PREVIEWS VOL. XIII #7 PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS PREVIEWS #9 (SEPTEMBER 2003) 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 from a myriad of publishers, merchandise, and exclusive editorial content available nowhere else! This issue features items scheduled to ship from November 2003 through January 2004! Catalog, 8x11, 480+pg, PC $3.95 MARVEL PREVIEWS #1 Marvel Previews is your complete guide to the mighty Marvel titles in your future! Each issue will be a comic book-sized, 96-page, full-color guide and preview to all of Marvel's upcoming releases, PLUS a full 22-page story in each issue — either a special advanced preview of an upcoming blockbuster new project, or a sold-out, jumping-on point issue from one of their hottest books! It's your one source for advanced Marvel solicitations! This September issue features items scheduled to ship in November 2003! FC, 96pg $0.99 (or Free with Purchase of Previews) ARCHIE HALLOWEEN ASHCAN 2003 Archie & Friends in Monsterbash 2003 Riverdale High's big Halloween dance — MonsterBash 2003 — has all the Pals 'n' Gals vying for the coveted title of King and Queen of the Ghouls! But someone, or some thing lurks in the shadows… watching from a distance, waiting for the moment to strike! A figure from their past has returned… for Archie! This 16-page, full-color mini-comic is available in bundles of 25, and will ship several weeks before Halloween. Perfect for buying in bulk so that you can hand it out when someone (or something) comes knocking at your door...! Bundle (25) $3.00 SPIDEY & THE MINI-MARVELS HALLOWEEN 2003 ASHCAN This Halloween night, there'll be lots of little trick-or-treating Spider-Mans, Hulks, and Wolverines knocking on your door, so give them a Halloween treat that will make your home or store the most popular on the block — a Marvel Comic Book! Marvel Comics and Previews present a special 24-page Halloween Ashcan featuring Spidey and the always-popular Venom in a Mini-Marvels adventure, by the writer/artist of Bullpen Bits, Chris Giarrusso. Sold in bundles of 25 and shipped weeks before Halloween, this is the perfect way to introduce all the kids in your neighborhood to Marvel Comics! Bundle (25) $3.75 PREVIEWS PRIMO FLYER #9 Primo is the monthly publication featuring some of the best and most desirable items from Previews! This issue highlights items in the September 2003 catalog! Digest, 5x8, FC PI PREVIEWS CONSUMER ORDER FORM #9 Previews makes it easy for you to order every item in the catalog with this separate order form booklet! This issue ships in late August 2003 for items on sale in November 2003. Comic-sized, 62pg, PC PI PREVIEWS ADULT #9 Previews Adult features Adult-oriented art, info, and related news not found in 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. ADULT MATERIAL Catalog, 24pg, b&w $0.95 COMICS SECTION PREMIER VENDORS DARK HORSE COMICS GALACTIC #2 JIM KRUEGER, SANFORD GREENE, and GREG ADAMS cover by JASON PEARSON On sale September 24, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Writing to his mother from the depths of space, Heath finds himself in a school for the newest members of Galactic that follows a strict "no-tolerance" policy towards failure. His first test is to scrounge up a weapon and survive on a planet made from the junk of a thousand cultures, amidst the enraged, alien castaways from ruined worlds. The reward is a place on the fabled team, Galactic; the penalty for failure is death. Suddenly, the inner- city life Heath left behind doesn't seem so bad after all. The interplanetary crusaders who "saved" him from gang-related woes in the hard city see something in him that he himself doesn't notice yet—the potential for heroism. But can he live up to his potential? GO BOY 7: HUMAN ACTION MACHINE #3 TOM PEYER, JON SOMMARIVA, and KRIS JUSTICE cover by FRANCISCO RUIZ VELASCO When a top secret spy satellite starts to behave eraticlly and endangers the human population on the Earth below, Go Boy 7 and Jett Girl are sent to investigate. But they might be in for more than they expect when it's discovered that the evil hand of THE CULTIST is involved in rouge satellite's destructive behavior. Don't miss out on a space adventure that will leave you screaming—GO, GO BOY! GO! Featuring the mind bending storytelling of Tom Peyer and dynamic and thrilling art of Jon Sommariva On sale September 3, 2003 FC, 32pg . . . $2.99 LONE #1 STUART MOORE & JEROME OPEÑA cover by JEROME OPEÑA On sale September 17, FC, 32pg, $2.99 There's trouble deep in the wierd post-apocalyptic West! The town of Desolation has been overrun with zombies. Wave after wave of undead are attacking and some fear it will never stop. However, there is one man, one hope, to beat back the tide... His name is LONE! A futuristic, post-apocalyptic, mutant-filled, zombie laden, robot packed, free-for- all, Lone is sure to be a monthly adventure you won't soon forget! Featuring the storytelling talents of Stuart Moore and the stunning, imaginative art of newcomer Jerome Opeña. The West just got a little wierder... "Moore has got all the ingredients of a successful story, including creepy and misunderstood technology, mutants, and a shady, tough protagonist who has humanity that many of the survivors (of this genre) lack." —The Fourth Rail.com HELL #3 BRIAN AUGUSTYN, TODD DEMONG, and TIM KANE cover by CARLOS MEGLIA On sale September 17, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Corey Rollins finds an unlikely ally on the island called Hell when he teams up with the beautiful cat-woman Sareena and her pack of human/animal hybrids. And not a moment too soon as they come under the threat of a mysterious group of shadow beings who spread like the plague and leave death and destruction in their wake! This is one run through the jungle you won't want to miss! Written by Brian Augustyn and illustrated by Todd Demong and Tim Kane. SYN #2 KEITH GIFFEN, GREG TITUS, and JULIAN WASHBURN cover by GREG TITUS and JULIAN WASHBURN On sale September 10, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Syn is sent on a mission by the AI Net to hunt down those who have strayed too close to becoming human. Little does she know this mission will be her last and that her own secret longing for humanity will be exposed. The hunter is about to become the hunted! Syn must race to complete her personal quest to "know man" while trying to stay alive. And when she becomes cornered with nowhere to turn, she'll make a decision that will change her life forever! Written by Keith Giffen (Lobo) and illustrated by Greg Titus and Julian Washburn. Don't miss out on one of the most thrilling new comics of 2003! B.P.R.D.: NIGHT TRAIN (ONE-SHOT) GEOFF JOHNS & SCOTT KOLINS On sale September 17, FC, 32pg, (one-shot), $2.99 The creative team behind The Flash and The Thing: Freak Show unleash on B.P.R.D.! Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins add another project to their list of collaborations with this haunting contribution to the Hellboy canon. Agents Liz Sherman, whose supernatural talent for starting fires killed her family when she was a teen, and Roger the Homunculus, the five-hundred-year-old artificial man who nearly killed Liz by stealing her fire, are sent to investigate a mystery train terrorizing America. This is a train with history—its last natural journey, some seventy years ago, had a mysterious passenger on board—Lobster Johnson, who's still bound to the fate of the locomotive. CRIMINAL MACABRE #5 (OF 5) A Cal McDonald Mystery STEVE NILES & BEN TEMPLESMITH On sale September 10, FC, 32pg, (5 of 5), $2.99 From the creators of 30 Days of Night! The mystery is solved, and the nefarious enemy has been identified, but still monsters are running rampant on the streets of Los Angeles. Now Cal McDonald has to find a way to stop them—but when you're a guy like Cal, what do you do when everything you have ever believed has been turned inside-out, upside-down, and sideways? First you assemble your only friends, who just happen to be ghouls…then you pack a lot of guns, buckets of holy water, and a prayer or two for good measure. It's Cal versus the monsters in an urban ghoul throwdown like you've never seen before—and it's going to get messy! BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #61: A STAKE TO THE HEART #2 (OF 4) FABIAN NICIEZA & CLIFF RICHARDS cover by BRIAN HORTON On sale September 24, FC, 32pg, (Horton or Photo cover), (2 of 4), $2.99 Buffy Summers's life is in shambles. She's been kicked out of school, recently released from a mental institution, and, to top it all off her parents' crumbling marriage is finally over. Now her would-be protector, the vampire Angel, has unwittingly unleashed a string of demons upon her, in an incredibly misguided attempt to alleviate her grief. Don't miss one of the hottest teams in comics telling the story of one of the darkest chapters in Buffy Summers' life, set before the premiere of the cult favorite television show! AL CAPP'S LI'L ABNER: THE FRAZETTA SUNDAYS VOLUME 3 (1958-59) TPB FRANK FRAZETTA On sale October 22, HC, 128pg, FC, 9" x 12", $18.95 From 1954 till 1961 famed fantasy artist Frank Frazetta toiled as a ghost on Al Capp's Li'l Abner, one of the most popular cartoon strips of all time. Volume 3, collects the Sunday strips from 1958 to 1959. Ever wonder what shiftless hillbilly Li'l Abner does for a living? This volume reveals that he has a job... as a mattress tester! Abner also becomes a successful cartoonist and separates from Daisy Mae. Ever wonder how to pronounce Joe Bftsplk? (The little man with the cloud over his head who is the world's worst jinx.) Al Capp reveals the easy answer. Earth is invaded by flying saucers, Hairless Joe becomes the Duke of Djaugh, Adam Lazonga returns, deadly turnip termites invade Dogpatch, General Bullmoose turns 99... and much more. • Frank Frazetta's paintings and illustrations have set the standard for fantasy artists for the past 50 years! • The original comic strip, Li'l Abner once boasted over 60 million readers! • The color strips are being scanned from the best available archival sources. MAC RABOY'S FLASH GORDON VOLUME 4 TPB MAC RABOY On sale October 29, SC, 256pg, b&w, 12" x 9", $19.95 Thrill to the celestial dangers of space travel and the science fiction action of yesteryear's Flash Gordon weekly series! Ming the Merciless, the traitorous Klag, a mysterious creature known as "The Mind", and a host of villains and dangers oppose the hardy, heroic Flash in a reprint series that marks the first time that Mac Raboy's run on this acclaimed strip has ever been collected. From Alex Raymond to Reed Crandall to Al Williamson, stellar artists have long-contributed to the success of Flash Gordon, and Mac Raboy is in the same class of top talent. Beginning his comics career in 1940, Emanuel 'Mac' Raboy is perhaps best known for his work on Captain Marvel, Jr. and the Green Lama in the 1940s. In the spring of 1948, he signed on with King Features to illustrate the 'Flash Gordon' Sunday page, and Mac Raboy's run on this serial was actually longer than Alex Raymond's. Join Flash, Dale, and Dr. Zarkov in these exquisitely drawn, fantastical adventures! • Flash Gordon is one of the most enduring characters from the golden age of space fiction. DEAD MEMORY HC MARC-ANTOINE MATHIEU On sale October 22, HC, 64pg, b&w, 9" x 12", $14.95 A haunting and powerful look at modern society and our reliance on structures—both physical and suggested—Dead Memory represents some of the best published work of one of France's most highly acclaimed graphic novelists, Marc-Antoine Mathieu. Beautifully illustrated in high-contrast black-and-white, and published in an oversize, hardcover format, Dead Memory is both an allegorical study of a Kafka-esque society under the control of real-time information and a thoughtful treatise on cities, walls, languages, and other elements that both define and confine humanity. • Dead Memory marks the first English-language publication of the work of this multi- award-winning French cartoonist. GRENDEL:GOD AND THE DEVIL #8 (OF 10) MATT WAGNER, JOHN K. SNYDER III, BERNIE MIREAULT & JAY GELDHOF; with newly remastered color by JEROMY COX cover by JOHN K. SNYDER III On sale September 10, FC, 32 pg (8 of 10), $3.50 The madness intensifies, and God seethes with rage as the Devil—and Orion Assante— inch closer to their separate but shared goal of disemboweling the Catholic Church. With Easter Sunday's big broadcast just one week away, an uninvited (and unhinged!) guest of the congregation begins sabotaging the Holy Week ceremonies, while the infuriated Pope desperately struggles to maintain control of his empire. Meanwhile, outlawed exile Assante goes to the heart of the matter—the new church tower itself—to try to decipher the secret purpose behind its construction. The stakes—and the bodies—are piling up, as Matt Wagner's most mind-bending Grendel saga nears its shocking conclusion. • Re-presenting the original Grendel #31, with new color and new cover art. FOR MATURE READERS VIOLENT CASES TPB NEIL GAIMAN & DAVE MCKEAN On sale October 22, SC w/flaps, 48pg, FC, 8-1/4" x 11", $14.95 An exploration of the trappings of violence and the failings of memory, Violent Cases marks the beginning of the astonishing and award-winning collaboration between author Neil Gaiman and artist Dave McKean, offered in its first Dark Horse edition, in softcover format with cover flaps. Set only in the memory of its author, this brilliant short story meanders through levels of recollection surrounding a childhood injury. After dislocating his arm, a young boy is taken to see a doctor—an aged osteopath who was once the doctor of legendary gangster Al Capone. Through studied observations and painstaking attempts at truthful recall, the author reconstructs his tattered memories of the events surrounding his meeting with the doctor, and delves into the psychological complexities that emerged from the doctor's bizarre tales of Capone's life of crime. Gorgeously illustrated in mixed media by Dave McKean, Violent Cases is a sensuous and thought- provoking meditation on our memories. • Brand-new cover artwork by Dave McKean KISS #13 MIKE BARON & MEL RUBI On sale September 10, FC, 32 pg, (Rubi or Photo cover), $2.99 The Demon… a shriveled old man, devoid of life and the will to fight. The Celestial… an apathetic outsider, unwilling to step up to help his long-time comrades, or anything else for that matter. Someone — or something — has brought the greatest fears of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and the other members of KISS to bizarre and terrifying life! What exactly is happening to the superheroes known as The Four Who Are One, and what does it have to do with the bizarre bombardment of monsters raining down on the streets of Manhattan? The answers will be found in the Hall of The Unholy… USAGI YOJIMBO #69 STAN SAKAI On sale September 24, b&w, 24pg, $2.99 Two of the best-loved guest characters in Stan Sakai's multiple award-winning samurai saga return for starring roles in the two-issue adventure, "Fathers and Sons." In this first part, Lone Goat and Kid (Sakai's homage to the seminal manga Lone Wolf and Cub) are in one of their toughest predicaments ever—the Lone Goat lies near death with an arrow wound in his back, while young Gorogoro saves a near lifeless Jotaro from drowning. A local gang boss, after the reward for the Lone Goat, sends his men to slay them all, leaving it up to the two children to stand alone against the gang of killers. Meanwhile, Usagi is desperately scouring the riverbanks for any signs of his son when he meets up with troubles of his own! • Winner of he 2002 National Cartoonist Society Award in the Comic Book Divison. ULTRAMAN TIGA #2 (OF 10) TONY WONG & KHOO FUK LUNG cover by UDON On sale September 24, FC, 40pg, (2 of 10), $3.99 Hailed as a cultural icon in Hong Kong, on par with our own Superman or Batman, Ultraman has punched, kicked and karate-chopped his way into the hearts of fans internationally for nearly four decades. Known and loved the world over, the monster- smashing sci-fi superstar comes to Dark Horse courtesy of writer Tony Wong (Weapons of the Gods, Batman: Hong Kong from DC) and Khoo Fuk Lung (Hong Kong's Solar Lord), with dynamic new covers by UDON. This incarnation of Ultraman, now called "Tiga," finds the 100-foot tall hero revived in the year 2049 and facing a world ill-equipped to handle the onslaught of gigantic beasts that are peppering the globe. Relying on his martial-arts prowess and his three modes of combat— Sky (flight and speed), Power (strength), and Omni (a balance of the two)— Tiga goes toe to toe with the most terrifying collection of monstrous giants and alien invaders ever to plague the planet. Feel the heat as the kinetic energy blows by you— Ultraman Tiga's on fire! WILL EISNER SKETCHBOOK HC—NEW EDITION WILL EISNER On sale October 29, HC, 200pg, b&w, 9" x 12", $49.95 For most of the 20th century, the work of cartoonist and graphic novelist Will Eisner defined the art of comic book storytelling in the U.S. and throughout the world. Still prolific today at the age of 86, Eisner is the embodiment of "living legend" in the world of comic books, continuing to produce some of the most innovative and influential work in the medium. This all-new hardcover collection of Eisner's gorgeous pencil sketches and groundbreaking designs is a must-have for pop-culture enthusiasts and fans of comic books. Culled from many decades' worth of work, the Sketchbook presents the world as seen through Will Eisner's eyes, with introductory notes for each of the eleven different sections. From his observations of his friends and loved ones hustling through their busy daily lives to witnessing those quiet moments when no one is supposed to be watching, Eisner's keen perception and steadfast hand capture the essence of what it means to be alive. • Printed on 100 lb. archival quality paper • Includes a section devoted to early and alternate versions of covers and designs for Eisner's beloved series The Spirit ASTRO BOY VOLUME 20 TPB OSAMU TEZUKA On sale October 8, SC, 224pg, b&w, 4 1/2" x 7", $9.95 Dark Horse Comics brings the original Astro Boy to America for the first time in an English-language edition! With graphic novels and animation exploding across America like never before, the signal creative and spiritual influence of the late master-storyteller Osamu Tezuka is being recognized worldwide, the skill, range, and emotional power of his storytelling placing him among the giants of graphic fiction and animation. And Tezuka's Astro Boy is perhaps the single-most important action/adventure archetype for the 21st century, a timeless all-ages work with its roots in classic comics and cartooning and its branches reaching into every corner of today's popular entertainment. Few works—past or present—pack the excitement, laughs, and warmth of Astro Boy. Translation by Frederik L. Schodt , author of Inside the Robot Kingdom and translator of Barefoot Gen. • "I'm digging Astro Boy enough to buy these collections myself. Consider them recommended." – Comics Buyers' Guide FUTURE WORLD VOLUME 2 TPB OSAMU TEZUKA On sale October 8, SC, 168pg, b&w, 5" x 7", $13.95 From the creator of Astro Boy and Metropolis, comes Future World, part of Osamu Tezuka's cycle of original science-fiction graphic novels —including Lost World and Metropolis—published in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Fumoon, a creature with supernatural powers, discovers a colossal gas cloud approaching Earth that will completely disintegrate the planet! In preparation for our world's demise, Fumoon plans to rescue all of Earth's living creatures and transport them via flying saucer to a new home on another planet! A dazzling work of imagination—and guest-starring some friends you may recognize from Astro Boy—Future World is timeless graphic fiction from one of the medium's true masters, available for the first time in an English-language edition. Translation by Kumar Sivasubramanian (Metropolis, Lost World). • Available for the first time in an English-language edition! • "I'm digging Astro Boy enough to buy these collections myself. Consider them recommended." – Comics Buyers' Guide BERSERK VOLUME 1: THE BLACK SWORDSMAN KENTURO MIURA On sale October 15, SC, 224pg, b/w, 5" x 7", $13.95 His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned—and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death...or vengeance. • Dark Horse brings an English translation of Berserk to the US for the very first time! • The Dark Horse version of Berserk will be published in the original Japanese format! • One of the most eagerly anticipated manga properties in recent years, Berserk was originally published in Japan and has been serialized in Young Animal Magazine since the early 1990's. • Berserk will be shipped shrink-wrapped with a content advisory printed on the back cover. BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #82: MOURNING SHADOWS ONE-SHOT HIROAKI SAMURA FOR MATURE READERS On sale September 10, b&w, 32pg, (one-shot), $2.99 When Anotsu Kagehisa says "Feel the weight of my Blade. Scatter like leaves in the wind," it's probably a good idea to do just that. But these secretive assassins who have closed in on him in the forest apparently don't know better. Either that, or they have a death wish. Speaking of which, Rin seems to wish for the same, having hunted him down all the way to Kaga by herself. Well, now that she's found him, she's about to find out why her quest to kill him is so pointless. Bear witness as Anotsu takes his crazy ax weapon and destroys his enemies. Find out who these mysterious assassins are, and then get ready for more drama and blood. This is a fantastic issue, and will lead into political intrigue that will flip your lid! • Winner of Japan's prestigious Media Arts Award and America's own Will Eisner Award. • Ten volumes of fantastic translated works in the Dark Horse backlist! CANNON GOD EXAXXION #17 KENICHI SONODA On sale September 17, b&w, 32pg, $2.99 Yeah, it was really cute in that last issue, when that darling little Akane ended up in Hoichi's lap while he was piloting his giant robot, Exaxxion. It was fantastic that the sexy android, Isaka, was able to go and rescue Akane and Hoichi's mom from those pesky alien forces, and now the two are up in the cockpit, and what's that in the way of Hoichi's view? Why, it's a cute pair of panties on an understandably embarrassed schoolgirl (this IS manga after all)! But it's not all red faces and panty peeks. No. Strange wires have started snaking out from Akane's leg, and it probably has something to do with that odd bullet the Riofaldian doctor shot into her. At any rate, it's causing a lot of pain for poor Akane, and it's about to cause a lot of trouble for Hoichi and friends. Find out why! GHOST IN THE SHELL II: MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE #8 MASAMUNE SHIROW FOR MATURE READERS On sale September 10, b&w, 32pg (no ads), #3.50 Having jacked-in to the Decatonale supercomputer, cyber-agent Motoko Aramaki is hot on the virtual trail of the mystery entity behind the wave of terrorists attacks rocking Poseidon International's world. And that trail leads through Millennium, another formidable—and not hard to look at!—cybernaut who's ready, willing, and able to run Motoko through the digital shredder! The synapse-sizzling sequel to the manga/anime classic Ghost in the Shell, Masamune Shirow's Man-Machine Interface takes graphic fiction to a new plateau, creating breathtaking images and dizzying concepts of astonishing complexity and originality. • Special deluxe format with no interior advertising! OH MY GODDESS! #101: DR. MOREAU PART 2 (OF 5) KOSUKE FUJISHIMA On sale September 3, b&w, 32pg, (2 of 5), $2.99 The title of this series gives you a strong clue about the story. No, it's not based on a bad movie, but it does take cues from the H.G. Wells novel that flick was based on. In this case it's a mad professor at Keiichi's technical school, obsessed with robotics, who chooses to play God, and as you'd expect from Kosuke Fujishima, the end result is a story full of silly hi-jinks and rambunctious rocket punches. SERAPHIC FEATHER VOL. 3: DARK ANGEL TPB HIROYUKI UTATANE & TOSHIYA TAKEDA On sale October 8, SC, 240pg, b&w, $17.95 A buried alien starship on the dark side of the moon is ready to give up its secrets, and those who want to harness its incredible power draw in an ever-tightening circle of deception and death. The key players: young paranormal Sunao Oumi, an unwilling participant in this madness; M-ZAK, a beautiful and deadly U.N. super-agent; Kei Heidemann, Sunao's long-lost—and assumed long-dead – love; and Apep Heidemann, Kei's brother, a mysterious scientist with access to the otherworldly technology and in apparent contact with the aliens themselves and their death-dealing sentinels, who dispatch an armed-to-the-teeth elite U.N strike team like so many toy soldiers. And Apep himself may have unlocked more than mere secrets—he may have transformed into something more—much more —than human! SUPER MANGA BLAST! #36 MASAMUNE SHIROW, MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE & YO MORIMOTO FOR MATURE READERS On sale September 24, b&w, 128pg, $5.99 This month in 3x3 Eyes, Pai returns to Earth to thwart an inter-dimensional serial killer and a horde of locusts. Meanwhile, the sexy little Miss "Hello" and the girls of Club 9 are turning heads and breaking hearts. And there are plenty of broken hearts over in Shadow Star, when teen melodrama and bizarre science fiction collide, bringing you one of the most intriguing and addictive series in comics. There are more sci-fi thrills in Seraphic Feather, and double the screwball comedy in What's Michael?. Don't forget to check out Masamune Shirow's Hypernotes this issue for the inside dirt on some of Shirow's wildest and weirdest creations. STAR WARS: EMPIRE #13: DARKLIGHTER PART 4 (OF 4) PAUL CHADWICK, DOUG WHEATLEY, and CHRIS CHUCKRY cover by KILIAN PLUNKETT On sale September 3, FC, 32pg, $2.99 To Biggs Darklighter, it seems like he's already lived a lifetime of adventures since joining the Rebel Alliance. But now, reunited with his boyhood friend Luke Skywalker, Biggs faces what will prove to be the adventure of his life—and his death: the assault on the Death Star! Strap into your pilot seats and lower your blast shields—the Rogue Squadron is about to make galactic history! STAR WARS: REPUBLIC #58: THE BATTLE OF JABIIM PART 4 (OF 4) HADEN BLACKMAN & BRIAN CHING cover by TOMÁS GIORELLO On sale September 17, FC, 32pg, $2.99 The planet Jabiim is falling to the Separatists, and the final command rests on the shoulder's of Anakin Skywalker. Obi-Wan is missing in action, and all of Anakin's fellow Jedi are dead. The honorable thing to do would be to fight to the last man — or clone — alongside the loyalist Jabiimi. The smart thing would be to live to fight another day — save as many of his remaining troops as possible and retreat. Will Anakin listen to his heart, or his head? Should he die a hero, or survive to become a general? And which decision is the right one? Is there a "right" choice? STAR WARS TALES #17 JOE CASEY, STEVE NILES, JASON HALL, BEN TEMPLESMITH, FRANCISCO PARONZINI, GREG TITUS, ROB WILLIAMS, and others! cover by UDON On sale September 24, FC, 64pg, (UDON or Photo cover), $5.99 Welcome to the dark side! In this issue of Star Wars Tales we turn our attention to all that is dark, creepy, and evil, bringing you tales sure to chill you to your core! Watch as Chewbacca comes face to face with undead specters on Hoth! Scream as Han Solo tries desperately to overcome a zombie hoard! And gasp in shock as Luke Skywalker battles a ghostly Darth Maul! This issue of Tales is sure to leave you SCREAMING for more! CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #41: POPEYE II On sale September 3, 5" tall, packaged in a full color tin w/pinback button and booklet, $49.95 After a brief hiatus, Dark Horse Comics announces the continuation of our Eisner award- winning series of retro-style statuettes of vintage comics characters. By popular demand, we have created a new sculpture of Popeye flexing his mighty bicep. The first version, our second release, is long sold out! Don't miss out again. Arf! Arf!Sculpted by Yoe! Studios, this statuette is limited to only 600 numbered copies, so allocation may occur. FRAZETTA PHOTO ZIPPO® #1: DEATH DEALER On sale November 5, Full color, photo zippo®, $39.99 Frank Frazetta's most famous painting, The Death Dealer, is being reproduced in exacting full color on a collectible Zippo® lighter. Packaged in a tin container in a full-color sleeve, this highly collectible source of portable flame combines function and art in a heirloom-quality device. Two American originals together for the first time! VINYL CD CASES On sale October 29 COOP IRON DEVIL CD CASE, $11.99 COOP FLAG GIRL CD CASE, $11.99 SHAG CATS CD CASE, $11.99 Don't feel rebellious enough carrying your CD's in a plain, black container? Get wicked, and store them in devilish Coop and stylish Shag vinyl CD cases. Each portable, soft vinyl case holds 12 CDs, with zipper closure for easy access. Portable, graphic, stylish, musical. TIM BURTON PVC SET AND T-SHIRTS Visionary director Tim Burton is also the author/illustrator of "The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories." Dark Horse Comics announces the start of an ongoing program of merchandise based on characters from this work, with the full participation and approval of Tim Burton himself! On sale September 10 OYSTER BOY PVC SET, three painted 4" figures (OysterBoy, Junk Girl, and Boy With Nails in His Eyes), packaged in a full-color window box, $14.99 On sale September 3 VOODOO HEART / CAMISOLE SPAGHETTI STRAP/ BLACK/ADULT S-XL $17.99 STAIN BOY/ PLAIN TEE/WHITE/ADULT M-XL $17.99 XXL $19.99 SHEPARD FAIREY "OBEY" COASTER SET On sale October 22, 1/8" thick, high-quality coasters packaged in a tin, $12.99 Andre the Giant has a Posse — and he's going postal! Shepard "OBEY GIANT" Fairey has turned the urban landscapes of the world into art galleries with his poster and sticker crusade and taken over your local skate store with his line of clothing. First, the czar of absurdist propaganda manipulated the U.S. Mail to spread the word. Now you and your comrades can join the Posse with this revolutionary coaster set. OBEY your impulse and pick this set up right away. TIM BISKUP COASTER SET On sale October 22, 1/8" thick, high-quality coasters packaged in a tin, $12.99 Originally from California, Biskup was raised on Disneyland, Ratfink, badly dubbed Japanese Sci-Fi movies, punk rock, skateboarding, and underground comics. But it was his obsession with the art of Mary Blair that led him to consider a career in animation. This career has involved him in countless cartoons, including his own short "Freddy Seymore's Amazing Life" for Nickelodeon, and he is currently Background Supervisor for Cartoon Network's Time Squad. It is the culmination of these activities and influences that have shaped his work. DHORSE DELUXE JOURNALS On sale September 24, HC spiral bound, 128pg, FC, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", $9.99 (each) GARY BASEMAN JOURNAL Gary Baseman was born in Los Angeles in 1960, and received a Phi Beta Kappa degree from UCLA in 1982. His works appear in major magazines and in conjunction with major international companies. Since 1985, he has taken part in several collective exhibitions and had one-man shows throughout the world. He is currently working on several projects, including animations and illustrated books, and you can see Gary Baseman's animation series Teacher's Pet on ABC. SEONNA HONG JOURNAL An emerging artist in the fine art and animation communities, received a Bachelor of Arts from California State University in Long Beach. She has been included in group exhibitions in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and had a sold out group show in Portland earlier in 2002. A well-rounded artist, whether painting in oil or acrylic, figurative or illustration, Hong is quickly becoming one of the most revered artists in her field. MARI CHAN JOURNAL The "Magical designer Mari-chan" from Osaka, Japan, is fascinated by what is cute and why character art is so appealing. These little characters are so cute it hurts! JIM WOODRING DREAM JOURNAL In the dark and sinister realms of the collective unconscious, artist Jim Woodring is a fearless adventurer—a documentarian whose record of his personal visions has won plaudits from Tokyo to Sarajevo. Woodring's art is greatly revered for its skill at blurring boundaries. This artist creates paintings, drawings, installations, books and films; he explores every dimension of the creative impulse, even as he stretches the applications of different media. Woodring is best known for his groundbreaking alternative comics, especially the award-winning graphic novels of his Frank series. DHORSE DELUXE JOURNAL RELISTS BETTIE PAGEJOURNALS Share your most intimate thoughts with everyone's favorite pin-up gal! WATER GAL JOURNAL, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" spiral bound journal, 128pg (AUG020050) . . .$9.99 WILD KINGDOM JOURNAL, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" spiral bound journal, 128pg (AUG020049) . . .$9.99 BOB EGGLETON'S DRAGONS JOURNAL Bob Eggleton is one of the best and most prolific fantasy artists around. Best known for his finely detailed sci-fi, horror and fantasy worlds, his work has graced countless book covers and magazine spreads. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" spiral bound journal, 128pg (JAN030099) . . .$9.99 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" concealed spine journal, 128pg (JAN35149) . . .$9.99 BROM JOURNAL From his earliest memories Brom has been obsessed with the creation of the weird, the monstrous and the beautiful. His bizarre and fantastic art style has earned him legions of 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" spiral bound journal, 128pg (JAN030098) . . .$9.99 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" concealed spine journal, 128pg (JAN035150) . . .$9.99 COOP JOURNAL Coop is not only busy designing another hot and fast stationery set for us, but in the meantime, we're putting the pedal to the metal with this slick new Coop-designed Journal. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" spiral bound journal, 128pg (STAR18487) . . .$9.99 HELLBOY JOURNAL When strangeness threatens to engulf the world, a strange man will come to save it. Hellboy is the world's greatest paranormal investigator. Unfortunately for him, one of the only mysteries he's never been able to solve is the mystery of his own origins. Red- skinned, pointy-tailed, and horned, Hellboy tends to stand out in a crowd. Did he come from Hell, or did he come to save us from it? 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" spiral bound journal, 128pg (JAN030100) . . .$9.99 KRAZY KAT JOURNAL Invented by cartoonist George Herriman, Krazy Kat was one of the most popular comic strip heroes. Krazy Kat starred in animated shorts that also featured Ignatz Mouse and Offissa Pupp. Krazy Kat was hopelessly in love with Ignatz Mouse, and was always happy to get any attention he could from Ignatz, even if it meant being the target of flying bricks. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" spiral bound journal, 128pg (JAN030101) . . .$9.99 LISA PETRUCCI JOURNAL Lisa's paintings are reflective of various interests—from collecting sleazy vintage men's magazines and watching sexploitation cinema from the '50s & '60s, to the toys, dolls, television shows, comics, and collectibles from her childhood. These two seemingly unrelated worlds collide and happily mesh together in her art. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" spiral bound journal, 128pg (AUG020052) . . .$9.99 SHEPARD "OBEY" FAIREY Shepard "OBEY GIANT" Fairey has turned the urban landscapes of the world into art galleries with his poster and sticker crusade and taken over your local skate store with his line of clothing. OBEY your impulse and pick up a journal right away. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" spiral bound journal, 128pg (OCT020046) . . .$9.99 SOCK MONKEY JOURNAL Adorned with succulent artwork from the feverish mind of Tony Millionaire, this full- color journal is perhaps the pinnacle of achievement in the Western World. Sock Monkey and Mr. Crow are simply delightful! 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" spiral bound journal, 128pg (AUG020051) . . .$9.99 TIM BISKUP: BIRDS AND BEASTS JOURNAL Biskup's beautiful illustrations and design ethic are already a part of our Stationery Exotique line, and now we're happy as clams to be able to bring you this original journal design by Biskup as well. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" spiral bound journal, 128pg (OCT020044). . .$9.99 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS RELISTS CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #7: MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet, limited to 750 (STAR11788) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #8: LI'L ABNER STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet, limited to 950 (STAR11880) . . .$49.95 CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #9: DAISY MAE STATUE 5 1/2" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info. booklet, limited to 950 (STAR11881) . . 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booklet, limited to 600 . . . $49.95 **************************** THE INVINCIBLE ED #1: THE BEATING OF ED An alien race has decided to grant superhuman powers to one human in order to preserve the planet Earth. However, in a botched-up plan, Lance Lundgrin, an all-American jock/bully, must share his new powers with the ultimate geek at Chesterton High School, Ed. FC, 32 pg (1 of 4) . . . $3.50 THE INVINCIBLE ED #2: I'M TOO SEXY Is Ed dead? Hardly, In fact, a semi-truck, a car explosion and a falling tree don't even leave a mark. But it sure does hurt! So hou could a high school geek train to be a superhero in the morning and chill with the girl of his dreams in the evening? Life couldn't get any better for Edward... that is, until Lance Lundgrin rears his ugly head. Read the Intro by SAM RAIMI! FC, 32 pg (2 of 4) . . . $3.95 THE INVINCIBLE ED #3: LANCE LUNDGRIN UNLEASHES This issue gets serious! Down in the dumps, Ed the geek, takes the blame for the accident with Robin on the football field. Will Ed give up on his training and superhero destiny? Just when Ed is about to walk away from it all, High School football star, Lance Lungrin shows up and threatens Nod, the alien, with his demands for power. The forests of Chesterton have never seen such power displayed as they will when Nod and Lance battle it out! FC, 32 pg (3 of 4) . . . $2.99 SUMMER READING LIST AKIRA BOOK 1 TPB by Katsuhiro Otomo SC, 364pg, b&w, 6-3/4" x 9-3/4" (STAR12302) . . . $24.95 ASTRO BOY VOLUME 1 TPB by Osamu Tezuka SC, 224pg, b&w, 7" x 4 1/2" (STAR15434) . . . $9.95 BILLI 99 TPB by Sarah Byam and Tim Sale SC, 200pg, b&w (STAR16645) . . . $14.95 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL: BLOOD OF A THOUSAND TPB by Hiroaki Samura SC, 136pg, b&w (STAR09342) . . . $14.95 FLOOD!: A NOVEL IN PICTURES TPB by Eric Drooker SC, 160pg, b&w (STAR16496) . . . $14.95 GHOST IN THE SHELL TPB by Masamune Shirow SC, 352pg, b&w (STAR01697). . . $24.95 GO GIRL! TPB by Trina Robins and Anne Timmons SC, 136pg, b&w, 6" x 9" (STAR16932) . . . $15.95 GRENDEL: WAR CHILD TPB by Matt Wagner and Pat Mceown SC, 304pg, FC (STAR00611) . . . $24.95 HARLEQUIN VALENTINE HC by Neil Gaiman and John Bolton FC, 40pg, HC, 7"x10" (STAR15245) . . . $10.95 HELLBOY: SEED OF DESTRUCTION TPB by Mike Mignola, John Byrne, and Mark Chiarello SC, 128pg, FC (STAR06740) . . . $17.95 LAST DAY IN VIETNAM TPB by Will Eisner brown ink on antique paper, 80pg (STAR11500) . . . $10.95 LONE WOLF AND CUB VOLUME 1: THE ASSASSIN'S ROAD TPB by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima SC, 304pg, b&w, 4" x 6"(STAR11783) . . . $9.95 MURDER MYSTERIES HARDCOVER original short story created & written by Neil Gaiman adaptation created and illustrated by P. Craig Russell HC, 7" x 10", 64pg, FC (STAR15851) . . . $13.95 POP GUN WAR TPB by Farel Dalrymple SC, 136pg, b&w, 6' x 9' . . . $13.95 THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG VOLUME 1: THE RHINEGOLD & THE VALKYRIE TPB by P. Craig Russell SC, 200pg, FC (STAR16520) . . . $21.95 SCATTERBRAIN HARDCOVER COLLECTION by Mike Mignola, Craig Thompson, Kilian Plunkett, Jim Woodring, Sergio Aragonés, Evan Dorkin, Steve Parkhouse, Steve Guarnaccia, Greg Clarke, Jay Stephens, Dave Cooper, & more; cover art by Craig Thompson FC, HC, 9" x13", 128pg (STAR14925) . . . $19.95 SIN CITY TPB by Frank Miller SC, 208pg. b&w (STAR12371) . . . 17 bucks SOCK MONKEY: THE GLASS DOOR KNOB HC by Tony Millionaire HC, 40pg, FC, 8"x10" (STAR16473) . . . $14.95 THE TALE OF ONE BAD RAT TPB by Bryan Talbot SC, 136pg, FC . . . $14.95 USAGI YOJIMBO: SHADES OF DEATH TPB by Stan Sakai; introduction by William Stout SC, 200pg, (STAR06915) . . . $14.95 *********************** DC COMICS Feature Articles The thrilling conclusion to the best-selling "Hush" storyline! BATMAN #619 Over the course of eleven stunning issues, the incomparable, top-selling creative team of Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee and Scott Williams have taken the Dark Knight, critics and fans on a roller-coaster ride that's mixed classic Batman rogues and allies in a heady stew of mystery and action. Now, at long last, that ride is about to reach its pulse-pounding conclusion! In the much-anticipated BATMAN #619, "Hush" makes its final stop, as all secrets are revealed! But who is Hush? What does this enigmatic figure want, and why has he plagued Batman? Only one thing is for sure: Nothing will ever be the same for the Dark Knight! BATMAN #619 comes with two variant covers that send "Hush" off with a bang! One triple-gatefold variant cover spotlights the Dark Knight and his allies, while the other features the famed Bat-villains, showcasing Jim Lee's incredible vision of the dark world of Batman! Also available is a standard edition intended for newsstands that features a one-panel version of the Batman allies cover. BATMAN is a monthly ongoing series edited by Bob Schreck. The 32-page issue #619 arrives in comic-book stores September 24 with a cover price of $2.25 U.S. BATMAN #619 and BATMAN #619 STANDARD EDITION arrive in comic-book stores September 24 with a cover price of $2.25 each. Note: BATMAN #619 will ship with two covers. All orders will ship with covers spotlighting Batman allies (50%) and Batman villains (50%). The prequel to the hot new VERTIGO series FABLES: THE LAST CASTLE It's been a terrific first year for FABLES, with sell-out issues, acclaim from critics and readers alike, a pair of popular trade paperbacks, and four Eisner Award nominations. Now, as enthusiasm for the series continues to grow, we find out how — and why — the fairy tale characters were forced out of their homelands in FABLES: THE LAST CASTLE. FABLES: THE LAST CASTLE is a 48-page Prestige Format VERTIGO Special that provides a prequel to the FABLES series. Deftly written by series creator Bill Willingham and exquisitely rendered by Eisner Award-winning SANDMAN artist P. Craig Russell (The Ring of the Nibelung, WONDER WOMAN) & Craig Hamilton (LUCIFER, THE SPECTRE), THE LAST CASTLE also offers a key entry point for new readers, as it tells the official backstory of the beloved Fabletown cast. Through Little Boy Blue, Deputy Mayor Snow White's assistant, we learn of the great war that forced Bigby Wolf, Prince Charming and Bluebeard to leave their homeland in search of a safe haven. As the battle rages, we meet a mysterious woman in red, and learn why Boy Blue only plays the blues on his trumpet. Robin Hood, the Crow Brothers, the Red Cross Knight, Rapunzel, and others guest star in this haunting, bittersweet masterpiece that no FABLES fan — or anyone who's been intrigued by the series' strong word-of-mouth — can afford to miss. This project is supported with trade and house ads. FABLES: THE LAST CASTLE is a 48-page Prestige Format VERTIGO Special edited by Shelly Bond. It is suggested for mature readers and arrives in comic-book stores September 24 with a cover price of $5.95 U.S. In real life, there is no reset button! iCANDY What happens when the high-octane action of a cutting-edge video game explodes into the real world? When the touch of a controller pad makes your wildest power fantasies flesh and blood? When your favorite video game character is actually your missing sister? Enter the world of iCANDY, a new ongoing series written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (THE LEGION) that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. iCANDY features art by hot new talent Kalman Andrasofszky and covers by promising newcomer Scott Iwahashi. Meet Matt, a kid whose life has been completely shattered. His parents are divorced. No one at school likes him. And now his sister Candy has disappeared. He turns to video games to escape, but when he plugs in the newest game, he encounters a character eerily similar to his missing sister. And when the game is fried in a lightning storm, Candy seemingly returns…with all the powers and abilities of a video game character! This project is supported with trade ads, house ads, and a minisite at www.dccomics.com. iCANDY is a monthly ongoing series edited by Tom Palmer, Jr. The 32-page issue #1 arrives in comic-book stores September 17 with a cover price of $2.50 U.S. Fast and furious Hell-raising in the City of Angels! THE DEMON: DRIVEN OUT East meets West at 110 m.p.h.! It's Etrigan the Demon as you've never seen him in THE DEMON: DRIVEN OUT, a hyper-pulp 6-issue miniseries written by Joshua Dysart (Violent Messiahs) and illustrated by Pop Mhan (Spyboy) and Art Thibert (Ultimate Spider-Man)! Jason Blood cuts a deal with a cult of modern-day alchemists to divorce him from the Demon for good…but the ceremony goes horribly wrong, and in a fiery car crash, The Demon crosses paths with young, troubled Ame Okamuro. Ame's a runner for the Yakuza crime syndicate by day and a street racer by night. To tame the Demon — and stop the Yakuza war he starts — she'll need all the speed and brains she has, and all the help she can get! But can she count on a newly freed Jason Blood? This project is supported with trade ads, house ads, and a minisite at www.dccomics.com. THE DEMON: DRIVEN OUT is a 6-issue miniseries edited by Joan Hilty. The 32-page issue #1 arrives in comic-book stores September 10 with a cover price of $2.50 U.S. GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD TWILIGHT/NEW DAWN TP For years, Hal Jordan served heroically as Earth's Green Lantern — one of the pillars of the Green Lantern Corps. But when he couldn't protect the people of Coast City from Mongul and thousands died, Jordan lost his mind, setting off a chain of events that led to a new Green Lantern for Earth: Kyle Rayner! Relive the change in eras as the NEW DAWN and EMERALD TWILIGHT trades are combined in one volume. This new trade paperback collects GREEN LANTERN #148- 155, written by Ron Marz and featuring art by Daryl Banks, Bill Willingham, Derec Aucoin, Steve Carr, Fred Haynes, Craig Hamilton, Jamal Igle, Romeo Tanghal, Robert Campanella, and Dennis Cramer. GREEN LANTERN: NEW DAWN/EMERALD TWILIGHT also features a new cover by Alan Davis & Mark Farmer. This project is supported by house ads. • 192-page trade paperback • In stores September 3 • $19.95 U.S. BATMAN: BRUCE WAYNE — FUGITIVE VOLUME THREE TP Bruce Wayne was cleared of killing Vesper Fairchild, and David Cain was taken into custody, but the story doesn't end there! BATMAN: BRUCE WAYNE — FUGITIVE Volume Three collects DETECTIVE COMICS #773-775, BATMAN #606-607 and BATGIRL #33, written by Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker, Kelley Puckett, Devin Grayson, and Geoff Johns with art by Steve Leiber, Scott McDaniel, Rick Burchett, Roger Robinson, Damion Scott, Mark McKenna, Andy Owens, Jim Royal, John Floyd, and Robert Campanella with a new cover by McDaniel. Plus, this volume includes special afterwords by Rucka and Brubaker! Sasha Bordeaux, Wayne's bodyguard, is incarcerated in a maximun security prison. Can she survive in a hellhole populated by some of America's most dangerous women? And Deadshot returns to Gotham, with Cain as his target! Don't miss the stirring conclusion to the best-selling "Bruce Wayne — Fugitive" storyline! This project is supported by house ads. • 176-page trade paperback • In stores September 10 • $12.95 U.S. The legend begins here! ELFQUEST: WOLFRIDER VOLUME 1 TP ELFQUEST is the stuff of legends — a majestic, million-selling saga over 25 years in the making. Now, DC Comics presents this towering story in chronological order for the first time, beginning with the reign of Bearclaw, tenth chief of the Wolfrider tribe. ELFQUEST: WOLFRIDER Volume 1, wrapped in a new, full-color cover by Wendy Pini, is the first in a series of compact, black-and-white books reprinting the original ElfQuest material. Volume 1 features the following: • "Wolfrider!" Chapters 1-7, written by Christy Marx with art by Wendy Pini (originally appeared in ElfQuest Volume 2, #19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, and 31) • "Phantom of the Berry Patch," written by Mercedes Lackey, Richard Pini & Andy Mangels with art by Brandon McKinney and Charles Barnett III (originally appeared in ElfQuest: Blood of Ten Chiefs #2) • "Starfall, Starrise," written by Wendy & Richard Pini with art by Wendy Pini (originally appeared in ElfQuest: Hidden Years #5) • "Out of the Woods," written by Wendi Lee with art by Terry Beatty (originally appeared in ElfQuest: New Blood Special #1) • "Eclipse of the Heart," written by Andy Mangels with art by Brandon McKinney & Charles Barnett III (originally appeared in ElfQuest: New Blood 1993 Special #1) • "Fur Flower's Gift," written by Sarah Byam with art by Ric Estrada (originally appeared in ElfQuest: New Blood 1993 Special #1). Along the way in Volume 1, we're introduced to the major players in the celebrated ElfQuest saga: Cutter and Skywise among them. As a bonus, this volume (and all subsequent ones) will contain a timeline and "Cast of Characters" to introduce new readers or refresh the memories of long-time fans. This project is supported with trade ads, house ads, and a minisite at www.dccomics.com. • 192-page black-and-white trade paperback measuring 5" x 7 3/8" • In stores September 10 • $9.95 U.S. Everything you need to know about the World's Greatest Super-Heroes! JLA-Z Get ready for a 3-issue handbook to DC's greatest super-team featuring artwork by some of the biggest names in comics, timed to coincide with JLA/AVENGERS, the biggest inter-company crossover of the decade! JLA-Z, written by Mike McAvennie, features a who's who of top comics artists: Jim Lee, Scott McDaniel, Scott Kolins, Rob Haynes, Patrick Gleason, Dan Jurgens, Jeff Parker, Pascual Ferry, Tom Nguyen, Peter Pachoumis, Scott Williams, Christian Alamy, and more! Plus, JLA-Z #1 features the first of a triptych of covers spotlighting every member of the JLA family illustrated by Phil Jimenez (originally featured in Wizard magazine)! The first stunning issue covers villains and heroes from Amazo to Green Arrow, and subsequent issues will continue with biographical information and stats on every hero to ever be affiliated with the JLA in alphabetical order! Don't miss this essential resource for anyone who plans on picking up JLA/AVENGERS! This project is supported with trade and house ads. JLA-Z is a 3-issue miniseries co-edited by Ivan Cohen and Steve Wacker. The 32-page issue #1 arrives in comic-book stores September 3 with a cover price of $2.50 U.S Kicking off a thrilling new story arc! JSA #52: "BRAND NEW DAY" Get ready for an exciting new start for the JSA, as the team sets off for uncharted territory in the wake of the earth-shattering "Princes of Darkness" storyline and welcome aboard new series penciller Don Kramer (DR. FATE)! The new storyline "Brand New Day" — a great jumping-on point for new readers — kicks off in JSA #52, written by fan-favorite Geoff Johns with art by Kramer and Keith Champagne and a cover by the critically acclaimed Carlos Pacheco and Jésus Meriño. The seeds for another exciting year in the lives of the JSA are sown here, as the coming months will bring insight into the many lives of Wildcat, a deepening mystery surrounding the new Crimson Avenger, and a follow-up story to the top-selling JLA/JSA: VIRTUE AND VICE graphic novel. Plus, a look into the plans of Black Adam…plans that will lead into next year's JSA/HAWKMAN crossover "Black Reign!" JSA is a monthly ongoing series edited by Peter Tomasi. The 32-page issue #52 arrives in comic-book stores September 10 with a cover price of $2.50 U.S. JSA: STEALING THUNDER TP In JSA: FAIR PLAY, readers learned of the Ultra-Humanite's escape. Now discover his latest world-conquering scheme, as heroes around the world begin to vanish! JSA: STEALING THUNDER collects JSA #32-37, written by the fan-favorite team of Geoff Johns & David S. Goyer, with stunning art by Leonard Kirk, Keith Champagne, Stephen Sadowski, Peter Snejbjerg, Keith Giffen, Andrew Pepoy, and Al Milgrom and a cover by Christian Alamy. With the ranks of the JSA gone, these remaining heroes that remain must forge an unusual alliance with the Icicle to save the day. But what does any of this have to do with Johnny Thunder, Jakeem Thunder and the magical Thunderbolt? This project is supported by house ads. • 176-page trade paperback • In stores September 10 • $14.95 U.S. SUPERMAN: DAY OF DOOM TP In 1992, the unthinkable happened: The Man of Steel — a paragon of heroism celebrated around the world — was killed at the hands of the monstrous creature known as Doomsday. Now, rookie Daily Planet reporter Ty Duffy is assigned to cover the anniversary of Superman's death, but soon a trail of murders happens on the same trail Doomsday once followed to Metropolis… SUPERMAN: DAY OF DOOM is a 96-page trade paperback written and illustrated by Dan Jurgens (Thor, Captain America), the writer behind the landmark Death of Superman storyline, with inks by Bill Sienkiewicz (THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS, Elektra: Assassin). DAY OF DOOM is an examination of the man and his mythology that introduces a brand new threat to the Man of Tomorrow! This project is supported by house ads. • 96-page trade paperback • In stores September 24 • $9.95 U.S. 100 BULLETS: SIX FEET UNDER THE GUN TP Brian Azzarello's and Eduardo Risso's Harvey and Eisner Award-winning series 100 BULLETS continues its journey through the twilight world of corruption and crime with this latest collection, SIX FEET UNDER THE GUN, featuring a new painted cover by Dave Johnson. Reprinting issues #37-42 of the ongoing VERTIGO title, this sixth trade paperback features six stand-alone chapters, each focused on one of the story's main players: Dizzy, Cole, Benito, Lono, Graves, and Wylie. Behind each individual's story, the war between Shepherd and Graves continues to escalate, and the uneasy alliance of the 13 Families continues to fracture. 100 BULLETS: SIX FEET UNDER THE GUN also includes an introduction by crime novelist and celebrated comics writer Greg Rucka (DETECTIVE COMICS, Queen & Country, Wolverine). This project is supported by house ads. • 144-page trade paperback • In stores September 3 • $12.95 U.S. ZERO GIRL: FULL CIRCLE TP In the first ZERO GIRL miniseries, Sam Kieth introduced Amy Smootster, an intelligent yet alienated 15-year-old high school student who just happened to possess some remarkable abilities, and Tim Foster, the guidance counselor who took an interest in Amy and tried to help her do the impossible: fit in. ZERO GIRL: FULL CIRCLE, an HOMAGE trade paperback collecting the acclaimed 6- issue miniseries written and illustrated by Sam Kieth, picks up Amy's and Tim's story 15 years later. In FULL CIRCLE, Amy's now an adult, and her former crush Tim is now a single parent with a troubled daughter. Nikki hasn't gotten over the death of her mother several years earlier, and Tim enlists Amy's help in helping her adjust. But Nikki has plans — and abilities — of her own that complicate matters! Hailed by the critics as a classic, ZERO GIRL: FULL CIRCLE is a superb parable by the always unique Kieth. This project is supported by house ads. • 128-page HOMAGE trade paperback • Suggested for mature readers • In stores September 10 • $17.95 U.S. ROBOTECH: THE MACROSS SAGA VOLUME FOUR TP The sweeping science-fiction drama based on the classic '80s cartoon continues with the fourth of a 6-volume series! ROBOTECH: THE MACROSS SAGA Volume Four is a digest-sized trade paperback that collects the classic Comico comics written by Markalan Joplin with art by by Mike Leeke, Howard Bender, Mike Chen, Rich Rankin, Joe Matt, and Sal Trapani, and a cover based on production art from the show. In Volume Four, the heat gets turned up on all fronts! The Zentraedi begin an aggressive campaign to eliminate the SDF-1 threat. Meanwhile, life in Macross City heats up! The release of the movie "Little White Dragon" creates quite a stir, as love is lost and new relationships are formed. Plus, another hero falls in combat! This project is supported by house ads. • 176-page WildStorm trade paperback measuring 5 3/4" x 8 1/4" • In stores September 17 • $14.95 U.S. TOM STRONG BOOK II TP From the fearsome depths of a fiery volcano to the furthest reaches of space…from Terra Obscura to the very ends of time…from a Central American jungle to alternate dimensions, TOM STRONG has something for everyone! TOM STRONG BOOK II, written by comics legend Alan Moore with art by Chris Sprouse, Al Gordon, Kyle Baker, Hilary Barta, Paul Chadwick, Russ Heath, Pete Poplaski, and Alan Weiss, with a cover by Sprouse and Karl Story, is an AMERICA'S BEST COMICS trade paperback that collects TOM STRONG #8-14. These issues continue to lay the groundwork for Tom Strong's background, featuring the likes of Tom Strange, Warren Strong, time travel, other dimensions, and interstellar family trips! This project is supported by house ads. • 192-page America's Best Comics trade paperback • In stores September 3 • $14.95 U.S. SUPERMAN: END OF THE CENTURY SC Considered to be one of the finest writer/artists ever associated with the Man of Steel, Stuart Immonen (THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, The Incredible Hulk) took a bold leap forward as a writer, penciller and even painter in SUPERMAN: END OF THE CENTURY. Now the dazzling hardcover graphic novel that shed new light on the enigmatic Contessa (former wife of Lex Luthor) is available for the first time in a softcover edition. Since her introduction, readers have been given numerous hints that the Contessa quite possibly is immortal. Now the truth about the Contessa is revealed, but will it do any good in the face of the unexpected threat of her son — a wild killer running loose on the streets of Metropolis? With a bloodlust that knows no limits, this deadly figure will launch a murder spree unequaled in human history unless Superman and Lois can stop him! Stuart Immonen writes, pencils (with inks by José Marzan Jr.), paints, and uses computer-manipulated photographs to create a gripping, breakneck adventure starring Superman and Lois Lane. This project is supported by house ads. • 96-page softcover • In stores September 3 • $17.95 U.S. JLA/JSA: VIRTUE & VICE SC "96 densely plotted, exciting pages…Penciller Carlos Pacheco, inker Jesus Meriño and colorist Guy Major provide stunning visuals throughout." — Comics Buyer's Guide JLA/JSA: VIRTUE & VICE, the graphic novel that had fans abuzz in 2002, is now available in a handsome softcover edition! The talents of acclaimed writers David S. Goyer (JSA) & Geoff Johns (JSA, THE FLASH, Avengers) combine with the powerhouse art team of Carlos Pacheco & Jesús Meriño (Avengers Forever, Fantastic Four) for a tale with real, dramatic impact on two popular super teams. Villains from the rich histories of both groups hatch an insidious scheme that lays waste the heroes and the world they defend. But of course, these are no ordinary heroes... What starts as a friendly get-together between the JLA and JSA degenerates into a destructive mélée…and from the ashes rises a villainous uber-team made up of select members from each group. What made these heroes of virtue turn into agents of vice? And who can stop them once they really get mad? It's up to the remaining members of both teams to save the day…if they can! This project is supported by house ads. • 96-page softcover • In stores September 17 • $17.95 U.S. BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE VOLUME 2 OVERSIZED SC The first 16 tales originally presented as backups in BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS — and originally collected in a hardcover — are reprinted in BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE Volume 2, a 176-page oversized softcover. This volume also includes five 8- page stories created just for the original hardcover! Printed on high-quality paper and topped with a cover by Mike Mignola (Hellboy), this handsome book is a must-have for the collections of every Batman fan and aficionado of comics fine art! This talented roster behind the GOTHAM KNIGHTS back-ups must be seen to be believed: Warren Ellis and Jim Lee; John Byrne: Paul Pope; John Arcudi and Tony Salmons; Paul Levitz and Paul Rivoche: Walter Simonson and John Paul Leon; Arcudi and John Buscema; Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso; Howard Chaykin and Jordi Bernet; Alan Brennert and José Luis García-López; Robert Kanigher and Kyle Baker; Dave Gibbons; Harlan Ellison and Gene Ha; Dini and Ronnie Del Carmen; Tom Peyer, Gene Colan and Tom Palmer; and Alan Grant and Enrique Breccia! Plus: Look for stories created for this collection by Paul Dini and Alex Ross; Chris Claremont; Steve Rude and Mark Buckingham; Steven T. Seagle and Daniel Torres; Kelley Puckett and Tim Sale; and Ty Templeton and Marie Severin! This project is supported by house ads. • 176-page softcover measuring 7 1/2" x 11 1/4" • In stores September 17 • $19.95 U.S. PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES VOLUME 5 HC Bursting onto the comic-book scene in 1941, Plastic Man was a bright spot in a Golden Age of heroes, standing out as one of the most unusual and innovative creations of the time. PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES Volume 5, written by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole and illustrated by Cole with André LeBlanc, Bart Tumey, John Spranger, and Alex Kotsky, collects Police Comics #50-58 and PLASTIC MAN #4 for the first time, as well as an insightful foreword by comics historian Bill Schelly. A reformed criminal turned do-gooder, Plastic Man stretched the definition of the strong- jawed, straight-faced super-hero to its absolute limits. Pitted against an equally odd and colorful group of foes and paired with the indescribably strange sidekick Woozy Winks, "Plas" quickly gained popularity and graduated to his own title. In this volume, Plas faces his famed foe the Granite Lady; a fatalistic fortune-teller; a group of vengeful Vikings; King Lughead the menacing monarch; the lethal Lobster, and more! • 204-page hardcover • In stores September 10 • $49.95 U.S. TOR VOLUME THREE OVERSIZED HC "The best 'prehistoric adventure' series ever produced, and the finest comic-book series published during the 1950s." — Author and filmmaker Donald F. Glut "(Tor is) the cream of the crop of comics not from a major publisher of the mid-1950s." — Comics Buyer's Guide Get ready for the TOR Volume Three, the final oversized hardcover volume of the collected Tor written and illustrated by the incomparable Joe Kubert! This volume includes all the Tor material produced for DC in the '70s and Marvel in the '90s, as well as material from Kubert's self-published Sojourn! In addition, TOR Volume Three features an 8-page sketchbook section, a forword by Kubert, and an introduction by noted writer Roy Thomas. Picking up his creation years after he was introduced in the 50s, Tor introduced several new species as antagonists: a mottled, less-than-human race, a group of beings that straddled the line between anthropoid and reptilian, and finally, a horrific, worm-like creature! The result took Tor to the next level, and made him a viable hero for a new era. • 168-page hardcover measuring 8 1/2" x 11" • In stores September 24 • $49.95 U.S. WONDER WOMAN: THE BLUE AMAZON The acclaimed "German cinema" trilogy that began in SUPERMAN: METROPOLIS and continued in BATMAN: NOSFERATU reaches its thrilling conclusion! WONDER WOMAN: THE BLUE AMAZON is a 64-page ELSEWORLDS Prestige Format Special written by Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier with art and a painted cover by Ted McKeever. THE BLUE AMAZON pays homage to director Josef Von Sternberg's The Blue Angel (1930) and Fritz Lang's Doctor Mabuse: The Gambler (1922). This third volume introduces Wonder Woman to the "Metropolis" universe as a mysterious — and powerful — captive in the sinister Doctor Psykho's "Palace of Sin." But she's a prisoner who may control the destiny of civilization! BLUE AMAZON features appearances by Super-Man and Nosferatu, from the first two parts of the trilogy. This project is supported with house ads. WONDER WOMAN: THE BLUE AMAZON is a 64-page Prestige Format ELSEWORLDS special edited by Joey Cavalieri. It arrives in comic-book stores September 3 with a cover price of $6.95 U.S. SUPERMAN: BLOOD OF MY ANCESTORS Comics wouldn't be the same without the visionary work of Gil Kane. SUPERMAN: BLOOD OF MY ANCESTORS is a landmark 64-page Prestige Format Special that represents the final work of this comics legend. Written by Steven Grant & Kane with art by Kane, John Buscema and Kevin Nowlan, BLOOD OF MY ANCESTORS pits Superman against a strange alien menace that devours memories. The Man of Steel sets out on a deadly trip down Memory Lane, to a time when the House of El first began…but can Superman's earliest ancestor defy the great god Rao and restore order to Krypton? This project is supported with trade and house ads. SUPERMAN: BLOOD OF MY ANCESTORS is a 64-page Prestige Format Special edited by Joey Cavalieri. It arrives in comic-book stores September 10 with a cover price of $6.95 U.S. CLASSIC ANIMATION MAQUETTE SERIES: FLEISCHER STUDIOS' STYLE SUPERMAN The theatrically released animated Superman shorts of the 1940s — created by the acclaimed Fleischer Studios — set a new standard in animation, leaving their mark as a milestone in film-making. Now, DC Direct presents the first piece in a new line of classic animation maquettes — a maquette that spectacularly captures the Fleischers' vision of the Man of Steel! The FLEISCHER STUDIOS' STYLE SUPERMAN, authentically sculpted by John G. Mathews, features Superman in a classic pose, standing for Truth, Justice and the American Way! This limited edition, hand-painted cold-cast porcelain maquette measures approximately 9 1/8" tall and is packaged in a 4-color box. This project is supported by a full-color poster, trade and house ads. • Full-color maquette • Advance-solicited; in stores January 28, 2004 • $89.95 U.S. DC/MARVEL CROSSOVER CLASSICS IV TP Fans anxiously awaiting the start of the historic JLA/AVENGERS crossover miniseries (solicited elsewhere in this issue of Previews) won't want to miss DC/MARVEL CROSSOVER CLASSICS IV, a 224-page trade paperback collecting some of the most popular inter-company crossovers of the last decade! Volume 4, created by an all-star roster of legendary talent, packs in four classic team-ups and confrontations featuring the best and brightest characters from two universes! Included are: • BATMAN & SPIDER-MAN, written by J.M. DeMatteis with art by Graham Nolan and Karl Kesel, originally published in 1997 • SUPERMAN/FANTASTIC FOUR, written by Dan Jurgens with art by Jurgens and Art Thibert, originally published in 1999, with a painted cover by Jurgens and Alex Ross. This powerful story, originally published in tabloid format, is collected for the first time at standard comic-book size. • DARKSEID VS. GALACTUS: THE HUNGER, written and illustrated by John Byrne, originally published in 1997. • GREEN LANTERN/SILVER SURFER: UNHOLY ALLIANCES, written by Ron Marz with art by Darryl Banks and Terry Austin, originally published in 1995. This powerful new collection is topped off with a new cover by SUPERMAN/BATMAN's Ed McGuinness! This project is supported with house ads. • 224-page trade paperback • In stores September 3 • $14.95 U.S. THE POWERPUFF GIRLS DIGEST-SIZED TPs Get ready for a new series of digest-sized trade paperbacks spotlighting DC's huge library of tales starring the world-renowned characters from Warner Bros., Cartoon Network, and Hanna-Barbera! These digests are the perfect way to introduce a new generation of readers to the joy of comics! The line kicks off with two 5 1/8" x 7 9/16", 112-page digests featuring the three adorable, unstoppable defenders of Townsville: the Powerpuff Girls! These two volumes include: • VOLUME 1: TITANS OF TOWNSVILLE (collecting THE POWERPUFF GIRLS #1-5), written by Jennifer Moore, Sean Carolan, and Abby Denson with art by Phil Moy, Dan Fraga, Stephanie Gladden and Mike DeCarlo and a cover by Craig McCraken and Mike DeCarlo, includes the stories "Squirrelly Burly," "Buttercup's Boyfriend," "Power Play," "Video Main," and "Holy Molar!" • VOLUME 2: GO, GIRLS, GO! (collecting issues #6-10), written by John Rozum, Chuck Kim, Chris Savino, Abby Denson, Moore and Carolan with art by Ricardo Garcia Fuentes, Mike Manley, Cynthia Morrow, Moy and DeCarlo with a cover by Moy, includes the stories "Dial 'M' for Mojo!", "Remote Controlled," "Mayor, May I?", "Creature at Large," and "Rogue Clowns." Join Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup as they square off against Mojo Jojo, Him, and a seemingly endless array of city-crushing creatures! • 112-page trade paperbacks measuring 5 1/8" x 7 9/16" • In stores September 10 • $6.95 U.S. ************End Articles************ DC UNIVERSE: BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS #786 WRITTEN BY ED BRUBAKER AND RICK SPEARS; ART BY PATRICK ZIRCHER, AARON SOWD AND ROB G.; COVER BY TIM SALE In stores September 3. The conclusion of "Made of Wood" throws Batman and the JSA's Green Lantern Alan Scott into a race against time to save James Gordon from a homicidal maniac! And in the back-up — "The Dogcatcher," Part 2 of 4, by Rick Spears and Rob G. (Teenagers From Mars) — an unfortunate city worker happens upon the Joker's lost pooch! FC, 40 PG. $2.75 BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #171 WRITTEN BY TOM PEYER; ART BY TONY HARRIS AND WADE VON GRAWBADGER; COVER BY HARRIS In stores September 10. The 3-part "Irresistible" concludes with a bang! After Bruce Wayne's manipulated suicide attempt, Batman finally uncovers the secret of Frank Sharp's power. But can Batman break through Sharp's mind-controlled police escort before Sharp flees Gotham for good? FC, 32 PG. $2.50 BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #45 WRITTEN BY SCOTT BEATTY AND KIMO TEMPERANCE; ART BY DAVE ROSS, JOHN FLOYD AND NATHAN FOX; COVER BY BRIAN BOLLAND In stores September 17. "Knights Passed" ends with a bang as Man-Bat enters the picture! But what does he want, and why is shredding Batman part of the answer? Meanwhile, the people closest to Bruce Wayne find themselves targeted by someone who wants the truth about the death of Jason Todd. Plus, in the black-and-white backup, a tale of action, adventure...and babysitting? Batman hunts down a band of crooks in a warehouse and finds an infant. Fisticuffs and teething collide as the Dark Knight must rescue the hapless tot! PC, 40 PG. $2.75 BATMAN #619 WRITTEN BY JEPH LOEB; ART AND COVERS BY JIM LEE AND SCOTT WILLIAMS In stores September 24. The pulse-pounding conclusion to the 12-part "Hush" story arc that has thrilled critics and fans alike, featuring two astounding variant triple-gatefold covers! Who is Hush? Why has this mysterious figure plagued Batman? All the secrets are revealed, and one thing is for sure: Nothing will ever be the same for the Dark Knight! The two triple-paneled gatefold covers feature Batman and his allies on one, and all the major Bat-villains on the other, showcasing Jim Lee's incredible vision of the dark world of Batman. For more information, see the feature article. Note: This issue will ship with two covers. All orders will be filled with covers featuring Batman allies (50%) and Batman villains (50%). FC, 32 PG. $2.25 BATMAN #619 STANDARD EDITION WRITTEN BY JEPH LOEB; ART AND COVER BY JIM LEE AND SCOTT WILLIAMS In stores September 24. The much-anticipated conclusion to "Hush," featuring a single-panel section of the Batman allies cover art! Featuring every page of action you've waited 12 months for, as all the secrets of "Hush" are revealed! For more information, see the feature article. FC, 32 PG. $2.25 ************************** Don't miss the Batman appearance in SUPERMAN/BATMAN #2, offered elsewhere in the DC section of Previews! ************************** ARKHAM ASYLUM: LIVING HELL #5 WRITTEN BY DAN SLOTT; ART BY RYAN SOOK AND WADE VON GRAWBADGER; PAINTED COVER BY ERIC POWELL In stores September 3. As if rioting super-villains weren't bad enough, Arkham Asylum now has a new, deadlier menace to contend with. With demons picking off both guards and inmates, it's time to bring in an expert: Jason Blood! FC, 32 PG. (5 OF 6) $2.50 BATGIRL #44 WRITTEN BY DYLAN HORROCKS; ART BY ADRIAN SIBAR AND ANDY OWENS; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores September 17. Batman and Batgirl must team up with Black Wind to take out Dr. Death before Death can unleash a genocidal weapon on the innocents of Tarakstan! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 BATMAN ADVENTURES #6 WRITTEN BY DAN SLOTT AND TY TEMPLETON; ART BY RICH BURCHETT AND TERRY BEATTY; COVER BY KELSEY SHANNON In stores September 17. Batman's out to bust the various rackets of the gangster named Black Mask…but he's playing with fire when he goes after the Mask's pet arsonist: Firefly! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 BATMAN: BRUCE WAYNE — FUGITIVE VOL. 3 TP WRITTEN BY GREG RUCKA, ED BRUBAKER, KELLEY PUCKETT, DEVIN GRAYSON, AND GEOFF JOHNS; ART BY STEVE LEIBER, SCOTT MCDANIEL, RICH BURCHETT, ROGER ROBINSON, DAMION SCOTT AND VARIOUS; COVER BY MCDANIEL In stores September 10. Bruce Wayne has been cleared of killing Vesper Fairchild and David Cain has been taken into custody, but the story doesn't end there! This concluding volume wraps up the best-selling storyline, reprinting DETECTIVE COMICS #773-775, BATMAN #606-607 and BATGIRL #33, with closing remarks by writers Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker, all under a new cover by Scott McDaniel. For more information, see the feature article. SC, 7X10, 176 PG, FC $12.95 STAR OF THE MONTH BATMAN: BRUCE WAYNE — FUGITIVE VOL. 2 TP WRITTEN BY GREG RUCKA, DEVIN GRAYSON AND ED BRUBAKER; ART BY STEVE LIEBER, SCOTT MCDANIEL, SERGIO CARIELLO, ROGER ROBINSON, AND VARIOUS; COVER BY SCOTT MCDANIEL In stores September 10. Reoffered to coincide with BATMAN: BRUCE WAYNE — FUGITIVE VOL. 3 TP, this volume collects the stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #768-772, BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #31 and BATMAN #605. Batman's allies decide he's been framed for the murder of Vesper Fairchild. Now the Dark Knight must find out who did it — and why! (STAR17718) SC, 7X10, 176 PG, FC $12.95 ************************* BATMAN: DEATH AND THE MAIDENS #2 WRITTEN BY GREG RUCKA; ART AND COVER BY KLAUS JANSON In stores September 10. The ultimate story of morality and mortality continues! Ra's al Ghul faces off against Batman on the Dark Knight's home turf, and he's come to make a serious accusation. Meanwhile, the mysterious and deadly Nyssa begins the latest phase of her private war against Ra's. FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 9) $2.95 ************************* BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE VOL. 2 TP WRITTEN BY CHRIS CLAREMONT, PAUL DINI, KELLEY PUCKETT, STEVEN T. SEAGLE, TY TEMPLETON, JOHN ARCUDI, BRIAN AZZARELLO, ALAN BRENNERT, JOHN BYRNE, HOWARD CHAYKIN, WARREN ELLIS, HARLAN ELLISON, ALAN GRANT, DAVE GIBBONS, BOB KANIGHER, PAUL LEVITZ, TOM PEYER, PAUL POPE, AND WALTER SIMONSON; ART BY ALEX ROSS, STEVE RUDE, TIM SALE, MARIE SEVERIN, DANIEL TORRES, KYLE BAKER, JORDI BERNET, ENRIQUE BRECCIA, JOHN BUSCEMA, BYRNE, GENE COLAN, RONNIE DEL CARMEN, JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA- LÓPEZ, GIBBONS, GENE HA, JIM LEE, JOHN PAUL LEON, POPE, EDUARDO RISSO, PAUL RIVOCHE, TONY SALMONS, MARK BUCKINGHAM, AND TOM PALMER; COVER BY MIKE MIGNOLA In stores September 17. An oversized softcover collecting the first sixteen Batman backups from BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS plus 40 pages of material commissioned for the hardcover! Get a healthy dose of noir- flavored short stories featuring the Dark Knight — written and drawn by a stellar lineup of creators! For more information, see the feature article. SC, 8X11, 176 PG, B&W $19.95 STARS OF THE MONTH BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE TP WRITTEN BY BRIAN BOLLAND, HOWARD CHAYKIN, CHUCK DIXON, NEIL GAIMAN, ARCHIE GOODWIN, JOE KUBERT, DENNIS O'NEIL, WALTER SIMONSON, MATT WAGNER, AND VARIOUS; ART BY SIMON BISLEY, BOLLAND, CHAYKIN, RICHARD CORBEN, KUBERT, KEVIN NOWLAN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, SIMONSON, BRIAN STELFREEZE, BRUCE TIMM, WAGNER, AND VARIOUS; COVER BY ALEX TOTH In stores September 17. Reoffered to coincide with the release of the BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE Volume Two TP, this oversized trade paperback collects the Eisner Award-winning anthology featuring short stories of Batman in stark black-and-white art. (STAR10808) SC, 8X11, 232 PG, B&W $19.95 BATMAN: HUSH HC WRITTEN BY JEPH LOEB; ART AND COVER BY JIM LEE AND SCOTT WILLIAMS In stores September 3. Reoffered to coincide with the BATMAN STATUE (offered in Previews Volume XIII No. 3), the most-talked about story of the year, collected in one volume! Reprinting BATMAN #608-612, this hardcover features the first arc of Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee & Scott Williams' acclaimed "Hush," including guest appearances by Superman, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, Huntress, and more! Plus, four brand-new pages and two pages previously seen exclusively on www.dccomics.com. (STAR18383) HC, 7X10, 128 PG, FC $19.95 ************************* BATMAN: TENSES #2 WRITTEN BY JOE CASEY; ART BY CULLY HAMNER AND DEXTER VINES; COVER BY HAMNER In stores September 24. Concluding the spine-tingling story set during Batman's first year! The Dark Knight's hunt for an insane serial killer with precognition reaches a fever pitch as the madman's visions hearken rampant death and destruction across Gotham City! Prestige Format. FC. 64 PG. (2 OF 2) $6.95 BIRDS OF PREY #59 WRITTEN BY GAIL SIMONE; ART AND COVER BY ED BENES AND ALEX LEI In stores September 17. Master extortionist Savant has pushed Oracle's courage and Canary's will to their very limits! Now Babs reluctantly recruits the Huntress, while Dinah must make a sacrifice that leaves her more vulnerable than ever. Their final confrontation with the man who knows their weaknesses will have repercussions for months to come! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 CATWOMAN #23 WRITTEN BY ED BRUBAKER; ART AND COVER BY CAMERON STEWART In stores September 24. Catwoman's "Wild Ride" continues with a stopover in a familiar locale: Opal City! But danger is everywhere as the mysterious Arabian ninjas who plagued Selina back in Keystone City catch up with her and Holly! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 GOTHAM CENTRAL #11 WRITTEN BY GREG RUCKA; ART BY BRIAN HURTT; COVER BY MICHAEL LARK In stores September 10. Featuring guest art by Queen & Country's Brian Hurtt! The tension of "Half a Life" breaks with an issue focusing on Stacy, the only person in Gotham allowed to activate the famed Bat-signal. This "day in the life" story of the Major Crimes Unit told through the eyes of their only civilian reveals that what seems like a great day job may be having adverse effects on her personal life, in ways she never thought possible. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 HARLEY QUINN #36 WRITTEN BY A.J. LIEBERMAN; ART AND COVER BY MIKE HUDDLESTON AND TROY NIXEY In stores September 3. "Behind Blue Eyes" Part 4 of 5. At last, the truth is revealed about Amanda's parents: why they hid valuable information with her, and how to retrieve it. But knowledge isn't always power, and Harley is running out of options as she struggles to keep herself and her unlikely ward alive! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 NIGHTWING #85 WRITTEN BY DEVIN GRAYSON; ART BY MIKE LILLY AND JESSE DELPERDANG; COVER BY J.H. WILLIAMS III In stores September 10. Somebody has to take the rap for the murder of Chief Redhorn. Will it be Tarantula or Nite-Wing? One thing's for certain: Neither is going down without a fight! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 ROBIN #118 WRITTEN BY JON LEWIS; ART BY PETE WOODS AND ANDREW PEPOY; COVER BY PHIL NOTO In stores September 17. The storyline that redefines Robin's role continues! Burdened with a horrible secret and certain there's a traitor within the Bat-group, Robin nears his breaking point. And while his investigation into the traitor's identity produces a possible lead, Robin finds himself being stalked! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 DC UNIVERSE: SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS #807 WRITTEN BY JOE KELLY; ART BY PASCUAL FERRY AND CAM SMITH; COVER BY FERRY In stores September 3. The "Supergirls" story arc continues! Mia, the Supergirl from the pages of SUPERMAN, joins the fight along with Natasha Irons and Girl 13. The trio sets out to stop a mysterious assailant who has delivered a near-fatal blow to Superman. And in the middle of it all, a blackout hits Metropolis! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #620 WRITTEN BY JOE CASEY; ART BY DEREC AUCOIN; COVER BY KEVIN NOWLAN In stores September 10. Who is the Candidate and why does someone want him dead? Lois and Clark are determined to find out! Meanwhile, the sun is being eaten and the world is becoming a much colder place. What can Superman do against a cannibal planet? FC, 32 PG. $2.25 SUPERMAN #197 WRITTEN BY STEVEN T. SEAGLE; ART AND COVER BY SCOTT MCDANIEL AND ANDY OWENS In stores September 24. A deaf Superman is getting sicker by the minute. Will Supergirl find the real cause of his malady? Plus, an appearance by Krypto! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 SUPERMAN/BATMAN #2 WRITTEN BY JEPH LOEB; ART AND COVER BY ED MCGUINNESS AND DEXTER VINES In stores September 17. Teaming DC's two mightiest heroes in one action-packed monthly book! Badly injured, Superman and Batman must make it back to the Batcave, where they confront the most unexpected guest- star of the year! Plus, Lex Luthor makes a startling announcement that will have an impact on the lives of both heroes! FC, 32 PG. $2.95 SUPERMAN/BATMAN SECRET FILES 2003 WRITTEN BY GEOFF JOHNS, JEREMY JOHNS, JEPH LOEB, AND MARK WAID; ART BY IVAN REIS, TIM SALE, ED MCGUINNESS, SCOTT MCDANIEL, MARC CAMPOS, AND PASCUAL FERRY; COVER BY MCGUINNESS In stores September 3. Discover the secrets of DC's heaviest hitters in an explosive special tied directly into their new ongoing series' first storyline! In a lead story by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis and Marc Campos, an unexpected champion plays a decisive role in the super-powered war on terror — but how will the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight respond to him? Plus: a surprising look at Luthor as "man of the people" written by Mark Waid; another thrilling take from the creators of SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS, Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale; and profiles of the SUPERMAN/BATMAN cast by Ed McGuinness, Scott McDaniel, and Pascual Ferry! FC, 48 PG. $4.95 SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT #3 WRITTEN BY MARK WAID; ART AND COVER BY LEINIL YU AND GERRY ALANGUILAN In stores September 3. Continuing the bold retelling of Superman's origins! Learn where Superman's costume came from, and why Pa Kent was dead set against it! FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 12) $2.95 SUPERMAN: BLOOD OF MY ANCESTORS WRITTEN BY STEVEN GRANT AND GIL KANE; ART BY KANE, JOHN BUSCEMA AND KEVIN NOWLAN; COVER BY BUSCEMA AND NOWLAN ELSEWORLDS. In stores September 10. Some of the final work of legendary artists Gil Kane and John Buscema pits Superman against a strange alien menace that devours memories! The Man of Steel's memories hearken back to an era where the House of El began, but can Superman's earliest ancestor defy the great god Rao and restore order to Krypton? For more information, see the feature article. Prestige Format. FC, 64 PG. $6.95 SUPERMAN: DAY OF DOOM TP WRITTEN BY DAN JURGENS; ART AND COVER BY JURGENS AND BILL SIENKIEWICZ In stores September 24. Collecting the 4-issue miniseries revisiting the behemoth who killed the Man of Steel! On the anniversary of Superman's death, someone is following Doomsday's cross-country path…and murdering people along the way! For more information, see the feature article. SC, 7X10, 96 PG., FC $9.95 SUPERMAN: END OF THE CENTURY SC WRITTEN BY STUART IMMONEN; PAINTED ART BY IMMONEN, LINE ART AND COVER BY IMMONEN AND JOSÉ MARZAN, JR. In stores September 3. Superman and Lois Lane must save the world from the deranged and super-powerful son of the former Mrs. Lex Luthor in a stunning softcover edition of the original graphic novel written and illustrated by Stuart Immonen. For more information, see the feature article. SC, 7X10, 96 PG., FC $17.95 SUPERMAN: METROPOLIS #8 WRITTEN BY CHUCK AUSTEN; ART BY TEDDY KRISTIANSEN; COVER BY ASHLEY WOOD In stores September 17. New artist Teddy Kristiansen continues to bring his vision to METROPOLIS! It's a blackout in Metropolis! And when Lena vacates the Tech, who's going to fill the vital role of controlling the city? FC, 32 PG. (8 OF 12) $2.95 SUPERMAN & BATMAN: GENERATIONS III #9 WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN BYRNE; COVER BY BYRNE ELSEWORLDS. In stores September 10. As an incredible battle rages in the 27th century, a wounded parademon staggers through the woods. An elderly blind woman offers him shelter in exchange for information — but nothing is what it seems in the shocking "A Soldier's Story!" FC, 32 PG. (8 OF 12) $2.95 SMALLVILLE #4 WRITTEN BY MARK VERHEIDEN AND CLINT CARPENTER; ART BY RENATO GUEDES, OCLAIR ALBERT AND TOM DERENICK; COVER BY JOHN VAN FLEET In stores September 17. The conclusion of the story that finds Lex Luthor accused in the murder of an old friend! How will he clear his name and find out who set him up? And in a special back-up story from "between the scenes" of the Season One episode "Rogue," Clark shares a car ride to Metropolis with a crooked cop who knows his secret. Plus, interviews with series creators Al Gough and Miles Millar detailing what's in store for Season Three, and the next installment of the Season One episode guide! FC, 48 PG. $3.95 DC UNIVERSE AQUAMAN #10 WRITTEN BY RICK VEITCH; ART BY YVEL GUICHET AND MARK PROPST; COVER BY ANDREW ROBINSON In stores September 10. Black Manta and Aquaman travel to Dreamtime to battle the Thirst for the soul of the fourth and final river goddess! Meanwhile, Tempest is back in Atlantis, where he discovers a monstrosity pumping dark, satanic energy into the oceans. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 BAD GIRLS #2 WRITTEN BY STEVE VANCE; ART BY CHRISTINE NORRIE AND J.BONE; COVER BY DARWYN COOKE In stores September 3. High school politics and super-powers mix it up in this hot new miniseries, as the artistic torch passes to hot artists Christine Norrie (Hopeless Savages, Queen & Country) and J. Bone (GOTHAM GIRLS, Jingle Belle)! New girl in town Lauren is learning just how nasty the popular girls of San Narcisco High can be — now that they can morph, turn invisible, and fly! At an out-of-control pool party, she's torn between loyalty to them and sympathy for her uncool friend Ronald — who's hatching his own mysterious plan… FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 6) $2.50 CINNAMON: EL CICLO #2 (OF 5) WRITTEN BY JEN VAN METER; ART BY FRANCISCO PARONZINI AND ROBERT CAMPANELLA; COVER BY HOWARD CHAYKIN In stores September 17. The tale of revenge and honor in the New West continues! Modern-day gunslinger Cinnamon heads to L.A. to settle old business from the long-ago murder of her father. To get there, she'll make a deal with the devils dealing cheap immigrant labor to the City of Angels! FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 5) $2.50 DC/MARVEL: CROSSOVER CLASSICS IV TP WRITTEN BY RON MARZ, JOHN BYRNE, J.M. DEMATTEIS, AND DAN JURGENS; ART BY DARRYL BANKS, TERRY AUSTIN, BYRNE, GRAHAM NOLAN, KARL KESEL, JURGENS, ART THIBERT AND ALEX ROSS; COVER BY ED MCGUINESS In stores September 3. Bringing together a staggering collection of the greatest comics heroes ever with an all-star roster of legendary creators! This volume collects GREEN LANTERN/SILVER SURFER: UNHOLY ALLIANCES, DARKSEID VS. GALACTUS: THE HUNGER, BATMAN & SPIDER-MAN, and SUPERMAN/FANTASTIC FOUR. For more information, see the feature article. SC, 7X10, 224 PG., FC $14.95 STAR OF THE MONTH DC/MARVEL: CROSSOVER CLASSICS II TP — RELIST WRITTEN BY VARIOUS; ART BY VARIOUS; COVER BY JOHN ROMITA, JR. AND DENNIS JANKE In stores September 3. Timed to coincide with the release of DC/MARVEL: CROSSOVER CLASSICS IV TP, this popular trade paperback contains four crossovers between DC and Marvel Comics: BATMAN/PUNISHER, PUNISHER/BATMAN, SILVER SURFER/SUPERMAN, and BATMAN & CAPTAIN AMERICA. (STAR07219) SC, 7X10, 224 PG., FC $14.95 ************************ THE DEMON: DRIVEN OUT #1 WRITTEN BY JOSHUA DYSART; ART BY POP MHAN AND ART THIBERT; COVER BY JO CHEN In stores September 10. It's Etrigan the Demon as you've never seen him before, in a 6-issue hyper-pulp miniseries! Jason Blood cuts a deal with a cult of modern-day alchemists to divorce him from the Demon for good. But when the ceremony goes horribly wrong, Etrigan must mix it up with street racers and the Yakuza mob! For more information, see the feature article. FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 6) $2.50 DR. FATE #2 WRITTEN BY CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN; ART BY DON KRAMER AND PRENTIS ROLLINS; COVER BY PAUL RIVOCHE In stores September 10. The action-packed mystical miniseries continues! Nabu has disappeared and Dr. Fate grows ever more alarmed at his absence as the coven of Salem mystics make their magical intentions known. Meanwhile, Justin Guilder's life takes a turn for the worse as Nabu's ancient enemy, The Curse, reappears with a vengeance seeking to destroy Dr. Fate! FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 5) $2.50 EMPIRE #3 WRITTEN BY MARK WAID; ART BY BARRY KITSON AND JAMES PASCOE; COVER BY KITSON In stores September 24. The miniseries chronicling the life of a villainous dictator continues! Golgoth's trusted soldiers are given a drug that provides them with superpowers. But when the secret source of that drug has been discovered by a few of Golgoth's trusted staff, it may mean their deaths! MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 6) $2.50 FALLEN ANGEL #3 WRITTEN BY PETER DAVID; ART BY DAVID LOPEZ AND FERNANDO BLANCO; COVER BY BRIAN STELFREEZE In stores September 10. Kicking off the 4-part story "Little Better Than a Beast!" Lee is caught up in a murder mystery when one of her students becomes despearately ill. Is a mysterious Bete Noire healer the girl's only hope? Meanwhile, the errant son of a wealthy dictator comes to Bete Noire seeking sanctuary at Furors. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 THE FLASH #202 WRITTEN BY GEOFF JOHNS; ART AND COVER BY ALBERTO DOSE In stores September 24. "Ignition" continues! The Fastest Man Alive struggles to protect his fellow officers as the true identity of their killer is revealed. The Flash wants to bring the murderer to justice, but so does a rogue outside the law! Plus, a visit from the new rogue profiler for the K.C.P.D. is anything but pleasant for Wally and his wife, Linda! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE JUSTICE LEAGUE #3 WRITTEN BY KEITH GIFFEN AND J.M. DEMATTEIS; ART AND COVER BY KEVIN MAGUIRE AND JOE RUBINSTEIN In stores September 3. The heroes formerly known as the Justice League have no time to get down to business when JSA villainess Roulette captures the former Leaguers to prepare them for a fight to the death (and in Booster Gold's case, maybe that's not such a bad idea)! FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 6) $2.50 GREEN ARROW #30 WRITTEN BY JUDD WINICK; ART BY PHIL HESTER AND ANDE PARKS; PAINTED COVER BY MATT WAGNER In stores September 10. Part 5 of the 6-part "Straight Shooter" finds Ollie trying desperately to turn the tables on über-assassin Constantine Drakon! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 GREEN LANTERN #169 WRITTEN BY BEN RAAB; ART BY RICK BURCHETT AND RODNEY RAMOS; COVER BY ARIEL OLIVETTI In stores September 24. Kyle takes off for uncharted regions of space to save Kilowog's soul! An ancient race of beings has taken hold of one of Kyle's only allies, and Kyle will stop at nothing to make sure Kilowog is saved. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Jade finds herself questioning her relationship with Kyle. FC, 32 PG. $2.25 GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD TWILIGHT/NEW DAWN TP WRITTEN BY RON MARZ; ART BY DARYL BANKS, BILL WILLINGHAM, DEREC AUCOIN, STEVE CARR, FRED HAYNES, CRAIG HAMILTON, JAMAL IGLE; COVER BY ALAN DAVIS AND MARK FARMER In stores September 3. A new collection combining the events of the NEW DAWN and EMERALD TWILIGHT trades, originally presented in GREEN LANTERN #148-155. Witness Hal Jordan's last stand, as he collapsed into insanity and became Parallax, an unstoppable force…until freelance artist Kyle Rayner was awarded the last power ring, and a new Green Lantern was born! For more information, see the feature article. SC, 7X10, 192 PG., FC $19.95 STAR OF THE MONTH GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD DAWN II TP WRITTEN BY KEITH GIFFEN AND GERARD JONES; ART BY M.D. BRIGHT AND ROMEO TANGHAL; COVER BY ALAN DAVIS AND MARK FARMER In stores September 3. Relisted to coincide with GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD TWILIGHT/NEW DAWN TP, this volume collects the EMERALD DAWN II miniseries with an all-new cover! Watch as Hal Jordan takes on Sinestro as a mentor and learns what it truly means to be a Green Lantern! (STAR18021) SC, 7X10, 144 PG., FC $12.95 ************************ HAWKMAN #19 WRITTEN BY GEOFF JOHNS; ART SCOTT EATON AND RAY KRYSSING; PAINTED COVER BY JOHN WATSON In stores September 3. Guest-starring Black Adam in a story that lays the groundwork for next year's crossover between JSA and HAWKMAN! During an archaeological dig within the country of Kahndaq, Black Adam comes to his former ally, Hawkman, to bring a halt to the excavation. But why is the dig so important to Black Adam? And who will help him keep Hawkman from unlocking the secret within? FC, 32 PG. $2.50 H-E-R-O #8 WRITTEN BY WILL PFEIFER; ART BY PATRICK GLEASON AND CHRISTIAN ALAMY; PAINTED COVER BY JOHN VAN FLEET In stores September 10. Part 2 of a special 2-part story! When we last left the guys of "Captain Chaos Productions," they were using the earth-shattering powers of the H-E-R-O device to perform dimwitted stunts and random acts of destruction. Now slick Hollywood producer Ronnie Barzell promises he can deliver fame and fortune. Does he really want to make them famous, or just get his hands on the device? FC, 32 PG. $2.50 HUMAN DEFENSE CORPS #5 WRITTEN BY TY TEMPLETON; ART BY CLÉMENT SAUVE JR. AND DENNIS JANKE; COVER BY SAUVE JR. AND JUAN VLASCO In stores September 10. For the members of the Human Defense Corps, war is hell — literally! The soldiers march into the depths of Hades to conduct a search-and-rescue mission for their fallen comrades, but before it's through, more may fall… FC, 32 PG. (5 OF 6) $2.50 iCANDY #1 WRITTEN BY DAN ABNETT AND ANDY LANNING; ART BY KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY; COVER BY SCOTT IWAHASHI In stores September 17. Get ready for a new monthly series that fires the high-octane action of a cutting- edge videogame into the real world! Meet Matt, a kid whose life is shattered when his parents divorce and his sister disappears. But is she really gone, or has she returned in the form of a video game character? For more information, see the feature article. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 JLA #86 WRITTEN BY JOE KELLY; ART AND COVER BY DOUG MAHNKE AND TOM NGUYEN In stores September 10. The shocking twice-monthly storyline "Trial By Fire" continues here! The mysterious creature known as The Burning has decimated the Justice League. Can the few unscathed members find out the secret behind this deadly foe in time? FC, 32 PG. $2.25 JLA #87 WRITTEN BY JOE KELLY; ART AND COVER BY DOUG MAHNKE AND TOM NGUYEN In stores September 24. The JLA's "Trial By Fire" takes a fatal turn in Part 4 of 6, as the horrifying origin of their latest nemesis is revealed! Surprisingly, Batman feels there's only one possible solution to The Burning question, and trust us — it's a stretch! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 JLA-Z #1 WRITTEN BY MIKE MCAVENNIE; ART BY JIM LEE, SCOTT MCDANIEL, SCOTT KOLINS, ROB HAYNES, PATRICK GLEASON, DAN JURGENS, JEFF PARKER, PASCUAL FERRY, TOM NGUYEN, PETER PACHOUMIS, SCOTT WILLIAMS, CHRISTIAN ALAMY, AND VARIOUS; COVER BY PHIL JIMENEZ In stores September 3. A handbook to DC's greatest super-team featuring artwork by some of the biggest names in comics, timed to coincide with the debut of JLA/AVENGERS! Featuring the first of a triptych of covers by Phil Jimenez (originally featured in Wizard magazine), this stunning issue includes villains and heroes from Amazo to Green Arrow, and features artwork by BATMAN's Jim Lee, SUPERMAN's Scott McDaniel and indie comics superstars including Jeff Parker (The Interman). FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 3) $2.50 JLA/JSA: VIRTUE AND VICE SC WRITTEN BY DAVID S. GOYER AND GEOFF JOHNS; ART AND COVER BY CARLOS PACHECO AND JESÚS MERIÑO In stores September 17. A softcover edition of 2002's thrilling, critically acclaimed hardcover! What starts as a friendly get-together between the JLA and JSA degenerates into a destructive melee…and from the ashes emerges a villainous uber-team made up of select members from each group. What's made these former heroes of virtue turn into agents of vice? And who can possibly stop them once they get really mad? For more information, see the feature article. SC, 7X10, 96 PG., FC $17.95 JSA #52 WRITTEN BY GEOFF JOHNS; ART BY DON KRAMER AND KEITH CHAMPAGNE; COVER BY CARLOS PACHECO AND JÉSUS MERIÑO. In stores September 10. New penciller Don Kramer (DR. FATE) debuts! It's a brand-new day for the Justice Society of America…a new beginning after the events of the earth-shattering "Princes of Darkness" storyline. Friends join, others leave, and the seeds are sown for the next exciting year of the JSA. Plus, a look into the future plans of Black Adam and how they will eventually change the JSA forever! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 JSA: ALL-STARS #5 WRITTEN BY GEOFF JOHNS, DAVID S. GOYER AND HOWARD CHAYKIN; ART BY ADAM DEKRAKER, PRENTIS ROLLINS, AND CHAYKIN; COVER BY JOHN CASSADAY AND MARK LEWIS In stores September 3. Spotlighting the JSA's prophetic powerhouse Hourman! Rick Tyler has struggled to take hold of his father's legacy as the original Hourman, and after years of failure he's finally succeeded…or has he? Plus, Howard Chaykin tackles the original Hourman in a Golden Age back-up tale! FC, 32 PG. (5 OF 8) $2.50 JSA: STEALING THUNDER TP WRITTEN BY GEOFF JOHNS AND DAVID S. GOYER; ART BY LEONARD KIRK, STEPHEN SADOWSKI, PETER SNEJBJERG, KEITH GIFFEN, KEITH CHAMPAGNE, ANDREW PEPOY, AND AL MILGROM; COVER BY CHRISTIAN ALAMY In stores September 10. Collecting JLA #32-37, this trade paperback uncovers the Ultra-Humanite's latest world-conquering scheme! Heroes from around the world — including members of the JSA — are vanishing, and those that remain must forge an unusual alliance with the Icicle to save the day. For more information, see the feature article. SC, 7X10, 176 PG., FC $14.95 JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES #23 WRITTEN BY CHRIS SEQUEIRA; ART BY MIN S. KU AND ROB LEIGH; COVER BY ERIC WIGHT In stores September 3. Kobra strikes reality television! After so many failed attempts to conquer the world, Kobra finds that his legion of believers is evaporating. In order to renew the faith of his followers, he comes up with his grandest scheme yet: to kill the Justice League live on TV! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 STAR OF THE MONTH JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES TP WRITTEN BY DAN SLOTT, TY TEMPLETON, FABIAN NICIEZA, JOSH SIEGAL, AND CHRISTOPHER SEQUEIRA; ART BY MIN S. KU, JOHN DELANEY, CHRIS JONES, AND VARIOUS; COVER BY BRUCE TIMM & ALEX ROSS In stores September 17. Reoffered to coincide with the JUSTICE LEAGUE ANIMATED WONDER WOMAN MINI- MAQUETTE (offered in Previews Vol. XIII, No. 3), this trade paperback collects JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES #1, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12 and 13. Thrill to the adventures of seven of the world's most iconic heroes as they stave off alien invasions, prevent natural disasters, and battle deadly super-villains! (STAR18115) SC, 7X10, 160 PG., FC $9.95 ************************ THE LEGION #24 WRITTEN BY DAN ABNETT AND ANDY LANNING; ART AND COVER BY STEVE LIGHTLE In stores September 24. Legendary Legion artist Steve Lightle returns for an issue spotlighting the team's darkest member: Umbra! On extended leave from the Legion, Umbra heads home to see if her birth world holds any clues to the disappearance of her powers. But things have changed on Talok VIII, and the darkness that was once her friend is now her enemy. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 LOBO UNBOUND #4 WRITTEN BY KEITH GIFFEN; ART BY ALEX HORLEY AND ANDY KUHN; PAINTED COVER BY HORLEY In stores September 17. On the lawless planet of Dhabba Dhu, Bling-Bling the bounty hunter ain't the only one who's about to mess with Lobo's assassination plans. The other one's got antennae! Yep, you guessed it: The mighty Ambush Bug is back in an outrageous sequence by Andy Kuhn (Firebreather, Spider-Man Unlimited)! MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (4 OF 6) $2.95 OUTSIDERS #4 WRITTEN BY JUDD WINICK; ART BY CHRISCROSS AND SEAN PARSONS; COVER BY TOM RANEY AND SCOTT HANNA In stores September 17. A month into the Outsiders' tenure, the group feels frustrated to be hunting "low-rent super villains." They set their collective sights on the bigger guns, but that way leads to blood…Brother Blood, to be exact. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES VOL. 5 HC WRITTEN BY JACK COLE; ART BY COLE AND VARIOUS; COVER BY COLE In stores September 10. Reprinting POLICE COMICS #50-58 and PLASTIC MAN #4 in a handsome hardcover archive! Featuring an introduction by Bill Schelly and a host of innovative and unusual Golden Age Plastic Man tales. For more information, see the feature article. HC, 7X10, 204 PG., FC $49.95 REIGN OF THE ZODIAC #2 WRITTEN BY KEITH GIFFEN; ART BY COLLEEN DORAN AND BOB WIACEK; COVER BY TONY HARRIS In stores September 24. The mythology of the Zodiac comes to life in this thrilling new series! On the distant world of Eidolon, the day arrives for a wedding rigged to create a superpower out of the decadent House of Virgo and the militaristic House of Aries. But the hot-blooded Arian bride has a secret plot to escape, which could lead to war! FC, 32 PG. $2.75 SWEATSHOP #6 WRITTEN BY PETER BAGGE; ART BY JOHNNY RYAN, STEPHANIE GLADDEN, JIM BLANCHARD AND BILL WRAY; COVER BY BAGGE In stores September 24. Meet more of Mel's family than you ever wanted to in the stories "I Have No Son" and "The Ex!" Yes, as if the Sweatshop gang didn't have enough troubles from Mel Bowling, now they have to put up with his family! FC, 32 PG. $2.95 TEEN TITANS #3 WRITTEN BY GEOFF JOHNS; ART BY MIKE MCKONE AND MARLO ALQUIZA; COVER BY MCKONE AND ALQUIZA In stores September 10. A major Teen Titans foe from the past returns to cause trouble for the new team! Plus, someone thinks putting kids in the line of fire is a bad idea — and Starfire and Cyborg agree. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 WONDER WOMAN #196 WRITTEN BY GREG RUCKA; ART BY DREW JOHNSON AND RAY SNYDER; COVER BY ADAM HUGHES In stores September 17. Part 1 of the 5-part "Down to Earth," the first extended storyline from the new creative team of Greg Rucka, Drew Johnson, and Ray Snyder! The project Wonder Woman has been working on since her arrival in Patriarch's World is finally revealed, giving new ammunition to Diana's foes, on Earth and Olympus itself! Featuring guest-appearances by Superman, Wonder Girl and Martian Manhunter! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 WONDER WOMAN: THE BLUE AMAZON WRITTEN BY RANDY LOFFICIER AND JEAN-MARC LOFFICIER; ART AND PAINTED COVER BY TED MCKEEVER ELSEWORLDS. In stores September 3. Completing the trilogy begun in the ELSEWORLDS specials SUPERMAN: METROPOLIS and BATMAN: NOSFERATU! The original Superman and Batman of the series return as the sinister Doctor Psykho keeps a mysterious — and powerful — captive in his "Palace of Sin"…a prisoner who may control the destiny of civilization! For more information, see the feature article. Prestige Format. FC, 64 PG. $6.95 DC: BEYOND THE UNIVERSE CARTOON CARTOONS #22 WRITTEN BY JESSE LEON MCCANN, FRANK STROM AND PAUL KUPPERBERG; ART BY MAXWELL ATOMS, FRANK HOMISKI, STEPHEN DESTEFANO, MIKE WETTERHAHN AND TIM CHI LY; COVER BY ATOMS AND HOMISKI In stores September 24. From the hit show Grim & Evil, Billy and Mandy go bowling with their best buddy, The Grim Reaper! Plus, Johnny Bravo gets a government job, and Courage the Cowardly Dog gets engaged to an alien! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 ELFQUEST: WOLFRIDER VOL. 1 TP WRITTEN BY WENDY PINI, RICHARD PINI, CHRISTY MARX, BY MERCEDES LACKEY, ANDY MANGELS, WENDI LEE, AND SARAH BYAM; ART BY WENDY PINI, BRANDON MCKINNEY, CHARLES BARNETT III, TERRY BEATTY, AND RIC ESTRADA; COVER BY WENDY PINI In stores September 10. The first in a series of compact-sized trade paperbacks re-telling the majestic ElfQuest saga in chronological order! This volume collects six thrilling ElfQuest tales that introduce a number of key characters, including Cutter and Skywise. Plus, a timeline and "Cast of Characters" perfect for introducing new readers to this expansive universe. For more information, see the feature article. SC, 5X7, 192 PG., B&W $9.95 LOONEY TUNES #106 WRITTEN BY BILL MATHENY, JESSE LEON MCCANN, EARL KRESS AND FRANK STROM; ART BY DAVID ALVAREZ, WALTER CARZON, OMAR ARANDA, LEO BATIC, MIKE DECARLO, HORACIO OTTOLINI, ALBERTO SAICHANN AND RUBEN TORREIRO; COVER BY MONA KOTH In stores September 3. Bugs Bunny poses as Marvin the Martian's Supreme Commander, Witch Hazel hunts for mouse tails, and Tweety vies with Sylvester for an acting award! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 THE POWERPUFF GIRLS #42 WRITTEN BY ROBBIE BUSCH; ART BY RICARDO GARCIA FUENTES AND MIKE DECARLO; COVER BY PHIL MOY In stores September 17. Get an eyeful of action — as the Girls battle a many-eyed monster and get knitted up in knots by their nemesis HIM! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 THE POWERPUFF GIRLS VOL. 1: TITANS OF TOWNSVILLE TP WRITTEN BY JENNIFER MOORE, SEAN CAROLAN, AND ABBY DENSON; ART BY PHIL MOY, DAN FRAGA, STEPHANIE GLADDEN AND MIKE DECARLO; COVER BY CRAIG MCCRAKEN AND MIKE DECARLO In stores September 10. The first in a new series of digest-sized trade paperbacks featuring the renowned characters of Warner Bros., Cartoon Network, and Hanna-Barbera! This volume collects THE POWERPUFF GIRLS #1-5, featuring the three lovable defenders of Townsville: Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles! For more information, see the feature article. SC, 5X7, 112 PG., FC $6.95 THE POWERPUFF GIRLS VOL. 2: GO, GIRLS, GO TP WRITTEN BY JOHN ROZUM, CHUCK KIM, CHRIS SAVINO, ABBY DENSON, JENNIFER MOORE AND SEAN CAROLAN; ART BY RICARDO GARCIA FUENTES, MIKE MANLEY, CYNTHIA MORROW, PHIL MOY AND MIKE DECARLO; COVER BY MOY In stores September 10. Continuing a new line of digest-sized trade paperbacks! This volume collects THE POWERPUFF GIRLS #6-10, as the girls square off against Mojo Jojo, Him, and even more city-crushing baddies! For more information, see the feature article. SC, 5X7, 112 PG., FC $6.95 SCOOBY-DOO #76 WRITTEN BY FRANK STROM; ART BY ANTHONY WILLIAMS AND DAN DAVIS; COVER BY JOE STATON AND DAVE HUNT In stores September 10. It's a frighteningly fashionable issue! The Mystery Inc. gang investigates a haunted beauty pageant by the sea, and chases a ghost through the catacombs of Paris! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 TOR VOL. 3 HC WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY JOE KUBERT; COVER BY KUBERT In stores September 24. The final volume collecting Joe Kubert's classic series! This oversized archive- quality volume collects the remaining Tor material produced for DC and Marvel, as well as Kubert's self-published Sojourn. This volume also features an introduction by Roy Thomas and an 8-page sketchbook section. For more information, see the feature article. HC, 8X11, 168 PG., FC $49.95 STARS OF THE MONTH TOR VOL. 1 HC WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY JOE KUBERT; COVER BY KUBERT In stores September 24. Reoffered to coincide with the release of TOR VOL. 3 HC, this hardcover presents the first collection of Joe Kubert's legendary creation, Tor! Reprinting One Million Years Ago #1 and 3-D Comics #1- 2, this oversized archive-quality volume also includes a foreword by Kubert, an introduction by Roy Thomas, a portfolio section of unseen sketches and storyboards, and much more! (STAR13753) HC, 8X11, 144 PG., FC $49.95 TOR VOL. 2 HC WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY JOE KUBERT; COVER BY KUBERT In stores September 24. Reoffered to coincide with the release of TOR VOL. 3 HC, this hardcover reprints Tor #3, 4 & 5 (from the 1950s) and features a foreword by Joe Kubert dealing with the early years of his career and the creation of Tor. Plus, an insightful introduction by comics writer and historian Roy Thomas; original Tor backup features, including the youth-oriented Danny Dreams stories; and a 27-page portfolio section with commentary by Kubert containing unseen sketches, pages, animation art and other developmental material! (STAR16567) HC, 8X11, 144 PG., FC $49.95 ******************************* WILDSTORM ARROWSMITH #3 WRITTEN BY KURT BUSIEK; ART AND COVER BY CARLOS PACHECO AND JESÚS MERINO CLIFFHANGER PRODUCTIONS. In stores September 17. The miniseries mixing magic and military might marches on! On a shipboard Atlantic crossing, Fletcher Arrowsmith deals with friends, enemies, sea monsters, romance, danger, loss and an overwhelming trial by fire that will leave him utterly transformed. His skills as an airborne wizard will be tested to the limit — and if he survives, he'll have made it to the most dangerous place on his world: the heart of the war! FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 6) $2.95 THE AUTHORITY #5 WRITTEN BY ROBBIE MORRISON; ART BY TAN ENG HUAT; COVER BY DWAYNE TURNER AND SAL REGLA EYE OF THE STORM. In stores September 3. A special stand-alone issue featuring the art of Russ Manning Award-winner Tan Eng Huat (DOOM PATROL)! A giant monster is rampaging through a major metropolitan area, and it's The Authority to the rescue! But all is not as it seems with this threat, and the reality of the situation may be more horrifying than the monster itself. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.95 EXTINCTION EVENT #3 WRITTEN BY ROBERT WEINBERG; ART AND COVER BY BRETT BOOTH AND SAL REGLA In stores September 3. The Extinction Event is in full swing, but which species will prevail? The Dinosaurs have been awakened and are running rampant through the camp. Who will survive, and who will fall prey to the most advanced predators ever to inhabit the earth? More secrets about the species are revealed in the third chapter of this incredible story about human survival. FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 5) $2.50 GEN13 #13 WRITTEN BY CHRIS CLAREMONT; ART BY RAMÓN F. BACHS AND SANDRA HOPE; COVER BY ALÉ GARZA AND CARLOS D'ANDA In stores September 10. The search for the original GEN13 continues as the new team discovers shocking revelations and faces their possible destruction…and the master manipulator G-Nome holds all the cards! FC, 32 PG. $2.95 GLOBAL FREQUENCY #12 WRITTEN BY WARREN ELLIS; ART BY GENE HA; COVER BY BRIAN WOOD In stores September 24. Get ready for Global Frequency's final mission — and the biggest one yet! It's going to take a hundred people on the Frequency, including agents from the previous 11 missions, to save a major world city from a ransom demand backed up by a threat most people could never imagine. FC, 32 PG. (12 OF 12) $2.95 THE POSSESSED #3 WRITTEN BY GEOFF JOHNS AND KRIS GRIMMINGER; ART AND COVER BY LIAM SHARP CLIFFHANGER. In stores September 17. The horror continues! Armed with faith, semi-automatics and holy water, Father Burroughs and the other exorcists head north to a small town where an outbreak of demonic possessions has left a trail of blood and bones. From the corrupted children, a secret will be revealed about the true nature of possession and what it means to the heart and soul of the team. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 6) $2.95 RED #3 WRITTEN BY WARREN ELLIS; ART AND COVER BY CULLY HAMNER HOMAGE COMICS. In stores September 24. The high-octane thriller comes to its apocalyptic conclusion! Paul Moses finally confronts those who ordered his death...but how will it all go down? Will there be anyone left standing? Will our anti-hero finally be able to retire once more? FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 3) $2.95 ROBOTECH: LOVE AND WAR #4 WRITTEN BY JAY FAERBER AND KEN SIU-CHONG; ART BY LONG VO, CHARLES PARK, JO CHEN AND ALAN TAMM; COVERS BY LONG VO AND WHILCE PORTACIO In stores September 3. The Zentraedi have targeted the Micronian fighter aces for elimination as Miriya and Max face each other for the first time in death-defying combat! Plus, in the backup tale, the filming of "Little White Dragon" is winding down, but Rick and Minmay are growing further apart as combat and death take their toll on Rick. All orders will be filled with covers by Long Vo (50%) and Whilce Portacio (50%). FC, 32 PG. (4 OF 6) $2.95 ROBOTECH: THE MACROSS SAGA VOL. 4 TP WRITTEN BY MARKALAN JOPLIN; ART BY MIKE LEEKE, HOWARD BENDER, MIKE CHEN, RICH RANKIN, JOE MATT AND SAL TRAPANI; PRODUCTION ART COVER In stores September 17. The Macross saga continues in this collection of the classic series originally published by Comico! In this volume, the heat gets turned up on all fronts! The Zentraedi begin an aggressive campaign to eliminate the SDF-1 threat, and even set upon a more insidious plan of elimination. For more information, see the feature article. SC, 6X8, 176 PG., FC $14.95 STAR OF THE MONTH ROBOTECH: THE MACROSS SAGA VOL. 3 TP WRITTEN BY JACK HERMAN, MARKALAN JOPLIN; ART BY MIKE LEEKE, MIKE CHEN AND HARRISON FONG; PRODUCTION ART COVER In stores September 17. Reoffered to coincide with ROBOTECH: THE MACROSS SAGA VOL. 4 TP, this digest- size volume reprints Robotech #13-18. The battle for possession of the massive SDF-1 heats up as the Zentraedi desperately fight for supremacy. Meanwhile, the distance between Rick and Minmay grows with the arrival of her anti-war cousin Lynn Kyle! SC, 6X8, 176 PG., FC $14.95 ****************************** SLEEPER #9 WRITTEN BY ED BRUBAKER; ART AND PAINTED COVER BY SEAN PHILLIPS EYE OF THE STORM. In stores September 17. Keep your friends close…and your enemies closer! Holden is sent by Tao to locate John Lynch's secret records that, if revealed, could betray his true agenda as a sleeper agent. Accompanying him is a fellow operative — who also happens to be his sworn enemy! MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.95 STORMWATCH: TEAM ACHILLES #15 WRITTEN BY MICAH IAN WRIGHT; ART BY C.P. SMITH; COVER BY MICHAEL GOLDEN EYE OF THE STORM. In stores September 10. Super-powered enemies are committing horrific suicide attacks on the U.S. Who are The Suiciders? And what's the spectacular story of their mysterious leader Citizen Soldier? MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.95 THUNDERCATS: DOGS OF WAR #4 WRITTEN BY JOHN LAYMAN; ART BY BRETT BOOTH AND AL VEY; COVERS BY BOOTH & VEY AND WHILCE PORTACIO In stores September 24. The alliance between the Thundercats and The Mutants has failed, and as a result, both groups are locked securely deep in the bowels of the War Dogs' dungeons. While Lion-O is tortured by the War Dog emperor, the traitors reveal themselves, but the Thundercats' last hope is miles away, battered and bloody. Note: This issue will ship with two covers. All orders will be filled with covers by Booth & Vey (50%) and Whilce Portacio (50%). FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 5) $2.95 WILDCATS VERSION 3.0 #14 WRITTEN BY JOE CASEY; ART BY DUSTIN NGUYEN AND RICHARD FRIEND; COVER BY NGUYEN AND RIAN HUGHES. EYE OF THE STORM. In stores September 24. As Jack Marlowe takes a step toward fulfilling his goals, the Halo Corporation's media consolidation may become a threat to democracy! Meanwhile, Grifter's latest scheme involves one of C.C. Rendozzo's junior agents. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.95 ZERO GIRL: FULL CIRCLE TP WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY SAM KIETH; PAINTED COVER BY KIETH In stores September 10. Collecting the second hit ZERO GIRL miniseries! Amy Smootster's now an adult, working as a guidance counselor. Her former crush, Tim Foster, is now a single parent with a troubled daughter. Tim enlists Amy's aid in helping her adjust, but the young girl, Nikki, has plans — and abilities — of her own! For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS SC, 7X10, 128 PG., FC $17.95 AMERICA'S BEST COMICS SMAX #2 WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART BY ZANDER CANNON AND ANDREW CURRIE; COVER BY ZANDER CANNON In stores September 17. The secret origin of TOP 10's Smax is revealed in this 5-issue miniseries! Smax is back home, but he can't escape his past, when he was known as the greatest Dragonslayer of them all. Be here for the grim, sad truth of the life he left behind, and why he forged a new existence. FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 5) $2.95 TERRA OBSCURA #4 WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE AND PETER HOGAN; ART AND COVER BY YANICK PAQUETTE AND KARL STORY In stores September 24. S.M.A.S.H.'s return to action has been anything but glorious, as our heroes' advance has been foiled by the null field! Meanwhile, the hunt for Tom Strange takes the Invertica City gang to the coldest reaches of Earth. FC, 32 PG. (4 OF 6) $2.95 TOM STRONG BOOK TWO TP WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART BY CHRIS SPROUSE, AL GORDON, KYLE BAKER, HILARY BARTA, PAUL CHADWICK, RUSS HEATH, PETE POPLASKI, AND ALAN WEISS; COVER BY SPROUSE AND KARL STORY In stores September 3. From the fearsome depths of a fiery volcano to the furthest reaches of space! Reprinting TOM STRONG #8-14, featuring the likes of Tom Strange and Warren Strong, plus time travel, other dimensions and interstellar family trips! For more information, see the feature article. SC, 7X10, 192 PG., FC $14.95 STAR OF THE MONTH TOM STRONG BOOK ONE TP WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART BY CHRIS SPROUSE, AL GORDON, ARTHUR ADAMS, DAVE GIBBONS, GARY FRANK, AND JERRY ORDWAY; COVER BY SPROUSE AND GORDON In stores September 3. Reoffered to coincide with the release of TOM STRONG BOOK TWO SC, this first collection allows you to catch up with AMERICA'S BEST COMICS' foremost science hero — reprinting the first seven issues of TOM STRONG. (STAR17610) SC, 7X10, 208 PG., FC $17.95 ******************************* VERTIGO 100 BULLETS: SIX FEET UNDER THE GUN TP WRITTEN BY BRIAN AZZARELLO; ART BY EDUARDO RISSO; PAINTED COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON In stores September 3. Reprinting 100 BULLETS #37-42, this sixth trade paperback features six stand-alone chapters, each focused on one of the story's main players: Dizzy, Cole, Benito, Lono, Graves, and Wylie. And behind each individual's story, the war between Shepherd and Graves continues to escalate, and the uneasy alliance of the 13 Families continues to fracture. Featuring an introduction by fan-favorite writer Greg Rucka (WONDER WOMAN, DETECTIVE COMICS). For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS SC, 7X10, 144 PG., FC $12.95 STAR OF THE MONTH 100 BULLETS VOLUME 5: THE COUNTERFIFTH DETECTIVE TP WRITTEN BY BRIAN AZZARELLO; ART BY EDUARDO RISSO; PAINTED COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON In stores September 3. Relisted to coincide with 100 BULLETS: SIX FEET UNDER THE GUN TP, this collection reprints issues #31-36 of the Harvey and Eisner Award-winning series 100 BULLETS! THE COUNTERFIFTH DETECTIVE brings to light another chapter in the story of Agent Graves and the remnants of his old outfit, the Minutemen. (STAR17961) MATURE READERS SC, 7X10, 144 PG., FC $12.95 ************************ FABLES #17 WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores September 10. "Storybook Love," Part 4 of 4. Why can't Snow White and Bigby Wolf find their way out of the woods? Why has Fabletown been renamed Bufkintown? Why is Prince Charming wandering all over the Woodland Building, carrying a huge bundle of who-knows-what? Why does King Cole have to convene an emergency murder trial in the Business Office? What terrible secret is revealed on the very last page? MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 FABLES: THE LAST CASTLE WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY CRAIG HAMILTON AND P. CRAIG RUSSELL; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores September 24. Learn the history of the beloved FABLES crew in this 48-page Special that acts as a prequel to the hit series. Little Boy Blue, Deputy Mayor Snow White's personal assistant, weaves a tale of the great war that forced Bigby Wolf, Prince Charming, Bluebeard and the rest into hiding. In a battle royale of blood, guts and broken hearts, we meet a mysterious woman in red and find out why Boy Blue plays only the blues on his horn. For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS FC, 48 PG. $5.95 HELLBLAZER #188 WRITTEN BY MIKE CAREY; ART BY DOUG ALEXANDER; PAINTED COVER BY TIM BRADSTREET In stores September 24. The 2-part "Bred in the Bone," featuring art by Doug Alexander (JLA: RIDDLE OF THE BEAST), concludes. Gemma Constantine is caught between the monsters of Gruinard Island and the human monsters who brought her there as she desperately tries to atone for her uncle John's past sins. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.75 HUMAN TARGET #2 WRITTEN BY PETER MILLIGAN; ART AND COVER BY JAVIER PULIDO In stores September 17. The thrilling new series that takes Christopher Chance on a journey through multiple identities continues! John Matthews died on September 11th, 2001 in Tower Two of the World Trade Center…or so everyone thinks. Bad debts, gangsters and a corporate scandal drove Ed to fake his own death. But now his secret is out, and it's time to pay his debts. He's a dead man unless he gets a second chance. The question is, will Christopher Chance take the job? MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.95 THE LOSERS #4 WRITTEN BY ANDY DIGGLE; ART AND COVER BY JOCK In stores September 24. The Losers find themselves in a world of hurt when their mission to steal incriminating data from corrupt oil conglomerate Goliath goes horribly wrong. When help comes from an unexpected quarter, revelations emerge about the covert operation in which the Losers supposedly lost their lives. And now it looks like it's about to happen all over again — for real! Betrayed, outgunned, and backed into a corner, the Losers only have one wild card left to play... MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.95 LUCIFER #42 WRITTEN BY MIKE CAREY; ART BY DAVID HAHN; PAINTED COVER BY CHRISTOPHER MOELLER In stores September 17. Are Duplicity and Deceit really lost members of The Endless family? Two very different — but equally dangerous — sets of siblings become embroiled in a Silver City crisis in the first installment of a 3-part story. And are things so bad that the Host of Heaven will turn to Lucifer Morningstar for help? Plus, the return of Mazikeen's former lover, and an incident so bloody it will force you to rethink your next trip to a bowling alley. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Y: THE LAST MAN #15 WRITTEN BY BRIAN K. VAUGHAN; ART BY PIA GUERRA AND JOSÉ MARZAN, JR.; PAINTED COVER BY J.G. JONES In stores September 17. "One Small Step" reaches its explosive conclusion! The fate of the two male astronauts who've been trapped in space is finally revealed, and the unmanned world will never be the same. Plus, Yorick Brown has one last confrontation with his foreign pursuers, and Agent 355 reveals her true feelings for the young man that she's vowed to protect. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.95 MAD MAD MAGAZINE #434 WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS In stores September 3. Buy this magazine and your days will be brighter, your smile wider, and your pocket lighter! MAGAZINE, 48 PG., PC $3.50 DC DIRECT Retailers, please note: Unless otherwise specified, the following items are manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final products may differ from images shown. These items are advance- solicited. Orders must be placed with those for September-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews. Some of these products may also be offered simultaneously beyond the comic-book specialty market. CLASSIC ANIMATION MAQUETTE SERIES: FLEISCHER STUDIOS' STYLE SUPERMAN SCULPTED BY JOHN G. MATHEWS Advance-solicited; in stores January 28, 2004. Inspired by the acclaimed Superman animated shorts of the 1940s created by the Fleischer Studios, this Superman maquette celebrates a true milestone in the art of animation. This authentically sculpted maquette captures Superman standing for Truth and Justice in his classic pose and is a must for every Superman fan. This limited edition, hand-painted cold-cast porcelain maquette measures approximately 9 1/8" high x 5 7/8" wide x 2 ¾" deep and is packaged in a 4-color box. MAQUETTE $89.95 JUSTICE LEAGUE ANIMATED: HAWKGIRL MINI- MAQUETTE Advance-solicited; in stores January 7, 2004. Hawkgirl continues DC Direct's new series of mini-maquettes based on the highly collectible sold-out 2002 maquette line! Hawkgirl takes flight along with the other Justice League Animated heroes in the series including Wonder Woman, Superman, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, The Flash, Batman, and Aquaman. The JUSTICE LEAGUE ANIMATED: HAWKGIRL MINI-MAQUETTE is a hand- painted, cold-cast porcelain mini-maquette measuring approximately 5 ½" tall x 1 ¾" wide x 2 3/8" on a newly designed base and is packaged in a 4-color window box. MINI-MAQUETTE $29.95 JUSTICE LEAGUE ANIMATED: MARTIAN MANHUNTER WALL PLAQUE SCULPTED BY JOHN G. MATHEWS Advance-solicited; in stores January 14, 2004. DC Direct's exciting series of sculpted wall plaques based on the super heroic stars of the hit Justice League Animated series on Cartoon Network continues! A founding member of the Justice League and also an invaluable resource to the team, Martian Manhunter defends the Earth using his incalculable strength. Other heroes featured in this series include Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Superman, and Hawkgirl. The Justice League Animated Martian Manhunter Wall Plaque is a fully sculpted, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain wall relief, measuring approximately 4" tall x 7 ¾" wide x 2 ¾" deep. Packaged in a 4-color box. FC, WALL PLAQUE $39.95 STARS OF THE MONTH PLASTIC MAN PEWTER FIGURE In stores September 10. Reoffered to coincide with PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES VOL. 5 HC, this pewter figure measures 3.625" tall and features the pliable hero standing atop a circular base emblazoned with the JLA logo. Retailers please note: quantities are limited. Orders may be allocated. (STAR13959) FIGURE $24.95 POCKET SUPER HEROES SERIES I: COSMIC BOY & SATURN GIRL In stores September 24. Reoffered to coincide with POCKET SUPER HEROES SERIES II: SILVER AGE SPEEDY AND WONDER GIRL (offered in Previews Vol. XIII, No. 3). Both figures feature articulation and are packaged together in a 4-color blister pack, which includes backdrop art, story card and plastic stand. (STAR17246) FIGURE SET $9.95 POCKET SUPER HEROES SERIES I: GOLDEN AGE DR. FATE & THE SPECTRE In stores September 24. Reoffered to coincide with POCKET SUPER HEROES SERIES II: GUARDIAN AND GUY GARDNER (offered in Previews Vol. XIII, No. 3). Both figures feature articulation and are packaged together in a 4-color blister pack, which includes backdrop art, story card and plastic stand. (STAR17248) FIGURE SET $9.95 ************************* THE SANDMAN MANGA STATUE DESIGNED BY JILL THOMPSON; SCULPTED BY JONATHAN MATTHEWS Advance-solicited; in stores January 21, 2004. He is known as Morpheus, Lord of Dreams and master of his nocturnal domain. Standing alone within the early mists of sleep, his presence shapes the night, shadowing all those that wander his realm. This limited edition, hand-painted cold-cast porcelain statue measures approximately 9 ½" tall x 4 ½" wide x 4 ½" deep and is packaged in a 4-color box. STATUE $89.95 VERTIGO: DESIRE MINI-BUST DESIGNED BY KEVIN NOWLAN; SCULPTED BY BARSOM Advance-solicited; in stores January 21, 2004. As the living embodiment of temptation, The Sandman's sibling Desire ignites irresistible passion, pleasure, and often pain. This limited edition, hand-painted cold-cast porcelain mini-bust measures approximately 5 ½" tall x 2" wide x 1 ¾" deep and is packaged in a 4-color window box. MINI-BUST $45.00 SMALLVILE SEASON ONE DVD SET SMALLVILLE: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON DVD SET In stores September 24. Before the legend…before the icon…there was a teenager named Clark Kent. Someday, he'll master his powers and understand his true calling. For now, he just has to get through adolescence. The new interpretation of the enduring Superman mythology and its classic characters blends realism and adventure into an exciting action series! Clark doesn't wear glass, there's no suit and he can't fly. Between the boy he thought he was and the man he is destined to become are the stories of Smallville. The complete first season of the hit WB TV series, plus these special DVD features: Deleted Scenes, Interactive Map of Smallville, Storyboard- to-Screen, and Cast Interviews. (CAUT: 4) DVD SRP: $64.92 SMALLVILLE RELISTS SMALLVILLE: CLARK KENT ACTION FIGURE In stores September 24. From the hit series on The WB! come these beautifully-sculpted action figures from DC Direct, reoffered to coincide with the Smallville Season One DVD Set! Clark Kent (played by actor Tom Welling on the show), stands approximately 6 ¼" tall, has seven points of articulation, and includes an extra pair of hands with Kryptonite-poisoned veins. Press on them and the veins disappear! Clark comes with a removable backpack, a 1 ¼" block of "Kryptonite" and a collectible trading card from Inkworks featuring a photo of the character. Packaged in a 4-color blister pack. (STAR17999Z) FIGURE PI SMALLVILLE: LANA LANG ACTION FIGURE In stores September 24. Clark's secret love, Lana Lang (played by actress Kristin Kreuk), is an action figure from DC Direct, reoffered to coincide with the Smallville Season One DVD Set! Standing approximately 5 ½" tall with 11 points of articulation, Lana comes with two pompoms that the figure can hold, a synthetic jewel replica of her Kryptonite necklace on a 18" chain that fans can wear, and a collectible trading card from Inkworks featuring a photo of the character. Packaged in a 4-color blister pack. (STAR18000Z) FIGURE PI SMALLVILLE: LEX LUTHOR ACTION FIGURE In stores September 24. Lex Luthor (played by actor Michael Rosenbaum), is the charismatic character from Smallville who's up to no good, and he's an action figure from DC Direct reoffered to coincide with the Smallville Season One DVD Set! Lex stands approximately 6" tall with 7 points of articulation, and comes with a hinged laptop computer emblazoned with the LuthorCorp logo, a LuthorCorp annual report, and a collectible trading card from Inkworks featuring a photo of the character. Packaged in a 4-color blister pack. FIGURE PI Retailers please note: The SMALLVILLE ACTION FIGURES are blister-carded for individual sale to consumers, but are packed together in an assortment. Consult the Previews Order Form for details. Quantities are limited. Orders may be allocated. ***************************** IMAGE COMICS THE AGENTS #6 (OF 6) (W) Kevin Gunstone (A) Ben Dunn (Cover) Ben Dunn BW 32pp $2.95 Six-issue monthly finite series In stores the week of September 3rd. THE CONCEPT: From the ashes of nuclear devastation wrought on the cities of Washington and Moscow thirty years ago, a planet wide protectorate was formed in Britain called The Agency. The Agency enforce their own brand of defensive guardianship through espionage and counteraction, but not all of the Earth is united in this New World Order…as individual countries, states and rival organizations threaten to undermine and destroy all The Agency stand for. THIS ISSUE: Escaping from the clutches of the nefarious C.A.B.A.L., Nigel Cord returns to Daedalus' jungle lair where a soul-searching decision confronts him; to protect the former mass murderer and ensure the world receives his amazing scientific legacy - or destroy the H.Q.'s protective barrier, so that the gathering forces of The Agency can launch a devastating assault on the Professor and settle Cord's thirty year grudge... Meanwhile in New York, Pippa, Chance, and Haiku finally close-in on the answers they have been looking for! THE ART OF JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER by Joseph Michael Linsner FC 176pp $24.95 Trade Paperback In stores the week of September 3RD. Few names in the art world today stir the passions of fans like that of Joseph Michael Linsner. A maverick phenomenon, Linsner has been painting visions of fantastic worlds and beautiful women since 1989. He stormed the world with his personal tribute to the Goddess, Dawn. Collected here for the first time is the body of work that Joseph himself is proudest of. This much-anticipated volume boasts 176 pages of Linsner's very best work, including covers and over a dozen previously unseen and unpublished paintings. Scores of rare production sketches and color roughs will be highlighted, as well as a special "how to" section in which Linsner gives a sneak peek at the production of one of his dazzling Dawn paintings from start to finish. More than simply pinup art, Linsner's work illuminates a complex mythology, rife with its own symbolism and language. Ever wanted to go to Heaven, Hell and beyond? Linsner's art will take you there. CAPES #1 (OF 3) (W) Robert Kirkman (A) Mark Englert (Cover) Mark Englert FC 32pp $2.95 Three issue finite series In stores the week of September 3rd. THE CONCEPT: "Find something you enjoy doing and then figure out a way to make money doing it." When Bruce Bolt first heard those words he took them to heart, and set out to do just that... he's now teamed up with a group of like-minded individuals. What would you do if you woke up tomorrow with amazing and fantastic powers far beyond that of a mere mortal? I'd become a star football player, a famous boxer, or the world's fastest pizza delivery guy. I know this much for sure, there's NO WAY I would waste my time saving lives, helping people, and devoting all my time to the well being of others, unless there was something in it for me... and neither would these guys. THIS ISSUE: Meet the cast. There's the Meteor Twins, beings of immense power... as long as they stay within 20 feet of each other. Big Brain, the owner whose power dwarfs nearly everyone on the planet, but has trouble fitting his head through doors. The American Champion, who's loving wife, Freedom, spends most of her time loving other men. Then there's Bolt, the resident strong man, who today is stuck showing the new guy, Kid Thor, the ropes. The only problem is nobody is prepared for what happens next. Let's just hope they're done before five O'clock... the accountants are trying to cut back on overtime. CASEFILES: SAM AND TWITCH #5 (W) Marc Andreyko (A) Scott Morse (Cover) Scott Morse FC 32pp $2.50 Monthly ongoing series In stores the week of September 17TH. THE CONCEPT: This is the second spin-off book featuring New York City police detectives Sam Burke and Twitch Williams, popular characters originally introduced in the core Spawn title. Casefiles: Sam and Twitch takes the crime noir world of Sam and Twitch to a darker level, and features unique artwork and storytelling from Marc Andreyko and Scott Morse. Intended for mature audiences only. THIS ISSUE: In the penultimate chapter of "Have You Seen Me?" Twitch's life careens out of control! Will the pressure cause him to turn his back on everything he has believed? How much suffering can one man take before he is damaged beyond repair? And what makes Sam turn against his best friend? CLOCKMAKER #7 (OF 12) (W) Jim Krueger (A) Matt Smith and Zach Howard (Cover) Matt Smith FC 16pp (Folds out from standard comic size to glossy high-quality CSN/Marvel Treasury Edition size) $2.50 Twelve issue monthly epic In stores the week of September 24TH. THE CONCEPT: Hidden within a hollow mountain in Switzerland is a giant clockworks. Hundreds of men that never age maintain the old behemoths operation. The clock is the cause and sustainer of the Earth's revolutions. And more, it is the gateway to Heaven itself. Which is why the Clockmaker and her family are about to go through hell. THIS ISSUE: Old clock worker Herbert shows how long in the teeth he's truly grown as he strikes at those that were cruel to him while Astrid and Hans make a terrifying discovery regarding the identity of the Five O'Clock Shadow. The clock is ticking and everything is going wrong as the clock-workers (those still alive) prepare for the opening of the door to Heaven. DAVID AND GOLIATH # 1 (W) Jay Ju (A) Leonel Castellani FC 32pp $2.95 Ongoing bi-monthly series In stores the week of September 3rd. THE CONCEPT: "In a time before the atomic age, an ancient monster with more destructive power than anything seen before in the world, is owned and controlled by an innocent little boy." In Ancient Egypt, centuries before the birth of Christ, the Pharaohs once controlled a mythical beast to destroy the armies and cities of their enemies. The beast, a large lion with wings and breath of fire, may be awoken once, every hundred years. It is now 1940 in New York in the middle of World War II and this same monster, after centuries of being forgotten, has been unleashed upon the world. But now, an innocent, little 10 year old boy, named David, controls the mighty monster as if it were his pet. Hot on their trail are Secret Nazi Agents sent out to harness this great power of the beast and to change the tide of the war. The one who controls the boy, David, controls the beast, named Goliath. THIS ISSUE: New York City during World War II. William Hart tries to send an urgent message to his children to warn them of the danger that is headed their way, but is attacked by a Nazi Agent named Nichila. She is in search of a mysterious artifact, a medallion, that has been sent to William's young son David and his older sister Sarah. The medallion holds an ultimate power that Hitler himself wishes to harness. When the medallion arrives, David a small, lonely, bullied, but adventurous little boy, unknowingly unleashes an ancient monster with immeasurable powers. Now magically bonded to the mystical lion, David takes the mighty monster for a joyride and gets into mischief. Meanwhile, the deadly Nazi Agent Nichila brutally makes her way to New York to capture David and Goliath for the Glory of her leader, so they can rule the world. GENESIS: THE ART OF TRANSFORMERS (A) Various FC 128pp $29.95 9.5"x12" Hard cover In stores the week of September 17th. THE CONCEPT: The wait is over... The first and only Transformers official art book is coming this September. The Transformers Universe is full of rich characters that have been portrayed in various forms over the years and this high quality art book is the ultimate collection of them all. This "coffee table" book is made of superior quality material featuring 128 pages of high caliber artwork produced by professional artists from all around the world. Exclusive Cover art by famed Japanese artist Jun-Ichi Nakamura Genesis is offered in a prestigious hard cover limited Collector's Edition. Don't miss this opportunity to own this very limited and rare hard cover edition, a very low print run will be made so be sure to order it now to get your copy. This might be your only chance to own a true piece of Transformers history. IMPORTANT NOTE : ALL PREVIOUS ORDERS CANCELED. G.I. JOE #22 (W) Josh Blaylock (A) Brandon Badeaux (Cover) MICHAEL TURNER FC 32pp $2.95 Monthly Ongoing series In stores the week of September 10th. THE CONCEPT: G.I. Joe is the code name for America's daring and highly trained special mission force. It's purpose: to defend freedom against COBRA, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. THIS ISSUE: Bred from the genetic material of the world's greatest conquerers, he is programmed for one thing only - world domination. Thought to be dead for years, SERPENTOR is back, and neither G.I. Joe NOR Cobra are safe. This is the evil snake king like you've never seen him before, in one of the biggest G.I. Joe battles of all time. Firefly, B.A.T.s, and the clone kids return in part one of this four issue epic story-arc. This issue marks the beginning of the end of Josh Blaylock's last run as the regular writer of G.I. Joe G.I. JOE: FRONTLINE #15 (W) Gary Phillips (A) Jeremy Love (Cover) Jeremy Love & Cory Hamscher FC 32pp $2.95 Monthly Ongoing series In stores the week of September 17th. THE CONCEPT: G.I. Joe Frontline expands the action of the regular G.I. JOE series into another title, featuring a cast of rotating creative teams. Frontline allows us to see the G.I.JOE universe through the eyes of different artists, and of course, its full of action, action, action! THIS ISSUE: Lonzo Wilkenson, aka Stalker, takes some well-deserved R&R to spend time with his family. The ghosts of the past have a way of haunting his present, and Wilkinson must use the skills honed on the battlefield and those of a father to save his step-son from taking the wrong path -- a path he nearly took years before. G.I. JOE VS. TRANSFORMERS #4 (OF 6) (W) Josh Blaylock (A) Mike Miller (Cover A) Mike Miller (Cover B) Mark Brooks FC 32pp $2.95 Monthly 6 issue mini-series In stores the week of September 24th. THE CONCEPT: The crossover of the decade is here! Featuring the two big players of the '80's, this story chronicles what happens when an infant COBRA organization stumbles upon an alien spacecraft full of damaged robots – the TRANSFORMERS. With these new weapons under their control, they will conquer the entire planet, unless a newly formed Special Forces unit called G.I. Joe can stop them THIS ISSUE: Thanks to Wheeljack, Bumblebee, and mysterious e-mails all over the world, G.I.Joe finds the location of Cobra Island and a scout team is deployed with one goal in mind: bring Optimus Prime back online. Meanwhile, the rest of the Joes gear up for a full on assault on the island, and they're bringing a piece of the ARK with them. The only one able to save Cobra could be MEGATRON - but Cobra Commander will have to release him from his prison for that to happen. HAWAIIAN DICK: THE LAST RESORT #1 (OF 4) (W) B. Clay Moore (A) Steven Griffin FC 32 pp $2.95 Four-issue monthly finite series In stores the week of September 17th. THE CONCEPT: In this follow-up to the critically acclaimed HAWAIIAN DICK, Private Investigator Byrd finds himself entangled in a gangland turf war for control of Paradise. Hired to investigate the mysterious sabotage of a brand new luxury resort, Byrd soon finds any number of suspects, both human and inhuman. Torn between rival factions, Byrd can't rely on help from his friend, Detective Mo Kalama, who finds himself stalked by the very men who hired Byrd. THIS ISSUE: Byrd arrives at the Seaside Sands Resort in his sparkling new convertible, and walks straight into trouble. He finds himself working for a notorious stateside mob boss, while fending off the attention of another. Meanwhile, Kahami and Mo arrive undercover, but Mo finds that 300-pound Honolulu detectives are easily identified by determined killers. Ghostly women, gangland thugs falling from the sky, and surf, sun and leisure are shaken together in this latest tropical noir cocktail. HEAVEN'S DEVILS #1 (OF 4) (W) Jai Nitz (A) Zach Howard (Cover) Zach Howard BW 32pp $2.95 Four issue finite series (every 6 weeks) In stores the week of September 24th. THE CONCEPT: Alan Wells hides from his ugly past but seeks redemption in Mexico. John Wickliffe belies his corporate status and tries to save the rainforest one tree at a time. Agent Madison Morgan is reprimanded by the FBI and sent to do deskwork in the middle of nowhere Texas for the Office of Homeland Security. A smuggler with a past, an environmentalist with an agenda, and a loose cannon with a chip on her shoulder come together with the fate of humanity between them. THIS ISSUE: Alan's criminal existence is exposed when a young boy is caught in the crossfire of his drug smuggler lifestyle. Distraught, he's faced with a choice; make a change, or end it all. Madison risks her job and her life to track down illegal immigrants carrying a deadly disease. John leads Brazilian natives against illegal loggers and takes the environmental movement to the next level, both with deadly results. THE HEDGE KNIGHT #2 (OF 6) (W) George R.R. Martin and Ben Avery (A) Mike S. Miller (Cover A) Mike S. Miller (Cover B) Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell FC 32pp Six issue monthly finite series $2.95 (cover A) $5.95 (cardstock cover B) In stores the week of September 3rd. THE CONCEPT: Night falls over the life of one noble knight and brings the dawn of his squire's knighthood. Dubbing himself 'Ser Duncan the Tall', 'The Hedge Knight' sets forth to the tourney at Ashford Meadow in search of fame and glory and the honor of upholding his oath as a knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Unfortunately for him, the world isn't ready for a knight who keeps his oaths, and his chivalrous methods could be the very cause of his demise. THIS ISSUE: Placing every worldly possession on the line to challenge in the tournament at Ashford meadow, Dunk does all he can to make a name for himself. With a runaway named 'Egg' for a squire, and a tree for a pavilion, Dunk prepares for battle. But one more seemingly impossible challenge besets him before he may enter the lists... Can he actually prove his knighthood? HELLHOUNDS #2 (W) George T. Singley IV (A) Joe Abraham (Cover A) George T. Singley IV (Cover B ) Ryan Sook FC 32pp $2.95 Monthly Ongoing Series In stores the week of September 10th. THE CONCEPT: King & Shock are part of an elite bounty detectives group secretly known as "Hellhounds". They will defend the world from any evil threat...for a price. THIS ISSUE: King & Shock confront the sadistic Kensui and learn of an insidious plot growing in the underground of Hadean Gates! The murder of Sule is not how it seems...and now Moss' life is in peril! Can King & Shock stop this evil menace before it's too late? One thing's for sure... it's going to be a Bloodbath! INVINCIBLE #7 (W) Robert Kirkman (A) Cory Walker (Cover) Cory Walker & Bill Crabtree FC 32pp $2.95 Monthly Ongoing series In stores the week of September 10th. THE CONCEPT: Mark Grayson is just like most everyone else his age. He's a senior at a normal American high School. He has a crappy part time job after school and on weekends. He likes girls quite a bit… but doesn't quite understand them. He enjoys hanging out with his friends, and sleeping late on Saturdays… at least until the good cartoons come on. The only difference between Mark and everyone else is that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet, and as of late, he seems to be inheriting his father's powers. Which sounds okay at first, but how do you follow in your father's footsteps when you know you will never live up to his standards? THIS ISSUE: Finally after numerous mentions in the book and countless off-screen deeds, the Guardians of the Globe make their triumphant first appearance! Watch as the most powerful super-team around steps in to handle a crisis of immeasurable proportions. But, how will Mark feel about this when the spotlight is stolen from him just as he's starting to get noticed? Also in this issue, an event that will change the status quo forever... we're not kidding, folks, do NOT miss this issue! This stand-alone story is a perfect jumping on point for new readers, a great opportunity to find out what all the buzz is about! KORE #5 (W) Josh Blaylock (A) Tim Seeley (Cover) Tim Seeley and Cory Hamscher FC 32pp $2.95 Monthly Ongoing series In stores the week of September 3rd. THE CONCEPT: Alex Crane has spent much of his life dodging responsibility. But when a big mistake curses him with the power of the Mantikore, Alex has the weight of two worlds on his shoulders. Alex is sent to a strikingly familiar fantasy world of elves, dwarves and vampires, but one key element is gone. Magic. A stranger in a strange land, and a strange powerful body, Alex must escape from those that would exploit his dark powers. THIS ISSUE: Alexander (Kore) Crane faces his hardest test yet when the Archean lures him back to Earth. If he doesn't obey the sinister wizard, his girlfriend Mandy will die, but if he does, the entire world will pay the price. Even the mighty Archean though, might not know what kind of evil he's facing against the power of the MANTIKORE. LEGACY #3 (W) Carmen Treffiletti (A) Edu Francisco and Lynx Studio (Cover) Edu Francisco FC 32pp $2.95 Bi-Monthly Ongoing series In stores the week of September 3rd. THE CONCEPT: Zelandria is a patchwork world of magical lands and technologically laden cities, where age-old myths collide with futuristic wonders, and mystical creatures dwell among ordinary men. A place where power is contingent on nobility and feudalistic hierarchies govern widespread provinces. It is here where the seeds of legend are sown and the paths of heroes are paved. It is here where a Legacy will be born. THIS ISSUE: The fires of war are ablaze as a haunting darkness looms over the military stronghold of Metzsta City. Treason reigns as allegiances are severed and the Zelandrian Hierarchy find themselves in a state of civil unrest. Meanwhile, on the peaceful summits of the Shore Mountains; Lucian, Tyrus and Junzo attempt to fend off an attack of Shadow Sentry led by Valamire, who has only one intention…retrieve the final shard. MCFARLANE'S SPORTS PICKS: NFL SERIES 6 ACTION FIGURES McFarlane Toys The sixth National Football League series from McFarlane Toys hits just as the 2003-04 football season gets under way! Series 6 features eight more of the greatest talents in the league, each in an action pose with official team uniform and base. McFarlane's Sports Picks continues to be one of the dominant forces in sports collectibles and our NFL lines are among our most popular with fans and collectors. ? Shaun Alexander, Seattle Seahawks RB, No. 37 ? Priest Holmes, Kansas City Chiefs RB, No. 31 ? Drew Bledsoe, Buffalo Bills QB, No. 11 ? Rich Gannon, Oakland Raiders QB, No. 12 ? Joey Harrington, Detroit Lions QB, No. 3 ? Emmitt Smith 2, Arizona Cardinals RB, No. 22 ? Mike Alstott, Tampa Bay Buccaneers FB, No. 40 ? Deuce McAllister, New Orleans Saints RB, No. 26 The item ships 12 per case. No guarantee of mix. (#70350)(CAUT: 4) Figure PI MICRONAUTS #11 (W) Dan Jolley (A) Steve Kurth (Cover) Steve Kurth and Barb Schulz FC 32pp $2.95 Monthly Ongoing series In stores the week of September 10th. THE CONCEPT: Ryan Archer returns to Earth with his Micronauts companions to find his world locked in a massive war with the forces of Baron Karza. THIS ISSUE: It's down to the wire now: with Baron Karza moments away from carrying out his plan of global genocide, only the Micronauts stand between him and the conquest of the entire Earth dimension. And yet, with Ryan Archer's body on the verge of disintegrating and the vicious Red Falcon out for the team's blood, can they even get to Karza's new citadel in time? See whether or not Earth itself survives as "Invasion" draws to a close. MISPLACED #3 (W) Josh Blaylock (A) Josh Blaylock w/ Clint Hilinski (Cover) Josh Blaylock FC 32pp $2.95 Bi-Monthly In stores the week of September 10th. THE CONCEPT: A fugitive from a dimension called the Realm, Alyssa appears to be a normal, cute girl with a thing for spiked bracelets and combat boots. But as her robotic dog, Tink, reveals she's much more. Alyssa just wants to blend into a small college town in the Midwest, but certain powers of the Realm want her back. Fortunately, this so- called normal girl will find she has the ability to not only save herself, but stop the Realm entirely, and finally get back to a life of rock shows, parties and her comic shop job. THIS ISSUE: Alyssa experiences her first night club when she accepts Rocko's invitation. She also experiences her first BEER...then another, and another. When a few dangerous guys decide to take advantage of the naive space girl, Rocko finds himself outnumbered trying to protect her, but Alyssa might have a few surprises up her sleeve. Meanwhile, Jezebel takes a beaten up TINK to her techy friend, Seth, to see what he can do. MYTHSTALKERS #6 (W) Douglass Barré (A) Jiro FC 32 pp $2.95 Monthly ongoing series In stores the week of September 3rd. THE CONCEPT: In 1893, a band of five adventurers gathered together to track down mythological creatures and discover the truth behind their reappearance. They are: Kenneth Valence, the Earl of Marston and the effete leader of the Society, Colonel Augustus Durant (retired), ex-big game hunter who refuses to kill, Mr. Victor Terranove, prestidigitator, gambler, and reformed skeptic, Mrs. Cassandra Chatterton, overly scandalous lady adventurer, and Sir Charles Rutledge Brown, scholar, engineer, and 19th century nerd. Can five Victorian adventurers share an alliance without driving each other crazy? THIS ISSUE: In part two of London Nights... a) Kenneth, Lord Marston and Mrs. Chatterton venture into Faerieland in a desperate attempt to recover their child... but are they ready to face the eerily familiar forces gathered against them? b) Victor, who's lost his soul over a gambling debt, recruits Augustus to help him reclaim it from the magically empowered gangsters Batson and Quill. c) The Faerie princess Valende launches a siege against the Mythstalkers' headquarters, and the only person inside to defend is... Sir Charles. d) All of the above, because you deserve three plots. NOBLE CAUSES: DISTANT RELATIVES #3 (OF 4) (W) Jay Faerber (A) Ian Richardson & Ray-Anthony Height (Cover) Ian Richardson & Ken Wolak FC 32pp $2.95 Four issue monthly finite series In stores the week of September 24th. THE CONCEPT: When everyday girl Liz Donnelly married super-hero Race Noble, she didn't realize "until death do you part" would come so soon! Now, with Race dead, she's a stranger in a strange land -- an everyday person living with a family of celebrity super- heroes! Behind the glamour and wonder lie dark secrets, ruthless ambition, and twisted desires. Each issue features a lead story set in the present, and a back-up story set in the past. THIS ISSUE: A bitter betrayal sours Frost's visit with his family, as Liz searches a strange landscape for any sign of Race. Meanwhile, Celeste catches Rusty in a compromising situation, and Krennick brings a special guest to his underworld castle. Newcomer Ray Anthony-Height pencils the back-up story, in which Gaia discovers she's pregnant with Frost ... and so does Doc. OXIDO #1 (OF 6) (W) Larry Hama (A) Pablo Raimondi (Cover) Pablo Raimondi FC 32 pp $2.95 Six issue monthly finite series In stores the week of September 17th. THE CONCEPT: Oxido is like Attila the Hun armed with plasma cannons, hyper-kinetic projectile launchers and nuclear implosion devices. Forget about burning villages, he burns whole planets. What would happen if you could somehow turn this guy into a cop? I thought there was a lot to be milked in this premise, and a chance to do some really over-the-top nasty stuff. THIS ISSUE: A small unit of law-enforcement officers (Rim Marshals), is bringing in the baddest outlaw in the known systems (Oxido), from the totally lawless galactic rim. Their leader (the baddest marshal in the rim), gets wasted, leaving his deputies in the lurch; no way can they fight and maneuver their way home past barbaric pirates, insectoid alien hive entities, and other assorted monstrosities without a heavy hitter fronting for them. They convince Oxido (who has been partially brain-wiped), that he is the dead marshal in hopes that his utter ruthlessness and berserker battle-ferocity will give them the edge they need to make it home to the galactic core. But can they get all the way home before he remembers who he is? PARADIGM # 12 (W) Matt Cashel (P) Jeremy Haun BW 40 pp $3.50 Monthly Ongoing series In stores the week of September 17th. THE CONCEPT: Paradigm is a planned and outlined trip into the unknown, charting the final generation of mankind brought about by one individual's life-style choice. Paradigm is a soap-opera following the every-day and not-so-every-day individuals of "Bogsdale" as they attempt to understand, cope with, manipulate, or just plain fight the enforced evolution. THIS ISSUE: As college campus riots tear apart the city of Bogsdale, Dick contacts Rusty as to the whereabouts of the missing journal pages, Ethan decides to throw a party, and Nick and Zeke complete the tests of the under-city that will grant them access to the city of Bogsdale's history. Closing out the first year of publication, PARADIGM # 12 ties up the themes of year one and sets the stage for the magic, wonderment, fear, and endless pop-culture references that year two will provide. And we finally discover what the repeated page in issue seven was REALLY all about. POWERS #35 (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Mike Avon Oeming FC 32pp $2.95 Monthly Ongoing series Recommended for Mature Readers. In stores the week of September 17th. THE CONCEPT: Homicide Detective Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim investigate murders specific to superhero cases. Investigations that takes them from the seediest underbelly of the city, to the gleaming towers that are home to immortal beings. From the EISNER award winning team of Brian Michael Bendis (Ultimate Spiderman titles, Daredevil, Alias) and artist Mike Avon Oeming (Bastard Samurai). This year Bendis scored the comic book trifecta by winning the Wizard Fan Award, Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award and Eisner Award for 'Best Writer.' THIS ISSUE: FOREVER PART FIVE. THE POWERS SECRETS REVEALED!! Remember the eighties? Wrap around covers? Big, big Superhero events where things actually happened? Well, in this issue of powers, its all back!! It's the story you've been waiting for! All your powers favorites are back to reveal the moment that changed everything. DIAMOND, RETRO GIRL, ZORA, TRIPHAMMER, and so much more. It's the first and only powers wrap around cover and don't forget the best letter column in comics. Ok, it's the only letter column in comics, but it's still funny. PUFFED #3 (OF 3) (W) John Layman (A) Dave Crosland (Cover A) Dave Crosland (Cover B) Sam Kieth BW 32pp $2.95 Three issue montly finite series In stores the week of September 10th. THE CONCEPT: Think you've had bad days? Aaron Owens has it worse. Much worse. He's got the lousiest job in the world, and about to have the longest night of his life. In fact, take your worst job, your worst enemy, your most pathetic unrequited love…and add to it the most dangerous predicaments you've ever been in. THEN stuff it inside a sweltering, cramped, ridiculous-looking dragon costume. One that you can't get out of. That's right. A dragon costume. That's PUFFED. THIS ISSUE: It's the end of the line for Aaron Owens, as a hoodlum with an itchy trigger finger makes good on a promise to put a bullet into his head. It's the shocking ending of Puffed, an explosion of mindless, grueling, senseless, excessive and gratuitous violence. Don't miss the climatic issue of Puffed, big laffs within, a surprise ending, and one of the most incredible and unforgettable fight scenes of this or any other summer! RETAILER WARNING: Don't let the cutesy dragon suit fool you. Puffed ain't for the timid, and may make you think twice about using a cell phone. PVP #4 (W/A) Scott Kurtz BW 32pp $2.95 Bi-Monthly Ongoing series In stores the week of September 3rd. THE CONCEPT: In a world where nerds evolved from man, the staff of PvP Magazine rule as kings. Join Brent, Cole, Francis, Jade and Skull the Troll as they chronicle the world of video games, movies, comics and pop-culture. The hit internet comic strip leaps from the World Wide Web into its own Image title! THIS ISSUE: Francis Ray Ottoman is the greatest gamer on the net. Or is he? The mysterious Devilfish is the one virtual opponent he can't seem to beat. Now Francis is going to meet Devilfish in the real world for the first time, only to discover that he's..a SHE? Is this the start of a beautiful romance or an emotional frag-fest? REX MUNDI #6 (W) Arvid Nelson (A) EricJ FC 32 pp $2.95 Monthly Ongoing series In stores the week of September 10th. THE CONCEPT: Paris, 1933. Europe is still in the grip of feudalism, sorcerers stalk the streets at night, and secret societies vie for power. It is the world of REX MUNDI. THIS ISSUE: Genevieve and Julien revisit the secret library beneath the Church of the Magdalene, which is being guarded by the Inquisition. There, they learn a shocking secret about an ancient order of knights supposedly exterminated many hundreds of years earlier, a secret that connects to the mystery of the stolen scroll. And Genevieve's relationship with the Duke of Lorraine grows ever more intimate… SAVAGE DRAGON #111 (RES) (W/A) Erik Larsen FC 32pp with NO ADS $2.95 Monthly Ongoing series In stores the week of September 17th. THE CONCEPT: In a world where creatures roam, Savage Dragon and his family fight to make the world a better place. THIS ISSUE: Stranded in Dimension-X!! The Dragon and his family are lost in sub- space and their only hope for survival lies in the most unlikely hero of them all — a pint- sized dictator named Mister Glum! Angel's diminutive playmate may hold the key to their salvation but since his goal is to kill the Savage Dragon — just how far will he go to see that things don't go as our hero hopes? Meanwhile, the new Battle Tank battles the Indefatigable Lummox who guards the gate to the deadly dimension, which holds our favorite family! Plus a NEW Mighty Man feature IN ADDITION to a full length Savage Dragon feature by Erik Larsen and Mark Englert! Over 30 pages of comic book goodness for the same low price! The biggest bargain in comics! NOTE: THIS IS A RESOLCITATION. ALL PREVIOUS ORDERS ARE CANCELLED. SAVAGE DRAGON VOL IX: WORLDS AT WAR (W/A) Erik Larsen FC 144pp $16.95 (SC) $24.95 (HC) Limited to initial orders only. $34.95 (S&N HC) Limited to initial orders only. In stores the week of September 24th. THE CONCEPT: The next step in the Dragon's life! After starting out as a cop on the Chicago police force, the Dragon now heads up a team called Special Operations Strikeforce and works for the United States Government! THIS VOLUME: This book collects Savage Dragon #41-46, the first six issues of this bold new direction! Erik Larsen pays homage to the work of the legendary Jack Kirby as he reinvents the book once more! The deadly Darklord threatens to wipe out the planet Earth by swapping his doomed planet for ours and only the Dragon and the newly formed Special Operations Strikeforce can hope to save our imperiled planet! The destruction of a planet hangs in the balance! Plus, the Dragon and Jennifer Murphy travel to Godworld and witness the deadliest battle of all as the legendary God of Thunder, Thor takes on Hercules--and the winner gets Earth! All this and a guest star studded wedding of Barbaric and Ricochet, which included Hellboy, Zot, Bone, Vampirella, Shadowhawk, Flaming Carrot, Cerebus, the DNAgents and a host of others! This critically acclaimed series is collected here for the first time. A guaranteed high-octane blast! SPAWN #138 Todd McFarlane Productions (W) Brian Holguin and Todd McFarlane (A) Angel Medina (Cover) Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane FC 32 pages $2.50 Monthly Ongoing series In stores the week of September 24th. THE CONCEPT: Al Simmons, once the U.S. government's greatest soldier and most effective assassin, was mercilessly executed by his own men. Resurrected from the ashes of his own grave in a flawed agreement with the powers of darkness, Simmons is reborn as a creature from the depths of Hell. Disfigured, homeless and alone, this warrior now known as Spawn wanders the shadowy alleys of New York City in search of his past life. THIS ISSUE: In the conclusion to the Mad Shadows storyline, Spawn, accompanied by the young witch named Nyx, discovers the person behind the frightful "Horror Movie" murders; a revelation that leaves them both stunned. But before the day is over, the mysterious cadre of supernatural beings -- monsters conjured up from the very shadows themselves -- will claim one more life. Don't miss this tale of tragedy and horror. STRANGERS #5 (OF 6) (W) J.M. & Randy Lofficier (A) Manuel Garcia (Cover A) Manuel Garcia (Cover B) Aleksi Briclots FC 32pp $2.95 Six issue monthly finite series In stores the week of September 10th. THE CONCEPT: Homicron: a NASA physicist whose body is inhabited by a powerful alien; Starlock: the former servant of awesome cosmic entities, now a fugitive; Futura: a mysterious woman from another dimension; Jaleb: the secretive agent of a race of telepaths; Jaydee: the deadliest killing machine in the universe;... These are STRANGERS to our world, brought together by Tanka, an "invariant" empowered by an unfathomably distant future to safeguard our time. THIS ISSUE: "Icy till the Evening." The NECROMANCER's threat to Earth is not over — the villain has now taken refuge in his ultimate citadel: a station in orbit around the Sun, from which he plans to cause our star to go nova, using STARLOCK's precious starseed. The STRANGERS follow, and the final battle against the arch-villain takes place against the background of the Sun's murderous rays -- but can it be that it was all in vain? STREET FIGHTER #1 (W) Ken Siu-Chong (A) Alvin Lee, Arnold Tsang, and Andrew Hou (Cover A) Joe Madureira (Cover B) Arnold Tsang (Cover C) Jo Chen (Please inquire about pricing) $5 Net FC 32 pp $2.95 Monthly Ongoing series Retailers: Please see order form for incentive program. Note: For every 10 copies (any combination of covers A and B) ordered and received of Street Fighter #1, retailers will receive for free 1 (one) copy of the alternate cover by Jo Chen currently offered at $5 net. In stores the week of September 3rd. THE CONCEPT: In the universe of Street Fighter, fighters of every size, shape and color collide in a global battle for supremacy. From every corner of the world, martial artists, boxers, wrestlers and fighters of every conceivable sort perform superhuman acts in their willing (or unwilling) participation in the Street Fighter Tournament-the contest being hosted by M. Bison, the sadistic dictator and leader of the underground Shadaloo criminal organization. Some contestants fight for reasons as diverse as their nationalities... some fight for money, answers, or vengeance, while others fight for reasons completely shrouded in mystery. Street Fighter, the legendary franchise by Capcom that revolutionized gaming and entertained players and fans for over a decade with its unforgettable cast of World Warriors, finally hits the printed page with every pulse- pounding Dragon Punch and bone-crushing Sonic Boom intact, just like it was meant to be! THIS ISSUE: "Round One! Fight!" In part 1 of the first 6-issue introductory story arc, Ryu makes a solemn journey from Japan to San Francisco to deliver grave news to his old friend and sparring partner, Ken - that their master has been murdered by an unknown enemy. Meanwhile, Guile, fueled by his need for vengeance as much as his sense of duty, delves into Interpol's investigation of Shadaloo, the criminal organization responsible for the mysterious disappearance of his comrade and closest friend, Charlie. PLUS! Fan- favorite artist extraordinaire, JOE "MAD!" MADUREIRA returns to the drawing board, contributes a classic bonus prequel story detailing Ryu's first fateful encounter with Sagat! TRAKK: MONSTER HUNTER #1 (W) Stan Winston and Francis Takenaga (A) Philip Tan (Painted Cover A) by Stan Winston (Painted Cover B) by Simon Bisley FC 32 pp $2.95 Monthly series In stores the week of September 24th. THE CONCEPT: If you like superheroes and monsters, then this is the book for you! Trakk is an immortal monster-hunter on a quest to destroy the very source of all monsters. He is the basis of a countless number of legends of great heroes and warriors across myriad civilizations. He has but one task…to destroy the curse of all human kind, the alien beast known as Vaquoul, the creator of all monsters, from werewolves to vampires. Trakk is cursed to walk the earth until he destroys Vaquoul. The ultimate superhero brought to you by the ultimate monster- creator and multiple Academy Award winner himself, Mr. Stan (Terminator/Jurassic Park/Aliens) Winston. THIS ISSUE: Present day. Trakk, the greatest hero our world has ever known, has been missing for decades. Modern media touts him as only ever being an urban legend, on a par with the albino alligator and Santa Claus. But he does exist and we join him at a crisis point in his long struggle. After all the years of fighting one battle after another on his quest, he only sees his failures and not the many times he has saved all humankind. Now he has all but given up. The once great hero has become a homeless drifter, a barely recognizable shadowy image of his former self. And at the time when we need him the most, he has crawled into the bottle so deep there seems no way out. Can he once again become the hero we need in time to save us all? Get ready for this one comic fans, it's monster "clobbering time!" VICTORY #2 (W) Marcelo Cassaro (A) Edu Francisco (Cover A): Edu Francisco (Cover B): Edu Francisco FC 32 pp $ 2.95 Bimonthly 4 issue mini-series Retailers: Please see order form for incentive program. For every 10 copies (any combination) of Victory #2 ordered and received, retailers will receive 1 (one) free exclusive cover edition by artist Aluisio de Souza. In stores the week of September 17th. THIS ISSUE: The Demigoddess Victória (aka Victory) has awoken! The presence of her old enemies (the Carolei) puts her right back into combat as in days long forgotten. Defeating the fiendish horde with minimal force, Victória soon realizes that she is not on her home-world of Arton. Without the aid of her father (the sacred Paladin), Victória is unable to use her divine magic to resurrect the fallen Druid. Going into a panic, Victory escapes and finds refuge in Flavius' house. Unknowingly to Victória, the Carolei has followed her and they are now ten times stronger than before. VOLTRON: DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE #5 (W) Dan Jolley (A) Mike Norton and Clint Hilinski (Cover) Mike Norton FC 32pp $2.95 Ongoing Monthly series In stores the week of September 24th. THE CONCEPT: Hidden in the depths of the planet Arus are five giant mechanical lions. Together, with the aid of magics long forgotten, they form Voltron: Defender of the Universe, an immensely powerful robot that will give the people of Arus the means necessary to restore their war-torn galaxy to peace. At the helm of the lions: five courageous pilots who have sworn themselves to protect this alien world, and the princess who commands it. THIS ISSUE: The moment of truth has arrived: a gigantic, horrendously destructive Robeast has landed on Planet Arus, and the only way Keith, Hunk, Lance, Pidge, and Sven can defeat it is by resurrecting the legendary Voltron. But will they be able to do that with so much at stake? And even if they can, will it cost them their sanity... or their lives? Find out as "Revelations" concludes! WILDGUARD: CASTING CALL #1 (OF 6) (W/A) Todd Nauck (Cover A) Todd Nauck (Cover B) Ed McGuinness FC 32pp $2.95 Six-issue monthly finite series In stores the week of September 10th. THE CONCEPT: Lights... Camera... Action! The cameras are rolling for the auditions of a new, made-for-TV superhero team: WildGuard. Hundreds of superheroes will try out, but only five will have what it takes to make the team...if they survive! Join a host of heroes, through the agony of competition and unforeseen dangers, as they hope to be selected by a panel of judges, including the mysterious Producer "X". Who will make the cut? You make the call! Log on to www.wildguard.com and cast your vote for the hero you want to make the team. Written and drawn by Todd Nauck, the artist of popular DC Comics series, Young Justice. THIS ISSUE: With superheroes from around the globe showing up for the WildGuard casting call, a variety of talented and non-talented auditioners converge on the set. It's a battle of egos, nerves, and skill as the first round of tryouts gets underway. What will the hopefuls (and producers) do when the auditions are suddenly interrupted? Who will be the first to feel the sting of rejection? Don't miss your chance to be a part of the creation of this brand new super team! Top Cow Titles WITCHBLADE JR. DELUXE BOXED TOY ASSORTMENT In conjunction with the special issues of the Top Cow comic books that feature junior, or "SuperD" versions of the famous Top Cow characters, Palisades is releasing a special edition boxed set of four of the most popular characters in this ultra-cute junior style! Sculpted with an amazing level of detail, the set comes complete with The Darkness, Magdalena, Witchblade, and Aphrodite IX! Look for a special graphite edition set packaged 2 per case Boxed Set $19.99 SUPERDEFORMED VARIANT COVER 5-COMIC SET Collecting the limited edition variant super-deformed covers from Tomb Raider #31, Battle of the Planets #11, The Darkness #5, Witchblade #67 and Magdalena #2 into this special set edition. Variants are often difficult and expensive to find, but here is the whole "series" together at a special price as a co-promotion with the release of the special boxed toy set. Set (x5), FC $19.99 BATTLE OF THE PLANETS TP VOL. II: BLOOD RED SKY (W) Munier Sharrieff (P) Wilson Tortosa (C) UDON All hail the glory of Spectra! Lock the doors and hide the family, Zoltar is coming to town. But will he rule with an iron fist or will the G-Force team prevail and save the citizens of Central West? Find out as Top Cow presents the second TPB in the Battle of the Planets series, collecting issues 4-9. SC, 7x10, 144pg, FC $16.95 MAGDALENA #3 PART 3 OF 4 (W) Brian Holguin (P) Eric Basaldua (I) BATT (C) Beth Sotelo All combat, all the time! The Pagan organization known as "The Bright Hand" is planning to bring forth a new age on Earth-an age that will sweep aside civilization as we know it! Only Patience, the young and largely untrained Magdalena, has the power to stop them. But can she prevail when there's a traitor in her midst? FC, 32pg (3 of 4) $2.99 MAGDALENA #1 CON PREVIEW (W) Brian Holguin (P) Eric Basaldua (I) BATT (C) Beth Sotelo Finally! Your chance to buy this limited edition Magdalena B/W #1 preview. See the pages before they were colored and some before they were even inked in this preview that was previously only available in Diamond Dateline! b&w, 16pg PI MAGDALENA #1 CON PREVIEW SIGNED EDITION Limited, signed edition by Wizard "Up-n-Coming" artist Eric Basaldua. Limited to 1,000 copies, allocations may occur. Comes with Certificate of Authenticy from Top Cow. FC, 32pg PI RISING STARS: UNTOUCHABLE—THE STORY OF LAUREL DARKHAVEN #1 (W) Fiona Avery/ J. Michael Straczynski (P/I) Brent Anderson (C ) Brian Buccellato Laurel Darkhaven was a girl who's power seemed pretty inconsequential growing up. She had the ability to manipulate small objects with telekinesis and the smaller the object, the easier it was for her to manipulate it. The CIA recruited her after high-school, promising she would serve her country with pride, but what she discovered in her work in the shadows was anything but honorable. Forced and blackmailed into performing wet-works operations, Laurel's one purpose in life became discovering the true identity of her dishonorable employer at the CIA for a justified revenge. This is her story, from high school to the CIA and at the end of her life, when she dies in Poet's arms after bringing the Middle East back to life. FC, 32pg (1 of 5) $2.99 RISING STARS: UNTOUCHABLE #1 SKETCH COVER Series artist Brent Anderson delivers this special limited edition cover available in four formats. With total print run of all versions limited to 2500 copies, this one is sure to be hard to find! Allocations may occur. Variant Edition PI Brent Anderson Signed Version (limited to 250) PI CGC graded 9.8 with random distribution of 10.0 (limited to 50) PI CGC graded 9.6 signature series by Brent Anderson (limited to 50) PI TOMB RAIDER #34: "ANGEL OF DARKNESS" PART 3 (OF 3) (W) Adam Hughes (P) Tony Daniel (I) Jonathan Sibal (C) Jonathan D. Smith (COV) Adam Hughes The stunning conclusion to the tie-in to the new Tomb Raider video game "ANGEL OF DARKNESS" unfolds here! Double-barreled Lara Croft bounds all across Africa as she takes on her ultimate nemesis, Professor Werner Von Croy. Artist par excellence Tony Daniel and video game fanatic writer Adam Hughes brings you Lara's adventures as only they can! FC, 32pg $2.99 WITCHBLADE #69 (W) David Wohl (P) Francis Manapul What started as a harmless road trip turns into BIG TROUBLE for Sara Pezzini as she meets a group that calls itself THE FAMILY. Who is their mysterious and charismatic leader? And what does he want with the Witchblade? The answers lie within... FC, 32pg $2.99 MAGDALENA POSTER by Joseph Michael Linsner Magdalena as you've never seen her before. This lush painting by Joseph Michael Linsner showcases all of the Magdalena's sensuality and danger in one captivating poster. Who knew going to church could be so exciting? FC, 24x36 PI BATTLE OF THE PLANETS/G-FORCE POSTER Alex Ross has done beautiful covers for the entire run of Battle of the Planets. Now you can have a poster of the Issue #12 cover — Mark, Jason, Tiny, Keyop and Princess in front of the Phoenix. Its 24" X 36" of pure coolness! FC, 24x36 PI MARVEL COMICS Marvel Heroes JLA /AVENGERS #1 (OF 4) LS Written by KURT BUSIEK; Wraparound cover & art by GEORGE PÉREZ THE EVENT 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING!·WITH APPEARANCES BY EVERY AVENGER & JLA MEMBER … EVER! THE WAIT IS OVER! The most eagerly anticipated comic book crossover of all time has finally arrived, with alternating Prestige Format issues by Marvel & DC Comics! What cataclysmic threat could endanger two universes - and dwarf the combined power of both Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the World's Greatest Super-Heroes? The world finally learns the answer in September 2003! 48 PGS./PRESTIGE FORMAT/MARVEL PG...$5.95 UPC: 5960605369-00111 AVENGERS #71 Written by GEOFF JOHNS; Pencils by STEVE SADOWSKI Cover by J.G. JONES In this stand-alone story, the Wasp & Yellowjacket head to Las Vegas… How come? Could it be…? 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.25 UPC: 5960604458-07111 AVENGERS #72 Written by GEOFF JOHNS Cover & pencils by SCOTT KOLINS "THE SEARCH FOR SHE-HULK" pt. 1 (of 4) Her transformations out of control, Jennifer Walters seeks the one person on Earth who can help… while her fellow Avengers search every corner of the globe for her! Artist Scott Kolins joins the Avengers ranks for this 4-issue story arc! 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.25 UPC: 5960604458-07211 THE ULTIMATES #12 Written by MARK MILLAR Cover & art by BRYAN HITCH & PAUL NEARY It's all-out action as The Ultimates take the battle to the alien infiltrators - the deadly Chitauri! And in this struggle against overwhelming odds, there WILL be casualties. But will that include a member of The Ultimates? ANYTHING can happen in the Ultimate Universe … and usually does! 32 PGS. WITH ADS/FC/ALL AGES...$2.25 UPC: 5960605168-01211 THOR #68 & 69 Written by DAN JURGENS; Pencils by SCOT EATON Covers by BEN LAI, NEAL ADAMS "THE REIGNING" Prologue & pt. 1 (of 6) The day of man is over! Now is the time of Gods on Earth! Come witness the world that Thor has built atop the ruins of human society! Is Thor's brave new world a utopia, or a totalitarian state? One man thinks he knows the answer - and his presence threatens to tear the Thunder God's new kingdom apart! 32 PGS.(each)/MARVEL PG...$2.99 (each) Issue # 68 UPC: 5960603506-06811 Issue # 69 UPC: 5960603506-06911 CAPTAIN MARVEL #14 Written by PETER DAVID; Pencils by MICHAEL RYAN Cover by HOWARD PORTER One year ago, Captain Marvel destroyed the universe. Then he remade it. There's only one problem, he's not a god … accidents do happen. 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.99 UPC: 5960605396-01411 IRON MAN #72 Written by ROBIN LAWS; Pencils by ROBERT TERANISHI Cover by TONY HARRIS & TOM FEISTER "VEGAS BLEEDS NEON" Pt. 3 (of 3) 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.99 UPC: 5960604457-07211 THE CREW #5 Written by PRIEST Pencils by JOE BENNETT Cover by J.H. WILLIAMS "BIG TROUBLE..." Pt. 5 Who is Justice, and what does he have to do with THE TRUTH? 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.50 UPC: 5960605441-00511 THE INCREDIBLE HULK #60 & 61 Written by BRUCE JONES Covers & pencils by MIKE DEODATO "SPLIT DECISIONS" Pts. 1 & 2 (of 6) Creepy crawly creatures, the return of Doc Samson, and the real Mr. Blue is unmasked in this new 6-issue story arc featuring the return of Mike Deodato! 32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL PG...$2.25 (each) Issue #60 UPC: 5960604745-06011 Issue #61 UPC: 5960604745-06111 HULK: NIGHTMERICA #4 (OF 6 LS) Written by ROBIN LAWS Painted cover & art by BRIAN ASHMORE Banner and Chrissie must infiltrate a deadly cult to retrieve their next member on the quest for the dreaded place called Nightmerica. But will the mysterious Mrs. Grey prove to be friend or foe? 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.99 UPC: 5960605397-00411 RUNAWAYS #6 Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Pencils by ADRIAN ALPHONA Cover by JO CHEN "PRIDE & JOY" Pt. 6 (of 6) Alex, Nico and the rest of the gang make their final stand against their parents! 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.50 UPC: 5960605452-00611 SENTINEL #6 Written by SEAN MCKEEVER Cover & art by UDON "SALVAGE" Pt. 6 (of 6) In this stunning conclusion to the first story arc, Juston finally lets the Sentinel out of the shed ... and Antigo, Wisconsin will never be the same! 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.50 (Note Price!) UPC: 5960605447-00611 THE INHUMANS #5 Written by SEAN MCKEEVER Pencils by MATTHEW CLARK Cover by J.H. WILLIAMS "CULTURE SHOCK" Pt. 2 (of 3) The Inhumans get jobs! But even if you're genetically bred to be a warrior, what chance do you have surviving a job in the campus cafeteria? Sure they faced the Terrigen Mists, but can they face hairnets?! 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.50 UPC: 5960605444-00511 FANTASTIC FOUR #504 Written by MARK WAID; Pencils by HOWARD PORTER Cover by TONY HARRIS & TOM FEISTER "AUTHORITATIVE ACTION" Pt. 2 (of 6) The FF have taken control of Doom's nation of Latveria! But how can they liberate a land whose citizenry hates and fears them? 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.25 UPC: 5960604456-50411 NAMOR #6 Written by BILL JEMAS & ANDI WATSON Cover & pencils by SALVADOR LARROCA Sandy's deceit threatens her family's future. Will Namor choose to help her or protect his people? 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.25 UPC: 5960605446-00611 HUMAN TORCH #6 Written by KARL KESEL Cover & pencils by SKOTTIE YOUNG "BURN" Concludes! The first story arc comes to a close, as the Torch confronts the combustion killer! 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.50 UPC: 5960605438-00611 SILVER SURFER #3 Written by STACY WEISS & DAN CHARITON Cover & pencils by MILX Denise Waters delves further into the mystery of her missing daughter as the Surfer's plan begins to take form! 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.25 UPC: 5960605439-00311 Spider-Man ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #46 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Covers & pencils by MARK BAGLEY A special 'Can't-Miss' extra-sized prologue to the ULTIMATE SIX limited series! While S.H.I.E.L.D. tries to keep a lid on their sinister secrets, their prisoner Flint Marko (a.k.a. the Sandman), goes wild, and it's up to Spider-Man to bring him down. 40 PGS. /ALL AGES...$2.99 (Note Price & Page Count) UPC: 5960605031-04611 THE ULTIMATE SIX #1 (OF 6) LS Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils by TREVOR HAIRSINE & JOE QUESADA Cover by JOHN CASSADAY The deadliest super villains in the world – the Green Goblin, Electro, Doctor Octopus, Kraven the Hunter and the Sandman – have been taken prisoner by Nick Fury & S.H.I.E.L.D. Why have they been brought together? And who is the mysterious 6th member of this "Sinister Six"? THE ULTIMATES & SPIDER-MAN cross paths to find out! Featuring a special 9-page lead-in story penciled by JOE QUESADA originally published in July's WIZARD #0!! 40 PGS./ALL AGES...$2.99 (UPC: 5960605466-00111) ULTIMATE SIX #2 (OF 6) LS The epic Ultimate limited series continues by Brian Bendis & Trevor Hairsine and a cover by John Cassaday! 32 PGS./ALL AGES...$2.25 (UPC: 5960605466-00211) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #58 Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Pencils by JOHN ROMITA Jr. Cover by TONY HARRIS J. Michael Straczynski concludes the two-issue story arc leading into next month's historic AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #500! 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.25 UPC: 5960604716-05811 SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #4 Written by PAUL JENKINS Cover & pencils by HUMBERTO RAMOS Still reeling from his last encounter with Venom, Spider-Man seeks out the help of the FANTASTIC FOUR. 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.25 UPC: 5960605427-00411 VENOM #5 Written by DANIEL WAY; Pencils by FRANCISCO HERRERA Cover by SAM KIETH "SHIVER" Pt. 5 (of 5) Venom's killing spree comes to a head, as we learn more about his mysterious past. 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.25 UPC: 5960605436-00511 KINGPIN #4 Written by BRUCE JONES Art by SEAN PHILLIPS & KLAUS JANSON Cover by TONY HARRIS In his bid to consolidate the youth gangs of New York, the shrewd Wilson Fisk has left a winding trail of blood behind him. But as he sets his eyes on the larger picture - bribing and blackmailing corrupt politicians in a bid to become a true Kingpin of crime - the enemies he's made during his violent rise to power are about to come calling. 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.50 UPC: 5960605435-00411 SPIDER-GIRL #64 Written by TOM DEFALCO Cover & pencils by RON FRENZ "MARKED FOR DEATH" Pt. 4 (of 6) Spider-Girl deals with the aftermath of a major character's death! 32 PGS./FC/ALL AGES...$2.99 UPC: 5960603503-06411 MAX SUPREME POWER #2 Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Cover & pencils by GARY FRANK In a world with no heroes, what happens when powerful superhumans emerge? And now that the government knows that superbeings exist, what lengths will they go to use them for their own purposes? J. Michael Straczynski tells a hard-edged, mature and deeply personal saga that pushes the limits of the comics form into new, uncharted territory. 32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY...$2.99 UPC: 5960605457-00211 ALIAS #26 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils by MICHAEL GAYDOS (with RICK MAYS & MARK BAGLEY) Cover by DAVID MACK "PURPLE" Pt. 3 (of 6) Secrets of one of the darkest chapters in Marvel Comics history are revealed in the story that changed Jessica Jones' life forever! 32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY...$2.99 UPC: 5960605124-02611 BORN #4 (OF 4 LS) Written by GARTH ENNIS Pencils by DARICK ROBERTSON CARDSTOCK COVER by WIESLAW WALKUSKI Witness the true beginning of Captain Frank Castle's metamorphosis into the Punisher. You'll never look at the Punisher the same way again after the shocking climax to this bestselling limited series! 32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY...$3.50 UPC: 5960605390-00411 THOR: VIKINGS #3 (OF 5 LS) Written by GARTH ENNIS CARDSTOCK COVER & pencils by GLENN FABRY Dr. Strange helps Thor fight Harald Jaekelsson and his band of Zombie Vikings who are pillaging modern day Manhattan. But who can stop Garth Ennis from pillaging the Marvel Universe?! 32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY...$3.50 UPC: 5960605428-00311 THE ETERNAL #4 Written by CHUCK AUSTEN Cover & pencils by KEV WALKER "A GIFT FROM THE GODS" Pt. 4 (of 6) The war of the gods begins! The battle lines have been drawn and the Eternals will never be the same! Will Ikaeden be able to hold onto his role as leader of the Eternals or will Kurassus seize control and lead the Eternals down the path of destruction? 32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY...$2.99 UPC: 5960605442-00411 Marvel Knights MARVEL 1602 #2 (OF 8 LS) Written by NEIL GAIMAN Illustrated by ANDY KUBERT & RICHARD ISANOVE CARDSTOCK COVER by SCOTT MCKOWEN All's not well in the Marvel Universe in the year 1602 as strange storms are brewing and strange new powers are emerging! Comics writing legend & bestselling novelist Neil Gaiman (SANDMAN, AMERICAN GODS) and Andy Kubert & Richard Isanove (ORIGIN) bring to life a rich new vision of the Marvel Universe that Gaiman promises is NOT a 'What If" story. But how do Spider- Man, the X-Men, Nick Fury, Dr. Strange, Daredevil, Dr. Doom, Black Widow, Captain America & more Marvel stars appear in the year 1602? 40 PGS./MARVEL PG...$3.50 UPC: 5960605253-00211 DAREDEVIL #51 & 52 Written & Painted by DAVID MACK Covers by DAVID MACK From the fan-favorite Daredevil story "PARTS OF THE HOLE," the deadly Echo returns to Daredevil's life, in parts 1 & 2 of a special 5-part story arc guest-written and painted by creator David Mack! 32 PGS.(each)/MARVEL PG...$2.99 (each) Issue #51 UPC: 5960604706-05111 Issue #52 UPC: 5960604706-05211 CAPTAIN AMERICA #17 & 18 Written by DAVE GIBBONS Pencils by LEE WEEKS Covers by GENE HA "CAPTAIN AMERICA LIVES AGAIN!" Pts. 1 & 2 (of 4) WATCHMEN's Dave Gibbons writes this special 4-issue story arc in classic Cap fashion – featuring adventure, action and Nazis! Captain America finds himself in a nightmare New York City renamed "New Berlin," following the Nazis victory in WWII. Joining brave resistance fighters like Ben Grimm, Peter Parker, Professor Reed Richards, Cap must find out how history has been changed, and what does the Nazis' terrifying ultimate weapon have to do with it? 32 PGS.(each)/MARVEL PG...$2.99 (each) Issue #17 UPC: 5960605153-01711 Issue #18 UPC: 5960605153-01811 ELEKTRA #27 Written by ROBERT RODI Pencils by SEAN CHEN Cover by MIKE MAYHEW Elektra is on the run after failing to assassinate a ruthless African Dictator in this conclusion of a 3-part story arc. 32 PGS./MARVEL PG+...$2.99 UPC: 5960605132-02711 THE PUNISHER #31 & 32 Written by GARTH ENNIS Pencils by CAM KENNEDY Cover by TIM BRADSTREET "STREETS OF LAREDO" Pts. 4 & 5 (of 5) The Punisher finds himself knee-deep in a gunrunning ring in the middle of Texas. He's getting to the bottom of the mystery, but will he make it out alive? 32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL PG+...$2.99 (each) Issue #31 UPC: 5960605113-03111 Issue #32 UPC: 5960605113-03211 SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE #4 (OF 4 LS) Written by BRETT MATTHEWS Cover & pencils by VATCHE MAVLIAN "STUFF OF LEGENDS" concludes! Wolverine and Spider-Man get to the bottom of an international mystery that has had them traveling the world. Could the secret be locked up INSIDE Wolverine? 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.99 UPC: 5960605437-00411 EPIC TROUBLE #3 (OF 5 LS) Written by MARK MILLAR Art by TERRY & RACHEL DODSON PHOTO COVER Four young friends continue to deal with the consequences of their summer romances. For teenagers like May, Mary, Richard & Ben, sex can be very powerful, and as everyone knows, with great power comes great responsibility! 32 PGS./MARVEL PG+...$2.99 UPC: 5960605464-00311 CRIMSON DYNAMO #3 Written by JOHN JACKSON MILLER Cover & pencils by STEVE ELLIS Fun turns to terror for Gennady Gavrilov, who realizes he's responsible for the Crimson Dynamo's destructive rampage. The armor's already ruining his life … Can he stop it before it ends someone else's? 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.50 (Note Price!) UPC: 5960605473-00311 GUN THEORY #2 (OF 4 LS) Written by DANIEL WAY Cover & pencils by JON PROCTOR It's another day and another hit for contract killer Harvey, a ghost in the living world. As he takes care of business, the last thing he expects is to run into the woman from the Chinese laundry … the woman who's been haunting his thoughts. Even worse, she doesn't see him. Harvey is a professional, but is being invisible worth its price? 32 PGS./FC/PARENTAL ADVISORY...$2.50 UPC: 5960605477-00211 X-Men ULTIMATE X-MEN #37 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Cover & pencils by DAVID FINCH "BLOCKBUSTER!" Pt. 4 (of 6) Guest starring the Ultimate Man Without Fear - DAREDEVIL! The mystery of who ordered the near-fatal attacks on Wolverine deepens as Spider-Man does his best to help out the hunted X-Man. 32 PGS./ALL AGES...$2.25 UPC: 5960605047-03711 UNCANNY X-MEN #431 Written by CHUCK AUSTEN Cover & pencils by PHILIP TAN "THE DRACO" Pt. 3 (of 6): GUEST-STARRING MYSTIQUE! The mystery of Nightcrawler's origin deepens as more about his real family is revealed. Plus, more on Polaris' deteriorating mental state and Juggernaut's adventure in Canada! 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.25 UPC: 5960602461-43111 NEW X-MEN #146 & 147 Written by GRANT MORRISON Covers & pencils by PHIL JIMENEZ "PLANET X" Parts 1 & 2 (of 5): The young mutant known as Dust runs rampant at the Xavier Institute as Xorn and his remedial class assist Professor X in his efforts to calm her. Plus, the aftermath of Wolverine and Cyclops' adventure to Weapon Plus! 32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL PG...$2.25 (each) Issue #146 UPC: 5960601772-14611 Issue #147 UPC: 5960601772-14711 WOLVERINE #5 Written by GREG RUCKA Pencils by DARICK ROBERTSON Cover by ESAD RIBIC "THE BROTHERS" Pt. 5 (of 5) Snikt! Snikt! Logan is unleashed in a wall-to-wall action conclusion of the new best-selling new series' first story arc! 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.25 UPC: 5960605458-00511 NEW MUTANTS #5 Written by CHRISTINA WEIR & NUNZIO DEFILIPPIS Pencils by KERON GRANT Cover by JOSH MIDDLETON Dani's quest for mutant teens leads her to the most intriguing, possibly most dangerous prospect yet! 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.50 UPC: 5960605429-00511 MYSTIQUE #6 Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Pencils by JORGE LUCAS Cover by JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER "DEAD DROP GORGEOUS Pt. 6 (of 6) Mystique is faced with a decision that will firmly decide whether she's on the side of good or evil! Will she be able to stop the Sentinels before they reach Havana? Does she even want to? 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.99 UPC: 5960605431-00611 WOLVERINE: SNIKT! #5 (OF 5 LS) Cover, story & art by TSUTOMU NIHEI Wolverine attempts a last ditch effort to defeat the evil Mandate aliens in this conclusion to the hit mini-series. But if he does escape with his life, will he be able to find his way back to his own era? 32 PGS./MARVEL PG+...$2.99 UPC: 5960605450-00511 X-STATIX #13 & 14 Written by PETER MILLIGAN Covers & pencils by MIKE ALLRED "DI ANOTHER DAY" Pt. 1 & 2 (of 5) She's back! Everyone's favorite Royal, PRINCESS DIANA, is back from the dead and on her comeback tour … and it's up to the X-Statix to keep her alive … again! Can our mutant super-team protect Di from a nasty crew of mutant Euro-trash dead set on sending her back where she came from? Can the fame-hungry crew possibly stand taking a backseat to Ms. Spencer's white-hot celebrity? And where does a certain wall-crawling super-hero fit into all of this? 32 PGS.(each)/MARVEL PG...$2.99 (each) Issue #13 UPC: 5960605332-01311 Issue #14 UPC: 5960605332-01411 EXILES #33 & 34 Written by JUDD WINNICK Pencils by JAMES CALAFIORE Covers by TONY HARRIS & TOM FEISTER "A SECOND FAREWELL" Pts. 1 & 2 (of 2) Wolverine is hunting two members of the Exiles ... will Sasquatch and Morph survive the experience? And what secret will Wolverine uncover about Sasquatch that no one on the Exiles knows about her? Then, Nocturne and Sunfire find themselves in a reality they've visited before ... and Sunfire finds love! But will it last? 32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL PG...$2.99 (each) Issue #31 UPC: 5960605108-03311 Issue #32 UPC: 5960605108-03411 X-TREME X-MEN #31 Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Art by IGOR KORDEY & SCOTT HANNA Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA "INTIFADA" Pt. 1 (of 5) The Extreme team decides to take on a new global role! And the return of Sunspot and X-Corp! 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.99 UPC: 5960605109-03111 EMMA FROST #3 Written by KARL BOLLERS; Pencils by RANDY GREEN Cover by GREG HORN "HIGHER LEARNING" Pt. 3 (of 6) Things take a turn for the worse for young Emma Frost when troubles at home and troubles at school collide together. And as her powers continue to blossom, Emma discovers the dangers of falling in love with the wrong person. 32 PGS./MARVEL PG+...$2.50 UPC: 5960605432-00311 AGENT X #14 Written by GAIL SIMONE Cover & art by UDON "DEADPOOL WALKIN'" Pt. 2 (of 3) Last issue's shocking return of Deadpool raised more questions than answers... So who better to figure it all out than the creative team that changed DEADPOOL into AGENT X in the first place?!? 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.99 UPC: 5960605367-01411 WEAPON X #13 Written by FRANK TIERI Covers & pencils by GEORGES JEANTY "THE UNDERGROUND" concludes! Amidst betrayals and revelations, in order to survive the agents of Weapon X must choose sides and forge alliances - as the mystery menace among them stands revealed! A storyline so big it needed an extra issue! 32 PGS./MARVEL PG...$2.99 UPC: 5960605372-01311 MARVEL MUST-HAVES * All Marvel Must-Haves will be kept in print in order to meet retail demand. MARVEL MUST-HAVES: RUNAWAYS & SENTINEL #1-2 FLIPBOOK Collects the sold-out, critically acclaimed SENTINEL #1 & 2 and RUNAWAYS #1 & 2 in "Flipbook" format! 96 PGS./MARVEL PG...$3.99 (UPC: 5960605248-01611) MARVEL MUST-HAVES: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1-3 Collects ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1-3 by Brian Bendis & Mark Bagley! 96 PGS./ALL AGES...$3.99 (UPC: 5960605248-00811) MARVEL MUST-HAVES: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #30-32 J. Michael Straczynski's first story arc!! 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Collects INCREDIBLE HULK #50-52 by Bruce Jones & Mike Deodato! 96 PGS./MARVEL PG...$3.99 (UPC: 5960605248-01511) MARVEL MUST-HAVES: DAREDEVIL #41-43 Collects DAREDEVIL #41-43 by Brian Bendis & Alex Maleev 80 PGS./MARVEL PG...$3.99 (UPC: 5960605248-00711) MARVEL MUST-HAVES: ULTIMATE VENOM (SECOND PRINTING!!) Reprinting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #33-36 by Brian Bendis & Mark Bagley 96 PGS./ALL AGES...$3.99 (UPC: 5960605248-00612) MARVEL MUST-HAVES: ULTIMATE WAR Collecting ULTIMATE WAR #1, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #33 & ULTIMATE X- MEN #26! 80 PGS./ALL AGES...$3.99 (UPC: 5960605248-00511) MARVEL MUST-HAVES: TRUTH: RED, WHITE & BLACK Collecting TRUTH #1, along with CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 & ULTIMATES #1! 96 PGS./MARVEL PG...$3.99 (UPC: 5960605248-00411) Graphic Novels/Hardcovers THE MARVEL MASTERWORKS HARDCOVER LIBRARY More new additions to the MARVEL MASTERWORKS LIBRARY, some newly re- mastered with added materials and edits made to further enhance the original reading experience! MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 2 Featuring the introduction of the Enchantress and the Executioner! Thor vs. Magneto! The Cobra and Mister Hyde strike! Giants walk the Earth! And the Tomorrow Man traps Thor in the world of the future! Collects JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #101-110 224 PGS/ALL AGES…$49.99 UPC: 5960611191-00111 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE X-MEN VOL. 3 The original X-Men battle Count Nefaria and his super-villain army; face the menace of the Locust and Kukulkan; meet their new member Mimic; and puzzle over the mystery of Factor Three and their agents, Ogre and Banshee. Collects X-MEN (Vol. 1) #22-31 224 PGS/ALL AGES…$49.99 UPC: 5960611269-00111 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 3 Featuring an all-out brawl between the Thing and the Hulk, the first meeting of the FF and the Avengers, Doctor Strange, Nick Fury and the X-Men, and the villainy of the Hate-Monger, Doctor Doom, the Sub-Mariner, the Puppet Master, the Mad Thinker, the Red Ghost and Diablo. 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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 $49.99 (UPC: 5960611256-00111) THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 2 $49.99 (UPC: 5960611264-00111) THE X-MEN VOL. 1 $49.99 (UPC: 5960610845-00117) THE X-MEN VOL. 2 $49.99 (UPC: 5960610983-00111) THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1 $49.99 (UPC: 5960611181-00111) THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 2 $49.99 (UPC: 5960610980-00111) THE SILVER SURFER VOL. 1 $49.99 (UPC: 5960611187-00111) THE SILVER SURFER VOL. 2 $49.99 (UPC: 5960611177-00111) THE INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 1 $39.99 (UPC: 5960611185-00111) CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 1 $49.99 (UPC: 5960611176-00111) THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 1 $49.99 (UPC: 5960611267-00111) DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 1 $49.99 (UPC: 5960611180-00111) ************************** NEW X-MEN VOL. 2 HARDCOVER Written by GRANT MORRISON Illustrated by FRANK QUITELY, PHIL JIMENEZ, JOHN PAUL LEON, IGOR KORDEY, ETHAN VAN SCIVER & KERON GRANT Cover by FRANK QUITELY This deluxe hardcover volume collects the New X-Men stories found in NEW X-MEN Vol. 3: NEW WORLDS and NEW X-MEN Vol. 4: RIOT AT XAVIER'S (New X-Men #127-141), plus other behind-the-scenes materials! 368 PGS./MARVEL PG…$29.99 UPC: 5960611118-00111 NEW X-MEN VOL. 1 HC Still Available! Collects Issues #114-126, NEW X-MEN 2001 ANNUAL, plus Grant Morrison's X-Men Manifesto! 384 PGS./MARVEL PG..$29.99 (UPC: 5960610964-00112) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 3 HARDCOVER Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Cover & pencils by MARK BAGLEY The deluxe hardcover reprints the materials from ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN Vol. 4: LEGACY & ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN Vol. 5: VENOM, plus the 16-page exclusive WIZARD #1/2 and other bonus material. Young Peter Parker faces his darkest hour yet in the storyline fans have been waiting for ... the Venom Saga! Will Peter ever be able to think of himself as a hero again? Collects USM #28-39, WIZARD #1/2 304 PGS./ALL AGES…$29.99 UPC: 5960611156-00111 These ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN hardcover graphic novels still available! ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 HC Collects Issues #1-13, plus bonus material…$29.99 (UPC: 5960610898-00112) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 2 HC Collects Issues #14-27, plus behind-the-scenes material…$29.99 (UPC: 5960611061- 00111) Roleplaying Game MARVEL UNIVERSE ROLEPLAYING GAME: GUIDE TO THE HULK & THE AVENGERS HC Front Cover by Stuart Immonen & Tom Marvelli, Back Cover by J.G. Jones Written by Jim Krueger, Jeffrey Simons, Dan Gelber & Evan Jones Hulk Smash! Avengers Assemble! The 2nd supplement to the MARVEL UNIVERSE ROLEPLAYING GUIDE delivers the Incredible Hulk & Earth's Mightiest Heroes in all their glory ... and in all their incarnations! Featuring dozens of new super hero and super villain profiles, as well as a few surprises, including a complete selection of character variants for the Incredible Hulk. Add to your campaign with aliens, humanoids, androids, robots and plenty of new teams in an expanded NPC team generator. Dive into detailed maps of the Avenger's Mansion and technical plans for the Quinjet. Explore new settings for your adventures, from Chronopolis to the Blue Area of the Moon. Plus an incredibly huge, time-traveling 3- Issue Marvel Universe Adventure, "A HULK RUNS THROUGH IT," complete with maps. * Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game Guide required to play. 96 PGS./ALL AGES…$19.99 UPC: 5960611158-00111 STILL AVAILABLE MARVEL UNIVERSE ROLEPLAYING GAME GUIDE: GUIDE TO THE X-MEN HARDCOVER Cover by ChrisCross X-pand your Universe. The first supplement to the MARVEL Universe Roleplaying Game is bursting with dozens of new profiles, maps, diagrams and descriptions of all things X-Men. Plus a brand new MARVEL Universe Adventure! * Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game Guide required to play. 96 PGS./ALL AGES...$19.99 UPC: 5960611035-00111 MARVEL UNIVERSE ROLEPLAYING GAME GUIDE HARDCOVER Cover by Mark Bagley Get the must-have guide that gets you started playing your own Marvel Universe adventures! 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AVENGERS: CLEAR & PRESENT DANGERS (Busiek & Pérez!)…$19.95 (UPC: 5960610798-00111) AVENGERS LEGENDS VOL. 1: AVENGERS FOREVER $24.99 (UPC: 5960610756-00112) AVENGERS LEGENDS VOL 2: THE KORVAC SAGA $19.95 (UPC: 5960610919-00111) AVENGERS/DEFENDERS WAR $14.95 (UPC: 5960610844-00111) MARVELS $19.95 (UPC: 5960610049-00116) CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 1: THE NEW DEAL TPB Written by JOHN NEY RIEBER Cover & illustrated by JOHN CASSADAY In the aftermath of 9/11, Cap must come to grips with a changing global landscape. From the ruins of the World Trade Center to the horrors of a small town shaken by terrorism, the star-spangled Super-Soldier is forced to make some hard decisions about his role in the world. Collects CAPTAIN AMERICA #1-6 in softcover format. 160 PGS./MARVEL PG…$16.99 UPC: 5960611101-00111 These CAPTAIN AMERICA graphic novels still available! CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 1: THE NEW DEAL HARDCOVER $22.99 (UPC: 5960610978-00111) CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 2: THE EXTREMISTS TPB Collects Issues #7-11…$13.99 (UPC: 5960611102-00111) UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 3: HOLY WAR TPB Written by CHUCK AUSTEN Pencils by RON GARNEY, PHILIP TAN, STEVE KIM Cover by PHILIP TAN The hunt for the mysterious religious sect known as the Church of Humanity concludes ... but what secrets will they have in store for one of the X-Men? And a wedding between two of the X-Men's longtime members! Plus, the return of the Canadian super team Alpha Flight ... but do they return as friends or foes? Collects UNCANNY X-MEN #421-427 192 PGS./MARVEL PG…$17.99 UPC: 5960611133-00111 These UNCANNY X-MEN trade paperbacks by writer CHUCK AUSTEN still available! UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 1: HOPE Collects Issues #410-415…$12.99 (UPC: 5960611060-00112) UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 2: DOMINANT SPECIES Collects Issues #416-420…$11.99 (UPC: 5960611132-00111) THE CALL VOL. 1 TPB Written by CHUCK AUSTEN Penciled by PAT OLLIFFE Cover by GABRIEL DELL'OTTO They saved Manhattan from certain doom...but will they be able to save themselves? The saga of Marvel's everyday heroes continues in THE CALL. Once they were just normal citizens - a police officer, a firefighter and an EMT worker - who risked their lives to help save others. But when they become something more than human, the fight begins to retain their humanity. Are their newfound supernatural abilities a blessing … or a curse? Collects THE CALL #1-4 96 PGS./MARVEL PG+…$8.99 UPC: 5960611152-00111 These THE CALL OF DUTY trade paperbacks still available! THE CALL OF DUTY VOL. 1: THE BROTHERHOOD & THE WAGON $14.99 (UPC: 5960610971-00111) THE CALL OF DUTY VOL. 2: THE PRECINCT $9.99 (UPC: 5960610974-00111) ************************ CAPTAIN MARVEL VOL. 2: COVEN TPB Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by IVAN REIS, KYLE HOTZ Cover by CLAUDIO CASTELLINI Karl Coven is a serial killer sentenced to die for his crimes, and Rick Jones the star witness in the prosecution's case. Claiming to be an alien not subject to our laws, Coven's argument is dismissed, but he gets the last laugh by promptly returning back to life immediately after his death sentence is executed. When a loophole in the legal system requires Coven to be set free, he comes to the attention of Captain Marvel, who's intrigued by the mysterious figure not only because of his apparent resurrection and immunity to Genis' Cosmic Awareness, but by the peculiarities of the judicial system that let the killer go free. Rather than annihilate Coven, he suggests that they become the law: Coven to be prosecution, and Marvel to be judge. Collects CAPTAIN MARVEL #7-12 144 PGS./MARVEL PG…$14.99 UPC: 5960611306-00111 CAPTAIN MARVEL VOL. I: NOTHING TO LOSE TPB Still Available! Collects the first 6 issues of the new series by Peter David, ChrisCross, Ivan Reis and Paco Media. Cover by Alex Ross! 144 PGS./MARVEL PG...$12.99 (UPC: 5960611104-00111) EXILES VOL. 5: UNNATURAL INSTINCT TPB Written by CHUCK AUSTEN Penciled by CLAYTON HENRY, SKOTTIE YOUNG Cover by DALE KEOWN A tale of murder and deceit as new teammate Magik joins the Exiles! The team visits the real Marvel Universe and comes face to face with Wolverine and the X-Men! What is about to go wrong in the X-Men's world that the Exiles need to change? Collects EXILES #26-30; Exiles story from X-MEN UNLIMITED #41 144 PGS./MARVEL PG…$14.99 UPC: 5960611110-00111 These EXILES trade paperbacks still available! EXILES VOL. 1 $12.95 (UPC: 5960610833-00111) EXILES VOL. 3: OUT OF TIME $17.99 (UPC: 5960611085-00111) EXILES VOL. 4: LEGACY $12.99 (UPC: 5960611109-00111) ***************************** PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN VOL. 5: SENSELESS VIOLENCE TPB Written by ZEB WELLS Illustrated by FRANCISCO HERRERA, MICHAEL O'HARE, SAM KEITH & KHARY RANDOLPH Cover by SAM KIETH After coming to the realization that the circle of violence will never end, Spider-Man is forced to ponder his place in the world. Is he truly helping people by engaging in battle after battle with the same villains? Or has this life or death struggle become nothing more than a game? Featuring appearances by classic Spidey villains The Shocker, Hydro Man, Boomerang, Scorpion, and Sandman! Collects PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN #51-57 160 PGS./MARVEL PG…$14.99 UPC: 5960611171-00111 These SPIDER-MAN trade paperbacks written by SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN's PAUL JENKINS still available! SPIDER-MAN: RETURN OF THE GOBLIN (art by HUMBERTO RAMOS!)…$8.99 (UPC: 5960611019-00111) PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN VOL. 2: ONE SMALL BREAK $16.95 (UPC: 5960610824-00112 ) PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN VOL. 4: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS\ $11.99 (UPC: 5960611150-00111) ************************* THOR VOL. 4: SPIRAL TPB Written by DAN JURGENS Illustrated by BEN & RAY LAI, JOE BENNETT, PACO MEDINA Cover by BEN & RAY LAI Thor is now the Lord of Asgard, and he has moved his realm to the skies above Manhattan, the better to guide and protect the whole of humanity! But if you're a devout follower of a different faith, or a believer in self-determination, Thor's increased presence on Earth may not be welcome. See how the lives of people both ordinary and extraordinary are affected by the Thunder God's presence on Earth - and not for the better! Collects THOR # 60-67 192 PGS./MARVEL PG…$19.99 UPC: 5960611127-00111 THOR VOL. 3: GODS ON EARTH TPB Still Available! Collects THOR #51-58, plus the "STAND-OFF" crossover that includes AVENGERS #63 & IRON MAN #64! 240 PGS./MARVEL PG...$21.99 (UPC: 5960611126-00111 ) THUNDERBOLTS VOL. 1: HOW TO LOSE TPB Written by JOHN ARCUDI Cover & pencils by FRANCISCO RUIZ VELASCO It's "Fight Club" Marvel style! The world of the comic book super-villain is often a glamorous one – filled with wealth, infamy, and great power – until the inevitable defeat at the hands of superheroes! But what about the super-villains who don't even rate the attention of superhero – the second- class villains without hope? Take a voyeuristic look at a world of bloody fights in abandoned warehouses, the lure of easy money, and the desperate smell of sweaty losers. And if you're trying to reform and walk the straight and narrow path, do you keep slaving away for minimum wage, or make one last grab for fame - by busting heads? Collects THUNDERBOLTS #76-81 144 PGS./MARVEL PG…$14.99 UPC: 5960611248-00111 DIAMOND SELECT TOYS MARVEL UNIVERSE: SHANG-CHI BUST A Diamond Select Release! Art Asylum takes a break from the Rogues' Gallery, and sculptor Mike Cusanelli perfectly captures the fierce Shang-Chi. Son of an international crime lord and raised to be the greatest fighter of all time, Shang-Chi went rogue when the first task his father assigned him was to assassinate a rival! Shang-Chi vowed to rid the world of his father's sinister legacy, which he did, and now he continues to fight against injustice and evil as Shang-Chi: The Master of Kung Fu. Measuring 6" tall (including the base), The Shang-Chi bust features a fire-breathing Chinese dragon on the base and captures a fierce image of the hero. Limited to 5,000 pieces worldwide, each bust includes a full-color, hand-numbered Certificate of Authenticity. In stores November 2003! Bust $45.00 THE ULTIMATE BEAST BUST A Diamond Select Release! Big and blue, the Beast is an integral part of the Ultimate X- Men team. Hank McCoy's mutant genes give him strength and agility, but his sharp mind is what makes him a truly valuable team member. The Beast was sculpted in mid-attack, or mid-lecture, by Shawn Nagle. Wearing his signature red-tinted specs, the Ultimate Beast bust is 6" tall including the Ultimate X-Men logo base. This bust comes painted and ready to display, and is accompanied by a hand-numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Limited to 5,000 pieces worldwide. The Special Edition version is limited to 500 pieces and features a Certificate/print with original art by artist Adam Kubert hand signed by Kubert & Nagle. In stores November 2003! REGULAR EDITION—Bust $50.00 SPECIAL EDITION—Bust $75.00 CYCLOPS VISOR REPLICA A Diamond Select Release! Mutant, leader, husband, father…no matter what role he's filling, Cyclops must always wear his ruby-quartz eyewear or he'll destroy whatever he sees! Scott Summers' body collects solar radiation and transforms it into powerful optic bursts, which emanate from his eyes. Unable to control these powerful energies without the aid of special equipment, Scott turns to Professor Charles Xavier for help. Using ruby-quartz, Xavier invents a visor which allows Summers to adjust the intensity and focus of his blasts, and the X-Man known as Cyclops is born. Now Diamond Select Toys and Industrial Zoo bring this life-sized 1:1 scale replica of the Cyclops Visor to fans everywhere! The third piece in the life-sized replica line, the Cyclops Replica Visor features a light-up "optic blast" feature, and comes with a display base, which features the X-Men logo. Limited to 2,500 pieces, each visor comes fully assembled, painted, ready to display and includes batteries. A full-color, hand-numbered Certificate of Authenticity comes packaged with each Cyclops Replica Visor. In stores November 2003! Replica $175.00 WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT WIZARD: THE COMICS MAGAZINE #144 EXCLUSIVE INDY CLIX FIGURE OFFER FROM WIZKIDS! 2-EXCLUSIVE COMIC PREVIEW EVENTS! * Read a 6-page preview of Hulk: Gray #1 from Marvel Comics by the red-hot creative team of Daredevil: Yellow and Batman: Dark Victory, writer Jeph Loeb (Batman) and artist Tim Sale (Spider-Man: Blue). * Behold 7-painted pages from DC Comics' JLA: Liberty & Justice by superstar artist Alex Ross and writer Paul Dini. Ross paints Superman, Hawkgirl and Green Arrow on the second panel of this 3-part painting of the JLA to this cover of Wizard. GET MORE ON JLA/AVENGERS! * We cover all the bases of the biggest crossover event in comics history! Sit in on a roundtable Wizard Q&A interview with writer Kurt Busiek and artist George Pérez and learn why it took 20 years to get this project rolling. * See what the original 1982 JLA/Avengers was about and find out why it was squashed. Plus, check out what a hypothetical sequel could be about in this special feature. * Arist George Pérez draws a Superman/Captain America alternate cover to this issue. MORE COMIC MOVIE NEWS! * As work continues on Spider-Man 2, the Punisher and Dark Horse Comics' Hellboy, Wizard #144 is there with the latest information from Hollywood and beyond. BASIC TRAINING IS BACK! * Legendary artist Joe Kubert (Seargeant Rock) will have part 3 in his six part art instruction series. This month, a special new art lesson on creating new characters. Learn to avoid common mistakes as he explains how to illustrate compelling characters! WONDER WOMAN BY GREG RUCKA! * DC Comics' Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka is one of the most controversial titles in comics, and we explore the hot-button topics that writer Rucka will explore in what could be the most defining WW run of all time. BRING ON THE BAD GUYS! * Villains have come a very long way since Dr. Doom and the Joker. Many have moved on from supporting roles to starring in their own comics -- and this trend has these "books of evil" selling like crazy. We'll profile the hot villain comics like Ultimate Six, Arkham Asylum, Mystique, Empire, Venom, Sleeper and more. WIZARD has been totally redesigned from previous issues and will feature the following: * A bigger all-new Wizard comic book price guide with over 40 pages of prices and market trends. * New news, new features, new artwork, new interviews, content, new columns and much more await you in the newly redesigned pages of WIZARD. Magazine (JLA/Superman/Green Lantern/Hawkgirl cover by Alex Ross) $4.99 Magazine (Avengers/JLA Captain America/Superman by George Perez) $4.99 TOYFARE #75 * TOYFARE: THE TOY MAGAZINE #75 proudly presents the very first full-release Twisted ToyFare Theatre (TTT) cover in front of the most dramatic story in toy history— CRISIS ON INFINITE MEGOVILLES! All of the parallel toy universes collide with hilarious results in this expanded episode of TTT. This special edition will shatter your perceptions of the Mego Universe! Time is no longer a constant! Space is no longer finite! Doritos are available in crazy new flavors! Can Mego Spidey and friends survive the "Crisis on Infinite Megovilles"? Thor, Hulk, Dr. Doom, Boss Hog, Thing, Iron Man and many more may or may not be in this spectacular story! Don't miss it! * Celebrate 20 years of the Transformers' Optimus Prime as ToyFare #75 presents the all- new Special Edition of Otimus Prime on the alternate cover to this issue. This is an all- new collector's edition of the greatest Transformer of all time from Hasbro. Learn about this release and other Transformer news and more in this issue of ToyFare. * Behold our Marvel Toys Collectors Guide. There have been so many Marvel Comics figures over the years that it's impossible to keep track of them all! That's why ToyFare is picking all of the best figures of your favorite Marvel characters, so you can assemble the perfect Marvel Universe toy collection. * What are the TOP 50 MOST VALUABLE TOYS? Find out as we count down the 50 action figures and vehicles that are worth the most scratch, from the Brazilian-exclusive Star Wars Vlix figure to the G.I. Joe Nurse figure of the 1960s. Which do you have in YOUR collection, and which can you only dream of ever getting and what are these figures actually worth? * This month's ToyFare Specialty Price Guide features Marvel Comics toys and action figures. Marvel Comics fans have had many of their prayers answered by companies like Toy Biz and Diamond Select. See how all of these figures are pricing in the marketplace, including the surprising hits and super-obscure favorites that command big bucks. Marvel Legends, Secret Wars, World's Greatest Superheroes…they're all here! * ToyFare's Top Ten list tells you which toys is the most in-demand this month, and which you should keep an eye out for. Ask the price guide editor your questions in "Dear Jon Letters." Plus, laugh your ass off at "Big Shots!" * ToyFare has the most complete, full-color action figure price guide available. Track how much your figures are worth and which ones have changed in value! * Whether you're a casual toy fan or an obsessive super-collector, you can't afford to miss this issue of ToyFare: The Toy Magazine! Magazine (Crisis On Infinite Megovilles cover) $4.99 Magazine (Transformers Optimus Prime 20th Anniversary cover) $4.99 INQUEST GAMER #102 EXCLUSIVE TOP SECRET LIMITED FIGURE OFFER FROM WIZKIDS! * InQuest Gamer: The Gaming Magazine #102 presents a HeroClix Figure Super Slugfest! Superman vs. Dr. Strange. Batman vs. Iron Man. Hulk vs. Flash. The Top 64 HeroClix figures battle it out for #1. Plus, find out what are the hottest IndyClix figures before they hit the shelves! See the newest figures from this set and get the inside scoop on how these figures can be played with Marvel and DC HeroClix. IndyClix Hellboy combats Heroclix Wolverine in an amazing art cover by John Cassaday. * Preview Magic Mirrodin! Get the complete scoop on the next Magic set BEFORE it comes out. According to Magic designer Brian Tinsman, this is THE best Magic set of all time. What will the new game mechanics be? How will Wizards of the Coast top Onslaught block? We'll showcase a ton of new cards and preview the coolest creatures from each of the main creature races. Learn about the new game mechanics and the most valuable cards. * CHECK OUT CREEPY FREAKS FROM WIZKIDS! The creators of the hit collectible miniatures games, Mage Knight, DC/Marvel HeroClix and MechWarrior will have a brand new game with fun monsters and much more. See all of these new figures in our special visual players guide. ,Learn their statistics and see why this may be the next new kids game to rival Yu-Gi-Oh! * Is Magic the greatest multiplayer card game of all time? Or will games like Lord of the Rings, A Game of Thrones, Babylon 5 and Vampire give it a run for its money? Get these answers and more in our "World's Best Multiplayer Collectible Card Game" feature! At the end of the day, this is the one game you want to play when you have group of friends over. * Play your best with InQuest Gamer! Get the essential info you need as we provide the most up-to-date and complete news and previews of Magic: The Gathering, plus Yu-Gi- Oh! and HeroClix price guides. InQuest Gamer is the only magazine that features THE MOST COMPLETE MAGIC PRICE GUIDES and resources to put you at the top of your game. Magazine (Wolverine vs. Hellboy cover) $4.99 Magazine (Yu-Gi-Oh! cover) $4.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A TOY WISHES 2003: THE ULTIMATE HOLIDAY TOY BUYERS GUIDE WINTER 2003 Wizard Entertainment proudly presents TOY WISHES 2003: The Ultimate Holiday Toy Buyers Guide! This super-sized publication will feature all of the hottest toys that will be available this holiday season. Toy Wishes, the definitive comprehensive magazine, will be easy for both children and parents to use. Toy lines and assortments will be clearly organized in over 25 categories, presented with full color photography and introductory information on features. All kinds of toys for all kinds of children and adults will be covered in Toy Wishes.. Each toy department will be coded by a different color and our editors will select the hottest picks in each section. Make your holiday shopping easy for a change with Toy Wishes. Magazine $4.99 O/A WIZARD TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE COLLECTORS EDITION VOLUME 3 By overwhelming popular demand, Wizard Entertainment proudly presents the third TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE trade paperback! This new 104-page book collects more of the best and funniest episodes from ToyFare magazine's monthly Twisted ToyFare Theatre comic strips. Join Mego Spidey and the gang in hilarious episodes like, "Von Doom Christmas," "Defenders Assemble," "That '70s TTT," "Secret Wars" and many more! In addition to the 13 strips re-presented here, this book will feature the Official Handbook of the TTT Universe! The inner-secrets of Megoville's favorite characters will be revealed in the classic style of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe. Star Wars' Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, writes the introduction to this new landmark collection. If you loved either of the first two Twisted ToyFare Theatre trade paperbacks, you can't miss this volume! Prestige Format. FC, 104pg $9.99 O/A BEAUTIFUL KILLER TP Cover by PHIL NOTO; Written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI; Painted interior art by PHIL NOTO Black Bull's fantastic Beautiful Killer mini-series written by Jimmy Palmiotti (21 Down/The Resistance)and featuring painted art by Phil Noto (Danger Girl) is finally collected in one handy volume. Noto, best known for his fantastic painted covers to Birds Of Prey and Codename: Knockout, perfectly captures the 60's spy-thriller tone of this exciting series. With a dazzling cover by Noto, this trade collects the entire 3-issue series that introduced Brigit Cole along with all of the covers. See where it all started with the exclusive sketch pages by artist Adam Hughes (Wonder Woman). SC, 7x10, 80pg, FC $9.99 O/A G.I. JOE: SNAKE-EYES/AGENT SCARLETT EXCLUSIVE 2-PACK These awesome Real American Hero action figures are made from their original sculpts with detailed paint jobs. This 2-pack was originally offered in ToyFare magazine comes with an uzi, two katana blades, a crossbow, backpacks and a sword. 2-Pack PI O/A AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #129 WIZARD ACE EDITION Amazing Spider-Man #129 features the very first appearance of the PUNISHER. Artist Humberto Ramos illustrates a dramatic all-new 2-part acetate cover featuring the Punisher, Spidey and the Jackal. In addition to the classic tale of Frank Castle's first appearance by writer Gerry Conway and artist Ross Andru, this ACE will feature additional pages on the Punisher's greatest moments along with a special Twisted ToyFare Theatre comic strip with Spidey. FC SRP: $13.99 Wizard Authentic DF/WA DOUBLE BIRTHDAY BANG SPECIAL STARTER SET! And to top this month off, DF/WA is bringing you this cool 10th Anniversary Starter Set Special celebrates both DF's and Wizard's 10th B-Day, and features 10 random limited edition books! Fans won't want to miss this, as it's the first time ever that we've offered a package like this one! So what are you waiting for, HURRY and reserve yours today! Starter Set SRP: $10.00 HELLBOY/PAINKILLER JANE LIMITED EDITION LITHOGRAPH DF and Wizard are continue the DF 10th Anniversary celebration by bringing you this warehouse find of this limited edition lithograph of Hellboy and Painkiller Jane! These two heroes are about to hit the small and big screen, with Painkiller Jane being optioned by the Sci-Fi Channel and Hellboy going to the big screen via Revolution Studios! And to make this even more special, DF is bringing this to you at the unbelievable 10th B-Day price of just $10.00 each, but hurry, supplies are limited! FC $10.00 COMICS SECTION AARDVARK VANAHEIM CEREBUS #294 by Dave Sim & Gerhard Latter Days: Part 29 (of 35) For those fans who have been demanding it! The return of Cerebus' classic Latter Days uniform! Saggy black track pants and baggy no-name sweat shirt! The countdown to issue 300 (March, 2004) continues… t-minus 6 and counting! b&w, 24pg $2.25 STAR OF THE MONTH CEREBUS TP'S by Dave Sim Embark on the adventure of a lifetime with the first three volumes of Dave Sim's Cerebus. Beginning as Conan parody, the series evolved over the years, taking its hero from barbarian wanderer to aardvark pontiff. These are some of the funniest and most accessible issues of the run, and are essential for the initiated and newly converted alike! SC, 7x10, b&w VOL. 1 (STAR00070) $25.00 VOL. 2: HIGH SOCIETY (STAR00071) $25.00 VOL. 3: CHURCH & STATE I (STAR00271) $30.00 ********************** A-BOMB LANDIS #3 by Rob Potchak Jr. & Owen Gieni As a result of last issue's startling events, Elisa Landis is the prime suspect in a murder case! To make matters worse, she's being blackmailed by the mysterious Rashin Lyght, who hopes to regain his freedom in exchange for the whereabouts of the deadly Darwin Virus. It's up to Landis, Ardy and Tagger to correct a virus that would be cataclysmic to mankind. Ships with two spectacular covers in a 50/50 split, both by series artist Owen Gieni. FC, 32pg $2.95 ABSTRACT STUDIOS STRANGERS IN PARADISE #61 by Terry Moore Gang member at 13. Murderer at 15. Sober at 16. Hopelessly in love with Katchoo at 17. This issue marks the beginning of a three-part mini-series telling the story of young David Qin's turbulent teen years, illustrating why SiP's quietest member may be its most deadly. b&w, 24pg $2.95 STARS OF THE MONTH STRANGERS IN PARADISE TP'S by Terry Moore Strangers in Paradise is an entertaining and poignant look at the relationship of two young women and the twists and turns that life throws at them. VOL. 2: I DREAM OF YOU (STAR01507)—SC, 7x10, b&w $16.95 VOL. 6: HIGH SCHOOL (STAR08863)— SC, 7x10, 88pg, b&w $8.95 VOL. 11: BRAVE NEW WORLD (STAR16218)— SC, 7x10, 88pg, b&w $8.95 ******************** AC COMICS FEMFORCE #121: SUPERBABES: Part 2 (of 3)—The 1950's Femforce learns the real power behind the evil Rathschilde, as drawn by new sensation Jeff Austin! Followed by a vintage Rio Rita adventure. Plus: Guest-story features: the first in-print appearance of Femme Noir, the long-running online adventuress created by Joe Staton and Chris Mills, and the first U. S. solo appearance of the great new contemporary teenage superheroine, Kinetics, by Maurico Hunt and Adriano Vicente Santos! Available in three cover versions: Regular, and Alternate covers by Staton and Santos! REGULAR—b&w, 44pg $6.95 FEMME NOIR COVER—b&w, 44pg $9.95 KINETICS COVER—b&w, 44pg $9.95 GOLDEN AGE SPOTLIGHT VOLUME 2 TP The best-drawn features of the Golden Age came from "Busy" Arnold's Quality Comics. See them all here: Manhunter, Firebrand, Human Bomb, Midnight, Quicksilver, Dollman, Spider Widow, Black X, Death Patrol, G-2, and more, as illustrated by Fine, Cole, Eisner, Gustavson, Ames, Moriera, Palais, Kotzky and others! Squarebound. SC, 7x10, 150pg, b&w $24.95 MEN OF MYSTERY #42 Golden Age gems from the 1940s and '50s, headlined by Blue Bolt, Bulletman, and Dick Briefer's Frankenstein, plus three characters making their MoM debut: Centaur Comics' Fantom of the Fair (by Paul Gustavson); from Prize Comics #1, K, The Unknown; and Bob Powell's Jet Powers! b&w, 52pg $6.95 FEMFORCE FEATURES FUNFEST PACK #1 A great grab bag of rare Femforce graphic novels, annuals and oversized specials, starring She-Cat, Synn, Dragonfly, Nightveil, Ms. V., Colt, Blue Bulleteer and others! Pack includes one (1) copy each of Cycle of Fire, Synn Special #1, Femforce Special #1, Miss Victory Special #1, AC Annual #4, & Femforce: Out of the Asylum #1, bagged. Pack (x6) $26.95 MEN OF MYSTERY MASTERWORKS COLLECTION #4 39 perfect, vintage reprints starring Avenger, Crimebuster, Marvelman, Stardust, Frankenstein, Ghost, Claw, Dart, Eagle, Flagman, Miss Victory, Spy Smasher, Black Rider, Mr. Scarlet, Mercury Man, Black Cobra, Mr. Mystic, Lady Luck, and many more! Pack includes one copy each of MoM #27, 28, 30, & 32-35, bagged. Pack (x7), b&w $49.95 ACTIVE IMAGES HIP FLASK: UNNATURAL SELECTION WIDESCREEN LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVER by Starkings, Casey, & Ladronn Comicraft has put together a beautiful special edition of their smash-hit one-shot, Hip Flask: Unnatural Selection. This 48-page oversized hardcover is limited to 2,500 copies, and features cover-to-cover painted art by Ladronn, collecting the re-mastered and expanded "widescreen" art and story from Unnatural Selection and also pages and covers from Hip Flask: Elephantmen. HC, 48pg, FC $29.95 COMICRAFT POW PACK! CD ROM BIFF! BAM! BOOM! Created by America's leading comic book letterers for comic book lettering, this new official Comicraft Sound Effects CD-ROM is the perfect companion to Comicraft's ZAP Pack and includes two of their most popular Sound Effect fonts, Zoinks and Clobberintime, for one low price! Also included on the CD is Comicraft's dingbat font, 'Nuff Said. Both platforms (Macintosh and Windows) are included on the CD. CD $39.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A COMICRAFT'S ZAP PACK! CD ROM Letter your own comic book with the ZAP Pack! Created by America's leading comic book letterers for comic book lettering, this official Comicraft font comes on CD-ROM and includes regular and bold italic alphabets, pre-made sound effects and word balloons in EPS format. Both platforms (Macintosh and Windows) are included on the CD. CD $29.95 O/A COMIC BOOK LETTERING THE COMICRAFT WAY by Richard Starkings & John "JG" Roshell Because you demanded it: 64 pages of comic book lettering tips and tricks from the award-winning Comicraft studio. This full color step-by-step guide is superbly illustrated with two Hip Flask strips: one created by Kurt Busiek & Stuart Immonen and the other by Jeph Loeb & Ian Churchill! Cover by Brian Bolland. FC, 64pg $9.95 ************************ ACTIVE SYNAPSE STAR OF THE MONTH THE SANDWALK ADVENTURES TP by Jay Hosler Nominated for a 2001 Eisner Award for Best Comic Series! The Sandwalk Adventures details the conversation between Mr. Charles Darwin of Down, Kent, and Mara, a follicle mite living in his left eyebrow. Join this unlikely duo as they go around and around Mr. Darwin's thinking path, the Sandwalk, looking for understanding and adventure. (STAR18467) SC, 7x10, b&w $20.00 ************************ A.C.T.O.R. (A COMMITMENT TO OUR ROOTS) Dynamic Forces and A.C.T.O.R. have teamed up to help raise money for one of the most noteworthy charities in comics today, to help out the creators in need who came before us! DF has worked with A.C.T.O.R. to raise over $15,000.00 in the last year, and with the help of Previews readers, will have raised over $30,000 by the end of this year. With your support and purchase of the following products from July 1st to July 30th, DF will contribute a portion of each sale to A.C.T.O.R.! Thanks for your support, it is a commitment that will help us to grow as an industry, and take care of those who came before! WOLVERINE WEAPON X 8-INCH BUST The Weapon X saga as written and illustrated by Barry Windsor-Smith in Marvel Comics Presents #72-84 is one the defining moments in the Canadian mutant's mysterious past! Now the awe-inspiring designs and sculpts by Martin Canale and Pablo Viggiano bring Wolverine to life as this bust, measuring 8" high with a 6" wide base. Limited to only 1,991 units worldwide. Bust $89.99 EARTH X: DAREDEVIL MEGA BUST Very few heroes have been transformed in the way Daredevil has as the Earth X "Man without Fear" heaps life-threatening situations upon his body and always emerges unscathed! Dynamic Forces has paired master-artist Alex Ross with sculptor Tony Cipriano to create a cool collectible resin bust that continues the limited edition Earth X Mega-Bust line. Daredevil stands over 5 ½" tall and Alex actually had Daredevil's smile revised at least three times until he was happy with it! Bust $49.99 MARVEL UNIVERSE CLASSIC '60'S CHARACTERS LITHOGRAPH Evoking the incredible work by such Silver Age pioneers as Jack Kirby, John Romita, and the rest of the Mighty Marvel Bullpen, artist Steve Rude has lovingly and faithfully painted a piece which depicts all of your favorite Marvel characters that have endured for over 40 years! This piece is the first in a series of lithographs featuring The Fantastic Four, Avengers, Spider-Man, Hulk, Daredevil, Dr. Strange, Dr. Doom, and the X-Men. Measures 18" x 24", printed on archival 100lb Gallerie Silk Stock! Litho, 18x24, FC $19.99 MEGACON 2003 A.C.T.O.R. AUCTION GUIDE So you couldn't be at Megacon this year or you were there and didn't get a chance to pick up an A.C.T.O.R. Comic Fund catalog. Well, here's your chance to own a piece of Megacon history and better yet, a percentage of your order goes to the non-profit organization dedicated to helping comic book creators in need! Catalog $7.00 PHOENIX RISING LITHOGRAPH Over a year in the making! The first ever Phoenix Lithograph from Dynamic Forces by painter and award-winning creator of Dawn, Joseph Michael Linsner! The masterful painting skill that Linsner is known for truly brings this piece to life! Measuring 18" x 24" and printed on archival 100lb. Gallerie Silk Stock, this masterpiece will be a treasured addition to your collection! Litho, 18x24, FC MSRP: $24.99 AIRSHIP ENTERTAINMENT/STUDIO FOGLIO GIRL GENIUS #10 by Phil & Kaja Foglio with Laurie E. Smith Phil and Kaja Foglio's "Olde-Fashioned Gaslamp Fantasy with Adventure, Romance and Mad Science!" In the final chapter of the "Agatha Heterodyne and the Airship City," Agatha (fledgeling mad scientist) and Krosp (the King of the Cats) escape from Castle Wulfenbach and head off into the unknown! FC, 32pg $3.95 AIT/PLANET LAR SCURVY DOGS #2 by Andrew Boyd & Ryan Yount Flashback to a fight with Vikings... from the future! Drunken monkeys vandalize the ship and bring the wrath of hung-over pirates down on their monkey heads! Join Shanghai Pete, McDougal, and Pappy Seabiscuit as they kick monkey ass and take monkey names! Featuring pin-ups by Brian Wood (Channel Zero) and Kieron Dwyer (Last of the Independents)! b&w, 24pg $2.95 STARS OF THE MONTH SKY APE TP'S Kirk Madge isn't just another six-foot gorilla with a taste for Michelob, Armani suits, and authentic Texas barbecue — he's Sky Ape, the jetpack-propelled millionaire crime-buster who doles out whuppings like the President hands out free cheese. SKY APE (STAR12686)— SC, 7x10, 128pg , b&w $12.95 WAITING FOR CRIME (STAR14669)— b&w, 56pg $6.95 ALL THE HEROES (STAR17778)— SC, 7x10, 56pg, b&w $6.95 ****************** ALEBRIJE PRESS FRAYED ENDS #4 by Jason Brightman Jason Brightman's critically acclaimed series concludes with the long-time-coming Part 4! The love of Paul's life exited by way of "I never loved you," then his childhood imaginary friend returned with a missing heart. Now, Paul must face facts and concede that maybe his heart was never really in it. Perception has never felt so real. PC, 48pg (4 of 4) (Note Price) $4.50 ALTERNATIVE COMICS HICKEE VOLUME 2 #1 Edited by Graham Annable Perhaps the funniest anthology ever, Hickee has become a major contributor to the underground comics scene. Edited by Grickle creator Graham Annable, Hickee is a hefty treasure trove of visually arresting, hilarious, wise, and emotionally re-readable cartoon stories. The animation backgrounds of the contributing cartoonists really shine through impeccable pacing of the strips. Don't miss this one! Contributors includes Graham Annable, Paul Brown, Vamberto Maduro, Derek Sakai, Joe White, David Bogan, Razmig Mavlian, Nathan Stapley, and Scott Campbell. SC, 8x7, 48pg, b&w $4.95 STARS OF THE MONTH HICKEE ANTHOLOGY TP by Various What started out loosely as a group of friends hanging around in San Francisco coffee shops on Sunday afternoons, Hickee has become a major contributor to the underground comics scene. No censoring, no test audience, and no laugh track from creators entertaining themselves! (STAR17747) SC, 10x6, 128pg, b&w $12.95 FROM THE CURVE: GRAND GESTURES ONE-SHOT by Robert Ullman From The Curve: Grand Gestures focuses on three post-collegiate buddies and the romantic relationships (or lack thereof) that lend conflict and comedy to their lives. (STAR18392) b&w, 48pg $3.95 STRUM AND DRANG: GREAT MOMENTS IN ROCK 'N' ROLL TP by Joel Orff Great moments in rock 'n' roll. Everyone has at least one. For three years, Joel Orff had been collecting people's stories, illustrating them, and posting them on his web site. These are funny and sometimes poignant comics about people struggling with and celebrating their circumstances, often through unlikely forms of self-expression. (STAR18518) SC, 10x10, 72pg, b&w $6.95 ************************** AMAZE INK/SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS Amaze Ink PATTY CAKE & FRIENDS VOLUME 2 #9 by Scott Roberts It's trick-or-treat time in Patty-Cake's big Halloween special issue! It's bad enough that Patty has to include Susie McBee in her group, until Jose and Keith decide to go to the rich side of town for 'bigger treats', and take a scary shortcut to get there. b&w, 48pg $4.95 Slave Labor Graphics BEAR #2 by Jamie Smart A twisted wreckage of glassy-eyed fury and crazy-ass abandon. Doped to the teats on destruction, naivety and all 'round bingo bango, it lays bare more escapades in Bear's tormented existence and details his suffering at the paws of his pointy-eared adversary Looshkin for your viewing pleasure. Ace. b&w, 24pg $2.95 EVENFALL #4 by Pete Stathis Falling from one nightmare world into another, Phoebe finally faces the reality that these encounters are more than mere hallucinations, and her true quest begins. MATURE READERS b&w, 24pg $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A EVENFALL #1 & #2 by Pete Stathis Torn apart by the death of her mother, 19-year-old Phoebe breaks with reality and falls into a dark and menacing word. Is her journey a descent into madness, or has she indeed opened a portal to another realm? Real or imagined, she may not survive… MATURE READERS #1— b&w, 24pg $2.95 #2— b&w, 24pg $2.95 ************************ GLOOM COOKIE #17 by Serena Valentino & Breehn John Burns Learning a monster is responsible for her death, Lex chooses to become a ghost so she can stop Damion and Chrys from seeking revenge on Artemus. Meantime Damion tries to persuade Sebastian to bring Lex back from the dead, but Sebastian is frightened that something will go horribly wrong. MATURE READERS b&w, 24pg $2.95 STAR OF THE MONTH GLOOM COOKIE VOLUME 1 TP by Serena Valentino & Ted Naifeh Collects issues #1-6, plus sketches, fan art, and pin-ups by Roman Dirge, Tommy Kovac, and Eric Jones. (STAR12671) SC, 7x10, 240pg, b&w $18.95 ************** LITTLE SCROWLIE #3 by Todd Meister & Jennifer Feinberg Will Scrowlie survive the unknowable horror in the caverns beneath her spacious live/work loft? Why exactly does the evil lady want to destroy the world with her army of fashion zombies? And what does all this have to do with flappers and Black Tuesday? b&w, 24pg $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A LITTLE SCROWLIE #1 by Jen Feinberg & Todd Meister Peep through Little Scrowlie's comic window, and watch as the over-privileged alterna- chick Elisabeth and her grumpy cat deal with the everyday mendacity of Cthulhu, Cthulhu's minions, and attempts to take over the world through armies of evil fashion zombies. b&w, 24pg $2.95 ********************** NIGHTMARES AND FAIRY TALES #6 by Serena Valentino & FSc Cinderella's evil stepmother makes a pact with a demon to make her own daughters more beautiful, in hopes of their catching the eye of the Prince at The Royal Ball... But beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and one has to wonder what a demon would find lovely. b&w, 24pg $2.95 STARS OF THE MONTH NIGHTMARES & FAIRY TALES #1 by Serena Valentino & FSc Issue one focuses on Morgan who has just recently acquired Annabelle along with the troubles of her deranged friend Dominique. Morgan finds herself wrapped up in a series of horrible events, it seems that all her friends are turning up dead and poor Morgan is afraid that she may be responsible for the murders. (STAR17835) b&w, 24pg $2.95 NIGHTMARES & FAIRY TALES #2 by Serena Valentino & FSc A continuing series filled with dark fairy tales and horror stories, all narrated by Annabelle, a disturbingly creepy-cute little doll. (STAR18277) b&w, 24pg $2.95 ****************************** SKULLY UNDERPANTS #1 by Dan Gregor Skully Under-Pants, that wacky little guy in red boots, is coming at you with his crazy antics! See evil sock puppets, Pipo the Knife-Fighting Monkey, and mutants running amok! Poor Skully, he may never get to see the Zor band! By Screaming Kitty creator, Dan Gregor. Oh boy! b&w, 24pg $2.95 TUPELO #2 by Matt DeGennaro & Phil Elliott Pulse Pounding, Earth-Shattering, Regime-Changing, second issue! Captain Tupelo, The World's Greatest Junkie Superhero, takes Karen on a trip to a Happy Good Place. The 11 O'clock Man encounters Andy Ooze, and the inner sanctum of The Lullaby Squad! This September, Destroy What Bores You On Sight! MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $2.95 STARS OF THE MONTH DREADSTAR VOLUME 1: METAMORPHOSIS ODYSSEY TP by Jim Starlin Slave Labor reprints for the first time the original classic episodes of "Metamorphosis Odyssey" from Epic Illustrated. These stories originally appeared in Epic from 1979 to 1982, and introduced audiences to Vanth Dreadstar. (STAR11708) SC, 7x10, 120pg, b&w $10.95 DREADSTAR VOLUME 2: THE PRICE GN by Jim Starlin The second in SLG's series reprinting the classic Dreadstar tales, includes the Eclipse Comics' graphic novel The Price, Marvel/Epic's Dreadstar graphic novel, and the solo Dreadstar story that appeared in Epic Illustrated #18. (STAR11950) SC, 7x10, 120pg, b&w $12.95 JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC #4—NEW PRINTING by Jhonen Vasquez Enter the dark corners of the human psyche in these hilarious and thought-provoking episodes in the life of Johnny! "Funny, poignant, horrifically violent and dashed with moments of genuine artistry... one of the most unique and affecting graphic novels ever committed to print."—Alasdair Stuart, Savant (STAR14547) b&w, 24pg $2.95 LENORE #3—NEW PRINTING by Roman Dirge Part humor, part pathos, Lenore is a combination of cuteness and creepiness that we're sure you'll find appealing. This issue includes the stories Little Miss Muffet and Ragamuffin. (STAR14555) b&w, 24pg $2.95 SQUEE TP—NEW PRINTING by Jhonen Vasquez Pepito, the son of Satan, commands you to buy this Squee! Collection! The book includes all four issues of Squee!, plus Wobbly Headed Bob, and all the "Meanwhile…" stories from Squee! And JTHM. (STAR08102) SC, 7x10, 144pg, b&w $15.95 TRASHED GRAPHIC NOVEL—NEW PRINTING by Derf A 2003 Eisner Award nominee! True stories about a side of society most people try not to think about. Comic artist Derf shares several tales about his experiences collecting garbage. Disgusting, fascinating, shocking and hilarious, Trashed shows readers a new world that words alone could never capture, but spares them the horrible smell. Cardstock cover. (STAR15092) SC, 8x11, 48pg, b&w $6.95 ************************** ANARCHY STUDIOS VAMPI VICIOUS #3 by McKeever, Lau, Dogan, & Tam Vampi corners an informant as she gets closer to the Factory. Her plans are compromised by a familiar face that once again brings trouble in its wake. A potential ally rises up as things come crashing down around them all. Written by Sean Kelley Mckeever, with art by Kevin Lau and Omar Dogan, who also provide this issue's two covers. Also available in a Limited Cover Edition by John Lucas (Codename: Knockout, Man of Steel), limited to only 1,500 copies. LAU COVER—FC, 32pg $2.99 DOGAN COVER—FC, 32pg $2.99 LIMITED LUCAS COVER—FC, 32pg $9.95 VAMPI VICIOUS #1 PROTOTYPE CONVENTION EDITION by McKeever, Lau, & Dogan Created for the San Diego Comic-con. This edition is limited to 750 copies and will not be offered again. A brand new concept by Sean McKeever, Kevin Lau and Omar Dogan! Featuring preview pages and concept designs for the all new team starring the reborn Vampi... as never been imagined before! Printed with a card-stock cover. b&w, 16pg $9.95 XIN: JOURNEY OF THE MONKEY KING #3—LIMITED JOHN LUCAS EDITION by Faerber, Lau, & Dogan Available for the first time! This limited Edition of Xin: Journey of the Monkey King #3 features a new cover by fan favorite John Lucas (Codename: Knockout, Man of Steel). Limited to only 1,500 copies. FC, 32pg $9.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A VAMPI #17—LIMITED DAVID FINCH COVER From the vault of Anarchy Studios, and available for the last time! It's Vampi #17 featuring a variant cover by David Finch. Only 1,500 copies printed — extremely limited quantities remain! FC, 32pg $9.95 O/A VAMPI #18—LIMITED CULLY HAMNER COVER From the vault of Anarchy Studios, and available for the last time! Vampi #18 featuring a variant cover by Cully Hamner. Only 1,500 copies printed — extremely limited quantities remain! FC, 32pg $9.95 ************************* ANCIENT STUDIOS LEAGUE OF SUPER GROOVY CRIMEFIGHTERS TP by Campbell, Massey, Kelleher, & Taylor Collecting the first five issues of the Dy-No-Mite '70s spoof, featuring a new cover and nine new pages of story! Join Thor, X, The Ring, Cupid, Atlas, Mr. Phenomenal and Black Belt as they use their mail-order gadgets to do battle against Sgt. America and the Syndicate of Evil Bad Guys! The '70s will never be the same! SC, 7x10, 136pg, b&w $12.95 ANGEL GATE PRESS BLACK TIDE VOLUME 1: AWAKENING THE KEY TP by Debbie Bishop, Mike S. Miller, & Andy Park Collecting the first eight episodes of Black Tide! As leader of the most covert black ops team in the world, Justin has devoted his life to saving others. In this series he discovers that not only was he once the most powerful villain of an ancient civilization, but also his enemies are back! Atlantis has been newly created and hidden from mankind, by Atlanteans regenerated from its ashes. On a mission to solve the mystery of a series of international murders, realities collide when he is reunited with his past. In a weird twist of fate, he triggers the same series of events that led to the destruction of his ancient land. He is a changed man who remembers nothing of his past. But how he deals with the present will either save us or destroy us all. SC, 7x10, 208pg, FC $19.99 MARTHA'S GOT NOTHIN' ON ME COOKBOOK SC by Debbie Bishop, Cori Berg, & Rick Tierney Funny and entertaining with delicious recipes and party tips, this wacky illustrated book is a sure hit for the cooking impaired and gourmet alike! Quick meals, facials and health tips, decorating ideas, disaster remedies, the art of Pre-Fab, Martha's Got Nothin' On Me is more than just a cookbook, it is a lifestyle guide! SC, 8x10, 176pg, b&w $14.95 FAIRIES OF BLADDERWHACK POND VOLUME 1 HC by Debbie Bishop & Andy Park Angel Gate is proud to present the first book in this delightful new brand for the whole family. The fun-filled adventure of three misfit fairies from the wrong side of the pond are certain to warm the hearts of readers worldwide. HC, 96pg, FC $19.99 FAIRIES OF BLADDERWHACK POND 2004 CALENDAR Filled with the antics of three misfit fairies from the wrong side of the pond from the new hardcover children's book. Delightful illustrations by Andy Park are sure to warm the hearts of the whole family. (CAUT: 4) Calendar, 12x12, FC $14.99 10TH MUSE— RENA MERO 2004 CALENDAR Now you can have Rena Mero (Sable from the WWE) for 12 months next year! This calendar features artwork from Roger Cruz, Andy Park, David Moran, Randy Green, and Ken Lashley, as well as exclusive pics of Rena Mero as the 10th Muse! (CAUT: 4) Calendar, 12x12, FC $14.99 ANGRY NAKED COMICS CRACKURZ 48-PAGE SUPER SPECIAL #1 by D.J. Coffman & James Patrick Remster and Loagster are two birds stuck in a cage, and, like most odd couples, they hate each other, but not in the secretly loving-and-respecting-each-other sort of way. This 48- page one shot collects some of the hilarious and critically acclaimed Crackurz stories, as well as some never-before-seen material! MATURE READERS b&w, 48pg $3.95 ANTARCTIC PRESS ANTARCTIC PRESS 12-MONTH 2004 CALENDAR Make 2004 the Year of AP with this fantastic 12-month calendar! Each month is graced by a stunning, full-color piece by one of A.P.'s premier artists! (May will be marked "Gold Digger Month," of course, and feature art by Fred Perry!) You've never enjoyed marking time so much! Calendar, 8x11, FC SRP: $14.99 STAR OF THE MONTH CYBERTRONIAN: THE UNOFFICIAL TRANSFORMERS RECOGNITION GUIDE #5 This issue covers the years 1989-1990, the last of Generation 1, from the second series Pretenders to the tiniest Transformers ever, the Micromasters; to perhaps the most controversial — the Action Masters! As always, the best in toy pictures, character bios and descriptions, series checklists and full-color accessory guides! (STAR16878) SC, 7x10, 96pg, FC $24.95 ************************ DRAGON ARMS POCKET MANGA VOLUME 1 TP by David Hutchison Millennia ago, a group of powerful warriors saved Humanity from the Dragon Kings. Now these heroes have become as corrupt as their ancient foes. To defeat them, the wizard Anrack assembles five warriors and trains them to use the powerful, ageless Dragon Arms. But even these may not be enough to vanquish masters of death! Digest, 160pg, b&w $9.99 GOLD DIGGER ANNUAL 2003 by Various AP Core Title! Fred Perry has over 90 Gold Digger issues under his belt, giving his readers ever more to appreciate. Now once again, his readers and even his fellow creators (like Ben Dunn, Joe Wight, Rod Espinosa and Brian Denham), show that appreciation with their own takes on their favorite GD characters! b&w, 48pg $4.95 GOLD DIGGER PERFECT MEMORY VOLUME 3 Another must-have reference guide for all Gold Digger fans! This issue kicks off the first retrospective on Fred's color GD series, covering the first twenty-five issues, Gold Digger Beta and other bonus material, plus character guides for the ever-expanding cast! b&w, 72pg $5.95 GOLD DIGGER POCKET MANGA VOLUME 1 TP by Fred Perry In this collection of the very first Gold Digger stories, Gina and Brittany must foil the dragon Dreadwing's attempt to control Merlin's Time Raft. Then it's a wild journey to mythic places around the globe and off it, all to stop the Atlantean wizard Gyphon from using his people's ancient artifacts to rule the world. Digest, 160pg, b&w $9.99 JUNCTION 17 #3 by David Hutchison The remaining players of Black Wave regroup in the subway in an effort to find more clues about their stalker. As the search continues, they begin to question the role of the military detectives, Chen and Johnson. Is the military trying to stop the killer, or cover his tracks? FC, 32pg (3 of 4) (Note Price) $3.50 MEN'S ALTERED WARS CHRONICLES #3 by Ted Nomura AP Core Title! This issue includes more chapters on the Nazi and Japanese shadow wars during WWII, along with juicy details on France and England's secret war against Israel and America, and how it still affects the way we fight today. All this plus more "Condorcet's Angels of Nympho Army!" NOTE: This issue is rated PG-13—for mature readers, and is not Adults Only! MATURE READERS Magazine, 48pg, b&w $4.95 NEOTOPIA VOLUME 2 #3 by Rod Espinoza Eisner nominee Rod Espinosa's new hit saga continues! The enemy reaches the shores of Eriden, and Nalyn and her crew are blamed for bringing disaster to the island. The islanders decide to abandon them and make a deal with the armies of Krossos to surrender Nalyn's crew over to General Kaizler. Will this be the end for them? FC, 32pg (3 of 6) (Note Price) $3.95 NINJA HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2003 (#15) by Various AP Core Title! Celebrate fifteen years of Quagmire High-jinx with all the NHS gang, from Jeremy, Ichi and Asrial to Professor Steamhead, Arnie and Mimi. This is the landmark series that put Antarctic Press on the map, and this is the annual that commemorates its success. Cover by Ben Dunn. b&w, 48pg $4.95 TWILIGHT X: STORM #5 by Joseph Wight Somewhere in the Caribbean, Neo-Nazis and the remnants of the American Navy begin the last battle of World War III. Jed and Toots, aboard the carrier U.S.S. United States, find themselves caught in the middle of Operation Bright Eagle, the last attempt by the Americans to reclaim their homeland. Bi-monthly. b&w, 32pg $3.50 YOU CAN COLOR ANIME by Guru eFX Love anime? Have you longed to make your art look more like it? Well, now you can! The Guru eFX team (X-Men: Ronin, Dirty Pair, Marvel Mangaverse, Star Wars: The Manga) shows you the tricks and tips needed to make your work blast off the screen in animated color! Also available packaged with a special CD featuring all the basics you need to do cel-type coloring, packed with digital versions of this issue's pages plus plentiful practice pieces and tutorials! REGULAR—FC, 40pg $5.95 CD EDITION—FC, 40pg $12.95 ANTIMATTER/HOFFMAN INTERNATIONAL OCTAVIA PIN-UP BOOK WITH LIMITED EDITION SIGNED PRINT by Mike Hoffman This 64-page art extravaganza rises again for fans of the maddest mad scientist there is, Octavia, as over 25 artists gather to pay her homage! Also included in this special edition is a signed, limited black-and-white Octavia art print of an unpublished Hoffman piece, available nowhere else! SC, 8x11, 64pg, b&w $9.95 MIKE HOFFMAN'S SECRET SKETCHBOOKS VOLUME 1 SC by Mike Hoffman Almost everyone's familiar with Mike Hoffman's current Fantasy artworks, but who knows what strange, private works preceded them? This mega-thick 72-page volume collects over 20 years worth of the artist's very best unseen "secret sketches" into a fun, jam-packed book. An indispensable treat for comic art fans! Squarebound. SC, 7x10, 72pg, b&w $9.95 THE WILD, WILD WORLD OF GUS FINKELSTEIN #2 by Gus Finkelstein Strap yourself in for more bizarre and eclectic weirdness from famed "outsider artist" Gus Fink! His weird and wonderful art hangs in galleries worldwide, and now he turns his strange and unusual talents to creating his own comic title. It's an oddly twisted labor of love from a unique personality! b&w, 24pg $2.95 MADAME TARANTULA ART GALLERY EDITION #1 by Mike Hoffman Another fantastic art book in which Mike Hoffman's weird Western heroine rises from the desert dust for a final, sunset showdown, where Robots, Zombies and Ghost Towns all play their part in the New Old West of the future! Over 25 artists bring you their rocking renderings of this unforgettable leather-clad lady. Squarebound. SC, 8x11, 64pg, b&w $9.95 BALLAD OF UTOPIA #8 by Barry Buchanan & Mike Hoffman This is it — the final long-awaited concluding issue of the critically acclaimed Gothic Western comic book series! You'll be shocked and amazed to learn the final answers to the riddles of this strange, Western Murder Mystery as death, lies and insanity stalk the citizens of the town of Utopia! b&w, 24pg $2.95 MIKE HOFFMAN'S LOST WORLDS OF FANTASY & SCI-FI #6 by Mike Hoffman Mike Hoffman's regular monthly title takes you places you've never been before, and from his awesome cover paintings to the astounding art and story features within, you'll return from those strange vistas knowing there's no other book like it in the known universe! b&w, 24pg $2.95 APC MONSTER CLUB #10 by Kit Wallis In this issue, follow another one of the "Organisations" Monster hunting teams. Whilst on what seems to be a routine training mission, something goes drastically wrong, showing a darker side to the "Organisations" somewhat unethical methods. Cardstock Cover. FC, 32pg $3.50 ASSASSIN SCHOOL #3 by Phil Littler, Edu Francisco, & LYNX Studios Assassin School's top student, Emma, is daydreaming — recapturing the events from the previous week's lessons… but unaware that a thief has stolen her rucksack. But this is no ordinary rucksack! FC, 32pg (3 of 6) $3.50 ARCHAIA STUDIOS PRESS ARTESIA: KNOWN WORLD MAP SET #1 Every fantasy world needs a map, and here are three: one of the Known World, the setting of the Artesia comic books; a detail map of the Middle Kingdoms, including the Highlands of Daradja; and a third of nearby Lost Uthedmael, cursed lands of the Isliklidae. All three maps from the Artesia comic books are here printed at their full 17" x 22" size and presented as one set in a sturdy 18" x 24" envelope for safe keeping. Map Set $24.95 ARCHANGEL STUDIOS THE RED STAR VOLUME 2 #4 by Christian Gossett with Bradley Kayl; Digital Paint by Snakebite, 3D graphics by Paul Schrier Kyuzo versus Zero in a duel to the death! The "Prison of Souls" story arc continues as the the battle against the Taktarov has been won, for now. But the Heroes of The Red Star are still lost in the Storm of Souls, and a new enemy stands in their way. Hidden in the deep maze-like tunnels of their massive Skyfurnace, the deadliest assassin ever trained by Central Command is wreaking havoc. He is one of an elite Corps of Assassins, codename: Zero, and his mission is to destroy the Konstantinov at all costs. Only one man can save the ship — Maya's personal guardsman, Kyuzo. He and Zero will clash in a duel of high-paced fury and brutal action as only Team Red Star can bring! FC, 32pg $2.99 THE RED STAR COLLECTED EDITION VOLUME 1 TP by Christian Gossett with Bradley Kayl; Digital Paint/3D Composition by Snakebite; 3D Modelers: Coulter, Moberly, & Schrier For the first time, new readers can experience the entire epic saga of the first two story arcs of The Red Star in one, low-priced book! Containing the first ten issues — plus the Annual, Run Makita Run — of the hit comic series, this edition presents this material in the standard trade paperback format, in an answer to collector demand. It's a whole new way to experience one of the most successful independent series of the decade! SC, 7x10, 312pg, FC $24.95 ASSASSIN #2 by Bradley Kayl & Jet Henderson; Digital Paint by Aaron Horvath; 3D graphics by Paul Schrier Inauguration Day: The Neo-White House. Samuel, the State's most feared assassin, rests the crosshairs of his rifle's scope on the President's head. Painfully, he remembers assassinating the beautiful Messiah Cassandra… the only woman he had ever come to love, and those that gave the order to murder her. His grip firm on the trigger, he takes aim so that no one will ever forget this fateful day! MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg (2 of 4) $2.99 ARCHIE COMICS See page 02 for Archie Halloween Ashcan ARCHIE #541 by Greg Crosby & Stan Goldberg "Bobbin' and Weavin'": When Veronica decides to have a "bobbing for apples" contest at her Halloween party, it turns out to be a rotten-to-the-apple-core idea! FC, 32pg $2.19 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #75 by Mike Pellowski & Stan Goldberg CELEBRATING THE 75th MILESTONE ISSUE OF ARCHIE & FRIENDS! "College Kidder": Everyone ready to pledge to Alpha Sim Archie? In this special issue-length story, Archie gets into the world of computer "SIM" when he "enrolls" in a college simulation program! It's all the fun of real college without the credits-but strangely, Archie finds himself in the same sorts of trouble... and hanging with the same sort of crew... as in Riverdale High! FC, 32pg $2.19 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #76 by George Gladir & Rex Lindsey "The Wrong Brothers": Everything "Wright" is "Wrrong" in this saga that recasts Archie and Jughead in the roles of famous flyers-can they beat the brothers Wright to the clouds, or will their dreams be grounded? FC, 32pg $2.19 ARCHIE DIGEST #202 by Various The adventures of America's favorite teen continue with new stories and classic tales. Digest, FC $2.39 ARCHIE'S DOUBLE-DIGEST #146 by Various What's better than a digest full of those teen dream queens Betty & Veronica? A double digest full of them! Featuring new stories and classic tales. Digest, FC $3.59 ARCHIE MYSTERIES #31 by Paul Castiglia, Barbara Jarvie, & Fernando Ruiz "Author Unknown": Someone is stealing books from the town library... but only those by one particular author. Who is behind this literary larceny? You don't want to miss this one-it's a real "page-turner!" FC, 32pg $2.19 BETTY #130 by George Gladir & Stan Goldberg "The Fundamentals": When Nancy takes over coaching Betty's junior soccer team, she has to learn the fundamentals-including serving, bending and most important of all- dealing with soccer Moms! "The Grand Tour": Who better to give readers a tour of old- fashioned, dependable Riverdale than old-fashioned, dependable Betty? FC, 32pg $2.19 BETTY #131 by Kathleen Webb & Stan Goldberg "Stain Remover": The art of removing stains proves to be a strain for Archie and Betty's relationship, when Betty suspects Archie's purchase of vegetable shortening and club soda is intended to liberate lipstick from his wardrobe! FC, 32pg $2.19 BETTY & VERONICA #193 by Kathleen Webb & Jeff Schultz "The Perfect Costume": Veronica is determined to come up with the perfect costume for her Halloween party-even if Betty or Noriko have to come up with it for her! FC, 32pg $2.19 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #142 by Various Bright and brassy, bold and beautiful, blonde and brunette-- teen dream queens Betty & Veronica romp through this collection of new stories and classic tales! Digest, FC $2.39 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE-DIGEST #119 by Various What's better than a digest full of those teen dream queens Betty & Veronica? A double digest full of them! Featuring new stories and classic tales. Digest, FC $3.59 JUGHEAD #154 by Craig Boldman & Rex Lindsey "I am NOT Sam!": Jughead makes his first trip to Toronto since solving the mystery of Ogopogo (back in Jughead #149). This time, Jughead himself is the mystery-or at least, he's being used in mysterious ways! Find out how Jughead played a part in making a girl's boyfriend jealous-and the part he must play to put the heartbroken heartthrobs back together again! FC, 32pg $2.19 JUGHEAD WITH ARCHIE DIGEST #187 by Various If you think Archie gets into trouble on his own, check out the action when he teams up with Jughead! Featuring new stories and classic tales! Digest, FC $2.39 JUGHEAD'S DOUBLE-DIGEST #98 by Various It's double-decker sandwiches and double-trouble as the irrepressible Jughead tilts the laugh-o-meter in this uproarious collection of new stories and classic tales! Digest, FC $3.59 PALS 'N' GALS DOUBLE-DIGEST #79 by Various The spotlight is on the wonderful cast of Archie supporting characters, in this double digest featuring new stories and classic tales. Digest, FC $3.59 SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #50 by Abby Denson & Holly Golightly 50th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE SCARE-LEBRATION! "Monster Advice!": Sabrina's working overtime-literally-as a teen advice columnist for an other-realm magazine! For one thing, she doesn't get letters-she gets instant "pop-up's"-floating heads that pop up when she least expects them, telling her their problems! For another, she's expected to zap right over and help her readers with their problems at a moment's notice! Since it's Halloween, she's busier than usual-and you won't believe the "scarelebrity" clients contacting her, namely Teen Dracula, Teen Frankie, Teen Werewolf and more! Can she patch up the love lives of the young and gruesome and still make it back in time for Harvey's Halloween party? FC, 32pg $2.19 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #128 by Benny Lee, Dawn Best, & Jim Amash "Starmada": Sonic hooks up with a fleet of alien mercenary starships, banded together to find and destroy a space being of incredible power that has left a trail of galactic devastation in its wake! It turns out to be a nemesis from Sonic's past, namely E.V.E.! "E.V.E.-Ill": Originally Robotnik's creation, E.V.E. was set free by Sonic way back in issue #22. Now Sonic finds out what she has been doing with that freedom... destroying whole planets. Sonic feels responsible and sets out to find her first. Can he put an end to this "eve of destruction?" FC, 32pg $2.19 VERONICA #145 by Dan Parent "Drama Queen": Veronica takes a sudden interest in the Bard when she gets a load of the hot hunk playing the lead in the drama club's version of "Romeo & Juliet." Before you know it, she's busy memorizing lines-and destroying dialogue-so she can be his leading lady. Will Veronica realize the name of the play isn't "Comedy of Errors?" FC, 32pg $2.19 STARS OF THE MONTH ARCHIE: THE LOVE SHOWDOWN COLLECTION by Golliher & Parent, DeCarlo, Goldberg, & Crane The "Love Showdown" storyline from Archie #429, Betty #19, Betty & Veronica #82, and Veronica #39, became so immensely popular that copies of these issue are hard to find! (STAR00891) SC, 7x10, 48pg, FC $4.95 ARCHIE AMERICANA SERIES TRADE PAPERBACKS Archie Andrews made his debut in Pep Comics #22 in 1942, and for over 60 years, the light-hearted and comedic exploits of Archie and the gang have entertained generations of readers. More than simple high school high-jinx, Archie Comics also commented and reacted to the pop culture and fads of the various eras. Archie Comics' Archie Americana Series collects some of the best adventures of America's oldest comic book teenager! Perfect for any age! BEST OF THE 40s VOLUME 2 (STAR16003)—SC, 7x10, FC $10.95 BEST OF THE 50s (STAR15493)—SC, 7x10, FC $10.95 ************************* ARIEL PRESS RAVEN #4 by Vince Danks & Roger Gibson The brand new, critically acclaimed British anthology continues to set new standards in comics. In "Sapphire," Eve has to come to terms with her experience in the catacombs and also deal with the assignment of one Stedd's field operatives to the case, forcing her to wonder whether he's questioning her loyalty or her competence. "The Bishop" comes to a horrific conclusion with only one survivor—but who will it be? And the return of "Mad Girl," secret agent of MI5 (and a half), up against Martians, death rays, and an adoring fan trying to look down her blouse. Countdown to "Griffen"—one issue and counting… b&w, 35pg $1.95 ASPEN ENTERTAINMENT SOULFIRE #2 by Jeph Loeb & Michael Turner The most talked-about event of the year continues as superstar creators Jeph Loeb and Michael Turner delve deeper into the world of Soulfire! As the huge mechanical Dragon is wreaking havoc, several new characters surface to help Malakai and Grace on their seemingly impossible quest. Who will be friend and who will be foe? Find out as Soulfire heats up in this second incredible issue! FC, 32pg $2.99 FATHOM: DAWN OF WAR #1 by Michael Turner, Talent Caldwell, & Sal Regala The fate of the world hangs in the balance as Fathom: Dawn of War makes its grand debut! Fathom creator Michael Turner and breakout artist Talent Caldwell forge a new destiny in the Fathom mythos as old storylines end and new ones begin! Kiani, the sword- wielding warrior from Aspen #1-3, takes center stage! As her world gets torn apart, she embarks on a journey to put the pieces back together and find her missing mentor. Her search will uncover a dark plot, one that serves as a catalyst for war that will change the world of Fathom forever! FC, 32pg $2.99 SOULFIRE PREVIEW EDITION by Jeph Loeb & Michael Turner Available for the first time, this special Soulfire Preview book contains the original prelude story that premiered within the pages of Wizard Magazine. Containing additional Soulfire character biographies and story elements, this exclusive preview book is not to be missed. Quantities are limited. FC, 16pg PI EKOS PREVIEW EDITION by Geoff Johns & Michael Turner Available for the first time, this special Ekos Preview book contains the original prelude story that premiered within the pages of Wizard Magazine. Containing additional Ekos character biographies and story elements, this exclusive preview book is not to be missed. Quantities are limited. FC, 16pg PI SOULFIRE/EKOS SIGNED PREVIEW EDITION SET by Loeb & Johns, & Turner This special signed set includes both the Soulfire Preview book and the Ekos Preview book, both signed by artist Michael Turner! This is a rare chance to own these two hard- to-find collectibles, signed by series creator Michael Turner. Quantities are limited. Set (x2), FC SRP: $29.99 ASTONISH COMICS STAR OF THE MONTH HEROBEAR & THE KID: VOLUME 1: THE INHERITANCE TP by Mike Kunkel The story of a young boy who inherits a magic bear and a stuffed pocket watch from his Grandfather, only to realize that things aren't always how they appear... Filled with extra pages, sketches, stories, and fun. (STAR18496) SC, 7x10, 220pg, PC $19.95 *********************** ATTABOY'S YUMFACTORY GOBLER TOYS VOLUME 1: THE FUN WE CAN'T REMEMBER TP Remember the salami-scented, remote-controlled Señor Sandwich toy? Neither does anybody else. That's because none of these odd toys exist… except in the imaginations of Steve Casino and Steve Fink, the masterminds behind Gobler Toys, a fictional toy company that has been an online sensation (www.goblertoys.com) for the last six years. Fan-favorites from the comic, I Hate Cartoons, Gobler Toys has joined forces with Attaboy's Yumfactory to produce a pictorial history of their fake company! 80 hilarious pages of "toys that never were" presented in glorious full-color and including the quirky biography of the company's founder, Ira Gobler. Also features special cameo comic appearances by Mark Martin and David Boswell! Perfect-bound. SC, 8x8, 80pg, FC $12.95 KIKI THE FASHION TIKI HEAD BOBBER As seen in the new book, Gobler Toys: The Fun We Can't Remember! The first-ever real Gobler Toy! It's Kiki the Fashion Tiki! Comb Kiki's bobbing head with her own comb! Kiss Kiki once a day to ward away evil spirits… and smelly boys! Gobler Toys, Funko, and Attaboy's Yumfactory present a limited edition toy for collectors and the kid at heart. This is a limited edition collector's bobble-head doll to celebrate the release of the Gobler Toys book. (CAUT: 3 & 4) Bobbing Head $11.95 AVATAR PRESS ALAN MOORE'S YUGGOTH CULTURES #1 by Alan Moore, Bryan Talbot & Juan Jose Ryp The magical mind of Alan Moore is unleashed in this new monthly series that weighs in at a super-sized 40 pages per issue! Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths features tons of Alan's classic, long-out-of-print short sequential comic book stories, stories that have never-before-seen, and special developmental sections with original script pages and comments from Alan and the creators! This debut issue features the amazing Nightjar, a story written 20 years ago to run in legendary British comic anthology, Warrior Magazine, but never fully drawn. With art by Bryan Talbot, the first part of the story is finally illustrated and sees print here along with Moore's notes on where the series was originally going to go. As a special bonus, we include Alan's original script. Nightjar is a true lost gem that fans have been dying to see for two decades, polished for publication for the first time ever! Also in this issue is the story, Zaman's Hill, originally written for Moore's aborted novel titled, Yuggoth Cultures, now seen in sequential form by master illustrator Juan Jose Ryp! Fans of Alan Moore rejoice, many prayers are finally answered in this career-spanning series from the finest wordsmith in the industry! Regular and Wraparound covers by Juan Jose Ryp. MATURE READERS REGULAR—b&w, 40pg (1 of 3) $3.95 WRAPAROUND—b&w, 40pg (1 of 3) $3.95 Pulsar Press FRANK MILLER'S ROBOCOP #3 by Frank Miller & Steven Grant, & Juan Jose Ryp The Robo-action continues with more pure-Frank Miller insanity! Robocop has his more than he can handle when the OCP mercenaries are unleashed to take him down! Robocop must fight the monstrous Kong while buildings are exploding around him in a truly epic action issue! This series continues to take the original Frank Miller Robocop story and faithfully adapt it into comics form by Steven Grant in order to capture every bit of the frenzied flavor that Miller wants with lusciously detailed artwork by Juan Jose Ryp! MATURE READERS MILLER COVER—FC, 32pg (3 of 9) $3.50 WRAPAROUND/RYP—FC, 32pg (3 of 9) $3.50 DEMONSLAYER: LORDS OF NIGHT #1—TORRID NUDE by Marat Mychaels Demonslayer creator Marat Mychaels offers this sexy new cover! Limited to 1000 copies. NOTE: See Previews Adult for Nude Cover Edition. Not available in Canada or Hong Kong. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg SRP: $6.00 STAR OF THE MONTH ENNIS & MCCREA'S DICKS TP by Garth Ennis & John McCrea This super-engorged trade paperback features the original four issue Bigger Dicks series, the totally depraved back up stories, and also includes and all-new Dickstionary, a huge guide to the terms, words, and phrases that are used in the series so you can actually finally understand what the Hell is being said! (STAR18443) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 176pg, b&w $17.95 ******************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A ENNIS' & MCCREA'S DICKS 2 #1 CONDOM COVER Now available in Previews for the first time, you can buy the legendary limited edition Dicks 2 #1 Condom cover that features an all-new John McCrea cover and comes polybagged with the actual Dicks condom! This special edition is limited to just 2,000 copies. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $6.95 **************** ENNIS AND MCCREA'S DICKS 2 BOX SET by Garth Ennis & John McCrea This box set contains all nine covers from the hilarious Dicks 2 series. All four Regular covers, all four "Offensive" covers, and the legendary "Condom" cover as well! Get your fill of Ennis' madcap humor right here! MATURE READERS Pack (x9), b&w $29.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A 777: THE WRATH #1 by David Quinn & Tim Vigil SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or U.K. ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 32pg (1 of 4) $6.00 ****************** HELLINA #0—PRISM FOIL EDITION by Doug Miers & Loren Hernandez Hell's mistress is back and unleashed in this all new book! This limited Prism Foil Edition ships bagged and boarded with a Certificate of Authenticity. This special edition is limited to just 300 copies. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg SRP: $12.95 HELLINA: SEDUCTION #½—CARNAGE EDITION by Doug Miers & Javier Aranda Rafa Lopez rocks with this awesome shot of Hellina on the battlefield! This special half issue leads directly into the #1 and offers up a bit more of Hellina's secret college life and her truly twisted escapades as Hellina! Limited to 1000 copies. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg SRP: $5.95 HELLINA: SEDUCTION #1—NUDE SERVANT EDITION by Doug Miers & Javier Aranda Superstar artist Juan Jose Ryp delivers this erotic masterpiece! Limited to 1000 copies. NOTE: See Previews Adult for Nude Servant Edition. Not available in Canada or Hong Kong. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg SRP: $6.00 JUNGLE FANTASY #4 by Di Amorium & Anibal Maraschi The third issue of the ultimate jungle girl book is filled with more action than ever! Doug Miers writes and Di Amorium draws the final chapter of Ivory's first adventure about a prehistoric mother who is forced into action to protect her newborn babe. But when she gets swept up on a strange island, she must worry about saving her own skin first as she gets in the middle of a tribal war! Fauna swings back into action in a short story by new artist Anibal Maraschi! When a hungry dino surprises her, she has only her wits and the environment around her to prevent becoming dinner! For fans of babes, dinos, and jungle action do not want to miss this amazing series! Quarterly. NOTE: See Previews Adult for Nude Cover Edition. Not available in Canada or Hong Kong. MATURE READERS FAUNA/CABRERA—b&w, 32pg $3.50 FAUNA PAINTED—b&w, 32pg $3.50 IVORY/ADRIAN—b&w, 32pg $3.50 IVORY/AMORIM—b&w, 32pg $3.50 FAUNA/NUDE—b&w, 32pg (CAUT: 3) $6.00 STAR OF THE MONTH PANDORA: LOVE AND WAR TP by Robert Lugibihl & Philip Xavier Pandora has lived for thousands of years fighting to put the evil she released back into the box she inadvertently released it from. But even an immortal must fall in love and Pandora falls for the legendary Alexander the Great as he conquers all he surveys. (STAR18454) MATURE READERS b&w, 48pg $5.95 *********************** SHI: POISONED PARADISE GOLD SET by Billy Tucci & Karl Waller Special Warehouse Find! These limited Gold Foil Editions have never seen the light of day, and they are now available to Previews readers here for the first time! This set of three books contains the Gold Foil editions of the very first Avatar Shi series — Shi: Poisoned Paradise Preview, #1 and #2 and is limited to just 400 sets at this special price! Set (x3), FC SRP: $19.95 BASEMENT COMICS/AMRYL ENTERTAINMENT CAVEWOMAN: PANGAEAN SEA #7 by Budd Root & Devon Massey Beware! There be Vampires, Werebeasts, a Mindless Monster, and a couple of Beautiful Babes within this issue featuring two stories! The first (written & illustrated by Budd) entails Meriem and the monstrous Werebear invading the Vampire's castle. The second (written by Budd and drawn by Devon Massey) involves Lil (the Creature collector) entering Hell to assist Meriem. Both stories intertwine, and both of them are, literally, as Creepy as Hell! b&w, 32pg $3.25 CAVEWOMAN: "MIRROR IMAGE" ART PRINT by Budd Root It's Budd at his best, and Meriem at her sexiest! "Mirror Image" is Budd's newest offering in our successful line of quality art prints. This limited edition art print is printed on high quality paper stock, housed in a large gray collector's envelope with graphics, and is limited to only 300 copies. Print, 11x13, b&w MSRP: $16.00 LATEX ALICE: BLONDE AMBITION BOOK ONE—SPECIAL EDITION by Shelby Robertson Shelby once again gives us an awesome new cover for this issue! Blonde Ambition contains all-new material (lots of sexy art!), as well as a special prelude story to the upcoming Latex Alice: In Chains series, not to be found or reprinted anywhere else. Limited to only 500 copies worldwide, each issue is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and is bagged and boarded for protection. b&w, 24pg MSRP: $8.95 LATEX ALICE: PAPER CUTS by Shelby Robertson This is your once-in-a-lifetime inside look at the makings of Alice, the underworlds cast, and all supporting characters. Brought to you by Creator/Artist/Writer Shelby Robertson of Crypt, Razor, and Morbid Angel fame! This issue contains an exclusive peek at the upcoming prequel series (not to be released until 2004), an original sketchbook section used for the Latex Alice series, and much more! Many first appearances will be contained in this issue. An exciting jumping-on point for all readers! b&w, 24pg $2.95 B.A.B.E. FORCE WOMEN'S TANK TOP T-SHIRT This high quality B.A.B.E. Force girl's tank is 100% cotton and features the official logo on the back and front. One size fits all and a great look is guaranteed! (CAUT: 4) Girls Tank (OSFA) $17.95 MIKE HOFFMAN'S LOST WORLDS OF FANTASY & SCI-FI #5—SPECIAL EDITION by Mike Hoffman A new Hoffman cover and more fantasy and sci-fi stories to take a gander at in this special edition version of issue #5, limited to 350 copies and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Bagged and boarded. b&w, 24pg MSRP: $8.95 THE WILD, WILD WORLD OF GUS FINKELSTEIN #1 SPECIAL EDITION by Gus Finkelstein He's got wild, wild artworks hanging in galleries worldwide, and now "outsider" artist Gus Finkelstein turns his considerable talents towards his first monthly comic title! This special edition is limited to 350 copies, accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and bagged and boarded for protection. b&w, 24pg MSRP: $8.95 BECKETT COMICS TERMINATOR 3: EYES OF THE RISE #4 by Gunter, Hawthorne, Remender, & Hollingsworth You've seen the movie, now see it through the eyes of a machine. Part 2 of a two-part story arc, this action-packed finale is told from the point of view of the beautiful TX, Skynet's latest and most efficient killing machine to date. As the TX hunts down her prey, you will see deleted scenes that you won't see on the big screen… and the stakes couldn't be higher as the fate of the entire world hangs in the balance! Cover by Jeff Amano. Perfect-bound. MATURE READERS FC, 48pg $5.95 GENE-FUSION #4 by Brandon, Vokes, Geldhof, & Brusco The "Battle Under the Big Tent" pits friend versus friend, as Ethan and Elyssa battle it out with two of the most hideous genetically fused creatures ever created! Of course, things go wildly off-course, putting everyone's life in danger. Who will survive? Who is the mysterious mastermind behind it all? Featuring a cover by Eisner Award-winning artist, Michael Avon Oeming and Kelsey Shannon. FC, 24pg $2.95 BETTER COMICS COMPLEX CITY VOLUME 1: ALL IN A DAY'S WORK TP SIGNED EDITION by J.E. Smith A beautiful vampire… a mercenary robot… a pair of bickering geniuses… and the 6-ft. talking canine cop who keeps it all in check. Complex City is an intoxicating blend of SF, humor, and adventure. This first trade paperback collects issues #1, #2, and #4, along with 22 all-new pages. Plus a pin-up gallery and an introduction by Steve Bissette (Swamp Thing). All copies will ship signed by the author! (CAUT: 2) SC, 7x10, 120pg, b&w $12.95 BEYOND COMICS CIVILIAN JUSTICE: 9-11 TRIBUTE ANNIVERSARY SIGNED by Graig F. Weich & Adam Meyeroff Born out of tragedy, a new war emerges for America. Clint Martinson is the only man in his family to not become a fireman or policeman. He dreams of becoming a musician… a dream his family doesn't support. But when his girlfriend is lost in the WTC attacks, he decides there is nothing left to live for... but he cannot let her memory die in vain, so this man, this "Civilian," will rise up and take justice into his own hands! Signed by the creators, this issue is available in two cover versions: a Cover A (comic art) or Cover B (Painted Live Action). Beyond Comics will be donating a portion of the profits from this comic book to the over-looked victims of the WTC/9-11 Relief Funds. (CAUT: 4) COVER A—FC $6.99 COVER B—FC $6.99 CIVILIAN JUSTICE: 9-11 TRIBUTE ANNIVERSARY—THE AUDIO CD TO THE COMIC BOOK by Graig F. Weich Here it is! The Civilian Justice audio CD to the Award-winning comic book, featuring live voice actors and an original musical score. CD $14.99 CIVILIAN JUSTICE: SIGNED BLACK OSFA T-SHIRT This hard-to-find, one size fits all Civilian Justice t-shirt is a full color silk screen print on a black shirt. This extremely rare limited edition features the very first prototype cover from the Civilian Justice comic book. A portion of the profits will be donated to the over- looked victims of the WTC 9-11 Relief Fund. (CAUT: 4) OSFA $29.99 CIVILIAN JUSTICE: 9-11 TRIBUTE ANNIVERSARY POSTER by Graig F. Weich An 18" x 24" color poster, featuring the very first ever prototype color cover design that the new Civilian Justice comic book cover would later be based on. See how our hero has changed from the original design! Printed on extremely heavy paper stock. A portion of the profits from this poster will be donated to the over-looked victims of the WTC/9-11 Relief Funds. Poster, 18x24, FC $9.99 BLACK LIBRARY WARHAMMER MONTHLY #72 The Black Library's all-action comic set in the grim worlds of Warhammer is back with an action-packed issue! Necromunda's suave bounty hunter Kal Jerico is back on firm ground after his adventures in deep space! War machine Imperius Dictatio and its crew struggle against the odds on a jungle planet! Dan Abnett's Malus Darkblade marshals his forces as the dark elves prepare to attack! The Marines of the Deathwatch blast into action against the huge Tyranid hordes! b&w, 40pg $3.50 LIBER CHAOTICA: NURGLE SC This incredibly in-depth source book details all aspects and facets of the plague god, Nurgle. Jam-packed with a wealth of information covering weapons, followers, artefacts and daemons, this lavishly illustrated book forms part of the Liber Chaotica series which will build to form the most comprehensive guide to the dark powers yet. MATURE READERS SC, 8x11, 96pg, FC $29.99 LONE WOLVES HC On the ice-world of Shadrac, Sergeant Marlin leads his unit of beleaguered guardsmen away from the rampaging tyranid hordes. As the vicious aliens get ever closer, all he can do is pray for a miracle from the Emperor. As they prepare for certain death their miracle arrives as a band of savage Space Wolves leap into the fray. Comics legend Dan Abnett teams up with hot newcomer Karl Richardson to set a new standard in action and adventure! HC, 8x11, 96pg, b&w $19.99 TALES FROM THE TEN-TAILED CAT VOLUME 2 GN The Ten-Tailed Cat in Talabheim is known throughout the city as a gathering place for raconteurs and the tellers of tall tales. They come to the Ten-Tailed Cat for many reasons. Some to boast of their exploits, some to amuse and entertain others, to unburden their souls or pass on dire warnings. Featuring 'twist in the tale' stories from leading names in the comic book world. SC, 7x10, 56pg, b&w $6.99 BONGO COMICS BART SIMPSON'S TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #9 by Boothby, Brereton, Millidge, Dini, & Bone Bongo Comics presents the tantalizingly tempting Treehouse of Horror! Join our ghastly guest group of comic creators as they contribute to this terrific tome of terror. Dan Brereton (The Nocturnals) joins forces with Ian Boothby (Powerpuff Girls) to paint a tale of a small resolute band of nine, all on a mission to rid Middle Earth of an unspeakable evil. Suddenly, the Simpsons show up and the fellowship is broken. Then, Paul Dini (Jingle Belle) and J. Bone (Allison Dare) spin a scary story of murder, torture, and revenge as Moe exacts a pound of flesh from Homer. Finally, Gary Spencer Millidge (Strangehaven) visits merry olde England for a rippingly uproarious and bloodily delirious take on the most famous serial killer of all time. Treat yourself to a tricklish time in September! FC, 48pg $4.99 OFFERED AGAIN BART SIMPSON'S TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #6-8 by Various Bongo's reign of terror continues to cause conniptions with these riotous recipes for halfbaked horror. Join Bart, Homer, Lisa, and the rest of Springfield in their petrifying moments of Halloween hilarity! #6— FC, 64pg $4.50 #7— FC, 32pg $4.50 #8— FC, 64pg $3.50 FUTURAMA COMICS #15 by Rogers & Delaney Fry's dreams come true when he is offered the chance of a lifetime –– to play the part of his childhood comic book hero Space Boy in a big budget, special effects filled, motion picture extravaganza!. But the life of a Hollywood star and superhero is not all its cracked up to be, and nothing can prepare him for the movie's surprise twist ending! FC, 32pg (Note Price) $2.99 HEROES ANONYMOUS #2 by Gimple, Morrison, Guerra, & Pepoy It's tough living up to the family name. It's even tougher living up to the family superhero name. And it's really tough when you have no idea what the name means in a contemporary context. Thus, we present the story of The Gay Avenger — full of pathos, action, and embarrassing name-derived misunderstandings! Witness the life of Butch Baxter, raised on a rice paddy in the Midwest, home schooled, and shielded from anything more threatening than polka music! Assuming his grandfather's heroic mantle, he travels to Gothopolis and discovers that to city folks, the name "The Gay Avenger" doesn't translate as "The Happy Vengeance Man." Not that he has time to sulk: he's in love with a lesbian, at war with Neo-Nazis, and desperately trying to correctly use modern slang! MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg (2 of 6) $2.99 SIMPSONS COMICS #86 by Boothby & Morrison Beach Blanket Bongo! Catch a wave as Bart discovers Grampa's secret past as a surfin' stuntman/soldier of fortune! Under Grampa's tutelage, Bart enters a surfing competition, but a freak tsunami leads Bart and Grampa to team up for the ride of their lives. Hang on for dear life as Bart and Grampa hang ten! Cowabunga! FC, 32pg (Note Price) $2.99 BON-VUE ENTERTAINMENT KOMIC FANTASIES VOLUME 3 #4 by Tarsis, Coondog, Fritz, B. Bopp, & Kagan SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or U.K. ADULT MATERIAL PC, 40pg $9.95 BRAINSCAN STUDIOS TOUCH OF DEATH #0 by Brian Kirsten & Ray Dillon During a routine trip to the grocery store, Keli, a young woman, is attacked. To fend off her attacker, she grabs the man by the wrist. He falls to the ground almost instantly, and by the time help has arrived, he is dead. Her husband Michael drops everything to pick her up and take her home. When he awakes the next morning, he finds that Keli has disappeared and a mysterious messege has been written on their bathroom wall. This print run is limited to 1,000 copies. MATURE READERS b&w, 24pg $2.50 TOUCH OF DEATH #1 by Brian Kirsten & Ray Dillon While searching for his missing wife, Michael meets the only man able to give him any information. The stranger begins to paint the tale of an ancient Hawaiian tribe who is mysteriously connected to Michael's wife, Keli. MATURE READERS b&w, 24pg $2.50 BROADSWORD COMICS TAROT: WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #22 by Jim Balent MISTS OF DARKNESS: Part 4 (of 4) — A Werecat, a Skeleton Man, thousands of War- Thogs, five Dragon Witches, an army of Ghosts, three Black Rose Witches and one really bloodthirsty Elf all collide in the sword-wielding dramatic conclusion of the "Mists of Darkness" story arc! The fate of mankind and the world depends on one Witch! Also available in a Deluxe Litho Edition, featuring a bewitching 6 ½" x 10" black-and-white lithograph of Tarot entitled "Prisoner of War," penciled and signed by Jim Balent, and limited to a printing of 500. NOTE: Artwork has been edited. To view the full image visit www.jimbalent.com. MATURE READERS REGULAR—FC, 32pg $2.95 DELUXE—FC, 32pg $19.99 POOKA THE GOBLIN CAT PLUSH Factory X is producing the first ever Pooka the Goblin Cat Plush! Created by Jim Balent, Pooka is the faithful companion to Tarot, from Broadsword's hit comic. This friendly familiar is 10" tall and has a wing span of 17". Pooka's booklet, illustrated by Balent, helps you care for your new Goblin Cat! (CAUT: 4) Plush MSRP: $19.95 WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE WINDOW DECAL SET #2 by Jim Balent Jim Balent's full-color art is presented on a 6 ½" x 10" sheet of decals, featuring images of Tarot, Crypt Chick and the Skeleton Man, accompanied by various fairies and such, that use static cling to stick to your car or home windows and mirrors. NOTE: Not all decals shown, more will be on sheet. Decals, FC $6.99 BUD PLANT OFFERED AGAIN O/A HELMUT NEWTON'S ILLUSTRATED SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. NOTE: Not available in the UK, Hong Kong, and Canada. (CAUT: 3) ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 136pg, PC SRP: $14.99 O/A NAKED WOMEN SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. NOTE: Not available in the UK, Hong Kong, and Canada. (CAUT: 3) ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 192pg, PC SRP: $12.99 ******************* CARNAL COMIX DEMI'S STRANGE BEDFELLOWS #3 by Crompton, Lake, Kroall, Philo, Brown & Vogel SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, and the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 48pg $5.95 CARNAL COMICS XXX MOVIE PACK SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, and the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL Pack (x4), b&w $9.95 CARTOON BOOKS STARS OF THE MONTH BONE HC COLLECTIONS by Jeff Smith Three volumes of the simple and charming stories that continue to surprise and delight readers the world over. VOL. 4: DRAGONSLAYER (STAR06528) $24.95 VOL. 5: ROCKJAW MASTER OF THE EASTERN BOARDER (STAR07902) $22.95 VOL. 6: OLD MAN'S CAVE (STAR09915) $23.95 ****************** CASTLE RAIN ENTERTAINMENT JACK THE LANTERN 3-PACK by Michael Angelos & Scott Lee With Tim (Faust) Vigil illustrating Jack the Lantern, Castle Rain is now offering the hard-to-find early issues of Jack the Lantern #0-2. Follow Jack Gordon Corby as he is shown the truth behind his treatment, and the reason he was chosen. Discover a world of demons, knights, wizards, and ancient cult members bent on creating a dark world. Each issue is signed by scribe Michael Angelos! MATURE READERS Pack (x3) $8.95 CG ENTERTAINMENT BRATH #8 Chuck Dixon (w), Andrea Di Vito (p), Roland Paris (i), Rob Schwager (c) At the feet of the Emperor, Brath receives the shock of his life! Meanwhile, when you see what the treacherous Mac Dools do in this issue, your blood will boil! FC, 32pg $2.95 CRUX #30 Chuck Dixon (w), Sergio Cariello (p), Rob Hunter (i), Laura Villari (c) Atlantis vs. the Negation – it's all-out war! The newly reinforced Atlanteans collide with the endless hordes of Negation amphibian monsters…and to the victor goes Earth itself! FC, 32pg $2.95 EL CAZADOR #1 Chuck Dixon (w), Steve Epting (p & i), Frank D'Armata (c) Beginning a wild epic of piracy and plunder! When a fiery Spanish donessa runs afoul of a villainous armada, she sets sail with vengeance in her heart – reborn as Captain Sin! She is CrossGen's next major hero – and you can meet her in a savage tale of the days when cannons roared, cutlasses clashed, and the seas were stained blood red! Be there as writer Chuck Dixon, artist Steve Epting and colorist Frank D'Armata unleash a wicked world of battles, brutality and Buccaneers! Featuring 32 pages of story! FC, 48pg $2.95 THE FIRST #35 Barbara Kesel (w), Andy Smith (p), Robin Riggs (i), Morry Hollowell (c) From the pages of SOLUS, here comes the Hound! You've wondered about their true nature – and now the enigmatic Enson and Wyture battle a side of themselves that they can no longer control! Plus: Trenin the Hunter takes aim at the upstart Seahn! FC, 32pg $2.95 MYSTIC #40 Tony Bedard (w), Paul Pelletier (p), Roland Paris (i), Wil Quintana (c) Giselle and her erstwhile ally travel to the Tantric Lands on the trail of the traitorous Vashua…but can she trust the mystery man leading the hunt? FC, 32pg $2.95 MERIDIAN #40 Barbara Kesel (w), Vincenzo Cucca (p), Don Hillsman II (i), Sumi Pak (c) Desert storm! En route to Sheristan, Sephie flies directly into a sandstorm…of a decidedly unnatural origin! FC, 32pg $2.95 MERIDIAN TRAVELER VOL. 3: TAKING THE SKIES TP Barbara Kesel (w), Steve McNiven (p), Tom Simmons (i), Morry Hollowell (c) Can one girl change the fate of an entire planet? Sephie, still mastering her amazing powers, defies her scheming uncle Ilahn by taking to the skies with a small band of freedom fighters! A tragic event will mold them into a true army…but will it also end her innocence? Find out in the Traveler that reprints MERIDIAN #15 - #20! SC, 5x7, 160pg, FC32pg $9.95 NEGATION #22 Tony Bedard (w), Dave Ross (p), Tom Simmons (i), TBD (c) Guest-penciler Dave Ross (Batman: Gotham Knights) kicks off a new story arc! In the aftermath of their costly rescue attempt, the squad that Obregon Kaine fought so hard to pull together is now coming apart at the seams! FC, 32pg $2.95 THE PATH #19 Ron Marz (w), Matthew Smith (p), Mark Pennington (i), Michael Atiyeh (c) Jump on as a new story begins! Obo-san attempts to flush out a traitor as he challenges the Storyteller about his true nature – leading to a devastating confrontation with the awesome power of the Weapon of Heaven! FC, 32pg $2.95 SCION #40 Ian Edginton (w), Luke Ross (p), John Dell (i), Jason Keith (c) Key Issue! Instead of fighting each other, can the Heron and Raven kingdoms fight side- by-side? They better…because the robotic empire of Tigris is on the attack! With the new creative team of Ian Edginton (Batman/Aliens II) and Luke Ross kicking off a new story arc, now is the perfect time to join the SCION saga! FC, 32pg $2.95 SCION VOLUME 5: THE FAR KINGDOM Ron Marz (w), Jim Cheung & Jim Fern (p), Don Hillsman II (i), Jason Keith (c) The new graphic novel is here! Prince Ethan has carved out an island home for the former slaves of his world…but can he protect it? Seeking an ally, Ethan and Ashleigh journey to the faraway land of Tigris. But will this strange realm choose to be friend or foe? Find out as we reprint SCION #28 - #33! SC, 5x7, 160pg, FC $15.95 ROUTE 666 #16 Tony Bedard (w), Karl Moline (p), Drew Geraci (i), Nick Bell (c) In their nation's heartland, Cassie Starkweather and Sheriff Cisco seek sanctuary with an enclave of fundamentalist farmers – but the secret they harbor is a supernatural magnet to Cassie's powers of paranormal perception! FC, 32pg $2.95 RUSE #24 Scott Beatty (w), Butch Guice (p), Mike Perkins (i), Laura Martin (c) The Enigmatic Prism nearly killed Simon Archard and Emma Bishop – and now history may repeat itself! The mysterious gemstone is missing, and little do our daring detectives know that the cursed crystal lies at the focus of several seemingly unrelated crimes! FC, 32pg $2.95 SIGIL #40 Chuck Dixon (w), Dale Eaglesham (p), Andrew Hennessy (i), Andrew Crossley (c) He's a battle-scarred soldier who just wants to live his life out of the spotlight…but to save the universe from the horrors of the Negation, Sam will have to make a huge decision! FC, 32pg $2.95 SIGIL VOLUME 5: DEATH MATCH TP Chuck Dixon (w), Scott Eaton (p), Andrew Hennessy (i), Andrew Crossley (c) Humanity's last hope for survival is a grizzled galactic mercenary, and to save us all, Samandahl Rey must face the mighty Saurian Weaponsmaster! But what will Sam have to unleash to achieve victory? Find out in the graphic novel that reprints SIGIL #27 - #32! SC, 7x10, 160pg, FC $15.95 SILKEN GHOST #5 Chuck Dixon (w), Will Rosado (p), Chuck Gibson (i), Michael Atiyeh (c) From the pages of WAY OF THE RAT! The remaining ghost warriors finally reach the mountain fortress of their master – and find that their greatest enemy has become more powerful than ever! After their taxing trials, can they possibly defeat the lethal Laughing Ghost? FC, 32pg (5 of 5) $2.95 WAY OF THE RAT #17 Chuck Dixon (w), Jeff Johnson (p), Tom Ryder (i), Chris Garcia (c) When the Silken Ghost discovers a weapon that can save the city of Zhumar from the ghost of Judge X'ain, Boon Sai Hong once again leaps into the crossroads of destiny! FC, 32pg $2.95 SOJOURN #27 Ian Edginton (w), Greg Land (p), Jay Leisten (i), Justin Ponsor (c) Arwyn gets wet & wild! Sick of the desert sand, our fearsome foursome sets sail for Skarnhime – but no one warned them about sea serpents! Surrounded by waves and beasts, can Arwyn, Kreeg and Gareth truly trust the thief called Cassidy? FC, 32pg $2.95 SOLUS #7 Barbara Kesel (w), George Pérez (p), Rick Magyar (i), Larry Molinar (c) Another sigil stolen! First she took the mark from the barbarian warrior Brath – now Andra Radiant captures a new piece of her past! How will this acquisition rock Andra? FC, 32pg $2.95 R.A. SALVATORE'S DEMONWARS: EYE FOR AN EYE #5 R.A. Salvatore & Scott Ciencin (w), Greg Tocchini (p), Andrew Pepoy (i), Tad Ehrlich (c) Concluding the DemonWars tale that reveals events from before the novels! When a murderer is revealed the barbarian ranger Andacanavar must choose between administering justice – or taking bloody revenge! Meanwhile, only Grave Mungo, Ketsuo and Sagara stand between Corona and an invasion of a dark djinn's demonic legions! FC, 32pg (5 of 5) $2.95 BRIAN PULIDO'S LADY DEATH: A MEDIEVAL TALE #8 Brian Pulido (w), Fabrizio Fiorentino (p), Ted Pertzborn (i), Chris Blythe (c) Can Lady Death cross the bridge of the borderlands and infiltrate the realm of the enigmatic Eldritch? Will Thorm Gara lead the troops of Aglarond into war with the human kingdoms? And what are the Archbishop's devastating plans for both sides of this wicked war? FC, 32pg $2.95 THE CROSSOVERS #9 Robert Rodi (w), Joe Staton (p), Ernie Colon (i), Mark McNabb (c) "Cross Your Hearts" part 3 of 3! The Goddess of Discord is still playing havoc with everyone's love life… a battle-mad GargantuJuan attacks Archetype's young protégé… and unless Eradika shows up soon, the Bellekosin will dissolve into chaos! Plus: a startling revelation about Cubby! FC, 32pg $2.95 CROSSOVERS VOLUME 1: CROSS CURRENTS TP Robert Rodi (w), Mauricet (p), Ernie Colon (i), Mark McNabb (c) It's a whole comics universe — living under the same roof! Meet Carter Crossover, the superhero known as Archetype… his wife Calista, a fourth-generation vampire slayer… daughter Chris, a.k.a. the warrior princess Eradika… and son Clifford, UFO abductee and alien collaborator. Can a family survive the rigors of four genres, and only one bathroom? Find out in the graphic novel that reprints THE CROSSOVERS #1 - #6! SC, 5x7, 160pg, FC $9.95 MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE—ICONS OF EVIL: TRI-KLOPS #1 Robert Kirkman (w), Diogenes Neves (p & i), Bill Crabtree (c) Continuing the ICONS OF EVIL one-shots, revealing key chapters in the lives of He- Man's most fearsome foes! Deep in the heart of Eternia's Dark Hemisphere lies a fortress containing vast amounts of untapped technology…and Keldor wants it! But what bizarre events transformed this noble swordsman who guards the castle's secrets into the villainous Tri-Klops? Find out in a standalone story perfect for fans of the famous toys and cartoons! FC, 48pg $4.95 HE-MAN LITHOGRAPH: 20 YEARS OF POWER MVCreations presents an 18" x 24", full-color lithograph featuring every version of He- Man from throughout his 20-year history! Limited to only 1,500 copies! Note: Masters of the Universe products are not available outside the U.S. and Canada. Litho, 18x24, FC $19.99 SKELETOR LITHOGRAPH: 20 YEARS OF POWER MVCreations presents an 18" x 24", full-color lithograph featuring every version of Skeletor from throughout his 20-year history! Limited to only 1,500 copies! Note: Masters of the Universe products are not available outside the U.S. and Canada. Litho, 18x24, FC $19.99 TALES OF THE REALM #1 Robert Kirkman (w), Matt Tyree (p & i), Mike Garcia (c) Fantasy meets reality! What if the amazing elements of sword & sorcery were blended with the familiar hustle and bustle of modern life on Earth? Find out as we follow three actors as they fight to make it big in a slightly different Hollywood on the hit TV show "Tales of the Realm!" It's the light-hearted adventure that dares to ask: is sharing a dressing room next to a sludge troll fun? And what's the best dragon to ride to work? FC, 32pg (1 of 6) $2.95 DON BLUTH'S DRAGON'S LAIR #2 (OF 6) Andy Mangels (w), Fabio Laguna (p & i), Tony Washington (c) Based on the hit Don Bluth fantasy video game! On his valiant quest to save his true love, Dirk the Daring has ventured into the Grim Dingy Swamps – as the Lizard King waits in the shadows! Meanwhile, what does the great dragon Singe have planned for Princess Daphne? FC, 32pg (2 of 6) $2.95 DON BLUTH'S SPACE ACE #2 Robert Kirkman (w), Paulo Borges (p & i), Pat Duke (c) Based on the hit Don Bluth Sci-Fi video game! Commander Gorf has come looking for his twin brother Borf – and now Ace will have to face the effects of both the Infanto Ray and the Geezero Ray! FC, 32pg (2 of 6) $2.95 CHECKER BOOK PUBLISHING MILTON CANIFF'S STEVE CANYON 1947 TP by Milton Caniff This trade paperback collects Caniff's first four ripping Canyon stories: "Copperhead," "Delta," "Easter's Oil," and "Jewels of Africa." SC, 172pg, b&w $15.95 WINSOR MCCAY: COLLECTED EARLY WORKS TP by Windsor McCay Collects "Tales of the Rarebit Fiend," "Tales of the Jungle Imp," "Little Sammy Sneeze," "A Pilgrim's Progress," and much more! This is a handsome, compact, and affordable collection of the entire early works of Windsor McCay, the cartoon genius behind Little Nemo in Slumberland. SC, 222pg, b&w $19.95 CLAMNUT COMIX MBLEH! #2 by Bob Byrne Everything Herby eats temporarily turns into gold so its a race against time to sell it before it turns back to crap. Also includes six other stories! Fluorescent pink print on cover. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg (2 of 5) $2.95 CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED JR. PUBLICATIONS CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED JR. #563: THE WISHING WELL The youngest of three brothers by the name of Boots wins the hand of a princess by enlisting the help of an axe, shovel, and walnut. Fillers include: Aesop's Fables "The Boy Bathing," a poem by Edward Lear: "There was a Young Lady Whose Nose," The Animal World — "The Alpaca," and a color-me page on the back inside cover. Cover by L.B. Cole. FC, 32pg $3.99 CLAYPOOL COMICS ELVIRA #125 by Strom, Sutton, & Lachance Tabloid reporter Karl Koaltax sees supernatural causes lurking behind every crisis. Now he's enlisted Elvira to help him prove it, in "The Fright Stalker!" by Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, and Louis Lachance. Also: a wandering specter leads Elvira into danger, in "Seeds of Danger!" by Richard Howell and Tod Smith. Color photo cover. b&w, 32pg $2.50 SOULSEARCHERS #62 by David, Heebink, & DeMulder Bridget and Baraka's honeymoon tour begins with a jaunt to merrie olde England, but they find themselves drawn into a bizarre gathering at Gooseflesh Park, which embroils them in a centuries-old curse, in "Moors or Less!," by Peter David, John Heebink, and Kim DeMulder; cover by Conner and Leialoha. b&w, 32pg $2.50 CLIBS BOY COMICS TRUE STORY, SWEAR TO GOD #6 by Tom Beland "The Rain Keeps Falling." In this issue, Hurricane George slams into Lily's island of Puerto Rico, while Tom can only watch and worry in Napa, California. Enjoy the Eisner- nominated romance/humor now! b&w, 24pg $2.95 CLUB 408 GRAPHICS MAINSTREAM: RAW DVD In March 2001, Rich Henn began a journey to document some of the best creative forces in independent and self-publishing comics. Watch Frank Miller tear into the industry in what is now his infamous keynote address at the 2001 Harvey Awards. Endure what is quite possibly the most powerful and emotional interview given by A Distant Soil creator Colleen Doran. See Joe Quesada tell about the origins of Marvel Knights from the roof of Marvel Comics. Thrill to Matt Wagner talk about the horrors of having a personal stalker. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the CBLDF. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.95 COLONIA PRESS COLONIA BARGAIN BAG OF BOOTY II: THE SALLY CHRONICLES by Jeff Nicholson A limited offering of 100 signed-and-numbered bagged sets containing the second Colonia story arc (issues #6-8), as well as 1998's Father & Son Special #1 (which has the first appearance of Sally from Colonia #7 & #8), plus an illustrated insert! (CAUT: 4) Pack (x4), b&w $9.95 ULTRA KLUTZ BOOK TWO: THE WANDERING BEAST TP by Jeff Nicholson At long last! Following up on the 520-page Ultra Klutz Book One is this 400-page finale, gathering up the second half of this '80s/'90s classic! Includes Ultra Klutz #24-31, Ultra Klutz Dreams, and the Lost Laughter sequel and conclusion. A big chunk of comics history from six-time Eisner Award-nominee, Jeff Nicholson (Through the Habitrails, Father & Son, Colonia). SC, 7x10, 400pg, b&w $24.95 COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND CBLDF DEALER COLLECTION JUG Want to help the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund but don't know how? We just made it easy for you! For the first time the CBLDF is offering collection jugs, ready for display in your retail store or convention table! The jug comes with two full-color stickers, one featuring the very popular Frank Miller "Band Aid" image, the other James Kochalka's "Spirit of '76" homage, so you choose the one that better suits your location. CBLDF Collection Kit $5.00 CBLDF HELLBOY T-SHIRT Mike Mignola's Hellboy, long-time fan-favorite and soon-to-be major motion picture star, comes to the aid of the CBLDF with this all-new benefit t-shirt! Show your support for the CBLDF in the struggle against those who would attack our freedoms by sporting this hot tee! Full color design on a gray, 100% cotton shirt. L-XXL $20.00 OFFERED AGAIN O/A OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS #2 Bizarre tales from the comic book industry! Have you ever wanted an insiders peek in the comic book business? offers you that look! Creators of the stature of Brian Michael Bendis, Matt Wagner, David Mack, Walt Simonson, and more share stories from within the walls of DC, Marvel, and more! 32 pages of insider information you won't find anywhere else! b&w, 32pg $2.95 *************************** COMIC CAVALCADE OFFERED AGAIN O/A SHI: THE ILLUSTRATED WARRIOR #1 DEATH SCROLL EDITION by Billy Tucci The Shi novel is finally in print with tons of new illustrations by Billy Tucci, who also provides our exclusive new cover for this special edition of just 1,000 copies! (CAUT: 4) b&w, 32pg $5.95 O/A SHI: THE ILLUSTRATED WARRIOR #2 INNER STRENGTH EDITION The stunning beauty of Shi is captured on this special edition cover! The Shi novel is finally in print with tons of new illustrations by Billy Tucci, who also provides the exclusive new cover for this special edition of just 1,000 copies. b&w, 32pg $5.95 ******************* SHI: ILLUSTRATED WARRIOR #6—ARCHER EDITION by Billy Tucci Billy Tucci shows the dangerous side of Shi on this new special edition Shi: Illustrated Warrior cover, limited to just 1000 copies! b&w, 32pg SRP: $5.95 SHI: ILLUSTRATED WARRIOR #6—ARCHER RUBY RED EDITION by Billy Tucci This special Ruby Red Foil edition ships bagged and boarded and is ultra-limited to just 150 copies! b&w, 32pg SRP: $24.95 COMICSONE BLACK LEOPARD GN #1 by Wing Shing Ma With the broad and all-encompassing writing style of Storm Riders and the artistic wizardry of Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre, ComicsOne brings martial arts fans, Black Leopard - Wing Shing Ma's modern-day contemporary kung fu epic. Guns blaze, gangland violence is rampant yet two brothers and their kung fu fighting compatriots show defiance with an iron fist! SC, 7x10, 160pg, FC $14.95 BRIDE OF DEIMOS GN #5 by Etsuko Ikeda & Yuho Ashibe Yoshiko is not one of the prettiest girls in school and feels everyone knows this. What happens when a handsome young man quickly falls in love with her - nothing good if Deimos is around. A strange skull shaped birthmark of a deceased friend begins showing up on others, is Deimos behind it? Find out in Bride of Deimos #5. RES. from Previews Vol. XIII #4 (Apr032157) SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w $9.95 MY SASSY GIRL GN #1 by Ho Sik Kim & Dae Hong Min My Sassy Girl is the comic based on the mega popular Korean movie of the same name. My Sassy Girl is a quirky romantic comedy following the lives of two college students brought together by fate. Geon-woo is a clean-cut naive boy who becomes involved with a beautiful "Sassy" girl who manages to wrap him around her finger as he honestly tries to see her through troubled times. The story is filled with humor and surprising events as the two try to find out if opposites really do attract! SC, 6x8, 128pg, FC $13.95 PLEASE! TEACHER OFFICIAL FAN BOOK The Fanbook for the Bandai Anime, Please Teacher, is here! Included are pages of beautiful digital images, an original short story, sketches, creator commentary and loads of extras. A must-have for any true anime fan! SC, 7x10, 180pg, PC $17.95 SAINT LEGEND GN #6 by Andy Seto The trial of Wuku continues. Apex stands poised to take the Monkey King's head with the infamous God Killer blade. Is this the end of legendary Ultimate Fighting God? On the other side of the world The Holy Vagabond takes a tumultuous stroll with his Godfather before violently returning to the Jade Emperor's palace with his Hell Sky Blade! SC, 7x10, 160pg, FC $13.95 STORM RIDERS GN #12 by Wing Shing Ma Jien Chen has arrived at Sword Worship villa just in time to confront Sword Needy who is attempting to steal the "Ultimate Sword." But the hyper-active fighter will not be denied. Also, Duan Lang pits the fury of Flame Kylin sword against the crushing kung fu skill of none other than Cloud. This, plus the return of Wind and his new friend, as well as a history lesson on Sword Demon! RES. from Previews Vol. XIII #3 (Mar032123) SC, 7x10, 120pg, FC $13.95 STAR OF THE MONTH IRON WOK JAN GN #4 by Shinji Saijyo It's the All-Japan Cooking Competition finals, and the finalists are the jovial Serena, Kobe's Celine Yang, the uppity Kiriko (heiress to the Gobancho Restaurant), and the cocky Jan, who believes "Cooking is a Battle!" The theme of this final cook-off: Noodles! SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w $9.95 *********************** CPM MANGA ALIEN NINE BOOK THREE GN by Hitoshi Tomizawa The Shocking Conclusion! Things have changed for the girls in the Alien Party. They're not the same happy-go-lucky kids that they started out as back when they started the sixth grade. I guess fighting the alien menace on a daily basis with a symbiotic helmet attached to your head will do things to change a person. SC, 5x7, 224pg, b&w $15.95 Manga 18 LA BLUE GIRL—THE ORIGINAL MANGA BOOK FOUR: DESIRE by Toshio Maeda SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, and the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 6x8, 216pg, b&w $16.95 RECORD OF LODOSS WAR: CHRONICLES OF THE HEROIC KNIGHT BOOK SIX by Ryo Mizuno & Masato Natsumoto The Spectacular Conclusion! Spark and his crew have made it to the dark isle of Marmo, where monsters lurk around every corner. Meanwhile, the evil sorcerer, Vagnado has begun preparations to resurrect the Goddess of Destruction. The stage is set for the final battle that will determine the future of Lodoss! SC, 6x8, 256pg, b&w $15.95 CRUSADE ENTERTAINMENT SOME TROUBLE OF A SERRIOUS NATURE DIAMOND EDITION SOUNDTRACK CD Composed and performed by Jack Garland A Previews Exclusive! Sit back and enjoy the critically acclaimed soundtrack recorded by composer Jack Garland. Whimsically carrying you through the hillbilly town of Hockey Jock, Arkansas in this "Diamond Edition" exclusively offered through Previews, has added bonus tracks from up-and-coming bands blasting out "Hockey Jock Punk" versions of "Bad News At The Outhouse," "Dixie" and more! Jewel case packaging. 60 Minutes. CD $17.99 SOME TROUBLE OF A SERRIOUS NATURE SCREENPLAY & FILMMAKER'S PHOTO DIARY The Official shooting script of writer/director/producer Billy Tucci's (Shi) award-winning film, accompanied by a host of color production and behind the scenes photographs (by Jack Garland and Robert J. Harrison). Neatly packaged around the 48 pages of script, the photos hysterically chronicle the day-by-day trials and tribulations of a first-time filmmaker and his torrid production schedule. A must-have for any fan of comics, films or filmmaking. SC, 48pg, FC $4.99 CYBEROSIA PUBLISHING SECOND SOUL GN by Brown, Amat, & Gilbert Musican Ian Jones, known as Mtukubwa, was at the top of his career. Then he died. Then he was cloned. Then he was shoved into a recording studio to finish his contract. Listless and distracted, Ian begins a journey of self-discovery that exposes the dirty truth behind his accident, and uncovers a conspiracy reaching closer to home than he could possibly imagine. Check out the debut graphic novel from Cyberosia's own Scott O. Brown, with art by Amin Amat and Drew Gilbert (Rosemary's Backpack)! SC, 7x10, 88pg, b&w $10.95 JOHNNY NEMO VOLUME ONE TP—NEW PRINTING by Milligan, Ewins, & Dillon New London's ultra-violent private investigator of the future returns in a book crowded with junkies, fascists, scheming billionaires, and gorgeous women galore. How's a P.I. to cope with all this? By killing as many people as possible of course! Collecting seven rarely seen Nemo stories as well as a "Time for Nemo," a brand new story written especially for this collection! Nemo is old-fashioned mad, violent fun for the morally bankrupt degenerate in all of us. MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 88pg, b&w $12.95 DIGITAL WEBBING ARCHEON #4 by Lavallee & Hook, & Fajar Double-sized issue! While Darkmere lies unconscious, the battle between Adeerna and the Dwarven Bounty Hunter Grimm continues. Sabrik has been spirited away to Deep Forge where he is to stand trial for his alleged crimes against the Dwarven nations. Can Adeerna and Darkmere rescue him before he meets a more sinister fate? b&w, 48pg (4 of 4) $3.50 GUTWALLOW: FURY OF THE FURRY TP by Dan Berger & Peter Laird Collects the 84-page "Fury of the Furry" story arc, revealing Gutwallow's origin, along with "behind the scenes" commentary from creator Dan Berger on how each issue was produced. This collection also contains the first-ever Gutwallow mini-comic from 1995, the short from Digital Webbing Presents, and an all-new 8-page story bonus! SC, 7x10, 112pg, b&w $12.95 DORK STORM PRESS THE COLLECTED DORK TOWER VOLUME 6: 1D6 DEGREES OF SEPARATION TP by John Kovalic; cover by John Kovalic & Phil Reed Compiling Dork Tower #19-23! With Matt and Kayleigh split up, each issue focuses on a different Dork Tower character! Includes the infamous Igor Bar recipe, as well as the Gamer's Celebrity cookbook, as well as a ton of other features. SC, 7x10, 160pg, b&w $15.99 DORK COVENANT VOLUME 1 HC by John Kovalic Every Dork Tower strip from the first six issues of the award winning, critically acclaimed, sold-out fan-favorite comic book is collected in a beautiful hardbound edition! Relive classic moments with Matt, Ken, Igor, Carson the Muskrat, and Gilly the Perky Goth! Also available in a signed edition, strictly limited to 500 numbered copies, each featuring an autograph and a hand-drawn sketch of Carson the Muskrat by Dork Tower creator, John Kovalic! REG.—HC, 7x10, 160pg, b&w $24.99 SGN.—HC, 7x10, 160pg, b&w (CAUT: 4) $34.99 NODWICK #23 by Aaron Williams Nodwick has come into possession of a legendary band of metal. Can he get rid of it before becoming a victim of countless orcs, dwarves, elves, and a myriad of other weirdos with a hankering for this one ring? See LOTR skewered as it has never been before! b&w $2.99 GILLY CLOISONNÉ PIN Everybody's favorite "Perky Goth" now comes in convenient lapel pin form! Perfect for those Live Action Roleplaying evenings at Beef-A-Roo that you just can't take too seriously. (CAUT: 4) Pin $9.99 SQUIDBOB THULHUPANTS CLOISONNÉ PIN "Who lives in a mythic land under the sea? Ancient and squamous and sleeping is he? Squidbob 'Thulhupants! Squidbob 'Thulhupants! It's cult classic Squidbob, straight from the pages of Dork Tower, now in cloisonné pin glory! Pin $9.99 WARHAMSTER ROLEPLAY HC by O'Neil, Landis, Kovalic, Reed & Masters; cover by Raven Mimura Based on the classic ninth Level Games Warhamster Roleplaying Game (from Dork Tower #12), this hardcover edition also contains tons of background information on the fantasy world behind Dork Tower that any fan will want! HC, 8x11, 48pg, b&w $14.99 DRAWN & QUARTERLY LOUIS RIEL: A COMIC-STRIP BIOGRAPHY HC by Chester Brown Nominated for two Harveys and two Eisners for "Best Continuing Series" and "Best Artist"! Was Louis Riel one of the founding fathers, or a murderer? He was so charismatic he was elected to government twice while in exile with a prize on his head — but his erratic behavior cast doubts on his sanity. Also available in a Limited Edition, signed by the author and limited to 300 copies. MATURE READERS REG.—HC, 6x9, 260pg, b&w $24.95 SGN.—HC, 6x9, 260pg, b&w $39.95 STARS OF THE MONTH I NEVER LIKED YOU GN—NEW EDITION by Chester Brown Newly designed edition! Brown's haunting story of withdrawn adolescence and family mental illness is told with a stark, poetic elegance and urgency. (STAR15467) MATURE READERS SC, 6x9, 188pg, b&w $15.95 THE PLAYBOY : YUMMY FUR COLLECTION by Chester Brown Chester Brown's courageous and deeply unsettling account of his relationship with pornography begins with an abandoned copy of Playboy. Guilt shadows Chester for the next 15 years as he tracks the influence of pornography on his relationships with women. (STAR02397) MATURE READERS SC, 6x9, 170pg, b&w $12.95 ****************** DREAMWAVE PRODUCTIONS MEGAMAN #1 by Brian Augustyn, Mic Fong, & Stuart Ng The legendary video game superstar kicks off Dreamwave's all-new Capcom line just in time for his highly touted fifteenth anniversary! When that malicious mastermind Dr. Wily threatens to conquer the world with his legions of Automatons only Dr. Light's greatest creation, the mighty super robot Mega Man can put a stop to him! The latest edition to this year's 15th anniversary celebration, that includes an animated series, toy lines and a slew of new videogames, this action-packed series promises thrills, chills and excitement for fans of all ages! Features two different covers, by series artist Mic Fong and Skottie young, shipped in a 50/50 ratio! Also available is the holofoil cover edition, which features all-new cover art by Mic Fong! REG. CVR.?FC, 32pg $2.95 HOLOFOIL CVR.?FC, 32pg $5.95 TRANSFORMERS/G.I. JOE #2 by John Ney Rieber, Jae Lee, & June Chung Outnumbered, the Joe strikeforce led by Duke faces death until they resurrect the Autobots! When the Autobots discover the cost of human war, will the alliance hold? Storm Shadow leaves Snake-Eyes a man without a face, grief and rage transform him into an unstoppable force. A clash of wills between Cobra and the Decepticons threatens to escalate into a brutal struggle for supremacy. FC 32pp $2.95 NECROWAR #3 by Simon Furman & Adi Granov Caught up in the machinations of friend and foe alike, Damien Arnaz and Ebon Squad descend further into the sucking maelstrom of their new, altered existence. Unsure who to trust, flailing angrily at fate, they take up arms, but on their own terms. FC, 32pg $2.95 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ANIMATED #4 by Peter David, LeSean, Erik Sander, & Rob Ruffolo The Purple Dragons, New York City's toughtest street gang, is on the run from a goalie- stick-wielding vigilante who's tearing through their ranks. That's right, say hello to Casey Jones! The sparks really start to fly when the maniac in a hockey mask runs into the Turtles' resident tough guy: Raphael! Sais clash with sticks as we take a new look at this fan-favorite team-up! FC, 32pg $2.95 DARKMINDS: MACROPOLIS VOLUME 2 #1 by Pat Lee, Chris Sarracini, Kwang Mook Lin, & Dreamwave Colors Macropolis's most sinister serial killer continues to torture Nagawa with his sadistic game, luring him to the city's most dangerous corner: the lawless streets of the Red Light District. To make matters worse, Nagawa is wanted for the shooting death of a pedestrian! Can Nagawa avoid police long enough to catch the killer? Can he even stay alive long enough? Manwehile, Naikio is also on the run from police, wanted for kidnapping! With her power slowly draining, has Nakiko gone over the edge? Featuring two cover shipped in a 50/50 ratio! FC, 32pg $2.95 TRANSFORMERS: GENERATION ONE VOLUME 2 #6 by Brad Mick, Pat Lee, Rob Armstrong, Edwin Garcia, Espen Grundetjern & Alan Wang With Optimus and company on the ropes, it appears that all is lost for the Autobots. But why does Shockwave need the Matrix and what does he have in store for Cybertron once he captures it? And Starscream is surely lurking in the shadows. Look for two different covers by Pat Lee, shipping in an equal ratio! FC, 32pg (6 of 6) $2.95 TRANSFORMERS: MORE THE MEETS THE EYE #6 Dreamwave's Official Guide to the Transformers by Adam Patyk & Various Find out what makes Soundwave, the Stunticons, Skywarp, and the scheming Starscream tick with all-new bios! Autobot fans will get the inside info on warriors like Sunstreaker, Springer, and Sky Lynx! Plenty of classic Transformers favorites, plus profiles of lesser- known stars! FC, 64pg (6 of 8) $5.25 TRANSFORMERS: ARMADA # 15 by Simon Furman, Don Figueroa, Elaine To, & David Cheung It's a race against time to retrieve Optimus Prime from a devastated Cybertron, one on the verge of total destruction. The dimension-traveling Over-Run and a Mini-Con rescue team are assembled and ready, but the vessel is in possession of Megatron! Featuring new regular penciler Don Figureroa (Transformers: The War Within)! FC, 32pg $2.95 TRANSFORMERS: ARMADA VOLUME 2 TP by Furman, Lee & Guidi, Armstrong & To, Garcia, & Dreamwave Colors Simon Furman (Transformers: The War Within), Generation 1 supremo Pat Lee, and hot new talent Guido Guidi take the saga of Transformers: Armada to new heights... literally! A fortress base on the moon! A secret enclave of Mini-Cons! Megatron on the offensive! Optimus Prime on a collision course with disaster! The deadly debut of the Destruction Team! Rad in the firing line! And the power of the Star Saber! Face it, this one has it all! Collecting Armada issues #6-11, including Pat Lee's only Armada work, and Guido Guidi's first run on the series and a new cover image! SC, 7x10, 160pg, FC $15.95 PAT LEE'S TRANSFORMERS: GENERATION ONE 2004 CALENDAR by Pat Lee Fan-favorite artist Pat Lee chooses his 12 favorite G1 pieces for this super-charged calendar! This breathtaking calendar chronicles some of Lee's most dynamic renditions of the first generation. Also includes all-new cover art created especially for this calendar. (CAUT: 4) Calendar, 11x12, FC $14.99 TRANSFORMERS/G.I.JOE: "ULTIMATE CROSSOVER" POSTER In this insane new battle scene poster, Transformers/G.I. Joe character designers Dan Norton and Don Figueroa show off the all-new look of these greatest of '80s icons! Featuring Megatron, Shockwave, Roadblock, Scarlet, and many more! Poster, 24x36, FC $5.95 DF TRANSFORMERS: THE WAR WITHIN DELUXE HC The War Within gets the DF deluxe hardcover treatment! Collected in one titanic volume, it's the epic tale of Optimus Prime's first days at the forefront of the Autobot/Deception civil war on Cybertron. From Simon Furman and Dan Figueroa comes the untold story of The Transformers as they were, before they came to Earth. This trade paperback collects issues # 1-6 of the original series, and the previous preview stories. Also, a complete gallery sketches and additional bonus material. (CAUT: 4) REG.?HC $49.99 SGN.?HC $69.99 DREAMHAVEN BOOKS LEONARD & LARRY VOLUME 4: HOW REAL MEN DO IT TP by Tim Barley America's favorite gay couple returns for more family fun. MATURE READERS SC, 112pg $12.95 DREAM WEAVER PRESS TALL TAILS: THIEVES' QUEST #13 by J.D. Calderon & Daphne Lage The Rats race to bring the Seal to their homeland with Ravenwood's group hot on their heels. Cromwell and Gorden overlook the aftermath of the Rats' exodus from the city while the remaining Kalizarians find trouble in their own ranks. Squarebound. b&w, 48pg $4.50 DYNAMIC FORCES X-LADIES: POLARIS 8-INCH BUST Ripped from the pages of the X-Men comes Lorna Dane, Polaris, the first in a series of X- Ladies busts from Dynamic Forces! Standing over 9" tall (to the tip of her outstretched hand), this latest DF masterpiece was designed, sculpted and paint-mastered by the Gore Group! Extremely limited to only 1,000 busts in the world — once these babies are gone they are gone forever! (CAUT: 4) Bust $89.99 THE CROW: THE LEGACY BRANDON LEE TRADING CARDS Brandon Lee: one of Hollywood's lost stars. During the filming of The Crow, the film that would become Lee's masterpiece and legacy, the young star lost his life during an on- set accident. This tragic event has followed the legacy of The Crow for these last ten years, and DF is here to present the Legacy series featuring classic image of Brandon Lee as The Crow, along with artwork inspired by the movie! This vibrant set features contributions from some of comics' greatest superstars, including: Jae Lee, June Chung, Joe Benitez, Richard Isanove, Joyce Chin, Dan Brereton, Matt Busch, Brian Rood, John Czop, John Watson, Udon Studios, and many more! As an added bonus, this series will feature more chase cards than any DF set before it! Each box will include six signed cards per box — with an additional card signed by The Crow creator, James O'Barr (one card per box)! Also look for three rare Chrome Cards per box (6 different chrome cards in all), and an ultra-rare, hand-drawn sketch card in every box! And best of all, DF is working with James O'Barr to write the card backs, adding his own personal insights and emotions to each description. Plus: James O'Barr will write and draw his first all-new Crow comic in years; and it is available only as an exclusively box-topper with this card series! In the Comics Specialty market, this series will be limited to only 1,994 boxes — each with its own specialty comics cover with exclusive stories and a variant cover — in the world! (CAUT: 4) NOTE: Quantities are limited. Allocations may occur. Box PI THE THING FULL-SIZED 16-INCH HEAD BUST The ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing is brought to life by Dynamic Forces, designer Alex Ross and sculptor Lou Cella as this DF Full-Sized Head Bust! Inspired by the work of comic greats Jack Kirby and John Byrne, this masterpiece reproduces the Fantastic Four's own "Thing" (a.k.a. Ben Grimm) as a life-like, full-sized collectible bust! Measuring almost 16" high and over 10" wide (in each direction), and magnificently sculpted by Lou Cella with direction from Alex Ross, this bust is extremely limited, and will surely be the biggest Thing in your collection! Just keep him away from your Hulk Full-Size Head Bust — those two definitely don't get along!! (CAUT: 2 & 4) Bust $349.99 UNDERWORLD LITHOGRAPH #1 The upcoming Gothic action film, Underworld, re-imagines Vampires as a secretive clan of modern, aristocratic sophisticates whose mortal enemies are the Werewolves, a shrewd gang of street thugs who prowl the city's underbelly. It's a new species of thriller, and Dynamic Forces will be producing the official lithographs from this amazing new film! Our first offering features an incredible, high-end reproduction of the amazing poster for the film! Measuring 18" x 24" and printed on archival 80lb Gallerie Silk Stock, this masterpiece will be a treasured addition to your collection! Litho, 18x24, FC $19.99 DFE WITCHBLADE/MAGDALENA/VAMPIRELLA: THE UNTOLD STORY #1 Written by fan favorite Gail Simone, and beautifully drawn by Joyce Chen, this book is black, white and must be read! Featuring an exclusive story in this DF limited edition comic! What happens when Vampirella, Witchblade and Magdelena all crossover? Find out in this beautiful 24-page black-and-white book, featuring two covers: one by Joyce Chen, the other by Art Adams! Both covers will ship in a 50/50 ratio. Also available signed by artist, Joyce Chen! b&w, 24pg $6.99 DFE TRANSFORMERS: GENERATION 2 #1 PURPLE FOIL COVER DF's exclusive cover — by artists Bill Sienkiewicz and Jose Villarubia — has just been released, and DF has created a special Purple Foil Edition! It's purple in honor of the dread Decepticons, and limited to just 2,000 copies! FC, 32pg $16.99 DF AVENGERS/JLA SIGNED #1 Signed by artists George Pérez and Tom Smith! Twenty years in the making — the most highly anticipated crossover event in comics history has finally arrived! Dynamic Forces celebrates this monumental event by having both artists sign this limited edition! Each signed copy is will be hand-numbered, and will include a Certificate of Authenticity, and will come polybagged, sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! Also available in two Re- Marked Editions, with either a sketch of Superman or Batman on the cover (shipped in a 50/50 ratio)! SIGNED—FC $29.99 RE-MARKED—FC $69.99 DF WITCHBLADE 12-INCH STATUE The sexiest Witchblade statue ever produced has just gotten better! How much better, you ask? Check out that pout; the drape of her hair; her powerful eyes, the details of the mystical Witchblade. And now she stands 12" tall! This wicked statue was designed by Top Cow founder and Witchblade co-creator Marc Silvestri, and was sculpted by Martin Canale and paint-mastered by Dan Lane! The very essence of the Witchblade has been captured here! The sculpting, painting and pose are perfection defined! Statue $89.99 DFE MAGDALENA PREVIEW BOOK This is one of the newest hottest books out there, and Dynamic Forces has the exclusive preview book! If you couldn't make it Wizard World Philly, now you can get here, only from Dynamic Forces! b&w, 16pg $6.99 DFE TOMB RAIDER: SCARFACE'S TREASURE COVER "A" #1 Hot on the heels of their exclusive Darkness Prelude comes the next exclusive comic from Dynamic Forces and Top Cow Productions! Written by Geoff Johns (JSA) and drawn by Mark Texeira (Magneto, X-Men), this exclusive Tomb Raider story sports a beautiful, painted cover by Texiera, and features 24 pages of action! FC, 24pg PI DF THE ULTIMATE SIX SIGNED #1 Signed by writer Brian Michael Bendis! Ultimate Spider-Man and writer Brian Michael Bendis keep the fans happy (and the sales charts hot) month in and month out! Now, Bendis prepares his first Ultimate Spidey mini-series, and a whole new take on the sinister Six! Each signed copy is hand-numbered, and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. Bagged and sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker. FC, 32pg $19.99 DF 1602 DELUXE EDITION & PRINT SIGNED #1 Signed by, and featuring a print autographed by, artist Andy Kubert! Shrouded in mystery since its announcement last year, the secret Marvel project, 1602, was created by award- winning author Neil Gaiman — his first work in the mighty Marvel Universe! This is the biggest event since Origin, and DF is helping you complete your collection by offering this special signed edition by artist Andy Kubert! Each signed copy is hand-numbered, and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. Bagged and sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker. FC, 32pg $59.99 DF 1601 SIGNED #2 Signed by artist Andy Kubert! Each signed copy is hand-numbered, and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. Bagged and sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker. FC $29.99 DF BATMAN SIGNED #619 Signed by writer Jeph Loeb! The pulse-pounding conclusion to the 12-part "Hush" — who is Hush? Why has this mysterious figure plagued Batman? All the secrets are revealed… and nothing will ever be the same for the Dark Knight! Also available signed by superstar artist Jim Lee on an enhanced cover edition! Each signed copy is hand- numbered, features a Certificate of Authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! SIGNED/LOEB—FC, 32pg $19.99 SIGNED/LEE—FC, 32pg $19.99 DF BATMAN LEE-SIGNED #614 Signed by artist Jim Lee! Writer Jeph Loeb and artist Jim Lee pit the Dark Knight against his oldest and deadliest foe — the Joker! When these two do battle in this issue, only one will walk away! Each signed copy is hand-numbered, features a Certificate of Authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! FC, 32pg $29.99 DF BATMAN HUSH LEE-SIGNED HC Signed by artist Jim Lee! The most talked-about story arc of the year is collected in one volume! Collecting Batman #608-612, this hardcover features the first arc of Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee's acclaimed "Hush" storyline! This edition also features four brand new pages and two pages previously seen only at the DC website, included in this hardcover! Each signed copy is hand-numbered, features a Certificate of Authenticity, and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! HC, 7x10, FC $89.99 EARTH X: BLOODSTORM MEGA BUST Designed by Alex Ross and sculpted and paint-mastered by Gabriel Marquez, the Earth X: Bloodstorm Bust measures approximately 6 ½" high with the base, and is seated atop the Earth X base to unify her with their previous Earth X releases. This bust features Alex Ross' version of Storm with her Mohawk haircut and blood red eyes. Strictly limited, this beautiful bust will be adored throughout eternity by those who claim Bloodstorm's seductive and deadly beauty as their own. (CAUT: 4) RES. from Previews Vol. XII #5 (MAY022028) Bust $39.99 DFE STREET FIGHTER EXCLUSIVE RED FOIL COVER #1 Cover by Joe Madureira Dynamic Forces and Udon Studios team up to bring you the next hot comic of 2003 — Street Fighter! Their exclusive Red Foil Cover features art by Joe Madureira (Battle Chasers), who makes a triumphant return to comics with this exclusive art! Limited to 2000 copies worldwide. FC, 32pg $10.00 DFE STREET FIGHTER "CHUN LI" COVER EDITION #1 Cover by Jo Chen Dynamic Forces' exclusive cover features art by Joe Chen, and depicts the sexy-but- deadly Chun Li, from the smash Capcom video game and stars of Image Comics' brand- new Street Fighter comic! Limited to 2000 copies worldwide. FC, 32pg $6.95 THE DARKNESS: PRELUDE COVERS "A" & "B" #1 The story that you can't get anywhere else! The story before issue #1! The DF Exclusive limited edition story created by writer Paul Jenkins! Just wait until you see the beautiful artwork by Jae Lee and Jose Villarrubia! From the award-winning team that brought you Inhumans! Available in two variant cover editions! Limited to 5,000 copies total, worldwide. COVER "A"—FC PI COVER "B"—FC PI EL CAPITAN THE COLLECTED STRAY BULLETS VOLUME 8 TP by David Lapham This eighth volume reprints issues #29-32 of Stray Bullets, featuring the conclusion to Virginia's kidnapping and her traumatic return home! A perfect introduction for new readers, a great way for fans to complete the series! SC, 7x10, 124pg, b&w $14.95 STRAY BULLETS #35 by David Lapham An unhappy home life is the key to any bad girl's success. Find out about Virginia Applejack's crappy life, and her traumatic return to her horrible mom, her mom's new boyfriend, and his skanky old girlfriend. Learn what makes Virginia so angry! b&w, 32pg $3.50 STAR OF THE MONTH STRAY BULLETS VOLUME 1 HC by David Lapham Features never-before-seen scripts, character sketches, and photographs. Follow the lost lives of Joey, Frank, Orson, Beth, Scott, Nina, Led, Sonny, Rose, and Virginia, as they try to survive in an unjustified world where all are sorry heroes and unsuspecting victims. (STAR13233) MATURE READERS HC, 9x12, 244pg, b&w $34.95 ****************** EUREKA PRODUCTIONS GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOLUME 7: BRAM STOKER by Various; Edited by Tom Pomplun; cover by Glenn Barr Features "Lair of the White Worm" and five more tales of terror, fantasy, and humor by Bram Stoker. Plus, two excerpts from Dracula, and a bonus Dracula Gallery illustrated by 15 great artists. SC, 7x10, 144pg, b&w $9.95 STAR OF THE MONTH GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOLUME 5: JACK LONDON Edited by Tom Pomplun; cover by Arnold Arre Thirteen stories of adventure, horror, comedy and science fiction! Includes "A Thousand Deaths," "To Kill a Man," and "Told in the Drooling Ward." (STAR18112) SC, 7x10, 144pg, b&w $9.95 ****************** FANBOY ENTERTAINMENT ANGEL'S WING #4 by Tetsuya Aoki After the battle, Shion has disappeared and Mary and the rest of the townsfolk have been captured. Who controls the Ghost boat? What do they want? It is up to Mary to save the townspeople, but what will happen if people find out she is an Angel? FC, 32pg $2.99 FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS Books & Graphic Novels THE COMPLETE CRUMB COMICS VOLUME 16 by R. Crumb, edited by Eric Reynolds The 16th volume completes the 1980s and leads into the 1990s. Featured are classics from Zap, Weirdo and more, including "Cave Wimp," the story of the first nerd, and "A Short History of America," amongst other Crumb classics. Featuring a new introduction and cover by the man himself. Available in Softcover, Hardcover, and Signed Hardcover editions. MATURE READERS SC, 8x11, 104pg, PC $18.95 HC, 8x11, 104pg, PC $39.95 SGN. HC, 8x11, 104pg, PC (CAUT: 2) $75.00 B. KRIGSTEIN: COMICS HC edited by Greg Sadowski This is the companion volume to B. Krigstein, a full-color collection of 36 complete stories representing the best work throughout his career. Re-colored by Marie Severin, most of this work has been out-of-print and unavailable for nearly five decades. HC, 9x12, 240pg, FC $49.95 WILL ELDER: THE MAD PLAYBOY OF ART HC by Will Elder This gigantic coffee table book collecting Will Elder's best work from more than a half a century of drawing and painting. Included are stories from the original MAD comic, Humbug, Help!, and Little Annie Fanny pages directly from the original painted artwork! Includes commentary by Hugh Hefner, Harvey Kurtzman, and Jerry Garcia. MATURE READERS HC, 9x12, 300pg, FC $49.95 STUFF AND NONSENSE HC by A. B. Frost This is the first extensive reprinting of stories by the celebrated American illustrator A. B. Frost. Collects the three albums of sequential graphic stories he published in his lifetime, plus strips about golf. Also contains over 60 illustrated limericks in the vein of the great Edward Lear. HC, 10x13, 200pg, b&w $22.95 Comics & Magazines ANGRY YOUTH COMICS #5 by Johnny Ryan In this issue: Loady shaves a monkey, and then some stuff happens. MATURE READERS b&w, 24pg $2.95 THE COMICS JOURNAL #256 Sporting a cover by the brilliant R. Sikoryak (RAW, The New Yorker), interviews with Sikoryak and comic-strip provocateur Aaron McGruder (The Boondocks), and Bob Levin's essay-length answer to the frequently asked question, "Whatever happened to Arn Saba?" MATURE READERS Magazine, 128pg, PC $6.95 MABEL NORMAND AND HER FUNNY FRIENDS Wrapped in a cover by Kim Deitch, these gorgeous classic comics bring back to life the farcical comedy of screen legend Mabel Normand. Included are strips featuring her frequent co-stars Fatty Arbuckle and Ford Sterling. b&w, 32pg $4.95 BLACK HOLE #1-10 PACK by Charles Burns Nominated for Best Writer, Artist, Cartoonist, Continuing Series, Inker, and Cover Artist! Charles Burns dark and inky comic series is probably the best portrayal of the uncertainty and desire of teenagers. This pack includes all 10 issues including the two Fantagraphics reissues. MATURE READERS Pack (x10), b&w $43.00 STAR OF THE MONTH HOUSE AT MAAKIES by Tony Millionaire Nominated for Award for Humor, Best Syndicated Strip! Blessed with a superbly ornate "classical" cartoon style and hyper-literate poetic writing, Millionaire will appall you and make you laugh with these nautical-based vaudeville routines. Designed by Chip Kidd. (STAR17362) MATURE READERS HC, 96pg, b&w $19.95 **************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A MYSTIC FUNNIES #3 by R. Crumb Nominated for Best Single Issue! The Comic Book Release of Last Year! Unlike the first two issues of Mystic Funnies, this third issue featured only one page of Mr. Natural, introducing many new characters in all-new stories including Hipman, Super Duck, and Crumb himself. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $3.95 ****************** STARS OF THE MONTH BEG THE QUESTION GN by Bob Fingerman Nominated for Best Album—Previous Work! Follow Rob and Sylvia, two 20-somethings. through their ups-and-downs, from courtship to marriage, rentals to real estate, public sex to unwanted pregnancies, and everything in between. (STAR17168) HC, 240pg, b&w $24.95 EIGHTBALL: 20TH CENTURY EIGHTBALL by Daniel Clowes Nominated for Best Album—Previous Work! 20th Century Eightball collects the very best humor strips from Eightball, written and drawn between 1988 and 1996. (STAR16656) MATURE READERS SC, 112pg, b&w $18.95 THE COMICS JOURNAL SUMMER 2002 SPECIAL Edited by Gary Groth Nominated for Best Anthology! Spotlights master cartoonist Jim Woodring with a cover painting, two essays by Donald Phelps and Kenneth Smith, and an interview. "Cartoonists on Music and Musicians" features the greatest names in cartooning. (STAR16439) MATURE READERS SC, 12x12, 180pg, b&w $22.95 UNDERWORLD VOLUME 4: DUH TP by Kaz Nominated for Best Syndicated Strip! Underworld has the look and feel of a classic comic strip, but upon closer inspection, it's every bit as warped, biting, and hilarious as today's jaded audiences demand. (STAR14793) MATURE READERS SC, 96pg, b&w $9.95 ZIPPY ANNUAL 2002 by Bill Griffith Nominated for Best Syndicated Strip! Bill Griffith's Zippy the Pinhead is now one of the most recognizable figures on the newspaper pages. Zippy Annual 2002 collects approximately a year's worth of strips, including full-color Sundays, from 2001 and 2002. (STAR17338) SC, 8x11, 160pg, PC $19.95 GREETINGS FROM HELLVILLE HC by Thomas Ott Nominated for Best Presentation of Foreign Material! Greetings from Hellville consists of four short stories, all told without words, crafted with Ott's trademark black-and-white scratchboard style. (STAR16606) MATURE READERS HC, 48pg, b&w $13.95 SSHHHH! GN by Jason Nominated for Best Presentation of Foreign Material! Entirely told in pantomime, this suite of short tales veers from the funny to the terrifying, surreal to the touching. Jason's deadpan style hides a wealth of emotion and human complexity, leavened with a wicked wit. (STAR16524) SC, 120pg, b&w $14.95 **************************** STARS OF THE MONTH JIMMY CORRIGAN: THE SMARTEST KID ON EARTH SC by Chris Ware An improvisatory romance which gingerly ignores all sense of plot and drama, the reader is unaccountably transported between 1890's Chicago and 1980's small town Michigan, helped along by thousands of colored illustrations and diagrams. (STAR18448) SC, 380pg, FC $17.95 PORTAJOHNNY SC by Johnny Ryan Collects Ryan's greatest hits, from his own self-published comic books as well as a host of anthologies like "Zero Zero," "Measles," "Goody Good Comics," and elsewhere. Introduces Loady McGee, a hustler who will try anything to avoid getting a real job. (STAR18510) SC, 160pg, b&w $14.95 ******************** Eros Comics The following items are adult-only. SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, and the U.K. ARSINOE #1 by Robi & Geier ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 32pg $3.95 HOUSEWIVES AT PLAY: THE WEDDING ALBUM by Rebecca ADULT MATERIAL SC, 48pg, b&w $9.95 SMALL FAVORS #8 by Colleen Coover & Paul Tobin ADULT MATERIAL FC, 24pg $4.95 HEAD #5 ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 24pg $3.50 THE SEXUAL POSITIONS OF THE KAMA SUTRA #3 by Various ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 24pg $3.50 GOD OF SEX COLLECTION by Kazuki Taniuchi ADULT MATERIAL SC, 168pg, b&w $19.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A TART #1-4 PACK by Howie Dard ADULT MATERIAL Pack (x4), b&w $12.90 ****************** STAR OF THE MONTH TART TP by Howie Dard ADULT MATERIAL SC, 112pg, b&w $16.95 ****************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A HARDCORE DARD by Howie Dard ADULT MATERIAL FC, 32pg $4.95 O/A HOW TO DRAW COMICS THE EROS WAY #1 by Tony Libido ADULT MATERIAL PC, 40pg $4.95 ************************** STAR OF THE MONTH LUNA GN by Fotis Georgeles & Fotis Pehlivanides ADULT MATERIAL SC, 80pg, FC $16.95 ****************** FELIX COMICS FELIX THE CAT: HOUSE OF 1000 HA HA'S by Oriolo, McRae, Parent, Wetterauw, Henning, Thompson, & Caliguire A bunch of fleas decide to make Felix their new party central. Felix and Poindexter go on a TV show to redo each other's rooms, with fabulous results! Meet Rock Bottom's brother Pebble, who's almost as bright! Plus, the usual puzzles, games, fan art, and more! b&w, 32pg $2.50 FRECKLEBEAN GROUP FRECKLEBEAN COMICS AND STORIES by Various A collection of stories playing on the themes of sex, politics, death, poverty, and film noir! Featuring new material from Wordsmith creator R.G. Taylor and Ragmop creator Rob Walton! Plus new material from David Cullen, Noel Tuazon, and Ron Kasman. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $3.00 FUNNYPAGES PRESS OPPOSITE FORCES #3 by Tom Bancroft; cover by J. Scott Campbell ; back cover by Phil Noto The continued adventures of unlikely heroes Marty and Alexis. See Bopper the dog take over leadership; Marty and Alexis tryout their new powers; and get ready for the unveiling of their first supervillian! Plus, power pin-ups by Mike Kunkel and Disney director Tony Bancroft! b&w $2.95 FUTURE COMICS DEATHMASK #7 by Michelinie & Layton, Giordano, Marzan, & Nault; cover by Broderick & Layton Deathmask's classic 1938 Duesenberg can travel roads that most men can't see, pathways that stretch not only between cities, but between worlds! Mystic Marauder is in for the ride of his life when his chauffeur, takes him down the quantum highway of time! FC, 24pg $2.99 FREEMIND #11 by Michelinie & Layton, Hall, Breeding, & T. Smith; cover by Broderick & Layton After McKinsey Flint's alter-ego, Edison Wilde, fails to stop thieves from stealing technology that could alter the balance of world power, Mac questions the wisdom of continuing the Freemind Project. Will the Wilde android walk again? FC, 24pg $2.99 METALLIX #10 by Michelinie, Lim, Layton, & Baumann; cover by Lim & Layton The drive to find the man or woman who'll be the next member of Team Metallix begins! Who will be chosen ? or who will survive ? to become "The Rookie in Green-and- Gold"? FC, 24pg $2.99 PEACEKEEPER #3 by Layton & Michelinie, Broderick, Austin, & T. Smith; cover by Broderick & Austin Peacekeeper races against time to save the Heartland from total defoliation by the insidious chemical known as Red Reign. In a Mach II dogfight that will decide the fate of the world's food supply, the Peacekeeper is forced to make a fateful decision! FC, 24pg $2.99 DEATHMASK T-SHIRT Deathmask is featured on these high-quality, full-color T-shirts. Available in gray, black or white, you can wear your favorite Future Comics character with pride and be the envy of comic fans everywhere! BLACK?L-XXL $17.95 GRAY?L-XXL $17.95 WHITE?L-XXL $17.95 GEEKPUNK SUPER-HERO HAPPY HOUR #4 by Dan Taylor & Chris Fason; cover by Brandon Johnson The action heats up at The Hideout Bar & Grill, as First City's most malicious villains show up to break up "Happy Hour." It's good guys versus bad guys in this no holds barred barroom brawl. Also featuring an additional story by Gail Simone and Cal Slayton. b&w, 32pg $3.00 GEMSTONE PUBLISHING DONALD DUCK & FRIENDS #308 Featuring the stories, gags, and adventures of Donald, Scrooge, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Mickey, and others. This special Halloween issue contains "The Mysterious Monster Club," starring Donald Duck; "Halloween Mix-Up," featuring Uncle Scrooge; and "Idle Genius," with Mickey Mouse. Prestige Format. SC, 7x10, FC $2.95 MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #257 Featuring the stories, gags, and adventures of Mickey, Goofy, Donald, and others. In "Mother Hen Mickey," Mickey becomes the unwitting foster parent of a space being. Things go south when the creature's real parent threatens to destroy Earth! Prestige Format. SC, 7x10, FC $2.95 DONALD DUCK ADVENTURES VOLUME 2 TP Three long Disney adventure stories: Donald Duck in "Luck of a Duck"; Mickey Mouse in "Postal Panic"; Uncle Scrooge in "The Knucklehead Stone." SC, 5x7, 128pg, FC $7.95 UNCLE SCROOGE #322 This issue features "The Utter Limits," written by Gemstone's own Gary Leach and illustrated by William Van Horn, as well as "Dime and Dime Again," scripted by Geoffrey Blum from a plot synopsis by Carl Barks. Stories by Pat and Shelly Block and Romano Scarpa. Prestige Format. SC, 7x10, FC $6.95 WALT DISNEY'S COMICS AND STORIES #637 This issue contains "So We Reap," a 10-pager written and drawn by William Van Horn, along with the final installment of Don Rosa's "The Three Caballeros Ride Again." "Wispy Willie," a classic Carl Barks 10-pager, as well as Mickey, Gyro, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie stories. Prestige Format. SC, 7x10, FC $6.95 OVERSTREET'S COMIC PRICE REVIEW #4 Overstreet's Comic Price Review, the all-new monthly newsletter from the most trusted name in comic book pricing, will report on the latest prices realized in auctions and other transactions, and take a detailed look at specific comics and put the spotlight on the back- issues gaining the most attention. With a detailed look at every comic book age, OCPR will also include insights into other significant comic character collectibles. b&w, 32+pg $6.25 STARS OF THE MONTH THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOLUME 33 It's the biggest ever edition of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, and that's not just referring to pages! Thanks to the brand-new information being added to the Guide, it's increasing in size to 6 ½" x 9 ¼" and now features six pricing columns! ALL STAR COMICS #8 SC––SC, 7x9, PC (STAR18279) $25.00 MARVEL COMICS #1 SC––SC, 7x9, PC (STAR18281) $25.00 THE BIG BIG OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOLUME 33 This extra-large version features stay-flat spiral binding, larger print, and room for notes. Contains only the pricing, top ten charts and selected glossary matter. This edition features a 40th anniversary X-Men #1 re-creation by artist John K. Snyder III. (STAR18384) SC, 8x11, b&w $37.00 THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK GRADING GUIDE––NEW EDITION by Robert M. Overstreet & Arnold T. Blumberg Understand grading, explore the concerns surrounding restoration, and see beautifully detailed examples of each type of defect and books in every grade. This book is a "how to" symposium for those new to grading and as a thorough, handy reference. (STAR17465) SC $24.00 THE PHOTO-JOURNAL GUIDE TO COMICS VOLUME 1: A-J HC This volume covers releases from the earliest Golden Age comics to the dawn of the Silver Age. Volume 1 covers comics A-J, with hundreds of pages of rare and little-seen comic covers! (STAR00176) HC, 10x14, FC $75.00 ***************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE OVERSTREET INDIAN ARROWHEADS PRICE GUIDE VOLUME 7 by Robert M. Overstreet The book features index tabs for quick and easy reference and includes thousands of new photos, a dazzling color section, over 800 different point types, tips on trading and how to buy authentic relics, up-to-date regional market reports, an article on the Dalton culture, an illustrated price guide section in full color. Over 8,000 actual-size illustrations! SC, 1000+pg, PC $24.00 ******************* STAR OF THE MONTH EC LIBRARY TALES FROM THE CRYPT SET Five individual volumes containing the complete 30-issue run of the greatest horror series in the history of comics! Includes five volumes in slipcases. (STAR00582) HC Set (x5), b&w $110.00 ******************* GHOSTWERKS COMICS CHAMPION OF CHILDREN: AFTERSCHOOL SPECIAL #1 by Davis, Robertson, Lagocki, & Randolph Five-year-old phenomenon Little Madd Skillz is the newest Champion of Children. Meet Maddy and her friends ? and enemies ? on her first day as Champ. It's a fast-paced, action–packed kung-fu kicking romp with heroes who still have recess, naptime, and time-out! b&w, 32pg $2.95 GHOSTWERKS COMICS #1 A 48-page anthology blending hip-hop style, high-powered action, and a pure love of comics. Includes five different stories, including brand-new Dare, Champion of Children, and more. b&w, 48pg $2.95 GIRL TWIRL COMICS JANE'S WORLD #7 by Paige Braddock Jane, not known for her athletics, is talked into a weekend ski trip. As if "winter sports" weren't bad enough, Jane's ex-girlfriend and her ex's new girlfriend are part of the foursome! Imagine, a cozy cabin, shared with your ex and her new love interest… b&w, 24pg $2.95 GRAHAM CRACKERS COMICS THE DARKNESS: PRELUDE GRAHAM CRACKER EXCLUSIVE FOIL EDITION DF has created an exclusive gold foil edition of The Darkness, written by Paul Jenkins and illustrated by Jae Lee, for Graham Crackers Comics, limited to only 500 copies! Each copy comes bagged and boarded with a Certificate of Authenticity. (CAUT: 2) FC $14.95 THE DARKNESS: PRELUDE RARE VIRGIN SKETCH COVER EDITION Graham Crackers has obtained a few of the extremely limited "Virgin Sketch Covers" of The Darkness: Prelude. These were limited to only 129 copies and are not available anywhere else! Each copy comes bagged and boarded with a Certificate of Authenticity. FC $29.95 G.I. JOE/TRANSFOMERS #1 GRAHAM CRACKERS EXCLUSIVE COVER EDITION One of the most eagerly awaited team-ups of the '80s is finally here — again! This is the only exclusive edition made from this hot new series, sporting a brand new cover by Mark Brooks! This edition of G.I. Joe/Transformers #1 is strictly limited to only 2,500 copies. Also available with a special foil-enhanced cover, limited to 1,500 copies. Both versions come bagged and boarded with a Certificate of Authenticity. REGULAR—FC, 32pg $6.99 GOLD FOIL—FC, 32pg $9.99 G.I. JOE/TRANSFORMERS GRAHAM CRACKERS EXCLUSIVE POSTER A brand-new image of G.I. Joe's Scarlett and the Tranformers' Bumblebee together on this gorgeous 22" x 32" poster. Printed on glossy quality paper stock. Each poster is shipped individually rolled and bagged. (CAUT: 2) Poster, 22x32, FC $7.99 TOMB RAIDER: SCARFACE'S TREASURE #1 GRAHAM CRACKERS EXCLUSIVE FOIL COVER by Geoff Johns & Mark Texeira Featuring a painted cover by Mark Texiera, Tomb Raider: Scarface's Treasure is 24 pages of full-color action telling an untold tale of Lara Croft as she infiltrates Chicago's underworld. Limited to 500 copies, each bagged and boarded with a Certificate of Authenticity! (CAUT: 3) FC, 24pg $14.95 GREEN HULK 8-INCH GRAHAM CRACKERS COMICS EXCLUSIVE BUST Sculptor Howard Kalish and designer Juan Bobillo have captured the classic imagery of Kirby and Ditko, as well as the fury and rage of the brutish Hulk, his arms raised poised to "smash" a puny human! This amazing collectible is a true homage to these great creators and the classic character! The bust stands over 8" tall, is over 7" wide, and 4" deep! (CAUT: 4) Bust $129.95 GUTSOON! ENTERTAINMENT BAKI THE GRAPPLER VOLUME 2 TP by Itagaki Keisuke Filled with awesome, action-filled fighting and wrestling scenes, Baki the Grappler is the story of a young man committed to becoming the strongest person on Earth! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America, Puerto Rico, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 190pg, b&w $9.95 GUARDIAN ANGEL GETTEN VOLUME 1 TP by Sakurano Minene Sakurano Minene's shojo manga about a young girl, an amulet, and a love story that crosses the bounds of time, and space! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America, Puerto Rico, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 190pg, b&w $9.95 FIST OF THE NORTH STAR: THE MASTER EDITION VOLUME 6 GN by Hara Tetsuo & Buronson This third volume of features genuine right-to-left sequencing, original Japanese sound effects, large format pages, brand new translation, and stunning full-color artwork on every page! Supervised by creator Hara Tetsuo himself! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America, Puerto Rico, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 190pg, b&w $17.95 RAIJIN COMICS #37 by Various Now Monthly! Now More Pages! Featuring the prescient international intrigue of First President of Japan! Also, Fist of the Blue Sky, Slam Dunk, City Hunter, Revenge of the Mouflon, Guardian Angel Getten, Keiji, Bow Wow Wata, and two new serials: the new samurai title, Nemuri Kyoshiro, and The Climber's Saga! Plus, breaking video game and anime news in the RGA Magazine section and more! Squarebound. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America, Puerto Rico, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 232pg, b&w (Note Price) $5.95 H-BOMB COMICS The following items are adult-only. SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, and the U.K. THE CURSE OF HELL WITCH VIDEO ADULT MATERIAL DVD $29.99 VHS $14.99 GOOD GIRLS GONE BAD! PIN-UP MAGAZINE ADULT MATERIAL GOOD GIRL CVR—Magazine, 40pg, b&w $6.95 BAD GIRL (NUDE) CVR—Magazine, 40pg, b&w $8.95 GOTHEROTIKA: THE ART OF EVERETTE HARTSOE LIMITED NUDE SKETCH EDITION ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 24pg $49.99 HARRIS COMICS VAMPIRELLA: CRIMSON CHRONICLES VOLUME 1 TP by Various By popular demand, the original Vampirella stories are collected and presented in chronological order for the first time ever! Collecting the first 13 issues of the classic Vampirella Magazine series in one trade! Featuring artwork by the legendary Jose Gonzales, and contributions by Tom Sutton, Mike Royer, Archie Goodwin, and Vampirella creator, Forrest J. Ackerman! Also includes a cover gallery and special editorial. All-new painted covers by Jim Silke. SC, 7x10, 144pg, b&w $19.95 VAMPIRELLA #15-18—LIMITED MODEL PHOTO SET by Faerber & Clark This set includes all four hard to find limited Model Photo edition covers from the "The Pack" story arc, issues #15-18. Limited to only 1,000 copies! These comics will not be offered again. Set (x4), FC $39.95 STARS OF THE MONTH VAMPIRELLA LIVES DELUXE HC by Ellis, Conner, Palmiotti, & Quesada This hardcover features a dustjacket with a new cover by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, and includes a new lithograph plate by Joe Quesada. Collects Vampirella Lives #1-3, plus an epilogue written by Warren Ellis with artwork by Conner and Palmiotti. (STAR14520) HC, 7x10, 88pg, FC $19.95 VAMPIRELLA: NOWHERESVILLE HC by Mark Millar & Mike Mayhew This Deluxe hardcover collects Vampirella #1-3, featuring the critically acclaimed "Nowheresville" story arc, plus an interview with the writer, cover gallery, and pictures of the new Vampirella model. Features a color dustjacket featuring new art by Mayhew. (STAR15044) HC, 7x10, 88pg, FC $19.95 ******************* OFFERED AGAIN O/A VAMPIRELLA #12 LIMITED COVER EDITION From the Vault of Vampirella, and available for the last time! This is Vampirella #12, featuring a variant cover by Brian Stelfreeze and limited to 1,500 copies. FC, 32pg $9.95 O/A VAMPIRELLA #13 LIMITED COVER EDITION From the Vault of Vampirella, and available for the last time. This is Vampirella #13 featuring a variant cover by Gary Frank and limited to 1,500 copies. FC, 32pg $9.95 O/A VAMPIRELLA 2003 STATUE This Vampirella statue is 1/6th in scale, kneeling sexily on a graveyard base, emblazoned with the classic Vampirella logo. Each statue is hand-cast from the finest resin, hand- polished and painted in the greatest detail. Statue $125.00 ************************* HEAVY METAL HEAVY METAL NOVEMBER 2003 The fantasy comic for adults, paralleled by none. This issue features Drunna Returns in the Clone! All the over-the-top graphic sci-fi/fantasy madness you always expect in each and every issue of Heavy Metal. New short stories by some of Europe's greatest masters of modern fantasy and science fiction comics! MATURE READERS Magazine $5.99 FRAZETTO #5: EDGE OF THE WORLD HC The reluctant heroes have finally made it to the mythical tower, but are in trouble again! Aided by a friendly giant and a beautiful black woman, they manage to escape, but are then faced with a final showdown with the deranged tyrant Tusar. HC $16.95 STARS OF THE MONTH THE KEEPERS OF THE MASER VOLUMES 1-3 HC'S by Massimiliano Frezzato Catch up on the previous volumes in Frezzato's fantasy adventure series with these first three chapters! MATURE READERS VOL. 1: THE SECOND MOON (STAR12237)—HC, FC $14.95 VOL. 2: ISLE OF THE DWARVES (STAR12236)—HC, FC $16.95 VOL. 3: EYE OF THE SEA (STAR12458)—HC, FC $14.95 MASER 4 IRON TOWER HC by Massimiliano Frezzato The crew has finally found the Tower. See what happens next in the newest graphic novel in the Keepers of the Maser series by Frezzato! (STAR12679) MATURE READERS HC $14.95 FREZZATO SKETCHBOOK HC Featuring artwork of Frezzato, from his initial sketches to his finished art. (STAR15023) HC, 13x10, 88pg $19.95 **************** HIGHWATER BOOKS COL-DEE GN by Jordan Crane Originally part of Non #5, Col-dee an exploration of the innocence of childhood larceny, burping contests, and the hopelessness of pleasure through consumption. A little boy finds a magic dollar that will hopefully lead him and his mother out of the poorhouse. Hand silk-screened dust jacket. Squarebound. SC, b&w $8.00 THE LAST LONELY SATURDAY GN by Jordan Crane In a gentle character study of an elderly man and his love for his dead wife, Crane explores issues of love, loss, and life beyond the grave. Crane's wiggly brush stroke and his whip-smart design sense combine flawlessly in this picto-novella, elegant, yet bold. Squarebound. RES. from Previews Vol. X #2 (Feb001644) SC, b&w $8.00 HUMANOIDS PUBLISHING DECEMBER 32ND HC by Enki Bilal A man gifted with perfect recollection is pursued by terrorists who are determined to destroy mankind's memory of history and culture. Killer cybernetic flies, raw fish, and more await you in this sequel to Dormant Beast. (CAUT: 2) MATURE READERS HC, 9x12, 72pg, FC $15.95 METAL HURLANT #8 by Various; cover by Guy Davis Includes a disturbingly hilarious zombie story illustrated by Guy Davis (The Marquis); a glimpse into the beautifully rendered sci-fi world of Beltran and Jodorowsky's Megalex; and a chapter of Fragile, a morbid tale of zombies in love, by Stefano Raffaele. (CAUT: 2) MATURE READERS FC, 64pg $3.95 PIN-UP GIRLS FROM AROUND THE WORLD HC?NEW PRINTING by Fred Beltran A raucous collection of pin-up art by international sensation, Fred Beltran (Megalex)! Featuring no filler, this exquisite hardcover collection showcases a Beltran interview and 56-pages filled with beautiful women! Features a new cover. (CAUT: 2) MATURE READERS HC, 9x12, 56pg, FC $15.95 I-BOOKS BEST OF RAY BRADBURY TP by Ray Bradbury The world's best artists adapt Bradbury's stories! Richard Corben illustrates "A Sound of Thunder," Dave Gibbons illustrates "Come Into My Cellar," P. Craig Russell draws "The Golden Apples of the Sun," and more. Includes work by Dave McKean and John J. Muth, Mike Mignola, and more! RES. from Previews Vol. XII #4 (Apr032321) SC, 7x10, 160pg, FC $18.95 RAYMOND CHANDLER'S MARLOWE TP by Raymond Chandler Never before published! Three classic Philip Marlowe mysteries, adapted by a group of comics masters fully authorized by the Chandler estate. Features "The Pencil," "Goldfish" and "Trouble in My Business." Cover by Steranko. RES. from Previews Vol. XII #4 (Apr032323) SC, 7x10, 144pg, PC $17.95 I BOX PUBLISHING THIEVES & KINGS #43 by Mark Oakley Rubel finishes the new tower and the girls launch their sorcery practice. Palm reading and magical healing, are the order of the day. Kim meets a talking cat, Quinton leads a party of spies into the Desert Kingdoms, and Varkias is annoyed at having to play messenger pigeon. b&w, 24pg $2.95 I.C. ENTERTAINMENT AMERIMANGA VOLUME 10 by Various A year has passed, and Tabby's still on Rema. She and Philip travel to a city of bizarre creatures that might help, stopping at a village that's troubled with a powerful geist on the way. Will Philip be forced to use his powers, or can Tabby muster her new skills to end the geist's rampage? SC, 7x10, 160pg, b&w $7.99 Graphic Novels CENTRAL CITY FILE VOLUME 2 GN by Saya Karen has a feeling of unease that will not let her rest. Has a key to destiny come? Will the door be opened? Should it even be tried? All the attacks on the public continue while death lurks in the shadows. Authentic right-to-left format with sound effects glossary to preserve original artwork. SC, 6x8, 100pg, b&w $7.95 HANAUKYO MAID TEAM VOLUME 2: BLUE SILENT BELL GN by Morishige Taro finally gets to spend some time alone with Mariel during his first Christmas at the mansion. With all the other maids away for the holidays, things seem like heaven. But Mariel suddenly falls ill, and Taro learns a secret about her that will change things forever. Published in original Japanese reading format with original Japanese covers. SC, 5x7, 208pg, b&w $12.95 LABYRINTH CIRCUS VOLUME 1 GN by Senno Knife Ever been picked on, beaten down, humiliated? Have you ever wished for revenge? Well, take a ride on the Labyrinth Circus train, where your wish will be granted... but the price may be more than you expect! MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w $12.95 STARS OF THE MONTH MEGATOKYO VOLUME 1 CHAPTER ZERO Collects Chapter Zero and extra material not available on the website! Go back to the beginning, when Piro and Largo fly to Japan on a whim and find themselves stranded, unable to afford the trip home. (STAR17637) SC, 7x10, 120pg, b&w $9.95 THE VAMPIRE DAHLIA VOLUME 1 GN by Narumi Kakinouchi Living by day as a mysterious exchange student in Japan, Dahlia is searching for the reincarnated soul of her vampire lover, Ranan. A fellow exchange student from England resembles Dahlia's long-lost love. Has Ranan's spirit finally returned? (STAR18688) SC, 200pg, b&w $16.95 ***************** VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU VOLUME 7: VORTEX GN by Narumi Kakinouchi Sometimes the demons that dwell in the shadows cannot compare to the darkness in a human's heart. Vampire Miyu finds herself facing unusual opponents, their sanity corrupted with despair and anger. Can she stop them in time, before innocent people are caught in the furious storm of rage? SC, 5x7, 216pg, b&w $15.95 YOU & ME VOLUME 8: THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL GN by Hiroshi Aro Fun and games are coming to an end. Possessing the body of Ai, the ghost Mii takes Yuu out for a date, and now Yuu has got to choose between the two. To further complicate matters, Yuu gets stuck between two gangs on the warpath! What will Yuu do?! Unflipped Japanese reading format. SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w $11.95 Sexy Fruit OGENKI CLINIC VOLUME 7: RUBBER THE RIGHT WAY! GN by Haruka Inui SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, and the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 6x8, 208pg, b&w $15.95 ICARUS PUBLISHING A-G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #9 by Various SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, and the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 64pg, b&w $4.99 ICON COMICS CRAB ALLAN VOLUME 1 GN by L. Frank Weber With his monkey-bud, Jojo, Crab runs into a beautiful lady being chased by thugs! The woman claims she's just seen a local town politician commit murder, and that he plans to do her in next! Features Goths, crooked police, and an extensive gunfight scene! (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 144pg, b&w $17.75 IDW PUBLISHING UNDERWORLD MOVIE ADAPTATION Adaptation by Kris Oprisko, Nick Postic, & Nick Marinkovich Underneath the city streets, amid the labyrinth of subway tunnels and gothic ruins, the most notorious creatures of the night collide in an all-out war. It is the culmination of the bloodthirsty battle between two mortal enemies… the Vampires and the Werewolves. Prestige Format. MATURE READERS FC, 48pg $6.99 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION—BAD RAP #2 by Max Allan Collins, Gabriel Rodriguez, & Ashley Wood Who busted a cap in rapper Busta Kapp? The CSIs have no shortage of suspects, from East Coast rival Beatmaster Uzi to the mid-western whitebread father of Busta's dead-by- overdose girl friend — not to mention the West Coast street gang Busta was stiffing. MATURE READERS FC, 32pg (2 of 5) $3.99 DARK DAYS #3: A 30 DAYS OF NIGHT SEQUEL by Steve Niles & Ben Templesmith Stella learns an uncomfortable truth — one that will force her to make the hardest decision of her life. Meanwhile, infighting within the vampire ranks could make her job easier… but the vamps aren't inclined to cooperate! MATURE READERS FC, 32pg (3 of 6) $3.99 JANET HARVEY'S JUNGLE GIRL #2 by Janet Harvey & Eduardo Muller As Nicholas delves into the mystery of the rubber company workers, he learns more of the horror of the rubber companies' routine atrocities against the Indians. But when the compound is attacked, will he escape with the information — and his life? MATURE READERS FC, 32pg (2 of 4) $3.99 LIBRE FROM PLASTIC SC by Ashley Wood Ever-popular artist Ashley Wood returns with a collection of his best "girlie" art! This collection is larger — and more focused — than his perennial sellers, Uno Fanta and Dos Fanta, and his legions of fans will be lined up waiting for it! (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS SC, 11x11, 128pg, FC $24.99 THE SLAB (NOVEL) by Jeff Mariotte; illustrations by Tommy Lee Edwards In the grim days following 9/11, three veterans, whose lives have been intersected by magic, find themselves thrown together in California's cruel desert — while a band of serial killers ply their deadly trade, and an ancient evil grows beneath their feet. (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS SC, 6x9, 288pg, b&w $16.99 WAKE THE DEAD #1 by Steve Niles & Milx Modern master of horror Steve Niles (30 Days Of Night) teams with new art sensation, Milx, to present a tale guaranteed to terrify! When Victor sets his sights on reversing death, he can't know just what a can of worms he's opening up. But he'll find out… MATURE READERS FC, 32pg (1 of 5) $3.99 ILLUSTRATION STUDIO MASTERS OF FANTASY: JUST VAMPIRES The bloodlust hunger and seductive embrace of the vampire has piqued the imaginations of many for centuries. Come along on a sensuous journey with a talented team of artists as your tour guides into a bizarre gallery of flesh and the undead! Signed by three creators. Limited to 2,000. Also available as a "x3" edition which has its own unique cover featuring art by Steve Woron. SGN.?b&w, 24pg MSRP: 3.25 3X ED.?b&w, 24pg $7.95 IMPERIUM COMICS TRAILER PARK OF TERROR #4 by Various; Cover by Nelson DeCastro Come sit with Norma and let her tell you unsettling tales of horror, including the stories of a reporter who finds himself covering the story that will change his life forever, and a man who discovers he possesses a great talent… that comes with an awful price! MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $2.95 JAY COMPANY APHRODITE IX #4 LIMITED SAN DIEGO COMIC CON 2002 EDITION by David Wohl & Clarence Lansang To commemorate her return, Jay Company offers this special edition, packaged with a brand-new black-and-white cover by Clarence Lansang. Originally offered as a San Diego Comic Con premium, this issue is limited to 500 copies, each bagged and boarded with a Certificate of Authenticity. FC, 48pg MSRP: $19.99 BATTLE OF THE PLANETS #7 SIGNED & NUMBERED VARIANT EDITION by Alex Ross & Munier Sharrieff, & Wilson Tortosa This variant edition was originally offered as a surprise, 1-in-10 copies retailer chase cover. Now, Jay Company is offering this book as a signed-and-numbered edition limited to 100! Each comes bagged and boarded, complete with a Certificate of Authenticity. FC, 32pg MSRP: $14.99 TOMB RAIDER #21 SIGNED & NUMBERED VARIANT EDITION by John Ney Reiber & Randy Green This Tomb Raider chase alternate comes in a special autographed format! Limited to 100 copies, each of these "Lara Croft Bikini" Editions is signed by cover artist Clarence Lansang, and is hand numbered with Certificate of Authenticity. FC, 32pg MSRP: $29.99 WITCHBLADE #60 LIMITED WIZARD WORLD EAST 2003 EDITION by David Wohl & Francis Manipul Top Cow Founding father Marc Silvestri sketches a sexy pin-up cover for this exclusive Witchblade comic originally offered as a premium at this year's Wizard World East Convention! Limited to 500, each comes bagged and boarded with a Certificate of Authenticity. FC, 32pg MSRP: $19.99 WOLVERINE/WITCHBLADE #1: DEVIL'S REIGN SIGNED AND NUMBERED TURNER VARIANT EDITION by David Wohl & Michael Turner Michael Turner provides one of the most stunning covers for a rare Wolverine crossover book with Witchblade! Jay Company is now offering a signed-and-numbered version of this classic. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and sealed in a protective bag and board. FC, 32pg MSRP: $24.99 JIM VADEBONCOEUR, JR PUBLISHING BLACK & WHITE IMAGES—FIRST ANNUAL COLLECTION Nearly 300 classic pen-and-ink illustrations from 1890 to 1922, beautifully reproduced on coated stock. Rare material from old magazines and books, unseen for a century. Featuring work by 25 different artists. Limited to 2,400. Squarebound. SC, 9x12, 96pg, PC MSRP: $20.00 THE VADEBONCOEUR COLLECTION OF IMAGES MAGAZINE #6 Special expanded issue features the pre-1923 work of Frank Brangwyn and the early career of Gustaf Tenggren — including Snow White art published in Sweden 15 years prior to the Disney film. Rare Brangwyn portfolio and mural art! Limited to 2000 copies. Magazine, 9x12, 44pg MSRP: $20.00 KENZER & COMPANY DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: TEMPEST'S GATE TP by Mike Lilly, Rod Pereira, Bob Wiacek, Mickey Clausen, & Sean Smith Aidus, a young paladin in command of an isolated border colony soon realizes his inexperience is more than dangerous ? it's deadly! Raiding orcs, a fiery sorceress, true love, and mysterious new companions are only a few of the dangers Aidus must face, as tensions in this Greyhawk border town bubble over. This exciting collection also includes never-before-seen art as well as D&D game statistics for the characters! SC, 96pg, FC $14.99 DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: WHERE SHADOWS FALL #2 by Jay Donovan & Carlos Alberto; cover by Matt Haley With the deaths of the hero, who can possible track down the army of bandits and goblins planning to crush the elves of Phostwoods? A tavern brawl, a furious horse race, a fortune teller, the return of an old friend, and more in this issue! FC, 24pg (3 of 5) $3.50 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #83 by Jolly Blackburn & Various Knights of the Dinner Table is the longest running comic on the subject of games ever! Though B.A., Brian, Bob, Dave, and Sara may play different characters in different games, their personalities always shine through. b&w, 112pg $3.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE MINI-SERIES SPECIALS A Previews Exclusive! The first-ever KODT mini-series is here! Whatever the game, the Knights of the Dinner Table come ready to play. Whether it's CattlePunk, HackMaster, or even a 'simple' board game, BA, Bob, Dave, Sara, and Brian take a game to a higher level! #1 REG. CVR.?b&w, 32pg (1 of 3) $2.99 #1 ALT. CVR.?b&w, 32pg (1 of 3) $2.99 #2 REG. CVR.—b&w, 32pg (2 of 3) $2.99 #2 ALT. CVR.—b&w, 32pg (2 of 3) $2.99 #3 REG. CVR.—b&w, 32pg (3 of 3) $2.99 #3 ALT. CVR.—b&w, 32pg (3 of 3) $2.99 ******************* KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE: ILLUSTRATED #26 by Mark Plemmons, Brendon & Brian Fraim The Black Hands return! Taking a break from the Untouchable Trio and their climactic finale of last issue, check back in with Rasputin, Fire Blossom, Kragin, and Mephisto! Can even the Black Hands wage hysterical warfare against both gawds and mortals?! b&w, 24pg $2.99 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE 2004 CALENDAR 365 days of the Knights! Use this 12" x 12" wall calendar to keep track of important appointments… like your weekly gaming sessions, or the premiere of the new Lord of the Rings movie! With full-color art and important dates highlighted! Calendar, 12x12, FC $12.99 EVERKNIGHTS #8 by Tony DiGeralamo The EverKnights battled thousands upon thousands of trolls last issue — but they're still going back in the dungeon again! And on this level, it's Drow! Will Ms. White's protégé destroy the Everknights? Drow ladies abound in "Faster Everknight! Kill! Kill!" b&w, 24pg $2.99 KING HELL PRESS THE ONE GN—NEW PRINTING The Last Word in Superheroics by Rick Veitch The One is another notorious chapter in the secret history of superheroes; a timeless and audacious mix of Dr. Strangelove, Marshal McLuhan, Jack Kirby, and Tex Avery, as seen through the sensibilities of Kurt Vonnegut. Introduction by Alan Moore. SC, 7x10, 192pg, b&w $17.95 LAST GASP THE BOOK OF JOE HC by Joe Coleman Painter Joe Coleman's oeuvre explores in detail the artist's fascination with the junctions between saint and sinner, sacred and profane, holy and horrifying. Using a single-hair brush and jeweler's magnifying lenses, Coleman packs his canvases with hallucinatory detail. HC, 12x10, 106pg, b&w $50.00 NAIMAH 2 SC by Fildor & Shiny Beast SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 9x11, 46pg, b&w $50.00 ODE TO JOY HC?NEW PRINTING by Frank Kozik America's most outrageous rock artist strikes again! Touting big-name and no-name bands, the posters in this all-new collection capture Bugs Bunny getting it on with Wilma Flintstone, Richie Rich shooting up, and many other transgressive tableaux. MATURE READERS HC, 9x11, 134pg, FC $24.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A ROBERT CRUMB'S ZAP COMIX #0-4 by Crumb, Wilson, Moscoso, Griffin, Shelton, Rodriguez, & Williams SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC $4.95Ea. ************* VIEWS FROM A TORTURED LIBIDO?NEW PRINTING by Robert Williams Collects 60 of Robert Williams' paintings. Hot rods, monsters, girls in bikinis, and taco stands are among the prominent elements. MATURE READERS RES. from Previews Vol. XII #8 (Aug022231) SC, 8x11, 96pg, b&w $24.95 LINSNER.COM DAWN "HEART SHAPED BOX" SIGNED PRINT In celebration of the new Dawn series, Three Tiers, this first offering features Dawn, teasingly inviting you with the key to her heart. Each print is hand-signed by the artist and comes housed in a crystal clear, rigid protective sleeve. This ready-to-frame digital print is sure to please! (CAUT: 4) Print, 11x17, FC $25.00 OFFERED AGAIN O/A I LOVE NEW YORK by Joseph Michael Linsner Joseph Linsner was raised in Queens, New York, and from his apartment he could see the Twin Towers. On September 11th, 2001, New York City was attacked, and those buildings were destroyed. JML gives his personal viewpoint of the tragedy. Fully painted color covers. b&w, 24pg $2.95 ******************** STAR OF THE MONTH DAWN: PIN-UP GODDESS by Joseph Michael Linsner The Horned God, Darrian Ashoka, and the entire cast of colorful characters come to life in over 24 cover-quality paintings. Part classic cheesecake, part mystic journey! More than a pin-up book, more than a comic book — it's a complete cosmic rebirth experience! (STAR13847) FC, 32pg $2.95 ***************** METRON PRESS STAR OF THE MONTH SAMSON: JUDGE OF ISRAEL GN by J. Novick, Ruiz, Conrad, Bonk, & Prenevost Based on a most famous Bible story. Samson is a simple man with the strength of a titan. Samson's arrogance and his betrayal by a woman casts him into slavery. But the hero's epic strength and renewed faith ultimately vanquish his Philistine foes. (STAR17950) SC, 7x10, 72pg, FC $7.95 ******************** MISC! MAYHEM PRODUCTIONS SUPERMARIONATION ADVENTURES #1 by Wolff, R. Day, Wilson, Brennan, P. Day, & Collin "Fireball XL5": Steve Zodiac and his crew are drawn into a mystery surrounding a data chip filled with secrets from another world. "Supercar": Mike Mercury takes off on a top secret mission with disastrous results. Based on two of Gerry Anderson's classic Supermarionation television series. FC, 48pg $5.95 MOONSTONE LANCE BARNES' POST NUKE DICK TP by Stefan Petrucha, Barry Crain, & Steve Buccellato; cover by Joel Napstrek Gumshoe Lance Barnes snips the wrong wire on an ICBM and ends the world! He guiltily wanders the post-apocalyptic landscape with his one-legged secretary. Includes the previously published Epic four-issue mini-series, as well as a new illustrated short story by Petrucha! MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 136pg, FC $16.95 MR. KEEN: TRACER OF LOST PERSONS #1 by Justin Gray & Lee Ferguson Ninette Moeller's after Lucien Denali, a man who has done unspeakable damage to her. She hires the tireless Mr. Keen: Tracer of Lost Persons, to hunt him down. Will they underestimate the sheer evil that runs through Denali? You can run, but you can't hide from Mr. Keen! MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg (1 of 3) $2.95 STAR OF THE MONTH VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE: NOSFERATU GN by Rafael Nieves, Kirk Van Wormer, Serrano, & Ken Meyer, Jr A mysterious stranger leads Athena to a forbidden world waiting to embrace her. The Nosferatu are the Vampire Clan of secrets, and Athena has more than her share. Perhaps the masquerade of her mortal life is more unbearable than the one she is invited to. (STAR15715) MATURE READERS FC, 48pg $6.95 ******************* OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE SILENCERS #1 by Fred Van Lente & Steve Ellis For decades The Silencers have been the super-powered enforcers of New York's Provenzano Crime Family. When Cardinal, their fearsome leader, makes plans to retire from their life of crime, a rival syndicate makes a move against him! FC, 32pg $3.50 ***************** MV CREATIONS MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #1 LIMITED HOLOFOIL EDITION by Val Staples & Emiliano Santalucia This Holofoil cover edition was originally only available to employees of Mattel Toys! Now, MVCreations has made it available to you! Strictly limited to only 750 copies, it's a must-have for any Masters of the Universe Fan! Also available signed by the creative team! (CAUT: 2) REG.?FC, 32pg $19.99 SGN.?FC, 32pg $29.99 NBM BONEYARD VOLUME 2 TP by Richard Moore Now that Belzebub has been dealt a blow, it's the turn of the IRS to make Paris' life hell. Roxanna appears looking to solve all monetary problems. Paris resists as best he can, but how strong can he stay? Collects Boneyard #5-8, with a new cover by Richard Moore. MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 96pg, b&w $10.95 STARS OF THE MONTH BONEYARD VOLUME 1 TP by Richard Moore Collects the first four-issue story arc of this best-selling, increasingly popular series! (STAR15834) MATURE READERS SC, 8x12, 96pg, b&w $12.95 FAR WEST TP Gorgeous but tough-as-nails elf Meg is a bounty hunter in a land out in the 'ole west, peopled with elves, ogres, shape-shifters and all manner of frightful critters! Includes a gallery of Meg pin-up art. (STAR14321) MATURE READERS SC, 8x12, 112pg, b&w $13.95 **************** DUNGEON #8 by Lewis Trondheim & Joann Sfar The Dragon defending the Dungeon's treasure is dead! Well, he was decrepit anyway but it¹s the symbol, you see. Now Marvin, Herbert, and co. must find a replacement. Hey, you try roping a fire-breathing beast in mid-air! This issue ends the mini-series. b&w, 32pg (8 of 8) $2.95 THE FAIRY TALES OF OSCAR WILDE VOLUME 1 Adapted by P. Craig Russell First Paperback Edition! Well known for his opera adaptations and beautiful fantasy work, P. Craig Russell is adapting Oscar Wilde's famous fairy tales in a series of landmark volumes. Includes "The Selfish Giant" and "The Star Child." SC?FC, 8x11, 48pg $7.95 HC (STAR01186)?FC, 8x11, 48pg $15.95 HAPPY HALLOWEEN, LI'L SANTA HC by Thierry Robin & Lewis Trondheim Li'l Santa encounters the many critters of the night who take camp right next to his abode. The worst monster is an enormous devouring logging machine eating up his forest of Christmas trees! The night critters come quite in handy to fight the fearsome invader. (CAUT: 2) HC, 8x11, 48pg, FC $14.95 STAR OF THE MONTH LI'L SANTA HC by Thierry Robin & Lewis Trondheim You have no idea what Santa must go through, until you read this suspenseful, fully silent graphic novel! Besides the huge yearly job that faces him, the North Pole is no friendly place! Santa must use all his best cunning to make all the world's kids happy. (STAR17309) HC, 8x11, 48pg, FC $14.95 ***************************** HOW LOATHSOME #4 by Ted Naifeh & Tristan Crane All the hot children gather in the city to take in the splendor of local drag acts of every shape and stripe. Catherine's there for reasons complicated, but what about everyone else? More gender-bending, frivolous action from Ted Naifeh and Tristan Crane! MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg (4 of 4) $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A HOW LOATHSOME #1 & #2 by Ted Naifeh & Tristan Crane Catherine Gore's complete journal is now available. The buzz on the internet has been tremendous! Don't miss an issue. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $2.95Ea. ************************ TO AFGHANISTAN & BACK by Ted Rall First paperback edition! When U.S. bombs started raining on the Taliban, Rall jumped on a plane straight to the war zone to get the real story for himself. He provides a decidedly different take on this gritty war. Updated with a new chapter! SC?b&w, 6x9, 128pg $9.95 HC (STAR15920)?b&w, 6x9, 128pg $15.95 Eurotica The following items are adult items. SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, and the U.K. PERVERTS OF THE UNKNOWN GN by Brandon Graham ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 56pg, b&w $9.95 GRIN & BARE IT #10 ADULT MATERIAL Magazine, 48pg, FC $5.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A 1001 NIGHTS OF SHEHERAZADE GN by Maltaite ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 64pg, FC $12.95 ***************** STAR OF THE MONTH CLICK VOLUME 4 GN—NEW PRINTING by Milo Manara ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 48pg, FC $10.95 **************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A DOCTOR! I'M TOO BIG! GN by Noe ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 48pg, FC $10.95 **************** STARS OF THE MONTH LUMENAGERIE GN by Michael Manning (STAR03230) ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 80pg, FC $11.95 SHIP OF FOOLS GN by Noe (STAR14400) ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 48pg, FC $10.95 **************** NEW DIMENSION COMICS MARVEL MANIA PLATE This plate was originally made for the now defunct Marvel Mania restaurant chain. While never used, all have some minor defects on the lacquer from poor manufacturing. Still, these are a unique piece of Mighty Marvel history and a beauty to display on your wall or shelf. Measures 10" in diameter. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America. Plate $29.99 NEW ENGLAND COMICS WW2: WAR IN THE AIR #1 by Ron Ledwell Aircraft of all kinds clashed overhead in desperate combat for world domination. Relive those dark hours when victory was "up for grabs" and an advantage of just six miles per hour could spell the difference between survival and victory.... or going down in flames! b&w, 32pg $3.95 NITE OWL COMIX MAX HAMM FAIRY TALE DETECTIVE VOLUME 2 #1 by Frank Cammuso "The Long Ever After" Part 1: Max is hired by an aging film queen to track down her missing niece, Snow White. But things get complicated when Max falls for the girl. Will Max realize he's working for a bad apple before it's too late?! b&w, 48pg (1 of 3) $4.95 STAR OF THE MONTH MAX HAMM FAIRY TALE DETECTIVE #1 by Frank Cammuso When Max's partner, Humpty Dumpty ends up dead, it doesn't take a scratch and sniff to smell something rotten. And if Max learns the truth, a lot of important people — including Mother Goose — will end with egg on their faces. (STAR17083) SC, 48pg, b&w $4.95 ***************** NW STUDIOS SPIRIT OF THE AMAZON #5 by Orlando Paes Filho The truth is revealed. As hard as it is to believe, the warriors must face the strongest forces in the universe. Volko wasn't expecting such a dramatic situation: They need to take action immediately, otherwise, the world will be gripped in agony! FC, 32pg $2.95 ONI PRESS COURTNEY CRUMRIN & THE COVEN OF MYSTICS TP by Ted Naifeh Someone is trying to blame peaceful Skarrow for an evil curse. And only Courtney and Uncle Aloysius are driven to prove his innocence. In this second volume, Courtney learns of something even scarier than the goblins under her bed: man's ambition for power. SC, 5x7, 128pg, b&w $11.95 BLUE MONDAY VOLUME 3: INBETWEEN DAYS TP by Chynna Clugston-Major Swoon at Clover's shamrock underpants! Giggle to Seamus doing the Humpty Dance! Cry for Bleu as she tells her pathetic Halloween story! Gasp at Victor's shocking new image! All the holiday stories are here, in between fantastic new covers, plus new sequences and sketches! Digest format. MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 112pg, b&w $9.95 SCOOTER GIRL #4 by Chynna Clugston-Major Ashton is going to get Margaret out of his life at all costs — and if that means crossing the lines of legality, so be it! Enter Desmond. He's as bad as Ashton used to be cool. Nothing scares him — but can he scare a pretty little lady like Margaret? MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg (4 of 6) $2.99 KISSING CHAOS VOLUME 2: NONSTOP BEAUTY TP by Arthur Dela Cruz Ashley has received a mysterious e-mail that has her standing in hot water between mysterious men in black and an online stalker. All the while, her life comes crashing around her as her artistic anarchist friends set off their biggest operation to date. Digest format. MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 112pg, b&w $11.95 ONE PLUS ONE VOLUME 1 TP by Neal Shaffer & Daniel Krall David Coulson has an interesting job. If you're a bad dude, he makes sure you take the proper fall for your evil deeds. So when he breezes into a young card sharp's life, know that there are some bad times around the corner. Chapter art by Mike Oeming (Powers). Digest format. MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 136pg, b&w $14.95 TOO MUCH HOPELESS SAVAGES! #3 by Jen Van Meter, Christine Norrie, & Ross Campbell Things are getting crazy for Arsenal. The package slipped into her luggage is the most popular item in Hong Kong, with bad guys, secret agents, and ill-defined hangers-on trying to get it back. Plus, with the whole family in town can she keep it together? b&w, 32pg (3 of 4) $2.99 HOPELESS SAVAGES VOLUME 1 TP—NEW PRINTING by Van Meter, Norrie, & Clugston-Major A new edition of an old favorite! Featuring the first four issues and the short stories, with a brand-new cover by Christine Norrie (Cheat), in Oni's newer, smaller size. The color section of this trade is now black-and-white. Digest format. SC, 5x7, 136pg, b&w $11.95 LOVE FIGHTS #4 by Andi Watson Just when you think nothing can stop Jack and Nora from becoming an item, a certain someone rocks the boat by spreading rumors about her and The Fader. While the couple sorts it out, Nora gets an offer she just can't refuse. b&w, 32pg $2.99 THREE STRIKES #5 by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, & Brian Hurtt; cover by Hurtt & Arthur Dela Cruz Rey Quintana's mistakes have finally caught up with him in the form of bail enforcement agent Noah Conway. Even though the two men know that what's right and the law don't always match up, both are stuck playing out their part in this tragedy to the bitter end. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg (5 of 5) $2.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE COMPLETE GEISHA TP by Andi Watson This new edition combines the original four issues with the follow-up one-shot and short stories. Discover the world of Jomi, the android artist who's more normal than the society that denies her a soul. Stalkers, supermodels, supermecha, and more. Digest sized. SC, 5x7, 160pg, b&w $15.95 ***************** STARS OF THE MONTH QUEEN & COUNTRY VOLUME 1: BROKEN GROUND TP by Greg Rucka & Steve Rolston; cover by Tim Sale & Matthew Hollingsworth The first Eisner Award-winning story arc by acclaimed writer Greg Rucka and artist Steve Rolston. It's dark espionage in the streets of Europe. After assassinating a general in the Russian mafia, Tara Chace gets a price on her head, and she's got to get it off. (STAR15478) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 128pg, b&w $11.95 CUT MY HAIR ILLUSTRATED NOVEL by Jamie S. Rich & Various;cover by Mike Allred Mason is a young kid with a love of punk music and a desire to find a place where he fits. The debut novel by Oni editor in chief Jamie S. Rich, featuring illustrations by Scott Morse, Andi Watson, Judd Winick, Renee French, and Chynna Clugston-Major. (STAR16333) MATURE READERS SC, 6x9, 236pg, b&w $15.95 POUNDED TP by Brian Wood & Steve Rolston Heavy Parker rules the punk scene as a benevolent dictator. But can he maintain his throne when his angry ex returns pissed as all hell? Can Heavy survive a true hardcore attack or will he just end up "pounded"? Digest sized. (STAR17088) SC, 5x7, 88ph, b&w $8.95 GUNWITCH: THE OUTSKIRTS OF DOOM TP by Dan Brereton & Ted Naifeh When the pistol-packing Gunwitch and his young charge, Evening Horror, find themselves in a small town ravaged by undead outlaws and motorcycle ridin' vampires, The Gunwitch takes it upon himself to bring down the bad guys. (STAR15609) SC, 7x10, 88pg, b&w $9.95 MAGIC PICKLE TP by Scott Morse When Weapon Kosher erupts from the bedroom floor of little Jo Jo Wigman, she discovers a pickle can be a superhero! It's a fight against the Brotherhood of Evil Produce and for the heart of cute Danny Johnson! (STAR16074) SC, 5x7, 128pg, b&w $11.95 ALISON DARE, LITTLE MISS ADVENTURES TP by J. Torres & J. Bone Alison Dare isn't your typical 12-year-old. The daughter of an archeologist/adventurer and the masked hero known as the Blue Scarab, Alison's life has always been different from other girls her age. A craving for danger is in her blood. Digest sized. (STAR15495) SC, 5x7, 104pg, b&w $8.95 THE ADVENTURES OF BARRY WEEN, BOY GENIUS 2.0 TP by Judd Winick Barry Ween was born with a brain bigger than the world has ever seen. When no one is watching, Barry and Jeremy, are rescuing aliens from the intergalactic Mafia, traveling back in time, and avoiding agents sent by the US government to steal Barry's secrets. (STAR12220) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 96pg, b&w $8.95 THE ADVENTURES OF BARRY WEEN, BOY GENIUS VOLUME 3: MONKEY TALES TP by Judd Winick Barry Ween is back, and this time he's bringing monkeys! Giant, talking gorillas from other dimensions; drunken, smelly clans of Bigfeet; and a germ-filled monkey looking to cause the next outbreak — them's more monkeys than one book can contain! (STAR14588) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 96pg, b&w $8.95 *************************** PENNY-FARTHING PRESS DECOY: STRANDED ONE-SHOT by Courtney Huddleston w/Nichols, Taylor, & Garcia Join Decoy and Luck as an innocent walk in the woods turns into an overnight stand off with a four-hundred-pound bear and an unresolved past. Features Decoy's origin story as never seen before, with the dual penciling talents of Courtney Huddleston and Pablo Villalobos. FC, 48pg $3.50 THE VICTORIAN #20 by Houghton & Wein, St. Aubin, Taylor, & Blond; cover by Glen Orbik Even though Vinnie Scarpizzi is a small player in New Orleans, his latest money- laundering job for Claude Ballaré propels his reputation into the higher reaches of the crime world. But Vinnie doesn't consider the final cost of his newfound associations and success. FC, 32pg $2.95 PULP MAG PRESS KILLER STUNTS INCORPORATED #1 by Alan Scott & David Hahn When Billy is bitten by a vampire he becomes the greatest living stuntman in Tinseltown. Plagued by an insatiable craving for human blood, Billy discovers the only way to be free of his curse is to destroy the powerful vampire who bit him. A task easier said than done. MATURE READERS b&w, 24pg (1 of 4) $2.95 PURE IMAGINATION THE BASIL WOLVERTON READER VOLUME 1 by Basil Wolverton Cover-to-cover Powerhouse Pepper stories, including Powerhouse Pepper Comics #1-5. Most stories have not been seen since their original publication, and have been reconstructed using the "Theakstonizing" method for sharpest reproduction. (CAUT: 4) SC?b&w, 8x11, 160pg $25.00 HC?b&w, 8x11, 160pg $40.00 RADIO COMIX FURRLOUGH #129 by Various; cover by Diana Harlan-Stein Your Only Monthly Source For Anthropomorphics! Erick Melton and William Ruzicka's "Time Venturer" returns for more fast-paced action. Also, Christina Hanson's "Ebin and May," and shorts by David McGuire and fan-fave David Goodman. b&w, 32pg $2.99 PERVERT CLUB VOLUME 1 TP by Will Allison Will Allison's ground-breaking American manga is back in print! Malcolm is your everyday American teenager, with one small difference — he's a cross-dresser! This quirk has attracted the attention of a secret society within the school: The Pervert Club. If that isn't enough, he's also caught the eye of his best friend, April… and the school babe, Julia! Filled with more teenage angst, drama, wacky comedy and alternative lifestyles than you can shake a stick at! Collects issues #1-4 of the original A.M. Works comic series. MATURE READERS SC, 5x8, 120pg, b&w $12.99 MANGAPHILE #21 by Various; cover by Ferdinand Poblete Each issue of Mangaphile is chock full of your favorite manga-style comics and stories! This issue features "Wendy Comic" by Joshua Lesnick, "Faux Facts" by Mary Bellamy, "Tobias" by Jessica Moffett, and "Scavengers" by Genzo. Plus Pat Duke's "Photoshop for Comics." b&w, 48pg $4.99 Sin Factory MILK #37 by Various; cover by Dean Lee Norton SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, and the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 32pg $3.50 RANDOM HOUSE THE METAMORPHOSIS GN by Franz Kafka & Peter Kuper As Gregor Samsa awakes one morning from uneasy dreams, he finds himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic inset. This graphic treatment draws out the subtle psychological and emotional shifts of the story, while capturing Kafka's often-unrecognizable humor. HC, 7x10, 80pg, FC $16.00 STAR OF THE MONTH PERSEPOLIS: THE STORY OF A CHILDHOOD HC by Marjane Satrapi The daughter of radical Marxists and the great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor, Marjane Satrapi's graphic depiction of her life in Tehran from ages six to 14 brings home, with eloquence and force, the contradictions between private and public life. (STAR18457) (CAUT: 4) HC, 6x8, 168pg, b&w $17.95 ***************** REBELLION 2000 AD PROGS #1356-1359 Delivering slam-bang entertainment every week, 2000 AD is Britain's premier sci-fi anthology comic! Judge Dredd fights for his life in the conclusion to "The Satanist"; hitmen Sinister Dexter head for the Far East in "Junk Bond"; the horror intensifies on the lost ship Leviathan; the new mini-series From Grace charts the personal descent from man to monster; and the Strontium Dog saga "The Tax Dodge" wraps up! Weekly. (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 32pg, PC (Note Price) $3.75Ea. JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #210 There's two-fisted gun action for Dredd himself in the final part of "Hong Tong"; camp vamp Devlin Waugh battles the creatures from the depths in "Red Tide"; fiend Judge Death continues his journey through the wilderness; the mysterious Bendatti organization continues to bring down those that have escaped the law; and more dinosaur bizarreness from "X-Tinct." Plus: more classic stories from the 2000 AD archives, text features, and more! (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 100pg, FC $10.99 THE MAKING OF JUDGE DREDD VS. JUDGE DEATH TP by Jamie Boardman Go behind the scenes of the smash-hit new videogame, Judge Dredd vs. Judge Death, with features ranging from the new Asura graphic novel to the most notable villains. Includes over 300 color illustrations! (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS HC, FC $32.95 YOUNG DEATH: BOYHOOD OF A SUPERFIEND HC by John Wagner & Peter Doherty Journalist Brian Skuter's got an interview with Judge Death! Probing deep into Death's past, he'll find the boy behind the monster… and the whole, horrible truth about the most evil force in Judge Dredd's world! (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS HC, 8x11, FC $24.95 RENAISSANCE PRESS AMELIA RULES! PACK #2 This pack collects issues #6-9 of the Eisner and Day Prize Nominated, Amelia Rules! series. Pack (x4), b&w $7.50 RIP OFF PRESS FREAK BROTHERS #5—NEW PRINTING "Let's All Get Drunk and Go Naked!": The Hirsute Trio moves to the country and lives off the land. Except, the land isn't what they expected, and they soon find themselves up to their ears in rednecks, County officials and squabbles with their no-nonsense female commune mates! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. MATURE READERS b&w, 52pg $3.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A FREAK BROTHERS #4—NEW PRINTING Gilbert Shelton and Dave Sheridan's picaresque tale has the Freaks on a trip to Mexico, where as usual things soon start to go awry. The bottom of each page features Fat Freddy's Cat in his own, parallel adventure. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. MATURE READERS b&w, 52pg $3.95 O/A FREAK BROTHERS #13—NEW PRINTING The most recent issue in the classic series, collected from the great material originally executed for High Times, back in the mid-'70s. All material has been digitally re- mastered in black-and-white, and includes a story not appearing anywhere else! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $3.95 ******************** SAF COMICS ARETHEL VOLUME 1: VANISHING STARS HC by Serena Guidobaldi & Andrea Domestici In an effort to save his friend Manuel from addiction, 17-year-old Arteo is thrust into the Magic World. Arteo is aided by seven magical creatures, the Lords of the Senses. Arthel's halftone world grows in detail as Arteo's belief flourishes. (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS HC, 9x12, 64pg, b&w $9.95 FALKA VOLUME 1: DEVIL'S BREATH HC by Juan Zanotto Falka is a lone Amazon warrior, shunned and hunted by her village for reasons she does not understand. Her heroic journey takes her south in search of the mythical Fire Springs. Will Falka's journey redeem her tribe, or is she leading them to ruin with every step? (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS HC, 9x12, 64pg, FC $12.95 TOWERS OF BOIS MAURY VOLUME 3: GERMAIN HC by Hermann In the age of the Crusades, Magpie's thieves find danger when they steal riches from the monastery. Meanwhile, Aymar plans his return to Bois-Murray and his place as Lord. Exciting battles, intrigue, and deep emotions drive this epic tale of bravery, greed, and lust. (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS HC, 9x12, 48pg, FC $14.95 WARS HC by Giampiero Casertano An evocative triptych of stories from the otherworldly side of warfare in the 1980s: Afganistan, 1985; the Falkland Islands, 1982; Grenada, 1983. "War is hell"; and Wars is worse. (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS HC, 9x12, 48pg, FC $17.95 SECOND 2 SOME STUDIOS FADE FROM BLUE #8 by Myatt Murphy & Scott Dalrymple A 2003 Eisner Nominee! The girls begin saying their silent goodbyes as they prepare to leave town one last time. Also, the truth about Marit's mission is finally revealed, Christina's memory returns when she least expects it, plus, you'll see a side of Iya you would never expected! b&w, 32pg $1.50 SHANDA FANTASY ARTS KATMANDU #30 by Curtis, Husted, Moore, & Asche Liska's daughter has been kidnapped, and she can either turn over the young female Patches to her neglectful family, or lose her own firstborn kitten! But she has another idea... Lots of twists and turns in this adventure! Plus: Oona The Cave Bunny by Mark Moore, and Beans n' Hay by Ken Asche. MATURE READERS b&w, 48pg $4.99 SIMON & SCHUSTER LITTLE VAMPIRE DOES KUNG-FU by Joann Sfar Little Vampire saves the day! Little Vampire's best friend, Michael, is getting beat up at school. And when Little Vampire's friends taken it upon themselves to rectify the situation, Little Vampire and Michael must rescue the bully before the first school bell rings. (CAUT: 4) HC, 9x12, 40pg, FC $12.95 WHO'S GOT GAME: ANT OR GRASSSHOPPER by Toni Morrison, Slade Morrison, & Pascal Lemaitre Nobel prize winning author Toni Morrison and her son Slade deliver the first volume in a new series of fables: a contemporary, exuberant take on Aesop's "The Ant and the Grasshopper." (CAUT: 4) HC, 8x9, 40pg, FC $16.95 WHO'S GOT GAME: LION OR MOUSE by Toni Morrison, Slade Morrison, & Pascal Lemaitre A hip and lively retelling of Aesop's "The Lion and the Mouse" by Toni and Slade Morrison. (CAUT: 4) HC, 8x9, 40pg, FC $16.95 SIRIUS ENTERTAINMENT AKIKO #51 by Mark Crilley The only safe prediction is unpredictability as Mark Crilley embarks on the all-new Akiko mini-series, "Flights of Fancy!" Taking the detail and polish of his acclaimed story arcs and combining it with the free-wheeling creativity of his back-up material, Crilley delivers a single issue that contains no less than six different features. From a four-page romp starring Akiko and Gax, to a Beatles parody that puts Mr. Beeba in the role of John Lennon, Akiko #51 takes the interstellar gang from Smoo off into a wildly uncharted — and extremely silly — territory! b&w, 24pg $2.95 BANZAI GIRL #1-4 LIMITED EDITIONS PACK Collects all four limited edition issues from mini-series. Signed and numbered by creator Jinky Coronado. Pack $40.00 DOGWITCH #7 by Daniel Schaffer The Black Treacle has healed Violet, following her near-death experience at the hands of The Guardians. But this mysterious dark substance became attached to her, in more ways than one. Even worse, it seems to have it's own crazy ideas about hair fashion! Is the power of The Treacle all it's cracked up to be? Or has Violet just fought the darkest entities known to humanity only to gain possession of a wad of sentient bubblegum that won't come off?! Before she can deal with the worst Bad Hair Day in existence, Violet receives some unwelcome guests — a rowdy band of Goblin Clowns — with their own plans for the Treacle, not to mention Violet herself! She's been caught with her pants down before, but this time, it's not in a good way! MATURE READERS b&w, 24pg $2.95 SAFETY-BELT MAN: ALL HELL PACK #1-6 Contains the six-issue full-color mini-series. Written by Robb Horan and illustrated by The Fillbäch Brothers. Collects the first printing of each issue! Pack $10.00 OFFERED AGAIN O/A SAFETY-BELT MAN T-SHIRT White T-Shirt. Color Image by Dark One. L-XL $10.00 ************** STAR OF THE MONTH SCARY GODMOTHER HARDCOVERS by Jill Thompson Santa Claus? The Tooth Fairy? The Easter Bunny? Who can a child count on for the scariest holiday of the year? Why, a Scary Godmother, of course! VOLUME 1 (STAR06921)—HC, 40pg, FC $19.95 VOLUME 3: THE MYSTERY DATE (STAR10197)—HC, 40pg, FC $19.95 VOLUME 4: THE BLUE FLU (STAR11939)—HC, 48pg, FC $19.95 *********************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A "TRICK OR TREAT" PRINT Measures 16" x 20" and is printed on museum quality paper. Fully painted by Mark Crilley and Jill Thompson. Also available as a limited edition that comes signed and numbered and limited to 500. REG.?Print, 16x20, FC $12.00 LTD.?Print, 16x20, FC $30.00 ********************** SKUNK COMICS ITA: CODE OF THE DRAGON #1 After witnessing a brutal murder, Ita Otami swears revenge for her boyfriend's killer. A detective in the Kobe police department, she has come across a conspiracy. The Japanese government are being controlled by shape shifting dragons. And the closer she gets to the truth, the more people end up dead. b&w, 48pg $2.95 SQP OFFERED AGAIN O/A FASTNER & LARSON: SPANKING TAILS PRINT For many years SQP has taken pride in its cover paintings. Available now is the 8 ½" x 11" high-gloss, 12pt stock print of Fastner & Larson's "Spanking Tails". Each print is suitable for framing, so you can start creating your own private gallery! MATURE AUDIENCES Print $4.95 STUDIO G JALILA #1 Nuclear scientist Jalila learns about a plot to destroy the city. She has only 48 hours to locate and deactivate three nuclear warheads targeting the ancient lands. Superheroine Jalila discovers a secret headquarters, but can she stop the launch and save the city in time? FC, 24pg $2.95 ZEIN: GHOSTS OF HELIOPOLIS #1 Terrorists steal a nuclear warhead, and the only person who knows the sequence is kidnapped. Meanwhile, three curious students stumble upon the terrorists headquarters. Can Zein find the terrotists, deactivate the warhead, and save the kids? FC, 24pg $2.95 SUGAR LAB ÜBERBABE ICON POSTER Equal parts Jedi Knight and femme fatale goddess, Überbabe is the superhero of the century! A very smooth, very smart ascended babely master, she traverses universes with her babely accoutrements (cutting wit, curvaceous splendor, panther agility, and an armory of advanced physical and mental weaponry), battling bad boys and girls under one hand, and beguiling them under the other. Poster, 18x18, FC $10.00 THE NORM COMICS THE NORM MAGAZINE #1 by Michael Jantze From the beginning! This first quarterly issue collects the daily strips from 1996! Includes new material: A daily journal written by Norm that accompanies each strip. The Norm is syndicated in newspapers by King Features, Inc. Perfect bound. b&w, 48pg $4.95 TCZ STUDIOS THE CELESTIAL ZONE VOLUME 2 #2 White Tiger wards off Red Phoenix's attack. Xing Yun is relieved to find Northern Jet Turtle on the side of righteousness after he rescues her. Golden Nymph appears at Tong Tian Sect to enquire about The Four Celestial Creatures. (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 60pg, FC $9.50 TITAN SLAINE THE KING SC by Pat Mills, Mike McMahon, & Glenn Fabry The classic tale of sword and sorcery introduced 2000 AD readers and the comics world to a hero who makes Conan look like a boy scout. It was also the first part in what has become an epic saga chronicling the adventures of Slaine. SC, 9x12, 144pg, b&w $14.95 TRANSFORMERS: CYBERTRON REDUX PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE HC by Bob Budiansky, Herb Trimpe, & Graham Nolan; cover by Alex Maleev On Earth, Optimus Prime faces the threat of Megatron and Shockwave, meanwhile on Cybertron, Blaster and the Autobot resistance must fight Decepticon overlord, Straxus whose megalomania is out of control! Collects issues #13-18. (CAUT: 4) HC, 7x10, 144pg, FC $24.95 STARS OF THE MONTH TRANSFORMERS BEGINNINGS PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE HC Collecting the classic Transformers #1-6. See a spaceship crash into Earth four million years in the past. In 1984, they're awakened! See the first shots fired in the civil war between heroic Autobots, led by the noble Optimus Prime, and evil Decepticons, ruled by Megatron! (STAR18170) HC, 7x10, 144pg, FC $24.95 TRANSFORMERS: DARK DESIGN PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE GN by Andrew Wildman, Simon Furman, Derek Yangier, & Manny Galan Collects Transformers Generation 2 #1-6. Beyond the fringes of known space, an ancient power is spreading is malign influence, turning whole worlds, whole galaxies into a dark mosaic of its own design. A design that is unmistakably Cybertronian in origin! (CAUT: 4) (STAR17102) HC, 7x10, 144pg, FC $24.95 TRANSFORMERS: MATRIX QUEST PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE COVER EDITION HC by Furman, Senior, & Delbo Variant cover by Pat Lee! The Creation Matrix — the lifeforce of Transformers, the essence of their creator, Primus — has been lost for an age. Now, with the chaos-bringer, Unicron, bearing down on their home, Cybertron, the Autobots must locate the Matrix before all is lost. (STAR17103) HC, 7x10, 144pg, FC $24.99 TRANSFORMERS: PRIMAL SCREAM PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE HC by Furman, Senior, & Delbo When Ratchet, Autobot chief medic, is kidnapped, a desolate Optimus Prime must find it within himself to continue the eternal battle against the Decepticons. Meanwhile, old friends and old enemies have returned. And then there's Unicron! Features a variant cover by artist Dave Gibbons! (STAR15961) HC, 7x10, 144pg, FC $24.99 TRANSFORMERS: RAGE IN HEAVEN PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE HC by Furman, Senior, & Galan As Jhiaxus and the new Cybertronians advance across the universe, the Autobots and the Decepticons enter an alliance. But the threat of Jhiaxus pales in comparison to the Swarm, a faceless mass consuming Transformers wholesale! Collects Transformers: Generation 2 #7-12. (STAR17787) (CAUT: 4) HC, 7x10, 144pg, FC $24.95 ********************* WALLACE AND GROMIT: CATCH OF THE DAY SC by Ian Rimmer & Jimmy Hansen From Aardman Animation, the Academy Award-winning creators of Chicken Run! In this first story, Catch of the Day, Wallace faces skullduggery from a rival at a fishing competition. What sinister mystery lies behind Albert Plunger's amazing success with fish? (CAUT: 4) RES. from Previews Vol. XIII #2 (Feb032140) SC, 9x12, 48pg, FC $8.95 TOKYOPOP BRAIN POWERED VOLUME 3 GN by Yoshiyuki Tomino & Yukiru Sugisaki Captain McCormick runs a tight ship and when she discovers an intruder aboard, she wastes no time in dealing with the issue. However, when she discovers that the intruder is her own son, she must put aside her personal feelings for him and go on with her duty. All the while, Orphan gradually begins to surface, throwing Earth's entire future into question. SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (3 of 4) $9.99 BRIGADOON VOLUME 2 GN by Nozomi Watase What is the secret of Brigadoon? Why does it send the Monomakia to destroy Marin? In order to answer these questions, little Marin and her Gundswordsman protector Melan travel to the heart of danger, Brigadoon itself! With the lives of her friends and family back on Earth on the line, Melan will face her greatest opponents ever! The thrilling conclusion to the fantasy/sci-fi epic. SC, 5x7, b&w (2 of 3) $9.99 CARDCAPTOR SAKURA BOXED SET COLLECTION #1 by CLAMP The first three books from the original Cardcaptor series by CLAMP; The engaging tale of Sakura, an average 4th grade girl, who accidentally finds an enchanted book called The Clow in her father's library. The book once contained a set of magical Clow Cards, but they all escaped while the guardian of the book fell asleep. Now, Sakura is thrust into a mystical journey to capture all the Clow Cards before they wreak chaos and destruction. SC, 5x7, b&w (1 of 2) $29.99 CHOBITS VOLUME 8 GN by CLAMP Last volume of the series! Chi has developed quite a bit since Hideki found her lying in the garbage one fateful morning. She's learned to speak, work in a pastry shop, go shopping and possibly love? After much soul searching, Chi comes to the realization that her feelings towards Hideki are nothing short of love. Her strong emotions prove to be a threat to persocoms everywhere and two outlaws are set on deactivating her before she can do any more damage. SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (8 of 8) $9.99 STAR OF THE MONTH CLAMP SCHOOL DETECTIVES VOLUME 1 GN by CLAMP A trio of pre-teen sleuths are the Clamp School Detectives and they help girls in distress around the campus. (STAR18348) SC, 5x8, 192pg, b&w (1 of 3) $9.99 ***************** COWBOY BEBOP BOXED SET COLLECTION by Cain Kuga Hajime Yadate & Yutaka Nanten Containing all five of the books in the popular series featuring Spike, Jet, Faye and Ed - cowboys on the new frontier. Together this band of interplanetary bounty hunters takes on the jobs that anyone in their right mind would turn down. Based on the smash hit anime, Cowboy Bebop features the comic misadventures of the Bebop crew as they prove that they'll do anything for cold, hard cash. Set $39.99 DRAGON HUNTER VOLUME 3 GN by Hong-Seock Seo Seur-Chong's violent past as well as the consequences of his recent actions against the Chunjoo catch up to him. His old foe Tae-Rang kidnaps Aranseur ? Myung-Ho's younger sister ? in and attempt to exact revenge on the dragon hunter and his shaman sidekick for something they did to him in their youth. When Myung-Ho and Seur-Chong track down the kidnapper they come face to face with an Imogi monster serpent. Bitter adversaries must then join forces against not one, but two common enemies when another assassin joins the fray! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (3 of 9) $9.99 DRAGON KNIGHTS VOLUME 10 GN by Mineko Ohkami Rath's mental state has deteriorated to the point that he lashes out at his closest allies who are duly concerned for his well being. It is only after Cesia is apprehended that Rath comes to realize that his allies are all he has left and in his haste to rescue her, Rath is duped by her doppelganger and the demon within him is revived. SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w (10 of 17) $9.99 STAR OF THE MONTH FAKE VOLUME 1 GN Ryo and Dee, two of New York City's finest, are called in to investigate the activities of some two bit street punk. The operation goes south rather quickly when Dee is kidnapped and Ryo must put all of his skill and training to the test to get his partner back. (STAR18539) MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (1 of 7) $9.99 **************** FORBIDDEN DANCE VOLUME 2 GN by Hinako Ashihara Aya sneaks out of the National Ballet Competition to see Nachan's performance and is amazed by what she sees. However, Nachan leaves the hall without waiting for the results because she is afraid that her performance will be mocked. The world of dance can make or break you and each dancer must find within themselves the will and the resolve to overcome any setback in order to achieve their dream. SC, 5x7, b&w (2 of 4) $9.99 G-GUNDAM VOLUME 3 GN by Hajime Yadate, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Katsuhiko Chiba, & Mizuho Takayama Domon Kasshu entered the Gundam tournament to find the missing Dark Gundam. Now the infectious evil machine is impossible to avoid as it grows and assimilates other Gundam Fighters, threatening not just the Gundam Tournament, but also the world! The contestants in the 13th annual Gundam Fight must put aside their competitive differences to unite against this ultimate threat. It's easy to fight with all your might against a faceless evil, but when the Dark Gundam assimilates Domon's home colony of Neo-Japan and his closest friend, Rain, can the Shining Gundam keep up the battle? SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (3 of 3) $9.99 HAPPY MANIA VOLUME 4 GN by Moyoko Anno Shigeta's crazy love life continues, and this time it involves Takahashi! After a surprise visit, Shigeta comes to realize that he might not be such a bad guy and decides to marry him on a whim. However, they are engaged for no more than a few days when Shigeta meets someone new! MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (4 of 11) $9.99 INITIAL D VOLUME 8 TP by Shuichi Shigeno Even with his buddy Iggy in the backseat, the battle in the rain goes to Tak. As a defeated Nakamura watches Tak pass him by, a mysterious Evolution 6 appears out of nowhere and leaves him behind as well. It seems the Evo belongs to a couple of guys from Team Emperor, Seiji and Kyoichi, who've been itching to get a crack at Gunma's fastest. They get their shot on Mt. Akina when Tak agrees to give Seiji the race he's been asking for. Meanwhile, Bunta's got a hot new engine to put in the 86, but before he'll do it Tak's got one final lesson in racing to learn... how to lose. SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w (8 of 23) $9.99 STAR OF THE MONTH INVU VOLUME 2 GN by Kang-Won Kim Sey Hong's world has been topsy turvy since she can remember. Just as she thinks there's a glimmer of hope to be normal, she finds out her cross-dressing sister has a crush on the same teacher she's been in love with for years. (STAR18542) SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (2 of 4) $9.99 ***************** JING KING OF BANDITS VOLUME 3 GN by Yuichi Kumakura Jing is the King of Bandits. His latest heists are his greatest and most bizarre to date. Jing, and fine feathered sidekick Kir must cross the Milky Way to steal back freedom for the Porvoras, a tribe of living bombs enslaved in the Sangria mines. Things get even hotter as the duo are escorted by the comely android Vermouth to the long lost realm where the Aqua Vitae is kept. SC, 5x7, 216pg, b&w (3 of 7) $9.99 KING OF HELL VOLUME 3 GN by Na In-Soo & Kim Jae-Hwan Samhuk urges Majeh to kill the demons that have escaped from the Next World. These demons are taking possession of recently deceased fighters and will soon become too powerful for any mortal to stop. Given the task of stopping their escape and returning them to the Next World, Majeh returns to the world of the living with a new lease on life. SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (3 of 5) $9.99 STARS OF THE MONTH LOVE HINA VOLUMES 1-3 GN'S by Ken Akamatsu Keitaro Urashima's dream is to attend Tokyo University with his childhood sweetheart, a girl he hasn't seen in years. But when he fails the entrance exams, he's in danger of losing his chance for good. Meanwhile, his job as caretaker of a girls' dorm filled with gorgeous ladies keeps him more than busy. Keitaro wants to hit the books, but first he's got to see if one of the girls really is his old crush! Working together, can the two finally make the grade, or will Keitaro be seduced by the temptations that surround him? VOL. 1 (STAR15154)?SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 VOL. 2 (STAR16742)—SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 VOL. 3 (STAR16743)—SC, 5x7, b&w $9.99 LIZZIE MCGUIRE CINEMANGA VOLUME 1 GN Lizzie McGuire is all about the ordinary and not-so-ordinary adventures of a junior high student and her two best friends as they try to deal with the ups and downs of school, popularity, boys, parents, bratty little brothers, and life in general. (STAR18543) SC, 5x7, 100pg, FC (1 of 4) $7.99 **************** LUPIN III VOLUME 8 GN by Monkey Punch When someone gets in Lupin's way, he is usually politely asked to move before the master thief turns to mortal violence. But what if Lupin has to face an immortal foe? Lupin might actually have to rely on his wits! And as if these tales weren't getting surreal enough, now Monkey Punch puts his readers in the thick of the action, immersing you in a cat and mouse game with Lupin himself! How? Well, all will be revealed in this experimental new volume of Lupin III! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (8 of 14) $9.99 MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH VOLUME 2 GN?NEW PRINTING by CLAMP In a flash, the lives of 3 ordinary schoolgirls have become one big fantasy adventure, full of monsters, wizards and an epic quest! Their mission: to become the legendary Magic Knights and rescue Princess Emeraude from the sinister Zagato. With the help of the swordsman Ferio and the bizarre critter Mokona, the girls must cross the monster-infested Forest of Silence to find the legendary mineral Escudo, the only material that can be made into weapons worthy of Magic Knights. SC, 5x7, 208pg, b&w (2 of 3) $9.99 MIYUKI-CHAN IN WONDERLAND GN by CLAMP There are many worlds in the universe outside of our own, connected by doors that are hidden to the eye. But if you chance upon those doors, you can be transported to a place where supple beauties reign supreme and all of your fantasies come alive. Should you pass through the doorways, be most careful, for the creatures you will meet can be as dangerous as they are beautiful. Many would die for a glimpse at those worlds — Miyuki would do anything to have them go away. SC, 5x7, 120pg, b&w $9.99 PET SHOP OF HORRORS VOLUME 3 GN by Matsuri Akino Welcome to the macabre world of Count D and his mysterious pet shop. The clientele comes from all walks of life ranging from family friends to unhappy children and the Count does his best to please them all. A visit from a former client allows the Count a rare glimpse at his beloved pets in action. SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (3 of 10) $9.99 PLANETES VOLUME 1 GN by Makoto Yukimura Haunted by a space flight accident that claimed the life of his beloved wife, Yuri finds himself six years later as part of a team of debris cleaners charged with clearing space junk from space flight paths. The team consists of Hachimaki, a hot shot debris-man with a sailor's affinity for the orbital ocean; Fee, a tomboy beauty with an abrasive edge and a penchant for smoking; and Pops, a veteran orbital mechanic whose avuncular presence sooths the stress of the job. Planetes follows the lives of Yuri and his fellow debris-men as they work and ruminate at the edge of the great empyrean sea. SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (1 of 3) $9.99 RAGNAROK VOLUME 8 GN by Myung Jin Lee The city of Prontera is safe at last, but the shard of Ymir's heart has been taken by the rogue Valkyrie Sara Irine. In order to find her, Chaos and his team of companions book passage to Swartzward onboard a flying airship but a random attack forces the ship to go down in an unknown. It's new and unfriendly world for our heroes, populated by new allies and enemies, as well as a few old friends. SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w (8 of 10) $9.99 RAVE MASTER VOLUME 5 GN by Hiro Mashima RAVE Master Haru Glory and his friends emerged from Tremolo Mountain with the RAVE of knowledge and a new form for his Ten Powers Sword that grant him the ability to move at the speed of sound. While Elie and Musica battle two of Shuda's minions, Haru and must board Shuda's flying fortress for a final showdown with the Demon Card General himself. SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (5of 18) $9.99 REBOUND VOLUME 4 GN by Yuriko Nishiyama It's finally here, the big game against Nango Daitsukuba High School in Ibaraki, the team that knocked Johnan out of the tournament in the first round last year. They're already beat Kyan Marine Industry High School in the first round and are coming into the second round with a little more confidence. They know that if they lose tonight, they'll be on the first plane back to Tokyo, but what could possibly shake this stalwart team? Well, Sawamura's long lost father sets Johnan's starting guard a little on edge. And has Nate discovered girls? SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (4 of 11) $9.99 SAMURAI DEEPER KYO VOLUME 3 GN by Kamijyo Akimine Okuni Izumono discovers a rebel group's secret hideout and must depend on Kyooshiroo for protection. However, after he runs afoul of the local police, he and his companions are forced to leave town and set up camp in the woods. While Kyooshiroo and Okuni sleep, Yuya sneaks off to find the rebels' hideout and steal their secret loot. But as she leaves, a shadowy group of rebels watch her from the cliff above with ill intent. SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (3 of 18) $9.99 STAR OF THE MONTH SCRYED VOLUME 2 GN by Yosuke Kuroda & Yasunari Toda When Ryuhou confronts Kazuma, he is shocked to learn about the savage acts of George Tatsunani, but nevertheless intends to fulfill his duty as an officer of HOLY and arrest the reckless Alter User. (STAR18515) SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (2 of 5) $9.99 **************** SHAOLIN SISTERS VOLUME 5 GN by Narumi Kakinouchi & Toshiki Hirano On the verge of defeat, Julin and her sisters are suddenly infused with a surge of power sent down from Mt. Ryohkuho and defeat their attackers. Arriving atop the mountain, the sisters are given a vision of the future and given no choice but to defeat the evil Bai Wang, who's quest for power will likely result in the world's destruction. SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (5 of 5) $9.99 THE KINDAICHI CASE FILES VOLUME 3 GN by Kanari Yozaburo & Sato Fumiya Hajime travels to a small northern village with a TV crew that is planning a hidden camera shoot. They plan on scaring an actress by putting her in a fabricated scenario that involves a local myth known as the "Legend if Yukiyasha. But then the "real" Yukiyasha appears, kills the actress, and then goes about killing the crew members one by one. By using such tricks as a hidden bridge of ice, the killer makes the murders look like the work of Yukiyasha. Hajime learns of an incident in the past, when the real killer's mother died because a TV crew that was present did not help her. And when Hajime discovers how the killer used a bit of videotape trickery to fake an alibi, he knows that he's got his man. SC, 5x7, b&w (3 of 10) $9.99 TOKYO MEW MEW VOLUME 4 by Mia Ikumi Reiko Yoshida Ichigo knew she had cat DNA, but she never dreamed she'd transform into an actual cat! But that's just what happened one day after her heart started racing a mile a minute. Her crush, Ayoma, finds the cute kitty and takes her home! (GULP!) Ichigo is psyched to be spending time with her crush (even as a cat!), but she's worried that he'll find out her true identity. Will she ever be able to transform back to her real self and find a way to escape unnoticed?! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (4 of 10) $9.99 VAMPIRE GAME VOLUME 3 GN by Judal While waiting for his turn during the final round of the competition, Darres receives shocking information from Yujinn. Ishtar's three cousins may not have blood ties to Phelios! If this is true, they are not eligible for Ishtar's hand in marriage, much less the throne of Pheliosta!! As the competition advances to the final match, time is running out for everyone! Duzell is frustrated by the lack of progress in his search for Phelios. What is the motivation behind Sharlen's desire to help Prince Seiris? Suddenly, on the eve of the final match, as Darres and his men fight against time to investigate the truth, Ishtar's backup, Duzell, is nowhere to be found!! The future of Ishtar and the throne of Pheliosta is at stake! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (3 of 12) $9.99 X-DAY VOLUME 2 GN by Setona Mizushiro X-Day is fast approaching and all participating students are looking forward to it with a passion. Rica begins to suspect that all is not right with Kin when she begins noticing bruises and when she sees his mother abusing him, she steps in to protect him and a new love starts to blossom. SC, 5x7, b&w (2 of 2) $9.99 TONY RAIOLA JOHNNY HAZARD VOLUME 3: COLOR SUNDAYS by Frank Robbins Full color reprints from the Sunday pages from 1946-1947. FC $15.00 KRAZY & IGNATZ DAILIES VOLUME 3 PACIFIC COMIC CLUB EDITION Reprints dailies from July 1, 1921-September 30, 1921. b&w $9.50 PHANTOM DAILIES 2 PACK #2 by Lee Falk & Ray Moore Reprints dailies from July 25, 1938-November 5, 1938, and September 25, 1939- January 20, 1940. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. b&w $10.00 TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS THE BAREFOOT SERPENT GN by Scott Morse The story of a small girl and her one-day friendship with a strange boy while on vacation with her family in Hawaii. Their lives are forever changed as they explore the island and themselves. Bookended by full-color biographical excerpts from the life of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, the central story's themes reflect those of the filmmaker and are told through black and white half-toned, fully-painted art. SC, 128pg, PC $14.95 MOCCA 2003 POSTER by Craig Thompson The official promotional poster for the 2003 Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Festival features the characters from Craig Thompson's epic, Blankets. It's offset printed in beautiful shades of red and yellow, and is suitable for framing. (CAUT: 4) Poster, 13x19, FC $15.00 WORLD WAR 3 ILLUSTRATED: TAKING LIBERTIES edited by Peter Kuper, Kevin Pyle, & Susan Wilmarth The newest thematic issue, Taking Liberties, includes all new art and comix by: Art Spiegelman, Sue Coe, Tom Tomorrow, Seth Tobocman, Peter Kuper, Mirko Ilic, Ward Sutton, Mac Mcgill, Kevin Pyle, Steve Brodner, Knickerbocker, Sabrina Jones, Ryan Inzana, Winston Smith, Robbie Conal, and more. SC, 8x10, 80pg, b&w $5.00 TWOMORROW'S PUBLISHING **************** Please refer to the MAGAZINES section for more products from TwoMorrow's Publishing in this month's Previews! **************** THE LEGION COMPANION Just in time for the 45th Anniversary of the Legion of Super-Heroes, The Legion Companion is a comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the history of the 30th Century's greatest super-hero team! Beginning with the their early days in Adventure Comics, it features in-depth interviews with the people responsible for the Legion, including Silver Age greats Al Plastino, Jim Mooney, and Jim Shooter, plus newer creators like Dave Cockrum, Mike Grell, Jim Starlin, Jim Sherman, Paul Levitz, Keith Giffen, Steve Lightle, Mark Waid, and many more! Each Legion creator tells their own story of their time on the title, including behind-the-scenes information and commentary on their work. The trade paperback also features rare and previously unseen artwork by a virtual legion of artists, including George Pérez, Neal Adams, Jim Starlin, Dave Cockrum, Mike Grell, Jim Sherman, Curt Swan, and Steve Lightle! Also includes pages from a never-published Timber Wolf story by Dave Cockrum, a never-seen Curt Swan/Steve Lightle collaboration, and unused character designs by Dave Cockrum from his early Legion days! Featuring a new cover by Cockrum and an introduction by Jim Shooter, The Legion Companion is a must-have for any Legion fan! SC, 224pg, b&w $24.95 AGAINST THE GRAIN: MAD ARTIST WALLACE WOOD Wood associate Bhob Stewart's long-awaited Against The Grain: Mad Artist Wallace Wood is the most comprehensive book ever produced on the career of one of science fiction and comics' finest artists! For his Mad magazine work alone, many have long regarded Wallace Wood as the world's greatest cartoonist, and this remarkable memoir of life at the Wood Studio includes a biographical portrait, tracing Woody's life while exploring the humorous spirit, dark detours and psychological twists of this gifted maverick who often went against the grain! Many artists and writers who knew Wood personally have also contributed articles and essays, making this book a huge compendium of imaginative art, insights and critical commentary! From childhood drawings and ambitious teenage samples to an endless parade of pages for a variety of publishers — Avon, EC, Fox, Marvel, Warren, and more — plus illustrations for Galaxy Science Fiction, this is the most stunning display of Wood art ever assembled! Bill Pearson, executor of the Wood Estate, has made available rare drawings directly from Wood's own files, while noted art collector Roger Hill provides a wealth of obscure, previously unpublished Wood drawings and paintings. Stand by to blast off! Spa fon! HC, 288pg, FC $59.95 SC, 288pg, FC $39.95 MODERN MASTERS VOLUME 2: GEORGE PEREZ For more than 25 years, George Pérez has been a fan favorite in the comic book field. From his artwork for The Avengers and Teen Titans to the Crisis on Infinite Earths series, which forever changed DC Comics, this versatile and influential artist is known for delivering top-notch art that fans can't get enough of! Now, this second volume in the new Modern Masters series delves into the artist's life, as Pérez discusses his Puerto Rican upbringing, how he broke into the comics field, and the attention to detail that has made him one of comics' top tier talents. Modern Masters Volume 2: George Pérez contains page after page of rare and unseen artwork, illustrating a comprehensive interview with Pérez on his stellar career! Released in conjunction with Pérez' work in the upcoming JLA/Avengers series — one of the most highly anticipated events in comic book history — this book is the first such retrospective of the highly acclaimed artist, and the ultimate look at the work of a true Modern Master: George Pérez! SC, 9x11, 128pg, b&w $12.95 VAMPEROTICA STAR OF THE MONTH VAMPEROTICA: DARK AGES TP This trade paperback collects issues #1-3 of Vamperotica: When Darkness Falls, featuring all of the Luxura stories that appeared in the series. Also includes the popular "Vamp of the Month" features with photos and a Kirk Lindo art gallery with new images. (STAR16052) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 112pg, b&w $7.95 **************** VEROTIK JAGUAR GOD: RETURN TO XIBALBA X'ALPEN VARIANT COVER by Glenn Sanzig & Rafal; cover by Pac Vinh Camazotz, the bat-god of the underworld, brings back Jaguar God's worst nemesis, the Empress X'Alpen from her dark dimension of death to seek revenge. Can even the Jaguar God stop them both? MATURE READERS FC $10.00 OFFERED AGAIN O/A MESSIAH #1 by Aki Kyouma SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) ADULT MATERIAL FC, 48pg $6.95 O/A VEROTIKA EAST #2 by Coma, Yamane, Kyoum, & Yamamoto SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, the U.K., or Japan. ADULT MATERIAL FC, 48pg $11.95 ************** VIZ, LLC. ANIMERICA OCTOBER 2003 VOLUME 11 #10 Fascinating features on the latest and greatest anime, exclusive interviews, news on what's new in Japan and what's arriving soon in America, plus exclusive columns, interviews with voice-actors, anime reviews, video games, and more! Remember, If it's anime in America, it's gotta be Animerica! (CAUT: 3) Magazine, 96pg, FC $4.95 ANIMERICA EXTRA OCTOBER 2003 VOLUME 6 #10 The greatest shôjo and shônen manga! A brave young swordswoman who wants to be a prince; an artist, his stepsister, and a doll that came to life; adventure in a fantasy world not unlike ancient China; crime and mystery in the Gothic metropolis of Steam City; and a girl who came from a video tape, and more. 176 pages of beautiful art and stunning stories, plus fan art and manga features! Now published in right-to-left format! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. Magazine, 160pg, b&w $4.95 SHONEN JUMP NOVEMBER 2003 VOLUME 1 #11 In this issue: Dragonball Z: Piccolo vs. Cell — Super Namekian vs. Artificial Life Form. Yu-Gi-Oh!: Yugi, Jonouchi and Honda are cordially invited to the headquarters of Kaiba corporation. But it's not for a sleepover... it's for Kaiba's revenge! Yu Yu Hakusho: Keiko is kidnapped by the three-eyed fire demon Hiei... and if Yusuke doesn't stop him, he'll turn her into a demon too! Naruto: Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura train in the use of "chakra," the elemental forces which power all ninja magic. And meanwhile, Naruto meets what he thinks is a cute young girl... Shaman King: Only one person can calm the raging living corpse of Lee Bailong: his former trainer, a 90-year-old kung fu master! And the fact that he's been dead for years is no obstacle for our heroes! Sand Land: Mortally wounded by the insect-man, Beelzebub shows his true, demonic face! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. Magazine, 352pg, PC $4.95 BASARA VOLUME 2 GN by Yumi Tamura Sarasa has assumed the identity of Tatara, and gone on to lead her people against the tyranny of the Red Prince. Sarasa's life has become intertwined with the Red Prince's in a way that neither of them realize. hey have met at a hot springs and been charmed with each other without realizing that they are in fact rivals. After a failed attempt to save the villagers, the despairing Sarasa goes off in search of Sakura Island — home to one of four ancestors, who she must haste to forge a power great enough to defeat the King. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. MATURE READERS SC, 200pg, b&w $9.95 THE BIG O VOLUME 4 TP by Hajime Yadate & Hitoshi Ariga Things are really heating up for Roger Smith and the denizens of Paradigm City. Having flashbacks to a half-forgotten romantic liaison, Roger starts to put the pieces of his past together. Meanwhile, the super negotiator's arch-enemy, Schwarzwald, remains focused on crushing the world around him. With the heat tuned up, things start to get steamy in the city beneath the dome. Based on the popular anime series seen on Cartoon Network, The Big O brings justice to a world desperate to discover its forgotten past! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 216pg, b&w (Note Price) $9.95 BOYS OVER FLOWERS VOLUME 2: HANA YORI DANGO TP Tsukushi continues to fight back against the F4 and protect an old friend who has been given the infamous "red slip" while an old love of Rui's comes back from France. Can Tsukushi really compete with this "perfect girl"? Meanwhile Tsukushi's resistance to the F4 seems like it might actually work! (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 184pg, b&w $9.95 DANCE TILL TOMORROW VOLUME 7 TP by Naoki Yamamoto In the final volume of the erotic comedy Dance Till Tomorrow, Aya and Suekichi's relationship finally rises (or sinks?) to another level! The two take an island vacation, where wacky hijinks with sea creatures and in-laws ensue; Aya's relationship with her senior Sugar Daddy leads to some unexpected revelations; Suekichi's scary yakuza houseguest and his even scarier revolver get into more trouble; and more! Although this is the end of Dance Till Tomorrow, for the players in the avant-garde theater troupe "Bondage Horse," the show must go on! CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. MATURE READERS SC, 216pg, b&w $12.95 DRAGON BALL VOLUME 13 GN?SHONEN JUMP EDITION by Akira Toriyama Warned by the time traveller Trunks, Goku, Kuririn, Tenshinhan, and Piccolo go forth to combat the evil androids #19 and #20! As the androids begin destroying cities, Goku challenges them to battle, pitting his Super Saiyan powers against the genius of the mad scientist Dr. Gero. But the androids aren't just tough: they can absorb energy from their opponents, becoming stronger and stronger as the fight progresses. Will the arrival of Vegeta turn the tide? Or will Earth's heroes be defeated a second time by foes who, in Trunks' future, have already destroyed them? (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 5x8, 192pg, b&w $7.95 FLAME OF REBECCA VOLUME 2 TP by Nobuyuki Anzai Not only is Recca Hanabishi a teenage ninja, but he's also got the magical power to control fire. With skills like this, he's able to vanquish school bullies while protecting a pretty, young classmate named Yanagi Sakoshita. But now, Recca comes face to face with his most troublesome foe yet. Introducing Mikagami, the water swordsman. Will water douse the flame of Recca? Or will the young ninja burn brighter than ever? (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 184pg, b&w $9.95 GUNDAM: THE ORIGIN #7 by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Amuro returns to his mother's home in Rosarita, Mexico, but instead of finding his mother there he finds it filled with drunken Federation soldiers. He eventually meets his mother who is working in a hospital. She attempts to hide him from Zeon soldiers, but Amuro is forced to kill in front of his pacifist mother. His mother is shocked and pleads with him not to fight. This is an emotional installment that shows that there are no clear and easy lines between good and evil, and Federation and Zeon. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 128pg, b&w $7.95 INU YASHA VOLUME 15 TP by Rumiko Takahashi Inu-Yasha and Kagome have a falling out over the wolf-demon Koga — has Kagome really transferred her affections? Maybe, or maybe not, but it's a touchy enough subject for Kagome to leave the past and run back home to the present. Now, if Inu-Yasha wants her back, he'll have to apologize, and how likely is that? And what does it matter anyway? It's not as if he and Kagome are a couple or anything… are they? Plus, meet Kanna, a beautiful woman with the demonic power to raise the dead! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 192pg, b&w $8.95 INU YASHA VOLUME 5 TP?2ND EDITION by Rumiko Takahashi Continuing on their quest to track down more shards of the shattered jewel, Inu-Yasha, Kagome, and Shippo meet a young girl named Nazuna fleeing from a horde of terrifying Spider-Head Demons. Since her father was killed by such demons, Nazuna is loath to accept Inu-Yasha's help. She insists on being returned to the temple where a kindly monk had taken her in after her father's death. But unknown to Nazuna, something awful awaits them there… and Inu-Yasha's true nature is finally revealed. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 192pg, b&w $8.95 INU YASHA VOLUME 6 TP?2ND EDITION by Rumiko Takahashi Kikyo, the priestess who "killed" Inu-Yasha all those years ago, now confused and distraught from the shock of her resurrection from the dead, must make a decision — whether to return to death for Kagome's sake, or hold onto her second chance at life. Then, a Buddhist priest named Miroku crosses paths with Kagome and Inu-Yasha, just in time to help them combat a painter whose Shikon-enhanced power allows him to make what he paints come to life! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 192pg, b&w $8.95 MAISON IKKOKU VOLUME 1 TP?SECOND EDITION by Rumiko Takahashi Yusaku's attempts to study get off to a bad start when he falls head-over-heels for the new manager, and he's a far, far way from winning her heart. For Kyoko already has somebody else on her mind…a mysterious "Mr. Soichiro," who is…her pet dog!?! Funny, touching, and a tad off-kilter, Maison Ikkoku is the great Rumiko Takahashi at her very best. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 208pg, b&w (Note Price) $9.95 PROJECT ARMS VOLUME 2: EGRIGORI TP by Ryoji Minagawa When Ryo and Hayato find out that the third ARMs kid is Takashi Tomoe, the new transfer student at their school, the mysterious Egrigori organization deploys precocious twins, Jeff and Al Bowen, to go after them. Despite their innocent appearance, Jeff and Al are as devious as they are sinister. Using their hi-tech cyborg goons, Plus and Minus, the Bowen twins plan an all-out no mercy assault on Ryo's school. To Jeff and Al, it's all fun and games, especially when someone gets hurt. The only way the ARMs kids are going to survive is by working together — but Hayato's a hot-headed lone wolf and Takashi just wants to run away and hide. Do they even have a chance of surviving? (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 224pg, b&w $9.95 TUXEDO GIN VOLUME 2 TP by Tokihiko Matsuura In his new life as an aquatic bird, Ginji has somehow managed to escape from the zoo and has become Minako's pet. Ginji would rather be his former human self, but there are some perks to being a penguin — he gets all the raw fish he can eat and Minako doesn't mind bathing or changing clothes in front of Ginji...ah, the life of a penguin! But Ginji soon discovers what his death has meant to people who were close to him. Although he never did go on that first date with Minako, absence makes the heart grow fonder and she has become completely devoted to his memory. His training gym is in terrible shape and his former trainer spends his days as drunk as a skunk. Ginji tries to help him out, but can a mere penguin help him regain the former glory of the gym? All the while, Ginji's trying to court the favors of Minako. Penguin's are cute, but would you want one for a boyfriend? (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 192pg, b&w $9.95 VAGABOND VOLUME 7 TP by Takehiko Inoue The epic rematch between legendary sword saint Miyamoto Musashi and Inshun of Hozoin Temple is finally at hand! Both men spend the eve of the duel in their own different ways. While Inshun, the second-generation master of Hozoin Temple, mentally prepares himself with a full night of quiet contemplation and meditation, Musashi spends a tormenting night haunted by his troubled childhood, battling his own private demons. Will Musashi be defeated by Inshun's indomitable spear technique for a second time? (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 200pg, b&w $9.95 WEDDING PEACH VOLUME 2 TP by Sukehiro Tomita & Nao Yazawa The more Momoko and her friends Yuri and Hinagiku discover about their newfound powers, the more Rain DeVilla and her evil henchmen vow to destroy them. In this volume, the girls are plunged into a world of darkness and illusion that will ultimately test the bonds of their friendship. How brightly will the power of love shine against their new foe, Nocturne of the Night? (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 192pg, b&w $9.95 X/1999 VOLUME 11: INTERLUDE TP by Usamaru Furuya Three months have passed since Kamui was made to understand the sacrifice his mother made to save the Earth, and in that time, there's been relative peace. As he and other Dragons of Heaven attend school at Clamp Academy, Fuma is making friends of his own among the Dragons of Earth. Then, when Nataku attacks the Sunshine 60 building, two dramatic face-offs result — Kamui vs. Fuma and Subaru vs. Seiichiro! This volume also includes a special Subaru Sumeragi story! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 192pg, b&w $9.95 X/1999 VOLUME 5: SERENADE TP?2ND EDITION by CLAMP More members of the Seven Seals reveal themselves to the others — Yuzuriha Nekoi, a young girl with a dog spirit for a companion, and Karen Kasumi, a beautiful woman with the power to control fire. As for those Seals we already know, Sorata shares a shocking secret with Arashi — that Kamui is not the only one with knowledge of his own predetermined destiny… (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 184pg, b&w $9.95 X/1999 VOLUME 6: DUET TP?2ND EDITION by CLAMP Although Kamui has yet to decide what destiny he will pursue, the dance that will soon force his hand has already begun — and the music to which they all must dance is a deadly duet between light and darkness, between Kamui's friends, and his enemies… (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America. SC, 184pg, b&w $9.95 YU YU HAKUSHO VOLUME 2: LONESOME GHOSTS TP by Yoshihiro Togashi Yusuke has only one day in the real world before he has to become a ghost again... and that's the very day his girlfriend Keiko is kidnapped by a thug from another school! But how can he rescue her without letting her know he's alive, and violating the rules of the Underworld? Then, Yusuke faces the ghost of a lonely little girl whose need for a playmate could turn deadly! But his most dangerous trial is yet to come, as a fire breaks out in the house where his comatose mortal body lies sleeping! With Keiko trapped in the burning building, will Yusuke have to sacrifice his own life to save hers? (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 200pg, b&w $7.95 ADVENTURES OF HAMTARO VOLUME 3: JEALOUS HAMTARO AND OTHER STORIES by Ritsuko Kawai In this third volume, Hamtaro lives with another little girl, named Amy, and her dog. Life is perfect until Amy befriends the boy next door and begins to spend less time playing with Hamtaro. The closer Amy and her new friend become, the more Hamtaro's jealousy grows, until Amy's friend brings over his hamster, and Hamtaro gets a new friend of his own! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Canada. SC, 110pg, b&w $9.95 WARPTON COMICS NATURES GUARD #3 by Jonathan Bryans & Terry Pallot "The Fall"—It's a race against time to discover the SpiderSect Empires evil plans. Can the Nature's Guard team do this while trying to stay out of harm's way and deal with any threat that they might encounter? RES. from Previews Vol. XII #11 (Nov022824) b&w, 32pg (3 of 3) $2.50 WAY OUT COMICS POPPIE'S ADVENTURES VOLUME 1: SERPENTS IN PARADISE GN by Julie Yeh & Jack Hsu Travel magazine writer Poppie Field and her photographer Ham travel to Hawaii for their first assignment. They run into a snake worshiping cult intent on bringing deadly snakes to Hawaii, which would destroy the land's ecology. Can Poppie and Ham stop them? FC, 48pg $6.95 GRAPHIC NOVEL SPOTLIGHT AMERIMANGA #2 by Various I.C. Entertainment I.C. Entertainment celebrates the increasingly popular "Amerimanga" style of sequential storytelling with this breathtaking anthology collection. Featuring the stunning work of American manga storyteller Beth Westmoreland (Without Darkness), among others, this anthology shoots for greatness . . . and scores mightily! Check it out for yourself! (STAR18053) "This must-have anthology title from I.C. Entertainment offers readers a wonderful merging of an Eastern style of artwork and traditional Western storytelling. Great stuff!" – Diamond Purchasing – Comics Brand Manager Robert Randle Magazine, 120pg, b&w $7.99 *********************** BONE VOLUME FOUR: THE DRAGONSLAYER SC by Jeff Smith Cartoon Books A perfect marriage of Walt Kelly's Pogo-like charm and Tolkienesque fantasy, Cartoon Books' Bone Volume Four: The Dragonslayer begins the series' second trilogy; an acton- packed saga chronicling everything from Fone Bone, Thorn, and Gran'ma Ben's terrifying encounter with Kingdok (the hideous leader of the stupid, stupid rat creatures) to Phoney Bone's sunrise ceremony to sacrifice the Great Red Dragon! Every bit as influential on modern comics as Alan Moore's Watchmen (STAR00236), Neil Gaiman's Sandman series, and Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns (STAR06045), this all-ages book is a must for any collection. (STAR06702) "Bone is neither pap nor pabulum; it is challenging without being obtuse, and yes, even within its fantasy setting, Bone is real. This distinct combination makes it the best kind of children's book. Parents, read this book with your children. You'll find it may turn out to be your favorite book, too." – Amazon.com "As a comic book, Bone has wide appeal to adults who appreciate humor and adventure: in book form it holds even greater potential for attracting a wider audience who wants expanded Bone adventures." – Midwest Book Review SC, 7x10, 184pg, b&w $16.95 *********************** BONE VOLUME FIVE: ROCK JAW, MASTER OF THE EASTERN BORDER SC by Jeff Smith Cartoon Books Featuring Fone Bone and Smiley's most popular adventure since the Bone Volume 2: The Great Cow Race SC (STAR01464E), this fifth collection of the Eisner Award-winning series finds the young adventurers striking out into the wilderness to return a lost rat creature cub to the mountains. Along the way, they meet new allies via a scrappy young band of animal orphans (their parents were eaten by the stupid, stupid rat creatures!), as well as a powerful new foe – the formidable Rock Jaw, a giant mountain lion who considers himself the master of all he surveys! For kids of all ages, this is one book that readers shouldn't pass up! (STAR07933) "[Jeff] Smith's animation-inspired storytelling, with its traces of Walt Kelly and Carl Barks, and its impressive balancing of humor and adventure, continues to astound. Smith's neo-traditional approach may not be cutting-edge, but as a graphic novel series that appeals to an audience of more than just comics enthusiasts, his is the 'Bone' to pick." – Booklist SC, 7x10, 128pg, b&w $14.95 *********************** Channel Zero: Jennie One GN by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan AiT/ Planet Lar Within the pages of this highly praised graphic novel, mature readers discover the secret origins behind Jennifer Havel's transformation into info-terrorist Jennie 2.5. Set in the not-too-distant future, this engaging and important book chronicles the young crusader's blossoming socio-political consciousness, as she drops out of art school and challenges the Clean Act – an oppressive law that does the unthinkable and eliminates free speech in America. Through propaganda and guerilla warfare, hell or high water, Wood's unlikely heroine is going to make a difference. Access this critically acclaimed graphic novel for yourself, and join the revolution! (STAR17726) "[Brian] Wood and [Becky] Cloonan assault our senses with real images set in the here and now, and it's all the more difficult to ignore them. Wood acts as a social and political stenographer here. Sure, he's telling a fictional story, but there's more truth to be found than on the 11 o'clock news. [He's] chronicling a culture of misinformation, paranoia, greed, and hatred that's developing all around us. [He's] not a writer here, he's a historian. And readers would be well advised to pick up Jennie One, the latest book in his bible of urban activism." – TheFourthRail.com SC, 7x10, 72pg, b&w $9.95 *********************** Crayon Shinchan GN #2 by Yoshito Usui ComicsOne One of the highest-rated animated series in Japan and Hong Kong, Crayon Shinchan is now moving to conquer the West, courtesy of ComicsOne's series of manga adaptations! And after reading the first volume, you'll agree that it just might pull it off! Compared to MTV's Beavis and Butthead by The Wall Street Journal, the series follows the daily life of a five-year-old boy whose bodily functions, offensive comments, and outrageous behavior consistently annoys his parents and flabbergasts all in his immediate proximity – landing the boy in hot water time and time again! Celebrating the awesome – and often, terrible – power of children, this trade is nothing less than a laugh-riot! (STAR17556) "This graphic novel will have you in stitches... and then you'll end up laughing some more. I'm thrilled that there are a lot of Crayon Shinchan collections on the horizon, because this is the funniest book I've read all year." – iCOMICS SC, 5x8, 200pg, b&w $9.95 *********************** Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon GN #3 by Andy Seto ComicsOne This beautifully rendered collection continues ComicsOne's adaptation of Wang Du Lu's acclaimed series of heroic fantasy novels. Set before the events of filmmaker Ang Lee's blockbuster movie, this high-energy trade finds the heroes Li Mu Bai and Shu Lien continuing their search for the all-powerful Green Destiny Sword, as they encounter the famous kung fu raider, Little Lubu - Phoenix Wei. This volume also features the comics debut of Jade Fox, the deadly villainess who fans will remember from the Oscar Award- winning film! (STAR18140) "For those who remember the sense of magic that came over you when watching Ang Lee's movie, you absolutely cannot miss [the manga]." – iCOMICS SC, 6x8, 120pg, FC $13.95 *********************** DOLL AND CREATURE GN by Rick Remender with John Heebink and Mike Manley; cover by Dan Brereton AiT/Planet Lar Sure, comics that cast traditional monsters as heroes aren't exactly reinventing the wheel. Take the live-action Saturday morning classic The Monster Squad (starring The Love Boat's Gopher himself, Fred Grandy), the animated favorite Frankenstein Jr., DC Comics' fondly remembered Creature Commandos, and even Mike Mignola's fan- favorite Hellboy and B.P.R.D. series – it's been done before, and done well. But after reading the Doll and Creature GN from the monstrously talented Rick Remender, John Heebink, and Mike Manley, its hard not to consider this wonderful trade as being anything but heaven-sent. Teaming their Frankenstein Monster-ish Gristle with his beautiful would-be "bride," Doll, this fast-paced story immediately kicks into high gear, scaring up a virtual who's who of colorful creepies for our heroes to fight – as well as a heckuva lot of fun! At the same time, this book raises thought-provoking questions regarding the individual, the goth scene, and the idea of true beauty – making it a multi- layered masterwork. Conjure up a copy for yourself . . . if you dare! (STAR17527) "This is a damned weird comic, with things to say about goth culture, '80s nostalgia, right-wing and left-wing political foibles, and the notion that beauty is more than skin deep. It also has monsters, cybernetics and plenty of explosions. Try to imagine Blade Runner as reimagined by Tim Burton with a 1950s spin, and you've gotten close. – TheFourthRealm.com SC, 7x10, 96pg, b&w $12.95 *********************** FRONTIER LINE VOLUME ONE TP by Yoshihisa Tagami CPM Manga Getter Robo. Mobile Suit Gundam. Neon Genesis Evangelion. In the tradition of these classic super robot sagas comes the Frontier Line Volume One TP. Featuring six, action- packed tales of mecha war and redemption, the trade chronicles the bloody civil war that has broken out on the planet Sodom; a conflict so terrible that the warriors' sole survival is determined by utilizing powerful super robots left behind by a mysterious alien race. Can the two sides fighting this war find common ground in their humanity . . . or will they annihilate each other with these giant-sized weapons of mass destruction? Pick up this trade and discover the answer for yourself! (STAR16597) SC, 7x10, 240pg, b&w $15.95 "Easily one of the most powerful super robot stories ever published, Yoshihisa Tagami's Frontier Line is well-worth picking up!" – Diamond Purchasing Brand Manager – Comics Robert Randle *********************** G-FORCE ANIMATED TP by Jason Hofius and George Khoury TwoMorrows Publishing In the summer of 1978, an elite team of young, super-powered adventurers not only thwarted space invaders from beyond, but also captured the hearts and minds of countless young TV viewers when Sandy Frank Productions unleashed Battle of the Planets upon U.S. audiences. Almost three decades years later, fans can rediscover the legendary science ninja team in TwoMorrows Publishing's G-Force Animated TP. The official compendium to Battle of the Planets – which had a tremendous following that goes back to its debut in Japan as Tatsunoko Productions' Gatchaman in 1972, and then in the U.S. six years later – this tome offers fans a wealth of previously unseen artwork and designs, plus interviews and behind-the-scenes stories from the creators and actors who brought these legendary characters to life. (STAR17301) "A meticulously detailed examination of one of the genre's shining stars. This important look at a series that helped broaden the appeal of anime in the West is both meticulously detailed and stunning to behold. A wonderful read!" – Diamond Purchasing – Magazine Brand Manager Theresa Yung SC, 8x11, 96pg, FC $15.95 *********************** IRON WOK JAN! GN #1 by Shinji Saijyo ComicsOne Offered in the traditional right-to-left manga format, the first chapter in ComicsOne's critically acclaimed series follows the story of Jan, the incredibly talented (and extremely arrogant) young chef at Gottancho – a first-class restaurant in Tokyo. When faced with challengers (and there are many!), Jan uses his immense skills, considerable cunning, and even an occasional dirty trick or two to come out ahead. It says volumes of the skilled Shinji Saijyo (the very talented creator of this series) that a manga based on cooking of all things would prove to be so compelling that it keeps readers on the edge of their seats until the final page. With its superb blend of breakneck pacing and stellar characterization, as well as its transformation of culinary competitions into no-holds- barred battles, Iron Wok Jan! is something every true manga fan should check out! (STAR17629) "Saijyo is able to make a manga about cooking a gripping and enjoyable read with character development and an interesting over-arcing plot. While the culture and subculture that these characters live in is completely foreign to me, Saijyo creates a story that makes the characters sympathetic and their goals easily understood, and I can definitely see revisiting the world of Iron Wok Jan!" – TheFourthRail.com SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w $9.95 *********************** LOUIS: LYING TO CLIVE SC by Metaphrog Metaphrog From the multiple Eisner and Ignatz Award nominee comes this fractured fairy tale for modern times, which documents Louis the Clown's life on the bee farm – which soon becomes embroiled with mystery and adventure. Within this existential story for the young at heart, readers will not only discover the secret of The Hive, but also why anyone would be "Lying to Clive." A fun book for readers looking for something decidedly different! "A nice read . . . I'd certainly recommend this to anyone who likes their comics different from the status quo." – TheSmallPress.com SC, 8x8, 58pg, FC $14.95 *********************** MODERN MASTERS VOLUME ONE: ALAN DAVIS TP by Various TwoMorrows Publishing As one of today's most acclaimed comics artists, Alan Davis has drawn every super-hero title from Batman to X-Men. Now, TwoMorrows Publishing – a publisher that has earned enormous fan support with its line of critically acclaimed comics-history magazines – celebrates the comics legend long career with this must-have masterwork. Offering readers an exhaustive examination of Davis's illustrious career as a sequential storyteller, this volume is profusely illustrated, and includes a deluxe sketchbook, a gallery of rare and previously unpublished artwork, and interviews with longtime collaborators Paul Neary and Mark Farmer. The bottom line: This is one art book that no true enthusiast of fantasy and sci-fi illustration should do without! "Beautifully illustrated and thoroughly researched, TwoMorrows Publishing's Modern Masters Volume One: Alan Davis TP is a truly engaging work that no true comic book fan will be able to put down – or pass up!" – Diamond Purchasing – Magazine Brand Manager Theresa Yung SC, 8x11, 128pg, b&w $12.95 *********************** MY OWN LITTLE EMPIRE by Scott Mills AdHouse Books One of today's most promising cartoonists, Ignatz Award winner Scott Mills has proven himself again and again with his quiet little epics, including Top Shelf Productions' Big Clay Pot (STAR12266) and Trenches (STAR15787), among others. This very personal, coming-of-age work is just as affecting, centering around Joe's feelings for Jacqueline – the subject of his affections . . . although she doesn't quite know it yet. It's also about music, malls, summer jobs, choices (good and bad), and believe it or not, alien worlds. So much more than a romance comic, My Own Little Empire maps out the formative years when we truly find ourselves, and proves that, cliché be damned, love conquers all. Highly recommended! (STAR17834) "My Own Little Empire deals with themes that are common to nearly any adolescent. Being embarrassed by your choice of music, being enamored with your friend's girlfriend, having to be two different people in two different circles of friends and the confusion that results when these worlds collide – these are sentiments and concepts that are not, by any means, unique to any one time period or locale. The story that [Scott] Mills relates in the book transcends generational differences." – SlushFactory.com SC, 128pg, b&w $9.95 *********************** RECORD OF LODOSS WAR: DEEDLIT'S TALE VOLUME TWO – FOREST OF NO RETURN by Ryo Mizuno & Setsuko Yoneyama CPM Manga Looking for heroic fantasy in the tradition of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings? You'll find it in the acclaimed Record of Lodoss War, the groundbreaking manga series for all ages set in a timeless world of knights, elves, gods, and witches! In this volume, the high elf Deedlit must lift an ancient curse forbidding humans from entering the fabled "Forest of No Return" – or her human companion, Parn, and the citizens of Kanon will be lost in limbo forever! (STAR17633) "Record of Lodoss War is everything that a fantasy…series should be." – Aniworlds.com "Record of Lodoss War is truly a one-of-a-kind manga epic – don't miss it!" – Diamond Purchasing Brand Manager – Comics Robert Randle SC, 7x10, 192pg, b&w $15.95 *********************** TRUE STORY, SWEAR TO GOD: CHANCES ARE TP by Tom Beland AiT/Planet Lar On the surface, this collection of cartoonist Tom Beland's Eisner Award-nominated series is an account of how he met his wife, Lily, at a bus stop in Disneyworld; a heartfelt valentine made up of a nine-panel grid. But at closer inspection, you realize that True Story, Swear to God is real life made magical on the printed page. From the first panel to the last, this trade reads like a modern day fairy tale. It's Cinderella and When Harry Met Sally. It's intelligent and well written and unabashedly romantic. It's the kind of book that men and women who believe in the power of love and the existence of fate will want to take home and read again and again. In other words, this is a small story with big promise. Don't miss your chance on discovering it for yourself! (STAR17854) "Tom Beland's True Story Swear to God has an almost unheard of agenda in comic books. It aims to be a 'feel-good' work. Lord knows we could use more of that in our lives, but it's a pretty low bar for art. Certainly as a work of fiction this series could be easily dismissed as impossibly cute and unbelievable. Yet it happened. So instead it has the charm and delights of a real fairy tale." – TIME.comix SC, 7x10, b&w $14.95 *********************** VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU VOLUME TWO GN by Narumi Kakinouchi and Toshihiro Hirano I.C. Entertainment Vampire Princess Miyu is the epic story of a seemingly young girl who belongs to the race known as Shinma – supernatural beings considered by humanity as both gods and demons. Besides being an unlikely vampire who rewards mortals she feeds on with eternal life, Miyu is also the gatekeeper for the Dark – the Japanese spirit world where the Shinma dwell. And it's from this premise that readers will discover Vampire Princess Miyu to be a spirited story that, in the tradition of the best gothic romances, uses horror as way to add to the book's compelling story, not to distract from it. A wonderful read! (STAR17029) "Rather than a series that tries to scare the audience, [Vampire Princess Miyu] delves more into the personalities of the characters themselves, and brings out the emotions from there." – AnimeMech.com "Vampire Princess Miyu is a fine piece of understated horror." – Akemi's Anime World SC, 216pg, b&w $15.95 *********************** MAGAZINES SECTION PREMIER VENDORS GEMSTONE PUBLISHING COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE #106 We have held off as long as we can! Sports Illustrated and even National Geographic have their annual "swimsuit issue," and CBM #106 will follow suit this fall with an issue featuring pretty gals in comic-booky situations! You'll see headlights like never before, racy covers and panels designed to titillate any red-blooded American adolescent. Plus all our regular columns and lotsa stuff that even we don't know about yet! Come on board for this cruise with CBM! Also including our regular features! CBM #106—b&w w/Color Gallery (Note Price) $6.95 MAGAZINES SECTION COMIC MAGAZINES ALTER EGO #28 Alter Ego #28 spotlights Joe Maneely and a double dose of Fawcett Fantasy! There's two cataclysmic full-color covers: A Maneely montage of 1950s Marvel (Sub-Mariner, Ringo Kid, Black Knight, et al.), and Don Newton (Captain Marvel and Mr. Mind)! An in-depth study of Joe Maneely, the Timely/Atlas/Marvel titan of the 1950s — plus an interview with Joe's daughter, and tons of magnificent Maneely art! Rare Marvel art from the 1950s by Bill Everett, John Severin, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, John Romita, and the whole blamed bullpen! Double-size FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section with C.C. Beck, Marc Swayze, Steve Skeates, The Shazam!/Isis Hour, and The Monster Society of Evil! Lee Ames, Golden Age artist for Quality, the Iger Studios, and pre-New Trend EC — in a fascinating interview by Jim Amash! Plus, Alex Toth, Michael T. Gilbert, and Bill Schelly interviews, Squa Tront's John Benson (Part II), and more! (TwoMorrows Publishing) Magazine, 108pg, b&w $5.95 COMIC BOOK ARTIST VOLUME 2 #3 The Art of John Byrne! CBA visits the phenomenal fan-favorite artist for a long comprehensive interview, discussing John's career and work, from Doomsday to X-Men, to his upcoming JLA collaboration with Chris Claremont! Also includes an incredible gallery of previously unseen Byrne commissioned work, as well as other rare art. To complement the cover subject, presented is the first-ever career-spanning interview with renowned comics scribe Roger Stern, writer of memorable issues of The Avengers and Doctor Strange, as well as Byrne's collaborator on their unforgettable Captain America run. Plus hear from Shary Flenniken, creator of the great "Trots 'n' Bonnie" strip, in a long interview on her hitch with the Air Pirates and unforgettable tenure at National Lampoon. The mag-within-the-mag section, "Comic Book Artist Classic," boasts a celebration of one of the best and most under appreciated, comics of the 1960s, The Adventures of Little Archie! The exploits of America's typical teenager as a kid often featured all-out suspense and melodrama, stories expertly delineated by creator/writer/artist Bob Bolling and, later, artist Dexter Taylor, both of whom are interviewed in this tribute. To top it all off, cartoonist extraordinaire Jay Stephens shares an exclusive sketchbook section! (Top Shelf Productions) Magazine, 96pg, b&w $7.50 COMIC SHOP NEWS #847-850 & FALL PREVIEW Comic Shop News is the most popular weekly newsletter about comics. Each issue is full color, 8-12 pages with CSNsider, news, interviews, color art, and CSN Comics — an original Sunday-style comic. Only CSN has a complete monthly checklist, which includes Previews order numbers, plus exclusive CSN Hot Picks, "Fab Firsts," a monthly checklist of all the first issues due for the month. (Comic Shop News) Tabloid, FC PI Ea. COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1557 Comic strip roundup! New comic strips are introduced in newspapers each year. In this issue, CBG spotlights some of the latest. Have you seen these strips yet? In addition, Peter David, Tony Isabella, Craig Shutt, and Andrew Smith provide columns you can't get anywhere else. (Krause Publications) Tabloid $3.99 COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1558 Forty years of the X-Men! In September 1963. a group of teenagers with strange powers were brought together by a teacher with mental skills who helped them learn how to control their talents. Now, 40 years later, hundreds of issues, two films, and a pair of animated series later, the X-Men celebrate four decades in this issue of CBG. With columns by Peter David, Tony Isabella, Craig Shutt, and Andrew Smith, this is one issue you can't afford to miss. (Krause Publications) Tabloid $3.99 COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1559 November notes! See what publishers are recommending in the monthly "Comics in Your Future," along with reactions of CBG's retailer panel. With columns by Peter David, Tony Isabella, Craig Shutt, and Andrew Smith, you don't want to miss this issue. (Krause Publications) Tabloid $3.99 COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1560 Mr. Silver Age's fall focus! Craig Shutt (aka Mr. Silver Age) provides a checklist of Silver Age reprints you might otherwise miss. Fellow columnists Peter David, Tony Isabella, and Andrew Smith provide their unique commentary as well. (Krause Publications) Tabloid $3.99 COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1561 Wake up to sleepers! It's time for CBG's semi-annual spotlight on comics titles that their respective publishers feel deserve extra attention. Regular columnists Andrew Smith, Peter David, Tony Isabella, and Craig Shutt add their own thoughts to the mix. (Krause Publications) Tabloid $3.99 COMICS INTERNATIONAL #164 Comics International is the news and comment bible for the comics industry! Includes hundreds of reviews of top titles, with plot synopses, plus an overview of scripts and art quality, as well as a directory of comic stores, specialists, events, and festivals. (Comics International/Quality Communications) Magazine, PC $2.50 COMICS REVUE #210 Featuring: Little Orphan Annie and Mr. Am by Harold Gray, Modesty Blaise by Peter O'Donnell and Romero, Gasoline Alley by Dick Moores, Flash Gordon by Dan Barry and Wally Wood, The Phantom by Lee Falk and Ray Moore, Tarzan and the Diamond of Ashra by Dan Barry, Alley Oop by V. T. Hamlin, Buz Sawyer by Roy Crane, Casey Ruggles by Warren Tufts, and Krazy Kat by George Herriman. (Manuscript Press) Magazine $6.95 ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #7 This new issue features a long article on legendary film poster illustrator of the 1950s, Reynold Brown. Best known for his horror and science fiction movie posters (classics such as Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and This Island Earth), this article showcases some of the many facets of this incredible illustrator and offers a sneak preview of the content of the upcoming book The Art of Reynold Brown. Also featured this issue is a look at the many illustrators of the Revell model kit boxes, with dozens of reproductions of original model kit paintings; an article on master illustrator Frank E. Schoonover; and a look at the artwork created for turn-of-the-century sheet music. Also features a list of current exhibitions and events, a book review section, and more! (Illustration Magazine) Magazine, 80pg, FC $9.00 THE WALLACE WOOD CHECKLIST Released in conjunction with Against the Grain, the Wallace Wood Checklist is the most thorough listing of Wood's work ever published! This fully updated, definitive edition took more than 20 Wood experts over two decades to compile, and lists in exacting detail Woody's published comic work, including dates, story titles, page counts, and even documents the assistants who worked with him! It also includes his newspaper, advertising, and fanzine work, plus a myriad of more obscure Wood pieces such as gum cards, stickers, greeting cards, and more! Also included are listings of his unpublished work, direct from Bill Pearson, executor of Wood's estate, who has access to Wood's own files. Plus, it's profusely illustrated throughout with glorious Wood artwork! It's a must-have item for the serious collector of Wood work! (TwoMorrows Publishing) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 7x10, 68pg, b&w $5.95 TRIPWIRE MAGAZINE VOLUME 5 #6 Tripwire's full-color relaunch continues, as Tripwire takes a look at Pixar's new Finding Nemo film! Also, Tripwire takes a look at the art of Disney, Studio Space is with Ashley Wood and Tripwire inaugurates its first "Company Profile" with CrossGen! See what everyone's talking about! (Tripwire) RES. from Previews Vol. XIII #6 (Jun032513) Magazine, 100pg, FC $5.95 COLLECTOR MAGAZINES ANIMATION MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2003 The most current information on film, television, gaming, technology, commercials, conferences, events, and industry trends. Check out the resources for education, and training in the field of animation! (Animation Magazine) Magazine $5.95 BECKETT'S SPORTS CARDS MAGAZINES These magazines cover the superstars of sports and sports-card collecting with insightful articles and colorful action photos. Regular features include looks at the most popular players and cards; tips on card collecting; and "Readers Write," a forum for readers. Plus, one of the hobby's most reliable and relied-upon price guides for cards. (Beckett's Publications) (CAUT: 4) BASEBALL (#223)—Magazine, FC $4.99 BASKETBALL (#159)—Magazine, FC $4.99 FOOTBALL (#162)—Magazine, FC $4.99 HOCKEY (#156)—Magazine, FC $4.99 RACING & MOTORSPORTS (#110)—Magazine, FC $4.99 VINTAGE SPORTS COLLECTIBLES (#149)—Magazine, FC $4.99 FOOTBALL CARD PLUS #9 TP $9.99 BECKETT'S BEST OF DRAGONBALL Z QUARTERLY #12 This exciting bi-monthly issue features awesome foil covers! Plus, inside are two large posters, two fantastic contests, coverage on all the favorite DBZ characters, episode reviews, a complete DBZ Price Guide, and much more! (Beckett's Publications) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC $9.99 BECKETT'S DRAGONBALL Z COLLECTOR #35 Each issue includes price guides and checklists, new release information, video game tips and tricks, coverage of all characters, contests, web site reviews, merchandise and cartoon reviews, and much more! (Beckett's Publications) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 94pg $5.99 BECKETT'S POKÉMON AND ANIME COLLECTOR #50 Fresh, creative, and fun articles and columns on the latest and greatest Pokémon products. Find out the value of collectibles, and where to find conventions to buy, sell, or trade. Plus, words of wisdom from writers in the industry! Monthly. (Beckett's Publications) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 72pg, FC $5.99 BECKETT YU-GI-OH COLLECTOR #8 Complete Yu-Gi-Oh coverage featuring an awesome cover treatment. Each issue includes checklists, video game tips and tricks, merchandise, cartoon reviews, and an extensive guide to card types and rules for playing the Yu-Gi-Oh trading card game. Plus, contests, prizes, and posters! (Beckett's Publications) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 64pg, FC $9.99 LEE'S TOY REVIEW #132 OCTOBER 2003 Featuring G.I. Joe Actoin Force from the U.K. are reviewed. Your favorite Joes with that British flair! There are the figures released by Hasbro UK from 1984-1986. Get a sneak peak at The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King toys! Also, Classic WWF Pull-Out Guide! All this, plus Lee's continuing features: Lee's Hot Wheels Casting Call and a scorchin' Hot Wheels Giveaway, as well as the nation's #1 Hot Wheels pricing guide! Don't forget the latest-breaking toy news on Star Wars, Marvel, DC Direct, Image, G.I. Joe, McFarlane, Toybiz, Dragon, and other top trading action figure lines, as well as the latest and greatest 1:64 scale die-cast vehicles. And, as always, you get your usual "Cool Giveaways," "Altered States," "Toy-Toons," "Cool Customs," and the longest-running and most trusted action figure price guide in the business! (Action Figure News & Toy Review) Magazine, FC $5.95 MODELER'S RESOURCE #54 Dave Bengel heads back to Hollywood's glory days for this thriller of a B movie: It Conquered the World! Hilber Graf provides tips and techniques for creating concrete! Jim Capone is seen jokin' around with the favorite Gotham funny man! Reed DeRuvo renders Monty Python's "Castle of Aargh!" All this, plus more "Gamer's Realm," "Simply Bases" and more how-tos and reviews! (Adroit Publications) Magazine, 66pg, PC $5.99 NON-SPORT UPDATE VOLUME 14 #5 The cover features Xena from The Quotable Xena set from Ritenhouse Archives! There's a Xena promo, a Smallville Series 2 promo, and one or two more in every issue! Regular features are "New Card Review," the "Promo Column," "Non-Sports Timeline," "We Hear You," "Finders Keepers," and "Cards Online." Bi-monthly. (Non-Sport Update) Magazine, 88pg, PC $4.50 TOMART'S ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #114 SEPTEMBER 2003 The cover story features the long known, but never found, Kenner Super Powers Catwoman prototype. Readers will get their first look at this rare, unproduced figure and other Catwoman concepts and production figures. Also: The San Diego Comic-Con follow-up, with several new action figure line introductions will also be featured, including new announcements from DC Comics. An update on the entire Kenner Super Powers line will be the price guide feature. Plus, AFD's regular departments on new product announcements, international markets, "Action News Briefs," and the "Star Wars Update" are all included in this issue. (Tomart Publications) Magazine, FC $5.95 TOMART'S DISNEYANA UPDATE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER #54 Featuring departments on "Animation Art Auction Results," the "Walt Disney Classic Collection Price Guide," "Bean Bags from Around the World," and more. (Tomart Publications) Magazine $6.00 TOY CARS AND MODELS MAGAZINE VOLUME 6 #11 The November issue features coverage of the International Model and Hobby Expo in Chicago. Also features a price guide devoted to Hot Wheels numbered packs. Toy Cars & Models provides comprehensive coverage of the model car hobby without bias toward scale, subject, manufacturer, or material. Each month, Toy Cars & Models offers columns and news stories featuring models made of die-cast, white metal, plastic, resin, and more. (Krause Publications) Magazine, FC $5.50 TOY SHOP #315-316 Toy Shop has your pricing information for advertising toys, 3 ¾" G.I. Joes, Buddy L, Erector sets, and battery operated toys. Don't forget extensive coverage of vintage and new toys, plus everything in between. Plus, get the latest industry news. (Krause Publications) Tabloid $4.99Ea. TUFF STUFF NOVEMBER 2003 Includes a free Upper Deck football card! Now features Yu-Gi-Oh pricing in every issue, as well as entertainment cards and pricing for sport cards such as baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and racing. Also, specialty pricing on figures, autographs, and bobble heads. Find the top 10 hottest cards and market reports for baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. (Krause Publications) Magazine $4.99 TUFF STUFF PRESENTS ENTERTAINMENT COLLECTOR Entertainment Collector is the most versatile entertainment card and collectibles price guide ever produced. The 100-page publication showcases a comprehensive entertainment card price guide, previews of the hottest new sets, top 10 markets reports for new card sets, as well as coverage on entertainment figurines and bobble heard. Also includes free samples! (Krause Publications) Magazine $5.99 GAME MAGAZINES DRAGON #313 Dragon Magazine is the only magazine solely dedicated to D&D, so there's no coincidence that it's the finest role-playing game magazine in the industry! This magazine features things that are sure to excite D&D fans. (Curtis Circulation) (CAUT: 4) Magazine $5.99 DUNGEON #105 The official source for the third edition of D&D adventures! Dungeon offers all-new adventures for all levels of play, each complete with maps, NPCs, new treasures and weapons, and more! (Curtis Circulation) (CAUT: 4) Magazine $7.99 GAMES UNPLUGGED MAGAZINE #31 Provides current news and reviews for the adventure gamer, with entertaining features covering a variety of games. Covers role-playing games, card games, board games, miniatures, tabletop miniatures games, novels based on game worlds, game-related accessories, and new SnarfQuest comics! (Fast Forward Entertainment) Magazine, 64pg, FC $4.99 OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE WITH CD-ROM NOVEMBER 2003 As well as providing news, reviews, and previews covering the whole world of Xbox, the magazine's cover-mounted DVD is the source of exclusive playable Xbox game demos. The future of game magazines! (Imagine Publishing, Inc.) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC w/CD-ROM $7.99 PC GAMER MAGAZINE WITH CD-ROM NOVEMBER 2003 The biggest stories in PC gaming! Hard-hitting reviews ensure you'll buy the right games. Your most pressing tech questions are answered in the incomparable "Hard Stuff" section. Plus, the biggest games are solved, with hundreds of cheats to help you get to the end. (Imagine Publishing, Inc.) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC w/CD-ROM $7.99 PSM MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2003 100% Playstation. 100% Independent! Each issue includes the latest news from the U.S. and Japan, software reviews and previews, strategy guides to the hottest games, cheats and codes, letters, and exclusive covers illustrated by some of the comic industry's hottest creators! (Imagine Publishing, Inc.) (CAUT: 4) Magazine $7.99 SCRYE #65 This issue takes a look at all the new collectible games just in time for Christmas! Look for previews and reviews of The Simpsons, NeoPets, Guild Wars, Initial D, Indy Hero Clix, CrossGen CCG, Marvel CCG, Creepy Freaks, Yu Yu Hakusho, Duel Masters, and new tradable miniatures games for The Lord of the Rings and Dungeons and Dragons. (Krause Publications) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC $5.99 WHITE DWARF #284 Crammed with news, gaming articles, and pictures of miniatures. Includes the latest news releases of Citadel Models, in-depth features on armies, painting guides, modeling tips, rules clarifications, and battle reports. White Dwarf is the guide to the Games Workshop hobby. (Games Workshop) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Magazine $4.99 UNDEFEATED MAGAZINE Covers miniatures games such as Mage Knight and Lord of the Rings and many boardgames that are not currently being presented in gaming magazines. It has better pictures than existing magazines of all aspects of gameplay. Bimonthly. (Curtis Circulation) (CAUT: 4) Magazine $5.99 GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINES 007 MAGAZINE #42 More exclusive coverage of Die Another Day, featuring Bond and Miranda Frost's steamy love scene cut from the movie; plus many more exclusive features illustrated with rare and never-before-seen images. (Bond Fan Club) (CAUT: 4) Magazine $12.00 AIRBRUSH ACTION SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2003 Airbrush Action features a most cool auto graphics step-by-step by Mike Willey, custom culture artist extraordinaire and House of Kolor's 2003 Prestigious Painter winner. Also includes the Annual Paint Buyer's Guide, SEMA Show preview, and Wizard's road to pinstriping mastery. "T-Shirt Tactics", "Q&A", and "Kustom Q," our hotly anticipated columns, are back, and much more! (Airbrush Action, Inc.) (CAUT: 4) Magazine $5.99 ANIMATION REPORTER VOLUME 1 #7 Want to sell your animated television series of a comic book? W.B. DuBay walks you through the steps of developing and presenting your new show to broadcasters and publishers. Plus, an in-depth look at the special effects of the summer's blockbuster films like the Matrix, Hulk, Finding Nemo, and Punisher. (Magic Dreams) (CAUT: 4) Magazine80pg, FC $5.95 ANIMEPLAY MAGAZINE #2 AnimePlay Magazine offers a sensory experience never seen before with interviews, trailers, con reports, and more! Each issue's content cleverly relates to the cover. When viewed on a PC, its linking capability will take you to many different web pages. Truly, an otaku magazine! (Hirameki International Group) (CAUT: 4) Magazine $9.99 BITE ME MAGAZINE #14 Enter the dark and mysterious world of vampires, but beware! There's a lot more to Bite Me than simply sharp-toothed, garlic-hating creatures who happen to sleep in coffins. No, we are interested in all things spooky and weird. Even more scary treats than usual in this special 14th issue. Plus, all the usual news, film, books, internet, event, music, and competitions. Superb quality, beautifully designed, our issues have become collector's items. (Diamond U.K.) Digest, FC $6.95 BLACK GATE MAGAZINE #6 A clueless couple buy a packaged vacation through the depths of Hell... a fake exorcist discovers his latest client conceals a very real demonic spirit ... a conquering king receives the gift a beautiful and dangerous slave girl ... and a young mercenary finds herself trapped on the Elemental Plane of Earth! All this and more in the latest issue of Black Gate, your home for the finest in modern fantasy. This issue includes an exclusive excerpt of the upcoming Kalamar novel Point of the Knife, by Don Bassingthwaite. And don't miss the hilarious exploits of The Knights of the Dinner Table in an exclusive comic strip! (New Epoch Press) Magazine, 208pg $9.95 BUFFY OFFICIAL YEARBOOK MAGAZINE #2 Don't miss the official Buffy Yearbook, presenting 100 pages of vamp-filled features, interviews, and exclusives. It's the ultimate guide to all things Buffy and Angel! Slaytastic features include your complete guides to the last seven seasons of Buffy, as well as interviews with key cast and crew. Hear from Giles, Dawn, Kennedy, and more! Plus, exclusive behind-the-scenes features and a villainous extravaganza! (Titan) (CAUT: 4) REG. CVR.?Magazine, 100pg, FC $9.99 PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE CVR.?Magazine, 100pg, FC $9.99 CINEFANTASTIQUE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2003 This issue features a complete look back on what may become the greatest cinematic trilogy of all time: The Lord of the Rings. Detailed coverage and interviews with the cast and crew will reveal each of the three films in Peter Jackson's mammoth saga as only CFQ can. Meanwhile, werewolves and vampires face off in Underworld, writer-director Eli Roth reveals the horrible secrets of Cabin Fever and a filmmakers' roundtable interview sheds light on contemporary horror. Finally, it's time to light the lights, it's time to get things started with a complete retrospective on The Muppet Show and creator Jim Henson. Expect all this and much more, including our extensive review section, video game coverage, toys and comics, in the new-and-improved CFQ. Rediscover your sense of wonder. (Cinefantastique) Magazine $6.99 CINEFEX #95 Four years ago, filmmakers Andy and Larry Wachowski created a sensation with The Matrix. Now they are back with the first of two sequels, in which Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus enter the Matrix to do battle with the machine overlords. Visual effects supervisor John Gaeta oversaw an international array of visual effects artists to bring the film's visionary storyline to life. James Cameron is gone, but Arnold is back in the third installment of the Terminator saga. Director Jonathan Mostow takes the story 10 years past the fiery conclusion of T2, enlisting creature creator Stan Winston and the visual effects maestros at Industrial Light & Magic to help recount the tale of Schwarzenegger's Terminator being resurrected to help John Connor counter a deadly new threat to mankind ? a T-X female cyborg. (Cinefex) Magazine $9.50 CINESCAPE NOVEMBER 2003 Your premiere source for exclusive news, interviews, reviews, and more in sci-fi, fantasy, and home entertainment! (Mania Entertainment) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC $4.99 CULT TIMES #97 The month ahead of cult TV starts here! Plan viewing with Cult Times' "Out of the Box," the indispensable listings guide of Cult TV programs to watch out for on terrestrial, cable, and satellite. Read interviews with the stars and features on shows currently airing in the U.K. A Classic Series is given a light-hearted but informative look in the "Instant Guide" and the highlights of the previous month's viewing are featured in "Times Past." Cult Times is the contemporary magazine to TV Zone, and together they provide the ultimate guide to many of the worlds of cult television. (Visual Imagination) (CAUT: 4) Magazine $6.99 CULT TIMES SPECIAL #27 An exhaustive look back over seven years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: the highs, the lows, and the heroes who were forged in the fires of Sunnydale's Hellmouth. With interviews from the cast and crew, and an examination of the success of spin off Angel. It's a complete retrospective on the smash hit show. Also, get a look at the much missed Farscape, along with the usual Cult Times favorites: Stargate SG-1, Charmed, Smallville, and more! (Visual Imagination) (CAUT: 4) Magazine $9.99 DARK SIDE #105 Britain's top selling horror magazine is at its bloodiest best with a set report from Cabin Fever, the movie that they are calling the new Evil Dead! Also, Dark Side is scaring up a choice selection of interviews with horror folk past and present, including Hammer's veteran scriptwriter Jimmy Sangster, Nightmares in a Damaged Brain director Romano Scavolini, and swashbuckling Sinbad himself, actor Kerwin Matthews. And, there's an exclusive set report from Exorcist 4, but you'll have to provide your own green pea soup! (Stray Cat Publishing) (CAUT: 4) Magazine $6.50 DOCTOR WHO IN VISION #109 With no new TV series guaranteed by the BBC, Doctor Who's television voyages appeared to end in 1996. And yet the popularity of the program continues, fuelled by new productions on CD, independent video, books, and comics. This finial issue of In-Vision looks back and reviews the elements that have made Doctor Who such a firm favorite with fans all over the world. In-Vision pays tribute to its legacy and point to the continued future it undoubtedly has. (CAUT: 4) Magazine $6.00 DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #335 Doctor Who Magazine is the only official source for news, features, interviews, and full- color comic strip action devoted to BBC Television's immortal traveler in time and space! In this issue, Daniel O'Mahoney continues his investigation of the chance occurrences which shaped Doctor Who's destiny, plus "Invasion of Dinosaurs" features the "Fact of Fiction" strand, and Andrew Pixley looks at the scheduling of the favorite series. Plus, the Eighth Doctor continues his adventure in Victorian London in the second part of the full- color comic adventure, "The Curious Tale of Spring-Heeled Jack," by Scott Gray and Anthony Williams. (Panini) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 52pg, FC $6.80 DRACULINA #45 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (Draculina Publishing) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada or Hong Kong. ADULT MATERIAL Magazine $6.95 DREAMWATCH #110 It's going to be an awesome autumn! Dreamwatch previews all the movies coming your way this fall. Celebrate 40 years of time travel with Doctor Who, there are a few surprises about Star Wars: Episode III, and look who's riding back into town ? The Return of the King! Plus, all the latest movies, TV shows, games, books, and comics reviewed. It's a feast of fantasy and sci-fi entertainment! (Titan) Magazine, 84pg, FC $5.99 FANGORIA #228 There's no better place to get in on the fun of fright flicks than with Fangoria! This issue: the latest Dark Castle Thriller Gothika starring Helle Berry, Penelope Cruz, and Robert Downey Jr.; the third in the Herbert West trilogy, Beyond Re-Animator; and Underworld, the latest variation on Romeo and Juliet with a supernatural twist. Plus, news, updates, gossip, reviews, and more! (Starlog Group) (CAUT: 4) Magazine $7.99 FILMFAX #99-#100 For 18 years, Filmfax has remained the number one source for in-depth interviews and comprehensive coverage of classic science fiction, horror, and other genre movies and TV, so Filmfax is celebrating their 100th issue with our best issue ever! Highlights include exclusive interviews with Peter Fonda, Ellen Burstyn on The Exorcist, and Curtis Harrington on Night Tide; a look at the "lost" scenes from Forbidden Planet; and William F. Nolan's reminiscences of Ian Fleming. The first issue featured Jean Noel Bassior's thorough examination of Space Patrol. She's been researching the book-length version all these years, and Filmfax has a first peek at some of it. Also, a few pieces form the ultra- rare early issues, plus reviews and other features, and a few more big surprises! Features a cover painting by Vincent Di Fate. (Filmfax) Magazine, 150pg $5.95 FORTEAN TIMES #176 The journal of strange phenomena, and the definitive monthly guide to the unexpected, unexplained, and unexplored. (JB Publishing) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 100pg $7.25 G-FAN #65 Individually, Mechagodzilla and Mothra are two of Godzilla's most difficult foes. Now they're attacking together! All the latest news about the Big G's 27th epic film, Tokyo S.O.S. Plus product reviews, retrospectives, G-Fest report, art, fiction, and more! (Daikaiju) Magazine $4.95 HIGH ADVENTURE #72 Meet the dashing, mystifying Captain Hazzard! Ace adventurer, conqueror of fear, and master of modern science! Thrill to his startling adventures in "Python Men of Lost City," by Chester Hawks! (High Adventure) Magazine, 112pg $7.95 JADE SCREEN VOLUME 2 #1 Collin Chou talks exclusively to Jade Screen about his career as a successful Hong Kong movie villain as well as one of the industries elite stuntmen! Chou also comments on his involvement with the two new Matrix movies. The exclusive interview is concluded with the 70s Kung Fu star, "Flash Legs" Tan! There's an exclusive on set report of Michelle Yeoh's new Mainland China actioner, "Silver Hawk"; exclusive career profile of Stephen Chow Sing-chi, an Hong Kong cinema's best loves comedic stars; John Woo talks Hong Kong and Hollywood in an exclusive one on one interview; and an exclusive on set report from Michelle Yeoh's new actioner shooting in Beijing, China, "The Masked Crusader" The Hong Kong Store: The World's Number One online Hong Kong Movie Memorabilia and Merchandise Site is explored! Plus, news, reviews, the Bruce Lee column, merchandise, competitions and all the happenings in the Hong Kong movie world! (Diamond U.K.) Magazine $7.95 JUXTAPOZ NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2003 The brainchild of surrealist Robert Williams, Juxtapoz features underground artists who influence much of the fashion, graphics, and new art seen today. Includes full-color layouts featuring painters, sculptors, cartoonists, and photographers. Plus, interviews, rare portfolios, sketches, and reviews. (High Speed Productions) Magazine, FC $4.99 KITBUILDERS MAGAZINE #46 Take an adventurous roust through the graveyard as Kitbuilders spends a little time with the dead. The dead and not too dead will be examined, but be careful; these things have a tendency to bite. Wayne "The Dane" Hansen runs us through another ghoulishly clever sculpting lesson as Gordy Dutt makes another foolish attempt to excite your mind with kits from long ago. Larry Burbridge provides an in depth interview with sculpting wizard Joe Simon as Walter Evans paints up a surprise guest. As usual, there's all the latest and greatest in the model world along with blasts from the past, and introducing the brand- new "Glamour Shot." (Kitbuilders) Magazine $7.00 LOCUS #512 The science fiction and fantasy community's journal, with news and reviews on new and upcoming releases, as well as articles and columns by noted authors. (Locus Magazine) Magazine, 70pg, b&w $5.95 NEWTYPE ENGLISH VERSION MAGAZINE VOLUME 2 #10 OCTOBER 2003 The English-language edition of Japan's #1 anime and manga publication, with all of the best Japanese content translated, plus loads of original material. Oversized, glossy, and premium in every way. And like the Japanese original, it reads from right to left. Twelve monthly issues weigh in at almost 200 pages each. Free bonus gear in every issue includes posters, postcards, a centerfold spread, a manga special, and an exclusive DVD insert. Contents include anime, manga, music, game, toy, and model reviews, feature articles with incredible original illustrations by the industry's leading artists, director interviews, voice talent profiles, and regular columns by industry experts, tastemakers, and deep-cover insiders. There's never been anything like this on these shores, and there's no better way for fans to stay on the cutting edge of the world of anime and manga. (A.D. Vision) Magazine $9.95 PERFECT 10 WINTER 2003 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (Perfect 10 Publishing) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada or Hong Kong. ADULT MATERIAL Magazine $6.99 PLAYBOY MAGAZINE & SPECIALS SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (Warner Publisher Services) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico. ADULT MATERIAL PLAYBOY (NOVEMBER 2003)––Magazine $4.99 PLAYBOY LINGERIE (NOV/DEC)––Magazine $6.99 PLAYBOY SPECIAL (NOV/DEC)––Magazine $6.99 RAF MAGAZINE #3 The official RAF Magazine has arrived, with news, features and interviews on every aspect of the world's top air force. From front line action to cutting edge technology, the RAF and its personnel continue to prove they are second to none. (Titan) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 88pg, FC $6.99 ROBOT WARS MAGAZINE #11 We're in seventh heaven in this issue of Robot Wars Mag, as the seventh Wars go full- speed ahead! Including metal-mashing mayhem, robot-building excitement, robot pin-ups and loads more. This is the only official magazine covering the world's most testosterone-filled show! (Titan) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 68pg, FC $6.99 RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2003 In this issue: a Richard Matheson retrospective; Bruce Campbell and Don Coscarelli talk about Bubba Ho-Tep; Wes Craven on The Hills Have Eyes; Steve Niles and 30 Days of Night; Top 13 Haunts across North America; and tons more! (Marrs Media, Inc.) Magazine $6.95 SFX #110 The UK's best-selling science fiction magazine brings its usual mix of everything sci-fi. Includes the monthly fix of Buffy, Angel, Smallville, and coverage of all the summer sci-fi blockbuster movies and much more! (Future Publishing) (CAUT: 4) Magazine $8.25 SHIVERS #109 Shivers contains an exciting mix of interviews with the creative people of the horror world. Regular features include Ken Newman's outspoken "Opinion" column, Ingrid Pitt on horror fandom worldwide, and a favorite fright from the archives in "The Fright of Your Life." Plus, up-to-the-minute news and reviews of all the latest horror on DVD, film, and TV. Also, a pullout poster of the cover artwork. (Visual Imagination) (CAUT: 4) Magazine $6.99 STAR TREK COMMUNICATOR #147 All Star Trek matter is explored, with regular news on actors, series, movies, books, video games, comics, and more, plus exclusive interviews, a catalog of merchandise. (Decipher) Magazine, 100pg $5.95 STAR WARS INSIDER #71 The most informative Star Wars fanzine around! With in-depth coverage of the movies, stories, art, and the people that make the Star Wars universe so amazing — you will always be an insider with Star Wars Insider! (Curtis Circulation) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. Magazine, FC $5.99 STARBURST #304 With over 25 years of publishing behind it, Starburst continues to offer its unique blend of the latest news, features, and interviews combined with a look back at science fiction classics of the past. Plus, the finest reviews section known to man, with the cream of films, books, soundtracks, television, comics, and DVDs, all scrutinized for you. (Visual Imagination) (CAUT: 4) Magazine $6.99 STARLOG #316 In this issue: Super producer Joel Silver previews the Matrix trilogy's epic conclusion and production designer Owen Paterson on the art; Jackie Chan kicks into action in The Medallion; Disney's newest animated effort is a Native American fantasy, Brother Bear; Mike Myers brings Dr. Seuss' mischiefmaker to life in The Cat in the Hat; Director Richard Donner unveils the Michale Crichton sci-fi adventure Timeline; Andy Serkis (Gollum) clue everyone in on his future odysseys in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Ring; visit the set of Looney Tunes: Back in Action as director Joe Dante, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Brendan Fraser encounter sci-fi's greatest monsters; Kristi Kreuk reveals who Lana Lang really loves from Smallville; Jolene Blalack is still sizzling as the starship's Vulcan beauty in Enterprise; and more! (Starlog Group) (CAUT: 4) Magazine $7.99 THWAK #5 This issue features a James Bond cover and an accompanying five-pager by Dave Newton. Also features an in-depth interview with former Cracked/Rip Off Press artist and writer Bruce Bolinger and one-time inker for MAD/Cracked magazine superstar Don Martin. Includes the writing talents of underground legend Lay Lynch in the seven-page "The Promotion of Ted McCord." The wackiness of Don Martin, Gary Larson's "The Far Side," Wally Woods, Robert Crumb, and more! (Tool Publications) Magazine $3.99 TV ZONE #168 Up-to-date news, features, and interviews for popular cult TV shows like Stargate SG-1, Angel, Enterprise, Farscape, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The League of Gentlemen, Blake's 7, Red Dwarf, and Doctor Who. Each issue features a full reviews section on the latest episodes to be broadcast, and episode guides to popular series. (Visual Imagination) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC $6.99 ULTIMATE DVD #47 Visual Imagination's entertainment magazine is devoted solely to DVD. Every issue contains the latest news, DVD reviews, star interviews, production notes, and a diary of forthcoming releases. Plus, a look at the latest players. (Visual Imagination) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC $7.99 VIDEO WATCHDOG #100 If you're into horror, science fiction, or fantasy films, Hong Kong action cinema, '60s sexploitation, or cult movies, Video Watchdog is jam-packed with in-depth reviews of all the latest releases on VHS, DVD, and LaserDisc, including coverage of rare mail-order and import titles. (Video Watchdog) Magazine, 80pg $6.50 XPOSÉ SPECIAL #25 Meet the faces of 2003. Find out through interviews and news the latest word on Buffy, Stargate SG-1, Birds of Prey, Smallville, and The Dead Zone. Plus, the Summer's blockbuster movies previewed! (Visual Imagination) (CAUT: 4) Magazine $9.99 BOOKS SECTION ANIME HELLSING ULTIMATE FAN GUIDE VOLUME 2 TP The second of two volumes, this authorized Ultimate Fan Guide details episodes 7-13 of the Hellsing animated series, featuring complete episode summaries, character profiles, setting exploration, and theme analysis for the Big Eyes, Small Mouth RPG. (4333/1- 894525-62-0) (CAUT: 4) TP, 80pg, FC $19.95 ART BOOKS STAR OF THE MONTH ALAZAR'S BOOK OF BONDAGE VOLUME 1 TP SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (STAR18432) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL TP, 64pg, b&w $9.95 ****************************** THE ART OF IMAGINATION HC by Frank M. Robinson, Robert Weinberg, & Randy Broecker For centuries mankind has used the world of imagination to travel to far-off galaxies, be terrified—yet transfixed—by horrific visions, and dream of magical worlds. Art of Imagination is a spellbinding trilogy of these worlds, as three key authors—Frank M. Robinson (Science Fiction of the 20th Century), Robert Weinberg (Horror of the 20th Century), and Randy Broecker (Fantasy of the 20th Century) represent the most important, thought-provoking examples from each genre, serving up a lavish tribute to such luminaries as Stephen Spielberg, Dean Koontz, L. Frank Baum, and hundreds of others who have stretched our imaginations through novels, posters, magazines, and movies. (8679/1-888054-72-7) (CAUT: 4) HC, 10x13, FC $49.95 STAR OF THE MONTH THE ART OF LORENZO SPERLONGA TP From pin-ups in Italian versions of Playboy and Penthouse, to eye-popping illustrations in the pages of Hustler and Heavy Metal magazine, this first collection of Italian born Lorenzo Sperlonga's paintings showcases the erotic energy and technical brilliance with which he has mastered. (232/0-86562-067-9) (STAR18433) MATURE READERS TP, 104pg, FC $24.95 ******************************** BORIS VALLEJO'S BODIES TP SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL TP, 9x12, 128pg, PC $11.99 CHIMNEY SMOKE: THE ART OF LARRY MACDOUGALL HC by Larry MacDougall Long popular with White Wolf and FASA fans, Larry MacDougall's artwork has a deep, passionate, almost primitive feel. Chimney Smoke: The Art of Larry MacDougall collects some of Larry's finest work, including many selections, never before published, from his private sketchbooks! (138/1-55634-630-1) (CAUT: 4) RES. from Previews Vol. VII, #5 (MAY022497) HC, 64pg, FC $26.95 DANIEL HORNE SKETCHBOOK VOLUME 1 TP With over 300 paperback and 130 hardcover paintings under his visionary belt, Daniel Horne's career is a reflection of his love of fantasy and fable. The Daniel Horne Sketchbook Volume One contains intricate break-downs, as well as many finished projects and personal pieces. See for yourself what makes Daniel Horne such a genuine talent, a masterful illustrator, and a true Renaissance man. (232/0-86562-074-1) (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS TP, 64pg, b&w $9.95 THE DARK ART OF TONY MAURO TP Artist Tony Mauro's work has always thrived in the darker corners of pop culture, as his ability to blend photo-realism with fantasy gives his paintings an eerie sense of reality. Tony's client list contains many Hollywood-related projects, including X-Files and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but it's his fascination with the night-dwelling blood-suckers that he has the most affinity for—beautiful female creatures of the night, as flawless in their physical perfection as they are remorseless in their unholy craving for blood! (232/0- 86562-076-8) (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS TP, 48pg, FC $14.95 DEAN CORNWELL: DEAN OF ILLUSTRATORS HC by Patricia Janis Broder With a preface by Norman Rockwell and Walt Reed, this beautiful tome documents the life and work of Dean Cornwell, whose magazine and book illustrations, posters, calendar art, and advertising conceptions recaptured decade by decade the image, spirit, and style of twentieth-century America. Here, with 300 illustrations, 63 in color, are Cornwell's magazine and book illustrations, murals, and corporate commissions—including studies and preliminary drawings—from such recognized publications as The Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, and The American Magazine, complete with biographical text. (8679/1-888054-43-3) (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. HC, 10x11, 240pg, FC $75.00 JOSEPH CLEMENT COLL: THE ART OF ADVENTURE by John Fleskes, with an introduction by Al Williamson & Mark Schultz With pen lines of varied thickness—from the finest hair to bold and distinctive blacks— Joseph Clement Coll created dynamic visual images that exude a totality of the romantic and exotic. Selected from a near complete run—from 1904 to 1917—over 220 of Coll's finest drawings for Associated Sunday Magazines are reproduced here, many for the first time since their original publication, complete with corresponding source information and a bibliography. (CAUT: 4) HC (5423/0-9723758-2-1)—8x11, 168pg, b&w $39.95 TP (5423/0-9723758-1-3)—8x11, 168pg, b&w $19.95 LARRY ELMORE'S WOMEN OF THE WOODS HC by Larry Elmore Travel with fantasy artist Larry Elmore as he introduces you to ten of the most interesting magic users, spirits, and witches you have ever encountered in this hardbound book packed with sketches, complete with a scribed encounter reflecting the mood of the art. (5294/ELM2700) (CAUT: 4) HC, 9x12, 48pg, b&w $20.00 STAR OF THE MONTH MIDNIGHT HIGH: DEADLY ART OF TOM ARTIS TP by Tom Artis Tom Artis is one of the most imaginative and innovative comic artists of his generation! Blending humor and high adventure to his work, the resulting illustrations are an immediate reminder why comics can be so much fun! If every picture tells a story, then every rendering from Tom is a blockbuster novel! (STAR18451) MATURE READERS TP, 64pg, b&w $9.95 ******************************* PICTURE SHOW: VINTAGE POSTERS FROM THE TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES ARCHIVE TP by Dianna Edwards From great melodramas such as Casablanca to the first distinguished monster movie, King Kong, to the legendary comedy of the Thin Man series, the posters showcased here are culled from TCM's (Turner Classic Movies) vast archive of classic films from such recognized studios as RKO, MGM, and Warner Bros.(334/0-8118-4154-5) (CAUT: 4) TP, 9x12, 168pg, FC $19.95 REMEMORY: THE ART OF BILL KOEB HC by Bill Koeb From covers for DC Comics and White Wolf Publishing, to paintings for the film The Crow: City of Angels and editorial illustrations and sequential art, Bill Koeb pushes the limits of mixed media fantasy and surreal artwork. (138/1-55634-631-X) (CAUT: 4) HC, 64pg, FC $26.95 SOFT AS STEEL: THE ART OF JULIE BELL TP New Low Price! From metallic images to superheroes, Julie Bell's illustrations emanate power and sensuality. The term "metal flesh" has been coined to express one of her distinct styles, making it the trademark of her work. More than 100 full-color illustrations, plus sketches in pastel, charcoal, pen & ink, and pencil are featured, including an extensive biography. (7196) (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS TP, 8x12, 128pg, FC $10.99 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER ANGEL: FEARLESS MMPB by Doranna Durgin Angel is the soul-filled vampire whose personal crusade is to hold back the forces of darkness and give strength to the unseen in his quest for atonement after a century of mayhem. All of his friends, including high school beauty queen Cordelia Chase, ex- watcher Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, former street tough Charles Gunn, and former physicist and inter-dimensional prisoner Winifred "Fred" Burkle, are fleeing something in their past, and have arrived in L.A., intent on finding and nurturing that one bright spot in their lives: the good fight! (248/0-689-86431-0) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 240pg $5.99 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: MORTAL FEAR MMPB by Scott & Denise Ciencin When Sunnydale's "normal" citizens start turning into zombies, Buffy is so preoccupied with this new threat, she misses the signs that her friends and sister are turning into zombies as well! (248/0-7434-2771-8) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 240pg $6.99 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SCRIPTBOOK VOLUME 3 TP Complete with production notes, inside jokes, and cut dialogue, this script book collects original shooting scripts from Season Three of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. (248/0-689- 86346-2) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 368pg $14.99 DUSTED: THE UNAUTHORIZED GUIDE TO BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER TP by Lawrence Miles, Lars Pearson, & Christa Dickson Dusted compiles and reviews all 144 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in exhaustive detail, complete with story summaries, Top Ten lists, quotes, notes on magic, character development, and a rolling Slayer kill count, plus behind-the-scenes coverage on this phenomenal TV show as well as additional information on the Buffy comic and novel series. (7865/0-9725959-0-2) (CAUT: 4) TP $24.95 COMIC THEMES STAR OF THE MONTH JOE KUBERT'S COMIC BOOK STUDIO KIT by Joe Kubert Want to make your own comic book? Through cartoons and easy-to-learn instructions, renowned comic book illustrator Joe Kubert guides you through the step-by-step process in creating a complete comic book. Included in this kit you'll find a 72-page instruction book, sketching paper, pencil, sharpener, colored pencils, ink pen, triangle, blank comic book, and portfolio. (246/0-7624-1343-3) (STAR18400) Kit $15.95 **************************** NEW & USED BLAB! TP edited by Monte Beauchamp BLAB! is the illustration and comics compendium that carries the proud tradition of unfettered graphic innovation into the future. New & Used BLAB! extends the agenda of the magazine, exploring and reinventing the world of illustration, further establishing its authority in contemporary visual culture. The "Used" side republishes the finest of BLAB!, including the work of such luminaries as Gary Baseman, Peter Kuper, and Christian Northeast, while the "New" side features never-before-seen work specially commissioned for this volume from the likes of Haley Johnson, Sue Coe, Jonathon Rosen, and Spain, complete with an introduction by neoDada pop star Mark Mothersblaugh. (334/0-8118-4026-3) (CAUT: 4) TP, 9x9, 192pg, FC $24.95 STAR HAWKS: THE COMPLETE SERIES HC by Gil Kane & Ron Goulart First premiering in national newspaper syndication in 1977, Star Hawks combined the talents of renowned science-fiction writer Ron Goulart and famed comic artist Gil Kane. Star Hawks: The Complete Series collects all 1,244 original black-and-white daily and full-color Sunday strips of this action-packed sci-fi classic, reprinted in continuity, complete with a comprehensive essay by Ron Goulart, plus numerous examples of original artwork showcasing Gil Kane's composition methods. Limited to 1000 copies, this hardcover edition features special endpapers, a deluxe dustjacket, and an original plate signed and numbered by Ron Goulart. (5114/0-9710300-3-4) (CAUT: 4) HC, 9x12, 344pg, PC $49.99 STAR OF THE MONTH TINTIN POCKET ESSENTIAL PB by Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, the TinTin Pocket Essential details all the key information you need to know about Herge's renowned Belgian strip through film, television, and cult fiction, plus extensive overview on its history, its impact on popular culture, controversial themes, satire, and more. (6337/1-904048-17-X) (STAR18415) SC, 4x7, 96pg $6.95 ******************************* DOCTOR WHO DOCTOR WHO: THE BOOK OF THE STILL MMPB by Paul Ebbs An Eighth Doctor adventure with Fitz and Anji. The Unnoticed are a race bound to keep itself isolated from all history, or face a complete collapse from existence. The Book of the Still is a lifeline for stranded time travelers— write your location, sign your name, and be instantly rescued. When the Unnoticed learn that within the book someone has revealed both their existence and whereabouts they are forced into murderous intercession to find it. Embroiled in the deadly chase, the Doctor is starting to worry about how many people he can keep alive along the way. (5739/0-563-53851-1) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 288pg $6.95 DOCTOR WHO: EMOTIONAL CHEMISTRY MMPB by Simon A. Forward Who can bridge three disparate events in time? 1812—the advance of Napoleon Bonaparte; 2023—Fitz under interrogation after a burglary and fire at the Kremlin; 5000—Lord General Rasum Kinshal ready to set in montion the final stages of a world war. Love will find a way, but the Doctor must find a better alternative, before love sets the world on fire. (5739/0-563-48608-2) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 288pg $6.95 DOCTOR WHO: LAST RESORT MMPB by Paul Leonard In the 1950s, the Good Time Travel Company has discovered time travel in a big way! The franchise to beat all franchises, this is the biggest boom industry of the twentieth century, and they're not going to let go of their profits easily. No matter what some Doctor guy and his traveling companions, Fitz and Anji, have to say about the fragility of the time/space continuum. But the ensuing paradoxes mean that chaos is swiftly encroaching on the happy day trips to Roman orgies. Something has to be done, before it engulfs the whole of time! (5739/0-563-48605-8) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 288pg $6.95 DOCTOR WHO: WARMONGERS MMPB by Terrance Dicks A Sixth Doctor novel with Peri Brown. With Peri in danger of losing her arm—and possibly her life—the Doctor has no choice but to return to a planet from his past, Karn, at the strategic heart of a galaxy of perpetually warring planetary alliances. Centuries of battle have trained the surgeons of Karn to incredible heights of medical skill, and besides, it is also the home of the mysterious Sisterhood, rumored to possess the elixir of life! (5739/0-563-53852-X) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 288pg $6.95 DOCTOR WHO: WONDERLAND HC by Mark Chadbourn San Francisco 1967. A place of love and peace as the hippy movement is in full swing and everyone is looking forward to the ultimate festival: the human be-in. Summer, however, has lost her boyfriend, and fears him dead, destroyed by a new type of drug nicknamed Blue Moonbeam. Her only friends are three English tourists: Ben and Polly, and their mysterious guardian and friend the Doctor. But will any of them help Summer, and what is the strange threat posed by the Blue Moonbeams? (133/1-903889-14-6) (CAUT: 4) HC, 120pg $17.99 I, WHO: THE UNAUTHORIZED GUIDE TO DR. WHO NOVELS VOLUME 3 TP by Lars Pearson This third volume in the I, Who series continues to detail and review the past two years worth of Docter Who novels and audios, complete with story summaries, Top Ten lists, and a comprehensive timeline that attempts to place more than 450 Doctor Who stories into a singular continuity. (7865/0-9725959-1-0) (CAUT: 4) TP $19.95 FANTASY / SCI-FI GENE RODDENBERRY'S ANDROMEDA: DESTRUCTION OF ILLUSIONS MMPB by Keith R. A. DeCandido The never-before-told story that launched the popular Andromeda TV series! The Eureka Maru has been impounded, yet Captain Beka Valentine and her crew daringly liberate the ship, and stumble across a potentially big score: escort a Nietzschean princess, pregnant with a child that might be heir to the Nietzschean throne! Unknown to them, a Nietzchean warrior, Tyr Anasazi, harbors his own secret agenda to restore the glory of his people. To raise money for an army, he's accepted an offer to a High Guard ship that's been stuck in a black hole for 300 years. Now, all he needs is a ship and crew. The Eureka Maru fits the bill! (256/0-765-34407-6) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 272pg $6.99 J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI'S DEMON NIGHT TP by J. Michael Straczynski Eric Mathews is an orphaned, down-on-his-luck drifter, haunted by memories of his past and pursued by misfortune. Summoned back to his hometown of Dedmouth Port in Maine, he desperately seeks to piece together the forgotten horrors of his childhood and discover his true identity — a family legacy rooted in a centuries-old war between supernatural forces and ancient evil! First published in 1990, and nominated for a Bram Stoker Award, Demon Night is Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski's first published novel — a genuinely frightening tale of death and demons, love and possession. (248/0- 7434-7522-4) (CAUT: 4) SC, 6x9, 352pg $11.95 ROBOTA: REIGN OF MACHINES HC by Doug Chiang & Orson Scott Card Academy-award winning Industrial Light & Magic artist Doug Chiang and sci-fi author Orson Scott Card join forces for an extraordinary original illustrated science fiction adventure! Robota follows the fortunes of a strangely powerful amnesiac, Caps, as he navigates an ancient, decaying world where a dwindling human population battles a merciless robot warrior society, rising to fulfill an awesome destiny. (334/0-8118-4041-7) (CAUT: 4) HC, 8x11, 208pg $35.00 STRANGE WINE TP by Harlan Ellison Lyric poet, satirist, explorer of odd psychological corners, moralist, one-line comedian, and purveyor of pure horror and black comedy, Harlan Elison remains one of the great living American short story writers of the twentieth century. First published in 1978, Strange Wine features a selection of 15 pieces of horrific, humorous, and satiric prose from this master storyteller's dark visionary closet. (248/0-7434-7989-0) (CAUT: 4) SC, 6x9, 352pg $13.95 THE CITADEL OF CHAOS GAMEBOOK by Steve Jackson Fighting Fantasy is the brilliant series of "choose your path" adventure gamebooks in which you are the hero! Decide which monsters to fight, which paths to take, who to trust, and when to run. Deep inside the Citadel of Chaos, the dread sorcerer Balthus Dire is plotting the downfall of the good folk of the Vale of Willow. His battle plans are laid, his awesome army equipped, and attack is surely imminent, and you are the Vale of Willow's only hope! (248/0-7434-7510-0) (CAUT: 4) SC, 4x6, 208pg $5.99 THE WARLOCK OF FIRETOP MOUNTAIN GAMEBOOK by Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone Deep in the caverns beneath Firetop Mountain lies an untold wealth of treasure, guarded by a powerful Warlock—or so the rumor goes. Dare you enter the dark, underground corridors and chambers, survive the clutches of the hideous Bloodbeast, and defeat a noxious inhuman Orc in this Fighting Fantasy "choose your path" gamebook! (248/0- 7434-7510-0) (CAUT: 4) SC, 4x6, 208pg $5.99 HORROR ANNE RICE'S BLACKWOOD FARM MMPB by Anne Rice Welcome to Blackwood Farm: soaring white columns, spacious drawing rooms, bright, sun-drenched gardens, and a dark strip of the dense Sugar Devil Swamp. This is the world of Quinn Blackwood, a brilliant young man haunted since birth by a mysterious doppelgänger, "Goblin," a spirit from a dream world that Quinn can't escape and that prevents him from belonging anywhere. When Quinn is made a Vampire, losing all that is rightfully his and gaining an unwanted immortality, his doppelgänger becomes even more vampiric and terrifying than Quinn himself! A story of youth and promise, of loss and the search for love, of secrets and destiny, Blackwood Farm is Anne Rice at her mesmerizing best. (235/0-345-44368-3) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 640pg $7.99 BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA MMPB by Bram Stoker More than a century after its first publication, Dracula remains the ultimate horror story, thrilling readers with its hair-raising portrait of a bloodthirsty vampire set loose on an English port town. Spawning countless film adaptations and literary spin-offs, Stoker's novel—a patchwork of letters, diary entries, and newspaper clippings—was the first to capture vampire mythology as we know it. We can still trace its abiding influence among the cinemas, bookstores, and television programs of today. Boasting a cover by fantasy artist Boris Vallejo, this paperback edition of the Bram Stoker classic is introduced complete and unabridged. (256/0-812-52301-6) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 384pg $4.99 SHERLOCK HOLMES VS. DRACULA MMPB The Adventure of the Sanguinary Count by Loren D. Estelman The year is 1890. A ship is discovered adrift off the English coast, its crew missing, its murdered captain lashed to the wheel, and its only passenger is a sinister black dog. This impenetrable mystery is clearly a case for the inimitable Sherlock Holmes, but for the first time in his illustrious career the great detective is baffled. Clearly the crew have been murdered and dumped overboard, but what can account for the captain's expression of imponderable terror and his acute loss of blood, or the ship's strange cargo—fifty boxes of earth? The game is afoot, and Sherlock Holmes, aided as ever by the faithful Dr. Watson, finds himself on the trail of no mortal enemy, but the arch-vampire himself— Count Dracula! (248/0-7434-7508-9) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 224pg $6.99 THE ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN MMPB by Various In the grand tradition of the works of Edgar Alan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, and Anne Rice, The Ultimate Halloween is a collection of fantasy and horror stories that all deal with the night of October 31st. Stories both original and traditional are included, with some of the best-known writers in the dark fantasy genre participating, including Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, and Al Sarrantonio. (248/0-7434-7513-5) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 464pg $6.99 HUMOR CARTOON SUCCESS SECRETS HC A Tribute to 30 Years of Cartoonist Profiles by Jud Hurd During the 30-plus years he's been writing, editing, and publishing the magazine Cartoonist Profiles, Jud Hurd has entertained cartoonist colleagues with colorful stories of his exciting personal encounters with the early giants of cartooning—legends such as Walt Disney, Chester Gould, George McManus, H. T. Webster, Zim, and others. Here for the first time, Jud Hurd looks at the past 33 years, revealing how the most well-known cartoonists in the world succeeded in selling their creations to the major syndicates and reached their ultimate cartooning goals, and the methods they used to produce written humor. (18/0-7407-3809-7) (CAUT: 4) HC, 8x10, 256pg, b&w $16.95 GAHAN WILSON'S MONSTER'S PARTY TP by Gahan Wilson This second iBooks' collection of the marvelously macabre cartoons of America's master of mayhem, Gahan Wilson, contains more than 150 cartoons, stretching across the length of Wilson's oeuvre. (248/0-7434-7987-4) (CAUT: 4) TP, 5x7, 176pg $9.95 STARS OF THE MONTH GET FUZZY: ARE YOU BUCKSPERIENCED TP by Darby Conley When he was a child, Darby Conley used to wonder what his beloved pooch was thinking. That curiosity led to his creation of the hilarious strip Get Fuzzy in 1999, which has rapidly become one of the most popular cartoons in newspaper syndication. Showcasing the relationship between Bucky, a temperamental cat with an attitude, the sweet and sensitive dog Satchel, and their mild-mannered companion, Rob Wilco, Get Fuzzy has cornered the market on anthropomorphic antics in this third collection of strips. (18/0-7407-3300-1) (STAR18395) SC, 8x9, 128pg $10.95 MUTTS 8: I WANT TO BE KITTY TP by Patrick McDonnell The loveable duo of Earl the dog and his feline friend Mooch can be counted on for charming adventures and out-loud laughs in this eighth collection of this award-winning syndicated strip by cartoonist Patrick McDonnell. (18/0-7407-3305-2) (STAR18403) SC, 8x9, 128pg $10.95 ******************************** ROAD TRIP!: A ZITS COLLECTION TP by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman Just about every teen will find something to relate to and laugh at in this new collection of syndicated Zits comic strips. Zits appealingly portrays the angst of 15-year-old Jeremy, bursting with the questions, concerns, and insecurities of teenager-hood, while treacherously crossing this minefield in the company of his girlfriend Sara and best- friends Hector and Pierce. (18/0-7407-3814-3) (CAUT: 4) TP, 8x9, 128pg $10.95 MOVIES & TV AGITATOR: THE CINEMA OF TAKASHI MIIKE TP by Tom Mes Audition. Dead or Alive. Ichi the Killer. Visitor Q. These films have amazed, stunned, delighted, and shocked audiences the world over, garnering critical acclaim for their Japanese director, Takashi Miike, considered as one of the most important filmmakers to emerge in Japan in the last twenty years. Illustrated with hundreds of stills, behind-the- scenes pictures, and rare photographs from the director's private archive, this book offers an in-depth examination of Miike's films, revealing a provocative but remarkably consistent body of work marked by a dazzling visual style, brilliant narrative invention, and a willingness to go far beyond the accepted boundaries. (133/1-90325-421-3) (CAUT: 4) TP, 7x8, 408pg, PC $24.99 CHARMED: BETWEEN WORLDS MMPB by Bobbi J. G. Weiss & Jacklyn Wilson The Charmed Ones—Piper, Phoebe, and Paige—are fighting evil again as powerful emotions wield terrifying force in this novel based on the Charmed television series. (248/0-689-85792-6) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 224pg $5.99 CHARMED: SEASONS OF THE WITCH VOLUME 1 TP by Constance M. Burge Three seasons. Three sisters. Three haunting stories. Charmed creator Constance M. Burge introduces three thrilling tales featuring The Charmed Ones—Piper, Phoebe, and Paige—as they each explore the witchery brewed during Samhain, Yule, and Imbolic. (248/0-689-86545-7) (CAUT: 4) TP, 5x8, 224pg $7.99 CSI: BODY OF EVIDENCE MMPB by Max Allan Collins In the Lake Mead recreation area in Las Vegas, Nevada, two bodies have been found that may be the work of a serial killer still at large. The lack of progress on that case has frustrated the forensic investigators of CSI, but the recently discovered body of a third victim, ID'd as Kristen James—the mayor's missing secretary, whose whereabouts have been unknown for six scandal-ridden months—offers a crucial piece of evidence that will lead them to the perpetrator of those crimes, and threatens to bring a political career to its own untimely end. (248/0-7434-5582-7) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 304pg $6.99 DISNEY PRINCESS ESSENTIAL GUIDE HC This Essential Guide takes a unique look at six of Disney's all-time favorite princesses— Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Jasmine, and Ariel—offering exclusively commissioned cross-sections profiling detailed information and illustrations on each character. (4309/0-7894-9830-8) (CAUT: 4) HC, 8x11, 48pg, FC $12.99 DISNEY PRINCESS ULTIMATE STICKER BOOK Enter the magical world of Disney princesses with this thrilling sticker book featuring classic images of Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and other beloved princesses, complete with beautiful, full-color backgrounds to create your own magical stories and scenes. (4309/0-7894-9747-6) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 16pg, FC $6.99 FEAR WITHOUT FRONTIERS TP edited by Steven Jay Schneider This staggering anthology on horror cinema features essays, interviews, and hard-to-find facts from an international collection of leading authorities on the world horror film phenomenon. Fear Without Frontiers features new work from renowned horror experts Kim Newman, Pete Tombs, Art Black, and Mitch Davis, among others, and includes interviews with legends of the genre like Takashi Miike, Nonzee Nimibutr, Jorge Molina, Juraj Herz, and Sion Sono. (133/1-90325-415-9) (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS TP, 7x8, 368pg, PC $24.99 IN ALL SINCERITY… PETER CUSHING LIMITED HC by Chris Gullo Featuring a special tribute by Christopher Lee, this endearing commemoration to Peter Cushing, 'The Gentle Man of Horror', examines the accomplishments of this most distinguished, beloved actor; a career spanning six decades of film, television, theatre, radio, and literature—a testament to his rise to fame as the king of horror and beyond. Hailed as the consummate actor by both fans and peers alike, Peter Cushing exemplified dignity, preparedness, and dedication to his craft. Four years in the making, In All Sincerity…Peter Cushing features contributions from over sixty actors, actresses, and directors, including Val Guest, Francis Matthews, Brian Cox, Forrest J. Ackerman, Yvonne Monlaur, Mark Hammill, John Carpenter, Ted Newsom, Caroline Munro, and the late Sir Nigel Hawthorne. (133) (CAUT: 4) HC, 6x8, 192pg, b&w $59.95 THE POCKET GUIDE TO COLLECTING MOVIES ON DVD MMPB by Steven H. Scheuer & Alida Brill-Scheuer More than just another movie guide, this must-have reference guide rates films based on the best DVD extras, supplements, documentaries, and hidden and special features, serving up the most crucial information for building an essential DVD movie collection. (248/0-7434-7571-2) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 400pg $7.99 NOT FORGETTING JAMES BOND TP The Autobiography of Production Designer Syd Cain by Syd Cain This remarkable book features acclaimed Production Designer and Art Director Syd Cain's extraordinary revelations and personal accounts about the making of such films as Frenzy, Lolita, Farenheit 451, and James Bond classics Dr. No, From Russia With Love, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Live and Let Die, and Goldeneye. (133/0-9543599-1-7) (CAUT: 4) TP, 6x8, 192pg, b&w $26.95 THE TOP 10 OF FILM TP by Russell Ash Packed with thousands of astonishing film facts on everything from Hollywood to Bollywood, The Top 10 of Film features lists of the best, worst, scariest, funniest—and more—films and film stars of all time, collected by the uncontested king of lists, Russell Ash! (4309/0-7894-9640-2) (CAUT: 4) TP, 8x10, 208pg, FC $19.00 STARS OF THE MONTH THE WORLD OF THE DARK CRYSTAL TP by Brian Froud Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Jim Henson's classic fantasy film The Dark Crystal— featuring the breathtaking concept design of renowned fantasy artist Brian Froud—is a soaring work of the imagination. Originally published in 1982 and long out of print, this definitive volume is reissued in a brand new, beautifully printed reproduction of the original complete with all of its stunning art and text, plus a new essay by Froud, illustrated with never-before-published paintings, drawings, and sculptures from the film's archives. Also included is a facsimile of a rare 20-page booklet Froud and Henson created to present the film to potential investors. (7/0-8109-4579-7) (STAR18420) SC, 11x13, 132pg, FC $30.00 X-MEN: THE ART OF X2 TP Illustrated with over 200 stills and conceptual drawings, including the complete screenplay, this book stands as a visually stunning, behind-the-scenes tour through the production of the spectacular X-Men 2 feature film. Also offered in a deluxe hardcover edition featuring unique gatefolds and X-tra features. (770/1-55704-577-1) (STAR18566) SC, 9x10, 176pg, FC $19.95 ****************************** POP CULTURE LENNON LEGEND: THE ILLUSTRATED LIFE OF JOHN LENNON HC by James Henke A celebration of life, love, music, and creativity of John Lennon, this is the only illustrated biography of John Lennon and has been fully authorized by Yoko Ono Lennon. This innovative book features facsimiles of Lennon's hand-written lyrics and drawings, as well as rare, archival photographs, documents, and memorabilia. The slipcase package also includes an audio CD of interviews with John Lennon, plus a live recording of "Imagine" from the Mike Douglas show. (334/0-8118-3517-0) (CAUT: 4) HC, 9x10, 64pg, FC $40.00 SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS BATH BOOK Rub-a-dub-dub, SpongeBob's in the tub! Ever wonder how a sponge takes a bath? The secret is finally revealed in this tell-all bath book! With a nylon book attached to his belly and suction cups attached to his hands, this irresistible waterproof SpongeBob plush will hang out anywhere! (248/0-689-85894-9) (CAUT: 4) SC, 4x4, 8pg, FC $7.99 SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS SURVIVAL GUIDE TP by David Lewman A humorous handbook for making it through the unique everyday problems and perils of SpongeBob's undersea world of Bikini Bottom, this fully-illustrated, full-color guide reveals hilarious secrets to getting through life…assuming you're an eternally optimistic sponge. (248/0-7434-6987-9) (CAUT: 4) TP, 5x7, 144pg, FC $10.00 STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN HC by Stone Cold Steve Austin with Jim "J.R." Ross & Dennis Brent For the first time ever—His story! His turf! His words! Hell, yeah! One of the most popular, controversial, and notoriously private men in the history of professional wrestling, Stone Cold Steve Austin spills his life story to Jim "J.R." Ross in this exclusive, no-holds-barred biography. (248/0-7434-7720-0) (CAUT: 4) HC, 6x9, 320pg, PC $26.00 ULTIMATE BARBIE TP Trace the history of Barbie from her beginning in 1959, through her meteoric rise in popularity in the 1960s, to her place on the world stage as a jet-setting, multicultural fashion icon in this beautifully illustrated, handy-sized paperback edition of Ultimate Barbie. (4309/0-7894-9837-5) (CAUT: 4) TP, 5x6, 128pg, FC $9.99 STAR TREK ENTERPRISE: DAEDALUS MMPB by Dave Stern Thirteen years have passed, and Enterprise Chief Engineer Charles "Trip" Tucker III is still haunted by the memories of the fatal disaster of the Spaceship Daedalus when he was an ensign. Now a freak explosion cripples the Enterprise, leaving her helpless before a surprise attack, and Trip is forced to mount a desperate rescue attempt and confront the ghosts of the Daedalus one final time. (248/0-7434-7118-0) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 304pg $6.99 STAR TREK: NEW FRONTIER — NO LIMITS ANTHOLOGY TP by Peter David At last, the earliest adventures of Captain MacKenzie Calhoun and the crew of the U.S.S. Excalibur are collected in one exciting volume, featuring one through eight of the Star Trek: New Frontier series of novels as scribed by Peter David. (248/0-7434-7707-3) (CAUT: 4) TP, 6x9, 320pg $13.00 STAR TREK: NEW FRONTIER — STONE AND ANVIL HC by Peter David Twenty years ago, MacKenzie Calhoun led rebel forces to victory against alien domination on his home world. But Jean-Luc Picard, new to command himself, saw a brilliant career for Calhoun in the Federation's Starfleet. Stone and Anvil is the story of Calhoun's transformation from a recalcitrant, raw recruit to master of the cutting-edge ship U.S.S. Excalibur. (248/0-7434-2957-5) (CAUT: 4) HC, 6x9, 368pg $23.95 STAR TREK: NEW FRONTIER — GODS ABOVE MMPB by Peter David Captain MacKenzie Calhoun has often been accused of playing God, but he has never faced off against real gods—until now! Now, with a wounded ship and an injured crew, Captain Calhoun, along with Captain Shelby and the crew of the Trident, must face a race of beings of unnatural power and abilities verging on godhood, with the fate of the galactic civilization at stake. (248/0-7434-1858-1) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 384pg $6.99 STAR TREK: THE LOST ERA, 2328-2346 — THE ART OF THE IMPOSSIBLE MMPB by Keith R. A. DeCandido What begins as a discovery that would enable the Klingon Empire to reclaim a lost piece of its past becomes a prolonged struggle with the rapidly expanding Cardassian Union, which has claimed dominion over a region of space that the Klingons hold sacred. Enter the Federation, whose desire to preserve interstellar stability leads Ambassador Curzon Dax to broker a controversial and tenuous peace—one that is not without opponents— and for every gain made for the sake of peace, there will come a loss. (248/0-7434-6405- 2) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 384pg $6.99 STAR WARS STAR WARS: NEW JEDI ORDER — THE FINAL PROPHECY MMPB by Greg Keyes The troubles of the embattled living planet Zonama Sekot have just begun. As Luke Skywalker and Jacen Solo negotiate its place in the galactic struggle against the Yuuzhan Vong, a major discovery is revealed about the peace-loving planet that harbors not only the key to its own destruction, but the long-forgotten secrets of the Yuuzhan Vong as well! Meanwhile, stranded deep in Yuuzhan Vong space, General Wedge Antilles fleet must rely on trickery and brilliant battle tactics to survive long enough to ensure the success of one of the deadliest and most crucial missions the Galactic Alliance forces have ever undertaken! (235/0-345-42875-7) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 304pg $6.99 SUPER-HEROES MYTHOLOGY: THE DC COMICS ART OF ALEX ROSS SPECIAL EDITION HC by Chip Kidd & Geoff Spear, with an introduction by M. Night Shyamalan A Previews Exclusive! Over the past decade, legions of DC Comics readers have thrilled to the appearance of their beloved super heroes recast in Alex Ross' hyper-real style and vision. From Kingdom Come through JLA: Liberty and Justice, here are the most beloved characters in the world, as you've never seen them before: brought to life at the hands of one of the most astonishing young artists working in the medium today, Alex Ross! Included herein are the best of his DC Comics drawings and paintings: hundreds of amazing, never-before-seen sketches, limited-edition prints, an inside look at Ross' creative process, an exclusive, original Superman-Batman story written by Chip Kidd and painted by Ross, and an all-new Robin origin story written by Paul Dini. This special Previews Exclusive Edition of Mythology is limited to 4,000 copies, and features a stunning, previously unpublished dust jacket illustration, plus a bonus 11" x 17" insert featuring a retro-styled punch-out SHAZAM toy airplane you can build and fly! (235) (CAUT: 4) HC, 9x12, 272pg, FC $37.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A CATWOMAN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A FELINE FATALE LIMITED EDITION TP by Suzan Col?n, with an introduction by Adam West A Previews Exclusive! It's good being bad! From her 1940 first appearance in Batman #1, through her delectably decadent years in the 1970s, 80s, and beyond, author Suzan Col?n takes us on a pensive, nostalgic, and delightfully devilish tour through the many lives and comics, film, and television incarnations of this most endeared feline fatale. Also introduced in a Previews Exclusive special edition limited to 3,000 copies featuring additional previously unpublished conceptual artwork from current Catwoman illustrator Darwyn Cooke's design sketchbook. (334/0-8118-4031-X) SC, 7x8, FC $22.95 **************************** STAR OF THE MONTH ULTIMATE X-MEN UPDATED HC by Peter Sanderson Following exciting new developments in the X-Men universe, this revised edition of the Ultimate X-Men includes the best of the two feature films and the animated television series. Each chapter focuses on a different decade in X-Men history, revealing new characters and their powers, the major stories and their settings. (4309/0-7894-9258-X) (STAR18473) (CAUT: 4) HC, 10x12, 184pg, FC $24.99 ***************************** X-MEN: THE LEGACY QUEST TRILOGY BOOK 3 MMPB by Steve Lyons Magneto, the X-Men's archenemy and mankind's greatest foe, is the only person on Earth who has the cure for the mutant-killing Legacy Virus. Now, he is about to unleash a horrifying plan that will strike at all mutants who have defied him—starting with the X- Men! (248/0-7434-7519-4) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 272pg $6.99 TRANSFORMERS TRANSFORMERS: ARMADA — THE AWAKENING CHAPTER BOOK HC by Andrew Donkin Three children find a spaceship deep inside a cave and unwittingly trigger an ancient conflict between the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons in this young reader's chapter book packed with information and full-color illustrations drawn from the Transformer Armada television series, comic books, and Hasbro's image banks. (4309/0- 7894-9803-0) (CAUT: 4) HC, 6x9, 48pg, FC $12.99 TRANSFORMERS: ARMADA — THE QUEST CHAPTER BOOK HC by Andrew Donkin Discover more about the amazing transforming powers of the Autobots, Decepticons, and Mini-Cons, and the struggle between them in this young reader's chapter book packed with information and full-color illustrations drawn from the Transformer Armada television series, comic books, and Hasbro's image banks. (4309/0-7894-9804-9) (CAUT: 4) HC, 6x9, 48pg, FC $12.99 STARS OF THE MONTH TRANSFORMERS STICKER BOOKS TP Since 1984, Transformers has been one of the most celebrated animated series and toy lines worldwide. Catch the epic struggle of Optimus Prime and the Autobots as they battle against Megatron and the Decepticons in this series of sticker books featuring both classic and explosive new character images and backgrounds. (CAUT: 4) TRANSFORMERS: ARMADA (STAR18416)—SC, 8x11, 16pg, FC $6.99 TRANSFORMERS: CLASSIC (STAR18417)—SC, 8x11, 16pg, FC $6.99 **************************** INTERNATIONAL SECTION ITALIAN IMPORTS SULIS & MEZZALUNA TP by Silvio Cadelo A sublime and symbolic love story between fantasy and reality, set in a city of the Middle Ages ruled by the guilds. A believable and fanciful world marked by the universal values of love and power. With this book, the first of two, Silvio Cadelo returns to Italian comics. A wide-ranging and high graphic and narrative level work. Italian text. (133/88- 88063-57-8) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x12, 48pg, FC $16.99 JAPANESE IMPORTS—BOOKS ASTRO BOY 40TH ANNIVERSARY ULTIMATE FAN GUIDE by Tezuka Productions Tezuka Productions commemorates the 40th Anniversary of Osamu Tezuka's greatest creation, Astro Boy, with this special guide to the 1980 Astro Boy TV series. Perfect for fans and collectors alike, this 152-page, full-color book features an episode guide, character bios and design artwork, discography, commentary from Tezuka's students, and much more! English Text. (42/1-56970-993-9) (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x9, 152pg, FC $24.99 HIKARU NO GO ILLUSTRATIONS: "SAI" by Ken Obata An illustrated collection of covers from the weekly Jump magazine. Over 130 works are stunningly displayed. Moreover, this illustration book has two styles: vertical and horizontal ,and the works are separated in each season. Japanese text. (7819/4-08- 782049-1) (CAUT: 4) SC, 10x14, 164pg, FC $73.99 NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: DIE STERNE SC by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto & Various The illustrations such as LD jackets, posters, magazines, and goods of Evangelion drawn by various creators all in one book! This is an ultimate edition with the full editorial supervision of NGE producer Hideaki Anno.. Includes more than 200 illustrations of Evangelion from the latest video package and covers by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. Japanese text. (7819/4-04-853652-4) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x12, 120pg $49.99 RAHXEPHON ILLUSTRATION COLLECTION This is the official illustration of Rahxephon. It contains 108 works originally published as magazines covers, merchandise, posters for the movie, and format materials. Over 70% of the book is in full color, featuring pure illustration and no text. Japanese text. (7819/4- 8401-0744-0) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x12, 130pg, PC $44.99 SPIRITED AWAY ANIMATION BOOK This is the animation book for the Academy Award winning Sprited Away by Miyazaki. This digest book collects important scene photos from the movie that are connected with text. Features large color illustrations and letters, making it easy reading for those gaijin learning Japanese. Japanese text. (7819/4-19-861406-7) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x10, 168pg, FC $28.99 ULTRAMAN CHRONICLES VOLUMES 1 & 2 by Kouhaku Kuroboshi Get the full scoop on the long history of Ultraman! This first volume introduces the visual chronicle of the soldiers' 35-year-long fight. From Ultra Q (1966), to the Ultra Man Leo (1975), it condenses the first half of the history of the fight. The second volume features monsters, each with a detailed explanation, like its height, weight, ability, and weakness. Over 850 monsters and over 1,500 pictures are included! Japanese text. (7819)(CAUT: 4) VOL. 1 (4-8124-0888-1)—SC, 6x8, 212pg, FC $46.99 VOL. 2 (4-8124-0999-3)—SC, 6x8, 240pg, FC $46.99 JAPANESE IMPORTS—GUNDAM GUNDAM "A"ANTHOLOGY MANGA OCTOBER 2003 This phonebook size anthology includes special binding inserts such as trading cards, postcards, and posters! Also, there's a special color section. Plus, information on kits and toys from the Gundam universe. Bimonthly. Japanese text. (7819/12401-10) (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 480pg, b&w $12.99 GUNDAM ADVANCE OF Z VOLUME 1 This book features Advance of Z, in which a Z Gundam is utilized by the enemy. The book creates the story using plastic models. Moreover, it focuses on the MS plastic model with a good explanation of coloring. At the end, there's the first story of Advance of Z. Over 70% is in full color! Japanese text. (7819/4-8402-2399-8) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x12, 130pg, PC $15.99 GUNDAM MS WEAPONS UC ISSUE This is the first official book of weapons for the Gundam series focusing on UC (Universal Century) items. Cataloging 451 items, this book shows you the details in MS (Mobile Suit) weapons using seven categories, (beam, sheld, sword, etc.). Main weapons are in full color, based on how they appeared in the original anime. Japanese text. (7819/4-06-3645-6-1) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x7, 192pg, FC $28.99 GUNDAM: THE ORIGIN MANGA #4 by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko At last, the origin of Gundam in an all-out action comic! The Gundam is revived again by character designer Yosikazu Yasuhiko. This comic is for all those fans who have been craving the story behind the Gudam's history! Japanese text. (7819/4-04-713545-3) (CAUT: 4) SC, 6x8, 214pg, b&w $11.99 GUNDAM WAR: THE COMPLETE CARD GUIDE VOLUME 3 SC From Japan comes this guidebook to the Cardass Masters Mobile Suit Gundam CCG, presenting over 1,000 different card images from the long-running game series. Includes almost every Mobile Suit and variants from throughout the Gundam series, as well as the various pilots and cast members. Each volume includes an exclusive card available nowhere else! Full-color throughout. Japanese text. (8193/4-7753-0152-7) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x12, 224pg, FC $40.99 JAPANESE IMPORTS — HOW TO DRAW MANGA NEW GENERATION OF MANGA ARTISTS #4 The Omnibus Collection Previews Exclusive! From Graphic-Sha (How to Draw Manga series) comes the fourth volume in The New Generation of Manga Artists series. Features brand new work from 15 artists: Noriyuki Matsumoto, Yasuyuki Tsurugi, Takehito Harada, Yuji Naruse, Migano Shiketa, Yui Haga, Kisaragi Mizu, Kazuteru Sonobe, Ein·Ein, Yuuri Nishiwaki, Nanaroku, Futaba Yuunagi, Masahito Watari, Hiroki Ozaki, andHiroyuki Ishida. Inside are many new illustrations, with 16 black-and-white sketch pages that show you the artists's thoughts during the creative process. English Text. (5424/4-7661-1375- 6) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 80pg, PC $14.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A TEZUKA SCHOOL OF ANIMATION VOLUMES 1 & 2 by Tezuka Productions New Lower Price! Before becoming an anime artist, one must learn the fundamentals of animation. Learn how, with the help of Osamu Tezuka! In this book, Tezuka's greatest character guides you step-by-step so you can master all the basics. With Astro Boy's help, you'll be drawing animation in no time at all! English text. (42) (CAUT: 4) VOL. 1 (1-56970-995-5)----SC, 7x10, b&w $13.99 VOL. 2 (1-56970-994-7)----SC, 7x10, b&w $13.99 ******************* STAR OF THE MONTH HOW TO DRAW MANGA SPECIAL Colored Original Drawings This book covers color original drawing techniques using Copic Sketch markers from the ground up, with copious examples. The basic techniques are presented in 96 full-color pages. Fully illustrated. English Text. Available Now! (8193/4-88996-044-9) (STAR13612) (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 120pg, FC $24.99 **************** JAPANESE IMPORTS — VIDEO GAME PUBLICATIONS DEAD OR ALIVE: BEST SHOT SC This guide book for the popular video game Dead or Alive Extreme Beach Vollyball spotlights character introductions and swimwear. In the game, if you win the beach volley game, you accumulate points, which allow you to change the swimwear. With game photos, a detailed introduction, and great visuals. Everyone will enjoy this book, even those with no knowledge about the game. At the end of book, there is an eight-character wide poster attached. Japanese text. (7819/4-7973-2325-6) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x10, 144pg, FC $39.99 DEAD OR ALIVE MANGA ANTHOLOGY #1 The comic anthology of popular video game Dead or Alive Xtreme Bech Volleyball! Contains 13 works by 13 different authors. Go beyond the game with the lovely ladies of DOA! Includes a special 4-page color section. Japanese text. (7819/4-7580-0094-8) (CAUT: 4) SC, 6x8, 180pg, b&w $16.99 .HACK// GAME UNIVERSE GUIDE BOOKS The latest big game books from Yoshiyuki Sadamoto! Includes the introduction for characters, scenarios, and more! These books also include lots of pictures for the new and die-hard fans of .hack// (pronounced "Dot-Hack-Sign"). Japanese text. (7819) (CAUT: 4) #3 (4-04-707099-8)—SC, 6x8, 160pg, FC $23.99 #4 (4-04-707100-5)—SC, 6x8, 160pg, FC $23.99 FINAL FANTASY X-2 ULTIMANIA SC At last, the longed-for FFX-2 Ultimania is released! Features a total of 736 pages and detailed explanations of every nook and cranny! It is enough information for players to master in various events and secret dungeons. And, enemy data and visuals are widely introduced. Composed of seven chapters (Character, Map, Enemy, Scenario, etc.), all in full color! Japanese text. (7819/4-88787-126-0) (CAUT: 4) SC, 6x8, 736pg, FC $34.99 FINAL FANTASY X-2 VISUAL ARTS COLLECTION There are tons of visual illustrations for you to enjoy the FFX-2 world fully. Besides CG images, there are also illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano. Full color illustrations throughout! English Text. (7819/4-88787-128-7) (CAUT: 4) HC, 8x12, 96pg, FC $42.99 **************** Check next month's IMPORT TOYS & MODELS section for Final Fantasy X-2 Action Figures! ***************** GUNGRAVE FULL BREAK MANUAL The is the guide book for the PlayStation video game Gungrave, from Trigun creator Yasuhiro Nightow. Features game instruction with tips to win, plus information the game stages, dungeons, and maps. Japanese text. (7819/4-8401-602-9) (CAUT: 4) SC, 6x8, 96pg, FC $19.99 ************** Stop by the Previews booth at the San Diego Comic Com July 17-20 for information on how you can purchase the convention exclusive Gungrave Mini Figure from Kaiyodo! ************** KONAMI ALL PRODUCTS 2002-2003 This is the Konami yearbook, featuring the products of one of the biggest companies in the amusement world. Starting with arcade games, game soft to trading cards, character goods, and game guide books, all items are completely introduced with full-color photos in this book. Collects all Konami works in 2002-2003! Japanese text. (7819/4-7753- 0154-3) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x10, 252pg, FC $34.99 SHINOBI THE WIDE SC This book contains an illustration archive for the video game Shinobi. Includes rough illustrations, CG illustrations, and more. Contains 390 works! It shows you the fruits of the SEGA staff effort. Recommended not only fans of the game, but for ninja fan, as each illustration is in full color! Japanese text. (7819/4-04-707227-X) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x10, 128pg, FC $36.99 JAPANESE IMPORTS—MANGA AZUMI MANGA #1 by Yu Koyama Now a feature film from "Versus" director, Ryuhei Kitamura. At the end of the Sengoku period (around 17 B.C.), ten people, including Azumi, were secretly raised in the lonely country side. There, they trained themselves hard to be the best assassins in Tokugawa politics, whose family ruled the Edo period over 300 years. Japanese text. (7819/4-090- 183541-4) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x7, 180pg, b&w $9.99 DRAGONBALL: PERFECT EDITION MANGA #8-9 by Akira Torayama The famous manga DragonBall comes back as perfect volumes! Goku, Gohan, and all of the favorite DragonBall characters come back with a vengeance! Brand new cover by Akira Toriyama, with the same contents as the original comics. Japanese text. (7819) (CAUT: 4) #8 (4-08-873451-3)—SC, 6x8, 220pg, b&w $18.99 #9 (4-08-873452-1)—SC, 6x8, 220pg, b&w $18.99 FIVE STAR STORIES ENGLISH LANGUAGE MANGA #16 by Mamoru Nagano The Auge, which Atropos happened to find in her father's backyard, and Braford's wreck of an MH (controlled by A's sister Kyo) go at it, as the scene swings around between the Floating Temple, Aisha Codante in Zanda City (Kastenpo) heavily bandaged from burns suffered in her spiff with fellow Mirage Knight Ting, and the Schaft-Paltenon duo out in space (and spaced out). The mission to rescue Sopp has apparently gotten underway in earnest. Braford wins the battle with Atropos brilliantly, despite a dysfunctional Kyo and the awesome power of the Auge. Atropos cleverly escapes Auge's demise and takes Sopp and Sweh into the huge complex linear accelerator under the hideout, where we find out from Atropos why Kyo went haywire. Braford fails to grab them again and Barrow gives him the third degree for it. Atropos then decides to abandon the hideout, taking Sopp and Suezhou to safety in a nearby marsh, as Lonn approaches with the Schpeltor, courtesy of Kaien, and a full corps of AKD infantry regulars. English Text. (5454/4-88775-516-3) (CAUT: 4) SC, 9x11, 80pg, b&w $9.98 GASARAKI MANGA #4 Yushiro is a quiet seventeen-year-old who has been recruited by his father to pilot Tactical Armor mechs in simulations run by his company. He is found to have a special power within him that helps him control the TA better than a normal human. Yushiro believes himself to be in command of the situation when he is asked to perform a ritualistic dance on a cliff where a Shinto shrine previously stood. But when Yushiro has a vision in which a figure dressed in female Shinto garb tells him to stop the ritual or suffer the consequences, the saga of the legendary god, Gasaraki, begins to unfold! Japanese text. (7819/4-04-713340-X) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x7, 180pg, b&w $10.99 GET BACKERS MANGA #1 by Ranto Ayamine Midoban (his grandmother was German) is blessed with the "Unrighteous Eye," a strange power to make others hallucinate for a single minute, simply by looking them in the eye. Ginji Amano is also gifted. The "Thunder Lord" (Raitei) enables him to create electricity inside his body. They call themselves "Get Backers" and make a living by retrieving anything that has been taken away. Working in the back streets of Shinjuku, there is almost nothing that they cannot get back. No job is too small or too big; they will get back anything from computer games to atomic bombs. You must see the gripping "Unrighteous Eye" scenes and all the other great action in this manga. Get Backers portrays a complex drama of folk living in the back streets of Shinjuku and offers a different experience from other SF manga. This spring, Get Backers will be made into a game for the Game Boy Advanced series. Japanese text. (7819/4-06-312731-1) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x7, 180pg, b&w $7.99 JAPANESE IMPORTS—MANGA HEAT GUY J MANGA #1 by Chiaki Ogishima Daisuke Aurola is a police officer in the artificial city called Jed. He's a hard-nosed cop who prides himself on stopping trouble before it happens. Too bad his android partner isn't as hardcore. It's just not in the programming. But that doesn't mean Daisuke tries his best to be a role model for his metallic partner! Japanese text. (7819/4-06-349125-0) (CAUT: 4) SC, 200pg, b&w $10.99 HIKARU NO GO MANGA #1 by Ken Obata One of the most popular new anime/manga series currently in Japan! When Hikaru was in sixth grade he found an old Go board in a store room. He then found himself possessed by a spirit of a Go genius. And now Hikaru is a Go force to be reckoned with! Japanese text. (7819/4-08-872717-7) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x7, 188pg, b&w $7.99 INU-YASHA ANIME COMIC #24-26 by Rumiko Takahashi Japanese schoolgirl Kagome stumbles through a boarded-up well, and falls back in time to monster-infested sixteenth-century Japan. Together with the dog-like half-demon Inu- Yasha they fight against wicked monsters with the magical sword "Tetusaiga"! Reproduces cels from the anime in comic/fumetti style. Japanese text. (7819) (CAUT: 4) #24 (4-09-126804-8)—SC, 5x7, 206pg, FC $16.99 #25 (4-09-126805-6)—SC, 5x7, 206pg, FC $16.99 #26 (4-09-126806-4)—SC, 5x7, 206pg, FC $16.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A LUPIN THE 3RD MANGA #5-6 by Monkey Punch Adult Swim sensation! Lupin III is back! Monkey Punch and Masatsuki Yamakami revive the classic manga series with all new adventures! Meet master criminal Lupin III, the grandson of the legendary thief Arsene Lupin, and his sidekicks — ace marksman Daisuke Jigen, Goemon Ishikawa, an archetypal samurai, and the sexy mercenary Fujiko Mine. Together they carry off one crime after another and must stay one step ahead of the law. Japanese text. (7819) (CAUT: 4) #5 (4-575-93677-4)—SC, 6x8, 232pg, b&w $15.95 #6 (4-575-93696-0)—SC, 6x8, 232pg, b&w $15.99 ******************* MAZINKAISER MANGA #1 by Go Nagai & Naohito Tushima The Mazinger legend continues with the newest incarnation—the mighty super robot Mazinkaiser! This book collects the short story Mazinkaizer by Go Nagai, and the full- length story of Mazinkaizer by Naohito Tsushima. A dream team effort at an awesome sale price! Japanese text. (7819/4-575-93829-7) (CAUT: 4) SC, 6x8, 294pg, b&w $18.99 PRINCE OF TENNIS MANGA #1 by Takeshi Konomi Ryoma entered a prestigious middle school with an attitude. And with good reason: he's good at playing tennis. He has a career already, and has won 4 series in a statewide junior tournament. But Ryoma comes off as a snot-nosed punk, and his seniors in the club don't like him. Ryoma is soon aggressively challenging every single one of them! Japanese text. (7819/4-08-872815-7) (CAUT: 4) SC, 4x7, 180pg, b&w $7.99 RANMA ½ JAPANESE MANGA #4-5 by Rumiko Takahashi The Saotome family came back from China as masters of martial arts. But when they get splashed with water, the father turns into panda and the son turns into a girl! The ultimate manga comedy! Japanese text. (7819) (CAUT: 4) #4 (4-09-126504-9)—SC, 5x7, 180pg, b&w $7.99 #5 (4-09-126505-7)—SC, 5x7, 180pg, b&w $7.99 TRIGUN MAXIMUM MANGA #8 by Yasuhiro Nightow Vash the Stampede is wanted for murder with a $$60,000,000 bounty on his head. Meryl and Milly are ordered to observe Vash, and report what they see. But no sooner do they start out on their job, Vash's brother Naïve enters the equation. Naïve's subordinate Regard is making trouble, and this makes Vash's activities all the harder to follow! Japanese text. (7819/4-7859-2306-7) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x7, 222pg, b&w $9.99 MANGA ANTHOLOGIES hese massive monthly phonebook-style anthology titles are jam-packed with hundreds of pages of manga stories, each filled with many different genres and featuring some of today's most popular characters in serialized stories. Each fat, phone-book thick volume is printed in black-and-white — with some color pages — on various colored paper stock. AFTERNOON ANTHOLOGY MANGA OCTOBER 2003 Features Oh! My Goddess, Go Shopping in Yokohama by Hitoshi Ashinano, and Abenobashi Bridge Magic Mall by Satoru Akahori. Japanese text. (7819/13871-10) (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 500pg, b&w $9.99 ASUKA ANTHOLOGY MANGA OCTOBER 2003 Features Lagoon Engine by DNAngel and Angeleke by Kairi Yura, and more. Japanese text. (7819/1155-08) (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 400pg, b&w $8.99 MONTHLY MAGAZINE Z OCTOBER 2003 Features Big O, Kamen Rider Spirits, Devilman Amon, Gundam Seed, and more! Japanese text. (7819/18341-09) (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 670pg, b&w $9.99 SHONEN ACE MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2003 Featuring such popular titles as Neon Genesis Evangelion, CLAMP's new Angelic Layer, MPD-Psycho, Double Character Detective Saiko, and more. Japanese text. (7819/04879- 09) (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 500pg, b&w $8.99 ZERO SUM ANTHOLOGY MANGA OCTOBER 2003 Serializing Kazuya Minekura's Saiyuki Reload, plus Loveless, Magical X Miracle, Magi Magi, Angel Tact, Night Fang, and more! Japanese text. (7819/13735-09) (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 460pg, b&w $11.99 JAPANESE IMPORTS — ANIME MAGAZINES ANIMAGE SEPTEMBER 2003 Animage is an excellent source for all the latest news on Japanese anime. Each issue is packed with full-color and black-and-white pages, giving you the latest scoop on the hottest anime around. Japanese text. (7819/01577-09) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 8x12, FC $11.99 ANIMEDIA SEPTEMBER 2003 Focusing heavily on television anime, each issue features full-color and black-and-white articles and stills of vintage, new, and upcoming anime releases, fold out and insert anime posters, postcards, fan art, manga serials, video game reviews, and more. Japanese text. (7819/01579-09) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 8x12, 176pg, FC $8.99 DENGEKI ANIMAGA #4 This special animation magazine focuses on the sexy, cute, and downright hot ladies of anime! Includes information of the ladies in OVA, TV, animation, and comics! Limited to 100 copies. Japanese text. (7819/4-8402-2383-1) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 8x12, 122pg, FC $18.99 DENGEKI GS MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2003 This magazine has a monthly focus on the beautiful women, displaying their charms from top to bottom. Each issue comes with free extras such as trading cards, calendars, shitatjiki, and more. Japanese text. (7819/16365-09) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 8x10, 192pg, b&w $12.99 MEGAMI MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2003 From the publishers of Animedia comes this new magazine focusing on female anime and game characters, each issue filled with pull-out posters, trading cards, or other premiums! Japanese text. (7819/1580-10) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 8x10, 174pg, PC $14.99 NEWTYPE SEPTEMBER 2003 Newtype has been covering the anime scene for well over 15 years now, and the magazine still remains the fastest, most up-to-date source of information on new anime in Japan! Covering everything cool in the world of anime, it's packed with posters, postcards, booklets, stickers, and other assorted bonuses in each issue! Japanese text. (7819/07009- 09) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 8x12, FC $10.99 NEWTYPE: THE LIVE NOVEMBER 2003 What Newtype is to Anime… Newtype: The Live is to the world of live-action shows! This is a "tokusatsu" (special effects-driven TV shows) specialized publication, featuring Kamen Rider, Ultraman, and other tokusatsu heroes in dozens of color photos! Features interviews with actors and special effects teams, plus coverage of the latest merhandise, videos, and more! Over 50% in full-color! Japanese text. Bi-monthly. (7819/17011-11) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 10x12, 200pg, PC $14.99 RASPBERRY VOLUME 11 New to Previews! This quarterly publication focuses on the beautiful women of anime, especially those females who appear in adult games! (7819/26428-08) (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS Magazine, 8x10, 144pg, FC $17.99 JAPANESE IMPORTS — TOY PUBLICATIONS Toy collectors count on up-to-date news in order to stay abreast of the latest figure releases, variants, and limited edition collectibles. These magazines are ideal in that they not only cover the spectrum of Japanese toys, models, and Gashapon…but they offer great photography and graphics! Get the latest word on new Japanese toys with these essential magazines! DENGEKI HOBBY OCTOBER 2003 This magazine features illustrated articles on scratch-building and customizing model kits. Japanese text. (7819/16371-09) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x12, 290pg, PC $15.99 FIGURE KING ENCYCLOPEDIA #70 Covering American and Japanese figures, toys, and various premium/crane toy items. Japanese text. (7819) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, FC $18.99 FIGURE MANIACS SPECIAL #8 Thrill to a host of superbly crafted and painted sexy anime and manga girl figures, statues, and garage kits in this Figure Maniacs special. Features hit female kits and statues of 2003! Japanese text. (7819/4-8402-2370-X) (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS SC, 8x12, 120pg, FC $26.99 HOBBY JAPAN NOVEMBER 2003 The key source for model kit building and customizing in Japan. Japanese text. (7819/08127-11) (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 400pg, PC $12.99 HYPER HOBBY OCTOBER 2003 Japan's monthly magazine on toys, models, and collectibles! Packed with full-color pictures of the latest and greatest toy and action figure releases from some of Japan's favorite manufacturers. Japanese text. (7819/17465-10) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 8x12, 138pg, FC $13.00 MODEL GRAPHIX OCTOBER 2003 Covering cool car and robot models! Japanese text. (7819/18747-10) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 8x11, 168pg, PC $15.99 QUANTO MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2003 Dedicated to the field of miniature toy and gashapon collecting. Japanese text. (7819/03393-10) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 8x11, 140pg, FC $9.99 REPLICANT VOLUME 12 Focusing on garage kits and character figures, Replicant also looks at the latest female figures, and overviews those figures and dioramas that will be the hot picks of the year. (4-8124-1141-6) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x7, 144pg, b&w $23.99 IMPORTED ADULT PUBLICATIONS All Adult Publications feature foreign language text unless otherwise noted: (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada or Hong Kong. European Books BESTIARIO PADANO TP ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 96pg, b&w $16.99 GIOVANNA CASOTTO SHORT STORIES 3 TP ADULT MATERIAL SC, 9x12, b&w $5.99 SELEN 1 NO 4 TP ADULT MATERIAL SC, 9x12, FC $7.99 SELEN COMIX #1 ADULT MATERIAL SC, 9x12, FC $7.99 STORIE EROTICHE TP ADULT MATERIAL SC, 9x12, b&w $5.99 X COLLECTION #81: MISS 130 VOLUME 3 ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 68pg, b&w $10.99 European Magazines EL VIBORA #279 ADULT MATERIAL Magazine, 68pg, PC $7.99 KISS COMIX #139 ADULT MATERIAL Magazine, 68pg, PC $7.99 Japanese Books LOVE SATOSHI URUSIBARA ILLUSTRATED SC ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x12, 96pg, FC $38.99 YUI SHOP VOLUMES #1-3 ADULT MATERIAL #1 (4-06-334-245-X)—SC, 8x12, 96pg, FC $25.99 #2 (4-06-334-372-3)—SC, 8x12, 96pg, FC $25.99 #2 (4-06-334-656-0)—SC, 8x12, 96pg, FC $25.99 Japanese Magazines ADULT FIGURE VOLUME 2 SC ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x12, 128pg, FC $27.99 BUG BUG CG OCTOBER 2003 ADULT MATERIAL Magazine $14.99 LEMON CLUB OCTOBER 2003 ADULT MATERIAL Magazine $7.99 PA PI PO OCTOBER 2003 ADULT MATERIAL Magazine $8.99 PENGUIN CLUB OCTOBER 2003 ADULT MATERIAL Magazine $8.99 Japanese Merchandise X-CHANGE 2 CD-ROM ADULT MATERIAL CD-ROM SRP: $49.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A X-CHANGE CD-ROM ADULT MATERIAL CD-ROM $34.99 ***************** TRADING CARDS COOL COLLECTIBLES THE ARTWORK OF BORIS AND JULIE TRADING CARD SETS The Artwork of Boris and Julie Card Set is the complete 72-card set from the latest series "The Artwork of Boris and Julie: Strokes of Genius." As a special exclusive, each set will have one card autographed by Boris or Julie! These are not the same autographed cards that were inserted into the packs, but rather signed especially for this offer! Also available is the 6-card foil chase set, which was randomly inserted in the packs of the newest release. (4630) WITH AUTOGRAPH (HG070301)––Set (x72) PI CHASE SET (HG070303)––Set (x6) PI OFFICIAL X-MEN 2 MOVIE TRADING CARD SET 72 full color 2 ½" x 3 ½" movie cards featuring all the exciting action from the blockbuster film, X2: X-Men United! The set features: Patrick Stewart as Professor Xavier, Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Halle Berry as Storm, Famke Janssen as Jean Grey, Anna Paquin as Rogue, James Marsden as Cyclops, Ian McKellan as Magneto, and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos as Mystique. This set also includes two bonus X2 promo cards! (145) Set (x74) PI FLEER X-MEN TRADING CARDS The 1996 X-Men Trading Card Set contains the entire base set from the 1996 X-Men trading card series. The 1996 Ultra X-Men Chromium Trading Card Box contains 20 packs per wax box, and includes randomly inserted chase cards, such as Gold Foil Signature Series cards, Impact cards, and HoloFlash cards. The 1995 Ultra X-Men: Hunters and Stalkers Trading Card Set is the complete 9-card rainbow chase set from the 1995 Ultra X-Men trading card series. The 1993 X-Men II Trading Card Tin Set is the Limited Edition, individually numbered tin set produced by Skybox in 1993, and contains a complete base 100-card set, all 9 Gold Foil cards, all 3 Holithograms, and the #H-X Hologram. (8394) 1996 SET––Set PI 1996 ULTRA CHROMIUM BOX––Box PI 1995 ULTRA HUNTERS & STALKERS SET––Set (x9) PI 1993 SKYBOX TIN SET––Set (x113) PI THE OFFICIAL WOLVERINE "FROM THEN 'TIL NOW" CARD SET 90 different, full color 2 ½" x 3 ½" X-Men Wolverine cards. This set shows the awesome powers, the many fights, battles, and evil villains of Marvel's Mightiest Mutant X-Man, Wolverine! (145) Set (x90) PI 1980'S MOVIES TRADING CARD BOXES The Supergirl box contains 36 packs of sticker cards from the 1984 movie starring Helen Slater and Peter O'Toole. The Dark Crystal box contains 36 packs of trading cards from the 1982 Jim Henson classic. (5458) TOPPS 1984 SUPERGIRL––Box PI DONRUSS 1982 DARK CRYSTAL––Box PI JUSTICE LEAGUE TRADING CARDS 81 different full color 2 ½" x 3 ½" premium trading cards. Set features the world's greatest super-heroes including: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Green Lantern, The Flash, Hawk Girl, and the Martian Manhunter as they battle Super Villain Alliances, Time-Traveling Outlaws, and Alien Threats. Also featured are super subsets, such as "the Origin of the Justice League," "Greatest Battles," "Allies and Enemies," and much more! (145) OFFICIAL PREMIUM SET––Set (x81) PI WORLD'S GREATEST HEROES CHASE SET––Set (x9) PI ACTION WORKS CHASE SET––Set (x7) PI FRIENDS AND FOES CHASE SET––Set (x18) PI THE OFFICIAL XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS SERIES II CARD SET 72 different, full color 2 ½" x 3 ½" high gloss cards. This set features Lucy Lawless as "Xena the Warrior Princess" and Renee O'Connor as "Gabrielle." Also included are cards of Ares (God of War), Callisto (Warrior Queen), Aphrodite (Goddess of Love), and many more! There are also Xena Season Two subsets, such as "Allies and Adversaries," Episode cards spotlighting every show from the second season, Xena Art Gallery cards, a 6-card Gabrielle Subset, and more! Plus, as a special bonus, there's a rare Xena the Warrior Princess Series II Promo Card! (145) Set (x73) PI LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS UPDATE CARD SET 72 different, full color 2 ½" x 3 ½" premium 16 pt. gold foil stamped cards. This set features updated storyline cards with all-new imagery from the second film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Follow Frodo, Sam, and the surviving members of The Fellowship as they race to destroy The One Ring. Character Cards provide up-to-date biographies profiling all the heroes and new characters from The Two Towers, including: Gollum, Treebeard, Ents, Nazgul, Dragon Riders, Wargs, Balrog, and much more! Plus, a special Return of the King preview and "behind the scenes" artwork subsets! (145) Set (x72) PI SPORTS MEMORABILIA STEINER SPORTS MLB AUTOGRAPHED BASEBALLS Choose from: Barry Bonds, Cal Ripken Jr., Derek Jeter, Gary Carter Hall of Fame, Hank Aaron, Nolan Ryan Hall of Fame, Roger Clemens, Sandy Koufax, Willie Mays, and Yogi Berra. BARRY BONDS (BONDBAS0NL001)––Baseball PI CAL RIPKEN JR. (RIPKBAS000002)–– Baseball PI DEREK JETER (JETEBAS000000)–– Baseball PI GARY CARTER HOF (CARTBAS000001)–– Baseball PI HANK AARON (AAROBAS000010)–– Baseball PI NOLAN RYAN HOF (RYANBAS000002)–– Baseball PI ROGER CLEMENS (CLEMBAS000000)–– Baseball PI SANDY KOUFAX (KOUFBAS000002)–– Baseball PI WILLIE MAYS (MAYSBAS0NL000)–– Baseball PI YOGI BERRA (BERRBAS000003)–– Baseball PI SPORTS CARDS TOPPS COMPANY TOPPS 2003 BOWMAN NFL CARDS This 275-card base set consists of 110 Veterans and 165 Rookies. Includes "Signs of the Future" Autographs and "Fabric of the Future" Relics. Also features 10 "Pigskin Previews," which are game-used Senior Bowl football relic cards, and 10 "Paydirt Previews," which are game-used Senior Bowl pylons. "Bowman Draft Day Selections" feature 5 Cap relics and 5 Jersey relics. Also included are 10 Bowman Franchise/Future cards. $2.99 per pack. (348-03H) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Box PI TOPPS 2003 CHROME NFL CARDS This 275-card base set consists of 145 Veteran players, 110 2002 NFL Draft Pick Refractors Rookie Cards, Parallels, Insert Cards, Relic Cards, Autographs, and more! 4 cards per pack. 24 packs per box. MSRP: $3.00 per pack. (819-03H) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Box PI TOPPS 2003 BOWMAN'S BEST MLB CARDS This 125-card base set consists of 35 Major League Veterans, 15 First Year Players, 65 "Bowman's Best First Years Autographs" (1 per pack, with Certified Autograph logo and 3M sticker), 10 Bowman's Best First Year Relics, Parallel Cards, and more! 5 cards per pack. 10 packs per box. MSRP: $15.00 per pack. (393-03H) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Box PI TOPPS 2003 PRISTINE MLB CARDS A pack within a pack within a pack! This base set will be constructed of 100 superstar veterans. The cards will be printed on 28 point Chromium technology and utilize heavy areas of white plating. There will be 30 different rookie subjects created in three variations each, as well as game-used cards featuring Topps Spokesman, Barry Bonds. The design should utilize the name "BONDS" as in treasury bonds-type look. Also included are Autograph cards, Pristine cards (encased cards inserted in the outermost pack), and more! 5 packs per box. MSRP: $30.00 per pack. (804-03H) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Box PI UPPER DECK UPPER DECK 2003 CLASSIC PORTRAITS MLB CARDS Introducing the premiere edition of Classic Portraits Baseball! Following the tradition that was created with CP Hockey earlier this year, CP Baseball will also feature one collectible polystone bust per box! The checklist of busts will consist only of Hall of Famers and Upper Deck spokesmen, which includes Ichiro, Matsui, Sosa, Griffey, Mantle, Williams, and many others! As if that weren't exciting enough, one of the busts in every case will also feature an authentic signature! The busts will also have multiple variations to enhance collectibility, some of which will feature sequential numbering. As for the card product, each box will yield on average three serially numbered rookie cards, six short printed base cards, and three special HOF plaque cards that feature some cool new printing technologies. A must for any true baseball fan! 5 cards per pack. 24 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Box PI UPPER DECK 2003-04 SWEET SHOT NBA CARDS Sweet Shot Basketball will once again feature all of the characteristics that basketball fans love….serially numbered rookies, lots of autographs and jersey cards, and loads of cool new technologies! This year's edition will once again feature signatures on simulated basketball stock, and these will fall one in every other box. There will also be a minimum of two memorabilia cards and one numbered rookie per box as well, plus boxes that do not contain an autograph will contain either an additional signed card or a special serially numbered Michael Jordan tribute card. Finally, seeded at one per case will be Sweet Spot autographed cards, which feature signatures of the NBA's biggest names on the sweet spot of a baseball and embedded into a card! 4 cards per pack. 12 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Box PI UPPER DECK 2003 PROSPECT PREMIERE MLB CARDS For the third season in a row, Upper Deck brings you Prospect Premieres, the product where every base card is a rookie! This set always is the first to capture many of MLB's future all stars for the first time in their MLB uniforms! Many changes are in store this year for the brand, including a larger base set (130 players). Plus, every card in the set will be paralleled by either a jersey version or a signed version! There will be two signed cards per box, plus one jersey card per box as well! Get cards of tomorrow's stars, today! 4 cards per pack. 18 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Box PI UPPER DECK 2003 PATCH COLLECTION NFL CARDS Patch Collection Football will follow the lead set forth by Patch Collection Baseball, which means it will feature three embroidered patch cards per 20 pack box. Additionally, each box will contain one very special patch box topper. Two of the three embroidered patch cards found in each box will be numbered as part of the base set, including many of the rookies found in this set. There will also be at least one signed patch card seeded in each case as well. 5 cards per pack. 20 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Box PI UPPER DECK 2003 SP SIGNATURE SERIES NFL CARDS Sp Signature Series returns with an authentic NFL player signature in EVERY pack! All of your favorite NFL stars from yesterday and today are featured here, as well as the game's top rookies. In addition to a signed card, every pack will ALSO contain one regular player card AND one serially numbered rookie card (to either 750 or 250). One of the signed cards found in each box will be numbered to 75 or less as well! Also look for dual signed cards numbered to 75, as well as Legendary Cuts cards of deceased former NFL players. 3 cards per pack. 5 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Box PI UPPER DECK 2003-04 CLASSIC PORTRAITS NHL CARDS Classic Portraits Hockey returns for a second year, with all-new collectible polystone busts once again seeded at one per box. Busts this year will feature cool new poses, including players holding up the Stanley Cup and 500 Goal Scorers holding up their history-making puck. There will be multiple variations of the busts, including two signed busts per case! In addition to the bust, each box will also yield two memorabilia cards, two serially numbered rookie cards, plus a host of other serially numbered subset cards. In addition, there will also be many different low numbered jersey cards randomly seeded as well. 5 cards per pack. 24 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Box PI UPPER DECK 2003 SP GAME-USED GOLF CARDS If you are a fan of PGA and LPGA signatures and memorabilia cards, then SPGU Golf is the product for you! Every pack of SPGU Golf will contain either one tournament-worn memorabilia card, a signed card, or a combination of both! There will be a minimum of two signed cards per six-pack box, and all rookie cards in the product will contain both a signature and a swatch of memorabilia! And just like last year, every case of SPGU Golf will contain at least one Tiger Woods signed card! There are literally hundreds of serially numbered variations on the jersey cards, so collectibility will be at its highest! 3 cards per pack. 6 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Box PI NON-SPORTS CARDS ARTBOX ENTERTAINMENT YU YU HAKUSHO JAPANESE IMPORT EDITION CARDS Yu Yu Hakusho follows the adventures of 14-year-old Yusuke Urameshi, a young rebel with no direction in life, the toughest kid in town. When Yusuke saves the life of a young child in a deadly traffic accident and ultimately gives up his own life to do so, his noble sacrifice earns him a second chance, and he is permitted to return to Earth from the Afterworld with amazing powers that must only be used for good. This awesome series of cards includes images from the hit anime television show, with character profiles, action shots, battle scenes, and much more! 10 cards per pack, 24 packs per box. (7047/17120) (CAUT: 4) RES. from Previews Vol. XII #10 (Oct023210) Box PI BENCHWARMERS BENCHWARMER 2003 SERIES 2 CARDS Benchwarmer 2003 hits a homerun! In addition to the 100 Basic Cards, there are 7 exciting Insert Sets, including 20 Authentic Autographs, 12 Authentic "KISS" Cards, 9 NEW "Bench Warmer" Movie Cards, 5 Authentic Bikini Swatch Cards, and more! Over 60 Different Gorgeous Women, including 30 Brand New Models and 4 new Celebrities help make this set one of the hottest ever! 8 cards per pack. 36 packs per box. (296) (CAUT: 4) Box PI CHICKENHEAD PRODUCTIONS, INC. PSYCHEDELIC REPUBLICANS CARDS Freak out with this three-series, 24-card base set, containing technicolored, tripped-out images of some of the most well known Republicans. This set will include George W. Bush, Trent Lott, Richard Cheney, Laura Bush, Colin Powell, Jesse Helms, Donald Rumsfeld, Rush Limbaugh, John Ashcroft, Clarence Thomas, Strom Thurmond, and more! 8 cards per pack. 36 packs per box. MSRP: $3.99 per pack. (5758) (CAUT: 4) Box PI CHRONICLE BOOKS EMILY THE STRANGE STICKER CARDS This 50-card base set is like the baseball cards of yesteryear, but with a twist! Each full color card contains a removable sticker! With four cats, a clever mind, and a thirteen-year old's philosophy, Emily's no-nonsense, sullen, smart, and anti-social messages ring true for girls and women alike. 6 cards per pack. 24 packs per box. MSRP: $4.95 per pack. (334) (CAUT: 4) Box $118.80 OOPSY DAISY AND THE SPECIAL FRIENDS STICKER CARDS This 50-card base set is like the baseball cards of yesteryear, but with a twist! Each full color card contains a removable sticker! Oopsy Daisy is a sweet little carrottop with a really big head and an even bigger propensity for misadventure. 6 cards per pack. 24 packs per box. MSRP: $4.95 per pack. (334) (CAUT: 4) Box $118.80 COMIC IMAGES 24 SEASONS 1 AND 2 CARDS AND BINDER Comic Images' 24 collector cards is a 90-card series that offers a comprehensive look at the real-time drama. Subsets include an hour-by-hour recap of Seasons I and II, cast bio cards, a Sneak Peak at the upcoming Series III, and more! Chase cards include "Women of 24," memorabilia cards, and autograph cards. Also available is a unique custom printed binder with nine 9-pocket pages, plus an uncut 6-card press sheet. 7 cards per pack. 36 packs per box. (59) (CAUT: 4) BOX PI BINDER PI ELMORE PRODUCTIONS INC. LARRY ELMORE "NEW BEGINNINGS" CARDS Larry Elmore has changed the look of fantasy with his epic landscapes and poses. Now, he is about to change "Collector Cards" into "Collector Gaming Cards." This outstanding new 90-card series is a collection of Elmore's newest artwork containing 45 images never before seen and 90 secret URL locations where collectors can download d20 game stats based on each Elmore image! Also, collectors get an Elmore autographed card in every display box, each case will contain one redemption card for a signed, limited edition litho by Elmore worth more than $100 and limited to 350 pieces, and each pack will contain an entry form for a chance to win an Original Larry Elmore Painting! 9 art cards and 1 info card per pack. 30 packs per box. MSRP: $3.29 (5294) (CAUT: 4) Box $98.70 EXCLUSIVE COLLECTIBLES BARBARA LEIGH AS VAMPIRELLA AUTOGRAPHED CARD SET A two-card autographed set featuring Barbara Leigh, who portrayed the title character on the covers of Warren Publishing's Vampirella magazines of the '70s! Set (x2) PI JAMES MARSTERS AUTOGRAPHED CARD SET A two-card autographed set featuring James Marster, "Spike" of TV's Buffy the Vampire, as he plays with his band, Ghost of the Robot! Set (x2) PI CLASSIC VIRGINIA MAYO AUTOGRAPHED CARD SET A three-card autographed set featuring silver screen legend Virginia Mayo, star of White Heat and The Princess & the Pirate! Set (x3) PI LISA WILCOX AUTOGRAPHED CARD SET A two-card autographed set featuring Lisa Wilcox, a featured player on Star Trek and in the Nightmare on Elm Street films! Set (x2) PI FRANK GORSHIN AUTOGRAPHED CARD Famed actor, impersonator, and Batman TV series legend Frank "The Riddler" Gorshin autographs this full-color trading card! Card PI INKWORKS BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 7 PREMIUM CARDS The tribute to the final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is here! This 90-card base set offers complete episodic coverage, as well as new subsets such as "Faces of the First," "Slayers in Training," and "Andrew's World." This series is loaded with bonus cards, such as 14 Autographed cards, 6 Piecework cards, a 9-card puzzle and 9-card parallel puzzle featuring Buffy's final battle, a 6-card "Slayer's Legacy," and 3 "Warriors Unite" box loaders. To compliment your collection is the collector album, the Final Battle mini- press sheet, and the parallel puzzle Final Battle min-press sheet! 7 cards per pack. 36 packs per box. MSRP: $2.29 per pack. (8970) (CAUT: 4) BOX (12540) PI ALBUM (12550) MSRP: $19.95 FINAL BATTLE MINI-PRESS SHEET (12545) MSRP: $69.95 FINAL BATTLE MINI-PRESS SHEET PARALLEL (12546) MSRP: $99.95 RITTENHOUSE ARCHIVES QUOTABLE XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS CARDS & ALBUM This 135 base card set of Etchfex cards features the most memorable lines from all 134 episodes of Xena! The set includes 2 hand-signed Autograph cards in every box, randomly inserted Autograph Costume cards, 9 "On the Lighter Side" cards, 9 "Xena in Motion" cards, 9 "Forever Friends" cards, 6 "Forged in Heat of Battle" cards, and more. To compliment this set is the official collector's album, which is custom designed to store the entire collection, and comes complete with 20 plastic sheets and a Lucy Lawless costume card! 6 cards per pack. 40 packs per box. MSRP: $2.00 per pack. (4629) (CAUT: 4) BOX PI ALBUM PI LEGENDS OF STAR TREK: CAPTAIN KIRK CARDS This is the very first installment in an ongoing series of trading cards that commemorate and pay tribute to the greatest legends in Star Trek history. This first collection includes 9-foil stamped cards featuring some of the best photography ever published of the legendary Captain James T. Kirk. Each set comes with a custom-designed collector's album. (4629) (CAUT: 4) Set MSRP: $25.00 STAR TREK NEMESIS EXPANSION CARDS A collection of 18 cards featuring amazing, computer-generated special effects images from the 10th Star Trek feature film. Lots of great images of the Starship Enterprise and Romulan ships. Plus, there's an authentic Costume card featuring Starfleet uniform material worn by Jonathan Frakes as Commander William T. Riker! Only 999 sets available. (4629) (CAUT: 4) Set (x18) MSRP: $75.00 JAMES BOND: DIE ANOTHER DAY EXPANSION CARDS A collection of 18 cards featuring the extraordinary cast of the latest James Bond film, Die Another Day! Features Pierce Brosnan as Bond, Halle Berry as Jinx, Rosamund Pike as Miranda Frost, Judy Dench as M, John Cleese as Q, and more! Plus, there's an authentic Costume card featuring wetsuit material worn in the opening sequence of the movie. Only 999 sets available. (4629) (CAUT: 4) Set (x18) MSRP: $40.00 OFFERED AGAIN O/A FARSCAPE SEASON 4 CARDS This 72-card baset set includes all 22 Season 4 episodes, three cards per episode. Bonus sets includes "Behind-the-Scenes with David Kamper" cards, "Quotable Farscape" cards, autographed cards, "From the Archives" costume cards, and more! 9 cards per pack. 40 packs per box. MSRP: $2.00 per pack. Box PI O/A PLAYBOY PLAYMATE OF THE YEAR CARDS This 96-card base set features two checklist cards, two preview cards, and several inserts, including 10 "Playboy Cyber Girls," 10 "Anniversary" cards, 10 autograph cards, three jumbo cards, and more! Featuring Playmates from 1960 to 2002! SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada or Hong Kong. ADULT MATERIAL Box PI *************************** APPAREL SECTION PREMIER VENDORS GRAPHITTI DESIGNS VIEW ASKEWNIVERSE 2004 ALMANAC Time flies when you're having fun, but it'll travel at the speed of light when you're marking it with the View Askew Almanac! Packed with pics from the flicks, fun facts, and important dates in View Askew history, this fancily named calendar has it all - including all twelve months! Thrill to trivia and images from Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, day by day, week by week, month by month! Measuring 14 3/4" x 10", each calendar is guaranteed to fill your daily life with new joy and meaning (light speen travel and new joy and meaning not guaranteed). Calendar $17.95 CAPTAIN BRITAIN LIMITED EDITION HC by Alan Moore and Alan Davis Graphitti Designs is proud to add to it's line of books, the Captain Britain Limited Edition Hardcover Book. The ground-breaking story by Alan Moore and Alan Davis is collected for the first time in hardcover form. Features an intro by Moore and totals 208 full color pages from cover to cover. Limited to an edition size of 1500, each book will feature an illustrated signature page featuring new art by Davis produced exclusively for this edition. This signature page is sequentially numbered and signed by both Moore and Davis. Also features a full-color dustjacket, smyth-sewn hardcover binding with debossed cover and special endpages. Graphitti Designs reputation for producing the finest Limited Edition Books continues with this classic. Quantities are limited with orders subject to allocations based upon orders received. HC, 7x10, 208pg, FC $69.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A CAPTAIN BRITAIN T-SHIRT Features a full color screenprint on a black 100% cotton shirt. Long live the queen!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 *********************** SCOOTER GIRL T-SHIRT Hitch a ride with Chynna and Oni Press on the new Scooter Girl T-shirt. Features the art of Chynna Clugston-Major screenprinted in full color on a black 100% cotton shirt. So hip that it's hard to believe it''s from Graphitti Designs!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 KINGDOM COME I T-SHIRT O/A KINGDOM COME SUPERMAN SYMBOL T-SHIRT O/A KINGDOM COME SUPERMAN SYMBOL LONG-SLEEVE SHIRT The art of Alex Ross embraces you on both the front and back of the great Kingdom Come I T-shirt. First produced by DC Comics a number of years back, this new printing features Alex's art screenprinted in full color and both sides of a white 100% cotton shirt. Kingdom Come as returned!! S-XL $17.95 (short-sleeve) XXL $20.95 (short-sleeve) S-XL $23.95 (long-sleeve) XXL $26.95 (long-sleeve) SUPERMAN SYMBOL III LONG-SLEEVE SHIRT O/A SUPERMAN SYMBOL T-SHIRT O/A SUPERMAN SYMBOL LONG-SLEEVE SHIRT O/A SUPERMAN SYMBOL II T-SHIRT O/A SUPERMAN SYMBOL III T-SHIRT O/A BIZARRO SUPERMAN SYMBOL T-SHIRT O/A BIZARRO SUPERMAN SYMBOL LONG-SLEEVE SHIRT O/A CLASSIC SUPERMAN SYMBOL T-SHIRT O/A CLASSIC SUPERMAN SYMBOL LONG-SLEEVE SHIRT Get ready for the autumn chill with the new Superman Symbol III Long-Sleeve Shirt. Features the classic "S" screenprinted in color on a black 100% cotton long-sleeve shirt. Check out all of the other short and long sleeve renditions of the famous "S". They're all great and they're all endorsed by the Man of Steel himself!! S-XL $17.95 (short-sleeve) XXL $20.95 (short-sleeve) S-XL $23.95 (long-sleeve) XXL $26.95 (long-sleeve) BAT SIGNAL T-SHIRT The Dark Knight is duty-bound to come-a-running when you're seen sporting the new Bat Signal T-Shirt. Features the Bat symbol screenprinted incolor on a black 100% cotton shirt. Show your friend you've got The Batman on your side!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 X-MEN: CHARLES XAVIER T-SHIRT The first graduating class of the Institute gather together on the new X-Men: Charles Xavier T-Shirt. Features the art of Bruce Timm screenprinted in color on a red 100% cotton shirt. Higher education has been given a whole new meaning! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 CAPTAIN AMERICA: SNIPERS T-SHIRT Cap dodges the bullets on the new Captain America: Snipers T-Shirt. Features the art of John Cassaday screenptinted in full color on a natural 100% cotton shirt. No room for close shaves here!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 BLACK PANTHER III T-SHIRT The tribal rhythms reach new heights on the new Black Panther III T-Shirt. Features the art of Liam Sharp screenprinted in full color on a stone-washed green 100% cotton shirt. The jungles will never be the same!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN XV T-SHIRT Spidey gets into the swing on the newUltimate Spider-Man XV T-Shirt. Features the art of Mark Bagley screenprinted in full color on a black 100% cotton shirt. Spider-Man rocks!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 WOLVERINE: WAR T-SHIRT Everyone's favorite Canadian mutant takes center stage on the new Wolverine: War T- Shirt. Features an extremely intense Wolverine screenprinted in full color on a white 100% cotton shirt. The lesson for today is: Don't screw-around with Wolverine!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 OFFERED AGAIN MARVELOUS LIBRARY O/A THOR VISIONARIES LIMITED-EDITION HARDCOVER BOOK by Walt Simonson O/A DAREDEVIL VOL. I LTD. BOOK O/A DAREDEVIL VOL. II LTD. BOOK O/A DAREDEVIL VOL. III LTD. BOOK by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson O/A DAREDEVIL VISIONARIES LTD. BOOK by Kevin Smith, Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti O/A EARTH-X LIMITED-EDITION HARDCOVER BOOK PACKAGE by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger, John Paul Leon and Bill Reinhold Six great deluxe, limited-edition hardcover books that are the perfect addition to even the most discriminating of libraries. • Thor Visionaries... by Walter Simonson. Limited to only 1500 copies. • Daredevil: Vol 1,2 and 3... art by Frank Miller. Limited to 25000 copies each. • Daredevil: Visionaries... by Kevin Smith, Quesada & Palmiotti. Limited to 2500 copies. • Earth X... conceived by Alex Ross, written by Jim Krueger with art by John Paul Leon, Bill Reinhold and Ross. Limited to only 6000 copies. All books are limited and feature an illustrated, sequentially number a page with new, exclusive art. Check out the all of the quality features these deluxe editions have to offer. Quantities are limited, and are subject to allocation if over-ordering occurs Thor: 288 pgs, color hardcover book $69.95 DD Vol. I: 176 pgs, hc book $39.95 DD Vol. II: 360 pgs, hc book $39.95 DD Vol. III: 272 pgs, hc book $39.95 DD Visionaries: 192 pgs, hc book w/ cd-rom $79.95 Earth X: 576 pgs, hardcover book with two cd package $95.00 O/A HULK V T-SHIRT Features the art of Jae Lee screenprinted in full-color on a white 100% cotton shirt. Feel the green!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 O/A HULK: ANIMATED T-SHIRT Features the art of Bruce Timm screenprinted in color on a Stone-Washed Green 100% cotton T-shirt. He may be green, but he looks so good!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 O/A TRINITY I T-SHIRT Features Matt's art screenprinted in color on a black 100% cotton shirt. Check out the shirt and the new mini-series from DC Comics. S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 O/A GREEN LANTERN V T-SHIRT Features the classic art of Gil Kane screenprinted in color on a kahki green 100% cotton shirt. Some classics never die!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 ************************ APPAREL SECTION ANIME DRAGONBALL Z: TRIPLE SHOT T-SHIRT Athletic heather, 100% cotton. Gel ink application. Front and sleeve images. (7296/2433511) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $16.95 DRAGONBALL Z: ULTIMATE DRAGONBALL Z T-SHIRT Charcoal heather, 100% cotton. Crystalina ink application. Front and back images. (7296/2438511) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $16.95 INU YASHA: WITH FLAME BACKGROUND T-SHIRT Black, 100% cotton shirt. Front image. (6358/5017) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $18.95 INU YASHA: BOW AND ARROW BABYDOLL T-SHIRT White 100% cotton. Front image. (6358/502268) (CAUT: 4) LG $18.95 LUPIN: GIRL ON LUPIN LOGO T-SHIRT White , 100% pre-shrunk cotton T-shirt. Front image. (559/42-301-2) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $16.95 NEON GENESIS EVANGELION NERV: LOGO "Y" BAG Black with embroidered logo. Adjustable tri-strap. Zipper gives access to top or bottom of the bag. Small triangular front pocket. Approximately 22" x 16". (5488/NERVR) (CAUT: 4) Bag $39.99 DC COMICS AQUAMAN POSED LOGO DISTRESS RINGER T-SHIRT Light olive heater 100% cotton pre-shrunk ringer. Front image. (559/48-346-201) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $16.95 BATMAN LOGO HOODIE Black high-quality heavyweight hoodie. Full chest appliqué with sleeve embroidery. Matching contrast interior hood. (559/48-249-209) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Finland, and Germany. This item is sold to retailers in prepacks please check with your retailer for availability. XXL SRP: $50.00Ea. GREEN LANTERN SPRAY LOGO T-SHIRT Black, 100% cotton t-shirt. Front image. (559/48-301-207) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $16.95 GREEN LANTERN LOGO HOODIE Green high-quality heavyweight hoodie. Full chest appliqué with sleeve embroidery. Matching contrast interior hood. (559/48-249-209) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Finland, and Germany. This item is sold to retailers in prepacks please check with your retailer for availability. Hoodie SRP: $50.00 SPY VS. SPY: BACK TO BACK T-SHIRT White 100% cotton t-shirt. Front image. (5145/2000) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $16.95 SUPERMAN LOGO HOODIE Royal blue high-quality heavyweight hoodie. Full chest appliqué with sleeve embroidery. Matching contrast interior hood. (559/23-249-207) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Finland, and Germany. This item is sold to retailers in prepacks please check with your retailer for availability. Hoodie SRP: $50.00 GOTH ROMAN DIRGE "I'M SO SPOOKY I PEE DARKNESS" T-SHIRT Black, 100% cotton t-shirt. Front image. (5145/F523901) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $21.95 ROMAN DIRGE "SNAKES SNAILS AND ENTRAILS" T-SHIRT Black, 100% cotton t-shirt. Front image. (5145/RD037) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $21.95 RUBY GLOOM "I'M SO HAPPY I COULD DIE" BABY DOLL T-SHIRT Black 100% cotton t-shirt. Front image. (5145/D302081) (CAUT: 4) Shirt $19.95 RUBY GLOOM VINYL ZIP CLOSURE WALLET Vinyl zip closure wallet with detachable ID holder. (5145/D301BFN) (CAUT: 4) Wallet $20.95 MARVEL HULK DIGITAL WATCH TIME TEACHER WATCH SET Digital watch with time teacher clock comes in collectible lunch tin. (5445/HLK715TT- 1) (CAUT: 4) Set $21.95 HULK ATHLETIC CREW SOCKS Features The Incredible Hulk logo and character image. (6505/1711597) (CAUT: 4) Socks SRP: $6.00 PUNISHER SKULL FACE T-SHIRT Black, 100% cotton t-shirt with silver shimmer. Front image. (5360/MVL-0167) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $16.95 SPIDER-MAN DIGITAL WATCH TIME TEACHER WATCH SET Digital watch with time teacher clock comes in collectible lunch tin. (5445/MSM700TT- 0) (CAUT: 4) Set $21.95 SPIDER-MAN ATHLETIC CREW SOCKS Features Spider-Man logo and character image. (6505/1711592) (CAUT: 4) Socks SRP: $6.00 MOVIES & TV A CHRISTMAS STORY: I TRIPLE DOG DARE YOU T-SHIRT White, 100% cotton. Front image. (5145/65010) L-XL $16.95 A CHRISTMAS STORY: LITTLE PIGGIES EAT T-SHIRT Black, 100% cotton. Front image. (5145/65150) L-XL $16.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: FAMILY TREE T-SHIRT Black 100% cotton. Front image. (6028) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $17.95 CROW: ANGRY RAIN PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE T-SHIRT Black 100% cotton. Front image. (350) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $19.95 DR. SEUSS THE CAT IN THE HAT DIGITIAL 5-PIECE WATCH SET Digital watch with 5 interchangeable faces comes in collectible lunch tin. (5445/CTH555LB-1) (CAUT: 4) Set $19.99 DR. SEUSS CAT IN THE HAT STOVEPIPE HAT One size fits all. Felt hat measures 13" tall and 12" wide. (5209/12-11-0019-00-0SF) (CAUT: 4) Hat $14.95 MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE: TEELA JUNIOR T-SHIRT Bright scarlet, 100% cotton. Front image. (559/37-457-65) (CAUT: 4) LG $16.95 MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE: SKELETOR RIDING PANTHER T-SHIRT Chambray blue heather ringer. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/37-346-59) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $16.95 MONTY PYTHON "I FART IN YOUR GENERAL DIRECTION" T-SHIRT Olive green. 100% cotton. (6358/4149) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $18.95 MONTY PYTHON "NUDGE, NUDGE, SAY NO MORE" T-SHIRT White 100% cotton t-shirt. Front image. (6358/5002) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $18.95 SAMURAI JACK: DIFFERENT PROFILES YOUTH T-SHIRT Black, 100% cotton t-shirt. Front image. (6358/505022) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $18.95 SAMURAI JACK VS. AKU T-SHIRT Brown,100% cotton t-shirt. Front image. (6358/5047) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $18.95 SOUTH PARK: CARTMAN WITH KISSES JUNIOR T-SHIRT Black, 100% cotton t-shirt. Front image. (6358/4549) (CAUT: 4) LG $18.95 SOUTH PARK: PROFESSOR CHAOS T-SHIRT White, 100% cotton t-shirt. Front logo. Image on back. (6358/4871) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $18.95 SOUTH PARK: RED ROCKET T-SHIRT White,100% cotton t-shirt. Front image. (6358/5013) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $18.95 STARSKY & HUTCH STAR T-SHIRT Red100% cotton t-shirt. Front image. (5738/54010) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $16.95 THUNDERCATS LOGO HOODIE Black, high-quality heavyweight hoodie. Full chest appliqué with sleeve embroidery. Matching contrast interior hood. (559/63-249-44) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada. This item is sold to retailers in prepacks please check with your retailer for availability. Hoodie SRP: $50.00 THE SIMPSONS FAMILY HOODIE Black, high-quality heavyweight hoodie. Full chest appliqué with sleeve embroidery. Matching contrast interior hood. (559/95-249-231) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Finland, and Germany. This item is sold to retailers in prepacks please check with your retailer for availability. Hoodie SRP: $50.00 THE SIMPSONS: ROD & TOD FLANDERS "THANK YOU LORD" T-SHIRT Yellow, 100% cotton t-shirt. Front image. (559/95-301-335) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 THE SIMPSONS: BART SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY T-SHIRT Navy, 100% cotton t-shirt. Front image. (559/95-301-465) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 THE SIMPSONS: RALPH WIGGUM HONOR STUDENT T-SHIRT Grey, 100% cotton t-shirt. Front image. (559/95-301-457) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 THE SIMPSONS: "WORST SUPER-HERO EVER" RINGER T-SHIRT White with green trim 100% cotton ringer t-shirt. Front image. (559/95-346-434) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 THE SIMPSONS: ZOMBIES T-SHIRT Black, 100% cotton t-shirt. Front image. (559/95-301-310) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 VIDEO GAMES ATARI LOGO HOODIE Navy high-quality heavyweight hoodie. Full chest appliqué with sleeve embroidery. Matching contrast interior hood. (559/95-249-85) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Finland, and Germany. This item is sold to retailers in prepacks please check with your retailer for availability. Hoodie SRP: $50.00 KNOW YOUR ROOTS RINGER T-SHIRT White with black trim 100% cotton ringer t-shirt. Front image. (559/95-346-65) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 NINTENDO DUCK HUNT T-SHIRT Black, 100% cotton ringer t-shirt. Front image. (559/96-301-66) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 NINTENDO LOGO HOODIE Red high-quality heavyweight hoodie. Full chest appliqué with sleeve embroidery. Matching contrast interior hood. (559/96-249-109) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Finland, and Germany. This item is sold to retailers in prepacks please check with your retailer for availability. Hoodie SRP: $50.00 NINTENDO SUPER MARIO BROS. RINGER T-SHIRT Grey with black trim 100% cotton ringer t-shirt. Front image. (559/96-346-95) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 NINTENDO SUPER MARIO PLUMBER RINGER T-SHIRT White with red trim 100% cotton ringer t-shirt. Front image. (559/96-346-26) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 TOYS SECTION ADULT JENNA JAMESON BUST & JIGGLER SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (5101) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada or Hong Kong. ADULT MATERIAL BUST (JJJ001) $14.99 JIGGLER (JJJ002) $7.99 BARBIE BARBIE ARMANI DOLL Armani Barbie wears an elegant re-creation of an original Giorgio Armani gown. Her strapless silk chiffon top is paired with a skirt of crepe and sparkle tulle. Intricate beadwork lends sophisticated glamour to the long skirt. She carries an evening purse of taupe and crepe embellished with crystals. The perfect final accessories are hermatite earrings and necklace. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (744/B2521) (CAUT: 1 & 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Doll $140.00 DIE-CASTS THE FAST & THE FURIOUS STREETGLOW CARS These hot rides from the action-packed movie starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker are enough to make any street racer put his pink slip on the line! Choose from the 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse or the1993 Mazda RX-7! Both are 1:18 scale and feature lighting! Window box packaging. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (476) (CAUT: 4) ECLIPSE (33546)—Die-Cast $50.00 RX-7 (33549)—Die-Cast $50.00 HERBIE THE LOVE BUG VERSION 2 DIE-CAST It's good old #53 — a Volkswagen Bug with a mind of his own! From the 1969 Disney movie Herbie the Love Bug, this die-cast is 1:18 scale and ready for another adventure! Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (6243/38304) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Die-Cast $25.00 HOT WHEELS 2003 BASIC DIE-CASTS WAVE 4 This wave offers 42 2003 First Edition vehicles (randomly shipped), twelve Segment Series, and twelve Treasure Hunt cars (vehicles with limited production runs, randomly shipped in case lots). Also, look for twelve Final Run collector's editions (throughout the year), Hot Wheels models that will no longer be produced after 2003, and whose molds will be destroyed! Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (744/B1352-H) (CAUT: 1 & 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Die-Cast SRP: $1.75Ea. JOHNNY LIGHTING: HOLIDAY CLASSICS 2003 DIE-CASTS This series is scheduled to include: '66 Ford Fairlane, '62 Plymouth Fury, '68 Barracuda, '68 Pontiac GTO, '61 Pontiac Catalina Ventura, '67 Buick GS, '66 Dodge Charger, '70 Chevelle, '59 Cadillac. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (6243/15607) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Die-Cast SRP: $4.50Ea. JOHNNY LIGHTING: MOPAR OR NO CAR RELEASE 2 DIE-CASTS This release is scheduled to include: '66 Dodge Charger (pink), '70 Challenger (dark green), '68 Hemi 'Cuda (silver), '68 Dodge Charger R/T (red), Dodge A100 pickup (grey), and '73 Dodge Charger (red). Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (6243/323902) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Die-Cast SRP: $4.00Ea. JOHNNY LIGHTING: PT CRUISER RELEASE 1 DIE-CASTS This release is scheduled to include: Convertible, silver-beige, Burgundy/mural, Black/flames, BlueBurgundy/flames, and Blue/wood. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (6243/37201) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Die-Cast SRP: $4.00Ea. JOHNNY LIGHTNING: ROD & CUSTOM 50TH ANNIVERSARY DIE-CASTS This anniversary series is scheduled to include:'67 GTO (gold), '57 Chevy (aqua), '70 'Cuda (red/white/blue), '70 Camaro RS Pro Street (orange), '32 coupe (green/brown), '71 Mustang Mach 1 (silver), '29 Model A pickup (red-orange), '40 Ford Sedan Delivery (yellow), '57 Nomad (gold/flames), '37 Ford coupe (red/orange), '32 Ford 5-window hiboy coupe (black suede), and '32 Ford Roadster (red). Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (6243/29204) (CAUT: 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Die-Cast SRP: $3.99Ea. FANTASY MAGIC: THE GATHERING SERIES 1 ACTION FIGURES Characters from Magic: The Gathering, the world's first and best-selling CCG, come to life in this new series of action figures! Measuring between 4" and 5" tall, these articulated action figure beautifully capture the key characters and popular creatures that populate the world-famous card game. This first series is scheduled to include: Serra Angel, Kamahl, Lord of Atlantis, Sengir Vampire, Ernham Djinn, and Shadow Mage. Each figures comes with an exclusive Magic card! Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America, Puerto Rico, and the U.K. This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Figure SRP: $12.25Ea. MINOTAUR PLUSH The ever-popular character of Greek mythology, The Minotaur, as conceived by designer Ron Spencer. Plush creature measures 14" Tall. (4231/08007) (CAUT: 4) Plush $19.95 SUPER-HERO CTHULHU PLUSH Just when you thought you had seen them all, here's one super-hero yet to make his debut! More intimidating than a speeding bullet! Eats tall buildings in a single bite! It's a Mi-Go! It's a Shoggoth! It's… Superhero Cthulhu! Strange visitor from another dimension, this large-size Cthulhu measures 18" tall, and comes dressed in a super-hero costume. (4231/12013) (CAUT: 4) Plush $29.95 LEGO BIONICLE FIGURES More great Lego Bionicle figures from the island of Mata Nui! Choose from: Gukko with Jaller, Makuta, Pewka with Takua, and Takanuva. Closed-canister packaging. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (5178) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. GUKKO (8594)—Figure SRP: $21.50 MAKUTA (8593)—Figure SRP: $21.50 PEWKA (8595)—Figure SRP: $21.50 TAKANUVA (8596)—Figure SRP: $32.25 MARVEL STARS OF THE MONTH MARVEL SELECT ACTION FIGURES A Diamond Select Release! Toy Biz and Diamond Select Toys have joined forces to produce some of the finest Marvel Comics collectibles around, sculpted by some of the industry's finest artists! Choose from: Black Cat?sculpted by Steve Kewis, with a detailed diorama base complete with opening safe (filled with loot), and a full-sized (removable, non-articulated) Spider-Man figure clinging to the wall; Black Widow?sculpted by Steve Kiwus with mountain base, biological weapons containers, and a handgun as well as an automatic rifle; Elektra—sculpted by Steve Kiwus, with interchangeable legs and arms for different poses, an arsenal of martial arts weapons, and a castle turret display base in which to store them; Origin Wolverine?sculpted by Shawn Nagle, with forest display base and three wolves; Punisher?sculpted by Steve Kiwus, with Spider-Man pinball machine, bar wall and tortured informant; Ultimate Captain America—sculpted by Shawn Nagle, and featuring a brick wall base, American flag, and a removable helmet and bandolier; and Ultimate Iron Man?sculpted by Steve Kiwus, with removable armor on his arms and wires to interface his arms with the machine as depicted on the cover. All figures feature limited articulation. All Marvel Select action figures are specialty market exclusives and are not available to the mass market! Deluxe blister card packaging. Available Now! (4667) O/A BLACK CAT (10766)?Figure $18.99 BLACK WIDOW (STAR18118)?Figure $18.99 ELEKTRA (STAR17580)—Figure $18.99 O/A ORIGIN WOLVERINE (10759)?Figure $18.99 PUNISHER (STAR17581)?Figure $18.99 ULTIMATE CAPT. AMERICA (STAR17957)—Figure $18.99 ULTIMATE IRON MAN (10765)?Figure $18.99 ******************** MILITARY FIGURES G.I. JOE APLHA FIGURES WAVE 7 This wave is scheduled to include: Green Beret, SWAT Team Sniper, Special Forces Tactical Advisor, Special Forces Mountains Research, AT Sinbad vs The Roc, AT Sinbad vs Serpens, WWII Infared Sniper, Marine Digital Camo, Firefighter, and Air Force Special Forces. Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (309/81071) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Figure SRP: $21.50Ea. G.I. JOE ENEMY ACE FIGHTER PILOT BOX SET From up in the blue sky and beyond the fading horizon, shooting machine guns from his fighter plane, Dreams and Visions is proud to present Enemy Ace fighter pilot action figure deluxe set! Dreams and Visions has brought the original DC Comic character off of the comic book pages and to 12" Hasbro life with this amazingly detailed action figure of Enemy Ace, the excellent hand-to-hand combatant ingrained with a strong code of personal honor. Includes not only Enemy Ace with his goggles, riffle, fencing costume, and German overcoat, but also includes his companion, a grey wolf that is made of resin and beautifully sculpted to scale! Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (5660) (CAUT: 4) Set SRP: $200.00 G.I. JOE MISS FEAR BOX SET She is a Chinese communist secret agent spy, she is a master of swords, and she is as deadly as she is beautiful. Dreams and Visions is proud to present Miss Fear, the luscious and legendary Asian Spy who led forces loyal to the oppressed people of China. This 12" action figure is bound to capture the interest of action figure collectors everywhere with her feminine strength and adventurous character she is truly an admirable tribute to women of power and courage. Miss Fear comes in a boxed gift set with a variety of costumes and gowns that capture her feminity and strength in a single swoop of her Asian hand fan made of fighting blades. Limited to 3,500. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (5660) (CAUT: 4) Set SRP: $120.00 MISCELLANEOUS CY COM: COLOSSUS One of the first of the Cy-Com operatives is "Colossus." His main weaponry is the Vulcan rotating cannon giving him incredible firepower. Features: head, body with open hands, pants with harness, trench coat, beret hat, shoulder belt, two pairs of sunglasses, fisted hands, pistol grip hand, pistol with laser designator, pistol holster, and Super Vulcan CW-003 with magazine. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (4851/21025) (CAUT: 4) Figure $40.00 DARK CARNIVAL ACTION FIGURES Sideshow freaks, geeks, and evil clowns are forever collectors favorites. Dark Carnival brings you three characters; fully articulated bobble-head figures with several accessories and lots of mischief! This series is scheduled to include: Cadaver (with mask and mallet), The Browning Bros. (with removable twin, triplet brother, and spike), and Stitches (with spiked pie and seltzer bottle). Blister card packaging. (4830/41000) (CAUT: 4) Figure SRP: $15.99Ea. DARK CARNIVAL MADAME MORTUUS FIGURE From the Dark Carnival line comes Madame Mortuus, functioning mis-fortune teller -- sure to be a collectors favorite! Batteries included. "Try Me" window box packaging. (4830/41004) (CAUT: 4) Figure $17.99 NIGHT TIME NINJA: FIREBLADE & DAY TIME NINJA: SPECTRE FIGURES Equipped with night vision capability, Fireblade is a night operative specialist. His skeletal structure has been modified to allow him the use of extraordinary weaponry such as the awesome "Fireblade," a multi-purpose bladed weapon of immense offensive and defensive power. Spectre specializing in covert daytime operations. His anatomy has been cybernetically enhanced with body armor and improvements that allow him to use the "Talon," a lethal twin blade sword that attaches directly to his arm. Each figure features: head and body with pony tail, A pair of ninja hand, helmet, upper body armor, front and rear hip armor, left side and right side hip armor, shoulder armor, arm armor, lower leg armor, knee pads, lower arm fabric tube, ninja pants, ninja face mask, night vision goggle set, left lower leg armor blade and holder, ninja knife and scabbard, ninja baton, and four weapon holders. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (4851) (CAUT: 4) FIREBLADE (21104)?Figure $40.00 SPECTRE (21103)?Figure $40.00 JAGUN FIGHTER FIGURE WITH STONE FIGURES WAVE 1 These 3" figures come with one gold die each. Choose from Rugi, Shoen, Gidan, and Rikio. Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (9036/12125-A) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Figure SRP: $5.75Ea. JAGUN FIGHTER ACTION FIGURES WAVE 1 Each detailed and articulated 6 ½" figure comes with accessories. With a push of a button on the back of the figure allows the eye on the chest to roll. This wave is scheduled to include: Rugi, Gidan, Rikio, Yamaru, Tsuzan, Ragoh, and Ragout. Each comes with an exclusive trading card! Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (9036/12145-A) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Figure SRP: $10.50Ea. LIVING DEAD DOLL SERIES 3 MINI FIGURES Mezco Toyz' sweetly twisted, irresistible dolls from beyond have gone small. Pint sized evil comin' at 'ya. They've passed away and now it's time to play! Don't miss Series 3! All minis come dressed in their own outfits and come housed in a coffin with Death Certificate! Choose from Lilith, Lottie, Sheena, Bride of Valentine, and Schitzo. (4830/90020) (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Figure SRP: $6.25Ea. LIVING DEAD DOLLS SERIES 6 FIGURES Alas, the series these creepy dolls have been waiting for. Series 6 introduces six new dolls with six brand-new LDD pets. Don't miss LDD 6-6-6. Each doll ships in its coffin with original Death Certificate, a first time ever dead pet, and removable clothing. (4830/99980) (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Figure SRP: $22.99Ea. WWE RUTHLESS AGGRESSION FIGURES SERIES 6 Get down and dirty with these Ruthless Aggression figures featuring some of the biggest names in the WWE! Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (4301/W98164) (CAUT: 4) Figure SRP: $9.75Ea. MOVIES & TV ALIEN MEZ-ITZ THREE-PACK No one can hear you scream in space"… Based on the classic space-horror movie, these miniature block figures feature Warrior Alien, Queen Alien, and Astronaut, all with sculpted heads, signature accessories and bases for display. Window box packaging. (4830/80170) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Pack (x3) $12.99 JEEPERS CREEPERS ACTION FIGURE From the thriller and suspense/horror flick, Jeepers Creepers, in which two teens encounter something horrific in the basement of a church, this figure stands 12" tall. Also features real fabric clothing, hat, bloody axe, and several head accessories. Window box packaging. Scheulded to ship in September 2003. (491/2615322) (CAUT: 4) Figure $36.99 LOONEY TOONS "BACK IN ACTION" FIGURES All-time favorite Warner Brothers cartoon characters "back in action" as these action figures! Choose from Tornado Taz, Daffy Decoy Duck, Double Agent Tweety, and Bugs Bon. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (744/B4899) (CAUT: 1 & 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Figure SRP: $11.50Ea. LOONEY TUNES FEATURE PLUSHES Cuddle up to the sound of Looney Tunes! Choose from Rude Tunez Taz, Mallet Mashing Bugs, and Swing & Sing Tweety. Each features sound and an ornament. (744/B4915) (CAUT: 1 & 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Plushe SRP: $20.50Ea. MICHAEL MYERS 12-INCH ACTION FIGURE Just when you think he's gone for good, he's back again! This action figure of the psychopath from the Halloween movies is 1:16th scale and stands 12" tall. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (9004/7304) (CAUT: 4) Figure $40.00 JIM HENSON'S MUPPETS SERIES 6 ACTION FIGURES Muppets Series 6 is on the way from Palisades! Featuring the gruff but lovable Statler (with Chair, Muppet tomatoes, carrot and avocado to hurl, and Muppet playbill), Waldorf (with Chair, Muppet tomatoes to hurl, walking cane, score cards, and a Muppet playbill), the über-cool Clifford (with Director's Chair, working clapboard, cel phone, adjustable microphone, and sunglasses), and Beauregard (with magnetic hat, working mop bucket w/wringer, mop, broom, and dustpan) the mild-mannered stagehand. Featuring figure stands and up to 16 points of articulation, Series 6 will deliver all the quality and playability that has made the Muppets line one of the most popular of the last two years! Clamshell packaging. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (8644/12121) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Europe. This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Figure SRP: $9.99Ea. JIM HENSON'S MUPPETS: "PIGS IN SPACE" DELUXE PLAYSET If any single skit from The Muppet Show leaps to mind when thinking about the glory days of the show, it is "Pigs in Space!" Featuring Capt. Link Hogthrob, Dr. Strangepork (Series 4), and First Mate Piggy, "Pigs in Space" chronicled the adventures of the crew of the Swine Trek on all sorts of wacky adventures! This deluxe playset captures all of the details from the bridge of the Swine Trek, and then some! All the chairs swivel and move forward and backward; all the levers move; the TV consoles swivel and are removable; the doors open and close with spring-loaded action; and the walls swivel back and forth to increase the size of the play area. The Viewscreen is interchangeable, with six different options for display and fun. With the extra consoles and parts, you can mix and match and create new bridge sections, a one-eyed robot, and much, much more! Includes and exclusive First Mate Piggy action figure, with a new likeness and 14 points of articulation. Window box packaging. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (8644/14004) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Europe. This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Playset $36.99 RETURN OF THE FLY ACTION FIGURE Based on the 1959 classic film Return of the Fly comes this highly detailed 12" figure of the Fly creature! Features real fabric clothing, a detailed display base, and a fly/human hybrid accessory. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (491/2615321) (CAUT: 4) Figure $36.99 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY MINI-FIGURES SET W/COLLECTOR'S TIN Thought "cute" and "Terminator" didn't go together? Think again, pal! The Terminator 2: Judgement Day Mini-Figures Set includes charming block-style mini-figures of the T- 1000, the T-800 Endoskeleton, and the classic leather-clad T-800, complete with motorcycle! The figures come packaged in a handsome collector's tin. Hasta la vista, baby! Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (4522/T2-BLOCK) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Set $25.00 YU-GI-OH! 2-INCH FIGURES All of your favorite monsters from the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! come alive as these 2" tall collector figures, ultra detailed and fully painted. Wave 5 is now available, as well as Wave 3 Three-Packs! Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (744) (CAUT: 1 & 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. These items are sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. WAVE 5 (56451-966V)?Figures SRP: $4.40Ea. WAVE 3 (56462-966V)?Three-Pack SRP: $12.00Ea. YU-GI-OH PVC KEYRINGS These high quality laser cut relief keychains feature the most popular Yu-Gi-Oh! characters! Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (4231/07022) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Keyrings SRP: $3.99Ea. YU YU HAKUSHO 7-INCH FIGURES WAVE 3 Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files continues to make tsunami-sized waves on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim Anime Block! Bring home the action with this second series of 7" tall action figures? This wave is scheduled to include: Hiei, Kurama, Yoko, and Toguro. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (4301/94300-WAVE 3) (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Figure SRP: $12.75 VIDEO GAMES JOYRIDE HALO ACTION FIGURES WAVE 2 From JoyRide Studios comes the world of Halo, the popular video game for Xbox! This wave is scheduled to include: Master Chief, Elite, and Ghost. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (476/76358B) (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Figure SRP: $16.75Ea. STATUES & MODELS ADULT JENNA JAMESON RESIN BUST SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (5101) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada or Hong Kong. ADULT MATERIAL Bust $55.00 COMIC BOOK HEROES JAMES O'BARR'S THE CROW II: DANCE OF THE DEAD MINI-STATUE Based on the original designs for Eric Draven and endorsed by James O'Barr, The Crow II Mini-Statue stands 6 ½" tall and features a dead-on likeness of O'Barr's depiction of the dark hero. This piece captures the icy cold determination of this supernatural engine for vengeance. Limited to 2,500 pieces, each fully painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (4969) (CAUT: 4) Mini-Statue $59.99 OFFERED AGAIN GLORIA GLAD "TEENY WEENY" MINI MAQUETTE Gloria Glad, Richie Rich's best girlfriend, was designed by Tracy Mark Lee and sculpted by Jim McPherson. Hand painted in a fully decorated box, with a Certificate of Authenticity and limited to 1000, Gloria stands approximately 5" high. Available Now! (5286) Maquette $45.00 ********************** MASK OF DOCTOR DOOM REPLICA The latest in realistic 1/1-scale replicas of Marvel Universe hardware, the Mask of Doctor Doom is cast from steel, and features an adjustable leather strap, and hood/cowl. The overall height of the helmet on the stand is approximately 14" tall and 10 ¼" wide and 9 ½" deep. The full-size metal mask can be removed and worn. Limited production of 1,961 (the year of Doctor Doom's comic book debut). Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (4759/19652) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Mask $329.00 R. CRUMB'S MR. NATURAL MINI-STATUE This is the first in a series of mini-statues capturing the timeless character creations of Underground Comix legend, R. Crumb. Sculpted by Neil Surgess, the counter-cultural icon measures 3" tall overall (base 5" diameter) and comes fully painted and ready to display. Groovy! Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (8824) (CAUT: 4) Mini-Statue $45.00 OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE RED STAR: MAKITA BUST Gentle Giant Studios presents this bust based on the plucky young fighter, Makita, as seen in Archangel Studios' The Red Star! Stunningly designed and decorated, this bust measures approximately 6 ½" tall and depicts the raven-haired character from this series chronicling the struggles of a very different Soviet Union. Available Now! (491) Bust $29.99 O/A RICHIE RICH TEENY WEENY MINI-MAQUETTE Harvey Comics legend Richie Rich is captured as this animation-style maquette, designed by Tracy Mark Lee and sculpted by Jim McPherson. Richie stands 5" tall and comes hand-painted and ready for a display. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity and is limited to 1,500. Available Now! (5286) Maquette $45.00 *********************** STARS OF THE MONTH SILVER AGE X-MEN MEDIUM RESIN STATUES A Diamond Select Release! Diamond Select's original Silver Age X-Men line brings to life Stan Lee and Jack "King" Kirby's classic characters to life in 3 dimensions! Each statue in this line links together to form a diorama of the team, and each statue ships with a different "X-Men" letter that can be used when displaying the team as a whole. Choose from: Angel, The Beast, Marvel Girl, Cyclops, and Iceman, each measuring 8" or more, and sculpted by Rudy Garcia. Each statue is limited to 3,000 pieces worldwide, and includes a full-color, hand-numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Available Now! ANGEL (STAR17592)—Statue $75.00 BEAST (STAR17593)—Statue $75.00 CYCLOPS (STAR17012)—Statue $75.00 ICEMAN (O/A)—Statue $75.00 MARVEL GIRL (O/A)—Statue $75.00 *********************** MOVIES & TV ALIEN: FACE HUGGER LIFE-SIZED BUST Presenting the second Life-Sized polystone bust: the loathsome Alien Face Hugger! Few images in film have the ultimate creep-factor as that of the doomed Kane with the Face Hugger firmly attached, as seen on the sci-fi/horror classic Alien. Lethal if removed, anyone stuck with one of these on his face is sure to have a very bad day. Sculpted in 1/1 scale and featuring plenty of gooey details, the Life-Size Face Hugger Bust is mounted to a classic black display base. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (8644) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Limited to initial orders only. Bust $399.99 BLUE FALCON MAQUETTE Classic Hanna Barbera superhero Blue Falcon is captured in an action pose as this fully painted, ready to display animation-style maquette. Sculpted by Shin Tanabe, Blue Falcon measures 14" tall, 9" wide and 12" long, and features a display base with logo. Limited edition of 1,000 pieces. (4522/4930) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America—NO Puerto Rico. Maquette $99.99 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: GILES AS FYARL DEMON BUST Here's the next character in the ongoing series of busts based on characters from Twentieth Century Fox's TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Giles as a Fyarl Demon was sculpted by Martin Canale of the Gore Group, and captures the true essence of events from Season Four's episode "A New Man," in which Giles was unfortunately transformed into a Fyarl Demon by his old friend the sorcerer, Ethan Rayne. Painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (8734) (CAUT: 4) Bust $45.00 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE JUDGE BUST The mere touch of Season Two's big bad, The Judge, could burn all the goodness and humanity out of any being! No weapon forged by man could destroy him… so Buffy blew him to bits using a rocket launcher! Sculpted in striking likeness by Jeremy Bush, this piece is an outstanding addition to the continuing line of Buffy/Angel busts. This piece comes painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (8734) (CAUT: 4) Bust $45.00 EDWARD SCISSORHANDS HOT TOPIC EXCLUSIVE SNOWGLOBE A Diamond Select Release! Previously a Hot Topic Exclusive, the Edward Scissorhands Snow Globe is now available to everyone in limited quantities! Shake it and watch "ice" shavings swirl around Edward as he uses his unique digits to carve a block of ice into a stunning ice angel. Sculpted by Sam Greenwell and measuring 7" tall, this collectible snow globe comes with an individually numbered, full-color Certificate of Authenticity. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (4667) (CAUT: 4) Snowglobe $35.00 G.I. JOE: CRIMSON GUARD MINI-STATUE Presenting the second 6-inch scale G.I. Joe polystone statue: the Crimson Guard! The Crimson Guard are the elite shock troops of the COBRA legions. Too precious to be wasted on the battlefield, these highly trained soldiers are dispersed about the country in deep cover. The Crimson Guard Statue is amazingly sculpted in a 6-inch scale and is featured on a signature COBRA logo base that all the bad guys will share in the line. Fully painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (8644) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Limited to initial orders only. Statue $64.99 HARVEY BIRDMAN ATTORNEY AT LAW MAQUETTE As seen on Cartoon Network's hit Adult Swim block! The Cartoon Network Collection presents the Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law Maquette! Standing 9 ¾" tall and 7" wide on a detailed display baase, this fully painted, ready-to-display cold cast resin statue is individually numbered and accompanied with a Certificate of Authenticity. Limited edition of 2,500 pieces. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (5287) Maquette $69.00 THE MUPPETS BUSTS Jim Henson's timeless characters are now immortalized as top-shelf busts that you can collect to create your own Muppet show! Each bust (limited to 3,000 pieces worldwide) measures approximately 10" tall and comes painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (9004) (CAUT: 4) ANIMAL (8019) $50.00 CRAZY HARRY (8014) $55.00 DOCTOR TEETH (8020) $50.00 MISS PIGGY (8008) $60.00 SPACE GHOST SCULPTURE The Cartoon Network Collection presents the Space Ghost Sculpture! The classic Hanna- Barbera sci-fi hero is captured in fully painted cold cast resin, and each bust comes signed and approved by the character's creator, comics legend Alex Toth! Each bust (measuring 8 ½" high, 7" wide, and 6" deep) comes individually numbered and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Space Ghost: Coast to Coast airs on Cartoon Network's hit Adult Swim block! Limited edition of 2,500 pieces worldwide! Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (5287) Bust $89.00 TERMINATOR 3 ORNAMENTS These resin ornaments measure approx. 3" tall and include a "light-up" feature — the Battle-Damaged T-850's robotic eye and the T-X Endoskeleton's blue areas. Each was created usuing Gentle Giant Studio's world-renowned digital scanning process to ensure unmatchable likeness and accuracy! Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (5498) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Europe. T-850 (12506)—Ornament $29.99 T-X (12507)—Ornament $29.99 IMPORT TOYS Unless otherwise noted, all Import Toys & Models listings are (CAUT: 3 & 4). NOTE: Not available in Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, or Malaysia. ANIME AKIRA: KANEDA PVC STATUE Imported from Japan! Based on the huge anime and manga hit, here's the second in a series of beautiful pre-painted, exquisitely detailed PVC statues. Standing approximately 7.5" tall, this Akira statue is a must-have! Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (4368) Statue $34.95 VAMPIRE HUNTER D ACTION FIGURES Imported from Japan! This series of exquisitely produced action figures come from designer/sculptor Susumu Sugita! Choose from: "D" The Dunpeal — the half-human outcast born of a human mother and vampire father — or Leila, the sexy young aggressive member of the vampire-hunting team. Each figure stands approximately 7" tall. "D" comes with a gothic display stand. Leila includes her "Uni-Cycle." Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (4818) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers as a display. Please check with your retailer for availability. D—Figure SRP: $15.99Ea. LEILA—Figure SRP: $16.99Ea. BERSERK BERSERK: BLACK SWORDSMAN ACTION FIGURES Imported from Japan! The world of Berserk continues with new figures featuring the same articulation and detail that made the first Black Swordsman an instant hit! This second Black Swordsman —approximately 7 ½" tall — comes in two styles: "normal" face, and the "Mad" (angry) face. Figures include a removable knife, cape, an extra right arm, and two extra left arms. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (4368/33102-0) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers as a display. Please check with your retailer for availability. Figure SRP: $18.99Ea. BERSERK: ISHINDORO ACTION FIGURE Imported from Japan! Ishindoro stands approximately 6" tall, and comes with nine points of articulation. Includes a handy sword. Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (4368/33107-5) Figure $14.99 BERSERK: KURI PUCK PVC FIGURES Imported from Japan! From the world of Berserk comes the elf Kuri-Puck. As seen humming around Gutsu and possessor of the healing powder, Kuri-Puck is here as a 4" tall cute PVC statue available in two styles: "normal" face, and the "Mad" (angry) face. Window box packaging. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (4368/33105-1) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers as a display. Please check with your retailer for availability. Statue SRP: $11.99Ea. BERSERK: ZODDO HUMAN ACTION FIGURE Imported from Japan! As seen in the Berserk manga! Here is Zoddo (Human version), the relentless warrior/demon! Zoddo cannot be killed! Even better, he stands an impressive 9.5" tall, and has seven points of articulation! Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (4368/33106-8) Figure $29.99 FIST OF THE NORTH STAR OFFERED AGAIN O/A FIST OF THE NORTH STAR 200X DELUXE ACTION FIGURES Imported from Japan! In the cruel and terrible world, the chosen one, Kenshiro, is the last of the Martial Arts School Hokuto Shinken, whose strength will stop the violence among men. Roah, a ruthless conqueror, has sworn to kill Kenshiro to become the supreme master. Let these two warriors battle it out as deluxe action figures. Each stands 8" tall, features multiple points of articulation, and variant hands — almost limitless posing possibilities! Roah also comes with a weapon, cloak, and helmet. Sculpted for Kaiyodo by Tomohide Enoki! Available Now — Exclusively in North America through Previews! (4673) KENSHIRO––Figure $17.99 RAOH––Figure $17.99 ****************** JAPANESE GIANTS GAMERA 2 VINYL ACTION FIGURES Imported from Japan! Sculpted by Takeshi Ikeda, these high-quality PVC figures are based on the second Gamera film, Gamera 2: Advent of Legion. Gamera Flying has a 9 ½" wingspan. The regular Gamera figure stands approximately 6 ½" tall. Scheduled to ship in December 2003. Available Now — Exclusively in North America through Previews! (4878) GAMERA 2—Figure $9.99 GAMERA 2 FLYING—Figure $9.99 GIANT ROBO MINI FIGURES Imported from Japan! In the U.S., we're made familiar with Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot. But throughout the rest of the world, there's only one Giant Robo! These individually blister-carded figures stand approximately 3" tall, and include Giant Robo Standing, Giant Robo Launching, Giant Robo Punching, Calamity, Dacolar, Ikaguleas, Gammos, Gunger, Emperor Guillotine , and GR-2. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (4368) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers as a display. Please check with your retailer for availability. Figure SRP: $4.99 GODZILLA 1962 12-INCH RESIN STATUE Imported from Japan! This 12" tall stellar reproduction of the King of Monsters depicts him as he appears in the timeless film Godzilla vs. King Kong! Sculpted by Kenji Kawamboto. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (4878) Statue $150.00 GODZILLA BOTTLE CAPS SERIES 2 Imported from Japan! Now you can top your favorite bottled beverage with a classic Toho Kaiju! Or just collect them… all! These 3" tall PVC caps each feature a different Toho Studios monster from the long history of Godzilla films! Look for characters such as Mecha Godzilla, Flying Mecha Godzilla, Mothra, Mogera, Titanosaurus, and even "Happy Dance" Godzilla! There's 20 different characters in all, sold Trading Figure style. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (4672/B408) Cap SRP: $2.50Ea. NEON GENESIS EVANGELION NEON GENESIS EVANGELION ASUKA SUMMER WEAR PVC STATUE Imported from Japan! This 1/8 scale PVC figure of Sohryu "Asuka" Langley shows the beauty dressed casually while basking in the sun's rays. Both her outfit and pose are based on a famous NGE illustration that was made for a limited edition Japanese phone card! Sculpted for Kotobukiya by Tsukuru Shirahige. This figure stands 8" tall, and includes a diorama base. Scheduled to ship in December 2003. Available exclusively in North America through Previews! (4898) Statue $17.99 NEON GENESIS EVANGELION EVA UNIT 01 400% KUBRICK This Unit-01 is 400% bigger than the size of a regular Kubrick, approximately 10" tall! Plus, he comes with a removable helmet, a progressive knife, a power cord, and pallet gun. Figure also sports ABS plastic construction, with "ratchet" joints on the arms and legs. Perfect for the big time building block toy collector! (4239) Scheduled to ship in November 2003. Available exclusively in North America through Previews! (4239) Kubrick $49.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: MATSUMURA EVA UNIT 01 FIGURE Imported from Japan! This is a unique EVA figure, sculpted by Mr. Shinobu Matsumura, a popular Japanese artist, well known for his outstanding skills when sculpting animal figures and models. The Matsumura EVA figure is the artist's version of EVA Unit 01 as seen through his unique vision. It features four points of articulation (Shoulders & Wrists), but the real draw for this amazing figure is its removable armor! You can remove the shoulder plates as well as change the head, revealing the organic creature hidden beneath the armor! The EVA's left shoulder is equipped with a knife that is removable, and can be held in the right hand. There are also die-cast details on the legs, and a die-cast chest plate is removable to expose the EVA's core (a red "gem"). Figure stands approximately 7" and includes a detailed display base. Original Japanese packaging. Available Now — Exclusively in North America through Previews! (4673) Figure $16.99 ******************** STAR TREK STAR TREK ENTERPRISE ELECTRONIC MODEL KIT Imported from Japan! The first-ever Star Trek kit from Bandai! Measuring 14 ½" long when completed, this rendition of the beloved Enterprise as seen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan features snap assembly and is Pre-painted with exacting detail. No cement or paint required. Comes with an advanced illumination system that lights up the windows in the saucer, secondary hull, and bridge, plus the engine nacelles, impulse engines, and deflector! Three AA batteries required (not included). Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (9036/4543112161925) Model Kit $55.00 SUPER ROBOTS OFFERED AGAIN GETTER ROBO FIGURE SET Imported from Japan! Standing approximately 3-4" tall, these PVC figures are based on the characters from the Getter Robo series. Get all 8 figures together in one boxed set, including: Getter Dragon, Getter Robo Ark (from the newest Getter manga), Shin Getter Robo (both videogame and anime versions), Neo Getter (regular and prototype color versions), Getter Sho (female), and Getter 2! Available now! (5121/490790927577) Available Now — Exclusively in North America through Previews! Set (x8) $24.99 ******************** MAZINGER AD 1901 HONG KONG TOY SHOW ACTION FIGURES Imported from Japan! From Go Nagai's Mazinger Z, these figures are redecorated in vintage colors for sale at the 2003 Hong Kong Toy Show! Designed by Yasushi Nirasawa and sculpted by the talented Taku Sato, Mazinger A.D. 1901 stands 11" tall, this awesome new take on an old favorite features PVC parts, and features multiple points of articulation. Aflodai stands 11" tall, features multiple points of articulation, and includes a detailed display base with nameplate Scheduled to ship in December 2003. (6268) MAZINGER (FAZ01HK)?Figure $38.95 AFLODAI (FAZ02HK)?Figure $38.95 TETSUJIN 28 GO ACTION FIGURE SERIES 2 Imported from Japan! Each figure comes with a base, articulated arms, is made of PVC material, and is highly detailed. Each stands approximately 6" tall and was sculpted by Kazuhiro Adachi! Choose from Tetsujin 28 Go "Early Type" (monochrome), Gilbert, and VL 2. Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in December 2003. Available exclusively in North America through Previews! (4667) TETSUJIN 28––Figure $9.99 GILBERT––Figure $9.99 VL 2––Figure $9.99 URBAN TOYS ELECTRONIC VIRUS DA BOYS 5 ½-INCH VINYL FIGURE Imported from Japan! A set of two killer figures! Each comes with skull cell phones and grafitti spray cans. These articulated 4 ½" tall Rotocast vinyl "urban" figures are based on the characters spawned from an actual computer virus. Package includes stickers. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (5121) Available exclusively in North America through Previews! Figure $49.99 KUBRICK BE@RBRICK SERIES 6 FIGURES Imported from Japan! Be@rbricks are collector pieces specially designed by Medicom and some of Japan's coolest artists! This series of Be@rbricks is available in 10 styles: Basic, Thermo, Pattern, Flag, Horror (designed by the legendary Pushead [Metallica]), Sci-Fi, Cute, Animal, and two Artist Series Be@bricks, one designed by Japanese pop singer Hitomi and the other by famous underground concert poster artist Frank Kozik. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. Available exclusively in North America through Previews! (4239/BEAR6) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Figure SRP: $3.75Ea. WOMEN OF ANIME BETTERMAN: KAEDE KURENAI FIGURE Imported from Japan! Head Divers, psychics, are employed by Mode Warp organization to pilot NeuroNoids. Hailing from France, Kaede is unique, as she possesses a special piloting directional ability in addition to her psychic abilities. This static posed figure of the talented Kaede stands 6" tall. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. Available exclusively in North America through Previews! ( (5121/928758) Figure $14.99 GAOGAIGAR: LUNE CARDIFF E-QUIP FIGURE Imported from Japan! The hot female cyborg good-girl from GaoGaiGar stands 6" tall and wears a highly-detailed E-Quip battle suit. This collectible static posed figure is packaged on its original Japanese blister card, and includes a machine gun accessory and display base. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. Available exclusively in North America through Previews! (5121/928840) Figure $6.99 (ONEGAI) PLEASE TEACHER! MIZUHO SWIMSUIT RESIN STATUE Based on the hit anime comedy Please Teacher! (Onegai Teacher!), and now available on DVD from Bandai. Directed by Yasunori Ide (Ah! My Goddess The Movie), Please Teacher! is the funniest anime of the year! This beautiful cold-cast resin rendition of Mizuho Kazami (starring as the "Teacher") is certain to be a fan favorite. Standing approximately 13" tall, Mizuho is pre-posed and pre-painted, ready for display on the included black resin base. (4638/33100-6) Statue $120.00 PREVIEWS TOY STORE BACKLIST MECHWARRIOR SERIES I FIGURES OCT023566 $27.99Ea. ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE COLLECTION: MAX STERLING'S VF-1J VERITECH FIGHTER JAN033102 $79.99 ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE COLLECTION: ROY FOKKER'S VF-1S VERITECH FIGHTER AUG023025 $79.99 SHIN GETTER ROBO ACTION FIGURE JAN023375 $12.99 ROBOTECH SD CHROME MORPHER PX SKULL LEADER NOV013169 $11.99 GUNDAM WING: SANDROCK CUSTOM 1/100 MODEL KIT JUN013068 $34.99 GREAT FIGHBIRD MASTER ACTION FIGURE DEC023561 $24.99 MAZINKAISER OVA MASTER ACTION FIGURE JAN033188 $49.99 GETTER ROBO 3 CHORO-Q FIGURE SEP013013 $8.50 GAOGAIGAR: GENETIC GAOGAIGAR MASTER ACTION FIGURE SEP023046 $24.99 GREAT EXKAISER MASTER ACTION FIGURE MAY023058 $19.99 PRINTS AND POSTERS ANIMATION DUCK TWACY: YOU'RE ALL UNDER ARREST LIMITED EDITION CEL Adapting an image from the 1946 Warner Bros. classic "The Great Piggy Bank Robbery," this hand-painted cel features Daffy Duck and the 15 villains that were parodies of Chester Gould's Dick Tracy series. Limited to only 100 copies! (5633/CC1194) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Cel, 15x19, FC $525.00 TANGO WITH EVIL SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT A collectible Alex Ross print highlighting the wicked countenance of the Joker and his love/hate relationship with the beautiful blundering Harley Quinn. Limited to only 250 copies! (5633/CP1273) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Cel, 15x19, FC $400.00 ANIME COWBOY BEBOP POSTERS Showcasing the popular but offbeat anime, these rolled posters highlight the characters that pump up the stories in Cowboy Bebop! (4632) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. DUO—Poster $4.99 FAYE VALENTINE GUN—Poster $4.99 BATMAN BATMAN: "KNIGHT VIGIL OVER GOTHAM" SIGNED LITHOGRAPH Bob Kane created this stunning image and architectural rendering of Gotham City with the Great Detective watching from a blood-red background. Signed and numbered by Kane, this lithograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Limited to 950 copies. (350) (CAUT: 4) Lithograph, 22x30, FC $278.99 CROW THE CROW: ATTRITION SIGNED LITHOGRAPH James O'Barr signs this lithograph that features his timeless goth noir undead avenger, The Crow! (350) (CAUT: 4) Lithograph $13.99 THE CROW: MONTAGE BLACK-AND-WHITE SIGNED PRINT Featuring multiple images of Eric Draven, The Crow, this print comes signed by the dark avenger's creator, James O'Barr. (350) (CAUT: 4) Print $18.99 THE CROW: "VICTIMS AREN'T WE ALL" SIGNED PORTFOLIO For those who remember Brandon Lee's performance in movie, Eric Draven uttered the cryptic words "Victims…aren't we all?" before taking yet another criminal's life in The Crow. This portfolio features top-notch art of the timeless character, and it comes signed by James O'Barr. (350) (CAUT: 4) Print $18.99 FANTASY ALCHEMY POSTERS A gentleman skeleton, complete with top hat, tails, and a cane! A robed skeleton, hidden within a room of doom! Both grinning devils await your doom on these large 24" x 36" rolled posters! (4945/24176) (CAUT: 4) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. IN THE GARDEN OF SOULS (24-165)—Poster, 24x36, FC $5.99 OPUS MAGNUS (24-113)—Poster, 24x36, FC $5.99 LARRY ELMORE DRAGONLANCE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION LITHOGRAPH SET This set of 18" x 20" prints originally appeared on Dragonlance book covers, written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman in the early 80s. All three prints come individually rolled and boxed together, and come signed by artist Larry Elmore. Limited to only 1,500 sets! (5294/ELM7000) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Set $100.00 G.I. JOE G.I. JOE/TRANSORMERS: COBRA/DECEPTICON ALLIANCE ICON POSTER The stylized snake head of the international terrorist organization, COBRA, gets an upgrade with the addition of the Decepticon head icon, as seen in G.I. Joe/Transformers! (4971/ GI-TRANS-POS-2) Poster, 22x33, FC $6.95 G.I. JOE/TRANSORMERS #4 COVER POSTER G.I. Joe and the Autobots, lead by Optimus Prime, storm the COBRA fortifications as Decepticons and COBRA troopers attempt to hold the line on this exciting image from the cover of G.I. Joe/Transformers #4! (4971/ GI-TRANS-POS-3) Poster, 33x22, FC $6.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A G.I. JOE: THE BARONESS POSTER David Michael Beck serves up a sexy rendition of Cobra's leading lady, The Baroness, who formerly graced the back cover to G.I. Joe #8! (4971/ GI-POS-3) Poster, 22x33, FC $6.95 *********************** MARVEL HEROES THE PUNISHER ADVANCE TEASER DOUBLE-SIDED ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTER This very rare teaser advance-style poster is for The Punisher 2004 movie, which stars Thomas Jane and John Travolta. Only 3,000 of these rolled posters were printed for display in theaters! (8846) (CAUT: 4) Poster, 27x40, FC $39.99 SPIDER-MAN ADVANCE STYLE ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTERS Here's your chance to get two rare Spider-Man movie posters. The "Recalled Advance Style" poster was recalled because of the unauthorized use of the Chrysler building on the poster. The rare advance-style "B" original movie poster for the Spider-Man film replaced the recalled style. Both of these rolled posters are in mint condition. (8846) (CAUT: 4) ADV. STYLE "RECALLED"—Poster, 27x40, FC $413.99 ADV. STYLE "B"—Poster, 27x40, FC $117.99 O/A SPIDER-MAN/BLACK CAT: PURR-FECT MEMORIES SIGNED LITHOGRAPH SET by Charles Vess Charles Vess' love of felines led him to create this soothing two-part print set. Spider- Man reflects on shades of his past, with memories of his rooftop journeys to interludes with the Black Cat. As an added bonus, the set — limited to 2,500 — comes signed by the artist. (350) (CAUT: 4) Set, 23x17, FC $28.49 *********************** X2: X-MEN UNITED STYLE "E" DOUBLE-SIDED ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTER Rare! This poster features the final style for the X2: X-Men United film. The rolled poster is double-sided and in mint condition. (8846) (CAUT: 4) Poster, 27x40, FC $58.99 MATRIX THE MATRIX: RELOADED POSTERS These hot rolled posters let you display your favorite characters from the recent Matrix Reloaded flick! (4264) (CAUT: 3 & 4) MORPHEUS (RP2774)—Poster, FC $5.99 NEO (RP2700)—Poster, FC $5.99 THE TWINS (RP2700)—Poster, FC $5.99 TRINITY (RP2765)—Poster, FC $5.99 MOVIES & TV CHARLIE'S ANGELS 2: FULL THROTTLE POSTER Those lucky ladies starring in the Summer 2003 sequel are yours to admire on this rolled full-color poster! (4264/RP2718) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Poster $5.99 FINDING NEMO POSTER Here are full-color posters for the young and young-at-heart who can't get enough of Nemo! (4264) (CAUT: 3 & 4) BEST FRIENDS (RP2702)—Poster $5.99 FISH ARE FRIENDS NOT FOOD (RP2693)—Poster $5.99 PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN DOUBLE-SIDED ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTER This is the final style for the upcoming Johnny Depp live-action film based on the Disney Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. The 27" x 40" rolled poster ships in mint/uncirculated condition. (8846) (CAUT: 4) Poster $46.99 TOMB RAIDER 2 ADVANCE STYLE DOUBLE-SIDED ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTER This teaser advance-style movie poster is for Angelina Jolie sequel. The 27" x 40" rolled double-sided poster ships in mint/uncirculated condition! (8846) (CAUT: 4) Poster, 27x40, FC $42.49 TOY STORY ADVANCE STYLE DOUBLE-SIDED ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTER This advance-style movie poster for the first Toy Story film is extremely hard to find! The 27" x 40" rolled poster is in unused condition! (8846) (CAUT: 4) Poster, 27x40, FC $58.99 UNDERWORLD ADVANCE STYLE DOUBLE-SIDED ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTER This advance-style movie poster for the upcoming Kate Beckinsale movie based on the comic book series. The 27" x 40" rolled poster ships in mint/uncirculated condition! (8846) (CAUT: 4) Poster, 27x40, FC $39.99 SAVAGE DRAGON SAVAGE DRAGON POSTERS Fans of Erik Larson's Savage Dragon will flip over these posters that shine a bright spotlight on the book's larger-than-life characters! (5626) (CAUT: 3 & 4) MIGHTY MAN—Poster, FC $9.99 RAPTURE—Poster, FC $9.99 THE SIMPSONS THE SIMPSONS POSTERS If you're thinking of moving to Springfield then you'll want to display these posters of the town's residents! All Simpsons posters are rolled. (4498) (CAUT: 3 & 4) CATCH-PHRASES (2573)—Poster, FC $5.49 HOMER COLLAGE (815)—Poster, FC $4.49 LIVIN' LA VIDA SOFA (643)—Poster, FC $4.49 SEVENTH INNING STRETCH (743)—Poster, FC $4.49 YU-GI-OH YU-GI-OH POSTERS The most popular card game now can be your choice of wallpaper! All Yu-Gi-Oh! posters are rolled. (4498) (CAUT: 3 & 4) LET'S DUAL (770)—Poster, FC $4.49 YU-GI & JOEY (839)—Poster, FC $4.49 YU-GI & KAIBA (838)—Poster, FC $4.49 YU-GI & MONSTERS (840)—Poster, FC $4.49 COLLECTIBLES AND NOVELTIES BOBBING HEADS DUDLEY DO-RIGHT WACKY WOBBLER Fans of The Bullwinkle Show, and later ABC's The Dudley Do-Right Show will love this wacky wobbler! Sit down for a day of endless televised reruns with this new cartoon collectible! (4552) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Wobbler $10.99 SNIDLEY WHIPLASH WACKY WOBBLER One of the best animated villains to ever sport a mustache. He's the pain in Dudley Do- Right's side. He's Snidley Whiplash, now as a collectible wobbler! (4552) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Wobbler $10.99 JEAN LAFOOTE WACKY WOBBLER Jean LaFoote, the Barefoot Pirate, was notorious for his attempts to steal Cap'n Crunch's cargo of cereal. Now you can own the cartoon pirate as a collectible wobbler! (4552) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Wobbler $10.99 CANDY CONFECTIONS CAT IN THE HAT COTTON CANDY Satisfy your sweet tooth with the mischievous cat who lives for pulling tricks out of his hat! Cotton candy courtesy of the feline trickster who made Dr. Seuss a household name! (5198) (CAUT: 4) Cotton candy SRP: $1.99 CAT IN THE HAT SOUR GUMMIES Need a sweet diversion? Join Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat for a mouthful of sour gummies! You'll smile and grimace at the same time! (5198/02167) (CAUT: 4) Sour gummies SRP: $1.49 MARVEL SUPER-HEROES SOUR SERUM Choose from five outrageous liquid candy sour flavors: Grape, Watermelon, Green Apple, Blue Raspberry, and Cherry! (5284) (CAUT: 4) Sour serum SRP: $0.75 PEZ 2003 HALLOWEEN GLOW-IN-THE-DARK No need to feel your way in the dark. These luminous Halloween characters will help you find your sweet tooth in the blackest of nights. Choose from Witch, Mummy, Skeleton, and Smiling Pumpkin Pez dispensers! Pez dispenser SRP: $1.49 DC HEROES DC HEROES PLASTIC BANKS The world's greatest detective, the world's greatest boy scout, and the Amazon princess are the perfect choices for protecting your stash of dimes and nickels! (6257) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany BATMAN (43215B)—Bank $11.49 SUPERMAN (43215S)—Bank $11.49 WONDER WOMAN (43215w)—Bank $11.49 DC HEROES PEWTER KEYCHAIN Choose either Batman, Superman, or Wonder Woman pewter keychains to keep you organized for those quick jaunts to the car! (6257/44235) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany Keychain SRP: $4.99Ea. JLA DOODLETOPS Doodle away the hours courtesy of this Doodletop that keeps you in good company with DC's heavy-hitters, the JLA! (4912/60460) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany Doodletop SRP: $2.99Ea. SUPER FRIENDS! STATIONERY In the 1970s, kids across America tuned into The Super Friends Hour. Now you can get re-acquainted with those DC crimefighters via a cool Super Friends-themed bound journal and cards set! (334) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany BOUND JOURNAL $10.95 CARDS SET $13.95 WONDER WOMAN ORGANIZER This handy organizer includes a weekly calendar, address book, and a to-do list for your Amazon responsibilities? Let Wonder Woman take care of you! (334) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Organizer $19.95 DISNEY DISNEY VINYL DOLLS These retro-designed Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse dolls picture the two love-birds as they appeared when Walt Disney pictures were first showing in theaters. The dolls' arms, legs, heads, and tails are movable. Mickey has cloth pants. Minnie wears a cloth dress and vinyl hat. (6124) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany MICKEY MOUSE (MYVD) $9.49 MINNIE MOUSE (MYVD) $9.49 RETRO DISNEY WOOD PUSH PUPPETS Press the button on the underside of their display bases, and these retro-classic Disney favorites droop and bow, then stand upright once again! (6124/MYTT) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany Puppet SRP: $2.99 LORD OF THE RINGS LORD OF THE RINGS 2003 TIN LUNCHBOX WITH THERMOS A collectible tin lunchbox featuring memorable graphics of Gandalf, Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas from The Lord of the Rings. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany Puppet $19.99 LORD OF THE RINGS PEWTER JEWELRY BOX A collectible jewelry box adorned with classic Lord of the Rings graphics of Aragorn, Arwen, and Éowyn, and the inscription on the Ring! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany Jewelry box $21.99 LORD OF THE RINGS PEWTER PICTURE FRAME This picture frame features Liv Tyler as the lovely elf, Arwen. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany Frame $16.49 LORD OF THE RINGS SHOT GLASS SET Excellent bar glassware that shows graphics of Aragorn, Legolas, and key scenery from the first LOTR movies. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany Set $12.49 LORD OF THE RINGS WINE GLASS SET For those elegant dinners, use this wine glass set featuring the Lord of the Rings logo and the inscription from Sauron's ring! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany Set $32.99 MARVEL HEROES MARVEL COLORIZED U.S. HALF-DOLLAR U.S. currency was never so brutal, or sticky! Here are collectible U.S. half dollars, adorned with slick graphics of ol' Greenskin and the Wallcrawler! (5284) (CAUT: 3 & 4) HULK—Coin $13.99 SPIDER-MAN—Coin $13.99 INCREDIBLE HULK: LIFTING FREEZER MUG Bruce Banner's alter ego, The Hulk, moves his muscles to crush resistance and punch his way past puny humans on these collectible freezer mugs. (4632) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany LIFTING (GE8287) Mug $9.99 PUNCHING (GE8280) Mug $9.99 SPIDER-MAN 2003 COLLECTIBLE PLAYING CARDS TIN An original piece of artwork is commissioned from Marvel Comics' artist Greg Horn for this embossed collectible playing cards tin! Playing cards have designed faces and backs. (16) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany Tin $9.99 SPIDER-MAN AND HULK BOP BAG KEYCHAINS A pocket sized inflatable punching bag keychain that bounces right back when you hit it. No matter how hard you hit 'em, they keep coming back for more! (6328/3760) (CAUT: 4) Keychain SRP: $4.99Ea. SPIDER-MAN AND HULK MINI-PEZ KEYCHAIN Exact Pez miniatures of the popular super-heroes! Lift the heads back to slide open the tray containing Pez candy. (6328) (CAUT: 4) NOTE: Not available outside of North America. Keychain SRP: $4.00Ea. SPIDER-MAN FREEZER MUG Peter Parker, Spider-Man, loads up on web fluid, and goes swinging and jumping around town on these collectible freezer mugs. (4632) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany JUMPING (GE8282)—Mug $9.99 SWINGING (GE8281)—Mug $9.99 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS BALL ORNAMENTS SET Here we see Jack Skellington discovering Christmas Town and spreading holiday cheer on this set of 3 collectible Christmas balls! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany Set $16.49 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS PEWTER WINE BOTTLE CHARMS Images of Jack Skellington, Sally, the Evil Scientist, Corpse Kid, and the Wolfman adorn these collectible bottle charms! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany Bottle charm $16.49 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS PLAYING CARD SET Fans of the movie will flip over this playing cards set that boasts plenty of top-scale graphics of the Nightmare Before Christmas cast! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany Bottle charm $7.99 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS ROULETTE SNOWGLOBE Recreating the final roulette wheel showdown between Oogie Boogie and Jack Skellington, with the fate of Santa Claus hanging in the balance! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany Bottle charm $43.99 POP CULTURE BUZZ ALDRIN MOON LANDING STANDUP Relive those first moments when the U.S. put it's feet on the moon with this nostalgic Buzz Aldrin standup! (865/443) (CAUT: 4) Standup $29.95 CHEECH AND CHONG TIN LUNCHBOX WITH THERMOS Featuring graphics from the film Up in Smoke, this lunchbox shows Cheech and Chong giving Sgt. Stedanko a hard time on the radio! Artwork is on all panels and drink container. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany Lunchbox w/Thermos $19.99 COCA COLA TIN LUNCH BOXES WITH THERMOS Your choice of retro graphics pump the message that Coca Cola is still one of the world's most beloved soft drinks! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany #1—Lunchbox w/Thermos $19.99 #2—Lunchbox w/Thermos $19.99 DRAGONBALL Z GROUP FREEZER MUG The heavy-hitters in Dragonball Z strike a pose on this indispensable freezer mug! (4632/GE8283) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany Mug $9.99 EMILY: THE STRANGE STICK IT STICKY NOTES With four cats, a clever mind, and a thirteen-year-old's bad attitude, Emily's no-nonsense messages ring true for girls and women alike. Leave notes for your friends and enemies! (334) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Sticky Note $8.95 EMILY'S HARDCOVER JOURNALS Hardcover journals featuring Emily the Strange! Watch Emily transform herself into a cat on a Morphing bound journal! Or, record your nightmares in her Nightmare journal that contains sheets of pitch-black paper and a white-gel Night Writer pen! (334) (CAUT: 3 & 4) MORPHING—Journal $10.95 NIGHTMARE—Journal $15.95 GRIS GRIMLY'S GEPPETO'S WORKSHOP This diorama is based on Gris Grimly's Pinocchio. A much darker vision of the homely woodcutter, this cold cast resin collectible is hyper-detailed, with moveable metal tools and rats! Also available in an Artist Signed Edition (limited to 100 signed and numbered copies) and a black-and-white Cellar Edition (limited to 500 numbered copies). (CAUT: 4) ARTIST SIGNED EDITION—Diorama $149.99 CELLAR EDITION—Diorama $89.99 REG.—Diorama $39.99 LIVING DEAD DOLLS SPIRAL NOTEBOOK Parodying the poster art for George Romero's classic zombie movie, Dawn of the Dead, this 6" x 8" spiral notebook warns us of the coming Living Dead Dolls! Features 200 pages. (4830/90066) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Notebook $4.49 MY LITTLE PONY DIARY SET From the 80s classic TV program, it's My Little Pony! But now you can feel the love with this hardbound diary that includes lock and keys! Also included are a note pad and a mini note pad on a keychain. Full-color themed artwork on all pages! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Notebook $8.99 MY LITTLE PONY JOURNAL This hardbound journal features a memorable scene from the My Little Pony series. Themed artwork on all pages! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Journal $6.49 MY LITTLE PONY NOTE HOLDER Perfect for messages, notes, doodling, or any other activity that can benefit from cute My Little Pony art! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Holder $4.99 PEANUTS CHARLIE BROWN: GOOD GRIEF CERAMIC MUG The lovable lonely boy with a heart of gold is pictured on this 14-ounce mug, along with his happy-go-lucky beagle, Snoopy! (6500/85061) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Mug $9.99 PEANUTS SNOOPY DOME TIN TOTE He's the canine king of laughs, and man's best friend for the world's unluckiest sandlot baseball pitcher, Charlie Brown. He's Snoopy. And he's featured on this collectible tin tote! (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Tote $12.99 SEX PISTOLS TIN LUNCHBOX WITH THERMOS Never mind the bollocks, here's images of Sid, Johnny, and the boys from the Sex Pistols on a collectible lunchbox with Thermos. Both items feature the track titles from the Pistols' debut effort on CD. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Lunchbox w/Thermos $19.99 SEX PISTOLS SHOT GLASS SET God smear the queen on this lot of shotglasses that preach the anarchy of the U.K.'s notorious punk band, the Sex Pistols! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set $12.49 SMURFS' FARM HOUSE If you're looking for a vacation spot for some much-needed R&R, then head over to the Smurf's farm house. A perfect accessory for your collection of Smurf figurines! (5573/49025) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Farm house $86.99 SMURFS: SMURFETTE'S BEDROOM This bedroom accessory helps the little lady look her best and get some rest. Includes bed, nightstand, lamp, armoir, chest, and vanity with seat. (5573/40602) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Bedroom $12.99 SMURF'S SMURFETTE'S COTTAGE Every Smurf needs his own elbow room. And that goes for Smurfette as well! Here is the little blue lady's cottage as you remember it! (5573/49014) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Cottage $12.99 T3: TERMINATRIX TX STAND-UP She's the lean, mean bad chick that wants to punch out Arnold's lights in the new Terminator film. And here she is as the TX on a large full-color stand-up! (865/446) (CAUT: 4) Stand-up $29.95 UGLYDOLLS You've seen them in publications like the Los Angeles Times and Giant Robot Magazine. And they've also been popping up on fan web sites as hot new collectibles. Now you can have your own collectible 14" Uglydolls! (5762) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. BABO (10021)—Figure $29.95 CINKO (10031)—Figure $29.95 JEERO (10031)—Figure $29.95 TARGET (10041)—Figure $29.95 TRAY (10051)—Figure $29.95 WAGE (10011)—Figure $29.95 REPLICAS BAST LIMITED EDITION EGYPTIAN SHORT SWORD WITH DISPLAY Limited to only 2,400 pieces, each sword is individually serialized for collectibility. Included is a display plaque and Certificate of Authenticity. (4792/UC1297LTD) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Sword $149.49 LORD OF THE RINGS: SHARDS OF THE NARSIL MINIATURE SWORD The Shards of Narsil has an overall blade length of 13 7/8". The shards are permanently mounted on a plaque. This adult collectible is individually serialized for authenticity on the cloisonné medallion that adorns the front of the display plaque. Includes a cast statue of an Elven princess. Limited to 2,400 pieces. (4792/UC1296MIN) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Sword $59.99 SIMPSONS THE SIMPSONS PLUSH DOLLS Ahr, matey! 'Tis the one-eyed terror Bart Simpson with a sword, ready to do mischief as a collectible 13 ½" tall plush doll! And who should join his crew but Krusty, posing as a vampire! Then there's Lisa and Marge on flying broomsticks! Watch out for the Scary Cat! Maggie pops out of a pumpkin! Homer dresses as a skeleton. Window box packaging. (374) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. BART PIRATE WITH SWORD (44777)—Plush $21.99 HOMER SKELETON (44778) —Plush $21.99 KRUSTY VAMPIRE (44780)—Plush $26.99 LISA & MARGE ON BROOMS (44779)—Plush SRP: $30.00 MAGGIE IN PUMPKIN (44783)—Plush $10.99 SCARY CAT (44776)—Plush $10.99 THE SIMPSONS: BARNEY/MOE'S TAVERN FLASHING WALL CLOCK Barney is pictured at the Moe's watering hole on this flashing wall clock that's meant o be hung in any room of choice! (133/BS81) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Clock $31.99 THE SIMPSONS: BART "BEEP BEEP" ALARM CLOCK Wake up and smell the coffee with Bart Simpson! This alarm clock will make sure you're out of bed just in time to skip school! (133/BS41) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Clock $18.99 THE SIMPSONS FAMILY WOMEN STAND-UP Marge, Maggie, and Lisa pose on this large full-color stand-up that's idea for the home or office! (865/438) (CAUT: 4) Stand-up $29.95 UNIVERSAL MONSTERS DRACULA'S CASTLE LIGHTED FACADE This is a classic lighted, hand-painted porcelain facade for Universal Studios's king of vampires, Dracula. Includes an accessory figure sculpted to resemble Bela Lugosi, the first on-screen Dracula! (5021/5659301) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Facade $65.00 VIDEO GAME ACCESSORIES HULK GBA SP GAMEFACE AND CASE SET Store, carry, and stylize your Gameboy Advance SP handheld during travel! Protect from scratches and wear with new adhesive technology. Comes with three Hulk artwork varieties! (5135/60701) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set PI HULK GBA SP GAMEFACE AND GRIP SET Upgrade your Gameboy Advance SP into an ergonomic controller. Perfect for comfortable long-term gaming. Easy to clip-on. Secure attachment for comfortable gameplay. Includes plastic films for storage when not in use. Choose from three Hulk varieties! (5135/60703) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set PI HULK XBOX GAME PAD Keep smashing those tanks and mortars with this Hulk-themed game pad for the Xbox gaming system! (5135/80700) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Game pad PI X-MEN PS2 X PAD GAME PAD Graphics of Wolverine cutting down the competition adorn this game pad, which also sports the X-Men logo from the Ultimate X-Men comic! (5135/78601) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Game pad PI X-MEN CERAMIC COFFEE MUGS Choose from not one but two members of the mutant hero team to keep you company on those early mornings and cold winter days. Wolverine and Storm both make great coffee companions! (4632) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. STORM (GE8268) $8.99 WOLVERINE (GE8269) $8.99 GAMES SECTION ALLIANCE GAME DISTRIBUTORS GAME TRADE MAGAZINE #43 Warlord RPG from Alderac Entertainment will be the feature article, plus a special exclusive Legends of the Five Rings card insert. Games Workshop supplies a Beastman Scenario and a new WizKids Giveaway contest, plus much more! GTM 43 $1.99 ADEPT PRESS SORCERER: SEX & SORCERY Bring your fantasy campaign into the taboo realms of love, sexuality, gender, and betrayal with this third supplement for Sorcerer. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) TSO ADP1004 $15.00 ALDERAC ENTERTAINMENT EMPIRE Empire introduces d20 rules for founding, managing, and running a political entity such as a kingdom, church, or criminal cartel, and carefully tending it from a tiny barony to a sprawling realm. Features include rules for mass combat, plus new prestige classes, feats, skills, spells, and magic items designed explicitly for use in political adventures. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) AEG 8518 $24.95 SHADOWFORCE ARCHER: AFRICAN ALLIANCE Fielding a wild, untamed crew of hot shots, thrill seekers, and daredevil confidence men, the African Alliance is perhaps best suited to face the new rigors of the 21st Century. Included in this 96-page d20 sourcebook are new African Alliance allies, mission protocols, and everything needed to play an Alliance agent or campaign. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) AEG 1007 $24.95 ATLAS GAMES NYAMBE: ANCESTRAL VAULT Drawn from the sweltering rainforests and dangerous savannahs of Nyambe, this 96-page d20 sourcebook brings adventurers a rich hoard of African-flavored treasures and equipment. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) ATG 3702 $19.95 UNKNOWN ARMIES: TO GO HC For a decade, the occult conspiracy known as Mak Attax has been infusing America with magickal power, one super-sized fast-food meal at a time. Now the symbolic batteries of the nation are charged up and crackling in this massive Unknown Armies campaign packed with plenty of action, adventure, horror, and mystic intrigue. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) ATG 6008 $29.95 AVALANCHE PRESS DEFIANT RUSSIA This fast-playing, introductory game details the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, and comes complete with 140 playing pieces, one map, and rules. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) APL 027 $19.95 GREAT WAR AT SEA: CRUISER WARFARE Focusing on world-wide naval operations in the First World War, Cruiser Warfare follows the Central Powers cruisers as they seek to destroy Allied commerce, while warships of a dozen nations hunt them down. This boxed scenario for Great War at Sea contains 210 playing pieces, plus two regional maps. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) APL 026 $49.95 GRIM FAIRY TALES You remember them. Not the quaint versions Mommy told you, but the dark tales hidden beneath the flowers and lace. This d20 adventure book serves up dark and twisted versions of cherished fairy tales, digging up the true roots of these Grimm classics. Beware! The wolf is at the door, and there's no huntsman ready to save you! Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) APL 936 $12.95 PANZER GRENADIER: TANK BATTLES A supplement for the popular tank combat series, Panzer Grenadier, Tank Battles adds 40 new scenarios plus insightful historical background, variant rules, and more! Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) APL 804 $19.95 TEARS OF THE DRAGON Centuries ago, a dying duke made his will known: his lands would go to the one who could conquer the Dragon's Heart. Can you lead your armies and wizards to victory over your enemy, and take the Dragon's Heart? 2-player, play time 1 -2 hours. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) APL 503 $19.95 BASTION PRESS OATHBOUND: ARENA The vast red desert of Arena sprawls from the nurturing plains of Penance. Spurred on by the ancient promise of gold buried beneath the sands, massive armies of brutal warriors rumble across the scarred and wasted terrain. A sea of troubled choices and impossible trials await in this d20 sourcebook serving as an entry point into the world of the Forge. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) BAS 1014 $27.95 OATHBOUND: FORGED MMPB For visitors of the Forge, arriving has always been far easier than returning home. But the moment Lyrien Ves'tiral is ripped unwillingly from his homeland and deposited in this strange, rich tapestry of a world, he intends to do just that! Written by Thomas M. Reid (Insurrection: War of the Spider Queen, Book 2), Forged is the first novel in the Oathbound campaign setting, unveiling a tableau of the domains of the Forge. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) BAS 9000 $7.99 BLOOD AND CARDSTOCK GAMES SHOWBIZ SHUFFLE Collect actors and directors, then combine them with stunts, special effects, and other Hollywood bonuses to make the biggest box office hits in this exciting new card game for 2-4 aspiring movie moguls. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) BCS 0001 $19.00 BOTTLED IMP GAMES THE LORDS OF THE NIGHT: TALES FROM DARKE ALLEY Explore the mysteries that abound within the dark and twisted buildings of Darke Alley in this anthology series of vampiric tales rooted in The Lords of the Night: Vampires campaign setting. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP BIP1005 $8.99 CHEAPASS GAMES DICELAND: EXTRA SPACE This expansion for Diceland features eight dice representing new spaceships. The package contains two 25-point armies and requires a copy of the Diceland rules to play. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) CAG 529 $6.00 ONE FALSE STEP FOR MANKIND BOX SET Absurdly wealthy Gold Rush towns decide to race to the moon in this original boardgame designed by James Ernest for 3-6 enterprising players. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) CAG 037 $7.50 STARBASE JEFF A Hip Pocket Game for 2-6 players, Starbase Jeff is a simple strategic tile-based game where players attempt to build inter-connecting space stations while thwarting their opponent's space colonizing ambitions. Starbase Jeff "Red" contains Red, Purple, and Orange cards, while the "Gold" edition features Gold, Green, and Blue cards. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) Gold—CAG 967 $5.00 Red—CAG 966 $5.00 TIMELINE Ambitious players portray greedy investors who are constantly changing history to get a better deal in this tile-based time-traveling game from James Ernest and Hip Pocket Games. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) CAG 968 $4.00 CHESSEX MANUFACTURING REVERSIBLE MONDOMAT WITH 1.5" SQUARES/HEXES Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) CHX 98257 PI VORTEX 12MM D6 DICE Scheduled to ship in August, 2003. (CAUT: 4) BLACK/YELLOW BLOCK (36) CHX 27838 $11.95 BLUE/GOLD BLOCK (36) CHX 27836 $11.95 BURGUNDY/GOLD (36) CHX 27834 $11.95 GREEN/GOLD BLOCK (36) CHX 27835 $11.95 ORANGE/BLACK BLOCK (36) CHX 27833 $11.95 PURPLE/GOLD BLOCK (36) CHX 27837 $11.95 VORTEX 16MM D6 DICE Scheduled to ship in August, 2003. (CAUT: 4) BLACK/YELLOW BLOCK (12) CHX 27638 $7.95 BLUE/GOLD BLOCK (12) CHX 27636 $7.95 BURGUNDY/GOLD BLOCK (12) CHX 27634 $7.95 GREEN/GOLD BLOCK (12) CHX 27635 $7.95 ORANGE/BLACK BLOCK (12) CHX 27633 $7.95 PURPLE/GOLD BLOCK (12) CHX 27637 $7.95 VORTEX POLY DICE Scheduled to ship in August, 2003. (CAUT: 4) BLACK/YELLOW (7) CHX 27438 $7.95 BLACK/YELLOW BAG (20) CHX LE717 $20.70 BLUE/GOLD (7) CHX 27436 $7.95 BLUE/GOLD BAG (20) CHX LE715 $20.70 BURGUNDY/GOLD (7) CHX 27434 $7.95 BURGUNDY/GOLD BAG (20) CHX LE713 $20.70 GREEN/GOLD (7) CHX 27435 $7.95 GREEN/GOLD BAG (20) CHX LE714 $20.70 ORANGE/BLACK (7) CHX 27433 $7.95 ORANGE/BLACK BAG (20) CHX LE712 $20.70 PURPLE/GOLD (7) CHX 27437 $7.95 PURPLE/GOLD BAG (20) CHX LE716 $20.70 CREATIVE ILLUSIONS THE SEVENTH SEAL: SENTINEL'S BIBLE New background templates, proficiencies, and benefits and detriments provide an expanded range of character possibilities, while three new Archangels join the eternal struggle in this definitive guide on how to survive as a Chosen Elect in the dangerous world of The Seventh Seal, the critically acclaimed RPG of Biblical Horror. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP CTV10002 $19.95 DARK PORTAL GAMES HAVENS VOLUME 1 Introducing six diverse settlements designed to be plugged into any d20 based fantasy setting, complete with mini-adventure side quests, adventure hooks, and detailed NPCs. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSS DKP005 $19.95 DECISION GAMES BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM Representing the theaters of war east of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War in 1861-1865, this two-player card game comes complete with 300 full-color playing cards, a player aid card, and a rules booklet. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) DCG 1503 $48.00 DEEP7 SHRIEK/BLOODE ISLAND (FLIP BOOK 2 RPGS) Printed in a "flip-over" format, 1PG Double Feature introduces two rules-lite, cinematic roleplaying games with a short learning curve and requiring very little prep time. This edition contains Shriek, "The Game of Teen Horror" providing a medium for roleplaying teenage victims in low-budget slasher movies; and the swashbuckling pirate adventure, Bloode Island! Each complete game includes basic rules of play, referee tips, six adventure scenarios, and a master character sheet. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP DSV400 $8.95 DORK STORM PRESS WARHAMSTER ROLEPLAY HC The minds behind Dork Tower and Kobolds Ate My Baby hit dead-on in this hilarious, long-awaited RPG packed with the comics of John Kovalic! In the tradition of Munchkin D20, this is gaming with tongue firmly planted in cheek! Based on the classic 9th Level Games Warhamster Roleplaying Game (from Dork Tower #12), this hardcover edition also contains tons of background information on the fantasy world behind Dork Tower that any fan will want! DSP 502 $14.99 DRAGONLORDS QUEST OF THE DRAGONLORDS: THE CRYSTAL OF POWER Two new races, the Amazons and Necromancers, fight for control of the Crystal of Power in this 5-6 player expansion for Quest of the Dragonlords, complete with new adventures and more powerful spells. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) DGL 200 $39.99 DREAM POD 9 HEAVY GEAR 3RD EDITION PLAYER'S HANDBOOK The far-off colony world of Terra Nova had been abandoned by Earth, but managed to find their own destiny. Now Earth has fallen under the boot of a fascist regime intent on bending all human settlements throughout the Gate Web to its will. This streamlined third edition of the best-selling science-fiction roleplaying game of mechanized combat is based around Dream Pod 9's new Silhouette CORE Rules system and is dual-statted for the Open Gaming License (OGL). Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DPN 925 $39.95 EAGLE GAMES AGE OF MYTHOLOGY Age of Mythology, the tremendously popular real-time strategy game from Ensemble Studios and MicroSoft, gets the Eagle Games treatment! Players control armies made up of warriors, priests, heroes, and mythical creatures from ancient Greek, Egyptian, and Norse mythology, gathering resources and amassing land and armies in their quest to reign supreme in an Age of Mythology! This boardgame features hundreds of stunning sculpted pieces, a giant, 46" x 36" gameboard hand-illustrated by world-renowned artist Paul Niemeyer, and three sets of rules (Basic, Standard, and Advanced). For 2-6 players. Estimated playtime: 90 minutes. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) EGL 700 $39.99 AMERICAN CIVIL WAR FLAG STICKERS This sticker set features four Confederate flags and four Union flags, plus one French and one British Flag. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) EGL 105 $6.00 NAPOLEON FLAG STICKERS Flags featured in this sticker set include six French, four Russian, four Austrian, and two each of Prussian, British, Ottoman, and Spanish varieties. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) EGL 305 $12.00 WAR! AGE OF IMPERIALISM PC GAME This PC version of the classic game of empire building, exploration, economic expansion, technological advancement, and diplomacy in the Age of Imperialism (1830 - 1900) features both internet and solo play, and includes a new North and South map set. For 2-8 players. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) EGL 250 $49.99 EDEN STUDIOS ALL FLESH MUST BE EATEN: BOOK OF ARCHETYPES This supplement for the All Flesh Must Be Eaten RPG contains over 35 new Archetypes to throw into the zombie survival horror meat grinder, complete with personalities, gear, and full game stats. You'll also find a host of new qualities, drawbacks, and pieces of equipment for Cast Members. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) EDN 08008 $15.00 ALL FLESH MUST BE EATEN: ONE OF THE LIVING—PLAYER'S HANDBOOK When the hungry dead crawled from their grave-wombs, when the cities toppled and society collapsed, when the macabre roamed the streets hungry for flesh and blood— where were you?! This "survivor guide" for the post-apocalyptic world of All Flesh Must Be Eaten features new archetypes, skills, qualities, and drawbacks, plus a slew of new implements of survival. Also included are guidelines for extensive Deadworld campaigning, complete with eight new Deadworlds set many years after The Rise. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) EDN 08007 $24.00 ELMORE PRODUCTIONS ZOOPOLIS Featuring illustrations by Andy Hopp, this 48-page d20 sourcebook details creatures that exist within a 200-year old high-fantasy game reserve. RES. from Previews Vol. XII #11 (NOV023729) ELM 8420 $20.00 ENDLESS GAMES CARD SHARKS Card Sharks is the home version of the classic game show celebrating its 25th Anniversary that features two contestants vying for cash prizes by playing the legendary "High Low" card game. Players answer census questions to gain control of the cards. Then it's anything goes! For 2 or more players, ages 10 and up. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DIA 334638 $16.95 FAMILY FEUD Family Feud, the classic game show of family fun is back as a new board game! The game, like the game show, pits family against family as they answer questions about popular culture. Top Five answers on the board, do you know what the survey says? For 3 or more players, ages 8 and up. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DIA 334644 $15.00 NEWLYWED GAME "A Silver Anniversary Of Love And Laughter!" It's couple versus couple in this home version of the 25 year old game show where you'll discover how much you really know, or don't know, about your significant other! For 2 to 4 adult couples. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DIA 334641 $15.00 PASSWORD In this new 4th Edition of "The Classic Word Association Game", teams of two players compete to see who's the fastest at guessing the secret password. Players can only give one-word clues, so you've got to be clever when you communicate! For 4 or more players, ages 8 and up. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DIA 334636 $15.00 EOS PRESS ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS CARD GAME No era in the millennia of Chinese History is as fascinating as that of the Three Kingdoms. It was a time of trouble, giving birth to the most daring warriors, to strategists of unrivaled cunning, to many a legendary rogue - all household figures throughout Asia. Now, with 117 cards and one d6, it is your turn to rise to the highest challenge! The fate of the Empire lies in your hands! Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSS EOS5003 $14.95 FACE2FACE GAMES SID SACKSON'S I'M THE BOSS! Through intelligent negotiations, temporary alliances, and cutthroat bargaining players seek the best deals in their quest for fast fortune in this free-wheeling game for 3-6 savvy investors, ages 12 and up. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) F2F 001 $35.00 FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES ARENA MAXIMUS For the glory of the Emperor, pit your brave team against your opponents' charioteers on a track fraught with traps, pitfalls, and other hazards in this chariot racing game filled with thrills, spills, and spells for 2-5 players. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) FFG MA-08 $19.95 LEGENDS & LAIRS: ELEMENTAL LORE This Legends & Lairs d20 sourcebook introduces dozens of new creatures ranging from variants on the four traditional elementals to new outsiders, magical beasts, and monstrous humanoids with elemental subtypes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) FFG DD-46 $14.95 MUTINY! Captain Blackheart is dead, and the pirates must choose a new leader. But, to seize this office for themselves, the candidates must win the trust of the five most senior members of the crew the only way they can - bribery! Mutiny! is a bidding game of treachery, skullduggery, and rum for 2-5 backstabbing pirates. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) FFG MA-09 $19.95 FAST FORWARD ENTERTAINMENT CROSSGEN CCG Springing forth from the comic pages of Sojourn, Mystic, Meridian, Sigil, and Way of the Rat comes the CrossGen comics collectible card game! All of the characters, powers, abilities, locations, weapons, magic , and technology from the CrossGen universe are yours to command. Take your favorite character to build a deck around, challenge your opponent, and come out victorious! This series is introduced in 50-card starter decks packaged in 10-count displays. Supplement your decks with 11-card boosters offered in 24-count displays. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. Please contact your retailer for availability. Booster Display FAF 10003-D $83.76 Booster Pack FAF 10003-S $3.49 Starter Deck FAF 10000-S $10.99 Starter Display FAF 10000-D $109.90 DEMON WARS GAZETTEER This d20 supplement draws the veil away from R.A. Salvatore's thrilling world, detailing the races, cultures, cities, and realms that permeate the Demon Wars d20 campaign setting. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) FAF 2703 $24.99 FLEER SKYBOX INTERNATIONAL OPHIDIAN 2350 CCG 2-PLAYER In the year 2350, only the strongest survive as muscle-bound fighters, strange aliens, devious demons, and cybernetic constructs battle it out in the gladiatorial arena of Ophidian! Kill all your opponent's gladiators, or incite the crowd to riot and crush your adversary to win the game! This bone-crunching CCG features 242 cards introduced in 2- player sets containing two 30-card preconstructed decks, 12 dice, four counter cards, one counter piece sheet, and a playmat/poster, all packaged in 6-count displays. Supplement the mayhem with 11-card booster packs offered in 24-count displays, or Combo Displays packed with nine 60-card preconstructed starter decks and 24 boosters. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. Please contact your retailer for availability. Starter Deck FLE 324423-S $7.99 Starter Display FLE 324423-D $47.94 Booster Display FLE 324454-D $98.70 Booster Pack FLE 324454-S $3.29 Combo Display FLE 324539 $168.87 GAME RESEARCH / DESIGN RETURN TO IRAQ Covering the latest fighting in Iraq, Return to Iraq features four map sections, 140 counters, two 10-sided dice, and a 16-page rulebook. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) GRD 0919 $40.00 GAMES WORKSHOP BLOOD BOWL Cross Warhammer with American football and rugby and you'll have something close to the maniacal, bone-crushing, mind-jarring action of Blood Bowl! The products listed below are scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) BLOOD BOWL MAGAZINE #9 GAW B509 $3.95 NECROMANCER BOOSTER PACK GAW B064 $20.00 NECROMANCER TEAM GAW B024 $40.00 WARHAMMER 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 is a game of tabletop warfare set in the dark nightmare future of the 41st Millennium. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) ELDAR SUPPORT WEAPONS PLATFORM GAW 46-20 $25.00 ELDAR WARWALKER GAW 46-18 $30.00 ELDAR WRAITHLORD GAW 46-19 $30.00 IMPERIAL GUARD ARMY GAW 67-26 $225.00 IMPERIAL GUARD CADIAN BATTLEFORCE GAW 47-20 $100.00 IMPERIAL GUARD CADIAN COMMAND GROUP GAW 47-21 $30.00 IMPERIAL GUARD CADIAN HEAVY WEAPONS TEAMS GAW 47-19 $30.00 IMPERIAL GUARD CADIAN LIEUTENANT GAW 47-44 $9.00 IMPERIAL GUARD CODEX GAW 47-01 $20.00 TAU PATHFINDER WITH RAIL RIFLE GAW 56-45 $9.00 FOG ON THE BARROW DOWNS Ages ago, the downs were home to many small kingdoms of Men who fought endlessly with themselves. One by one their kingdoms fell, leaving only the cold tombs of the long- dead kings buried deep within the hills. Now the area has grown a reputation for evil and peril, and unquiet spirits walk the cold and inhospitable land. This boxed set contains 4 Barrow-Wights, Tom Bombadil, Goldberry, and 4 bound Hobbits. GAW 06-07 $35.00 BARROW WIGHTS As cold as ice and full of malice, the Barrow-wights are a chill reminder of the power once held by the Witch King of Angmar. The Witch King sent dark spirits south to the Barrows, the ancient burial grounds east of the Shire, where they animated the long-dead skeletal rulers of the land. Each blister pack contains 2 Barrow-Wights. Let any who would dare to venture into the Barrows beware! GAW 06-43 $9.00 GLORFINDEL Glorfindel is perhaps the mightiest warrior of the House of Elrond, one of the few of Rivendell who could stand openly against the Nine and survive. Only when united under the command of the Witch King could the Ringwraiths overcome their fear of Glorfindel and challenge him. This blister pack contains two models of this mighty Elf, on foot and mounted on horseback. Armed with an Elven blade, Glorfindel will be a valuable addition to any force which stands against the Dark Lord. GAW 06-42 $15.00 WARHAMMER FANTASY Warhammer is a tabletop miniatures game of grim adventure where mighty warriors, wizened mages, and savage monsters struggle for supremacy and survival! Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) CHAOS KHAZRAK THE ONE EYE GAW 81-39 $10.00 CHAOS KHORNEGOR BOX GAW 81-11 $40.00 CHAOS KHORNEGOR CHAMPION GAW 81-46 $8.00 CHAOS KHORNEGOR MUSICIAN & STANDARD GAW 81-54 $9.00 CHAOS MINOTAUR STANDARD BEARER GAW 81-57 $15.00 CHAOS MINOTAUR WITH ADDITIONAL WEAPON GAW 81-56 $15.00 CHAOS MINOTAUR WITH GREAT WEAPON GAW 81-43 $15.00 CHAOS OGRE GAW TBA001 $15.00 CHAOS OGRES COMMAND BOX GAW 81-13 $40.00 CHAOS PESTIGOR CHAMPION GAW 81-49 $8.00 CHAOS PESTIGOR MUSICIAN & STANDARD GAW 81-53 $9.00 CHAOS PESTIGORS OF NURGLE GAW 81-10 $40.00 CHAOS SHAGGOTH CHAOS DRAGON OGRE GAW 81-09 $40.00 CHAOS TROLLS GAW 81-62 $15.00 GAMEWRIGHT 7 SAFARI Scout the jungle and gain points by collecting as many different animals as you can in your quest to become King of the Jungle in this clever card game of math and strategy. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) GWI 0221 $10.00 BLAST OFF! Blast off to fun in this fast-paced card game where players attempt to get rid of their cards by matching colors, numbers, and words. Play a Countdown card and send everyone scrambling, or play a Blast Off card and make up a humorous mission that all players must follow for the remainder of the game. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) GWI 0223 $10.00 HISSS Complete a snake to add to your snake pit in Hisss, where players attempt to build the most snakes by matching colors from head to tail! Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) GWI 0219 $10.00 MAYA MADNESS Adventure back to the ancient world of Maya numerology in this intriguing card game of mystery and mathematics. Add and subtract the right combination to claim your secret number token! Collect five tokens to win! Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) GWI 0508 $13.00 SNAP Snap is an interlocking tile game where players "snap" together dragons of all shapes and sizes. The longer the dragon, the higher the score! Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) GWI 0503 $12.00 THE LEGEND OF LANDLOCK In The Legend of Landlock, players begin by taking turns placing tiles next to one another until they've created a magic place where critters skitter and gnomes roam. Make a continuous path or stream around Landlock and score big! Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) GWI 0506 $12.00 GMT GAMES GREAT BATTLES OF ALEXANDER DELUXE EDITION This updated, expanded, full-color version of the best-selling Great Battles of Alexander game system includes three full-color, double-sided 22" x 34" mapsheets, new game counters, two Player Aids cards with charts and tables, a 32-page rulebook, and one 10- sided die. A 24-page scenario book is also included featuring all the major battles from the original game and the Juggernaut module, plus five additional encounters. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) GMT 9501 $65.00 GREAT BATTLES OF ALEXANDER: TYRANT DELUXE MODULE Compatible with both the advanced and standard versions of the Great Battles of Alexander system, the Tyrant module features one regional map and 140 counters covering 12 of the most decisive battles in the recurring wars that pitted Carthage against the Greeks of Syracuse. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) GMT 0305 $20.00 GOODMAN GAMES DAVE ARNESON'S BLACKMOOR HC Designed by Dave Arneson, co-creator of the original Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying system, and based on the original fantasy campaign setting that served as the nexus and inspiration for contemporary roleplaying, this 224-page d20 world guide details the realm of Blackmoor, complete with updated stats for all the famous (and infamous) races and personalities, and an introductory adventure by Arneson. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP GMG4500 $35.00 EN WORLD PLAYER'S JOURNAL VOLUME 3 Introducing even more interesting d20 fantasy game material supported by EN World, the most popular d20 website in the world! Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP GMG9003 $5.00 UNDERDARK ADVENTURE GUIDE HC Compatible with Dungeons & Dragons 3.5, the Underdark Adventure Guide details this dark, strange world teeming with ancient underground civilizations, sunless seas, alien magic, and bizarre creatures. This d20 sourcebook features rules for extended campaigns in the underdark, including new character options, design guidelines, and sample underworld regions. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP GMG2003 $30.00 GREEN RONIN PUBLISHING BOW & BLADE: A GUIDEBOOK TO WOOD ELVES This d20 toolkit of player options explores every facet of wood elf characters, introducing new feats, spells, prestige classes, monsters, and equipment, plus new elven subraces, fighting styles, and dual-grip exotic weapons. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSS GRR1106 $19.95 D20 MODERN GAMEMASTER SCREEN This 4-panel Gamemaster screen boasts beautiful full-color art by James Ryman on one side and all the d20 Modern charts and tables you need to play on the other. In addition, you get "Come for the Reaping," a 32-page adventure designed by d20 Modern author Rich Redman. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSS GRR1501 $14.95 MUTANTS & MASTERMINDS: NOCTURNALS—A MIDNIGHT COMPANION HC Doc Horror's family is looking for new blood in the nighttime war against Evil. Enter the shadows of Dan Brereton's acclaimed monster-noir masterpiece with this essential Nocturnals d20 sourcebook. A Midnight Companion gives you the full story on all your favorite Nocturnals characters, from heroes like Halloween Girl and Gunwitch to spooky ne'er-do-wells like The Hideous League and Keera the Bat Queen. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSS GRR2006 $29.95 GREY GHOST GAMES DERYNI ADVENTURE RPG HC Explore the magical world of the Deryni and the kingdom of Gwynedd, a nation struggling to maintain itself amidst turbulent wars fanned by the flames of prejudice and fear. Based on the best-selling fantasy novel series by Katherine Kurtz, The Deryni Adventure RPG implements the popular FUDGE system, and features conversion rules for the Open Gaming License (OGL). Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) GGG 6001 $39.99 DERYNI: MAP OF THE ELEVEN KINGDOMS (FOLDED) This full-color, folded, and shrink-wrapped 24" x 36" map for Deryni features the realm of the Eleven Kingdoms, plus plans of the city of Rhemuth, St. George's Cathedral, and the Archbishop's Palace in Rhemuth. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT:4) GGG 6004 $12.99 HASBRO BOARD GAMES Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) CHECKER & BACKGAMMON SET MLB 41075 $6.99 CHESS SET MLB 41077 $6.99 CRIBBAGE WOOD FOLDING MLB 40601 $7.99 DOUBLE 12 DOMINOES MLB 41067 $13.99 DOUBLE 6 DOMINOES MLB 41063 $6.99 DOUBLE 9 DOMINOES MLB 41065 $7.99 FAMILY GAME CENTER This 10" x 10" modular Family Game Center showcases seven classic board games including Chess, Checkers, Chinese Checkers, Backgammon, Cribbage, Pass Out, and Mancala! Complete with two solid wood gameboards, 2-sided, and carefully crafted playing pieces. Ages 6 and up. MLB 41071 $19.99 MANCALA WOOD FOLDING MLB 41080 $7.99 PREMIER CHECKERS MLB 41093 $7.99 PREMIER CHESS MLB 40600 $7.99 PREMIER CHINESE CHECKERS MLB 41059 $7.99 HERESY GAMING VICTORIANA: THE DRAGON IN THE SMOKE Utilizing the FUZION system, this complete introductory adventure for Victoriana leads your characters through the darkest shadows of the London rookeries in their attempt to unravel the secret of the black smoke. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSS VIC1002 $12.99 HINTERWELT ENTERPRISES NEBULEON RPG Welcome to Nebuleon, a vast galaxy waiting to be explored. Here in the vast unknown of space, the RFW (Republic of Free Words) establishes regular diplomatic ties, encourages trade, keeps shipping lanes open, protects traders, and maintains peace, while The Andromedaen Council of Guilds, the Grou-Lynn Empire, and the Kolkesh Empire seek to strengthen the galaxy from the threat of the Jiran Theocracy. Nebuleon is a science fiction role playing game using the Iridium System which combines simplicity and realism with smooth game flow. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP HWE3000 $30.00 SHADES OF EARTH: HOUSE OF VEGA Through the intrigue of 1938 Spain in the midst of a revolution and a Europe in conflict with itself, House of Vega introduces two new organizations - the Spanish Communist Party and the International Brigade - to the Shades of Earth Alternate History RPG setting, as well as new classes, skills, maps, locations, and characters. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP HWE2100 $15.00 TALES OF GAEA: ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE The first supplement to the Tales of Gaea fantasy RPG, Another Man's Treasure explores the operation of the largest city on Narheim, complete with new classes, skills, maps, locations, beasts, and foes, plus a full adventure. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP HWE1100 $15.00 HOGSHEAD PUBLISHING CRIME SCENE: FORENSICS From analyzing blood spatter patterns and lifting fingerprints to performing post mortems and reconstructing crime scenes, this d20 sourcebook is a veritable "how-to" guide to modern forensic science. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP HOG302 $15.95 CRIME SCENE: SUPERNATURAL This d20 sourcebook details who is brought in when crime gets strange, what happens when evidence points to the supernatural, and offers suggestions and examples on how to bring real-life crime and archetypical horror together. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP HOG304 $15.95 HOLISTIC DESIGN NOBLE ARMADA BASIC INTRO PACK Holistic Design's highly acclaimed starship combat game of broadsides and boarding actions in space is offered at a fantastic value in this "intro pack" featuring the classic Noble Armada 48-page rulebook, 20 ship display sheets, and a brand-new set of cut-out counters. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) HDI 0515 $8.95 RAPTURE: D20 MODERN Fanatics no longer scream that the end is coming, because they know the truth. The end is now! The Rapture is upon us and demons war freely across the earth in this d20 Modern game of apocalyptic horror. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) HDI 0601 $30.00 RAPTURE: FIST OF GOD Detailing the ranks of both the Celestial and Infernal legions, as well as their human allies, this supplement for the d20 Modern campaign world of Rapture adds further depth to this apocalyptic era, and introduces new advanced weapons, equipment, holy relics, and infernal items. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) HDI 0602 $20.00 REAL LIFE ROLEPLAYING: COLOMBIA CIA operatives, Colombian officials, insidious drug lords, and scenarios of intense and dangerous intrigue await players in this d20 campaign book for Real Life Roleplaying. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) HDI 0803 $20.00 IMPRESSIONS ADVERTISING & MARKETING GAMEPLAY DEMO CD #8 GamePlay contains a variety of "free" playable demo game material, quickstart rules, card games, mini-modules, Game Trade Magazine, and more! Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP 008 $.00 IRON WIND METALS BATTLETECH MINIATURES Classic BattleTech hurtles you onto the battlefields of the 31st century in the cockpit of a mighty BattleMech! Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) AEGIS HEAVY CRUISER (AEROTECH) IWM 20-160 $9.50 CLAN AEROSPACE FIGHTERS #1 IWM 20-163 $7.95 FOX CORVETTE (AEROTECH) IWM 20-161 $7.50 FULCRUM HOVER TANK (2) IWM 20-242 $8.25 HOPLITE MECH IWM 20-803 $7.95 INVADER JUMPSHIP (2) (AEROTECH) 3 IWM 20-162 $8.50 MAULER MECH IWM 20-809 $9.95 RAZORBACK MECH IWM 20-241 $6.95 RUINED CITY BUILDING SECTION This Classic BattleTech accessory features a battle-damaged, "exploded" section crafted from foam and resin. IWM 20-052 $5.50 SHOGUN MECH IWM 20-892 $9.50 SPIRIT MECH IWM 20-240 $6.95 STACKABLE CITY BUILDING SET II Crafted from resin material, this Classic BattleTech accessory features four stackable two-story resin building sections. IWM 20-053 $19.95 STYGIAN STRIKE TANK (2) IWM 20-243 $7.75 VERFOLGER MECH IWM 20-239 $8.50 KENZER & COMPANY D&D KINGDOMS OF KALAMAR: DUNGEON MASTER'S SHIELD 3.5 Updated for Dungeons & Dragons 3.5, this d20 accessory features dozens of essential tables and charts all printed on a 32-panel screen. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) KEN 1023 $19.99 D&D KINGDOMS OF KALAMAR: STEALTH & STYLE GUIDEBOOK Infiltrators and Basiran Dancers use motion and grace to make adventuring life easier. Whether it's accompanied by the captivating rhythms of wild dance music, or the sweet sound of silence, motion and grace can take you far in a world loaded with danger. Packed with ways to customize your characters, this variant class d20 guidebook features new feats, prestige classes, equipment, spells, magic items, and organizations. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) KEN 1022 $19.99 HACKJOURNAL #8 Featuring new magic items, monsters, scenarios, and gaming tips, the Hackjournal is the official publication of the HackMaster Association. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) KEN 2908 $2.99 HACKMASTER: THE DEMON TOWER OF MADNESS One of the most grand and terrible of all of man's creations, the Soul Gem, has fallen into the wrong hands! Now time grows short, as the madman Zaraffin uses the Gem's destructive powers to amass his unstoppable Nefarian army in this action-packed adventure chock full of new material for use with the official 2003 HackMaster World Championship. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) KEN 2213 $11.99 HACKMASTER TACTICAL COMBAT MINIATURES Bigger, badder, and more dangerous! Strike fear into the hearts of your opponents with these new and dangerous HackMaster Tactical Combat miniatures! Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) Dwarf Male Thief KEN 4131 $3.99 GNOME MALE FIGHTER KEN 4139 $3.50 GNOME MALE ILLUSIONIST KEN 4117 $3.50 GNOME MALE MAGIC USER KEN 4138 $3.50 HUMAN FEMALE RANGER KEN 4116 $3.99 KOPLOW GAMES TRANSPARENT POLY DICE Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) ASSORTMENT 10 SET (PLUG TOP) KOP 10728 $6.00 BLUE/WHITE 10 SET (PLUG TOP) KOP 10080 $6.00 CLEAR/BLACK 10 SET (PLUG TOP) KOP 10082 $6.00 GREEN/WHITE 10 SET (PLUG TOP) KOP 10084 $6.00 ORANGE/WHITE 10 SET (PLUG TOP) KOP 10088 $6.00 ORCHID/WHITE 10 SET (PLUG TOP) KOP 10086 $6.00 RED/WHITE 10 SET (PLUG TOP) KOP 10090 $6.00 SMOKE/WHITE 10 SET (PLUG TOP) KOP 10092 $6.00 VIOLET/WHITE 10 SET (PLUG TOP) KOP 10094 $6.00 YELLOW/BLACK 10 SET (PLUG TOP) KOP 10096 $6.00 LOUIS PORTER JR. DESIGNS HAVEN: CITY OF VIOLENCE - KILLING FIELDS This amazing sourcebook concentrates on professional and underground fighting circuits, as well as hand-to-hand combat, martial arts, and new equipment useful in the Haven: City of Violence RPG. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSS LPJ1003 $20.00 McNUTTY GAMES GOTH: THE GAME OF HORROR TRIVIA Goth, the game of pure gothic horror, invites you and your friends to take a tour around the graveyard. For each "roll of the bones" you'll be quizzed on your knowledge of the macabre in such categories as Movies & Music Mayhem; Historical Horrors; Bloody Tales and Poetry; and Morgue Examiner. Answer correctly, and you'll earn a tombstone to plant in your graveyard. Fill the graveyard to win the game. For 2 or more players, ages 13 to undead. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) DIA 334646 $13.75 MEZCO TOYZ LIVING DEAD DOLLS GAME Bring your worst enemies together for a deadly game to die for in the Living Dead Dolls Game. Using brilliantly twisted game cards players buy and trade souls, cast spells, possess and freeze opponents, or even morph into the leader of this deadly pack of devious dolls crafted from good old-fashioned evil! Game includes game board, playing cards, tokens, game pieces, and die (no, we mean "dice"). Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DIA 335145 $19.99 MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE DUNGEONS & DRAGONS OFFICIAL RPG SOUNDTRACK CD Composed and arranged by soundtrack masters Midnight Syndicate, this CD blends an hour's worth of pulse-pounding orchestration and sound effects to help transport gamers into the world of Dungeons & Dragons. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP MSY1006 $15.99 MONGOOSE PUBLISHING CLASSIC PLAY: THE BOOK OF STRONGHOLDS Heralding the Classic Play series of d20 sourcebooks, the Book of Strongholds covers everything players need to know about building and operating their own castles, including rules for constructing a stronghold, and updated versions of the Open Mass Combat System and governmental rules. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) MGP 8801 $34.95 ENCYCLOPEDIA ARCANE: TOMES & LIBRARIES Focusing on libraries and the tomes within them both mundane and mystical, this d20 supplement does far more than merely introduce new spells or items, but instead covers new forms of magic and explores aspects of magic-using characters' lives in extensive detail, adding fresh dimensions to campaigns. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) MGP 1019 $14.95 SIGNS & PORTENTS VOLUME 2 This issue showcases products and articles from Mongoose Publishing, including new ways to use popular d20 rules supplements, a preview of the forthcoming Conan roleplaying game, and a complete battle report for Armageddon 2089. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) MGP 5501 $4.95 THE QUINTESSENTIAL HALFLING This 128-page d20 supplement expands on the concepts, classes, and tricks of the halfling, bringing this often underestimated race to the forefront of any fantasy campaign. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) MGP 4020 $21.95 THE SLAYER'S GUIDE TO DEMONS From Demon's physiology, methods of warfare, habitats, and more, this 128-page d20 sourcebook delves deep into the darkness of these fiends and their capacity for terror. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) MGP 0023 $19.95 MYRIADOR FIGHTING FANTASY: DEATHTRAP DUNGEON Once a year Baron Sukumvit challenges brave souls to enter his Deathtrap Dungeon to claim the 25,000gp prize! A labyrinth of traps and monsters await even the most fearless of adventurers in this Fighting Fantasy d20 adventure featuring new Luck rules, magic items, spells, and monsters. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) MYR FF003 $15.95 SORCERY! 1: SHAMUTANTI HILLS Stolen by Xamen Birdmen and taken to the Archmage of Mampang, you have been bestowed the task of returning the Crown of Kings back to your native homeland of Analand. Your quest begins across the perilous Shamutanti Hills of Kakhabad in this first in a four-part d20 adventure based on the classic Sorcery! series of Fighting Fantasy adventure books. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) MYR FF004 $15.95 MYSTIC EYE GAMES THE DEEP Explore the wonders of the Syrenae Reef or search out the Soul-Tempering Baths of Nethelat in this d20 campaign guide and sourcebook offering comprehensive rules for adventuring underwater, complete with new underwater locales, NPCs, and adventure hooks. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSS MYG7003 $34.99 NINTH LEVEL GAMES NINJA BURGERS RPG: BURGER TECH! Ninjas must complete deliveries to Giant Battle Mekz, uber-powerful schoolgirls, and trans-dimensional forces of evil in this futuristic supplement for Ninja Burgers: The Role Playing Game. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP NLG9207 $5.95 OSPREY PUBLISHING BRITISH COMMANDERS OF WWII Many British commanders of World War II were veterans of the Great War and their attitudes to war were influenced by this and pre-war training and doctrine. This book examins these influences and the commanders' differing relationships with Churchill. Additionally, their wartime service and leadership is critically assessed in this detailed study, packed with contemporary pictures and full color artworks showing their varied uniforms. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP ELI098 $16.95 BRITISH INFANTRYMAN IN SOUTH AFRICA 1877-81 For many people the epitome of the British soldier of the late Victorian period is the Redcoat who fought in southern Africa in the 1870s. This title covers the key period of the wars against the Zulu and Boers. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP WAR083 $16.95 COMANCHE 1800-74 In the 18th and 19th centuries, the numerous tribes of mounted Comanche warriors were the "Lords of the Southern Plains". This book documents the life and experiences of a Comanche warrior at the peak of their dominance. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP WAR075 $16.95 GERMAN DESTROYERS 1939-45 The German destroyer fleet of World War II consisted of nine classes: the Von Roeder Class, the Leberecht Maas Class and the wartime "Z" classes. This title describes their design, development, and operational use from the fjords of Narvik to the final days of the war. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP NVG091 $14.95 GREEK AND ROMAN ARTILLERY 399BC-363AD The catapult was developed around 400 BC by engineers and craftsmen assembled by Dionysius I of Syracuse. This title describes the development and operational use of siege artillery throughout the classical period. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP NCG089 $14.95 HURRICANE ACES 1941-45 The Hurricane saw widespread action with Allied forces, as the RAF's first monoplane fighter. This book describes its many feats throughout 1945. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP ACE057 $18.95 KAISER'S WARLORDS The turn of the 20th century saw Imperial Germany as essentially a militarist state, whose growing industrial resources and wealth were harnessed to the task of increasing German military power, at a time of aggressive expansionist diplomacy in competition with Britain and France. The German army was essentially that of Prussia, Bavaria, and Saxony with smaller contingent from the lesser states. Its generals were the men who planned, initiated, and to a large extent controlled the course of World War I. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP ELI097 $16.95 LAGG & LAVOCHKIN ACES OF WWII This book examines the LaGG family of fighters, that were amongst the first modern piston-engined interceptors made available to the Red Air Forces in early 1941. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP ACE059 $18.95 MODELLING M3/M5 STUART LIGHT TANK This title shows three different ways of building these popular tanks, covering construction, painting, and weathering, as well as illustrating the vehicles in diorama settings. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP MOD004 $17.95 MODELLING THE F-4 PHANTOM II Featuring information useful to modellers of all standards this book covers such diverse areas of Phantom modelling as super-detailing, weathering, and sourcing further information. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP MOD003 $17.95 MONGOL WARRIOR 1200-1350 The Mongol warriors were one of the great success stories of world military history. Under the leadership of Genghis Khan and his successors the Mongols conquered much of the known world. This book tells the story of this remarkable military organization, including details of weaponry, tactics, training, and beliefs. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP WAR084 $16.95 NAPOLEONIC NAVAL ARMAMENTS 1792-1815 There were many elements to British Napoleonic naval success but one of the key factors was gunnery. Other countries developed different naval weapons to fit their maritime strategy. This title describes the systems of all these countries as well as the fledgling navy of America, detailing the gunnery skills that embarrassed the Royal Navy at the height of their dominance. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP NVG090 $14.95 PBJ MITCHELL UNITS OF THE PACIFIC WAR Flown exclusively by the US Marines, the PBJ was one of those rare examples of an air force type being procured by the navy due to its ability to do exactly the job that was required of it. This book outlines the aircraft's history and technology, and takes a closer look at the men who flew it. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP COM040 $18.95 US DOUGHBOY 1916-19 Dedicated to life of the common US soldier during World War I, this book follows the Doughboy throughout the war, detailing the history, appearance, equipment, and weaponry of the American soldier. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP WAR079 $16.95 WAFFEN-SS (1) In the early 1920s, a tiny group was formed within the SA to serve as Hitler's personal bodyguard. Originally labelled the 'Stosstruppe Adolf Hitler', they later became known as the SS - Schutz Staffeln, or 'protection squads'. This first of four titles covers the first five Waffen-SS divisions, including the famous SS Panzer Division 'Wiking'. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP MAA401 $14.95 WARRIOR WOMEN OF NORTHERN EUROPE 750BC-1014AD This book is an examination into the female warrior tradition within both the Celtic and Germanic societies of Northern Europe, including the historically based Iron Age, Romano-Celtic, Saxon and Viking peoples. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP ELI099 $16.95 WELLINGTON'S PENINSULA REGIMENTS (2) This book contains new research into the uniforms, insignia, and battle history of the crack Light Infantry regiments, which distinguished themselves on a score of battlefields in the Peninsular War from 1808-14. Scheduled to ship in November 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP MAA400 $14.95 WORLD WAR I SPECIAL EDITION The First World War, perhaps more than any other twentieth century conflict, continues to fascinate generations long after its conclusion. This volume covers the fighting on all fronts of the war, detailing Russia's humiliation at Tannenberg; great battles such as the Somme, Verdun, and Ypres; and memorable campaigns and battles in Palestine and Italy. The lives of soldiers and civilians caught up in the struggle are explored through first hand accounts, offering a moving and very personal insight into the horrors of war. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) OSP ESSPE002 $24.95 OUT OF THE BOX PUBLISHING FISH EAT FISH It's survival of the Fishest! In a wave of challenges and bluffs, players compete for control of the sea through strategic card play and gobbling the most fish. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) OTB 4321 $19.99 WHAD' YA KNOW? Based upon Michael Feldmen's hilarious public radio quiz show, earn points for guessing answers to outrageous questions based on general knowledge and opinion polls. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) OTB 9999 $19.99 WILDSIDE Get on a roll with Wildside, where players simultaneously roll their specialty dice, and race to find a match! Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) OTB 2244 $9.99 PALLADIUM BOOKS HEROES UNLIMITED: POWERS UNLIMITED TWO This Heroes Unlimited 2nd Edition 96-page sourcebook presents new categories of heroes and their unique abilities, gimmicks, and vulnerabilities. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) PAL 0522 $13.95 RIFTS: ADVENTURE SOURCEBOOK FOUR - THE VANGUARD The Vanguard, born in the days before Chi-Town forever banned the use of magic on Coalition soil, these practitioners of magic fight for the Coalition States and the Prosek regime. Learn about their organization, goals, and current operations in this RIFTS 48- page sourcebook. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) PAL 0856 $8.95 PARADIGM CONCEPTS SPYCRAFT: COMBAT MISSIONS This d20 supplement provides a diversity of missions, situations, and training exercises for use with Spycraft, and includes interlocking segments with Paradigm's Most Wanted sourcebook. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) PCI 2002 $19.99 PRESSMAN GAMES OFFERED AGAIN O/A HULK BUSTS LOOSE MOVIE GAME Featuring a special transformation device unit that morphs Dr. Bruce Banner into the Hulk, players attempt to smash through obstacles in their quest to "Bust Loose" to the finish line in this official Hulk movie boardgame for 2-4 little Hulksters, ages 5 and up. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DIA 335434 PI *************************** MARVEL HEROES CHESS SET Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DIA 335436 PI MARVEL HEROES TRIVIA GAME Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DIA 335437 PI SIMPSONS EDITION JEOPARDY Combine the fast-action fun of Jeopardy! with the hilarious antics of TV's funniest family, The Simpsons! Test your Simpsons quotient with challenging categories like "Homer for the Holidays," "Springfield Storefronts," and "Joke Books." Contents include 47 game sheets, a Simpsons-themed game console, play money, game die, value display cards, clickers, instructions, and a question booklet. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DIA 335438 PI SPIDER-MAN WEB ATTACK GAME Players crawl around Spidey's web in pursuit of four of his most devious villains! Toss them against the Web Wall to see it you really capture them or if they escape... this time! An action-packed boardgame for 2-4 web-slingers, ages 6 and up. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DIA 335435 PI PRIVATEER PRESS WARMACHINE WARCASTER MINIATURES Each blister pack features a warcaster for each faction, complete with a stat card. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) CRYX - PIRATE QUEEN SKARRE PIP 34013 $7.99 CYGNAR - LT. ALLISTER CAINE PIP 31013 $7.99 KHADOR - VLADIMIR, THE DARK PRINCE OF UMBREY PIP 33013 $8.99 PROTECTORATE - THE HIGH RECLAIMER PIP 32013 $8.99 REAPER MINIATURES COMBAT ASSAULT VEHICLE MINIATURES The Combat Assault Vehicle miniatures line is the ultimate science fiction and mecha- combat tabletop game experience. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) LYNX RPR 07075 $9.99 MALEFACTOR RPR 07076 $9.99 MANTICORE RPR 07077 $9.99 MANTIS RPR 07078 $9.99 DARK HEAVEN LEGENDS MINIATURES The Dark Heaven Legends line is perfect for role-players, wargamers, or painters who are looking for fantasy character models. This is the stuff of legends! Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) BAERWYN, MALE ELF ARCHER RPR 02735 $2.99 BILGETREACLE, DUNG MONSTER RPR 02737 $4.99 CAVERN CRAWLER RPR 02730 $14.99 EGYPTIAN STATUE ANUBIS RPR 02734 $5.99 EGYPTIAN STATUE BAST RPR 02733 $5.99 IRON GOLEM RPR 02728 $8.99 KAZUMI, MALE MONK RPR 02732 $2.99 MEPHISTO, ARCH DEVIL RPR 02729 $5.99 THULL, EVIL MALE FIGHTER RPR 02736 $2.99 YURI, FEMALE MONK RPR 02731 $2.99 WARLORD 25MM HEROIC SCALE MINIATURES Warlord Heroic Scale miniatures are finely detailed, highly animated, and perfect for role-players and wargamers alike. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DEVOURER OF MASHAF RPR 14076 $7.99 GRIFFON RPR 14077 $9.99 NASITHE, FEMALE DARK ELF CHAMPION RPR 14078 $3.99 ORC SHAMAN RPR 14079 $3.99 ROOK STEEL STORAGE CONQUEST GREY DELUXE ENDURA Crafted from .22 gauge cold-rolled steel, the Deluxe-Series Rook Endura is a steel carrying case designed to securely store up to 16 Rook Capsules, and over 1100 sleeved cards, or 1900 un-sleeved cards. The nickel-plated drawbolt latch and handle makes it secure and portable. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) RSS 11303 $49.95 TOURNAMENT ENDURA MODULAR SET This premium Modular set combines a Fortress Black Tournament Endura with one each of the eight Classic Colored Capsules. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) RSS 88292 $59.95 CONQUEST GREY ENDURA Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) RSS 11103 $29.95 CONQUEST GREY TOURNAMENT ENDURA Crafted from .22 gauge cold-rolled steel, the Tournament-Series Rook Endura is a steel carrying case designed to securely store up to eight Rook Capsules, 560 sleeved cards, or 960 un-sleeved cards. The nickel-plated drawbolt latch and handle makes it secure and portable. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) RSS 11203 $39.95 COSMIC CAPSULES WITH SLEEVES Rook Steel Storage has coated their Capsule Deck Case with a highly reflective and colorful finish, and stuffed them with 75 metallic, high-emboss sleeves. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) Cosmic Green RSS 40102 $9.95 DWARVEN GOLD RSS $9.95 PLATINUM RSS 40103 $9.95 QUASAR PURPLE RSS 40105 $9.95 TECHNO-PINK RSS 40104 $9.95 VORTEX BLUE RSS 40101 $9.95 METALLIX SLEEVES (50) Introducing this new line of reflective, high-emboss, metallic, acid-free PVC card sleeves offered in 50-count packs. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) COSMIC GREEN RSS 70102 $3.99 DWARVEN GOLD RSS $3.99 PLATINUM RSS 70103 $3.99 QUASAR PURPLE RSS 70105 $3.99 TECHNO-PINK RSS 70104 $3.99 VORTEX BLUE RSS 70101 $3.99 RPG OBJECTS BLOOD & GUTS: MODERN MILITARY Featuring new feats, skills, occupations, and prestige classes for the predominant Special Operations units for military based campaigns, as well as an array of new weapons and equipment, Blood & Guts brings the action of military combat to your d20 Modern game. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP RPO3003 $14.95 SOVEREIGN PRESS DRAGONLANCE SCREEN Boasting full-color art by Larry Elmore, this three-panel folding DM screen contains all the necessary charts and tables for use with Dragonlance and the d20 System. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) SVP 4901 $14.99 STEAM LOGIC EDITIONS MECHANICAL DREAM: THIRTEENTH WHEEL Fraught with political intrigue, gritty mayhem, and tons of background information, The Thirteenth Wheel is the first campaign platform for use in Mechanical Dream. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP SLGB001 $23.00 STEVE JACKSON GAMES O/A CHEZ GEEK Beer. Nookie. Roommates. Just another Friday night at Chez Geek, the fun new card game that lets you set up house with your friends, for as long as you can stand them. Drink, party, and sleep late as you pursue Slack points to win the game. SJG 1329 $16.95 O/A CHEZ GEEK 2: BLOCK PARTY This 55-card expansion adds new stuff, new activities, new annoying "friends", and new nookie to the ever-important quest for Slack! SJG 1333 $9.95 O/A CHEZ GEEK 3: BLOCK PARTY This new supplement includes 55 more cards! More people, more crummy jobs, more pets, more food, weed, and nookie, all packaged in an oversized box to hold all of your Chez Geek cards. SJG 1336 $16.95 O/A GURPS CHARACTER BUILDER 3.0 CD (WINDOWS) At last, an official character-creation program for GURPS. The Character Builder lets you design, optimize, store, modify, and print out characters in all the most popular genres. All the system's standard advantages, disadvantages, and skills are supported. Lots of extras, including a die roller, round out this Windows on CD package. Version 3.0 adds a Template Builder function to make custom character creation even easier. SJG 5401 $24.95 THOMPSON INDUSTRIES TIME CONTROL BOARD GAME Attack the past, destroy the present, save the future! Players send their Time Agents into the past to attack the histories of their opponents. Changes in history become Time Waves that rush forward in time, increasing in magnitude, until they explode into today as problems. Time Control is a fast-paced strategy and tactics board game for 2-4 players, ages 12 and up. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP TPI0101 $24.95 TOY VAULT OFFERED AGAIN O/A CHESHIRE CAT PLUSH This adorable plush toy is modeled after the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland fame. IMP TYV02012 $24.95 O/A ETERNAL WARRIOR BUST Sculpted by Sam Greenwell, this stunning pre-painted bust is a timeless masterpiece of the famed, Stormbringer-wielding Eternal Warrior envisioned by Michael Moorcock. IMP TYV17001 $49.95 O/A GODZILLA LARGE PLUSH One year in the making, this is the most complex and authentic Godzilla plush ever made. Standing over a foot tall, this soft Godzilla simply rules, as befitting the King of the Monsters! IMP TYVGZ002 $24.95 O/A ICE DRAGON PLUSH Designed by award-winning artist Ron Spencer, the Ice Dragon measures approximately 20" long, 10" high, with a wingspan of 9" wide. Limited to 1,500 pieces, the Ice Dragon will warm your heart! IMP TYV08006 $29.95 O/A SMALL RED DRAGON PLUSH This beautifully-detailed, 10" long version of the Red Dragon plush toy designed by award-winning artist Ron Spencer will bring warmth into your happy homestead. Safe for children of all ages. IMP TYVLC004 $10.99 ************************ TROLL LORD GAMES NECROMANCER: LOST CITY OF BARAKUS Plunge into the forgotten city of Barakus where only the bold survive! Explore cavernous dungeons, intrigue with wary soldiers, and battle horrors from the edge of time in this d20 introductory adventure for character levels 1-5, revised for the 3.5 system. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) IMP TLGNGB2 $29.95 TWILIGHT CREATIONS SAY WHAT? THE ULTIMATE PARTY CARD GAME A keen eye and sharp ear are required in this card game where players attempt to hear words spoken and actions partaken by bystanders and fellow players during parties, gaming sessions, or even while driving or watching TV. Each two-piece box comes with 100 custom illustrated cards with words, actions, and point values, plus complete rules for three different ways to play including a word rummy variation. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) TLC 4000 $9.99 THE UPPER DECK COMPANY OFFERED AGAIN O/A YU-GI-OH TCG: PHARAONIC GUARDIAN This exciting new addition to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game brings Duelists more Fiend, Warrior, and Dragon type Monsters than ever before, and introduces devastating "Spirit" Monsters as a new category of Effect Monster! This booster expansion is introduced in 9-card packs offered in 24-count displays. Please contact your retailer for availability. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. BOOSTER DISPLAY UDC 30507-D PI BOOSTER PACK UDC 30507-S PI ******************* VALLEJO PAINTS VALLEJO GAME COLOR PAINTS Vallejo Game Color and Model Color paints are special selections of premier water-based acrylic colors for players and collectors of miniatures games. Vallejo Paints are designed to adhere to plastics and metals, use special resin to resist scrapes and abrasion, are highly pigmented, light, fast, waterproof once dry, and are packaged in a spill proof plastic 17- milliliter bottle with eyedropper. Scheduled to ship in July 2003. (CAUT: 4) BRASSE VAL MC801 $2.99 CADMIUM UMBER RED VAL MC814 $2.99 FLESH TONE VAL MC815 $2.99 GERMAN ORANGE VAL MC805 $2.99 GREEN BLUE VAL MC808 $2.99 IRAQUIAN SAND VAL MC819 $2.99 IRON BLUE VAL MC800 $2.99 LAZUR RLM05 YELLOW VAL MC806 $2.99 LUFTWAFFE WWII GERMAN BLUE VAL MC816 $2.99 OXFORD BLUE VAL MC807 $2.99 RED BEIGE VAL MC804 $2.99 RED LEATHER VAL MC818 $2.99 RED ROSE VAL MC802 $2.99 ROSE BROWN VAL MC803 $2.99 ROYAL BLUE VAL MC809 $2.99 ROYAL PURPLE VAL MC810 $2.99 SCARLET VAL MC817 $2.99 VIOLET BLUE VAL MC811 $2.99 VIOLET RED VAL MC812 $2.99 WHITE VAL MC820 $2.99 VENATIC GAMES DUEL OF AGES Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) DUEL OF AGES: WORLDSPANNER SET 1 Behind the stunning artistry of Duel of Ages lies an epic, deeply intriguing strategy game. Implementing the PAKIT board game system, players devise a uniquely modular game map to their advantage while thwarting the enemy's attempt to do the same. Then gather a random roster of heroic characters to enter this labyrinth fraught with strange artifacts, deadly equipment, and illusionary guardians. Each Worldspanner set contains four PAKIT platters, 10 PAKIT keys, 52 equipment cards, 40 Guardian cards, 28 character cards, 40 game markers, two chart cards, a rulebook, and four dice. VNA A01 $34.99 DUEL OF AGES: INTENSITY SET 2 Enrich your Duel of Ages experience with three new maps, 72 all-new characters and equipment, and 40 deadly labyrinth guardians. Each Intensity set contains three PAKIT platters, two team bases, two Lith Adventures, 52 equipment cards, 40 Guardian cards, 28 character cards, 40 game markers, and a rulebook. VNA A02 $34.99 DUEL OF AGES: VAST HORIZONS SET 3 This massive map expansion for Duel of Ages includes 21 all-new platters and 18 keys. VNA A03 $34.99 DUEL OF AGES: ROYAL TOURNAMENT SET 4 Great deeds will win new allies in this expansion set for Duel of Ages featuring daring new feats and challenges including jousting, field skirmishes, and archery events. VNA A04 $19.99 DUEL OF AGES: MERCENARY CAMP SET 5 War is hell, so pay someone else to fight it! At the Mercenary Camp, hire henchmen to take the field against your enemies in this expansion set for Duel of Ages packed with 20 new characters, 52 equipment items, a Mercenary Camp Adventure Key, and a rules sheet. VNA A05 $19.99 DUEL OF AGES: FIELD OF HONOR SET 6 Stand upon the Field of Honor and challenge the watery-legged curs who dare oppose you in this Duel of Ages expansion set featuring 20 new characters, 52 equipment items, a Field of Honor Adventure Key, and a rules sheet VNA A06 $19.99 DUEL OF AGES: RUINS OF CANY XII SET 7 Claw your way into the Outpost Dead City, and to the ultimate find - the Planetary Intellect - in this alien expansion set for Duel of Ages containing 20 new characters, 52 equipment items, a Ruins of Cany XII Adventure Key, and a rules sheet VNA A07 $19.99 WHITE WOLF PUBLISHING DARK AGES VAMPIRE: ROAD OF SIN In the fourth of the Road Books for Dark Ages: Vampire, the secrets of the Road of Sin, the most mysterious and sinister of the major roads, are finally revealed. Herein, find the tempters, torturers, and defilers of the Cainites; their history, their rites and practices, and their theories on how damning their souls may save their sanity. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) WWP 20033 $16.95 DEMON: THE EARTHBOUND They have slumbered for centuries, dreaming of the day when they will rise again. The Earthbound dream of a world in which humanity exists only to furnish them with power, offering up souls in an unending feast of faith. Now their time has come again! Demon: The Earthbound details the origins, history, and power of these monstrous entities, revered in the past as gods and twisted by centuries of mortal worship and depraved sacrifice. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) WWP 08280 $21.95 HUNTER: URBAN LEGENDS The stalker with a hook for a hand. The old witch in the woods. The giant alligator in the sewers. Horror stories pervade modern culture, springing from myths, folklore, conspiracy theories, and urban legends. But what if these stories were true? Urban Legends offers whole new possibilities for Hunter: The Reckoning as the creatures of modern and ancient myths are explored as hunter foes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) WWP 08138 $19.95 MAGE: TRADITION BOOK - SONS OF ETHER Defectors from the monumental halls of the Technocracy, the Sons of Ether are the avante garde of true Enlightened Science, decoding the ciphers of nature and supernature through direct observation and experimentation. Etherites are no mere wizards or pulp- magazine heroes; they are Scientists Supreme, using their ingenious intellects and imaginations to build better a tomorrow. Tradition Book - Sons of Ether continues the revolution storyline in the wake of the Ascension War. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) WWP 04658 $19.95 MALHAVOC: MONTE COOK'S ARCANA UNEARTHED DM SCREEN & PLAYER'S GUIDE This Arcana Unearthed accessory contains a three-paneled horizontal screen detailing all the charts a DM needs to run the game, a separate reference card featuring handy player charts, and a 32-page sourcebook packed with 11 illustrated character sheets, conversion guidelines for importing 3rd Edition and revised 3rd Edition classes, spells, and other rules into this compatible system, and lots of character concepts and archetypes to get you started. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) WWP 16142 $15.95 NECROMANCER GAMES: A LAMENTATION OF THIEVES From the glistening waters of the Moonsilver Sea to the perilous Scar-In-The-Sky Peaks, the land of Hawkmoon is a haven of miscreants, highwaymen, and worse. A Lamentation of Thieves boasts a collection of six d20 adventures for characters of levels 1 to 12, and features new spells, feats, monsters, magic items, and martial arts. Scheduled to ship in June 2003. (CAUT: 4) WWP 08383 $18.95 ORPHEUS: CRUSADE OF ASHES Someone wants you deader than dead and they're paying hard cash to find you! You've got a bounty on your head, even if you are a ghost! Someone has declared war on Orpheus Group and all projectors in this second installment in the Orpheus limited series, providing information for a fugitive-style chronicle, plus new secrets and several skeletons yet lurking in Orpheus Group's closet. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) WWP 21001 $21.95 ORPHEUS: HAUNTING THE DEAD Haunting the Dead presents four all-new novellas from some of the most exciting voices in modern horror fiction set in the world of Orpheus, White Wolf's game of paranoia and the paranormal. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) WWP 11905 $6.99 ORPHEUS GROUP POLO SHIRT These are high-quality, short-sleeve, black Hartwell Sports polo shirts feature the Orpheus Group company logo. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) LG—WWP 05836 $25.95 XL—WWP 05837 $25.95 XXL—WWP 05838 $25.95 SCARRED LANDS CAMPAIGN SETTING - TERMANA A land of verdant jungles, steaming swamps, and impassable mountains, Termana is home to the notorious Charduni Empire, the ancient High Elven nations, and the infamous Blood Bayou. This volume details the history of the southern continent of the Scarred Lands, from the vast Titan-worshipping empires that once covered it to the Divine War and beyond. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) WWP 08341 $29.95 VAMPIRE: THE OVERSEER - CLAN BRUJAH TRILOGY BOOK #2 The Minneapolis slave ring has been destroyed and its captives rescued, but Theo Bell's problems are only just beginning. Theo urgently needs to track down whoever is responsible and put them out of business, but he is assailed by treason and demands more close at hand. All the while, The Overseer, the deadly agent of the hidden slave masters, has Theo in his sights. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) WWP 11121 $6.99 WARCRAFT: MANUAL OF MONSTERS From the merciless Burning Legion to the five draconic broods, from the undead Scourge to the savage centaur, the world of Azeroth is rife with malevolent creatures. Manual of Monsters takes over 200 monsters and allies from the hugely popular series of Warcraft real-time strategy computer games and translates them for the Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft roleplaying game. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) WWP 17201 $29.95 WEREWOLF: PLAYER'S GUIDE TO CHANGING BREEDS Tiger and Dragon, Raven and Rat! The other werebeasts of the World of Darkness are brought fully to light, allowing players and Storytellers to integrate these shapeshifters into any Werewolf chronicle. The 11 Changing Breeds are covered in detail, as are as the mysterious alliances among their kind. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) WWP 03807 $29.95 WIZARDS OF THE COAST D20 MODERN: MENACE MANUAL HC The ultimate guide to monsters, villains, and other adversaries for the d20 Modern RPG, the Menace Manual contains extensive real-world information about existing organizations such as the CIA and write-ups of well-known mythical creatures such as the yeti and sasquatch. Adversaries for all levels of play are available, as are various allies, and there is extensive information on organization and factions that heroes can either join or combat. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 17761 $34.95 DRAGONLANCE: ANNOTATED LEGENDS HC This annotated version of Time of the Twins, War of the Twins, and Test of the Twins contains extensive notes from New York Times best-selling authors Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, as well as commentary from the original members of the Dragonlance setting conceptual team. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 17978 $34.95 DRAGONLANCE: WAR OF SOULS GIFT SET This slip-covered gift set contains the three New York Times best-selling titles that make up the epic "War of Souls" trilogy authored by Dragonlance saga co-creators Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman: Dragons of a Fallen Sun, Dragons of a Lost Star, and Dragons of a Vanished Moon. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 17982 $23.99 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CORE RULEBOOK GIFT SET This slip-covered gift set contains the three recently revised core rulebooks that are the foundation for the entire Dungeons & Dragons RPG: Player's Handbook 3.5, Dungeon Master's Guide 3.5, and Monster Manual 3.5. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 96648 $89.95 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS MINIATURES ENTRY PACK The Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Entry Pack provides all the starting materials a player needs to become familiar with the brand-new Dungeons & Dragons miniatures product line. Each Entry Pack contains 16 pre-painted, randomized miniatures with statistics cards, a complete basic rulebook, a 20-sided die, a checklist for the miniatures set, and terrain mapsheet and cards. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 96581 $19.99 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS MINIATURES HANDBOOK HC The newest accessory for players who want to add depth and dimension to their roleplaying game or their miniatures experience, the Miniatures Handbook contains new feats, spells, magic items, prestige classes, and new base classes to the Dungeons & Dragons realm. In addition to these features, this handbook gives expanded rules for three-dimensional, head-to-head miniatures play for both skirmish and mass battle conflicts, provides competitive scenarios for engaging miniatures combat, and is instantly usable with the new Dungeons & Dragons miniatures product line. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 96582 $29.95 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS MINIATURES HARBINGER EXPANSION PACK The Harbinger Expansion Pack contains a randomized selection of figures designed to expand any collection of Dungeons & Dragons miniatures. Each box contains eight randomized, pre-painted miniatures with statistic cards. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 96580 $9.99 FORGOTTEN REALMS: BLACK BOUQUET MMPB He thought it was a game. He thought no one would get hurt. He thought he could trust a tanarukk bandit. He thought he was hired for his skill and cunning. He thought it was just another victim, just another mark. He thought he could do his job without turning the entire city against him. He was wrong. Written by Richard Lee Byers, Black Bouquet is the second in a new series that brings to life the people who survive on the fringes and in the shadows of the Forgotten Realms world - The Rogues. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 17996 $6.99 FORGOTTEN REALMS: LEGACY OF THE DROW GIFT SET This slip-covered gift set contains the four New York Times best-selling titles that make up the "Legacy of the Drow" series: The Legacy, Starless Night, Siege of Darkness, and Passage to Dawn. Each of these titles center around R.A. Salvatore's signature dark elf character, Drizzt Do'Urden! Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 17981 $31.99 FORGOTTEN REALMS: PRINCE OF LIES MMPB The Time of Troubles is at an end, and the gods have been restored to their rightful places. The soul of Kelemvor Lyonsbane, former lover of the goddess of magic, remains hidden from the mad god Cyric. Though, the will of one such as Cyric, when bent on revenge, is not so easily thwarted. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 96451 $6.99 MAGIC THE GATHERING: MOONS OF MIRRODIN MMPB Where forests of metal claw the sky. Where razor-sharp metallic grasses stretch across the plains. Where vast oceans of quicksilver conceal predators awaiting the unwary. Across this harsh landscape, an orphaned elf must make her way, seeking the secrets of her past, daring the perils of her present. And she must tear aside the veil that hides the face of a hidden enemy whose power extends across all Mirrodin. Written by Will McDermott, The Moons of Mirrodin kicks off the "Mirrodin Cycle", a new series exploring a new and mysterious area of the Magic: The Gathering world. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 17979 $6.99 NEOPETS TCG Wizards of the Coast and NeoPets, Inc. team-up to bring one of the web's hottest properties - NeoPets - into the offline realm with the NeoPets Trading Card Game! Enter the world of Neopia and discover all sorts of petpets, potions, neggs, books, faerie tokens, weapons, and food as players gather their favorite NeoPets and challenge their friends in this totally unique and compelling trading card game experience. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. Please contact your retailer for availability. STARTER DISPLAY WOC 96748-D 79.92 NEOPETS TCG 2-PLAYER STARTER SET WOC 96748-S $9.99 BOOSTER DISPLAY WOC 96745-D $125.64 BOOSTER PACK WOC 96745-S $3.49 WIZKIDS CREEPY FREAKS BOOSTER PACK Collect and trade all 56 Creepy Freaks figures in this series of booster packs containing two randomly inserted figures, plus four stickers, including two colorful character stickers and two ID Stickers. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 3 & 4) WIZ 8200 PI CREEPY FREAKS STARTER SET It's the Gross-Out 3D Trading Game that's disgustingly fun to collect, play, and trade! Freak Leaders pit teams of Creepy Freaks monsters against each other to see who'll be the first to "Freak Out" the others. Creepy Freaks Set #1 features Lucas, Spitty Cat, Headley, and Swirly, while Creepy Freaks Set #2 contains Nate, Worm Breath, Tulips, and Frosty the Snotman. Each Starter Set includes everything a single player needs to get started including four pre-selected Creepy Freaks figures, four character stickers, four ID stickers, a Playmat, a rulebook, dice, and a Creepy Freaks Cartoon DVD. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 3 & 4) WIZ 8102 PI INDY HEROCLIX From Dark Horse's Hellboy to Atomico's Danger Girl, these Indy comic book characters are ready to bring their unique abilities and independent approaches to the tabletop arena as collectable miniatures! Indy HeroClix includes favorites like Judge Dredd of 2000AD, Shi of Crusade Comics, Arwyn and Samandahl Rey from Cross Gen Comics, Witchblade characters from Top Cow, and David Mack's Kabuki. There are 96 prepainted figures in all, ready with their unique powers for fantastic independent adventures. Indy HeroClix is introduced in Starter Sets containing eight randomly inserted miniatures with ID stickers, plus a rulebook, a quick-play rules sheet, a special abilities card, one map, a Turning Ring, six object tokens, ten terrain markers, and two dice. Supplement your Indy HeroClix adventures with booster packs featuring four randomly inserted miniatures complete with ID stickers. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 3 & 4) Booster Pack WIZ 7200 $6.95 Starter Set WIZ 7100 $19.95 VIDEOS SECTION ANIME 12 KINGDOMS VOLUME 2: EMPRESS DVD From AnimeWorks! With the kind half-beast Rakushun as her only remaining companion, Youko is still hunted by her former friend, Sugimoto. In order to survive, she must confront the demons within and learn to live for herself! Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DVD $29.95 AI YORI AOSHI VOLUME 5: WITH ALL MY HEART DVD From Pioneer Entertainment! As their love for each other blossoms, Kaoru and Aoi encounter a severe test-Aoi's father forces Aoi to return home in an attempt to separate her from Kaoru forever! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. DVD $29.98 ANGEL SANCTUARY / HARLOCK SAGA DVD 2-PACK From Central Park Media! Two great anime sagas, one exceptional price! This special DVD 2-Pack features the apocalyptic epic Angel Sanctuary, and all six episodes of the galaxy-spanning Harlock Saga. Approximate running time: 270 minutes. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. DVD (x2) $29.99 ANIMATION RUNNER KUROMI VOLUME 1 DVD From Central Park Media! From the director of Fruits Basket! Ever wonder what it would be like to work for an animation studio? Kuromi just landed her dream job at the famous Studio Petit, and boy is she in for a rude awakening! The new head of the ultimate team of slackers, it's up to her to finish "Time Journeys Episode 2," or fans everywhere will be let down! Will Kuromi's love of cartoons clean up this horrible mess, or make an even bigger one? Approximate running time: 40 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $24.99 ARGENTOSOMA VOLUME 5 DVD From Bandai Entertainment! Reborn from the ashes of Takuto's soul, Ryu Soma joins the military organization, Funeral, to help stave off the threat of the attacking alien hordes, and bring a measure of peace to his troubled soul! Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. DVD $29.98 BANDIT KING JING VOLUME 2 DVD From A.D. Vision! Jing prides himself as the best darn bandit the world has ever seen. Paired with his pet albatross and companion, the lady-crazy Kir, the two travel across an imaginary world in search of new treasure to steal for their own. Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $29.98 BEYBLADE VOLUME 5 DVD From Pioneer Entertainment! Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. DVD/DUBBED $19.98 CAT SOUP VOLUME 1 DVD From Software Sculptures! When little kitten Nyaako's soul is stolen by Death, she and her brother Nyatta embark on a bizarre journey to get it back! In the surreal dreamscape of the Other Side, they encounter many fantastic characters and remarkable, often disturbing adventures. Cat Soup Volume 1 is also available in a limited edition version packaged with a special Liquid Art Pack. Approximate running time: 34 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $19.99 DVD w/ Liquid Art Pack $24.99 CERES COLLECTOR'S EDITION VOLUME 1: REINCARNATION DVD From Viz Video! A tale of eternal love, cosmic retribution, and celestial maidens with sublime supernatural powers. 16-year-old Aya Mikage's world is turned upside down, as she sets out on a journey to discover the truth about herself and the disturbing history of her family line! Approximate running time: 300 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DVD $49.98 CITY HUNTER TV SEASON 2 DVD COLLECTIONS 1 & 2 From A.D. Vision! The City Hunter's back and ready for more action. Fortunately, whether it's trying to get them into bed or protecting them from the forces of evil, when it comes to pretty women, Ryo doesn't know the meaning of the word "quit." The bad guys better watch out. City Hunter's on the job! Approximate running time: 650 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. MATURE AUDIENCES VOL. 1 - DVD/SUBTITLED $89.98 VOL. 2 - DVD/SUBTITLED $89.98 CORRECTOR YUI VOLUME 2 DVD From Viz Video! While trying to convince Eco that not all humans are bad, Yui must also battle War Wolf! Then, Yui and her friends must prevent Freeze, Virus, or Jaggy from becoming "Shogun" and taking over a virtual theme park! Meanwhile, Yui travels to investigate a malfunctioning Medical Net and meets Rescue, another of the Corrector software. And finally, caught in Fairy Tale Net, Yui, IR, and Ante are stuck living out fairytales! Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DVD $24.98 COSMO WARRIOR ZERO DVD BOX SET From AnimeWorks! A classic legend of honor among warriors by Leiji Matsumoto (Galaxy Express 999, Harlock Saga)! The time of lawlessness in deep space is coming to a close. Warrius Zero, a battle-weary admiral now serving the mechanized victors, is commanded to travel to the farthest reaches of the universe to hunt down a single wanted man…the mysterious space pirate once known as Captain Harlock! This collection includes the 13 original and two special episodes, plus the extra "Marina's Special" episode. Approximate running time: 325 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) Box Set $39.95 DIRTY PAIR OVA VOLUME 2: DAMSELS IN DESTRUCTION DVD From A.D. Vision! Mafia bosses, drug lords, arms dealers, innocent bystanders: no one's safe when the top agents of the World Welfare & Works Association are on the loose! Watch out universe, the Original Dirty Pair are back and ready for action! Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 DIRTY PAIR OVA VOLUME 3: PROJECT EDEN DVD From A.D. Vision! The original girls with guns are back in their first full-length motion picture! When a series of mysterious attacks on planet Agerna's Vizorium mining operations has the governments of the world pointing fingers and blaming each other, the World Welfare & Works Association naturally sends in their top agents to investigate. But are the Lovely Angels up to the task of stopping a mad scientist bent on taking a long dormant alien race to its final evolutionary form? Approximate running time: 80 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $29.98 DOOMED MEGALOPOLIS SPECIAL EDITION DVD From A.D. Vision! This special DVD offering collects all four parts to the Doomed Megalopolis apocalyptic supernatural saga-The Haunting of Tokyo, The Fall of Tokyo, The Gods of Tokyo, and The Battle for Tokyo. Approximate running time: 175 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 DRAGONBALL: GENERAL BLUE DVD BOX SET From FUNimation Productions, Ltd.! Goku and Bulma's quest for Dragonballs! The Red Ribbon Army unleashed! Kame House discovered! General Blue settles a score! All this and more DragonBall super-action await in this DVD Box Set collecting episodes from the General Blue Saga! Scheduled to ship in September 2003. Box Set $39.95 DRAGONBALL Z: FUSION UNCUT BOX SETS From FUNimation Productions, Ltd.! Evil Super Buu! Gotenks! Vegeta resurrected! Prepare for serious pulse-pounding DragonBall Z action in the Fusion Saga! Scheduled to ship in September 2003. BOX SET DVD $99.95 BOX SET VHS/DUBBED $79.95 FIGURE 17 VOLUME 1: SOUL MIRROR DVD From AnimeWorks! Shy elementary school outcast Tsubasa stumbles upon a downed alien spacecraft in the wake of a shooting star, changing her life dramatically! Invited to join the aliens DD, Ordina, and Hikaru in their mission to save the Earth from the menace of the Magyua, Tsubasa is granted a "clone" named Hikaru, which unites with her to form the Figure 17, a bio-humanoid combat system! When the invading forces of the Magyua arrive, will Tsubasa have the courage and confidence to fight? Approximate running time: 150 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $29.95 FULL METAL PANIC MISSION 3 DVD From A.D. Vision! On the surface, Kaname Chidori appears to be a normal, popular high school student. Unbeknownst to her, a group of terrorists believe she possesses the special powers of "The Whispered," and they're out to kidnap her. Enter Sousuke Sagara, a young, hotshot agent from the stealth anti-terrorist organization Mithril. Will he be able to protect Kaname without her finding out what's really going on? Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $29.98 GENESHAFT VOLUME 3: ORBIT DVD From Bandai Entertainment! Things aren't going well aboard the Bilkis. The Shaft is still buggy, and they've all been declared traitors by the I.E.O.! With the Captain falling into a coma, the arrival of the fleet, and the revelation that a terrorist is hidden within their midst, a life or death struggle will ensue with everyone's lives on the edge. Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $29.98 GENMA WARS VOLUME 4: SKULL CITY DVD From AnimeWorks! Jin and Loof prepare for the final battle as the legendary Great Genma appears. Now the twins have to fight to the death and decide which will be the True Genma! Approximate running time: 75 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $24.95 .HACK//SIGN VOLUME 4: OMNIPOTENCE LIMITED EDITION DVD WITH CD From Bandai Entertainment! Captured by a previously friendly unseen force, Tsukasa reappears in 'The World' with parts of his memories, thoughts, and feelings "missing". Is this really Tsukasa or just a copy of the character's data? Meanwhile, Subaru discovers that the Silver Knights have been hiding messages from her with the latest request by the System Administrator threatening to end with disastrous results! Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD w/CD $39.98 HEAT GUY J VOLUME 2: VAMPIRE'S AMBITION DVD From Pioneer Entertainment! Claire, the leader of Judoh's crime syndicates, tries to destroy J through a child and the city's own corruption, then tricks Daisuke into a plot to make the mafia a fortune on tomato futures. Will Claire succeed in destroying them both? This DVD features four bilingual anamorphic episodes. Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $29.98 HELLO KITTY'S PARADISE: BEST OF HELLO KITTY DVD From A.D. Vision! Hello Kitty and her twin sister, Mimi, share fun adventures with their friends and family. Approximate running time: 120 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD/DUBBED $14.98 INFINITE RYVIUS VOLUME 1 DVD From Bandai Entertainment! In 2225 AD, an act of sabotage sends a space station plummeting towards a dense plasma phenomena known as the Sea of Geduld. With only hours to spare before the collapse of the entire station, a group of teenage onboard trainees seek safety aboard the Ryvius, an interstellar spacecraft hidden deep inside the station. With the adult crew and instructors killed, these young astronauts must rely on their training, courage, and most importantly, each other, to survive the journey home! Each copy of Infinite Ryvius Volume 1 comes with a Collector's Pencil Board! Also offered in a special limited edition version containing three Collector's Pencil Board Sets and an exclusive "Rafka" the Ferret plush toy. Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. RES. from Previews Vol. XII #1 (JAN033643) DVD $29.98 LIMITED EDITION DVD $49.98 INITIAL D VOLUME 2 DVD From Tokyopop! In the shadow of Akina Mountain, street racers take on one of the most dangerous roads in the world. Among them, a Trueno AE86, 'The Ghost of Akina,' tears through the pass like a phantom no other car can touch. Behind the wheel is Takumi Fujiwara, a tofu delivery boy on his way to becoming the greatest street racer ever. But even with a natural talent honed simply through his love of racing, nothing could have prepared Takumi for the world of hardcore street racing! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $19.99 JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE VOLUME 3 DVD From Super Techno Arts, Inc.! While seeking solace in the nearest city, hordes of zombies descend upon Jotaro and his comrades, while "Justice" towers over them in the dark skies! Approximate running time: 90 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DVD $24.99 JUNGLE EMPEROR LEO VOLUME 1 DVD From AnimeWorks! Jungle Emperor Leo expands upon manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka's 1960's creation, Kimba the White Lion. Approximate running time: 90 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DVD $24.99 KIKAIDER VOLUME 2 DVD From Bandai Entertainment! Based on the live-action works of Shotaro Ishinomori (Kamen Rider, Power Rangers)! The genius robotics professor, Dr. Komyoji has created Kikaider - a humanoid robot tasked with the protection of Dr. Komyoji's son and daughter. Can Kikaider protect Dr. Komyoji's children and battle against the evil Dr. Gill and his army of androids? Approximate running time: 75 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. DVD $29.98 LOVE HINA AGAIN MOVIE DVD From Bandai Entertainment! Keitaro and Naru have begun college life at Tokyo University! After a long period of studying, bizarre happenings, random trips, and misunderstanding upon misunderstanding, their dream has finally come true! However, their feelings for each other are still a little muddled. With a newer, stricter manager to run the Hinata Apartments, will anyone survive Hinata Boot Camp? Approximate running time: 75 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $29.98 LUPIN THE THIRD VOLUME 4: THIEVES' PARADISE DVD From Pioneer Entertainment! After "appropriating" a birthday present for Fujiko, helping Goemon avenge his slain mentor, and accepting a challenge from the world's leading safe manufacturer, Lupin, Jigen, and the rest of the troupe end up on an island paradise filled with beautiful women-who are all out to kill Lupin! This bilingual DVD features six complete episodes. Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. DVD $24.98 MASTER KEATON VOLUME 3: KILLER CONSCIENCE DVD From Pioneer Entertainment! Keaton often applies his skills to a variety of challenges, from uncovering secret recipes to solving murder mysteries. Then again, sometimes the cases come to him with a vengeance! This time his real challenge comes in the mountains of Spain against a killer on four legs! This bilingual DVD features five complete episodes. Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. DVD $29.98 MEDABOTS VOLUME 11: TO THE TOURNAMENT DVD From A.D. Vision! The World Robattle Tournament is finally underway. After narrowly defeating the Caribbean, French, and Mexican teams, Ikki and Koji now have to face the extremely popular and powerful Swedish team. Will Ikki and Metabee be able to unite a struggling Japanese team and make it to the final rounds of the World Robattle? Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD/DUBBED $14.98 MOONLIGHT LADY VOLUME 2: LOVE CHARMS DVD SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL DVD $29.95 NAJICA BLITZ TACTICS VOLUME 2 DVD From A.D. Vision! CRI super agent Najica Hiiragi and her partner Lila must race against time to stop the madman Ricardo Kidel from using a nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile to stage a coup. Then, a Humaritt combat model gets activated without orders or a master! If that wasn't enough, the rogue Humaritt Toni takes a hostage-Azusa Katsuragi- to prevent the destruction of a stolen jet fighter, the Oboro. Najica and Lila must recover both while going up against Toni's master, the weapons dealer Rasse Pewnt! Scheduled to ship in October 2003. DVD $29.98 NINJA SCROLL THE SERIES VOLUME 1 From Urban Vision Entertainment! Directed by Tatsuo Sato (Nadesico), and featuring character designs by Takahiro Yoshimatsu (Trigun) and animation by Madhouse Studios, Ninja Scroll: The Series continues where Yoshiaki Kawajiri's 1993 award-winning feature left off! Based on Futaro Yamada's Jubei novels, this 13-part OVA series follows the harrowing exploits of a lone swordsman who upholds the samurai tradition in the face of the importation of western weapons and ideals. This bilingual DVD features four complete episodes. Approximate running time: 90 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $24.95 VHS $19.95 NIGHT SHIFT NURSES: RN REVENGE XTREME SERIES EDITION DVD SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL DVD $29.99 NOIR VOLUME 6: CLOAKS & DAGGERS DVD From A.D. Vision! Angels. Assassins. Bringers of death. They are NOIR, and no man will stand between them and their destiny. Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 POKÉMON: ORANGE ISLAND VOLUME 2 DVD From Viz Video! Ash and his friends depart for the Orange Islands! While they may leave some old friends behind and meet new friends, Ash and Pikachu continue their wild adventures on Ash's quest to become the best Pokémon Master! Features 12 complete episodes. Approximate running time: 240 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $19.98 RAHXEPHON VOLUME 5: SYNAETHESIA DVD From A.D. Vision! An extraordinary mystery unfolds as Ayato confronts a world he has never known, and begins to learn the horrifying secrets of RahXephon, a humanoid super weapon only he can control. Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 RANMA 1/2 SEASON 6 RANDOM RHAPSODY DVD BOX SET From Viz Video! The sixth season adventures of Ranma ½ features an introduction to Gosunkugi, Ranma, and Akane's morose classmate, Pantyhose Taro, a truly tragic victim of the cursed springs of Jusenkyo, plus a love story between Ranma and a drawing of a Panda, and much more! The martial arts madness never stops with 24 more TV episodes of comedy, romance, and mayhem! Approximate running time: 600 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. Box Set $119.98 REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA: UNVEILING DVD From Software Sculptures! Nanami discovers a terrible secret about her brother and runs away from home. Confronted with the cold indifference of the outside world and the cruelty of her peers, Nanami must decide whether to return home and live a lie, or to strike out on her own and build a new life. Contains episodes 31-33. Approximate running time: 75 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $29.99 RUNE SOLDIER VOLUME 4: MONSTERS & MAYHEM DVD From A.D. Vision! Armed with Merrill's cunning, Genie's strength, and Melissa's prayers, this all-female band has no trouble raiding ancient ruins - unless a magic seal blocks the way. As an investment, the girls decide to hire the loud, brash novice magician, Louie. In return, the hapless Louie gives them all the adventure they can handle! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 SAILOR MOON SEASON 2 UNCUT DVD SET SUBTITLED From A.D. Vision! Presenting the complete second season of the international hit anime series Sailor Moon in its original, uncut, and totally uncensored Japanese form! Originally titled as the Sailor Moon "R" series, all 43 original episodes are featured in this special DVD set, collecting over 16 hours of sensational Sailor Moon excitement! Never before available in North America, Sailor Moon: Season 2 Uncut contains material and situations that may not be suitable for younger audiences, including nudity and sexual content. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. MATURE AUDIENCES Box Set $149.98 SAIYUKI VOLUME 4: STORMS DVD From A.D. Vision! When the members of the Sanzo Party are forced to camp out during a storm, the closed atmosphere brings out the horror of long-buried memories. The tangled pasts of Hakkai, Gojyo, Sanzo, and Goku are fraught with murder, lies, and a bloodthirsty quest for vengeance! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $29.98 SAKURA WARS THE MOVIE DVD From Pioneer Entertainment! The Imperial Fighting Troupe is called again to defend Tokyo against the demons. However, the Douglas-Stewart Company is selling a superior fighting machine that will revolutionize Japan's defense and make the Flower Division obsolete. But, the girls suspect something may be amiss when members of their team begin to vanish! Sakura Wars The Movie is also available in a limited edition version packaged with a set of ten collectible mini-pencil boards. Approximate running time: 85 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $29.98 DVD w/Pencil Boards $39.98 SAKURA WARS TV VOLUME 4: INTERMISSION DVD From A.D. Vision! The nefarious Satani is up to his tricks again, and the only thing more horrifying than the wickedness of his actions is the revelation of his true identity! Meanwhile, Sakura must face the Spirit World in order to make peace with the troubled soul of her father! Iris finally gets her hands on her own Koubu! And the Crimson Lady is back for another death match! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. DVD $29.98 S-CRY-ED VOLUME 2: THE ALTER HUNT DVD From Bandai Entertainment! After repeated attacks against HOLD and HOLY, Commander Zigmarl is forced to initiate an operation to capture all the Native Alters in the Lost Ground. Determined to protect what they have, Kimishima and Kazuma rally as many Native Alters they can find to fight back! Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $29.98 SORCERER HUNTERS COMPLETE COLLECTION DVD SET From A.D. Vision! A rose with a whip, a leather-clad dominatrix, a muscleman, a mystic, and a guy named Carrot who really takes the cake! In the magical Spooner Continent, five would-be heroes are sent by a powerful goddess to keep sorcerers in line. Named for various pastries, these gorgeous girls and handsome guys may be sweet, but they pack a seriously nasty punch! Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $59.98 SPACE PIRATE MITO FIRST SEASON DVD COLLECTION From AnimeWorks! Mito isn't just another space pirate, she's a three foot tall childlike alien with enough guts to outshine a supernova. She's known as the galaxy's most dangerous pirate, but all she really wants is to be called "Mom." Now, Aoi, her earthbound son, is thrust into a star-spanning adventure that will bring him to all corners of the universe, with the first working mom to carry a pulse rifle! Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) DVD $39.95 SPIRIT OF WONDER NEW MOVIE DVD From Bandai Entertainment! Brand new adventures await those who seek a new 'Spirit of Wonder'. As young boys, Cooper, Gordon, and Shepherd were enchanted by the theories of life on Mars published by Percival Lowell. Forming a group club called the "Scientific Boys Club" the trio will pursue their long-time dream of traveling to Mars. What'll happen when the town's own Miss China is shrunken to the size of a pea and travels to Mars in two very special short stories "Shrinking of Miss China" and "Planet of Miss China." Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $29.98 SUGAR VOLUME 4: MAGICAL SPARKLING DAYS DVD From Pioneer Entertainment! Sugar's Magical Flower begins to bud!! But how can it grow if she hasn't found a "Twinkle"? Basil and Cinnamon accuse Sugar of cheating, while Pepper struggles to give a flying lesson to a turtle! The apprentice Season Fairies' lives are busier and noisier than ever, so naturally Saga's is too! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. DVD $29.98 SUPER GALS VOLUME 1: GALS JUST GOTTA HAVE HEART DVD From A.D. Vision! Join the lovely and charming Ran, the charismatic daughter of a policeman, as she and her group of remarkable friends gallivant around downtown Tokyo's famous Shibuya district. Enjoy all the shopping, flirting, friendship, and teenage intrigue in Super Gals! Super Gals Volume 1 is available in two different editions: the single disc version, and a Collector's Edition featuring Volume One, and a Custom Art Box. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 DVD w/Art Box $39.98 URUSEI YATSURA TV DVDS From AnimEigo! All the wild mayhem, raucous humor, and zany romance you expect from Rumiko Takahashi's (Ranma ½) tiger-skin bikini-clad alien hottie, Lum, and Japan's all-time favorite anime TV series is collected in this selection of DVDs. Each DVD has an approximate running time of 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) VOL. 16 DVD/SUBTITLED $24.95 VOL. 17 DVD/SUBTITLED $24.95 VOL. 18 DVD/SUBTITLED $24.95 VOL. 19 DVD/SUBTITLED $24.95 VOL. 20 DVD/SUBTITLED $24.95 VIRTUACALL DVD SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL DVD/SUBTITLED $29.98 WITCH HUNTER ROBIN VOLUME 1 DVD From Bandai Entertainment! From Sunrise, the producers of Cowboy Bebop! The secret Japanese agency STN is dedicated to the persecution and capture of dangerous witches throughout the world. Enter their newest member Robin-a 16-year-old ``craft-user'' who uses her limited abilities to hunt down rogue witches. Now, the STN is facing a serious threat-an unknown enemy related to a witch coven thought destroyed three hundred and twenty years ago. A coven that STN's new witch hunter seems to be involved with! Scheduled to ship in October 2003. DVD $29.98 LIMITED EDITION DVD $59.98 X VOLUME 7: SEVEN DVD From Pioneer Entertainment! The battle between the Dragons of Heaven and Earth rages with deadly consequences, as Seiichiro, a Dragon of Heaven, secretly challenges Yuto. Karen discovers his plan, and puts Seiichiro to sleep then heads to the battlefield, determined to fight Yuto herself! Approximate running time: 75 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 YOU'RE UNDER ARREST TV DVDS From AnimEigo! From the creator of the hit series Oh, My Goddess! comes this high- speed dramatic comedy series! Miyuki is a down-to-business cop with a passion for her job and a mechanical streak. Natsumi is a cop with a penchant for tooling around on a moped at unsafe speeds. And together, they are Bokutoo Precinct's newest pair of partners on patrol! Each DVD has an approximate running time of 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. VOL. 7 DVD $24.95 VOL. 8 DVD $24.95 VOL. 9 DVD $24.95 VOL. 3 DVD BOX SET $79.95 YU-GI-OH VOLUME 13: MATCH OF THE MILLENIUM PART 1I From FUNimation Productions, Ltd.! Yugi finally faces Pegasus in a battle to reclaim the souls of his loved ones. Approximate running time: 60 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD/DUBBED $19.95 VHS/DUBBED $14.95 ZAION VOLUME 1: FAREWELL DVD From A.D. Vision! The world is secretly under attack by the Meteor Virus, and a covert, world-wide organization known as C.U.R.E. has been formed to battle the threat. Before now, the best weapon C.U.R.E. had against the Virus was the NOA Soldier, but they're being overpowered by the new, developing strains of the Virus, and a new weapon is needed. Yuuji, a NOA Soldier who hates his life, finds a new reason to live when he meets Ai, a.k.a. Project-I, the new weapon C.U.R.E. plans on using to defeat the new strains. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. DVD $24.98 ZENKI SAGA 4 DVD From AnimeWorks! Chiaki, Zenki, and Goki fight on against the demonic Kagetora and the evil Seeds of Karuma. Roh, the son of the god of the dead, joins Chiaki in a final showdown between Kagetora and the guardians, bringing the story of Zenki to its final stage! Approximate running time: 325 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $39.95 ASIAN CINEMA KEIYTA AMIMYA DVD COLLECTION From Tokyo Shock! This DVD collection features three of Japanese director Keiyta Amimya's most exciting sci-fi / fantasy cinematic classics: Hakaider, Zeiram 2, and Moon Over Tao. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $49.95 SAMURAI FICTION DVD From Tokyo Shock! The classic samurai film has been strikingly updated in this feature debut by Hiroyuki Nakano! Feudal lord Kanzen Inukai is entrusted with the protection of an ancient sword from the Shogun, which is stolen by the samurai Kazamatsuri. Kanzen's young son, Heishiro, insists on retrieving the sword himself to protect the family name and honor. Heishiro's two friends, Shintaro and Tadasuke, accompany him, ostensibly to assist him, but in reality to compete for the glory that will go to the one who defeats Kazamatsuri. After Kazamatsuri wounds Heishiro and kills one of his friends, however, the young lord no longer cares about the sword, only revenge! Approximate running time: 111 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.95 SCORPION'S REVENGE DVD From Asia Pulp Cinema! From the producers of Zero Woman! Unjustly accused of murder, Nami is sentenced to spend the rest of her life in a Los Angeles women's prison. Caged with a sadistic warden and salacious inmates, she vows to escape and exact her revenge. But confinement does little to tame Nami and the other inmates. Passion runs rampant behind locked doors, giving way to lust and torture! Approximate running time: 86 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.99 STREET FURY: UNDERGROUND DVD From Tokyopop! Scheduled to ship in August 2003. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $19.98 ANIMATION THE BEST OF LITTLE LULU DVDS From Sony Wonder! She's hip. She's got attitude. And, she's got a style all her own. She's Little Lulu, and no matter what happens, she uses her street smarts and sense of humor to turn disasters into adventures! Based on the famous 1930's comic strip, each DVD contains five Little Lulu animated episodes. Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) FRIENDS & ENEMIES—DVD $12.98 GREEN GIRL—DVD $12.98 BIONICLE: MASK OF LIGHT THE MOVIE DVD From Buena Vista Home Entertainment! With the guidance of the mysterious Mask of Light, a young hero and his brave companions, the Toa Nuva, overcome powerful forces and dangerous obstacles to save their island homeland of Mata Nui and fulfill the ancient prophecies in their quest to prevent the coming of the Seventh Toa! Based on the popular LEGO game world, Bionicle: Mask of Light brings the exciting Bionicle characters to life for the first time in an all-new, full-length CGI animated movie! Approximate running time: 70 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DVD $29.99 THE LION KING DVD GIFT SET & SPECIAL EDITION DVD From Buena Vista Home Entertainment! Explore all the magic and majesty of Disney's animated classic, The Lion King, introduced in two incredible formats! Magnificently restored and digitally remastered, the Special Edition DVD features two complete versions of the film, plus never-before-released bonus material including deleted scenes, "making of" documentaries, a virtual safari, an all-new song, "Morning Report," and a "Circle of Life" music video performed by the Disney Channel's "Circle of Stars." Enhance your Lion King experience with the stunning Collector's DVD Gift Set containing the 2-disc set, plus five exclusive Character Portrait Drawings signed and sketched by the original animators, as well as the Lion King Special Edition book, the ultimate companion piece to the DVD experience. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (CAUT: 4) DVD (x2) $29.99 GIFT SET-DVD $49.99 SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: TIDE & SEEK DVD From Paramount Home Video! Take a trip to Bikini Bottom and laugh yourself silly with these ten complete episodes collected from Nickelodeon's SpongeBob Squarepants riotous animated series. Sponge-tacular DVD features include audio commentary for episodes "Sleepytime" and "Dumped," behind-the-scenes spots, and a SpongeBob storyboard. Approximate running time: 110 minutes. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. DVD $19.99 FANTASY / SCI-FI GENE RODDENBERRY'S EARTH FINAL CONFLICT VOLUME 2 DVD From A.D. Vision! The alien Taelon Companions are plotting to take over the Earth and crush the human Resistance beneath their heels. But the aliens are going to find out that mankind won't go down without a fight and heroism doesn't die so easily. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $69.98 MISSION: KILLFAST DVD From Guilty Pleasures! From director Ted V. Mikels, cult director of Astro Zombies and The Corpse Grinders! Mission: KillFast is a high-octane martial arts action/adventure pitting a C.I.A. recruited martial arts master (Tiger Lang) against Las Vegas gangsters and a psychotic arms dealer supplying a diabolical terrorist organization with nuclear weapons! Approximate running time: 97 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $19.95 ROBOCOP PRIME DIRECTIVES DVDS From Trimark Home Video! Robocop Alex J. Murphy (Page Fletcher) has turned Robokiller! The corporate giant Omni Consumer Products has declared Robocop a vigilante and designed the ultimate weapon to destroy him. With his systems rapidly failing Robo flees to the ruins of Old Detroit with OCP's Cyborg Extermination Unit close on his tail! Approximate running time: 94 minutes. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. Dark Justice-DVD $19.99 Meltdown-DVD $19.99 SAPPHO '68 DVD SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL DVD $19.95 HORROR DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS DVD SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL DVD $19.99 FACELESS DVD From Shriek Show! From one of the world's most prolific horror filmmakers, Jess Franco (Killer Barbies)! Beautiful women are violently abducted and kept hostage in a covert clinic where Dr. Flamand (Helmut Berger) is conducting a series of grisly skin graft experiments that leave unwilling human guinea pigs mutilated and dead! When a powerful industrialists' (Telly Savalas) fashion model daughter (Caroline Munro) goes missing, Detective Sam Morgan (Christopher Mitchum) uncovers clues that lead him to Dr. Flamand's secret house of surgical horrors! Approximate running time: 98 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $19.95 SPECIAL EDITION DVD $29.95 SORORITY SADISTS DVD SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL DVD $19.99 VIRGIN OF NUREMBERG DVD From Shriek Show! When a husband leaves his beautiful bride alone in his ancestral gothic castle, a series of gruesome slayings occur in the old abandoned torture chamber! In a shocking revelation, a hideously mutilated phantom killer, known as "The Punisher" with a ghastly Nazi past stalks the castle corridors and dusts off the rusty, spiked iron maiden and other cruel tools of torture for some fresh bloodletting! Directed by Antonio Margheriti (Cannibal Apocalypse), one of Italy's greatest action and horror specialists, and starring international cinema's icon of villainy, Christopher Lee, Virgin of Nuremberg is an atmospheric, color-splashed slice of grand guinol from the golden age of Euro-horror cinema! Approximate running time: 83 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $24.95 KAIJU OROCHI, THE EIGHT-HEADED DRAGON DVD From A.D. Vision! Born under an evil sign, Takeru Yamato's own father orders him executed at birth, but the Gods intervene and a hero is born! Japan's greatest legend is transformed into the wildest fantasy ever filmed in the Land of the Rising Sun as director Takao Ohgawara (Godzilla Vs. Mothra, Godzilla Vs. Destroyer) breathes awe-inspiring life into Takeru's legendary confrontations with black sorcerers, fire demons, and the monstrous Orochi! Scheduled to ship in October 2003. DVD $19.98 YOKAI MONSTERS VOLUME 3: ALONG WITH GHOSTS DVD From A.D. Vision! The third of a trio of classic 1960s Japanese live-action monster movies from Daiei Studios, boasting dozens of uniquely Japanese monsters, demons, and ghosts, many rooted from Japanese mythology. This is the Yokai series directed by Kiyoshi Yasuda and Yoshiyuki Kuroda, the great combination that created Daimajin and Yokai One Hundred Stories. Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $19.98 RETRO BUCKET OF BLOOD/MY SON THE VAMPIRE DOUBLE FEATURE DVD From CatCom Home Video! This special DVD scare fest includes the classic 1959 Roger Corman directed Bucket of Blood, and the 1954 madcap comedy-horror My Son the Vampire, starring Bela Lugosi! Two vintage Popeye and Superman animated cartoons, complete with TV commercials, are included. Approximate running time: 140 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $6.99 THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS/THE TERROR DOUBLE FEATURE DVD From CatCom Home Video! Jack Nicholson shines in these two landmark horror features: the 1960 Roger Corman directed Little Shop of Horrors, and the 1963 spine- tingling classic, The Terror, co-starring Boris Karloff! Two vintage Popeye and Superman animated cartoons, complete with TV commercials, are included. Approximate running time: 165 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DVD $6.99 NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD/DEMENTIA 13 DOUBLE FEATURE DVD From CatCom Home Video! George A. Romero's 1968 classic of zombie flesh-eating mayhem, Night of the Living Dead, and the 1963 Francis Ford Coppola-directed Dementia 13 spotlight this double-feature of macabre horror, complete with two vintage Popeye and Superman animated cartoons. Approximate running time: 165 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $6.99 SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA/THE DEEP RED HATCHET MURDERS DOUBLE FEATURE DVD From CatCom Home Video! Horror legends Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing square off in Satanic Rites of Dracula, the 1973 classic from the Dracula series of films produced by the famed Hammer Studios. Also included is Italian splatter master Dario Argento's 1975 The Deep Red Hatchet Murders. The DVD double-features comes complete with two vintage Casper and Superman animated cartoons. Approximate running time: 215 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. (CAUT: 4) DVD $6.99 FARSCAPE SEASON THREE VOLUME 5 DVD From A.D. Vision! Escape through uncharted territories in this 2-disc set collecting the final four complete Season 3 episodes from Sci-Fi Channel's far-flung, far-out Farscape! Episodes featured are "I-Yensch, You-Yensch," "Dog with Two Bones," "Into the Lions Den Part 1: Lambs to the Slaughter," and "Into the Lions Den Part 2: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing." Approximate running time: 200 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $39.98 STAR TREK STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE SEASON FIVE DVD BOX SET From Paramount Home Video! "Apocalypse Rising," "Trials and Tribble-ations," "Rapture," "The Darkness and the Light," "For the Uniform," "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?," "Ties of Blood and Water," and "Ferengi Love Songs" are but a few of the featured episodes showcased in this 6-disc DVD set collecting all 26 season five episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. (CAUT: 4) Box Set $129.99 TUBE MUTANT X SEASON ONE VOLUME 4 DVD From A.D. Vision! With the excitement of the best go-for-broke thriller and the ingenuity of a great sci-fi, Mutant X roars onto your screen with two fantastic episodes! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. DVD $24.98 FAMILY GUY VOLUME 2 DVD BOX SET From Fox Home Entertainment! Join the Griffin family-Peter, Lois, Chris, Meg and Stewie-for hours of dysfunctional fun! This 3-disc DVD set collects the remaining 25 second and third season episodes, plus additional bonuses including audio commentary, the "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein" unaired episode, and the Family Guy uncensored pilot pitch and series overview. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. Box Set $49.98 FUTURAMA VOLUME 2 DVD BOX SET From Fox Home Entertainment! The continuing adventures of Fry, Leela, Bender, Zoidberg, Hermes, Professor Farnsworth, and the rest who work at Planet Express! This 4-disc package features all 19 original second season episodes, plus many extras including audio commentaries, storyboards, trailers, mock ads for "Soylent Chow" and "Human Rinds," and deleted scenes. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) Box Set $49.98 ROCKY & BULLWINKLE & FRIENDS COMPLETE SEASON ONE DVD BOX SET From Sony Wonder! Hokey smoke! This 4-disc DVD set contains all 28 original first season episodes of the Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends animated show, digitally remastered and in their original broadcast order. All your Rocky & Bullwinkle favorites are here, including the Dudley Do-Right, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, and Fractured Fairy Tales animated shorts! Bonus features include vintage Rocky & Bullwinkle TV spots, the never-before-seen Bullwinkle puppet, and a 16-page commemorative booklet. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) Box Set $39.98 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES NEW ANIMATED SERIES VOLUMES 1 & 2 From FUNimation Productions, Ltd.! A new generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for a new generation of TMNT fans! Join Master Splinter and his mutated martial-arts students Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo as they team up with street vigilante Casey Jones and April O'Neil to kick serious shell against Shredder and his villainous Foot Clan, the street gang known as the Purple Dragons, and the deadly mechanical Mousers! Scheduled to ship in September 2003. VOL. 1-DVD $16.95 VOL. 1-VHS $12.95 VOL. 2-DVD $16.95 VOL. 2-VHS $12.95 CSI SEASON TWO DVD SET From Paramount Home Video! Introduced in an anamorphic widescreen format, this DVD set collects all 23 second season episodes from producer Jerry Bruckheimer's critically acclaimed television series C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation, including audio commentary, character profiles, and a "making of" featurette. Scheduled to ship in September 2003. Box Set $99.98 NYPD BLUE SEASON TWO DVD GIFT SET From Fox Home Entertainment! The second season of this hard-hitting police drama features the departure of actor David Caruso, who was ably replaced by Jimmy Smits. These 22 episodes include recurring roles by Peter Boyle, Joe Pantoliano, and Debra Messing, as well as appearances by Salma Hayek, Giovanni Ribisi, and others. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) MATURE AUDIENCES DVD Gift Set $59.98 THE NEW AVENGERS SEASON ONE DVD BOX SET From A&E Home Video! Seven years after the final episode of The Avengers, dapper crime fighter John Steed (Patrick Macnee) returned to TV with The New Avengers, battling diabolical masterminds alongside two new partners, Mike Gambit (Gareth Hunt) and the lovely Purdey (Joanna Lumley)! All 13 episodes from The New Avengers debut season in 1976 are collected in this DVD set, digitally remastered, restored, and presented in its original broadcast order. Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. Box Set $79.95 THE SAINT MEGA DVD BOX SET From A&E Home Video! Unmistakable! Unstoppable! Unequalled! Before he had a license to kill, Roger Moore honed his secret agent skills as the debonair adventurer Simon Templar, better known as The Saint. Now, all 47 classic color episodes of The Saint are collected in this DVD mega set, digitally remastered, restored, and presented in its original broadcast order. That's over 40-hours worth of Saint-ly 1960's excitement! Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) Box Set $199.95 AUDIO AI YORI AOSHI SAKURA ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK CD From Pioneer Entertainment! The original soundtrack to Pioneer Entertainment's surprise romantic hit on both sides of the Pacific Ocean finally becomes available in North America with 36 tracks and over one hour of music! The liner notes for this CD also include English and phonetic lyric translations. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. CD $14.98 CHOBITS VOLUME 2 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK CD From Pioneer Entertainment! 20 tracks of melodious sound bytes are showcased in this second volume of music captured from the hit anime series! The liner notes for this CD also include English and phonetic lyric translations. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. CD $14.98 MAHOROMATIC MORE BEAUTIFUL CD From Pioneer Entertainment! This CD soundtrack features 38 tracks of captivating music from the second TV season for Mahoromatic, available for the first time in North America, complete with liner notes in English and phonetic lyric translations. Scheduled to ship in October 2003. CD $14.98 SAKURA WARS THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK CD From Pioneer Entertainment! From the hit film Sakura Wars, the Imperial Operetta Troupe blasts from musical action into demon-fighting action, with songs from the Troupe itself! Composer Kohei Tanaka delivers 31 tracks of beautiful music in this CD offering, complete with English and phonetic translated lyric liner notes and an interview with the Tanaka! Scheduled to ship in September 2003. CD $14.98 SPIDER-MAN & FRIENDS CD From Turn It Up Music! Captain America, Hulk, Storm, Wolverine, and Spider-Girl join in with Spidey's musical antics in this musical tribute to Marvel Comics' favorite web- head! Jam with Spider-Man with 16 amazing tracks of original web-slingin' songs! Scheduled to ship in August 2003. (CAUT: 4) CD $12.99 SPIDER-MAN & FRIENDS: HULK CD From Turn It Up Music! Hulk-out with 14 tracks of fun, zany, and rockin' original music and songs featuring Marvel Comics jade-skinned goliath! Scheduled to ship in August 2003. 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