DC COMICS
100 BULLETS 94 (MR) 2.99
Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Eduardo Risso Cover by Dave Johnson As the series speeds toward its epic conclusion, key players and old friends in the 100 BULLETS saga meet for the first time, but will these be friendly encounters? The smart money's on 'no.' On sale August 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
ACTION COMICS 868 2.99
Written by Greg Rucka Art and cover by Jesus Saiz Collecting the first seven issues of the acclaimed new series from Greg Rucka! After the explosive events of INFINITE CRISIS and THE OMAC PROJECT, the U.N. formed Checkmate to bring down heroes and villains that get out of line. Now they use unique ability to deputize human and metahuman forces throughout the world in pursuit of its goal to hold the line. Advance-solicited; on sale February 21 • 168 pg, FC, $14.99 US
BATMAN 679 RIP 2.99
BATMAN VAR ED RIP 679 2.99
Written by Grant Morrison Art by Tony Daniel & Sandu Florea Cover by Alex Ross Variant cover by Daniel 'Batman R.I.P.' - Part 4! Robin and Damian team up - yes, you read that right - to search for the missing Batman. Meanwhile, the Club of Villains - The Hunchback, Pierrot Lunaire, King Kraken, Charlie Caligula, Scorpiana and El Sombrero - rampage through Gotham City! This incredible fourth chapter of 'Batman R.I.P.' ends with the surprising return of a character you never thought you'd see again! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 25 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Alex Ross), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Tony Daniel). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale July 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL 20 2.99
Written by Fabian Nicieza Art and cover by Kevin Maguire In part 4 of the 5-part tale 'The Bat and The Cat,' Batman enters the fray as Batgirl and Catwoman continue their first, explosive confrontation over Commissioner Gordon's stolen notebook! On sale August 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
BATMAN STRIKES 48 2.25
Written by Russell Lissau Art by Christopher Jones & Terry Beatty Cover by Andie Tong Green Lantern and Batman must work together to keep Mr. Freeze from sending Gotham City into an endless ice age! On sale August 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
BOOSTER GOLD 11 2.99
Written by Chuck Dixon Art and cover by Dan Jurgens & Norm Rapmund Guest writer Chuck Dixon jumps into the Timestream to tell a tale of Booster Gold and Batman! When Booster is charged with stopping a time-traveling villain from Batman's past, he must travel back in time and go undercover as Killer Moth to stop this mystery man from destroying Gotham City! Guest-starring Batgirl! On sale August 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
CHECKMATE 29 2.99
Written by Bruce Jones Art and cover by Manuel Garcia The Royals send an increasingly erratic Chimera up against an imminent apocalypse! Good thing the Global Guardians are there to back him up! On sale August 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
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
FINAL CRISIS 1 OF 7 3.99
FINAL CRISIS 2 OF 7 3.99
FINAL CRISIS REVELATIONS 1 OF 5 3.99
Written by Greg Rucka Art by Philip Tan, Jeff De Los Santos & Jonathan Glapion Covers by Philip Tan Greg Rucka (52, Whiteout, THE QUESTION: THE FIVE BOOKS OF BLOOD) and rising superstar Philip Tan unleash the wrath of God in this FINAL CRISIS tie-in! With the end of creation nigh, Crispus Allen must embrace his role as The Spectre by exacting God's vengeance on some of the DC Universe's most vile sinners. But even as Allen struggles with his duty, a new threat is arising - one that only his former partner, Renee Montoya, a.k.a. The Question, can help him fight! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers by Philip Tan that will ship in approximately 50/50 ratio. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale August 13 • 1 of 5 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
GEN 13 21 2.99
Written by Scott Beatty and Christos Gage Art by Mike Huddleston and Trevor Hairsine Cover by Huddleston After jumping through an I.O. teleportation device at the close of their last adventure, the Gen13 kids find themselves in a radically changed world that they never expected! The fallout from NUMBER OF THE BEAST continues as the epic 'Teenage Wasteland' begins! Plus: Part 3 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 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY 11 2.99
Written by Judd Winick Art by Mike Norton & Wayne Faucher Cover by Cliff Chiang What happened before Connor Hawke was shot is revealed at last! Plus: Team Arrow finds itself working alongside some longtime enemies! On sale August 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
GREEN LANTERN CORPS 27 2.99
Written by Peter J. Tomasi Art by Luke Ross & Fabio Laguna Cover by Rodolfo Migliari Witness the grand opening of the new Warriors bar! Then, meet a mysterious new Lantern by the name of Saarek,who can hear the dead. What brings him to Oa - and why are the dead growing restless? On sale August 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY 17 2.25
Written by J. Torres Art by Sanford Greene Cover by Alexander Serra A distress call from a stranded United Planets ship pits the Legion against a gang of Thanagarian pirates - and they're not exactly carrying on Hawkman's heroic legacy! The team will have to call in the big guns, but their best hope is 1,000 years away. On sale August 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
SIMON DARK 11 2.99
Written by Steve Niles & Scott Hampton Art and cover by Scott Hampton Simon faces a tough decision: Either join the cult that has terrorized Gotham City or throw himself into the abyss in order to save his friends! On sale August 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
TINY TITANS 7 2.25
Written by Art Baltazar & Franco Art and cover by Art Baltazar Get ready for a Tiny Titans trip to space! Join the gang as they journey through the galaxy to help Starfire clean her room. And find out what happens at your local Bird Scouts meeting. Plus, Supergirl stops by to save the day! On sale August 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
TRINITY 11 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 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
WONDER WOMAN 23 2.99
Written by Gail Simone Art by Aaron Lopresti & Matt Ryan Cover by Aaron Lopresti It's the finale of the 4-part 'Ends of the Earth' epic! Wonder Woman returns from the darkest corners of the DCU, and she's brought something nasty back with her! And will Diana fall at the scene of her Amazon sisters' greatest tragedy? You've never seen Wonder Woman like this before! On sale August 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
YOUNG LIARS 6 (MR) 2.99
Written by David Lapham Art and cover by David Lapham Despite last issue's excruciating events, Danny races to find Sadie before Truman and Annie lead her into the Pinkerton's death trap. And what happened between Danny and Sadie in that alleyway all those months ago? As bad as you thought it was - it's worse, as the first story arc comes to a head. On sale August 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
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AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL 23 2.99
Written by TOM DEFALCO Pencils & Cover by RON FRENZ 'A Brand New MAY!' Part 3 of 5 'Did someone say CLONES?!?' As Peter demands answers from Kaine about the brand new May, Spider-Girl learns that Humanity First has targeted both Davida and Sara for death and she can only save one. Part 4 of 5. 32 PGS./Rated A
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 567 2.99
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM Pencils & Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ With Spider-Man in her grasp, the Brand New is close to the greatest victory of all - the unmasking and death of Spider-Man. Can DAREDEVIL rescue him in time? Ummm…doesn't look that way, does it? Also, Vin Gonzales's life is on the line - can his roommate Peter Parker beat the odds? Marc Guggenheim and Phil Jimenez bring you the pulse-pounding conclusion to the introduction of the New (but really, look at the cover, Spidey-Fan - can't ya figure out who she is?!) 32 PGS./Rated A
ASTONISHING X-MEN 2ND PTG BIANCHI VAR 25 2.99
ASTONISHING X-MEN 26 MD 2.99
Written by WARREN ELLIS Pencils and Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI 'GHOST BOX,' PART 2 The superstar team of Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi take the X-Men to the 'Second Stage'! 'Messiah Complex' pulled the X-Men team together, 'Divided We Stand' tore them apart. Now the X-Men are back to business -- with a new look, a new base of operations, and a mystery to solve that will take them into previously uncharted territory and test them to their core. It all starts on a spaceship hovering 300 hundred feet above the twisted wreckage of Chaparanga Beach. Its sole inhabitant: the mysterious Subject X. Five minutes -- just five minutes is all he needs, all he's asking for. Can the X-Men afford to give it to him? 32 PGS./Rated T+
AVENGERS INVADERS DAVIS VAR 4 OF 12 2.99
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 2ND PTG KIRK VAR 3 2.99
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 4 SI 2.99
Written by PAUL CORNELL Penciled by LEONARD KIRK Cover by BRYAN HITCH It's the final battle for Britain as MI-13 makes its last stand against the Skrulls. But the door to the darkness has been opened, and evil is loose in the world, and that might make even the end of the Secret Invasion look like the beginning of something much worse. Be here for the moment a team is created, a hero returns and a new legacy is born. 32 PGS./Rated T+
FANTASTIC FOUR 559 2.99
Written by MARK MILLAR Pencils & Cover by BRYAN HITCH You should have remembered the old adage, Johnny: love the woman, love her family. And when the woman is the super-villain called Psionics, that raises the stakes to a whole other level. Now it's the morning after, and Lightwave, Natalie X, Alex U-16, Doc Banner and the Burning Man expect you to live up to your responsibilities. It's the Human Torch's worst break-up ever-or will it be a shotgun wedding? Plus: where in the world is Doctor Doom? 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
GENEXT 4 OF 5 3.99
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by PATRICK SCHERBERGER Cover by DOUG ALEXANDER GREGORY When one of their own is in trouble, the next generation of X-Men doesn't turn to their parents and grandparents (the original and all-new X-Men)…GeNext takes care of their own. Follow Legendary X-Scribe Chris Claremont as he brings you the adventures of today's X-Men, if the team aged in real-time. This time, they're on their own and out from under their predecessors' shadows to do what they think is right: save their friend! Plus, back-up rarities from Marvel's X-vaults! 48 PGS./Rated A
HALO UPRISING 3 OF 4 MR 3.99
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils and Cover by ALEX MALEEV The Earth is burning!!! Humans are running for their lives, caught in a war they did not start. How can two star-crossed lovers find their way to happiness when everything and everyone they knew is being destroyed around them?? And will the Master Chief discover the mysterious 'key' that could end the war in time to save what is left of humanity? The story---bridging blockbuster video game Halo 2 and the highly anticipated sequel Halo 3---is here courtesy of Eisner Award winning team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev (New Avengers, Daredevil).
HULK CHRONICLES WWH 2 4.99
Written by GREG PAK & PAUL JENKINS Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. & RAMON BACHS Cover by DAVID FINCH Experience WORLD WAR HULK - the super-hero-smashing, city-leveling, bone-crushing, Marvel-history-making event - and its major tie-ins in chronological order! Exiled by a group of Marvel 'heroes' to the savage alien planet of Sakaar, the Hulk raged, bled and conquered - rising from slave to gladiator to king. Now, the Hulk returns to Earth to wreak his terrible vengeance on Iron Man, Reed Richards, Dr. Strange and Black Bolt - and anyone else who gets in the way. Stronger than ever, accompanied by his monstrous Warbound gladiator allies and possessed by the fiercest and purest rage imaginable, the Hulk may just tear this stupid planet in half. The epic story of anger unbound begins in WORLD WAR HULK #1! And in WORLD WAR HULK: FRONTLINE #1, get your street-level view of the Hulk's invasion! The Green Goliath has returned to Earth on a collision course with some of Marvel's mightiest heroes…so what does that mean for the ordinary people caught in the crossfire? Ben Urich and Sally Floyd pound the pavement to uncover the story behind the story! Plus: Who wants our tireless reporters to take down J. Jonah Jameson, and how do they want them to do it? 72 PGS./All Ages
LAST DEFENDERS 6 OF 6 2.99
Written by JOE CASEY Pencils & Cover by JIM MUNIZ This is it -- the moment you've been waiting for! After all the false starts and missed opportunities... finally, the Last Defenders are revealed! Together, they share a destiny that can affect the course of all existence -- that is, if Kyle Richmond can manage to assemble them! But there is no price too great to pay to get this team together! 32 PGS./Rated T+
MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK 13 2.99
Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by JUAN ROMAN CANO SANTACRUZ Cover by SEAN GORDON MURPHY Hulk and his traveling buddies (fun-loving teen, Rick Jones and rollicking monkey, Monkey) have returned to New York City to find something amiss… all the super heroes have been transformed into ravenous, stumbling monsters! But can even the strength of the Hulk stand up to the unstoppable… MARVEL MUMMIES?!? Fan-fave Hulk creator Peter David comes to Marvel Adventures Hulk with unlucky issue 13, bringing our most mummified issue ever! 32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99
PUNISHER 60 (MR) 2.99
Written by GARTH ENNIS Penciled by GORAN PARLOV Cover by TIM BRADSTREET 'VALLEY FORGE, VALLEY FORGE,' CONCLUSION Garth Ennis concludes his epic run - in style! They threw up a wall of good men to shield themselves from the Punisher's wrath. Now these men of influence and privilege are going to pay. Frank Castle is about to bring his personal war to their doorstep in what might be the bloodiest chapter yet of the Punisher saga. Also featuring an 8-page preview of PUNISHER #61, 'Girls in White Dresses,' written by best-selling crime novelist Gregg Hurwitz (The Crime Writer) and illustrated by Laurence Campbell (PUNISHER ANNUAL: THE HUNTED). 40 PGS./Explicit Content
PUNISHER KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE 4.99
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+
SECRET INVASION 5 OF 8 SI 3.99
SECRET INVASION YU SKETCH VAR S 5 OF 8 75.00
SECRET INVASION YU VAR SI 5 OF 8 20.00
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO Variant Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Sketch Variant Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN Embrace change. With these two words the Skrull Empire declares their intentions to the entire Marvel Universe. Embrace change. With these two words thousands and thousands of comic fans who have declared Secret Invasion the comic book blockbuster of the summer brace themselves for the shocking changes that are about to happen to their favorite characters and institutions. Embrace change, True Believer, because change is coming! 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+
SECRET INVASION INHUMANS 1 OF 4 S 2.99
Written by JOE POKASKI Penciled by TOM RANEY Cover by STEPHAN SEIJIC Spinning directly out of SECRET INVASION - the hunt for Black Bolt begins! You learned that he was replaced by the Skrulls in New Avengers: Illuminati, now it's time to find out if the Inhumans' former king is dead or alive! How will the loss of their leader tear apart the Royal Family? Can the mighty monarch recover from this personal blow - that is, if he's even still living? And how far will Medusa, Crystal, Triton, Karnak and Gorgon go to find their disposed king? Writer Joe Pokaski (TV's Heroes) and artist Tom Raney (Annihilation: Conquest) unite for an adventure that not only expands the events of this year's biggest story, but will lead to huge events in 2009! 32 PGS./Rated T+
SECRET INVASION RUNAWAYS YOUNG AVENGERS 2 OF 3 SI 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
SECRET INVASION THOR 1 OF 3 SI 2.99
Written by MATT FRACTION Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO The Skrulls are coming for Asgard, and they've got the gods in their sights! But it's not just the pantheon who stand to suffer the repercussions of the aliens' secret invasion -- the citizens of small-town Broxton, Oklahoma are about to become collateral damage in the attack…and the God of Thunder must defend two cites at once! For a job this big, Thor will have to turn to one of his oldest and closest allies…Beta Ray Bill! 32 PGS./Rated T+
SECRET INVASION X-MEN 1 OF 4 SI 2.99
Written by MIKE CAREY Penciled by CARY NORD Cover by TERRY DODSON It's aliens vs. mutants as the Skrull Invasion hits the West Coast! X-Scribe Mike Carey and super-hot artist Cary Nord (ULTIMATE HUMAN) bring you a story that will shock X-Fans and have everyone talking for years to come. The Skrulls don't expect the X-Men when they hit San Francisco, but don't think they don't have something very special prepared for Cyclops and his army when they find them at their new home. STARRING: ALL THE X-MEN. YUP. ALL OF THEM. 32 PGS./Rated T+
THUNDERBOLTS 122 SI 2.99
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE Penciled by FERNANDO BLANCO Cover by BILLY TAN SECRET INVASION strikes Thunderbolts Mountain as Captain Marvel attacks! But when you're dealing with the Thunderbolts, it's never quite clear who's the villain and who's the hero...Also, another unexpected visitor shows up, threatening to tear the T-Bolts apart from within! Can Norman Osborn hold his team of damaged psyches and tortured souls together, or is this the end of the Thunderbolts as we know them? Part 1 of 4. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
UNIVERSAL WAR ONE 2 OF 3 (MR) 5.99
Written by DENIS BAJRAM Penciled by DENIS BAJRAM Cover by DENIS BAJRAM Adapted by PAUL BENJAMIN The English adaptation of the European best-seller continues! Enormous, incomprehensible and terrifying, the Wall stands at the heart of the solar system, cutting off access to any planet beyond Saturn. People aboard the United Earth Force's powerful third fleet are beginning to ask questions: Is the Wall a black hole, or a shield of unknown force? Is it the harbinger of an imminent invasion, or is Death itself lurking on the other side, waiting to pounce? A squadron of misfits is going to be tested by confronting its own human problems within this mystery of cosmic proportions. With the fate of humanity at stake, can anyone survive the First Universal War? 56 PGS./Mature Content
X-MEN ORIGINS JEAN GREY 3.99
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER Art and Cover by MIKE MAYHEW From the moment Professor Xavier arrived on her doorstep, young Jean Grey knew things would change forever. But she was never prepared for how strange life at the Xavier Institute could be - or just how dangerous she truly was. Will she be able to harness her budding powers in time to prove herself a hero? Or will the ghosts of her past haunt her forever? Sean McKeever and Mike Mayhew bring you the first adventure of the X-Men's mightiest mutant. Guest starring the original X-Men! 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+
DARK HORSE
BPRD THE WARNING 2 OF 5 2.99
B.P.R.D.: THE WARNING #2 (of 5) Mike Mignola (W/Cover), John Arcudi (W), Guy Davis (A), and Dave Stewart (C) On sale Aug 13 FC, 32 pages $2.99 Miniseries Abe is forced to give up his search for Daimio when Liz's mysterious gentleman proves more powerful than the B.P.R.D. had anticipated as they play further into his plans. Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi and drawn by Guy Davis, this series immediately follows the events of B.P.R.D.: The Killing Ground. Kevin Nowlan joins Mignola on cover duties.
HELLBOY THE CROOKED MAN 2 OF 3 2.99
HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN #2 (of 3) Mike Mignola (W), Richard Corben (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C) On sale Aug 13 FC, 32 pages $2.99 Miniseries A lifetime ago, Tom sold his soul to a devil of old Appalachia. Now, he and Hellboy are fighting to win it back-through the witch who first lured it away and a host of supernatural horrors as old as the land itself. The three-issue series reunites Mignola and legendary horror artist Richard Corben (The Bodyssey; Banner; Punisher: The End; Hellboy: Makoma) in a tale of witchcraft rooted in Appalachian folklore.
GOON 27 2.99
THE GOON #27 Eric Powell (W/A), Dave Stewart (C), and Gris Grimly (Cover) On sale Aug 13 FC, 32 pages $2.99 Ongoing Goon year continues with three distinctly different stories, written and illustrated by three talented individuals. The first is from Goon creator Eric Powell, who provides readers with a glimpse into the special bond Mother Corpse shares with the horrifying creatures, fondly referred to as 'changelings.' Next on deck is comic book artist Kyle Hotz (The Incredible Hulk, Criminal Macabre) who has Goon and Frankie on the hunt for the elusive Skunk Ape. A MySpace Dark Horse Presents discovery, Rebecca Sugar, delves into the life and times of Dr. Alloy who builds a device that should make life easier on his fellow inmates. • 'Just like the old soda fountain, if you want it, this book's got it. Dames, bathtub gin, and quick-drawing cannibals.' - Colorado Daily
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BROKEN TRINITY DARKNESS LUCAS CVR A (ONE SHOT) 2.99
BROKEN TRINITY DARKNESS SPOKES CVR B (ONE SHOT) 2.99
Broken Trinity: The Darkness (W) Phil Hester (A) Jorge Lucas (Cov) Jorge Lucas, Jeffrey Spokes Depowered and alone, Jackie Estacado latches on to the only two people in the world he still cares about: Sara Pezzini and her baby, Hope. So when the man he's hired to watch them doesn't check in, Jackie makes his way back to New York City. But he quickly realizes the journey home is littered with obstacles, and he's in no mood for delays. This is the first of three tie-in issues to Broken Trinity, featuring the art of Jorge Lucas (Pilot Season: Ripclaw) and the first of three alternate covers by Jeffrey Spokes (Sadhu: The Silent Ones). Subsequent tie-in issues will feature Witchblade and The Angelus.
FIREBREATHER SERIES 2 2.99
story PHIL HESTER art & cover ANDY KUHN Firebreather's sweet sixteen is anything but. Accused of vandalism at school, embarrassed by his mom's cloying attention, and now the target of an unseen stalker, Duncan's latest birthday might be his last. High school drama and high-octane action in the tradition of INVINCIBLE and Spider-Man. JUNE 11 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.99
FRANK FRAZETTAS DRACULA MEETS THE WOLF-MAN 3.99
FRANK FRAZETTA'S DRACULA MEETS THE WOLF-MAN story STEVE NILES art FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA cover A FRANK FRAZETTA cover B FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA cover C NAT JONES In the wake of the legendary Count Dracula's 'final' excursion to England, the bloodthirsty count finds himself on the hunt for a beautiful peasant woman in a village living in the shadows of Dracula's castle. Unfortunately for the seductive Count, someone else has eyes for the beauty, and that someone else just happens to be the fear-inspiring Wolf-Man! Prepare yourself for the battle of the year as vampire faces lycanthrope in a battle to the death! AUGUST 13 • 32 PAGES • FC • $3.99
GOLLY 1 (MR) 2.99
GOLLY #1 - GEM OF THE MONTH story PHIL HESTER art BROOK TURNER cover ANDY BRASE The end times have been canceled, but some pockets of Hell didn't get the memo. Heaven chooses a dimwitted, kindhearted, foul-mouthed carnival ride repairman to wage war on any demonic forces still bent on starting something come Judgment Day. Southern fried horror for fans of Preacher and The Goon. AUGUST 13 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.99
HYPERKINETIC 2 OF 4 3.50
HYPERKINETIC #2 (of 4) story HOWARD M. SHUM art MATTEO SCALERA & OSCAR CELESTINI covers MATTEO SCALERA & HOWARD M. SHUM Alicia, Shirley and Milla battle killer robots. Back at Hyperkinetic, Katiya and Tejigi complete repairs. Katiya decides to venture out into the alien planet. She encounters an unscrupulous alien who acts very bizarre. AUGUST 6 • 32 PAGES • FC • $3.50
SPAWN 181 2.95
story DAVID HINE art & cover BRIAN HABERLIN Spawn battles his inner demon. Is he a force for Good or Evil? If Evil wins, Wanda dies. If Good triumphs, this is the end of Spawn. We mean it! MAY 29 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.95
TRANSHUMAN 3 OF 4 3.50
TRANSHUMAN #3 (of 4) story JONATHAN HICKMAN art JM RINGUET cover JONATHAN HICKMAN 'BUSINESS IS WAR' Welcome to the free market economy. ChimeraCorp and Humonics, Inc. fight over market share. The world's first enhanced humans take a more prominent, public role. And when internal conflict at one of the corporations results in the ouster of its founder, the federal government gets involved with concerns about the need for oversight. Plus jokes. APRIL 9 • 32 PAGES • FC • $3.50
WALKING DEAD 51 (MR) 2.99
THE WALKING DEAD #51 story ROBERT KIRKMAN art & cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN Too late to save this one. MAY 21 • 32 PAGES • BW • $2.99 RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
ASPEN
FATHOM CVR A GARZA 1 2.99
by J.T. Krul, Ale Garza & Sal Regla The seas are rising once again as issue #1 of Michael Turner's Fathom debuts! The long-docile race of the Blue no longer want solitude in their underwater habitat after the human's latest attack - they now want revenge! After thwarting the invasion of the Blue cities by Admiral Maylander's Navy, Aspen Matthews and Chance Calloway have found some much needed seclusion together in a beach house south of the border. But, their romantic getaway will be short-lived as the return of the murderous Killian, now at full-strength, is ready to strike once more against the humans - along with his reunited daughter, Kiani! Plus, the hatred from below the surface is also shared by one other race - the ancient and most powerful underwater beings known as the Black! However, the US Navy has plans of their own for the Blue, as well as a new leader with special ties to both Aspen and Chance! Available with covers from Ale Garza, J. Scott Campbell, and Micahel Turner!
BOOM
FALL OF CTHULHU GODWAR 1 OF 4 3.99
by Michael Alan Nelson & Mateus Santolouco Mr. Arkham's plans are in motion and the followers of Cthulhu are poised to strike against the heretics of Nodens. But when their epic battle spills into the Dreamlands, Mr. Arkhams plans threaten to unravel. Will anyone survive the Godwar? Features two covers by Mateus Santolouco and Kody Chamberlain.
CTHULHU TALES 4 CVR A 3.99
CTHULHU TALES 4 CVR B 3.99
Author(s): Mark Waid, Mark Sable Artist(s): Various Cover Artist(s): Shane Oakley (A), TBA (B) 52 writer Mark Waid makes his Cthulhu Tales debut with a macabre story that gives retailers and fans a glimpse of the future of BOOM!'s entire horror line! Plus: writer Mark Sable (GROUNDED, FEARLESS) creeps in with his take on the Lovecraft mythos, and the terrors he's seen will take your breath away! Features two alternate covers, cover A and cover B.
CATASTROPHIC
SPARKS 3 OF 8 2.99
by Christopher Folino & JM Ringuet William Katt's monthly superhero noir thriller continues as masked vigilante Ian Sparks reaches his darkest hour just as a figure from his past resurfaces.
DEVILS DUE
BROTHERS IN ARMS 3 3.50
by Mike Neumann, David Wohl & Davide Fabbri Dynamite goes to war as they partner with Ubisoft to debut the all-new Brothers in Arms comic book series! Based on the true stories of the men who served their country so valiantly in World War 2, Dynamite's all-new comic book series is being developed with game writer Mike Neumann (with David Wohl), along with artist Davide Fabbri (Star Wars) and alternate cover artist Stjepan Sejic! It's all-out war and combat as Baker and Hartsock go through the real life clearing of XYZ - a two man ambush on about thirty Germans! They're joined by Allen and Garnett as the four men crew attempt to break through the German stronghold!
MERCY SPARX 0 0.99
Writer: Josh Blaylock Artist: Matt Merhoff Cover Artist: Josh Blaylock Meet Mercy Sparx-a Devil Girl hired by the big shots in Heaven to secretly take down rogue angels. In this issue, Serendipity, a muse turned DeeJay battles it out with our unlikely heroine. It's either succeed, and get a free pass through the Pearly Gates, or fail and risk going somewhere much worse…
WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 3 5.50
Authors: Ed Greenwood, James Lowder Adapted by: Jeff Grubb, James Lowder Artists: Juanfran Moyano, Richard Pace Cover Artists: A - Nadir Balan; B - John Beatty In 'Elminster at the Magefair,' a mysterious and dangerous errand takes the Sage of Shadowdale and the lovely Storm Silverhand to a gathering of the Forgotten Realms' mightiest wizards, while 'The Rigor of the Game' pits a gambler in the nightmare-haunted domains of Ravenloft against the infamous death knight, Lord Soth. COVER A-48pgs, FC $5.50 COVER B-48pgs, FC $9.50 (Prestige)
DYNAMITE
LONE RANGER 12 (MR) 3.50
by Brett Matthews & Sergio Cariello Hi-Yo Silver! The Lone Ranger rides again! After the incredible reaction to issue #11 of our series (featuring the guest artwork of Paul Pope), The Lone Ranger creative team is working hard on the next story arc, which kicks off in this issue! Cover artist John Cassaday, writer Brett Matthews and artist Sergio Cariello present part one of a four-part arc which features the return of Cavendish and the expansion of the re-imagined mythos of The Lone Ranger and Tonto!
ZORRO 6 3.50
by Matt Wagner & Francesco Francavilla With a flick of his wrist, Zorro leaves his mark! And Dynamite has left their mark with the all-new Dynamite comic book series from writer/cover artist/art director, Matt Wagner, and artist Francesco Francavilla! In this issue: Diego and Bernard faces pirates on their way back to North America, while present-day Zorro continues to wage a one-man war against the soldiers of Gonzales! Plus: Tornado! Featuring covers by Wagner and Ryan (Countdown) Sook!
FANTAGRAPHICS
CASTLE WAITING VOL II 10 3.95
CASTLE WAITING VOL II 11 3.95
CASTLE WAITING VOL II 2 3.95
CASTLE WAITING VOL II 3 3.95
CASTLE WAITING VOL II 4 3.95
CASTLE WAITING VOL II 5 3.95
CASTLE WAITING VOL II 6 3.95
CASTLE WAITING VOL II 7 3.95
CASTLE WAITING VOL II 8 3.95
CASTLE WAITING VOL II 9 3.95
IDW
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL 11 3.99
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL 25 COPY VIRGIN GARNER INCV 11 25.00
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL 10 COPY VIRGIN MOONEY INCV 11 10.00
Joss Whedon & Brian Lynch (plot) • Brian Lynch (w) • Nick Runge (a) • Alex Garner, Brian Miller (c) Angel. Gunn. Reunited. To quote The Man, 'nuff said. Brought to you by Joss Whedon, Brian Lynch, and artist Nick Runge to bring you the newest chapter in the smash hit Angel: After the Fall!
DOCTOR WHO 6 3.99
Gary Russell (w); Mirco Pierfederici (a); Nick Roche (c) Continuing the adventures of the legendary BBC character, now as the hugely popular new Tenth Doctor, in the first Doctor Who comics written for the American market! Friends, enemies and those slightly confused ones who fall between both have unwittingly colluded to bring something ancient, powerful and utterly devastating through from another plane of existence into the universe. And it's hungry… hungry for life. Literally. It eats life energy and reckons the Doctor and Martha could be its tastiest meal yet…
EVERYBODYS DEAD 5 3.99
Brian Lynch (w) • David Crosland (a & c) Zombies coming from all sides. Unspeakable evil at their door. The explosive finale to Everybody's Dead is here! Heroes will fall! Zombies will eat! Will your favorite character survive? Who is your favorite character? I like Westerberg, he's dreamy, but he'll probably die. Angel: After the Fall writer Brian Lynch and Scarface: Scarred for Life artist Dave Crosland serve up what Brian Lynch and Dave Crosland call 'a scary, gory, hilarious hit!'
GALAXY QUEST GLOBAL WARNING 1 3.99
Scott Lobdell (w) • Ilias Kyriazis (a & c) Preeesenting the first-ever Galaxy Quest comic book tale! It's been 20 years since the cast of Galaxy Quest ruled the airwaves! (Alas, the intervening decades involved lots of sci fi conventions and retail store grand openings and precious few acting jobs!) Now, on the eve of the relaunch of America's most beloved science fiction series, Galaxy Quest: The Journey Continues, a world-threatening crisis occurs! Will the Earth survive? Mmmmaybe, if Jason Nesmith and his fellow actors-turned-adventurers have anything to say about it! In the immortal words of his alter ego, Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, 'Never give up! Never surrender!' Brought to you by grizzled vet Scott Lobdell (Uncanny X-Men) and exciting newcomer Ilias Kyriazis!
IGOR MOVIE ADAPTATION 1 OF 4 3.99
Barbara Randall Kesek (w) • Grant Bond (a & c) As IDW's Igor Movie Prequel concludes this month, the adaptation of the creepily all-ages big-screen animated spectacular begins with a four-part weekly series! In a world filled with Mad Scientists and Evil Inventions, one talented evil scientist's hunch-backed lab assistant has big dreams of becoming a Mad Scientist himself and winning the annual Evil Science Fair. This adaptation comes to you courtesy of Barbara Randall Kesel (Ghost Whisperer) and Igor Movie Prequel artist Grant Bond (Clockwork Girl). Issue one will be in stores on August 20.
MACK BOLAN THE EXECUTIONER DEVILS TOOLS 5 OF 5 3.99
Doug Wojtowicz (w) • S.L. Gallant (a) • Justin Randall (c) It's all come down to this. In the Border Steel Cartel's grim Mexican fortress, Mack Bolan, the Executioner and Melissa Nye, captured ATF agent, have two goals: destroy the cartel… and get out alive. Writer Doug Wojtowicz, artist SL Gallant, colorist Luis Delgado, and cover artist Justin Randall are on hand, backing our heroes against impossible odds. There will be blood and thunder in this explosive climax to IDW's Executioner miniseries.
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED ARRIVAL 1 3.99
Marty Isenberg (w); Dario Brizuela (a); Alex Milne, Marcelo Matere (c) The first ALL-NEW ORIGINAL comic based on the hit TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED series airing on Cartoon Network! In 'Dispatches,' TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED series head writer Marty Isenberg, along with artist Dario Brizuela take a brand new look at the story behind the AUTOBOTS' arrival on Earth. You've seen the Transformers Animated movie, but do you know the whole story? You will… as ULTRA MAGNUS, SENTINEL PRIME, STARSCREAM, BLACKARACHNIA, and many more tell their sides of the story that started it all! Alex Milne and Marcelo Matere each provide a special cover for this debut issue. And ask your retailer how to get a special Matere wraparound cover!
TRANSFORMERS BEST O/T UK TIME WARS 1 3.99
Simon Furman (w) • Jeff Anderson, Lee Sullivan, Dan Reed (a) • Dan Khanna (c) A clash of future and present day threatens to tear apart the fabric of time itself. Events come full circle, as AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS from two eras unite against a common foe... the time-twisting DECEPTICON known as GALVATRON. This 28-page premiere tale features the return of MEGATRON, his battle with his future self, Galvatron, and Scorponok vs. Highbrow. From longtime TRANSFORMERS scribe Simon Furman, with an all-new cover by Dan Khanna.
TRANSFORMERS MOVIE SEQUEL REIGN OF STARSCREAM 4 3.99
Chris Mowry, Chris Ryall (w) • Alex Milne (a) • Alex Milne, James Raiz (c) The official continuation of the blockbuster TRANSFORMERS movie continues here! Co-writers Chris Ryall (Transformers Movie Prequel) and Chris Mowry, along with artist Alex Milne (Transformers Movie Adaptation), continue their look at the latest machinations of STARSCREAM. The new cube nears completion. But what are the strange energy spikes coming from the construction site? Can it actually mean that STARSCREAM's plan might work and CYBERTRON… will be reborn?
WELCOME TO HOXFORD 1 3.99
Ben Templesmith (w & a & c) Acclaimed writer/artist Ben Templesmith (Wormwood Gentleman Corpse) creates his newest horrific comic book right here! In the debut issue of Welcome to Hoxford, Raymond Delgado isn't welcome at all. Rather, he's the newest inmate at the Hoxford Correctional Facility and Mental Institution. He has no hope of release, parole, rehabilitation, or decent conversation. On a good day, he'll tell you he's Zeus and only bite your arm off. Literally. On a bad day, you won't have time to scream to the prison guard for help. But Dr Jessica Ainley, his doctor for five years wants to help Ray and can't understand why the newly privatized, corporately run prison, won't give her access to her patients. And why are people always transferred into Hoxford, but no records show anyone ever transferring back out…? Eisner nominee and Spike Scream Award-winner Templesmith offers two terrifying covers for this debut issue. *2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
KENZER
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE SPECIAL ED LAST MAN STANDING 3.49
by Jolly Blackburn A new live action game has hit Muncie, and the Knights are in! Armed with paint ball guns, it's gamer vs. gamer as they hunt each other down. The goal? To be the last man standing! This original self-contained story has it all - intrigue, betrayal, and laughs. From Weird Pete's back room, the public library, to the open gaming room at GaryCon itself, no one is safe. Don't turn your back. Don't trust your friend. And save the last paint ball for yourself!
MOONSTONE
BUCKAROO BANZAI THE PREQUEL 1 OF 2 3.99
by Earl Mac Rauch & Chewie Screenwriter Earl Mac Rauch and Director W.D. Richter return to their creation, Buckaroo Banzai, with a brand new story! 'Of Hunan Bondage' is the wild epic tale that sets up the film, an adventure so secret, so wild, so hair raising, that it couldn't be told before now! His rock and roll band on the road, no money, his voice lost, a doppelganger, the overthruster invention without inspiration, Banzai is on the road to nowheresville! Also, flashback to the origins of Banzai's musical career, and the Hong Kong Cavaliers, and the oft-rumored about but never talked about final fate of the Illinois Mongoose! All that, plus the interweaving plots of the Secret Yak police in China, and what happened to Peggy Priddy and the insidious Hanoi Xan!
RADICAL
FREEDOM FORMULA 1 2.99
by Edmund Shern, Kai Lim & Chester Ocampo In a future where only genetically engineered pilots are bred to race, the death of a man sends his son to the streets of the city's underworld on a collision course with the secrets of his hidden legacy.
RED 5
ATOMIC ROBO DOGS OF WAR 1 OF 5 2.95
by Brian Clevinger & Scott Wegener Atomic Robo is back! And this time, it's war - The Dogs of War! June, 1943: Nazi super mechs threaten to halt the Allied invasion of Sicily before it even begins and only Atomic Robo can stop them. But does he stand a chance against Hitler's personal commando, Otto Skorzeny? And what connection does Helsingard have to these new weapons?
WHEN ZOMBIES ATTACK 3 (MR) 3.99
by Chad Waters, Matt Rose & Joe Suitor Continuing their battle against all things undead, Officer Frank Hadley and his crew return for issue three of the series. In keeping with the creative trend, this time around, creators Matt Rose and Chad Waters team up with artist Joe Suitor to bring the story to 'life.'
WHEN ZOMBIES ATTACK 1 (MR) 2.99
by Chad Waters, Matt Rose, Jim Mahfood, & Mike Huddelston The humorous series in the tradition of COPS meets Night of the Living Dead. When Zombies Attack follows a paranormal clean-up crew - the Bureau of Post Mortem Animation Control, headed by one Officer Frank Hadely - as they chase down and dispose of the 'corporally-challenged.'
WHEN ZOMBIES ATTACK 2 (MR) 3.99
by Rose, Waters, Wilkins, & Huddleston Dead things come to those who wait. Officer Frank Hadley and his Post Mortem Animation Control are back to continue the adventure in issue #2 of the the proposed four-part series. This time around, however, creators Matt Rose and Chad Waters have teamed up with fellow Hellboy movie alumnus Simeon Wilkins, along with cover artist Mike Huddleston (The Coffin, Deep Sleeper, Man-Bat), to raise the dead in living color!
ALL AGES
ARCHIE & FRIENDS 122 2.25
by Alex Simmons & Fernando Ruiz 'California Dreaming,' Part 2. Last issue, the news of Archie and his friends' worldwide, mystery-solving adventures led to a major movie contract and a trip to Tinseltown! While at a swank Hollywood party, the gang is kidnapped along with dozens of celebrity guests, and trapped in a ballroom with wall-to-wall food! That may be fine for Jughead, but the others are determined to break both themselves and their famous fellow prisoners free. The crazy climax features a thrilling 'cat and costumed mouse' chase as the teens pursue the lead culprit racing through the Catalina Comic Convention!
BART SIMPSON COMICS 17 2.99
by Various Bart Simpson is the most famous 10 year-old for a reason - he's always doing what other kids are thinking! Join the mischievous youth - and his alter-ego, Bartman - in a variety of madcap adventures!
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 191 2.25
by Ian Flynn, Tracy Yardley & Jim Amash 'Metal and Mettle,' Part 1. The Council of Acorn is dragging its feet to take back Freedom HQ, and Sonic's not the kind of guy to wait! Our hero is ready to rumble, but is he ready for King Scourge and the newest Metal Sonic? Meanwhile, Knuckles is still haunted by his time as Enerjak. Can his bond with Julie-Su take the strain?
UNCLE SCROOGE 378 7.99
by Various In Romano Scarpa's 'Taking the Plunge,' a resort trip is no vacation for Scrooge - when it involves bungee-jumping and battling Beagle Boys! Next, in 'Leonardo Da Gearloose,' fan favorite Michael T. Gilbert (Mr. Monster) turns Gyro into a master artist! A new Don Rosa Scrooge birthday pin-up wraps the book.
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES 693 7.99
by Various Neighbor Jones and Donald take a rip-roaring ocean cruise in Michael T. Gilbert's and Paco Rodriguez's cover story, 'The Odd Couple!' Then John Lustig (Last Kiss) and Daan Jippes ask Daisy 'Are You Really You?' Carl Barks Donald and Noel Van Horn Mickey adventures round out the issue in style!
ADULT
A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY 86 (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.
MAGAZINES
TOYFARE MATTEL SKELETOR CVR 134 4.99
MAsters of the universe return! • Mattel and the Four Horsemen are bringing back He-Man and his muscle-bound compatriots, and we're going behind-the-scenes to see how they brought them back, plus what they're going to look like! Plus: an update on the live-action He-Man movie! The new Skeletor will make his world premiere on the cover of this issue. most violent fictional sports • The 'Death Race 2000' remake will be roaring into theatres this August, and what better way to celebrate than count down the craziest and most violent fictional sports?! From Death Race to Running Man and Quiddich to Rollerball, we'll cover all the best, along with some of the craziest real-life sports! yu-pon sketchook! • ToyFare gets a peek into the sketchbook of Japanese artist Yu-Pon, who's designing spirally-eyed, super-cute interpretations of Marvel superheroes and Indiana Jones characters for Kotobukiya! We'll see her original artwork, plus character designs no one else has seen, as well as having an in-depth interview! craziest bond gadgets • Henchmen and villains are great, but what's a superspy without those fancy gadgets? Luckily for James Bond, that's a question he'll never need to answer. 007's used some of the craziest gadgets ever invented, and we'll be counting down the top 10 most ridiculous in his storied history. the story of starcom • We take a look at the origin, history and inherent awesomeness of Coleco's magnetized toy line about the U.S. Space Force. We'll also go inside the incredible cartoon series! PLUS: COVERAGE OF Wizard world chicago! _Magazine (COVER: Skeletor World Premiere)
DR WHO MAGAZINE 398 7.99
Doctor Who Magazine is the official publication of the hit BBC television series, jam-packed full with news, photos and features! This issue, we look ahead to the Doctor's Victorian adventure in this year's Christmas special with the Cybermen and guest-starring actor David Morrissey! Look for exclusive interviews with cast and crew; the fourth chapter of 'The Widow's Curse,' a new, full-color comic strip for the Doctor and Donna; Executive Producer and Russell T. Davies reveals more secrets about making Doctor Who in his 'Production Notes' column; the Time Team bid farewell to Peri as they continue their mission to view every Doctor Who story in order by watching 'Mindwarp'; all the latest books, audios and DVDs are previewed and reviewed; plus much, much more!
HEAVY METAL SEPTEMBER 2008 118 (MR) 5.99
COLLECTIONS
DC COMICS
ABSOLUTE LOEG THE BLACK DOSSIER HC 99.00
Written by Alan Moore Art and cover by Kevin O'Neill The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen returns in this amazing new Absolute Edition! England in the mid 1950s is not the same as it was. The powers that be have instituted…some changes. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen has been disbanded and disavowed, and the country is under the control of an iron-fisted regime. Now, after many years, the still youthful Mina Murray and a rejuvenated Allan Quatermain return and are in search of some answers. Answers that can only be found in a book buried deep in the vaults of their old headquarters, a book that holds the key to the hidden history of the League throughout the ages: The Black Dossier. This amazing new Absolute Edition is sure to thrill fans, and includes a 3-D section complete with custom 3-D glasses, plus text pieces, maps, and a stunning cutaway double-page spread of Captain Nemo's Nautilus submarine by Kevin O'Neill. As if this wasn't enough, also included is a NEW rarity: a 45-rpm vinyl recording of the song 'Immortal Love,' sung by Alan Moore himself! Retailers, please note: This title is published in the United States only. Advance-solicited; on sale June 11 • 8.25' x 12.5' 200 pages, FC/B&W
AUTHORITY RELENTLESS TP (MR) 17.99
DEATHBLOW AND THEN YOU LIVE TP 19.99
Written by Brian Azzarello Art and cover by Carlos D'Anda Collecting issues #1-9 of the acclaimed series written by Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS)! Michael Cray - codename: Deathblow - is perhaps the deadliest man in the world, long thought dead. And when it's revealed that he's been alive for years, things get complicated. But not as complicated as when a talking dog, a psychotic dinosaur robot and weaponized rats join the fray. On sale August 6 • 224 pg, FC, $19.99 US
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL HC VOL 02 24.99
Written by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis and John Ostrander Art by Kevin Maguire, Bill Willingham, Luke McDonnell, Al Gordon, Bob Lewis and others Cover by Maguire The second hardcover volume collecting the classic JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL comics of the late 1980s, co-written by 52 mastermind Keith Giffen! Included here are JUSTICE LEAGUE ANNUAL #1, JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #8-13, SUICIDE SQUAD #13, featuring Batman, Blue Beetle, Martian Manhunter, Guy Gardner, Black Canary, Mister Miracle, Dr. Fate, Booster Gold, Doctor Light, and the power of Shazam! Rediscover the book that redefined the term 'super-hero team' for a generation. Advance-solicited; on sale August 6 • 208 pg, FC, $24.99 US
MILLENNIUM TP 19.99
Written by Steve Englehart Art by Joe Staton, Ian Gibson and others Cover by Joe Staton & Mark Farmer The 1988 8-issue miniseries MILLENNIUM is collected for the first time! The Guardians of the Universe have left our dimension behind - and in their absence, the deadly robotic army of Manhunters threatens the survival of the DC Universe! Advance-solicited; on sale August 6 • 192 pg, FC, $19.99 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
SIMON DARK WHAT SIMON DOES TP 14.99
Written by Steve Niles Art and cover by Scott Hampton Acclaimed horror writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) teams with artist Scott Hampton in this title collecting issues #1-6 of the hot new series. Simon Dark is an urban legend - a modern-day Frankenstein monster. But is he enough to stop a vicious Gotham City serial killer? Advance-solicited; on August 6 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US
SUPERGIRL BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL TP 17.99
Written by Kelly Puckett, Kurt Busiek, Geoff Johns & Fabian Nicieza Art by Drew Johnson, Renato Guedes, Ray Snyder and others Cover by Adam Kubert Supergirl's life takes a turn for the worse in this volume collecting SUPERGIRL #23-27 and a story from ACTION COMICS #850. When Kara is confronted by a ghost from Krypton, what revelations from her past will come to light? Advance-solicited; on August 6 • 168 pg, FC, $17.99 US
TESTAMENT TP EXODUS (MR) VOL 04 14.99
Written by Douglas Rushkoff Art by Liam Sharp, Peter Gross and others Cover by Liam Sharp Collecting issues #17-22 of Douglas Rushkoff's acclaimed series! In this final TESTAMENT volume, Jake, now the leader of the temple, prepares the resistance to escape the bondage of Pierre Fallow. Advance-solicited; on sale August 6 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS
WATCHMEN TP 19.99
WORLD OF WARCRAFT HC VOL 01 19.99
Written by Walter Simonson Art by Ludo Lullabi & Sandra Hope Cover by Samwise Didier Collecting WORLD OF WARCRAFT #0-7, based on the world's most popular massively multiplayer videogame, written by comics legend Walter Simonson! A human is found unconscious on the shores of Kalimdor, with no memory of who he is or how he arrived there. Enslaved by the Orc Shaman Rehgar Earthfury, this man must fight for survival against members of both the Alliance and the Horde, striking uneasy relationships with other races in his quest to find the secrets of his past! Advance-solicited; on sale July 23 • 176 pg, FC, $19.99 US
MARVEL COMICS
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG CARNAGE 70 12.00
Fully authorized figurines, teamed up with an amazing magazine put this series in a super-league of its own! The hand-painted lead figurines are sculpted by master craftsmen and based on original pieces of Marvel artwork. Measuring 3 1/2'-4' tall, each figurine is individually numbered, comes stamped with the Marvel official logo, and comes packaged in its own box. The magazine accompanying each figurine will provide a detailed history and background on the featured character, including exclusive images and interviews. The fabulous characters featured this month are: Carnage (#70) and Quicksilver (#71)!
NEW EXILES TP NEW LIFE NEW GAMBIT VOL 01 15.99
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by TOM GRUMMET & ROBERTO CASTRO Cover by MICHAEL GOLDEN Beginning a new era for the Exiles - with a new team, and a new mandate to safeguard the fate and future of the Omniverse. New leader, new members, new worlds, new adversaries. They've barely begun to get to know one another when they're thrust into their first mission - summoned to a world where the dawn of the historic Marvel Age turns out instead to be a prelude to global catastrophe. Meanwhile, back at the Crystal Palace, Sage struggles with a psychic curse that may well make her the new team's greatest liability. Collecting NEW EXILES #1-6. 144 PGS./Rated A …$15.99
SPIDER-MAN TP ONE MORE DAY 19.99
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Penciled by JOE QUESADA Covers by JOE QUESADA & MARKO DJURDJEVIC The most-talked about - and controversial - comic event of the year - brought to you by J. Michael Straczynski and Joe Quesada! The stakes have never been higher for Peter Parker. At his darkest hours - and he's had plenty - Peter has always had one shoulder to lean on, one person who'd remind him who he is, who he was, and who he can be. Now, he's about to lose that person. What would he do...what would you do, if you only had 'One More Day?' Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #544-545, SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #41, FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #24 and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: SPIDER-MAN - ONE MORE DAY/BRAND NEW DAY. 200 PGS./Rated A …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2634-8
SPIDER-MAN TP KRAVENS LAST HUNT 14.99
Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS Penciled by MIKE ZECK Cover by MIKE ZECK Writer J.M. DeMatteis and artist Mike Zeck craft the ultimate tale of revenge in this groundbreaking and legendary collection! Kraven the Hunter has stalked and killed every animal known to man. But there is one beast that has eluded him. One quarry that has mocked him at every turn: the wall-crawling web-slinger known as Spider-Man. And to prove that he is the hero's master, he will pull on his costume and become him...after he shoots and buries him six feet under! Collecting WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #32-33, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #393-394 and SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #131-132. 168 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3450-3
THUNDERBOLTS BY ELLIS PREM HC CAGED ANGELS VOL 02 19.99
Written by WARREN ELLIS Penciled by MIKE DEODATO Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC The Thunderbolts' wild ride continues as Thunderbolts Mountain is being used as temporary incarceration for captured superhuman combatants. With so many super-powered people in one place, how can things possibly go wrong? Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #116-121. 144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2635-5 Trim size: standard
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED PREM HC PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY\ 19.99
Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY OSCAR WILDE) Penciled by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA Cover by GERALD PAREL A new Marvel Illustrated epic! Painter Basil Hallward has done a portrait of a strange subject-youthful Dorian Gray, a man with a mysterious and tangled history. The young man broods on how unfair it is that he will age and his portrait will remain ever young. He wishes with all his might that it were otherwise - and in some bizarre, magical way - it is! This is a novel of dark wonders brilliantly brought to life in the heralded Marvel Illustrated style. Collecting MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY #1-6. 144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2654-6 Trim size: standard
MOON KNIGHT PREM HC GOD & COUNTRY VOL 03 24.99
Written by MIKE BENSON & CHARLIE HUSTON Penciled by MARK TEXEIRA & JAVIER SALTARES Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM Award-winning TV writer Mike Benson (Entourage) takes over the reins, with co-plotter Charlie Huston! Moon Knight is back in the game - leaving a trail of broken bodies in his wake - and everyone wants to know the same thing: Who the hell gave this psycho a Registration Card? But no one wants to know more than the architect of the Initiative, Tony Stark. As the body count grows, the pressure to bring in the poster child for super-powered irresponsibility might grow too much for Stark to ignore. And when that happens? Collecting MOON KNIGHT #14-19. 144 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2892-2 Trim size: standard
WOLVERINE TP GET MYSTIQUE 10.99
Written by JASON AARON Penciled by RON GARNEY Cover by RON GARNEY Writer Jason Aaron (Scalped) and artist Ron Garney (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) bring you a searing epilogue to the biggest X-Men event in a decade. In the aftermath of Messiah CompleX, Wolverine has just one thing on his mind: revenge. But who is the focus of his rage, and what dark secret does he share with them? And how far over the edge is Wolverine willing to go to get what he wants? Collecting WOLVERINE #62-65. 96 PGS./Parental Advisory …$10.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2963-9
MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK TP STRONGEST DIGEST VOL 03 7.99
Written by PAUL BENJAMIN Penciled by STEVE SCOTT Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA The Green Goliath smashes his way into his own Marvel Adventures title! Caught in the explosion of a gamma bomb, brilliant scientist Bruce Banner was transformed into a hulking beast! With no control over his transformations, Banner lives on the run, helping those less fortunate than he, hoping to one day find a cure to rid himself of the rampaging Hulk. Featuring Doc Samson, the Juggernaut and the Thing - and the Hulk smashing everything in sight! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #9-12. 96 PGS./All Ages …$7.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2980-6
NEW X-MEN BY MORRISON ULTIMATE COLL TP VOL 02 34.99
Written by GRANT MORRISON Penciled by JOHN PAUL LEON, IGOR KORDEY, PHIL JIMENEZ, ETHAN VAN SCIVER, KERON GRANT & FRANK QUITELY Cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER Sixteen million mutants dead - and that was just the beginning! In one bold stroke, writer Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman, Batman) propelled the X-Men into the 21st century - masterminding a challenging new direction for Marvel's mutant heroes that began with the destruction of Genosha and never let up. Regarded as the most innovative thinker of the current comic-book renaissance, Morrison proceeded to turn the mutant-hero genre on its ear. Gone were the gaudy spandex costumes - replaced by slick, black leather and an attitude to match. Now, his entire Eisner Award-nominated run on NEW X-MEN is collected across three titanic trade paperbacks! Collecting NEW X-MEN #127-141. 360 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3252-3
DARK HORSE
X OMNIBUS TP VOL 02 24.95
Steven Grant (W), Javier Saltares (A), Chris Warner (A), Andrew Pepoy (A), Tim Bradstreet (A), Frank Miller (A), Chris Brunner (A), and Dave Dorman (Cover) On sale Aug 27 FC, 352 pages $24.95 TPB, 6' x 9' Nothing in Arcadia is what it seems. Beneath its façade of order and industry lies a corrupt brotherhood of criminals, cronies, and cops all drawing from the same tainted well. But there's a wrench in this dirty machine, a leather-clad, one-eyed, one-man wrecking crew bent on tearing down the lie of Arcadia, brick-by-brick. The man known as X cares about only one thing, the rule of law. Unfortunately, that law is X. X Omnibus Volume 2 collects for the first time the audacious, critically-acclaimed Dark Horse series. Violent and morally ambiguous, X walks the thin line between mission and madness and shows that the devil you know may be better, much better, than the devil you don't. • Includes X #12-25; 'Someone to Watch Over Me' from Dark Horse Extra #28-31, all never before collected.
CREEPY ARCHIVES HC 49.95
CREEPY ARCHIVES Various (W/A) On sale June 18 b&w, 232 pages $49.95 HC, 8 3/8' x 10 7/8' Gather up your wooden stakes, your blood-covered hatchets, and all the skeletons in the darkest depths of your closet, and prepare for a horrifying adventure into the darkest corners of comics history. Dark Horse Comics further corners the market on high quality horror storytelling with one of the most anticipated releases of the decade, a hardcover archive collection of legendary Creepy Magazine. This groundbreaking material turned the world of graphic storytelling on its head in the early 1960s, as phenomenal young artists like Bernie Wrightson and Neal Adams reached new artistic heights with their fascinating explorations of classic and modern horror stories. • Brilliant, classic Creepy stories from 1964-1966 raised from the dead after twenty-five years. • Featuring work by such comics luminaries as Joe Orlando, Al Williamson, Alex Toth, and Frank Frazetta. • Archive editions of Creepy will be the cornerstone of any comic-book library. • Volume One reprints the first five terrifying issues of the magazine's original run, reprinted in the original magazine size!
IMAGE
COMIC BOOK TATTOO SC 29.99
COMIC BOOK TATTOO OGN - GEM OF THE MONTH by PIA GUERRA, JOHN REPPION, LEAH MOORE, DAVID MACK, MIKE DRINGENBERG, COLLEEN DORAN, JONATHAN HICKMAN, JAMES OWEN, ERIC CANETE, TED McKEEVER, JOCK, ANTONY JOHNSTON, DAME DARCY and over 70 more! edited by RANTZ A. HOSELEY cover JASON 'STUNTKID' LEVESQUE Over 80 of the best creators from every style and genre, have contributed over 50 stories to this anthology featuring stories inspired by the songs of multi-platinum recording artist, TORI AMOS. Featuring an introduction by NEIL GAIMAN, with stories by creators such as CARLA SPEED McNEIL, MARK BUCKINGHAM, C.B. CEBULSKI, NIKKI COOK, HOPE LARSON, JOHN NEY REIBER, RYAN KELLY and many, many others, COMIC BOOK TATTOO encapsulates the breadth, depth and beauty of modern comics in this coffee table format book. JULY 16 • 480 PAGES • FC • SC $29.99 • HC $49.99 LTD SIGNED & NUMBERED HC $149.99
SLAVE LABOR
NIGHTMARES & FAIRY TALES TP VOL 04 14.95
by Serena Valentino & Camilla d'Errico Collecting issues #19-23 of Nightmare & Fairy Tales, the collection features 'Harmony,' a modern and heartbreakingly beautiful adaptation of' Sleeping Beauty,' in which Gwen and Aunt Bea take a trip to San Francisco and encounter the spirit of a lovely young woman wandering the Sutro Bath ruins. Also featured is 'Song of the Siren,' the story of a beautiful mermaid ensnared by a sideshow charlatan and put on display in his traveling carnival, an exquisitely frightening and disturbing tale. Plus, sketches and script excerpts will be included in the collection, along with pin-ups by FSc and Crab Scrambly.
CARTOON BOOKS
BONE BOXED SET #1 BOOKS 1-3 26.96
by Jeff Smith The three Bone cousins - Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone - are lost in a vast, uncharted desert. They soon find their way into a deep, forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures, where they learn there are dark forces conspiring against them. For the first time, the first three books of Jeff Smith's thrilling comic book saga are available in this slipcased box set!
HARPER COLLINS
NEIL GAIMAN CORALINE GN 18.99
by Neil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell New York Times-bestselling novel and new children's classic Coraline springs to life as a gorgeously adapted graphic novel! When Coraline steps through a door in her family's new house, she finds another house, strangely similar to her own (only better). At first, things seem marvelous. The food is better than at home, and the toy box is filled with fluttering wind-up angels and dinosaur skulls that crawl and rattle their teeth. But there's another mother there and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wits and all the tools she can find if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life. This beloved tale has now become a visual feast. Acclaimed artist P. Craig Russell brings Neil Gaiman's enchanting nationally best-selling children's book Coraline to new life in this gorgeously illustrated graphic novel adaptation.
IDW
IGOR MOVIE PREQUEL TP 17.99
Dara Naraghi (w) • Grant Bond (a & c) Next month sees the release of the animated feature film Igor, featuring the voices of John Cleese, John Cusack, and Steve Buscemi. IDW's Igor Movie Prequel gives readers the opportunity to learn more about the charac
IGOR MOVIE ADAPTATION TP 17.99
Barbara Randall Kesel (w) • Grant Bond (a & c) IDW Publishing is proud to present an adaptation of the first animated feature to be released by The Weinstein Company. In the land of Malaria, it always rains and evil scientists are celebrities. Igor is a h
SPARROW GLENN BARR HC 11.99
By Glenn Barr The Sparrow hardcover art book series continues with the eighth volume of this mini-showcase, this time featuring the stunning visual work of celebrated Detroit underground artist Glenn Barr.
TITAN
CHARLEYS WAR HC AUG OCT 1916 VOL 02 19.95
by Pat Mills & Colgnhoun It is late in 1916. WWI combatant Charley Bourne has survived the early days of the Somme, but the threat of treachery and a dangerous commanding officer still hang over him.
JUDGE DREDD COMPLETE CASE FILES TP VOL 10 31.00
by Various Mega-City One - the future metropolis bustling with life and every crime imaginable. Keeping order are the Judges, a stern police force acting as judge, jury and executioner. Toughest of all is Judge Dredd. He is the law and these are his stories. Volume 10 in this exciting, best-selling series collects together more classic Dredd from the pages of 2000 AD, including 'The Art of Kenny Who?' and 'Block Rite!'
TOMORROWS
MODERN MASTERS SC LEE WEEKS VOL 17 14.95
by Tom Field & Eric Nolen-Weathington Lee Weeks is the consummate storyteller. His ability to create dynamic, interesting layouts, plus his strong draftsmanship, and wonderful sense of lighting made his runs on Daredevil, Captain America, Spider-Man: Death and Destiny (which he also wrote) and The Incredible Hulk fan favorites, and his artwork for Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet is among the most finely crafted in the character's history. Join us as we go behind the scenes and explore the work of a Modern Master - Lee Weeks! This 128-page book features an exhaustive look into Week's career and creative process, with a career-spanning interview with tons of art, including many rare and unpublished pieces, and a huge gallery of stunning artwork by this true Modern Master!
PROSE
DOCTOR WHO SHORT TRIPS DEFINING PATTERNS HC 25.00
by Ian Farrington When someone makes a decision, no matter how significant or seemingly irrelevant, they cause unknown effects throughout history. Perhaps other, unreachable, factors at are play too. Does the universe have a destiny? Everywhere he looks, the Doctor sees the same patterns - the same events, decisions, and actions cropping up again and again. Look at the bigger picture, however, and maybe - just maybe - you'll see how the universe works. But, as the Doctor and his companions discover, are these patterns really there? Or do we, by the very nature of seeing them, define them?
DOCTOR WHO SHORT TRIPS DESTINATION PRAGUE HC 25.00
by Steven Savile It is believed that there are magnetic energies whose lines intersect in Prague at several spots. Astronomical, astrological, numerological, and magnetic forces have all played a role in building the city - but how will they influence its future? Will it have a glamorous rebirth or wallow in a dystopic nightmare? And what will be the role of the old superstitions in the new world? For the Doctor and his companions, the answers to these questions are only just the start of further mysteries.
INDIANA JONES & KINGDOM OF CRYSTAL SKULL NOVELIZATION 6.99
by James Luceno The world's greatest adventurer is back! Packed with an insert of full-color photos, readers can relive the page-turning experience of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull over and over again with this exciting, fast-paced companion to the blockbuster movie!
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 20 12.95
'Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!' The Master of Darkness again demonstrates that 'crime does not pay' in two pulse-pounding pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson. First, after a museum curator is murdered, The Shadow must solve the timeless riddle of 'The Blue Sphinx,' a 4,000-year-old relic unearthed in the Libyan desert. Then, South American headhunters team with New York gangsters to spread terror through 'Jibaro Death.' This classic reprint also features both color pulp covers by George Rozen, classic interior illustrations by the legendary Tom Lovell and historical commentary by Will Murray.
TOYS
HARLEY QUINN 1/6 SCALE COLLECTOR FIGURE 79.99
The Joker's girlfriend, Harley Quinn, is added to the 1:6 scale line this month. Realistically proportioned, this deluxe collector figure comes clothed in her own authentically detailed fabric costume with character-specific accessories and a display stand. Packaged in a deluxe 4-color window box with a fifth panel. Advance-solicited; on sale August 20, 2008 • Collector figure
JOKER 1/6 SCALE COLLECTOR FIGURE 89.99
Batman's number one enemy, The Joker, joins DC Direct's line of realistically proportioned 1:6 scale figures! This deluxe collector figure comes clothed in an intricate and authentically detailed fabric costume, complete with character-appropriate accessories and a display stand. Packaged in a deluxe 4-color window box with a fifth panel. Advance-solicited; on sale August 20, 2008 • Collector figure
MARVEL LEGENDS MIGHTY MUGGS FIG ASST 200803 59.96
Whether for play or display, these hip versions of Marvel Comics' greatest characters are certain to bring a smile to the faces of collectors and fans alike! Confident with their large character heads and chunky bodies, the 6' Ghost Rider, Doctor Octopus, Thor, and the Black-Suited Spider-Man Mighty Muggs figures are ready to take their rightful place as must-haves for your collection!
CAPTAIN AMERICA SUPER DEFORMED PLUSH 10.99
Four of Marvel Comics' most popular characters are ready to enthrall a whole new generation with the Marvel Heroes Super Deformed Plushes! Featuring oversized heads and soft and squishy bodies, these plushes are huggable and luggable! Characters available include Venom, Thor, Iron Man, and Captain America.
SPIDER-MAN SUPER DEFORMED PLUSH 10.99
The Marvel Heroes Super Deformed Plushes bring a whole new shape to the Marvel heroes! Cuddly and fun, these plushes feature over-sized heads and are squeezable. Available in Spider-Man, Hulk, Wolverine, or Storm styles, these plushes bring the Marvel heroes to a new generation and are perfect for bedtime or playtime!
STORM SUPER DEFORMED PLUSH 10.99
The Marvel Heroes Super Deformed Plushes bring a whole new shape to the Marvel heroes! Cuddly and fun, these plushes feature over-sized heads and are squeezable. Available in Spider-Man, Hulk, Wolverine, or Storm styles, these plushes bring the Marvel heroes to a new generation and are perfect for bedtime or playtime!
THOR SUPER DEFORMED PLUSH 10.99
Four of Marvel Comics' most popular characters are ready to enthrall a whole new generation with the Marvel Heroes Super Deformed Plushes! Featuring oversized heads and soft and squishy bodies, these plushes are huggable and luggable! Characters available include Venom, Thor, Iron Man, and Captain America.
WOLVERINE SUPER DEFORMED PLUSH 10.99
The Marvel Heroes Super Deformed Plushes bring a whole new shape to the Marvel heroes! Cuddly and fun, these plushes feature over-sized heads and are squeezable. Available in Spider-Man, Hulk, Wolverine, or Storm styles, these plushes bring the Marvel heroes to a new generation and are perfect for bedtime or playtime!
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