WAY HOME VOL 01 15.95

Since the destruction of the Hellmouth, the Slayers-newly legion-have gotten organized and are kicking some serious undead butt. But not everything's fun and firearms, as an old enemy reappears and Dawn experiences some serious growing pains. Meanwhile, one of the 'Buffy' decoy slayers is going through major pain of her own. Buffy creator Joss Whedon brings Buffy back to Dark Horse in this direct follow-up to season seven of the smash-hit TV series. The bestselling and critically acclaimed issues 1-5 are collected here for the first time, as are their covers by Jo Chen and Georges Jeanty. • Collecting the first five issues of Season Eight. Only available in comics!

FEAR AGENT TP HATCHET JOB VOL 04 14.95

FEAR AGENT: HATCHET JOB VOL 4 Rick Remender (W), Jerome Opeña (A), and Michelle Madsen (C) On sale June 18 FC, 128 pages $14.95 TPB, 7' x 10' Abandoned in deep space, near death, and with no hope of rescue, Heath learns the cost of crossing the nefarious pirates of the Centurion Nebula. Back on the moon base a mysterious figure from Heath's past arrives as a harbinger of more hard days for humanity. • Combining the aesthetic elements of all three of the genres that made EC comics the high water mark of sequential storytelling: science fiction, war, and horror!

MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS TP VOL 01 19.95

Joss Whedon (W), Gerard Way (W), Mike Mignola (W), Steve Niles (W), Gilbert Hernandez (W), Ron Marz (W), John Arcudi (W), Bob Fingerman (W/A), Fillbäch Bros (W/A), Gabriel Bá (A), Fábio Moon (A), Guy Davis (A), and Herb Trimpe (A) FC, 176 pages $19.95 TPB, 7' x 10' The first six issues of MySpace Dark Horse Presents includes Joss Whedon's complete rock'n'roll saga Sugarshock!, a fun-filled story about a quirky girl named Dandelion, and her love of music (and hatred of Vikings); Mike Mignola's haunting holiday tale, lushly illustrated by Guy Davis, 'The Christmas Spirit'; a lost Umbrella Academy chapter written by Gerard Way about our favorite curmudgeon, The Kraken; and a four-part story dedicated to Eric Powell's The Goon. This volume also includes a wide range of established comics talent, and stories from newcomers who saw their professional debut in MySpace Dark Horse Presents. • Also features the talents of: Mike Mignola Gerard Way Eric Powell And more! Features Joss Whedon's comics creation Sugarshock!

STAR WARS KNIGHTS O/T OLD REPUBLIC TP DAZE OF HATE VOL 04 18.95

STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC VOLUME 4-DAZE OF HATE, KNIGHTS OF SUFFERING John Jackson Miller (W), Bong Dazo (P), Dustin Weaver (P), Dan Parsons (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), Colin Wilson (Cover) On sale Sept. 17 FC, 144 pages $18.95 TPB, 7' x 10' Zayne Carrick joins forces with the same Masters who murdered his fellow Padawan in a desperate attempt to save the galaxy from the Mandalorians! Arkanian Lord Adasca holds the Republic and the Mandalorians hostage, offering a weapon of unrivaled power to the highest bidder, and not even Zayne and his former Master Lucien Draay can stop Adasca from unleashing unthinkable devastation in pursuit of profit. Then, back on Taris, Zayne finds himself allied with Master Raana Tey in a mission against the marauding Mandalorians-but Tey may be more interested in destroying Zayne than she is in saving the planet! • A great starting point for anyone interested in following the Star Wars saga beyond the films.



IMAGE



ASTOUNDING WOLF MAN VOL 01 14.99

THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN, VOL. 1 TP (RES) story ROBERT KIRKMAN art & cover JASON HOWARD When Gary Hampton is mauled and left for dead--his life takes a drastic turn. Gary is cursed: When the moon is full he transforms into a beast of the night, a werewolf. This curse will not be used for evil - witness the birth of the world's most unlikely new superhero: WOLF-MAN! Brought to you by the writer of THE WALKING DEAD and INVINCIBLE! Collects THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #1-7 JULY 30 • 176 PAGES • FC • $14.99

NEW WORLD ORDER DAWN OF A NEW DAY TP 16.99

NEW WORLD ORDER: DAWN OF A NEW DAY TP story GUS HIGUERA art GIUSEPPE DE LUCA & MANSYUR DARMAN cover JUAN FERREYRA Conspiracy theorists rejoice! Gus Higuera's hit series is now collected into a MUST HAVE trade paperback geared to appeal to the intelligent fan! With expanded stories and exciting extras that make this collection stand out in the crowd! Expand your market and your mind as a new day dawns! AUGUST 13 • 128 PAGES • FC • $16.99

STRANGE EMBRACE HC (MR) VOL 01 34.99

story DAVID HINE art & cover DAVID HINE DAVID HINE's tortured, modern gothic is a tale of pain and sorrow, obsession and damnation, of madness, death and sexual longing. The world of STRANGE EMBRACE twists and pollutes the lives of all that enter it! Collects STRANGE EMBRACE #1-8 JUNE 18 • 240 PAGES • FC • $19.99

SURREAL ADVENTURES OF EDGAR ALLAN POO GN VOL 02 12.99

THE SURREAL ADVENTURES OF EDGAR ALLAN POO, BOOK 2 TP story DWIGHT L. MACPHERSON art AVERY BUTTERWORTH cover THOMAS BOATWRIGHT It's a clash of the titans as the forces of the Nightmare King collide with the armies of Terra Somnium in a battle to decide the fate of the Dream Child! In the end, Edgar Allan Poo must stand alone to rescue his mother and prevent the dark lord from trapping him in the realm of dreams…forever. AUGUST 20 • 96 PAGES • FC • $12.99

WITCHBLADE TP VOL 05 VOL 05 17.99

(W) Ron Marz, Ian Edginton (A) Stjepan Sejic, Stephen Sadowski, Luke Ross and Sami Basri (Cov) Stjepan Sejic This volume features last summer's crossover hit, First Born, its tie-in issues, and several issues dealing with Sara Pezzini's life after the universe-altering event. Showcased in this volume are current Witchblade ongoing artist Stjepan Sejic, Stephen Sadowski (JSA, Project: Superpowers), Luke Ross (Indiana Jones), and Sami Basri (JLA: Classified). Plus, this trade paperback features a brand-new painted cover by Sejic! Collects Witchblade #110-115 and First Born #1-3. Full Color 226 pages $17.99 trade paperback



AARDVARK



CEREBUS TP GUYS VOL 11 25

by Dave Sim & Gerhard The most popular Cerebus storyline since 'Jaka's Story' is reprinted in its entirety. 'Alcohol is free-and there's no last call.' Prince Mick, Mrs. Thatcher, Harrison Starkey and Richard George, Alec, Marty, Bear...they're all here, so pull up a barstool and get ready to laugh! Collecting Cerebus #201-219. Also available in a second printing, which is unsigned. SC, 400pg, b&w



ABSTRACT



TERRY MOORES ECHO TP MOON LAKE VOL 01 15.95

by Terry Moore Julie Martin is in the wrong place at the wrong time when she's finds herself under a strange explosion in the desert sky. The resulting fallout covers her in a mysterious silver metal that brings more trouble into Julie's life than she could ever imagine, and a friend to die for. This first trade paperback collects issues #1-5 of Terry Moore's new hit series, plus development sketches and design notes in the back.



DEVILS DUE



ARMY OF DARKNESS TP ASHES TO ASHES VOL 01 14.99

by Various Get ready for some Army of Darkness excitement when Dynamite Entertainment collects their best-selling storylines featuring everyone's favorite zombie-hunting maniac, Ash! Volume 1: Ashes to Ashes collects issues #1-4, Volume 2: Shop 'Til You Drop (Dead) puts Ash back into his dead-end job at the S-Mart, Volume 3: Army of Darkness vs. The Re-Animator adds some Lovecraftian thrills to Ash Ketchum's life, Volume 4 offers Old School action, and Volume 5: Ash vs. The Monsters pits Ash against Eva, the daughter of Dracula, and sets the stage for Ash's battle with the Marvel Zombies!



ONI



SCOTT PILGRIM GN SCOTT PILGRIMS PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE VOL 01 11.95

by Bryan Lee O'Malley Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23-years-old, in a rock band, 'between jobs,' and dating a cute high school girl. Everything's fantastic, until a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties!

SCOTT PILGRIM GN VS THE WORLD VOL 02 11.95

by Bryan Lee O'Malley Scott's life has taken a bit of a detour, but he's going to take steps to get everything back under control. There's Knives Chau, there's Ramona Flowers, there's his band, there's six or seven evil ex-boyfriends floating around, and there's a couple little things from out of Scott's past that might end up seeming a lot more important really soon!

SCOTT PILGRIM GN SCOTT PILGRIM GETS IT TOGETHER VOL 04 11.95

by Bryan Lee O'Malley A couple months have passed since we last caught up with Scott, but what could change in a few months? Well, not much has - he's still living with Wallace and playing in a band. Most importantly, he's still dating the lovely Ramona and dealing with the gaggle of superpowered, superstylish, superevil ex-boyfriends determined to take him down. But something is different. Don't look now, but Scott might actually be getting it together - just in time to confront Ramona's most intimidating ex yet!



VALIANT



X-O MANOWAR BIRTH HC 24.95

by Layton, Shooter, Quesada & Windsor-Smith This digitally recolored and remastered Valiant special edition collects the full X-O Manowar origin story from issues #0-6 for the first time ever, and includes an all-new 'The Rise of Lydia' story by Bob Layton and a new cover by Sean Chen! Aric Dacia is a Visigoth barbarian captured by spider aliens and enslaved aboard their starship until he steals their ultimate weapon - the X-O Manowar armor. Aric returns to Earth only to find that 1600 years have passed. Now, the most primitive man on the planet wields the most technologically advanced weapon in existence! Features explosive artwork by Barry Windsor-Smith and Marvel EIC Joe Quesada and a story by legendary creators Bob Layton and Jim Shooter!



ADULT



OGENKI CLINIC & OTHER STORIES TP (A) 11.95

by Haruka Inui All-new never before published stories by Inui of his famous Ogenki Clinic, the clinic for love where the nurse will take very special care of you and also featuring stories of Uru Onna, the long-legged , dangerously attractive dominatrix! Hentai at its hottest!



ALL AGES



SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR TP DEAD MANS JEST VOL 05 15.95

by Matt Groening Master of mirthful mayhem, Matt Groening, meets the Monsters of Rock (Alice Cooper, Gene Simmons, and Rob Zombie) in a heavy metal, Halloween-inspired rock 'n' roll odyssey of head-banging, tongue- wagging, dead-raising frights and frivolity. Even 'Mr. Nice Guy' Pat Boone gets in a 'metal mood' with a twisted tale of dastardly demons and righteous redemption. From donut batter to ghoulish splatter, you'll be tricked and treated to a chaotic comic collection chock-full of thunder-clapping hell spawn, chainsaw-toting monkeys, televisions run amuck, bible camp ghost stories, lime-flavored Squishee monsters, toilets of the damned, vampire tombs, the Evil Eye, and a very special tribute to EC Comics, the forebears of witty horror and suspense comic storytelling. It's the Halloween Jam of the Century that'll blow your mind and rock your soul!



TOYS



SW DARTH VADER CERAMIC HELMET BANK 15.99

SW YODA CERAMIC BANK 15.99

These 7' sculpted ceramic banks pay homage to the most popular sci-fi film franchise in movie history! Star Wars ushered in a new era of filmmaking, and the characters became pop-culture legends! And now who on this planet doesn't know of Yoda, or the Dark Lord of the Sith? Both are complete with a 4-color gift box.

LABYRINTH DOOR KNOCKER 24.99

DC HEROES 6 IN AF ASST 200803 101.94

Some of the greatest characters of the DC Universe have joined Mattel's 3' DC Heroes action figure line! With Sinestro, Deathstroke, Nightwing, Robin III, and Green Lantern to choose from, the greatest battles of the DC Universe can be restaged again and again!

BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE GEORGE PEREZ 75

SCULPTED BY KAREN PALINKO The popular BATMAN BLACK & WHITE line of artist-inspired statues continues! Renowned illustrator George Pérez designed this classic vision of Batman, featuring the Caped Crusader in a classic pose, prepared as always to defend Gotham City. Painted in monochromatic tones, this statue is certain to be another sought-after addition to DC Direct's line of BATMAN BLACK & WHITE statues. The statue measures approximately 7' tall x 6.5' wide x 5' deep. It features a logo-shaped base and is packaged in a black-and-white box. Advance-solicited; on sale September 10, 2008 * Statue * $75.00 US

Monday, August 18, 2008

New arrivals for 8-20-08 with descriptions

DC COMICS



AIR 1 (MR) 2.99

Written by G. Willow Wilson Art and cover by M.K. Perker Ladies and gentlemen, there's been a change in our flight plan. You may have heard of a group called the Etesian Front - vigilantes dedicated to taking the skies back from terrorism. Sounds like a noble cause, right? But there's more to them than meets the eye. They're after someone I know. Someone who is either an average frequent flier - or a terrorist. And he's got a secret. Something that will change the way we fly - and the way we see technology - forever. To find him, we've altered course. We're en route to a country that doesn't exist on any maps. Only one person knows how to get us there: me. My name is Blythe, and I'll be your stewardess today. So buckle your seatbelts - this will be the flight of your life. This extra-sized debut issue features the series' regular cover price of $2.99 US. Don't miss a special preview of AIR #1 in MADAME XANADU #1! Retailers: Please check the Previews Order Form for a special ordering incentive. On sale August 20 • 40 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

BATGIRL 2 OF 6 2.99

Written by Adam Beechen Art by Jim Calafiore & Jonathan Glapion Cover by Andy Clarke Batgirl's path of vengeance violently crosses that of another young woman raised by David Cain. When a surprising link is found between Cain and Batgirl's other target, Deathstroke the Terminator, will the two missions become one? Also, a member of the Bat-Family discovers just what Batgirl is up to. Will her cover be blown? On sale August 20 • 2 of 6, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS 10 2.99

Written by Chuck Dixon Art by Julian Lopez & Bit Cover by J. Calafiore Acting on a tip from Looker, Batman leads the Outsiders against new metahumans who gained their powers from the bite of a renegade alien! Meanwhile, an accident in the lab leaves an Outsider ally in a coma, with his psyche trapped inside Remac! Guest starring Dr. Kirk Langstrom - the Man-Bat. On sale August 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

BIRDS OF PREY 121 2.99

Written by Tony Bedard Art by Michael O'Hare & John Floyd Cover by Stephane Roux The Joker infiltrates the high-tech gang network of the Birds' new hometown, Platinum Flats! And that's going to set him up for a direct conflict with Oracle, Barbara Gordon! On sale August 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

BRAVE AND THE BOLD 16 2.99

Written by Mark Waid Art and cover by Scott Kolins Superman and Catwoman - together at last?! This team clearly won't be held together with super-glue! On sale August 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK 28 2.25

Written by Brandon Sawyer, Jim Alexander and Tom Warburton Art by Jay Stephens, Mike Manley, Ethen Beavers and Maurice Fontenot Cover by Jay Stephens Secret Saturdays premieres on Cartoon Network this month, and we're celebrating with an all-new Secret Saturdays adventure! Plus, a new Kids Next Door mission and a bedtime story from Samurai Jack's foe Aku! On sale August 20 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US

CASEY BLUE BEYOND TOMORROW 4 OF 6 2.99

Written by B. Clay Moore Art and cover by Carlo Barberi & Jacob Eguren Casey Blue is quickly losing control of her life. First, she killed a man using martial arts she doesn't even know. Then, she nearly killed an FBI agent investigating the murder, again using fighting techniques she's never learned. Can a strange neighbor provide any insight into her erratic, dangerous behavior? On sale August 20 • 4 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

DC SPECIAL CYBORG 4 OF 5 2.99

Written by Mark Sable Art by Carlos Magno & Jonathan Glapion Cover by Brian Denham The mysterious Mr. Orr has transformed one of Cyborg's friends into a killing machine! But is Vic's friend the only victim? Orr has cloned two of the world's deadliest super-villains to prevent Cyborg and The Titans from finding out. On sale August 20 • 4 of 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR 5 OF 6 2.99

Written by Keith Giffen Art by Lee Garbett & Trevor Scott Cover by Gene Ha Things are looking grim for the heroes from both universes. The onslaught of an enraged mother nature and the always-psychotic villains of the DCU are proving to be more than the combined might of both universes' heroes can handle. On sale August 20 • 5 of 6, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

FINAL CRISIS 1 OF 7 3.99

FINAL CRISIS 2 OF 7 3.99

FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS 1 OF 5 3.99

Written by Geoff Johns Art by George Pérez & Scott Koblish Covers by George Pérez From the moment Kal-El landed on earth until the end of time, the Time Trapper has sought to erase Superman's impact on the universe. But the Legion of Super-Heroes have always been there to stop him. This time, though, even the Legion won't be enough. The Time Trapper has found the ultimate weapon to carry out his plan - a twisted mirror image of the boy of steel from a parallel Earth long dead: Superboy-Prime! Who will answer the Legion's call for help? Find out here as the Crisis of the 31st century begins! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers by George Pérez that will ship in approximately 50/50 ratio. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale August 20 • 1 of 5 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US

FINAL CRISIS REQUIEM 2ND PTG 1 3.99

FLASH 243 2.99

Written by Tom Peyer Art and cover by Freddie E. Williams II The conclusion of 'Fast Money'! The Flash returns to Keystone, making some bold moves to get his life and reputation back on track - with some serious consequences for his family! On sale August 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA 24 2.99

Written by Dwayne McDuffie Art and cover by Ed Benes Vixen's power issues come to the forefront as Vixen, Black Canary, Zatanna, Hal and The Flash pay a visit to Animal Man. The team must team up with Animal Man to battle a new Justice League villain - and at stake is control of the Tantu Totem! On sale August 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR 4 OF 8 3.50

Written by Jim Starlin Art by Ron Lim & Rob Hunter Cover by Starlin & Hunter Adam Strange finds himself cornered on Hardcore Station by agents of the Church of Eternal Light. Meanwhile, the people of Rann have been whipped up into a Lady Styx-inspired religious furor and their next target is: Hawkman! On sale August 6 • 4 of 8 • 40 pg, FC, $3.50 US

ROBIN 177 2.99

Written by Chuck Dixon Cover by Freddie E. Williams II Art by Rick Leonardi & Lorenzo Ruggiero Facing some of the toughest criminals and monsters known to man is nothing compared to dealing with your on again/off again, back-from-the-dead girlfriend's enraged deadbeat dad! A not-so-happy reunion puts Robin between Spoiler and Cluemaster and this time, he's not so easy to get rid of. On sale August 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

SCALPED 20 (MR) 2.99

Written by Jason Aaron Art by Davide Furno Cover by Tim Bradstreet Our steamiest arc yet comes to a close as more secrets of Carol's past are revealed, including why she so deeply despises her father, Red Crow. Also, Dash makes a dark and fateful decision that will forever affect his future on the rez. On sale August 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

SPIRIT 20 2.99

Written by Sergio Aragones & Mark Evanier Art by Paul Smith & Walden Wong Cover by Paul Smith The Spirit swims with the dolphins - but murder follows him even among these peaceful creatures! On sale August 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

STORMWATCH PHD WORLDS END 13 2.99

Written by Ian Edginton and Christos Gage Art by Leandro Fernández, Francisco Paronzini and Trevor Hairsine Cover by Leandro Fernández After the shattering conclusion to NUMBER OF THE BEAST, Jackson King has once again resumed the role of Weatherman, taking StormWatch in a startling new direction! But what role does StormWatch have in this dramatic, deadly new world? Plus: the fourth and final chapter of the John Lynch backup story that began in WILDCATS: WORLD'S END #1, written by Christos Gage and illustrated by Trevor Hairsine (X-Men: Deadly Genesis)! On sale August 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

SUPER FRIENDS 6 2.25

Written by Sholly Fisch Art by Dario Brizuela Cover by J. Bone You're invited to a special day: The Challenge of The Super Friends! Thrill as our heroes design special traps for each other at a charity event. Chill as those traps are sabotaged by the Key! How will they escape? On sale August 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US

SUPERMAN BATMAN 51 2.99

Written by Michael Green & Mike Johnson Art by Rafael Albuequerque Cover by Ryan Sook The Man of Steel and the Dark Knight are shocked to discover little versions of themselves fighting a threat in Metropolis. But where did these tiny heroes come from? As Superman and Batman search for answers, things get worse with the arrival of the Li'l League! On sale August 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

SUPERNATURAL RISING SON 1 OF 6 2.99

SUPERNATURAL RISING SON 2 OF 6 2.99

SUPERNATURAL RISING SON 3 OF 6 2.99

TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN 6 OF 12 2.99

Written by Dan Jurgens Art by Jamal Igle & Robin Riggs Cover by Matt Haley The secret protector of the Tangent Earth's band of freedom fighters is revealed! And when the Tangent Superman learns the secret to traveling between worlds, the battle between the Supermen of two worlds begins! On sale August 20 • 6 of 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

TRINITY 12 2.99

Written by Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza Art by Mark Bagley & Art Thibert and Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens and Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher Cover by Andy Kubert & Jesse Delperdang; DC's new weekly series TRINITY continues with covers on issues #10-12 by Andy Kubert (BATMAN)! This month in TRINITY: The Justice League joins Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman to stand against the threat that the Crime Syndicate brings to Earth. And, in this month's co-features, members of Batman's 'family' search for clues to what ties several thefts together - and what links them to the cosmic conflict that has resulted! On sale August 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

WORLD OF WARCRAFT 10 2.99

Written by Walter Simonson Art by Jon Buran & Jerome K. Moore Covers by Samwise Didier and Ludo Lullabi In Stormwind, Prince Anduin digs into the disappearance of his father, King Varian. Meanwhile, Lo'Gosh, Thargas, Valeera and Broll continue to fight the Dark Irons as they search for Thargas' brother, Hjalmar. This unique group must summon the strength to face insurmountable odds - but at what cost? Retailers: This issue will feature two covers that will ship in a ratio of approximately 50/50. Cover A is by Samwise Didier, and Cover B is by Ludo Lullabi. On sale August 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US



MARVEL COMICS



AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 568 NWD 3.99

Written by DAN SLOTT & MARK WAID Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. & ADI GRANOV 50/50 Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. 50/50 Cover by ALEX ROSS Variant Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR. 'NEW WAYS TO DIE!' JOHN ROMITA JR. returns to AMAZING SPIDER-MAN! Get ready for the six part Spidey Summer Blockbuster: NEW WAYS TO DIE. In the double-sized part one, THE THUNDERBOLTS are coming to New York to take down Spider-Man! And Spidey's Brand New Day will be changed forever. Plus, Mark Waid and Adi Granov bring you up to date with Original Venom, Eddie Brock! 48 PGS./Rated A

CAPTAIN AMERICA 41 2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA MONKEY VAR 41 10.00

Written by ED BRUBAKER Pencils & Cover by STEVE EPTING The epic 'Death of Captain America' tale hits its penultimate chapter... and the final battle between the New Captain America and the people who killed Steve Rogers begins here! By the Eisner-Nominated team of Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting. 32 PGS./Rated T+

FOOLKILLER WHITE ANGELS 2 OF 5 MR 3.99

Written by GREGG HURWITZ Penciled by PAUL AZACETA Cover by TOMM COKER 'Punishement Fits The Crime,' PART 2 Los Angeles. The City of Angels. For a town that thinks it's pretty, there's plenty of ugly to go around. That's where the Foolkiller comes in -- taking a scalpel to warts, expurgating the cancer that grows in society's gut. This time, the Foolkiller has targeted the hate-crime known as the White Angels, a secret socieyt whose arteries snake throughout the city -- from the back alleys to the Hollywood hills. As he eats his way up the food chain, he's about to cross paths with the one vigilante whose legend exceeds his own. A stone-cold killer that has also targeted the White Angels. A predator that doesn't like to share. Enter the Punisher. 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content

GHOST RIDER 26 2.99

GHOST RIDER MONKEY VAR 26 10.00

Written by JASON AARON Art by TAN ENG HUAT Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Yes, true believer, the rumors are true... Danny Ketch is back! But whose side is the former Ghost Rider on, and what familiar faces has he brought with him to the party? And who just got shot in the head with a hellfire shotgun? For those answers, plus more than your daily recommended dose of supernatural action, don't miss this first installment of the team-up you never imagined and the showdown that had to happen! 32 PGS./Parental Advisory

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY 4 SI 2.99

Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER Cover by CLINT LANGLEY SECRET INVASION TIE-IN! When their HQ is sabotaged, the universe's scrappiest squad of butt-kickers must ask themselves: 'Who do you trust?' Is there a Skrull amongst the Guardians? Maybe the recently returned and revamped Adam Warlock? Or Star-Lord, who now hides behind a mask? And a talking raccoon and a telepathic dog? C'mon, people, you just know they're evil infiltrators! So jump onboard, Secret Invasion maniacs, and find out why ComicPants.com says: '(Writers) DnA are on fire right now, and this team is brilliant.' 32 PGS./Rated T+

INCREDIBLE HERCULES 120 SI 2.99

Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR., KLAUS JANSON & DEAN WHITE SECRET INVASION TIE-IN! 'SACRED INVASION' reaches its cosmos-shattering climax! Hercules leads the ragged remains of his God Squad into desperate battle with the unimaginably powerful Skrull pantheon -- and if they lose, Earth dies! 32 PGS./Rated A

IRON FIST ORIGIN OF DANNY RAND 3.99

Written by MATT FRACTION, ROY THOMAS & LEN WEIN Pencilled by KANO, GIL KANE & LARRY HAMA Cover by GIL KANE Honor. Dedication. And above all, purity of heart. There have been sixty-six men and women to carry the mantle of The Immortal Iron Fist throughout the ages - men and women of great courage, valor, skill, and sacrifice. Sixty-six men and women have stood between man and the unstoppable forces of evil, willing to give all they have to hold back the hordes. This is the story of Danny Rand, the Iron Fist of today - as told in THE BOOK OF THE IRON FIST. Raised in the otherworldly kingdom of K'un-Lun as an unparalleled martial artist, the Earth-born Rand mastered the ability to focus his spiritual energy into an impervious fist of iron. Now, as the costumed adventurer called Iron Fist, he fights with the fury of his ancestors and a hope for a better tomorrow! Experience the birth of a legend like never before in this special re-presentation of MARVEL PREMIERE #15-16 - featuring lush, fully-rendered coloring and an all-new framing sequence by Matt Fraction and Kano!

IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD 32 2.99

Written by STUART MOORE Penciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN Cover by ADI GRANOV 'With Iron Hands' It's Iron Man the way you like him: wracked by guilt and crackling with power! With the Alpha Team out of action, Tony Stark must stop both the nuclear terrorist and the monstrous Overkill Mind -- alone. But even if he can reach the twisted S.H.I.E.L.D. agent at the heart of the Mind, the nation of Kirikhstan may pay an explosive price! Part 4 of 4. 32 PGS./Rated T+

LORDS OF AVALON SOD 5 OF 6 2.99

MARVEL 1985 4 OF 6 3.99

Written by MARK MILLAR Pencils & Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS 'SMALL-TOWN MUTIE' The villains are here-in our world-and no one can stop them! No cop, no army, no government stands a chance when the Red Skull leads Marvel's greatest menaces into an all-out war against a world with no heroes! Young comic-book fan Toby has a plan. But does he have the will to carry it out? Find out in a story with huge repercussions in the Marvel Universe of today…and tomorrow! 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+

MOON KNIGHT 21 2.99

MOON KNIGHT MONKEY VAR 21 10.00

Written by MIKE BENSON Penciled by MARK TEXEIRA Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM 'The Death of Marc Spector' part 1 of 6 Moon Knight has been an eyesore to the Initiative…and he's about to pay the price. With Tony Stark forced onto the sidelines, Norman Osborn has been tapped to bring in the fugitive super hero - by all means necessary. That's right, True Believer, the Thunderbolts have just been sicced on Moon Knight. To survive, he's going to have to go a bit crazy. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory

PUNISHER 61 (MR) 2.99

Written by GREGG HURWITZ Penciled by LAURENCE CAMPBELL Cover by DAVE JOHNSON 'GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSES,' PART 1 The first of three story arcs written by three of the hottest writers in crime fictions starts here! Best-selling crime novelist Gregg Hurwitz (The Kill Clause, The Crime Writer) and Laurence Campbell (PUNISHER ANNUAL: THE HUNTED) bring you a tale of death, depravity and revenge south of the border. In black vans and under cover of night, they descend on the little Mexican town of Tierra Rota, abducting its women and returning them days later like broken dolls. And no one can stop them. That is, until one brave soul approaches Frank Castle with his heart in one hand and a bag full of money in the other. Now Frank's no bounty hunter, and definitely no hero, but there are some things the Punisher just can't abide. 32 PGS./Explicit Content

SKAAR SON OF HULK 3RD PTG GARNEY SKETCH VAR 1 2.99

SKRULLS VS POWER PACK 2 OF 4 2.99

Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by CORY HAMSCHER Cover by GURIHIRU Slimy SKRULLS have been impersonating Marvel's premiere all-kids super team and committing crimes around the galaxy! But POWER PACK, FRANKLIN RICHARDS and SMARTSHIP FRIDAY have a plan to flush out the copycats! How? By committing crimes all around the universe and becoming intergalactic gangstas! (You see, this is what happens when you let a ten-year-old come up with the plan...) 32 PGS./All Ages

SQUADRON SUPREME 2 2 2.99

Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN Penciled by MARCO TURINI Cover by GREG LAND 'POWER TO THE PEOPLE' Four astronauts have returned from the moon…changed. And ULTIMATE NICK FURY, EMIL BURBANK, and ARCANNA JONES have found them. Fury's hip-deep in a new conspiracy-but the only kind of conspiracy he likes is one he creates… So what's he going to do now that new super heroes are appearing all around America, taking the place of the missing SQUADRON SUPREME? And who is…the BIO-GENERAL? Part 2 (of 6). 32 PGS./Parental Advisory

TRUE BELIEVERS 2 OF 5 2.99

Written by CARY BATES Pencils & Cover by PAUL GULACY 'DADDY ISSUES' Can it be true? Reed Richards pulled over for recklessly driving the Fantasticar and charged with a DUI? That's what the TRUE BELIEVERS claim in their latest blog-and they've posted the arrest report, police cam footage and a degrading mug-shot to prove it! We learn more about the background of Mavis Trent (a.k.a. PAYBACK) when she discovers she not only has an incensed Fantastic Four to deal with, but her own demons as well-specifically, the one that appears to be the spirit of her dead father! 32 PGS./Rated T+

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR 57 2.99

Written by MIKE CAREY Penciled by TYLER KIRKHAM Cover by BILLY TAN The final smackdown with Ultimate Salem's Seven! The shocking secret of Agatha Harkness! The rage of Prince Namor, the Ultimate Sub-Mariner! All this and more in the explosive conclusion! 32 PGS./Rated A

UNCANNY X-MEN 501 MD 2.99

Written by ED BRUBAKER & MATT FRACTION Pencils & Cover by GREG LAND Things start out grim for the newest X-Girl as the team gets settled into its new secret headquarters. Scott and Emma do what Scott and Emma do best-- but what's the secret project Scott's been building? And is anyone prepared for the menace of the Hellfire Cult? Mysteries, riddles, enigmas, and pain freaks all converge in the brave new world of San Francisco-- read SFX 1: ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES! 32 PGS./Rated T+

X-FACTOR 34 SI 2.99

Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by LARRY STROMAN Cover by BOO COOK A SECRET INVASION TIE-IN! X-Factor is in pursuit of Darwin, whose father is looking for him. She-Hulk and Jazinda are in pursuit of Longshot, who may hold the key to defeating the Skrull invasion. With Darwin and Longshot on the run, neither of them wanting to be found, you'd just assume that X-Factor and She-Hulk will work together smoothly to accomplish both their goals. But what fun would that be? 32 PGS./Rated T+

X-FACTOR SPECIAL LAYLA MILLER 3.99

Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by VALENTINE DE LANDRO Cover by BOO COOK Trapped in a future she never made, Layla Miller finds herself smack in the middle of the Summers rebellion that was responsible for the eventual liberation of mutants from the camps. The only question is, will she survive it? 48 PGS./Rated T+

X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 15 2.99

Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by KARL KESEL Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN Is she a bad girl? Is she a mutant? Does even she know what or who she is? Is that her real hair? The mysterious MEDUSA has escaped the reach of the Fantastic Four, only to run right into the home of the Uncanny X-Men! 32 PGS./Rated A

YOUNG X-MEN 5 DWS 2.99

Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM Penciled by YANICK PAQUETTE Cover by TERRY DODSON The numbers are in and it's official: Young X-Men is Mighty Marvel's newest hit!!! It's Marvel's youngest mutants in their final showdown with and one of them won't be walking away from it. The Young X-Men's first story arc ends here and nothing will ever be the same again. Yeah, we know lots of books make that claim, but with Marc (Eli Stone, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) Guggenheim and Yanick (ULTIMATE X-MEN) Paquette delivering the goods, you know this one's for real! 32 PGS./Rated T+



IMAGE COMICS



CHARLATAN BALL 3 2.50

CHARLATAN BALL #3 story JOE CASEY art & cover ANDY SURIANO FIND ROMANTIC BLISS AT THE BALL! Love is in the air between Chuck Amok and Donnarama - a match made in Chaos Magic Heaven! But can these star-crossed lovers face up to the realities of an adult relationship? Namely, the Fire Mage known as WRATHBURN! AUGUST 20 • 24 PAGES • FC • $2.50 ROMANCE COMICS ARE BACK - BRINGING THEIR UNIQUE MAGIC WITH 'EM!

DARK IVORY 3 (OF 4) 2.99

DARK IVORY #3 (of 4) story JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER & EVA HOPKINS art & cover JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER 'FALL FROM GRACE' Ivory struggles with the real-world implications of being a vampire & having fresh blood on her hands, while trying to figure out *why* it happened. Her best friend Samson turns away from her as Ivory returns to the vampire's underground club. Ivory's quest leads her to the lair of voluptuous vampire villainess, Marie Antoinette. JULY 18 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.99

MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS 10 2.99

art & cover MICHAEL ALLRED & LAURA ALLRED 'KNOWLEDGE COMES WITH DEATH'S RELEASE' To be or not to be in The Atomics? That is the question. Recent changes in the team lineup is shaking up Frank 'Madman' Einstein and cosmic repercussions are at stake. Plus what happened to the guy from the cable company?! Why is he so late?! Shouldn't he have shown up by now? APRIL 23 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.99

TRANSHUMAN 2 OF 4 3.50

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DARK HORSE



CONAN THE CIMMERIAN 2 2.99

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #2 Timothy Truman (W), Tomás Giorello (P), Richard Corben (P), José Villarrubia (C), and Frank Cho (Cover) On sale Aug 20 FC, 32 pages $2.99 Ongoing Dark Horse's exciting new Conan era continues with a second round of adventure! As Conan recovers from last issue's clash with raiders on the Cimmerian borderlands, a kind stranger shelters him and weaves a tale of Conan's grandfather, Connacht. As an older Cimmerian, Connacht inspired young Conan with tales of dazzling lands and beautiful women, but the story the snowbound stranger relates now is one of a brush with death and supernatural beasts-brought on after an act of selfless kindness. Is it true that 'no good deed goes unpunished' . . . ? With cover artist Frank Cho on board, writer Timothy Truman, artist Tomás Giorello, and colorist José Villarrubia are again joined by comic book veteran Richard Corben in a moody, horrific, and surprising issue that will leave readers in a tailspin!

FEAR AGENT 1 AGAINST 1 PT 2 OF 6 23 2.99

FEAR AGENT #23: I AGAINST I part 2 (of 6) Rick Remender (W), Tony Moore (A/Cover), and Lee Loughridge (C) On sale July 30 FC, 32 pages $2.99 Ongoing Shot in the back and lost on a barren desert world, Heath Huston is on the lam, pursued by a pack of killers. Rescued and brought in by a local mining camp, Heath must choose between protecting his new benefactors from a vicious tyrant and the last chance to return to his life on Earth. • 'Rick Remender and Tony Moore are leading the way in what I believe will be the next generation of superstar creators.' -Ron Richards, ifanboy • 'Good sci-fi stories are really lacking in comics today and Fear Agent is one of the best. Grade: A' -Tim Janson, Comic World News

HELM 2 OF 4 3.50

THE HELM #2 (of 4) Jim Hardison (W), Bart Sears (P), and Randy Elliott (I) On sale Aug 20 FC, 32 pages $3.50 Miniseries The Helm, an enchanted artifact of countless legendary heroes, has learned that its latest Chosen One is a chubby, unemployed fantasy addict … who lives in his mother's basement. Defying all odds, however, Matt Blurdy managed both to defeat a bloodthirsty hobgoblin and thwart the Helm's scheme to have him killed. Now the hero's training begins in earnest: workouts, retrieval of a magic flaming sword, battles with wraiths, and a showdown with a sorcerer in mortal combat. But when the media starts reporting Matt's victories as murders, an old flame reenters the picture, and true darkness looms on the horizon, even a replica Highlander trench coat might not be enough to save Matt's hide!

REX MUNDI DH ED 13 2.99

REX MUNDI #13 Arvid Nelson (W), Guy Davis (P), and Brian Churilla (P) On sale Aug 20 FC, 32 pages $2.99 Ongoing One of the Duke of Lorraine's ancestors has made a pact with a pagan spirit, and there's no getting out of this bargain! And Rex Mundi returns to its roots with a brand-new Brother Matthew mystery. A servant girl is brutally murdered in an elite Paris hotel. Mystified by the horrific crime, the Inquisition puts Brother Matthew on the case. Matthew's partner? None other than the cheerful Inquisitor Moricant! Brother Matthew: Hill of Martyrs will begin in issue 13 and continue completely free online, every week, courtesy of your friends at Dark Horse Comics. Don't miss the opening chapter of another dark, quirky investigation in the annals of Brother Matthew! • Features the spectacular artwork of Guy Davis and Dave Stewart. Newcomers Brian Churilla and Jason Millet will bring Brother Matthew back to life. There hasn't been a new Brother Matthew story since it debuted online in 2001!

STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC TURNABOUT 32 2.99

STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #32-VINDICATION part 1 (of 4) John Jackson Miller (W), Brian Ching (P/Cover), and Michael Atiyeh (C) On sale Aug 20 FC, 40 pages $2.99 Ongoing At long last, Padawan Zayne Carrick confronts the Jedi Masters who framed him for murder! The prophecy that was seen by Zayne's Masters appears to be coming true. Two pieces of the sequence have come to pass . . . and those who remain alive are still fighting to prevent their vision from becoming a reality. The Jedi Consulars are beginning to doubt themselves and it's possible they have overlooked a true source of danger!



ARCHANGEL



RED STAR SWORD OF LIES 3 OF 3 3.50

by Christian Gossett The Power of Pravda turns the tide as The Revolution strikes back, launching their most successful offensive. The Ancient Dynasties, however, have not ruled for this long without understanding the nature of power, and have made pacts with forces of their own! The Red Star has never looked better than in Sword of Lies issue #3, packing 64 pages of uninterrupted Red Star story into a graphic explosion of cinematic proportions!



AVATAR



ANNA MERCURY 3 OF 5 (MR) 3.99

ANNA MERCURY PAINTED CVR (MR) 3 OF 5 3.99

ANNA MERCURY WRAP CVR (MR) 3 OF 5 3.99

by Warren Ellis & Facundo Percio Warren Ellis continues to strip away the layers of mystery from the sultry Anna Mercury in his all-new color series! In the aftermath of the disaster on New Ataraxia, Anna Mercury and her employers can't be blamed for thinking things couldn't get any worse. But the cracks in New Ataraxia run deeper than anyone could imagine, and when Anna stands down from active duty and returns to her 'normal' life, there's no one around to save that strange city as it slides from murderous to suicidal! A high-octane blend of The Shadow, Tomb Raider, retropunk science fiction, and 21st-century Weird Pulp Action, Anna Mercury is a headlong adventure serial about a beautiful and mysterious spy-adventurer who is not what she seems! Anna Mercury will be a series of mini-series, starting with this five issue color series that features art by all-new talent Facundo Percio. This issue is available with a regular cover by Paul Duffield, a wraparound by Juan Jose Ryp, a painted cover by artist Felipe Massafera, and also a rare 1-in-15 Design Sketch Edition featuring the initial character designs by Percio.

LADY DEATH 2007 SWIMSUIT SP BLOOD GODDESS ED 5.99

by Juan Jose Ryp, Matt Martin & Various A special warehouse find! The luscious queen of the dead is back on the beach! Heat up your winter with this sultry all-new pin-up book featuring Lady Death drawn by some of the best artists in the industry! With Juan Jose Ryp, Matt Martin, Daniel HDR, Gabriel Guzman, Rafa Lopez and many more, this special is so smokin' it might catch fire! This first printing, all-new, cover from Richard Ortiz has never before been offered, and is limited to just 750 copies.



BLUEWATER



RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS BACK MYSTERIOUS ISLE 2 3.99

by Max Landis & Kevin Gentilcore New, classic monsters are seen on the island. Captain Grastle actually does more damage than the wasp as he attempts to swat it with crazed shots from his AK-47. He finally triggers the engine and, to everybody's surprise, sends them grinding up onto the beach of the theretofore invisible Mysterious Island!

JASON & THE ARGONAUTS KINGDOM OF HADES 5 3.99

by McIntee & Rantz The final chapter of the Kingdom of Hades comes to a close. Uncover the secrets of Jason and his Argonauts in this action-packed final issue! Ships with 2 covers in equal ration, illustrated by Ray Harryhausen and Jason Rantz!



BOOM



WARHAMMER 40K EXTERMINATUS 2 OF 5 3.99

by Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton & Daniel Lapham Inquisitor Alastor's investigation leads him to track a cargo container carrying a dying Untouchable on it's way to the merchant House De Kyp on the planet Demarius Secunda. All evidence suggests that this is on the orders of the nefarious Damask Brothers. With his savant Pascal and backed by a squad of Adeptus Arbites, Alastor and his Retinue storm the Damask's island quarters. But can it all really be that simple? Features two alternate covers by Justin Norman and Tony Parker.



DEVIL DUE



DRAFTED 10 3.50

Author: Mark Powers Artist: Rebekah Isaacs Cover Artist: Rebekah Isaacs The plight of humanity reaches crucial levels as the enemy they have been preparing for arrives at Earth! With the loss of someone they cared for plaguing their thoughts, can our team hope to stand against the invading army? Plus, a desperate mission takes another group of humans far beyond where any have gone before… could they be the hope all humankind is waiting for?

HACK SLASH SERIES 15 3.50

Author: Tim Seeley Artists: Emily Stone & Courtney Via Cover Artists: A - Joe Jusko; B - Tim Seeley Synopsis Cassie's quest to find her long-lost father leads her to New Mexico… There she finds her past has come back to haunt her! A loathsome spectre from her life has fallen into hands most foul… Herbert West has returned and is planning to reanimate the first slasher Cassie ever faced! The Lunch Lady is back!

NINJATOWN ADVENTURES OF WEE NINJA 1 6.50

Author: Art Balthazar & Franco Aureliani Artists: Shawn Smith Cover Artist: Shawn Smith Step into a world where ninja is a lifestyle and the high flying, high kicking antics of NinjaTown are just part of the scenery. Nothing will prepare you for ingenuity and fearsome acrobatics the inhabitants of NinaTown summon when called to task.

VOLTRON A LEGEND FORGED 2 3.50

Writer: Josh Blaylock Artist: Mike Bear Cover Artists: A - Tim Seeley; B - Josh Blaylock; C - Jeremy Roberts; D - Chris Lie; E - Tim Seeley PX Exclusive FOIL The Voltron Force lands light years away and 1200 years in the past where they are saved by mysterious group of warriors - the Knights of Altarus. Before long, the team learns that they're about to witness history in the making, and play a part of the origin of Voltron himself.



IDW



DOCTOR WHO FORGOTTEN 1 3.99

Tony Lee (w) • Pia Guerra (a) • Nick Roche (a) Stranded in a strange Museum that's dedicated to him-and with no TARDIS in sight, The Doctor and Martha must make sense of their surroundings, hindered by one small fact-The Doctor has lost his memories of every one of his previous incarnations! With items relevant to each Doctor in their possession, The Doctor must try to use them to regain his memories before it's too late, starting with his earliest incarnation's memories, involving Susan, Barbara and Ian. This all-new series written by Tony Lee (Starship Troopers) features artist Pia Guerra in her first monthly comic since Y The Last Man!

TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON 2 3.99

Shane McCarthy (w) • Guido Guidi (a) • Guidi, Trevor Hutchison (c) The invasion has begun! American forces rally to defend New York City against the DECEPTICON onslaught as a key figure is called into the field. The full force of the U.S. military is brought to bear on MEGATRON and his warriors, but will it be enough to turn the tide? And what of the Decepticons' shocking secret? Series artist Guido Guidi supplies the cover image, and Trevor Hutchison offers an equally striking variant image.

TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT DOUBLEDEALER 3.99

Simon Furman (w) • Dan Khanna (a) • E.J. Su, Nick Roche (c) The apocalyptic Revelations Cycle continues as the spotlight falls on the coldly calculating, self-serving DEALER (aka DOUBLEDEALER)! As the Dead Universe erupts into our own, Dealer and HOT ROD go in search of The Magnificence and, the AUTOBOTS hope, answers! But Dealer is only concerned with finishing the dark intrigues begun on Ki-Aleta! From the mind of TRANSFORMERS über-scribe Simon Furman, and art by Dan Khanna!



MIRAGE



TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 49 3.25

by Dan Gerger & Jim Lawson 'Mind Games.' Discover what actually happened when the Turtles went west to save Raphael from the clutches of DARPA (as seen in TMNT Volume 2)! Mr. Braunze returns to New York with a deadly pack of villains on his trail, and only the Turtles can save him from a fate worse than death! It's a psionic shoot-out of epic proportions!



ZENESCOPE



GRIMM FAIRY TALES 24 2.99



ALL AGES



PS238 33 2.99

by Aaron Williams Tyler's jaunt to the castle beyond space and time comes to a head as the decision rests with him and him alone as to whether or not human kind will keep its superheroes, or if they will pass into legend until a new age of heroes comes to pass. Meanwhile, back at ps238, frantic efforts are made to get Tyler out of stasis and into the care of his parents, who are now local residents - and some of the solutions may border on mad science!

ARCHIE 588 2.25

by Batton Lash & Bill Galvan 'Freshman Year,' Part 2. In the tradition of Batman: Year One, Superman: The Man of Steel, and the Marvel Ultimates comes the biggest Archie Comics event since the 'Love Showdown!' Archie and his friends are just starting the fall semester of their freshman year. Having survived a summer that saw the departure of Jughead and bickering parents, the gang arrives at high schooL - only to find elementary school Principal Mr. Weatherbee has now become the high school Principal! But it's not just about reunions at Riverdale High. Archie also makes a new friend in Pencilneck G., although he prefers his more laid-back buddy Jughead. He also makes some new enemies in Jared McGerk and his band of bullies! Along the way the other classic faculty members are introduced, as well as Pop Tate and his Choklit Shop! It's the funniest first year of high school ever, courtesy of fan-favorite writer Batton Lash of Wolff & Byrd, along with popular Archie artist/writer Bill Galvan.

GARGOYLES BAD GUYS 4 3.50

by Greg Weisman & Karine Charlebois 'Redemption,' Chapter 4: Losers. How many mutates does it take to screw in a light bulb? Well, if you're Dr. Sevarius and Fang, the answer is: 'Never enough!' Can Hunter, Yama, Dingo, and Matrix stop our mad scientist's nefarious plan for the city of Manhattan?

SIMPSONS COMICS 145 2.99

by Rogers, Dixon & Costanza Bart has a 'graphic' novel idea and pursues his lifelong dream of owning a comic book store, much to the dismay of the Comic Book Guy. Meanwhile across town, the Springfield Retirement Castle is on the brink of collapse. If it closes for good, where's Grampa to go? Then back on the homefront Marge puts her sharply-honed household know-how to work to solve a mystery. Simmer this summer with the Simpsons!



MAGAZINES



SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE NEWSSTAND ED 5 6.99

In the latest issue of Supernatural magazine, Jared Padalecki gets in touch with Sam's dark side. The results of the Supernatural Awards are revealed and find out more about the show's romances! Available in Newsstand and PREVIEWS Exclusive editions.



TRADES



DC COMICS



BATMAN AND THE MONSTER MEN TP 14.99

Written by Matt Wagner Art and cover by Wagner Matt Wagner takes the Dark Knight through his sophomore season in this new trade paperback collecting the 6-issue miniseries! Batman has spent his first year fighting organized crime - but nothing thus far in his early career as the Caped Crusader has prepared him for the new menace facing Gotham: super-powered villains! Retailers, please see the order form for a special order incentive.

BATMAN DARK VICTORY TP 19.99

Written by Jeph Loeb Art and cover by Tim Sale Reoffered to coincide with CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME. Written as the sequel to the critically acclaimed BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, this trade paperback continues to the tell the story of an early time in Batman's life when James Gordon, Harvey Dent, and the vigilante himself were all just beginning their roles as Gotham's protectors. On sale May 2 • 392 pg, FC, $19.99 US • RELIST

BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC 17.99

Written by Alan Moore & Brian Bolland Art and cover by Brian Bolland The classic Batman tale by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland returns in an all-new special edition! This edition - celebrating the 20th anniversary of the landmark work - features all-new coloring by Bolland, and includes the story 'An Innocent Guy,' previously featured in BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE! Advance-solicited; on sale March 19

COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS TP VOL 01 19.99

Written by Paul Dini, Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray, Adam Beechen, Tony Bedard and Sean McKeever Breakdowns by Keith Giffen Art by Jesus Saiz, Jim Calafiore, Carlos Magno, David Lopez, Tom Derenick, Dennis Calero, Manuel Garcia and others Cover by Andy Kubert The first of a series of four volumes, COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS VOL. ONE collects issues #51-39 of the incredible tale starring Jimmy Olsen, Mary Marvel, Donna Troy and all the major characters of the DC Universe! COUNTDOWN follows up the events of bestsellers INFINITE CRISIS and 52 and leads into DC's next major event, FINAL CRISIS. When a surprising character dies in chapter one, it sets off an unexpected ripple that will touch virtually every character in the DC Universe and change the status quo forever. Advance-solicited; on sale May 21 • 296 pg, FC, $19.99 US

COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS TP VOL 02 19.99

Written by Paul Dini, Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray, Adam Beechen, Tony Bedard and Sean McKeever Breakdowns by Keith Giffen Art by various Cover by Ed Benes The second of four volumes collecting DC's explosive weekly series! In this volume, featuring COUNTDOWN #38-26, Karate Kid ventures to Oracle for answers, Jimmy Olsen attempts to join two exclusive clubs, and more! Advance-solicited; on sale July 16 • 296 pg, FC, $19.99 US

JUSTICE HC VOL 01 19.99

Written by Jim Krueger & Alex Ross Art by Doug Braithwaite & Ross Cover by Ross The Justice League of America is reimagined by fan-favorite painter Alex Ross (JLA: LIBERTY & JUSTICE, KINGDOM COME) and writer Jim Krueger (Earth X, Universe X) with pencil art by Doug Braithwaite (Paradise X) painted by Ross in this fantastic new hardcover collecting the first four issues of the best-selling maxiseries! The members of the fabled Justice League of America are about to learn they aren't the only ones who can band together toward a common goal. The greatest criminal masterminds of our time appear to be acting in concert - but with a surprising plan that seeks to achieve more good than the JLA ever could! This first volume of three contains expanded character bios and sketches. For a signed edition, see the Dynamic Forces section of Previews.

JUSTICE HC VOL 03 19.99

Written by Jim Krueger & Alex Ross Art by Doug Braithwaite & Ross Cover by Ross The final hardcover volume of the lushly illustrated maxiseries by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Doug Braithwaite collects issues #9-12! The Super-Villains' plot to exploit the innocent thickens as the heroes discover that it may even affect their comrades, colleagues and co-combatants! Guest-starring Black Adam, the Marvel Family, Doom Patrol, the Metal Men, the Titans, Supergirl and more!

MIDNIGHTER TP ANTHEM VOL 02 14.99

Written by Keith Giffen Art by Chris Sprouse, Karl Story, Darick Robertson and Jon Landry Cover by Sprouse & Story Collecting issues #7 and 10-15 of the acclaimed series! The Midnighter discovers who he was before he became the Midnighter and attempts to reconnect with his roots in a small middle American town that's been taken over by an international force of mercenaries. On sale August 13 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US

SANDMAN PRESENTS DEAD BOY DETECTIVES TP (MR) 12.99

Written by Ed Brubaker Cover by Dave McKean Art by Bryan Talbot & Steve Leialoha Collected for the first time, this tale stars Edwin and Charles from THE SANDMAN: SEASON OF MISTS. Their first case involves a string of grisly murders - and the immortal Hob Gadling. Written by Ed Brubaker (Captain America, SLEEPER). Advance-solicited; on sale August 13 • 104 pg, FC, $12.99 US • MATURE READERS

SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE ATOM TP VOL 02 16.99

Written by Gardner Fox, Dennis O'Neil and others Art by Gil Kane, Sid Greene, Murphy Anderson, Dick Dillin and others Cover by Kane Collecting THE ATOM #18-38 and stories from THE ATOM AND HAWKMAN #39-45! Advance-solicited; on sale August 13, 528 pg, B&W, $16.99 US

SUPERMAN BATMAN TP SUPERGIRL VOL 02 12.99

Written by Jeph Loeb Art and cover by Michael Turner Award-winner Jeph Loeb and the red-hot Michael Turner reintroduce a classic character into the DCU! This fantastic softcover includes the entire 'Supergirl from Krypton' storyline, originally presented in the best-selling SUPERMAN/BATMAN #8-13. Batman has discovered something strange on the bottom of Gotham Bay, which leads him to a mysterious and powerful teenaged girl bent on destroying Gotham City! What's her connection to Superman? Why does Wonder Woman want to hide her from the outside world? Will Darkseid succeed in recruiting her into doing his bidding? Plus, this volume includes an introduction by Loeb as well as a Kryptonian language translation key! Retailers please note: This title was previously offered as a rush solicit in September.

SUPERMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 05 14.99

Written by Jerry Siegel Cover by Joe Shuster Art by Joe Shuster, Wayne Boring, Jack Burnley and others The series collecting every adventure of Superman in chronological order continues with this new volume including stories from ACTION COMICS #32-36, SUPERMAN #8-9 and WORLD'S BEST COMICS #1 (1941)! In this volume, Superman faces the threat of the Krypto gun and meets Perry White for the first time. Advance-solicited; on August 13 • 192 pg, FC, $14.99 US

SUPERMAN LAST SON HC 19.99

Written by Richard Donner & Geoff Johns Art by Adam Kubert Cover by Kubert Richard Donner and Geoff Johns present 'Last Son,' collecting the epic story arc with art by Adam Kubert from ACTION COMICS #844-846, #851and Action Comics Annual #11. A rocket lands in Metropolis containing a boy Superman thinks is from Krypton. Along with figuring out what that means to him, Superman must protect young Christopher Kent, who has become the most valuable child on the planet thanks to his immense power. Lex Luthor has his sights on him, assembling his own team of villains to nab Christopher. It all leads to an action-packed finale, as Superman and the new Superman Revenge Squad - Lex Luthor, Bizarro, the Parasite and Metallo - take on General Zod, Ursa and Non in a battle for Metropolis, the future of Krypton and Christopher Kent! This volume includes several pages in 3-D, as well as a pair of 3-D glasses! Advance-solicited; on sale June 25 • 160 pg, FC, $19.99 US

SUPERNATURAL ORIGINS TP 14.99

Written by Peter Johnson Art by Matthew Dow Smith Cover by Tim Sale This new collection - featuring the six issues of WildStorm's SUPERNATURAL: ORIGINS comic - acts as a prequel to the hit CW television show. Written by series Executive Producer Peter Johnson, it gives readers an incredible never-before-seen look into the mythos of the series! Advance-solicited; on sale April 23 • 144 pg, FC



MARVEL COMICS



AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED TP 15.99

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by DAVID FINCH It begins with the return of a team member thought dead - and by the time it's over, everything you know about the Avengers will have changed! It's the worst day in team history, as Earth's Mightiest Heroes try to deal with the shocking tragedy around them. Who is behind this, and why? Will it tear the team apart? Who will fall at the hands of the Avengers' greatest enemy? Guest-starring every Avenger...ever! Collects AVENGERS #500-503 and the AVENGERS FINALE.

MIGHTY AVENGERS TP VOL 01 14.99

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by FRANK CHO Cover by FRANK CHO 'THIS is the once and future Avengers.' - Ain't It Cool News Doom looks like a lady! The super-hero Civil War is over, but Iron Man's work is just beginning. As the new head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and creator of the nationwide Initiative program, he's rebuilding the Avengers with a handpicked roster of Earth's mightiest heroes: Wasp, Black Widow, Wonder Man, Sentry, Ares and new team leader Ms. Marvel. A group this powerful should be ready for just about anything - except, perhaps, the return of genocidal killing machine Ultron. The Avengers' insane robotic foe has rebuilt himself yet again, this time in the form of…a beautiful woman!? NEW AVENGERS writer Brian Bendis and Liberty Meadows creator Frank Cho launch an all-new Avengers series pitting the team against the ultimate femme fatale! Collecting MIGHTY AVENGERS #1-6. 168 PGS./Rated A …$14.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2368-2

MMW AMAZING SPIDER-MAN HC VOL 10 VAR ED VOL 101 54.99

Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JOHN ROMITA & GIL KANE Cover by GIL KANE Prepare yourself for a collection of no-holds-barred Spider-Man classics that defined comicdom's favorite super hero unlike any other! Starting off with the return of one of Spidey's oldest foes, Doctor Octopus, the two archenemies set into motion a gut-wrenching series of events leading to the death of Captain George Stacy. Ally to Spider-Man and father to Peter Parker's ladylove, Gwen, Captain Stacy's death marks Spidey for murder and pits the entire city against him. Now with hero, villain and even the man-on-the-street after him, there's no moment for rest for the ol' web-slinger as he wriggles his way through threats from the X-Men's Iceman to the politicking Sam Bullit and former friend the Prowler. And it all leads into one of the landmark moments of Marvel history, the Comics Code defying 'drug' issues. There's no question Stan Lee's Marvel Comics strove for a relevance that the competition could only dream of - and with AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #96-98, that mission was placed front and center: Peter Parker's best friend, Harry Osborn, was revealed to be a drug addict. Letting a battle with Spidey's nemesis, the Green Goblin, take a back seat to the personal drama that scourged the real-life streets of the reader's world, the Lee/Kane/Romita team set a new standard for the mainstream's relevance. Stan Lee pens some of his greatest scripts, chock full of edge-of-your-seat drama and up-to-the-moment politics, while the incomparable artistic team-up of John Romita and Gil Kane launches into the most lavishly illustrated and panel-bursting artwork to ever grace the pages of a Marvel comic. There's no denying it, True Believer, these are Masterworks one and all! Collecting THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #88-99. 256 PGS./All Ages …$54.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2932-5 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 10 VARIANT EDTION VOL. 101 256 PGS./All Ages …$54.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2933-2

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL CLASSIC TP VOL 01 24.99

Written by CARL POTTS & JOHN WELLINGTON Penciled by CARL POTTS & JIM LEE Cover by CARL POTTS & JIM LEE Angry and dangerous loners are famed for keeping journals, and Frank Castle is no exception! The Punisher confronts deadly enemies from both war and peacetime, but a vacation in Africa introduces him to a far different legacy of the past: dinosaurs! But the wild man waiting to throw down on him is no throwback. It's Wolverine! Guns vs. claws for the historic first time! Guest-starring Daredevil! Collecting PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #1-8. 208 PGS./All Ages …$24.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3118-2

RUNAWAYS TP PRIDE AND JOY DIGEST VOL 01 7.99

Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Cover & pencils by ADRIAN ALPHONA All young people believe their parents are evil … but what if they really are? Meet Alex, Karolina, Gert, Chase, Molly and Nico - whose lives are about to take an unexpected turn. When these six young friends discover their parents are all secretly super-powered villains, the shocked teens find strength in one another. Together, they run away from home and straight into the adventure of their lives - vowing to turn the tables on their evil legacy. Collects the critically acclaimed RUNWAWAYS #1-6 in the affordable, full color 5'x8' Digest format! 144 PGS./5'x8'/ MARVEL AGE (12+)

RUNAWAYS TP TEENAGE WASTELAND DIGEST VOL 02 7.99

Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Penciled by ADRIAN ALPHONA AND TAKESHI MIYAZAWA Cover by JO CHEN Still on the run from their super-villain parents, this motley crew of super-powered kids finds a kindred spirit in a daring young stranger and welcomes him into their fold. But will this dashing young man help the teenagers defeat their villainous parents...or tear them apart? One troubled member finds out, as she leaves the group's hideout with their new recruit, who reveals his startling secret, putting the entire team in jeopardy! Plus: Who do you send to catch a group of missing, runaway teenage super heroes? Marvel's original teen runaway crimefighters, Cloak and Dagger, making their first major appearance in years! Collects RUNAWAYS #7-12. 144 PGS./MARVEL AGE 12 AND UP

RUNAWAYS TP GOOD DIE YOUNG DIGEST VOL 03 7.99

Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Pencils by ADRIAN ALPHONA Cover by JO CHEN The world as we know it is about to end, and the Runaways are the only hope to prevent it! But if our fledgling teenage heroes are going to succeed, they may have to become just as evil as their villainous parents. The Runaways have learned how their parents' criminal organization began, and now they must decide how it should END. As the Runaways' epic battle against their evil parents reaches its shocking conclusion, the team's mole stands revealed, and blood must be shed. Which kids will still be standing when the smoke finally clears? This is the story that changes everything (seriously!). Collects RUNAWAYS #13-18. 144 PGS./Marvel Age 12 & UP

RUNAWAYS TP TRUE BELIEVERS DIGEST VOL 04 7.99

Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Penciled by ADRIAN ALPHONA Cover by JO CHEN It's an all-new beginning for the book that WIZARD calls 'the best original concept from Marvel in thirty years!' When a group of teenagers discovers that their parents are actually super-villains, they run away from home...but that's only step one! Now that the evil Pride is gone, nearly every bad guy in the Marvel Universe is trying to fill the power vacuum in Los Angeles, and the Runaways are the only heroes who can stop them! Plus: What does a mysterious new team of young heroes want with the Runaways, and which fan-favorite Marvel characters are part of this group? Collects Runaways (Vol. 2) #1-6.

SILVER SURFER TP REQUIEM 14.99

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Penciled by ESAD RIBIC Cover by ESAD RIBIC The Silver Surfer's final voyage! For untold years, Norrin Radd has surfed the galaxy, exploring the darkness between stars, witnessing the rise and fall of vast civilizations. Now, his ride is about to come to an end. It starts with a small spot - a blemish that will spread until he is no more. Until then, the Silver Surfer would undertake his final voyage - to the one destination that has always eluded him. Collecting SILVER SURFER: REQUIEM #1-4. 104 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-1796-4

THOR BY J MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI TP VOL 01 14.99

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Penciled by OLIVIER COIPEL Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL 'Thor… succeeds quite well in blending fictional gods with very real conflicts…' -IGN.com Thor is back! And in a story only J. Michael Straczynski could tell! Returned to the pantheon of great Marvel heroes, the Asgardian God of Thunder is reunited with the mortal form of Dr. Don Blake. Together, they must reckon with the legacy of the mythic Norse kingdom and the awakening of its immortal heroes - but in a world that may not want them back! Collecting THOR #1-6. 160 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-1722-3

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN TP AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS VOL 20 12.99

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by STUART IMMONEN Cover by STUART IMMONEN Things are changing in the young life of Peter Parker: Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four is now his buddy - and the hot-headed super hero has taken a liking to Peter's classmate, Liz Allen! But something is horribly wrong with Liz - something that will soon affect the life of every student at Midtown High - including Peter's ex-girlfriend, Kitty Pryde! Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #118-122. 120 PGS./Rated A …$12.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2961-5

WOLVERINE LOGAN BLACK & WHITE PREMIERE HC 19.99

WOLVERINE LOGAN PREMIERE HC 19.99

Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHN Penciled by EDUARDO RISSO Cover by EDUARDO RISSO Superstar artist Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets) joins critically acclaimed writer Brian K. Vaughan (TV's Lost, Y: The Last Man) for a unique take on the man who's the best there is at what he does. Finally armed with long-lost memories from his past, Wolverine returns to one of his first battlefields to settle an old score in an all-new adventure with a shocking revelation about the man known as Logan. Collecting LOGAN #1-3, plus extras. 104 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3425-1 Trim size: standard

X-MEN TP DIVIDED WE STAND 12.99

Written by MIKE CAREY, MATT FRACTION, CRAIG KYLE, CHRISTOPHER YOST, SKOTTIE YOUNG, C.B. CEBULSKI, DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI & ANDY SCHMIDT Penciled by BRANDON PETERSON, JAMIE MCKELVIE, SANA TAKEDA, SKOTTIE YOUNG, SCOTT EATON, DAVID LAFUENTE & FRAZER IRVING Cover by BRANDON PETERSON In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men. But where does that leave the mutants that WERE X-Men? Some of the industry's hottest creators bring you stories of your favorite mutants as they make their way in a world without the X-Men. And only those who adapt will survive. Featuring Cannonball, Husk, Nightcrawler, Storm, Black Panther, Neznho, Anole, Beast, Dark Beast, Havok, Vulcan and Surge! Collecting X-MEN: DIVIDED WE STAND #1-2 and X-MEN: MESSIAH COMPLEX - MUTANT FILES. 136 PGS./Rated T+ …$12.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3265-3



IMAGE COMICS



DUST TP (MR) VOL 01 9.99

story mink & PAOLO PARENTE art & cover PAOLO PARENTE w/DAVIDE FABBRI Jump into battle as the Allies and Russian special forces join to fight the evil Axis; a powerful group whose plans to dominate the world are bolstered by their amazing robotic weapons, built using alien technology taken from a crashed space ship. Don't miss the first ever collection of the sold-out WW II/Sci-Fi adventure series, jam packed with new art and technical data on the robots, weapons, zombies and characters from the DUST universe! JUNE 18 • 96 PAGES • FC • $9.99

INVINCIBLE TP FAMILY MATTERS VOL 01 12.99

PROOF TP GOATSUCKER VOL 01 9.99

PROOF, VOL. 1: GOATSUCKER TP story ALEX GRECIAN art & cover RILEY ROSSMO If you believe in monsters… Proof doesn't leave urban legends where it finds them. Bigfoot wears a suit to the office. Fairies devour anyone in sight. A lonely monster wears human skins for company. The hit series starts here. Collects PROOF #1-5 MAY 7 • XXX PAGES • FC • $9.99

WALKING DEAD TP TP MILES BEHIND US (MR) VOL 02 12.99

WALKING DEAD TP HEARTS DESIRE (MR) VOL 04 12.99

YOUNGBLOOD TP FOCUS TESTED VOL 01 9.99

YOUNGBLOOD, VOL. 1: FOCUS TESTED TP story JOE CASEY art & cover DEREC DONOVAN At long last, the Blood is back! A new team jam-packed with old friends! Old enemies returning in a whole new way! You've never seen celebrity superheores like this. You're seen the imitators -- now check out the original! Reprinting issues #1-4 of the hit series. Loaded with extra features! The all-new Youngblood library begins here! Collects YOUNGBLOOD #1-4 MAY 29 • 96 PAGES • FC • $9.99



DARK HORSE



STAR WARS FORCE UNLEASHED GN 15.95

HADEN BLACKMAN (W), BRIAN CHING (A), and DAVID ROSS (A) ' LucasArts' game The Force Unleashed, is poised to be the Star Wars event of the year. The game-play promises to be stunning, but we think it's the story that will blow you away. Revealed here are the origins of Darth Vader's secret apprentice, the deadly missions on which he was sent to track down and destroy Jedi, and the awesome decision he is forced to make that will, literally, change the way you look at the Star Wars saga! Scripted by the game's author, Haden Blackman, this graphic novel can be enjoyed alone, or as a companion to the amazing new game. • An original graphic novel based on the upcoming game! The Star Wars graphic novel of the year!



DEVILS DUE



ARMY OF DARKNESS TP OLD SCHOOL VOL 04 14.99

by James Kuhoric & Kevin Sharpe, & Various Return to the grueling horror of the Army of Darkness movie trilogy with this explosive new collection of the Old School story arc from the ongoing Army of Darkness series by writer James Kuhoric and artist Kevin Sharpe! Plus: this special trade paperback collection also includes the Tales of the Army of Darkness Monster-Sized Annual, featuring 48 pages of all-out horror and action from the Army of Darkness - five fantastic and terrible tales by the following creative teams: Shawn Spurlock & Paul Azaceta, James Kuhoric & Nick Bradshaw, James Kuhoric & Filip Sablik, and Robert Napton & Michael O'Hare. Plus: special guests Robert Kirkman… and Ryan Ottley! Also included is a cover gallery from Old School and the Tales Annual!



GEMSTONE



EC ARCHIVES TALES FROM THE CRYPT HC VOL 03 49.95

By Various, Reprints issues #13 - #18 (24 stories) of the comic book Tales From the Crypt, originally published in 1952 and 1953, and the inspiration for the hit movie and HBO series. Creators include Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; Artists: Jack Davis, Jack Kamen, Graham Ingels, Al Williamson, Joe Orlando, George Evans. Foreward by comics historian Robert Overstreet.

DONALD DUCK FAMILY DAAN JIPPES COLLECTION TP VOL 01 8.99

by Carl Barks & Daan Jippes This new TP series collects the work of beloved Dutch Duck Man Daan Jippes - including his 'recreations' of Carl Barks tales not originally drawn by Barks! This issue, Donald's nephews bump Uncle Scrooge's money bin off of Killmotor Hill in 'Duckmade Disaster,' then survive 'The Day the Mountain Shook!'



DR WHO



DOCTOR WHO AGENT PROVACATEUR TP 19.99

Gary Russell (w) • Nick Roche, Jose Beroy, Stefano Martino, Mirco Pierfederici (a) • Roche (c) The legendary Doctor Who is back, with the first-ever stories created exclusively for the US market. The Doctor is currently the Tenth Doctor, the last of the Time Lords, survivor of a Great Time War and, along with his loyal friend and companion Martha Jones from London, they stop oppression, darkness and evil spreading throughout the galaxies. They're also on the hunt for the best chocolate milkshakes in the cosmos… and while they track that down, someone else has the Doctor in their sights. As the very last Time Lord out there, he's highly collectable, to the right people... this trade paperback compilation of IDW's debut miniseries comes to you courtesy of Doctor Who story editor Gary Russell and artists Nick Roche, Jose Maria Beroy, Stefano Marino, and Mirco Pierfederici.



ONI



SCOTT PILGRIM GN INFINITE SADNESS VOL 03 11.95

by Bryan Lee O'Malley Ramona's third evil ex-boyfriend, Todd Ingram, is currently dating the former love of Scott Pilgrim's life! Now she and her evil art-rock band are back, and they're getting Scott's band to open a show two days from now!

POUNDED TP 8.95

by Brian Wood & Steve Rolston In a city filled with trust-fund babies and armchair revolutionaries, Heavy Parker rules the punk scene as a benevolent dictator. He sings lead in a local hardcore band; He puts out 'zines, pseudo-revolutionary material, and flypost propaganda about town. It's good to be king. Or at least it is until Missy, Heavy's girlfriend, goes away for college. How can a guy like Heavy be expected to handle a long-distance romance? Short answer: He can't. Missy is out of sight and Heavy's mind is already drifting towards his next sexual conquest. But can he maintain his throne when Missy returns, reborn as a true NYC punk and pissed as all hell?



PAERCUTZ



TALES FROM THE CRYPT GN CRYPT KEEPING IT REAL VOL 04 7.95

by Various The Crypt-Keeper and his fellow Ghoulunatics introduce the wildest, scariest collection of terror-tales yet! You'll gasp when you meet 'She Who Would Rule the World!' - an unbelievable tale of a homeless woman turned into a near-invincible, power-hungry being by a pair of misguided scientists! You'll retch when you see 'Ignoble Rot!' - the shocking story of a cursed gigolo forced to remain alive as his body transforms into a zombie! You'll scream as you read 'Jumping the Shark!' - the fantastic fictional account of a Reality TV series producer that keeps pitching shows from beyond the grave! You'll squirm as you try to delete 'Spam!' - the e-mail scourge that is far deadlier than you ever imagined! And you'll groan as you read the pun-filled introductions by the Old Witch, the Vault-Keeper, and that ol' super-star of horror comics himself - the Crypt-Keeper! Featuring stories by Fred Van Lente, Christian Zanier, Ari Kaplan, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and Jim Salicrup, with art by Steve Mannion, Mr. Exes, Rick Parker, Christian Zanier, and Chris Noeth. Available in softcover and hardcover editions.



ADULT



HEAVENLY BODY (A) 12.95

by Takashi Kanzaki Just who does the cute Hazumi 'belong' to?! Forced to room with the hot Ruka and Rei, Hazumi find himself in the middle of a fight over who gets his body! Is the fight between the two winged warriors purely a sexual rivalry, or is there a deeper secret meaning towards this battle for his heavenly body?

MAID IN HEAVEN (A) 12.95

by Hisami Shimada In place of his sick grandma, Midori must become a maid for the young and handsome Asagi. Midori spends every day with his master, servicing his every need. However, every time Midori gets close to his master's 'satisfaction,' there is an interruption. Will this pretty-boy maid ever get to complete his services? Find out in Shimada Hisami's cute, yet sexually frustrating erotic love story!



TOYS



FAMILY GUY DARTH STEWIE FULL MASK BOBBLE HEAD 11.99

Darth Stewie from Family Guy's 2007 season premiere, 'Blue Harvest,' comes to life as a 7' tall Bobble Head. This Wacky Wobbler variant features the diminutive Sith Lord with face mask drawn down, his lightsaber alight, standing atop a Death Star base.

DOCTOR WHO DALEK VOICE CHANGER HELMET 69.99

Imported from the UK! You'll be shouting 'Exterminate!' like the terrifying mutants from the dead world, Skaro, when you have this Doctor Who: Dalek Voice Changer Helmet! Slip this over your head, and this helmet, complete with Dalek eyestalk, will show everyone who is the supreme being in the universe, especially when it changes your words into the harsh metallic speech of the Daleks!

WII KLIK-ON CANDY DISPENSER 12 PC DISPLAY 2.99

The infamous Klik candy dispenser now has a big brother! The Wii Klik-On is a mini replica of the Nintendo Wiimote controller. Pull the trigger to shoot out candies, and store extra candy rolls in the battery compartment!

JUSTICE SERIES 8 WEIGHTED INNER CASE ASST 15

Designed by Alex Ross The best-selling action figure line from the hugely popular JUSTICE series reaches its amazing conclusion with four new figures! Includes: * Supergirl • 6.5' h * Batgirl • 6.5' h * Toyman • 8' h * Captain Cold • 6.75' h Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a base. Advance-solicited; on sale August 13, 2008 • Action Figures



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