PREVIEWS VOL. XIV #8 PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS BEST OF THE STAR SYSTEM HOLIDAY 2004 This big holiday edition features some of the top items from our Star System backlist service! Looking for that perfect Holiday gift? Are friends and family wondering what you would like for the holidays? Hand ’em a copy! It's like having your letter to Santa written for you! Catalog, 8x11, FC $0.75 PREVIEWS #10 (OCTOBER 2004) 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, the coolest merchandise on Earth, plus exclusive items available nowhere else! This issue features items scheduled to ship from December 2004 through February 2005! Catalog, 8x11, 480+pg, PC $4.50 MARVEL PREVIEWS #14 Each issue of Marvel Previews 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 October issue features items scheduled to ship in December 2004! FC, 96pg $0.99 (or Free with Purchase of Previews) PREVIEWS CONSUMER ORDER FORM #10 (OCTOBER 2004) Previews makes it easy for you to order every item in the catalog with this separate order form booklet! This issue ships in late September 2004 for items on sale in December 2004. Comic-sized, 62pg, PC PI PREVIEWS ADULT #10 (OCTOBER 2004) 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 PREMIERE VENDORS DARK HORSE COMICS MICHAEL CHABON PRESENTS THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST VOLUME 2 TPB VARIOUS (W/A) and MATT KINDT (Cover) On sale November 10, SC, 160pg, FC, 5 3/8" x 8 3/8", $17.95 Following in the footsteps of the massively successful Volume One, the second volume of Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist collects issues three and four of the likewise popular quarterly series. Among the stories in this volume: “To Reign in Hell” by Brian K. Vaughan and Roger Petersen; “Heil and Fear Well” by Marv Wolfman, Joe Staton, and R. Sikoryak; “The Trial of Judy Dark” by Kevin McCarthy and Dean Haspiel; “The EscapeNot” by Paul Hornschemeier; “Escapist 2966” by Stuart Moore and Steve Conley; “The Boy Who Would Be the Escapist” by Kevin McCarthy and C. Scott Morse; and “Chain reaction” by Matt Kindt. Plus historical text by Roy Thomas and a bevy of pinups by Mike Mignola, John Cassaday, Farel Dalrymple, Jim Mahfood, and more! • Pages featured (right) are from both issue #4 and Volume 2 of the trade. MICHAEL CHABON PRESENTS THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST #4 STUART MOORE (W), KEVIN McCARTHY (W), ROY THOMAS (W), MATT KINDT (W/A), SCOTT MORSE (A), STEVE CONLEY (A), and more. JOHN CASSADAY (Cover) On sale October 13, SC, 80pg, FC, 7”x10”, $8.95 The Champion of Liberation triumphantly reappears at center stage! This classic character and his web of intriguing associates have been foiling diabolical evildoers since 1940, and in dozens of different “captivating” incarnations. The Master of Elusion, empowered by popular interest in Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer-winning account of his creators, has evaded the shackles of history! In our fourth fabulous issue, writer Stuart Moore (Lone) teams up with Astounding Space Thrills creator Steve Conley to present a glimpse of the future in “Escapist 3966”! Indie favorite Scott Morse beautifully illustrates Kevin McCarthy’s story, “The Boy Who Would Be the Escapist,” and Matt Kindt, creator of the critically celebrated Mephisto and Pistolwhip, shares the find of the decade with faithful fans: “Chain Reaction,” a long-lost Escapist story that should never have existed! Also included for our lifelong enthusiasts and comics history buffs are the fascinating reflections of Roy Thomas, veteran comics scribe, on the Silver Age glory days of the Escapist. • Featuring cover art by the phenomenal John Cassaday! CONAN #9 KURT BUSIEK (W), CARY NORD (A), THOMAS YEATES (A), DAVID STEWART (C) LEINIL FRANCIS YU (Cover) On sale October 20, FC, 32pg, $2.99 The second story arc in the monthly Conan begins here, with new cover artist Leinil Francis Yu! In the first arc, Conan discovered the horrible secrets of Hyperborea, a land he imagined to be wondrous and beautiful. Now he ventures into an even more treacherous setting—civilization. The world of bar fights and women opens up to the barbarian, and he realizes that it’s possible to thrive even in a world that disgusts you. However, powerful forces take note of Conan, and one of the greatest evils in the ancient world is about to enter his life. • “[Conan] is one of the best written and most beautifully illustrated works currently being produced; that is based on a character with strong literary tradition and previous comic success doesn’t hurt either. To this point, the creators have stuck closely to the classic stories of Robert E. Howard. The care for the original material is apparent, and major reason why this series is a must read.” —411mania.com CONAN AND THE DAUGHTERS OF MIDORA (one-shot) JIMMY PALMIOTTI (W) and MARK TEXEIRA (A) On sale October 6, FC, 48pg, $4.99 Jimmy Palmiotti and Mark Texeira team up for a stunning 48-page Conan oneshot, the first side project to complement the successful monthly series. A king’s favorite daughter is kidnapped by his sorceror advisor, and only Conan can save the girl—with the aid of the second daughter, who the king won’t consider as a successor to the throne. Harsh terrain and the wizard’s horde of zombie warriors—and other treachery—stand between Conan and the beautiful young heiress. Fan favorite Mark Texeira delivers stunning art in this high-adventure one-shot, written and inked by Jimmy Palmiotti, one of the creative forces behind the original Marvel Knights, and co-creator of Beautiful Killer and The Pro, among many other hit titles. This is the hard-drinking, bare-knuckled, older Conan, in a story set years later than the events in the current ongoing series. THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 6: THE CURSE OF THE GOLDEN SKULL AND OTHER STORIES TPB ROY THOMAS (W), JOHN BUSCEMA (A), and NEAL ADAMS (A) On sale November 24, SC, 160pg, FC, 7" x 10", $15.95 In the eight decades that have passed since prolific pulp writer Robert E. Howard created his seminal Sword and Sorcery adventurer, Conan, many other scribes have tried to recreate the passion and energy Howard infused into his stories. Few have come as close as comics writer Roy Thomas did during his long and influential run on Marvel’s monthly Conan the Barbarian series back in the 1970s. Collaborating with the most acclaimed and talented artists of the time, Thomas wove a narrative tapestry of action, intrigue, and heroism that’s as powerful today as it was when it was published nearly 30 years ago. • The first volume of The Chronicles of Conan has sold over 10,000 copies in the first two months of release! • Featuring completely remastered color and text corrections, these stories have been unavailable in color since their original publication. ALSO AVAILABLE CONAN #1 BACK FOR THIRD PRINTING Back for a third printing featuring an all-new Cary Nord cover! KURT BUSIEK (W) and CARY NORD (A) Available Now! FC, 32pg, $2.99 The third printing of Conan #1 is back in stores and sporting a brand new cover by artist Cary Nord. Nord’s pencils along with Kurt Busiek’s words and Dave Stewart’s colors have garnered rave reviews for the series as well as an Eisner nomination for the special Conan #0 released last November. All back orders on the series as well as future orders for #1 will be filled with the Cary Nord cover. This is a perfect opportunity for readers who haven’t picked up the first issue to check out what all the buzz is about. CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 1: TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT & OTHER STORIES TPB by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor Smith FC, 160pg, (STAR19686), $15.95 CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 2: ROGUES IN THE HOUSE & OTHER STORIES TPB by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor Smith FC, 160pg, (STAR20379), $15.95 CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 3: THE MONSTER OF THE MONOLITHS AND OTHER STORIES TPB by Roy Thomas, Barry Windsor Smith, Gil Kane FC, 168pg, (OCT030031), $15.95 CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 4: THE SONG OF RED SONJA AND OTHER STORIES TPB by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor Smith FC, 160pg, (DEC030015), $15.95 CONAN LUNCH BOX Art by Barry Windsor-Smith FC, embossed metal lunchbox, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4", (NOV030120), $14.99 CONAN THE CONQUEROR MINI-BUST Approximately 7" high, packaged in deluxe full color box, includes certificate of authenticity signed by the sculptor, limited, numbered edition of 3,500 pieces, (SEP030066), $49.99 CONAN THE SLAYER MINI-BUST Approximately 7" high, packaged in deluxe full color box, includes certificate of authenticity signed by the sculptor, limited, numbered edition of 3,500 pieces, (JUN030070), $49.99 **************************** SHI: JUN-NEN #4 (OF 4) BILLY TUCCI (W/A) and JC VAUGHN (W) On sale October 20, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Ana, in the guise of Shi, must take the stage as the Kyoto Sohei’s vengeance-themed Kabuki is literally brought to life before a terrified audience held hostage. Steel will smash against steel as Ana attempts to save the trapped Sohei and parishioners against the maddened Lady Kaoyo and her 100 warriors. Don’t miss this stunning conclusion to Dark Horse’s premier Shi series that will change the fan favorite’s universe forever. • Comic Shop News says “Billy Tucci returns to both write and illustrate this new miniseries starring his seductively inscrutable assassin. With Tucci’s art and Dark Horse’s production values, the result will be one of the most attractive books of the year.” USAGI YOJIMBO #79 STAN SAKAI (W/A) On sale October 27, b&w, 24pg, $2.99 Stan Sakai’s internationally celebrated creation, Usagi Yojimbo, continues into its 20th year! This issue finds Usagi’s surly friend, Gen the bounty hunter, tracking down yet another reward. This bounty has attracted the attention of Gen’s archrival, Stray Dog, and is on the head of none other than the murderous Inazuma! The two samurai adversaries are in hot pursuit, neither realizing that the swordswoman has been possessed by the Black Soul. Will the new Blade of the Gods turn her demonic vengeance on “Gen and the Dog”? Find out this month in Usagi Yojimbo! • Usagi Yojimbo is a 2004 Young Adult Library Services Association award winner! • Stan Sakai has won many industry awards, including a Parents’ Choice Award, an Inkpot Award, multiple Eisner Awards and the prestigious National Cartoonists Society Comic Book Division Award. MARGE’S LITTLE LULU VOLUME ONE TPB JOHN STANLEY (W) and IRVING TRIPP (A) On sale November 17, SC, 200pg, b&w, 6" x 9", $9.95 Long before the days of pint-sized, chemically powered, supergirl trios, there was one very special little girl who earned generations of fans and helped make the world a better place using only her natural smarts, her big heart, and a healthy dose of sass. From her first appearances in The Saturday Evening Post in the mid-1930s through her current long-running daily cartoon show on HBO Family, Little Lulu has been a beloved cultural icon all over the world. Now, Dark Horse Books is proud to present—for the first time ever—the complete run of classic Marge’s Little Lulu comics in a reader-friendly series of affordable paperback volumes. Whether she’s outsmarting Tubby and his fellow “Boys Only Club” members in the name of fairness and equality, weaving hilarious tall tales to entertain the irascible tot Alvin, or simply using her keen wit to think her way out of a million impossible situations, Little Lulu remains one of the most lovable comic-book heroines ever. As fresh and funny today as they were decades ago, these classic comics will keep you laughing and reading for ages. THE ART OF COMIC-BOOK INKING TPB GARY MARTIN (W/A), STEVE RUDE (A) , TERRY AUSTIN (A), BRIAN BOLLAND (A), MARK FARMER (A), KEVIN NOWLAN (A), P. CRAIG RUSSEL (A), MARK SCHULTZ (A), DAVE STEVENS (A), KARL STORY (A), BILL STOUT (A), SCOTT WILLIAMS (A), and more! SC, 109pg, b&w, 8 1/2" x 11", (STAR07033), $14.95 What does a comic-book inker do? Is an inker responsible for the coloring? Does an inker just trace over the lines? How much of the line work is done by computer? Learn the answers, and the stylized techniques, from the professionals! This book, full of tips from the comics industry’s greatest living inkers, is for aspiring inkers, untrained professional inkers, pencillers who want to become more inker-friendly, and the majority of editors who work in comics today. THE ART OF COMIC-BOOK INKING VOL. 2 TPB GARY MARTIN (W), BRENT ANDERSON (A), RANDY GREEN (A), TERRY DODSON (A), ADAM WARREN (A), MIKE ROYER (A), HILARY BARTA (A), STEVE LEIAHOLA (A), AL GORDON (A), MICHAEL BAIR (A), RANDY EMBERLIN (A), ALEX GARNER (A), RACHEL DODSON (A), KARL KESEL (A) SC, 64pg plus artboards, b&w, 8 1/2" x 11", (STAR16230), $14.95 The Art of Comic-Book Inking II includes new sections regarding the inking of animation-styled pencils and how to problem-solve a myriad of common inking headaches, plus a handy compendium of textures and effects to give any inking assignment variety and verve. And in this volume, another small army of top professional black-fingered maestros—Martin, Karl Kesel, Alex Garner, Al Gordon, Rachel Dodson, Steve Leialoha, Randy Emberlin, Michael Bair, and Mike Royer—tackle the pencil art of four artists—Terry Dodson, Brent Anderson, Adam Warren, and Randy Green—each with vastly different styles that create diverse embellishing challenges. And each of these pencilled pages is included, reproduced in non-photo blue on full-size, high-quality art board so that every aspiring inker can try their own approach and have potential professional samples ready for action! THE GOON #9 ERIC POWELL (W/A) On sale October 20, FC, 32pg, $2.99 The Goon’s town is set in no time and has no name … but did you know it had a football team? Hearken back to the days of leather-helmet, iron-man football, as four-time Eisner nominee Eric Powell shows how a young up-and-coming leg breaker for the Labrazio family (the Goon, ya simpleton) had a hand in forming the team that gave hope to the downtrodden populace living with poverty, constant gang war, and an insurgence of flesh-eating zombies. • International Horror Guild Award Winner 2003 (Best Illustrated Narrative). • Nominated for four 2003 Eisner awards: * Best Single Issue * Best Humor Publication * Best Writer/Artist—Humor * Best Continuing Series TALES OF THE VAMPIRES TPB From the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer… JOSS WHEDON (W), BEN EDLUND (W), JANE ESPENSON (W) , BRETT MATTHEWS (W), DREW GODDARD (A), TIM SALE (A), SCOTT MORSE (A), MIKE MIGNOLA (Cover) On sale November 24, SC, 144pg, FC, 7" x 10", $15.95 The creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer reunites with the writers from his hit TV shows including Tick creator and Angel Executive Producer Ben Edlund for an imaginative and frightening look into the history of vampires in the world of the Slayer. Intricately woven around a central story by Whedon featuring a group of young Watchers in training meeting their first undead, Whedon’s staff of writers present stories ranging from medieval times to the Depression to today, as well as Buffy’s rematch with Dracula and Angel’s ongoing battle with his own demons. Wrapped in a haunting cover by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. Collecting the five-issue miniseries. • “An entertaining anthology of Slayerverse yarns written by Buffy staff writers.” —Entertainment Weekly THE MILKMAN MURDERS #4 (of 4) JOE CASEY (W) and STEVE PARKHOUSE (A) On sale October 13, FC, 32pg, $2.99 The suburban nightmare hits the big city, as our little mother, possessed by a monstrous spirit of vengeance and punishment, seeks out the mysterious milkman. Wading into the most dangerous waters of the urban scene, Barbara gets more than she bargained for out of her change of scenery. The most shocking new entry in the Dark Horse horror line concludes in a bloodbath even nastier than last issue. Her final confrontation with her role model, the TV mom, packs even more surprises in the wrap up by Joe Casey (Superman, X-Men) and Steve Parkhouse (The Bojeffries Saga, The Invisibles). • “Joe Casey and Steve Parkhouse bring us a truly disturbing and original piece of horror here—the horror of the modern family. Not for the faint of heart or those looking for spoon-fed niceties, The Milkman Murders is comics as you’ve rarely seen them before.” —Ed Brubaker writer of Catwoman, Gotham Central, and Sleeper. FIERCE #4 (of 4) The FBI’s most powerful weapon is the mind of one man. JEREMY LOVE (W), ROBERT LOVE (P), JEFF WASSON (I), CHIP ZDARSKY (C) On sale October 13, FC, 32pg, $2.99 He’s badly wounded. One of his allies has betrayed him. Now, the FBI is closing in, the Zodiacs have him on the run, and the only woman he can trust has been captured. Past events come full circle and the stage is set for the final showdown in the slums of Kingston, Jamaica. From rising stars Jeremy and Robert Love, it's 48 pages of all out action in the conclusion of the most stylish and suspenseful thriller on the stands today. • See gettosake.com for more info on the Love Brothers’ future and current projects. THE AMAZING SCREW-ON HEAD Now back in print! MIKE MIGNOLA (W/A) FC, 32pg, (No Ads!), (), $2.99 Amazing Screw-On Head, from Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, is back in print and available through Diamond. This hilarious one-shot chronicles the title character's mission for President Abraham Lincoln and inspired an animated series in development at the Sci-Fi Channel. When Emperor Zombie threatens the safety of all life on Earth, the president enlists the aid of a mechanical head. With Screw-On Head and Mr. Groin on the job, you just know there will be flying machines to be piloted, tombs to be robbed, and weird alien menaces to be thwarted—all that and talking dogs, too! It's pure mayhem—and pure Mignola! BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #94: LAST BLOOD PART 5 (OF 5) HIROAKI SAMURA (W/A) On sale October 13, b&w, 32pg, $2.99 Hiroaki Samura’s Last Blood story line comes to its conclusion! With revenge-lust hanging thick in the air, our main event is the deadly showdown between the starving and weakened Anotsu and his crazed, quick Shingyötö-ryü opponent, Iriya. Makie has evened out the playing field in a bloody flurry that puts Kill Bill Vol. 1 to shame, while Manji and Magatsu try to survive separate dogfights with Shingyötö-ryü swordsmen on the sidelines. Manji battles in order to be reunited with his beloved Rin, Magatsu engages his opponent in order to defend Anotsu, and any survivors of these gory encounters will face each other and their own shifting, uneasy alliances! This issue’s dramatic cover mirrors the intensity inside, as Samura continues to reinvent the bushidö grudge match with a sharp, modern edge. FOR MATURE READERS HELLSING VOLUME 5 TPB KOHTA HIRANO (W/A) On sale November 3, SC, 208pg, b&w, 5" x 7", $13.95 Intense and full of psychotic action, Hellsing continues its fevered pitch into a dark chaos that defies human logic. Human? Well, there are only a few left in the storyline as the emerging Millennium Project, an army of Nazi undead, is unleashed upon the world. What will surely ensue is a war of blood and nostalgia, with a coolly gothic style and increasingly frenetic pace. Envision the Hindenburg, old sharpshooter rifles and throwback uniforms, mixed with new jet technology and incredibly bold vampires. Hellsing is packed to the gills with radical mysticism and scary apocalypse … and it’s fun as Hell! • All volumes of the Dark Horse version of Hellsing are published in the original Japanese format! • Dark Horse shipped over 20,000 copies in its initial release of Hellsing Volume 1! THE RING: BIRTHDAY TPB The fourth volume in The Ring series SUZUKI KOJI (W) and SAKURA MIZUKI (A) On sale November 17, SC, 160pg, b&w, 5" x 7", $12.95 In 2002, The Ring came to American silver screens and brought a whole new style of horror and suspense to the States. Based on a series of novels by Suzuki Koji, The Ring became a media franchise in Japan with its fascinatingly creepy, yet scientific and otherworldly subject matter. Not to mention its very scary “monster,” the spirit of a girl whose body was dropped in a well many years past. As you’ll find reading through Dark Horse’s series of Ring manga, this story is rich with an undergrowth of science and hatred, of strong will behind the murderous ghost of Sadako. “Birthday,” the fourth in a series of five Ring manga, is a trilogy of stories, each enriching the main storyline of the Ring series. “The Casket Floating in the Sky” centers on Mai Takano, and how she becomes wrapped deeper into Sadako’s grasp. “Lemon Heart” tells of one of Sadako’s early loves, and eerily wraps itself back into the plotline of Mai Takano. And finally the “Sadako” story goes into the depths of both Sadako’s death and her rebirth. Slowly, the details of how The Ring truly works are trickling out into the daylight. TRIGUN MAXIMUM VOLUME 3: HIS LIFE AS A… TPB YASUHIRO NIGHTOW (W/A) On sale November 17, SC, 192pg, b&w, 5" x 7", $9.95 Trigun Maximum Volume 3 is intensity embodied—a front to back fight! Vash the Stampede and the mysterious Wolfwood versus the terribly resilient Gray the Ninelives and one of Yasuhiro Nightow’s most curious villains, the completely frightening puppet master, Leonoff. The Gung-Ho Guns get harder and harder to beat as the philosophical tension between our two heroes grows daily. The Trigun Max manga includes many aspects and characters from the television show but places them in different situations at different times giving the reader a much more detailed and dramatic idea of who these terrible enemies really are and the rough challenges Vash faces every day. • The fantastic Dark Horse edition of Trigun Maximum is value-priced in the popular manga format, unretouched and unflopped. It includes the popular mock black-and-white covers as well as the hilarious “Turn to the Next” back page bio comics. GHOST IN THE SHELL VOLUME 1 2ND EDITION MASAMUNE SHIROW (W/A) On sale October 6, SC, 368pg, b&w w/color, 6" x 9", $24.95 Ghost in the Shell Volume 1 returns! This second edition features the original Japanese size and additional material not published in previous U.S. editions! Deep into the 21st century, the line between man and machine has been inexorably blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging landscape, cyborg super-agent Major Motoko Kusanagi is charged to track down the craftiest and most dangerous terrorists and cybercriminals, including “ghost hackers,” capable of exploiting the human/machine interface by re-programming human minds to become puppets to carry out their criminal ends. When Major Kusanagi tracks the cybertrail of one such master hacker, the Puppeteer, her quest leads her into a world beyond information and technology where the very nature of consciousness and the human soul are turned upside-down and inside-out. • Ghost in the Shell 2nd edition will carry an 18+ age advisory and be shrink-wrapped. SUPER MANGA BLAST! #46 MOHIRO KITOH (W/A), MAKOTO KOBAYASHI (W/A), KENICHI SONODA (W/A), YUZO TAKADA (W/A), and HIROYUKI UTATANE (W/A) with YO MORIMOTO (W/A) On sale October 27, b&w, 128pg, $5.99 A salacious Seraphic Feather cover starts this issue’s engine, followed by two white-knuckled episodes of this sci-fi saga. Our heroes are still trapped aboard a doomed, cislunar shuttle, and meta-powered soldiers, explosives, and enraged U.N. agents may not mix too well with the cold vacuum of outer space! Makoto Kobayashi’s Eisner-Nominated What’s Michael? series turns its playful gaze on a man who has somehow earned the protection of the entire animal kingdom! In Club 9, naďve Haruo is blindsided by a suitor’s shocking proposition. As storm clouds gather, Shadow Star revisits the homicidal teens behind the Shadow Dragon conspiracy, offering more clues about Takeo Tsurumaru’s twisted schemes. Two episodes of Kenichi Sonoda’s Cannon God Exaxxion barrel us down a continuing sci-fi thrill ride, populated by killer robots, manipulative aliens, and one hotheaded, teen savior. FOR MATURE READERS ALSO AVAILABLE SUPER MANGA BLAST! by Various Issue #2, b&w, 128pg, (STAR11272), $4.95 Issue #3, b&w, 128pg, (STAR11273), $4.95 Issue #4, b&w, 128pg, (STAR11386), $4.95 Issue #5, b&w, 128pg, (STAR11866), $4.95 Issue #6, b&w, 128pg, (STAR13291), $4.95 Issue #7, b&w, 128pg, (STAR13292), $4.99 Issue #8, b&w, 128pg, (STAR13293), $4.99 Issue #9, b&w, 128pg, (STAR13294), $4.99 Issue #10, b&w, 128pg, (STAR13295), $4.99 Issue #11, b&w, 128pg, (STAR13296), $4.99 Issue #12, b&w, 128pg, (STAR13297), $4.99 Issue #13, b&w, 128pg, (STAR14965), $4.99 Issue #14, b&w, 128pg, (STAR15627), $4.99 Issue #15, b&w, 128pg, (STAR14966), $5.99 Issue #16, b&w, 128pg, (STAR14967), $5.99 Issue #17, b&w, 128pg, (AUG010083), $5.99 Issue #18, b&w, 128pg, (STAR14968), $5.99 Issue #19, b&w, 128pg, (STAR15628), $5.99 Issue #20, b&w, 128pg, (STAR15629), $5.99 Issue #21, b&w, 128pg, (FEB020073), $5.99 Issue #22, b&w, 128pg, (MAR020071), $5.99 Issue #23, b&w, 128pg, (APR020075), $5.99 Issue #24, b&w, 128pg, (MAY020067), $5.99 Issue #25, b&w, 128pg, (JUL020056), $5.99 Issue #26, b&w, 128pg, (AUG020037), $5.99 Issue #27, b&w, 128pg, (SEP020062), $5.99 Issue #28, b&w, 128pg, (OCT020035), $5.99 Issue #29, b&w, 128pg, (NOV020034), $5.99 Issue #30, b&w, 128pg, (DEC020035), $5.99 Issue #31, b&w, 128pg, (FEB030078), $5.99 Issue #32, b&w, 128pg, (MAR030045), $5.99 Issue #33, b&w, 128pg, (APR030055), $5.99 Issue #34, b&w, 128pg, (MAY030047), $5.99 Issue #35, b&w, 128pg, (JUN030064), $5.99 Issue #36, b&w, 128pg, (JUL030049), $5.99 Issue #37, b&w, 128pg, (SEP030044), $5.99 Issue #38, b&w, 128pg, (OCT030052), $5.99 Issue #39, b&w, 128pg, (NOV030059), $5.99 ************************************* STAR WARS: EMPIRE #26 RON MARZ (W) and ADRIANA MELO (A) On sale October 27, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Luke Skywalker and the Red Squadron are flying escort for a secret Rebel intelligence operation on a supposedly unpopulated planet, when they run into an unexpected Imperial patrol. With half the squad trapped on the ground, and the secrecy of the mission in peril, things don’t look like they could get any worse for the Rebels. But then Luke makes a discovery that hearkens back to the galaxy’s last major conflict—the Clone Wars—and it’s a surprise that could either save them, or destroy them! Another groundbreaking story that helps to tie the prequel films to the original Trilogy—in a way that will surprise and excite Star Wars fans of every generation! STAR WARS: REPUBLIC #70—THE DREADNAUGHTS OF RENDILI (2 OF 3) JOHN OSTRANDER (W), JAN DUURSEMA (P), and DAN PARSONS (I) JAN DUURSEMA and BRAD ANDERSON (Cover) On sale October 27, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Mutineers have taken hostages and are planning to turn over a fleet of Republic warships to the Separatists. Despite the fact that one of the hostages is his friend, and fellow Jedi Council member Plo Koon, Saesee Tiin believes that destroying the fleet may be the only hope of saving the Republic. But Anakin Skywalker has a plan. The plan calls for daredevil flying, split-second timing, and an untested new weapon—so, of course, Anakin is sure of success! Meanwhile, trapped on a derelict research ship carrying many dangerous species of animals from around the galaxy, Obi-Wan faces his most hated enemy—alone! Featuring a guest appearance by a character well-known to fans of the original Star Wars films. STAR WARS: CLONE WARS ADVENTURES VOLUME 2 TPB HADEN BLACKMAN (W), WELLES HARTLEY (W), MATT FILLBACH (A), and SHAWN FILLBACH (A) On sale November 10, SC, 96pg, FC, 5 1/4" x 7 1/2", $6.95 Inspired by the Cartoon Network’s Clone Wars cartoons, this series tells new stories of heroism and villainy in the same stripped-down visual style. In the rolling asteroid rings above a remote planet, General Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker play a deadly game of cat and mouse against Separatist droid fighters—and a squadron of highly skilled human pilots who have pledged their guns to Count Dooku. Find out why Anakin is known as the greatest pilot in the galaxy! Also in this volume, Jedi Master Luminara Unuli and her Padawan Barriss Offee race against time to evacuate farmers and their families before the droid forces of General Grievous overrun their village. When Barriss and her squad of clone troopers are caught in the path of the enemy army, only fast thinking and steel resolve can save the day! Incredible action, hot art, and lightning-fast pacing are coming your way in this new take on the Star Wars galaxy! STAR WARS: CLONE WARS VOLUME 5—THE BEST BLADES TPB JOHN OSTRANDER (W), HADEN BLACKMAN (W), JEREMY BARLOW (W), TOMÁS GIORELLO (A), BRANDON BADEAUX (A), and HOON (A) On sale November 24, SC, 144pg, FC, 7" x 10", $14.95 “Try us all, these times do. In this war, unsheathed must all of the Jedi’s blades be. Survive constant use, even the best blades cannot.” —Master Yoda The darkest days of the Clone Wars have arrived, when even victories are cause for abiding sorrow; when the hopes for a brighter future are lost in the turmoil of a divided galaxy; and when friendships are tools of convenience and the reason for betrayals. From political intrigue within the Senate to bloody battlefields on exotic worlds, the war has left its mark on the bystanders as well as the combatants, and the events in this wide-ranging volume reveal the extent of the damage. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker battle for survival, Senator Bail Organa struggles to preserve freedom within the Republic, and Master Yoda strives to prevent an old friend from plunging a system into war in four exciting stories from the Clone Wars! • The first two Star Wars: Clone Wars volumes sold over 20,000 copies. STAR WARS MINI-BUST: C-3PO On sale December 22, 6 Ľ” tall, fully painted, package in a full color box with certificate of authenticity, $49.95. For all his prissy manners and compulsive odds-quoting, C-3PO is about as self-aware as a droid can get. Perpetually paired with a brash astromech droid, he and his partner, R2-D2, make up the Alliance’s most famous droid team. C-3PO is a Cybot Galactica 3PO Human-Cyborg Relations Droid. He was activated 112 years before his adventures with the Rebel Alliance, and his first job was said to be programming binary load fifters. As always, Gentle Giant Studios, recent winners of Diamond’s Gem Award for best mini-bust of 2003, have created an elaborately detailed and highly collectible new edition to their growing cast of Star Wars character sculptures. It’s so real you can practically smell it. Almost. Edition size not set at press time. STATIONERY SETS This month Dark Horse features six new stationery sets! On sale October 27 Hot Stuff Stationery Set, Nathan Jurevicious Scary Girl Stationery Set, Nathan Jurevicious Orphic Oddities Stationery Set, Gary Taxali Stationery Set, Fawn Gehweiler Stationery Set Each set includes 8 letter sheets (four different styles), 6 envelopes (4 different styles), and a set of stickers. Packaged as a work of art itself with a printed belly-band all inside a poly bag. All sets 5 ľ” x 8 ľ” and are priced at $4.99. To see all of our available stationery sets go to darkhorse.com/statioeary. HOT STUFF STATIONERY SET That cute little devil boy, Hot Stuff, is now featured in a variety of mischievous poses in his very own stationery set. From the classic Harvey comics, we think Hot Stuff will make a great addition to our line of stationery. NATHAN JUREVICIUS STATIONERY SETS Best known for creating the “Scary Girl” comic and characters, Nathan Jurevicius hails from Australia, and currently resides with his wife and kids in Toronto, Canada. At the age of 6 he had his first one-man show, selling 3 pieces, including the legendary “Woman with a fly on her nose in a phonebox.” GARY TAXALI STATIONERY SET Hailing from Toronto, Canada, Gary Taxali’s illustrations have appeared in just about every medium and his work has been shown extensively in various exhibitions and galleries throughout North America, including The La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles. FAWN STATIONERY SET Citing her influences as 70s youth nostalgia, English eccentrics, abandoned theme parks and Disney-style, faux-Swiss iconography, LA-based designer Fawn Gehweiler adds a dark twist to her illustrations, and utilizes a precise color palate of sickingly sweet, cupcake frosting pastels from cotton candy pink to sour apple green. HELLBOY TALKING BOARD Regular Hellboy Talking Board, On sale October 20, 12" x 18", pressed paperboard, wood planchette, directions, packaged in a full-color box, $24.99 Ltd. Ed Hellboy Talking Board, On sale October 20, 12" x 18", wood board w/antiqued medal corner tabs, wood planchette, directions, certificate of authinticity, packaged in a velvet-lined wood box, limited to 500, $99.99 We are extremely excited about our latest Hellboy product: the Hellboy Talking Board. Hellboy creator and fortune teller, Mike Mignola has provided new artwork for this magical, mystical parlor game. Move the wood “planchette” around the board, asking questions of the varied spirits that deign to visit you! Is it real, or just a game? The first version includes a pressed-paper playing board (approx. 12" x 18"), a wood planchette featuring the Right Hand of Doom, and directions from Master Mignola on how to contact the beyond, all packaged in a cardboard box with beautiful, hand-drawn art. The second version is for the discriminating collector and hardcore fan. It features a wood board with antiqued metal corner tabs (approx. 12" x 18"), wood planchette, a direction sheet, a certificate of authenticity…and everything is placed in a velvet-lined, wood box with Hellboy etchings burned onto the lid. Only 500 will be made for worldwide distribution, so reserve your time with the “other side” today! ALSO AVAILABLE B.P.R.D. COFFEE MUG Black mug w/B.P.R.D. logo (SEP020080) . . . $9.99 B.P.R.D. EMBROIDERED PATCH 3" FC, embroidered patch (STAR16058) . . . $4.99 B.P.R.D. STATIONERY SET 8 letter sheets (four different styles), 6 envelopes (4 different styles), and a set of stickers (MAR030050) . . . $4.99 B.P.R.D. ZIPPO® LIGHTER Black Ice chrome Zippo® lighter, packaged in tin box (MAR030053) . . . $29.99 HELLBOY BASEBALL CAP Black, embroidered hat (STAR09192) . . . $14.95 HELLBOY JOURNAL 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" covered, spiral bound journal, 128pg (JAN030100) . . . $9.99 HELLBOY LUNCH BOX FC, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4" (STAR10349) . . . $14.99 HELLBOY LUNCH BOX #2 FC, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4" (STAR19576) . . . $14.99 HELLBOY COFFEE MUG White outside, black inside . . . $9.99 HELLBOY ORNAMENT 3 1/4" ornament, fully-painted (STAR17066) . . . $19.95 HELLBOY PVC SET Seven piece set, packaged in a full color window box (STAR13684) . . . $39.99 HELLBOY MOVIE PVC SET: GOOD GUYS Contains Hellboy, Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapien. Each figure is approximately 4 inches tall, full-color window box packaging, (DEC030027) . . . $14.99 HELLBOY MOVIE PVC SET: BAD GUYS Contains Grigori/Rasputin,Kroenen, and Sammael. Each figure is approximately 4 inches tall, full-color window box packaging, (DEC030028) . . . $14.99 HELLBOY SHOTGLASS Clear shot glass w/ red & white art, Hellboy on one side, logo on the other (STAR09241) . . . $5.95 HELLBOY STICKERS Hellboy sticker #1 (Hellboy logo), FC (APR020100) . . . $1.99 (each) Hellboy sticker #2 (The Right Hand of Doom), FC (APR020101) . . . $1.99 (each) Hellboy sticker #3 (Menacing Portrait), FC (APR020102) . . . $1.99 (each) Hellboy sticker #4 (New B.P.R.D. logo), FC . . . $1.99 (each) Also available in a pack, contains four stickers (SEP020081) . . . $6.99 HELLBOY SWEATSHIRT Hellboy logo/ black hooded sweatshirt with front pocket M-XXL . . . $39.99 HELLBOY T-SHIRTS BPRD - Bureau For Paranormal Research and Defense/Plain tee/White/Adult M-XL . . . $17.99 XXL . . . $19.99 RED HELLBOY WITH FIRE/PLAIN TEE/BLACK/ADULT M-XL . . . $17.99 XXL . . . $19.99 HELLBOY TRIPTYCH/PLAIN TEE/BLACK/ADULT M-XL . . . $17.99 XXL . . . $19.99 HELLBOY TRIPTYCH/BABYDOLL/BLACK/ADULT S-L . . . $17.99 HELLBOY ICONS/PLAIN TEE/BLACK/ADULT M-XL . . . $17.99 XXL . . . $19.99 HELLBOY ICONS/BABYDOLL/BLACK/ADULT S-L . . . $17.99 HELLBOY ZIPPO® LIGHTER Three-color chrome Zippo® lighter (STAR06649) . . . $29.95 ********************************8 CASPER On sale September 22 CASPER STATUE, FULLY-PAINTED, $49.99 CASPER FIGURINE, FULLY-PAINTED, $24.99 CASPER KEYRING, $4.99 After the great response we’ve gotten for out Hot Stuff products, we are pleased to offer another beloved Harvey comic character, Casper. Imported from France, the Casper statue, figurine and keyring are sculpted of the highest quality by world-renowned Demons and Merveilles. FASTER PUSSYCAT, KILL! KILL! LUNCH BOX On sale November 17, full-color litho-printed tin lunch box, 8" x 7" x 3 3/4", $14.99 You can’t tame these pussycats! Torn from the frames of the infamous Russ Meyer film, the sordid, ultra-exciting tale of three buxom babes: Varla, Billie, and Rosie, follows their path from Go-Go dancing to cruising the desert to fortune hunting—with lots of karate, cat-fights, and hit and runs in-between! Stills and graphics from this B-movie cult classic adorn our latest lunchbox. You won’t want to miss this visual panorama of mayhem, debauchery, seduction, spiteful stares, come-hither glances, reckless driving, and wild watusi-ing! Carry this lunch box if you dare. ALSO AVAILABLE BETTIE PAGE LUNCH BOX: AMUSEMENT STAR19566 1-56971-712-5 $14.99 BETTIE PAGE LUNCH BOX: OCEAN STAR10342 1-56971-711-7 $14.99 BONE LUNCH BOX STAR19567 1-56971-725-7 $14.99 CHRIS WARE’S RUSTY BROWN LUNCH BOX STAR19568 1-56971-729-X $14.99 CONAN LUNCH BOX NOV030120 TBD $14.99 DEVIL GIRL LUNCH BOX STAR19569 1-56971-956-X $14.99 FELIX THE CAT LUNCH BOX STAR19570 1-56971-861-x $14.99 FLASH GORDON LUNCH BOX STAR19571 1-56971-728-1 $14.99 FUTURAMA LUNCH BOX STAR19572 1-56971-718-4 $14.99 GRENDEL LUNCH BOX STAR19573 1-56971-860-1 $14.99 GROO LUNCH BOX STAR19574 1-56971-721-4 $14.99 HELLBOY LUNCH BOX #1 #STAR19575 1-56971-720-6 $14.99 HELLBOY LUNCHBOX #2 STAR19576 1-56971-859-8 $14.99 INTRON DEPOT LUNCH BOX STAR19577 1-56971-722-2 $14.99 LITTLE NEMO LUNCH BOX STAR19578 1-56971-726-5 $14.99 MADMAN LUNCH BOX STAR19579 1-56971-724-9 $14.99 MIGHTY MOUSE LUNCH BOX NOV030121 1-59307-224-4 $14.99 OLIVIA LUNCH BOX STAR19580 1-56971-723-0 $14.99 ROMAN DIRGE LUNCH BOX – OPEN JUGULAR CHEESECAKE OCT030064 1-59307-130-2 $14.99 SOCK MONKEY LUNCH BOX STAR19581 1-56971- 706-0 $14.99 THE SPIRIT LUNCH BOX STAR19582 1-56971-727-3 $14.99 THUNDERBIRDS LUNCH BOX STAR19583 1-56971-775-3 $14.99 TIM BURTON ROBOT BOY LUNCH BOX JAN040087 TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN LUNCH BOX STAR19584 1-56971-810-5 $14.99 **************************** THE GOON PVC SET On sale November 10, boxed set of 4 non-articulated PVC figures. The Goon measures 5" tall, Franky 4 1/2", the Zombie Priest 4 3/4", and Buzzard 5 1/2", $14.99 Hey, slackjaws! Here’s your chance to prove to everybody you’re not the sissified illiterate they think you are. What better way to man yourself up than by following the example set by the Goon and Franky? Now you can get your very own Goon PVC set! Once people get a load of your Goon PVC set, they’re sure to think of you as one of those uptown sophisticate types. They’ll be surprised by your taste in collectible plastic and comic books, not to mention how impressed they’ll be by your ability to read and your extensive knowledge of pie. This set includes the Goon (the one man who scares the bejeezus out of the undead), his spastic sidekick Franky (complete with a belly full of spite and a switchblade knife), the Buzzard (the gunslinger who cannot die, but must feed on the flesh of the dead), and the Zombie Priest (the nameless man who rules an army of the undead). Even the undead fear the Goon! ALSO AVAILABLE THE GOON: ROUGH STUFF TPB by Eric Powell SC, 88pg, FC, $12.95 THE GOON: NOTHIN’ BUT MISERY TPB by Eric Powell SC, 136pg, FC, (STAR19740), $15.95 THE GOON VOL. 2: MY MURDEROUS CHILDHOOD (AND OTHER GRIEVOUS YARNS) TPB by Eric Powell SC, 128pg, FC, (FEB040029), $13.95 THE GOON ZIPPO® Chrome zippo®, w/black, white, and red image, $29.99 THE GOON SHOT GLASS #1: THE GOON Clear shot glass w/full color image, $5.99 THE GOON SHOT GLASS #2: NORTON’S PUB Clear shot glass w/ color logo, $5.99 THE GOON T-SHIRT #1 Goon logo/Black tee/Adult M-XL $17.99 XXL 19.99 THE GOON T-SHIRT #2 Norton’s Pub logo/Black tee/Adult M-XL $17.99 XXL 19.99 THE GOON T-SHIRT #3 Squid’s Car/Blue tee/Adult M-XL $17.99 XXL 19.99 **************************** GET A GACHA! New this month: Simpsons and Winnie the Pooh SIMPSONS FIGURES SERIES 3 WINNIE THE POOH BOBBLE HEADS Retailers! See your order form for details on ordering and a special offer! “The Gacha are doing pretty well and are popular with walk-in traffic. Marvel and Lord of the Rings are the top two properties.” —Dan Parent, Ace Comics, Orlando, FL “We cycle through our stock of the different Gacha to keep the assortments fresh. Simpsons items are the best!” —Derek Collins, Heroes Hangout, Myrtle Beach, SC “I didn’t realize having an abundance of quarters could make me so much money.” —Kelly Heying, Buy Me Toys.com, South Bend, IN “Disney properties and superhero stuff does very well. Most of the properties appeal to kids, but the superhero items appeal to our regular customers as well as their children. We’ve placed the machine right next to our young reader’s section where it has been very popular.” —Doug Adams, Comic Book World, Louisville, KY Available now! MARVEL SUPERHERO BOBBLE HEADS HELLBOY MOVIE FIGURES SPIDER-MAN KEYCHAINS SPIDER-MAN FIGURES To see images for all available sets, go to retailers.darkhorse.com ************************** DARK HORSE LICENSE PLATES On sale September 1 COOP: “HOT ROD” LICENSE PLATE, $14.99 COOP: “BAD GIRL” LICENSE PLATE, $14.99 HELLBOY: “HELLBOY” LICENSE PLATE, $14.99 Each license is approximately 12" x 6", embossed tin, shrink-wrapped, $14.99 Drive a Hot Rod? Or wish you did? We’ve got new plates for you, and for Bad Girls and Hellboys too! These embossed tin license plates can be attached to a car, or hung on a wall like a sign. ZIPPO® RELISTS ALIENS ZIPPO® LIGHTER 3-color Zippo® lighter with gun metal finish (STAR12259) . . . $29.99 ALIEN: NOSTROMO ZIPPO? LIGHTER Black matte lighter with brass etching (STAR13311) . . . $29.95 HBO: BAND OF BROTHERS ZIPPO® LIGHTER STANDARD AND COLLECTOR’S EDITIONS Standard edition, black matte finish, olive green logo (STAR14987) . . . $39.99 Collector’s edition, high-polish chrome, engraved logo w/gold inlay . . . $100.00 BETTIE PAGE ZIPPO® LIGHTER #3: CLEOPATRA Full-color box w/trading card (STAR10785) . . . $44.95 BETTIE PAGE ZIPPO® LIGHTER SERIES II #1: BLACK BETTIE Chrome lighter w/photo, packaged in a tin w/full-color sleeve (STAR12087) . . . $39.99 BETTIE PAGE ZIPPO® LIGHTER SERIES II #2: LEOPARD BETTIE Chrome lighter w/photo, packaged in a tin w/full-color sleeve (STAR12305) . . . $39.99 BETTIE PAGE ZIPPO® SERIES II #3: DEVIL BETTIE Chrome lighter w/photo, packaged in a tin w/full-color sleeve (STAR13097). . . $39.99 BETTIE PAGE ZIPPO® SERIES II #4: RED BETTIE Chrome lighter w/photo, packaged in a tin w/full-color sleeve (STAR13497). . . $39.99 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL ZIPPO® LIGHTERS Black and red on chrome zippo® lighter (STAR10111). . . $29.95 Laser-etched brass on black-matte zippo® lighter (STAR10110). . . $29.95 COWBOY BEBOP ZIPPO® LIGHTER Zippo® Lighter w/Spectrum finish (). . . $34.95 CRIMINAL MACABRE BLACK CAT CLUB ZIPPO® 3-color, chrome Zippo® lighter (STAR19366) . . . $29.99 DARK HORSE LOGO ZIPPO® LIGHTER Chrome Zippo® lighter w/black and white logo (DEC030076) . . . $29.95 DIRTY PAIR ZIPPO® LIGHTER Full color Dirty Pair art on Chrome Zippo® lighter (STAR13312) . . . $29.95 DRAKUUN ZIPPO® LIGHTER 4-color, silver Zippo® lighter (STAR09716) . . . $29.95 FLAMING CARROT ZIPPO® LIGHTER Matte-white finish (STAR08824) . . . $29.95 FRAZETTA PHOTO ZIPPO®: DEATH DEALER Full color, photo Zippo® (JUL030055) . . . $39.99 FRAZETTA PHOTO ZIPPO®: SILVER WARRIOR Chome Zippo® with full color art (OCT030060) . . . $34.99 FRANK FRAZETTA WARRIOR WOMAN ZIPPO® LIGHTER Chome Zippo® w/black image (STAR18920) . . . $29.99 GHOST ZIPPO? LIGHTER Matte-white Zippo® illustrated by Adam Hughes (STAR11007) . . . $29.95 GRENDEL: BLACK, WHITE & RED ZIPPO® LIGHTER Matte-black lighter w/red-and-white design (STAR08983) . . . $29.95 GUNSMITH CATS ZIPPO® LIGHTER Three-color chrome Zippo® lighter (STAR08305) . . . $29.95 HELLBOY ZIPPO® LIGHTER Three-color chrome Zippo® lighter (STAR06649) . . . $29.95 MADMAN ZIPPO® LIGHTER Four-color chrome Zippo® lighter (STAR09480) . . . $29.95 MIKE MIGNOLA’S B.P.R.D. ZIPPO® LIGHTER Black Ice chrome zippo® lighter, packaged in tin box (MAR030053) . . . $29.99 ROCKET COMICS ZIPPO® LIGHTER Black matte zippo® lighter w/Rocket logo (STAR19104) . . . $29.99 SIN CITY: KADIE’S CLUB PECOS ZIPPO® LIGHTER High-polish chrome lighter w/ red-and-black illustration and logo (STAR06820) . . . $29.95 SIN CITY: MOLLY’S ESCORT SERVICE ZIPPO® LIGHTER High-polish chrome lighter w/ red-and-black illustration and logo (STAR02469) . . . $29.95 TONY MILLIONAIRE’S SOCK MONKEY ZIPPO® LIGHTER FC, chrome Zippo® lighter (STAR12362) . . . $29.99 ZOMBIEWORLD ZIPPO® LIGHTER Illustrated logo design, brushed chrome finish (STAR09216) . . . $29.95 ****************************** HORROR RELISTS ANGEL AUTUMNAL TP by Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, Eric Powell, Christian Zanier, and Andy Owens SC, 80pg, FC . . . $9.95 ANGEL: EARTHLY POSSESSIONS TP by Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, Christian Zanier, and Andy Owens SC, 80pg, FC (STAR13132) . . . $9.95 ANGEL: THE HOLLOWER TP by Christopher Golden, Hector Gomez, and Sandu Florea SC, 88pg, FC (STAR11155) . . . $9.95 ANGEL: HUNTING GROUND TP by Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, Eric Powell, Brian Horton, and Paul Lee SC, 80pg, FC (STAR14115) . . . $9.95 ANGEL: LONG NIGHT’S JOURNEY TP by Brett Matthews, Joss Whedon, Mel Rubi, and Chris Dreier SC, 104pg, FC (STAR16170) . . . $12.95 ANGEL: STRANGE BEDFELLOWS AND OTHER STORIES TP by Christopher Golden, Tom Sneigoski, Christian Zanier, and Eric Powell SC, 104pg, FC (STAR15385) . . . $12.95 ANGEL: SURROGATES TP by Christopher Golden, Christian Zanier, and Andy Owens SC, 80pg, FC (STAR12438) . . . $9.95 BLACKBURNE COVENANT by Fabian Nicieza and Stefano Raffaele Issue #1, FC, 32pg, (FEB030017) . . . $2.99 Issue #2, FC, 32pg, (MAR030033) . . . $2.99 Issue #3, FC, 32pg, (APR030016) . . . $2.99 Issue #4, FC, 32pg, (MAY030018) . . . $2.99 BLACKBURNE COVENANT TPB by Fabian Nicieza and Stefano Raffaele SC, 104pg, FC, (SEP030026) . . . $12.95 B.P.R.D.: A PLAGUE OF FROGS by Mike Mignola and Guy Davis Issue #1, FC, 32pg, (JAN040016) . . . $2.99 Issue #2, FC, 32pg, (FEB040025) . . . $2.99 Issue #3, FC, 32pg, (MAR040032) . . . $2.99 Issue #4, FC, 32pg, (APR040103) . . . $2.99 B.P.R.D.: HOLLOW EARTH AND OTHER STORIES TPB by Mike Mignola and various SC, 120pg, FC, (STAR17945) . . . $17.95 B.P.R.D.: NIGHT TRAIN by Geoff Johns, Scott Kolins, Scott Kolins, and Dave Stewart FC, 32pg, (JUL030021) . . . $2.99 B.P.R.D.: THE SOUL OF VENICE BY MICHAEL AVON OEMING, MILES GUNTER, AND MIKE MIGNOLA FC, 32pg, (MAR030020) . . . $2.99 B.P.R.D.: THERE’S SOMETHING UNDER MY BED by Joe Harris, Adam Pollina, Guillermo Zubiaga, and Pat Brosseau FC, 32pg, (SEP030024) . . . $2.99 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: AUTUMNAL TPB by Chris Boal, Tom Fassbender, Jim Pascoe, Cliff Richards, and Joe Pimentel SC, 80pg, FC (STAR14936) . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: BAD BLOOD TPB by Andi Watson, Joe Bennett, and Rick Ketcham SC, 88pg, FC (STAR11048) . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE BLOOD OF CARTHAGE TPB by Christopher Golden, Cliff Richards, and Joe Pimentel SC, 128pg, FC (STAR13030) . . . $10.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: CRASH TEST DEMONS TPB by Andi Watson, Cliff Richards, and Joe Pimentel SC, 80pg, FC (STAR11415) . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: CREATURES OF HABIT TPB by Tom Fassbender, Jim Pascoe, Paul Lee, and Brian Horton SC, 96pg, FC (STAR15680) . . . $17.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE DEATH OF BUFFY TPB by Fabian Nicieza, Tom Fassbender, Jim Pascoe, Cliff Richards, Joe Pimentel, and Will Conrad SC, 120pg, FC (STAR16719) . . . $15.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE DUST WALTZ GN by Dan Brereton, Hector Gomez, and Sandu Florea SC, 80pg, FC (STAR08424) . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: FALSE MEMORIES TPB by Tom Fassbender, Jim Pascoe, Cliff Richards, and Joe Pimentel SC, 96pg, FC (STAR15880) . . . $12.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: FOOD CHAIN TPB by Doug Petrie, Christopher Golden, Cliff Richards, Christian Zanier, and others SC, 168pg, FC (STAR13996). . . $17.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: HAUNTED TPB by Jane Espanson, Cliff Richards, and Julio Ferreira SC, 96pg, FC (STAR16434) . . . $12.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: NOTE FROM THE UNDERGROUND TPB by Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza, Cliff Richards, and Will Conrad SC, 104pg, FC (STAR18103) . . . $12.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE ORIGIN TPB by Chris Golden, Dan Brereton, and Joe Bennett SC, 80pg, FC (STAR10112) . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: OUT OF THE WOODWORK TPB by Tom Fassbender, Jim Pascoe, Cliff Richards, and Joe Pimentel SC, 112pg, FC (STAR15560) . . . $12.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: OZ TPB by Christopher Golden and Logan Lubera SC, 80pg, FC (STAR15561) . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: PALE REFLECTIONS TPB by Andi Watson, Doug Petrie, Cliff Richards, and Joe Pimentel SC, 88pg, FC (STAR12027) . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: PAST LIVES TPB by Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, Christian Zanier, and Cliff Richards SC, 96pg, FC (STAR14727) . . . $12.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: RING OF FIRE GN by Doug Petrie and Ryan Sook SC, 80pg, FC (STAR11743) . . . $9.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: TALES OF THE SLAYERS TPB by Joss Whedon, Tim Sale, Gene Colan, P. Craig Russell, and others SC, 96pg, FC (STAR15013) . . . $14.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: UGLY LITTLE MONSTERS TPB by Tom Fassbender, Jim Pascoe, Cliff Richards, Joe Pimentel, and Will Conrad SC, 104pg, FC (STAR16175) . . . $12.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: UNINVITED GUESTS TPB by Andi Watson, Dan Brereton, Hector Gomez, and Sandu Florea SC, 96pg, FC (STAR10282) . . . $10.95 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: VIVA LAS BUFFY TPB by Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza, Cliff Richard, and Will Conrad SC, 96pg, FC (STAR19019) . . . $12.95 CRIMINAL MACABRE: A CAL MCDONALD MYSTERY by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith Issue #1, FC, 32pg, (MAR030021) . . . $2.99 Issue #2, FC, 32pg, (APR030017) . . . $2.99 Issue #3, FC, 32pg, (MAY030019) . . . $2.99 Issue #4, FC, 32pg, (JUN030018) . . . $2.99 Issue #5, FC, 32pg, (JUL030022) . . . $2.99 CRIMINAL MACABRE: A CAL MCDONALD MYSTERY by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith SC, 168pg, FC, (JAN040023) . . . $14.95 DARK HORSE BOOK OF HAUNTINGS HC by Mike Mignola, P. 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Seagle and Paul Grist SC, 136pg, FC (STAR07662) . . . $15.95 GRENDEL TALES: HOMECOMING TPB by Pat McEown and Dave Cooper; cover by Matt Wagner SC, 64pg, FC (STAR11494) . . . $7.95 HELLBOY VOLUME 1: SEED OF DESTRUCTION TPB by Mike Mignola SC, 128pg, FC, (NOV030025) . . . $17.95 HELLBOY VOLUME 2: WAKE THE DEVIL TPB by Mike Mignola SC, 144pg, FC, (NOV030026) . . . $17.95 HELLBOY VOLUME 3: THE CHAINED COFFIN AND OTHERS TPB by Mike Mignola SC, 168pg, FC, (NOV030027) . . . $17.95 HELLBOY VOLUME 4: THE RIGHT HAND OF DOOM TPB by Mike Mignola SC, 144pg, FC, (NOV030028) . . . $17.95 HELLBOY VOLUME 5: CONQUEROR WORM TPB by Mike Mignola SC, 144pg, FC, (NOV030029) . . . $17.95 HELLBOY: THE BONES OF GIANTS ILLUSTRATED NOVEL by Mike Mignola And Christopher Golden b&w, 200pg (STAR14867) . . . $14.95 HELLBOY: ODD JOBS by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, and others SC, 216pg, FC, 6" x 9" (STAR10486) . . . $14.95 ART OF HELLBOY HC AND TPB by Mike Mignola SC, 200pg, FC, (DEC030029) . . . $29.95 STAR WARS VINYL KITS AND MINI-BUSTS KOTOBUKIYA CLONE TROOPER PRE-PAINTED SOFT VINYL MODEL KIT At the time of their introduction, the Republic clone trooper represented the future of galactic warfare. Far superior to the battle droid armies of the era, the clone troopers formed the backbone of the Republic’s new military initiative that battled against the forces of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. 13” tall, vinyl figure, packaged in a window box, $94.99 KOTOBUKIYA JANGO FETT PRE-PAINTED SOFT VINYL MODEL KIT Jango Fett is one of the galaxy’s deadliest bounty hunters, the basis of the clone army, and father to Boba Fett. 11" tall vinyl figure, packaged in window box, $99.99 KOTOBUKIYA OBI-WAN KENOBI PRE-PAINTED SOFT VINYL MODEL KIT Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Master and teacher to Anakin Skywalker, captured as he rushes into battle. 11" tall vinyl figure, packaged in window box, $94.99 STAR WARS MINIBUST: BIKER SCOUT The stormtroopers designated as scouts wear lightweight armor that is considerably more flexible than the standard uniform. Much like their infantry counterparts, scout troopers wear a black body glove covered with white armor. Scouts often work in conjunction with light reconnaissance vehicles, such as Imperial speeder bikes. For this reason, they are often referred to as biker scouts. 5 1/2", numbered & limited, packaged in a full-color box, $45.00 STAR WARS MINIBUST: GRAND MOFF TARKIN Grand Moff Tarkin was the Imperial governor of the Outland Regions, and the mastermind of the Death Star project. A brilliant and ruthless tactician, Tarkin was a loyal adherent to Emperor Palpatine's vision of the New Order. He saw the Death Star as the ultimate weapon to ensure absolute rule over the galaxy. The power of the battle station's prime weapon was enough to deter any rebellion, he reasoned. To demonstrate the Death Star's power, he destroyed the planet of Alderaan. 5 1/2" tall, numbered and limited to 7,500,packaged in a full-color box, (STAR20418) . . . $45.00 STAR WARS MINIBUST: GREEDO A Rodian bounty hunter, he had large multifaceted eyes, skull-ridge spines, and a tapirlike snout. He learned the noble profession of bounty hunting from Spurch "Warhog" Goa and became one of Jabba the Hutt's henchmen. He caught up with Han Solo at a cantina in Mos Eisley on Tatooine and attempted to collect the bounty offered by Jabba. Solo was forced to dispose of Greedo. 6 1/2" tall, fully painted minibust, $45.00 ************************ DC COMICS BATMAN SECTION BATMAN: HUSH VOL. 2 TP Written by Jeph Loeb Art and cover by Jim Lee & Scott Williams The 12-part “Hush” storyline – crafted by comics heavyweights Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee & Scott Williams — topped sales charts for an entire year, thrilling readers and critics alike. Now the second half of that legendary story arc — BATMAN #613-619 — is collected for the first time as a softcover in BATMAN: HUSH Volume 2 TP. This volume contains the stunning conclusion to “Hush,” featuring the Dark Knight’s shocking showdown with the Joker, the debut of a brand-new Batmobile, a catfight among Catwoman, Talia and Lady Shiva, and, perhaps, most surprising of all, the true identity of the enigmatic Hush! Plus, this collection includes the 6-page story from Wizard #0 and features a stunning new cover by Lee & Williams! On sale Oct 13 • 192 pg, FC, $12.95 US SUPPORT: House ads ARKHAM ASYLUM ANNIVERSARY EDITION HC Written by Grant Morrison Art and cover by Dave McKean In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the critically acclaimed Batman story that helped launch the U.S. careers of Grant Morrison and Dave McKean, DC Comics is proud to present the ARKHAM ASYLUM 15th ANNIVERSARY EDITION — a 216-page hardcover reprinting the now-classic confrontation between the Dark Knight and his arch-nemeses the Joker, Two-Face, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, and more in the black heart of Gotham City's house for the criminally insane. This graphic novel is well-known for its psychological intensity and probing portraits of Batman and the Joker, as well as groundbreaking art that influenced scores of artists by introducing a new school of storytelling and technique to comics. This special edition also includes Morrison's complete final script annotated by both himself and original editor Karen Berger, many of his original thumbnail breakdowns, step-by-step samples of how the story and art came together, and more surprises! On sale Oct 20 • 216 pg, FC, $29.95 US • Mature Readers SUPPORT: House ads BATMAN: AS THE CROW FLIES TP Written by Judd Winick Art by Dustin Nguyen & Richard Friend Cover by Matt Wagner BATMAN: AS THE CROW FLIES is a 128-page trade paperback collecting BATMAN #626-630, written by award-winner Judd Winick (OUTSIDERS, GREEN ARROW) and illustrated by the acclaimed team of Dustin Nguyen & Richard Friend (WILDCATS 3.0) with a painted cover by Matt Wagner (BATMAN/SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN: TRINITY). This collection also contains a sketchbook section showing Nguyen's early approach to Batman, the Penguin and the Scarecrow. Gotham City’s underworld is thrown into turmoil as its crimelords slip into a rabid — and murderous — frenzy. Is it a coincidence, or part of an elaborate and sinister power play? One thing’s for sure: The machinations of the Scarecrow and the Penguin will have Batman hard-pressed to restore order. Worse, Batman may have met his match against the vicious Scarebeast! On sale Oct 27 • 128 pg, FC, $12.95 US SUPPORT: House ads DETECTIVE COMICS #799 Written by Andersen Gabrych, Shane McCarthy Art by Pete Woods & Cam Smith, Tommy Castillo & Rodney Ramos Cover by Jock “War Games,” Act 3, Part 1! Batman engineers a mass meeting of criminals. But will it render the game unwinnable? And in the backup story, the conclusion of “Low,” the Riddler takes on Poison Ivy! On sale Oct 6 • 40 pg, FC, $2.95 US BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #184 Written by A.J. Lieberman Art by Brad Walker & Troy Nixey Cover by Brian Haberlin “War Games,” Act 3, Part 2! As Batman drowns in a sea of enemies, the rest of Gotham’s heroes race to save him! All the chaos and violence so far was merely a prelude to this. To make matters worse, the G.C.P.D. is about to break ranks! On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US NIGHTWING #98 Written by Devin Grayson Art by Mike Lilly & Andy Owens Cover by Scott McDaniel & Owens “War Games,” Act 3, Part 3! Ten months ago, Firefly torched Haly’s Circus, the childhood home of Dick Grayson. Tonight, Firefly must face the wrath of Nightwing! Meanwhile, Batgirl and Onyx battle Killer Croc and the Suicide King! On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US ROBIN #131 Written by Bill Willingham Art by Jon Proctor & Robert Campanella Cover by Dustin Nguyen “War Games,” Act 3, Part 4! Two Robins — one former and one current — fight for their lives! Tim Drake takes on the devilish duo of the Trickster and Mr. Fun, while Stephanie Brown takes on the mysterious mastermind steering “War Games!” On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #58 Written by A.J. Lieberman Art by Al Barrionuevo & Francis Portela Cover by Jae Lee “War Games,” Act 3, Part 5! With the city in chaos, Tarantula becomes the prime target of the G.C.P.D.! Desperate for a victory, they’re hell-bent on bringing her down. Batman must choose between stemming the violence and saving his newest ally. On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US BATGIRL #57 Written by Dylan Horrocks Art by Mike Huddleston & Jesse Delperdang Cover by James Jean “War Games,” Act 3, Part 6! Batgirl and Onyx fight for their lives in the bowels of Gotham City as a seemingly endless supply of criminals overrun the city. And the mysterious mastermind behind “War Games” decides to take the war to Batman! On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US CATWOMAN #36 Written by Ed Brubaker Art and cover by Paul Gulacy & Jimmy Palmiotti “War Games,” Act 3, Part 7! The penultimate chapter of Gotham’s darkest period finds Batman in conflict with Commissioner Akins, the players ready for the final battle, and Catwoman squaring off one last time against Zeiss, the man who left her for dead! On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US BATMAN #633 Written by Bill Willingham Art by Kinsun & Aaron Sowd Cover by Matt Wagner “War Games,” Act 3, Part 8 — the extra-sized conclusion! The climactic battle between Batman and the mastermind behind the Gotham gang war hits close to home! Don’t miss the stunning finale! On sale Oct 27 • 40 pg, FC, $2.95 US BATMAN: DETECTIVE No. 27 SC Written by Michael Uslan Art and cover by Peter Snejbjerg ELSEWORLDS. In this stunning softcover edition of the original hardcover graphic novel, Bruce Wayne becomes a member of a secret society of detectives to battle the decades-old criminal conspiracy that left him an orphan! On sale Oct 27 • 96 pg, FC, $12.95 US BIRDS OF PREY #75 Written by Gail Simone Art by Ed Benes & T’K Cover by T’K A new beginning for the team, and an extra-sized anniversary issue! The Birds, reeling from the aftershock of “War Games,” are forced to make a decision that changes everything! Plus, a special back-up tale with guest artist T’K! On sale Oct 27 • 40 pg, FC, $2.95 US GOTHAM CENTRAL #24 Written by Greg Rucka Art by Michael Lark & Stefano Gaudiano Cover by Lark You’ve seen “War Games” from the heroes’ perspectives. Now see it through the eyes of the real world! As the detectives of the G.C.P.D. battle to save lives, Commissioner Akins reaches his breaking point with Batman. On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME #2 Written by Jeph Loeb Art and cover by Tim Sale Selina's Roman Holiday continues! Wanted for last issue's shocking murder,Catwoman finds herself caught between two rival gangs with all of Rome up for grabs. Get ready for love, death and betrayal — Gotham City style — on the other side of the world! On sale Oct 20 • 2 of 6 • 32 pg, $3.50 US BATMAN: HUSH Vol. 1 TP Written by Jeph Loeb Art and cover by Jim Lee & Scott Williams Reoffered to coincide with BATMAN: HUSH Vol. 2 TP, this now-classic collection reprints BATMAN #608-612, 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. On sale Oct 13 • 128 pg, $12.95 US • RELIST BATMAN: NINE LIVES SC Written by Dean Motter Art by Michael Lark Cover by Lark & Christopher Moeller Reoffered to coincide with BATMAN: DETECTIVE No. 27 SC, this cinematic 1940s Elseworlds tale is told in a sideways “landscape” format. Who killed nightclub owner and chanteuse Selina Kyle? The "Bat-Man" is on the case, but so is Detective Richard Grayson! On sale Oct 27 • 128 pg, $17.95 US • RELIST BATMAN: HAUNTED KNIGHT TP Written by Jeph Loeb Art and cover by Tim Sale Reoffered to coincide with SOLO #1, also featuring art by the incomparable Tim Sale. This collection includes three LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT HALLOWEEN SPECIALS by Loeb & Sale that paved the way for their collaboration on BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN. On sale Oct 20 • 192 pg, $14.95 US • RELIST BIRDS OF PREY: OF LIKE MINDS TP Written by Gail Simone Art and cover by Ed Benes & Alex Lei Reoffered to coincide with BIRDS OF PREY #75, this volume collects the sold-out BIRDS OF PREY #56-61! Featuring guest stars Nightwing and Batgirl, this tale shakes things up for Oracle, Black Canary and Huntress! On sale Oct 20 • 144 pg, $14.95 US • RELIST SUPERMAN SUPERMAN #210 Written by Brian Azzarello Art and cover by Jim Lee & Scott Williams It’s the battle between two of the DCU’s strongest heroes: Superman vs. Wonder Woman in a fight to the finish, written by fan-favorite Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Jim Lee & Scott Wiliams as “For Tomorrow” continues! When Superman inadvertently sets off a series of catastrophic events after destroying the Vanishing Tech, Wonder Woman must intervene and attempt to put an end to the chaos. But Superman has plans of his own and won’t let the Amazonian interfere without a fight — and what a fight it’ll be! On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US SUPERMAN/BATMAN #15 Written by Jeph Loeb Art and cover by Carlos Pacheco & Jesús Merino Fan-favorite writer Jeph Loeb and artists extraordinaire Carlos Pacheco & Jesús Merino (JLA/JSA: VIRTUE & VICE, ARROWSMITH) continue the shocking 5-part arc “Absolute Power” as a resistance rises up against the tyranny of…Superman and Batman? A resistance is formed against dictators Superman and Batman. But will these new Freedom Fighters save this dark world or make it even worse? Do not read the ending of this story first — it’ll blow your mind! On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT HC Written by Mark Waid Art and cover by Leinil Yu & Gerry Alanguilan The entire modern day retelling of Superman — from his early days in Smallville with Lana Lang and Lex Luthor, to his first meeting with Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Perry White in Metropolis — is recounted in this lavish hardcover collection by writer Mark Waid and artists Leinil Francis Yu & Gerry Alanguilan. SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT collects the best-selling, critically acclaimed 12-issue maxiseries of the same name and features an introduction by Smallville television producers Al Gough & Miles Millar, plus a sketchbook section showcasing Yu's development work in addition to notes by Waid. Witness the making of a legend, as Clark Kent learns the tough lessons needed to become the World's Greatest Hero! Also watch as Lex Luthor comes to Smallville, befriending Clark. But it’s a relationship that may ultimately spell disaster for Metropolis and the Man of Steel. On sale Oct 20 • 304 pg, FC, $29.95 US SUPPORT: House ads ACTION COMICS #820 Written by Chuck Austen Art by Carlos D’Anda Cover by Joyce Chin & Arthur Adams A tribute to the dead is interrupted by a new Silver Banshee! As Superman and Jack Ryder pay their respects to a photographer caught in the crossfire of a supervillain rampage, Silver Banshee comes screaming from the pits of Hell! On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #633 Written by Greg Rucka Art by Matthew Clark & Andy Lanning Cover by Gene Ha It’s a deadly new villain for the Man of Steel! New Parasites are born, and they have a thirst for the Man of Steel's power! On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US SUPERMAN: MAN OF TOMORROW ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC Written by Otto Binder, Jerry Coleman and various Art by Wayne Boring, Curt Swan, Kurt Schaffenberger and various Cover by T’K The first Silver Age Superman Archive, reprinting ACTION COMICS #241-247 and SUPERMAN #122-126 (1958-1959)! This volume, with an introduction by Mark Waid, features the debuts of the Fortress of Solitude, Brainiac, Kandor, the Super-Pets, and much more! On sale Oct 6 • 236 pg, FC, $49.95 US SUPERMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC Written by Jerry Siegel Art and cover by Joe Shuster Available at a new low price, the classic Archive Edition collecting SUPERMAN #1-4! Relive the early adventures of Superman with this volume and WORLD’S FINEST ARCHIVES Vol. 1, also available again for $49.95 US in December! Advance-solicited; on sale Dec 15 • 272 pg, FC, $19.95 US JIMMY OLSEN: ADVENTURES BY JACK KIRBY VOL. 2 TP Written by Jack Kirby Art by Kirby, Vince Colletta, and Mike Royer Cover by Kirby & Al Milgrom The Jack Kirby adventures continue in this final volume collecting JIMMY OLSEN #142-148 and #150! Kirby pits Jimmy, the Guardian and the Newsboy Legion against cosmic creatures, vampires and more. Plus, an intro by Mark Evanier and previously unpublished Kirby cover! On sale Oct 13 • 192 pg, FC, $19.95 US JIMMY OLSEN: ADVENTURES BY JACK KIRBY VOL. 1 TP Written by Jack Kirby Art by Kirby & Vince Colletta Cover by Kirby & Steve Rude Reoffered to coincide with JIMMY OLSEN: ADVENTURES BY JACK KIRBY Vol. 2 TP, this volume collects SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #133-139 and #141, circa 1970-1971, featuring appearances by Superman, the cloned Guardian, Dubbilex, and Darkseid! On sale Oct 13 • 192 pg, FC, $19.95 US • Relist MAJESTIC #3 Written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning Art by Karl Kerschl Cover by Ed McGuinness & Dexter Vines The adventures of WildStorm hero Mr. Majestic in the DCU continue! Suffering from memory loss, Majestic tries to piece together the shards of his past and return home. Plus, the Eradicator’s back — and he's got Majestic in his sights! On sale Oct 6 • 3 of 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US DC UNIVERSE IDENTITY CRISIS #5 Written by Brad Meltzer Art by Rags Morales & Michael Bair Cover by Michael Turner Find out what all the fuss is about as the breathtaking 7-issue miniseries heats up! The heroes take a proactive stance against the villains of the DCU…at the cost of lives on both sides of the crisis! Unfortunately, nothing can prevent another loss in a hero's private life. With the stakes raised for everyone involved, things are going to get a lot worse before they get better! On sale Oct 13 • 5 of 7 • 40 pg, FC, $3.95 US THE FLASH #215 Written by Geoff Johns Art and cover by Howard Porter & Livesay Part 2 of the 3-part “Sins of the Father,” tying into the events of IDENTITY CRISIS! Wally West continues to struggle with the secrets he’s uncovered about Barry Allen’s time with the JLA. But making peace with them may not be as easy as he’d hoped. Plus, a new arrival in Keystone City spells trouble for the Rogues! On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US FIRESTORM #6 Written by Dan Jolley Art by Chris Batista & Dan Green Cover by Luke Ross A special issue that ties into IDENTITY CRISIS, featuring guest art by Chris Batista (THE LEGION) & Dan Green (Uncanny X-Men)! With the pressures of his family life and the gargantuan responsibilities of the powers of Firestorm weighing heavily on him, Jason Rusch finally decides to blow off some steam! But what will be the consequences of his recklessness…especially when the JLA reveals what happened to Ronnie Raymond? On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH #1 Written by Geoff Johns Art and cover by Ethan Van Sciver A turning point in the history of the Green Lanterns begins here, in a 6-issue miniseries written by fan-favorite Geoff Johns (TEEN TITANS, THE FLASH) with art by Ethan Van Sciver (New X-Men, THE FLASH: IRON HEIGHTS)! Hal Jordan was one of the greatest heroes in the DCU until tragedy turned him into one of its greatest villains. Today, his soul searches for redemption as the Spectre. But redemption may not be what Jordan himself needs...or wants. The fates of Kyle Rayner, John Stewart, Guy Gardner, and the rest of the Green Lantern mythology unfold in this colossal tale of heroism involving the entire DCU! On sale Oct 27 • 1 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US Edited by Peter Tomasi SUPPORT: 6-page preview in Wizard X; house ads; full-color 11” x 34” poster MANHUNTER #3 Written by Marc Andreyko Art by Jésus Saiz & Jimmy Palmiotti Cover by Jae Lee The action-packed new series continues with an issue that ties into IDENTITY CRISIS! Kate Spencer’s new super-hero identity turns her entire life upside down, as a super-powered accident endangers her custody rights and threatens to blow her cover as Manhunter. Worst of all, the psychotic Shadow Thief has a thing or two to teach her about street fighting… On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US TEEN TITANS: FAMILY LOST TP Written by Geoff Johns Art by Mike McKone, Marlo Alquiza, Tom Grummett, Ivan Reis, Kevin Conrad, Marc Campos, and Norm Rapmund Cover by McKone & Alquiza Raven returns…with a new body, but also a new master: the latest Brother Blood! The newest adventures of everyone's favorite teen team of heroes unfold in TEEN TITANS: FAMILY LOST, a 176-page trade paperback collecting TEEN TITANS #8-12, plus the hard to find TITANS #1/2. This collection is written by Geoff Johns (JSA, FLASH) with art by the acclaimed team of Mike McKone (Exiles) & Marlo Alquiza (SUPERMAN), and additional art by Tom Grummett, Ivan Reis, Kevin Conrad, Marc Campos, and Norm Rapmund. Deathstroke's daughter, Rose Wilson assumes the identity of the Ravager and switches from Titans ally to Titans threat. Now Deathstroke and Rose hunt for the Titans. Could things be any more explosive? They do, when Kid Flash learns to drive! On sale Oct 6 • 176 pg, FC, $9.95 US SUPPORT: House ads GOLDEN AGE SANDMAN ARCHIVES Vol. 1 HC Written by Gardner Fox Art by Bert Christman, Creig Flessel, Chad Grothkopf, Ogden Whitney, and various Cover by Flessel The first batch of his adventures are chronicled in this volume reprinting stories from ADVENTURE COMICS #40-57, NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939, and NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1940 (circa 1940-41). Plus, an intro by Jim Amash, co-editor of Alter Ego. On sale Oct 27 • 228 pg, FC, $49.95 US JLA #107 Written by Kurt Busiek Art and cover by Ron Garney & Dan Green Fan-favorite writer Kurt Busiek (ASTRO CITY) joins the JLA art team of Ron Garney & Dan Green for “Crime Syndicate of Amerika,” an 8-part story that explodes from the pages of Busiek’s JLA/AVENGERS! Research has continued on the mysterious “space egg” left behind at the end of JLA/AVENGERS, leading the JLA to take steps to ensure that Krona stays put in his “prison.” But this distraction could prove fatal, since the real threat at the moment may come from another Earth! On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US SUPPORT: Trade and house ads; full-color 11” x 34” poster OUTSIDERS #17 Written by Judd Winick Art and cover by Dwayne Turner & Nelson John Walsh of America’s Most Wanted stars in the timely and compelling 3-part story “Most Wanted!” The Outsiders are an aggressive super-team, taking the fight to the bad guys and preying on super-criminals. But when one of the criminals they’re chasing turns out to be a real predator, Nightwing and his teammates seek aid from an unlikely source. John Walsh helps the Outsiders deal with a very real problem that hits home with both Arsenal, Grace and Walsh himself: child abduction. On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US SOLO #1 Written by Tim Sale, Brian Azzarello, Jeph Loeb, and Diana Schutz Art and cover by Sale What happens when some of the most talented artists in comics are free to unleash their singular creative vision across 48 pages? The answer is SOLO, a unique new bimonthly series that showcases the best of the best of the biz! Unfettered by the constraints of a regular monthly series, SOLO’s artists work in a variety of genres — using whichever characters — they wish! SOLO debuts in style with fan-favorite artist Tim Sale (CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME, BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN) in an issue that features a must-read follow-up story to SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS (written by Jeph Loeb), a Catwoman/Batman tale (written by Brian Azzarello), a Supergirl adventure (written by Dark Horse editor Diana Schutz), and more! Future SOLO issues will feature such A-list talent as Richard Corben, Paul Pope, Howard Chaykin, Jordi Bernet, Mike Allred and Darwyn Cooke. On sale Oct 27 • Bimonthly • No interior ads • 48 pg, FC, $3.95 US Edited by Marc Chiarello SUPPORT: Trade and house ads TEEN TITANS #17 Written by Geoff Johns Art and cover by Mike McKone & Marlo Alquiza The 3-part “Titans Tomorrow” kicks off here, as the Titans return from the trip with the Legion…ten years too late! Get ready to meet the all-new Titans line-up: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Animal Man, Aquawoman and the Flash! But all is not as well as it seems in the future, and the Teen Titans are going to find out why. On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US DC COMICS RARITIES ARCHIVES Vol. 1 HC Written by Jerry Siegel, Gardner Fox, Sheldon Mayer, William Marston, Bob Kane and various Art by Joe Shuster, Bob Kane, Harry G. Peter, Jack Burnley, Shelly Moldoff, Creig Flessel and various Cover by Sheldon Mayer, Howard Purcell, E. E. Hibbard and various For the first time ever, in one huge collection, three of DC Comics’ most hard to find early anthology titles are reprinted in their entirety! DC COMICS RARITIES ARCHIVE Vol. 1 is a whopping 348-page hardcover collecting NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939, NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1940 and BIG ALL-AMERICAN COMIC BOOK #1 (1944). This volume, with an introduction by Roy Thomas, features appearances by virtually every early Golden Age DC hero: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Sandman, Hawkman, Scribbly, The Atom, Green Lantern, Mr. Terrific, Jonny Thunder and Wildcat! Plus, loads of backups, funny animals, gag strips, text pieces and information about the Fair! The two World's Fair Comics were specially created to be dstirbuted at the legendary New York World's Fairs of 1939-40 and feature adventures revolving around the DC heroes’ visits there. Most of the strips included in this very special Archive have never been reprinted! This is truly a testament to the diversity of the Golden Age of DC Comics that no serious comics collector should be without. Advance-solicited; on sale Dec 1 • 348 pg, FC, $75.00 US HARD TIME TP Written by Steve Gerber Art by Brian Hurtt Cover by Tomer Hanuka Don’t miss the first collection of the series Entertainment Weekly calls “Oz meets My So-Called Life!” This volume features HARD TIME #1-6, telling the tale of Ethan Harrow, a teenager faced with life behind bars with only a strange power to keep him alive! On sale Oct 6 • 144 pg, FC, $9.95 US SUPPORT: House ads ADAM STRANGE #2 Written by Andy Diggle Art and cover by Pascal Ferry Continuing the thrilling new adventures of DC's premiere science-fiction hero! Adam Strange survives an alien attack as he discovers clues to what's happened to his adopted homeworld, Rann! On sale Oct 27 • 2 of 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US AQUAMAN #23 Written by Will Pfeifer Art and cover by Patrick Gleason & Christian Alamy The 3-part “With the Fishes” concludes! What happened on the day San Diego sank? The truth may surprise you when Aquaman is forced to choose between civilization and chaos as a group of pirates led by the villainous Marauder takes advantage of the horrendous, watery disaster area. On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US BLOODHOUND #4 Written by Dan Jolley Art by Leonard Kirk & Robin Riggs Cover by Dave Johnson In the startling conclusion to Bloodhound’s debut adventure, Travis Clevenger learns just how much punishment he can take, as he faces a super-powered killer ready to murder those closest to DC’s darkest hero! No one escapes this fight in one piece… On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #5 Written by Howard Chaykin Art and cover by Chaykin The penultimate issue of the electrifying miniseries! The remaining Challengers come face-to-face with the masters of the world and learn that the masses have been manipulated for some time. Now it’s up to the Challengers to free the world — and beyond — from Hegemony’s insidious grasp! On sale Oct 13 • 5 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US DOOM PATROL #5 Written by John Byrne Art by Byrne & Doug Hazlewood Cover by Byrne Cliff, Rita and Nudge infiltrate an illegal ultimate fighting ring by pitting Robotman against multiple malevolent machines of destruction! Learn secrets of where Cliff Steele, Rita Farr and the Chief have come from — just in time for Robotman to lose his head! On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US FALLEN ANGEL #16 Written by Peter David Art by David Lopez & Fernando Blanco Cover by Ashley Wood Doctor Juris is no longer in power in Bęte Noire! On the run from the Hierarchy, it appears the Fallen Angel — his rejected former lover — may be his only ally. Meanwhile, a power vacuum created by the absence of Juris triggers a showdown! On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • MATURE READERS GREEN ARROW #43 Written by Judd Winick Art by Phil Hester & Ande Parks Cover by Marcos Martín & Alvaro Lopez In Part 4 of the 6-part “New Blood,” Brick abducts the daughter of Star City’s mayor! Green Arrow and Connor Hawke must rip the city apart to find the child before the new kingpin of crime exacts his revenge on our heroes and the city at large! On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD TWILIGHT/NEW DAWN TP Written by Ron Marz Art by Phil Hester & Ande Parks Cover by Marcos Martín & Alvaro Lopez Reoffered to coincide with GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH #1, this collection features GREEN LANTERN #148-155. Hal Jordan becomes Parallax, while freelance artist Kyle Rayner is awarded the last Power Ring…and a new Green Lantern is born! On sale Oct 27 • 192 pg, FC, $19.95 US • Relist HARD TIME #9 Written by Steve Gerber Art and cover by Brian Hurtt DC Focus! A new story arc begins as Ethan Harrow leaves solitary confinement to find the balance of power changed forever at State Penitentiary — and he’s dependent on his own mysterious power to protect him. Jump aboard the gripping drama Entertainment Weekly calls “Oz meets My So-Called Life.” On sale Oct 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US HAWKMAN #33 Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art by Andy Smith & Mick Gray Cover by Kevin Nowlan A routine trip to the JSA headquarters in New York takes a dramatic turn when a malicious and incredibly powerful creature unleashes massive destruction on the city. Hawkman and Hawkgirl must join forces with The Monolith! But will their combined strength be enough? On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US H-E-R-O #21 Written by Will Pfeifer Art by Dale Eaglesham & Wade von Grawbadger Cover by Kelsey Shannon The battle lines over the H-E-R-O device are drawn: Robby Reed and his team face off against a villain created by the device, with powers that dwarf all the others combined. Plus, Matt Allen (from H-E-R-O #5) learns his daughter has been kidnapped, and he isn’t happy! On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US JLA: LIBERTY & JUSTICE OVERSIZED SC Written by Paul Dini Art and cover by Alex Ross Reoffered to coincide with the JLA ALEX ROSS ACTION FIGURES, this original graphic novel (told in sequential comic-book storytelling) finds the JLA confronting a threat from space in the form of a deadly virus that sets off a chain reaction of worldwide fear and panic. On sale Oct 27 • 10” x 13” • 96 pg, FC, $9.95 US • Relist JLA: YEAR ONE TP Written by Mark Waid & Brian Augustyn Art by Barry Kitson, Michael Bair, Mark Propst, and John Stokes Cover by Kitson Reoffered to coincide with Mark Waid’s SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT HC, this trade paperback collects the maxiseries that reveals how five inexperienced heroes founded the greatest super-team the world has ever known. Featuring an intro by Kurt Busiek. On sale Oct 20 • 320 pg, FC, $19.95 US • Relist JSA #66 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Don Kramer & Keith Champagne Cover by J.H. Williams III The exciting conclusion to the 2-part “Out of Time!” The life of Rick Tyler continues to tick away as the JSA is forced to battle through the time stream to save their teammate. But what fate awaits Rex Tyler? And how is Extant involved? On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US JSA: SAVAGE TIMES TP Written by Geoff Johns & David S. Goyer Art by Leonard Kirk, Patrick Gleason, Keith Champagne, and Christian Alamy Cover by Jerome K. Moore A thrilling new trade collecting JSA #39-45! The JSA is divided, handling multiple matters in different eras. Several heroes find themselves in Ancient Egypt, fighting the immortal villain Vandal Savage and an earlier incarnation of the power Black Adam. However, Power Girl and Dr. Mid-Nite also have their hands full with separate cases. On sale Oct 20 • 3 of 6 • 40 pg, FC, $3.50 US JSA: STRANGE ADVENTURES #3 Written by Kevin J. Anderson Art by Barry Kitson & Gary Erskine Cover by John Watson The mad Lord Dynamo has offered a devil’s bargain to mankind: He will cure the world’s ills, but only if Green Lantern surrenders his Powerful Ring and Starman relinquishes his Gravity Rod! Will the rest of the nation turn against the Justice Society of America? On sale Oct 20 • 3 of 6 • 40 pg, FC, $3.50 US JUSTICE LEAGUE ELITE #4 Written by Joe Kelly Art and cover by Doug Mahnke & Tom Nguyen A glimpse into Vera’s youth in industrial England a generation ago gives insight into her relationship with her late brother Manchester Black and the horrors that made them both what they are today — for Vera, leader of the Elite…for Black, dead! On sale Oct 13 • 4 of 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US KINETIC #8 Written by Kelley Puckett Art and cover by Warren Pleece DC Focus! Just when Tom has had as much of his family as he can take, a new player shows up: his father! Where has he been, and why did he leave? And will Tom’s newfound powers change their relationship forever? On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US THE MONOLITH #9 Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art by Phil Winslade Cover by James Jean The gangsters of the underworld retaliate against the downtrodden lower East Siders they’ve repressed and robbed — by creating a Monolith of their own…one forged of iron! On sale Oct 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US PLASTIC MAN #11 Written by Kyle Baker Art and cover by Baker This one’s titled “Homeland Security!” If Plastic Man is in charge of it, how secure can it be? On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US RICHARD DRAGON #6 Written by Chuck Dixon Art and cover by Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens The Motor City is a powder keg, and Lady Shiva holds the match! Her Circle of Six aims to take over the city’s underworld and establish a global drug trade. Only two men stand in their way: Richard Dragon and the Bronze Tiger. This battle will settle the fate of the city…and not everyone will survive! On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US SCRATCH #5 Written by Sam Kieth Art and cover by Kieth Batman returns in the conclusion of the story of misbegotten werewolf Scractch! A bloodthirsty mob wants Scratch dead. Can Batman protect him from his hometown and discover the secret of the Ouroboros in the midst of this frenzy? On sale Oct 6 • 5 of 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US WONDER WOMAN #209 Written by Greg Rucka Art by Drew Johnson & Ray Snyder Cover by J.G. Jones Medousa launches an attack on Wonder Woman’s embassy as “Stoned” nears its petrifying conclusion! When those closest to Diana are caught off-guard, who will pay the price for Medousa’s blood-lust? And what surprising ally will rise to the challenge? On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US JOHNNY DC THE BATMAN STRIKES #2 Written by Bill Matheny Art by Christopher Jones & Terry Beatty Cover by Jeff Matsuda & Dave McCaig The thrilling series reflecting the great new animated show continues! The creature called Man-Bat escapes Arkham with a secret weapon: a sonar shriek that makes citizens “batty”! Can the Batman keep Gotham from becoming a “City of Bats?” On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US BATMAN ADVENTURES DIGEST Vol. 1: ROGUES GALLERY Written by Ty Templeton, Dan Slott and Scott Peterson Art by Rick Burchett, Templeton, Tim Levins, and Terry Beatty Cover by Bruce Timm Reoffered to coincide with the TEEN TITANS GO! DIGESTS, this volume collects GOTHAM ADVENTURES #50 and BATMAN ADVENTURES #1-4, showcasing the worst of Batman’s foes! On sale Oct 13 • 5.125" x 7.562" • 112 pg, FC, $6.95 US • Relist BATMAN ADVENTURES DIGEST Vol. 2: SHADOWS AND MASKS Written by Dan Slott, Ty Templeton, Gabe Soria, and Vito Delsante Art by Rick Burchett, Dean Haspiel, Templeton, and Terry Beatty Cover by Kelsey Shannon Reoffered to coincide with the TEEN TITANS GO! DIGESTS, this volume collects BATMAN ADVENTURES #5-9, featuring more action-packed Batman tales! On sale Oct 20 • 5.125" x 7.562" • 112 pg, FC, $6.95 US • Relist CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #2 Written by Jim Alexander, Sholly Fisch and Tom Warburton Art by John Delaney, Jeff Albrecht, Mike Wetterhahn, Tim Chi Ly, Maurice Fontenot and Robert R .Smith Cover by Gary Fields & Sno Cone It’s the hottest ’toon party in town, featuring the adventures of the The Kids Next Door, Johnny Bravo and Courage the Cowardly Dog! Plus, a brand-new letters page and Cartoon Network fun facts! On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #2 Written by Adam Beechen Art by Carlo Barberi & Walden Wong Cover by Ben Caldwell The action-packed new series continues with a story guest-starring Booster Gold and Steel! The League battles the Royal Flush Gang in Las Vegas, and Booster learns why the team pays Superman so much respect. On sale Oct 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US LOONEY TUNES #119 Written by Earl Kress, Bill Matheny and Craig Bolden Art and cover by David Alvarez & Mike DeCarlo For Bugs Bunny, outsmarting a pair of gorillas is child’s play! Plus, Marvin the Martian, Sylvester and Tweety! On sale Oct 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US POWERPUFF GIRLS #55 Written by Abby Denson & Robbie Busch Art by Ricardo Garcia Fuentes & Mike DeCarlo Cover by Phil Moy The Girls go to the movies with the gnarly Gangreen Gang…and royally regret it! On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US SCOOBY-DOO #89 Written by John Rozum, Robbie Busch, and Sholly Fisch Art by Joe Staton, Robert Pope & Scott McRae Cover by Staton The Mystery Inc. gang goes to San Francisco to pursue a poetry-spoutin’ poltergeist! Plus, fun-packed short stories that only you, dear reader, can help Scooby solve! On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US TEEN TITANS GO! #12 Written by J. Torres Art by Todd Nauck & Lary Stucker Cover by Dave Bullock Special one-year anniversary issue! The Titans go face-to-face with their strangest foe: Mumbo! Can they survive more of his “tricks?” On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US TEEN TITANS GO! DIGEST Vol. 1: TRUTH, JUSTICE, PIZZA! TP Written by J. Torres Art by Todd Nauck, Tim Smith & Lary Stucker Cover by Dave Bullock The newest additions to Johnny DC’s roster of animated heroes make their debuts in two new digest-sized collections! Vol. 1, reprinting issues #1-5, kicks off with the stories “Demo,” “The Beast Boy Who Cried Wolf,” “Lame,” “My Crummy Valentine” and “Monster Zit.” On sale Oct 13 • 5" x 7.562" • 112 pg, FC, $6.95 US TEEN TITANS GO! DIGEST Vol. 2: HEROES ON PATROL! TP Written by J. Torres and Adam Beechen Art by Todd Nauck, Udon Studios and Lary Stucker Cover by Dave Bullock Capturing all of the action and fun of the Cartoon Network series! This volume reprints issues #6-10, featuring the stories “Brothers,” “How You Play the Game,” “Naked City,” “War Machine” and “That Sinking Feeling.” On sale Oct 13 • 5" x 7.562" • 112 pg, FC, $6.95 US DC: BEYOND THE UNIVERSE TOE TAGS FEATURING GEORGE ROMERO #1 Written by George Romero Art by Tommy Castillo & Rodney Ramos Cover by Bernie Wrightson Cult movie writer/director George Romero helps kick off TOE TAGS, a series of miniseries featuring the work of a number of creative luminaries from a variety of media! Best known for his trio of zombie films — Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and Day of the Dead — Romero launches TOE TAGS with an all-new horror classic for comics: the 6-part “The Death of Death,” featuring blood-curdling art by Tommy Castillo (DETECTIVE COMICS) & Rodney Ramos (GREEN LANTERN). Overnight, the world has been turned upside down, and zombies rule the day! It’s up to a college professor named Hoffman, his assistant Damien Cross, and his gal Judy to figure out exactly how and why the undead have taken over. But even if they do get to the bottom of the plague, is it too late to save the world? On sale Oct 20 • Mature Readers • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US Edited by Bob Schreck DEVLIN WAUGH: SWIMMING IN BLOOD TP Written by John Smith Art by Sean Phillips, Siku and Michael Gaydos Cover by Phillips 2000 A.D. Created by John Smith (Vampirella) and Sean Phillips (SLEEPER), Devlin Waugh is the Vatican’s best freelance supernatural operative: an aesthete, bon vivant, and expert athlete whose verbal barbs are just as vicious as his talent for fisticuffs. But in this volume, Devlin's called in to the high-tech underwater prison of Aquatraz to investigate an outbreak of vampirism – and he may have bitten off more than he can chew! Also featured are the Judge Dredd crossover stories “Brief Encounter” and “Fetish” (with art by Siku), as well as “A Mouthful of Dust” (illustrated by Alias’ Michael Gaydos) and the prose stories “A Love Like Blood” and “Body and Soul,” both of which feature Phillips' illustrations. This collection also includes an extensive making-of section, featuring excerpts from Smith's original treatment and script as well as Phillips' page layouts and sketches. On sale Oct 6 • Mature Readers • 7.375" x 10.1875" • FC, 224 pg. $19.95 US RED RAZORS TP Written by Mark Millar Art by Steve Yeowell & Nigel Dobbyn Cover by Yeowell 2000 A.D. Get ready, comrades — Sov-Block Two’s most psychotic Judge is on the loose and coming for you! Written by Mark Millar (SUPERMAN: RED SON), with art by Steve Yeowell (THE INVISIBLES) & Nigel Dobbyn, this irreverent look at Judge Dredd's world will melt your mind! Formerly a violent thug, Judge Razors — now a violent thug with authority — is part of an experiment designed to transform Sov-Block Two’s most savage criminals into the most brutal Judges the city has ever known. Accompanied by Ed the talking horse, Razors is on a mission to investigate the theft of the Holy Corpse of Elvis, as well as the city's plague of superannuated terrorists! On sale Oct 20 • Mature Readers • 7.375" x 10.1875" • FC, 144 pg. $12.95 US MADARA Vol. 1 TP Written by Otsuka Eiji Art and cover by Tajima Sho-u CMX. DC’s new line of manga debuts with the high-action MADARA, a popular sword-and-sorcery series that mixes Japanese mythology with futuristic themes! Originally serialized in Kadokawa’s Marukatsu Famicon between 1987 and 1997, the 5-volume MADARA represents the first collaboration between artist Tajima and writer Otsuka (MPD-Psycho). Tajima recently garnered notoriety for his character design work on the animated segments of Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Vol. 1. MADARA tells the story of an apprentice blacksmith in a rural village who gets by using artificial limbs created by his adoptive father. But when a chance encounter with the demon Moki reveals Madara’s true destiny, he’s catapulted into a mythic quest! His real father, the evil despot Miroku, feared long ago that Madara was destined to kill him and rule in his place. After Madara was born with tremendous powers, his body was cut up, and the parts divided amongst eight evil generals. Now Madara, with the help of a band of freedom fighters and a magical sword, sets out to retrieve his body parts and defeat his brothers, who covet the throne. As he fights his way across the world, he contemplates the prophecy: How will he wrest control of the kingdom from his father and win the people their freedom? On sale Oct 6 • 5" x 7.362" • B&W, 200 pg, $9.95 US • Mature Readers FROM EROICA WITH LOVE Vol. 1 TP Written by Aoike Yasuko Art and cover by Aoike CMX. FROM EROICA WITH LOVE is the masterwork manga of Aoike Yasuko, serialized in Akita Shoten’s Princess magazine since 1976! Set in Continental Europe, it depicts the adventures of British aristocrat Dorian Red Gloria and his alter ego Eroica, Europe’s most wanted international art thief. His nemesis — Major Klaus Heinz von dem Eberbach, a German NATO intelligence officer — has tried for years to catch the man who claims each crime scene with a card signed “From Eroica with Love.” Things are just getting started when a trio of telepathically linked teenagers becomes aware of Dorian’s identity and plans to capture him. But their plot goes awry as the master thief branches out — no longer content with stealing great art, he’s moving on. Now the trio must foil his attempts to kidnap their leader, Caesar, as they try to save the great art treasures of Europe! On sale Oct 13 • 5" x 7.362" • B&W, 232 pg, $9.95 US LAND OF THE BLINDFOLDED VOL. 1 TP Written by Tsukuba Sakura Art and cover by Tsukuba CMX. Get ready for Tsukuba Sakura’s symbolic tale LAND OF THE BLINDFOLDED, in which one character can only see the past, and another can only see the future! Originally presented in LaLa DX magazine from Hakusensha between 1998 to 2004, the 5-volume LAND OF THE BLINDFOLDED is the story of high school student Otsuka Kanade who can sometimes see a person’s future with a touch, and transfer student Naito Aro, whose ESP is limited to past events. When Kanade glimpses an unfortunate incident coming, can she change it? She soon befriends Aro, who’s no novice — he can turn his ability on or off at will, even using it to see an object’s “memories.” Are these teenaged seers of the past and future made for each other? And who’s right: Aro with his “hands off” policy about meddling in people’s lives, or Kanade whose more proactive stance has already had unhappy consequences? On sale Oct 20 • 5" x 7.362" • B&W, 208 pg, $9.95 US SON OF THE GUN TP Written by Alexandro Jodorowski Art and cover by Georges Bess HUMANOIDS. Jodorowsky & Bess pull no punches in this tale of a modern-day gunslinger’s path through the darkest places in the human soul! Juan’s ascension from an orphan in the slums to the governor’s number one bodyguard will cost him his soul, and finding redemption may cost him his life. On sale Oct 20 • 7.375" x 10.1875" • FC, 112 pg. $17.95 US • Mature Readers ELFQUEST: THE GRAND QUEST VOL. 5 TP Written by Wendy & Richard Pini Art and cover by Wendy Pini Following in Cutter's footsteps, family and tribemates pursue their chief to warn him of a dire threat. But they’re taken as slaves into the towering Blue Mountain, stronghold of the ancient Glider elves. Now, Cutter and Skywise must penetrate the mountain’s labyrinthine secrets to rescue their kind! On sale Oct 27 • 5" x 7.362" • 224 pg, B&W, $9.95 US ELFQUEST: THE GRAND QUEST VOL. 3 TP Written by Wendy & Richard Pini Art and cover by Wendy Pini Reoffered to coincide with ELFQUEST: THE GRAND QUEST Vol. 5, this trade paperback collects stories from the original series issues #8-11. Cutter and Skywise make their way past danger until they arrive at the foot of the Blue Mountain, and what they find will change their lives forever. On sale Oct 27 • 5" x 7.362" • 192 pg, B&W, $9.95 US • Relist ELRIC: THE MAKING OF A SORCEROR #2 Written by Michael Moorcock Art by Walter Simonson The miniseries shedding light on the early adventures of Elric continues! Young Elric embarks on a dream quest of two years: the dream of water, in which, known as White Crow, he confronts his rival Yrkoon, as well as a powerful water elemental and a Lord of Chaos. Can dragons and armies restore a kingdom to its rightful heir? On sale Oct 27 • 2 of 4 • FC, 48 pg, Prestige Format, $5.95 US THE METABARONS VOL. 2: AGHNAR & ODA TP Written by Alexandro Jodorowsky Art and cover by Juan Gimenez HUMANOIDS. Follow Aghnar, the son of the first Metabaron, from his earliest battle against the psychic witches of the Shabda-Oud to his attempt to win the hand and heart of their target: Oda the Capricious. How can he hope to fulfill her demand for a perfect blue rose, when the last rose died 30,000 years ago? On sale Oct 13 • 7.375" x10.187" • 136 pg, FC, $14.95 US • Mature Readers MILO MANARA’S ODYSSIES OF GIUSEPPE BERGMAN TP Written by Milo Manara Art and cover by Manara HUMANOIDS. This 128-page trade paperback presents two tales of Manara’s heroic traveler, including the brand-new “The Odyssey of Giuseppe Bergman” — that parallels the legendary voyage of Odysseus — and the bonus tale “Seeing the Stars Again,” in which a dying man asks Bergman to look after a beautiful young woman. On sale Oct 27 • 7.375” x10.187” • 128 pg, FC, $17.95 US • Mature Readers MAD #447 Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots Halloween is upon us, and nothing is scarier than the grinning visage of our own Alfred E. Neuman! Although the new intern down the hall is pretty scary too. Don’t miss this laugh-a-minute issue! On sale Oct 6 • 48 pg, FC/B&W, $3.50 US MAD XL #30 Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots Another jam-packed issue of MAD XL, containing the Best of the Web, MAD Marginals XL, our featured Writer of the Month, more Readers’ Choice picks, and other fun features! On sale Oct 13 • 96 pg, B&W, $4.99 US THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 15 HC Written by Will Eisner Art and cover by Eisner It's the comics master at his best! Volume 15 reprints The Spirit newspaper sections published from 7/6/47 to 12/28/47, featuring the seductive P'Gell, The Octopus, a send up of Li'l Abner, and more, plus an introduction by Chris Couch, co-author of THE WILL EISNER COMPANION. On sale Oct 20 • 196 pg, FC, $49.95 US THE NAME OF THE GAME SC Written by Will Eisner Art and cover by Eisner Reoffered to coincide with THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES Vol. 15, this softcover version of the Eisner Award-winning hardcover tells the tumultuous generational saga of a wealthy Jewish family’s assimilation into New York society spanning the first half of the 1900s. On sale Oct 27 • 176 pg, FC, $19.95 US • Relist MINOR MIRACLES SC Written by Will Eisner Art and cover by Eisner Reoffered to coincide with THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES Vol. 15, the softcover version of the original hardcover that was Eisner’s first new original work for DC! These fourth tales recall the magic of everyday miracles as Eisner returns to the New York City of his youth. On sale Oct 27 • 112 pg, FC, $12.95 US • Relist WILDSTORM COUP D’ETAT TP Written by Ed Brubaker, Joe Casey, Robbie Morrison and Micah Wright Art by Jim Lee, Carlos D'Anda, Alé Garza, Whilce Portacio, and various Cover by Lee Tao has tricked the U.S. government into committing an inter-dimensional atrocity, and only the Authority can save the planet! The crossover event that brought the Eye of the Storm universe to its knees is now available as a trade paperback that collects COUP D'ÉTAT: THE AUTHORITY, COUP D'ÉTAT: STORMWATCH, COUP D'ÉTAT: WILDCATS and COUP D'ÉTAT: SLEEPER. As an added bonus, this 112-page volume also includes pin-ups that appeared in COUP D'ÉTAT: AFTERWORD. When The Authority decided to take control of the situation — and the world — their actions send shockwaves that shake the foundation of the Eye of the Storm universe. Can Stormwatch: Team Achilles and the Wildcats co-exist with the Authority under the new status quo? On sale Oct 20 • MATURE READERS • 112 pg, FC, $14.95 US SUPPORT: House ads THE AUTHORITY: REVOLUTION #1 Written by Ed Brubaker Art and cover by Dustin Nguyen & Richard Friend Cover by Nguyen They've saved Earth from annihilation over and over again. Now they want to rule the world… Four-time Eisner-nominated writer Ed Brubaker (SLEEPER, GOTHAM CENTRAL) and fan-favorite artists Dustin Nguyen and Richard Friend (BATMAN, WILDCATS VERSION 3.0) bring their unique vision to one of the comics’ most controversial titles: THE AUTHORITY! “Come the Revolution” is the first part of a massive 12-issue arc that will shake the team to its very core and send shock waves through the WildStorm Universe. Following the dramatic events of COUP D’ÉTAT, the Authority has settled into its role as governing body of the United States. The other major world powers have adjusted to the regime change and are slowly coming to terms with the meaning it has for the future. But many Americans are unhappy to lose their inalienable rights. Can a second American Revolution be far behind? On sale Oct 27 • MATURE READERS • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US Edited by Ben Abernathy SUPPORT: Trade and house ads; 11" x 34" poster THE RAZOR’S EDGE: WARBLADE #1 Written by John Ridley Art and cover by Simon Bisley A new era in the WildStorm Universe begins as THE RAZOR’S EDGE debuts! This new monthly series features story arcs written and illustrated by some of comics’ hottest talent, spotlighting WildStorm characters both familiar and new! Following his comics debut with THE AUTHORITY: HUMAN ON THE INSIDE original hardcover graphic novel, acclaimed novelist and screenwriter John Ridley (Three Kings) teams up with international superstar Simon Bisley (LOBO) for a brutal 5-issue story featuring Warblade, from the original incarnation of Jim Lee’s W.I.L.D.Cats! After his bloody showdown with the infamous Sarajevo in WILDCATS Vol. 2 #7, Warblade takes a harsh journey of realization that turns deadly, since the former super-hero isn't welcome in a land razed by war and run by organized crime! On sale Oct 27 • MATURE READERS • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US Edited by Ben Abernathy SUPPORT: House ads OCEAN #1 Written by Warren Ellis Art by Chris Sprouse & Karl Story Cover by Michael Golden Warren Ellis returns with a universe-spanning science-fiction tale! The 6-issue miniseries OCEAN is a fast-paced science-fiction story with brains, attitude and style told by fan-favorite writer Warren Ellis (ORBITER, TRANSMETROPOLITAN) with stunning art by Chris Sprouse & Karl Story (TOM STRONG) and covers by Michael Golden (STORMWATCH: TEAM ACHILLES)! Beyond the inner planets lie the gaseous giants, Jupiter being the largest of all. Orbiting Jupiter is the moon Europa, a hard orb floating in frigid space. Lying beneath Europa's half mile thick mantle of shear ice is an ocean, the only one in the solar system that’s not on Earth. And within those cold waters could rest the key to life on Earth — and quite possibly its extinction! On sale Oct 20 • MATURE READERS • 1 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US Edited by Scott Dunbier ASTRO CITY: A VISITOR’S GUIDE Written by Kurt Busiek Art by Brent Anderson & Ben Oliver, George Pérez, Carlos Pacheco, Dave Gibbons, Michael Golden, Jason Pearson, and various Cover by Alex Ross Planning a getaway this holiday season? Searching for a new or exotic locale to take the family? Look no further than Astro City! Everything you need to know about the city and its many special places and faces is in one handy volume: ASTRO CITY: A VISITOR’S GUIDE! This cleverly designed guide features all the info you need about Astro City: neighborhood guides, restaurant recommendations, highlights, local interests, ads for local businesses, and even a guide to the who's-who of the hero elite, illustrated by such fan-favorite artists as George Pérez, Carlos Pacheco, Dave Gibbons, Michael Golden, Jason Pearson and more! Plus, a special treat for all potential visitors: an all-new 8-page story illustrated by Brent Anderson & Ben Oliver! On sale Oct 13 • 48 pg, FC, $5.95 US Edited by Ben Abernathy SUPPORT: House ads THE AUTHORITY: MORE KEV #4 Written by Garth Ennis Art and cover by Glenn Fabry The clock is ticking for our heroes as the Rakulai stand poised to destroy the Earth! The only problem for Kev and the boys: an army of zombies and a severed head with immense power! The senses-shattering conclusion to the hilarious hit miniseries! On sale Oct 13 • Mature Readers • 4 of 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US EX MACHINA #5 Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Tony Harris & Tom Feister Cover by Harris The thrilling finale to "State of Emergency!" In order to stop the killer from terrorizing his city, Mayor Hundred must leave the safety of City Hall to personally confront someone from his past life…and once again don the mantle of the super-heroic “Great Machine!" On sale Oct 13 • Mature Readers • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US PLANETARY #21 Written by Warren Ellis Art and cover by John Cassaday The acclaimed series continues! Greenwich Village, New York City; the hub of the world. Elijah Snow has come here to take a trip through inner universes, looking for a way to defeat the three remaining members of the Four. On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US SLEEPER SEASON TWO #5 Written by Ed Brubaker Art and cover by Sean Phillips Tao and Lynch first crossed paths eight years ago. What happened then that solidified the animosity between these two master manipulators? Find out in this harrowing, edge-of-your-seat tale! On sale Oct 27 • Mature Readers • 5 of 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US THUNDERCATS: ENEMY’S PRIDE #5 Written by John Layman Art and cover by Joe Vriens, Sacha Heilig, & Roberto Campus The thrilling miniseries concludes with the battle to end all battles! What action will Wilykat take against his old friends? And who holds the key to stopping the Thunderguard and its power-mad leader? Could it really be…Snarf to the rescue? On sale Oct 6 • 5 of 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US TERRA OBSCURA VOL. 2 #3 Written by Alan Moore & Peter Hogan Art and cover by Yanick Paquette & Karl Story ABC. The bizarre time distortions worsen as the mysterious craft nears Terra Obscura. Tom Strange, while preparing to leave Earth, comes into contact with some old allies...and one nasty villain! On sale Oct 20 • 3 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US TOM STRONG #29 Written by Ed Brubaker Art by Duncan Fegredo Cover by Chris Sprouse & Karl Story ABC. Part 1 of a fantastic 2-part story by two of comics’ most exciting creators! Tom Strong's feats of bravery are world-renowned, but what if he weren’t an idol to millions? If he didn't ascend to the role of hero, where would he be? On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US TOM STRONG’S TERRIFIC TALES Vol. 1 HC Written by Alan Moore & Steve Moore Art by Arthur Adams, Paul Rivoche, Alan Weiss, Jerry Ordway, Sergio Aragones, Jason Pearson and Jaime Hernandez Cover by Adams ABC. Alan Moore’s hero of Millennium City shines in this hardcover collecting TOM STRONG’S TERRIFIC TALES #1-6! This volume features Strong in space-faring action, the debut of sexy heroine Jonni Future, and a tale of Young Tom Strong! On sale Oct 27 • 176 pg, FC, $24.95 US VERTIGO FABLES: MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS TP Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean Bill Willingham's runaway hit series FABLES continues its success in this fourth trade paperback, collecting issues #19-21 and #23-27 (issue #22 will appear in a future collection) and featuring the rise of a new threat to Fabletown. Also included is the Prestige Format Special FABLES: THE LAST CASTLE. When Little Red Riding Hood suddenly walks through the gate between this world and the lost Fable Homelands, she’s welcomed as a miraculous survivor by nearly everyone — everyone except her old nemesis, Bigby Wolf, who smells spying and subversion more than survival. But will he be able to prove his case before disaster strikes? And how will it all affect Prince Charming's upstart campaign to become the new mayor of Fabletown? On sale Oct 27 • 192 pg, FC, $14.95 US • Mature Readers SUPPORT: House ads FABLES #30 Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean Part 1 of a new 4-part story, “The Year After.” It's a family affair as Snow White goes into labor, and the magical nature of her pregnancy becomes an event that no one expected. The ever-proper Miss White is about to discover that having the Big Bad Wolf's baby is more than she'd ever bargained for…but the proud papa may be in the for the biggest surprise of all. Plus, the results of the election for Fabletown’s new mayor are in…and the winner may surprise you! On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US • MATURE READERS MY FAITH IN FRANKIE TP Written by Mike Carey Art by Sonny Liew & Marc Hempel Cover by Hempel A digest-sized, black-and-white trade paperback reprinting the 4-issue Vertigo miniseries from writer Mike Carey (LUCIFER) and artists Sonny Liew and Marc Hempel, MY FAITH IN FRANKIE tells the story of a girl who discovers that having your own personal deity isn't all it's cracked up to be — particularly when you're trying to get a boyfriend and your god turns out to be jealous! But as Frankie moves precariously into adulthood and her god Jeriven tries to win her back, sinister forces are at work that could spell disaster far beyond a broken heart, and Frankie and Jeriven will both have to do some fast growing-up if they're going to survive. This collection also features sketchbook material from Liew and preview pages of Jill Thompson's upcoming VERTIGO title THE DEAD BOY DETECTIVES, guest-starring Death and presented in the same black-and-white manga format as DEATH: AT DEATH'S DOOR. On sale Oct 13 • 5” x 7.375” • 112 pg, B&W, $6.95 US • Mature Readers SUPPORT: House ads SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL. 2: THE FACE AND THE BRUTE TP Written by Matt Wagner Art by John Watkiss & R.G. Taylor Cover by Gavin Wilson & Richard Bruning Collecting the second and third story arcs (issues #5-12) from writer Matt Wagner's acclaimed reimagination of the original Golden Age Sandman, SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL. 2: THE FACE AND THE BRUTE finds the Sandman of 1939, Wesley Dodds, and his possible paramour (and narrator) Dian Belmont involved in a series of grisly murders in New York's Chinatown — murders that threaten to reignite the bad old days of the Tong Wars, when blood ran in the streets like water. Following the drama of "The Face," Wesley and Dian are confronted with corruption at the other end of the social scale in "The Brute," as they track down the trail of misery left by a man whose gross sensual appetites for lust and violence are rivaled only by his wealth. On sale October 6 • 208 pg, FC, $19.95 US • Mature Readers SUPPORT: Trade and house ads Y: THE LAST MAN #27 Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Pia Guerra & José Marzan, Jr. Cover by Massimo Carnevale Part 1 of the 5-part “Ring of Truth.” At long last, Yorick, 355 and Dr. Mann make their way to San Francisco to find out what caused the plague. But Yorick’s unbalanced sister Hero and the mysterious Setauket Ring have also made their way west — and they all have their sights set on the last man on earth! On sale Oct 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • Mature Readers 100 BULLETS #54 Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Eduardo Risso Cover by Dave Johnson Wylie Times has Mr. Shepard right where he wants him and isn’t about to let him go without a little punishment. But what made Shepard and his deadly apprentice decide to hit Naw’lins in the first place? On sale Oct 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US • Mature Readers THE BOOKS OF MAGICK: LIFE DURING WARTIME #4 Co-plotted by Neil Gaiman & Si Spencer Written by Spencer Art by Dean Ormston Cover by Frank Quitely What's a peaceful trip to the English countryside among friends? That depends. When the not-so-popular Brewster makes the plans, who knows? An ancient stone circle has gone missing, and something horrible is in store for Tim and his mates. On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US • Mature Readers DEATH: AT DEATH’S DOOR Written by Jill Thompson Art and cover by Thompson Reoffered to coincide with MY FAITH IN FRANKIE TP, this manga digest features appearances by the Sandman and all his siblings. In an original story that parallels THE SANDMAN: SEASON OF MISTS, the inhabitants of Hell end up in Death’s apartment, so Delirium and Despair decide to throw a party for the dead! On sale Oct 13 • 5” x 7.5” • 208 pg, B&W, $9.95 US • Mature Readers • Relist FABLES: STORYBOOK LOVE TP Written by Bill Willingham Art by Bryan Talbot, Lan Medina, Mark Buckingham, Linda Medley, Steve Leialoha and Craig Hamilton Cover by James Jean Reoffered to coincide with FABLES: MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS TP, this volume collects FABLES #11-18, including the 4-part “Storybook Love.” Also included are the 2-part “A Sharp Operator” and the single-issue tales “Bag o’Bones” and “Barleycorn Brides.” On sale Oct 27 • 48 pg, FC, $5.95 US • Mature Readers • Relist HELLBLAZER #201 Written by Mike Carey Art by Leonardo Manco Cover by Tim Bradstreet Featuring new ongoing series artist Leonardo Manco! When a trio of thieves makes the mistake of stealing a rare and cursed magical artifact from John Constantine’s lock-up, they soon learn the hard way that they’ve nicked from the wrong bloke. On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.75 US • Mature Readers HUMAN TARGET #15 Written by Peter Milligan Art by Cliff Chiang Cover by John Watkiss Part 2 of the 3-part “The Second Coming.” The Church of the Second Coming is more than just a religion, it’s a pop culture phenomenon. But what happens when the man Chance is impersonating actually believes he’s the new messiah, with the power to heal the sick and raise the dead? On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • Mature Readers THE LOSERS #17 Written by Andy Diggle Art and cover by Jock Part 2 of the 4-part “The Pass,” featuring interlocking cover images. The year is 1998, and the Losers must attack an Afghan warlord's fortress deep in the Khyber Pass. But their mysterious CIA handler Max is keeping the true nature of their mission hidden from them, and a lot more lives are at stake than they know... including their own. On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • Mature Readers LOVECRAFT SC Written by Hans Rodionoff and Keith Giffen Art and cover by Enrique Breccia A softcover edition of the acclaimed original hardcover graphic novel. When young Howard Phillips Lovecraft becomes the reluctant guardian of the Necronomicon, his life veers into strange territory. Lovecraft maintains a tenuous balance between reality and the bizarre nightmares of his “fictional” horror. On sale Oct 27 • 144 pg, FC, $17.95 US • Mature Readers LUCIFER #55 Written by Mike Carey Art by Marc Hempel Cover by Michael WM. Kaluta A special issue featuring guest artist Marc Hempel (THE SANDMAN). The growth of a new religion in Hell creates a major crisis for its rulers. If the religion's prophet and teacher can be silenced, perhaps the flames of rebellion can be extinguished. But when the fallen cherub Gaudium shows up, is he on a mission from Lucifer, or up to some secret scheming? On sale Oct 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US • Mature Readers SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL. 1: THE TARANTULA TP Written by Matt Wagner Art by Guy Davis Cover by Wagner A new printing of the handsome trade paperback at a special low price! This collection reprints SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE #1-4, written by DOCTOR MID-NITE's Matt Wagner with art by Guy Davis (BATMAN: NEVERMORE). On sale Oct 6 • 112 pg, FC, $9.95 US • Mature Readers SWAMP THING #8 Written by Will Pfeifer Art and cover by Richard Corben Acclaimed artist Richard Corben (HELLBLAZER) concludes his 2-part SWAMP THING stint in unforgettable fashion! The safari to bag a Swamp Thing takes a shocking twist when Alec’s true enemy reveals himself – and he’s more powerful than even Alec could have imagined. But that conflict pales when a reminder of Swamp Thing’s past seeks him out in the bayou. On sale Oct 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • Mature Readers WE3 #2 Written by Grant Morrison Art by Frank Quitely Morrison and Quitely continue their unique “Westernized manga.” A cyborg dog, cat and rabbit tear through everything the military turns against them, only to come face-to-face with a teeming wave of frenzied, cyber-enhanced rats. And in a bloody battle already filled with considerable cost, the three will make an unforgivable mistake of fatal consequence… On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • Mature Readers THE WITCHING #5 Written by Jonathan Vankin Art by Mark Buckingham Cover by Tara McPherson Special Halloween issue featuring guest art by Mark Buckingham (FABLES)! Decades ago, 10-year old witch Elsa Grimston learned the meaning of horror on Halloween night, when an evening of fun trick-or-treating went terribly wrong. This Halloween, the terrifying tragedy in Elsa's past catches up to her… On sale Oct 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US • Mature Readers DC DIRECT BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE SERIES ORIGINAL MINI-STATUE Designed by Eduardo Risso Sculpted by Tony Cipriano This first-in-a-series statue is designed by Eduardo Risso, best known for his work on 100 BULLETS and BATMAN! The true essence of a complex hero is captured in this black-and-white sculpture inspired by BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE, the miniseries of short stories by the some of the top award-winning talent in the industry, showcasing noir-flavored tales of the Dark Knight. This limited-edition miniature statue measures approximately 6.75" tall, painted in a monochromatic black-and-white style just like the comic and features a logo base. This statue is packaged in a black-and-white box featuring spot color. Advance-solicited; on sale Feb 16 • Mini-Statue • $45.00 US SUPPORT: Full-color promo poster; house ads DC COMICS CLASSIC ANIMATION MAQUETTE SERIES: SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES: SUPERMAN Sculpted by John G. Mathews The landmark SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES developed a bold new style for the Man of Steel. Now, that instantly recognizable design comes to life as a beautifully sculpted maquette! This limited-edition, hand-painted cold-cast porcelain maquette measures approximately 9.25" tall x 4" wide x 4.375" deep, includes a full-color Certificate of Authenticity and is packaged in a 4-color box. Advance-solicited; on sale February 2 • Maquette • $89.95 US SUPPORT: Full-color promo poster KINGDOM COME PLANET KRYPTON: GREEN LANTERN REPLICA RING SET The first item in the upcoming line of Kingdom Come Planet Krypton gallery pieces! This limited-edition set features five Power Ring replicas, one for each of the following Green Lanterns: Hal Jordan, Sinestro, Kyle Rayner, Alan Scott and Power Ring of the Crime Syndicate. Each ring is cast in fine pewter with colored (green and gold) oxylene coating. Two of the rings will have green stones inserted into the face, and one of the rings will have pearl-epoxy inserted into the face. All rings will be Size 11, with each nestled in a black foam and packaged together in a silver-rimmed, hinged, satin-lined bengealine hunter green box including a black outer protective sleeve. This set also includes a full-color Certificate of Authenticity and is not designed to be worn. Advance-solicited; on sale Feb 9 • Ring Set • $99.95 US SUPPORT: House ad CATWOMAN: NINE LIVES OF A FELINE FATALE POSTER Art by Brian Bolland Through the years, Catwoman has adopted many costumes — now, thanks to the stunning art of Brian Bolland, her sexy look can jazz up your walls! This beautifully illustrated poster — the cover of the trade paperback of the same name — measures 24" x 36" and is the latest poster in the Bolland series! Advance-solicited; on sale Feb 23 • Poster • $7.95 U.S. THE FLASH #207 POSTER Art by Michael Turner It’s the Fastest Man Alive, illustrated by one of the most popular artists in comics! Adorn your walls with this sizzling Michael Turner image of The Flash, originally published as the cover of issue #207 and measuring 24" x 36". Advance-solicited; on sale Feb 23 • Poster • $7.95 U.S. Retailers please note JUSTICE LEAGUE SERIES 1: ALEX ROSS: SUPERMAN, THE FLASH, BIZARRO & SINESTRO ACTION FIGURES are intended for individual sale to consumers, but are sold to retailers singly as well as in Inner and Master Case assortments. The CHEETAH Action Figure is only available to retailers in Inner and Master Case assortments. Consult your Retailer Order Form for packaging & pricing details. These products are being offered simultaneously beyond the comic-book specialty market. Products may vary from images shown. JUSTICE LEAGUE (ALEX ROSS) SERIES 1: SUPERMAN ACTION FIGURE Designed by artist extraordinaire Alex Ross and brought alive in 3-D by master sculptor Tim Bruckner, this is sure to be the most sought after line of DC characters figures ever! This figure features multiple points of articulation, includes a display base and is packaged in a 4-color window box. Advance-solicited; on sale Feb 9 • Action Figure • 6.75" H • PI JUSTICE LEAGUE (ALEX ROSS) SERIES 1: CHEETAH ACTION FIGURE Wonder Woman’s archnemesis measures approximately 6 1/ 8" tall in crouching position and stands 6 3/ 8", features multiple points of articulation, includes an articulated tail and a display base, and is packaged in a 4-color window box. Advance-solicited; on sale Feb 9 • Action Figures • 6.375" H • PI JUSTICE LEAGUE (ALEX ROSS) SERIES 1: THE FLASH ACTION FIGURE The inaugural series of JLA ALEX ROSS ACTION FIGURES feature a host of heroes and villains! The FLASH ACTION FIGURE features multiple points of articulation, includes a display base, and is packaged in a 4-color window box. Advance-solicited; on sale Feb 9 • Action Figures • 6.5" H • PI JUSTICE LEAGUE (ALEX ROSS) SERIES 1: BIZARRO ACTION FIGURE Complete your collection of awesome JLA hero and villain action figures! The BIZARRO ACTION FIGURE features multiple points of articulation, includes a display base, and is packaged in a 4-color window box. Advance-solicited; on sale Feb 9 • Action Figures • 6.75" H • PI JUSTICE LEAGUE (ALEX ROSS) SERIES 1: SINESTRO ACTION FIGURE The finest JLA action figures to date! The SINESTRO ACTION FIGURE features multiple points of articulation, includes a display base and a mega-rod accessory, and is packaged in a 4-color window box. Advance-solicited; on sale Feb 9 • Action Figure • 7" H • PI KINGDOM COME SERIES 3 ACTION FIGURES MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT Offered again, a Master Case Assortment featuring two each of the four beautifully sculpted KINGDOM COME SERIES 3 ACTION FIGURES! Included are the ARMORED WONDER WOMAN ACTION FIGURE (standing 6 ľ” tall, with a spear, shield, and base), DEADMAN ACTION FIGURE (Standing 6 ˝” tall), THE FLASH ACTION FIGURE (standing 6 ˝” tall), and MAGOG ACTION FIGURE (Standing 7” tall, with a spear accessory). Each figure features multiple points of articulation, includes a base, and is packaged in a 4-color window. IMAGE COMICS ARTHUR SUYDAM: CONAN SKETCHBOOK On sale 10.08 $14.95 limited edition, signed and numbered sketchbook black & white 64 pages, featuring eight pullout posters art & text: ARTHUR SUYDAM CONCEPT: A welcome addition to the Conan Craze: For the first time ever in a magazine-size trade paperback, ARTHUR SUYDAM's sepia chalk drawings in the stunning style of the old Dutch masters. Amazing detail comes alive! Also features Suydam sketches of the extremely popular DeathDealer character, as well as a few other surprises. Includes informative commentary from the artist himself. Eight pull-out drawings printed on archival paper, ready for framing. CASEFILES: SAM & TWITCH #13 (RES) On sale 10.06 $2.95 monthly ongoing series black & white/32 pages written by MARC ANDREYKO art by ANDY LEE cover by GREG CAPULLO CONCEPT: This is the second spin-off book featuring New York City police detectives Sam Burke and Twitch Williams, popular characters originally introduced in SPAWN. CASE FILES: SAM & TWITCH takes the crime noir world of Sam and Twitch to a darker level. THIS ISSUE: "Cops and Robbers"—Everyone has a secret, and detective Sam Burke's weighs on him constantly. It's a ghost: a phantom of regret, bad choices and a life that should have been better. Now, after years of avoidance, the ghost has come home. CASE FILES: SAM AND TWITCH #13 is a special stand-alone story written by STEVE NILES with art by PAUL LEE. MATURE READERS WARNING FORSAKEN #3 On sale 10.06 $2.95 monthly ongoing series full color, 32 pages written by CARMEN TREFFILETTI art & color by KRISTIAN DONALDSON inks by NICK ZAGAMI cover by KRISTIAN DONALDSON CONCEPT: In 2056, the surviving population of Earth resides in the massive metropolis of Megalon. But it's not alone: Earth and an alien planet called Krel have come to form a social and economic interdependence sustained by portal technology. Together, they strive to rebuild what they have lost and forget what they have destroyed. THIS ISSUE: "The Light of Other Days," Part Three—As the Separatist goes public with his intent to inflame a full-scale race war, the team must race against the clock to track down their next lead before their greatest fear becomes a bloody reality. Will this lead prove to be yet another dead end? Or will the team finally gain some ground? FRANKENSTEIN MOBSTER #6 On sale 10.06 $2.95 Bimonthly ongoing series Full Color, 32 pages written & illustrated by MARK WHEATLEY cover A by MARK WHEATLEY cover B by ALEX NINO CONCEPT: The Frankenstein Mobster is four souls in one patchwork body: Three mobsters and one cop fighting for control. And even if the cop wins, he'll feel dirty and ashamed of his evil desires. Fighting to uphold the law is hard when you're also a monster who can turn the city into a living hell. THIS ISSUE: Tonight the Frankenstein Mobster will escape from the police, kidnap the Mayor and engage in wanton property damage. He is a one-man crime wave. Too bad his daughter, Police Detective Terri Todd, is the only person who stands a chance of stopping him. SPECIAL DEVIANT COVER by legendary comics artist ANGELO TORRES GHOST SPY: TOXIN #5 On sale 10.20 $2.95 six-issue monthly miniserues full color, 32 pages written by STEVE ALBERTSON art & cover by JACOB ELIJAH CONCEPT: Kelco Loc is a young bounty hunter, psychologically torn apart by a hyper-violent future. After being infected with the biological toxin Adrenafin, and constant embattlement, Kelco decides to, for the first time, gain control of her own life. THIS ISSUE: After being betrayed by almost everyone in her life, Kelco grabs the world by the throat. Rah’s warning to Black Eye comes into violent light as The Doctor Killers stage a multi-front attack in the Forgotten Blocks. This is the beginning of the end! HAWAIIAN DICK: THE LAST RESORT #3 (of 4) RES On sale 10.27 $2.95 four-issue monthly miniseries full color, 32 pages written by B. CLAY MOORE art by NICK DERINGTON cover by STEVEN GRIFFIN CONCEPT: In this long-awaited 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 a smorgasbord 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: Loose ends are tied together as others unravel. The FBI makes its presence known and a hungover Byrd confronts the crime families with information regarding their motivations. Meanwhile, Mo prepares for a date with man-eating sharks, and a sunbathing Kahami encounters (a deceased?) Stew Mulligan. HOUDINI: THE MAN FROM BEYOND OGN On sale 10.27 $16.95 graphic novel full color, 160 pages written by BRIAN HABERLIN & JEFF PHILIPS art by GILBERT MONSANTO & BRIAN HABERLIN CONCEPT: Celebrate the anniversary of the death of a legend with his greatest escape of all! On the eve of the Wall Street collapse of 1929, Harry Houdini makes the ultimate escape: He returns from the dead in the guise of a young stockbroker and partners with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to prevent his wife Bess from being murdered. Their search calls into question Houdini's own demise and brings them into contact with such period luminaries as Aleister Crowley and Charles Lindbergh as they uncover a cult that threatens to unlock the secrets of eternity. INVINCIBLE #18 On sale 10.13 $2.95 monthly ongoing series full color, 32 pages written by ROBERT KIRKMAN art by RYAN OTTLEY cover by CORY WALKER & BILL CRABTREE CONCEPT: Mark Grayson is just like everyone else his age, except that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. And now he's begun to inherit his father's powers. It all 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: Invincible is enlisted to accompany the first manned space flight to Mars. What secrets could the red planet hold? Why would someone anticipate a problem necessitating the inclusion of the most powerful superhero on the planet? Invincible is about to find out, and the answer will astound you! THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW GN On sale 10.06 $7.95 trade paperback full color, 64 pages written by WASHINGTON IRVING adapted & painted by BO HAMPTON cover by BO HAMPTON CONCEPT: This is BO HAMPTON's 1993 Legend of Sleepy Hollow, a faithful adaptation of Washington Irving's tale surrounding the ghostly inhabitants of Tarrytown, New York around the time of the American Revolution. The cast of characters is headed up by the Headless Horseman himself! Hampton's original watercolor art achieved wide critical acclaim and was nominated for a Harvey Award for Best Graphic Novel in 1993. This edition boasts new covers and 16 pages of new material, including numerous preliminary sketches of scenes and characters. NOBLE CAUSES #4 On sale 10.20 $2.95 monthly ongoing series full color, 32 pages written by JAY FAERBER art & cover A by FRAN BUENO cover B by ANDRES PONCE CONCEPT: Bookstore clerk Liz Donnelly is a stranger in a strange land: an everyday person who married into a family of celebrity super-heroes! Behind the glamour and wonder lurk dark secrets, ruthless ambition and twisted desires. THIS ISSUE: As friends and foes close in on Krennick, he uncovers a secret from his past that could dramatically affect his future. Meanwhile, on a distant planet, Frost and Cosmic Rae have been separated from Rusty and the others, which doesn't please Rusty one bit. Back on Earth, Gaia starts to wonder if the "new" Doc is too good to be true. PSCYTHE #2 (OF 2) On sale 10.27 $3.95 two issue mini-series black & white, 40 pages written & illustrated by MARK TEXEIRA front cover by MARK TEXEIRA CONCEPT: Following the end of Lucifer's war, legions of angels were banished to Hell to suffer an eternity for their actions. For one of the fallen, the suffering is about to end. Pscythe, once one of the most powerful of angelic entities, has been granted a chance for redemption. To succeed, it must inhabit the subconsciousness of a human vessel in order to understand and appreciate the lessons on Earth that it did not learn in Heaven or Hell. Without her knowledge, a novice bounty hunter, is chosen to be that vessel, placing her in the middle of a spiritual struggle for Pscythe's allegiance. THIS ISSUE: Angela stalks her first bounty. Little does she know, the hunter will become the hunted. BACK UP STORY: INDUSTRY OF WAR written by JORDAN RASKIN & ANDREW LELLING art by JORDAN RASKIN back cover by JORDAN RASKIN CONCEPT: Undercover military agents are charged with the responsibility of hunting down a missing bio-symbiotic weaponry that has fallen into the hands of the general public. All hell breaks loose when the agents realize the latest weapon on their list was programmed with an assassination mission during the Gulf War, just prior to being shelved for malfunction. Will the agents find it before it completes its misguided mission? THIS ISSUE: Former gang member Eddie Vierra is released from prison amid street-level suspicions that he's turned state's evidence. The agents continue their hunt for the weapon system, which sets them on a collision course with Eddie and his former gang. MATURE READERS WARNING PVP #12 On sale 10.13 $2.95 monthly ongoing series black & white, 32 pages written & illustrated by SCOTT KURTZ cover by SCOTT KURTZ 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: Respectfully submitted for your perusal: five office co-workers enjoying what seems to be your run-of-the-mill Halloween party. Outside, a spaceship of unknown origin hovers menacingly. Its motive? Therein lies the tale. Anything is possible in THE PVP ZONE! ROB ZOMBIE'S SPOOK SHOW INTERNATIONAL OMNIBUS #2 On sale 10.27 $4.95 monthly ongoing series full color, 48 pages written by ROB ZOMBIE art by PAT BOUTIN, FABIO LAGUNA & EJ SU cover by LEANNE SHAW CONCEPT: Music superstar ROB ZOMBIE pens three original terrifying tales of horror and suspense in each issue! THIS ISSUE: Holy hellbound hotcakes! Things go topsy-turvy in the underworld when Pat Boutin brings his run to a close on SPOOKSHOW with the awesome conclusion to this Suzi-X story arc. El Superbeasto keeps on riding the hot rails to hell where evil monkeys (monkeys?) lurk. Elsewhere, Simon Deadmarsh leads us back into the cold abyss of monster mashing as he tackles another fiendish foe. How hot is too hot? You'll find out this month in SPOOKSHOW INTERNATIONAL! Collects issues #5-6 MATURE READERS WARNING QUANTUM MECHANICS GN On sale 10.27 $6.95 graphic novel black and white, 64 pages written, illustrated & cover by ART THIBERT co-written by RICH BIRDSALL GREETINGS POTENTIAL BUYERS! I am here to introduce you to the brilliant new series, QUANTUM MECHANICS. You may have already noticed that time is a fickle mistress. It can fly, crawl or even stand still. What you don’t realize is that these are symptoms of Quantum Malfunctions. I will enlighten you. Time is a big machine; one that needs the constant attention of a special breed of repairmen called QUANTUM MECHANICS. These Mechanics are exceptional individuals, handpicked from throughout history because of their diverse skills and attributes. Team 9.2 of Sector 7 is comprised of individuals like Oot (caveman), Caravaggio (inventor), Zyn (child of the Gem) and Dough (rock god). Of course, their methods are a bit, uh, unorthodox, but they never fail to get the job done. Don’t forget to look for me, the Quantum Elucidator! Sure, the Mechanics may have flashy suits, cool vehicles, high-tech gadgets, and Rocket Boots instead of special orthopedic shoes, and teammates who don’t call you ‘Wheezy,’ or say you smell like cheese, or give you the wrong directions to parties on purpose . . . *sniff* At least Mamala loves me for who I am. I-I mean, check out those reviews! THE RIDE: “2 FOR THE ROAD” On sale 10.27 $2.95 one shot black & white, 32 pages written by CHUCK DIXON & CULLY HAMNER art by DOUG GREGORY & CULLY HAMNER cover by DAVE JOHNSON CONCEPT: Hop in the passenger seat and buckle up for an exciting look at a 1968 Camaro and the people that come in contact with it. Each story will focus on a character whose life is dramatically affected by a situation involving the vehicle. A diverse body of creators will showcase their unique talents, and show you THE RIDE of your life! THIS ISSUE: “SHOTGUN” and “BIG PLANS”—Eisner-Award-Winning cover artist DAVE JOHNSON and acclaimed writer CHUCK DIXON jump on board with artist DOUG GREGORY for the story of an Air Force pilot hitching a ride back to base. He is picked up by a mysterious figure driving The Ride, with an agenda all his own. Don’t miss the winding roads and twist and turns of “SHOTGUN”. CULLY HAMNER returns to write and illustrate “BIG PLANS”, a tale of honor among thieves… or the lack thereof. See what transpires when an “old dog” needs one more job to retire in style, but a “young gun” is determined to make sure that never happens! SAVAGE DRAGON #119 On sale 10.27 $2.95 ongoing monthly miniseries full color, 32 pages written & illustrated by ERIK LARSEN Cover by ERIK LARSEN CONCEPT: Found naked in a burning field, the amnesiac green-skinned man who would become the Savage Dragon was recruited by the Chicago Police to help them fight their war on crime. Years later, ex-cop Savage Dragon saved the world from a deadly menace from space and a deadlier dictator who had taken control of the Earth itself. Now, married to the woman he loves, he struggles to rebuild this savage planet. THIS ISSUE: "The Running Man," Part One: Bush Whacked—Forces are driving the masses to embrace Savage Dragon as their candidate of choice. Things are not right in Washington as the President of the United States spends the few days leading up to the impending election readying the country for war: a war with the super-powered beings that police the very planet. But things are not always what they seem, and the President is in more danger than he, or anybody else, knows. Plus, an all-new Rock vs. Zeek yarn by Erik Larsen and Frank Fosco. SAVAGE DRAGON: GOD WAR #4 (OF 4) On sale 10.06 $2.95 four-issue monthly miniseries full color, 32 pages written by ROBERT KIRKMAN art and cover by MARK ENGLERT CONCEPT: Found unconscious and naked in a burning field, a super-powered amnesiac was recruited by the Chicago Police to help fight their war on crime. Now the ex-cop fights a never-ending battle to restore order to a world in chaos. Savage Dragon fights to save the city of Chicago and the world itself from the sinister forces of evil. THIS ISSUE: The end is really nigh this time! Dragon and what's left of the Gods must unite to stop an ancient evil that threatens to end all life on this planet. This epic battle was so big it wouldn't FIT in three issues, so we've expanded this mini by one issue, bringing you more GOD WAR action! This issue is not to be missed! SPAWN #139 (RES) On sale 10.27 $2.50 monthly ongoing series full color, 32 pages written by BRIAN HOLGUIN & TODD McFARLANE art by ANGEL MEDINA & DANNY MIKI cover by GREG CAPULLO & TODD McFARLANE CONCEPT: Al Simmons, once the U.S. government's greatest soldier and most effective assassin, was mercilessly executed by his own men. Resurrected in a flawed agreement with the powers of darkness, Simmons was reborn as a creature from the depths of Hell. Disfigured, homeless and alone, the warrior now known as Spawn wanders the shadowy alleys of New York City in search of his past life. THIS ISSUE: "Hellbound," Part 1—What would you do to save a loved one from a fate beyond imagining? Would you brave the perils of Hell itself? Would you take up the burden of an ancient curse and bear it on your shoulders? Would you break a sacred trust, knowing it could never be restored? While Spawn struggles to recover from the events of "1000 Clowns," Nyx faces these questions and more. Her decision will shock you. SUPERPATRIOT: WAR ON TERROR #4 (OF 4) On sale 10.13 $2.95 monthly four-issue miniseries full color, 32 pages written by ROBERT KIRKMAN art by E.J. SU cover by CORY WALKER & BILL CRABTREE CONCEPT: Super soldier Johnny Armstrong has been battling the forces of evil since World War II. In the early '90s it seemed his career had come to an end. His arms and legs missing, the result of a deadly battle with Chicago's notorious Vicious Circle, Johnny was rebuilt into the ultimate killing machine. More machine than man, Johnny has settled into life with his new wife, Claire Bono. They're thinking of buying a cat. THIS ISSUE: It's the face-off of the Century: SuperPatriot vs. Baron Blitzkrieg with the fate of the United States of America at stake! Not since the civil war has a battle of such epic proportions been waged on U.S. soil. Let's hope our hero can ensure that such an event never happens again. SYLVIA FAUST #2 (OF 4) On sale 10.20 $2.95 full color bimonthly four-issue miniseries, 32 pages written by JASON HENDERSON art & cover by GREG SCOTT CONCEPT: In Greenwich Village, Tim Klass runs the Apocalypse Drafthouse, a wild, weird, nearly-bankrupt movie theater famous for its beer, pizza and all-night marathons where fading celebrities drink and carouse with movie geeks. But one thing just might turn it around: a mysterious, magical girl who can get people and matter to do the most amazing things. Her name? Sylvia Faust. And she's on the run from a past darker than any theater. THIS ISSUE: Tim Klass already has a small army of young employees, and now he has to deal with his worst waitress ever, Sylvia Faust, who's depressed because she's found her father and he doesn't remember her. But when Tim comforts her with an escape into his favorite movies, Sylvia shows him how to make the escape a kind of reality. Weird and snarky magic romance from Greg Scott and Jason Henderson, with SOULCATCHER colorist Leslie Barkley. TALES OF TELLOS #1 (OF 3) On sale 10.20 $3.50 monthly three-issue miniseries full color, 32 pages written by TODD DEZAGO art by CRAIG ROUSSEAU, KELLY YATES & STEVEN BIRD cover by MIKE WIERINGO CONCEPT: Journey back to the magical world of TELLOS in an all-new anthology series that offers thrills, mayhem and surprises while planting the seeds for TELLOS: SECOND COMING, the new storyline due out in early 2005! THIS ISSUE: In this first issue, writer/co-creator TODD DEZAGO (Marvel Age Spider-Man/Team-Up) joins forces with penciler KELLY YATES to bring you the swashbuckling tale of Serra and Sheva Nova, featuring the return of the beautiful yet deadly Dyn Jessa! Also in this issue, TODD and CRAIG ROUSSEAU (Kiss and Tell, Batman Beyond) combine their talents to bring you a fairy tale re-telling of the first (unfortunate) meeting of Hawke and Rikk. Plus a bonus pin-up by Thor Badendyck! As is usual with the TELLOS books, this three-issue series contains secrets, clues and twists that weave their way throughout the series. Don't think you know it all! All this is behind a gorgeous cover by TELLOS co-creator (and Fantastic Four artist) MIKE WIERINGO! ULTRA #3 (OF 8) On sale 10.13 $2.95 monthly eight-issue miniseries full color< 32 pages written by JONATHAN & JOSHUA LUNA art & cover by JONATHAN LUNA CONCEPT: In Spring City, where superheroes blur the lines between law enforcement and celebrity, Pearl Penalosa, AKA Ultra, is a workaholic. At the prestigious agency Heroine Inc., she has earned a legion of fans, a nomination for Best Heroine of the Year and a perfect life. Or so she thinks, until a chance encounter with a mysterious fortune-teller opens her world to new possibilities. THIS ISSUE: "Seven Days," Part Three—When Pearl finally decides to acknowledge the "signs" leading to true love (which may or may not happen), she makes a huge leap of faith by taking on something far more dangerous than crime-fighting or cut-throat superhero politics combined: the dating scene. THE WALKING DEAD #13 On sale 10.06 $2.95 monthly ongoing miniseries black & white, 32 pages written by ROBERT KIRKMAN art by CHARLIE ADLARD cover by TONY MOORE CONCEPT: An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months society has crumbled: There is no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally begin living. THIS ISSUE: The epic tale of survival continues as Rick and crew find another possible shelter. This place is perfect: It's secure, it's large, it has nearly everything they could ever need. Only problem is, it's already got dead tenants…lots of 'em. MATURE READERS WARNING THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 2: MILES BEHIND US TP On sale 10.06 $12.95 trade paperback black & white, 136 pages written by ROBERT KIRKMAN art by CHARLIE ADLARD cover by TONY MOORE CONCEPT: An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months society has crumbled: There is no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally begin living. THIS ISSUE: This volume follows our band of survivors on their tragic journey in search of shelter. Characters live and die as they brave a treacherous landscape littered with packs of the walking dead. Collects THE WALKING DEAD #7-12 MATURE READERS WARNING THE WICKED WEST GN On sale 10.13 $9.95 graphic novel color, 96 pages written by TODD LIVINGSTON & ROBERT TINNELL art & cover by NEIL VOKES color by SCOTT KEATING CONCEPT: THE BLACK FOREST was this spring's sleeper horror masterpiece, selling out in mere weeks while garnering rave reviews. Now TBF's creators are back, and this time they're bringing you Hell on horseback. Imagine the Outlaw Josey Wales riding into 'Salem's Lot and that'll get you to the core of THE WICKED WEST. The year is 1870, the place is the Texas frontier town of Javer's Tanks. Cotton Coleridge is a man running from his past. And being new in town, he's the one the locals blame when folks start dyin' mysteriously. By the time the truth gets out, half the town has died…and come back. Cotton's quick with a gun, but guns don't work on vampires! CHECK OUT WWW.THEWICKEDWEST.COM for an online trailer and more! WONDERLAND GN On sale 10.20 $6.95 graphic novella full color, 64 pages written by DEREK WATSON art & cover by KIT WALLIS CONCEPT: In a future torn apart by conventional, chemical and biological warfare, three teenagers struggle to retain their humanity and survive against seemingly overwhelming odds. Brought up in isolation by a father intent on protecting them from the hostile environment that threatens their very existence, they face a danger more horrifying than anything they have faced before: a flesh-deforming plague of epic proportions. When their father fails to return from a routine foraging mission, the teenagers find their lives thrown into turmoil and uncertainty by the alarming increase in attacks from cannibalistic, mutated humans. Although frightened to leave the relative security of their home and fully aware of the disturbing possibility that he may already be dead, the group risks everything to find their missing father. McFARLANE TOYS JIMI HENDRIX 2: MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL McFarlane Toys Item #: 12372 McFarlane Toys second Jimi Hendrix action figure once again showcases the guitar god in a classic pose: His performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. The incredibly detailed figure captures this legendary moment in time and includes amp stack, guitar and base. The item ships 6 per case. No guarantee of mix. Please inquire for pricing. (CAUT: 4) MOVIE MANIACS SERIES 7 McFarlane Toys Item #: 18330 The classic Movie Maniacs action figure series is celebrating its seventh birthday. For 2004, we bring fans a variety of different figures – all fully detailed and accessorized – from several different film properties, including in-demand favorites like Robocop, an Aliens Colonial Marine and several figures from the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Robocop Colonial Marine Hicks Leatherface Old Monty Sheriff Hoyt Erin The item ships 12 per case. No guarantee of mix. Please inquire for pricing. (CAUT: 4) MOVIE MANIACS SERIES 7: 12-INCH LEATHERFACE McFarlane Toys Item #: 18340 Deluxe boxed set from Movie Maniacs Series 7 features a large 12-inch-scale version of Leatherface from the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Fully detailed action figure includes chainsaw. The item ships 4 per case. No guarantee of mix. Please inquire for pricing. (CAUT: 4) H.R. GIGER’S LI II SCULPTURE McFarlane Toys Item #: 15250 Our long-awaited and much-anticipated H.R. Giger sculpture, Li II, is finally on the way for collectors. Li II is a three-dimensional representation of Giger's original painting, incredibly detailed and fully approved by the artist. The item ships 4 per case. No guarantee of mix. Please inquire for pricing. (CAUT: 4) McFARLANE’S MONSTERS SERIES 3: SIX FACES OF MADNESS McFarlane Toys Item #: 40220 The third series of the infamous McFarlane’s Mosnters action figure series focuses on the past: A historical look back at some of the human race’s most notorious blood-letters. Our artists and sculptors have captured the true evil essence of these figures for mature collectors. Incredibly detailed and fully accessorized, McFarlane Monsters 3 gives new meaning to the term monster. Jack the Ripper Vlad the Impaler Elizabeth Bathory Rasputin Billy the Kid Attila the Hun This item ships 4 per case. No guarantee of mix. Please inquire for pricing. CAUT: 4 Originally solicited to ship in May2004 (MAR041402) 12-INCH WINGS OF REDEMPTION SPAWN McFarlane Toys Item #: 11362 The same incredible sculpt as our previously released (Series 21 in 2001) Spawn Wings of Redemption action figure, now available in 12-inch scale. This scale truly shows off the unparalleled detail of this representation of the Hellspawn as he appeared on the cover of Spawn issue 77. The item ships 4 per case. No guarantee of mix. Please inquire for pricing. (CAUT: 4) MCFARLANE'S SPORTS PICKS: NFL SERIES 10 McFarlane Toys Item #: 74220 McFarlane's Sports Picks: NFL is set to close out its 2004 football season with its 10th series of award-winning action figures, featuring a variety of positions and players from around the league. Each figure is sculpted in a game-based action pose with official team uniform, equipment and base. Adam Vinatieri, New England Patriots K, No. 4 Jake Delhomme, Carolina Panthers QB, No. 17 Randy Moss, Minnesota Vikings WR, No. 84 Roy Williams, Dallas Cowboys DB, No. 31 Ricky Williams, Miami Dolphins RB, No. 34 Trent Green, Kansas City Chiefs QB, No. 10 Terrell Owens, Philadelphia Eagles WR, No. 81 LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers RB, No. 21 The item ships 12 per case. No guarantee of mix. Please inquire for pricing. (CAUT: 4) MCFARLANE'S SPORTS PICKS: 3-INCH NFL SERIES 2 McFarlane Toys Item #: 76120 Our second series of 3-inch-scale NFL two-pack figures is on the way, featuring a selection of professional football's greatest players in small scale. Little figures, big detail. Each figure is sculpted in an action pose with official team uniform and bases. -- Jeff Garcia, Cleveland Browns QB, No. 5 and Terrell Owens, Philadelphia Eagles WR, No. 81 -- Michael Vick 2, Atlanta Falcons QB, No. 7 and Shaun Alexander, Seattle Seahawks RB, No. 37 -- Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears LB, No. 54 and Deuce McAllister, New Orleans Saints RB, No. 26 -- Randy Moss, Minnesota Vikings WR, No. 84 and Drew Bledsoe, Buffalo Bills QB, No. 11 -- Brett Favre 2, Green Bay Packers QB, No. 4 and Tony Gonzalez, Kansas City Chiefs TE, No. 88 -- Jake Delhomme, Carolina Panthers QB, No. 17 and Marshall Faulk, St. Louis Rams RB, No. 28 The item ships 12 per case. No guarantee of mix. Please inquire for pricing. (CAUT: 4) TOP COW PRODUCTIONS WITCHBLADE #75 PIN-UP COVER EXCLUSIVE This stellar double-size issue featuring the shocking conclusion to the "Death Pool" storyarc sports an exclusive cover by "good girl" artist Dave Nestler. Formerly available only from New Dimension Comics, it can now be yours HERE. $9.99 suggested retail price tTOP COW 2001 JAM POSTER Marvel at Top Cow's most enduring characters in this rare 2001 Top Cow Jam Poster! Discovered in the vaults of Top Cow, this poster features Top Cow's top characters drawn by artists such as Marc Silvestri! Inquire for pricing WITCHBLADE #80 “Witch Hunt,” PART ONE IN A NEW STORYARC ARROW: NEW storyline! NEW creators! Ron Marz! (W) Ron Marz (P) Michael Choi (Col) Brian Buccellato (Covers) Greg Land, Michael Choi and Frank Cho A new era starts in the Witchblade saga with the creative team of Ron Marz (The Darkness, Green Lantern) and rising artistic star Michael Choi! This new-reader-friendly issue is a perfect introduction to Top Cow's flagship character. Someone wants New York City Police detective Sara Pezzini dead, and not even the powerful supernatural artifact called the Witchblade will be enough to keep her from harm. If you've never read Witchblade, this is the place to start! Full color 32 pages $2.99 continuing series Ships with three covers, ask your retailer to order your favorite! ALSO AVAILABLE: Witchblade #80 autographed by Ron Marz, Michael Choi and Brian Buccellato $19.99 RISING STARS #22 "PHOENIX IN ASCENSION" PT. 1 OF 3 ARROW: It's BACK! (W) J. Michael Straczynski (Art and cover) Brent Anderson (Col) John Starr J. Michael Straczynski's superhero tour-de-force returns and speeds toward its whipsaw conclusion! The superpowered "Specials" set out to change the world. Now that one of the Specials is elected President of the United States, the world will change…whether it wants to or not. Full color 32 pages $2.99 Part 22 of a 24-part storyarc ALSO AVAILABLE: Rising Stars vol. 1: Born in Fire paperback (collects #1-#8) $19.95 Rising Stars vol. 2: Power paperback (collects #9-#16) $19.95 Rising Stars: Visitations (collects Prelude, Preview, #0, #1/2) $8.99 HUMANKIND #3 ALL ROADS LEAD TO (NEW) ROME, PART 3 OF 5 ARROW: Tony Daniel's sci-fi spectacular ongoing series! (Writer, Penciler, and cover by) Tony Daniel (I) Kevin Conrad (Col) Richard and Tanya Horie Bruno is a human on the run on the alien planet Thera. Detective Alia Sparrow, head of the planet's Human Crimes Unit, sympathetically hides Bruno away in the underground, where he meets and befriends a legendary samurai. But when a powerful foe learns of Sparrow's treason, he send a squad of hellhounds to locate and kill her! Full color 32 pages $2.99 ongoing series THE DARKNESS #16 "STREETS RUN RED," PT. 3 OF 3 ARROW: SOPRANOS-style action meets the supernatural! (W) Frank Tieri (P) Martin Montiel (I) Matt "Batt" Banning (Col) Matt Milla (Cov) Dale Keown Wolverine writer Frank Tieri has Darkness-bearer Jackie Estacado in the battle of his life—trying to kill a man who's already dead. Jackie will have to use the Darkness, brawn, and brains to win the day in the conclusion to this stellar storyarc. Full color 32 pages $2.99 ongoing series TOMB RAIDER #47 "GATHERING STORM," PT. 2 OF 3 ARROW: Full frontal ACTION with the Magdalena! (W) James Bonny (P) Eric Basaldua (I) Jay Leisten (Col) Tyson Wengler (Cov) Adam Hughes and Eric Basaldua As Lara Croft searches for the ancient artifact known as the Rapture, she is confronted by a powerful adversary sent by the Vatican. Her name is Patience, but she's also this generation's Magdalena, warrior/protector of the Church. Her mission: To make sure Lara Croft doesn't complete her quest…no matter what it takes. Ships with two covers, ask your retailer to order your favorite! Full color 32 pages $2.99 ongoing series BATTLE OF THE PLANETS: PRINCESS #1 (OF 6) ARROW: Featuring a cover by ALEX ROSS (W) David Wohl (Art) Wilson Tortosa (Cov) Alex Ross Her name is Princess, and for her G-Force teammates, she's been the group's caretaker, warrior and sometimes leader. But now she'll need to play ALL of those roles as she embarks on her greatest and most dangerous mission—taking on a new and deadly force from Spectra…ALONE. All-new action brought to you by David Wohl (Witchblade) and Wilson Tortosa (Battle of the Planets)! b/w 24 pages $2.99 Part 1 of a 6-part storyarc WITCHBLADE: THE MUSIC Featuring The Who's Roger Daltrey, Grant Lee Phillips, Suicidal Tendencies and more! Music from the Witchblade TV series is featured on this great limited edition collectible presented by Top Cow and Edge Artists! ONLY 1500 COPIES MADE, wrapped in stellar cover art by Keu Cha! Features songs by Roger Daltrey, Grant Lee Phillips, Suicidal Tendencies, G Tom Mac and more! Limited edition of 1500 13 songs $11.99 Audio CD DIAMOND SELECT TOYS & COLLECTIBLES MARVEL MILESTONES: DAREDEVIL STATUE A Diamond Select Release! Diamond Select Toys unleashes the latest release from its hit Marvel Milestones statue line with the Daredevil Statue! Sculpted by Art Asylum’s Eli Livingston – and based on Joe Quesada’s beautifully stylized artwork from Daredevil: Father – the Marvel Milestones: Daredevil Statue depicts the House of Ideas’ “Man Without Fear” crouching on top of a Gothic building, hunting for criminals in the city below. Painted and ready to display, the statue – which stands approximately 16” tall from the base to the top of the building’s cross – comes with a full-color, hand-numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Limited to 2,500 pieces worldwide! In stores December 2004! Statue $175.00 MARVEL UNIVERSE: DOC OCK BUST A Diamond Select Release! As one of Spider-Man’s deadliest foes, the evil Dr. Otto Octavius – better known to True Believers as Doc Ock – has attempted to destroy Marvel Comics’ friendly neighborhood web-slinger time and again. Now, Diamond Select Toys is ready to arm fans’ collections with this latest release from the Marvel Universe line, which perfectly captures this favorite member of Spidey’s rogues’ gallery. Sculpted by Igor Fernandez – and based on the character’s new look designed by Humberto Ramos – the highly detailed bust comes painted and ready to display, and includes a full-color, hand-numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Limited to 5,000 pieces worldwide. In stores December 2004! Bust $45.00 MODERN ERA X-MEN: PROFESSOR X MEDIUM STATUE A Diamond Select Release! Diamond Select Toys is proud to present the seventh and final release in the best-selling Jim Lee X-Men Era statue series! This approximately 7”-high by 7”-wide statue of Professor Charles Xavier – the X-Men’s founder and mentor, and the world’s most powerful telepath – was sculpted by Jeff Feligno, and depicts the mutant hero gearing up to face any enemy who’s out to destroy Professor X’s dream of man and mutantkind living in peaceful co-existence! Limited to 3,000 pieces worldwide, the statue’s Danger Room-styled base connects to the statue series’ past releases to form one massive diorama. Includes full-color, hand-numbered Certificate of Authenticity. In stores December 2004! Statue $75.00 ULTIMATE MR. FANTASTIC BUST A Diamond Select Release! The young genius of Ultimate Fantastic Four, Reed Richards was transformed into the stretchable hero known as Mr. Fantastic by traveling into the mysterious N-Zone. Sculpted by Rocco Tartamella, this incredible piece stands approximately 6” tall, and comes with a dynamic Ultimate Fantastic Four logo base. Painted and ready to display, the bust is accompanied by a hand-numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Limited to 3,000 pieces worldwide. In stores December 2004! Bust $50.00 WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT WIZARD #156 THIS IS OUR FIRST EVER WOLVERINE ISSUE! Wolverine actually hosts this issue of Wizard: The Comics Magazine. In honor of Wolvie’s 30th birthday, we celebrate in style as we hand over the keys to this issue to him. You saw what characters like Dr. Doom and Galactus have done to Wizard in the past...now see what the famous X-Man will do! He’ll answer the letters in Magic Words and host an extra-sized Wizard Bullpen among other things. Choose from 3 Wolverine covers. Astonishing X-Men artist John Cassaday presents a dazzling recreation of the Uncanny X-Men #141 cover. Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada illustrates an homage to the cover of Incredible Hulk #340. Steve McNiven offers his version of Frank Miller’s Wolverine mini-series #1 cover. WIZARD ALWAYS HAS THE LATEST MOVIE NEWS! With the blockbuster success of Spider-Man 2, even more comic book projects are being pursued in Hollywood. Get the latest updates from all of your favorites from Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Top Cow Productions, Image Comics and more. EXCLUSIVE IDENTITY CRISIS UPDATE! Take a look at the latest issue's shocking moments! If you thought the first three issues by writer Brad Meltzer and artist Rags Morales were wild, you ain't seen nothing yet! Get vital analysis on this DC Comics’ mega event as we break down the big moments. READ THE REAL WEAPON X FILES! Wizard #156 presents a photo-journalistic feature on the history of Wolverine presented like you've never –ever seen before. We open top-secret S.H.I.E.L.D. files to the general public for the first time. Don’t forget the Wizard comic book price guide with the most up-to-date prices from across the nation and the web for current books, CGC sales and Top 10 Hottest comics. Magazine (UNCANNY X-MEN #141 COVER BY JOHN CASSADAY) $4.99 Magazine (INCREDIBLE HULK #340 COVER BY JOE QUESADA) $4.99 Magazine (WOLVERINE #1 MINI-SERIES COVER BY GREG LAND) $4.99 TOYFARE #88 MARVEL LEGENDS VS. DC DIRECT—YOU DECIDE! We compare the two biggest names in superhero toys! They slugged it out for your love, and you showed your love by casting a vote! On our Website (wizarduniverse.com), we asked for your opinions on which toy line was better in various categories, and now we’re showing you what you said! Will the super-poseable Marvel Legends come out on top, or the all-inclusive DC Direct? BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER VISUAL PRICE GUIDE! Angel may be gone, but the spirit of the Buffyverse lives on in Diamond Select Toys’ Buffy the Vampire Slayer toy line! With a five-year history, and a slew of variants on the market, this is one toy line that needs a full photo rundown! TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE FOR HALLOWEEN! It’s a very creepy “TTT,” as Blade the other vampire slayer – takes on the most horrible vampires in the world! (Well, they aren’t that bad, really, but it’s the principle of the thing.) Can he capture or kill every bloodsucking fiend within a five-mile radius? We’re taking all bets! THE BEST CARTOON TOYS EVER MADE! It seems like every cartoon ever made has had a toy line at one point or another. But which toy lines have best captured their shows’ animated style? Which are the most fun to play with? Which are, in a word, the best? We look at such popular toy lines as Justice League, Teen Titans and Clone Wars to decide which are the kings of the hill! (No pun intended.) THE GREATEST TOY PRICE GUIDE EVERY MONTH! Find your favorites among the thousands of figures in our price guide that includes the “Top 10 Hottest Figures” and our hilarious “Hot Zone”. Magazine (New Marvel Legends vs. Dc Direct Cover) $4.99 Magazine (Best Cartoon Toys Cover) $4.99 INQUEST GAMER #115 MAGIC: THE ART OF WAR The big October Magic set, Champions of Kamigawa, takes the game in a distinctly Oriental direction. To help enlighten you, InQuest Gamer has channeled the spirit of Sun Tzu to reveal all the set’s broken cards. Check out Kamigawa’s top 10, worst clunkers, and new decks that will conquer the tournament scene. BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO DEMONSTONE Dungeons & Dragons goes digital this month and issue #115 reveals all the surprises and mysteries of the new video game, Demonstone, with intel on the best in-game goodies and secrets from those involved, including Patrick Stewart, R.A. Salvatore and more. Drizzit lives! And we have a Todd Lockwood painting of him to prove it. ANIME: THE GATHERING? Magic will never be the same. Japanese style toons and fantasy have invaded every part of American pop culture, is it any wonder that the most beloved CCG of all time has finally fallen before the onslaught? Check out the new anime Magic cards on the way! AND EVEN MORE! Check out the remodeled price guide! Featuring Dragon Ball GT, HeroClix, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh! and much, much more! Look for even more advice on the best buys in gaming! Shaman King preview. We’re first on the scene for the scoop on Upper Deck’s new TCG, based on the hottest anime series yet! The complete Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures: Aberrations guide, with pictures of every figure from the new set! Magazine (D&D: Demonstone Cover By Todd Lockwood) $4.99 Magazine (Anime Invades Magic Cover) $4.99 WIZARD: BEST OF SPIDER-MAN LIMITED DELUXE HC New Cover by MIKE MAYHEW Written by PETER DAVID, ROGER STERN & DAVID MICHELINE Art by JOHN ROMITA JR., RON FRENZ & RICH BUCKLER Introduction by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS You asked for it and by a special arrangement with Marvel Comics, Wizard delivers you our Top 10 Spider-Man Comics of all time in one special hardcover volume. Return to the magic of these timeless tales starring Spider-Man: NOTHING STOPS THE JUGGERNAUT from Amazing Spider-Man #229-#230 by Roger Stern and John Romita, Jr. sees Spider-Man take on one of the X-Men’s greatest rogues and refuses to give up against a foe he can't possibly beat. HYDE IN PLAIN SIGHT from Amazing Spider-Man #231-#232, also by Stern and Romita Jr., features a wounded Spidey, stuck protecting Cobra from the vengeance of super-strong Hyde across the rooftops of Manhattan. THE DEATH OF JEAN DeWOLFF from Spectacular Spider-Man #107-#110 by Peter David and Rich Buckler features a guest appearance by Daredevil and clarifies the differences between the two heroes. THE KID WHO COLLECTS SPIDER-MAN from Amazing Spider-Man #248 by Stern and Ron Frenz is one of the most popular Spidey stories of all time. It's about a kid who collected everything about Spider-Man—from news clippings to bullets shot at him. But there's more to this boy than it seems, and in the dramatic climax, Spidey does something he'd never done before. In addition to the 10 influential issues contained in this landmark volume, this hardcover will also feature exclusive behind-the-scenes commentary from Stan Lee along with a new introduction by Ultimate Spider-Man writer Brian Michael Bendis. This historic event is completed with a new stunning Spidey cover by artist Mike Mayhew and additional new artwork by Ultimate X-Men artist David Finch featuring every incarnation of Spidey ever done! (Even Peter Porker the Spider-Ham!) HC, 7x10, 256pg, FC (SPIDER-MAN COVER BY MIKE MAYHEW) $29.99 WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #17 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST PREVIEW! One of the hottest shows in Japan, it’s American fans are rabid for this tale of adventure and alchemy. Get the full story on the hit from creator director Seiji Mizushima and Studio Bones. Edward Elric from Full Metal Alchemist appears on this month’s cover to Wizard Anime Insider! TENJO TENGE MANGA PREVIEW! Check 10 whole pages of the smash hit manga Tenjo Tenge, coming from DC Comics’ new CMX manga line! You’ve never seen hotter martial arts mayhem than this comic by OH! Great. ONE PIECE DEVIL FRUIT GUIDE! FoxBox’s newest hit One Piece has an extensive history in Japan. Now that it will be rockin’ on Saturday mornings, this exclusive feature will be a guide to the many varieties and side-effect abilities of the Devil Fruit, which gives people special powers (such as our lead character Monkey D. Luffy’s crazy stretching abilities)! ANIME ARSENAL: THE DEADLIEST MAGICAL GIRL GEAR Behold a hilarious rundown and overview on anime’s most popular cute magical wands and such, discussing their ability to commit heinous acts of violence. ONEGAI TWINS SCORE CHART One guy, and two girls claiming to be his sister. He can only fall in love with one—and we put together a lot of math to “prove” who’s who. Find out everything that’s going on with anime and manga and learn about these exciting worlds, creators, sub-categories, manufacturers and more. From GetBackers to Gundam Seed and tons of amazing new stuff, it’s all in here! Magazine (One Piece Cover) $4.99 Magazine (Full Metal Alchemist Cover) $4.99 WIZARD EXCLUSIVES AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3 WIZARD ACE EDITION This Wizard ACE features the very first appearance of Dr. Octopus or Dock Ock as he is known in the new Spider-Man film. This immortal comic tale is by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Current Marvel artist Greg Land illustrates a dramatic all-new 2-part acetate cover featuring Spider-Man and Dr. Octopus. In addition to the classic tale that no comic collection is complete without, this limited ACE Edition will feature additional pages with special Spider-Man/Dr. Octopus cover art gallery. FC $13.99 MUPPETS SUPER HERO SCOOTER LIMITED EDITION FIGURE IN LUNCHBOX This is a very limited edition ToyFare Exclusive Super Hero Scooter in lunchbox. These have never been offered before, and each lunchbox will be individually hand-numbered out of 99! That's right, only 99 of these bad boys exist and Wizard Entertainment is the only way to get them! All of our previous lunchbox figures have sold out. Supplies are limited. Luncbox w/Figure PI O/A WIZARD BEST OF WOLVERINE LIMITED DELUXE HARDCOVER You asked for it and by a special arrangement with Marvel Comics, Wizard delivers you the Top 10 Wolverine Comics of all time in one special hardcover volume. WENDIGO is from Uncanny X-Men #139-140 by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. In the story that first defined the man’s attitude, Wolverine in the Canadian tundra descends into a berserker rage as he battles the relentless Wendigo to survive. WOLVERINE VS. THE HULK, a brutal adventure from Incredible Hulk #340 by Peter David and Todd McFarlane, is one of Wolverine’s most shocking and intense tales ever. WOLVERINE & CAPTAIN AMERICA IN WWII from Uncanny X-Men #268 by Claremont and Jim Lee is another compelling tale that has never been part of any Wolverine collection. VIPER & SILVER SAMURAI is from Uncanny X-Men #172-173 by Claremont and Paul Smith. In Japan, Wolverine and the X-Men are attacked, forcing the hunt for the Silver Samurai! BLOOD DEBT from Wolverine #150-153 is a cinematic tale by Steve Skroce. This hardcover will also feature exclusive behind-the-scenes information on the true origin and development of Wolverine from creators John Romita, Len Wein, Roger Stern and Dave Cockrum. This historic event is completed with a new stunning Wolverine cover by artist J.G. Jones along with additional new artwork by artist Dale Keown. No Wolverine or X-Men collection is complete without this volume. ___ HC, 256 pgs, FC (Wolverine cover by J.G. JONES)..............…………………………....................$29.99 O/A TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE COLLECTORS EDITION VOLUME 4 $9.99 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, “Crisis On Infinite MegoVilles,” “Beach Blanket Mego,” “Twenty Twenty 24 Hours To Go,” “My Big Fat, FAT Wedding” and many more! Where else can you see the Human Torch enter HERBIE into a Battle Bots competition or Aunt May try on the Infinity Gauntlet? READ THE ORIGIN OF MEGO HULK in an exclusive World Premiere episode created just for this volume! In addition to the life-changing strips presented here, this book will feature more of The Official Handbook of the TTT Universe along with an introduction by living legend Stan Lee, the father of Marvel Comics! ___ TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE VOLUME 4, FC, 104 pages..………………………….…........ $9.99 O/A WIZARD JIM LEE MILLENNIUM EDITION LIMITED DELUXE HARDCOVER $29.99 Fully authorized by Lee, this giant 256-page hardcover book is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of pieces of Lee artwork from his entire career at Marvel Comics, Image Comics, WildStorm Productions and DC Comics along with a dazzling assortment of unpublished art from his personal collection. Meet Jim Lee in a new exclusive in-depth interview. Learn how he first started to get work at and follow his career through his smash success on Batman and Superman. Behold a gigantic art gallery of Lee’s greatest works, from X-Men to Batman and more as Lee unveils a tremendous collection of unfinished/unpublished art along with a sketchbook of seminal design work. Get a complete illustrated checklist of every piece of Jim Lee comic art ever published from 1987 to 2004, including hard-to-find items. Learn the background behind the move to DC and get Lee’s commentary on his historic Batman: Hush issues. Top it all off with an amazing cover featuring the Batman with Wolverine and you have the ultimate official Jim Lee event that only Wizard could publish! ___ Hardcover BOOK, 256 pg, FC. ………………............…………..……………………......... $29.99 COMICS SECTION AAA MILWAUKEE PUBLISHING ARSENIC LULLABY #18 The king of all funny books hits stands again, with all the dark humor and bizarre stories you can handle. This issue is a great place for new readers to get on board. Baron Von Donut is sent to rub out a child whose parents are suing his company for making him fat. The U.S. Department of Things Not Yet Tried experiment with DNA and create a mess. b&w, 24pg $2.85 U.S. DEPT. OF THINGS NOT YET TRIED T-SHIRT Straight from the pages of Arsenic Lullaby, and founded on the idea that most of mankind’s great advances happened by accident, this government agency spends their time and money on ridiculous and sometimes despicable experiments. Now you can proudly where their logo, and when someone asks you if you know what you are doing you can say, “No. And that is my job.” Black shirt with white logo on front. (CAUT: 4) L-XL $15.99 AAA POP COMICS THE GOLDEN PLATES #1 by Michael Allred & Laura Allred With The Golden Plates, Mike Allred begins his most ambitious project to date: adapting the entire Book of Mormon in a series of graphic novels! The Book of Mormon is a record of people who left Jerusalem in 600 BC through their destruction in Central America in 400 AD. Prophets passed down the record of the intrigue, wars, and visions on thin metal plates. Did these amazing things really happen? The first volume is an extra big 64-page installment that follows the Prophet Lehi from Jerusalem, the establishment of the plates, and spectacular visions of the future including the great vision of Nephi. In addition to illustrating the events, Allred is including various archeological and anecdotal evidence at the end of each volume! SC, 64pg, FC $7.99 AARDVARK-VANAHEIM/WIN-MILL PRODUCTIONS FOLLOWING CEREBUS #2 Cerebus is still alive and kicking! This issue features the first of Dave Sim's “About Last Issue” columns, in which he responds to topics presented in Following Cerebus #1; an essay examining storytelling techniques used in Cerebus; Sim’s rare 1973 interview with Barry Windsor-Smith; and “Passage,” a six-page Cerebus story by Sim that has seen print only in the Cerebus Newsletter over 20 years ago (featuring the first time Cerebus wore his black vest)! Plus: A new Cerebus cover by Sim & Gerhard! (CAUT: 4) b&w, 40pg $3.95 STARS OF THE MONTH CEREBUS TP’S by Dave Sim Dave Sim’s Cerebus began as a parody of Conan, but has expanded and grown into much, much more! Intellectual, entertaining, and thought provoking, Cerebus is the longest running independent black-and-white comic published! VOL. 11: GUYS (STAR06972)—SC, 7x10, b&w $20.00 VOL. 12: RICK’S STORY (STAR08468)—SC, 7x10, b&w $17.00 CEREBUS GUIDE TO SELF-PUBLISHING Collecting Sim's "Notes from the President" column, the Pro/Con speech from 1993, and more! Featuring illustrations and text. (STAR07445) b&w, 96pg $3.95 ******************** ABIOGENESIS PRESS ALAN MOORE: PORTRAIT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN TP—2ND PRINTING by Various; Edited by Gary Spencer Millidge Featuring specially created comic strips, illustrations, stories, essays, articles, personal tributes, photographs, and lots more, including new and rarely seen interviews, a new biography, and many other surprises. Over 100 contributors including Michael Moorcock, Neil Gaiman, Dave Gibbons, Will Eisner, and others! NOTE: 100% of all publisher net profits and all creator royalties from proceeds of this book are to be donated to the Alzheimer’s disease charities. SC, 6x8, 272pg, PC $14.95 ABLAZE MEDIA TOZZER 2 #1 by Rob Dunlop & Peter Lumby The kid from Sh*t Creek returns! Tozzer’s stuck in his trailer, and if he leaves, he’s dead meat! Meanwhile, a perverted fan with a simian sidekick will stop at nothing to track him down. What does Mad Jax want? Who is the prisoner locked in the infirmary? And will the little green guy with the big ears ever get rid of his speech impediment? MATURE READERS b&w, 24pg (1 of 5) $2.95 STAR OF THE MONTH STAR OF THE MONTH TOZZER AND THE INVISIBLE LAP DANCERS GN The book that started it all! Tozzer’s an 11-year-old boy magician with a tattoo on his forehead, trying to escape from his psychopathic foster parents. Any similarities to a certain boy wizard are completely intentional. The jokes come thick and fast, as movie stars and pop culture icons under the sharp, satirical knife of Rob Dunlop and Peter Lumby. No one in Hollywood is safe! (STAR17209) MATURE READERS SC, 5x8, 80pg, FC $8.95 ***************** ABOUT COMICS STAR OF THE MONTH THE LIBERTY PROJECT VOLUME 1 TP by Kurt Busiek, James W. Fry, & Doug Hazlewood When four convicted super-crooks are given the chance to become heroes, things become wilder than they, or the government, expect. Collect the first original series from Conan and JLA/Avengers writer Kurt Busiek, with all nine issues featured in one volume! Manga-sized. (STAR19035) SC, 6x8, 232pg, b&w $11.95 **************** ABSTRACT STUDIO STRANGERS IN PARADISE #69 by Terry Moore Katchoo is suspicious of Tambi’s reluctance to find David for her. When Katchoo confronts her step-sister about the matter, the terrible truth comes out. Meanwhile, Freddie goes to the city morgue in search of a body — and boy, does he find one! Sexy newcomer Emily Stryker is the city morgue employee assigned to help Freddie and Detective Walsh investigate a murder case. b&w, 24pg $2.95 AC COMICS FEMFORCE #129 The Femforce face off with the foes of their one-time leader, Colt, and begin to wonder: “Whatever Happened To Shorty?” When they find out, it's a shocker! By Colt creator, Don Secrease, Mark Heike, and Jeff Austin. Plus, a Miss Masque/Blue Bulleteer team- up introducing new artist, Antonio Conversano! b&w, 44pg $6.95 BEST OF THE WEST #45 Haunted Horseman meets “The Greedy Ghosts of Boot Hill”; Durango Kid faces the “Roar of the Rapids”; Redmask faces off with “The Man of 1000 Faces”; White Indian fires “Arrows of Justice”; and Annie Oakley makes a “Photo Finish!” Plus, Wild Bill Hickok! b&w, 44pg $6.95 GOLDEN AGE COMPLETIST'S CORNUCOPIA COLLECTION PACK #2 Fourteen big issues of the most successful Golden Age reprint anthology ever! 75 full stories starring Bulletman, Manhunter, Crimebuster, Firebrand, Quicksilver, Fireman, G-2, Avenger, Target, Stardust, Ghost, Wildfire, Samson, Flagman, Eagle, and many more! Pack includes one copy each of Men of Mystery #20-24, 26-30, and 32-35, bagged. Pack (14), b&w $89.95 SUPER-HERO REVIVAL PACK #2 These books contain new, modern adventures and vintage reprints starring Fighting Yank, Dr. Dimension, Camilla, Nyoka, Reddevil, Ms. Victory, Cat-Man, Captain Flash and more — 25 stories in all! Pack includes one copy each of Retrocomics #4 and #5, Fighting Yank #2 and #3, AC Annual #4, Reddevil #1, and Haunted Horesman #1, Bagged. Pack (x7), b&w $35.99 ACTIVE IMAGES/COMICRAFT TIM SALE’S “PARISIENNE GIRL” SIGNED PRINT by Tim Sale On one of his regular trips to Europe to promote his work in the French and Spanish markets, master of comic book art and friend of Comicraft, Tim Sale, produced this beautiful “Parisienne Girl” illustration for the Album comic book store in Paris. Active Images secured a 125 copies of the print — which Tim has individually signed and numbered! (CAUT: 2) Print, FC $19.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A COMIC BOOK LETTERING THE COMICRAFT WAY by Richard Starkings & John 'JG' Roshell; cover by Brian Bolland Includes 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 and Stuart Immonen, the other by Jeph Loeb and Ian Churchill! FC, 64pg $9.95 O/A COMICRAFT’S DANGER GIRL FONTS CD-ROM by Jeff Scott Campbell & John 'JG' Roshell Swinging from the pages of J. Scott Campbell's top-selling Cliffhanger comic book, Comicraft brings you the Danger Girl fonts! Six slick and stylish complete fonts — regular, bold italic, italic, sound effect lettering, dingbats, and the previously unavailable “J. Scott Campbell Sketchbook” font. Mac/Windows dual format. CD-ROM $49.95 O/A TEMPTATION TP by Glenn Dakin, introduction by Eddie Campbell Glenn Dakin's hilarious strip — a Battle of Wits Throughout All Eternity between the Devil and Man — is now available in one convenient package! More than 60 strips collected together behind a full-color cover by Glenn Dakin (Abe, Right For All The Wrong Reasons)! SC, 72pg, b&w $8.95 O/A HIP FLASK WIDESCREEN SIGNED LIMITED EDITION HC 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, which includes a numbered limited edition Ladronn print signed by Starkings, Casey and Ladronn, is limited to just 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. (CAUT: 2) HC, 48pg, FC $49.95 ************************* A.C.T.O.R. DF and ACTOR are working together to help raise money for one of the most noteworthy charities in comics today, which is to help out the creators in need who came before us! ACTOR is A Commitment To Our Roots! DF has worked with ACTOR to raise over $50,000.00 in the last year, and with your help, will have raised over $50,000 by the end of this year. With your support and purchase of the following products, DF will contribute a portion of each sale to ACTOR! 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! ACTOR/DFE G.I. JOE RELOADED #1 FOIL COVER EDITION Produced exclusively for the inaugural DF Fan Fest, this exclusive foil cover edition of G.I. Joe: Reloaded #1 is now available to all who were unable to attend! Each copy features a Certificate of Authenticity and is sealed with a DF holo-foil sticker! FC $10.00 ACTOR/DFE TRANSFORMERS MICROMASTERS #1 FOIL COVER EDITION The brand-new Micro-Masters series from Dreamwave, featuring the Transformers is also available as a DF exclusive foil edition! Each copy features a Certificate of Authenticity and is sealed with a DF holo-foil sticker! FC $14.99 ACTOR LEE FANTASTIC FOUR LITHOGRAPH Superstar artist Jim Lee's rendition of the Fantastic Four is being brought to you as an exclusive DF lithograph! Marvel's first family is presented here drawn by the incomparable Jim Lee and recreated as a DF lithograph. Measuring 18” x 24” and printed on archival 80lbs. gallerie silk stock this masterpiece will be a treasured addition to your collection! Lithograph $19.99 ACTOR/DFE TOMB RAIDER #40 VIRGIN COVER EDITION SIGNED Each signed copy is hand-numbered features a Certificate of Authenticity and is sealed with a DF holo-foil sticker! (CAUT: 2) FC $19.99 ACTOR WITCHBLADE #75 FOIL COVER EDITION The epic double-sized finale to the Death Pool is available here as a limited edition, DF foil cover! Limited to only 500 copies worldwide! Each copy features a Certificate of Authenticity and is sealed with a DF holo-foil sticker! FC $16.99 ACTOR/DFE LADY DEATH: THE WILD HUNT #1 FOIL COVER EDITION DF, CrossGen, and Lady Death all team-up for a wild ride with an exclusive foil cover available for Lady Death: The Wild Hunt #1! Each copy features a Certificate of Authenticity and is sealed with a DF holo-foil sticker! FC $5.00 ADEPT BOOKS BRIGHT ELEGY GN by Leland Myrick Bright Elegy is a Xeric Foundation Grant-winning love story. Not a romance, but a love story, a story in which time and memory and reality twist in a triple helix to form the life of the main character, James Sharpe. James runs away to an island in the Pacific northwest where he encounters Helen and is swept up in a quest to discover the truth about his past life and the death of his girlfriend. Bright Elegy tells the story of mystery, violence, and love — the story of one man’s conflicted journey — a man trying to flee his past while at the same time sinking into childhood memories of succor and comfort. MATURE READERS SC, 112pg, b&w $12.95 ADHESIVE PRESS TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN #21—THE BEST OF TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN MAGAZINE They've got movie sign! That's right, kiddies: Kevin Murphy, Tom Servo himself, has sat down for an exclusive chat with Too Much Coffee Man, in which he talks about his life, his loves, his pet monkey, Bobo... the works! This is Kevin Murphy, the definitive interview. But that's not all. TMCM brings you the best of their writers, people with names like Jed Alexander, Carolyn Jones, Tony Simon, and Zoe Trope, writing about important issues that matter to you, like food, sex, giant killer robots, Asian culture, radio, Superman's bowling score, zines, television, Journey, and much, much more! But wait, there’s also cartoons by the likes of Keith (K Chronicles) Knight, Tom (This Modern World) Tomorrow, Ted (“Ted Rall") Rall, Peter (“No Nickname") Conrad, Douglas (Arsenic Lullabye) Paszkiewicz, and quite possibly even Shannon ("Kick Me") Wheeler, who is gonna contribute whether he likes it or not, because the staff has his mom locked up in the basement. Magazine, 64pg, b&w $4.95 ADHOUSE BOOKS THE PINK SKETCHBOOK VOLUME 2: CHEESE SC by Jay Geldhof & Rob Ullman AdHouse Books makes the second Pink volume doubly delicious by bringing two great artists together under one cover! Jay Geldhof and Rob Ullman will share duties by creating pin-ups and sketches of the female form. Yep, good ol’ cheesecake! Girls! Girls! Girls! …and some in color! Each issue of Pink comes encased within a pink plastic envelope and contain an added bonus! This issue includes an illustrated drink coaster! SC, 6x9, 32pg, PC $10.00 ADV MANGA *************** All ADV Manga titles are presented in the traditional Japanese “right-to-left” format. *************** DARK WATER MANGA VOLUME 1 TP by Koji Suzuki & Kadokawa Shoten The water, and whatever nightmares lie beneath its cloudy surface, control reality in this frightful collection of short stories. The first of four torments follows a mother and daughter who move into a haunted apartment complex that houses the spirit of a young angry girl. This story gives way to a tale of a night cruise that includes a frightening discovery and, later, to a diver who’s tortured by his father’s disappearance. These and the other underwater horror stories show how being curious can lead to being prey! SC, 144pg, b&w SRP: $9.99 MYTHICAL DETECTIVE LOKI MANGA VOLUME 1 TP by Sakura Kinoshita Private Investigator Loki is certainly an extraordinary fellow with an incredibly demanding profession. While his boyish good looks disguise his true nature, no challenge is too tough for Loki. Not only is it Loki’s job to solve mysteries, but he must also protect his own interests, namely his family, especially when those who want him rubbed-out enter the picture. Loki must dig up evidence surrounding kidnappings, murders, suicides and the like. When old adversaries strike too close to home, Loki must prepare, not only to solve the crime, but to survive the vicious attacks! SC, 5x7, 186pg, b&w $9.99 TACTICS MANGA VOLUME 1 TP by Sakura Kinoshita & Kazuko Higashiyama Goblins, Goblins, Goblins Galore! Sometime during the Meiji Era, mythical creatures coexisted with humans — but they didn’t always get along! Enter Kantaro Ichinomiya, a young boy with a special gift. While not all people know of the existence of goblins, ogres and the like, Kantaro can see and speak to these creatures, but his dream becomes reality when he encounters and names the strongest goblin of all, Haruka. Kantaro’s mission to right wrongs between monsters and humans will test the skills of the young emissary. Threatening ogres, family feuds, kidnapping curators, and shady religious crusaders are only a few of the challenges. The magic of myth becomes legendary as Kantaro and his monstrous companions set out on a mission to defend the goblins of Japan! MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 194pg, b&w $9.99 PRETEAR MANGA VOLUME 3 TP by Kaori Naruse & Junichi Satou The wicked Princess of Disaster is quickly gaining power from her relentless crusade of Leafe-snatching, and while the Leafe Knights are calling upon Himeno to become the Prétear and destroy the seeds of the Princess, she is engaged in a battle of her own. While Himeno may not be the fairest of them all, she has still managed to enrage her stepmother, Natsue, filling her home with the sights and sounds of a dire dispute. And now, a girl who is destined to save the world from its ultimate demise must first stave off the equally brutal attacks of her closest and fiercest rivals yet — her own family. SC, 5x7, 172pg, b&w $9.99 STAR OF THE MONTH PRETEAR MANGA VOLUME 1 TP by Kaori Naruse, Junichi & Satou Himeno is a high school freshman who's having trouble adjusting to the lifestyle of the very rich. Her father Kaoru is a one-time famous author of young girls' novels. One of his greatest fans was Natsue, a wealthy woman who liked Kaoru so much that she snatched him up from the rundown apartment and married him! But Himeno's life is far from rosy. One day, Himeno takes a shortcut to school and meets a young boy. When she takes the boy's hand, she's transported to a fantasy world that lies on the brink of extinction. And the one person that can stop it is the girl called "Pretear." (MAR042154) SC, 5x8, 188pg, b&w $9.99 ******************* NAJICA BLITZ TACTICS MANGA VOLUME 2 TP by Takuya Tashiro Najica and Lila are back with all-new and exciting missions to recover even more Humaritts from their frightfully eccentric captors. This time their missions takes them far beyond the airtight walls of CRI Cosmetics. First, they must go undercover at an all-girl’s school to protect an important researcher’s daughter from terrorists, but that’s where the hard work appears to end. Luxury ocean-liners, exotic and tropical ports-of-call, and a chance to become a teenage idol seem more like a vacation-dream-come-true than secret agent work; but oh-so-sexy Najica and her robotic sidekick Lila will definitely see some serious action before they get to work on their tans! MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 184pg, b&w $9.99 PEACEMAKER KUROGANE MANGA VOLUME 1 TP by Nanae Chrono With Japan in the midst of a bloody revolution, an elite cadre of samurai swordsmen known as the Shinsengumi must protect the embattled city of Kyoto. Not long ago, young Tetsunosuke Ichimura — page to Vice Commander Hijikata — earned the newest position on this sword-wielding posse. When a strange gun-toting swordsman, Ryoma Sakamoto, recognizes Tetsunosuke and his brother as the sons of someone he calls the “Peacemaker,” trouble brews and the other Shinsengumi run the outsider out of town. Meanwhile, Suzu, a rival of Tetsunosuke, involves himself in the murder of a caretaker. SC, 5x7, 194pg, b&w $9.99 KIMERA MANGA VOLUME 1 TP by Kazuma Kodaka The destinies of two people, along with the fate of the world and its inhabitants, are about to become intertwined when, on a rainy night in California, Osamu unearths a capsule that holds a mysterious green-haired figure. He soon finds himself in the middle of an intergalactic power struggle, as warring factions of vampire aliens descend to Earth. On one side are those who seek to use the green-haired alien — Kimera — to repopulate their dying race. On the other side is Kimera’s former mate, who wishes to kill the green-haired figure. Will humanity face total destruction, or will Kimera be killed, ultimately saving the world? Find out in the thrilling first volume of Kimera. MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 208pg, b&w $9.99 TAIMASHIN SP MANGA VOLUME 1 TP by Hideyuki Kikuchi Even demons hate Dr. Taima’s needles of doom! With a strange plague of demonic possession slowly taking over the bodies of unsuspecting victims, there’s only one man to call — the acupuncturist, Dr. Taima. His knowledge of the obscure ability to wield the taimashin — needles not only used to banish malevolent and lecherous demons, but that can control the flow of chi in all things — makes him a force to be reckoned with! Having found its way to Dunwich, Massachusetts, Dr. Taima and his lovely assistant, Maki Togetsu, make their way to America to combat this repulsive plague that turns people into rapacious monsters that devour anything within their grasp! When an ally joins Dr. Taima, how will these Taimashin masters bait their prey into their piercing trap? MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 306pg, b&w $14.98 DAEMON HUNTERS MANGA VOLUME 1 TP by Seiuchiroh Todono In a land that knows only the light of the eternally shining moon, daemons rule — and their power seems unstoppable. Yet, hope exists within the people of the countryside, as a group of specially trained individuals — the Daemon Hunters — fight to retake what is rightfully theirs. One of these hunters, Sartre Largness, rescues an orphaned boy who he names Michael. Michael receives training, and along with a fellow named Luka, and a doctor named Maggie, they must travel to Naberius before it is closed off from the rest of the world. When the Great Oaks Minister calls, and the peace and harmony of the land are at stake, Sartre, Michael, and the others must answer the call; it is their duty to eliminate the Daemons. But how will they fare when they run into another hunter along their journey? SC, 5x7, 184pg, b&w $9.99 STARS OF THE MONTH BLUE INFERIOR MANGA VOLUME 1 TP by Kyoko Shitou It is a world where environmental pollution has spiraled out of control. Most of the land is contaminated desert, and there are only a few pockets along the shore where people can live. Those inhabiting these oasises are suspicious of strangers, and know nothing about the outside world. One day, a young girl, Marine, washes up on the shore with no memory. She is found by a young boy named Kazuya and two become friends. But Marine might be a sub-human, and she is locked up. Kazuya must help her escape, and uncover the mystery of who she is and where she came from. (MAR042152) SC, 5x8, 202pg, b&w $9.99 CHRONO CRUSADE MANGA VOLUME 1 TP by Daisuke Moriyama Sister Rosette Christopher, an exorcist working as a part of the Magdala Order, has a duty to fight the demons which appear and cause destruction. But along with her companion Chrono, she usually ends up causing more destruction than the demons themselves! They meet a young girl with a beautiful voice named Azmaria, who is being targeted by her own stepfather. As Rosette and Chrno work to save her, more is revealed about the relationship between them. (MAR042150) SC, 5x8, 190pg, b&w $9.99 SAINT MARIE MANGA VOLUME 1 TP by Yuh Jin Yang Dah-In Hyun is an ordinary student at Saint Mary's private institution of learning. Before she knows it, however, Dah-In finds herself caught in a battle between good and evil being waged on the school grounds. Through the death of her best friend, Dah-In learns that she has been chosen as one of the soldiers in this battle-one which could result in her own death as well. (MAR042157) SC, 5x8, 190pg, b&w $9.99 ******************* ĆON SAVAGE HENRY: PUPPET TRAP by Matt Howarth It’s Savage Henry to the rescue when a Bulldagger concert is sabotaged by a vampire who turns the entire audience into puppets. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $2.95 AIRSHIP ENTERTAINMENT GIRL GENIUS #13 by Phil & Kaja Foglio, w/Laurie E. Smith The Wulfenbachs believe that Agatha is dead. Meanwhile, she continues to travel with Master Payne’s Circus of Adventure, Zeetha starts her on warrior training, a monster attacks and the Circus’s secret is revealed. FC, 32pg $3.95 GIRL GENIUS VOLUME 1 TP—NEW PRINTING by Phil & Kaja Foglio, Snoddy, McNabb & Smith Adventure! Romance! Mad Science! Meet Agatha Clay, Transylvania Polygnostic University student with the drive to create… and the worst luck in the world! Reprints issues #1-3 of Phil and Kaja Foglio’s “gaslamp fantasy series” and includes eight pages of bonus color material — all in a large art-book format for better appreciation of Brian Snoddy’s beautiful details! SC, 8x11, 96pg, PC $10.00 AIT/PLANET LAR DEMO #11 by Brian Wood and & Becky Cloonan Remember the days when you could slack off all the time, and you were really good at it? Two supermarket employees spend the night shift trying to convince a third that the slacker's life is the life for them, and his dreams to — gasp! — leave them to attend college, are just a waste of time. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg (11 of 12) $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A DEMO #6 & #7 by Brian Wood & Becky Cloonan In this 12-issue monthly series, real-life people struggling to come to terms with the superpowers they’re burdened with. Black-and-white on high-quality paper, each issue is a complete, stand-alone story. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg (6 of 12) $2.95Ea. ***************** 1000 STEPS TO WORLD DOMINATION VOLUME 1 GN by Rob Osborne Award-winning writer/artist Rob Osborne wants to conquer the world, and he wants to do it through comics. Delusions of grandeur or tyrannical genius? His wife just rolls her eyes. God provides divine insight. A monkey chimes in with unwanted feedback. Resistance is futile! SC, 9x9, 136pg, b&w $12.95 STARS OF THE MONTH PLANET OF THE CAPES TP by Larry Young & Brandon McKinney Immortal muscleman, The Grand! Super-patriot, Justice Hall! The tragic Jeckyll-and-Hyde-in-one-horrific-body known as Schaff! Kastra: sexy teen daughter of an alien space commander! Together they are their world's greatest heroes. But when they’re accidentally transported to our Earth, a place where superheroes are merely comic book characters, their heroism, morality and ethics are out the window on a planet they can rule! (FEB042046) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 88pg, FC $12.95 ***************** ALTERNATIVE COMICS BARAKA AND BLACK MAGIC IN MOROCCO GN by Rick Smith This stunning graphic novel details cartoonist Rick Smith's travels with his wife Tania throughout Morocco; from Tangiers through the Sahara Desert and on to Marrakech and Casablanca. From hassles with transportation and the locals to language barriers and drugged carpet sales, this travelogue is a whirlwind through pre-9/11 Morocco! MATURE READERS RES. from Previews Vol. XIV #1 (Jan042046) SC, 6x9, 128pg, b&w $14.95 STAR OF THE MONTH RUBBER NECKER #3 & #4 by Nick Bertozzi At the heart of each issue of Rubber Necker is a new chapter of “Drop Ceiling,” the intense, hilariously seedy tale of a young man facing ejection from the family business, and his quest for the fateful box left him by his late father! Along with other short stories from Eisner nominated Nick Bertozzi. MATURE READERS #3 (STAR18942)?PC, 32pg $3.50 O/A #4 ?PC, 32pg $3.50 **************** AMAZE INK/SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS Amaze Ink BILL & TED’S MOST EXCELLENT ADVENTURES VOLUME 2 TP by Evan Dorkin Party on, dudes! It’s the truly resplendent second Bill and Ted collection of Evan Dorkin’s Eisner-nominated series (originally published by Marvel Comics). This most exemplary tome finds our two time-hopping headbangers on the run from a gang from Hell, on trial for tampering with time, and stuck on a planet of superheroes. There’s also an invasion of inter-dimensional Bills and Teds, a pink-slipped Death, and a bogus attempt to prevent Lincoln’s assassination. Featuring inks by Marie Severin and a cover and pin-up gallery, this is major comic book coolness! SC, 168pg, b&w $13.95 SKELETON KEY VOLUME 1: BEYOND THRESHOLD TP—NEW PRINTING by Andi Watson This is the first of the Skeleton Key trade paperbacks, collecting issues #1-6 of the original series. This is a great looking book with inventive and thoughtful stories that appeal to both younger and older readers, men and women, boys and girls SC, 7x10, 96pg, b&w $12.95 THE WRETCH VOLUME 1: EVERYDAY DOOMSDAY TP—NEW PRINTING by Phil Hester Somewhere in America lies a small town haunted by every manner of bizarre horror. The only thing weirder than the dangers threatening Glass City is the silent hero who protects it. The Wretch Vol. 1 presents every story from Phil Hester’s (Green Arrow, The Coffin) original Amaze Ink series with previously unpublished material. SC, 120pg, b&w $13.95 THE CARVER FIGURINE A limited edition statue sculpted by J.L. Crinon (the sculptor of the Lex statue and Roman dirge's Betrayal toy), this 5” statue features a character known only as “The Carver” hard at work on his Halloween pumpkin. Limited to 500. This is the first in a line of products based on JL Crinon's sculpture. Packaged in a four color box. (CAUT: 4) Figurine PI STARS OF THE MONTH ANNABELLE STUFFED DOLL designed by FSc Annabelle, the adorable-but-eerie doll from the pages of Nightmares & Fairy Tales measures 19” long, wears a tattered white dress, striped stockings, faux-patent leather shoes, and wears a pretty red bow in her purple hair. Comes packaged in her very own coffin-shaped box! (STAR18236) Doll PI ROMAN DIRGE’S BETRAYAL FIGURINE Designed by Roman Dirge From the pages of Roman Dirge’s graphic novel, The Monsters in My Tummy, comes this 8” figurine of Betrayal, the embodiment of universal human emotion. Betrayal comes with a removable knife for his back, and a heart you can pull out of his chest. He sits on a circular stand (not pictured). Designed by Dirge himself, and sculpted by Jean-Louis Crinon. Packaged in a specially-designed box with original Dirge artwork. (STAR15357) Figurine SRP: PI GLOOMCOOKIE: LEX FIGURINE From the pages of GloomCookie, the long-awaited lovely Lex figurine is finally available for all to love, cherish, and adore! Based on Ted Naifeh’s design, Lex was beautifully sculpted by Jean-Louis Criton and stands 8 ˝” inches tall by 4” wide at the base. Shipped in a four-color windowless box. (STAR19604) Figurine SRP: PI ******************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A GLOOM COOKIE MONSTER FIGURINE Created by Serena Valentino, Breehn John Burns, and Mitch Martinez, this 10” tall limited edition Monster maquette is based on it’s counterpart in the pages of GloomCookie. Limited to 500 copies! Based on Breehn John Burns’ design, and sculpted by Mitch Martinez. Figurine PI O/A MAGICAL WITCH GIRL BUNNY FIGURINE by Elizabeth Watasin & Thomas Kuntz From the pages of Charm School comes this gorgeous figurine of Bunny, the magical witch girl. Sculpted by master artisan Thomas Kuntz from Elizabeth’s original design, Bunny rides on her broom above the clouds. Bunny comes packages in a box with new art by Elizabeth, and contains a bonus Book of Love Spells. Figure PI Slave Labor Graphics BEAR VOLUME 1: IMMORTAL TP by Jamie Smart The trials of Bear rammed together in a squeezy flush of tittering and aughh that's my leg! Laugh at his misfortunes! Cheer his mortal foe Looshkin! Flick through the other rubbish! Cor! Bear Immortal collects Bear Hurts, Bear Trips, Bear B, Bear Rawks, and Bear Vengeance in one fine lump of chuzz. Plus exclusive extra weebies including; all new Bear stories, random juggery pokery, sketchbook bobbins, Insecurity-the musical, and Action Beaver messes up his own page! This much fun usually involves prosecution! SC, 144pg, b&w $14.95 STARS OF THE MONTH BEAR #4 by Jamie Smart Eek! The horror!! Bear #4 sees our fuzzy hero stolen by kids! Then there’s a lot of running about, and, um, a giant squid! And ninjas! Fighting, swearing, and general whizzzz-pingbah! Could you ask for anything more? Maybe a Satanic kitty. (JAN042055) b&w, 24pg $2.95 BEAR #5 by Jamie Smart Bear Vengeance! Cor? Yes! See our dinky hero strike back at the world that torments him! Also, fun with lawnmowers and flammable aerosols, the bear and looshkin baybeez and evil puppetry! Plus: Looshkin gets killed off! (APR042252) b&w, 24pg $2.95 ******************* COCOPIAZO #1 by Daniel Warner John Victory was never born, he simply appeared one night ordering rounds and slapping asses in a dimly lit cocktail lounge. His life is a drunken odyssey characterized by self-obsession, a cheerful slavery to vice, and the flouting of death. He’ll tell you he’s here to chronicle the age of John. He’ll tell you he’s out to take his place among Poe, Hemingway, and Wilde in the pantheon of history’s great author/drinkers. John Victory is on a quest for anything. This is his story. b&w, 24pg $2.95 GHOULY BOYS #3 by Christopher Sammy Hain Boogie never really grasped the idea of Halloween. For Sammy, every day is dress up day and any day is good for tricks and treats. But life’s no bag o' candy when you're the son of the infamous "boogie-man" and you’re never allowed to go outside and play. b&w, 24pg $2.95 STAR OF THE MONTH JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC #1 & #4—NEW PRINTINGS 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 #1 (STAR14546)—b&w, 24pg $2.95 #4 (STAR14547)—b&w, 24pg $2.95 ******************* LITTLE GLOOMY HALLOWEEN SPECIAL—NEW PRINTING by Landry Walker & Eric Jones Little Gloomy's Trick or Treat Halloween Special is back again! Celebrate Halloween with Little Gloomy! It's full to the cauldron’s brim with stories featuring all the monsters of classic horror and everyone's favorite gloomy little girl, including the very first Little Gloomy story seen previously only in mini-comic form! This special also features two brand-new tales from Spooksville: "Revenge of the Housefly," the story of Simon von Simon's first failed attack on Little Gloomy and friends; and "The Lonely Horror," the sad tale that reveals the origins of the sullen cephalopod, Carl Cthulhu, told in a rhyming storybook style. b&w, 24pg $3.50 O/A PIRATE CLUB #3 First time in Previews! The Pirate Club battles the Bully Club and gains the upper hand with the help of an unexpected ally. Forced to flee the scene, the Pirate Club stays low as they avoid the police, rival gangs, and a vindictive convenience store clerk. Then, things get strange! b&w, 24pg $2.95 ***************** SERENITY ROSE #5 by Aaron A. The "Bubblegum Goth" issue! In this installment, Serenity Rose finally comes face to face with her idol, Vicious Whisper. Ms. Whisper has an irresistible offer for our hero, but is mopey Serenity really ready to take the plunge into a hate-free world? b&w, 24pg $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A SERENITY ROSE #2 & 3 by Aaron A. Ectoplasmic ponies, holy water cannons and comical hairstyles abound in the latest installments of Ms. Serenity Rose's comic journal. b&w, 24pg $2.95Ea. ******************** SKELEBUNNIES T-SHIRT They're happy. They're dead! They're the Skelebunnies and now you can have them on your chest! White on black, 100% cotton shirt. (CAUT: 4) REG.—S-XL PI REG.—XXL PI BABYDOLL—S-XL PI SQUEE! #3—NEW PRINTING by Jhonen Vasquez This series features familiar faces from Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, but focuses on poor little Squee — Johnny's little trauma magnet neighbor. Squee reminds us all of what childhood was all about — witnessing vicious dog attacks, being abducted by aliens and having dinner at satan's house. b&w, 24pg $2.95 ******************** WITCH WOOBIE T-SHIRT A Cute little witch with wings holding a Devil Woobie. White on a black, 100% cotton shirt. (CAUT: 4) REG.—S-XL PI REG.—XXL PI BABYDOLL—S-XL PI STAR OF THE MONTH CHARM SCHOOL VOLUME 1: MAGICAL WITCH GIRL BUNNY TP by Elizabeth Watasin Collecting the first three issues of Charm School and the story, “The Wrecking Faerie,” which introduced the dark and gorgeous faerie, Fairer Than. Also includes is the first appearance of Bunny, the Teen Witch, in Action Girl Comics, and an all-new Bunny and Fairer Than story called “Radiate,” as well as the debut appearance of Dr. Vanessa Leather, Monster Maker. (STAR16236) MATURE READERS SC, 96pg, b&w $11.95 MY MONKEY’S NAME IS JENNIFER VOLUME 1 TP by Ken Knudtsen “Damn you, I’m a crazy monkey.” Collecting the first six issues of the amazing and bizarre story of a little girl and her monkey, who is crazy. There are ninjas! Evil Doctors! Pirates! Lesbians! Plus two new stories! Nice things said by Klaus Janson and Walter Simonson. (STAR19040) SC, 160pg, b&w $15.95 ************************ ANARCHY STUDIOS/HARRIS COMICS VAMPIRELLA: HALLOWEEN 2004 by Conner, Palmiotti, Faerber, Dub, TBD A collection of brand-new tantalizing tales! Leading off the scare is Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner, who present a twisted trick-or-treat adventure! Next up is a warm and fuzzy meet-and-greet with Vampirella and her friend Pantha, brought to you by Jay Faerber and Grafiksismik's Dub and crew. Then, touch base with Vampirella’s circus pal, Ophidia, who delves into her reptilian past courtesy of Marie Croall and Stefano Caselli. And last but not least, do the time warp and visit Vampirella back in the day! Ships in three cover versions: regular cover by Alex Horley, and limited covers by Michael Golden and Dub and Grafiksismik Studios! REG. CVR.—FC, 48pg $4.95 GOLDEN CVR.—FC, 48pg $9.95 DUB & GRAFIKSISMIKCVR.—FC, 48pg $9.95 VAMPIRELLA COMICS MAGAZINE #6 VARIANT COVERS Vampirella Magazine #6 features three unique covers! One edition features two exclusive variant photo covers of Aliens vs. Predator, and the other features a virgin art cover by Dan Brereton without any cover lines obstructing the image. Both editions are limited to only 1,000 copies! AVP ALIEN COVER—Magazine, 48pg, b&w $9.95 AVP PREDATOR COVER—Magazine, 48pg, b&w $9.95 BERETON VIRGIN COVER—Magazine, 48pg, b&w $9.95 VAMPI VS. XIN #2 by Jay Faerber & Kevin Lau It's a slam-bang free-for-fall finale as Vampi teams with Xin to destroy the hive of vampires preying on the innocent country side. Naturally, Xin's confused: how can someone who looks like the bad guy be willing to sacrifice herself for a greater cause? The Monkey King's not used to someone as good a fighter as he is, or someone so selfless. He may just learn something in all this, between kicking bloodsucker butts! Covers by Lau and Kalman Andrasofszky (limited edition of 1,500). LAU CVR.—FC, 32pg (2 of 2) $2.99 LTD. CVR.—FC, 32pg (2 of 2) $9.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A VAMPIRELLA 2003 RESIN STATUE Vampirella comes alive in this statue and she is more seductive and beautiful than ever! This Vampirella Statue is 1/6th in scale, kneeling sexy on a graveyard base with the classic Vampirella logo. Each statue is hand cast with the finest resin, hand polished and painted in the greatest detail. Limited. Statue $125.00 ********************* ANIME WORKS PUBLICATIONS FLESH FOR THE BEAST GN by Various The Fischer house is a gateway to Hell, and the gatekeepers are the succubae: Cassandra, Erin, Irene, and Pauline. Beautiful demon women with the power to grant fantasies remind you to be careful for what you wish for! Features stories by Studio Zombie, Rick Spears, Rob G., Tim Smith, Mike Raicht, The Brothers Goldman, Kevin Colden, Nick Mamatas, Adriano Eduardo, Paul Azaceta, and Terry West—the creator of Flesh for the Beast! SC, 272pg $9.99 PILGRIM JÄGER VOLUME 1 GN by Tou Ubukata & Mami Itou In 1521, it was a time of religious confusion and strife. There was persecution of non-Christians over petty confusions and differing opinions. From chaos rose two women of strength and charity to kick butt in the name of all that is holy. SC, 208pg (1 of 3) $9.99 ANTARCTIC PRESS ANGELS 750 #5 by Ted Nomura The Angels join a motorcycle racing team, causing problems with their relationships. Their boyfriends don't help matters by getting in trouble with the law! The girls have to choose between keeping their jobs or keeping their guys! b&w, 32pg (5 of 9) $2.99 GOLD DIGGER #57 by Fred Perry Dark Bird, leader of the Night Flight mercenaries, is back, and with marriage on her mind! That is, for her ace pilot, Skipper Von Richthofen, and a thoroughly unwilling Kevin "Ace" Koss. Will Ace join Night Flight as an in-law for outlaws, or will his girlfriend Penny, with her pilot's training license, save him in time? FC, 32pg $2.99 HOW TO COLOR FOR COMICS SUPERSIZED TP by Guru-eFX This is it! The premiere guide to coloring comics by some of the hottest talent in the industry! This guide shows you through all the necessary steps for taking your work from line art to full, raging color! Learn special effects, the cel-anime style, digital painting, and much more! You even get a CD-ROM of practice art on which to hone your skills! SC, 8x11, 144pg, FC $29.95 I HUNT MONSTERS POCKET MANGA VOLUME 1 TP by Rod Espinosa & Craig Babiar Discovering he is heir to the legacy of the Warlock clan, William Warlock assumes the guardianship against the forces of the underworld too late to prevent the escape of the Queen of the Undead and her minions. With the help of the sorceress Aarna and the vampire Delilah, William races to recapture werewolves, zombies, demons, and more and stay alive long enough to restore his family's protection of Earth. SC, 5x7, 144pg, b&w $9.99 I HUNT MONSTERS #8 by Rod Espinosa & Craig Babiar Will, Aarna and Delilah make a run for the border for a little Cinco de Mayhem, hunting Chupacabra in Mexico. They find something really unexpected — another team of monster hunters! Then one of these fighters discovers Delilah is a vampire... but both teams must put their differences aside or be slaughtered in the dark by night creepers! b&w, 32pg $2.99 MANGAZINE #59 Mangazine, the longest-running American manga compilation! Read the American manga pioneer series Ninja High School, “Families of Altered Wars,” Gold Digger and more! It's Mangazine, the biggest package of anime- and manga-inspired comedy, action and adventure in America for over 15 years! A good buy, a great read! Squarebound. SC, 7x10, 150+pg, PC $9.99 NEOTOPIA VOLUME 4 #3 by Rod Espinosa Now allied with the Lesazonians and the spirit folk, Nalyn gathers back the remnants of the Mathenian army. Thankfully, the humble nation of Nest has kept a varied group of float ships hidden for them, and the motley fleet flies back to Mathenia to confront the Krossian conquerors! FC, 32pg $2.99 NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #121 by Katie Bair When Yoji finds Lokki homeless and down on her luck, it results in an unlikely alliance between the blind samurai and the mischievous Norse demigod. Lokki decides to play cupid in order to help Yoji win Yumei's heart, but soon finds out that it'll take more than just luck to help this would-be Romeo. b&w, 32pg $2.99 PANZER: 1946 #1 by Ted Nomura More of the war that almost was! Eisenhower has been killed over Normandy in June 1944. German armor counterattacks defeat Montgomery and Patton at Ardennes, the Nazis retake Belgium, and the war goes on until 1946! Can history be set right? Plus, Luftwaffe: 1946, Tigers of Terra, and Reichdreams! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Germany. b&w, 48pg $5.95 PREMIUM MANGA PAPER In response to the titanic surge of manga-inspired artists, to better support, these new talents, Antarctic Press is making available these 20-packs of the highest quality manga art paper. Including a brief instruction on the use and benefits of manga paper, this is the next step in raising the caliber of your art and preparing you for work in the professional field! Pack $21.99 QUAGMIRE USA #5 by Ben Dunn The evil wizard Baschur has tricked everyone, escaped his enemies, and conquered the small town of Quagmire en route to taking over everything! Asagi, Bento, and Kassy are now desperately trying to throw him off their scent… so they've decided to take a bath. Maybe they're taking this a bit too literally... b&w, 32pg $2.99 TWILIGHT X: STORM POCKET MANGA VOLUME 1 by Joseph Wight Caught in the final battle of WWIII between Old America, the fascists, and the incredible power of the mysterious Elysium, Jed Saxon faces not just his own destruction but the loss of his only friends. Now, Earth itself has released its fury in the form of a massive hurricane, capable of sweeping everyone and everything into oblivion! SC, 5x7, 144+pg, b&w $9.99 YOU CAN DRAW MANGA #10 Maestros of manga Ben Dunn, David Hutchison, Fred Perry, and Rod Espinosa show you that you don't have to come from an overcrowded island in the Pacific Rim to be a manga artist. Tips, tricks, and step-by-step instructions continue you on the road to being a menancing manga machine! b&w, 32pg $4.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A AP CHILLERS #1 by Various Oooh, scary stuff, kids! Featuring an exclusive GD-18 vignette by Fred Perry (Gold Digger) and stories by hot talents David Hutchison (Dragon Arms), Rod Espinosa (Neotopia), Craig Babiar (Warrior Nun), Brian Denham, Sherard Jackson (Assembly) and more, this frighteningly fun special is sure to fill your Halloween with tricks and treats aplenty! b&w, 48pg $3.95 ******************* STARS OF THE MONTH HOW TO DRAW MANGA VOLUME 1 SUPERSIZED TP by Various; cover by Ben Dunn & Fred Perry This must-have guide for aspiring artists on crafting top-notch manga stories collects the first six top-selling issues of the sold-out How to Draw Manga series. Featuring the artwork of Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, Adam Warren, Joe Wight, Rod Espinosa and David Hutchison, this 8” x 10,” magazine-sized resource gives readers a crash course on crafting an action-packed manga story. Highly recommended! (STAR17674) SC, 8x10, 192pg, b&w $18.95 YOU CAN DRAW MONSTERS SUPERSIZE #1 by Various AP satisfies your craving for the creepy with this Halloween-tailored special You Can Draw volume, focusing on monsters and the macabre! Fan-favorites like Ben Dunn, David Hutchison, Rod Espinosa, Craig Babiar, Sherard Jackson and Brian Denham teach you all you need to know about drawing ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and boogums! (STAR19935) SC, 8x11, 144pg, b&w $19.95 ************************ ANTIMATTER/HOFFMAN INTERNATIONAL SCARLET CASCADE VAMPIRE MAGAZINE #2 by Mike Hoffman Mike Hoffman’s original Fearless Vampire mag is back, bat-winging its way to your heart hot on the heels of a monstrous first issue! All staked-out with killer pin-up art, comics, features and more sexy Vampire girls than you can shake a fang at! And wait'll you see the Centerfold! Magazine, 48pg, b&w $7.95 MIKE HOFFMAN’S MONSTER UNIVERSITY MUSIC CD Did you miss Mike's last “Tiki” album, Island of the Goddess? Hoffman the Hitmaker does it again with a 12-song monster-mash with some serious cover artwork to boot! Stomp along with “When You're Dead,” or boogie to “The Ballad of Big Frankie!” 1960s Monster Mania is bouncing back from the grave! CD $12.95 APC DARKHAM VALE: DRACOU IMPERATIVE #4 by Jack Lawrence It's Halloween in Darkham Vale. In a town already rife with ghosts and goblins, Halloween is less a time for revelry, more a time for locking the doors and bolting the windows. For every year, on October 31st, something walks the streets of Darkham... a cursed killer, searching for his next victim. And guess which adolescent twosome are out to spot him? This issue features a spectacular variant cover by Marvel artist Jonboy Meyers and Tony Washington! FC, 28pg $3.50 MONSTER CLUB VOLUME 2 #5 by Richard Emms & Theo Bain Happy, happy Halloween… yeah… right… sure! The Club are out for the Halloween festivities — but also have a hidden agenda… and that’s to spot the difference between the flesh eating monsters and the kids that are trick or treating. This book crosses over with Assassin School #6. FC, 28pg $3.50 ASSASSIN SCHOOL VOLUME 2 #6 by Phil Littler, Enrique Corts, & Mar Has the world gone MAD!? Obviously so! Genetic Science Expert and Professor of a local high school has manufactured a serum that changes him into a hideous monster… and he’s looking for his next victim to test it on. Assassin School’s Emma Lee is sent to stop the Professor’s plans, and along the way bumps into a team of “monster hunters.” This book crosses over with Monster Club #5. FC, 28pg $3.50 B1N4RY #4 by Richard Emms, Jim Sutherns, & Len O’Grady B1N4RY — The world’s first ever digital hero has been created and now he has an enormous task on his hands; to protect the world from what the “HACKERS” — who are planning to distract B1N4RY with any means necessary — so that they can finally destroy the program that created him. Secrets are revealed to why B1N4RY was created and who has been behind it all! FC, 28pg $3.50 MONSTER CLUB MAXI SERIES 12-ISSUE PACK by Richard Emms, Kit Wallis, Theo Bain & Various The Indie smash hit, Monster Club, can now be obtained as a special pack, which includes first printings of issues #1-12 of the first maxi series with art by Kit Wallis and ongoing series artist, Theo Bain. Watch out for “hot packs” which include either variant covers or signed editions (hot packs ship in a 1:5 ratio). Pack (x12) $45.95 ARCANA STUDIO 100 GIRLS #2 by Gallardo, Demong, Marangon, & Herrera The journey of Sylvia continues in this issue as she tries to discover the complete truth about herself and the rest of the 100 Girls. Sylvia runs away from home after a heated argument with her parents, but she doesn’t realize just how hot things are about to get! FC, 32pg $2.95 EZRA #3 by Sean O’Reilly & Alfonso Ruiz Ezra’s quest comes to it’s climax as she battles the goddess Nephilia! Cover by Alfonso Ruiz and Devon Massey. Bi-monthly. FC, 32pg $2.95 STARKWEATHER #2 by David Rodriguez, John Bosco, & Rob Lean Alex and Dany delve into the tangled secrets of his father's journal, unaware that another, far more dangerous faction has joined in the hunt. Led by the most lethal Witch-Hunter to walk the earth in a century, the Holy Order of Templars are single-minded to the point of fanaticism in their pursuit. With enemies closing in on all sides, Alex is pushed beyond his limits, and makes a choice that will haunt him for the rest of his life. The battle for the balance of magic rages on! FC, 32pg $2.95 ARCHAIA STUDIOS PRESS STARS OF THE MONTH ARTESIA TP’S by Mark Smylie In the Highlands of the Middle Kingdoms, where witchcraft and warlords vie for power, a warrior-priestess named Artesia fights for her king against the rulers of rival citadels. Chronicles Artesia’s struggle against the traitorous King Bran. MATURE READERS VOL. 1 (STAR18712)—SC, 7x10, 192pg, FC $24.95 VOL. 2: ARTESIA AFIELD (STAR19187)—SC, 7x10, 192pg, FC $24.95 VOL. 3: ARTESIA AFIRE (JAN042112)—SC, 7x10, 240pg, FC $24.95 ******************* ARCHIE COMICS THE ADVENTURES OF THE FLY VOLUME 1 TP by Various The latest entry in the Red Circle reprint series! This historic edition highlights one of the pioneering superhero titles of the Silver Age: The Fly! Tommy Troy is a young boy whose world is turned upside down when he meets an emissary of the Fly World and is given a special ring that magically transforms him into the superhuman Fly! Considered an early prototype for Spider-Man, The Fly’s earliest adventures were charted by some of the most legendary creative talent in comics: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Jack Davis, and Al Williamson! All of these artists and more are featured in this special edition that collects titanic tales from 1959 and 1960! Features a cover by fan-favorite, Joe Staton, painstaking restorations of all stories, faithful re-coloring and a foreword by Joe Simon! SC, 7x10, 96pg, FC $12.95 ARCHIE #552 by Various “Plaidness Madness” (by Craig Boldman & Stan Goldberg): It’s a fashion faux pas when Archie advises Mr. Lodge on which style jacket would make the perfect gift for Veronica! “Big City Blues” (by Mike Pellowski & Stan Goldberg): Is that laugh track just in Archie’s head or are all of his cousin Albert’s friends renegades from a sitcom?! FC, 32pg $2.19 ARCHIE’S DOUBLE DIGEST #156 by Various Double your pages, double your Archie, and double your fun in this double-digest full of new stories and classic tales! FC, 32pg $3.59 BETTY #142 by Various “The Big Breakup” (by Kathleen Webb & Stan Goldberg): Word gets out that Betty is writing a “Dear John” letter, and every one of her friends is paranoid that it might be for them! “The Big Parade” (by George Gladir & Stan Goldberg): It’s Thanksgiving, and the one giving thanks is Pansky’s Costume Shop, who would be out of business if the gang didn’t need costumes for a parade! FC, 32pg $2.19 BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #68 by Dan Parent “What a Doll”: Archie feels like he’s lost control when Betty and Veronica give each other remote control dolls of Archie for Christmas! FC, 32pg $2.19 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #152 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 HOLIDAY FUN DIGEST #9 by Various ‘Tis the Season to be Jolly, as Archie and his friends celebrate in true Holiday style! Archie and crew have long displayed their holiday spirit, and now through the magic of this digest series, many of the Christmas classics of old are re-presented along with new yuletide tales. It’s a stocking-full of good holiday cheer you won’t want to miss! Digest, FC $2.39 OFFERED AGAIN O/A HOLIDAY FUN DIGEST #6-8 Get visited by the Ghost of Holiday Fun Digests Past! Archie and his friends have a stocking full of holiday cheer for you in these 96-page digests! #6 & 7—Digest, FC $2.19Ea. #8—Digest, FC $2.39 *********************** JUGHEAD #161 by Craig Boldman & Rex Lindsey “Drummed Out”: We all know Jughead is an “offbeat” character, but now his drumming is off beat, too! Can he get his rhythm back or will The Archies have to carry on to the beat of another drummer?! FC, 32pg $2.19 JUGHEAD WITH ARCHIE DIGEST #197 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 #108 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 LAUGH DIGEST #197 by Various The timeless high school hi-jinx of the entire Riverdale gang is highlighted in this hilarious collection of new stories and classic tales! Digest, FC $2.39 ARCHIE’S PALS-N-GALS DOUBLE-DIGEST #89 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 #62 by Tania del Rio It’s another thrilling issue in the manga style, filled with romance, magic and intrigue! Sabrina decides to take the high road by inviting the new girl, Gwen, to her slumber party, but Llandra isn’t sure Gwen can be trusted with all of their magic secrets. The conversation soon shifts to the boys they like, and who they hope asks them to the upcoming winter dance. The answers will surprise everyone, and in the process, Sabrina will learn valuable lessons about friendship and making decisions. FC, 32pg $2.19 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #142 by Various “The Original Freedom Fighters” (by Romy Chacon, Art Mawhinney, & Jim Amash) Part 1 (of 2)—Not only does the tyranny of Dr. Robotnik go back as far as anyone on Mobius can remember... but there have always been heroes to fight that evil. This is the story of those heroes — Sonic’s heroes — who gave rise to Sonic and the Freedom Fighters as we know them today! “Moment of Truth” (by Ken Penders, Steven Butler, & Jim Amash): the latest installment of the popular “Mobius 25 Years Later” series-within-a-series. Cobar and Rotor, the greatest scientific minds of the future, present King Sonic and The Guardian Knuckles their solution to save Mobius: they must return to the past! There’s a catch, however: in order for Mobius to be saved, there’s no guarantee that the lives they have led will unfold the same as before! FC, 32pg $2.19 OFFERED AGAIN O/A SONIC QUEST: THE DEATH EGG SAGA #1-3 Sonic kicks some ‘bot in this thrilling mini-series! The blue blur leaps into action when Robotnik unleashes a new technological terror designed to roboticize all of Mobius in this oft-requested mini-series! FC, 32pg $1.50Ea. ********************** VERONICA #156 by Dan Parent “The First Girlfriend!”: This issue is sure to get everyone’s “vote” for most topical Archie comic during this fall’s elections! Veronica’s new boyfriend is more guarded than most — literally — because his father has just won the election, and now every date they go on is chaperoned by Secret Service men! FC, 32pg $2.19 ASPEN ENTERTAINMENT FATHOM: DAWN OF WAR #2 by J.T. Krul, Talent Caldwell, & Jason Gorder As Marqueses moves forward with his master plan, Kiani makes a startling discovery that causes alliances to end and enemies to swarm. Finding herself in the middle of a war and fighting for her life, will Kiani be left standing when the smoke clears? FC, 32pg $2.99 DAWN OF WAR: CANNON HAWKE SPECIAL by J.T. Krul & Koi Turnbull Cannon returns in his own story, tied-in with the Dawn of War mini-series! As Cannon races to stop Kiani from triggering an all-out war, he remembers how even at a young age, her animosity toward humankind drove her spirit. Would he be the one to open her eyes to the magic of the world above? Will Cannon be able to stop Kiani from making matters worse, or will he too be caught up in the storm that is the Dawn of War? This issue will ship with two different covers by Michael Turner and Koi Turnbull, shipped in a an equal 50/50 ratio. FC, 32pg $2.99 SOULFIRE #3 by Jeph Loeb, Michael Turner & Peter Steigerwald The white-hot team of Loeb, Turner and Steigerwald (Superman/Batman: The Supergirl from Krypton) continue with their sensational new series! Now begins Malikai's ultimate quest! But can he, Grace, and the rest of the crew possibly survive… The Dragon?! FC, 32pg $2.99 ******************** THE ASTONISH FACTORY OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE LAND OF SOKMUNSTER HC by Mike Kunkel & Randy Heuser Have you ever lost something? A key? A coin? Perhaps a… sock? From two-time Eisner-winning Herobear and the Kid creator Mike Kunkel and writer/artist Randy Heuser comes the fun and unusual story of what happens when we all lose something precious. 12-year-old Sam takes us on his journey to the Land of Sokmunster where he meets Spike, the lost sok with attitude... King Jacque, the ruler sok of Sokmunster... and the Moth King, the villainous enemy of the soks. SC, 9x9, 48pg, FC $14.95 ********************* ATOMEKA DAVE DORMAN’S TALES OF THE WASTEDLANDS ONE-SHOT by Dave Dorman Featuring three stories highlighting the main characters from Dave Dorman’s ongoing Wastedland Saga! Mortal City's Coronor M. d'Cease brings upon herself the full wrath of Blind Mary and her Techno-Alchemists when she investigates a string of char-broiled bodies littering the decaying streets her city. As usual, her pal Iguana can’t help but join in the fun and fireworks! Then the Iguana, formerly a “Disposal Engineer” for Enigma Division (a squad in the Force Police), gets more action in a solo story of body-swapping and murder, coming face-to-face with his old boss (and now mortal enemy), the Doctor! The Edge is the first newly anointed Knight by “The Lady of the Lake,” charged to lead the quest to find the pieces of the stone that once held Excalibur. The Edge at last gets a lead on the first part of the stone. Getting it isn’t going to be easy! Special bonus! A 12-page, fully painted color portfolio section of the characters and world of Wastedlands by Dave Dorman! Squarebound. PC, 44pg $5.99 AUSTEN COMICS WORLDWATCH #4 by Chuck Austen, Tom Derenick, & Norm Rapmund Rex Farrow has discovered War Woman on a date with Monarch, and someone’s handed him the Celestial Sphere, the greatest power in the universe! She and Monarch do their best to calm him, but he’s one angry guy! Meanwhile, The Intercessor and Tiger Princess prove that they’re cooperating on something that involves more than just video voyeurism of the other heroes, and it could mean the end of WorldWatch. Someone lives, someone dies; the world and Worldwatch will never be the same! MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $2.95 AUTOMATON 8-9-3 #1 by Jack Hsu & Andrew Gormley On assignment in Brazil with his partner, a yakuza assassin finds himself serving someone other than his boss. As a secret from his past catches with him, he is once again forced to confront the fine line between loyalty and betrayal. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg (1 of 4) $3.50 OFFERED AGAIN O/A 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 **************** AVATAR PRESS Pulsar Press STARGATE SG-1: ARIS BOCH #1 by James Anthony & Jorge Correa The SG-1 team stumbles upon the aftermath of a firefight between rival System Lords and the self-proclaimed “greatest bounty hunter in the universe,” Aris Boch. Wounded, and in need of assistance, the sarcastic mercenary returns to the SGC with the team, and offers them an intriguing trade proposition: If they will ambush the envoy of Cronus and obtain the drug he needs to stay alive, he will give them a DNA sample of his Goa’uld-resistant blood. With the prospect of eliminating human Goa’uld host possession forever, the team undertakes the risky mission. Will Boch keep his end of the bargain, or is he plotting to cash-in on the hefty bounty for SG-1’s lives? Available in regular, wraparound (by Correa), painted (by Ryan Drake), and photo cover editions. REG. CVR. —FC, 16pg $2.99 PHOTO CVR.—FC, 16pg $2.99 PAINTED CVR.—FC, 16pg $2.99 WRAPAROUND CVR.—FC, 16pg $2.99 STARGATE SG-1: FALL OF ROME #3 by James Anthony & Jorge Correa The final all-action issue of the greatest SG-1 tale yet! Teal’c is thrown into the futuristic gladiator arena to face the Legends monsters from mythology crafted into cybernetic killers. Captain Carter and Colonel O’Neill are imprisoned and being prepared to for Goa’uld possession. Daniel must face an ancient Goa’uld exile in hopes of rescuing the team and averting an all out attack on Earth. Everything comes to a head as the team faces certain death and the potential annihilation of the planet. Can SG1 find a way to save themselves from the new dawn of the Roman Empire or will all of civilization fall beneath the heel of Mars? Available in regular and wraparound (by Correa), and photo cover editions. REG. CVR.—FC, 32pg (3 of 3) $3.99 WRAPAROUND CVR.—FC, 32pg (3 of 3) $3.99 PHOTO CVR.—FC, 32pg (3 of 3) $3.99 STARGATE SG-1: FALL OF ROME PREQUEL—BATTLE TEAL’C EDITION by James Anthony & Jorge Correa Hot painter Ryan Drake provides this dynamic new cover of Teal’c, ready to fight! This special issue includes production sketches by new Stargate series artist Jorge Correa, and a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the Roman pantheon! Limited to 1,500 copies. FC, 16pg $5.99 STARGATE SG-1: FALL OF ROME #1—O’NEILL PAINTED EDITION by James Anthony & Jorge Correa A powerful new Jack O’Neill cover from painter Ryan Drake! The SG-1 team blasts into summer with an all-new, full-color, action packed series! Limited to 1,500 copies. FC, 32pg (1 of 3) $5.99 STARGATE SG-1: 2004 CONVENTION SPECIAL—WRAPAROUND PURPLE TEST-PRINT FOIL EDITION by James Anthony & Jorge Correa What makes this comic book so special is that the foil is on the wraparound cover, not the standard cover — a special purple foil that Avatar has never used before. Test prints are done by the printer to make sure that all the alignment is correct on the foil press, and that the foil is adhering properly to the cover before they begin the normal print run. These are usually created on overprinted copies of the same cover that will be foiled later on, and then discarded by the printer. There are no other foil editions of the wraparound cover. The end result is this that is one of the most limited Stargate comic books ever! This edition is limited to just 150 copies, each copy shipping with a Certificate of Authenticity and in a bag and board for protection. FC, 16pg $49.99 ROBOCOP: KILLING MACHINE SPECIAL #1—CROWD CONTROL EDITION by Steven Grant & Anderson Ricardo Juan Jose Ryp works more of his magic on this exclusive new cover! This special one-shot introduces the new creative team of Steven Grant (no stranger to Robocop, as he adapted Frank Miller’s series), and artist Anderson Ricardo! Limited to 1,500 copies. MATURE READERS FC, 16pg $5.99 FRANK MILLER’S ROBOCOP #7—DR. LOVE EDITION by Frank Miller & Juan Jose Ryp Juan Jose Ryp dishes up the sexy Dr. Love on this hot new cover! Limited to 2,000 copies. MATURE READERS FC, 32pg (7 of 9) $5.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A FRANK MILLER’S ROBOCOP #1-6 by Frank Miller & Juan Jose Ryp This series takes the original Frank Miller Robocop story and faithfully adapts it into comics form courtesy of writer Steven Grant and the lusciously detailed artwork of Juan Jose Ryp! MATURE READERS #1-5 – C, 32pg $3.50Ea. #6 – FC, 32 pg $3.99 ************************* Avatar Press GARTH ENNIS’S 303 #1 by Garth Ennis & Jacen Burrows Garth Ennis, the author of Preacher and writer of The Punisher, unleashes his newest major, full-color, creator-owned epic! This all-new series features the astounding artistic talent of Jacen Burrows (The Courtyard, Scars) and the luscious colors of Nimbus Studios. Deep in the mountains of Afghanistan, a dozen Russian Special Forces soldiers race their British opponents for a secret neither of them can imagine. The Russian leader, a war-weary Colonel who knows no other life but conflict, carries old ghosts that refuse to let him be. But the battle that awaits him deep in this ancient land will change his life forever, and send him on a journey no sane man would contemplate. The ultimate soldier meets his destiny, in issue #1 of 303! Available in regular and wraparound covers by Jacen Burrows. MATURE READERS REG. CVR.—FC, 32pg (1 of 6) $3.99 WRAPAROUND CVR.—FC, 32pg (1 of 6) $3.99 BRIAN PULIDO’S BELLADONNA #2 by Brian Pulido & Clint Hilinski Brian Pulido’s full-color tale of vengeance continues! Colleen MacGrath’s wedding to Donovan was to unite two powerful Irish families in bliss. Instead, all of their hopes and dreams were laid to waste by marauding Vikings. Now, a year later on Samhain, Morrigan the Celtic goddess forces Colleen to rise and claim vengeance as Belladonna! In this issue: Belladonna begins to hunt down those responsible for her death, and discovers that coming back to life may have given her other powers! However, coming back from the dead brings it’s own burdens, problems that Belladonna must face before the Vikings kill her again! With stellar art by Clint Hilinski, and stunning colors by Nimbus Studios, Belladonna will appeal to the legions of fans of Lady Death. As well as this regular cover, this issue is also available with covers by Ron Adrian, a wraparound (by Hilinski), and a special premium edition (by Walter Geovani & limited to 2000 copies). REG. CVR.—FC, 32pg (2 of 5) $3.99 WRAPAROUND CVR.—FC, 32pg (2 of 5) $3.99 ADRIAN CVR.—FC, 32pg (2 of 5) $3.99 PREMIUM CVR.—FC, 32pg (2 of 5) $9.99 BRIAN PULIDO’S WAR ANGEL: BOOK OF DEATH by Brian Pulido & Walter Geovani Brian Pulido cuts loose with an exciting new book set a few hundred years in the future; at a special introductory price! Technology has failed mankind, and there is a return to the medieval times — but with a twist. Instead, the world is populated by all sorts of supernatural beings and monsters. Into this supernatural wasteland comes War Angel, a coldhearted killer who shows little remorse or regard for life. Her past is unknown; acting without conscious, she wields a quick temper and a taste for mayhem. This special intro book features an all-new story in which War Angel comes to Las Vegas (now renamed Sodom), and gets in between two warring supernatural gangs who both deal the drug, “Grace.” War Angel pits the gangs against each other, but in the end she may have to kill them all! Also, get an inside look at War Angel material not seen in the Pulido FCBD book, including character designs, a cover gallery, an introduction by creator Brian Pulido, and more! Available in regular, Riot Girl, and wraparound cover editions by Walter Geovani. REG. CVR.—b&w, 16pg $2.99 RIOT GIRL CVR.—b&w, 16pg $2.99 WRAPAROUND CVR.—b&w, 16pg $2.99 JOE R LANSDALE’S BY BIZARRE HANDS #6 by Joe R Lansdale & Dheeraj Verma Two special stories in this final harrowing issue! Joe R. Lansdale, one of today’s most popular horror novelists, is unleashed in this all-new series that adapts some of his favorite short stories (all chosen by Lansdale himself), adapted into comic form for the first time. This issue sees the Indian artist Dheeraj Verma, bring the tale “God of the Razor” to sequential life! A second tale, illustrated by Verma, is also included: “My Dead Dog, Bobby.” It’s Lansdale, so you know people die in really bad ways! Available in regular and wraparound covers by Jacen Burrows. MATURE READERS REGULAR—b&w, 32pg (6 of 6) $3.50 WRAPAROUND—b&w, 32pg (6 of 6) $3.50 BRIAN PULIDO’S BELLADONNA PREVIEW—ANGER EDITION by Brian Pulido & Clint Hilinski Belladonna shows her rage on this new cover by series artist Clint Hilinski! Limited to 1,500 copies. b&w, 16pg $5.99 BRIAN PULIDO’S UNHOLY PREVIEW—PRETTY IN PINK EDITION by Brian Pulido & Di Amorim Penny gets her day started on this sexy new cover from Di Amorim! Limited to 1,500 copies. b&w, 16pg $5.99 NIGHTJAR: HOLLOW BONES #1—TAROT COVER by Antony Johnston & Max Fiumara This special edition cover is the fourth in a line of actual Tarot Deck covers featuring the characters of Nightjar! Limited to just 1,500 copies. b&w, 48pg $3.99 JOE R. LANSDALE’S BY BIZARRE HANDS #3—CONNECTING COVER by Joe R Lansdale & Andres Guinaldo This is the third of a six-part connecting cover featuring the world of Joe R. Lansdale! Drawn by super-star artist Jacen Burrows, these limited covers all fit together to form a huge image! Limited to just 750 copies. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg (3 of 6) $5.99 HELLINA VS PANDORA #3—ANGELS OF DEATH EDITION by Doug Miers & Di Amorim Series artist Di Amorim serves up this sultry new cover for this ultimate bad-girl catfight! Limited to 750 copies. MATURE READERS FC, 32pg (3 of 3) $5.99 JUNGLE FANTASY #5—NUDE WRAPAROUND by John Layman, Anibal Maraschi, & Paulo Sequeira Fauna bumps into her sister Flora, au natural on this Nude cover edition! Limited to 750 copies. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, or Hong Kong. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $6.00 TIM VIGIL’S WEBWITCH TP—NUDE COVER EDITION by Tim Vigil Vigil dishes out this exclusive hot new nude cover! The collected edition include all three issues of the series as well as the special preview story from the Companion, with art by the master of the macabre Tim Vigil and special assists from Adam McDaniel (Witchblade)! Limited to 600 copies. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, or Hong Kong. MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 80pg, b&w $10.99 ALAN MOORE’S YUGGOTH CULTURES #1-3 SILVER SEAL CONVENTION EDITIONS SET by Alan Moore & Various These special convention editions have not been available in Previews before now; each book in the set carries a special silver seal of authenticity noting it as one of only 200 copies. Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths features many of Alan Moore’s classic short sequential comic book stories that have been long out of print. Limited to just 200 sets. MATURE READERS Set (x3), b&w $15.99 SHI: POISONED PARADISE #1 & 2—2002 CONVENTION GOLD SEAL EDITIONS by William Tucci & Karl Waller Warehouse find of a 2002 Convention Edition! These special editions feature a gold seal on their front covers noting them as one of only 300 copies! Poisoned Paradise is the first of Billy Tucci’s all-new stories of Shi through the ages and is set in the Feudal times of warlords, samurai and wandering Ronin! #1—FC, 32pg (1 of 2) $5.99 #2—FC, 32pg (2 of 2) $5.99 SHI: PANDORA’S BOX #1—2003 CONVENTION GOLD SEAL EDITION by Robert Lugibihl & Juan Jose Ryp Warehouse find of a 2003 Convention Edition! This special edition features a Gold Seal on the front cover noting it as one of only 300 copies. Shi is back in an all-new sequential tale featuring Juan Jose Ryp’s amazing art! b&w, 32pg $5.99 STARS OF THE MONTH ALAN MOORE'S WRITING FOR COMICS VOLUME 1 GN by Alan Moore & Jacen Burrows The main essay was originally written in 1985 and appeared in an obscure British fanzine — right as Moore was reshaping the landscape of modern comics — and has been tragically lost ever since. Avatar has brought it back to print, collected for the first time as one graphic novel, and heavily illustrated by Jacen Burrows. Alan Moore also provides a brand new essay on how his thoughts on writing have changed in the two decades since he first wrote it. (STAR18707) SC, 7x10, 48pg, b&w $5.95 LANSDALE AND TRUMAN’S DEAD FOLKS TP by Joe R. Lansdale & Tim Truman The cult favorite team of Joe R. Lansdale and Timothy Truman are back! Wayne is a bounty hunter, but he has the bad luck to be one in the middle of a desert filled with the undead. But he has to bring in his man if he wants to get paid and the dead folks best get out of his way if they know what’s good for ‘em. But of course, being dead, they don’t. (APR042359) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 72pg, b&w $9.99 WARREN ELLIS’S STRANGE KILLINGS: STRONG MEDICINE TP by Warren Ellis & Mike Wolfer Ellis and Wolfer return for this fifth volume of the adventures of Combat Magician William Gravel, unleashing a new series full of bad juju! Gravel finally escapes his deniable ops in the USA and is able to return to his home in London. But before he can even settle in, he gets sucked into a horrific child mutilation investigation steeped in dark magicks! (MAY042360) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 72pg, b&w $9.99 ********************* OFFERED AGAIN O/A ALAN MOORE’S HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD PREVIEW by Alan Moore & Loren Lorente The series starts in December 2004! Alan Moore’s most critically acclaimed novella is coming to Avatar as a new comic series with stunning art by new sensation, Lorenzo Lorente! This multi-layered story is set in a fantastic world of wizards and magical creatures, but still a place where human desires motivate everything. This special preview book shows some of the amazing pages, character designs, and costumes from Lorente, as well as the first few pages of Alan Moore’s story. MATURE READERS b&w, 16pg $1.99 O/A ENNIS’ & MCCREA’S DICKS VOLUME 2 #1-4 by Garth Ennis & John McCrea Those two twisted bollocks, Garth Ennis and John McCrea, return with their new Dicks series! And this time, the Dicks are coming to America. Packed with just as much inflammatory humor as before, this series has a whole new country worth of things to make fun of! Available in regular and offensive cover editions. MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $3.50Ea. ***************** STAR OF THE MONTH ENNIS AND MCCREA’S DICKS VOLUME 1 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. Garth and John swear this book has assured their place next to the Dark Lord in the eternal flames of Hell, so c’mon and join the evil party! (STAR18443) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 176pg, b&w $17.95 ****************** BASEMENT COMICS/AMRYL ENTERTAINMENT CAVEWOMAN: PREHISTORIC PINUPS BOOK 4—SPECIAL EDITION by Budd Root Budd presents a beautiful cover for this special edition! Hot and spicy Cavewoman pin-ups fill this book — a must-have for all Cavewoman fans! Limited to only 750 copies worldwide, each issue accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and bagged and boarded for protection. Also available in a Nude cover edition, also limited to 750 copies. NOTE: Nude Cover Edition is not available in Hong Kong. MATURE READERS REG. CVR.—b&w, 24pg MSRP: $8.95 NUDE CVR.—b&w, 24pg (CAUT: 3) MSRP: $9.95 CAVEWOMAN SUMMER SPECIAL: MY KLYDE HAS FLEAS ONE-SHOT BUDD COVER by D. Barnett & Buzz Budd Root lends his talents to this new book and gives us this incredible special edition cover of Meriem battling a giant snake! Limited to only 750 copies worldwide, each issue is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and is bagged and boarded for protection. b&w, 24pg MSRP: $8.95 HEAVY METAL LIVE VOLUME 4: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF JULIE STRAIN TOUR EDITION The fourth volume of Heavy Metal Live has arrived and this time around it’s all Julie baby! Unlike previous volumes that had Julie and her friends, this new, full-color squarebound edition is filled with all Julie pictures from cover to cover! It’s another beautiful book filled with images of a beautiful woman — internationally-known model and actress Julie Strain! There is a special bonus photo section of Julie’s sister Lizzy Strain! Available in the regular Julie Strain photo cover, along with a nude photo cover edition. Squarebound. NOTE: The Nude cover edition is not available in Hong Kong. MATURE READERS REG. CVR.—SC, 7x10, 48pg, FC $8.95 NUDE CVR.—SC, 7x10, 48pg, FC (CAUT: 3) $8.95 HEAVY METAL LIVE VOLUME 2: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF JULIE STRAIN—SIGNED EDITION Julie Strain has graciously agreed to produce a limited number of signed-and-numbered copies of the Heavy Metal Live Book Two cover editions. These are all personally signed by Julie, including a special Certificate of Authenticity and strictly limited to 250 copies per cover version. Available in the regular Julie Strain photo cover, along with a nude photo cover edition. Squarebound. (CAUT: 2 & 3) NOTE: The Nude cover edition is not available in Hong Kong. MATURE READERS REG. CVR.—SC, 7x10, 48pg, FC $11.95 NUDE CVR.—SC, 7x10, 48pg, FC $11.95 BECKETT COMICS RUULE: KISS & TELL #5 by Jeff Amano, Craig Rousseau, & Giulia Brusco Taking a break from his war with the mob, Sam decides to get away for a quiet weekend in the country with Boss Daggoni’s girl! Suffice it to say; things don’t say quiet for long. FC, 24pg (Note Price) $1.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A RUULE: KISS & TELL #1 by Jeff Amano, Craig Rousseau, & Giulia Brusco Low $0.99 Cover Price! Betrayed by all legs and even more curves, Sam Swede finds himself alone and in-between the mob and dirty cops. The real surprise was how Sam came back and made the whole stinkin’ town pay. FC, 32pg (Note Price) SRP: $0.99 **************** FADE FROM GRACE #3 by Gabriel Benson & Jeff Amano Just when John and Grace were starting to feel comfortable with John’s new role as hero, a mysterious new villain arrives ready to tear him apart. Covers by Jeff Amano. FC, 24pg $1.99 THE BALLAD OF SLEEPING BEAUTY #4 by Gabriel Benson, Mike Hawthorne, & Mike Atiyeh After narrowly surviving a vicious attack, our heroes head to a ghost town in search of help for one of their own, who lies on death’s door. Much to their surprise, the town is home to a mysterious woman from Red’s past, who offers Cole several missing pieces to his past that also may help them complete their journey. Covers by Jeff Amano. FC, 24pg (Note Price) $1.99 BIGHEAD PRESS THE PROBABILITY BROACH GN by L. Neil Smith Scott Bieser Denver Police Homicide Detective “Win” Bear, investigating the murder of a state university physicist, first finds himself the target of the murderous Homeland Security Police, but then gets himself blown “sideways” in time. He finds himself in an alternate universe in which the Federal Government is almost extinct, humans have colonized the Moon and Ceres, apes and dolphins work and trade with humans, poverty is practically non-existent, and everyone carries a gun. But there’s a snake in this garden, and he’s working with agents of the Security Police from Win’s world to import nuclear weapons into this world which had never seen them, and take over this wealthy civilization via threat of nuclear holocaust. Can Win and his newfound friends in this world stop this plot and save themselves? MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 192pg, FC $19.95 BIG POND COMICS DANDY AND COMPANY ANTHROLOGY #1 by Derrick Fish The Webcomic sensation about the slightly skewed tale of a dog and his boy is crossing over into the wonderful world of comic books with Dandy and Company, a collection of hilarious and exciting new stories along with fan-favorite strips from the daily, online comic. b&w, 32pg $3.95 BLACK LIBRARY WARHAMMER MONTHLY #85 The Black Library’s all-action fiction comic kicks off with another awesome issue! This month sees the White Scars space marines take on the cruel Dark Eldar in “The Pilgrim,” a high-speed tale of carnage and mayhem! The end is here for Hammerbildt, and the foul Plaguebringer continues to infect the pure souls of mankind! b&w, 32pg $3.50 BLIND WOLF STUDIOS THE GRIMM REAPER HALLOWEEN SPECIAL by Art Baltazar & Franco It’s that time of year again kids! Its the only time of the year when the Reaper can walk among us… and we don’t even know it: Halloween! This holiday season Grimm goes out on the town with his Devily Friend (trying to pick up chicks)! See Grimm get an eye exam, watch him relax in the yard, and go shopping with his zombie butler, Roy. Find out how they celebrate Halloween in Hell! Guest starring Zombie Roy, Minnie, Oscar the Goldfish, and B.L. Bubba Crisp! b&w, 32pg $2.95 BLUE KING STUDIOS CITY OF HEROES #6 by Richard Dakan & Brandon McKinney “Jury Duty” Part 2—When does serving justice become more important than serving the law? Apex and his fellow jurors must face this very question as they decide the fate of a famous hero accused of murder. Will they use their powers to find the truth, or obey the law and pass judgment when they know they don’t have all the facts before them? Meanwhile, shadowy forces seek to sway their verdict by threatening their teammates and families outside the jury room — endangering Apex’s cohorts War Witch and Horus. Will any of them survive this trial with their lives and secrets intact? FC, 32pg $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A CITY OF HEROES #1 by Richard Dakan, Brandon McKinney, & Moose Bauman Apex and War Witch are two new heroes trying to make a name for themselves in Paragon City, when a routine battle with the walking dead offers the key to unlocking a vast conspiracy. Do the two young heroes have what it takes to break the conspiracy wide open or will then be just two more of its victims? Ties into the City of Heroes online game. FC, 32pg $2.95 ******************* BONGO COMICS BART SIMPSON #20 by Bates, Escobar, & Shaw! Bart becomes film auteur as he and Milhouse set out to make the ultimate, independent, no-budget, zombie movie. Then, in a “Li’l Homey” story, Homer attempts to save Lard Lad Donuts from bankruptcy. Ask for it by name in October! FC, 32pg $2.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A BART SIMPSON #10 Bart concocts a “mature” plan to acquire a special Krusty the Clown video, and Milhouse hosts his own Springfield Elementary tell-all talk show! FC, 32pg $2.50 O/A BART SIMPSON #11 Bart sends away in the mail for an actual, full-scale nuclear submarine, and receives a mail-order bride instead! FC, 32pg $2.50 ******************** SIMPSONS COMICS #99 by Dixon & Costanza One issue to go to the big Simpsons #100! Witness the exploits of Marge Simpson, the maven of motherhood, the queen of clean, the hostess with the mostest, the diva of domesticity, when she starts a catering business in a little tale we call “Marge Simpson Living.” FC, 32pg $2.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A SIMPSONS COMICS #76 Brush up your Shakespeare — Simpsons-style! FC, 32pg $2.50 O/A SIMPSONS COMICS #77 Sideshow Bob returns, but after a little bit of plastic surgery, he could be anybody! FC, 32pg $2.50 *********************** SIMPSONS CLASSICS #2 by Groening The game is afoot and Elementary, when Lisa sets out to find the fiend behind the theft of the school’s beloved mascot. Then, Bart and Lisa are both saddled with brain rattling substitute teachers, but with one big difference — Bart’s new teacher thinks Bart is a genius, while Lisa’s teacher thinks she's an underachiever! Also, witness the daring exploits of Krusty, Agent of K.L.O.W.N., and the totally gnarly, post-apocalyptic adventures of Busman. Collects Simpsons Comics #3-4. FC, 64pg $3.99 BRASS BALL COMICS BUBBA THE REDNECK WEREWOLF #6 by Hyman, Roche, Smith, Williams, Taylor, Guillory, Malbreaux, & Dixon Fan-Powered Issue! This is the one you’ve heard about. The fans wrote it and drew it. They said it couldn’t be done, but Bubba knows better! Here’s the proof of your Professional dreams coming true; Quality art and story from Bubba’s world-wide fan base. While other companies may promise… Bubba delivers! b&w, 32pg $2.95 BROADSWORD COMICS TAROT: THE WITCH QUEEN OF HALLOWEEN PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE POSTER by Jim Balent Jim Balent's Raven Hex, the dark sister of Tarot, lounges on a few of her pumpkin pals and crow minions on this full-color 18” x 24” poster. It’s a boo-tiful Halloween gift that will enchant any wall, and is perfect for framing! Also available as a limited exclusive fine art paper edition, signed and numbered by Jim Balent. MATURE VIEWERS REG.—Poster, 18x24, FC $9.99 SGN.—Poster, 18x24, FC (CAUT: 2) $29.99 WITCHES AND WHATNOT POCKET ARTBOOK by Holly G! This pocket size art book is full of Holly G!’s cuties and creepy ghouls and gals. Sweet pin-ups and glimpses of never before seen illustrations of past and present projects. Includes unedited pages from Holly’s new project, School Bites. MATURE READERS REG.—SC, 4x6, 48pg, FC $9.99 SGN.—SC, 4x6, 48pg, FC (CAUT: 2) $15.00 STAR OF THE MONTH 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! (JUL042074) Plush MSRP: $19.95 ******************* BROKEN HALOS MONA LISA: EVE OF ALL SAINTS HALLOWEEN SPECIAL #1 by Darrell C.L. Donald & Tim Vigil Sometimes, the Great Pumpkin turns out to be the demon you hope you'll never meet. In this, the very first issue of Mona Lisa, just such a demon begins where the evil in man’s heart ends. Beautifully illustrated and inked by Tim Vigil, this Halloween Special signifies the launch of a new series in a luxurious style of horror and beauty that is rarely seen today! Full retailer money back guarantee offer! Go to www.brokenhalos.com/moneyback.htm. for details! MATURE READERS b&w, 24pg $3.95 BUD PLANT LOST GIRLS OF PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE SET SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3) ADULT MATERIAL HCW-SC, 24-126pgs, PC SRP: $9.99 SCREAMING MAN SET by Bad Bob Sale! Was $15.90. Collects The Anatomy of the Screaming Man and Give us this Day our Daily Brew. Quirky and over-caffeinated comics drawn in bold, heavy lines. These comics offer the Screaming Man's takes on Catholicism, death, relationships, Elvis, and coffee. Dark humor as told through a hyper coffee junkie's life experiences. Give us this Day contains both comics and illustrated poems. Set SRP: $4.99 BULLETPROOF COMICS FORGIVE ME FATHER #3 by John Ulloa & Ulises Carpintero Forgive Me Father follows the struggles of Maria, who tries to escape the nightmare of abuse and molestation she receives from mother’s drunken, abusive lover, by confiding in a priest… only to become the infatuation of the priest, Father Pedro Rodriguez. This gothic tale from the mind of John Ulloa is beautifully illustrated by hot new artist Ulises Carpintero, and a limited edition gold cover, also from Carpintero. MATURE READERS REG. CVR.—b&w, 32pg (3 of 3) $2.99 LTD. GOLD CVR.—b&w, 32pg (3 of 3) $5.99 RAVENOUS #1 by Albert Fernandez & Jorge Mongiovi This dark tale follows the exploits of mystic hunter David Blackmore, who seeks revenge over the slaughter of his family; killed at the hands of a werewolf clan that sought to put an end to his lineage and their days of hunting their kind. David Blackmore is a dark hero on a journey of redemption and self-discovery. Once you take a bite out of this one you’ll be howling for more! Created by John Ulloa and written by Albert Fernandez, illustrated by one of Argentina’s best, Jorge Mongiovi. Available in regular and nude variant cover editions. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Nude cover edition not available in Hong Kong. MATURE READERS REG. CVR.—b&w, 32pg (1 of 3) $2.99 NUDE CVR.—b&w, 32pg (1 of 3) (CAUT: 3) $5.99 BURLYMAN ENTERTAINMENT DOC FRANKENSTEIN #1 by the Wachowski Bros. & Steve Skroce Resurrected from the dead! He is the Messiah of Science who has returned to save our world from the monsters currently running it! Created by Geoff Darrow and Steve Skroce. FC, 32pg $3.50 STAR OF THE MONTH THE MATRIX COMICS VOLUME 1 TP This volume collects 12 original stories set in the world of The Matrix. Read tales that expand the universe of The Matrix, written and illustrated by many of today’s top comic book luminaries, including Larry and Andy Wachowski (writers/directors of The Matrix), Geof Darrow (Hard Boiled, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot), Bill Sienkiewicz (Stray Toasters, Elektra: Assassin), and Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Death: The High Cost of Living). (JUN035226) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. SC, 160pg $21.95 CARTOON BOOKS STARS OF THE MONTH BONE HARDCOVER COLLECTIONS by Jeff Smith Follow the adventures of the three Bone cousins — Fone, Phoney, and Smiley — as they strike out from Boneville to find their destiny. Two volumes filled with charming stories that continue to surprise and delight readers the world over. VOL. 1: OUT OF BONEVILLE (STAR01136)?HC, b&w $19.95 VOL. 2: THE GREAT COW RACE (STAR01464)?HC, b&w $22.95 ***************** CHANTING MONKS PRESS RIPPERMAN GN by Joe Martino w/Peter Palmiotti & Various When a well-meaning priest takes in a stranger searching to discover his identity, questions arise. The small town has been frightened by a series of brutal child abductions, and the newcomer, whom the priest dubs “Joseph,” is a prime suspect. Who is the stranger who wears an ancient religious icon once possessed by Satan? What is the Amulet of God? Have the heavens sent forth an angel… or has Hell coughed up a devil incarnate on the hunt for bloodthirsty killers? MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 64pg, b&w $5.95 ROADKILLS TP Horror legend Bernie Wrightson paints the cover to this digest, which features three original stories by hardcore outlaw publisher Hart D. Fisher (Flowers on the Razorwire), Christa Faust (Hot Blood), and Joseph M. Monks (Stuff Out'a My Head). See a woman desperate to escape an abusive lover, a sadistic cop willing to see how far those with nothing left to lose are willing to go to get through another day, and a family running from a zombie horde that has finally overrun civilization. Roadkills also features the Spanish translations of the three tales, as well as photos of all the creators involved. Available in a Regular Edition, as well as a Limited Edition version, signed by Monks, Faust, and Fisher and limited to only 333 copies. MATURE READERS PX. ED.—SC, 5x7, 64pg, b&w $9.95 O/A REG. ED.—SC, 5x7, 64pg, b&w (CAUT: 4) $5.00 ZACHERLEY'S MIDNITE TERRORS #2 by Various The legendary horror host known worldwide to millions of fans as “The Cool Ghoul” is not only bent, he’s hell-bent on making you scream in terror! When a child’s Halloween dream is shattered by an abusive parent, he hits the streets to find some creature: comforts wearing “The Best Halloween Mask...Ever!” in an original tale that will take you back to your House of Shadows memory bank in this tale by Andrew Sands. What if Zacherley ran for President? He is running for President, and his “Hell Bent for the White House” campaign is laid out here in all its gory glory in a story penned by John Skerchock and horror host in his own right, Doc Gangrene! Mike Koneful splatters the page with circus freaks in his latest story; and Joe Monks and James Helkowski return for another trip to the haunt of the Starkhammer Prison. Rounding out the cast is Bryan Baugh (Batman: The Animated Series) whose characters Wulf & Batsy are stuck with a difficult choice: where to stay once you have slaughtered intruders in your landlady's living room? Also available in a limited edition version, signed by cover artist William Stout and limited to 250 copies. MATURE READERS REG. ED. —b&w, 48pg $3.95 LTD. ED.—b&w, 48pg (CAUT: 4) $9.95 CHECKER BOOK PUBLISHING GROUP STAR OF THE MONTH SUPREME: JUDGEMENT DAY TP Alan Moore (Superme: Story of the Year) gives readers more treatment of the awesome universe of characters. Featuring artwork by Rob Liefield and comics legend Gil Kane. (SEP032204) SC, 7x10, 162pg, FC 16.95 **************** CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED JR. CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED JR. #565: THE SILLY PRINCESS The Silly Princess is very silly, and believes everything she is told. Her father the King decrees that the man that can make her say, “It’s a lie!”, shall have her hand in marriage and rule half the kingdom. The story is enhanced by Claus, the poor woodcutter’s son, who eventually wins her hand. Fillers include: The Fortune and the Beggar, A poem by Edward Lear “There Was a Young Lady of Bute,” The Animal World: “The Chameleon”, and a “color me” page on the inside back cover. Cardstock cover; cover illustration by L.B. Cole. FC, 32pg $3.99 CLAYPOOL COMICS DEADBEATS #68 by Richard Howell & Ricardo Villagran Attempting to bring normality to Fear City is a struggle, but Dakota Kane and Buddy Bradford shoulder the task when their new travelers' inn debuts. Trouble is, their first customers are the latest grouping of those vile vampires the Deadbeats, in “Dead and Breakfast!” b&w, 32pg $2.50 ELVIRA #138 by Strom, Sutton, & Anderson Elvira is drafted into planning the annual Monsters’ Ball — but her selfless efforts are hampered by the zealot Captain Creature, enemy of all monsters, in “Party Monster!” by Strom, Sutton, and Anderson. Also, Elvira’s new cell phone has a spirit all its own, in “Ring-A-Ding Zing!” by Hetherington, Barreto, and Manley! Photo cover. b&w, 32pg $2.50 COMELY COMIX CAPTAIN CANUCK: UHHOLY WAR #2 by Riel Langlois & Drue Langlois What if a man became a super-hero just because he knew he could? The Unholy Avengers biker gang tries to end the three-issue mini-series early by sending in she-devil pyromaniac Torchie, and the assassin Nemisar to take care of business. Will Canuck survive to see issue number three? FC, 32pg (2 of 3) $2.50 COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND SPX 2004 ANTHOLOGY: WAR TP by Various The Eisner Award-winning anthology returns! This year's SPX anthology delves into the theme of “War.” From firsthand memoirs to social commentary, the dozens of artists who contributed to this year’s anthology poured their souls into the thought-provoking, sometimes heart-rending stories. Steve Lieber provides the highly-detailed cover; a homage to comics history. Pick up a copy to help support the CBLDF today and discover the great cartoonists of tomorrow. SC, 7x10, b&w $9.95 JIM MAHFOOD FIGHT CENSORSHIP T-SHIRT Grrl Scouts creator Jim Mahfood takes a slice out of censorship with this hot new T-shirt featuring his signature style! Katanas in hand, Daphne of the Grrl Scouts leaps against censorship to aid the CBLDF. Help the CBLDF kill unconstitutional bills by wearing this great new T-shirt! Available in blue, or in a pink baby-tee. REG.—L-XL MSRP: $20.00 REG.—XXL MSRP: $25.00 BABYDOLL—M-XL MSRP: $20.00 COMIC CAVALCADE BRIAN PULIDO'S BELLADONNA 2004 CONVENTION SPECIAL—HELLFIRE EDITION by Brian Pulido & Clint Hilinski Smoking Gypsy artist Paulo Sequeira shows off Belladonna's vengeance! Belladonna is unleashed in this special edition that features her first ever story in full-color, steeped in passion, violence, and darkness as only Pulido can tell it. Limited to 1,500 copies. FC, 16pg $5.99 BRIAN PULIDO'S BELLADONNA PREVIEW—GOLD FOIL EDITION by Brian Pulido & Clint Hilinski Brian Pulido unveils his dark new offering, Belladonna, the story of an animal-controlling witch in Ireland 951 AD. This special gold foil edition is limited to 500 copies, each shipped bagged and boarded with a Certificate of Authenticity. b&w, 16pg $5.99 BRIAN PULIDO'S UNHOLY PREVIEW—LEATHER & LACE EDITION by Brian Pulido & Di Amorim Don't miss this sultry alternate cover from series artist Di Amorim! Get an inside look at Unholy in this preview book featuring material not seen in the Pulido FCBD book, such as scripted pages, character designs, a cover gallery, an introduction by creator Brian Pulido, and more! Limited to 1,500 copies. b&w, 16pg $5.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A SHI: YEAR OF THE DRAGON #1—TRUE COLORS RUBY RED EDITION by William Tucci Shi's origin is revealed, with art by creator Billy Tucci! It doesn't get much rarer than this Crusade ultra-limited, as this edition is limited to just 500 copies! Ships bagged and boarded. FC, 32pg $29.95 ********************** STARGATE SG-1: FALL OF ROME #2—GOLD FOIL EDITION by James Anthony & Jorge Correa SG-1 comes face-to-face with the banished System Lord, Mars, and discovers an incredible buried secret in this special gold foil edition, limited to 500 copies. Ship bagged and boarded with a Certificate of Authenticity. FC, 32pg (2 of 3) $5.99 COMICSONE HEAVEN SWORD & DRAGON SABRE #11 by Louis Cha & Wing Shing Ma Excited with the notion of being reunited with his Godfather, King of Gold Lion, Wuji Chang rushes to his side, only to find that Granny Golden Flower is ready to kill the Lion in order to claim his heralded Dragon Sabre. Can Wuji save his Godfather? SC, 7x10, 160pg, FC $14.95 INFINITE RYVIUS VOLUME 1 TP by Yatate Hajime & Yousuke Kuroda, & Shinsuke Kuriharashi Based on the intense Bandai Anime! In the year 2225 A.D. humanity has colonized much of the known solar system.This Sci-Fi thriller follows a group of teenage astronauts in-training. During a routine dive procedure, their space station plummets into a “plasma field” called the Geduld killing all the adult instructors leaving the trainees to survive on their own via a ship called Ryvius. All seems to be going well until one of them wants ultimate control. SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w $9.95 IRON WOK JAN GN #10 by Shinji Saijyo Jan's culinary battle with the Taoist Gogyo spirals out of control… Gogyo's calm demeanor begins to unravel, but doesn't seem to affect his godly cooking ability. Whereas Jan pushes himself to the limit by utilizing some of the craziest ingredients to expose Gogyo as a culinary fraud. SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w $9.95 MANIAC ROAD VOLUME 2 TP by Shinsuke Kurihashi The Maniac Road store is open for business! With their grand opening, comes grand troubles. But Takezou has things well under control, or so he thinks. More cosplay and more great otaku fun lay ahead on the maniac road! SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w $9.95 MY SASSY GIRL GN # 5 by Ho Sik Kim & Dae Hong Min Now that Geon-woo and his "Sassy" girl are officially dating, he is confronted by the ubiquitous tough guy looking to move in on his main squeeze. SC, 6x8, 128pg, FC $13.95 NOW GN #5 by Park Sung-woo It seems Bi Ryu has met his match! Can his Sashinmu fighting style measure up to the skills that big man Darma brings from the far away lands? Rin stands witness to this epic collision. SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w $9.95 PEIGENZ VOLUME 3 TP by Suh Gwong Hyun & Park Sung Woo The Peigenz organization is alerted when rumors of a robbery of a mysterious golden tablet is about to take place. Jay, Pairon, and a hand full of other field agents are sent to the scene where they encounter powerful new enemies. One of these enemies claims to be Parion's childhood friend. SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w $9.95 SAINT LEGEND GN #9 by Andy Seto Holy Vagabond has been a loyal member of the 8 immortals for centuries. Yet now with the apparent death of his godfather Hades, Vagabond has allowed himself to be possessed by the Soul Parasite to avenge his godfather. This is the battle of one immortal against the remaining 7… Heaven will never be the same again! SC, 7x10, 128pg, FC $14.95 STORM RIDERS PART 2: INVADING SUN VOLUME 6 TP by Wing Shing Ma How the mighty have fallen! Nameless is captured by Cruel Heart and his Ghost Ninja, Cloud is missing in action and Wind may be poisoned. With all the main Storm Riders out of commission, Godless' vision of taking over China is close at hand. (APR042445) SC, 7x10, 224pg, FC (Note Price) $17.95 STARS OF THE MONTH BLACK LEOPARD #4 GN by Wing Shing Ma Leopard throws caution to wind as he selflessly steps between the unstoppable Drammond and Luther. Does he have what it takes to resist Drammond's newest kung fu form? Also Tien Jun and wolf engage in a bit of Jungle Warfare! (APR042442) SC, 7x10, 160pg, FC $14.95 HEAVEN SWORD & DRAGON SABRE GN #7 by Louis Cha & Wing Shing Ma Wuji saves the Ming Rebels and becomes the 33rd Chief. Heaven Sword reappears without Master No-Mercy, just as Wuji finds Li Ying wounded. What has happened to his uncle Li Ying and how could No-Mercy lose her precious Heaven Sword? Also the Mongols are on the move! (STAR20008) SC, 7x10, 160pg, FC $14.95 HERO VOLUME 1 GN by Wing Shing Ma with Zhang Yimou Hero, illustrated by Wing Shing Ma, is the graphic novel adaptation of Zhang Yimou’s breathtaking 2003 Oscar-nominated martial arts film. It tells of a twisting, turning plot to assassinate the first Emperor of China! (DEC032281) SC, 7x10, 128pg, FC $16.95 IRON WOK JAN GN #9 by Shinji Saijyo Mr. Otani continues with his latest scheme to discredit his greatest rival - the young culinary savant, Jan Akiyama. Defiantly, Jan happily adopts the “devilish” persona Otani has propagated to the media and contest spectators. But how will this help Jan defeat his stiffest competition? Voted one of Animerica’s “Best of Best 2003.” (MAY042469) SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w $9.95 LEGENDARY COUPLE GN #7 by Louis Cha & Tony Wang Kuo Yung is caught in a battle between two of the world’s strongest and most renowned martial artists — his godfather Fong Ouyang and the Beggar of the North! Should he help? And if so, who? (JAN042239) SC, 160pg, FC $14.95 NOW #3 GN by Park Sung-Woo Rin is still being held by the cannibal Ah Ghi, who has big plans to make her into a new sumptuous delicacy. Sup Pung returns and must battle Rin's superbly skilled sister - Ran. Plus more on the history of Cho Ryung, her master and the rivalry with her clan sister - So Ghun! (JAN045090) SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w $9.95 STORM RIDERS PART 2: INVADING SUN VOLUME 4 TP by Wing Shing Ma Nameless has never known who was behind his wife's murder nearly 20 years ago. Now he will get to meet her killer face to face. Grossly it is someone Nameless has known for decades. Also Cloud and Nameless fight an incredible battle for possession of the Ultimate Sword. (MAR042392) SC, 7x10, 120pg, FC (Note Price) $9.95 STORY OF THE TAO GN #5 by Ding Kin Lau & Andy Seto Round 2 of the battle between Datura and Jan Taiyi begins here! But first, Jan warms up with Master Fang. Can the Shinto Master’s control over spirits and nature prevail against this seemingly unstoppable force? (JUN032215) SC, 7x10, 120pg, FC $13.95 WEAPONS OF THE GODS #5 by Tony Wong Now both Snow and her new friend are being held captive by Earth Lord at his lair. Meanwhile, Zheng Bei learns that Uncle San is aware of his secret. This knowledge places Uncle San in grave jeopardy. Also, Tian and Blackheart Nan meet face-to-face. (STAR17911) SC, 7x10, 120pg, FC $13.95 HOW TO DRAW KUNG FU COMICS VOLUME 1: COMPILING CHARACTERS HC by ComicsKey & Various Ever wondered how the great kung fu comics creators like Tony Wong, Andy Seto, and Wing Shing Ma work their magic? Now you can learn how its done with Volume 1 of How to Draw Kung Fu Comics! (JAN042237) HC, 7x10, 120pg, b&w $19.95 ******************* COMMITTED COMICS JAVA! #3 by Kensuke Okabayashi w/Peter Palmiotti Let the games begin! Has the formidable bean delivery agent, Mickey, met his match? The psycho hot-chocolate-loving bandit, Swizz Mizz, has begun her evil ploy to destroy the fragile coffee market in attempts to get citizens of Neo Seattle addicted to her tainted hot chocolate concoction. Realizing they cannot fight this bandit alone, Java and her crew have teamed up with Mickey. At the same time, Swizz Mizz has come up with an alliance of her own! FC, 24pg (3 of 3) $2.95 CPM MANGA COMIC PARTY VOLUME 3 GN by Various More crazy short stories chronicling the lives of comic writers and artists, and the characters they create, based on themes and characters from the hit Comic Party TV series and video game! SC, 5x7, 168pg, b&w $9.99 DARK ANGEL VOLUME 4 TP—NEW PRINTING by Kia Asamiya Dark must cross a vast and extremely dangerous desert to go to Oukoku, the mystical city that will solve the mysteries that have been plaguing him since he became a Phantom Saint. But along the way he somehow arrives in a strange land that is somehow eerily familiar. And when a gang of thieves steals his sword and his traveling companion, Kyo, Dark must compete against them to win back his possessions. The only problem is that Dark promised to never take a life, and the only way to win back his sword and his friend is to kill his opponent! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w $9.99 FULL HOUSE BOOK 2 GN by Soo-yeon Won Now “officially” engaged to Ryder Bay, Elle must now pretend to be the celebrity’s fiancée in order to save her home. And from the way they act when they are around each other, people would think they’ve been married for years! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w $9.99 NAMBUL: WAR STORIES VOLUME 2: CONQUEST GN by Hyun Se Lee Nietzsche Lives, for God is Dead. Political tensions reach the boiling point as the first shots of the world conflict are fired. The streets are filled with panic as Korean citizens are herded into camps and slaughtered. Alliances between neighboring counties are forged as the world readies itself for a massive clash. In the midst of the chaos, Hae-Sung becomes a fugitive from the law and from the Yakuza after the high-profile political murder of a Japanese businessman. The only help he can get is from a friend on the police force…but will she do her job and turn him in? Story and art by Hyun Se Lee, Korea’s most renowned Manhwa creator! MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 280pg, b&w $9.99 TREASURE HUNTER BOOK 3 GN by Hitoshi Tomizawa The Ultimate Challenge! Minutes before the Kizuna Society’s annual auction, Treasure Hunter Jubei is robbed of the Toad Mouth, a unique item that he hopes will bring him the coveted titled of World’s Greatest Merchant! Jubei will need all the help he can get, especially from his best friend, the magical flying Carpet, because if he can’t retrieve Toad Mouth before the auction starts he’ll be stripped of his merchant’s license forever! This fast-paced action comedy is from Hitoshi Tomizawa, creator of the mega-hit, Alien Nine! SC, 5x7, 216pg, b&w $9.99 YONGBI THE INVINCIBLE BOOK 2 GN by Jeawoon Yu & Jungwho Moon Hunted by a trio of assassins, Yongbi heads into the mountains to find a series of clues as to why everyone wants to kill him and to steal his mystical amulet. SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w (2 of 23) $9.99 STARS OF THE MONTH LET'S STAY TOGETHER FOREVER GN by Tomoko Taniguchi Love and Rockers! High school cliques can get very exclusive, and people will seldom cross these lines. Will Leo the Metal-Head, and Ayami the shy girl, ever realize that they were made for each other? Or will social dogmas keep them apart? A tale of love, loss, and hairspray! Japanese style right to left format book! (STAR18272) SC, 5x8, 192pg, b&w $15.95 RECORD OF LODOSS WAR: WELCOME TO LODOSS ISLAND GN’S by Rei Hyakuyashiki Journey back to Lodoss Island for tales of dragons and dwarves, paladins and princesses, magic and... madness?! All your favorite characters from Record of Lodoss War are back and sillier than ever in this series of madcap short strips that poke fun at all the high fantasy stereotypes you have come to love. BOOK 1 (STAR18512)—SC, 5x8, 128pg, b&w $15.95 BOOK 2 (STAR18672)—SC, 5x8, b&w $15.95 SLAYERS SPECIAL BOOK 3: LESSER OF TWO EVILS GN by Kanzaka, Ohtsuka & Komada Join the maddest sorceresses as they meet teachers, beach bunnies, suitors, and thieves. (STAR19253) SC, 5x8, 184pg, b&w $15.95 ***************** DEL REY/RANDOM HOUSE NEGIMA VOLUME 3 GN by Ken Akamatsu Negi, the young wizard-in-training whose graduate assignment is teaching at an all-girls Japanese high school, discovers that he may not be the only one with magical powers. His students are being threatened by the attacks of a mysterious vampire. Negi had better brush up on his magical talents before the situation gets totally out of control! By the creator of the bestselling series Love Hina! MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, b&w $10.95 STAR OF THE MONTH NEGIMA VOLUME 1 GN by Ken Akamatsu Negi Springfield is 10 years old, and has just graduated form a British school for wizards. After meeting with the school headmaster to discuss his graduate work assignment, he finds that he’ll be moving to Japan — to teach English at an all-girls high school. He’s under strict instructions not to use his powers, but Negi finds he can’t help himself. And yet, sometimes his good intentions make things worse! (FEB042280) SC, 5x7, 208pg, b&w $10.95 **************** OTHELLO VOLUME 1 GN by Satomi Ikezawa High-schooler Yaya is sweet and trusting — too trusting to deserve false friends who mock her and call her names. Hard-rocking, butt-kicking Nana is just the girl to turn Yaya’s timid existence upside down. Strange how the two can be one and the same… SC, 5x7, b&w $10.95 TUSBASA VOLUME 3 GN by CLAMP Sakura, the young princess of Clow, lies in a dangerous coma — the result of a deadly spell set off by her visit to an ancient archeological dig. Her childhood friend, Syaoran, vowed to save her — but the task has not been easy. By the creators of the best-selling series Chobits and Cardcaptor Sakura! SC, 5x7, b&w $10.95 WALLFLOWER VOLUME 1 GN by Tomoko Hayakawa Four handsome, 15-year-old friends get free rent in a gorgeous mansion – if they can transform the owner’s niece into a proper young lady. How hard can it be? Enter Sunako Nakaharo, the agoraphobic, frizzy-haired, fashion-illiterate recluse who has a tendency to break into explosive nose-bleeds whenever she sees anyone attractive. SC, 5x7, b&w $10.95 XXXHOLIC VOLUME 3 GN by CLAMP Watanuki Kimihiro has a very odd job — helping out in a shop run by the mysterious Space-Time Witch, Yuko. Now he watches her help people with very odd problems. Her latest customer is a young man named Syaoran, who must pay the prices of his relationship with a beautiful young girl named Sakura. By the creators of the bestselling series Chobits and Cardcaptor Sakura. xxxHolic crosses over with CLAMP’s other hit series, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle! SC, 5x7, b&w $10.95 STAR OF THE MONTH XXXHOLIC VOLUME 1 GN by CLAMP Watanuki Kimihiro is haunted by visions. When he’s drawn into a shop owned by a witch, he gets the chance to dispel the spirits that haunt him. But he’s tricked into paying off the cost of the service! The shop owner, Yuuko, explains that a person must have the strength of will not only to understand his or her needs, but to give up something incredibly precious in return. But what Yuuko and Watanuki don’t know is that they’re about to have some visitors named Sakura and Syaoran from a land called Clow! Crosses over with CLAMP’s other hit series Tsubasa! (FEB042582) SC, 5x7, 208pg, b&w $10.99 ******************* DEVIL’S DUE PUBLISHING Dynamite Entertainment ARMY OF DARKNESS: ASHES 2 ASHES #4 by Andy Hartnell, Nick Bradshaw, & Etienne St-Laurent This is it! The final showdown between Ash and his evil, Egyptian counterpart! Ash will need both his chainsaw and boomstick going full-tilt if he hopes to keep an ancient Egyptian Army of Darkness at bay. MATURE READERS FC, 32pg $2.99 COSMIC GUARD #3 by Jim Starlin At the close of our suspense-filled last issue, it looked as though Ray Torres was finally getting his wish — he was falling to his death from the roof of his orphanage! But now, fueled by the desire to expose the corruption behind the mysterious deaths of his fellow orphans, and the stirring words of a Dark Paladin who speaks to Ray through his dreams . . . encouraging him to find the courage to become the hero is destined to be! A hero with the power to survive the fall, and fly to the rescue of the defenseless! You won’t want to miss the birth and baptism of the latest super-hero creation from the legendary Jim Starlin! FC, 32pg $2.99 Devil’s Due BREAKDOWN #1 by Chuck Dixon & Dave Ross Jeff Carey was the first of a new breed of men — gifted with abilities that could have made him an object of fear. Instead, he became the world’s first “super-hero” — loved, admired, rewarded for his heroism with wealth and fame. But then tragedy struck… CVR. A—FC, 32pg $2.95 CVR. B—FC, 32pg $2.95 DEFEX #1 by Marv Wolfman, Stefano Caselli, & Sunder Raj What if you could unlock your secret potential? What would happen if you could change who you are? Would it be a chance at an incredible new life…or a death sentence? Five college students are about to discover that in this strange new world, the answers are not so simple. It starts as an experiment gone too far. A group of brilliant young scientists, working on the outer edge of genetic theory, acting in secret, trigger something hidden in every human’s DNA. In the space of one night, they become more than human. For each, the change offers a world of new possibilities. Some will seek fame. Some will seek wealth. All of them will discover danger… CVR. A—FC, 32pg $2.95 CVR. B—FC, 32pg $2.95 G.I. JOE #35 by Brandon Jerwa & Tim Seeley "Bad Moon Rising" Part 2—The GI Joe team is under fire from all sides: Cobra, The Coil, The Jugglers...and now the public! As the administration hangs our heroes out to dry, Cobra pounds the final nail in the coffin. It's wall-to-wall action and backstabbing evil as Destro rises to power... only to find a big surprise waiting for him when he reaches his goal. All this and the conclusion of the Snake-Eyes/Wraith showdown in "Bad Moon Rising" Part 2! REG. CVR.—FC, 32pg $2.95 PREVIEWS EXC. CVR.—FC, 32pg $3.95 G.I. JOE: RELOADED #8 by John Ney Rieber & Javier Salteres G.I. Joe: Reloaded is a grounded, high action story about a specialized task force made up of members of the U.S. Armed forces, and how they deal with the threat of COBRA. From coast to coast, COBRA has earned followers and radical militant allies. This comic book plays with the frightening possibilities of what could happen if an organization like COBRA really existed, and what our government would be willing to do to stop it! FC, 32pg $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A G.I. JOE RELOADED #2 by John Ney Reiber & Eddy Barrows “Overwatch.” The stolen Black Dragon war drone has spearheaded Cobra's shock assault on Philadelphia — the birthplace of American democracy. Now Cobra Commander unleashes a platoon of deadly urban combat specialists, the Street Vipers, to steal the Constitution itself. Outgunned and outnumbered, the G.I. Joe team fights to keep the heart of the nation out of Cobra Commander's ruthless hands — only to face the ultimate betrayal, when a traitor shows the unsuspecting Joes where his true loyalty lies. FC, 32pg $2.95 ******************* G.I. JOE: RELOADED #1 DF EXCLUSIVE HOLOFOIL COVERS Two great limited edition comics, one amazing cover! Choose from Gold or Platinum Holofoil editions! GOLD—FC, 32pg SRP: $10.00 PLATINUM—FC, 32pg SRP: $15.00 G.I. JOE VS. THE TRANSFORMERS VOLUME 2 #2 by Dan Jolley, E.J. SU & Tim Seeley They’ve battled for the heart of a nation for years — now, the Joes and Cobra have been thrown into the nation’s past to battle for the future of the Earth! Beach Head, Roadblock, and the Baroness find themselves in 1930’s Chicago, in the middle of a mob war. Can they maintain their fragile alliance long enough to locate the displaced Transformers? While on Cybertron, where a Transformer civil war rages, Shockwave is mere hours away from accessing the portal that will allow him and his legions to invade earth. If the Joes and Cobras don’t succeed before Shockwave does, there won’t be a nation — or a planet — to battle over… CVR. A—FC, 48pg $2.95 CVR. B—FC, 48pg $2.95 STARS OF THE MONTH G.I. JOE VS. THE TRANSFORMERS VOLUME 1 TP by Blaylock, Jolley, & Millar What if the Transformers, living alien robots from another world, fell in to the hands of COBRA, a small, quickly growing organization bent on world domination? When COBRA launches their first attack on U.S. soil, armed with tanks, jets, and vehicles that transform into giant robots, it’s too much for the regular armed forces to handle, and G.I. Joe is formed to stop them. Freeing the heroic Optimus Prime from COBRA’s controls is the world’s only hope. (JAN042341) SC, 160pg, FC $15.95 G.I. JOE TP’S by Josh Blaylock & Various It’s COBRA vs the Joes in these exciting trades! Volume 2 collects issues #6-9, Volume 3 collects issue #10-#15, and Volume 4 collects issues #17-21 of the 2001 G.I. Joe series. VOL. 2: RECKONINGS (NOV032243)—SC, 96pg, FC $12.95 VOL. 3: MALFUNCTION (STAR18701)—SC, 144pg, FC $15.95 VOL. 4: ALLIANCES (DEC032355)—SC, 7x10, 128pg, FC $14.95 G.I. JOE: FRONTLINE TP’S by Jolley, Johnson, Feister, Pina, & Harris Seven years ago, a mission to an Arctic research base went horribly wrong, leaving only one survivor: the G.I. Joe named Duke. Now, Duke must lead Scarlett, Snake Eyes, Frostbite, Lifeline, and Airtight back to the site of the massacre… where they’ll discover that the original evil has evolved into something much worse. After spending four years working his way up through the Cobra ranks, Chuckles is called in to broker a deal with an independent commando leader. The Joes plan to use this meeting as an opportunity to extract Chuckles safely, but when G.I. Joe and COBRA descend on the meeting place, they find a deadly new enemy waiting for them: Tyler Wingfield wants revenge for his father's death, and he'll betray both sides to reach his goals! Volume 2 collects issues #7-10, and Volume 3 collects G.I. Joe: Frontline #11-14. VOL. 2: ICEBOUND (JAN042339)—SC, 96pg, FC $12.95 VOL. 3: HISTORY REPEATING (FEB042285)—SC, 7x10, 96pg, FC $9.95 G.I. JOE BATTLE FILES: ULTIMATE SOURCE BOOK by Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock, Brian Peterson & Various Finally, all three issues of Battle Files are combined in one slick package to create the Ultimate G.I. Joe Source Book. Includes a few new entries that weren't in previous issues, as well as all the G.I.Joe and COBRA characters and equipment that made these books such a hit. It might as well be called the G.I. Joe Encyclopedia! This makes a great gift for anyone who grew up with the G.I. Joe characters, whether they're a regular comics reader or not! (STAR17932) SC, 7x10, 160pg, FC $14.95 ******************* HACK SLASH: GIRLS GONE DEAD by Tim Seeley & Federica Manfredi Cassie and Vlad travel to Florida to stop a wrathful slasher who targets partying college students on Spring Break! Can Cassie resist temptation long enough to protect the wild, wild girls of Girls Gone Naughty? It’s bigger and badder, with more gore and more Hack/Slash! MATURE READERS CVR. A—FC, 48pg $4.95 CVR. B—FC, 48pg $4.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A HACK/SLASH #1 by Tim Seeley & Stefano Caselli Cassie Hack, the daughter of the notorious Slasher, the “Lunch Lady,” travels the world with her monstrous partner, Vlad, hunting and destroying Slashers wherever they may be, in whatever form they may take. But Cassie may have met her match when the residents of Eminence, Indiana, become victims, one-by-one, of a vicious undead killer and his army of zombie pets. Cassie and Vlad will have to wade, hip-deep, through undead hamsters, cats, and dogs to save a beautiful veterinarian from a monster that makes all those popcorn Slashers look like Mother Teresa! From the demented minds of Lovebunny & Mr. Hell writer and G.I. Joe artist, Tim Seeley, and Vampirella penciler, Stefano Casseli! Perfect bound. MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 48pg, FC $4.95 ***************** Studio ICE MEGACITY 909 #2 by Jacob Lee & Andrew Dabb, Kano Kang, & Zack Suh Phobia assaults the research facility-only to be plunged into a literal hell on earth.  Amid the smoking rubble, wanders a monstrous army, its soldiers composed of machinery and dead flesh. Meanwhile, deep inside the wreckage, a powerful psychic force, unlike anything the team has seen before, stirs. This isn't some mere parasite, this is something more, something with the power to shake the world. And Phobia are the only ones standing in its way. CVR. A—FC, 32pg $2.95 CVR. B—FC, 32pg $2.95 UDON STREET FIGHTER: ETERNAL CHALLENGE TP In celebration of Street Fighter’s 15th Anniversary, Udon Entertainment is proud to announce the arrival of the long awaited English translation of Street Fighter: Eternal Challenge! Direct from Capcom Japan, Eternal Challenge is the official, definitive resource for art, information and all things Street Fighter! With unprecedented detail and rare images, Eternal Challenge gives English-reading fans, for the first time, an in-depth retrospective on the legendary Street Fighter franchise from Street Fighter I to Street Fighter III: Third Strike. SC, 8x12, 270pg, FC $33.95 VOLTRON VOLUME 2 #10 by Dan Jolley, EJ SU, & Clint Hilinski Beginning this month: the Devil’s Due Debut of renowned writer Mark Waid! The origin of the Voltron robot has always been shrouded in mystery… until now! Beginning in this issue, a four-part back up series explores the beginnings of the Voltron mythos for the first time! This issue also features the explosive conclusion to the “Warpath” arc! They’ve been betrayed by one of their own — and even as they battle for his soul, Team Voltron must team with Sven — and Lotor — to defeat a force that could destroy them all. Why did Sven defect to the Drule? Who will be asked to make the ultimate sacrifice to prevent the team’s annihilation? Everything is answered this issue! FC, 32pg $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A DRAGONLANCE: THE LEGEND OF HUMA #4 by Trampas Whiteman & Sean J. Jordan, Mike S. Miller, & Rael The Oath and the Measure demand much of the knights of Solamnia, and Huma becomes fearful of the consequences when he lies to his superior about the appearance of Magius, a childhood friend who has since become a powerful mage. Things go from bad to worse as one of the evil dreadwolves taunts Huma with the suggestion that Magius has played him as a pawn to protect himself. But there is little time to think about such things as the Dark Queen’s forces launch a surprise attack. Cover by Rael. FC, 32pg $2.95 O/A WAR STONE: ABADDON INVADES by Josh Blaylock & Matt Cossin Abaddon is a fantastical world of elves, wizards and dragons with one catch… the magic they rely on for power is gone, depleted like a natural resource. And the evil Asmodeus, a dark sorcerer who lords over legions of ogres and goblins, has decided to invade another world ripe with magic… and a populace who hasn’t the slightest clue how to wield it! Earth. It’s up to CERBERUS — a secret alliance of human mages and fantasy beings — to stop him. CERBERUS uses state-of-the-art high tech, and ancient magical methods, to guard the rifts between Earth and Abaddon, and keep the worlds from crossing. To succeed, they must find the long-lost half-elf/half-human, Dylan Forester… the only one capable of using the legendary Warstone and stopping Asmodeus! The problem is that Dylan, a New York City native, has no idea at all that he’s an elf! SC, 7x10, 48pg, FC $4.95 ******************* DH PUBLISHING HINO HORROR VOLUME 15: THE EXPERIMENT GN by Hideshi Hino Four gruesome novellas from Japan’s master of horror manga! A young girl adores her science professor and his fine work to lessen pollution in the oceans… which is causing sea life to mutate! But when she tells her teacher of her strange dream, his reaction is altogether different than what she expects... With three more stories of blood-curdling terror! MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 168pg, b&w $9.95 HINO HORROR VOLUME 16: WHO'S THAT GIRL? GN by Hideshi Hino All the students hate their teacher — she’s strict, sarcastic, and easily-angered. But one day a new student appears, and life for the students will never be the same again. When the new girl finally reveals her true identity, we discover she is the embodiment of her fellow students’ hatred… and murderous revenge is her reason to exist! MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 184pg, b&w $9.95 DIGITAL NOIXE DELETE #3 by Robert J. Walker “The Cyber Child”—The attack of Virus on Cynthia (a.k.a. Delete) and Aaron continues! During the attack, awesomely magical abilities emerge once again from Cynthia, but this time she tries to take control of them against Virus. Also, somehow Aaron develops abilities of his own! But will both sets of abilities be enough to defeat the demonic cyber-creature? FC $2.99 DIGITAL WEBBING DIGITAL WEBBING PRESENTS #19 by Various Now in full color! Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) brings us a feature length story, Sherman Danger: Robot Hunter! A lot has changed in the universe. Humans have spread their cities all over the cosmos and the robot problem that once plagued man has been brought under control. Or so they thought… Also in this issue, a man searches for a cure at an experimental hospital with a shady agenda. Plus, a Bad Elements and Slight of Hand crossover. MATURE READERS FC, 32pg (Note Price) $3.50 THE EYES OF ASIA #1 by Ken Haeser & Peter A. Deluca The Earth is a world of never ending night. Without the light of the sun, humans have become the prey to the new dominant species of the planet: vampires. Asia is a woman with a mission, making her way across the post-apocalyptic Earth in search of her daughter, who was taken from her by the tyrant Prometheus. b&w, 40pg (1 of 4) $3.50 THE SAVIOR #1 by Mark Chernesky & Alex Araiza Navy S.E.A.L. Aiden Mckain discovers he is descended from a tribe of legendary Lakota Warriors. Now given special powers to protect the Earth against an evil alien race, Aiden has become the last of the remaining warriors and Earth’s only chance for survival. He is... The Savior! b&w, 24pg (1 of 3) $2.95 DORK STORM PRESS DORK TOWER #30 by John Kovalic “The Tao of Igor”—Igor? Successful?! Irresistible… to women!?! Dork Tower’s charismatic fan-favorite takes center stage as he explains “The Tao of Igor,” the code by which he lives (though his characters tend to die in the process)! Thirty full pages of Dork Tower to celebrate the venerable comic’s 30th issue! Plus, Snapdragons by John Kovalic and Liz Rathke, Dr. Blink: Superhero Shrink by John Kovalic and Christopher Jones, and Lethargic Lad by Greg Hyland! b&w, 40pg $2.99 DR BLINK: SUPERHERO SHRINK #1 by John Kovalic & Christopher Jones What happens when you’re a suicidal super-hero... who also happens to be immortal, omnipotent, and invulnerable? And will the Justice Society of America League of Justice Society ever settle on a name? The hilarious bi-monthly misadventures of the world’s leading authority on meta-human mental health begin now! By Dork Tower's John Kovalic and Justice League Adventure’s Chris Jones! Includes excerpts from the Dr. Blink best-seller, “Chicken Soup for the Super Soul!” b&w, 32pg $2.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A DR BLINK: SUPERHERO SHRINK #0 by John Kovalic & Christopher Jones Who watches the watchmen’s psychoses? It’s Dr. Blink: Psychiatrist to the super-heroes, of course! Part Bob Newhart, part Astro City, it’s the introductory issue to the hilarious bi-monthly misadventures of the world’s leading authority on meta-human mental health! But can a normal human fix his own life as he’s helping the Earth’s greatest heroes? b&w, 32pg $2.99 *********************** NODWICK #26 by Aaron Williams Our heroes are sent to a very remote monastery to safeguard a very unique magical artifact, but the forces of evil are out to get it as well! Can our stalwart-if-clueless band open up a cask of whoop-hinder on the attacking army of horrors? RES. from Previews Vol. XIV #2 (Feb042302) b&w $2.99 DRAWN & QUARTERLY BABEL #1 by David B. This is the first installment of an exciting new oversized (with dustjacket) comic series by David B, a remarkable follow-up to his book Epileptic. A boy’s world is shattered by his brother’s epileptic seizures and his own growing awareness of turmoil in the world at large. Beyond the bewildered silence of grown-ups are images — tabloid crime photos, television reports of starvation in Biafra, the hieratic language of his brother’s contorted body — that hold the promise of knowledge. In Babel, David B’s stunning two-color artwork evokes an extraordinary range of influences, from the boldness of primitive art to the lyricism of Winsor McCay, and dreams, myth, and history merge with memory to weave a deeply poetic story about the sources of strength and vision. MATURE READERS SC, 9x12, 32pg, PC $9.95 THE FRANK RITZA PAPERS TP by David Collier Cult cartoonist David Collier’s new 192 page Collier trade paperback delivers a quirky collection of stories about his family, living life in the army, and the search for information on a local artist he discovers, Frank Ritza. Along with the story, Collier provides over 100 book pages from London, Los Angeles, and Saskatchewan. MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 192pg, b&w $9.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A DRAWN & QUARTERLY VOLUME 2 #1 by Various It’s been exactly 10 years since Drawn & Quarterly was re-launched in this upscale format. Volume 2 #1 includes covers and endpapers by Seth; Carol Tyler’s Eisner-nominated “Hannah's Story,” and Jacques Tardi’s harrowing World War I series, “It Was the War of The Trenches.” SC, 7x10, 48pg, FC $5.95 O/A HAMILTON SKETCHBOOK TP by David Collier A combination travelogue, diary, and sketchbook, this is a fascinating account of one family’s journey from a wind-swept prairie town to an industrial city. Collier’s work reflects a uniquely Canadian mix of wide-eyed whimsy and prairie-frozen wit. MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 152pg, b&w $14.95 O/A JUST THE FACTS TP by David Collier Another legendary Collier title! With his inimitably idiosyncratic approach, David Collier tackles a broad range of subject matter in his first collection, from Thomas Edison's bygone phonograph machines to the lost art of hand-lettered display ads. MATURE READERS SC, 6x9, 96pg, b&w $11.95 O/A PORTRAITS FROM LIFE TP by David Collier The perfect companion to Collier’s new book offered this month, Portraits From Life is considered by many to be his best work. Six biographies of forgotten names from the scandals and headlines of the 20th century; from Grey Owl to the story of the wrongful conviction of David Milgaard. MATURE READERS SC, 6x9, 144pg, b&w $12.95 ********************** DREAMCHILDE PRESS QUANTUM: ROCK OF AGES VOLUME 1 TP by Philip Clark, Ozzy Longoria & James Rodriguez, & Supriya Kalay Quantum: Rock of Ages collects the first four issues of Philip Clark’s mind-bending tale of alternate realities. Volume 1 features retouched stories, a four-page bonus scene, character bios, a “making of” section, self-publishing tips, and sketches from comicdom’s hottest talent including David Mack, Jim Calafiore, Mark Texiera, Andy McDonald, Jamahl Igle, Andy Lee, Sean Wang, and others! Foreword by Walt Simonson. MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 144pg, b&w $14.99 DRIVE COMICS THE SYMBIOTES #2 by Davis R. Vaughn & George Lippert Khalid and his fellow Human Empire police officers are caught in a battle between the demonic Vah’hrats, the elite Raider Corps, and the super-powered heroes known as The Symbiotes. Which side Khalid chooses to align himself with will forever alter his life! FC, 48pg (2 of 8) $2.95 DREAMWAVE PRODUCTIONS DREW STRUZAN: OEUVRE HC Art by Drew Struzan Authored by Jessie Horsting, Amy Horsting What do famous film directors like Lucas, Spielberg and Zemeckis all have in common? The art of Drew Struzan. Drew Struzan is the best-kept secret in Hollywood. Over the last thirty years, his art has touched generations of filmgoers with unforgettable images for Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, and hundreds more. Finally, Drew’s posters, book and album covers, paintings from his private collection, and more have been brought together for the first time in one stunning full-color volume! Film fans and art fans alike will be delighted by Oeuvre’s comprehensive selection, and the inclusion of many rarely seen images from the most popular franchises in entertainment! HC, 8x11, 300pg, FC $59.95 MEGA MAN VOLUME 1 POCKET Book Written by Brian Augustyn Art by Mic Fong, Patrick Spaziante 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! This action-packed series promises thrills, chills and excitement for fans of all ages! SC, 5x7, 112pg, FC $10.95 TRANSFORMERS/G.I. JOE PAT LEE LITHOGRAPH TRANSFORMERS fans and JOE followers alike have a lot to look forward to with this giant lithograph by Pat Lee! Just like the new series, the litho has the eighties’ best and most popular toys going head-to-head with the classic costumes and robot designs that made them famous! Be sure to check out Pat Lee’s amazing TRANSFORMERS/G.I. JOE Lithograph! 18”x32”, FC $19.99 PAT LEE’S TRANSFORMERS/G.I. JOE: “DIVIDED FRONT” #1 Written by James McDonough, Adam Patyk Art by Pat Lee All the animated style and flavor of the classic cartoons, packed into a comic crossover too big for any TV to contain! As the new commander of the anti-terrorist organization G.I. JOE, the young Dashiell Faireborn — codename: FLINT — is forced to earn his stripes when the Joe team goes up against the newly resurrected menace of COBRA. But does this rough-around-the-edges rookie have what it takes to keep the likes of SHIPWRECK, SNAKE EYES and ROCK-N-ROLL in line long enough to stop this upstart terrorist organization? It’s a contest of wills and a race against time across a host of incredible globe-trotting locations as Flint rallies to even the odds against COBRA’s superior firepower, which is being bolstered by the discovery of the mysterious and powerful mechanical beings known as the TRANSFORMERS! For the first time ever in the modern era, you’ll see these Titans of Toys go head-to-head in their classic costumes and robot designs! Featuring incredible Pat Lee art, two of the most popular franchises of all time return to their roots in the adventure you’ve always dreamed of seeing, courtesy of the creative team behind the G1 ongoing and MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE series! NOTE: This issue will ship with 3 covers by Don Figueroa, Joe Ng, and Pat Lee in equal ratio. Figueroa and Ng’s covers are wraparounds that combine to form one image, and Lee’s cover is a triple gate-fold! FC, 32pg $2.95 TRANSFORMERS: ENERGON #28 Written by Simon Furman Art by Alex Milne THE HAUNTING!—Who or what is destroying ENERGON-processing facilities across CYBERTRON? And why? A spirit of vengeance has been roused… and nowhere will ever be safe again. Plus: the fight back on Earth begins in earnest! But even with reinforcements, only a miracle can save the AUTOBOTS from the massed army of cloned TERRORCONS… even if that miracle is also their worst enemy! FC, 32pg $2.95 TRANSFORMERS: GENERATION ONE #10 Written by James McDonough, Adam Patyk Art by Don Figueroa Payback’s a ’bot! After teaching SHOCKWAVE a lesson in humility, STARSCREAM is next in line to pay the devil his due when the mighty MEGATRON returns to Earth to reclaim his rightful position as ruler of the DECPTICONS. But rest assured that STARSCREAM’s punishment pales in comparison to the heavy metal smackdown that MEGATRON’s got planned for the AUTOBOTS! FC, 32pg $2.95 TRANSFORMERS: GENERATION ONE—MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE OFFICIAL GUIDEBOOK VOL.1 TPB Written by James McDonough, Adam Patyk Art by Various ULTRA who? RODIMUS what? Fear not Transfans, all your questions shall be answered thanks to this official guide to Dreamwave’s all-new TRANSFORMERS universe! Collecting the first four issues of the eight-part compendium, More Than Meets the Eye promises to give readers the lowdown on all their favorite “Robots in Disguise!” This series provides all-new bios re-establishing the true essence of the G1 characters in the Dreamwave continuity, all illustrated with striking original art from the Dreamwave team! This volume is packed with so many facts and figures on TRANSFORMERS that you’ll need a memory upgrade! SC, 7x10, 264pg, FC $24.95 TRANSFORMERS: THE WAR WITHIN VOLUME 3—“THE AGE OF WRATH” #2 Written by Simon Furman Art by Joe Ng PURGATORY! Defeated, enslaved, ground beneath the conquering heel of the newly returned MEGATRON and put to work in the cauldron of CYBERTRON’s inner core. Surely it can’t get any worse for the AUTOBOTS and their leader, ULTRA MAGNUS. Wrong, big-time! These trails and ordeals are only the tip of the iceberg in terms of MEGATRON’s plans. But is all as it seems? Or is someone else pulling the strings… someone deadlier still?! FC, 32pg $2.95 DYNAMIC FORCES DF ARMY OF DARKNESS PREMIERE TRADING CARD SERIES The first ever Army of Darkness trading card series hits the stands from Dynamic Forces! Featuring images from the awesome film by Spider-Man 1 & 2 director, Sam Raimi, and starring everyone’s favorite leading chin… er, man… Bruce Campbell! Army of Darkness is a bonafide phenomenon, and is now experiencing a major resurgence of popularity (thanks in part to the upcoming Dynamite Entertainment comic book series), so it’s a “groovy” time to be an AOD Fan! This series features classic scenes from the movie, new images from the comic book series, painted cards, and at least 9 brand-new images created exclusively for this trading card series! The 72-card base set is presented in 36 pack boxes, with each pack featuring 7 cards per pack! The chase cards for the Series include: 2 ultra-rare “Glow-In-The-Dark” cards per box — the “glow” effect is perfect for this movie card series! — 6 Chase Glow cards in all; 2-3 randomly-inserted signed cards per every box, featuring randomly-inserted signatures by AOD Super-Mega-Star, Bruce Campbell (2 per case), and even more AOD actors, including: “Duke Henry the Red” (Richard Grove) and “the Wiseman” (Ian Abercrombie) — more actors to be announced as they are signed! That’s a guaranteed actor signed card in every box! But wait, there’s more! DF has creators from the AOD comics, including J. Scott Campbell, Andy Hartnell, Nick Bradshaw, Michael Avon Oeming, Ben Templesmith, Greg Land, Justin Ponzer and so many more! Additionally, every box of AOD Trading Cards will feature a randomly-inserted hand-drawn sketch card! That’s right: An original piece of art will be in every box! There’s your sugar, baby! This Collector's Edition series will also feature a production run limited to initial orders only — and as an extra added bonus, each box will have a Hobby Market Exclusive Box Topper! (CAUT: 4) Box PI DF ARMY OF DARKNESS PREMIERE TRADING CARD SERIES BINDER This collector’s edition binder comes with nine 9-card pages to hold the awesome AOD Trading Card Series! The series binder is also available as a Signed Edition, featuring an exclusive AOD Binder card (available nowhere else!), Signed by Bruce Campbell!!! Both versions limited to initial orders only! (CAUT: 4) UNSIGNED—Binder SRP: $19.99 SIGNED—Binder SRP: $69.99 DF AVENGERS ALMIGHTY ANNIVERSARY GEORGE PÉREZ LITHOGRAPH There is one artist whose name is most often associated with the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, and that artist is George Pérez and those heroes are Marvel’s Avengers! Now, Dynamic Forces presents the most incredible Avengers lithograph ever produced — featuring every Avenger… ever — up to the 30th Anniversary, when the piece was original created, but not seen again until now — surrounding the inset of the original Avengers team, and with a border featuring the many costumes for the Wasp, even Jarvis takes center stage on this incredible piece of art! Artist George Pérez and colorist Tom smith present this landmark piece of art; a must-have for any comics fan! Measuring 18” x 24” and printed on high-quality archival paper, this is a piece that will be treasured for years to come! Also available signed by George Perez and colorist Tom Smith. UNSIGNED—Litho, 18x24, FC $19.99 SIGNED—Litho, 18x24, FC (CAUT: 2) $69.99 DFE WITCHBLADE 6” EXCLUSIVE STATUE Dynamic Forces’ previous edition of this ultra-sexy statue is long, long-gone! But fear not, because they’ve taken the original piece, shrunken both the size and the price — and kept all of the quality that made this piece so darn popular in the first place! Based on the original design by Marc Silvestri, sculpted by Howard Kalish and Martin Canale, and paint-mastered by Dan Lane, this piece is still the sexiest Witchblade collectible ever produced, and now, it’s available in a 6” Edition! (CAUT: 4) Statue $59.95 DFE TRANSFORMERS/GI JOE VOLUME 2 #1—PAT LEE ALTERNATE COVER EDITION The red-hot sequel to the hottest mini-series of 2003 is here! And DF has a special alternate cover to the explosive first issue, done by none other than Pat Lee! Also available as a DF exclusive limited Gold Foil Edition! Each copy features a certificate of authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! UNSIGNED—FC, 32pg $6.99 GOLD FOIL ED.—FC, 32pg $14.99 DFE WITCHBLADE #80—FOIL COVER EDITION Featuring the fan-favorite work of writer Ron Marz, DF presents an exclusive foil cover for Witchblade #80! Also available signed by writer Ron Marz! Each copy features a certificate of authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! UNSIGNED—FC, 32pg $14.99 SIGNED—FC, 32pg (CAUT: 2) $19.99 DFE WITCHBLADE #75—RARE FOIL COVER EDITION It’s the 75th issue of Witchblade, and DF marks the anniversary with an exclusive foil cover! Each copy features a certificate of authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! FC, 32pg $29.99 DF SINGULARITY 7 #1—LIMITED EDITION COVER Known for his best-selling work on 30 Days of Night, Dark Days and more, artist Ben Templesmith breaks new ground on his first creator-owned series: Singularity 7! DF has a limited number of these special editions of the first issue, so don’t miss out of the next big hit from IDW! Each copy features a certificate of authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! FC, 32pg $10.00 DF #1 EXCLUSIVE COVER STARTER SET A 5-Star Starter Set featuring five random #1 issues! Just in time for Halloween, this is a treat for all comics fans! Set (x5) SRP: $12.99 DF WOLVERINE #20 SIGNED Signed by artist John Romita Jr.! Writer Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. begin their run on Wolverine with issue #20! This must-have first issue of this incredible writer/artist team-up is presented as a signed-and-limited edition by Dynamic Forces! Each copy is hand-numbered and features a certificate of authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! Also available signed by writer Mark Millar, or as a CGC 9.6 graded collectible! (CAUT: 2) ROMITA JR.-SIGNED—FC, 32pg $19.95 MILLAR-SIGNED—FC, 32pg $29.95 CGC GRADED—FC, 32pg PI DF JOHN ROMITA JR.’S GRAY AREA POSTER #2 This second poster from DF featuring artwork from John Romita Jr.’s creator-owned Image Comics series, Gray Area, measures 18" x 24" and features a stunning image from legendary creator! Poster, 18x24, FC $8.95 DF WOLVERINE FULL-SIZED HEAD BUST M/P EDITION This is IT! The last of the Alex Ross designed full-sized Head busts, and DF’s taking the series out with a Bang! Better yet, make that a feral Snarl! Designed by Alex Ross, sculpted by Mike Hill, and standing close to 14” tall, this is the ultimate interpretation of Wolverine and will make an incredible addition to your collection! Inspired by the definitive Wolverine art of John Byrne, Ross has captured the small-but-ferocious mutant like no other artist has before! A perfect compliment to your DF Head-Bust collection, Wolverine will be the last piece produced by Ross, so don’t miss out! Limited to only 199 M/P Editions in the world! Bust $499.95 DF SABRETOOTH #1 SIGNED Signed by artist Paolo Rivera! Marvel’s second most-ferocious and feral mutant stars in his own series! Each Signed copy is hand-numbered features a certificate of authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! (CAUT: 2) FC, 32pg $29.95 DF TOMB OF DRACULA #1 SIGNED Signed by writer Bruce Jones and artist Jamie Tolagson! The premier horror series of the 1970’s rises again in the 21st Century when Marvel Comics reopens the Tomb of Dracula! Each Signed copy is hand-numbered features a certificate of authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! (CAUT: 2) FC, 32pg $49.95 DF UNCANNY X-MEN #450 SIGNED Signed by writer Chris Claremont! The 450th anniversary issue of the Uncanny X-Men is available here! Each Signed copy is hand-numbered features a certificate of authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! (CAUT: 2) FC, 32pg $29.95 X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST LITHOGRAPH The definitive X-Men cover of all time is now available as a high-quality DF Lithograph! We all know the story: “Days of Future Past” was written by Chris Claremont and featured art by the incredible team of John Byrne and Terry Austin; Begun in Uncanny X-Men #138, the arc presented the legendary first journey into the dark future of 2013 — where the Sentinels ruled the Earth, and the X-Men were humanity’s only hope — and set the way for all future X-Men tales to follow! This incredible lithograph re-presents the cover to X-Men #141, shot from the original, art directed by artist Terry Austin, and re-colored by June Chung! Measuring 18” x 24” and printed on high-quality archival paper, this is a piece that will be treasured for years to come! Also available signed by Terry Austin! REGULAR—Litho, 18x24, FC $19.99 SIGNED—Litho, 18x24, FC $49.99 DF FRANK MILLER’S WOLVERINE 8” STATUE-ESQUE BUST—M/P EDITION Marvel's first Wolverine mini-series was handled by two of the greatest talents the comics industry has ever known: writer Chris Claremont and artist Frank Miller. This mini-series helped define Wolverine forever, showing his flaws, his humanity, and his inhumanity. Now inspired by the awe-striking image from the cover of Wolverine #1 by Frank Miller, DF presents this incredibly detailed exclusive bust, sculpted by Rick Force and paint-mastered by Dan Lane! Standing 8" tall atop an inspired base, the controlled arrogance of Logan — as he cockily extends his finger beckoning his next victim forth — is captured here as never before! This is the first and only time this year Dynamic Forces will be making a Wolverine Bust influenced by Frank Miller! Don't miss out! Limited to 96 M/P Editions. (CAUT: 4) Bust $89.99 DF CLASSIC COOL MONSTERS: CREATURE FROM THE DEPTHS BUST—SIGNED Signed by designer John DiCicco! Measuring over 5” tall, the Creature from the Depths Mini-Bust is strictly limited to 750 pieces worldwide and is the fourth in the series of the Creatures of the Night mini-busts. Shipped fully painted and individually numbered, this highly detailed limited edition bust is packaged in a beautiful collector's display box. Designed and Sculpted by The Kucharek Brothers. (CAUT: 4) Bust $49.95 DF CLASSIC COOL MONSTERS: MUMMY BUST—SIGNED Signed by designer John DiCicco! Measuring 7" tall, The Mummy Mini-Bust is strictly limited to 750 pieces worldwide and is the fifth in the series of the Creatures of the Night mini-busts. This highly detailed limited edition bust is packaged in a beautiful collector's display box and comes fully painted and individually numbered! Designed and Sculpted by The Kucharek Brothers. (CAUT: 4) Bust $49.95 DF GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH #1—SIGNED Signed by writer Geoff Johns! The biggest event in the history of the Green Lanterns begins here, in a 6-issue mini-series written by fan-favorite Geoff Johns (The Flash) with art by Ethan Van Sciver! The fates of Kyle Rayner, John Stewart, Guy Gardner, and the rest of the Green Lantern mythology unfolds in this colossal tale of heroism involving the entire DCU! Also availale signed by artist Ethan Van Sciver! Each Signed copy features a certificate of authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! (CAUT: 2) JOHNS-SIGNED—FC, 32pg $19.95 VAN-SCIVER-SIGNED—FC, 32pg $19.99 DF ARKHAM ASYLUM ANNIVERSARY EDITION HC—SIGNED Signed by Grant Morrison and Dave McKean! In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the critically acclaimed Batman graphic novel that helped to launch the U.S. careers of Grant Morrison and Dave McKean, DF presents this signed edition of the DC Comics anniversary edition, presenting the now-classic story plus Morrison's complete final script (annotated by both himself and original editor Karen Berger), many of his original thumbnail breakdowns, step-by-step samples of how the story and art came together, and more! Each Signed copy features a certificate of authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! (CAUT: 2) HC, 7x10, FC $89.95 DF SUPERMAN #210—SIGNED Signed by artist Jim Lee! It’s the battle you’ve dreamed of: Superman vs. Wonder Woman in a fight to the finish, illustrated by Jim Lee & Scott Williams! Each Signed copy features a certificate of authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! (CAUT: 2) FC, 32pg $19.99 DF JLA #107 SIGNED Signed by writer Kurt Busiek! Fan-favorite writer Kurt Busiek (Astro City) joins the JLA art team of Ron Garney and Dan Green for “Crime Syndicate of Amerika,” an 8-part story that explodes from the pages of Busiek’s JLA/Avengers! Each Signed copy features a certificate of authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! (CAUT: 2) FC, 32pg $19.95 DF THE AUTHORITY: REVOLUTION #1 SIGNED Signed by writer Ed Brubaker! Four-time Eisner-nominated writer Ed Brubaker, and fan-favorite artists Dustin Nguyen and Richard Friend, bring their unique vision to one of the industry's most storied titles: The Authority! Each Signed copy features a certificate of authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! (CAUT: 2) MATURE READERS FC, 32pg $19.95 DF SUPERMAN/BATMAN #8—SIGNED VARIANT SKETCH COVER Signed by artist Michael Turner! An explosive 6-part storyline featuring art by Aspen Studios' Michael Turner begins here! Each signed copy is numbered, features a certificate of authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! (CAUT: 2) FC, 32pg $29.99 DF THE FLASH #209—SIGNED Signed by cover artist Michael Turner! The famed Superman/Flash race, featuring a stunning cover by Michael Turner! Each signed copy is numbered, features a certificate of authenticity and is sealed with a DF Holo-Foil sticker! (CAUT: 2) FC, 32pg $29.99 DF SUPERMAN #205/JIM LEE COVER—CGC GRADED EDITION This edition of Superman #205 (the Jim Lee cover version) has been Graded a 9.6 or higher by the CGC, and features a certificate of authenticity! (CAUT: 2) FC, 32 PI OFFERED AGAIN O/A DF SUPERMAN #204—SIGNED Signed by artist Jim Lee! Each copy is hand-numbered, sealed with a DF Holo-Foil Sticker, and including a numbered Certificate of Authenticity! (CAUT: 2) LEE-SIGNED—FC, 32pg $19.99 O/A BATMAN #612—SIGNED RARE B&W COVER EDITION Dynamic Forces brings you this limited signed copy by Jeph Loeb, the man who wrote and scripted the titanic battle! (CAUT: 2) FC, 32pg $19.99 O/A GREY HULK 8-INCH BUST Ripped from the pages of the first issues of The Incredible Hulk, and measuring over 8" high, the Dynamic Forces Grey Hulk Bust recreates the character as conceived by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko! Sculpted by Howard Kalish and designed by Juan Bobillo. This 40th Anniversary piece is a masterwork and is strictly limited to only 1,962 units in tribute to the year the Hulk first appeared! Bust $89.99 ****************** STAR OF THE MONTH DYNAMIC FORCES WOLVERINE WEAPON X 8-INCH BUST Inspired by Barry Windsor-Smith’s Weapon X saga, the enraged Logan breaks free from the shattered green tube in which he was encased! Measuring a full 8" high with a base that measures 6 inches wide, the Wolverine: Weapon X Bust is limited to only 1,991 units, in honor of the year the Weapon X series was serialized in Marvel Comics Presents! (STAR19739) Bust $89.99 **************** DYNOSHIP CRATER KID COLLECTION TP by Marty Baumann The Crater Kid Collection includes the complete Crater Kid strip, plus never-seen-before material. It’s a valentine to the kid in all of us when we believed that all things were possible. Your kid, or the kid inside you will love the positive and optimistic message of the Crater Kid. (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 144pg, b&w $14.99 88MPH STUDIOS GHOSTBUSTERS #1 by Andrew Dabb, Steve Kurth, Serge LaPointe, & Blond In June of 1984, Ghostbusters exploded into theaters and captivated a generation. Twenty years later, the boys are back in a brand new monthly comic book series! Now that they’ve saved the world twice, the Ghostbusters want to go global… but that’s easier said than done. Meanwhile, a dead man is wandering the streets of New York, and something wicked stirs in the Central Park Zoo. Old foes, new enemies, trusty unlicensed nuclear accelerators… this exciting first issue has it all! Because even after two decades, you know who to call! RES. from Previews Vol. XIV #4 (Apr042650 & Apr042651) REG. CVR.—FC, 32pg $2.95 VARIANT CVR.—FC, 32pg $3.50 EIGOMANGA SAKURA PAK VOLUME 1 GN Sakura Pak is a new manga graphic novel series of original stories about young women. SC, 160pg, b&w $9.99 EL CAPITAN 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! RES. from Previews Vol. XVII #7 (Jul032204) MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $3.50 ETERNAL ENTERTAINMENT EVIL ERNIE: YOUTH GONE WILD TP SIGNED & NUMBERED EDITION by Brian Pulido & Steven Hughes This landmark series comes with a signed and numbered bookplate signed by creator Brian Pulido. Each trade is accompanied by an Evil Ernie print illustrated by Brian Pulido (his first ever print) and a custom Certificate of Authenticity. Comes bagged and boarded. Limited to 100 copies. (CAUT: 4) SC, 152pg, b&w $40.00 LADY DEATH: THE RECKONING TP SIGNED & NUMBERED EDITION by Brian Pulido & Steven Hughes This landmark series comes with a signed and numbered bookplate signed by creator Brian Pulido. Each trade is accompanied by an all-new Lady Death print and a custom Certificate of Authenticity. Comes bagged and boarded. Limited to 100 copies. (CAUT: 4) SC, 72pg, b&w $40.00 EXHIBIT “A” PRESS STARS OF THE MONTH SUPERNATURAL LAW TPS by Batton Lash See the lighter side of the darker side of law as attorneys Alanna Wolff and Jeff Byrd defend the weird and the supernatural! SONOVAWITCH! (STAR11661)— SC, 7x10, 176pg, b&w $14.95 VAMPIRE BRAT (STAR14580)—SC, 7x10, 176pg, b&w $14.95 MR. NEGATIVITY (STAR20282)— SC, 7x10, 176pg, b&w $15.95 *********************** FANFARE/PONENT MON BLUE GN by Kiriko Nananan Kayako and Masami are two young lyceennes who meet in their third year at the exclusive girls' school set on the coast of the sea of Japan. Kayako is pensive, serious, and loves to contemplate the sea which borders the school. Masami is mysterious, always in trouble and is returning from a recent suspension from obscure causes. What attracts the two young girls to each other? Will it tear them apart? (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS SC, 7x9, 228pg, b&w $17.99 FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS Books & Graphic Novels HANGING OUT WITH THE DREAM KING SC Edited by Joe McCabe The most intimate look yet into the life and mind of the bestselling author and creator of The Sandman. He is an award-winning comic book writer (Sandman), novelist (American Gods), children's book author (The Wolves in the Walls), and television screenwriter (Neverwhere). Hanging Out With the Dream King presents a thorough look at Gaiman's work not only through his eyes, but through the eyes of his many collaborators. Artists, writers, editors, musicians — over two-dozen creators share their thoughts on working with Gaiman and present a unique mosaic portrait of the writer whose name has become synonymous with modern fantasy. The book features comprehensive interviews with all of the major Sandman artists, including Charles Vess, P. Craig Russell, Bryan Talbot, and Jill Thompson, as well as rare and exclusive interviews with Sandman co-creators Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg. Illustrated with many unpublished photos and comic pages, this is the book Gaiman's fans have been waiting for. Introduction by Tori Amos. SC, 6x9, 280pg, PC $17.95 THE PIN-UP ART OF DAN DECARLO SC edited by Alex Chun A handsome collection of rare pin-ups from the late cartoonist who defined Betty and Veronica's look. For nearly half a century, Dan DeCarlo was the Archie comic book artist and defined the look of every adolescent boy's dreams, Betty and Veronica, with their trademark upturned noses, tight sweaters, and barely-there mini-skirts. From 1956-1963, DeCarlo also produced hundreds of pin-up cartoons for the Humorama line of girlie digests, where his line drawings and exquisite ink-wash paintings shared the pages with Jack Cole, Bill Ward, and Bill Wenzel, and photos featuring Bettie Page. Culling through thousands of Humorama digests, Editor Alex Chun has selected the best of DeCarlo's ink wash pin-up work, with many featuring captions by Marvel Comics' Stan Lee. Along with collecting hundreds of long out-of-print images, the book also features an introductory essay by long time DeCarlo friend and current Bongo Comics creative director Bill Morrison. MATURE READERS SC, 6x9, 280pg, b&w $18.95 ZIPPY: FROM HERE TO ABSURDITY TP by Bill Griffith This new Zippy collection features approximately a year's worth of strips, from November 2003 through November 2004, including full-color Sundays. Follow Zippy as he weaves in and out of "Bushmiller Country" and, he suddenly begins spouting Japanese, French, Russian, Farsi, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, and Latin! Zippy meets aliens, revisits Levittown with Griffy, confronts the evil "Ziggy," and frolics with advertising icons like Reddy Kilowatt, Mr. Bubble, Colonel Sanders, and the long-forgotten Unifax Astroboy. Oh, yeah, and he takes a long, hot bath (without Mr. Bubble). Also features a three-page series of Zippyesque "art history lessons." Each strip shows the work of different well-known fine artistes of the recent past depicted on banners in a circus sideshow. Various customers contemplate the displays, a little unsure about whether or not to enter the tent. The series ends with Zippy and Griffy finally going in to "expose the con game," only to confront a guy who convinces them he's George Herriman! New Sunday strips include visits to other comics genres, including '50s sci-fi, romance comics ("Young Lust" redux!) and Irving Tripp's Little Lulu. SC, 9x11, 128pg, PC $19.95 THE COMICS JOURNAL #263 cover by Sean Phillips Now revamped with more pages, better paper stock and more color pages, The Comics Journal remains the finest source of comics-related news, reviews and commentary in the market today. This issue features an in-depth, career-spanning interview with writer and cartoonist Ed Brubaker, covering his life in comics from his early days as an indy cartoonist to his work for DC Comics on such titles as Batman and Sleeper. Sean Phillips (the artist behind Sleeper) provides this issue's cover. Also in TCJ #263: In a series of essays, our critics (and a few surprises recruited especially for this issue) take a closer look at one of the most renowned and controversial self-publishing success stories in comics history, Dave Sim and Gerhard's Cerebus! From the duo's many artistic accomplishments to Sim's many pronouncements on gender and politics, this roundtable will put it all into perspective for you as only The Comics Journal can. Also, early college cartoon work of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, accompanied by an explanatory essay by noted comics historian R.C. Harvey. Plus the celebrated news and critical coverage that has won the magazine countless awards! MATURE READERS SC, 9x11, 192pg, PC (Note Price) $9.95 LUBA #9 by Gilbert Hernandez The hammer-wielding Luba and her friends take time out once again for another intriguing issue of familial adventure. It's the end of an era! Luba and Ofelia's absolute split! Sergio throws caution to the wind and wants Guadalupe to run away with him! Fritz chooses between Pipo and Sergio! Pipo chooses between Fritz and Igor! And Fortunato triumphs over all! MATURE READERS b&w, 24pg $3.50 STAR OF THE MONTH KRAZY & IGNATZ 1927-1928: LOVE LETTERS IN ANCIENT BRICK—NEW PRINTING Back in print! This second volume, as the others in the series, is edited by the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum's Bill Blackbeard, the world's foremost authority on early 20th Century American comic strips, and designed by Jimmy Corrigan author Chris Ware. In addition to the 100 full-page black-and-white Sunday strips from 1927 and 1928 (Herriman did not use color until 1935), the book includes introductions by Blackbeard and reproductions of rare Herriman ephemera from Ware's own extensive collection including an Ignatz toy, as well as annotations and other notes by Ware and Blackbeard. (STAR17075) SC, 10x12, 120pg, b&w $14.95 *********************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A T & A & REAL ESTATE by Eve Gilbert Populated by junkies, grifters, hustlers, strippers, pimps, and various strains of victims and criminals, this is a biting, satiric portrait of America from the lower depths. A collection of autobiographical stories, Eve Gilbert allows readers full access to her unglamorous world, filled with people most of us hope never to meet. Plus, an introduction by underground comics legend Robert Crumb! MATURE READERS SC, 96pg, b&w $12.95 *********************** STARS OF THE MONTH STUFF AND NONSENSE HC by A. B. Frost This is the first extensive modern collection of stories by the celebrated American illustrator A. B. Frost. The great illustrator and painter was a pioneer of the comic strip and a major influence of Winsor McCay (Little Nemo in Slumberland), Fredrick Opper (Happy Hooligan), and many other cartoonists. This book collects the three albums of sequential graphic stories (comics) he published in his lifetime plus a bevy of strips about the fine gentlemanly sport of golf. It also contains over 60 illustrated limericks in the vein of the great Edward Lear, making the book uniquely suited to children as well as adults. (STAR20465) SC, 11x13, 200pg, b&w $24.95 THE DOOFUS OMNIBUS by Rick Altergott Altergott is a master craftsman with a compulsion for the strange; his most famous character, Doofus — a panty-huffing hillbilly with a Dutchboy hairdo — is the star of this show. The book collects almost every Doofus story up to his current appearances in Raisin Pie, from the character's long history, and features an introduction by Ghost World author Daniel Clowes. (STAR17355) MATURE READERS SC, 8x10, 112pg, PC $16.95 O/A BLAB! VOLUME 13 SC Edited by Monte Beauchamp BLAB! has grown from a digest-sized black-and-white fanzine began over 10 years ago to an annual coffee-table showcase event of impeccable production values and master craftsmanship, an objet d’art. (STAR17045) MATURE READERS SC, 10x10, 120pg, PC $19.95 SCARY GN by Ted Jouflas Join Winkie on the most hellacious misadventure of her life, a tale of debauchery, crime, neuroses, greed, lust, psychoses, vengeance, love, rage, mystery, comedy, and sorrow. Jouflas strikes that chord of unease once again with this simply scary story. (STAR14786) SC, 104pg, b&w $12.95 ***************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A MANIAC KILLER STRIKES AGAIN GN by Richard Sala Maniac Killer Strikes Again is the tongue-in-cheek title of this "Greatest Hits" collection of mysterious and delirious comic strip stories by Richard Sala (Evil Eye), hand-picked by the author from three of his long out-of-print books. Mix noir-ish suspense and late-night horror movies, add a dose of whimsy and a touch of German Expressionism and you get these delightfully creepy tales. SC, 8x8, 176pg, b&w $16.95 ******************** STAR OF THE MONTH PECULIA GN by Richard Sala Often compared to Edward Gorey and Charles Addams, Blab! mainstay Richard Sala has developed a distinctive narrative and visual style that can best be described as gothic humor. Peculia, the intrepid heroine, is a precocious and rebellious adventurer who fearlessly wanders through a world filled with zombies, monsters and more, assisted only by her trusty butler. The Peculia collection is an excellent introduction to Richard Sala's idiosyncratic universe of noir-ish mystery, suspense, and occasional whimsy. (STAR16679) SC, 104pg, PC $12.95 ****************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE DEVIL IN DESIGN: THE KRAMPUS POSTCARDS by Monte Beauchamp Okay, so technically it's a Christmas title, but, hey, devils are friggin' scary year round! A full-color compendium of late 19th and early 20th-century Krampus postcards, as seen excerpted in Blab! Volumes 11 and 12, lavishly illustrated with over 150 striking and stylized full-page examples. The book also includes a short introduction tracing the character's origin and its overwhelming popularity throughout Europe, where the Krampus is Saint Nicholas's dark servant, a hairy, horned, supernatural beast whose long, slithering tongue gave misbehavers the creeps! This is the first English-language book of its kind, culled from the rarest and most visually stunning Krampus cards in history. SC, 5x8, 168pg, FC $18.95 O/A DAN CLOWES’ GHOST WORLD ENID HI-FASHION GLAMOUR DOLL This beautiful creature stands 15 inches in height and is composed of soft vinyl, has been exclusively designed by the Academy Award-Nominated comics author, Dan Clowes (Ghostworld, Eightball), and Sculpted by Nathan Cabrera. Enid comes with: Removable Glasses, Teen Bondage Latex Mask, Cavewoman Club, and her trusty Futuristic Ray-Gun. Enid features articulation at the shoulders, neck, waist, and ankles. And to top it all off, the retro-styled box was completely designed by Dan Clowes, with original illustrations and two comic strips on the side panels: “Enid in the Year 2525 A.D.” and “Enid: 1,000,000 B.C.”! (CAUT: 4) Doll $38.00 *************** Eros Comix ************************* The following are adult items. See Previews Adult for more information. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ********************** Comics & Magazines DEANNA OF THE DEAD #1 by Bill Skaar ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 32pg $8.95 ERIKA TELEKINETIKA #2 by Ismael Ferrer ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 32pg $3.95 JUSTINE & JULIETTE GN by Raulo ADULT MATERIAL SC, 140pg, b&w $19.95 BLOWJOB #11 by Various ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 24pg $3.95 HEAD #9 by Various ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 24pg $3.95 SEX WARRIOR ISANE XXX #1 by Okawari ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 24pg $3.95 THE MATRIXXX #1-3 PACK by Tony Libido ADULT MATERIAL Pack (x3) $9.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A HOW TO DRAW COMICS THE EROS WAY #1 by Tony Libido ADULT MATERIAL b&w, 40pg $4.95 ***************** MANGA CALIENTE #1-2 PACK by Nono ADULT MATERIAL Pack (x2) $6.00 FELIX COMICS FELIX THE CAT HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR #13 by Various Celebrate Halloween with your favorite black cat, and all his friends in this all new Halloween extravaganza! With three new frighteningly fun new comic stories, this book is sure to be a treat! A camping trip gets messy when the gang runs unto a gruesome swamp creature with an appetite for lunch meat in “Night of the Muck Thing!” Felix and kitty discover that Poindexter (or is it?) is running a cookie factory that's baking Gal Scout cookies with a super secret ingredient in “Soylent Cookies!” Our third tale of terror involves the Professor and a fiendish plan to get Felix's magic bag, with a robot version of Felix in “The Stepford Cat.” All of this and our usual assortment puzzles, fan art and a cool that's an homage to the great Warren Magazines of days gone by! b&w, 32pg $2.50 FULP FICTION HARRY JOHNSON #2 by Charles Fulp, Craig Rousseau, Norman Lee, Liquid!, & Comicraft Harry Johnson is the world’s zaniest Uncouth Sleuth, with more powers than Austin, more flash than Gordon, and more dick than Tracy! This project is a spoof of the old serial action movies of the 1930s and 1940s. In this issue, Harry battles Nazis and solves his biggest case ever! Warning: Contains twice the recommended daily allowance of whip-cracking, gunslinging, truck-chasing, and cat-fighting! MATURE READERS FC, 28pg (2 of 2) $2.95 FWD BOOKS EVERYMAN VOLUME 1: BE THE PEOPLE TP by The Brotlers Goldman & Joe Bucco President Henry R. Birch knows something the American people don’t: he’s fixed the next election with a nationwide “upgrade” of electronic voting machines. What he doesn’t know is that Thomas Womack and his associates in the grassroots political organization, OneLove, have hard evidence of this in-hand, and the wherewithal to tell the world... in the midst of his second Inauguration Ceremony. What follows is the ending of the America we live in, and the beginning of the one we’ve always dreamed of. SC, 5x7, 120pg, b&w $7.00 STYX TAXI: A LITTLE TWILIGHT MUSIC by Alex Goldman, Genco, Efal, & Purvis Everyone dies. But the truly fortunate see a taxi cab pull up as their souls leave their bodies, offering them a ride. Provided by the never-seen Dispatch, the drivers of Styx Taxi — spirits that possess the bodies of living cabbies — offer the souls they serve two hours in which to fulfill one last wish, make peace with their lives and leave this world content. Three creative teams put their stamp on the world of Styx Taxi in one offbeat, musical one-shot! A subway performer heads back to her old busking grounds to say goodbye to her favorite fan; Dispatch shows off her voice during a city emergency; and Charon tests the rules of the Taxi when he falls in love with a beautiful violinist. b&w, 24pg $3.00 GEMSTONE PUBLISHING Disney Comics DONALD DUCK & FRIENDS #321 by Various In response to numerous requests that Donald Duck and Friends contain more vintage material, this issue leads with Carl Barks’ classic wintertime Donald story, “Snow Fun.” Also featured is the conclusion to last issue’s Mickey story, “Werewolf Worries,” and a new Thanksgiving tale, “Had a Gobbler,” featuring Donald and the gang. FC, 32pg $2.95 MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #270 by Various In response to numerous requests that Mickey Mouse and Friends contain more vintage material, this issue leads Westward Whoa, a classic Mickey Mouse western by Paul Murry. Also featured is a Daisy Duck story, “The Bee’s Knees,” and a new European Super Goof tale, “Ants in the Plans.” FC, 32pg $2.95 UNCLE SCROOGE #335 by Various Gemstone has received many requests for Don Rosa’s first Disney tale, “The Son of the Sun,” and this issue leads with that classic story of Scrooge versus Flintheart. Also featured is Daan Jippes’ reworking of a Carl Barks script, “Rodent’s Ransom,” Michael T. Gilbert’s “The Old Fishing Hole,” and more. Prestige Format. SC, 7x10, 64pg, FC $6.95 WALT DISNEY’S COMICS & STORIES #650 by Various William Van Horn’s latest tale, “Bumps,” a new Mickey adventure, “The Island of Dr. Morbid,” Huey Dewey and Louie in “The Imagination Game,” “The Duck in the Iron Pants,” a classic Barks tale, along with vintage Chip ‘n’ Dale, Li’l Bad Wolf, and Pluto stories, round out this special 650th issue. Prestige Format. SC, 7x10, 64pg, FC $6.95 Overstreet Publications STAR OF THE MONTH CARL BARKS LIBRARY SETS VOLUME 3 by Carl Barks The work of Carl Barks, the premier comic book “duck” artist, is collected in this fine, hardcover volume. Reprints Uncle Scrooge #1-20. (STAR02003) HC $130.00 ******************* TALES FROM THE CRYPT EC COMIC “BAKER’S DOZEN” PACK These are the 1990s reprints published by Gemstone Publishing. Each issue contains four stories, illustrated by artists like Jack Davis, Graham Ingels, Wally Wood and other giants of comic book art. Contains Tales from the Crypt #2 and #19-30 Pack, FC $32.50 EC HAUNT OF FEAR PACK These are the 1990s reprints published by Gemstone Publishing. Each issue contains four stories, illustrated by artists like Jack Davis, Graham Ingels, Wally Wood and other giants of comic book art. Contains Haunt of Fear #3-16 and #18-28. Pack, FC $62.50 EC SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES PACK Stories with EC shock endings! These are the 1990s reprints published by Gemstone Publishing. Each issue contains four stories, illustrated by those famous EC artists. Contains Shock SuspenStories #1-15, and #17-18. Pack, FC $42.50 EC VAULT OF HORROR PACK These are the 1990s reprints published by Gemstone Publishing. Each issue contains four stories, illustrated by artists like Jack Davis, Graham Ingels, Wally Wood and other giants of comic book art. Contains Vault of Horror #1-2, #4-5, and #7-29. Pack, FC $67.50 OVERSTREET’S COMIC PRICE REVIEW #14 In addition to breaking box-office records, selling tons of DVDs and other merchandise, Spider-Man continues to set high marks in back issue sales… all while the current slate of Spidey titles are receiving new levels of praise. Amazing Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man and Marvel Knights Spider-Man are just a few of the titles under the spotlight in this special issue of Overstreet’s Comic Price Review, your monthly source for Overstreet pricing in the high-grade 9.4-10.0 categories! Magazine, 60 pages, B&W $6.25 STARS OF THE MONTH HAKE’S PRICE GUIDE TO CHARACTER TOYS?5TH EDITION The “Definitive Visual Guide & Checklist” returns with its brand new fifth edition! Hake’s Price Guide To Character Toys is the standard by which other toy guides are measured… and it’s the only one with every item pictured! Find out with this amazing volume! More than 14,000 items! More than 42,000 prices listed! Every item is pictured! More than 1,100 pages! All-new color section! Expanded and updated listings! 360 unique categories! Checklist feature! It’s all in here! New, expanded and updated listings! (MAR042596) SC $35.00 THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOLUME 34 Now featuring six pricing columns! Includes columns for VG 4.0 and VF.NM 9.0 to the book making it even more comprehensive! DONALD DUCK SC (DEC032454) $25.00 DONALD DUCK HC (DEC032453) $32.00 SHAZAM SC (DEC032456) $25.00 SHAZAM HC (DEC032455) $32.00 THE BIG BIG OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOLUME 34 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. (JAN042460) SC, 8x11, b&w $37.00 THE PHOTO-JOURNAL GUIDE TO COMICS 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! Volume 2 covers K-Z. Hundreds of pages of rare and little-seen comic covers! VOL. 1: A-J HC (STAR00176)—HC, 10x14, FC $75.00 VOL. 2 K-Z HC (STAR00177)—HC, 10x14, FC $75.00 ************************ GOOD INTENTIONS PAVING COMPANY CANDYAPPLEBLACK #5 by St. Claire, Toledo, Ferrante, & Deering; cover by Marc Sasso “The Suicide King”—Childhood is over on the day you know you're going to die, and Susanne's childhood memories come flooding back with a vengeance. Now she can't deny that the dark angel has returned - or had he ever left? Wells goes incognito to discover Cayce's plans for the damned souls he carries. MATURE READERS b&w, 24pg (5 of 7) $3.50 HEAVY METAL PROHIBITED SKTCHBOOK SC Contains a case binder which hold the Prohibited series — issues #1-3 and Sketch. (CAUT: 4) SC, 48pg, b&w $16.95 LUIS ROYO POSTERS Featuring images by Luis Royo. Choose from three designs. All are in full color, printed on linen paper, and measure 19 ľ” x 27 ˝”. (CAUT: 4) #1—Poster $12.99 #3—Poster $12.99 #5—Poster $12.99 HEROIC PUBLISHING FLARE #1 by Wilson Hill, Gordon Purcell & Terry Pallot After more than a decade, it's the long-awaited return of comics' shining goddess of the light! That's right, Flare is back at last, starring in all-new, full-color adventures by Wilson Hill, Gordon Purcell and Terry Pallot! But while she’s been gone, her greatest enemies have been far from idle! Something bad is taking shape. And unless Flare can put a stop to it, the undead legions of Tartarus will soon be loosed upon the earth. Plus, a bonus story starring Flare's electric little sister. Cover by Daerick Gröss. FC, 28pg $2.99 HIGH IMPACT NIKKI BLADE COLLECTOR’S TEASE EDITION by Ricky Carralero & Vasquez She looks like an angel, but inside her mind are thoughts of vengeance! Come visit the dark world of an angel of death, Come visit the world of Nikki Blade! This is a collector’s previews edition featuring the amazing art of hot new inkslinger Vasquez. MATURE READERS b&w, 24pg $4.95 BLUE CHA’CHA PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE IMPRINT by Ricky Carralero A Previews exclusive! Another masterpiece by Ricky Carralero, This gorgeous Cha’cha imprint is limited to 200. Signed by Carralero! (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada or Hong Kong. MATURE READERS Imprint $39.95 NUDE BLOND IMPRINT SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the UK. ADULT MATERIAL Imprint $39.95 HIGHWATER BOOKS BRAIN RALPH’S REGGE 12 AND FRIENDS #1 by Brian Ralph Brian Ralph’s boy robot Reggie 12 has appeared in the hipster magazine Giant Robot as well as having his own Free Comic Book Day sampler. Now, Reggie 12 is a new bimonthly comics series that invites readers of all ages to partake in self contained crime fighting adventures exciting enough for a 10-year-old and wry enough for a 30-year-old. Double Ignatz winner Brian Ralph is one of the most high profile cartoonists of his generation. PC, 32pg $3.50 iBOOKS MISTER X VOLUME 1: WHO IS MISTER X? TP by Dean Motter, Paul Rivoche & Los Bros. Hernandez Volume One in the definitive three-volume graphic novel collection of the acclaimed cult classic series, with a special feature by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean. Mr. X is a mysterious megalopolis master-planner gone mad. This is a dark, moody saga of his obsession to build a dream — the ultimate city — how that dream for perfection gets twisted into something far different, and the price Mr. X pays to fix a dream that has become the perfect nightmare. Contains a special eight-page color feature! SC, 7x10, 176pg $17.95 IDW PUBLISHING 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: BLOODSUCKER TALES #1 The world of the undead is a vast one, with many stories remaining to be told. In Bloodsucker Tales, Steve Niles continues the saga of 30 Days of Night with the bloody and terrifying story “Dead Billy Dead,” illustrated by talented newcomer Kody Chamberlin. Matt Fraction (Last of the Independents) joins in with “Juarez,” introducing Lex Nova, former private detective and free-range madman, illustrated by Ben Templesmith. This issue is also available Signed by writer/creator Steve Niles. UNSIGNED—FC, 32pg $3.99 SIGNED—FC, 32pg $19.99 CSI: DOMINOS #3 Yet another killing in a long chain of them leads Grissom and crew toward plastic surgery clinics—all the rage in Las Vegas, among showgirls and mobsters alike. But whose ultimate makeover is being investigated here? And will the CSIs find out the truth before the chilling assassin puts any more notches in his gun? Written by Kris Oprisko, with art by Gabriel Rodriguez and Steven Perkins. FC, 32pg (3 of 5) $3.99 HYDE Two brilliant but misunderstood scientists race to unlock the mystery of man’s dual nature. They succeed, unleashing a murderous beast on a terrified city. As suspicion and treachery grow, the startling secret of the beast’s origin is revealed. Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) and Nick Stakal deliver a powerful and frightening tale of duality, deception and death. Hyde has already been optioned for a motion picture by Dimension Films. $7.49 FC 48 pages ISBN: 1-932382-45-3 LURKERS #1 Meeednight Pulp Presents, Steve Niles’s renaissance of horror pulp fiction for a modern age, continues with The Lurkers. Los Angeles detective Jack Dietz is having one of the worst days of his life. One body is bad enough, but when another turns up with human bite marks, he knows his world has just turned inside out. Hector Casanova provides art for this hard-bitten chiller. FC, 32pg (1 of 4) $3.99 METAL GEAR SOLID #2 The adventures of Solid Snake continue as he penetrates Shadow Moses Island in order to avert nuclear disaster. This time, he learns more about the sinister terrorists, and comes face to face with a deadly gunslinger! Based on the smash-hit Konami video game. Adapted by Kris Oprisko (Underworld), with art by Ashley Wood (Lore, Popbot)! $3.99 FC 32 pages OLYMPUS HEIGHTS #4 When Hades comes to town, you know there’ll be trouble on a massive scale. That’s what happens when an unknowing act of generosity on the part of Oliver Dobbs blows the sleepy burg of Olympus Heights wide open. When you’re living next door to Zeus, can you expect anyone to be who they seem to be? More classically-tinged entertainment by Kevin Munroe! FC, 32pg (of 5) $3.99 MEEEDNIGHT PULP PRESENTS… SECRET SKULL #3 The Secret Skull joins the ranks of classic pulp heroes like The Shadow or Captain Midnight, except that they had skin on their heads and he doesn’t. And when it comes to duking it out with evil, there’s no comparison — the Skull rocks! Steve Niles and Chuck BB have taken it upon themselves to reinvent the pulps, and they succeed in a big way. FC, 32pg (3 of 4) $3.99 SINGULARITY 7 #4 While humanity’s champions struggle to infect the Singularity with the nano-virus that will mean its doom, the ex-Gosiodo Devik reaches important conclusions of his own. As the humans fall in battle, will Devik hold the key to defeating the Singularity once and for all? Ben Templesmith’s (30 Days of Night) tale of Apocalyptic Earth concludes! FC, 32pg (4 of 4) $3.99 ALEISTER ARCANE TPB Aleister Green loves playing late night TV horror host “Aleister Arcane” in his home town of Jackson, OK. But Jackson’s establishment forces him off the air and into unhappy retirement, and an early grave. Aleister has left a little gift behind — will Jackson ever be the same? More groundbreaking horror from Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) with Breehn Burns (GloomCookie). $17.99 FC 104 pages CSI: DEMON HOUSE TPB When a real body turns up in a charity haunted house, the members of Las Vegas’s CSI team — already busy on a series of armed robberies — find themselves pulling double duty. It’s all tricks and no treats for Grissom and crew as IDW’s CSI series — based on TV's most-watched drama — continues! CSI graphic novels continue to be promoted nationwide to CSI's millions of fans. Written by CSI novelist Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition), with art by Gabriel Rodriguez and Ashley Wood. $19.99 FC 112 pages GRUMPY OLD MONSTERS TPB Even monsters get old, and old monsters need a place to while-away their twilight years. But when word comes that Castle Frankenstein is to be razed to build condominiums, Frankenstein’s monster, Dracula, the Wolf-Man, the Mummy, and other favorites must break out of the old monsters’ home for one last quest! New York Times bestselling authors Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta have joined with artists Paco Cavero and Guillermo Mendoza to create a hilarious adventure for all ages! SC, 7x10, 96pg, FC $13.99 OFFERED AGAIN 30 DAYS OF NIGHT TP 30 Days of Night, by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith, is an undeniable phenomenon — hit comic, major movie sale, and now a trade paperback collection in its fourth big printing — the fourth bestselling trade of last year, with a continually expanding fan base. With the release of Bloodsucker Tales, expect interest in the original series to keep booming! Includes an exclusive introduction by Clive Barker. SC, 7x10, 104pg, FC $17.99 DARK DAYS TP 30 Days of Night was the first huge trade paperback success of 2003, topping graphic novel bestseller lists for months. With Dark Days, history repeated itself. The six-issue mini-series follows Stella Olemaun’s efforts to warn the world about the threat the vampires pose — the vampires who overran Barrow, Alaska, killing her husband and most of the town. With an exclusive introduction by screenwriter Eric Red (The Hitcher, Near Dark), the flat-out terror of Dark Days reaffirms the dominance of Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith over the realm of illustrated horror fiction! SC, 7x10, 144pg, FC $19.99 ************************ IMPERIUM COMICS TRAILER PARK OF TERROR HALLOWEEN SPECIAL by Various; Covers by Nelson & Louis Small, Jr. It’s All Hollow’s Eve and Norma can’t leave the trailer park — what’s an undead girl to do? Get stalked by a psycho slasher, of course! He’s got an axe to grind — literally — with our horror hostess, so Norma does what she does best: distracts him with several tales of horror and suspense. Available with two covers — one by Adventures of Superman’s Nelson and the other by Louis Small, Jr. (Vampirella). NELSON CVR.—FC, 32pg $3.99 SMALL JR CVR.—FC, 32pg $3.99 JAY COMPANY COMICS SOULFIRE #1 JAY COMPANY SIGNED VARIANT EDITIONS by Jeph Loeb & Michael Turner Fresh off the favorite run on Superman/Batman, the Aspen creative team launches their newest hit Soulfire! Jay Company Comics has the exclusive alternate cover by Michael Turner, which comes complete with Certificate of Authenticity, sealed in a protective bag and board. Available signed by artist Michael Turner, or by the entire creative team of Loeb, Turner, and Seigerwald! Also available unsigned! UNSIGNED—FC, 32pg $12.99 TURNER-SIGNED—FC, 32pg $24.99 TEAM-SIGNED—FC, 32pg $39.99 MICHAEL TURNER TOMB RAIDER TWO-PACK by Michael Turner Aspen artist Michael Turner draws his trademark action girls in these two issues featuring Lara Croft. The Tomb Raider #25 Platinum Edition is limited to less than 1,000 worldwide, and comes autographed by M. Turner As a special bonus, Jay Company is including the rare alternate to Witchblade/Tomb Raider at no additional cost! Pack (x2) $14.99 ****************** OFFERED AGAIN O/A FATHOM SWIMSUIT #1 LIMITED TURNER ASPEN EDITION by Michael Turner, Park, Silvestri, Lansang, & Various Super Star artist Michael Turner creates a sensual new Aspen Matthews alternate edition of a Top Cow Classic. Limited to only 500 copies worldwide, originally offered at the 2002 San Diego Convention, Fathom Swimsuit comes complete with Certificate of Authenticity, and protective bag and board. FC, 32pg $19.99 ****************** JETPACK PRESS JOHNNY RAYGUN QUARTERLY #3 by Rich Woodall & Matt Talbot It’s a bad guy bonanza! The appearance of a new supervillain with a mysterious agenda has the other evil-doers in town running scared. How will the Raygun agency deal when some of their worst enemies show up on their doorstop, begging for protection? And will Johnny lose his cool when the evil Mudmaster tags along on his big date with starlet Amy Oni? You can bet on it! Each issue of Johnny Raygun is a self-contained, action comedy romp — always a perfect jumping on point for new readers! b&w, 32pg $2.95 JOHNNY RAYGUN TRIPLE PACK PLUS With an Ed McGuinness cover on their third issue, isn’t it time you checked out Johnny Raygun? Well Jetpack Press is giving you a reason to read the comic that is a smash hit with fans, reviewers, and comic professionals. The Johnny Raygun Triple Pack Plus contains the three Johnny Raygun comics that started it all and a super extra for you. For one low price you get Johnny Raygun Special Edition #1, Johnny Raygun Quarterly #1 and Johnny Raygun Quarterly #2 (featuring a cover by Erik Larsen). As an added bonus, each triple pack will randomly contain one of the limited edition retailer incentive issues from Johnny Raygun Quarterly #1 or #2 — a super limited collector’s item. (CAUT: 4) Pack $6.95 ************** KCQ COMICS CROSSINGS #2 by Kayce Quevedo & Allen Freeman Although from different worlds, Alex and Yma discover their future unraveling before them. Alex must come to terms with his father’s mysterious past as the Zarahin wreak havoc in his world. In another world altogether, the young Ylevian girl, Yma, stumbles onto a strange ruin which may hold the secrets she’s looking for... but she's not alone. Separately, they struggle to uncover their fathers' past and save the only worlds they know. b&w, 24pg $3.00 KENZER & COMPANY KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #96 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. KoDT also features articles for gamers from a gamer’s perspective. A hilarious and hysterical slice of (fantasy) life in strips and a wonderful celebration of the gaming culture. The countdown to Issue #100 begins now! b&w, 112pg $3.99 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE: ILLUSTRATED #39 by Mark Plemmons, Brendon & Brian Fraim Still deep within Red Lotus territory, Teflon Billy, Thorina, Knuckles, and El Ravager battle the evil Red Lotus Society. But will the victor really be who you expect? Will one of the Untouchable Trio+1 finally turn to the dark side? Don't miss it! b&w, 24pg $2.99 KING HELL CRYPTO ZOO TP At last! The third and most apocalyptic collection of Rick Veitch's double Eisner nominated Rare Bit Fiends! This time Veitch illustrates a wild and haunted dream series he recorded 25 years earlier. Crypto Zoo is a deeply personal, harrowing and ultimately life affirming tale of coming-of-age in the collective unconscious. Also includes an eight-page color story, "Three Dreams and a Coincidence" and "The Annotated Rare Bit Fiends." MATURE READERS SC, 152pg, PC $17.95 LAST GASP INC BINKY BROWN SAMPLER by Justin Green The 1971 classic where Binky Brown meets the Holy Virgin Mary. From one of the most influential cartoonists of all time, this collection oozes with stories and scenarios of Catholic guilt and leaves you reeling! These strips have influenced everyone from R. Crumb to Peter Bagge. Intro by Art Spiegelman. MATURE THEMES b&w SRP: $16.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A DREAM OF CECILIA SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 2 & 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 9x12, 48pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 O/A EDUCATION OF SOPHIE SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 2 & 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL MATURE THEMES SC, 9x12, 48pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 O/A JANICE UNVEILED HC SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL HC, 9x12, 60pgs, FC SRP: $19.95 ***************** ZIPPY COMICS #3 by Bill Griffith From his first appearance in Tales of the Toad to the Boston Globe, Zippy has lived a true American Success Story. MATURE THEMES b&w, 32pgs SRP: $3.50 LINSNER.COM DAWN 2004 CONVENTION SKETCHBOOK LTD. S&N EDITION by Joseph Michael Linsner Available only at a few appearances in the convention circuit this year, this is the remaining stock of this highly desirable collectible. Featuring new and exclusive art on both the front and back covers, this was a big hit at the shows Linsner.com did this summer. Here’s a chance to take a sneak peek into Linsners’ personal sketchbooks as well as a collection of the best of his convention sketches. Signed and numbered to 1500. Comes with a certificate of authenticity featuring art created specifically for this book. Limited supplies available, allocations may occur. MATURE THEMES FC, 32pgs SRP: $12.00 DAWN: IRON MAIDEN S&N DIGITAL PRINT by Joseph Michael Linsner Linsner.com is proud to offer yet another splendid image in a continuing series of digital prints. This latest offering features a rare image, used only for the cover of Dawn: Return of the Goddess limited edition hardcover. This heartfelt painting finds our goddess in a pensive, wistful mood, her tear stained face filled with contemplative yearning. The virgin art is printed without the type or logos so the viewer may enjoy this stunning piece in all its dignified elegance. Each full color 11" x 17" print is individually hand-signed by Joseph Michael Linsner and comes housed in an archival, crystal clear protective plastic sleeve. (CAUT: 4) Print, 11x 17, FC SRP: $25.00 LOST IN THE DARK PRESS VIDEO #4 by Stephen R. Buell Jesse slips into a coma after falling during the Purge from Above; the others wait anxiously, and must decide to either leave him at the camp and continue on to saftey, or stay and take their chances with the Second Coming mere hours away. Unbeknownst to them, Jesse happens to be the key to their salvation, as, while in his coma, he’s getting to know his family quite a bit better- and they’re nothing like what the Bible told him so. MATURE THEMES b&w, 24pgs (4 of 6) SRP: $2.95 MAD YAK PRESS SUPERNATURALISTS GN by Patrick Neighly & Jorge Heufemann Slinky vampire horror in the Roaring Twenties! It’s F. Scott Fitzgerald meets Anne Rice as human detective Edgar Drake races to solve an impossible murder in 1926 Manhattan. But when an undead flapper comes forward with startling new evidence, all signs point to a conspiracy that cuts close to home. Wit and style meet high adventure in this post-mortem romp. From the creators of Subatomic. MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 MAINSPRING COMICS STAR OF THE MONTH TABLE FOR ONE GN by Bosch Fawstin A 2004 Russ Manning Award Nominee! Meet waiter/writer William Howland, who's hated by those he can' stand, and admired by those he respects. Counting on Will's temperment to trump him, his boss bet against him lasting a in his underground restaurant in Manhattan. One year later, it's pay day for Will, but his code to treat all as they deserve to be treated doesn't serve anyone well, especially him, and he might not even last the night. Then she walks in... -up time. But on this night, Will's code to treat all as they deserve doesn't serve anyone well, and he might not even last the night. Then She walks in... (DEC032546) MATURE THEMES SC, 8x10, 88pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 ******************** MARQUIS MODELS UNIT ZERO: THE MARQUIS FILES #4 by Ron Williams & Paul Thomas In a battle that spans the globe, "The Eternity Orb Saga" concludes with an earth-shattering final confrontation between Unit Zero and Cognito! This tale of courage and sacrifice will change Unit Zero forever, as the full team is assembled to save the world at any cost. Elsewhere, Unit X Director, Trevor Kyle, begins monitoring the team's activities, while simultaneously, a mysterious man known as Gabriel Trosk arranges an "accidental" meeting with Scorch. FC, 28pgs $3.99 MARTYR PRESS RIFT #5 by LoVuolo, Connelly, & Janowsky The distinction between friends and foes gets a little clearer after Julie and Nicky come face-to-face with there captors. Can there be such a thing as a “good” vampires and witches? Learn the true secret of the Celtic Triskele that’s been passed down from generation to generation of the Ryan family. Discover the magic hidden within it and within the holder of the pendant. Meanwhile our Kudarian hero Silo’Ett and his two human cohorts race through the sky and across the Atlantic ocean as they head toward a conflict like none the Earth has ever seen and will most likely never see again! FC, 32pgs $2.95 MEATHAUS COMICS FOR BEST RESULTS: DO NOT OPEN #1 by Matthew K. Manning & Robert Donnelly Justice League Adventures writer Matthew K. Manning teams up with the offbeat Meathaus artist, Robert Donnelly, on this self-contained story set in a dystopic future. When an average guy comes into possession of a mysterious box that could be the answer to mankind’s wildest dreams, he finds himself on the run from the FBI, the most powerful man on the planet, and a self-loathing vampire priest. MATURE THEMES b&w, 24pgs SRP: $3.00 MIRAGE STUDIOS TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #18 by Peter Laird & Jim Lawson This issue: the Fugitoid has some work done; Raphael receives a phone call; Michelangelo does the lifeguard thing; Leonardo gets creeped out; and Donatello witnesses a bizarre revelation! b&w, 32pgs SRP: $2.95 MONTREAL COMIX INTERNATIONAL STRIPBOOK #1 by Eric Braün A collection of silent strips featuring a gallery of twisted characters evolving in Eric Braün’s typical blend of sarcastic humor, social-commentary, and cutting-edge graphics. Reminiscent of ’30s cartoons as well as ’60s underground comix, Braün’s bold graphic style becomes a universal language we can all understand. SC, 4x9, 60pgs, B&W SRP: $8.50 STRIPBOOK #2 by Eric Braün A second collection of silent strips featuring Eric Braün’s typical iconic characters. Still consistent with his trademark deadpan humor and razor-sharp geometric style, this new volume adds a somewhat absurd and surreal twist to his already wacky cartoon world. SC, 4x9, 60pgs, B&W SRP: $8.50 MOONSTONE CYCLONE BILL AND THE TALL TALES #2 by Dan Dougherty How bad do you want it? What price are you willing to pay? The coolest Rock & Roll murder mystery in comics continues! As Bill's murder trial begins, the surviving Tall Tales watch the televised spectacle from Graceland. Maggie shows them footage from her documentary. Expecting to see more scenes of their bandleader's famed debauchery, they are startled by it's true contents — Bill desperately trying to contact Elvis via an occultist. But why Elvis? And what clue to his murder do the spirits apparently reveal? MATURE THEMES b&w, 32pgs $2.95 MOONSTONE MONSTERS VOLUME 1 TP by DeFalco, Raab, & Various, Bennet, Klauba, & Various This titanic tome of terrifying tales collects the first five hair-raisings issues of Moonstone's hit horror anthology, featuring: Werewolves, Mummies, Vampire Vixens, Ghosts, and Sea Creatures! Also features three new, never-before-seen stories exclusive to this collection! Read it under the covers with your favorite flashlight, and find out what's creeping out the critics! Cover by Ken Wolak. SC, 7x10, 170pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A MOONSTONE MONSTERS: GHOSTS by Various; cover by Ron Frenz & Pat Olliffe "Daddy Came Back": A protective mother tries to keep her former husband from returning for her children. "Raja Yah": The ghost of a spirit tiger attempts to haunt its killer... to death. "Suicidal Tendencies": A girl is haunted by life, and obsessed with death. 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 O/A MOONSTONE MONSTERS: SEA CREATURES by Raab, Rust, Gentile, Burnham, Gulick, & LeMien "Croaked" finds a group of teenagers terrorized by a legend from the swamp. In "Night of the Goldfish," a flippered friend tries to avenge his master's death! And "On the Rocks" finds a captain trying to hold his ship together, as it is battered by a creature from the darkness! Cover by Ron Frenz and Pat Olliffe. 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 O/A MOONSTONE MONSTERS: VAMPIRE VIXENS by Various Moonstone's monster jam returns. This month features three tales of blood-sucking babes: "The Monsters in Pleasant Lake," "The Stuff that Screams are Made Of," and "Harlem Dancer." Grab the garlic and curl up with some fright-filled fun! Written by Tom DeFalco, Mark Dawidziak, Len Kody, with art by Walter Figueroa, Chad Hunt, Nate Melton, and Andy Bennett. Cover by Ron Frenz and Patrick Olliffe. 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 O/A MOONSTONE MONSTERS: WITCHES by Various Terrifying Witch-fiction! In "The Witch in the Woods," we see how far a young boy is willing to go - and with whom he will deal - to save his sister's life. Then, in "Comfort Food," the police find they have a rather unusual... and unsettling guest behind bars. Finally, "The Hag" is a frail old woman encountered by two young fugitives... who quickly learn that escape is never as easy as it should be! Art and story by Williams Messner-Loebs, Stefan Petrucha, Jack Chant, Chris Burnham, Scott LeMien, Walt Figueroa, and Rob Jones. Cover by Ron Frenz and Pat Olliffe. 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 **************** MR. KEEN, TRACER OF LOST PERSONS TP by Justin Gray & Lee Ferguson Action! Violence! Love! Loss! Psychosis...! In a city that can swallow you whole, only one man can find what cannot be found. Ninette Moeller steps off a flight from Paris and onto the mean streets of New York City. She's after one 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. Sure, it sounds easy — the man’s a big name in the underworld, getting him in their sights should be no sweat... but Denali is bulletproof, like ten inches of Kevlar. Will they underestimate the sheer evil that runs through him? You can run, but you can't hide from Mr. Keen! This volume reprints the entire 3-issue mini-series. MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE VOL 1 TP by Rafael Nieves, Vince Locke, Kirk Van Wormer, & Andy Bennett New Lower Price: Originally Published at $16.95! A thrillogy of emotional, macabre, and blood-sucking tales that will leave you breathless! This volume contains the critically acclaimed first three graphic novels based on the White Wolf role-playing game: Toreador, Nosferatu, and Ventrue. Squarebound. MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 152pgs, FC SRP: $10.95 O/A VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE VOL 2 TP by Various New Lower Price: Originally Published at $20.95! This volume contains the critically acclaimed graphic novels Giovanni, Assamite, and Lasombra, based on the White Wolf role-playing game. Also includes the never before seen bonus 48-page story, Tremere, story by Andy Bennett! Tales of hidden motives, lost treasures, assassinations, and judgment. What more could you want? Stories by Robert Weinberg, Stefan Petrucha, Eric Griffin, and James Lowder, with art by Richard Clark, Jerry DeCaire, Vince Locke, Thomas Mason, and Ken Wolak. Cover by Eddy Newell. Squarebound. MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 208pgs, FC SRP: $13.95 O/A VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE VOL 3--FIVE UNDEAD TP by Various New Lower Price: Originally Published at $20.95! This volume reprints five full-length tales featuring some of White Wolf's signature Vampire characters: Theo Bell, Beckett, Calebros, Lucita, and Isabel. These are tales of deception, mistrust, greed, and blood-loss like you wouldn't believe! Squarebound. MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 256pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 ************************* VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE GRAPHIC NOVEL 2-PACKS New Lower Pricing! Celebrate Halloween in style with the bloodsuckers of Vampire: The Masquerade, with this selection of low-priced "two-fers"! Get two vampiric graphic novels for the price of one (or less)! NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories. MATURE THEMES THEO BELL/BECKETT—2-Pack SRP: $5.99 TOREADOR/NOSFERATU—2-Pack SRP: $5.99 VENTRUE/GIOVANNI—2-Pack SRP: $5.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A WEREWOLF: APOCALYPSE—FANG AND CLAW VOLUME 1: RAGING FURY TP by Joe Gentile, Eddy Newell, Steve Ellis, Jerry DeCaire, Paul Mounts & Jeremy Roberts New Lower Price: Originally Published at $15.95! This volume contains the critically acclaimed first three graphic novels based on the White Wolf role-playing game, "Black Furies," "Bone Gnawers," and "Children of Gaia." A tale of revenge gone wrong, a wacky race to save the species, and a traitor to be hunted, and more. MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 168pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 O/A WEREWOLF: THE APOCALYPSE—FANG AND CLAW VOLUME 2: CALL OF THE WYLD TP by Joe Gentile & Various New Lower Price: Originally Published at $15.95! This volume contains the critically acclaimed third and fourth graphic novels based on the White Wolf role-playing game: Fianna and Get of Fenris, plus an all-new, never-before-seen 48-page story, "Glass Walkers," by Joe Gentile and Eddy Newell! Squarebound. SC, 7x10, 158pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 O/A THE WORLD OF DARKNESS COMPENDIUM VOLUME 1 TP by Various New Lower Price: Originally Published at $15.95! This book is the perfect primer to White Wolf's World of Darkness noir universe, as well as having plenty of cool reading for the experienced White Wolf enthusiast! This volume includes the critically acclaimed Vampire: The Masquerade-Toreador (by Rafeal Nieves, Vince Locke, & Paul Mounts), Werewolf: The Apocalypse-Black Furies (by Joe Gentile and Eddy Newell), and Vampire: The Masquerade-Theo Bell (by Bryan Edwards, Mike Reynolds, Chris Marrinan, & Paul Mounts). This one almost has too much in it for one book! Moonstone's first trade paperback is offered at a special anniversary price! MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 152pgs, FC SRP: $7.95 *************************** WEREWOLF: THE APOCALYPSE GRAPHIC NOVEL 2-PACKS by Various New Lower Pricing! Celebrate Halloween in style with the hairy, scary gents of Werewolf: The Apocalypse, with this selection of low-priced "two-fers"! Get two lycanthropic graphic novels for the price of one (or less)! MATURE THEMES BONE GNAWERS/BLACK FURIES—2-Pack, B&W SRP: $4.99 FIANNA/GET OF FENRIS 2-PACK—2-Pack, B&W SRP: $4.99 NAUTILUS COMICS SIGLO: FREEDOM TP By Various Siglo: Freedom is an anthology of 10 "grafictional" stories set in different decades and locations around the Philippines. Each story deals with the Filipino experience of freedom throughout the last century. Siglo: Freedom features the work of award-winning and internationally-renowned Filipino comic creators like Lan Medina and Gerry Alanguilan, plus the talents of Gerry Alanguilan, Arnold Arre, Marco Dimaano, Andrew Drilon, Honoel Ibardolaza, Elbert Or, Yang Simbulan, Carlo Bergara, Nikki Alfar, Jason Banico, Dean Alfar, and Vin Simbulan. (CAUT: 4) MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 140pgs, B&W SRP: $15.99 MVCREATIONS STAR OF THE MONTH MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE VOLUME 2 TP by Val Staples, Emiliano Santalucia, & Enza Fontana This volume collects the six-issue Volume 2 series. A plot to take over Castle Grayskull goes wrong as Man-at-Arms is taken from Eternia... and soon after, the doorway to destruction is opened! Includes a cover gallery and exclusive sketch material! Cover by Emiliano Santalucia. (MAR042710) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Austria, Canada, England, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, & Wales SC, 7x10, 160pgs, FC SRP: $18.95 ****************** NBM BONEYARD VOLUME 3 TP by Richard Moore Glump devises a wondrous scheme to do a “Monsters on the Beach” special swimsuit issue to help the cash-strapped Michael Paris. Never mind that Glump is hiding a much worse scheme-within-the-scheme! On a darker note, Roxanne shows her true, powerful, demonic self, resulting in a potentially deadly showdown with Abbey. Collects issues 9-11 and the special swimsuit issue. MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 STARS OF THE MONTH BONEYARD VOLUME 1 TP—SECOND EDITION by Richard Moore Now in a handy smaller format! Michael Paris has inherited a plot in the remote town of Raven Hollow. As he arrives, he gets to find out what a doozie that is. He's basically inherited a cemetery that the villagers want razed! (STAR20433) MATURE THEMES SC, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 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. (STAR19806) MATURE THEMES SC, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 BRISTOL BOARD JUNGLE GN by Mark Kneece & Bob Pendarvis A full college class on creating comics in a graphic novel! Learn the secrets of the trade but also the secrets of the students who make quite a cast of characters. Can the professors keep up? Life is art! By two professors of the Savannah College of Art & Design with a class of their best seniors. (NOV032472) MATURE THEMES SC, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 ****************** THE FALLEN VOLUME 2: COLD RELIGION GN by David Aaron Clark & David Rankin Tattoo-artist John Savory witnesses the rise in power of a silent underground of vampires in the leading edge art neighborhoods of New York City. But who is he really? After Miran Kim, presenting the stunning photo collage art of David Rankin to continue this Goth opera trilogy. The cover has already been nominated for the Spectrum Awards! MATURE THEMES SC, 9x12, 48pgs, FC SRP: $10.95 Offered Again O/A THE FALLEN VOLUME 1: THE PALE DOOR GN by David Aaron Clark & Miran Kim The scene: New York’s Goth fringe on the Lower East Side and East Village. John Savory, tattoo artist, witnesses a growing group of vampiric feeders taking advantage of the scene. The underbelly of New York has become a breeding ground for the most frightfully abject. Gorgeous nightmarish art! MATURE THEMES SC, 9x12, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $8.95 O/A 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. HC, 48pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 ***************** EXTREME CURVES SC SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 80pgs, FC SRP: $16.95 Offered Again O/A THE LADY AND THE VAMPIRE GN (NEW PRINTING) SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $10.95 O/A THE TRANCEPTOR BOOK ONE: THE WAY STATION GN SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 8x11, 72pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 ***************** NDP COMICS AS TOLD BY... #2: SLEEPING BEAUTY by N.D. Pelham & Nancy Lee This is the tale of a lost princess who sleeps within an ancient castle. We’ve all heard the story before, but did you know that the same princess still slumbers in that castle? Or at least she did up until a few years ago. No I’m not making this up, hehehe… honest. b&w, 25pgs SRP: $2.95 BLUE BUSTER #2 by Pennueng Chemsripong Ryan, the Force boys’ newest neighbor, seems to have is way with woman. But will his powers work on Shira? And what will Zente have to say about this? Blue Buster's first love triangle arrives! b&w, 30pgs SRP: $2.95 GHOST HUNTERS #2 by Eunice P. Unknown forces of darkness have begun to emerge on the surface of the Earth as lost souls return to seek revenge over all mankind. Roi must find the key to unlock all secrets from ‘the other side’ to save the world. b&w, 22pgs SRP: $2.95 NEKO PRESS KICKASS GIRL CD SOUNDTRACK Performed by Billy Martinez & Superfly Brown A brand-new release by Billy Martinez (artist of Kickass Girl) and producer Superfly Brown! This soundtrack companion to the series contains 11 tracks of music and six brand-new images of jacket art, printed on a glossy cardstock digi-pack that opens in four pieces for that retro album-style feel. This marks the first release of music from Billy in over 10 years since his days in the Los Angles music scene. This 24 track digital recording contains music styles that range from Pink Floyd to the Beastie Boys. Check out what critics are calling an experimental masterpiece. NOTE: All orders place through Previews will ship before the soundtrack’s official release in 2005 to the major record stores. CD SRP: $14.99 KICKASS GIRL: TAINTED LOVE CLUB PACK SIGNED EDITION This bagged pack contains issues 1 through 3 of the high action packed Neko series. This edition also contains an authentic club flyer designed especially for the Echo Lounge Club in San Diego. A brand new image that was not available to the comic shops until now. Each edition comes packed with 3 books and a full color signed club tip in plate. This run is limited to 500 packs. Pack (x3), 72pgs, B&W SRP: $10.00 OFFERED AGAIN O/A MINCE #1 by Fsc This one-shot contains a very dark story about suicide and the voices in our heads that haunt us. Written and illustrated by Fsc, whose credits include Slave Labor Graphics Nightmares and Fairytales, Zeet, and Neko Press’ A Lost Stock of Children and De Sketchietoes. MATURE THEMES b&w, 24pgs SRP: $2.99 NEW DIMENSION COMICS TRANSFORMERS: THE WAR WITHIN #1-NDC EXCLUSIVE FOIL COVER EDITIONS These New Dimension Comics exclusive cover editions features a large new image (5 to 7") of Optimus Prime by Pat Lee — printed in Gold or Platinum foil — on a black cover for a sweet effect! Only 450 of the Gold Edition were produced, while a mere 99 Platinum Editions were made. Each comes with a bonus Transformers lenticular card and a Certificate of Authenticity. (CAUT: 4) GOLD EDITION—FC, 32pgs SRP: $14.99 PLATINUM EDITION—FC, 32pgs SRP: $45.00 WITCHBLADE #75: WIZARD WORLD PHILLY 2004 NESTLER COVER EDITIONS With painted art by pin-up artist Dave Nestler, created exclusively for this Wizard World Philly edition, it's the "Cheesecake & Cheesesteak" edition! Only 500 Golde Editions were produced, while a mere 99 Platinum Editions exist — both versions emblazoned with Gold or Platinum foil highlights respectively. The few remaining from the convention are available here... signed, with a Certificate of Authenticity. NOTE: Quantities are very limited. Allocations may occur. GOLD EDITION—FC, 32pgs SRP: $17.99 PLATINUM EDITION—FC, 32pgs SRP: $39.99 NOW COMICS MEL MUDD, THE COMIC BOOK DETECTIVE DVD This is an updated, reedited, re-mastered version of the 1989 What NOW Caper, which follows Mel Mudd, The Comic Book Detective, on his adventure through the making of a comic book; from concept, plotting, writing, drawing, inking, coloring, separating to printing. Most of the non-actors segments have been replaced with more footage of artwork. BONUS: Includes a new Mel Mudd, The Comic Book Detective comic book, written by Jeff Kapalka and illustrated by Gordon Morrison. Special features include an interview with the music composer, David Injeski, actor Jim Vincent (Mel Mudd), and a behind-the-scenes view of the production. (CAUT: 4) DVD SRP: $19.95 RALPH SNART ADVENTURES VOLUME 2 TP by Marc Hansen More Manga-Sized Ralph Snart Adventures! This is the story of a mild-mannered accountant-gone-mad. Creator Marc Hansen takes the reader into Ralph Snart’s fantasy otherworld, while the evil Dr. Goot kidnaps his physical body seeking out Ralph’s powerful brain! At times of such duress, his brain triggers another satiric adventure into his otherworld. This “satire through insanity” made Ralph Snart Adventures a cult-favorite, with over one million copies in circulation from 1986 to 1994. This second volume reprints the remaining issues of Ralph Snart Adventures Volumes 3-5! (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 288pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 OBION COMICS ALONG THE CANADIAN #4 by Joel Rivers As the sky darkens above Fort Smith, Arkansas, our three brave lawmen must face the impending clash between Marshal Blythe and the Outlaw Ned Panther Cole. Neargasaw Fred, the Sheriff’s former nemesis, finds himself trapped in the middle. On the eve of battle, who should appear but “The Three”. Are these ancient witch-men friend or foe? Can Panther outwit the deadly posse that hunts him? No Ads. MATURE THEMES (4 of 6), 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 ONI PRESS INC. LOVE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE VOL 1 GN by J. Torres & Eric Kim Joel hates Korea. Why he agreed to teach there defies his comprehension. He can't wait to return to normal life. His year of teaching is almost over and then he'll finally be free. But Joel’s life is about to go from dark dreams to cotton candy kisses and it's all because of Hana. The very sight of this girl sends him flying straight to cloud nine, but won't another year in Korea send him crashing back down? MATURE THEMES SC, 72pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 BLUE MONDAY: PAINTED MOON #4 by Chynna Clugston-Major Bleu’s tantalizing conquest for Mr. Bishop’s heart nears its climax, but not before one final attempt by Alan to get to Bleu first! Just what has Erin been up to lately? And what’s going on between Clover and…Monkeyboy?! Everything is revealed in the conclusion to the newest Blue Monday mini-series! MATURE THEMES B&W, 32pg (4 of 4) SRP: $2.99 THE LONG HAUL GN by Antony Johnston & Eduardo Barretto It’s 1871, and Cody Plummer’s prison time is behind him, and he’s having a hard time staying legit. But when Cody hears about a train carrying $100,000 making its way west, old habits die hard. When he finds out that the same agent that put him away is in charge of security, he just can't resist. With the help of some old friends, Cody assembles a crack team of aging professionals for one last score. MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 152pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 OJO #3 by Sam Kieth with Chris Wisnia As Ojo’s appetite grows, so does Annie’s anxiety over the connection between her new pet and the giant beast living in the drain pipe. When Annie’s sister starts nosing around her little monster pal, the anxiety becomes overwhelming. How long can one little girl keep one little monster a secret? MATURE THEMES (3 of 5), 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.99 QUEEN & COUNTRY #28 by Greg Rucka & Mike Norton Chris Lankford, the newest addition to Special Operations’ team of Minders, is in a bit of a bind. He pretty much blew his first assignment and now if the gunmen on his tail don’t kill him, Tara Chace just might! Can the rookie pull it together before it’s too late? MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.99 THE COPYBOOK TALES TP by J. Torres & Tim Levins The Copybook Tales follows Jamie and Thatcher, two friends with a dream of making comics. When Jamie starts going through his "copybooks," journals he'd kept of his high school misadventures, the two find the inspiration to create stories all their own. Through ups and downs, accomplishments and setbacks, The Copybook Tales explores the story of storytellers. And while the tale is rooted in the culture that has arisen around comics, it's not about comics, it's about taking the chance to follow your heart. (STAR15393) SC, 7x10, 240pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 QUEEN & COUNTRY SCRIPTBOOK by Greg Rucka with Steve Rolston Tara Chace is a spy. Her missions are dangerous, clandestine, and often require a grey sense of morality. Greg Rucka is a writer. His work is topical, extremely well-researched, and totally unpredictable. This new book gives fans a unique at the building blocks of the Eisner Award-winning debut story arc of this acclaimed series. As a bonus, this volume includes sketches, thumbnails, and designs by Steve Rolston (One Bad Day, Mek). (APR042821) MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $15.95 SPAGHETTI WESTERN GN by Scott Morse Sometimes you have to go for broke. Take the would-be bank robbers of Scott Morse's Spaghetti Western: an old man with a terminal illness and his aimless young friend. Convinced modern convenience has edged out all the cowboy rebels, the duo descends upon a California savings and loan, ready to take the rich "fatcats" for all they're worth. And then the fun begins... (APR042816) MATURE THEMES SC, 6x8, 136pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 THE TOMB GN by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, & Christopher Mitten Jessica Parrish wanted to be the next "Indiana Jones," but she's down to one last shot - lead a team into the booby-trap-ridden estate of Mathias Fowler. Fowler, the "lost" member of the 1922 King Tut expedition, stole a number of coveted artifacts from the dig. Can Parish's team navigate the deathtraps and ghosts hidden beneath the mansion, or will they just end up more bodies in The Tomb? (APR042818) MATURE THEMES SC, 6x8, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 UNION STATION GN by Ande Parks & Eduardo Barreto Kansas City, 1933. Frank Nash is a petty criminal being escort back into town by train. FBI agent Vetterli heads to Union Station to meet the convoy, expecting a routine job. Neither does Charles Thompson, a reporter sent to see what the fuss is for. Unfortunately, what they get is a massacre, with no one knowing who pulled the trigger first! A true-crime story in the tradition of Torso and Road to Perdition. (STAR20041) MATURE THEMES SC, 6x9, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95 PHOSPHORESCENT COMICS THE WATCH: CASUS BELLI #3 by Christian Read & Stewart McKenny Unlock incredible secrets of superhumanity in this final chapter of the Casus Belli mini-series. Paladin, the last true hero, is defeated by Lucifer while The Watch battles Blackday and The Fisher. “The rebirth of Australian comics!”—Ashley Wood (Hellspawn, Popbot). (3 of 3), 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.25 PLASTIC FARM PRESS PLASTIC FARM #7 by Rafer Roberts with Jake Warrenfeltz Come with us to Plastic Farm, land of wine and cheese, and meet two additions to our cast. We'll greet David Ects, learn about his inflatable belly-button, and witness his meteoric rise to stardom. Then we'll encounter assassin Eliza Dorne who will teach us the true meanings of Love and Murder. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 POLITE STRANGER PRESS LESS THAN HERO #4 by Jason McNamara & Tony Talbert Twists, turns and resolutions abound in this extra-sized apocalyptic conclusion to LTH! With San Francisco under The Sleeper’s control, The Punk must battle both his inner-demons and one million sleepwalking zombies! Can he save humanity, or will a salvation come from an unexpected source? “Odd and oddly compelling”—Randy Lander (thefourthrail.com) MATURE THEMES (4 of 4), 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.25 POORHOUSE PRESS STARS OF THE MONTH WILL EISNER'S COMICS & SEQUENTIAL ART SC by Will Eisner The best single book on how to tell a story with words and pictures, by the master of the form and the father of the graphic novel. Will Eisner covers all the bases in this guide to creating your own comics, profusely illustrated with his own work. A must for every store and every fan who wants to draw or write comics, or have an insight into the process. (STAR14721) SC, 8x11, 164pgs, B&W SRP: $22.99 WILL EISNER'S GRAPHIC STORYTELLING SC by Will Eisner & Various Graphic Storytelling undertakes to discuss the principles of conveying stories and narration with the sophisticated combination of text and imagery. While the comic book medium is the main focus, Graphic Storytelling also recognizes the influence of film and electronic dissemination. (STAR14722) SC, 8x11, 164pgs, B&W SRP: $22.99 **************** PURE IMAGINATION PUBLISHING THE JACK KIRBY READER VOLUME 2 TP Edited by Greg Theakston The second volume in the ongoing series celebrating the King of Comics, Jack Kirby! This volume presents unusual and rare material from all facets of Kirby's career, including his best Romance, Western, Humor, War, and Action tales. Ranging from the period between 1947 to 1959, this is some of the King’s strongest non-superhero work, “Theakstonized” for the clearest and sharpest reproduction! (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, B&W SRP: $25.00 RADIO COMIX DANGEROUS #3 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 GENUS #68 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 FURRLOUGH #142 by Various Your only monthly source for anthropomorphic comics! Each issue of Furrlough presents the best stories furry fandom has to offer. In this issue, another hilarious chapter of the new fan-favorite, “Clare's Stupid Life,” by Kyle Carrozza! Plus: Thor Thorvaldson's “Tales of Marga,” and shorts by David McGuire and Chris Whalen. Cover by DAQ. 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 RAT RACE COMICS SOFT BOILED TALES ONE-SHOT by Jason Paulos & Bodine Amerikah “Chariots of the Clods” is one of Hairbutt the Hippo’s strangest cases yet! Our hippo hero becomes entangled in an idiotic government conspiracy involving crazy hippies, queer commandos, and apathetic aliens. This issue also features “That Fat Bastard,” a Frank Miller parody featuring stunning Elder/Crumb-inspired artwork. A must for fans of bawdy humor and great art! 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 REBELLION 2000 AD PROGS #1410-1413 Continuing to influence contemporary comics, even after 27 years of publication, 2000 AD is Britain's award-winning weekly SF anthology title, featuring some of the country's greatest creative talent! Strontium Dog Johnny Alpha is fighting for his life in "Traitor to His Kind," by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra; Robo-Hunter Samantha Slade is captured by an insane collector in "The Furzt Case," by Alan Grant and Ian Gibson; the hunt is on for the aliens that could bring about genocide in Asylum II by Rob Williams and Boo Cook; torturer-for-hire Lobster Random is back, and entangled in a complex case of seductive robots and inheritances in "Tooth and Claw" by Simon Spurrier and Carl Critchlow; John Higgins and Mindy Newell bring an unusual take on an alien invasion in "Faces"; and future lawman Judge Dredd must find the nuclear devices hidden in the city before the whole metropolis explodes in "Total War" by John Wagner and Henry Flint. (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 32pgs, PC SRP: $3.75Ea. JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #224 Maximum justice every four weeks from the worlds of Judge Dredd and 2000 AD — now with more new strips than ever before! This issue: Judge Dredd hits the “Bite Clubs” in search of an unlikely perp (Part 1 of 2, b y John Smith & John Burns); Young Middenface and his fellow mutants face the terror of “Killoden” (Part 1 of 6, by Alan Grant & John Ridgway); The Simping Detective meets a rival dick in “Innocence” (Part 1 of 3, by Simon Spurrier & Frazer Irving); more nightmares in a damaged brain in Anderson: PSI-Division (Part 4 of 6, by Alan Grant & Arthur Ranson); a second all-new Judge Dredd thriller; plus a surprise reappearance for a hero of Megazines past! Also: back to the Front in Charley's War! Plus: features, interviews, competitions and more! (CAUT: 4) 100pgs, PC SRP: $10.99 RORSCHACH ENTERTAINMENT LUCIFER FAWKES: BLOODFLOW #1 by C.W. Russette, Ryan Sergeant, & Shane White Demons, ghouls and werewolves are a Keeper’s stock and trade. Lucifer Fawkes, warrior mage of the modern age, has maintained the status-quo in a city brimming with such devourers of mankind. He has always prevailed. His enemies have never worked together… until now. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 SAF COMICS DOCTEUR MYSTERE VOLUME 1: THE MYSTERIES OF MILAN HC by Alfredo Castelli & Lucio Filippucci Docteur Mystčre and his sidekick Cigale, drive their Electric Hotel into the heart of Milan to help Lady B, whose husband disappeared while supervising construction of a pneumatic underground railway. Battling the evil Teppa Group, the Austrian Army, and a dragon, Mystčre proves that he’s a hero for the ages! (CAUT: 4) MATURE THEMES HC, 9x12, 48pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 THE JOURNEYS OF ALEXENDER ICARO VOLUME 1 HC by Paco Roca An Englishman, Alexander Icaro, comes to Alhambra, the Moorish palace in Granada, and discovers that the Moslem civilization is not nearly as magnificent as it was when it used to confront Damascus. Mysterious murders seem to be provoked by an old relic that was considered sacred for centuries... (CAUT: 4) HC, 9x12, 52pgs, FC SRP: $12.95 SATYR PLAY PRODUCTIONS SATYR TP VOLUME 1 TP Join Silenus and his band of Satyrs as they show off their en-Cyclop-edic knowledge of ancient Greek myths between their own crazy misadventures. You’ll meet the greedy King Midas, a psychoanalyzing Sphinx, even a roguish young god who will keep his hapless brother searching until the cows come home! Satyr Volume 1 reprints the first four issues of Satyr, plus an all-new 21-page story! SC, 6x8, 108pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 SECOND TO SOME STUDIOS TWO OVER TEN #1-5 SET WITH BONUS SKETCH by Myatt Murphy & Scott Dalrymple Since the announcement of the upcoming movie deal, the demand for the original Two Over Ten mini-series has never been greater. Here's your chance to get a bagged set of first printings of all five issues, plus a signed sketch by Eisner-nominated artist Scott Dalrymple. This special collection is limited to just 500 sets! (CAUT: 4) Pack, 100pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95 FAR FROM SAINTS #1 S&N EDITION by Myatt Murphy & Scott Dalrymple What happens when an idiot’s life falls apart, leaving him stranded at a copy shop in the middle of nowhere? He must be at his new job... as God! Join the God Squad in this quirky story that collects the debut team-up of Fade From Blue's creative team Murphy and Dalrymple. Each issue comes signed-and-numbered. 32pgs, B&W SRP: $1.50 SHANDA FANTASY ARTS EXTINCTIONERS: TALES OF THE ENDANGERED #2 by Shawntae Howard & Various Its that time of year again, and The Extinctioners crew is going to have a little fun in the sun. Of course, what would fun be without some exciting and funny mishaps? This second installment again features some of the talented up-and-coming artists and writers of the anthropomorphic genre, and promises to once again show that heroes come in all kinds of shapes and packages. Contributing talents include Aura Moser, Nick Hardin, DK Luis, Brian Neal, Stephie Stone, Ron Duncan, Ayame, Danny Valentini, Jason Canty, Shavesh Patel, Dan Keller, and others. 40pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99 SHANDA THE PANDA #42 by Curtis, Latta, Loomis, & Addlesee Wing’s “Reign of Terror” has ended, and the whole cast is at the hospital. All the loose ends get tied up, an enormous deception takes place, and Sissy finds someone new to love. Jon Crusoe and Jerry Loomis weigh in with a new installment of Medics and Steve Addlesee's Fawn finds a new home, just in time for its conclusion! MATURE THEMES 40pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99 SIRIUS ENTERTAINMENT DEADY THE TERRIBLE TEDDY GN by Voltaire & Various Deady, the Terrible Teddy, returns in an all new second volume, and this time, he's brought a whole new batch of fiends… friends! Voltaire, the creative genius behind Oh My Goth and Chi-Chian, revisits the deadly plush doll in hilarious new Halloween adventures, as Deady crosses paths with James O'Barr's The Crow, Dan Brereton's Nocturnals, and Mighty Fine's Ruby Gloom! Also featured are guest contributions by Maxwell Atoms (of Cartoon Network's Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy) and sculptor Paul Komoda. Also available Signed by the creator and limited to 333, bagged with a with a special certificate of authenticity/sticker… plus some surprises from Voltaire! MATURE THEMES REGULAR—SC, 7x10, 48pgs, B&W $5.95 SIGNED—SC, 7x10, 48pgs, B&W $13.00 DEADY THE MALEVOLENT TEDDY GN by Voltaire Cute on the outside, very twisted on the inside! That's what you get when the galaxy's greatest evil escapes confinement on its homeworld and possesses the body of a discarded teddy bear here on Earth. He's cute, he's cuddly… he'll eat you for lunch and floss his wittle teef with your intestines! And Deady loves kids.... well-done with a little BBQ sauce! First seen on thousands of T-shirts designed by Voltaire, Deady's now ready to unleash his full malevolence across the land in his first graphic novel! Squarebound. (JAN042650) MATURE THEMES 48pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 POISON ELVES #81 by Drew Hayes Lusiphur's Eleven are on the road! Our errant heroes head south to Fell Keep, citadel of evil. Aside from internal bickering and power clashes, everything goes well until a freak snowstorm blows in. The group finds shelter in a small farm, but discovers that its unpleasant residents have questionable sanity and sharp objects at the ready. Meanwhile, an assassin of unknown origin hunts for Lusiphur… one who can stand the cold. MATURE THEMES 24pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 POISON ELVES: HYENA #2 by Keith Davidsen & Scott Lewis No one steals from Hyena without paying in blood! Barely surviving a demonic army’s assault, Hyena and Quinn track their wretched enemies to their lair, determined to exact revenge on their elusive master. But nothing can prepare our heroes for this new hunting ground: a formal dinner party, attended by the vilest creatures in existence! MATURE THEMES (2 of 4), 32pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A POISON ELVES: KILLER CURVES LIMITED EDITION PORTFOLIO by Scott Lewis Scott Lewis collects six of his tantalizing illustrations in the Poison Elves portfolio, Killer Curves! As a guest-cover-artist, Lewis reinterpreted such fan-favorite femme fatales as Hyena, Lirilith, Petunia, Cleah, Lynn, and Morlagan. Killer Curves not only collects these beautiful dames, but also introduces a brand-new painting of the female Lusiphur! Comes in an Illustrated Envelope. MATURE THEMES Portfolio, 8x11, FC SRP: $20.00 SCOTT LEWIS’ DRACULA LTD ED PRINT by Scott Lewis Sink your teeth into this sexy, high-end art collectible, featuring the legendary Dracula with a sensuous, scantily-clad victim! Painted by Scott Lewis (Poison Elves: Hyena), this full-color print measures 11” x 17” and is strictly limited to 200 copies. Printed on heavy bond paper, and packaged with an autographed Certificate of Authenticity, each print is individually shrink-wrapped on board and is ready for display. (CAUT: 4) Print, 11x17, FC SRP: $18.00 VOLTAIRE LIMITED EDITION PRINT by Voltaire Illustrated by Voltaire, this full-color print measure 11” x 17” and is strictly limited to 200 signed-and-numbered editions. Printed on heavy bond paper, and packaged with an autographed Certificate of Authenticity. Each print is individually shrink-wrapped on board and is ready for display. (CAUT: 4) Print, 11x17, FC SRP: $18.00 SCARY GODMOTHER: GHOUL'S OUT FOR SUMMER TP by Jill Thompson Jill Thompson's most ambitious Scary Godmother mini-series is now available in one big book! This epic story centers on the origin of Scary Godmother and the lives of her Fright Side friends during one extended Summer Break. (STAR16258) SC, 7x10, 136pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A SCARY GODMOTHER/AKIKO: TRICK OR TREAT LIMITED EDITION PRINT by Mark Crilley & Jill Thompson It was bound to happen! Comics own all-ages champions, Akiko and Scary Godmother, meet for the first time ever in this beautiful full-cover jam piece! It’s a perfect Halloween night as Scary Godmother and her monster pals greet Akiko and her friends (who are wearing some of the most convincing “costumes” ever). Printed on high quality, heavyweight 80-lb. paper this art print will be the centerpiece of any wall! Print 16x20, FC SRP: $30.00 ************************* SQP OFFERED AGAIN O/A JUDGE DREDD: BAD SCIENCE GN De-evolving monkey-boys and rampaging lizard-brains are a definite menace to the community, and that’s when it’s time to send in the ol’ professor himself — Joe Dredd, to clean up the test-tube perps! Art by Ron Smith, Cliff Robertson, and Mike McMahon. SC, 7x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $7.95 O/A JUDGE DREDD HALL OF JUSTICE Some people are born to become Judges. Such a Judge is the fabled (and foul-tempered) Joe Dredd! By Wagner, Grant, Mills, Gibson, McMahon, Robinson, and Ron Smith. Cover painting by Fastner and Larson. SC, 7x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $7.95 O/A JUDGE DREDD: METAL FATIGUE GN Robots, droids, hardfellas, tin-gods, metalheads — call them what you want, but when they go on the blink and start killing citizens, you want the original Mister Fix-it, Judge Dredd! John Wagner, Alan Grant, Brian Bolland, Mike McMahon and others. SC, 7x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $7.95 O/A JUDGE DREDD BOLLAND HEAD PIN Art by Brian Bolland This 1", full color cloisonne pin features the no-nonsense visage of the Judge, as done by Brian Bolland. Pin SRP: $5.95 ************************* STICKMAN GRAPHICS OFFERED AGAIN O/A DIGITAL PREPRESS FOR COMIC BOOKS SC by Kevin Tinsley This book is the ultimate reference guide used by professionals throughout the industry. With over 300 illustrations, and detailed instructions, this manual will provide the answers and solutions you will need to successfully print a magazine, Whether you are planning to publish your own comic, or want to provide the best reproducible art possible, this item is a must-have for your professional library. You will learn the computer procedures used by virtually every major comic book company and production department including: scanning, separations, lettering, trapping, and covers! SC SRP: $36.95 ************************* STUDIO G BRODIE'S LAW #3 by Alan Grant, Daley Osiyemi & David Bircham Brodie has the kidnapped genetic scientist, Tomokai, in his grasp. For the moment, she is the only person who can solve the mystery of the missing disk, but how can he convince her to help him? There are testing times ahead for both… MATURE THEMES (3 of 6), 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.95 TCZ STUDIO PTE LTD THE CELESTIAL ZONE VOLUME 2 #16 by Wee Tian Beng Panda Sage senses a powerful dark force is gaining strength through observing the astronomical signs. He informs Chi Xue about this impending peril, which is stronger than any evil force ever experienced in the Celestial Zone! SC, 7x10, 52pgs, FC SRP: $9.50 THE NORM.COM THE NORM MAGAZINE #5 by Michael Jantze The fifth quarterly collects more of Jantze's daily strips from 1997 and 1998, including a journal “written by Norm” accompanying each strip. If you like comic strips, you'll love The Norm! Perfect-bound. SC, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $4.95 THREE BOYS PRODUCTIONS STUDENTS OF THE UNUSUAL #2 by Cronin, Calamato, Martin, Lichty, Mack, McHargue, Tyson, & Brown Students of the Unusual is the critically-acclaimed new horror anthology with stories aimed at not only scaring or twisting the reader, but also educating them about arcane, and often obscure, facts and legends. "Clearly at the head of the class”–thecomicfanatic.com MATURE THEMES FC SRP: $2.95 3H PRODUCTIONS INC TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE #1 PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE EDITION by Simon Furman & Dan Khanna Welcome to a Universe of Possibilities in the ultimate Transformers crossover! In the distant future, the evil Unicron wages a final war for ultimate control of the universe, summoning a vast army of Decepticon forces from across time and space. Responding to this threat, Primus gathers Autobots from all generations and they must unite to combat the menace of Unicron! See many fan-favorites from Beast Wars and Beast Machines fighting alongside classic G1 characters together for first time in the inaugural issue of this new ongoing series! Previously unavailable to the mass market, this new Previews Exvlusive edition features two different, all-new covers by series artists Dan Khanna and Guido Guidi (former Transformers: Aramada penciller), with additional story content, created exclusively for this inaugural Previews launch! NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada. SC, 48pgs, FC SRP: $3.50 TITAN PUBLISHING JAMES BOND: GOLDFINGER TP Adapted by Henry Gammidge & John McLusky Stand by for more adventures with the world’s greatest secret agent! James Bond must use all of his rugged charms and brutal skills to stop Goldfinger ruining the economies of the Free World and bringing western civilisation to its knees! Also collects Risico, From A View To A Kill, For Your Eyes Only and Thunderball! (CAUT: 4) SC, 9x12, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95 TRANSFORMERS: TRIAL BY FIRE PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE HC by Bob Budiansky, Jose Delbo, & Frank Springer Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Transformers with these classic collections! Tired of the endless civil war on Cybertron, Fortress Maximus leads a group of Autobots in search of another world to call home. They reach the planet Nebulos, but Scorponok and his Decepticons are in hot pursuit... bringing with them war and prompting the strangest team-up of all! Cover Artist John Watson. (CAUT: 4) HC, 7x10, 144pgs, FC SRP: $24.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A TRANSFORMERS: DARK DESIGNS PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE HC by Furman, Yaniger, & Galan; Cover by John Byrne The Autobots have more to worry about than Megatron and his Decepticons. They're about to realize they're playing in a much bigger arena. Beyond the fringes of known space an ancient power is spreading its malign influence, turning whole worlds, whole galaxies into a dark mosaic of its own design. A design that is unmistakably Cybertronian in origin! Plus, the rise of the Swarm, and the beginning of the end! Cover by John Byrne! (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 144pgs, FC SRP: $24.95 O/A TRANSFORMERS: PRIMAL SCREAM PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE HC by Simon Furman, Geoff Senior, & Jose Delbo; cover by Dave Gibbons 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, some old friends have returned to the fray... and so has an old, old enemy! And unbeknownst to all of them, their battles have woken Primus -- creator of the Transformers. Unfortunately, Primus' scream upon waking has awoken an enemy from before time - an enemy who will not rest until all are destroyed -- Unicron! Collects issues #56-#62. (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 144pgs, FC SRP: $24.99 **************************** TOKYOPOP .HACK VOL. 3 by TATSUYA HAMAZAKI As the controversy surrounding Shugo's bracelet shifts into overdrive, will our heroes be deleted...or is it end of The World as we know it? Don't miss the climatic end to the best-selling multimedia manga in The World! SC, 5x7, 280pg, b&w (3 of 3) $9.99 ABENOBASHI: MAGICAL SHOPPING ARCADE VOLUME 2 by GAINAX SATORU AKAHORI & RYUSEI DEGUCHI The delirious adventure of Sasshi and Arumi continue! Sasshi's imaginations runs amuck, taking Arumi and him on a roller coaster ride through the bizarre world of forgotten manga characters! Once there, they discover the bold, the beautiful?cand the bodacious versions of themselves. Buckle-up and don't look back during the nonstop thrill ride filled with eye-popping fantasy and even more eye-popping girls! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (2 of 2) $9.99 AI YORI AOSHI VOLUME 6 by KOU FUMIZUKI Papa Don't Preach In Kaoru's dream, Aoi announces that she can no longer stay with him. But the declaration turns into a revelatory nightmare when Aoi's father decides it's time for her to start seeing other men before committing to Kaoru! Will Aoi continue to be daddy's little girl? Or will Kaoru make her feel like a natural woman? SC, 5x7, 196pg, b&w (6 of 13) $9.99 B'TX VOLUME 6 by MASAMI KURUMADA Will the B’T go on? Teppei and X are caught between a rock and a hard place when they face Misurimu and the stone-eyed gaze of his menacing B'T. The situation becomes grave when the daring duo are turned into sand! Will a ray of hope shine on our heroes before they're washed away for all eternity? SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (6 of 16) $9.99 CARDCAPTOR SAKURA VOLUME 3 by CLAMP When missing Clow Cards begin turning up alarmingly close to Sakura's home, catching the cards isn't just a matter of responsibility--it's a matter of protecting the ones she loves! Meanwhile, the new teacher at school has taken a particular interest in Sakura and her friends. Could she be looking for the Clow Cards too? SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (3 of 6) $9.99 CHRONICLES OF THE CURSED SWORD VOLUME 9 by YEO BEOP-RYONG; art by PARK HUI-JIN After Rey narrowly escapes death at the hands of Shyao, he feels betrayed and withdraws to the safety of the mountains. There, he comes across Louen, a sage who has a connection to Rey's late master. But the budding alliance turns bloody when an irate White Monkey God wants to put an end to the new friendship! SC, 5x7, 176pg, b&w (9 of 12) $9.99 CROSS VOLUME 1 by SUMIKO AMAKAWA Sumiko Amakawa’s Cross spins a gothic tale about a young, tortured priest with a holy gift that is a blessing—and a curse! All hell breaks loose when our saintly hero excises demons, pushing him to the brink of insanity. Will a fated meeting with a mysterious girl make his path easier to navigate…or lead him to the heart of darkness? SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (1 of 5) $9.99 CYBORG 009 VOLUME 8 by SHOTARO ISHINOMORI Four years have past since our heroes' last adventure, and the mechanistic macho men seek to retire to the simple live. However, 009 remains fast and furious as his nom de guerre, Hurricane Joe, a hotshot race car driver. But a yellow flag is raised when Joe encounters the mysterious, dark power of the Black Ghost. Just when 009 thinks he's out, they keep dragging him back in! SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w (8 of 20) $9.99 DRAGON HUNTER VOLUME 9 by HONG-SEOCK SEO After failing to capture the Blue Dragon, Seur-Chong and his followers flee Mount Bak-Do to the safety of the country of Kaya. Once there, a mysterious female knight flying on a hotheaded dragon promises to inflict revenge on Tae-Rang. Seur-Chong doesn't understand what's going on, but one thing's for sure--he is caught in the middle of yet another dragon-related drama… and there’s going to be hell to pay! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (9 of 12) $9.99 FAERIES' LANDING VOLUME 6 by YU HYUN Yuri joins hands with Bast--the Egyptian cat goddess--to fulfill each other's needs. Along the way, they cast a mind-control spell over Medea to get closer to Fanta and the rest of the crew. Yuri simply wants Ryang back in her life, but Bast may have other motives.... SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (6 of 13) $9.99 GTO VOLUME 21 by TOHRU FUJISAWA Tokiwa may look like an angel on the outside, but don't let the saintly exterior deceive you...she's got quite an inner demon. After dispatching a bunch of delinquents, the devious diva brings the rumble to Kikuchi. Onizuka must step in to teach Tokiwa a lesson about real men! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (21 of 25) $9.99 GIRL GOT GAME VOLUME 6 by SHIZURU SEINO Kensuke is still wary of Kyo's friendship, but Kyo is willing to prove herself. But just as Kensuke warms up to her, he overhears a conversation that makes him want a replay. Will their friendship permanently foul out? SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (6 of 10) $9.99 THE GREATEST STARS OF THE NBA 2004 VOLUME 1: SHAQUILLE O'NEAL CINE-MANGA The diesel is rolling through town. He stops for no one... cexcept a deafening jam. Shaquille "Diesel" O'Neal takes no prisoners with his thunderous dunks, sweet jump hooks and "I don't think so" shot blocking skills. In The Greatest Stars of the NBA series, Shaq's skills are on display in an awesome new Cine-Manga format. SC, 5x7, 96pg, FC (1 of 4) $7.99 THE GREATEST STARS OF THE NBA 2004 VOLUME 2: TIM DUNCAN CINE-MANGA Dominating. Precise. Clutch. Duncan. With a resume that includes two championships and two MVPs, Tim Duncan makes it clear that he's a force and a phenomenon with a bank shot that has no answer. In The Greatest Stars of the NBA series, Duncan's skills are on display in an awesome new Cine-Manga format. SC, 5x7, 96pg, FC (2 of 4) $7.99 GUNDAM SEED ASTRAY VOLUME 3 by HAJIME YATATE & YOSHIYUKI TOMINO TOMOHIRO CHIBA, & KOUICHI TOKITA When Lowe and company help out on the Giga-Float, Gold Frame takes the opportunity to make another destructive appearance. The situation looks bad for Lowe and Red Frame...until Gai emerges from the sea in Blue Frame. Will he be able to turn the battle tide? Or will our heroes be drowned out by Gold Frame's might? Meanwhile, when Liam and the Professor pick up an SOS message, will they be the ones calling for help when they find its sender? SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (3 of 3) $9.99 BOYS BE... VOLUME 1 Author: Masahiro Itabashi Art By: Hiroyuki Tamakoshi The book that shows ordinary guys how to score the girls of their dreams! Here is the ultimate guys’ guide to girls: A benched jock finds his game in the nightclubs of Shinjuku…an otaku gets more cosplay action than he can handle…two best friends eye the same hot girl…These guys aren’t exceptionally strong, brilliant or infused with mutant powers—they’re ordinary guys discovering love for the first time in volume 1 of Boys Be… Whether you’re a guy looking for tips on how to impress the girl of your dreams, or you’re a girl trying to understand what makes guys tick, you’ll find all the answers inside! SC, 5x7, 216pg, b&w (1 of 20) $9.99 HYPER RUNE VOLUME 1 by TAMAYO AKIYAMA Rune Ayanokouji lives a life less ordinary with a "mad" scientist for a grandfather and mysterious humanoid robots popping up around town. It turns out there's an alien plot to take over the world, but there seems to be a set of aliens with a different agenda in mind. With a little unexpected help, Rune and her friends are able to fight these aliens on equal ground. But with the fate of Earth at stake, who can Rune really trust? Originally a member of CLAMP, the world’s best-selling manga studio, Tamayo Akiyama delivers a heart-stopping, futuristic shoko adventure! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&W(1 of 4) $9.99 KARE KANO VOLUME 12 by MASAMI TSUDA It's not easy when a stepbrother and sister are in love with each other. When Kazuma leaves the home to get over his feelings for Tsubasa, the sorrow is too much for his stepsister. Tsubasa becomes ill and is admitted into the hospital! Will Kazuma check out of the heartbreak hotel and sing a different tune? Or will everyone become stuck with the blues? SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (12 of 18) $9.99 Kill Me, Kiss Me Volume 4 by LEE YOUNG YOU After much shock and awe, everyone settles down with one another. Ghoon-Hahm learns that there's more to Jung-Woo than he originally thought. Later, Jung-Woo and Que-Min go out for a little girl on "girl" bonding, otherwise known as shopping. But this may be the calm before the storm. When a new gang arrives on the scene, it doesn’t take long to make its presence known on the streets. SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (4 of 5) $9.99 LAMENT OF THE LAMB VOLUME 4 by KEI TOUME Minese and Chizuna urge Kazuna to go back to school. If he resumes a “normal” life, he may gain greater control over his illness. But Kazuna adamantly refuses, and the reason just might have everything to do with Yaegashi. Later, Chizuna takes a turn for the worst, and her medicine could be the cause of her weakened state. Will her vampiric illness taking a lethal turn? SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w (4 of 7) $9.99 LUPIN III: WORLD'S MOST WANTED VOL. 2 by MONKEY PUNCH Always hot on the prowl for his next big score, our International Man of Manga Mystery gets more than he bargained when he crosses the flesh-hold of a high-priced brothel. But things swing the other way for our loveable larcenist when someone turns up the heat and takes out a contract to whack the master thief! These and many more far-flung philandering adventures are inside the next page-turner of Lupin III: World's Most Wanted! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (2 of 13) $9.99 MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE VOLUME 2 CINE-MANGA Any family would be thrilled if their son were offered a free ride at a prestigious London prep school...but not Malcolm's. The only foreign place to which he will be heading is the delivery room! Mom is eight months pregnant and Dad's held in custody by mall security--guess who is going to help mom deliver the baby? SC, 5x7, 96pg, FC (2 of 3) $9.99 MODEL VOLUME 4 by LEE SO-YOUNG In explosive revelations, friendships are pushed to the limit and lovers become bound until death do they part. When Ken reminisces about his first encounter with Michael, he discloses to Jae that he wanted something more from the vampire. Stunned, Jae has a secret or two to share...including a surprise about Eva that might knock Ken out! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (4 of 7) $9.99 PEACH GIRL: CHANGE OF HEART VOL. 10 by MIWA UEDA The love triangle has been shattered as Momo breaks it off with Kiley for good. However, just as Momo's love blooms with Toji, she receives a desperate message from a suicidal Kiley. Tormented and confused, Momo turns to Sae for advice... Think you know how it's all going to end? Well think again! The dramatic conclusion to the Peach Girl series is not to be missed! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (10 of 10) $9.99 PET SHOP OF HORRORS VOLUME 9 by MATSURI AKINO Dreams: A young girl is haunted by dreams from past eras, each one involving the count. Desire: A dangerous pet, capable of granting anything its owner wants, comes into the possession of a violent mafia don. Desperation: A distressed woman, wronged by Orcot, enacts her revenge on those he holds dear... starting with Count D. SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (9 of 10) $9.99 PITA-TEN VOLUME 6 by KOGE DONBO In a revealing adventure of historic proportions, Kotarou tries to discover the truth behind his relation to Misha and Shia. The mystery, memories and mayhem of the past are the keys to unlocking the forgotten promises that may finally bring Kotarou, Misha and Shia together for a happy future! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (6 of 8) $9.99 PLANETES VOL. 4, PART 1 by MAKOTO YUKIMURA As fee deals with her son’s penchant for saving every stray animal that struts by, an attack on the U.S. in orbital space triggers a series of events that will bring the world to the brink of another war…with space as the battleground. The amount of debris created by such a conflict could spell the end for the careers on the DS-12. Of course, a little anti-war activisim is a good place to start if you want to save the animals. SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (4 of 5) $9.99 POWER RANGERS: DINOTHUNDER CINE-MANGA Meet the new team of Power Rangers--Dino Thunder! When Conner, Kira and Ethan discover special Dino Gems outside their high school, they are suddenly granted special powers. But fascination turns into fear when Kira is snatched up by the menacing Tyrannodrones. Meanwhile, the evil scientist Mesogog unleashes Bio Zords on the city... and the new teen Power Ranger team must save the day! SC, 5x7, 96pg, FC $7.99 THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2 CINE-MANGA No sooner has Princess Mia moved into the royal palace with her wise grandmother Queen Clarisse than she learns her days as a princess are numbered—Mia’s got to lose the tiara and immediately take the crown herself in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. SC, 5x7, 96pg, FC $7.99 PSYCHIC ACADEMY VOL. 5 by KATSU AKI Before they can have some hot fun in the summertime, Ai, Orina and Mew help Zero investigate a mysterious stray aura at seaside camp. Once there, it's apparent that all psychically gifted people experience the same dream--a beautiful sunset overlooking the ocean. Is this some sort of environmental message? Or is someone fooling with Mother Nature? SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (5 of 11) $9.99 THE QUEEN'S KNIGHT VOL. 1 by KIM KANG WON During summer vacation to visit her mother in Germany, 15-year-old Yuna Lee falls off a cliff and is rescued by Reino, an 18-year-old knight living in the magical land of Phantasma. He makes a deal with Yuna that if he saves her life, she must marry him and become his queen. Indebted to her knight in shining armor, Yuna is torn between her normal life back home and life as Phantasma's Queen! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (1 of 14) $9.99 SAIYUKI VOL. 5 by KAZUYA MINEKURA Three years before our story began, an unlikely party was formed. The story of how Sanzo, Goku, Gojyo, and Hakkai met is revealed at last--violence drew them close, but something far more powerful kept them together. Now with bonds forged in insecurity and despair, our party is trapped in an undergound youkai den with a malicious female demon who has an eye for Sanzo. SC, 5x7, 208pg, b&w (5 of 9) $9.99 SGT. FROG VOL. 5 by MINE YOSHIZAKI What sinister plans do these amphibian fibbers have hiding under their lily pads?! Luring Earthlings to hot springs so that they relax uselessly--to their doom?! Crashing the school sports festival...just for fun? A thrilling game of Parcheesi, where the winner gets Pokopen? The answer is: All of this and much much more! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (5 of 8) $9.99 SHREK 2 CINE-MANGA The Greatest Fairy Tale Never Told! This sequel to the smash hit movie includes the original Shrek story as a bonus feature! The greatest fairy tale never told continues as eveyrone’s favorite ogre faces his greatest challenge yet – the in-laws! Newlyweds Shrek and Fiona go to visit her parents, the King and Queen of the Kingdom of Far Far Away. With Donkey along for the ride, the happy couple ventures off on a whirlwind of new adventures with a host of new fairy tale characters. SC, 5x7, 96pg, FC $7.99 SNOW DROP VOLUME 6 by CHOI KYUNG-AH On their trip together, the scheming Hwi-Rim and Sun-Mi attempt to split up So-Na and Hae-Gi. Hwi-Rim has his mind set on one thing: the tender love of So-Na. The excitement goes into full bloom with a shocking wedding and an even more scandalous revelation about Ha-Da! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (6 of 12) $9.99 SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS CINE-MANGA BOXED SET Something yellow this way comes. . . . Find out for yourself what millions of Americans already know! SpongeBob SquarePants is hot and getting hotter with TOKYOPOP’s exclusive Cine-Manga boxed set! This limited-edition undersea adventure collection includes such classic tales as Krusty Krab Adventures, Friends Forever, Tales from Bikini Bottom and Bikini Bottom’s Most Wanted Boxed Set (x4), FC $19.99 SUIKODEN III VOL. 4 by AKI SHIMIZU Deep in the forest, Chris and Nash venture to the village of the Alma Kinan clan. Once there, Chris meets the spirit medium Yun, who has the ability to see the future, and has insight into Chris and her father. However, Yun is about to be sacrificed by the Alma Kinan in order to open a sacred seal. Will Chris be able to discover what lies ahead before her past is sealed for good? SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (4 of 7) $9.99 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES VOL. 1: IT'S A SHELL OF A TOWN CINE-MANGA Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello are back in an all-new Cine-Manga based on the new hit show on FOX! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles get a surprise visit from mysterious robots that destroy the turtles’ lair and separate them from master Splinter. While things aren’t looking up for team green, Michelangelo decides to become a superhero on his own—and gets himself into a heap of trouble! Cowabunga! SC, 5x7, 96pg, FC $9.99 THREADS OF TIME VOL. 2 by MI YOUNG NOH The Mongol princess Ah-Than-Ha-Das, determined to prove that a sword alone doesn't make the warrior, disguises as a man in order to enter a competition. When the forces of Koryo attack her, she stumbles across the familiar face of Sa-Kyung. But what will he do to this woman who is attacking his country? SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (2 of 11) $9.99 TOKYO BABYLON VOL. 4 by CLAMP Subaru Sumeragi gives peace to the dead, but what can he do for the living? When he encounters a woman who is trying to cast a spell to avenge her murdered baby, he tries to stop her. But what will he do when the baby’s soul cries out for revenge? SC, 5x7, 184pg, b&w (4 of 7) $9.99 TOKYO TRIBES VOL. 2 by SANTA INOUE The battle hits the streets as Mera of the Bukuro Wu-Ronz tribe and Kai of the Musashinokuni Saru tribe engage in a no-holds-barred battle royale. As the city watches, old friends lock in mortal combat. With the melee erupting, head are sure to roll! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (2 of 11) $9.99 VAMPIRE GAME VOL. 9 by JUDAL Panged by guilt, Leene is unable to go through with her murderous plans. Filled with mixed feelings, she still cannot cast aside her desire to kill...or her growing affection for Ishtar! What's a Lady to do? Will she let her conscience be her guide? SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (9 of 14) $9.99 WARRIORS OF TAO VOLUME 2 by SHINYA KUWAHARA Karma deploys two Earth gladiators—the dangerously gorgeous and seductive Locutus and by-the-book hitman Leon—to assassinate Toma. Even though Toma may be able to fend of his attackers, will he be able to overcome temptation in order to spare the life of Itsuki, the girl of his dreams? It’s no-holds-bar intergalactic street brawl, and the bloodshed is just beginning… SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (2 of 4) $9.99 WILD ACT VOLUME 9 by RIE TAKADA The battle of the two Ryus wages on! When a not-so-friendly wager for Yuniko’s affection is made, the stakes become high as the stage turns into a battleground. The winner of the audition gets the girl...and loser will have to give up the chase! SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (9 of 10) $9.99 TONY RAIOLA ALEX RAYMOND'S JUNGLE JIM COLOR SUNDAYS PACK #5 Collecting Sunday strips from June 1, 1939 through August 4, 1940. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: Some copies may show some slight discoloration and rusting stapler. (CAUT: 4) SC, 15x10 (5 of 7), 10pgs, FC SRP: $47.50 BUCK ROGERS COLOR SUNDAY MINI-PACK #4 This pack contains Sunday strips #181-240. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Some copies may show some slight discoloration and rusting stapler. Not available outside the U.S. (CAUT: 4) Pack, FC SRP: $50.00 DICK TRACY: FAMILY AFFAIR This book covers daily comic strips from 1/9/39 to 4/2/39. SC, B&W SRP: $9.50 DICK TRACY: PRINCES OF BOLVINIA This book covers daily comic strips from 4/3/39 to 7/4/39. SC, B&W SRP: $9.50 TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS BIGHEAD GN by Jeffrey Brown Jeffrey Brown is back -- and with a BigHead, no less! From the creator of Clumsy and Be A Man comes an irreverent and clever superhero parody, featuring the most amazing hero of all time: BigHead. Witness inept villains clash with an all-too-emotional hero, in the epic graphic novel that will leap all clichés in a single bound. BigHead brings together moral fable, social commentary and classic comic book action, featuring a superhero who must save an unthankful world while facing the demons of his own failures. SC, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 GUTSMAN COMICS VOLUME 1 TP by Erik Kriek Think Love and Rockets of the superhero world mixed with Quentin Tarantino and you'll have Gutsman by Dutch creator Erik Kriek. Wordless, stylish, and sexy, this graphic novel playfully uses the imagery of mainstream comics to turn the spotlight on love affairs, despair, temptation and loss. A unique approach to comics. (CAUT: 4) SC, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A ALL FLEE! by Gavin Burrows and Simon Gane Humans! Beware the three-toed tread of All Flee! Thirty-two pages of monster-sized, city-trampling shenanigans, all wrapped up in a cool comic-sized format! Run! As ancient jokes, long thought dead, are brought back from the depths to terrorize comic-reading kind once more! Try to hide! From the monsters begat from a crazed laboratory experiment by Doctors Simon Gane and Gavin Burrows, unleashed upon innocent comic-reading kind! Buy! For only impulse purchase can save you now! MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.95 O/A DANG! by Martin Cendreda Dang!, the first prime-time comic book by fabulous new cartoonist Martin Cendreda, follows the sad, tragic life of good ole' Herbert Hound and his encounters with obnoxious teens, fashion conscious yuppies, and twin homeless orphans. Guffaws abound in Martin's delightfully drawn comic, with an art style hinting at Clowes and Chester Brown, yet with chops uniquely his own. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50 ***************** BLANKETS GN (NEW PRINTING) by Craig Thompson Blankets explores the sibling rivalry of two brothers growing up in the isolated country, and the budding romance of two coming-of-age lovers. A tale of security and discovery, of playfulness and tragedy, of a fall from grace and the origins of faith. SC, 6x9, 592pgs, B&W SRP: $29.95 STAR OF THE MONTH THE MIRROR OF LOVE HC by Alan Moore & José Villarrubia This epic poem recounts the history of same-sex love, revealing a hidden side of Western culture through the lives of its greatest artists. Sappho, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Oscar Wilde, and many others are woven into this rich, visceral piece. Top Shelf presents it as it was meant to be: a hardcover book illustrated with over forty full-color plates from acclaimed artist, José Villarrubia, plus an essay about the poem and its previous incarnations, an index of characters and places, a selection of classic poems quoted in the text, and a bibliography. (OCT032748) MATURE THEMES HC, 128pgs, FC SRP: $24.95 VANGUARD PRODUCTIONS THRILLING COMIC BOOK COVER ART OF ALEX SCHOMBERG DLX HC Thrilling, Wonder, Captain America, America’s Best, Marvel, Exciting, Startling: Alex Schomburg produced the most dazzling array of high-quality comic-book covers in the Golden Age of American Comics. Stan Lee said, “Alex Schomburg was to comic books what Norman Rockwell was to The Saturday Evening Post.” With Golden Age comic books with Schomburg covers selling for record prices in America’s leading auction houses, this book collects, for the first time ever, a host of tantalizing Schomburg treasures in one volume! Superheroes, jungle girls, robots, wild animals, and space travelers abound in these romantic and nostalgic Pop-Art icons of the bygone WWII era. Slipcased edition, with 16 extra color pages! (CAUT: 4) HC, 8x11, 184pgs, PC SRP: $49.95 HC, 168pgs, PC SRP: $34.95 R.G.K.: THE ART OF ROY G. KRENKEL SC Edited by Barry Klugerman & J. David Spurlock Influenced by early masters J. Allen St. John, J.C. Coll and Franklin Booth, Roy G. Krenkel has inspired generations of fantasy artists with his portrayals of futuristic cities, prehistoric beasts, Mongol hordes, jungle men and bodacious beauties. From pulp-styled drawings of the late ’40s to early work in EC Comics’ Weird Science, and defining art on Tarzan, Conan, and The Wizard of Oz, RGK: The Art of Roy G. Krenkel is of interest to anyone whose imagination has been inspired by the stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs or Robert E. Howard! (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 132pgs, PC SRP: $19.95 STEVE DITKO: SPACE WARS HC The 1950s spawned the greatest sci-fi stories ever! Bug-eyed monsters from other worlds invaded our movies, literature, television, and comic books. The young cartoonist, Steve Ditko, honed his storytelling skills throughout the ’50s on mystery, horror, and some of the spaciest sci-fi comics of all time! Steve Ditko: Space Wars collects a wealth of the artist’s finest works prior to his world-shaking creation with Stan Lee, Spider-Man! Ditko’s eclectic, sometimes surrealistic work proves both futuristic and retro as he takes us into the cosmos to find star-crossed lovers in the backstabbing debacle, “Dead Reckoning”; then, the deadliest spaceship in the galaxy hovers menacingly over us while the invader demands complete surrender, and our military warns it’s useless to resist in “The Conquered Earth!” These, plus “The Creature from Corpus III,” “The King of Planetoid X,” and “The Juggernauts of Jupiter” are just a sampling of the pulse-pounding tales featured in Steve Ditko: Space Wars! (CAUT: 4) HC, 7x10, 100pgs, B&W SRP: $34.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE AMAZING WORLD OF CARMINE INFANTINO REVISED HC by J. David Spurlock Carmine Infantino revolutionized DC comics with his Flash, "New Look" Batman, Elongated Man, Adam Strange, and Deadman. Infantino designed nearly every DC cover from the late sixties to the early seventies, and helped write the films Superman and Superman II. The Amazing World features page after page of classic, rare, and unpublished art spanning his career from pre-DC, through his DC years, and on to Warren, Marvel, and his most recent work. Infantino tells all in this 180-page, heavily illustrated, autobiographic, career retrospective filled with his revolutionary accomplishments and anecdotes about his colleagues; Jack Kirby, Julie Schwartz, Joe Orlando, Neal Adams, Joe Simon, Bill Gaines, Stan Lee, etc. Available in Softcover and Hardcover editions. (CAUT: 2) HC, 11x8, PC SRP: $29.95 SC, 11x8, PC SRP: $19.95 O/A VISUAL STORYTELLING DLX SIGNED ED by Tony C. Caputo, Jim Steranko, & Harlan Ellison Everything the aspiring visual media artist needs to know in order to master sequential art. Filled with illustrations by legendary artists Jim Steranko, Neal Adams, Wally Wood, Jeff Smith, and more! Discover through clear illustrations and pictures each stage of the production process, including plotting, writing, penciling and lettering, inking, coloring, and painting. Also learn the basics of figure drawing and anatomy, and basic light and dark techniques. Plus, learn the basics of page composition, layout, and how to create incredible comic book covers and splash pages. Introduction by Harlan Ellison. Special Essay by Jim Steranko. Signed by Caputo, Steranko, and Ellison. Lmited to 1,000 copies, each featuring a special 16-page section of bonus Steranko material! HC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $49.95 ************************* VEROTIK VEROTIK WORLD #3: WEIRD VOODOO “Weird Voodoo” takes over this all-Voodoo issue of the Verotik World anthology, packed with three all-new stories featuring Verotik’s Bayou baddies! In the first story, Glen Danzig teams with Jimmy Vu on “Gerouge From The Grave.” Then, Danzig and Jason Blood bring on “Kulev vs. Gris-Gris Gal!” Plus: A Papa John ’50s-style horror yarn by B. Samedi! All wrapped up in a gorgeous painted cover by Joe Chiodo. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A G.O.T.H. TP Genetic horror... Government cover-up... conspiracy theories and a scientific project gone mad. The acclaimed mini-series is collected in this stunning trade paperback. Painted cover by Simon Bisley. (STAR02842) MATURE THEMES SRP: $9.95 VERTICAL INC TEZUKA'S BUDDHA VOLUME 4: THE FOREST OF URUVELA HC by Osamu Tezuka Japanese comics godfather Osamu Tezuka tells the story of Buddha's life like it's never been told before. Entertaining, visually spectacular, and warm, Buddha is the ultimate example of Tezuka's artistic mastery. His consummate skills blossom fully in this epic presentation of Siddhartha's life and times. This masterpiece is one that all ages and persuasions can enjoy. MATURE THEMES HC, 6x8 (4 of 8), B&W SRP: $24.95 VIPER COMICS DAISY KUTTER #3 by Kazu Kabuishi After losing everything in a game of poker, Daisy takes one last job as a thief. She is asked to rob the train of the man who hires her. The job looks like a cake walk, but she soon realizes that much more sinister things lie just beneath the surface. SC, (3 of 4), 48pgs, B&W SRP: $3.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A DEAD @ 17 VOLUME 1 TP by Josh Howard Now, the surprise hit of the year is collected for the first time in one volume. When 17-year-old Nara Kilday is tragically murdered, a conspiracy is uncovered that will forever alter the lives of three teenagers. This edition contains all four issues of the first mini series, along with lots of great extras. Get a behind the scenes look at the making of the series, with sketches, concept designs, and even a look at Josh Howard's original, never-before-seen self-published version. MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC SRP: $14.95 *************************** VIZ LLC ANIMERICA VOLUME 12 #11 NOVEMBER 2004 The #1 source for domestic anime, manga, and more! Fascinating features on the latest and greatest anime, exclusive interviews, news on what's new in Japan and what's arriving in America, plus exclusive columns, interviews with voice-actors, anime reviews, video games, model kits, J-Pop music, anime soundtracks, and more! Remember, if it's anime in America, It's gotta be ANIMERICA! SC, 96pgs, PC SRP: $4.99 ANIMERICA EXTRA VOLUME 7 #11 NOVEMBER 2004 America's Only Shôjo Manga Magazine! Shojo represents the future of manga! Its concentration on beautiful art, impressionistic symbolism, character-driven stories, and spectacular layout is the cutting edge of the manga medium and has garnered not only its originally intended female readership, but also a male readership who are "ahead of the curve" when it comes to sophisticated manga storytelling! And Animerica Extra is on the very blade-tip of the cutting edge with four of the most diverse and exciting stories serialized every month! With information-packed features and columns, Animerica Extra readers know the best and most up-to-date info in shojo! (CAUT: 3) SC, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99 SHONEN JUMP VOLUME 2 #12 DEC 2004 The World’s Most Popular Manga! One of the world’s biggest comics, containing the original manga versions of some of the most popular anime ever made! Each issue includes tons of full-color information about toys, CCGs, video games and anime, plus amazing manga stories! Dragon Ball Z: Only one warrior can defeat Cell now... Son Gohan! Shaman King: Can Yoh beat Faust before his mana goes out like a flickering flame? Naruto: What lurks in the Forest of Death? Yuyu Hakusho: The Intruders vs. The Ogre Triad! Hikaru No Go: See who gets taught a lesson for cheating! One Piece: All hands on deck on the floating restaurant Baratie. Stay tuned for a special announcement about Yu-Gi-Oh! in next month’s Shonen Jump! (CAUT: 3) SC, 352pgs, PC SRP: $4.99 Graphic Novels NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, all Viz Publications are (CAUT: 3). Available only in the U.S., Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. ALICE 19TH VOLUME 7 TP: THE LOST WORD by Yu Watase Alice is desperate to rescue her sister Mayura, who has been ensnared by the embodiment of evil called Darva. In defiance of Nyozeka's warnings, Alice and the other young Lotis Masters enter the Darva before having found the Lost Word. When Kyô, her true love, comes under attack, it's up to Alice to save both him and Mayura with the power of the Lotis. When it seems that all hope is lost, Nyozeka has an essential role to play... You won't want to miss the powerful conclusion of Alice 19th! (CAUT: 3) SC, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 ALL NEW TENCHI MUYO! VOLUME 5 TP: POINT AND SHOOT by Hitoshi Okuda In this volume, trouble arrives, as it so often does, via super-genius Washu’s latest brilliant invention. A lab accident unleashes an adorable pint-size version of Tenchi… then lots of adorable pint-sized versions of Tenchi… and then… dinosaurs?! Blame it on the unholy combination of a photo album, a stack of books, and biomedical research equipment from outer space… and, of course, on Mihoshi’s legendary klutziness! Also: the gang celebrates the traditional demon-fighting holiday of Mamemaki (even though Ryoko is, technically, a demon!), one of little Sasami’s classmates turns out to be an alien spy, and everybody eats, drinks, and fights like it’s goin’ out of style. And that’s just the beginning… (CAUT: 3) SC, B&W SRP: $8.95 BATTLE ANGEL ALITA VOLUME 6 GN (SECOND EDITION) by Yukito Kishiro Yukito Kishiro blurs the line between human and machine in the sci-fi/action adventure Battle Angel Alita! Alita’s death-sentence is commuted in exchange for her service as a member of the “Tuned,” an elite force of the utopian city of Tiphares. Her first assignment is to protect a nuclear-powered train from the infamous bandit known as Barjack. (CAUT: 3) SC, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 BEYBLADE VOLUME 2 GN by Takao Aoki Takao is a boy with a passion for Beyblades, but his friend, Max, discovers a major flaw in his style. Takao then develops super shooting style called the Vanishing attack in preparation for the big Beyblade tournament that everyone is preparing for. Rei Con, a new Blader and Mr. B are introduced. Will Takao’s Dragoon triumph over Kai’s Dreyser? (CAUT: 3) SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99 CASE CLOSED! VOLUME 2 GN by Gosho Aoyama High-school mystery fan Shin'ichi Kudo is actually one of his high school's best minds, but he gets his reality checks from his childhood friend and almost-girlfriend Ran Mori. Nothing can keep Shin'ichi from a case, until he follows a suspicious man into a park, is accosted from behind and fed a strange chemical which renders him unconscious. When he awakens, he has been transformed into a puny grade schooler! The hapless boy finds a home with eccentric inventor Professor Agasa, who searches for a cure for his condition. While he's waiting to be restored to his adolescence, Shin'ichi takes on the name Conan Edogawa (borrowed from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the last name of the famous Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Ranpo). As Conan, he plays the part of the little brother that Ran never had, and helps her incompetent private-detective father solve all of the gruesome murder mysteries that come their way. (CAUT: 3) SC, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 CERES, CELESTIAL LEGEND VOLUME 9 TP: PROGENITOR by Yu Watase Shocked to learn (from Aki, of all people!) that the entire “Tôya Mizuki” personality is false — a fiction, a cipher without a past of any kind — Tôya struggles to find his own identity. If he doesn’t know who he is, how can he help Aya? Elsewhere, while Aya recedes into herself, heartbroken and distraught over her separation with Tôya, Ceres must deal with a bitter and increasingly mad Miori, who blames Aya for everything. Will Aya emerge and face Miori’s accusations — or leave her to Ceres? Later, Aki — still fully possessed by the “progenitor,” the forefather of all the Mikage — launches a new scheme to claim Aya...his woman. (CAUT: 3) SC, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 CHEEKY ANGEL VOLUME 3 GN by Hiroyuki Nishimori Kicking butt and taking names has garnered Megumi a steady stream of fans, admirers, self-appointed bodyguards, and wannabe suitors, but Ichimonji Kobayashi is a different dude all together. Reserved, yet capable of throwing-down with the best of them, Ichimonji is both intrigued with, and perplexed by, Megumi’s prowess. Always ready to help a reckless boy from getting beaten down, Megumi takes it upon herself to track down a group of thieving punks who pilfer one of Ichimonji’s prized possessions. With looks to die for (and a left hand made of steel), Megumi gears up for another round of chump-stomping fisticuffs! One of the most popular titles in Japan today, Hiroyuki Nishimori’s Cheeky Angel brings gender-rending comedy and inappropriate slapstick silliness to a new level! (CAUT: 3) SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 DESCENDANTS OF DARKNESS VOLUME 2 GN by Yoko Matsushita As the God of Death, Tsuzuki has a lot to think about. First of all, there are all those dead people. Someone’s got to escort them safely to the afterlife. Then there’s all that bureaucracy. The affairs of death come with a lot of paperwork, budgetary concerns and endless arcana. Combining supernatural action with heavy dollops of romance, sex and humor, Descendants of Darkness proves one thing: Death is big business... and business is good! (CAUT: 3) SC, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 DOLLS VOLUME 1 GN by Yumiko Kawahara Yumiko Kawahara’s disturbing short stories explore the strange and codependent world of dolls and the people who own them. Both quirky and unsettling, these science-fiction morality fables question the dark side of love and pride. Fair warning: When you live inside a dollhouse, it’s hard to tell who’s the puppet and who’s the master... (CAUT: 3) SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A EVEN A MONKEY CAN DRAW MANGA VOLUME 1 GN by Koji Aihara & Kentaro Takekum This Viz graphic novel is the English-language translation of the notorious best-selling series that blew the lid off the comic-book industry in Japan. This volume includes material formerly serialized in the alternative manga anthology PULP, plus pages of entirely new goodies! Now you too can learn the secrets! This mock-instructional tome is actually a hilarious parody in graphic-novel form of those books that seek to advise one on "how to draw manga." Now even a completely untalented, artistically uninclined novice such as yourself can learn what it takes to properly use a pen, create characters, license ancillary rights for anime and toy manufacturing, and become rich, famous, and sexually potent beyond one's wildest dreams! (CAUT: 3) SRP: $15.95 ******************* FLOWERS AND BEES VOLUME 5 TP by Moyoco Anno Komatsu manages to escape from indentured servitude at the construction site, his own personal churning hell of rebar, cement dust, and stinking middle-aged men! With the wisdom gained from the stealth Casanova of the hard-hat crew, will he return to school and show the girls his snake…and tiger style? And when he begins to find "The Way of the Stud" unpalatable, could it be that Komatsu's tenure as a pilgrim on the path to pimphood is approaching a climactic end? (CAUT: 3) MATURE THEMES SC, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 EXCEL SAGA VOLUME 9 TP by Rikdo Koshi Fukuoka 911! Perhaps the stress of the hobo lifestyle has led Excel Saga's characters to crack and imagine themselves cast in a badly-edited retrospective on Japanese cop shows. Even translator went insane-er on this, the kickoff story to Volume 9! But back in The Real World (no, not the MTV version, but the one with the poverty, squalor, and filth), life brings surprising new fortune to Hyatt, Excel, and Elgala, as they are mysteriously led to new digs equipped with, dig it, cable! But the girls' short-lived attempt to jump right back out of unblissful reality through that mercy-packed syringe known as the remote control is squashed by remembering the mission... the "Conquer-the-city-of-Fukuoka" mission... as strange new avenues of commonalities are discovered between Il Palazzo and Dr. Kabapu. For once, Excel Saga is going to have a story like a real manga (that is, one like a "not very original anime"), as both sides end the shadow war, and finally fight it out in the streets with lots of guns, lots of shooting, and lots of robots! Will the cynical masses respond to this awesome demonstration of power, or will they just assume it's just guerilla marketing for the next Power Rangers sequel? (CAUT: 3) SC, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 FROM FAR AWAY VOLUME 1 GN by Kyoko Hikawa On her way home from school one day, Noriko is unexpectedly plunged into a strange and extraordinary fantasy world. Her troubles compound exponentially when she is rescued and befriended by a handsome young man by the name of Izark. He may be brave and courageous, but inside Izark lurks the darkest evil imaginable. And according to an ancient prophecy, Noriko possesses the power to unleash that evil. Now, inexorably bound together, these two unlikely allies must navigate a world both wondrous and hostile. (CAUT: 3) SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 HERE IS GREENWOOD VOLUME 1 GN If 15-year-old Kazuya Hasukawa's stomach wasn't perforated in a car accident, it would have been perforated by an ulcer! The woman he loves just married his older brother, and worse, he is bringing her home to live with them! Kazuya has no choice; he has to leave, and the only option is to enter the exclusive all-male boarding school, Ryokuto Academy. But since the car accident sidelined Kazuya for quite some time, and he ended up missing a little over a month of school! Entering school, Kazuya is introduced to the Student Body President, Shinobu Tezuka, and Kazuya's dorm's Head Resident, Mitsuru Ikeda, who both seem like nice, good-looking young men. They escort Kazuya to his new home, the dorm named Ryokurin-ryű—but because that is so difficult to pronounce, they call it by its English translation, Greenwood. And because Kazuya arrived at school late, he is introduced to his new roommate in the last available room, Shun Kisaragi, the cutest girl in the guy's dorm! (CAUT: 3) SC, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 HOT GIMMICK VOLUME 7 TP by Miki Aihara But she says he’s just a friend… well that’s not how Ryoki feels. His New Year’s fete with our hapless heroine Hatsumi didn’t go according to plan, so childhood bully/potential boyfriend Ryoki high tails it back home in a huff. Luckily, Hatsumi’s heavenly older brother Shinogu is there to give her a lift back to civilization. A botched burglary at the Narita household leaves Hatsumi panicky and, in an act that goes way against character, Ryoki lends her a hand, but their affections do not go unseen. Will Hatsumi and Ryoki’s feelings be able to survive the harsh scrutiny of company-housing life? All this and more in Volume 7 of Hot Gimmick, one of the most talked about new shôjo titles from Japan. (CAUT: 3) SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 IMADOKI VOLUME 3 GN by Yu Watase Every club needs to take a fieldtrip, and Tanpopo’s Gardening Committee is no exception. Kôki gets a tip that his elusive older brother may be living incognito in Hokkaido, so the rest of the group packs their bags and heads north with him. Tanpopo is doubly pleased because this extracurricular excursion affords her the rare opportunity to visit her former home—a place far different from the hustle and bustle of big city life. Later, when Kôki’s betrothed, Erika, shows up as a new transfer student, it’ll take more than flowers to soothe the situation and Meiô Academy. (CAUT: 3) SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC VOLUME 6 GN by Masami Kurumada Pegasus Knight Seiya, and the rest of the Knights of the Zodiac, are warriors who put their lives in peril to defend the universe from the forces of evil. This means they will do whatever necessary to win, even if they are killed in the process. Seiya finds out the hard way what this means, when he is forced to bury some of his bravest comrades, who have fallen in the battle. While he is lamenting their demise, on the rocky beach where he buried them, he is suddenly attacked by one of the very Knights that was supposed to have died! There is trickery afoot, and Seiya comes to the horrible conclusion that he could very well be responsible for their deaths! Now he must confront those who tricked him into killing his own friends in a fearsome showdown! (CAUT: 3) SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 MEGAMAN: NT WARRIOR VOLUME 4 GN by Ryo Takamisaki Welcome to the year 200X. With a Personal Terminal (PET) and a NetNavi (NetNavigator) at their disposal, citizens of DenTech City are plugged into the Internet in a big way. But living life in Cyberspace can be tricky. Computer hacking, virulent viruses and high-tech crimes run rampant in the future. To the rescue comes a hyperactive little kid named Lan Hikari. Teaming up with MegaMan, his specially programmed NetNavi, he’s DenTech City’s top boy hero. With each new NetBattle, Lan and MegaMan get stronger and stronger. But when the pair achieves PerfectSynchro, the pint-sized NetNavi flips out. Now the NetPolice must do the unthinkable: They must destroy MegaMan before he destroys the world! (CAUT: 3) SC, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 MERMAID SAGA VOLUME 3 GN (SECOND EDITION) by Rumiko Takahashi Eating the flesh of a mermaid grants eternal life. But living forever can be a blessing or a curse. Immortal lovers Yuta and Mana are relatively lucky… others who partake of the mermaid’s flesh are transformed into savage lost souls! Yuta encounters two young immortals, each with very different dreams for their future: One, he must fight. The other, he fights to save. Mermaid Saga 3 contains three of Rumiko Takahashi’s uniquely macabre tales: Parts One and Two of "Mermaid’s Scar," and "The Ash Princess." (CAUT: 3) SC, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 ONE PIECE VOLUME 5 GN by Eiichiro Oda Once upon a time, Usopp was just a local boy with a talent for tall tales. Everyone in his little seaside village knew him as the joker who claimed to be a pirate captain and woke people up in the mornings by shouting “Pirates are coming!” But then real pirates landed on the beach… Now Usopp is under attack by the Black Cat Pirates, one of the most legendary and feared crews on the high seas. And three young would-be pirates have joined him in defending the village: Nami the thief, Zoro the swordsman, and Luffy, the straw-hatted pirate captain with incredible rubber powers. Usopp is about to find out how an imaginary pirate stands up to the real thing… and what it means to be a real pirate. His neighbors will never believe this in a million years... (CAUT: 3) SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 PLEASE SAVE MY EARTH VOLUME 7 TP by Saki Hiwatari The others are remembering their passwords and growing suspicious of “Shion.” Rin’s cancellation of his engagement to Alice has caused her to consider she might be Mokuren. Everything’s going according to Rin’s plan...or so he thinks! Tamura’s connections are beginning to come into play. His friend’s psychic brother, Mikuro, has paid a visit to Haruhiko, leaving him a mysterious warning about the physical strain of teleporting. What harm might come from his benign advice? (CAUT: 3) SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 THE PRINCE OF TENNIS VOLUME 4 GN by Takeshi Konomi The Nationals are coming and Seishun Academy has started training harder than ever! During practice, Rikkai Junior High School’s 8th grader ace Akaya Kirihara stops by to spy on Seishun Academy’s team. Luckily, he is caught and escorted off the grounds. But on the way out, he bumps into none other than Ryoma Echizen, the Prince of Tennis. Pressure rises to the surface as these two ace players size each other up knowing that someday they will duke it out over the net to determine the better player! Soon after, Ryoma and Momo get drawn into a doubles match of tennis —street style! They soon find out that as a team their selfish ways interfere with each other’s playing style, and they lose the match miserably. Can these two star players ever learn how to get along and use their legendary skills to complement each other? Find out in this incredible sports manga! (CAUT: 3) SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 RANMA 1/2 VOLUME 28 TP by Rumiko Takahashi For Ryoga (whose alter ego is of course P-chan, Akane’s cute widdle pet pig), what could possibly be a better love-connection than someone who breeds pigs for a living? Latest in a line of sumo-wrestling pig-breeders, the passionate-about-porkers Akari is impressed when Ryoga easily bests a 14th generation Yokozuna champion. Does an ever-hopeful Ryoga dare take her professions of undying love at face value, or will his transformation into P-chan be the cause of some terrible misunderstanding...? (CAUT: 3) SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 RANMA 1/2 VOLUME 13 TP (SECOND EDITION) by Rumiko Takahashi “You’re the only man i consider my rival, Ryoga!” That’s what Ranma said! The “Mark of the Gods” now upon him (actually a doodle representing a school of martial-arts calligraphy), the only way Ryoga can lose the doodle is to lose a fight — hopefully, to Ranma. Fox-Fu... Feline-Fu... Flat-Frog Fu... not a one of Ranma’s “ultimate desperation strikes” seems to be working. For Akane, it’s just too crazy to believe that P-chan may secretly be Ryoga, isn’t it? Better use some extra-hot water to wash that doodle off P-chan, though, just in case... (CAUT: 3) SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 RANMA 1/2 VOLUME 14 TP (SECOND EDITION) by Rumiko Takahashi The legendary Dragon’s Whisker...! Described by a reluctant Ranma as the “seal” that keeps something “terrible” from happening, four steamed little buns have come all the way from Qinghai Province, China, in search of it. But what can it be?! Ranma wants it... the martial-artist buns want it... Genma wants it. It looks like a simple pigtail-holder, but it’s got to be more than that. According to Cologne, once hair kept bound by the Dragon’s Whisker is gone, it’s gone for good. Ranma’s really cutting it close, this time... (CAUT: 3) SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 RED RIVER VOLUME 3 GN by Chie Shinohara Yuri, a twentieth-century teen trapped in an ancient Hittite empire, learns the secrets of the Iron age as her quest to return to her own time continues. Her protector, the dashing Prince Kail, learns that war with a neighboring kingdom is immanent. At the dawn of the war, Yuri and Kail express their growing feelings for one another. The romantic adventure intensifies as Yuri’s relationship with Prince Kail (and her chastity) is threatened by an unexpected interloper – the princes’ own half brother (CAUT: 3) SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA: THE ADOLESENCE OF UTENA GN Elegance is a way of life at Ohtori Academy. For close to one hundred years, the elite boarding school has values tradition and ceremony above almost everything else. Into this academic milieu walks Utena Tnjou, a short-stressed teenaged girl who favors trim-cut boys clothing. Almost immediately, she finds herself embroiled in sword duels, knotty romantic entanglements and a string of shady alliances. There’s a cloud of mystery hanging over the campus of Ohtori and everyone Utena meets harbors a dark and twisted secret. A liberal adaptation of the movie by the same name, The Adolescence of Utena veers wildly from its original source. More direct than the anime and more mature than the original manga series, this version of Chiho Saito’s fractured fairy tale blasts Utena straight into the iconic stratosphere. (CAUT: 3) 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 RUROUNI KENSHIN VOL 8 GN In the 11th year of Meiji, on the day marked in the Western calendar as May 14th, time once again began to flow. The shocking mid-day murder of Department of Internal Affairs Chief Ôkubo a fait accompli, Kenshin leaves for Kyoto, scene of chaos and bloodshed—against the wishes of nearly everyone who knows him as the gentle “rurouni.” Awaiting him there is Shishio Makoto, the hitokiri who replaced the cold-eyed assassin Himura Battôsai once he forswore further killing and took up the reversed-blade sakabatô. But does Kenshin go to Kyoto for a duel...or for a death-match?! Also a hit anime series, Rurouni Kenshin is beloved by fans around the world for its mix of historical detail, spectacular battles and, of course, romantic comedy. The “Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story” continues in this new edition from VIZ. (CAUT: 3) RES. from Previews Vol. XIV #7 (JUL043303) SC, 232pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 ULTIMATE MUSCLE VOLUME 3 GN by Yudetamago Kid Muscle, referee? Even though his teammates don't trust him any further than they can throw him (which, admittedly, is pretty far), the Kid finds himself refereeing a brutal match between Terry Kenyon, top-ranked wrestler for the side of Good, and Tyrannoclaw, who is exactly as evil as his name suggests. As for Kid Muscle's own battles, he's less interested in saving the Earth than he is in beefing up his ratings in the fan polls. But bad news waits in the wings: Checkmate, a chess-obsessed wrestler with three heads and no sense of pain. Not even the greatest wrestler in the galaxy can beat an opponent who can't be hurt. And Checkmate isn't about to fight the greatest wrestler in the galaxy: he's got his sights on Kid Muscle! RES. from Previews Vol. XIV #5 (MAY043011) (CAUT: 3) MATURE THEMES SC, 232pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95 VAGABOND VOLUME 16 TP by Takehiko Inoue Sasaki Kojiro, renowned for his deadly “swallow-cut,” is the man destined to be sword-saint Miyamoto Musashi’s greatest rival and opponent in the most well known duel in the annals Japanese history. This volume further explores the background of the abandoned deaf orphan Kojiro as he comes of age and develops into a bloodthirsty swordsman with sublime skills. (CAUT: 3) SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 STARS OF THE MONTH VAGABOND VOLUMES 1-11 TPs by Takehiko Inoue Tokugawa Era Japan: a new government has just taken power and the land is in disarray. Amidst the turmoil, a young man sets out on a journey seeking spiritual enlightenment by the way of the sword, prepared to slay anyone who might get in his way! Adapted from the fictionalized biography Musashi, by Eiji Yoshikawa, Takehiko Inoue depicts the life and times of real-life "sword saint" Miyamoto Musashi! (CAUT: 3) VOLUME 1—SC, 200, b&w (STAR15313) $12.95 VOLUME 2—SC, 240pgs, B&W (STAR16165) $12.95 VOLUME 3—SC, 232pgs, B&W (STAR16534) $12.95 VOLUME 4—SC, 208pgs, PC (STAR17473) $12.95 VOLUME 5—SC, 208pgs, PC (STAR18091) $9.95 VOLUME 6—SC, 224pgs, B&W (STAR19115) $9.95 VOLUME 7—SC, 200pgs, B&W (STAR19710) $9.95 VOLUME 8—SC, 216pgs, B&W (STAR20364) $9.95 VOLUME 9—SC, 208pgs, B&W (JAN042830) $9.95 VOLUME 10—SC, 224pgs, B&W (FEB042770) $9.95 VOLUME 11—SC, 224pgs, B&W (MAR042888) $9.95 ***************** W JULIET VOLUME 1 GN Sixteen-year-old tomboy Ito Miura has been chosen to play Romeo in Romeo and Juliet! The problem? She doesn't want the male role! So, who will be Juliet? The favorite for the part, beautiful and vain Tsugumi must compete with the cute new transfer student, Makoto Amano. Makoto not only has the looks, but her audition proves that she has the acting chops to play any role assigned. But Makoto has a secret, and if rival Tsugumi, or anyone in the school, finds out, it could ruin Makoto's life dragging Ito down as well! (CAUT: 3) SC, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99 WILD COM. VOLUME 1 GN by Yumi Tamura From Yumi Tamura, creator of Basara, comes a suspenseful trio of short stories! First, Psychic Squad Wild Com. finds its lead character struggling with the denial of her psychic abilities... powers that could spell life-or-death for those around her. "The Beasts of June" is a poetic tale of urban violence, of two free spirits caught in corruption’s heartless grasp. Finally, "The Eye of the Needle" provides a shocking thriller wrapped in the guise of a fame-twisted romance. Tough, intense, and thrilling, Wild Com. offers three distinctly different tales from the master of shojô action! (CAUT: 3) SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 X/1999 VOLUME 16: NOCTURNE TP by CLAMP The fate of the world is at stake in this gorgeously illustrated masterwork from the four-woman artistic team CLAMP! Kamui Shiro is a young man who was born with the power to decide the fate of the Earth itself—a destiny he can barely bring himself to believe. But as other players in the prophecy begin to gather around him—the “Seven Seals,” with the power to protect the Earth, and the “Seven Harbingers,” who are fated to destroy it—he has no choice but to come to terms with his fate.Years of twisted love and bitterness lead at last to a final conflict, as longtime rivals Subaru and Seishiro face each other and their own darknesses in a desperate battle on the Rainbow Bridge. (CAUT: 3) SC, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95 WHITE LIGHTNING PRODUCTIONS NIPPLE MAGICIAN VOLUME 1: NEUE WALKURE #4 SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, & the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL 32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.95 ************************** MAGAZINES SECTION MAGAZINES SECTION PREMIERE VENDORS GEMSTONE PUBLISHING COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE #117 In Comic Book Marketplace #116 we started an important three-part series about “How the Jews Created the Comic Book Industry,” by Arie Kaplan. That issue examined creators of the Golden Age. In CBM #117 we continue with Part II of this series by looking at Silver Age creators like Julius Schwartz, Stan Lee, and Jack Kirby. You’ll also enjoy our regular columns: Nolan’s Notebook and That Wonderful Year by Michelle Nolan; Inspiration Central by Bill Baker; Collectable Character Statues by Mike Wilbur; CBM Market Reports by our Advisors; The Naiman Report by Michael Naiman; Marketplace Mail and much, much more! Magazine, PC $6.95 **************************** MAGAZINES SECTION Comic Magazines ALTER EGO #41 This is the Horrific Halloween issue, featuring Frankenstein 2004 - and FCA #100! There's two awesome full-color covers, by Bernie Wrightson (Frankenstein) and Marc Swayze (Captain Marvel)! A special focus on the "Fearful Faces of Frankenstein: Bernie Wrightson" on the 25th anniversary of his definitive Frankenstein illustrations! Dick Briefer - when it came to Mary Shelley's Monster, he did it all! Don Glut on Frankenstein in four colors - plus a trio of offbeat October opuses: "The Spirit of Frankenstein," "The Spawn of Frankenstein," and, yes, that campy 1960s Frankenstein the super-hero! Rare art and artifacts by FRank Brunner, Mike Kaluta, Joe Maneely, Syd Shores, Joe Kubert, Curt Swan, Dick Ayers, Ken Bald, Fraccio And Tallarico, Bernard Baily, and more! Plus, the 100th incredible issue of the Fawcett Collectors of America newsletter, with a double-size salute to 30 years of Fawcett-related fun and fantasy, featuring the awesome art of C.C. Beck, Marc Swayze, Kurt Schaffenberger, Mac Raboy, and a few real surprises! Plus Golden Age Captain Marvel artist Emilio Squeglio interviewed by Jim Amash, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster, Bill Schelly on comics fandom, and more! (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 108pgs, PC SRP: $5.95 BIG FUN COMICS #2 Big Fun features the best in adventure strips from the past. This issue begins with two complete Captain Easy stories by Leslie Turner. Next up, Scorchy Smith continues with part two of the final Noel Sickles storyline. With this issue, Sickles ends his association with the strip mid-story. Bert Christman, better known as the creator of the original Sandman for DC Comics steps in as writer and artist on the strip. Also included is an expanded color section showcasing three Lance Sunday pages by Warren Tufts. Our continuing selection of rare newspaper strip advertisements produced by Johnny Hazard creator and former Batman writer/artist Frank Robbins finishes out the issue. (American Archives Publishing) Magazine, 64pgs, PC SRP: $9.95 COMIC BOOK DIGEST #1 It's the up-and-coming comic magazine about up-and-coming comics! The Comic Book Digest provides you with 80 pages of eight-page sample previews from 10 future comic titles! It is the ultimate taste tester - read it before you buy it! On the flip-side is the exclusive release of the first, full-length, 22-page issue of Mike S. Miller's "Deal With The Devil": Will Agent Goodwin make a bargain with the serial killer who destroyed his life, to save the life of an innocent? Find out in this thrilling journey through the darkness in a world where things aren't always what they seem... Articles and interviews from writers, publishers, and artists throughout the industry provide an inside look benefiting to both the avid collector and the casual comic hobbyist. (Lamp Post Publications) Magazine, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $1.95 COMIC SHOP NEWS #904-907 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 INC) Tabloid $10.95Ea. COMICS BUYERS GUIDE DECEMBER 2004 Ideas gone wrong! Comics Buyer's Guide looks at some of the wildest schemes and biggest disasters to ever be unleashed upon the world of comics, from comic books with serial numbers to misbegotten movies. You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll be glad these ideas weren't yours! Plus coverage of the latest comic-book-related Hollywood stories, industry insider insights, and classic comic-book coverage. The longest running magazine in comics, Comics Buyer's Guide has the largest monthly price guide for comic books, featuring prices for tens of thousands of comic books ---- including actual prices realized for CGC-graded comics, updated monthly. CBG also helps readers keep tabs on the markets for Heroclix, original art, and other comic book memorabilia with accurate pricing and insightful analysis. From the Golden Age to the comic books of tomorrow, with the latest news, classic coverage, and in-depth articles, and the most complete monthly price guide to comic books, Comics Buyer's Guide is the largest monthly magazine about comics. (Krause Publications) Magazine, FC SRP: $5.99 COMICS INTERNATIONAL #178 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. (Quality Communications) Magazine, PC SRP: $2.50 COMICS INTERPRETER VOLUME 2 #3 James Jean, the artistic wunderkind behind those stunning Fables and Batgirl covers gives TCI the most extensive and engrossing interview of his young career. Then, enigmatic Vertigo stalwart Teddy Kristiansen cracks open his house of secrets to discuss his life, his art, and his wildly acclaimed new graphic novel It's A Bird... And if that weren't enough, Secret Asian Man Tak Toyoshima talks about strip cartooning in the underground. Plus, TCI is proud to present Hail Jeffrey! A mindboggling eight-page comic from Hans Rickheit that will leave you grasping for the nearest hanging chad. Also the usual parade of reviews and plethora of criticism you'd expect from the new essential magazine about comics. All this under a James Jean cover that is surely the most exquisite face any humble comics mag could ever don. (Comics Interpreter/Abscess Pr.) Magazine, PC SRP: $4.95 COMICS REVUE #223 Featuring: Tarzan of the Apes by Russ Manning, Tarzan and the Ant Men, 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 Harry Harrison, The Phantom by Lee Falk, Alley Oop by V. T. Hamlin, Buz Sawyer by Roy Crane, Casey Ruggles (in color) by Warren Tufts, and Krazy Kat by George Herriman, and Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff. (Manuscript Press) Magazine, PC SRP: $6.95 CRAZY HIP GROOVY GO GO WAY OUT MONSTERS MAGAZINE #32 Do you like old monster movies? Do you like old monster movie magazines? Do you like to laugh like an hysterical maniac? Chances are you like one of them things! If so you will flip out at the second great issue of crazy hip groovy go go way out monsters, the retro monster movie magazine that is a laugh riot lampoon of those great (and absolutely abominable) magazines of the 1950s and '60s! Relive your misspent youth (not to mention your misspent allowance) and become the Blob yourself as you dig the hilarious photos, ads, and articles skewering our favorite things of the past... all in the monster magazine that you will have you saying once again, "Why did I buy that?" Chiggwom! (Pronounced "chig-wom!") Remember what we always say: "For people who like this sort of thing... this is the sort of thing they like!" (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 48pgs, PC SRP: $5.95 FROM THE TOMB #14 The Halloween special with comics on the re-animated dead from the 1950s. A conversation with Jamie Delano, the best of EC's horror, Don Heck's horror art in the 1950s, Pete von Sholly returns to Innsmouth and Alan Class UK reprints. cover by Pete von Sholly. (Soaring Penguin) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 52pgs, PC SRP: $5.95 HOW TO DRAW COMICS FROM SCRIPT TO PRINT DVD Let the pros show you how to create your own comic, from script to print! Write Now! Magazine Editor-in-Chief (and former Spider-Man Group Editor) Danny Fingeroth and Draw! Magazine EIC and artist Mike Manley have combined forces to create this one-of-a-kind instructional DVD! As respected comics pros, Mike and Danny have the years of hands-on experience at Marvel, DC, and other publishers to show you how a new character is created, from initial idea, to script, to drawn, colored and printed first story! Produced in conjunction with the current, comprehensive "how-to" crossover between Write Now! #8 and Draw! #9, this step-by-step DVD documents the brainstorming process between Mike and Danny as they come up with their new characters and concepts. Then, Danny discusses the scripting, and Mike walks you through how he produces layouts, penciling, inking, coloring, lettering, and more! Includes bonus features to augment the tutorials, showing the secrets the pros use in their daily work. Approximate running time: 90 minutes. (Twomorrows Publishing) DVD SRP: $29.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A DRAW! #9 Draw! #9 concludes a two-part crossover with Write Now #8! You'll continue to follow the creative process of Danny Fingeroth and Mike Manley as they create their new comic character, "The Thief of Time". The result is a full-color eight-page comic bound into this issue of Draw! Want to know how to make a comic book from scratch? All the answers are in this two-part series, taking you from script to print. Where Write Now #8 leaves off with brainstorming concepts, sketches, plot, and scripting, Mike Manley and Draw! take over with penciling, inking and coloring, lettering, and prepress. You'll even follow the process of shepherding a comic all the way through the printing plant as well, teaching you everything you need to make your own comic! On top of all this will be an interview and demo by PVP's Scott Kurtz! A spotlight on Noel Sickles, "Father of the realistic comic strip" by Bret Blevins! Adobe Illustrator demos by Alberto Ruiz (Dr. Cyberfunken)! The return of Ande Parks, the Crusty Critic, with art supply reviews! Plus Draw!'s new Comics Section, featuring all new comics by some of today's top cartoonists, like Bill Wray, Jose Agreda, and more! (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 96pgs, PC SRP: $5.95 O/A WRITE NOW! #8 Write Now! #8 combines forces with Draw! #9 in a "how-to" event the likes of which has never been attempted before! In this crossover, comics industry pros Danny Fingeroth and Mike Manley (their Darkhawk series is still a fan-fave) document the steps they take to create an all-new character! You'll see the process they go through as ideas are proposed, tried out, and modified, until a character's look and origins are arrived at, storylines are ironed out, and Mike and Danny produce a story starring their new top-secret creation! The results of their labors will be a pullout, full-color printed comic in Draw! #9, the second part of this groundbreaking crossover! Write Now! #8 features a photo cover of this all-new character being created, and also includes the long-awaited interview with Black Panther and The Spider's Don McGregor! An interview with Stuart Moore, Marvel Knights senior editor and red-hot writer of Lone! An insider's look at how to get your independent comic published, by Abel's acclaimed creator William Harms! More great "Nuts & Bolts" how-to features, and a surprise or ten! If you have any interest in how comics are created - then you cannot miss these two landmark magazines! (Twomorrows Publishing) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 8x11, 80pgs, PC SRP: $5.95 ***************** JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #41 In Jack Kirby Collector #41 we look at Jack's fondly-remembered (and occasionally maligned) 1970s Marvel work! First, there's a Kirby Black Panther cover inked by comics legend Dick Giordano, and a Devil Dinosaur cover inked by Mark "Cadillacs & Dinosaurs" Schultz! Regular columnist Mark Evanier talks about Kirby at Marvel in the '70s, plus we'll examine the deal Jack got to lure him away from DC Comics in 1975! There's an interview with Ralph Macchio about Jack's tenure there, plus one with Dick Giordano about Kirby and comics, and coverage of the King's work from Captain America to Eternals to Machine Man! Also, "The 2004 Kirby Tribute Panel," direct from this summer's Comicon International: San Diego, tentatively featuring Dave Gibbons, Alex Ross, and other Kirby collaborators and admirers to be announced! Plus there's our other regular columnists, and a colossal Kirby Art Gallery, showing his uninked pencil art at whopping tabloid size! (Twomorrows Publishing) Tabloid, 80pgs, PC SRP: $9.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A SUPERHEROES IN MY PANTS TP Mark Evanier returns with a third volume collecting old columns and new essays, examining comic books-the people who create them, the people who read them, and why they do these strange things. Superheroes In My Pants includes essays on Julius Schwartz, bad convention panels, Curt Swan, cheap comic fans, un-financed entrepreneurs, stupid mistakes in comics, Pat Boyette, and other aspects and practitioners of the art form. It's all profusely illustrated by Evanier's longtime collaborator, Sergio Aragonés, who provides a new cover and interior illustrations! (Twomorrows Publishing) SC, Magazine, 6x9, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 *************** Collector Magazines BECKETTS 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. (BECKETTS PUBLICATIONS) (CAUT: 4) BASEBALL (#236)—Magazine, FC $4.99 BASKETBALL (#172)—Magazine, FC $4.99 FOOTBALL (#176)—Magazine, FC $4.99 HOCKEY (#169)—Magazine, FC $4.99 RACING & MOTORSPORTS (#303)—Magazine, FC $4.99 VINTAGE SPORTS COLLECTIBLES (#163)—Magazine, FC $4.99 BECKETT DUEL MASTER MAGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2004 One of the most popular anime properties in Japan has landed in the U.S. ---- Duel Masters! This Beckett special edition features an enhanced special effect cover! Includes a poster and promo card! (Becketts Publications) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 88pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 BECKETTS NEOPETS MAGAZINE DECEMBER/JANUARY 2005 Neopets.com is probably the greatest Virtual Pet Site on the Internet. This magazine helps you explore the community of over 60 million virtual pet owners across the world! Read up on the different species, and how each species can be painted a number of special colors! (Becketts Publications) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC SRP: $9.99 BECKETT POKEMON AND ANIME COLLECTOR #63 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. (Becketts Publications) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC SRP: $5.99 BIG REEL NOVEMBER 2004 The November issue will feature presidential movies.....with a writing team of Jennifer Henderson and George Eberhart. Big Reel is your ticket to Hollywood collectibles. Since 1974, Big Reel has been bringing collectors and fans together to buy, sell and trade Hollywood memorabilia. Films, videos, posters and autographs are listed "for sale" or "wanted" each month. (Krause Publications) Magazine, FC SRP: $3.95 LEES TOY REVIEW NOVEMBER 2004 #145 This issue features a "Star Wars Market Report." Where's your collection value at? We're headed into the winter holiday, the end of the year, and we're taking some serious stock of where you stand collection-wise! Also features "Lee's Pull-Out Guide to Sideshow Collectibles 1:6 Scale Military Figures." Those WWI figures are hotter than depleted uranium shells! A "McFarlane Sports Picks Market Report" is also featured, and an "'80s Toys Market Report," a very cool and top-secret "Meet Your Maker" interview, Don't miss the newest installment of KBD, the absolute newest Hot Wheels coming to peg walls, a scorchin' Hot Wheels giveaway, the nation's #1 Hot Wheels Price Guide, Chop Shop (customized die-cast vehicles), Toy-Toons, Cool Customs, and your next G.I. JOE (3-3/4") and Transformers Vehicle Files! The latest and greatest 1:64 scale die-cast vehicles. You get your usual "Cool Giveaways," "Altered States," and the longest-running and most trusted action figure price guide and Die-Cast Vehicle Price Guide in the business. (Action Figure News &Toy Review) Magazine, FC SRP: $5.95 SPORTS COLLECTORS DIGEST #1253-1256 Sports Collectors Digest feature special issues focusing on authenticity and card grading and the 2004 World Series, plus regular features on classic cards and memorabilia, weekly profiles of serious hobbyists and their collections, up-to-date auction results and previews, pricing, and checklists of new-card issues from all the major manufacturers, plus columns from hobby experts, show calendar and more in a weekly magazine that is a must-read for serious collectors. (KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS) Magazine SRP: $4.50Ea. TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #127 Featured this issue is the first in a series of articles on Mego and the action figures that ruled the 1970s. Here for the first time are the behind the scenes stories on how it all came about from Mego's founding in 1952 up to those great 8" figures in cloth outfits, as told by the man running the show, Marty Abrams. AFD's regular departments including "Action News Briefs," "Retro Report," "Action on the Shelves," and the "Star Wars Update" are also included in this issue. (Tomart Publications) Magazine, FC SRP: $5.95 TOY CARS & MODELS #81 DECEMBER 2004 The December issue features concept and unusual vehicles (past and present) in die-cast, plastic, and more. This issue will also offer an updated price guide to Hot Wheels numbered packs released between 1995-2004. (Krause Publications) Magazine, FC SRP: $5.99 TOY SHOP #343-344 Toy Shop revealS the toys we are thankful for that have been produced in the last 80 years. We'll also feature the hot toys for the holiday season and include a price guide featuring pre-1980 toys. Plus, Toy Shop has features and question-and-answer articles on collectible toys. (KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS) Magazine SRP: $4.99Ea. TUFF STUFF DECEMBER 2004 Tuff Stuff will showcase a basketball preview and "Tuff Stuff Basketball Card Awards" section, along with a holiday gift guide. It will also feature Yu-Gi-Oh! and entertainment card pricing as well as pricing for sports cards such as: baseball, football, basketball, hockey and racing. Also find specialty pricing on autographs. Find the top 10 hottest cards and market reports for baseball, football, basketball, and hockey. (Krause Publications) Magazine, FC SRP: $5.99 Game Magazines DRAGON #326 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, FC SRP: $6.99 DUNGEON #118 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, FC SRP: $6.99 LOTUS NOIR MAGAZINE #1 A new monthly magazine dedicated to CCGs, miniatures, RPG and board games. 100-140 pages of advance presentation of forthcoming games, technical and strategic articles, analyzed price guide, tournaments reports, and calendar. This issue features Magic: Champions of Kamigawa and includes previews on WARS the Mumon Rift. (Darwin Project) Magazine, FC SRP: $8.00 OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE WITH CD DECEMBER 2004 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 SRP: $9.99 PC GAMER MAGAZINE WITH CD-ROM HOLIDAY 2004 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 SRP: $7.99 PSM MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2004 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, FC SRP: $7.99 PSM MAGAZINE HOLIDAY 2004 PSM Holiday Buyer’s Guide 2004 will be jam-packed with year-end reviews of the hottest games and gear of 2004. Titles like Jak 3, Grand Theft Auto – San Andreas, Metal Gear Solid 3 and Gran Turismo IV will be put through the wringer so you’ll know what games you must have. Not to mention a preview of games to look-out for in 2005. (Imagine Publishing Inc) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC SRP: $7.99 SCRYE #78 Scrye #78 has a five-color cover and everything you need to know about Magic's new Champions of Kamigawa set and Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Soul of the Duelist! Plus, check out all the new games: Upper Deck's Shaman King, Decipher's Wars: The Mumon Rift, Score's Inuyasha, and WizKids' Lord of the Rings CSG! (Krause Publications) Magazine, FC SRP: $5.99 UNDEFEATED MAGAZINE #9 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. Bi-monthly. (Curtis Circulation) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC SRP: $5.99 Asian Trends ANIMATION MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2004 All grown up and still watch cartoons? Got carpal tunnel in both hands from playing video games? Ever seen a wicked effects shot in a movie and wonder how the *@#! did they do that? Trying to decide which animation software to blow your kids’ college funds on? Animation fans know Animation Magazine is their #1 source for the most current information on film, television, gaming, technology, commercials, conferences, events, and industry trends. Animation Magazine also covers the best resources for education and training in the animation field. Order this month’s edition now! (Animation Magazine) Magazine, FC SRP: $5.95 NEWTYPE ENGLISH VERSION NOVEMBER 2004 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, premium in every way. And like the Japanese original, it reads from right to left. How big is it? Twelve monthly issues, weighing in at almost 200 pages each. Free bonus gear in every issue: 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. (Imagine Publishing Inc) Magazine, FC SRP: $9.95 General Entertainment Magazine ALIAS MAGAZINE #1 Some of our finest agents have been employed in the gathering of information for this latest issue of Alias Magazine. In a deep intelligence investigation we uncover the secrets of The Covenant and examine the history of Milo Rambaldi! There's a report of death defying action as we spend a day with the Alias stunt team and J.J. Abrams previews the eagerly anticipated fourth season of Alias! (TITAN) (CAUT: 4) NEWSSTAND—Magazine, FC $6.99 EXCLUSIVE—Magazine, FC $6.99 AMAZING STORIES Amazing Stories launches into the 21st century with the definitive editorial voice actoss the entire specturm of sci-fi, fantasy, super-heroes, and supernatural horror, as well as cutting edge fiction from today's top authors. Amazing Stories features reciews and previews of the latest movies, TV, DVDs, books, comics, and story-driven electronic games, as well as interviews with the creators of these stories. Each issue also contains original fiction from the world's top authors. (Curtis Circulation) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 84pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 ANGEL MAGAZINE #6 In this issue of the fang-tastic Angel Magazine we have an exclusive report from the final day/night of Angel filming! There are interviews with everyone's favorite peroxide vampire, Spike, a.k.a. James Marsters, who'll be sharing his thoughts on the end of the show, plus femme fatales Darla and Dru, a.k.a. Julia Benz and Juliet Landau. Plus, there's action galore as we spend some time with the Angel stuntmen! (TITAN) (CAUT: 4) NEWSSTAND—Magazine, 68pg, FC SRP: $6.00 EXCLUSIVE—Magazine, 68pg, FC SRP: $6.00 CINEFANTASTIQUE SPOTLIGHT #2 Just in times for the holidays, this photo-laden, 100+ page spotlight takes a look at the best science fiction, fantasy, and horror DVDs of all-time and features in-depth profiles of each movie along with a guide to the best DVD special features. Also, a complete guide to where to order your favorite and most obscure titles. The list, compiled by the editors of Cinefantastique magazine, features the best of science fiction, fantasy, and horror and will be cherished by collectors for years to come. Lavishly illustrated with exclusive never-before-seen photos from the CFQ archives. Including: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, 2001, Blade Runner, Halloween, Forbidden Planet, and much more. (Cinefantastique) Magazine, FC SRP: $12.99 CULT TIMES #110 Plan on 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 UK. A Classic Series is given a light-hearted but informative look in our "Instant Guide" and the highlights of the previous month's viewing are featured in "Times Past." Cult Times is the complementary magazine to TV Zone, and together they provide the ultimate guide to the many worlds of Cult Television. (Visual Imagination) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC SRP: $6.99 DARK SIDE #112 Dark Side continues to go from strength to strength with another fantastic issue packed full of fearful frights! Effects ace Greg Nicotero reveals the tricks of his trade, and director Tim Sullivan discusses his upcoming 2001 Maniacs, a remake of the notorious Herschel Gordon lewis gorefest. Quentin Tarantino discusses how easy it was to Kill Bill, and we've got an exclusive audience with the great Richard Johnson, who went from Shakespearan roles and nearly playing James Bond to shooting zombies in the head in Fulci's Zombie Flesh-Eaters! All that plus a bumber bundle of DVD reviews and readers letters add up to an essential buy for horror buffs. You'll scream if you miss it! (Diamond Comic Dist--England) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC SRP: $6.50 DR WHO MAGAZINE #349 Doctor Who Magazine reaches its 25th anniversary issue, and celebrates with a special audio "Doctor Who" adventure free with every issue, courtesy of Big Finish Productions! The magazine is still the only official source for news, features, interviews and full-colour comic strip action devoted to BBC Television's immortal traveller in time and space ... In this issue, all the latest from the new BBC One series, with exclusive reports and interviews direct from the set! Meanwhile, Alan Barnes takes a look back to the story that was shown exactly 25 years ago, as The Fact of Fiction examines "City of Death"! Marcus Hearn brings his three-part look at the history of DWM to a close in the final part of "Happy Times and Places?"! The Time Team continue their quest to watch every single "Doctor Who" adventure, as they combat "The Android Invasion"! There's yet more hints and news from Executive Producer Russell T Davies as he documents the making of the news series in his "Production Notes" column! And there's the fourth part of our stunning new comic strip, "The Flood" by Scott Gray, Martin Geraghty and Adrian Salmon! (Panini Publishing Ltd) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 52pgs, FC SRP: $6.80 DR WHO MAGAZINE SPECIAL EDITION #9 Everything you could ever need to know about Tom Baker's record breaking seven year trenure as the time travelling Dcotor in the second of two bumper volumes! This edition covers Seasons 16-18, with brand-new facts, figures, and addenda for all Fourth Doctor Archives features from "The Ribos Operation" to "Logopolis" and a full analysis of each story from some of the finest writers in Doctor Who fandom. Also look at the Fourth Doctor's forays into the audio medium, as well as his adventures in books and comic strips. There's also a fascinating character analysis from Phillip MacDonald, heaps or rare and previously unseen photographs, and an afterward from Tom Baker himself. (Panini Publishing Ltd) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 84pgs, FC SRP: $9.99 DREAMWATCH #123 This month we're going behind the scenes of the much-anticipated fourth season of Star Trek: Enterprise, to find out what lies in store for Captain Archer and his crew! We reveal some stunning season four Smallville secrets and share all the latest news on Star Wars: Episode III! Plus, we continue our countdown to the return of Doctor Who and take a look at Pixar's ultimate animated superhero movie --- The Incredibles. (Titan) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 84pgs, FC SRP: $5.99 DVD FUNHOUSE #1 America's first magazine strictly dedicated to current release DVDs! Three months worth of previews of coming films from the creators of The Betty Pages and Tease! magazine. Reviews, interviews, games, and hot tips in a fun, easy to read format. The premiere issue of DVD Funhouse spotlights the Star Wars DVD release, Jerry Lewis classics, The Iron Giant, and horror greats. Don't miss the first issue! (Pure Imagination Publishing) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 64pgs, FC SRP: $5.95 FANGORIA #239 In this issue, coverage of Dark Water starring Jennifer Connelly in the story of a haunted apartment building, Seed of Chucky with everyone's favorite killer doll, The Woods, The Grudge in which the original creators retain their roles in the redux, video game favorite Resident Evil: Spocalypse, and more! Plus, exclusive set visits to Wes Craven's werewolf film Cursed and Dark Castle's remake House of Wax, both starring hot young casts. And you'll find all the latest horror news, TV updates, gossip and video, DVD, and book reviews! (Starlog Group) Magazine, FC SRP: $7.99 FILMFAX #105 Comics great Thomas Yeates discusses his art for Conan, Tarzan, and much more, and we'll examine Edgar Rice Burroughs and his adventures on Mars. Some of the interviews this issue include Nightmare On Elm Street star John Saxon talks about Bruce Lee, Bond Girl Lana Wood discusses her films and her famous sister, and Tommy Chong (without Cheech) tells us about some of his bizarre experiences. Also, Vincent Di Fate's series on The Monster Makers concludes his look at Paul Blaisdell, we'll tell you about the Marx Brothers' lost first film, as well as Groucho's psychadelic final movie, and we'll examine the question: Was Alien a rip-off of IT! The Terror From Beyond Space? Plus a look back at Shock Theater, a conversation with director Walter Grauman, and much, much more! (Filmfax) Magazine, B&W SRP: $9.95 FORTEAN TIMES #190 The journal of strange phenomena, and the definitive monthly guide to the unexpected, unexplained, and unexplored. (Dennis Publishing) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC SRP: $9.50 G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #14 Water -- Water!" As G-8 heard that pitiful cry, he knew that the strange plague had struck again, that more Yanks had been turned into cringing beasts who yelled and begged and killed — for water. Death stalks the Front as G-8 follows the devil's hounds straight into a madman's sky trap.Reprinting the entire story from G-8 and His Battle Aces, in facsimile format, "The Mad Dog Squadron," originally published November 1934. (Adventure House) SC, Magazine, 7x10, 112pgs, FC SRP: $9.95 PLAYBOY MAGAZINES The largest-selling, most respected men's magazine in the world - the one that gave you centerfolds, bunnies, and Jenny McCarthy! Millions of adults love Playboy's engaging mix of fun, fiction, superstar personalities, sports, top-name interviews, and sensually provocative photos of the most beautiful women in the world! (WARNER PUBLISHER SERVICES)SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (CAUT: 3 & 4) ADULT MATERIAL PLAYBOY (DECEMBER)—Magazine $5.99 PLAYBOY LINGERIE (NOVEMBER/DECEMBER)—Magazine $7.99 PLAYBOY SPECIAL (NOVEMBER/DECEMBER)—Magazine $7.99 PSYCHOTRONIC VIDEO #41 This issue includes Oscar winner George Chakiris (West Side Story), Conny Van Dyke (Hells Angels 69), Ken Norton (Mandingo), and the Hollywood careers of both Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush! (Psychotronic Video) Magazine, FC SRP: $5.00 RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2004 Rue Morgue is North America's fastest growing magazine of horror entertainment and culture and provides coverage on news, films, books, comic books, games, music, and merchandise. (Marrs Media Inc) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC SRP: $7.95 SCARY MONSTERS MAGAZINE #52 In this issue: a look at Gorgo and compare the July 1960 paperback with the Gorgo movie, Godzilla turns 50, meet Clark Wilkinson, Wisconsin's own Forry Ackerman and learn about his props, "The Cosmic Drive-In: 1962," and all your favorites continue with "Count Dracula vs. The Mummy," "The Invisible Man vs. The Phantom of the Opera," and more! (Dennis Druktenis Publishing) Magazine, B&W SRP: $7.95 SFX #124 The UK's best-selling science fiction magazine brings its usual mix of everything sci-fi. Includes the monthly fix of Angel, Smallville, and coverage of all the summer sci-fi blockbuster movies, and much more! (Future Publishing) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC SRP: $8.25 SMALLVILLE MAGAZINE #2 The fantastic second issue of Smallville Magazine is here already! This month we're talking to megalomaniac in the making Lex Luthor, as Michael Rosenbaum joins us to discuss his role. John Schneider and Annette O'Toole tell us about life on the farm as Clark's parents, and we investigate the effects of meteors on Smallville, including interviews with the freaks! Plus, a free Lex poster and Emmanuelle Vaugnier, a.k.a. the ex-Mrs Luthor, talks about life with Lex! (TITAN) (CAUT: 4) NEWSSTAND—Magazine, 68pg, FC SRP: $5.99 EXCLUSIVE—Magazine, 68pg, FC SRP: $5.99 STAR TREK COMMUNICATOR #153 All Star Trek matter is explored, with regular news on actors, series, movies, books, video games, comics, and more, plus exclusive interviews, and a catalog of merchandise. (Curtis Circulation) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC SRP: $5.95 STAR WARS INSIDER #81 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. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor) Magazine, FC SRP: $5.99 STARBURST #317 With over 26 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 review section known to man, with the cream of films, books, soundtracks, television, comics, and DVDs, all scrutinized for you. (Visual Imagination) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC SRP: $6.99 STARBURST SPECIAL #66 The long-awaited big-screen version of Gerry Anderson's hugely popular TV show Thunderbirds will soon be here, and to celebrate, the Starburst Special will be taking an in-depth look at all the aspects of one of this summer's biggest releases. Exclusive interviews with all the stars, behind-the-scenes features and of course all the latest pictures will make this an essential issue for all fans, new and old of this hugely popular show as well as loads more on all the best sci-fi. (Visual Imagination) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC SRP: $9.99 STARLOG #328 In this issue, Starlog has the inside scoop with an exclusive look behind the scenes of The Incredibles, a tale of dysfunctional super-heroes; coverage of Aliens vs. Predator; Gweneth Paltrow recalls the spectacular adventure of Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow, and inside the cliffhanger's special effects; Dreamworks' new animated film Shark Tale; Director Peter Hyams shoots the classic Ray Bradbury story, A Tale of Thunder; Marvel Comics' adapatation of Man-Thing; Farscape: Peacekeeper War, the new four hour mini-series that wraps up the Farscape saga; plus Stargate: Atlantis, Smallville, and more! (Starlog Group) Magazine, FC SRP: $7.99 SUICIDE GIRL MAGAZINE #2 A sharp aesthetic and sharper points of view, this titillating pinup photography magazine explores the vibrant alternative youth movement. Featuring interviews with celebrities and galleries of grrrls in the indie subculture, this sex-positive magazine with neo-punk attitude reveals unique personalities of its models: you’ll meet real women, empowered by eroticism, redefining sexuality for a new generation. This is the real thing. This is smart editorial with nonexploitative pictorials of beautiful, real women. The mission is simple: to join an astute young generation that’s fast becoming an expanding, influential phenomenon! (Curtis Circulation) MATURE READERS Magazine, FC SRP: $5.99 TV ZONE #182 Up-to-date news, features, and interviews for popular cult TV shows as 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 review section on the latest episodes to be broadcast, and episode guides to popular series. (Visual Imagination) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC SRP: $6.99 TV ZONE SPECIAL #60 TV Zone proudly presents its sixth Stargate Special previewing the eighth season of the hit TV show, Stargate SG-1. Packed full of exclusive interviews and behind the scenes information this issue is guaranteed to follow in its predecessors footsteps and become a highly sought after collectors item by the shows many fans. Also includes loads more on all that is great in the world of TV. (Visual Imagination) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC SRP: $9.99 ULTIMATE DVD #60 As the DVD market continues to grow, Visual Imagination's entertainment magazine is devoted solely to this format. Every four weekly issue contains the latest news, DVD reviews, star interviews, production notes, a diary of forthcoming releases, plus a look at the latest players. Not to be missed! Now includes more Region 1 discs! (Visual Imagination) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC SRP: $7.99 VIDEO WATCHDOG #113 Video Watchdog is the original, ultimate monthly review of horror, sci-fi, and cult films on DVD, with serious, in-depth reviews and articles on domestic and import releases by the best writers in the field! You can read a lot of guesswork on the Internet, but the facts aren't "in" until you read them in VW! All-new, All-Color format! (Video Watchdog) SRP: $7.95 XPOSE #90 From the teenage wizardry of Harry Potter to the Power of Three wielded by the Charmed Ones and the magical battles for the power of The Lord of the Rings, this issue waves a magic wand to unveil the most comprehensive coverage around. Also, learn more about Alias, the perplexing vision of The Dead Zone's Johnny Smith, and the secret battles of Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Plus, unearth the aliens of Taken, Signs, and The Twilight Zone. (Visual Imagination) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC SRP: $6.99 BOOKS SECTION ANIME ASTRO BOY: THE ADVENTURES OF ASTRO YOUNG READERS SC Have no fear, Astro Boy is here! In a world where humans and robots don’t always get along, jet-powered robot Astro must come to the defense of all. Whether battling one of Dr. Tenma’s evil creations or the equally terrifying Kato, Astro keeps his calm to restore order in the universe. Astro Boy, the legend that blasted off over 50 years ago, is back with an all-new animated series on the Kid’s WB, and this super-charged, photo-packed chapter book is perfect for young readers craving Astro’s turbo-powered excitement! (120/0-06-072528-1) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x7, 64pg, FC $4.99 ASTRO BOY COLOR & ACTIVITY BOOK Four free crayons included! Relive the action and excitement of the Astro Boy animated TV series as all of your favorite characters come alive with these super-charged games, puzzles, and action scenes to color. (120/0-06-072522-2) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 32pg $4.99 ASTRO BOY COLOR & STICKER BOOK Free stickers inside! This activity book lets young readers experience the fun of Astro Boy with mazes, connect-the-dot puzzles, coloring, and more! (120/0-06-072523-0) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 32pg $4.99 DUEL MASTERS BOOK 1: OWN THE ZONE YOUNG READERS SC Shobu wins his first tournament, but then suffers his first loss to the mysterious Kaijudo Master. Does Shobu have the gift that could make him a true Master? Find out in this thrilling chapter book based on episodes from the Duel Masters animated series. (7057/0-439-66319-9) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x7, 64pg, b&w $3.99 DUEL MASTERS BOOK 2: LOST IN DARKNESS SC When a terrifying duelist challenges Shobu, he has to deal with a lot more than he expected! Can Shobu defeat an evil genius? Find out in this exciting chapter book based on episodes from the Duel Masters animated series. (7057/0-439-66320-2) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x7, 64pg, b&w $3.99 ART BOOKS ALL RIOT ON THE WESTERN FRONT TP by Winston Smith, with an Introduction by Carlo McCormick Armed with razor blade and a fiendish wit, Winston Smith's modus operandi since the 1970's has been to kidnap "innocent" images from the pages of vintage magazines and then to diabolically glue them into compromising or politically revealing positions in his surreal collage landscapes. (385/0-86719-616-5) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 102pg, FC $24.95 THE ART OF ANDREAS RAUFELSEN TP SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the UK. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 48pg, FC $14.95 STARS OF THE MONTH THE ART OF CLYDE CALDWELL TP An outstanding celebration of an outstanding artist's work! (232-0-86562-059-8) (STAR17863) SC, 128pg, FC $29.95 THE ART OF DREW POSADA TP Seamlessly blending feverish fantasies with photo-realistic detail, Drew Posada creates portraits of deeply disturbing perfection. (232-0-86562-058-X) (STAR17864) MATURE READERS SC, 48pg, FC $14.95 THE ART OF MATT HUGHES: METAMORPHOSIS TP An accomplished illustrator, Hughes explores the edge of imagination with his portraits of women in transition — half human, half creature — fully captivating. (232-0-86562-062-8) (STAR17805) MATURE READERS SC, 48pg, FC $14.95 ********************************** THE ART OF THE GAME WORLDS TP by Dave Morris & Leo Hartas Whether you’re a gamer curious about what goes into creating your favorite games, or an aspiring creator, you’ll appreciate this in-depth glimpse at the stunning virtual worlds being created for today’s leading computer games. Extensive interviews with the artists and game creators give insights into these fabulous worlds, while concept and production artwork reveal masterful details that might go unnoticed in the frantic pace of playing a game. (120/0-06-072430-7) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x9, 192pg, FC $29.95 ARTCORE 5: THE BEST OF ARTCORE TP SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the UK. ADULT MATERIAL SC, 80pg, FC $29.95 STAR OF THE MONTH FREAKY FLORA: FROM A TO Z HC by Michel Gagné The perfect companion piece to Frenzied Fauna: From A to Z, prepare yourself for a botanical tour of wonders like no other in this exotic concoction spawned from the imagination of visionary artist Michel Gagné. (4955/0-9719053-6-3) (MAR043118) HC, 8x10, 32pg, FC $14.95 *************************** THE ILLUSTRATED ART OF WAR TP by Sun Tzu, translated by Thomas Cleary Compiled more than two-thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of War is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today. As a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict, The Art of War applies to competition and conflict in general, on every level from the interpersonal to the international. Its aim is invincibility, victory without battle, and unassailable strength through understanding of the physics, politics, and psychology of conflict. This illustrated edition includes some of the finest works of art from China, Japan, and Korea, selected from museums, galleries, and private collections in countries throughout the world, deepening the reader’s appreciation of the teachings of The Art of War. (235/1-59030-185-4) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x9, 224pg, FC $19.95 STAR OF THE MONTH LEATHER AND LACE VOLUME 3 REGULAR EDITION Fetish fashions and the ladies who wear them so well! A highly disciplined collection of art by professionals such as Arantza, DeMiguel, Esteban Maroto, Roca, Blas Gallego, Faster & Larson, Mike Hoffman, Boada, and Mitch Byrd to name a few. (STAR10037) MATURE READERS SC, 8x11, 64pg, b&w $9.95 *********************************** POP SURREALISM HC by Kristine Anderson Featuring informative essays by Robert Williams, Carlo McCormick, and Larry Reid, and showcasing 23 artists including the Clayton Brothers, Eric White, Joe Coleman, Mark Ryden, and Shag, this book offers a comprehensive survey of one of the most vilified, vital, and exciting art movements in contemporary art — Pop Surrealism/Lowbrow art. (385/0-86719-618-1) (CAUT: 4) HC, 10x10, 156pg, FC $40.00 RON ENGLISH: POPOGANDA TP by Ron English Ron English is widely considered to be one of the seminal figures in the growing subvertising or culture jamming movement, in which artists and activists subvert an existing advertisement to send out their own message or encourage free thought. (385/0-86719-615-7) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 184pg, FC $29.95 STAR OF THE MONTH SKIN TIGHT: THE ART OF MARCUS GRAY TP Fetishes come and go, but the moist promise of form-fitting outfits on young female flesh — well, let's just say it's something artist Marcus Gray has made a serious study of! His selection of stiletto-wearing woman are getting more than a rise from the erotic art community! Slip into something decidedly un-comfortable and enjoy Mr. Gray's wild ride! (232/0-86562-060-1) (STAR17901) MATURE READERS SC, 48pg, FC $14.95 ********************************* SPECTRUM 11 The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art edited by Cathy & Arnie Fenner Presenting an amazing selection of full color fantasy work by creators from around the world, the 11th installment in the Spectrum series is a feast of disparate vision and artistic imagining, showcasing over 300 artists, among them: Anita Kunz, Doug Chiang, John Howe, John Prude Palancer, Jon Foster, and Michael Whelan. (CAUT: 4) HC (8310/1-887424-81-4)—HC, 8x11, 208pg, FC $39.00 TP (8310/1-887424-82-2)—SC, 8x11, 208pg, FC $29.00 THOMAS KINKADE: HEAVEN ON EARTH TP by Thomas Kinkade & Jeffery Vallance Thomas Kinkade, known as the “Painter of Light,” has become one of the most avidly collected and controversial painters in history. His paintings are embraced by thousands of faithful collectors and criticized by others for their idyllic scenes, which romanticize and illuminate a fantasy life on earth. (385/0-86719-613-0) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 168pg, FC $29.95 STAR OF THE MONTH WOLFPACK TP These are stunning fantasy illustrations of women who command the creatures of the land, sea, and air to do their bidding! (232/0-86562-037-7) (STAR13711) MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 64pg, b&w $9.95 ******************************* COMIC THEMES 500 COMIC BOOK VILLAINS TP by Mike Conroy Here come the heels and hoodlums! Compiled by comic book historian Mike Conroy, this chronicle of fictional wickedness features extensive information on Batman’s Joker, Dick Tracy’s Flattop, Flash Gordon’s Ming the Merciless, Spider-Man’s Green Goblin, and hundreds more villains that comics, fantasy, and sci-fi connoisseurs have always loved to hate. (5791/0-7641-2908-2) (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x7, 376pg, FC $18.95 A BLAZING WORLD: THE UNOFFICIAL COMPANION TO THE SECOND LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN TP by Jeff Nevins, with an Introduction by Alan Moore This invaluable analysis of the second League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comic book series contains interviews and commentary by creators Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill, complemented with detailed panel-by-panel annotations. (5793/1-932265-10-4) (CAUT: 4) SC, 6x9, 240pg $18.95 “THESE’LL KILL YA…!” - THE BEST OF GAHAN WILSON TP by Gahan Wilson; edited by Cathy Ferner & Arnie Fenner Sure to incite a quiver of laughter or a shiver of fear, this thorough retrospective by the cartoon master of the creepy and the absurd features a macabre collection of Gahan Wilson’s best and most hilarious examples of jaundiced humor from such renowned publications as Playboy, The New Yorker, Esquire, and National Lampoon. (8310/1-887424-87-3) (CAUT: 4) SC, 6x9, 144pg, FC $15.00 COMIC BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA HC by Ron Goulart Compiled by one of the world’s leading authorities on comics, Comic Book Encyclopedia is a multi-verse of comics legend and lore for every fan and anyone who yearns to understand the characters, history, and universal appeal of this fascinating and diverse world. Get the scoop on everything from Belgium’s TinTin to Preacher, a new breed of graphic novel, to Madam Fatal, a cross-dressing detective from the 1930s, and much, much more in this ultimate guide to characters, graphic novels, and writers and artists in the comic book universe. (120/0-06-074061-2) (CAUT: 4) HC, 9x10, 480pg, FC $49.95 THE COMICS BEFORE 1945 HC by Brian Walker In the five-decades after the Yellow Kid first appeared in 1895, the funnies became an essential element of American life. Comic strip characters — Buster Brown, Tarzan, Dick Tracy, Popeye, Blondie, Li’l Abner — where everywhere. This visually stunning, comprehensive survey — copiously illustrated with rare original art — is the most authoritative history of prewar American newspaper comics currently in print. It documents the major trends in the funnies business, decade-by-decade, and presents in-depth biographies of 21 of the most influential creators of the era. (7/0-8109-4970-7) (CAUT: 4) HC, 9x12, 336pg, FC $50.00 FACTION PARADOX: OF THE CITY OF THE SAVED… TP by Philip Purser-Hallard; edited by Lawrence Miles Welcome to the City of the Saved, an enclave at the end of time where every human or pseudo-human who’s ever lived has been resurrected. Murder in the City is literally impossible. But, when such an impossible killing occurs, it falls upon Compassion to solve the case. (491/0-9725959-4-5) (CAUT: 4) SC $14.95 KRAZY KAT: THE COMIC ART OF GEORGE HERRIMAN TP by Patrick McDonnell, Karen O’Connell, & George Riley di Havenon Illustrated with more than 150 comic strips as well as never-before-published drawings, archival photographs, and personal letters, this book serves as a comprehensive, biographical survey of George Herrimen’s innovative cartoon masterpiece, Krazy Kat. (7/0-8109-9185-3) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 224pg, FC $19.95 MEN OF TOMORROW HC by Gerard Jones Animated by the stories of the last century’s most charismatic and conniving artists, writers, and businessmen, Men of Tomorrow brilliantly demonstrates how the creators of the super-heroes gained their cultural power and established a crucial place in the modern imagination. Among the creators and purveyors of the comic book super-hero showcased include Bob Kane, Harry Donenfeld, Jack Liebowitz, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Mort Weisinger, Stan Lee, and Will Eisner. (246/0-465-03656-2) (CAUT: 4) HC, 6x9, 320pg $26.00 FANTASY / SCI-FI THE BEST OF XERO TP by Pat & Dick Lupoff, with illustrations by Larry Ivie Featuring an introduction by Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert, this volume contains a selection of essays from Pat and Dick Lupoff’s legendary science fiction fanzine Xero, providing historical snapshots of the science fiction world in the early 1960s by such luminaries as Donald Westlake, Don Thompson, Harlan Ellison, James Blish, and Lin Carter. (491/0-9725959-4-5) (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x8, 220pg, b&w $29.95 THE BOOK OF BALLADS HC by Charles Vess & Various Illustrated and presented by one of the leading artists in modern fantasy, Charles Vess, this unique collection of ballads, folktales, and magical sagas re-imagined in sequential art form features collaborations by an all-star cast of modern fantasists including Charles de Lint, Jane Yolen, Jeff Smith, Sharyn McCrumb, and Neil Gaiman. Finished with full lyrics and discographies of the classic versions of these songs and tales, The Book of Ballads is an event in the worlds of fantasy and graphic storytelling. (256/0-765-31214-X) (CAUT: 4) HC, 6x10, 224pg $24.95 SPOTLIGHT BRIAN FROUD’S GOBLINS! analyzed, interpreted, and written by Ari Berk Anyone who brings home this book will be in big trouble. Renowned artist Brian Froud and scholar Ari Berk have conducted a thorough investigation into the goblin realm. The fruit of their labor, however, turned out to be a rotten apple: the book is infected with goblins! Now, thanks to Froud and Berk’s continuing carelessness, this noxious, viscid, and largely nonsensical volume has been unleashed on an unsuspecting public. Among its pages are reproductions of the ancient, odoriferous Codex Goblinensis; a glossary of common goblins and their markings; a gazetteer of goblin photographs taken from the arcane Goblin Camera; and a section on contending with Goblin infestations. (7/0-8109-4941-5) (CAUT: 4) SC, 9x11, 88pg, FC $25.00 ******************** DOCTOR WHO: DEADSTONE MEMORIAL MMPB by Trevor Baxendale There is no such thing as a good night. Maybe, as you fall asleep, you can hide away in dreams. But, bad dreams and nightmares offer a glimpse into the real world — where the monsters dwell! In this volume in an ongoing series of Doctor Who novels, an old man will tell his last ghost story, a young family will encounter a deathless horror, and the Doctor and his friends will uncover the terrible secret of the Deadstone Memorial. (5739/0-563-48622-8) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 256pg $6.95 DOCTOR WHO: THE DISCONTINUITY GUIDE TP by Paul Cornell, Martin Day & Keith Topping An essential reference for fans and an hilarious introduction for newcomers, The Discontinuity Guide serves as a brilliant attempt to stitch the 26 years of Doctor Who into a coherent narrative. (5739/1-932265-09-0) (CAUT: 4) SC, 6x9, 350pg $18.95 DREARY & NAUGHTY: THE ABC’S OF BEING DEAD HC by John LaFleur, with illustrations by Shaun Dubin After A-to-Z lessons on ending mortality from his dad, the current Grim Reaper, Dreary meets the other three children of his father’s coworkers — the Horseman of the Apocalypse! But, the sons Pestilence, Famine, and War are equally oblivious about their future careers as the Universe’s bringers of doom. Find out what happens when the boys, joined by a rebellious Naughty, decide to tell their parents what they really want to do when they grow up! (4969) (CAUT: 4) HC $13.99 A FIELD GUIDE TO MONSTERS TP by Dave Ellis Learn about the migration habits of King Kong, the unique personality traits of Frankenstein, and the brain size of Godzilla, plus discover how to fend off an attack from each of these terrifying creatures in this comprehensive field guide detailing over 100 classic monsters from film and television. (5793/1-59258-088-2) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x8, 192pg, FC $22.95 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 Ellison 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) RES. from Previews V13, #7 (JUL032742) SC, 6x9, 352pg $13.95 HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX BOOK 5 TP by J.K. Rowling In his fifth year at Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter discovers that he, among others, are part of an ancient "Order of the Phoenix"… an order that grants him the privilege of a very special gift... the gift of life! With Animagus lessons, Quidditch matches, Cho Chang, mysterious notes, and Voldemort breathing down Harry's neck, will he survive to his sixteenth birthday? (7057/0-439-35807-8) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. Available only in United States and Puerto Rico. SC, 6x9, 896pg $9.99 HARRY POTTER BOOKS 1-5 PAPERBACK BOX SET by J. K. Rowling Five years of magic, adventure, and mystery at Hogwarts — now in paperback! This special boxed set collects all five Harry Potter novels from Hugo and Bram Stoker Award-winning author J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. (7057/0-439-68258-4) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in United States and Puerto Rico. Box Set $42.95 MEDICINE ROAD HC by Charles de Lint, with illustrations by Charles Vess In the Sonoran Desert around Tucson, and in excursions north, Laurel and Bess Dillard are drawn into an ages old wager between Native American spirits who take human form in this heartwarming tale. Medicine Road is also offered in a deluxe leatherbound edition signed by both Charles de Lint and Charles Vess, limited to 750 numbered copies. (CAUT: 4) REGULAR EDITION (6449/1-931081-96-4)—HC, 212pg $35.00 LIMITED EDITION (6449/1-931081-97-2)—HC, 212pg $60.00 THE READER’S GUIDE TO LEMONY SNICKET TP by Lois H. Gresh This ultimate companion guide to Lois Gresh’s series of fun and wildly successful A Series of Unfortunate Incidents novels provides young readers with how-to hints and tips, quizzes, cool anecdotes, and fun facts and information on everything Lemony. (256/0-312-32703-X) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x8, 192pg $9.95 SPIRITS IN THE WIRES TP by Charles de Lint At a popular Newford online research and library website called the Wordwood, a mysterious crash occurs. Everyone visiting the site at the exact moment of the crash vanishes from where they were sitting in front of their computers. Christy Ridding’s girlfriend Saskia disappears right before her eyes, along with countless others. Now Christy and his companions must journey into Newford's otherworld, where the Wordwood, it transpires, has a physical presence of its own... to rescue their missing friends and loved ones and to set this viral spirit right before it causes further harm. (256/0-312-86971-1) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x8, 448pg $14.95 WIZARDY & WILD ROMANCE TP by Michael Moorcock Newly revised and expanded, this seminal study of epic fantasy analyzes the genre from its earliest beginnings in Medieval romances on through practitioners like Tolkien, up to today’s brightest literary lights. (5793/1-932265-07-4) (CAUT: 4) SC, 6x9, 208pg $18.95 GAMES DUEL MASTERS: THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TP This deluxe handbook details the background story and history of the Duel Masters world, complete with strategy tips, guidelines for Duel Masters tournaments, and comprehensive descriptions of the cards in each game set. (7057/0-439-66318-0) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in United States and Puerto Rico. SC, 6x9, 80pg, FC $6.99 HORROR BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: TALES OF THE SLAYER VOLUME 4 TP by Various Into every generation a Slayer is born! This fourth volume of eight original short stories chronicles the Cruciamentum — the ‘coming of age’ test each Slayer must undergo when she turns eighteen. (248/0-689-86955-X) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x8, 240pg $9.99 CREEPY SUSIE TP And 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children by Angus Oblong Fiendishly funny and brilliantly bizarre, this collection of warped and wickedly hilarious cartoon tales by Angus Oblong features a maniacal menagerie of twisted children including Emily Amputee, Narcoleptic Scottie, the Siamese Quadruplets, and Rosie’s Crazy Mother. (235/0-345-43300-9) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x8, 176pg $9.95 THE ESSENTIAL DRACULA TP edited by Leonard Wolf This definitive, fully annotated edition of Bram Stoker’s 1897 horror classic, Dracula, includes background on Stoker’s vampiric creation, commentary by leading contemporary writers, a selected filmography of major vampire films, and a literary history of the vampire novel. (248/0-7434-9803-8) (CAUT: 4) SC, 6x9, 512pg $14.95 THE ESSENTIAL FRANKENSTEIN TP edited by Leonard Wolf This definitive, fully annotated edition of Mary Shelley’s 1816 horror classic, Frankenstein, includes thousands of fascinating facts and legends, background on the romantic spirit that infuses Shelley’s novel, commentary by leading contemporary writers, and a selected filmography of major Frankenstein films. (248/0-7434-9806-2) (CAUT: 4) SC, 6x9, 368pg $13.95 LIGHT’S END CD by William Windom & Michael Vance Emmy-award winning actor William Windom narrates two shudder stories by “master of suspense” Michael Vance detailing the dirty little secrets hidden behind the white picket fences of Light’s End, Maine! (4890) (CAUT: 4) CD $19.99 STEPHEN KING: THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDON POP-UP BOOK by Stephen King; text adapted by Peter Abrahams; illustrations by Alan Dingman Nine-year-old Trisha McFarland is lost in the wilderness of the Appalachian Trail after wandering off from her mother and brother. For solace she tunes her Walkman radio to Boston Red Sox broadcasts and the gritty performances of her hero, relief pitcher Tom Gordon. As the days and nights pass and she becomes even more hopelessly lost, she imagines that Tom Gordon is with her — her savior to surviving an enemy known only by the slaughtered animals and mangled trees in its wake. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is a fairy tale grimmer than Grimm, but aglow with a girl’s indomitable spirit and told in a stunning, three-dimensional pop-up book format. (248/0-689-86272-5) (CAUT: 4) SC, 10x8, 16pg, FC $24.95 ZOMBIE JAM SIGNED LIMITED EDITION HC by David J. Schow, with illustrations by Bernie Wrightson Zombie Jam is a festival of the living dead, featuring Schow's previously uncollected short fiction from zombie anthologies near and far, including a brand new tale written especially for this collection. Featuring the splatterpunk classic “Jerry's Kids Meet Wormboy” in its original un-cut form, and an exhaustive introduction to all things zombie, this special hardcover volume is limited to 750 numbered copies, and comes signed by Schow and Wrightson. (6449/1-931081-77-8) (CAUT: 4) HC, 130pg $40.00 HOW-TO CREATING 3-D ANIMATION REVISED EDITION TP by Peter Lord & Brian Sibley Originally published in 1998 and based on the work of Nick Park and Peter Lord of Aardman Animation, creators of the wildly popular Wallace and Gromit short films, this revised edition of Creating 3-D Animation brings Aardman’s technology and achievements up-to-date with 32 additional pages that include techniques developed during the making of Chicken Run and further exploration into the use of computer graphics. (7/0-8109-4971-7) (CAUT: 4) SC, 9x8, 224pg, FC $35.00 DIGITAL FANTASY PAINTING WORKSHOP TP by Martin McKenna Filled with insider hints, tips, and secrets from the pros, this must-have reference guide and compendium of digital fantasy art techniques tackles the medium’s three main categories — fantasy, horror, and science fiction — and employs detailed step-by-step breakdowns for more than 25 paintings to demonstrate exactly how these images are produced. (120/0-06-072432-3) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x9, 160pg, FC $24.95 DRAWING CUTTING EDGE ANATOMY TP by Christopher Hart The follow-up title to Drawing Cutting Edge Comics, this drawing tutorial shows artists how to render the exaggerated musculature of super-sized figures in action poses. Also included is a roadmap of all the necessary steps an illustrator must take to get started in the comic book business, plus interviews from industry professionals from two of the most significant comics companies in the world, Marvel and Dark Horse Comics. (356/0-8230-2398-2) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 144pg, FC $19.95 HOW TO DRAW GRAPHIC NOVELS TP by Victor Davilia Featuring step-by-step instructions, and packed with a sketch pencil and mini markers, this fun and educational toolkit shows young, aspiring artists how to create their own graphic novel from drawing characters to creating a story line. (7057/0-439-66469-1) (CAUT: 4) SC, 9x11, 64pg $4.99 HOW TO DRAW MORE MANGA TP by Katy Coope Create faces, expressions, and bodies in the popular manga style, plus learn to color and render scenes for your characters in this insightful and informative step-by-step guide. (7057/0-439-58560-0) (CAUT: 4) SC, 9x11, 64pg $6.99 LET’S DRAW MANGA: MONSTERS TP by PLEX, Inc., Digital Manga Publishing Filled with step-by-step instructions, and introducing the secret fusion matrix used by PLEX, Inc., this volume incorporates various elements drawn from animals, plants, and inorganic matter to create one-of-a-kind monsters, and features tips for establishing form, rough sketching, adding color, creating movement, and dynamic battle scenes. (356/1-56970-967-X) (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 128pg, FC $19.95 LET’S DRAW MANGA: TOKYO URBAN-HIP HOP CULTURE TP by Makoto Nakajima & Big Mouth Factory, Digital Manga Publishing Urban environments, city living conditions, and youth entertainment are some of the essential elements detailed in this unique drawing tutorial offering manga artists an in-depth look at the prevalent styles and cultural flavors that make the Japanese urban and hip hop trend the dominant culture it is today. (356/1-56970-969-6) (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 138pg, b&w $19.95 MANGA ART: EASEL-DOES-IT TP by Ashe Raven & May Li This volume of the Easel-Does-It series combines lucid, easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction with the convenience of an easel format, to provide a perfect package for anyone — children and adults alike — to begin to master manga drawing techniques. (120/0-06-058835-7) (CAUT: 4) SC, 10x8, 96pg, FC $16.95 MANGA MANIA: VIDEO GAMES TP by Christopher Hart From 3-D character modeling, designing costumes, and game mapping, to rotations, dramatic lighting, and flow charts, this latest entry in Christopher Hart’s wildly popular Manga Mania series provides aspiring manga artists with the expertise they need to master basic manga drawing skills, and serves as a guide to developing characters and worlds for the video game environment. (356/0-8230-2974-3) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 144pg, FC $19.95 WRITING AND ILLUSTRATING THE GRAPHIC NOVEL TP by Mike Chinn Suitable for formal art or for self teaching on the part of ambitious self-starters, and utilizing more than 400 step-by-step illustrations, this authoritative instruction manual teaches the basics of graphic novel creation, from first conception of a story idea to publication of a professionally produced book. (5791/0-7641-2788-8) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 128pg $21.95 XTREME ART: DRAW MANHA CHIBI! TP by Christopher Hart This installment in the best-selling Xtreme Art series offers children a fun-filled tutorial on rendering cute, round, rough-and-tumble Chibi-style characters and creatures. (356/0-8230-0368-X) (CAUT: 4) SC, 9x12, 64pg, FC $6.95 HUMOR 27 YEARS OF SHOE: WORLD ENDS AT TEN, DETAILS AT ELEVEN TP by Jeff MacNelly; edited by Chris Cassatt & Susie MacNelly The first collection of Jeff Macnelly and company’s works since 1994, this engaging volume showcases hundreds of Reuben Award-winning Shoe cartoons from 1977 to the present, featuring year after year of Shoe, Perfesser Cosmo Fishhawk, Skyler, and Roz squawking, diving, and flying hard through life’s ups and downs. (18/0-7407-4666-9) (CAUT: 4) SC, 10x8, 224pg $16.95 LEVELS OF INSANITY: CARTOONS BY JOHN CALLAHAN TP by John Callahan Scourge of the right, loathed by the politically correct, enemy Number One of moral crusaders! Straight from the political asylum, this wickedly funny collection features a host of hilarious, outrageous, and fearless cartoons from renowned cartoonist and political satirist John Callahan. (235/0-345-45095-7) (CAUT: 4) SC, 10x8, 224pg $10.95 COMING SOON: THE NEXT GET FUZZY COLLECTION TP by Darby Conley In his latest collection, New York Times best-selling author and cartoonist Darby Conley has found uncommon humor and insight in our ornery, unpredictable, and often hilarious four-legged ‘roommates’ with Get Fuzzy. (18/0-7407-4663-4) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x9, 128pg $10.95 DILBERT: IT’S NOT FUNNY IF I HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT TP by Scott Adams Office politics, management trends, corporate bureaucracy, oppressive work spaces, and inscrutable jargon are all targets of Scott Adams’s darkly goofy satirical pen. Dilbert strikes a deeply resonant chord with cubicle squatters and corporate drones with its dead-on reflection of the realities of the white-collar workplace, even with its off-the-wall delivery. This collection features Adams’s personal all-time favorite Dilbert cartoons, along with his own handwritten commentary about the strips. (18/0-7407-4658-8) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x10, 240pg $14.95 DOONESBURY: TALK TO THE HAND TP by G. B. Trudeau The California recall debacle! The liberation of Iraq! A wartime Presidency! Sex parties for recruits! Nothing is sacred (or safe) from Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and sociopolitical satirist G. B. Trudeau in this latest collection of Doonsebury strips. (18/0-7407-4671-5) (CAUT: 4) SC, 9x10, 152pg $16.95 FOXTROTIUS MAXIMUS TP by Bill Amend Timely, topical, and terribly funny! This FoxTrot treasury combines cartoon works from Your Momma Thinks Square Roots Are Vegetables, Who’s Up for Some Bonding, and Am I a Mutant or What? (18/0-7407-4661-8) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x10, 192pg $14.95 GARFIELD CLASSICS #9: GARFIELD LOSES HIS FEET TP by Jim Davis Can a cat with no feet: Bounce into bed? Trot to the TV set? Race for the refrigerator? You can be sure that your favorite furry feline will find a way in his ninth outrageous collection of classic Garfield comic strips full of non-stop fun and delicious mischief! (18/0-7407-4661-8) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x9, 128pg $10.95 GARFIELD’S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING TP by Jim Davis In Garfield’s Guide to Everything, the philosophizing fat cat weighs in on a whole kit and caboodle of subjects, from ecology to astrology, Shakespeare to stupidity. (235/0-345-46461-3) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x9, 96pg $12.95 MUTTS 9: DOG-EARED TP by Patrick McDonnell This latest collection from Reuben Award-winning cartoonist Patrick McDonnell features a brilliant assortment of simple-yet-complex Mutts strips that will have readers turning its pages again and again, eager to revisit the charm, truth, humor, and endless antics of Earl the dog and Mooch the cat. (18/0-7407-4740-1) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x9, 128pg $10.95 RANDOM ZITS TP by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman Random Zits not-so-randomly combines the previous Zits collections Road Trip! and Teenage Tales into one mega-volume! (18/0-7407-4669-3) (CAUT: 4) SC, 10x8, 248pg $16.95 SUDDENLY SILVER: CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE TP by Lynn Johnston Millions of readers share a daily relationship with Lynn Johnston and her cartoon family, the Pattersons. Suddenly Silver: Celebrating 25 years of For Better or For Worse now allows these faithful friends — and new readers, too — to honor that long association through a one-of-a-kind collection of classic strips and Johnston’s musings and comments about her real life and how it’s reflected in one of the cartooning world’s most loved and followed families. (18/0-7407-4739-8) (CAUT: 4) SC $14.95 THRILLING TOM THE DANCING BUG STORIES TP by Ruben Bolling Funny, hip, and refreshingly off-center, this volume features a collection of cartoonist Ruben Bolling’s quirky weekly comic strip, Tom the Dancing Bug. (18/0-7407-4737-1) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x10, 224pg $14.95 MOVIES & TV OFFERED AGAIN O/A 2001 MEMORIES: AN ACTOR’S ODYSSEY by R.A. Jones, with a Forword by Keir Dullea 2001 Memories explores the controversial life of actor Gary Lockwood — cowboy, hustler, fighter, and lover who helped launch Star Trek and walked among the stars in director Stanley Kubrick’s ground-breaking film classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Also available in a signed and numbered edition limited to 500 copies, and autographed by R.A. Jones and Gary Lockwood. Allocations may occur. (4890) (CAUT: 4) STANDARD EDITION—SC, 7x10, 298pg $19.95 SIGNED EDITION—SC, 7x10, 298pg $29.95 ******************************** GODZILLA ON MY MIND: 50 YEARS OF THE KING OF MONSTERS TP by William Tsutsui In this light-hearted reflection, life-long fan and professional historian, William Tsutsui, explores 50 years of the big, green, radioactive lizard, and his transformation from movie monster to global phenomenon. (256/1-4039-6474-2) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x8, 176pg, b&w $12.95 JIM HENSON’S DESIGNS AND DOODLES: A MUPPET SKETCHBOOK TP by Alison Inches This delightful collection of Jim Henson’s early drawings — many of which have never been published before — serves as a map to the boundless imagination of the artist whose characters have educated and enraptured children of all ages for generations. These early posters, storyboards, and set and puppet designs celebrate the Muppet creator’s unique genius and wild sense of humor. (7/0-8109-9184-5) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x8, 128pg, FC $19.95 HOLLYWOOD GOTHIC REVISED EDITION TP The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen by David J. Skal In this critically acclaimed, fully updated excursion through the life of a cultural icon, David J. Skal maps out the archetypal vampire’s relentless trajectory from Victorian literary oddity to movie idol to cultural commodity, digging through the populist veneer to reveal what the prince of darkness says about us all. (256/0-571-21158-5) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x8, 352pg, b&w $15.00 HOT SCHLOCK HORROR SIGNED EDITION TP by John Wooley Bizarre monsters! Ex-Playboy playmates! Brain-numbing terror and more awaits you inside Hot Schlock Horror, as Fangoria writer and horror novelist John Wooley reviews more than 40 films of horror and exploitation from the golden era of drive-in movies. This edition comes autographed by Wooley. (4890) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 128pg $14.95 THE INCREDIBLES: BEHIND THE SUPERS – THE UNDERCOVER FILES TP Someone has discovered the top-secret files of the Incredibles family! Learn everything there is to know about Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack, as well as some classified info on their greatest villains, in this super-powered scrapbook. (235/0-7364-2270-6) (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x10, 32pg, FC $6.99 THE INCREDIBLES JUNIOR NOVELIZATION The quiet life proves to be a little too quiet for Mr. Incredible and his wife, Elastigirl, when they give up their masks and capes as part of the government’s Super Hero Relocation Program and start a family out in the suburbs. But when Syndrome, a mysterious new super-villain, threatens the world, The Incredibles are ready to fly into action and save the day! This Junior novelization of Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles comes with eight pages of full-color pictures from the animated movie. (235/0-7364-2215-3) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 128pg $4.99 THE INCREDIBLES MOVIE STORYBOOK TP Will Mr. Incredible and his Super family be able to overcome the wicked plot of the sinister Syndrome? Or will evil prevail? Find out in this action-packed, full-color movie storybook that retells Disney/Pixar’s animated feature film, The Incredibles. (235/0-7364-2269-2) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x10, 64pg, FC $7.99 THE INCREDIBLES: NEVER WEAR A CAPE AND OTHER TIPS FOR SUPERS TP Do you think you have what it takes to be a Super? This thrilling chapter book, based on Disney/Pixar’s animated feature film The Incredibles, is packed with lots of insider tips on how to be a super-duper hero. (235/0-7364-2267-6) (CAUT: 4) SC, 80pg $3.99 MADE YOU LAUGH! HC WITH DVD The Funniest Moments in Comedy by Joe Garner What better way to recognize and honor America’s funniest moments and greatest laugh artists than this insightful, anecdote-laden multimedia presentation that allows readers and viewers to fully experience the sharpest comedians throughout broadcast and film history. Joe Garner, preeminent multimedia historian of American culture, takes his loyal and enthusiastic audience to the heart of comedy, a venue as rich, complex, and diverse as America itself. The accompanying DVD includes the actual audio/film clips of the particular memorable moment along with original videotaped and archival interviews. (18/0-7407-4695-2) (CAUT: 4) HC w/DVD, 5x8, 176pg, b&w $29.95 THE ROUGH GUIDE TO KIDS’ MOVIES TP by Paul Simpson From The Wizard of Oz to The Incredibles, this compact, pocket-sized guide to popular culture features fun facts and handy details on hundreds of children’s and all-ages movies. (4309/1-84353-346-4) (CAUT: 4) SC, 4x6, 304pg, FC $11.99 THERE AND BACK AGAIN: AN ACTOR’S TALE TP by Sean Astin with Joe Layden There and Back Again: An Actor’s Tale is the complete memoir of Sean Astin, best known for his role as Samwise Gamgee in director Peter Jackson’s epic The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. This fascinating journal serves as a candid account of a Hollywood life and an inside look at a life-changing role and the groundbreaking Lord of the Rings films. (256/0-312-33146-0) (CAUT: 4) SC, 6x9, 320pg $24.95 MAKING OF FRIDAY 13TH: LEGEND OF CAMP BLOOD TP by David Grove A body count in the hundreds! A fan-base in the millions! For a quarter of a century, the Friday the 13th series has endured as the most popular horror franchise in the world. From the birth of Jason, via the first appearance of the iconic hockey mask, to the cinematic pairing of Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger, author David Grove casts a fresh light on this cinematic phenomenon, documenting the key personnel involved in making the films, and the cultural impact of this unique part of horror cinema history. (133/1-903-25431-0) (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS SC, 7x9, 256pg $19.95 POP CULTURE BURLESQUE: LEGENDARY STARS OF THE STAGE HC by Jane Briggeman They were temptresses of tease and specialists in seduction — bawdy and beautiful burlesque performers. Remembering the time when striptease was a theatrical act replete with humor, live music, and skits, Burlesque: Legendary Stars of the Stage captures the spirit of the genre with photographs, interviews, and histories, and stands as a worthy tribute to the performers who shimmied and shook for countless crowds while striving to maintain a high level of artistry and professionalism. (8679/1-888054-94-8) (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS HC, 9x11, 176pg, FC $39.95 THE GOTH BIBLE: A COMPENDIUM FOR THE DARKLY INCLINED TP by Nancy Kilpatrick Offering the most complete and broad perspective of this society culled from hundreds of interviews with bands, artists, designers, and Goths from all walks of life, this ultimate handbook for goths, aspiring goths, and fans of Neo-Romantic culture serves as the first complete guide to the goth movement. (256/0-312-30696-2) (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x9, 560pg, b&w $19.95 THE LITTLE VOODOO KIT by Dr. Jean-Paul Poupette Focusing on the stress-relieving benefits of revenge therapy, this kit comes with a full-color guide to a huge range of tension-relieving techniques, plus a genderless white-cloth revenge doll and color-coded pins. (256/0-312-15415-1) (CAUT: 4) SC, 10x9, 48pg, FC $12.95 PARIS THE HEIRESS: A PARIS HILTON PAPER DOLL BOOK TP by Patrick Regan; illustrated by Steven Chorney Dress her up! Accessorize! Stage your own little tragicomedy with the up-and-coming queen of all media! Share all the fun, fashion, glitz, and glamour with Paris the Heiress: A Paris Hilton Paper Doll Book. This book comes complete with two 10” tall, perforated Paris Hilton paper dolls and a whole closet full of outfits the living doll would not be caught dead in. (18/0-7407-4808-4) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x10, 32pg, FC $12.95 RUBY GLOOM’S KEYS TO HAPPINESS TP by Mighty Fine Goth icon Ruby Gloom introduces herself with 17 slightly offbeat lessons for life, as seen from the shadowy Victorian mansion where she hangs out with her cat Doom, the seven skeletons in her closet, and the occasional ghost. (7/0-8109-5036-7) (CAUT: 4) SC, 7x6, 48pg, FC $12.95 THE TRIBE HAS SPOKEN: LIFE LESSONS FROM REALITY TV TP by David Volk From relationship advice, useful daily affirmations, and suggestions on dealing with children, to insights on how to avoid being voted off your own metaphorical island, humorist David Volk extracts gems of life advice from tales of the bizarre, wacky, shocking, and indigestible culled from the most popular reality TV shows. (18/0-7407-4686-3) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x7, 160pg $9.95 WRITTEN ON SKIN: IREZUMI - THE ART OF JAPANESE TATTOO HC by Takashi Kashiwagi Recorded by world-renowned Irezumi photographer Takashi Kashiwagi, this beautiful showcase of the art of Japanese full-body tattoo artist Horioshi III and other Irezumi masters reveals the origins, meanings, rituals, and uncertain future of this traditional Japanese artform. (5789/1-932897-10-0) (CAUT: 4) MATURE READERS SC, 8x10, 160pg, FC $29.95 STAR TREK STAR TREK CROSSWORDS BOOK 4 TP edited by John M. Samson In this stellar blend of brain-teasers and trivia edited by crossword master John M. Samson, Star Trek fans who think they know it all have another chance to prove it. (248/0-7434-8482-7) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 64pg $10.95 STAR TREK: DUTY, HONOR, REDEMPTION TP SIGNATURE SERIES by Vonda McIntyre For the first time in one volume, the three most celebrated Star Trek films — Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home — are adapted into novel form by Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Vonda McIntyre. (248/0-7434-6990-4) (CAUT: 4) SC, 5x8, 384pg $9.95 STAR TREK: NEW FRONTIER – AFTER THE FALL HC by Peter David When the Thallonian Republic refuses to aid the Federation at a critical and deadly juncture, Starfleet Captain MacKenzie Calhoun and the crew of the high-tech ship U.S.S. Excalibur pay the price, as the Federation seeks to cut off relations with all of sector 221-G. But now the sector faces the same dire threat to its very existence! (248/0-7434-9184-X) (CAUT: 4) HC, 6x9, 320pg $24.00 STAR TREK VOYAGER: SPIRIT WALK BOOK 1 – OLD WOUNDS MMPB by Christie Golden Traveling on board the Voyager, refugees from a world devastated by the Dominion War insist on returning to their ravaged planet. Upon arriving, the crew discovers the symbol of the mysterious Sky Spirit, who had genetically altered Chakotay’s people. Does the Voyager have time to solve the puzzling mystery before they are betrayed by one of their own? (248/0-7434-9258-7) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 320pg $6.99 WORLDS OF STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE VOLUME 2 MMPB by Michael A. Martin, Andy Mangels, & J. Noah Kym Volume two of this world-spanning Star Trek series explores the upheaval on Trill, and the world of Bajor, where the long-missing Capatin Sisko has finally returned. (248/0-7434-8352-9) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 320pg $6.99 STAR WARS THE COMPLETE STAR WARS TRILOGY SCRAPBOOK Do you know your dewbacks from your banthas? Could you tell the difference between a stormtrooper, a scouttrooper, and a snowtrooper? Could you pick a Rodian out of a lineup? Packed with more than 100 full-color, remastered artwork and vital information on all the characters, planets, weapons, aliens, and droids, The Complete Star Wars Trilogy Scrapbook is the ultimate guide to all three epic Star Wars movies. (7057/0-439-68130-8) (CAUT: 4) SC, 10x9, 64pg, FC $8.99 STAR WARS: JEDI TRIAL HC A Clone Wars Novel by David Sherman & Dan Cragg In a bold maneuver, the Separatists have taken Praesitlyn, a crucial Republic communications hub. To take it back, the Republic dispatches a detachment of clone troopers under the leadership of Jedi Knight Nejaa Halcyon and Jedi Padawan Anakin Skywalker. Little does Anakin know that the volatile situation on Praesitlyn will prove to be his own personal Jedi trial, and that if he emerges victorious, he will have earned the coveted title of full Jedi Knight! (235/0-345-46114-2) (CAUT: 4) HC, 6x9, 416pg $25.95 STAR WARS: REPUBLIC COMMANDO – HARD CONTACT MMPB by Karen Traviss An action-packed Clone Wars adventure and the official tie-in novel based on the new LucasArts video game Star Wars: Republic Commando! On a mission to sabotage a nanovirus research facility on a Separatist-held planet, four clone troopers operate under the very noses of their enemies. Outnumbered, outgunned, and deep behind enemy lines with no backup, the isolated clone commandoes must journey through hostile territory brimming with Trandoshan slavers, Separatists, and suspicious natives where a single misstep could mean discovery, and death! (235/0-345-47827-4) (CAUT: 4) MMPB, 304pg $6.99 SUPER-HEROES THE DC COMICS ENCYCLOPEDIA HC Packed with extensive information and thrilling comic book art, this definitive guide to the DC universe features comprehensive detail on more than 1,000 classic DC Comics characters from the last 60 years including such super-heroic icons as Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, nefarious villains like The Joker and Catwoman, and a host of lesser-known favorites, as well as the weird, the wild, and the wonderful. (4309/0-7566-0592-X) (CAUT: 4) HC, 10x11, 352pg, FC $40.00 G.I. JOE JUNIOR CHAPTER BOOK #3: ANTI-VENOM Beware of the new breed of COBRA soldiers! Just what is Dr. Mindbender doing to the soldiers in his secret lab? G.I. Joe must stop him before the COBRA mutants become unbeatable! (7057/0-439-62688-9) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. SC, 5x7, 48pg, FC $3.99 THE ROUGH GUIDE TO SUPERHEROES TP From Nietzsche’s ubermensch and Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles to Batman, Spider-Man, and Catwoman, this compact, pocket-sized guide to popular culture features fun facts and handy details on the super-humans who saved the world and the villains who fought them. (4309/1-84353-386-3) (CAUT: 4) SC, 4x6, 368pg, FC $12.99 SPIDER-MAN 2 SOUND STORYBOOK Featuring new illustrated stories based on Spider-Man 2, young fans of the movies and comic books will thrill to the sights and sounds in these two storybooks. The standard edition contains a 4-chip sound module, while the deluxe hardcover edition features a 16-bit sound module. (CAUT: 4) STANDARD EDITION (491/0-696-22005-9)—SC, 9x7, 8pg, FC $7.95 DELUXE EDITION (491/0-696-22006-7)—HC, 12x12, 20pg, FC $15.95 SPIDER-MAN AND FRIENDS PARTY BOOK TP From invitations, decorations, and craft activities, to games and fun party food, this complete guide helps parents to plan birthdays and other special occasions themed around their child’s favorite Marvel super-hero including Spider-Man, Hulk, the X-Men, and Daredevil. Includes 50 exclusive character cut-outs! (491/0-696-21996-4) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x10, 96pg, FC $9.95 SPIDER-MAN POSTER BOOK This poster book contains six folded, full-color, super-sized tear-out posters (21”x15”) featuring action-packed, web-slinging images of everyone’s favorite friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! (491/0-696-21997-2) (CAUT: 4) Poster Book $9.95 STAN LEE’S SUPERHERO CHRISTMAS HC by Stan Lee, with illustrations by Tim Jessell It’s the night before Christmas when suddenly Santa’s old nemesis, the evil Ice King, and his terrible ice trolls launch a surprise attack on the North Pole! But, all is not lost — the powerful Protector is on his way to save the day. However, when the Protector himself is captured, it’s falls upon his super-hero wife, the Protectress, and their two children, Carolyn and Robert, to find a way to save Christmas. (120/0-06-056559-4) (CAUT: 4) HC, 10x10, 32pg, FC $15.99 STATIC SHOCK BOOK #1: DOUBLE TROUBLE YOUNG READERS CHAPTER BOOK by Tracey West Double Trouble is the story of how Virgil Hawkins, a street-wise kid with an attitude, became Static, the shocking new super-hero who zaps the bad dudes into submission, and keeps it real with his friends. (7057/0-439-65621-4) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in United States and Puerto Rico. SC, 5x7, 112pg $5.99 STATIC SHOCK BOOK #2: SOUL POWER YOUNG READERS CHAPTER BOOK by Tracey West When Virgil agrees to do community service at a retirement home, he’s in for some shocking surprises, a lesson in super-hero history, and possibly the key to his own destiny! (7057/0-439-65622-2) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in United States and Puerto Rico. SC, 5x7, 112pg $5.99 INTERNATIONAL SECTION HOW TO DRAW MANGA This month, Previews turns the spotlight on the stuff that allows you budding artists to “do-it-yourself” and create your own comics: How to Draw Books and Supplies! See page 11 of this issue for your complete guide to all of the great How to Draw products offered this month! HOW TO DRAW MANGA OFFICIAL “GETTING STARTED” ILLUSTRATION KIT A Previews Exclusive! Imported from Japan! You’ve read the books. You’ve got your ideas ready to run down your arm to the waiting paper… but how do you get started? Graphic Sha and Previews have the answer with the official How to Draw Manga “Getting Started” Illustration Kit! This indispensable kit is perfect for any budding manga-ka to launch their first project, and includes: a copy of the 128-page English-language book, How To Draw Manga: Getting Started featuring informative chapters on “the basics,” Characters, Tone, Storytelling, and even backgrounds! PLUS: 10 sheets of 8 ˝” x 11 ľ” (A4-size) authentic Deleter brand Manga Illustration Paper, One Deleter Black Ink Illustration Pen, One Deleter brand “Neo-Piko” Color Marker (one pen, TWO tips, thick and thin!), One Plastic Curve Template, an 8” Plastic Ruler, Two Pencils, and an Eraser… all packaged in a durable, hard plastic case, perfect for storage or travel! (8172/1-59396-066-2) Kit $29.99 MORE HOW TO DRAW MANGA VOLUME 4 TP by Go Office A Previews Exclusive! This fourth volume in the More How to Draw Manga series presents the basic drawing techniques depending on twelve (12) types of bishoujo characters, as well as their costumes, movements, and much more! Lessons created by Go Office, one of Japan's top design houses. Softcover with full-color dustjacket. English text. (8193/4-7661-1485-X) SC, 7x10, 128pg, b&w $19.99 CÓMO DIBUJAR MANGA VOLUME 1: PERSONAJES TP (How To Draw Manga Spanish Language Edition) Graphic-Sha’s best-selling series is now available in Spanish! This book covers all aspects of drawing Manga for beginners, containing a brief introduction on the instruments and materials for drawing Manga, plus various chapters on drawing the face, facial expressions, how to express age, drawing hair, bodies, hands, and feet; the folds in clothing, shadows, deformations of the body, character design, and story planning! Spanish language. (491/1-59497-038-6) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America—No Puerto Rico. SC, 9x11, 82pg, b&w $20.95 CÓMO DIBUJAR MANGA VOLUME 2: TÉCNICAS TP (How To Draw Manga Spanish Language Edition) This is volume 2 of the How to Draw Manga series (Spanish Language Edition), subtitled Técnicas (Techniques). This three-chapter book offers instructions in linear perspective, etching, and drawing effect lines. Also explained is how to apply tones, and how to express light and shadows on faces, bodies, and exterior settings. Spanish language. (491/1-59497-039-4) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America—No Puerto Rico. SC, 7x10, 124pg, b&w $20.95 CÓMO DIBUJAR MANGA VOLUME 3: APLICACIÓN Y PRÁCTICA TP (How To Draw Manga Spanish Language Edition) Volume 3 of the series, subtitled Aplicación y Práctica (Application & Practive), contains the following chapters — Chapter 1: Drawing Interiors and Exteriors; Chapter 2: How to Draw Machines; Chapter 3: How to Draw Nature and Animals; and Chapter 4: How to Create a Short Manga Story (this includes character design and story theme). Spanish language. (491/1-59497-040-8) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America—No Puerto Rico. SC, 7x10, 124pg, b&w $20.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A HOW TO DRAW MANGA: MACROMEDIA FLASH TECHNIQUES Illustrating Bishoujo Characters by Aki Ito & Various A Previews Exclusive! FLASH-based Bishoujo drawing techniques are quite advanced, and in this book we’ll show you the complete, essential, start-to-finish techniques of six pioneering FLASH masters — we’ve literally stuffed these pages with tips on everything from how to draw with FLASH to how to make your Bishoujo characters cuter. At the end of each section, you’ll find a gallery showcasing each artist’s work. Available Now! English text. (5424/4-7661-1408-6) SC, 7x10, 144pg, PC $22.99 O/A SUPER CHARACTER DESIGN & POSES VOLUME 1: HERO SC—ENGLISH EDITION by You Kusano A Previews Exclusive! Super Character Design & Poses Volume 1 details the ways to develop a new character, and this volume focuses on male “heroes”. This great reference volume for any aspiring manga-ka features hundreds of poses from which to draw inspiration for your own heroic creations! Available Now — Exclusively in North America through Previews! English text. (8193/4-87197-551-7) SC, 7x10, 126pg, b&w $17.99 O/A SUPER CHARACTER DESIGN & POSES VOLUME 2: HEROINE SC—ENGLISH EDITION by You Kusano A Previews Exclusive! Super Character Design & Poses Volume 2 details the ways to develop a new character, and this volume focuses on female “heroines”. This great reference volume for any aspiring manga-ka features hundreds of poses from which to draw inspiration for your own heroic creations! Available Now — Exclusively in North America through Previews! English text. (8193/4-87197-552-5) SC, 7x10, 126pg, b&w $17.99 **************************** EUROPEAN IMPORTS HELLBOY: SEMILLA DE DESTRUCCIÓN TP (Hellboy: Seed of Destruction Spanish Language Edition) by Mike Mignola Imported from Spain! A murder in a New York wax museum and a missing corpse lead Hellboy and the BPRD into ancient Romanian castles on the trail of a sleeping legend: the nobleman vampire, Vladimir Guirescu. Nazi scientists, revived in Hellboy: Seed of Destruction, prepare for the return of Rasputin and the end of the world, and Hellboy confronts his purpose on Earth. Spanish Language (491/159497-034-3) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America—No Puerto Rico. SC, 7x10, 128pg, FC $24.95 HELLBOY: DESPIERTA AL DEMONIO TP (Hellboy: Wake the Devil Spanish Language Edition) by Mike Mignola Imported from Spain! The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense… sounds like something out of the X-Files, right? Well, its one better; the BPRD has Hellboy, the world’s greatest paranormal investigator! A mysteriously conjured demon, he’s essentially a big red guy who goes looking for trouble. The catch is, he’s not really the best investigator… but he gets the job done! Spanish Language (491/159497-027-9) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America—No Puerto Rico. SC, 7x10, 144pg, FC $24.95 HELLBOY: BABA YAGA Y OTRO RELATOS TP (Hellboy: The Chained Coffin Spanish Language Edition) by Mike Mignola Imported from Spain! This collection of Hellboy shorts offers an intriguing introduction to Mignola’s unique belnd of humor and horror. The title story, “The Chained Coffin,” gives the reader a glimpse into Hellboy’s mysterious origins, and the volume as a whole features much of the supporting cast from the main series. Other stories include: “Abu Gung and the Beanstalk,” “The Right Hand of Doom,” “Abe Sapien: Drums of the Dead,” and “Rusty Razorclam: President of Neptune.” Spanish Language (491/159497-028-9) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America—No Puerto Rico. SC, 7x10, 72pg, FC $12.95 LA DOLCE PAURA (SWEET FEAR) SC 1960s Sexy Horror in Italian Movies & Popular Publications Edited & Text by Stefano Piselli & Riccardo Morrocchi Imported from Italy! Vampires! Ghosts! Awful monsters! Half-naked girls! Gloomy castles! The naďve and alluring atmospheres of Italian sexy horrordom in the movies, books and popular publications of the early sixties are covered in this fully illustrated edition; a nostalgic illustrated anthology full of precious publishing rarities, in search of the lost atmospheres of that magical era. Featuring the bibliographies of the main publications of the time, as well as a list of all (or almost all) of the titles published between 1957 and 1966, and a filmography of the Italian horror films. Italian and English Text. (4528/88-8275-052-3) MATURE READERS SC, 9x12, 72pg, PC $36.99 BEST OF MOLDIVER ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK EUROPEAN CD Imported from Germany! Low Price! An international compilation soundtrack of songs from Moldiver, featuring 31 tracks from both the Japanese and English releases of the anime. Includes color booklet. (888/5-022626-100129) CD $10.99 TENCHI MUYO! OVA VOLUME 1: BEST OST EUROPEAN CD Imported from Germany! Low Price! A compilation soundtrack from the Tenchi Muyo! OVAs. Includes the Tenchi Muyo! theme (opening of the first series); “Talent for Love” (both Japanese and English); and many songs performed by main character voice talents such as Ryoko, Tenchi, Ryo-Ohki, Ayeka, Mihoshi, and Sasami. Also includes instrumental background music — 22 tracks total! (888/5-022626-100327) CD $10.99 JAPANESE IMPORTS- BOOKS APPLESEED COMPLETE BOOK: PROMETHEUS MONTAGE SC This volume is dedicated to the all-new Appleseed feature film anime showing in Japan (and coming soon to the U.S.), and includes full-color frames from the series, behind-the-scenes materials, and cast and crew interviews. Japanese text. (7819/4-8401-1061-1) SC, 8x11, 128pg, FC $39.99 ARTWORKS OF GUILTY GEAR X: 2000-2004 SC by Taichi Ishiwatari This is the first-ever special illustration collection of Taichi Ishiwatari, the talented painter for the Guilty Gear X series. Using some of today’s most innovative and cutting edge graphics techniques, more than 300 works are presented alongside an illuminating interview with the artist. Japanese text. (7819/4-7973-2687-5) SC, 8x11, 160pg, FC $55.99 AYANE YAMANO ILLUSTRATIONS: AYA SC by Ayane Yamano A first collection of the art of Ayane Yamano, a promising artist best known for her work in the realm of bishounen manga. Over 100 works are featured, including many book covers, illustrations, etc. Also included is a feature on the artist’s studio. Japanese text. (7819/4-8352-1573-7) SC, 8x11, 120pg, FC $66.99 CHARACTERS OF GUNDAM SC by Hiroyuki Kitazume Enjoy this 20-year retrospective look at the characters of the entire Mobile Suit Gundam series, as designed and illustrated by Hiroyuki Kitazume. From the original Mobile Suit Gundam, to Z-Gundam, ZZ-Gundam, Char’s Counter-Attack, C.D.A.Mobile Suit Gundam, and Char’s Deleted Affair, here are more than 90 illustrations of the characters that have driven this sci-fi drama to its legendary status as longest running anime series! Japanese text. (7819/4-04-853662-1) SC, 8x11, 104pg, FC $56.99 CLAMP: SORYUDEN ILLUSTRATIONS SC by CLAMP This softcover collects Studio CLAMP’s various illustrations of the Super Dragon Brother of Soryuden in many full-color images. Also included is a short manga created for a dramatic audio CD, and Soryuden: Another History. Japanese text. (7819/4-06-334901-2) SC, 10x11, 242pg, PC $39.99 CLAMP: X ZERO X ILLUSTRATION COLLECTION SC by CLAMP Great Low Price! A lavish softover volume for the popular series X/1999 by the all-female artist group CLAMP. Presented in full-color, this collection features over 152 pieces of artwork, and will make a fine addition to any collector’s bookshelf. Also includes explanatory notes and interviews with the studio members. Taiwan edition. (888/957-97503-4-3) SC, 9x12, 168pg, PC $25.00 GAD GUARD VISUAL GUIDE SC This softcover edition presents a complete overview of the 26-episode anime series, Gad Guard, complete with behind-the-scenes/design materials, and a pin-up poster by character designer Masahiro Aizawa! Japanese text. (7819/4-7973-2667-0) SC, 8x11, 96pg, FC $39.99 HISAYA NAKAJYO ILLUSTRATION COLLECTION SC by Hisaya Nakajyo This edition is the first illustration collection for artist Hisaya Nakajyo, best know for his work on the popular manga titles Hanazakari No Kimi Tachi E, Yume Miru Happa, and Missing Piece. 150 color works are presented, along with a bonus chara sticker! Japanese text. (7819/4-592-73221-9) SC, 9x12, 88pg, FC $31.99 R3:CUBISM—MAKI HAKODA ILLUSTRATION WORKS HC by Maki Hakoda This volume presents the artworks of Maki Hakoda; 87 beautiful illustrations chosen by the artist from the pages of the monthly Japanese anthology, Blade. Japanese text. (7819/4-86127-037-5) HC, 8x11, 88pg, FC $59.99 RETSUYOUGETSU: ART BY JUN SUEMI SC by Jun Suemi The stunning works of famous game character designer, Jun Suemi, are collected in this handsome softcover edition. Included are more than 50 works, from book covers to game illustrations. (7819/4-257-03690-7) SC, 8x11, 72pg, PC $45.99 SILENCE: YOSHITAKA AMANO—THE ART OF FRONT MISSION 1995-2003 SC by Yoshitaka Amano World renowned creator, Yoshitaka Amano (Vampire Hunter D, Final Fantasy), unveils the action-packed video game world of the Front Mission series, collecting illustrations and design works from 1995 to 2003. Included are rare, original early works, Gunhazard illustrations, and a look at the all-new illustrations created for the re-make, Front Mission 1st! A must-have for Amano fans, including many never-before-seen works! 120 pieces in all! Japanese text. (7819/4-7575-1179-5) SC, 8x10, 208pg, FC 75.00 SPLENDOR: HIROKI HARITAMA COLOR ARTWORK COLLECTION SC by Hiroki Haritama This is the first illustration collection of Hiroki Haritama, a promising painter of beauty ladies for pasocon (personal computer) games. Included are many early illustrations as well as newer works, all presented in folio style, so the images can be removed and displayed! (7819/4-7973-2650-6) SC, 8x11, 48pg, FC $59.99 TALES OF SYMPHONIA ILLUSTRATIONS SC by Kosuke Fujishima A beautiful illustration collection devoted to Kosuke Fujishima, famous character designer of the video game Tales of Symphonia, and writer/artist of You’re Under Arrest! This volume mostly foucuses on the Tales of Symphonia, and features character illustrations and an interview with Mutsumi Inomata (famous character illustrator for Gundam Seed) at the end of book. Japanese text. (7819/4-7580-1019-6) SC, 8x11, 80pg, FC $35.99 TWIN SPICA OFFICIAL BOOK SC This is the official guidebook to the new anime, Two Spica (Futari no Spica), and features a complete guide to all 20 episodes, character and design illustrations, behind-the-scenes information, staff & cast interviews, and more. Also included is an all-new manga story drawn by author. (7819/4-8401-1041-7) SC, 8x11, 110pg, FC $39.99 JAPANESE IMPORTS — ANIME MAGAZINES ANIMAGE NOVEMBER 2004 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. (7819/01577-11) Magazine, 8x12, 200pg, FC $11.99 ANIMEDIA NOVEMBER 2004 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 bonus items, such as trading cards, postcard books, and stickers! Japanese text. (7819/01579-11) Magazine, 8x12, 176pg, FC $8.99 DENGEKI ANIMAGA #12 Now monthly! 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! Japanese text. (7819) (CAUT: Magazine, 9x12, 114pg, FC $18.99 DENGEKI G’S MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2004 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. (7819/16365-11) Magazine, 8x10, 192pg, FC $12.99 GOTH LOLI VOLUME 3 SC New to Previews! More than just a monthly picture album, Goth/Loli Magazine’s monthly focus is on the design and construction of the elaborately detailed Gothic and Lolita costumes, and features how-to articles on costume construction and the creation of original clothes by pattern papers. Don’t dream it, be it! Japanese text. (7819/4-8347-2161-2) Magazine, 8x11, 140pg, PC $18.99 MEGAMI MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2004 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. (7819/1580-12) Magazine, 8x10, 174pg, PC $14.99 NEWTYPE NOVEMBER 2004 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. (7819/07009-11) Magazine, 8x12, FC $10.99 UCHUSEN MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2004 Now bi-monthly! The famous magazine on Japanese live-action sci-fi movies, TV, toys, and American films and TV releases. This magazine covers the world of Tokusatsu, Sentai, Sci-Fi, Horror, and more! Japanese text. (7819/01843-11) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 9x11, 138, PC $18.99 JAPANESE IMPORTS — TOY PUBLICATIONS DENGEKI HOBBY NOVEMBER 2004 Dengeki Hobby has a “renewed” look, and now includes collector’s item bonus toys with each issue! This issue includes a free Zoids Blox toy, available nowhere else! Plus, all of the usual captivating illustrated articles on scratch-building and customizing model kits! Japanese text. (7819/16371-10) (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x12, 290pg, PC $15.99 DOLLY BIRD VOLUME 3 New to Previews! Published by Hobby Japan, Dolly Bird is the Japanese magazine devoted to mainstream and “artist” dolls (such as Blythe and Pullip). Each issue features news and photos of the latest dolls, plus informative articles on how to make doll clothes and accessories. Dolly Bird not only covers dolls as collectibles, but as unique works of art! This issue includes exclusive original clothing patterns! Japanese text. (7819/4-89425-331-3) SC, 8x11, 108pg, FC $29.99 FIGURE KING ENCYCLOPEDIA #83 Covering American and Japanese figures, toys, and various premium/crane toy items. Japanese text. (7819) SC, 8x11, FC $18.99 GUNDAM SEED MODELS #3 This is the third volume in Hobby Japan’s series of informative guidebooks devoted to the plastic model kits based on Gundam Seed. Fully illustrated, this volume is filled with exciting new articles featuring factory and scratch-built Mobile Suits from the hit anime series! Over 118 photos in full-color! Japanese text. (7819/4-89425-336-4) SC, 8x11, 150pg, FC $27.99 HOBBY JAPAN DECEMBER 2004 The key source for model kit building and customizing in Japan has an all-new look, larger format, and now includes collector’s item bonus toys and models with each issue! This issue includes a free bonus item [undetermined at press-time]! Plus, the monthly “How to Build…” feature, which will show readers how to build and customize the latest and greatest Gundam model kits from Bandai! Japanese text. (7819/08127-12) SC, 8x11, 400pg, PC $12.99 HYPER HOBBY NOVEMBER 2004 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. (7819/17465-11) Magazine, 8x12, 138pg, FC $13.00 MODEL GRAPHIX NOVEMBER 2004 Covering cool car and robot models! Japanese text. (7819/18747-11) Magazine, 8x11, 168pg, PC $15.99 PROJECT: THE SOUL OF CHOGOKIN SC Bandai of Japan has been feeding the nostalgic whims of Japanese collectors (and those around the world), with their Soul of Chogokin line of high-end die-cast toys, and this volume gives collectors the most up-to-date overview of the entire series! From Mazinger-Z and The Great Mazinger, to Getta Robo, the EVAs of Neon Genesis Evangelion, and the latest release, Sunrise Productions’ Zambot 3, this is the guide book to these amazing die-cast wonders! Japanese text. (7819/4-8402-2724-1) SC, 8x11, 134pg, FC $55.00 QUANTO MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2004 Besides relating the latest toy and collectibles releases from Japan, this magazine also examines the growing field of miniature figure toys and Gashapon collecting! Japanese text. (7819/03393-11) Magazine, 8x11, 140pg, FC $9.99 JAPANESE IMPORTS — MERCHANDISE AQUARIAN AGE: JUVENILE ORION T-SHIRT Now Available in XL! This black, 100% cotton T-shirt features a prominent image of the main characters Isshin, Kaname, Naoya, Tomonari, and Tsukasa from Aquarian Age-Juvenile Orion emblazoned on the front! (5455/BGTAJ01XL) (CAUT: 4) XL $17.99 CHOBITS CLOISONNE PIN SET Here’s two pins featuring Chobits favorites Sumomo and Chii, each measuring approximately 1” tall. (4632/GE7317) Pin Set (x2) $4.99 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 Magazines KISS COMIX #152 Magazine, 68pg, PC $7.99 Japanese Magazines BUG BUG CG NOVEMBER 2004 Magazine $14.99 COMIC AUN NOVEMBER 2004 Magazine, 400pg, PC $10.99 COMIC POTPOURRI NOVEMBER 2004 Magazine, 220pg, PC $6.99 LEMON CLUB NOVEMBER 2004 Magazine $7.99 PA PI PO NOVEMBER 2004 Magazine $8.99 PENGUIN CLUB SANZOKU NOVEMBER 2004 Magazine, 220pg, PC $6.99 Japanese CD-ROMs JEWEL KNIGHT CRUSADERS CD-ROM CD-ROM $49.99 Previews 14.8 Trading Cards TRADING CARDS SECTION SPORTS CARDS FLEER OFFERED AGAIN O/A FLEER 2004 FLAIR MLB CARDS The product designers at Fleer decided to "think inside the box" and have totally redesigned the hobby's notion of product configuration for Flair Baseball. Each box "cuts to the chase" and contains only one pack, loaded with one sequentially numbered Autographed card, three sequentially numbered “Game-Worn Memorabilia” cards, one sequentially numbered true “Rookie” card, and seven regular cards. A sampling of signers includes Ty Cobb, Nolan Ryan, Johnny Bench, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Delmon Young, Dontrell Willis, and many more. 12 cards per pack. 1 pack per box. Available Now! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S and U.K. No Puerto Rico. Box MSRP: $120.00 ************************* PLAYOFF CORPS LEAF 2004 LIMITED MLB CARDS This set features 200 common cards (serial numbered to 999), 29 “Retired” cards (numbered to 399), 25 “Rookie” cards (serial numbered to 499), and 25 “Phenoms” (serial numbered to 99). Inserts include Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum “Spotlight” and “Monikers,” as well as “Material Monikers,” “Threads,” “Player Threads,” “Team Threads,” “Lumberjacks,” “Lumberjacks Players,” “Timber,” “Bat Barrel,” “Limited Cuts,” “Team Trademarks,” and “Limited Legends.” 4 cards per pack. 4 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in North America. No Puerto Rico. Box PI PLAYOFF 2004 HONORS NFL CARDS Featuring two “Autographs” or “Memorabilia” cards per box! This 183 base set includes 100 common cards, 50 “Rookies” (serial numbered to 750), 33 “Rookie Gems” (serial numbered to 750 with an even worn jersey swatch). Inserts include: “X’s,” “Rookie Gems X’s,” “Game Day Souvenirs,” “Rookie Tandems,” “Alma Mater Materials,” “Fans of the Game Autos,” and more! 6 cards per pack. 12 packs per box. MSRP: $6.00 per pack. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in North America. No Puerto Rico. Pack MSRP: $6.00. RACING CHAMPIONS SOUTH WHEELS 2004 AMERICAN THUNDER RACING CARDS NASCAR fans will love this 90-card base set of the sport’s top drivers! All drivers are presented with an American theme. Inserts include “Autos” (1:20), “Race Used Memorabilia,” (1:10), and “Thunder Road-Race Used Tire Memorabilia Cards,” (1:10). 5 cards per pack. 20 packs per box. (CAUT: 4) Pack MSRP: $5.99 TOPPS COMPANY TOPPS 2004 FINEST NFL CARDS A 145-card base set that consists of 60 “Regular Veterans,” 40 “Regular Rookies,” 16 “Veteran Relic Base,” 24 “Rookie Autographed Base,” and 5 “Short Printed Rookie Autographed Relic Base” cards. Look for parallels, including “Refractor Parallel,” (all sequentially numbered to 199) “Gold Refractor Parallel,” (all sequentially numbered to 50) and “Gold Die Cut X-Fractor Parallel,” (all sequentially numbered to 5). Inserts include “Press Plate Penmanship,” and “Press Plates.” 18 packs per box. (818-04H) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Pack MSRP: $6.66 TOPPS 2004 BOWMAN’S BEST NFL CARDS This 177-card base set consists of 80 “Regular Veterans,” 20 “Regular Rookies”(20 subjects, players not signed to autograph deals), 47 “Autographed Rookies” (47/@ 999 each/Non-Rookie Photo Shoot), “Short Printed Autogaph Rookies” (5 Rookie shoot players sequentially numbered to 199/Black Ink Only), and “Relic Rookies” (25/@ 999 each/Rookie Photo Shoot Players). Parallels include Best Green and Best Red “Regular Veteran Cards,” “Regular Rookie Cards,” “Autographed Rookie Cards,” and “Relic Rookie Cards.” Inserts include “Single,” “Double,” “Best,” and “Ultimate” coverage cards. 5 cards per pack. 10 packs per box. (724-04H) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Pack MSRP: $14.99 TOPPS 2004 TRADED & ROOKIES MLB CARDS This 220-base set is constructed of 85 “Traded Players” (players traded during the 2003/04 off-season and 2004 season), 20 “Prospects” (players considered top prospects), 110 “First Year Subjects” (players who are “RC” eligible and who have not had a Topps card), and 5 “Managers” (managers who switched teams for the 2004 season). Also included are 220 “Topps Traded & Rookies Chrome” (base cards produced on Chrome technology, with two chrome cards in every pack). Also look for 220 “Parallel” cards, and “Insert” cards that include two “Hall of Fame Relic” cards (game-used bat or relic card of Dennis Eckersley and Paul Molitor — this year’s Hall of Fame inductees). 10 cards per pack. 24 packs per box. (912-04H) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Pack MSRP: $3.00 BOWMAN 2004-2005 SIGNATURE EDITION NBA CARDS A 102-card base set, featuring a stellar line-up of “Parallel” cards, in which all subjects will have a parallel card that is sequentially numbered to 249. This card variation will have a silver foil stamp color, and a silver fifth color. “Autograph” cards will remain autographed cards, and autographed relic cards will remain unchanged as well. Also of note is the “Flashback” insert, in which collectors get autographed relics of 15 to notch veterans utilizing photos from their rookie season. All cards will be numbered to 99. 6 packs per box. (817-04H) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Pack MSRP: $34.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A TOPPS 2004 MLB FACTORY CARD SET This 732-card base set consists of 530 Veterans and 199 Subsets, including “Manager” cards, “Sporting News All-Stars,” “1st Year,” “Team Photo,” “Draft Picks,” and “Gold Glove.” Features several inserts, including “First Year Prospects” and “2004 MLB Draft Picks.” (996-04H) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Set PI O/A BOWMAN 2004 MLB CARDS This 330-card base set consists of 155 “Veterans,” 10 “Prospects,” and 165 “First Year Players,” with autograph and relic variations. Features three parallel sets: “Bowman Gold,” “Bowman Uncirculated,” and “The Pit Uncirculated,” and several inserts, including: “Base of the Future,” “Signs of the Future,” “Future Games Gear,” and more! 36 packs per box. (316-04H) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Pack MSRP: $2.00 O/A TOPPS 2003-04 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTION NBA CARDS The inaugural release of Topps Contemporary Collection Basketball offers collectors the most visually stunning basketball cards ever produced, highlighted with one Relic card per pack, two Autographed cards per box, numbered box loader cards, and low-numbered parallels of each. The base set consists of 140 players, including 100 “Veterans,” 20 “Rookies,” 10 “Autographed Rookies” (including Carmelo Anthony and TJ Ford), and 10 “Autographed Veterans” (including Peja Stojakovic and Tayshaun Prince). Each autographed card is sequentially numbered to 499. 5 cards per pack. 6 packs per box. (247) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Pack MSRP: $50.00 ******************* UPPER DECK AUTHENTICATED UPPER DECK AUTHENTICATED: HISTORICAL BEGINNINGS FIGURES Larry Doby broke the color barrier in the American League in 1947; he had a 13-year Major League playing career, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998. Jackie Robinson was the first African American player on any Major League team, and lead the Brooklyn Dodgers to many victories, becoming one their greatest players. These high-quality poly-resin figurines of Doby and Robinson each stand approximately 11” tall (or long depending on stance), and are hand-painted. Displayed on cherry wood bases with brass nameplates, each figurine is packaged in a high-quality four-color gift box that includes a cloth-lined interior and an insert that provides the player’s historical beginning. Each figure is sequentially numbered to 1,200. (34127) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available outside North America and Puerto Rico. MLB LARRY DOBY—Figurine SRP: $49.99 MLB JACKIE ROBINSON—Figurine SRP: $49.99 UPPER DECK COMPANY UPPER DECK 2005 BASEBALL SERIES I CARDS As UD’s base brand, Series 1 Baseball offers a variety of collectible elements at an affordable price point. Great photography and content that bring collectors closer to the game have long been the hallmarks of this release. This year’s will be no different, as each hobby box will once again deliver two game-used cards per box. Also returning this year in hobby boxes will be one complete 2004 Upper Deck Baseball Update Box Set, with one set per case containing a game-used cards numbered to 89! UD is also bringing back the very popular “Baseball Heroes” insert set, with new UD spokesperson Derek Jeter being featured. Another addition this year is the UD “Vintage” variation boxes, which will be seeded one per case and will feature all base cards in a retro design. Every case will also feature one randomly seeded 1/1 press plate card, as well as a “Signature Stars” signed card! 8 cards per pack. 24 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Pack PI UPPER DECK 2005 SPX BASEBALL CARDS SPX returns in 2004 with significantly-improved content as well as a later-season release. Contemporary designs and content give collectors a look and feel that differs from the more traditional style that dominates the baseball market today. Autographed GU Jersey RC’s, autographed GU “Veteran Jersey” and “Winning Materials” cards are the focus of the product. Each box will contain a whopping three autographed cards on average, as well as one “Winning Materials” dual game-used card. Each box will also contain two serially-numbered rookie cards, as well as a short-printed “Legends” card. Collectors can also look for 1/1 press plates and Spectrum parallels numbered to 25. 4 cards per pack. 18 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Pack PI UPPER DECK YANKEE CLASSICS BASEBALL CARDS Introducing Yankee Classics Baseball, featuring the most unique and exclusive Yankees content ever assembled in one product! This product will feature numerous highlights sure to excite the most avid Yankee fan, including many items that have never before been featured as part of a trading cards product! Each box will feature at least three autographs from your favorite retired Yankees, as well as one of 26 different exclusive Mitchell & Ness authentic Yankee pennants commemorating each of their World Championships! These pennants will be made exclusively for Upper Deck, and will actually be placed one per box (No Pennant Redemptions!). In addition, there will be redemption cards seeded one per case for authentic Mitchell & Ness throwback Yankee jerseys that will also be made exclusively for this product! In addition, look for dual, triple, and quad Yankee signature cards! 5 cards per pack. 24 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Pack PI UPPER DECK 2004-05 BASKETBALL CARDS Upper Deck Basketball will once again be a single-series product, and will offer the same great action photography that collectors have come to expect. Each hobby box will again deliver two memorabilia cards, and rookies will be seeded at 1:4 packs. Top rookies will be seeded at 1:20 packs. There is some awesome case chase in here as well, including signed jersey cards, “Immaculate” parallel cards, oversized swatch warm-up cards, and others. Patch cards will return, at an overall ratio of 1:2,500 packs. Also look for 1/1 “Printing Plates” cards for the first time ever in UD Basketball! 8 cards per pack. 24 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Pack PI UD 2004-05 SWEET SHOT BASKETBALL CARDS The popular Sweet Shot NBA returns again, this time featuring a cool signed card in every box! As usual, the autographed cards will be featured on simulated basketball leather, which makes them more unique than most other signed cards on the market today. Also back again are the “Sweet Spot Signatures,” featuring autos of NBA stars on baseball leather! Each box will also deliver at least one serially numbered rookie card and two memorabilia cards. “Signature Shots” will also feature multiple variations, including super rare red white and blue versions. 4 cards per pack. 12 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Pack PI UPPER DECK 2004 SP SIGNATURE GOLF CARDS SP Signature Golf will attempt to focus on both the top names in men’s and women’s golf, as well as the beautiful scenery that is associated with golf. Each pack will contain one signed 8x10 printed on trading card stock, as well as a cello pack containing two cards, which will consist of a regular card and a memorabilia card. All rookies in this product will be memorabilia rookie cards, thus ensuring greater value. There will be a wide variety of combos in this product to achieve low numbering and added collectibility. This product replaces SP Game-Used Golf this year. 4 cards per pack. 6 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Pack PI UPPER DECK RIVALS: LEBRON VS. CARMELO BOX SET Introducing a boxed set for the fans of two of the most exciting players to hit the hardwood in some time! UD Rivals LeBron vs. Carmelo will showcase both players’ rookie seasons in a 30-card set, plus every box set will contain one oversized commemorative card. Look for randomly seeded autographed cards of LeBron, Carmelo, and dual signed by both players! (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Allocations may occur. Set PI UPPER DECK 2004-05 HOCKEY SERIES I CARDS Upper Deck Hockey will once again feature all of the outstanding photography and player selection that collectors expect year after year! UD Hockey I will once again feature two memorabilia cards per hobby box, as well as plenty of box break inserts and very cool case chase. All of the rookies that meet the required league criteria will be included as well, seeded at the usual 1:4 packs. 8 cards per pack. 24 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Pack PI UPPER DECK 2004 ULTIMATE COLLECTION FOOTBALL CARDS 2004 Ultimate Collection Football will continue the tradition it has established for stunning designs combined with state of the art technology. Here’s the facts…..2004 Ultimate Collection Football will deliver per box: 3 rookies, one autographed rookie, two jerseys, one patch, a gold regular set parallel numbered to 75, and one from the following: Ultimate signatures, Dual Ultimate Signatures, Ultimate Quadruple Signatures, Ultimate Patch Signatures, Ultimate Patch Signatures Duals, Autograph Jersey, Autograph Jersey Duals, Ultimate Logo Autograph 1 of 1 rookies or veterans! How’s that for loaded! In addition, every other box will contain a buyback autographed card! And don’t forget, every base set card is serially numbered to 750! 4 cards per pack. 4 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Allocations may occur. Pack PI NON-SPORTS CARDS ARTBOX HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN FILMCARDZ The magical journey continues in the third Harry Potter film, brought to life in a new FilmCardz series! In a follow-up to their very successful Prisoner of Azkaban trading card set, Artbox releases this FilmCardz series featuring additional images throughout the set! The 81 movie FilmCardz set features 72 basic FilmCardz and 9 rare Metal-etch FilmCardz randomly inserted. 5 cards per pack. 24 packs per box. (CAUT: 4) Pack PI HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN TRADING CARD BINDER This beautiful, highly durable three-ring binder allows ample room and protection for the entire Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban FilmCardz set. Each binder includes enough Artbox white pocket pages to hold the set. (CAUT: 4) Binder PI COLLECTOR CARDS USA AMERICAN BIKER PREMIER EDITION CARDS It’s a way of life: a man and his mama on a road machine. This card series examines biker lifestyle, featuring a host of Master Builders such as Kendall Johnson, Billy Lane, and Kim Suter. Besides the builders, you’ll also be introduced to their awesome creations. Then there’s coverage on thunderous biker events like Daytona, the Biketoberfest, and Harley’s 100th Celebration. Last but not least, you’ll flip through some of the most unique lifestyle photography ever taken! Includes tons of randomly inserted autographs. 5 cards per pack. 28 packs per box. (CAUT: 4) Pack MSRP: $1.99 COOL COLLECTIBLES BETTIE PAGE IN BLACK LACE CARD SET WITH CHASE SET This card set features pinup queen Bettie Page in the famous black lace outfit that made her a household name. Included with this set is an additional 5-card SpectraChrome chase set for those who can’t get enough of the southern belle that spun the world on its head! MATURE AUDIENCES Set PI VARGA GIRL II FOIL CARDS WITH MILITARY PIN-UP SET When you needed a hot honey handy to keep you warm at night, there was no better way to keep the chill from your bones than with a Varga pin-up girl. This card set celebrates those famous painted creations, giving you 10 choice military pin-up girls that set many hearts on fire when our boys were fighting the good fight overseas! Foil Box w/10-Card Set PI STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE SEASON ONE AUTOGRAPHED CARD SET This set features all 29 autographed chase cards from the Enterprise Season 1 Set! Broken into the subsets “Broken Bow,” Aliens of Enterprise,” and “Enterprise Crew,” this set includes autographs by Dominic Keating (Lt. Malcolm Reed), John Billingsley (Dr. Phlox), John Fleck (Silik), Vaughn Armstrong (Admiral Forrest), Keith Szarabajka (Damrus), Eric Pierpoint (Shiraht), Vaughn Armstrong (Klingon Captain), Michelle C. Bonilla (Bu’Kah), and many, many more! Set (x29) PI STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE COSTUME CARD SET This complete set features all nine (9) different and rare variations of the “chase” cards featuring remnants of costumes worn by Lt. Worf, Intendant Kira Nerys, and Garak! These are the same cards that were randomly inserted in the Complete DS9 card series. Set (x9) PI XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS COSTUME CARD COLLECTION This card collection contains eight (8) random costume cards from the Season 6 and Beauty & Brawn sets, This collection will definitely include Xena and Gabrielle, plus another six characters from Xena: Warrior Princess! Set (x8) PI COMIC IMAGES OFFERED AGAIN O/A SHREK 2 COLLECTOR CARDS Following up on the 2001 blockbuster film, Shrek 2 is one of the most beloved films of 2004. Join Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey as they journey to the land of Far Far Away to meet the in-laws, the King and Queen! This 72-card series includes cast cards, behind the scenes, the making of, and, of course, the Shrek 2 story. Chase cards are more plentiful than Donkey’s jokes with cast and animator autographs, original sketch cards penciled by the Shrek 2 animators, and six scratch and sniff cards that contain the “ogreous” scents of the film. Look for unique pre-production sketch that was used in the making of Shrek. 7 cards per pack. 36 packs per box. Box PI ******************** INKWORKS SMALLVILLE SEASON THREE PREMIUM CARDS Now in its third season on The WB, the Smallvile series continues to interpret the Superman mythology which follows Clark Kent and his friends as the soon-to-be Man of Steel learns to master his secret powers and figure out his destiny. This 90-card series features complete episodic coverage and character background, as well as subsets like “Lionel’s Obsession,” “Family Secrets,” and “The Legend of Krypton.” Also includes “Autograph” cards, a 9-card foil and embossed puzzle, 6 foil cards (“Departures”), 3 box loader cards, and 7 “Pieceworks” cards featuring show-worn costumes from Clark, Lex, Lana, Pete, Chloe, Marth Kent, and Jonathan. Also available is a Collector’s Album, as well as an Uncut Mini-Press Sheet “Generations” (limited to 199 sequentially-numbered mini-press sheets). 7 cards per pack. 36 packs per box. (CAUT: 4) PACK (128110) MSRP: $2.29 ALBUM (12820) MSRP: $19.95 MINI PRESS SHEET (12815) MSRP: $69.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A CHARMED CONNECTIONS ULTRA RARE PREMIUM CARDS This 72-card series is printed on premium 20-pt. holographic foil board, with each card in the base set etched in the Connections’ tradition for an ultra-premium feel. Features a parallel set, including “Under their Spell,” a nine-card foil puzzle featuring the Charmed Ones and the men under their spell; “Vanquishing Evil,” six-cards with foil and embossing; and “Pieceworks Cards,” featuring costumes. Plus, look for three foil box loaders: “Family Ties” featuring Piper, Leo, and baby Wyatt, and a special foil and die-cut case loader “P3”! To compliment your collection, also look for the new limited edition Collector Album as well as the uncut mini-press sheet, “Under Their Spell” available in limited quantities! 5 cards and 1 parallel card per pack. 24 packs per box. Available Now! (12700) Pack MSRP: $3.49 ********************* NECA HOMIES CARDS Collect all your favorite Homies! This full-color set features 72 different characters from the Homies universe. Each card features the character’s artwork on the front, and a short bio on the back. 7 cards per pack. 36 packs per box. (CAUT: 4) Box PI RITTENHOUSE ARCHIVES ART & IMAGES OF XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS CARDS The legacy of Xena lives on in this 63-card series that features a Lucy Lawless Autograph ArtiFex Card and a Renee O’Connor Autograph ArtiFex Card (drawn by Virginia Hey). Additionally, there’s 1 hand-drawn sketch card in every box, with artists like Warren Martineck and John Czop contributing the sketches! Inserts include a 9-card “Original Portrait Art Set” created exclusively by Renee O’Connor! To compliment your series, the Art & Images of Xena Warrior Princess Trading Card Album is available, complete with 12 plastic sheets, plus a bonus promo card and exclusive autograph card signed by Allison Wall as “Minya.” 6 cards per pack. 20 packs per box. (CAUT: 4) PACK (128110) MSRP: $4.20 ALBUM (12820) PI COMPLETE MUNSTERS 40TH ANNIVERSARY CARDS This 72-card base set focuses on all 70 episodes of The Munsters with dozen of never-before published photos. Collectors can look forward to 1 hand-drawn sketch card, featuring renowned artists like Warren Martineck, John Czop, and others. Also, random inserts feature autograph cards by Yvonne De Carlo (Lily Munster), Al Lewis (Grandpa Munster), Butch Patrick (Eddie Munster), and Pat Priest (Marilyn Munster). Available also is a Collector’s Album, custom-designed with 12 plastic sheets included, as well as a bonus “Hand-Drawn Sketch” promo card by John Czop. 5 cards per pack. 40 packs per box. (CAUT: 4) PACK MSRP: $2.00 ALBUM PI CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK VIN DIESEL LIMITED COSTUME CARD This highly collectible trading card features material from Van Diesel’s trademark tank top used in the sci-fi blockbuster, The Chronicles of Riddick! Limited to only 600 cards! (CAUT: 4) Card SRP: $39.99 TOPPS CO. TOPPS LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY CHROME CARDS Incorporating all new images form all three of the Lord of the Rings movies! This 100-card series will include for the first time autograph card inserts. Other inserts include a 9-card “Lord of the Rings Chrome Memorabilia Cards.” 5 cards per pack. 36 packs per box. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Pack MSRP: $2.50 UPPER DECK CO. OFFERED AGAIN O/A UPPER DECK SPIDER-MAN 2 MOVIE CARDS In Spider-Man 2, the webslinging superhero encounters a new nemesis, the villainous “Doc Ock.” Two years have passed, and the mild-mannered Peter Parker faces new challenges as he struggles with “the gift and the curse,” desperately trying to balance his dual identities as the web-slinging super-hero Spider-Man and his life as a college student. Tormented by his secrets, Peter finds that his relationships with all those he holds dear are in danger of unraveling. His life-long yearning for M.J. (Kirsten Dunst) becomes even stronger as he fights the impulse to reveal his secret life and declare his love. His friendship with Harry Osborn is complicated by the young Osborn’s bitterness over his father’s death and his growing vendetta against Spider-Man. Even Peter’s beloved Aunt May, who has fallen on hard times after the death of Uncle Ben, begins to have doubts about her nephew. This card set includes 90 common cards and 45 “Making Of” foil cards. 5 cards per 24 packs per box. (32839) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Pack MSRP: $1.99 ****************** APPAREL SECTION PREMIERE VENDORS GRAPHITTI DESIGNS CLERKS: FRENCH VIEW ASKEW POSTER MALLRATS: SOAR VIEW ASKEW POSTER NAILS PROMOTIONAL VIEW ASKEW POSTER Dress-up those drab walls of your parents post-modern decorated living room with your choice of three new colorful poster selections. • Clerks French Poster measures 24” x 36” and provides a new level of culture to your walls. Dialogue from the movie Clerks, never looked so important. • Mallrats: Soar Poster measures 30” x 24” and provides us all with some much need focus and inspiration. Set your sights high...the worse you can do is crash and burn!! • Nails Promotional Poster measures 24” x34” and drives home an important point. The Nails Cigarette campaign will soon be going nationwide with it’s unique “Truth in advertising” rarely seen displayed by a tabacco company. Make your choice...buy one, or buy all. Your walls will be weeping with joy!! CLERKS FRENCH—Poster, 24x36 $6.95 MALLRATS: SOAR—Poster, 30x24 $6.95 NAILS PROMO—Poster, 24x34 $6.95 CONAN III T-SHIRT The art of Joseph Linser shares the spotlight on the new Conan III T-Shirt. Features Linser’s art screenprinted in full-color on a black 100% cotton shirt. The Conan dynasty continues! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTER T-SHIRT The Kirby magic reappears on the new Galactic Bounty Hunter T-Shirt. Features the art of Jack Kirby (inked by Mike Royer), screenprinted in process-color on a natural 100% cotton shirt. Watch for the new Bounty Hunter series from Dark Horse Comics. Jack is back!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 GREEN LANTERN: BRIGHTEST LIGHT SYMBOL T-SHIRT The energy glow makes itself visible on the new Green Lantern: Brightest Light Symbol T-Shirt. Features a new spin on the classic Green Lantern symbol screenprinted in color on a black 100% cotton shirt. Evil will never be able to escape this light!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 BATMAN: URBAN LEGEND T-SHIRT The Dark Knight swings into action on the new Batman: Urban Legend T-Shirt. Features the art of Jim Lee screenprinted in full color on a navy blue 100% cotton shirt. The skies are safe with Batman on the watch!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 BATMAN SYMBOL III T-SHIRT Batman Symbol III T-Shirt, features a contemporary rendition of the classic bat symbol screenprinted on a black 100% cotton shirt. The success of the Hush storyline continues long after Jim's departure...a tribute to both artist and of course, The Batman!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 HARLEY QUINN: HEAD T-SHIRT The focus is on the face with the new Harley Quinn: Head T-Shirt. Features the cute Harley face screenprinted in color on a black 100% cotton shirt. Gives “I ain’t got no-body”, a whole new meaning!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 CATWOMAN III T-SHIRT Hollywood’s newest star takes center stage on the new Catwoman III T-shirt. Features the art of Bruce Timm screenprinted in color on a natural-colored shirt. Hollywood is going to the cats? S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 BULLSEYE T-SHIRT Daredevil’s worst nightmare shows you his cards on the new Bullseye T-Shirt. Features the art of Mike Deodato screenprinted in color on a black 100% T-Shirt. Go fish!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 FLAME ON!! T-SHIRT Johnny Storm lights up skies on the new Flame On!! T-Shirt. Features the hottest member of the Fantastic Four screenprinted in color on a black 100% cotton shirt. Light anyone? S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 SPIDER-MAN: EYES T-SHIRT Spidey fans can look their best with the new Spider-Man: Eyes T-Shirt. Features the face of Spider-Man screenprinted in color on a red 100% cotton shirt. The “eyes’ have it!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 SPIDER-MAN: WEB-CRAWLER T-SHIRT Spidey does his finest arachnid impression on the new Spider-Man: Web-Crawler T-Shirt. Features the art of Terry Dodson screenprinted in color on a natural 100% cotton shirt. What a tangled web he weaves!! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 X-MEN: HEROES & VILLANS T-SHIRT There’s a real mutant-mix that’s captures forever on the new X-Men: Heroes & Villans T-Shirt. Features the art of Salvador Larrocca screenprinted in full-color on a natural 100% cotton shirt. Have a great-time...mutant-style! S-XL $17.95 XXL $20.95 OFFERED AGAIN O/A CLERKS INACTION FIGURES SERIES 3: DOGMA The Clerks InAction Figures: Series 3, Dogma are here!! With all the lack of action you’ve come to expect from the laziest toy producers on the planet, View Askew and Graphitti Designs present this latest round of fan faves from the fourth chapter in the five-movie-long New Jersey Trilogy. Each 12-pack case includes: 3 Jay, 3 Silent Bob, 2 Bartleby, 2 Loki and 2 Golgothan figures. Figure.............SRP: $9.37 Ea. O/A FLASH: TRIO T-SHIRT O/A HEROES T-SHIRT O/A SUPERMAN: PRIDE T-SHIRT Jim Lee and Michael Turner provide our heroes with a great new look. Check out the these three great designs that are still available for a limited time. S-XL $17.95 O/A VENOM III T-SHIRT O/A SPIDER-MAN: SPOTLIGHT T-SHIRT O/A CAPTAIN AMERICA FOR PRESIDENT T-SHIRT Three great shirt that are still available for a limited time. With the presidential elections right around the corner, lobby for the only choice... Captain America!! S-XL $17.95 *************************** APPAREL SECTION ANIME & JAPANESE POP CULTURE HELLO KITTY SNAP ON CHARM BRACELET WATCH SET Plastic analog watch with four interchangeable charms. (4968/45800) (CAUT: 4) Set $12.95 HELLO KITTY TEENY TIMERS FRUIT ANALOG WATCH SET Plastic analog watch comes with four interchangeable face plates. (4968/H-4174) (CAUT: 4) Set $12.95 INU YASHA KAGOME FACES WOMEN’S PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE T-SHIRT White body with blue sleeves. 100% cotton. Front image. (6358/552227) (CAUT: 4) M-LG $21.95 INU YASHA PARCHMENT BACKGROUND PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE T-SHIRT White. 100% cotton. Front image. (6358/5623) (CAUT: 4) LG-XL $18.95 XXL $19.95 DC COMICS BATMAN VARSITY GRAFFITI RINGER T-SHIRT Charcoal grey body with black trim. 100% cotton. Front image with high density application. (7294/BM-857) (CAUT: 4) LG-XL $18.95 FLASH LOGO TRUCKER CAP Red cap with white front and plastic snap enclosure. Front image. (5209/02130017) (CAUT: 4) Cap $9.95 GREEN LANTERN LOGO TRUCKER CAP Green cap with white front and plastic snap enclosure. Front image. (5209/02130019) (CAUT: 4) Cap $9.95 SUPERMAN BLACK RACING LEATHER JACKET Black leather jacket. Superman “S” logo on front and back. (4880/0683) (CAUT: 4) LG-XL $240.00 XXL $262.00 SUPERMAN CHAINS DENIM JACKET Denim jacket. Superman “S” logo with chains on front and back. (4880/8910) (CAUT: 4) LG-XL $110.00 XXL $119.00 SUPERMAN BLING BLING T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image with gel ink application. (7294/SM-543) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $18.95 SUPERMAN X-RAY T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (7294/SM-9491) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $18.95 FANTASY CLYDE CALDWELL T-SHIRTS Black. 100% cotton. Front images. (4890) (CAUT: 4) AMARA—L-XL $19.95 DRAGORA DUNGEON—L-XL $19.95 LEOPARD AND THE SERPENT—L-XL $19.95 SEA FOX—L-XL $19.95 SEA FOX—XXL $22.95 WHITE MAGIC—L-XL $19.95 WORM HAS TURNED—L-XL $19.95 FRANK FRAZETTA T-SHIRTS Black. 100% cotton. Front images. (4890) (CAUT: 4) NOTE: See Previews Adult for COUNTESS image — depicts nudity. COUNTESS (MATURE)—L-XL $19.95 COUNTESS (MATURE)—XXL $22.95 DAWN ATTACK—L-XL $19.95 DREAMFLIGHT—L-XL $19.95 ENCOUNTER—L-XL $19.95 LEAPING LIZARDS—L-XL $19.95 GAMES NINTENDO: “BYTE ME” T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/96-301-350) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 NINTENDO: “KNOW YOUR MUSHROOMS” RINGER T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/96-301-256) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 NINTENDO: LEGEND OF ZELDAT-SHIRT Hunter Green. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/96-301-318) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 NINTENDO: REHAB CLINIC T-SHIRT Red. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/96-301-91) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 HOT TRENDS BICO AUSTRALIA ANNEX PEWTER PENDANT These nickel free pendants come with rubber chokers. Each piece is made by combining many processes, including hand-polishing and finishing. “Annex” represents the awakening of one’s senses. “Arachnia” represents the spinner of fate. “Celtic Trinity” is an amulet of protection. “World Triad” represents eternity and cosmic creativity. (6607) (CAUT: 4) ANNEX (E-124)—Pendant $15.00 ARACHNIA (E-91)—Pendant $15.00 CELTIC TRINITY (E-40)—Pendant $15.00 WORLD TRIAD (E-25)—Pendant $15.00 EMILY THE STRANGE PIN-UP RED WOMEN’S T-SHIRT Red. 100% cotton. Front image. (6037/34002217500205) (CAUT: 4) M-LG $21.95 EMILY THE STRANGE SABBATH HEAD COIN PURSE Black vinyl 4” x 4” coin purse. (6037/34671205300104) (CAUT: 4) Coin Purse $14.95 EMILY THE STRANGE SPIDER DIGITAL WATCH Black plastic digital watch. (6037/14644206600104) (CAUT: 4) Watch $19.95 HOMESTAR RUNNER T-SHIRT White. 100% cotton. Front image. (6569) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $15.00 HOMESTAR RUNNER: “THE CHEATS” T-SHIRT Red. 100% cotton. Preshrunk. (6569) (CAUT: 4) LG-XL $15.00 SPOTLIGHT HOMESTAR RUNNER STRONG BAD HOODIE Black. Heavyweight hooded sweatshirt. 90% cotton. 10% polyester. (6569) (CAUT: 4) LG-XL $32.00 XXL $34.00 ************* HOMESTAR RUNNER STRONG BAD MESSENGER BAG Durable 14 Ľ” x 12” x 5” polyester grey bag with 2 adjustable shoulder straps, and one front adjustable clasp closure. (6569) (CAUT: 4) Bag $30.00 HOMESTAR STRONG BAD KNIT BEANIE Blue knit beanie. Strong Bad’s mask embroidered on the “fold up” part of the hat. (6569) (CAUT: 4) Beanie $15.00 RUBY GLOOM: “MY STUFFED HEART” WOMEN’S T-SHIRT Grey. 100% cotton. (5145/D7851RM) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $21.95 RUBY GLOOM: “ONLY MY CAT UNDERSTANDS ME” WOMEN’S T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. (5145/D7831R1) (CAUT: 4) MED-LG $21.95 ROMAN DIRGE PIRATE BOOK BAG Black. Nylon bag with four-color screenprint measures 13” x 10” x 4”. (5145/RD006) (CAUT: 4) Bag $27.95 ROMAN DIRGE PIRATE WALLET Black. Nylon wallet with four-color screenprint measures 4 ľ” x 4 ľ”. (5145/RD004) (CAUT: 4) Wallet $18.95 MARVEL BLACK PANTHER LONGSLEEVE T-SHIRT White longsleeve cotton fleece tonal print, 3-D weld, and screenprint. (6547/M-312) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada. L-XXXL $55.00 SPOTLIGHT KINGPIN FLEECE T-SHIRT White longsleeve t-shirt with applique and embroidery. (6547/M-323) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada. L-XXXL $85.00 ******************* KINGPIN LONGSLEEVE T-SHIRT Black longsleeve t-shirt with applique and embroidery. (6547/M-311) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada. L-XXXL $55.00 SPIDER-MAN VILLAINS FLEECE T-SHIRT Red longsleeve t-shirt with applique and embroidery. (6547/M-313) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada. L-XXXL $55.00 WOLVERINE LONGSLEEVE T-SHIRT Grey longsleeve t-shirt with applique and embroidery. (6547/M-316) (CAUT: 3 & 4) L-XXXL $55.00 MOVIES AND TV AMERICAN PSYCHO CHAINSAW T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (4035) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $16.95 AMERICAN PSYCHO MOVIE T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (4035) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $16.95 THE CROW: STOLEN LOVE T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (4035) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $16.95 EEYORE CUTIES VINYL WALLET Laser cut vinyl patch on vinyl wallet. (5145/D663BFN) (CAUT: 4) Wallet $21.95 MICKEY MOUSE CUITES VINYL COIN PURSE Vinyl coin purse, measuring 4” x 5”. (5145/D611CPN) (CAUT: 4) Coin Purse $12.95 WALT DISNEY VINTAGE MICKEY MOUSE LIMITED EDITION WATCH Limited to 2,000 editions. Analog watch. (427/LI-2504) (CAUT: 4) Watch $105.00 FAMILY GUY: “EVIL MONKEY” RINGER T-SHIRT Brown. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/36-301-6) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 FAMILY GUY: “MAKE YOURSELF USEFUL”T-SHIRT White. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/36-301-108) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 FAMILY GUY: “QUAGMIRE” T-SHIRT White. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/36-301-117) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 HE-MAN: “I HAVE THE POWER”T-SHIRT Orange. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/37-301-69) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 HEADBANGERS BALL FLAME T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/13-301-7) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 HELLRAISER: “RELUCTANT” T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (4035/HL211) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $16.95 LORD OF THE RINGS GANDALF BROOCH PIN Brooch pin as seen in the film. Metal pin measures 2” x 3”. (8847/1101) (CAUT: 4) Pin $3.00 SPOTLIGHT LORD OF THE RINGS LEAF CLASP PIN Clasp pin design as seen in the film. Metal pin measures 2” x 3”. (8847/2252) (CAUT: 4) Pin $3.00 ******************* LORD OF THE RINGS GONDOR LIMITED EDITION WATCH This analog watch is limited to 3,000 copies. (427/LI-2514) (CAUT: 4) Watch $115.00 SIMPSONS: “I BEAT THE SMART KIDS” T-SHIRT Navy. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/95-301-538) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 SIMPSONS: MILHOUSE VAN DORK T-SHIRT Royal. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/95-301-539) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 SKELETOR: “BAD GUYS RULE” T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/37-301-72) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 SPEED RACER JAPANESE T-SHIRT Royal. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/09-301-12) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 STAR WARS DROIDS LIMITED EDITION WATCH Watch face for this analog watch features R2-D2 and C-3PO. Limited to 2,000 editions (CAUT: 4) (427/LI-2509) Watch $110.00 STAR WARS LOGO TRUCKER CAP Blue cap with gold embroidery snap back cap. (5209) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Cap $9.95 69 CAMARO T-SHIRT Oxford Grey. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/84-301-139) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 TRANS AM T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/35-301-18) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 RELIST O/A COBRA: FLAMES T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/85-301-103) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 XXL $18.95 O/A CAPTAIN AMERICA STAR AND STRIPES T-SHIRT 100% cotton. Front image. (115) (CAUT: 4) L-XL $25.95 O/A FAMILY GUY: STEWIE REDRUM T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/36-301-100) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 O/A GI JOE RED WHITE BLUE LOGO T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/85-301-7) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 O/A JAY & SILENT BOB ACTION FIGURE SET The Jay and Silent Bob Action Figures are back! Each generously articulated 8” tall figure comes with lots of cool accessories. Both figures come individually carded but are sold as a set. (STAR12521) (CAUT: 4) Figure Set (x2) $39.95 O/A SIMPSONS: HOMER INGESTIBLE BULK T-SHIRT Black. 100% cotton. Front image. (559/95-301-362) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 O/A SIMPSONS: HOMER MR. SPARKLE 5-SHIRT Royal. 100% cotton. (559/95-301-331) (CAUT: 4) M-XL $16.95 O/A SUPERMAN ROYAL PIPED BASEBALL CAP 100% cotton. Front image. (5209/0206030000OSF) (CAUT: 4) Cap $12.95 O/A SUPERMAN ROYAL SPORT VISOR Adjustable band. Front image. (5209/0206030900OSF) (CAUT: 4) Sport Visor $10.95 ********************* TOYS SECTION COMIC BOOK HEROES BATMAN ANIMATED ACTION FIGURES He’s been with us in comics and films, but over the recent years Batman has appealed to the young especially as a TV animated hero. Now here are figures based on the new animated Dark Knight. This new wave will include figures of Bruce-to-Batman, Zip Action Batman, and The Joker. Scheduled to ship November 2004. (744/G2576-CUSTOM1) (CAUT: 1 & 3) NOTE: Not available in all areas. Check with your retailer for availability. Pack SRP: $10.00 BATMAN ANIMATED BATLINK AND BATMOBILE This upscale vehicle has LED headlights, blue side and fin lights, start-up light, and rumble pack. In turbo mode, the rear fendors pop-out sideways to expose missile pods and cool engine details with sound feedback. Wings pop out from the bottom for yet another transformation! Plus, this Batmobile comes to life when the animated Batman show comes on your TV. A removable module with LCD screen and buttons allow kids to download items and access different vehicle-based games from the show. The removable module can also be used as a hand-held game! Requires 3 “AAA” and 3 “AA” batteries (included). Comes in “Try-Me” window box packaging. Scheduled to ship November 2004. (744/G8876) (CAUT: 1 & 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Vehicle SRP: $52.99 BATMAN ANIMATED DELUXE WAVE 2 ACTION FIGURES Top-shelf Batman figures based on the animated series debuting in Fall 2004! Each deluxe figure is approximately 5 Ľ” tall, and fully-outfitted for extreme action poses. Each figure comes with cool accessories and removable armor. Figures scheduled for this wave may include: Battle Punch Batman, Inline Attack Batman, and Batbot Batman. Blister Carded. Scheduled to ship November 2004. (744/G2577-NEW WAVE) (CAUT: 1 & 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Figure SRP: $11.99 BATMAN ANIMATED WAVE 2 ACTION FIGURES & VEHICLES Now you can play at chasing down villains in Gotham City with a cool Batman Batcycle that includes a Rev-N-Go motor and launching projectiles. To protect the skyline, you can use the Batman Hyperjet! No landing clearance necessary! Scheduled to ship November 2004. (744/G2578-NEW WAVE) (CAUT: 1 & 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Figure SRP: $10.99 BATMAN KILLER CROC PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE 2-PACK A Previews Exclusive! This classic pairing includes two figures with awesome styling, authentic sculpting, and realistic battle damage. Each figure is fully articulated and approximately 6” tall. Croc is blood-splattered, and Batman comes with battle-damaged costume. (744/C0525) (CAUT: 1 & 3) NOTE: Not available in all areas. Check with your retailer for availability. 2-Pack $24.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A MARVEL SELECT ULTIMATE THOR ACTION FIGURE A Diamond Select Release! Toy Biz and Diamond Select bring you the Ultimates version of the God of Thunder, Thor! Standing nearly eight inches tall, Thor is scaled in proportion to the rest of the 7” scale Marvel Select line. Sculpted by Sam Greenwell, Thor features 16 points of articulation and comes with Mjolnir, his magical hammer, and a base showing the aftermath of Giant Man’s battle with the Hulk, as seen in issue #5 of The Ultimates. Not available in mass-market outlets and packaged in a deluxe blister card package. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (4667/10772) Figure $18.99 **************** JUSTICE LEAGUE ANIMATED 10-INCH ACTION FIGURES Based on the hit Cartoon Network series! Here’s a new assortment of 10” tall, rotocast figures, replicating the Justice League team members in all their animated glory. This assortment is scheduled to include a mix of new and previously released characters, including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and the eagerly anticipated Hawkgirl. Each figure features articulation at the neck and shoulders. Window box packaging. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (744/CUSTOM MIX2) (CAUT: 1 & 3) NOTE: Not available in all areas. Check with your retailer for availability. This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Figure SRP: $16.00 TRANSFORMERS BOTCON 2002 ACTION FIGURES These pint-sized 3” Transformers were exclusive toys originally sold at the Transformers Convention, Botcon in the summer of 2002. The Rook figure is fully transformable from robot to car, and was only available at Botcom Europe. The Tap-Out figure was originally available at the Botcon Transformers Convention, in Fort Wayne, Indiana and is fully transformable from Robot to car. Both are sealed in custom printed clear pouches, with the convention information and official Hasbro Transformers Logo emblazoned on them. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (5327) (CAUT: 4) ROOK (DETFROOK)—Figure SRP: $29.99 TAP-OUT (DETFTAPOUT)—Figure SRP: $29.99 TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON AIR CAVALRY ACTION FIGURE SET These Transformers Heroes of Cybertron toys are perfect posable mini versions of the classic characters. This set contains one each of the original Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp PVC figurines from the line, as well as three exclusive Decepticon Air Warriors from the debut cartoon episode "More Than Meets the Eye." Blister sealed on a large card, profiles for all 3 traditional seekers, plus an exclusive biography for the Air Warriors are included. Limited to 1,400 Pieces. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (5327/DETFAIRCAV) (CAUT: 4) Set SRP: $39.99 TRANSFORMERS OMEGA SUPREME ACTION FIGURE A Cybertronian armored Supertrain that divides into separate vehicles and combines with Optimus Prime. It stands16” tall in robot mode and has electronic lights and sounds. Includes additional mechanized features, firing projectiles and mini-con posts. Scheduled to ship in December 2004. (309/80344) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Figure $74.00 DIE-CAST AMERICAN CHOPPER: OCC 20-INCH JET BIKE DIE-CAST The road is your oyster. Open it up with the aid of this jet bike die-cast! You will own the road, and all posers will be eating dust! A sweet honey of a bike, this 20” die cast of an American Chopper also comes with lights and sounds! Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (476/79053) (CAUT: 4) Die Cast $29.99 HOT WHEELS: BATMOBILE 2-PACK DIE-CASTS The Batmobile is unstoppable in Gotham City. Designed to handle sharp turns at blinding speed, catching any adversary foolish enough to try to escape. It's no doubt that Batman drives the hottest wheels in town! These 1:64 scale Batmobile collectible 2-car sets comes packaged in an acrylic case to preserve and protect these remarkable replicas. Each 2-pack will consist of previously offered Batmobiles. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (744/B5991) (CAUT: 1 & 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. 2-Pack $22.50 JOHNNY LIGHTNING: HOLIDAY CLASSICS 2004 DIE-CASTS This Holiday Classics 2004 series gives you mean street machines that were manufactured for one purpose only: to eat up the asphalt! Die-casts in this series are scheduled to include: ’66 Mustang GT Notchback, ’69 Camaro Convertible (top up), ’65 GTO, ’66 Toronado, ’55 Chevy 2-door Sedan, ’04 350Z, ’63 VW Karmann Ghia, ’48 Tucker Torpedo, ’57 Studebaker Hawk, ’69 Dodge Dart GT, ’69 Ford Torino Talladega, and ’66 VW Beetle. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (6243/15610) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Die-Cast $4.50Ea. JOHNNY LIGHTNING: STAR TREK DIE-CASTS This series gives collectors six spaceships with all new castings! Each intricately molded and painted plastic model comes packaged with its own die-cast metal stand. Also included are PhotoCards with live action stills on the front and Star Trek trivia on the back. Scheduled to be included are: Enterprise A, Romulean Bird of Prey, Cardasian Ship, NX01, Reliant, and Galileo. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (6243/28210) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Die-Cast $4.50Ea. JOHNNY LIGHTNING: STREET FREAKS RELEASE 12 DIE-CASTS Dominate the road! Ignore tolls and traffic lights with these Johnny Lightning concrete crushers! Die-casts in this series are scheduled to include: ’71 Pontiac Grand Prix Zinger, ’71 Plymouth Road Runner Zinger, ’63 Chevy Nova Zinger, ’55 Ford Panel Zinger, ’94 Acura Integra Import Heat, ’90 Nissan 240SX Import Heat (new casting), ’00 Nissan Skyline GTR Import Heat, ’04 Hummer H2 Mooneyes, ’55 Lincoln Futura Kustomized, ’55 Chevrolet 2-Door Sedan Scrapin’, ’04 Pontiac GTO Black with Flames, ’55 Chevrolet Nomad American Glory. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (6243/37516) (CAUT: 4) Die-Cast $3.99Ea. GAMES DUEL MASTERS SERIES 2 BASIC ACTION FIGURES Let the battle begin with these cool Duel Masters action figures! Each Basic Action Figure — including Aqua Sniper and Mudman — and the Deluxe Figures include a WOTC trading card and mini comic book. Also available are Cube Figures, which let you roll each cube to defeat your opponent. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (309) (CAUT: 3& 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. BASIC ACTION FIGURES (68105) SRP: $11.25 CUBE FIGURES (68100) SRP: $5.75 DELUXE FIGURES (68110) SRP: $16.75 MISCELLANEOUS OFFERED AGAIN O/A ACTION MCFARLANE NASCAR: DALE SR. DELUXE ACTION FIGURE First time in Previews! The legendary Dale Earnhardt stands proud amongst his seven NASCAR Champion trophies, each engraved with his name and the year he drove to glory! Available Now! (5780/26127) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Figure PI ************** BACKFIN PLUSH About 65 million years ago, a massive meteor struck the Earth, pushing the Dinosaurs into extinction. But in the world of Nova Pangea, the Dinosaurs live on, evolving into the rulers of Present day Earth! Meet Backfin, the brave sidekick, and best friend of Brim-Smoke. Complete this adventurous duo by owning your very own 17” tall Backfin plush toy! Help Backfin escape from rampaging predators, and avoiding flowing rivers of magma. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (4231/19001) (CAUT: 4) Plush $29.99 BAST PLUSH Bast is the second in Toy Vault's line of 12” Egyptian Gods designed by Ron Spencer. Bast, daughter of Ra (coming next in the series), is both an avenger and a protector. Besides protecting the king, she also protected children and pregnant women. She was also associated with the lions and desert cats of Egypt, and was said to possess their ruthlessness and ferocity. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (4231/08008) (CAUT: 4) Plush $19.95 BRIM SMOKE PLUSH In the world of Nova Pangea, the Dinosaurs live on, evolving into the rulers of present day Earth! Meet Brim-Smoke the world's newest hero! Own you very own 17” tall Brim-Smoke plush toy and help him escape from killer raptors, and avoid sticky tar pits! Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (4231/19002) (CAUT: 4) Plush $29.99 CTHULHU PLASTIC ACTION FIGURE You've got the cute plushy, the RPG, the CCG, the statue, you even bought one of the books. Now, you can get Cthulhu the 3 ˝” plastic figure! He's evil, he devours humans, and wants to destroy the world, and he would look so cute next to your computer or perched on your bookshelf. For the first time ever, limited production. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (4231/12505) (CAUT: 4) Figure $9.95 DREARY & NAUGHTY: MR. REDBONES PLUSH From the second Dreary & Naughty installment comes Mr. Redbones! Naughty's gift to Dreary for Valentine's Day is now available in a 12” plush produced exclusively by Gund! Limited to 3,000 pieces, featuring the softest plush available with gothically elegant embroidery! With bendable velvet wings and devil tail, you can't resist him! (4969/1067) Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (4969/1067) (CAUT: 4) Figure $19.99 EDWARD GOREY HALLOWEEN PLUSH CAT From Gund! Based on the artwork of one the most influential writer / illustrators, this charming 6” cat is resplendent in a black and orange sweater, especially for Halloween! Limited to 3,000 pieces. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (4969/1035) (CAUT: 4) Plush $14.99 EYE TYRANT PLUSH Behold this fabulous 12 ˝” multi-tentacled many-eyed creature. Created by the fervent imagination of the award winning artist Ron Spencer, each tentacle contains internal wires so they can be shaped into different poses. One side is a big eye, the other a nasty toothed mouth. Produced for the first time, this plush has a limited print run, so don’t wait to order! Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (4231/08020) (CAUT: 4) Plush $29.99 IRON MAIDEN: EDDIE 18-INCH ACTION FIGURE & ROOM ALARM From the classic Iron Maiden album Somewhere in Time, it’s Eddie the Beast dressed up in his futuristic cyborg outfit. Eddie stands 18” tall and comes with motion-activated lights and movement. His robot eye glows red, and he raises his gun in his right hand whenever you get too close! Highly detailed and fully articulated, Eddie features a ball-jointed neck, shoulders, and hips to move in a variety of poses! Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (6338) (CAUT: 4) Figure $38.99 JACK THE RIPPER ACTION FIGURE The name evokes vivid images such as swirling fog and dead prostitutes. Here is death personified, complete with cape and top hat. The faceless villain comes alive with Mezco Toyz 10” Jack the Ripper roto-cat figure. He’s fully articulated, and comes complete with appropriate accessories. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (4830/18880) (CAUT: 4) Figure $15.99 LIVING DEAD DOLLS SERIES 8 If you’ve stay tuned for the madness since Series 7, then you’re not going to be disappointed! Here’s the next wave of ghoulish delight, with new Living Dead Dolls that give you 5 brand new faces delicately placed in coffin shaped boxes, each with his/her own death certificate. This series includes: “Hollow,” “The Lost,” “Angus Litilrott,” “Faith,” and “Grace.” (4830/93000) (CAUT: 4) Scheduled to ship in November 2004. Figure SRP: $24.00Ea. REALM OF THE RODENT SERIES 1 ACTION FIGURES Under the treetops, beneath the thorny vines and thicket lies the “Realm of the Rodent.” These savage creatures include “Crycket” the mouse, and “Otak” the rat—the first two figures in a new ultra-detailed collectible line. The rat measures over 12” tall and includes a spear, knife, turtles shell shield, bone collection, and fur detail. The mouse measures over 8” tall, and includes a sword and sheath, a shield, body armor, bone back plate, two battle flags, and a feathered bone helmet. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (6556) (CAUT: 4) Figure SRP: $59.99Ea. TOXIC TOONS SERIES 1 ACTION FIGURES 2-PACK Mezco Toys presents a series of figures based on ex-Disney employee, Eric Pigors. These are some of the wackiest characters seen since the Addams Family. In this two pack titled “Let’s Play in the Morgue,” you will find The Nurse with the Body Bag Brothers and The Mortician with Corpse Boy, Seedy, and Creeps. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (4830/43000) (CAUT: 4) Figure SRP: $21.50 MOVIES & TV BEYBLADE TOPS Now you enter the Beyblade arena of fun! The Engine Gear series features speed power. Wind up the clutch within your top, and launch your top into turbo mode. Includes unassembled Beyblade top on a runner frame, and comes with ripcord, turbo winder, and launcher. With the Hard Metal System, the new die-cast Beyblade HMS tops are the most powerful tops ever! Each die-cast HMS top comes in its own cassette carrying case with a launcher and ripcord. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (309) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. ENGINE GEAR (82653)—Beyblade SRP: $11.25 HARD METAL SYSTEM (85162)—Beyblade SRP: $14.50 FAIRLY ODD PARENTS SERIES ACTION FIGURES New figures based on the popular Nickelodeon animated show! These articulated figures each come packed with figure stands, and Wanda and Cosmo in one of their many cool disguises. Figures in this series include Timmy Turner (average kid and star of the show), Vicky (Timmy’s babysitter), Wanda (Timmy’s fairy godmother), and Cosmo (Timmy’s fairy godfather). Timmy’s accessories include a goldfish bowl, baseball, enchanted microphone, Crimson Chin comic book, and Eddie the Gerbil. Vicky’s accessories include Da Rulez Book, magic wand, fairy cell phone, tropical drink, and magic mirror. Cosmo’s accessories include fairy TV, flower bouquet, ear of corn, Rock the Pet Rock, and magic wand. Scheduled to ship in December 2004. (8644/12276) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Figure $14.99Ea. GODZILLA: RODAN MINI PLUSH The most famous pterodactyl in movie history, Rodan, sometime foe, sometime friend of Godzilla, is here featured for the first time in miniature plush form. Wires in its wings allow them to be shaped as needed. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (4231/09113) (CAUT: 4) Plush $9.95 HAPPY DAYS SERIES 1 ACTION FIGURES The stars of the famed sitcom are now available as 8” action figures that kick off with Richie, Potsie, Ralph Malph, and Fonzie with cloth leather jacket and “thumbs up” action. All figures feature cloth clothing, 16 points of articulation, and finely detailed head sculpts. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (6127/20040002) (CAUT: 4) Figure SRP: $14.95 MONTY PYTHON PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE ALBATROSS PLUSH Albatross! Get your albatross! After a brief hiatus, the Previews Exclusive plush line based on the comedic sketches of Monty Python returns! This flavorful bird was sold by stadium vendor John Cleese during an interim skit in “Live at the Hollywood Bowl.” Complete with its own vendor tray style box packaging, the albatross is approximately 15” long with an impressive 30” wingspan. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (4231/15022) (CAUT: 4) NOTE: Wafers not included. Figure SRP: $29.95 MONTY PYTHON TALKING KNIGHT OF NI PLUSH The Knight of Ni is the second of Toy Vault's Talking "Chibi" Style Plush. From the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and features famous quotes from the film. Extremely limited! Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (4231/15038) (CAUT: 4) Plush $24.95 ROBOTECH NEW GENERATION MPC VFA-6Z BARTLEY This ultra-detailed 12” transformable Veritech is an authentic re-creation of the next generation of Robotech fighter. The die-cast metal and plastic construction Rook Bartley VFA-6Z—transformable into “Fighter,” “Guardian,” and “Battloid” modes — features an opening cockpit hatch with removable pilot, and retractable landing gear with authentic rubber tires. Limited to a production run of 15,000, and is packaged in the trademark “book-style” box with slide-out tray, allowing for safe storage and “forever mint-in-box packaging.” Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (4522/3120) (CAUT: 4) Figure $79.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A THE SIMPSONS: WORLD OF SPRINGFIELD—“THE NEXT CENTURY” PLAYSET New lower price! Previously A Retailer Shared Exclusive! Enter “The Next Century” in this new Simpsons/World of Springfield playset! Journey to the dark, dystopian future Springfield of 1,000,000 A.D., where apes rule, and Montgomery Burns is a disembodied head with a robot body… and his sycophantic assistant, Waylon Smithers, has been reduced to being the head of a robotic dog! It’s all in pursuit of Mr. Burns’s lost childhood treasure — his Teddy Bear “Bobo”… which, in modern times, Smithers poses as in a desperate attempt to placate his beloved boss. The set includes exclusive Future Burns and Bobo Smithers figures, plus Bobo the Bear and dog Smithers! Plus, when connected to the environment, Future Burns and Bobo Smithers say one of many random phrases from the TV show. 3 “AAA” batteries included. “Try Me” window box packaging. Available Now! (4829/42075) Playset $24.99 O/A STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE “BROKEN BOW” TUCKER ACTION FIGURE New lower price! Previously a Retailer Exclusive! Produced by Art Asylum, this previously exclusive action figure of Enterprise’s Charles “Trip” Tucker, appears in his Star Fleet uniform as seen in the first season episode, “Broken Bow.” Figure stands approximately 7” tall and includes a scanner, two sets of hands, phase pistol, communicator, and Enterprise display stand. Quantities are extremely limited. When these are gone — they’re gone! Blister card packaging. Available Now! (4829/85210) Figure $11.99 ***************** TRILOGY OF TERROR ZUNI WARRIOR DOLL It’s the razor-fanged plaything that terrorized Karen Black in the classic 1975 film Trilogy of Terror. This intimidating figure which was caught up in a euphoria of stabbings, drowning, and immolation comes packaged in a fifth panel, full-color box and includes a figure stand. Armed with his ceremonial spear, the figure comes with real hair, and a real cloth “skirt.” Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (5678/2615605) (CAUT: 4) Doll $40.00 MCFARLANE’S SPORTS: NFL 12-INCH ACTION FIGURES McFarlane Toys immortalizes some of the greatest names in the NFL game with these collectible 12” action figures! Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (8348) (CAUT: 3 & 4) B. URLACHER (74244)—Figure PI D. MCNABB (74245)—Figure PI P. MANNING (74243)—Figure PI R. MOSS (74242)—Figure PI MCFARLANE’S SPORTS: NHL WAYNE GRETZKY 12-INCH ACTION FIGURE McFarlane Toys immortalizes one of the greatest names to ever appear on the ice—Wayne Gretzky! The ultimate NHL player can be yours as collectible 12” action figures depicting Wayne in both his Kings and Oilers team uniforms! Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (8348) (CAUT: 3 & 4) KINGS (71432)—Figure PI OILERS (71431)—Figure PI STAR WARS STAR WARS OTC WAVE 2 VINTAGE ACTION FIGURES Classic characters that forged the Star Wars mythos back in the 70s and 80s are now ready to become of your toy collection via these vintage action figures. Scheduled for this wave are Darth Vader, Yoda, and Lando Calrissian. All figures are depicted as they appeared in the film The Empire Strikes Back. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (309/85213-0003) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Figure PI STAR WARS PLAYSKOOL DELUXE LUKE & SPEEDER BIKE Here’s big kid fun for the preschoolers! This is Luke Skywalker with his speeder bike, as he appeared in the film Return of the Jedi. Luke comes with a light-up lightsaber and a light saw that attaches to the speeder bike. Scheduled to ship in December 2004. (309/07144) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Figure w/Vehicle $20.50 STAR WARS: PLAYSKOOL WAVE 1 BASIC ACTION FIGURES If you’re looking to help the next generation discover the marvels of the Star Wars universe, there’s no better way to educate young minds with these Playskool figures that come with accessories. Scheduled to be included in this series are Chewbacca (with mechanics tool), Darth Vader (with light-up lightsaber and droid), R2D2 with C-3PO, and Luke Skywalker (with light-up lightsaber and jet pack). Scheduled to ship in December 2004. (309/07145) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Figure SRP: $10.75Ea. STAR WARS PLAYSKOOL X-WING FIGHTER More big kid fun for preschoolers keeps coming in the form of this X-Wing fighter that fits Playskool figures of Luke Skywalker and R2-D2! This fighter lights up, and includes the movie theme sound. Comes in “Try Me” packaging. Scheduled to ship in December 2004. (309/07152) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Figure w/Vehicle $29.75 STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK—LUKE SKYWALKER FORCE FX LIGHTSABER An official reproduction of Luke’s lightsaber as it appeared in the film The Empire Strikes Back. A glowing, bright blue blade ignites with realistic power-up and power-down light effects. Features sound effects digitally recorded from the movie, activated by four motion sensors. Effect sounds include “power-up,” “idle,” “hum,” “clash,” and “power-down.” Durable metal hilt looks and feels like a real lightsaber. Sturdy blade permanently attached to the hilt. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (5305/SW-205) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Europe. Figure w/Vehicle $119.00 VIDEO GAMES JOYRIDE STUDIOS’ HALO 2 ACTION FIGURES The battle has come to Earth, and super soldier Master Chief is the wall between the alien Covenant and its goal of destroying humans! Halo 2 — the anticipated sequel to Halo: Combat Evolved — is released in November, and so are the toys! Get ready for cool sculpts of Master Chief, Brute, Warthog, and others. Each figure includes weapons and multiple points of articulation. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (476) (CAUT: 4) WAVE 1 (76358F)—Figure $16.75Ea. WAVE 2 (76358G)—Figure $16.75Ea. STREET FIGHTER 15TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2 ACTION FIGURES Celebrating the 15th Anniversary off Capcom’s worldwide video game phenomenon Street Fighter! These 6 ˝” tall, highly articulated figures (20 points!) are fully poseable and faithfully replicate the look and attitude of the classic characters! This series is scheduled to include: Ken, Cammy, Vega, Blanka, and T. Hawk. Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (5101/SF02) (CAUT: 4) NOTE: These items are sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Figure SRP: $13.99Ea. STATUES & MODELS SECTION BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER OFFERED AGAIN O/A BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: D’HOFFRYN BUST A Diamond Select Release! D’Hoffryn was the mentor to Anya in her previous life as a vengeance demon, giving her the power to make the wishes of scorned women come true. Ominous in his demeanor, but thoughtful with his wedding presents, this bust was sculpted by Pablo Viggiano from the Gore Group. Painted and ready to display. Available Now! (4667/60542) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Australia. Bust $45.00 O/A BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: GILES AS FYARL DEMON BUST A Diamond Select Release! Giles as Fyarl Demon was sculpted by Martin Canale of the Gore Group, and captures the true essence of events from the Season Four 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. Available Now! (4667/60543) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Australia. Bust $45.00 O/A BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: KULAK BUST A Diamond Select Release! The assassin, Kulak of the Miquot Clan, was part of the hideous horde of hoodlums that participated in “Slayerfest ’98,” and was just as stealthy in his methods as he was deadly with the bone spears that shot from his forearms… too bad he was blown up! Sculpted by Pablo Viggiano from the Gore Group, this piece comes painted and ready to display. Available Now! (4667/60541) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Australia. Bust $45.00 O/A BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE JUDGE BUST A Diamond Select Release! 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 comes painted and ready to display. Available Now! (4667/60540) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Australia. Bust $45.00 ******************** COMIC BOOK HEROES THE CROW: DANCE OF THE DEAD 12-INCH STATUES A red-highlighted edition based on the artwork of creator James O’Barr is now made available at the request of the hardcore Crow fans! The 7” edition sold out immediately at Megacon, and this 12” statue sculpted by Gabriel Marquez looks to blow out just as quickly! The Red Nights Edition is limited to 250 copies, and is painted and ready to display. The Blank Edition is limited to 300 copies. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (4969) (CAUT: 4) RED NIGHTS EDITION (1077)—Statue $149.99 BLANK EDITION (1078)—Statue $99.99 JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER’S DAWN ORNAMENT A Diamond Select Offering! Dawn returns via this beautifully produced ornament from creator Joe Linsner and Diamond Select Toys! Once again, Linsner has personally overseen every step in the process of bringing his goddess to three-dimensional life, and has given his approval to this must-have collectible! Sculpted by Gabriel Marquez, this detailed ornament — which you can hang on the tree or display on the piece's specially-made stand — is approximately 7" tall, 4 ˝” wide, and comes in a beautiful window box package emblazoned with Dawn artwork by Linsner himself! Scheduled to ship in December 2004. (8734) (CAUT: 4) Ornament $19.99 FALCON MINI BUST He’s the man with the wings. The top dog of the skies who’s usually seen battling it out alongside Captain America, Falcon stands 7 ˝” tall and is sculpted by Randy Bowen, with particular attention paid to his wings by sculptor Neil Surges. Painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (8824) (CAUT: 4) Bust $45.00 GHOST RIDER STATUE Johnny Blaze’s soul was overcrowded with another presence, the demon Zarathos — more popularly known as the Ghost Rider! The familiar blazing skull on the motorcycle was keen on vengeance since Marvel Spotlight #5 in 1972, on through two later long-running Ghost Rider series. Now he’s yours to collect as a 6” tall statue as sculpted by Randy Bowen. Painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (8824) (CAUT: 4) Statue $175.00 OFFERED AGAIN O/A MARVEL UNIVERSE: PROFESSOR X BUST A Diamond Select Release! Sculpted by Mike Cusanelli, the founder of the Uncanny X-Men, is ready to save the world from evil mutants! Professor X is sculpted wearing the mutant-finding Cerebro helmet, tie thrown back by the swirling psychic energy that is simulated with translucent resin. This bust comes painted and ready to display, accompanied by a full color, hand-numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Limited to 3,000 pieces worldwide. Available Now! (4667/21074) Bust $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 Ľ” wide and 9 ˝” 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). Available Now! (5943/1412-GT) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. RES. from Previews Vol. XIII #7 (JUL033216) Mask $329.00 OFFERED AGAIN O/A SHIELD OF CAPTAIN AMERICA This shield measures 27” in diameter, and is crafted of a high-grade aluminum. All of the vibrant patriotic colors have been applied in lacquer for a rich finish. Full leather carrying straps are attached to the back and every shield ships with a museum quality 37” x 7” plaque for display. Includes a numbered Certificate of Authenticity! Limited to 2, 525 pieces. Available Now! (4759/1447-GT) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Statue $269.95 O/A X-MEN MODERN ERA: THE BEAST STATUE A Diamond Select Release! Leaping from the pages of the sales-shattering X-Men #1 comes the third piece in a continuing line of modern X-Men statues — The Beast! Sculpted by Jeff Feligno, the X-Men’s resident scientific genius is ready to protect a world that fears him. The base is designed to replicate a section of the Danger Room, and can be connected to past and future X-Men statues to form one massive scene! Limited to 3,000 pieces worldwide, this statue stands over 8” tall (including base) and includes a full-color, hand-numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Available Now! Statue $75.00 ************************** MISCELLANEOUS BLUE DRAGON WITH SWORD LED STATUE Who says dragons don’t live around the corner? This gorgeous statue stands 10” tall, and features crystals coming out of the base lighting up different colors with the LED in the base. Three “AA” batteries are required (not included). Painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (4432/1598) (CAUT: 4) Statue $33.00 GREEN DRAGON CRYSTAL BASE STATUE If it’s danger you want, you get it with this winged dragon that clings ferociously to a mountain of crystal. A beautiful work of art that’s testament to the beauty of fire-breathing death! 5 ˝” tall. Painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (4432/1584) (CAUT: 4) Statue $12.00 SIKK AT THE CIRCUS SERIES 1 RESIN FIGURINE SET An outrageous line of figures showing the insanity of the big-top! Each 3 ˝” figure is cast from high-quality porcelain resin, hand-painted to sickening perfection! Features a hidden-shelf fastener in the base for added safety when displaying. Figures include The Ringmeister and Meester, Snockers the Drunk-Ast Clown, Flingo the Filthy Monkey, Trini Trapeezee the Siren of he Swing, and Ellaphat the Portly Pachyderm. Comes in beautiful four-color box packaging. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (6613/SIKK1) (CAUT: 4) Set $89.95 THE TOURNAMENT RESIN STATUE This is the first painted resin statue by Sculpture by Spyda. An original piece by sculptor Jason Spyda Adams, it’s a seemingly simple composition which you'll find is interesting to look at from any angle. All positioning of this 10” tall piece leads the viewer to feel the motion forward over the cliff. The figures seemingly off balance tipping forward to continue on to the next tournament. This trick of the eye works from whatever angle you look at it, and all the little details make this a statue not just a collectable. Spyda's sculpture work is done as to represent a final piece of art, not a statue version of a 2-dimensional illustration. This sculpture is art, from concept to finish by the same artist. Limited signed and numbered edition of 500. Painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (5570/TOURN) (CAUT: 4) Statue $145.00 MOVIES & TV ALIEN: FACE HUGGER MICRO BUST This bust measures 4 ľ” tall, and captures the oozing gooey detail of the original sculpt—just on a smaller scale. This reduced size special edition is for the collector who has limited shelf space, but wants to show off the creepy monster that impregnated the doomed Kane in the first classic Alien film. Painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in December 2004. (8644/20241) (CAUT: 4) Bust $29.99 ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: GRID ALIEN HEAD REPLICA A full-size replica of the Alien warrior head, featuring the distinguishing grid patterned scar as seen in the 20th Century Fox movie Alien Vs. Predator. This piece was sculpted from the original prop created by Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr. of Amalgamated Dynamics, and it accurately represents the Alien’s disfigured head shown in the film. Fully licensed from 20th Century Fox, this replica comes with a numbered display plaque and Certificate of Authenticity. Painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (5305/FX111) (CAUT: 4) Replica SRP: $599.00 ALIEN VS. PREDATOR MOVIE MOTION GLOBE A Diamond Select Release! Revisit this summer's big-screen battle between two of Hollywood's most famous movie monsters with the Alien vs. Predator Motion Globe! Sculpted by Sam Greenwell, this battery-operated motion globe, which requires no shaking (a Diamond Select Toys innovation), depicts the two iconic, sci-fi movie monsters facing off in mortal combat, while creating a snow effect swirling around them — just like the film! The base also boasts a dynamic Alien vs. Predator movie logo. Standing over 7" tall, the piece is limited to 1,500 pieces; comes with AA batteries; and includes a full-color, hand-numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in December 2004. (4667/73105) (CAUT: 4) Globe $150.00 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: CROSS NECKLACE REPLICA Sculpted by Johnny Apokolips, this replica of the silver cross necklace that became Buffy’s trademark during the first season is undoubtedly a welcome gift for the devoted fan. Factory X presents this replica that’s fully-licensed from Fox. Recreated in astonishing detail, this silver cross and chain come in a velvet jewelry box. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (8644/76001) (CAUT: 4) Replica SRP: $24.99 CASPER GHOSTLY TRIO MAQUETTE Coming your way in a special three-pack, they’re the most obnoxious bunch of dead guys around! Electric Tiki presents the bad boys of Harvey comics: The Ghostly Trio! Here’s Fatso, Stinkie, and Stretch, the perfect companions to their fellow apparitions, Casper and Spooky. Designed by Tracy Mark Lee and sculpted by Schu, these fully-painted 6” maquettes are ready to display. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (5286) (CAUT: 4) Maquette $110.00 SPOTLIGHT ELVIRA TOONED-UP MAQUETTE The latest in Electric Tiki’s “Tooned Up” television line! Horror fans will love their favorite female icon as this tribute maquette. Elvira (whose skirt seems to have a life of it's own) stands at over 12" tall, including the skulls of the poor unfortunate souls beneath her feet. This very special edition is officially licensed and endorsed by the Queen of Horror herself! Strictly limited to initial orders. Each cold cast statue is hand painted, individually numbered, and ready to display. Comes in a specially created box with certificate of authenticity! Designed by Tracy Mark Lee and sculpted by Schu. Painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (5286) (CAUT: 4) Maquette $125.00 ****************** LORD OF THE RINGS: LIFE-SIZE BUSTS One of the most impressive films to ever hit the theaters, Lord of the Rings surpassed everyone’s expectations. So if you’re looking for collectibles that will be as timeless as the film, we suggest you check out these latex foam-filled life-size busts! Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (8847) (CAUT: 3 & 4) LURTZ (68041)—Bust $220.00 ORC (68034)—Bust $220.00 ORC OVERSEER (68042)—Bust $220.00 REN & STIMPY: POWDERED TOAST MAN MINI-BUST He’s Ren and Stimpy’s favorite breakfast cereal/super-hero! His amazing powers include the ability to shoot croutons from his armpits, use his projectile raisin breath, and fly backwards! Standing nearly 5” tall, the man with a toast head is sculpted by the folks at Palisades Toys! Scheduled to ship in December 2004. (8644/20237) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Bust $24.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A TERMINATOR 3 ORNAMENTS New Lower Price! 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! Available Now! (5498) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Europe. T-850 BATTLE-DAMAGED (12506)—Ornament $11.50 T-X ENDOSKELETON (12507)—Ornament $11.50 O/A TERMINATOR 3: T-X MINI-BUST New Lower Price! One of the main draws for this latest installment in the Terminator series is the sexy-but-deadly female Terminatrix, the T-X. And although she may appear to be a hot blonde on the outside, what lies beneath her morphing, liquid metal skin, is an advanced Terminator combat chasis — displayed here in all its glory! Standing approximately 6” tall, this mini-bust comes fully painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in July 2003. Available Now! (5498) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. Mini-Bust $34.25 **************** TRANSFORMERS GRIMLOCK MINI STATUE Sculpted by Johnny Apokolips, this statue brings you one of the most popular characters in Transformers history. Many a Decepticon veteran bear the scars of Grimlock’s teeth and claws. And much armor has been blackened by his powerful flame-thrower! Now he’s yours to command via this collectible mini statue! Scheduled to ship in December 2004. (8644/25234) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Statue $64.99 STAR WARS STAR WARS LIFE-SIZE DARTH VADER HELMET Darth Vader is probably the most infamous villain to come along since the Boogeyman. Mention his name, and you feel gloved fingers clutching around your throat. Now you can keep everyone looking over their shoulders by assuming the mantle of the Dark Lord of the Sith with this fully-lined fiberglass wearable helmet that helps you adopt the visage of he who wields the power of the dark side. The display base acts as a numbered plaque. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (8847/3353) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Helmet $1,230.00 STAR WARS: REBEL BLASTER REPLICA As seen in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope! When you needed to take pop shots at the boys in white armor, this is what you touted! A weapon that was compact, but cross-hair deadly when wielded by the right freedom fighter! This replica of the blaster is a dead ringer for the movie prop, and measures: 17 ˝” x 1 ˝” x 7 ˝”. Limited to 2,500 pieces. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (5305/SW125) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Europe. This item may not be available in some areas. Please check with your retailer for availability. Replica SRP: $449.00 STAR WARS: SANDTROOPER ON DEWBACK STATUE This is the first release in Gentle Giant's line of 8" scale Star Wars diorama statues, depicting a Sandtrooper and his Dewback mount (as seen in the Speical Edition of Episdoe IV), this statue measures 18” x 9” x 12” and will be limited (production run TBD). A special feature of the statue is the poseable left arm of the Sandtrooper, which can be positioned either vertically (as designed) or at a diagonal level (for a more space-economical display aspect). Gentle Giant's line of products is based on original scan data from the Lucasfilm Archives, as well as on-location work. Painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in December 2004. (5498/5867) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside North America and Puerto Rico. Statue $230.00 STAR WARS STORMTROOPER BLASTER REPLICA As seen in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope! When there’s rebel scum to be obliterated, then you need to make sure you’ve got your standard military issue. And this is it! This is the rifle blaster of choice. This replica of the blaster may not have its power and punch, but you could never tell the two apart! Measures: 18 ľ” x 5 ˝” x 7 Ľ”. Limited to 2,500 pieces. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (5305/SW126) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Europe. This item may not be available in some areas. Please check with your retailer for availability. Replica SRP: $499.00 STAR WARS: ATTACK OF THE CLONES LIFE-SIZE CLONE TROOPER HELMET The Federation was falling apart, and it was the Clone army that was created to keep the dissidents in line! This was the beginning of the end for those who championed freedom, for the helmeted warriors who at first were liberators would soon become the oppressors! Become one f the mindless clone soldiers by donning this fully-lined fiberglass wearable helmet that helps you adopt the visage of those who first fought for the dark glory of the Federation. The display base acts as a numbered plaque. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (8847/68102) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the United States. No shipping to Puerto Rico. Helmet $1,230.00 STAR WARS: ATTACK OF THE CLONES LIFE-SIZE JANGO FETT HELMET Jango was Boba Fett’s father, and he was just as formidable a bounty hunter as his son would be in years to come. Jango was quite adept at giving Obi-Wan Kenobi the slip in Attack of the Clones, and now you can impersonate the steel-jawed soldier of fortune by wearing this fully-lined fiberglass helmet that helps you impersonate Jango! The display base acts as a numbered plaque. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (8847/68101) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the United States. No shipping to Puerto Rico. Helmet $1,230.00 STAR WARS: ATTACK OF THE CLONES LIFE-SIZE YODA BUST A much younger Yoda was still very much in control of his fighting skills. Although the green-skinned Jedi Master looked harmless, nothing was further from the truth once he wielded a lightsaber! Here’s the champion of the Force himself. A champion of peace, Yoda is yours to display as this highly collectible life-size bust. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (8847/68048) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available outside the United States. No shipping to Puerto Rico. Bust $205.00 IMPORT TOYS & MODELS SECTION 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 AI YORI AOSHI MANGA #14 WITH AOI SAKURABA PVC FIGURE Imported from Japan! Includes a bonus 3" tall collectible figure! Ai Yori Aoshi (a.k.a. Bluer Than Indigo or True Blue Love) follows Kaoru Hanabishi and his developing relationship with Aoi Sakuraba who was promised to be Kaoru's fiancee at a young age. After years apart they begin to build their relationship while Aoi's competition is always there to stir things up! Figure is made by CM's Corporation and is available nowhere else! Quantities are limited! Manga contains Japanese text. Scheduled to ship December 2004. Figure/Manga SRP: $49.99 GREGORY HORROR SHOW FIGURES Imported from Japan! Spooky events are happening throughout Gregory Manor, and it’s up to a schizoid little mouse named Gregory to get to the bottom of things. From the Japanese late night, cult anime soon to be released in the United States, as well as forthcoming video game from Capcom, comes the new line of Gregory Horror Show Figure assortment! Utilizing the characters very own “block” style, this innovative design translates into toys with wonderful effect. Included in this new line are Gregory, his little brother James, and the evil Catheline. Each figure stands approximately 4 3/4” tall and comes sealed in a colorful window box. Scheduled to ship January 2005. (4368/KYE339415) Figure SRP: $28.99Ea. OFFERED AGAIN O/A NEON GENESIS EVANGELION EVA UNIT FIGURES IN LAUNCH TUBE PACKAGING Imported from Japan! Kaiyodo's incredible 7" action figures return! These dynamic and deadly mechs feature awesome articulation and each come with an arsenal of accessories and variant parts (heads, hands, arms, etc.)! Now, these awesome action figures come enclosed in stylish new “Launch Tube” packaging! Choose from EVA Unit 00 Blue, Unit 00 Yellow, Unit 01 Purple, EVA Unit 02 Red, EVA Unit 03 Black, and EVA Unit 04 Silver. Original Japanese packaging. Available exclusively in North America through Previews! Scheduled to ship January 2005. (4673) UNIT 00 BLUE—Figure SRP: $14.99 UNIT 00 YELLOW—Figure SRP: $14.99 UNIT 01 PURPLE—Figure SRP: $14.99 UNIT 02 RED—Figure SRP: $14.99 UNIT 03 BLACK—Figure SRP: $14.99 UNIT 04 SILVER—Figure SRP: $14.99 *************************** R/C MINI YELLOW SUBMARINE Imported from Japan! Have fun in the backyard pool or fishtank with this remote-controlled Mini Yellow Submarine, based on the logo of the popular Japanese toy maker/hobby store chain! This 2 ˝” long mini sub includes a controller (not water proof) and battery charger, as well as a battery for the charger. Other batteries not included. Available exclusively in North America through Diamond Comic Distributors! Scheduled to ship December 2004. (4813) R/C Sub SRP: $29.99 ANIME PLUSH CHOBITS SUMOMO PLUSH An eight-volume manga series by CLAMP, Chobits is about a future where computers are now shaped like humans, and people are relying on them more and more. Translated as "Plum" for the American version of Chobits, Sumomo is Shimbo's notebook PC. Collect this cute character as this 7" plush! Scheduled to ship October 2004. (4632/GE6013) Plush SRP: $11.99 DOT HACK TSUKASA PLUSH From the world of Dot Hack, Tsukasa is a timid and anti-social character who prefers to deal with his own problems. Due to the fact that he's unable to log out, he is unwillingly stuck in "The World." Collect the popular character as this 11" plush! Scheduled to ship October 2004. (4632/GE6041) Plush SRP: $12.99 JUNKO MIZUNO FRIENDS PLUSHES Imported from Japan! From the new Junko Mizuno collectible toy series comes Buta San - lovable new pig character, and Kuma San - the cuddly bear! Each plush doll comes wearing a special Junko Mizuno pendant, and special embroidery decorates its sides. Both are approximately 12" tall and made of polyester fibers which imitates real soft fur. Scheduled to ship January 2005. (6268) BUTA SAN. (MJ-15)—Plush SRP: $38.00 KUMA SAN. (MJ-14)—Plush SRP: $38.00 LAIN IN BEAR PAJAMAS PLUSH The fan-favorite titular character from the hit anime Serial Experiments: Lain is available to fans and collectors as this lovable 10" plush doll, dressed in her darling bear pajamas that features a hood that can be pulled down to reveal Lain's full face and head. Scheduled to ship October 2004. (4632/GE6048) Plush SRP: $12.99 NORIYA TAKEYAMA BASCOTT PLUSHES Imported from Japan! Retro, yet a new wave-riding the 60's boom. Making a splash in the hearts of Japan, The Bascotts (Bad Taste Mascot) are very cute, lovable plush baby fawns created by Noriya Takeyama, one of the main artists of Fewture Models. Made of leather-like vinyl and standing 8 1/2" tall, these plushes are available in three styles: red (Red Lily), white (Skull Jun), and black (Pistol Joe). Scheduled to ship January 2005. (6268/BAS ASST) Plush SRP: $18.95 Ea. X CLAMP KAMUI SHIROU PLUSH Kamui, the hero of X, comes from a traumatic past. This once kind child returns to Tokyo after the death of his mother, in search of the divine sword Shinkin. Now, collect this hero as a 9" tall plush! Scheduled to ship October 2004. (4632/GE-6066) Plush SRP: $12.99 YU YU HAKUSHO HIEI PLUSH Hiei is a short, aloof, gruff, arrogant, cynical, outwardly cold demon from Yu Yu Hakusho. This dangerous speedster, who looks more like a spikey-haired young boy rather than a demon, is now available to collectors as an 8" tall plush! Scheduled to ship October 2004. (4632/GE6050) Plush SRP: $11.99 YU YU HAKUSHO YUSUKE PLUSH Yusuke is a belligerent, but generally nice 14-year-old guy. Although a little prone to violence, this 14-year old Spirit Detective is the hero of Yu Yu Hakusho. And now he is available as an 8" plush collectible! Scheduled to ship October 2004. (4632/GE6034) Plush SRP: $11.99 DINOSAURS DINOMANIA TRADING FIGURES From Kaiyodo of Japan, DinoMania is a limited-edition series of hand-painted miniature dinosaurs. Each Dinosaur comes randomly enclosed, ready-to-assemble, in an eye-catching triangular package. Includes a collectible sticker, collector's guide, and two pieces of premium UHA hard chocolate candy. This first series features 24 unique dinosaur models, plus one additional "secret" dinosaur. Scheduled to ship November 2005. (491) Figure SRP: $4.99 Ea. DOCTOR WHO DR WHO DIE CAST TOY FILM CAN 40TH ANNIVERSARY GIFT SET Imported frokm England! This Dr. Who 40th Anniversary Gift Set contains die-cast collectibles based on images from the cult-classic TV series! Figures of Dalek, Bessie, Tardis, Darvos, Dr. Who, Cyberman, and K-9 stand approximately 4" tall, and are all available in a special film can package! Scheduled to ship January 2005. (133/TY96203) (CAUT: 4) Set (X7) SRP: $70.00 DR WHO R/C DALEK Missing from your shelves last Christmas because of a warehouse fire that destroyed all the previous stock, the good Doctor's arch nemeses are back stronger (and cheaper) than before! And they return with a new livery to choose from and rechargable batteries! So, go on, control the exterminators this year! 12” tall. (133/PEGRC) (CAUT: 4) GOLD (PEGRC)—R/C Figure SRP: $99.99 SILVER (PESRC)—R/C Figure SRP: $99.99 FINAL FANTASY OFFERED AGAIN O/A FINAL FANTASY 7 CLOUD STRIFE & HARDY DAYTONA 1/8 STATUE Imported from Japan! The most popular game ever on the Playstation, Final Fantasy VII combines action, fantasy, role-playing, compelling characters, and a great storyline to create a video game frenzy. The game’s hero is the bold Cloud Strife (with “Mega-Cleaver” sword), recreated here astride his Hardy Daytona motorcycle. At a whopping 1:8th scale(7" tall and over 10" long), this beautiful statue come pre-painted and pre-assembled, ready for display right out of the box! Available exclusively through Previews. Scheduled to ship January 2005. (8644/FF702) Statue SRP: $185.00 O/A FINAL FANTASY 7 YUFFIE KISARAGI RESIN STATUE Imported from Japan! Sqare-Enix's Final Fantasy series is more popular than ever, but let’s not forget the game that revitalized the series! From FF7 comes Yuffie Kisaragi, the wily and unpredictable lady ninja who joins Cloud and the Avalanche in their quest. Standing approximately 8” tall, this 1/8 scale statue was sculpted by Naoki Nishimura, and come fully painted and ready to display. Available exclusively in North America through Previews. Scheduled to ship January 2005 (4898) Statue SRP: $74.99 ******************** GHOST IN THE SHELL Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell has always been one of the most popular, groundbreaking anime’s in the history of the medium. The movie’s long-standing history of excellence has fans revved-up for the two newest releases that continue the cyber-legacy! Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex recently enjoyed a successful release on DVD, and will soon be making waves on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim programming block. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, the sequel to the classic film from Dreamworks Pictures, is scheduled to be in theaters in September 2004. With all of the excitement the franchise is generating, now is the perfect time to celebrate the commotion with Ghost in the Shell action figures and collectibles! GHOST IN THE SHELL 2 INNOCENCE POSTER MINI-FIGURE Imported from Japan! Manga sensation Masamune Shirow has come to the forefront of the international spotlight with the recent adaptations of his work through the film Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. This unique 2.5” figure commemorates the release of the film, and features 'Dolly' in a state of disrepair with a basset hound.This figure set replicates the theatrical one-sheet, and was previously only available in Japan if you bought a ticket at the theater. Scheduled to ship November 2004. (4368) Figure SRP: $5.99 GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX MOTOKO & BATOU 2-PACK Imported from Japan! In the future, life between the digital and physical world has been blurred. The boundary of technology and humanity has been stretched beyond imagination with lives being led in both the electronic and physical worlds. With the melding of man and machine, a new cybernetic level of existence is being created - an existence that continues to redefine mankind. From the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex comes this twin pack of Motoko, 3” tall crouching, and Batou, 6.5” tall. Scheduled to ship November 2004. (4368/KYE3316666) Figure SRP: $30.00 GHOST IN THE SHELL TRADING FIGURES Imported from Japan! Back in the mid 80’s, manga sensation Masamune Shirow created such a world on film, filled with lies, treachery, corruption and ulterior motives which consume the entire population with fear. Yamato USA commemorates this monumental event with a new assortment of mini PVC collectibles. Contained in this new line of 3-4” scale figurines including Motoko Kusanagi (Figure, Bust, and "Young" Motoko), her partner Batou, the Section 6 tank, and the mysterious Puppet Master. Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship November 2004. (4368/YHK333284) Figure SRP: $5.99 Ea. HORROR BROM SOUL FORGE STATUE Imported from Japan! Known for his art for the Magic the Gathering card game, as well as his various book covers and illustrations for fantasy and horror novels, "Brom" is known the world over for his dark, gothic style. Now, one of Brom's most popular images is brought to life as this import statue, including a color-changing magic pyramid! Sculpted by Yuji Oniki, the statue stands 12" tall. Scheduled to ship January 2005. (6268/FW-26) Statue SRP: $178.00 HAMMER DRACULA 12” ACTION FIGURE Imported from England! Jonathan Harker is dead. His fiancee Lucy is entranced in her sister under threat. So the spine chilling scene was set in this classic 1958 Hammer film. Now you can play out the role yourself with this fully articulated action figure of Christopher Lee's character, Dracula. Stylished packaging with film poster design and comes with a flaming candlestick and diary of Jonathan Harker. Where is Dr. Van Helsing when you need him? Fifth panel window box packaging. Scheduled to ship in January 2005. (133/PEHAD) (CAUT: 4) RES. from Previews Vol. XIV #1 (JAN043610) Figure SRP: $69.99 JAPANESE GIANTS GO NAGAI CHARACTERS TRADING FIGURES Imported from Japan! This trading figure assortment features the popular characters from Go Nagai. Choose from Mazinger Z, Aphrodite A, Boss Borot, Getter Dragon, Lyger, and more! Each figure is made of PVC, stands about 4" tall, and includes a base. Scheduled to ship November 2004. (5899/01-19217) Figure SRP: $7.99 Ea. GODZILLA: S.O.S. TRADING FIGURES Imported from Japan! The mad monsters of Japan are back as 4" tall PVC trading figures, based on the latest Kaiju epic, Godzilla/Mothra/Mecha-Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.! This series includes Godzilla '04, Mothra '04, and Mecha-Godzilla '04, plus Space Godzilla '94, Destoroyah '95, and Space Godzilla '93. Scheduled to ship November 2004. (5899/M1-21979) Figure SRP: $6.99 Ea. SUPER ROBOT BEST POSING COLLECTION TRADING FIGURES Imported from Japan! This series of trading figures features some of the most popular robot fighters in exciting action poses! Made of vinyl,this set includes 4" versions of Mazinger, Great Mazinger, Combattler V, Grendizer, and more! Scheduled to ship November 2004. (5899/01-19217) Figure SRP: $7.99 Ea. ULTRAMAN HYPER REAL TRADING FIGURES Imported from Japan! Ultraman is back, in trading figure form! This set of highly detailed, 4" tall figures composed of PVC includes eight Ultraman characters, each with a diorama base. Scheduled to ship November 2004. (5899/M1-11305) Figure SRP: $7.99 Ea. MICROMAN MICROMAN LADY ACTION FIGURES Imported from Japan! The legendary Micronauts/Microman figure line from Takara continues with this new female line for 2004! Each figure stands 4” tall, features an amazing 30 points of articulation, and comes with chrome parts, weapons, and accessories. Figures include Acroyear Ladies Acrodita and Acrovena and Microman Ladies Commander and Ninja. Each figure also comes with five variant hands, original Japanese blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in December 2004. (4671) ACRODITA (375752)—Figure SRP: $6.99 ACROVENA (375745)—Figure SRP: $6.99 COMMANDER (375721)—Figure SRP: $6.99 NINJA (375738)—Figure SRP: $6.99 MUSIC OFFERED AGAIN O/A SID VICIOUS ULTRA DETAIL ACTION FIGURE Imported from Japan! This "Ultra Detail" action figure expertly captures the Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious in 8" PVC format, with articulation at the neck and shoulders. Blister card packaging. Available in North America Exclusively through Previews. Scheduled to ship October 2004. (4239) Figure SRP: $12.99 ********************* TRIGUN TRIGUN VASH PVC STATUE Imported from Japan! Here comes the 6" Vash the Stampede PVC Statue as fans of Yasuhiro Nightow’s “Humanoid Typhoon” could only have imagined him. This new collectible statue depicts Vash sitting in a small sofa chair, enjoying some quality TV time with his little kitty friend, Kuroneko. This statue also includes removable goggles and a pair of novelty glasses with a fake nose and moustache. Measuring approximately 6” tall and sealed in a window box, this is one Trigun possession that Vash fans will die for! Scheduled to ship January 2005. (4368/YHK337473) Statue SRP: $35.00 OFFERED AGAIN O/A TRIGUN KURONEKO BLACK CAT PLUSH Imported from Japan! Cute, cuddly, and filled with character (and stuffing), Kuroneko the Black Cat can now follow you around on your adventures as this 6" tall plush! His tail is wired for posing. Available now! (4632) Plush SRP: $9.99 **************** VIDEO GAMES STAR OCEAN PVC STATUES Imported from Japan! Kotobukiya presents a new release of pre-painted PVC statues based off of the magnificent RPG Star Ocean. This first release features the heroic Fayt Linegod, his childhood friend Sophia Esteed, and Seaheat agent Nel Zelpher. Each character is individually posed and features costume detail identical to the game! 6.5” tall. Available in North America exclusively through Previews. Scheduled to ship December 2004. (4898) FAYT LINEGOD—Figure SRP: $16.99 NEL ZELPHER—Figure SRP: $16.99 SOPHIA ESTEED—Figure SRP: $16.99 WOMEN OF ANIME BOTTLE FAIRY PVC STATUES Bottle Fairy, one of the newest anime hit series, extends its exposure with this adorable line of PVC statuettes. Included in the line are all four, very cute, and very inquisitive fairies: Chiriri, Hororo, Kururu, and Sarara. Each fairy stands approximately 5” tall (1:1 scale!) and is made of quality PVC materials, comes with a display base and sealed in a colorful window box awaiting the hands of joyful Bottle Fairy collectors everywhere. Window Box packaging. Scheduled to ship January 2005. (4368/YHK339552) Statue SRP: $12.99 Ea. ONEGAI PLEASE TEACHER MIZUHO RED SWIMSUIT RESIN STATUE 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 in an all-new red swimsuit, and ready for display on the included resin base. (4368/AIZ339149) Statue SRP: $120.00 SRDX ROD READ OR DIE TV MAGGIE FIGURE Imported from Japan! From Yujin’s Super Real Deluxe line! Maggie, the third Paper sister, stands approximately 5” tall, and comes with variant arms. Scheduled to ship in December 2004. Available exclusively in North America through Previews! (5121/932922) Figure SRP: $21.99 TSUKASA NAMBU PVC STATUE An original creation from the sculpting talent of Japan's Cherry Blossom High studios, the same talent behind Please Teacher PVC Statue and other works. This beautifully sculpted, highly detailed statue stands approximately 8" tall. Window box packaging. Scheduled to ship January 2005. (4368/YHK339316) MATURE COLLECTORS Figure SRP: $25.00 PRINTS & POSTERS SECTION ANIME INITIAL D: “EMPEROR EVO IV” WALL SCROLL Comes rolled. (4632/GE9494) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Wall Scroll, 31x43, FC SRP: $17.99 INITIAL D: “NIGHT KIDS” WALL SCROLL Comes rolled. (4632/GE9495) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Wall Scroll, 31x43, FC SRP: $17.99 INU YASHA: GROUP SHOT CLEAR POSTER Ships flat. (4215/3366) (CAUT: 4) Poster, 14x20, FC SRP: $11.99 INU YASHA: READY FOR ACTION CLEAR POSTER Ships flat. (4215/3367) (CAUT: 4) Poster, 14x20, FC SRP: $11.99 ANIMATION “IN THE LIGHT OF JUSTICE” GICLEE SIGNED PRINT "In the Light of Justice" was originally created as a triptych, which each of the three panels featured as cover art for Wizard Magazine. Under Ross's supervision, the three images were digitally united to create the final image. Each fine art giclee print on paper piece is hand-numbered and is signed by Alex Ross. (5633/CP1292) (CAUT: 4) Print, 19x34, FC SRP: $750.00 PATRIOTIC PARADE LIMITED EDITION GICLEE SIGNED PRINT Created by renown Looney Tunes artist, Kirk Mueller, who created some of the most highly-regarded Looney Tunes artwork to date. Mueller brings a sense of design to "Patriotic Parade," where the perspective of the characters in period uniforms and paper hats compared to the large American flags and play instruments, suggests how the Looney Tunes would put on a 4th of July parade. "Patriotic Parade" also demonstrates the near-century long ability of the Looney Tunes to simultaneously respond on two levels as in this image, they are playful while also symbolizing patriotism and love of country. "Patriotic Parade" is hand-numbered and is signed by Kirk Mueller. (5633/CP1268) (CAUT: 4) Print, 16x12, FC SRP: $275.00 TRANSFORMERS BOTCON 2002 EXCLUSIVE ARCEE LITHOGRAPH The stunning image of fan favorite female Autobot Acree was drawn by none other than the Transformers master himself, Pat Lee as an exclusive item just for the BOTCON Transformers convention in Fort Wayne, IN in the summer of 2002. It was strictly limited to 1,000 prints. This image was also used as the basis for Palisades Toys fantastic Acree statue. (5327) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Lithograph, FC SRP: $19.99 VICTORY: THAT NOTORIOUS VIC DOUBLE PACK POSTERS Posters of the blazing hot Victory covers 2A of Series 1 (Edu Francisco) and Series 2C (Kennith Rocafort) published by Image, featuring the amazing artwork of two of the hottest artists in the comics book business today, are now available. THese two awesome posters are 22" x 34" and are packed two in a tube. These two super cool and sexy high-res colored posters are printed on 100lb stock paper. (5970/VIC-001) (CAUT: 4) Pack (x2), FC SRP: $9.95 HORROR VARGO POSTERS Vampires, gargolyes, ghosts, and other gothic fantasy archetypes by acclaimed fantasy artist Joseph Vargo. Duotone and full color, printed on high quality glossy stock. All posters come rolled. (5637) (CAUT: 4) BORN OF THE NIGHT—Poster, 18x24 SRP: $5.99 DARK QUEEN—Poster, 18x24 SRP: $5.99 VAMPIRES KISS—Poster, 18x24 SRP: $5.99 LECTOR—Poster, 18x24 SRP: $5.99 VAMPIRE'S KISS—Poster, 18x24 SRP: $5.99 MARVEL HEROES PUNISHER PIRANHA WALL SCROLL A “biting” image by Punisher cover artist Tim Bradstreet. Comes rolled. (4632/GE9512) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Poster, 31x43, FC SRP: $17.99 SPIDER-MAN HD LASER CEL This new style features two laser cels bonded together to form one amazing high definition image! Looks more like a traditional animation cel than a standard laser cel. Measures 9" x 12". Ships flat. (8182/198-LM) (CAUT: 4) Cel, 9x12, FC SRP: $49.99 SPIDER-MAN JOHN ROMITA JR. WALL SCROLL Renowned artist John Romita, Jr. renders this image of Spider-Man on a 22" x 32" wall scroll. Comes rolled. (4464/11101) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Wall Scroll, 22x32, FC $8.10 SPIDER-MAN TIM SALE WALL SCROLL Features Spider-Man amongst his webs and the other half of himself, Peter Parker done by artist Tim Sale. Measures 22" x 32" and comes rolled. (4464/11103) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Wall Scroll, 22x32, FC $8.10 MOVIE/TV DARK CRYSTAL POSTERS Choose from three images from the 1982 Jim Henson science fiction/fantasy movie starring puppets only — The Dark Crystal! (4690) (CAUT: 4) BRIAN FROUD (ST3369)—Poster, FC SRP: $3.99 GELFLINGS (ST3378)—Poster, FC SRP: $3.99 MOVIE SCORE (ST3368)—Poster, FC SRP: $3.99 LORD OF THE RINGS BIOS POSTER Learn all about the people from Middle Earth! This unique poster features pictures of all of the characters from The Lord of the Rings trilogy with biographies on each below. Comes rolled. (7283/3724) (CAUT: 4) Poster, FC SRP: $4.99 LEGENDARY CASTS 3D MOVIE POSTER SCULPTURES Legendary Casts bring to life the artwork of your all-time favorite movie posters in stunning 3D depth reality. The talented artisans have captured all of the original detail in hand painted cold cast resin. The sculptures are fraught with exact details from the original movie poster. Each is showcased in an artistic frame-like edge. Ready to display with either the included stand or hung on the wall. Choose from Dracula Style D, Frankenstein Style A, and Van Helsing Advance movie posters. Each measures 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" x 2". Ships flat. (5945) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. DRACULA STYLE D—Sculture, 12x9x2, FC $75.00 FRANKENSTEIN STYLE A—Sculture, 12x9x2, FC $75.00 VAN HELSING ADVANCE—Sculture, 12x9x2, FC $75.00 LORD OF THE RINGS MASTERWORKS PRINT SET SERIES 1 This set contains 30 breathtaking scenes from the third Lord of the Rings movie, Return of the King. Each measures 16 1/2" x 11 1/2". (133) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Set (X30), FC SRP: $100.00 THE SIMPSONS: “LIVE LARGE, ROCK HARD” POSTER Homer jams with an electric guitar on this poster. Features the phrase "Live Large, Rock Hard." Comes rolled. (4498/1046) (CAUT: 4) Poster, FC SRP: $4.99 THE SIMPSONS: RIVER POSTER The bank of the river is crowded with the residents of Springfield, including Homer, Marge, Bart, and even the dog. Comes rolled. (7283/2863) (CAUT: 4) Poster, FC SRP: $4.99 THE SIMPSONS: SPRINGFIELD CHOPPERS “LICENSE TO RIDE” POSTER Bad to the bone! Homer and his guy pals are looking tough on their hot rods on this Springfield Choppers poster. Comes rolled. (4498/1046) (CAUT: 4) Poster, FC SRP: $4.99 COLLECTIBLES & NOVELTIES SECTION ART SUPPLIES BLUE LINE PRO: BEST OF SHOW SANCTIONED ART PACK Each Blue Line Pro’s Best of Show Sanctioned Art Packs included: three practice art boards, two sanctioned art boards, one eraser, one HB pencil, and contest rules. (498) Pack SRP: $12.99 SPIDER-MAN 2 11 X 15 VELVET DOODLE Featuring art from the new Spider-Man 2 movie! Comes with a velvet flitter (glitter) red doodle, one straight line black-and-white doodle, and an eight-pack of color markers. (4264) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Pack SRP: $3.99 SPIDER-MAN 2 6 X 9 DOODLE BAG Show your artistic skills with this doodle bag featuring characters from the Spider-Man 2 movie. Includes four black-and-white flat line art doodles of various design, one eight-pack of color markers. (4264) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Bag SRP: $2.99 SPIDER-MAN 2 VELVET DOODLE TREASURE BOX Store your trasures in this box featuring Spider-Man 2 that you color yourself! Includes one flitter (glitter) red velvet doodle box, four black-and-white straight line doodles of various design, and an eight-pack of color markers. (4264) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Box SRP: $7.99 SPIDER-MAN 2 VELVET STICKER DOODLES Made of velvet, these stickers feature Spidey, Doc Ock, and others from the Spider-Man 2 movie. Includes six red velvet doodle stickers of various design, and one six-pack of color markers. (4264) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Stickers SRP: $2.99 BOBBING HEADS BETTY BOOP: COWGIRL WACKY WOBBLER This wide-eyed cowgirl is none other than cartoon sensation Betty Boop! She comes on a base featuring her name, decked out in the finest cowboy hat, mini skirt, boots, and even a bandana around her neck. (4552) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Bobbing Head SRP: $10.99 BETTY BOOP: WORLD TRAVELER WACKY WOBBLER Betty Boop's got her bags packed and is ready to hop the nearest plane or boat! She sits on a briefcase in a flowered bikini and sunglasses. (4552) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Bobbing Head SRP: $10.99 DIG 'EM WACKY WOBBLER The mascot for the popular Kelloggs' Smacks cereal as a wacky wobbler! (4552) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Bobbing Head SRP: $10.99 WACKY RACES WACKY WOBBLERS From the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon, The Wacky Races, comes the villainous Dick Dastardly and his snickering sidekick, Muttley! Their mission to stop that pigeon continues! (4552) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. DICK DASTARDLY—Wobbler $10.99 MUTTLEY—Wobbler $10.99 COLLECTOR FIGURES WARRIORS OF ANTIQUITY FIGURES These highly detailed figurines and accessories are hand painted and historically accurate, and feature both free-standing and mounted characters. Collect them all! (491) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. GAELIC CHIEF—Figure $4.99 BARE-CHESTED GAELIC—Figure $4.99 GAELIC WARRIOR—Figure $4.99 GAELIC WARRIOR w/MUSTACHE—Figure $4.99 GAELIC HORSE—Figure $4.99 VIKING CHIEF—Figure $4.99 VIKING WARRIOR—Figure $4.99 DOUBLE-AXE BARBARIAN—Figure $4.99 VIKING HORSE—Figure $4.99 DC HEROES TEEN TITANS BEAST BOY MINI PAPERWEIGHT Beast Boy has the unusual ability to morph into any animal that he chooses, even extinct varieties such as the Tyrannosaurus Rex. The lighthearted jokester of the group, Beast Boy's cheerful outlook on life combined with his silly humor help to lighten up the atmosphere when things get grim around the Tower. One of a five character interlocking series which includes Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Raven. Features a detailed figural that rotates on its base; base has “Beast Boy” written in English and Japanese on one side; and the other side of base has part of the “Teen Titans” name on it – all five paperweights lock to spell out “Teen Titans.” (6257) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Paperweight SRP: $9.99 TEEN TITANS CYBORG MINI PAPERWEIGHT After a horrific accident, metal and flesh were bound together to create Cyborg. Cyborg is a hybrid of a human and a machine, and wields a massive sonic cannon capable of unleashing high-decibel blasts. Blessed with a powerful grip, superhuman strength, and a variety of other gadgets, Cyborg is the backbone of the Teen Titans. While Cyborg's robotic components are susceptible to digital assault and his power battery can run out of juice, his steadfast friendship provides strong physical and emotional support to the group. Despite the fact that Cyborg often loses his temper, he is incredibly loyal and dedicated to his teammates. One of a five character interlocking series which includes Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Raven. Features a detailed figural that rotates on its base; base has “Cyborg” written in English and Japanese on one side; and the other side of base has part of the “Teen Titans” name on it – all five paperweights lock to spell out “Teen Titans.” (6257) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Paperweight SRP: $9.99 TEEN TITANS RAVEN MINI PAPERWEIGHT With a mystical power over inanimate objects, Raven is the most mysterious of the Teen Titans. Under her grim and sarcastic demeanor this puzzling Titans member is of invaluable aid to the team.While not grim to the point of depressing, her more passive nature provides balance to a team of lively and often hyperactive members. While Raven often exudes creepy vibes and never hesitates to give her fellow team members a piece of her mind she is still a supportive and caring member of the group. One of a five character interlocking series which includes Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Raven. Features a detailed figural that rotates on its base; base has “Raven” written in English and Japanese on one side; and the other side of base has part of the “Teen Titans” name on it – all five paperweights lock to spell out “Teen Titans.” (6257) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Paperweight SRP: $9.99 TEEN TITANS ROBIN MINI PAPERWEIGHT The undisputed leader of the Teen Titans, Robin relies on nothing more than his wit and fearless nature to hold the team together. Once the partner of the legendary vigilante Batman, Robin's leadership abilities, analytical skills, and raw courage are of invaluable aid to the team and the cause they uphold. One of a five character interlocking series which includes Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Raven. Features a detailed figural that rotates on its base; base has “Robin” written in English and Japanese on one side; and the other side of base has part of the “Teen Titans” name on it – all five paperweights lock to spell out “Teen Titans.” (6257) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Paperweight SRP: $9.99 TEEN TITANS STARFIRE MINI PAPERWEIGHT A powerful extraterrestrial being from the planet Tamaran, Starfire is the innocent newcomer to the group. Although she is still learning about the strange habits and foreign customs on the planet Earth, she remains a fierce fighter capable of firing extremely powerful energy blasts from her hands and flight. She is a warm-hearted, kind, and gentle friend that gets along well with all the other Teen Titans. In particular, she spends a lot of time with Robin and considers him to be her best friend. A dedicated optimist, Starfire may have powers and abilities that she's not even aware of yet. One of a five character interlocking series which includes Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Raven. Features a detailed figural that rotates on its base; base has “Starfire” written in English and Japanese on one side; and the other side of base has part of the “Teen Titans” name on it – all five paperweights lock to spell out “Teen Titans.” (6257) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Paperweight SRP: $9.99 HARLEY QUINN HEADSTRONG VILLAINS RESIN BOBBING HEAD Harlene Quinnzelle was a brilliant and successful criminal psychiatrist. After she begins to treat The Joker, she finds herself completely under his control. Unable to break his hold on her, Harley enters a world of crime as The Joker’s criminal accomplice and lover, Harley Quinn. Monogram Masterworks is proud to present Harley Quinn in this collection of custom designed bobble head figures. These figures combing the tradition of the super hero or villain with the precision of fine, detailed craftsmanship to make a one of a kind product. By employing only world class sculptors and artists, it's guaranteed that the quality and attention to detail is carried out in each and every figure. Features a hyperdetailed base with destroyed funhouse detailing, carrying a large mallet, posed next to a hyena with bobble head. (6257) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Bobbing Head SRP: $11.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A BATMAN DESK CLOCK This desk clock features the classic silhouetted black bat symbol. Measures 7 ˝” x 2 Ľ” x 4 1/5”. (6500) (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories. Clock SRP: $17.99 O/A BATMAN LARGE TIN TOTE Now every caped crusader can carry around their important files and villain dossiers in this handy, portable tin tote emblazoned with Batman's signature emblem. Measures 10" x 3.25" x 7.5". (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Tote SRP: $10.99 O/A BATMAN LIMITED EDITION LAVA LAMP Here's a true keepsake, a lava lamp with Batman's symbol on top, and a series of action scenes around the bottom, including brawls with The Joker, and shots of Batman and the boy wonder Robin escaping danger! (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Lamp SRP: $89.99 **************** BATMAN TIN NOTEBOOK This tin notebook has an image of Batman with logo in bottom, right corner. Pages have text "Batman" across the top. Featuring an action scene on the cover and lined pages inside. (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Notebook SRP: $10.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A SUPERMAN COOKIE JAR This cool cookie jar almost looks like a safe, with giant Superman symbols on each size, and the Man of Steel himself flying across, arm extended. Your cookies are safe from would-be crooks! (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Cookie Jar SRP: $52.99 O/A SUPERMAN LOGO CERAMIC BOX All precious valuables are safe behind the shield of Superman! This ceramic box is crafted in the shape of Superman's logo, with the world-famous symbol on the lid. (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Box SRP: $12.99 ***************** SUPERMAN LIQUID RADIO This rectangular pocket-sized radio features comic cutouts of Superman. Small window with liquid with floating Superman logo. (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Radio SRP: $19.99 SUPERMAN "S" SHIELD LAMP Brighten any room with this lamp in the shape of the Superman S shield. Stands on four metal legs. (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Lamp SRP: $54.99 SUPERMAN "S" SHIELD MAGNETIC BOARD Practice your thowing skills with this Superman themed dart board. Both board and pins are in the shape of the "S" sheild. (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Board SRP: $19.99 WONDER WOMAN 7-INCH DECO WALL CLOCK This blue clock features Wonder Woman's face as its background with another full body image of Wonder Woman on top. The text "Wonder Woman" appears on the bottom. (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Clock SRP: $10.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A WONDER WOMAN CERAMIC AND TIN CONTAINER The Amazon Princess with bullet-repelling wrist bands sports a heart-melting grin along with her magic lasso on this collectible ceramic and tin container! (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories. Container SRP: $26.99 O/A WONDER WOMAN LOGO CERAMIC 3 X 5 FRAME If you want to show off the super girlfriend, mother, or woman of your dreams, there's no better way to show how you feel about your female friend for life than setting her up as a picture surrounded by this ceramic frame! (6500) (CAUT: 4) NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories. Frame SRP: $11.99 ***************** WONDER WOMAN METAL CASE Featuring a head shot of Wonder Woman against blue/red background on a laminated metal case. (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, Canada, and U.S. Territories. Case SRP: $19.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A WONDER WOMAN STAR COIN BANK Wonder Woman and her timeless beauty are centered on this star-shaped coin bank with her name an symbols below, and red and white stripes in the background. (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only within the United States--No U.S. Territories. Bank SRP: $14.99 DISNEY DISNEY PRINCESS KECHAINS Keep the fantasy alive with Disney Princess character keychains of Snow White (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), Cinderella (Cinderalla), Sleeping Beauty (Sleeping Beauty), Ariel (The Little Mermaid), Belle (Beauty and the Beast), and Jasmine (Alladdin). (6328) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Keychain SRP: $4.99 DISNEY TIN BOX KEYRINGS These tin box keyrings have hinged tops and feature incredibly detailed character designs. Both stylish and useful, these box keyrings are multi-functional! Choose from all your favorite Disney character designs: Mickey & Friends, Tinker Bell, Disney Princesses, and Disney Villains! (6257) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. These items are sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. DISNEY PRINCESSES—Tin Box Keychain $2.49Ea. DISNEY VILLAINS—Tin Box Keychain $2.49Ea. MICKEY & FRIENDS—Tin Box Keychain $2.49Ea. TINKERBELL—Tin Box Keychain $2.49Ea. TOY STORY & BEYOND KECHAINS Buzz Lightyear and Woody have shown us that their friendship has passed the test of time! And so will everyone's affection for these quirky, fun-loving characters! Buzz comes complete with arm laser that lights up with a press of the button and the aweinspiring jet pack pop out wings! Playing homage to the origins of Woody, he features "full" puppet action by pressing a button to make his body "snap" to attention. (6328) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Keychain SRP: $4.99 TOY STORY CHARM RING KECHAINS A wonderful assortment of Toy Story charms dangle on this keychain. Charms include Buzz Lightyear's Star Command spaceship, Woody's signature cowboy hat, boot, and sheriff's badge, the ahh-some Alien, plus Toy Story logo. (6328) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Keychain SRP: $4.99 PEZ 2004 LION KING DISPENSERS From the #1 animated film winning two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes, and two Grammys ---- Disney's The Lion King! These Pez dispensers are of all the animal characters: Pumbaa, Timon, Nala, Mufasa, and Simba! (867) (CAUT: 4) Dispenser SRP: $1.49 HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS BATMAN 4-PIECE GLASS ORNAMENT SET WITH TIN This 3" tin and glass box contains four tree ornaments with the faces of Batman, Robin, Joker, and Catwoman. (5394) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $17.99 BATMAN 5-PIECE PLASTIC MINI ORNAMENT SET Bring Gotham to your tree with this mini ornamet set featuring Batman and friends! (5394) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $6.99 BATMAN BLOW MOLD PLASTIC ORNAMENTS Each of these ornaments is blow molded. Choose from three styles: Batman running, Catwoman, and Robin. (5394) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Ornament SRP: $3.99 BATMAN LIGHT SET Who needs plain white or even multi colored lights when you can illuminate with Batman heads! (5394) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $18.99 COMIC HEROES STOCKING HANGERS Perfect for a mantle or table, this stocking holder features a kneeling Batman (4 3/4" tall), Spider-Man (4 1/2" tall), or Superman (5" tall). (5394) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. BATMAN—Stocking Hanger $13.99 SPIDER-MAN—Stocking Hanger $13.99 SUPERMAN—Stocking Hanger $13.99 SIMPSONS 3-PIECE GLASS ORNAMENT SET WITH TIN Like father, like son! This set comes with three ornaments of the Simpsons men – two Bart and one of Homer! Comes in a 5" tin box. (5394) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $17.99 SPIDER-MAN 6-PIECE PLASTIC ORNAMENT SETS Spider-Man and friends – and enemies! – as ornaments! Choose from a six-piece plastic set or a six-piece porcelain set. (5394) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $21.49 SPIDER-MAN 6-PIECE PORCELAIN ORNAMENT SET Made of glass, these shiny ornaments feature Spider-Man in various poses. (5394) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $23.99 SUPERMAN 2-PIECE GLASS ORNAMENT SET Made of glass, these shiny ornaments feature Superman from the waist up, and the shield symbol. (5394) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $8.49 SUPERMAN 3-PIECE GLASS ORNAMENT SET WITH TIN Each 5" tin and glass box contains three glass ornaments: Superman, the shield logo, and Superman profile. (5394) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $17.99 SUPERMAN BLOW MOLD PLASTIC ORNAMENT Blow molded, this plastic ornamets depicts Superman and all his muscles ready to save the day. (5394) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Ornament SRP: $3.49 LORD OF THE RINGS LORD OF THE RINGS: JOHN RHYS DAVIES GIMLI SIGNED PHOTO This 11" x 14" photo is signed by John Rhys-Davies, who played Gimli in The Lord of the Rings films. From the October 2003 Dallas Comic Con. (5327) (CAUT: 4) Photo SRP: $49.99 LORD OF THE RINGS: PEWTER STATUES These museum quality statues are loaded with detail and are the most accurate representations of the Lord of the Rings characters yet. Aragorn (20” tall) is posed ready to strike with his ranger sword. Legolas (20” tall) is posed with his bow drawn back taking aim at an Orc or Uruk Hai. Highly limited! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. ARAGORN—Pewter Statue $689.99 LEGOLAS—Pewter Statue $689.99 ARAGON—Pewter Amalgama $189.99 LEGOLAS—Pewter Amalgama $189.99 MARVEL HEROES MAXIMUM CARNAGE LASER SCULPTURE This laser cut statue features Spider-Man and his two deadliest foes – Venom and Carnage – set against the background of New York City. (8182) (CAUT: 4) Sculpture SRP: $39.99 MOVIE/TV BREAKFAST AT TIFANYS CERAMIC MUG This mug is based on the original movie Breakfast at Tiffany's, with original poster attributes. (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Mug SRP: $10.99 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: MERCEDES MCNAB HARMONY SIGNED PHOTO This 11" x 14" photo is signed by Mercedes McNab as Harmony from both the Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series. A October 2003 Dallas Comic Con Exclusive Photo. (5327) (CAUT: 4) Photo SRP: $39.99 CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON MOVIE POSTER TIN SIGN This movie poster of Creature from the Black Lagoon has the title and images of the creature and lead actors along with text of actors and crew. (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Sign SRP: $9.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A HELLRAISER ENGRAVED ACRYLIC PAPERWEIGHT This acrylic engraved paperweight has Pinhead's head in the center and is inscribed on the sides of the transparent cube paperweight. Measures 2” square. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Paperweight SRP: $16.49 ******************* LONE RANGER FLASHLIGHT Find your way with this flashlight featuring retro art of the Lone Ranger on his loyal horse. (6124) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Flashlight SRP: $5.99 LONE RANGER PINBALL GAME It's gaming on the go! This mini, hand-held pinball game sports various images of the Lone Ranger. (6124) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Game SRP: $5.99 LONE RANGER POCKET WATCH The Lone Ranger gives his famous wave on top his horse on the cover of his pocket style watch. Features a chain with clasp. Comes packaged in a book shaped box. (6124) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Watch SRP: $20.00 LONELY TRAIL MOVIE POSTER TIN SIGN This tin sign based on original movie, The Lonely Trail with John Wayne featuring original poster attributes. (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Sign SRP: $9.99 MATRIX RELOADED VIRUS TWINS THEATRE WIDE SIGNED PHOTO This dual signed, The Matrix: Reloaded theater wide signed photo features Adrian and Neil Rayment as the Virus Twins. An exclusive photo from the April 2003 Dallas Comic Con, this piece measures 11" x 14" and ships flat. (5327) (CAUT: 4) Photo, 11x14, FC SRP: $39.99 NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET ROBERT ENGLUND AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO The image is of Robert Englund as Freddy of the cult horror flick Nightmare on Elm Street wearing a tux, and comes signed by Englund! (870) (CAUT: 4) Photo SRP: $30.00 SALOME MOVIE POSTER TIN SIGN This tin sign is a replica of the movie poster of Salome featuring text of cast and crew and a picture of star Rita Hayworth. (6500) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Sign SRP: $9.99 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS ACTION FIGURES For the first time ever movie accurate versions of the characters from Nightmare Before Christmas. These highly detailed action figures look like they jumped off the screen and into your home. Packed with loads of detail, accessories and bases these are the definitive Nightmare Before Christmas toys. Each figure comes packed with a bonus "present" accessory inside. Jack Skellington is fully articulated action figure with his dog Zero. Jack also comes with pumpkins and a graveyard base that connect to Sally's base to form a larger scene! Sally is fully articulated action figure with her cat. Sally also comes with her basket, bottles and jars of deadly night shade, and more! Mayor comes complete with removable hat, podium, and stool. Re-create your own town meetings with the full size podium and stool - complete with ink jar and megaphone accessory. Mayor's head rotates 360 degrees to reveal both faces of this two-faced politician. Vampire features a ball jointed neck and bendable wings. Vampire comes complete with his umbrella and the coffin/clock he lives inside. The clock can be opened and the vampire can be placed inside to hover like in the movie. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Figures SRP: $14.99 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS ACTIVITY BOOK This activity book features fun facts, images to color, and stickers from Nightmare Before Christmas. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Book SRP: $15.99 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS FUZZY DICE Show your love for The Nightmare Before Christmas and ride in style with these novelty plush hanging dice. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Dice SRP: $9.99 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS JACK HEAD PLUSH Cuddle up with this decorative throw pillow of Jack’s head. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Plush SRP: $9.99 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS JACK MAGNET SET These resin magnets of Jack’s head make a fine edition to any refrigerator. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $6.99 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS JACK NIGHT LIGHT Light up your bedroom at night with this night light of Jack’s head. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Night Light SRP: $5.99 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS JACK SKELLINGTON WALKING STICK Walk around in style with this 36” tall Jack Skellington walking stick. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Walking Stick SRP: $42.99 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS OOGIE BOOGIE NIGHT LIGHT Light up your bedroom at night with this night light of Oogie Boogie. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Night Light SRP: $5.99 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS LOCK, SHOCK, & BARREL STATUE Highly detailed and hand-painted, this resin statue features Lock, Shock, and Barrel. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Statue SRP: $42.99 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS PEWTER DESK LAMP A fancy addition to any desk, this desk lamp is highly detailed and made of pewter. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Lamp SRP: $47.97 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS PEWTER JEWELRY BOX Store your most valued pieces in this pewter jewelry box. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Jewelry Box SRP: $23.99 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS STAMPER SET This fun stamp set includes stampers of Santa Jack, Mayor, Oogie, Wolfman, and Behemoth. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Book SRP: $15.99 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS STONEWARE STEIN Nightmare Before Christmas artwork is depicted on this stoneware drinking stein. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Stein SRP: $13.99 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS STRESS BALLS Lock, Shock, and Barrel are depicted on these foam stress balls. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Stress Ball SRP: $2.50 POP CULTURE OFFERED AGAIN O/A AMAZING LIVE SEA MONKEYS OCEAN ZOO 8-PIECE SET The classic Sea-Monkeys kit that started it all! Includes Aquarium with Aero-Vent Tank Cover, built-in Magnifying Portals and a sturdy, molded seascape base. Plus: Water Purifier packet, Instant Live Eggs, and Food. (5584) (CAUT: 4) Set SRP: $4.99 ***************** AMAZING LIVE SEA MONKEYS WRIST AQUARIUM Take your pets with you everywhere with this new wrist set! Includes a blue tank with a ventilated lid and four built-in magnifiers, aqua leash, and unique portable wrist aquarium for transport of sea monkeys. Also include instant live eggs, growth food, water purifier, and calibrated feeding spoon. (5584) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $13.99 CHEECH & CHONG HOMEGROWN FLASK This leather-wrapped metal drinking flask features exclusive Cheech & Chong artwork. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Flask SRP: $24.99 CHEECH & CHONG ID CASE & LIGHTER SET This NECA exclusive Cheech & Chong artwork is portrayed on this metal ID case and matching polished chrome lighter. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $16.99 CHEECH & CHONG SHOOTER SET NECA exclusive artwork is illustrated on this set of two glassware shooters. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $9.99 CHEECH & CHONG STASH JAR SET Hide all of your goodies inside these resin jars that portray the heads of Cheech & Chong. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $21.99 CHEECH & CHONG STONEWARE STEIN Colorful Cheech & Chong artwork is pictured on this stoneware drinking stein. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Stein SRP: $13.99 CHEECH & CHONG HEADKNOCKERS These hand-painted resin HeadKnockers depict brand new renditions of the counter-culture icons, Cheech and Chong! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. CHEECH—Headknocker $11.99 CHONG—Headknocker $11.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A DAN BRERETONS NOCTURNALS BARWARE SET This glassware set has the supernatural art of Dan Bereton. Set includes four hand-etched highball glasses all with a unique Nocturnals character on the front and the logo on the back. Includes characters Polychrome, Halloween Girl, The Gunwitch, and Starfish. Each glass comes in its own coffin box and includes a signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Limited to 313. (5877) (CAUT: 3 & 4) Set SRP: $110.00 ****************** JOSH HOWARDS DEAD@17 BARWARE SET This official Dead@17 pint glass and shot glass set features the fresh art of Josh Howard, from the hit new comic, Dead@17. How could you go wrong with hot chicks in mini skirts and zombies? This set includes an ebony shot glass and smoked pint glass, both etched with the image if beautiful Nara holding an axe. Pints coms in a collector's coffin box and include a hand numbered Certificate of Authenticity. (5877) (CAUT: 4) Set SRP: $34.99 HAPPY TREE FRIENDS MINTS These tins contain 1.5 oz of peppermints and are decorated with those constantly dying, cute cartoon characters from the Internet, the Happy Tree Friends! (6411) (CAUT: 4) Tin SRP: $3.49 HELLO KITTY WIZARD OF OZ PLUSH SET Hello Kitty is showcased in this remarkable edition of the American favorite, the Wizard of Oz. A must have for Wizard of Oz and Hello Kitty fans alike. (5725) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $19.99 DEADY THE MALEVOLENT TEDDY TIN LUNCHBOX From the hot gothic artist, Voltaire, comes the deady lunchbox right off the dark pages of the graphic novel, Deady the Malevolent Teddy. This lunchbox features some of Voltaire's best incarnations of the all-powerful deady! (4969) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Lunchbox SRP: $16.99 NOCTURNALS 10TH ANNIVERSARY TIN LUNCHBOX Dan Brereton, one of the masters of Halloween, celebrates the 10th anniversary of his landmark horror series, Nocturnals! Featuring breathtaking new artwork of Rictus, The Gunwitch, and Halloween Girl along with other fan favorites, this is the coolest tribute lunchbox ever! Nothing says halloween like Nocturnals! (4969) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Lunchbox SRP: $16.99 HOMIES AIR FRESHENERS This jasmine scented Homies air freshener is a great addition to any car. (6338) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Pack SRP: $2.99 HOMIES BIG LOCO ANTENNA TOPPER This unique foam antenna topper of Big Loco is sure to make your car stand out. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Topper SRP: $2.99 HOMIES FLASK This leather-wrapped metal drinking flask features the Homies logo. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Flask SRP: $24.99 HOMIES FUZZY DICE Ride in style with these novelty plush hanging dice featuring the Homies logo. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Dice SRP: $9.99 HOMIES ID CASE & LIGHTER SET This metal ID case features the Homies logo along with a neat little high polished chrome lighter that matches. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $16.99 HOMIES LUNCHBOX #2 This colorful, full-size tin lunchbox includes a thermal drink container. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Lunchbox SRP: $19.99 HOMIES SHOOTER SET #3 In 1998 artist David Gonzales released the first set of his popular Chicano figures, "Homies." Since then, folks have been digging his Chicano representations, which have been prominently featured on dozens of posters. Now you can have full-color artwork of Homies featured on this collectible set of 2 glassware shooters! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $9.99 HOMIES STONEWARE STEIN #2 Yo! Do you appreciate art and cultural representations of real people from the barrio? Then check out the full-color artwork from Homies portrayed on this stoneware stein! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Stein SRP: $13.99 ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPERS BEACH TOWELS Live fast, and ride a good-looking bike! That's what it all boils down to if you're one of the faithful. If Orange County is in your blood, then speak loud and proud for biker culture with these sweet beach towels that feature the Orange County logo, cool bikes, or other art. Choose from three different styles, each measuring 30" x 60". (4632) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. BEACH TOWEL #2—Towel $17.99 BEACH TOWEL #7—Towel $17.99 BEACH TOWEL #9—Towel $17.99 ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPERS CERAMIC TANK COIN BANKS Start saving now and maybe one day you'll be able to buy your own custom bike! Stash your loose change in these ceramic coin banks. Each features original Orange County Choppers art on both side and the emblem on the top. Choose from two different designs. (4632) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. COIN BANK #2—Bank $14.99 COIN BANK #6—Bank $14.99 ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPERS TIN TANK LUNCHBOXES These tin lunch boxes are more than just that--they're a fashion statement! These are uniquely designed in the shape of motorcycle gas tanks, and each features OCC art. Choose from three different designs. (4632) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. LUNCHBOX #2—Lunchbox $17.99 LUNCHBOX #5—Lunchbox $17.99 LUNCHBOX #8—Lunchbox $17.99 LUNCHBOX #2—Lunchbox $17.99 LUNCHBOX #2—Lunchbox $17.99 LUNCHBOX #2—Lunchbox $17.99 ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPERS ENERGY DRINKS Raise your energy levels with this new energy drink, aka High Octane Fuel! These 8.4 oz drinks are for those Orange County Choppers devotees who want to stay alert and quick on the road! (6411) (CAUT: 4) Can SRP: $2.49 ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPERS MINTS In true biker fashion, these mint tins features diamond plate embossing. The top of the tin features the OCC logo, and each tin is filled with .7 oz. of peppermints! (6411) (CAUT: 4) TIN SRP: $2.49 SMURFS SOCCER FIGURES Create your own Smurf soccer team! Everyone's favorite blue men — and woman — are here to play soccer as collectible Smurf figures! Choose from: Playmaker Smurf, Benchwarmer Smurf, Trainer Smurf, Fan Smurf, Fan Smurfette, Goal Getter Smurf, Goal Keeper Smurf, and Soccer Manager Smurf. (5573) (CAUT: 4) NOTE: These items are sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. BENCHWARMER SMURF—Figure PI FAN SMURF—Figure PI FAN SMURFETTE—Figure PI GOAL GETTER SMURF—Figure PI GOAL KEEPER SMURF—Figure PI MANAGER SMURF—Figure PI PLAYMAKER SMURF—Figure PI TRAINER SMURF—Figure PI TOP COW MAGNET SET 2 The Cow has been blowing us away with top-shelf comics for years, and now you can feature some of theeir fantastic characters with this magnet set that showcases hot artwork of Witchblade, The Darkness, The Magdalena, and Aphrodite IX. (7146) (CAUT: 4) Magnets SRP: $20.49 REPLICAS MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL: KING ARTHUR'S EXCALIBUR KNIGHT REPLICA Strange women lying in ponds offering swords is no basis for a system of government... but it does make for a fine collectible. This magnificent reproduction is every bit faithful to the actual movie prop you could imagine. However, Museum Replicas has taken the extra step of making this sword even more collectible by gold-plating the guard, pommel, and scabbard fittings. The brass wire-wrapped handle is divided by a decorative red suede band. The blade is manufactured of fully tempered high-carbon steel, while the matching scabbard is a rich, deep red leather. Measures 57 1/2" long. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. (5465) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, U.S. Territories, and the U.K. Replica SRP: $250.00 MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL: SWORD OF THE BLACK KNIGHT REPLICA None shall be able to pass up this impossing two-handed sword, weilded by the deadliest man without arms -- the Black Knight! This full-size replica is every bit a real sword, and features a massive blade of tempered high-carbon steel. Both the pommel and guard have been glued to a darkened finish, while the wood grip has leather lacing, and has been covered in a black leather, complimenting the armor of its owner. Measures 57 1/2" long. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. (5465) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Available only in the United States, U.S. Territories, and the U.K. Replica SRP: $250.00 ROCK AND ROLL INSANE CLOWN POSSE HEADKNOCKERS The psycho crazy clown boys of rap want to bring the house party to your neighborhood. Watch Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J get the crowd going as these immortalized highly detailed and hand-painted collectible resin bobbing head figures. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. SHAGGY 2 DOPE—Headknocker $11.99 VIOLENT J—Headknocker $11.99 INSANE CLOWN POSSE ID CASE & LIGHTER SET This metal ID case features the ICP logo along with a neat little high polished chrome lighter that matches. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $16.99 INSANE CLOWN POSSE LIGHT STRAND Make the holidays wicked with this 10-foot long light strand features alternating heads of Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J from Insane Clown Posse. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $19.49 INSANE CLOWN POSSE FLASK For all the homies and homettes out there who love nothing more than to rap along with the clown boys, share a drink with each other by passing around this leather-wrapped metal drinking flask that features the ICP logo! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Flask SRP: $24.99 INSANE CLOWN POSSE LUNCHBOX Keep it real, with this full-size tin lunchbox that includes a thermal drink container. You’ll be grooving while you munch, because this collectible lunchbox features graphics of the ICP Joker icon! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Lunchbox SRP: $19.99 INSANE CLOWN POSSE SHOOTER SET Keep the party going well into the night with the CD player pumping, and this set of 2 glassware shooters that features the ICP logo and maniacal clown artwork. (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $9.99 INSANE CLOWN POSSE STONEWARE STEIN If it's in the middle of the night and you're ready to take the rockin' and rollin' to the next level, then fill up a tall one courtesy of this stoneware stein that features full-color caricature artwork of the ICP boyz! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Stein SRP: $13.99 INSANE CLOWN POSSE STRESS BALLS Having a bad day at work? These ICP Stress Balls will relieve your tension in a healthy manner. Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J are depicted on these foam stress balls that you can use to take out your aggression. (6338) NOTE: Not available in Germany. SRP: $2.50 IRON MAIDEN FLASK Maiden fans are not ones to shy away from kicking back a shot. So if you're in the drinking mood, then try taking a swig from this leather-wrapped metal drinking flask that features a graphic characterizing Eddie the Beast! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Flask SRP: $24.99 IRON MAIDEN ID CASE & LIGHTER SET This metal ID case features the Iron Maiden logo and Number of the Beast album artwork, along with a high-polished chrome lighter featuring a caricature of Eddie’s face! A matching set of concert gear essential for when you see Bruce and the boys live! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $16.99 IRON MAIDEN LUNCHBOX #2 This colorful full-size tin lunchbox includes a thermal drink container, and features famous Iron Maiden artwork from Derek Riggs. One side of the lunchbox offers the album cover artwork from Piece of Mind. The flip side shows art that was used to promote the hit song from Piece of Mind, “The Trooper!” (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Lunchbox SRP: $19.99 IRON MAIDEN SHOOTER SET Old school Maiden graphics back from when Paul Dianno was on vox! This shooter set features the Iron Maiden logo, as well as artwork from Derek Riggs that was used for both the band's first album and the follow-up hit LP, Killers! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Set SRP: $9.99 IRON MAIDEN SOMEWHERE IN TIME HEADKNOCKER The 1986 release of Somewhere In Time was a monumental moment for Iron Maiden, as it marked the beginning of the band’s new musical direction. This highly detailed and hand-painted futuristic resin bobbing head figure of Eddie shows him in the same garb as he appeared on the album cover artwork. Eddie’s armed and dangerous! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Bobble Head SRP: $11.99 IRON MAIDEN STONEWARE STEIN Artwork that was used to promote the Piece of Mind hit “The Trooper” is pictured on this highly collectible stoneware stein that you can use to knock back a pint at home! (6338) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Stein SRP: $13.99 STAR TREK STAR TREK 10 X 15 PHOTO SET Check out these photographs officially licensed by Paramount! These giant-size Trek images featuring the classic crew members of Star Trek are perfect for framing! Three sensational shots in 10" x 15" formats depict the Enterprise crew from the original TV series, as well as The Wrath of Khan film. A third image is a montage of starship captains that have entertained over the years in several Star Trek TV series! (870) (CAUT: 4) Set SRP: $21.00 STAR TREK DOG COLLAR If your dog has been by your side every time you sat down to catch Star Trek, isn’t it time to get him some appropriate gear? Do your doggie up right with this official dog collar that’s adorned with the Star Trek logo! (870) (CAUT: 4) Collar SRP: $15.00 STAR TREK DOG LEASH Now for the first time ever, your pooch can "boldly go" where no dog has gone before when you take him for a walk on the Trek-side at the end of this officially licensed Star Trek leash, featuring the TV series logo! Baily the Dachshund says: "Those Klingons never put their Targs on leashes..." (870) (CAUT: 4) Leash SRP: $15.00 STAR TREK: SCOTTY'S REPAIR SHOP MUG Montgomery Scott of the original Star Trek series is featured as the owner of his own repair shop on this ultra-retro garage style mug that sports the phrase "Miracles are our business." (870) (CAUT: 4) Mug SRP: $8.00 STAR WARS STAR WARS THEATRE WIDE SIGNED PHOTOS These 11" x 14" guaranteed authentic autographed photos were created exclusively for the 2003 convention sesaon as a special series called "Theater Wide," and were manufactured by C2 Ventures, the official Lucasfilm photo licensee. Each photo was personally signed by the actor and comes packaged in a clear, rigid holder. Choose from: Ray Park as Darth Maul from The Phantom Menace, Daniel Logan as young Boba Fett from Attack of the Clones, David Prowse as Darth Vader from Return of the Jedi, and Zach Jensen as Kit Fisto from Attack of the Clones. (5327) (CAUT: 4) DAVID PROWSE—Photo SRP: $49.99 DANIEL LOGAN—Photo SRP: $34.99 RAY PARK—Photo SRP: $44.99 ZACH JENSEN—Photo SRP: $44.99 WINNIE THE POOH WINNIE THE POOH FIGURINES True friends captured at their best! These porcelain figurines are approximately 5”-6" tall, and show Winnie the Pooh hanging out with his friends. Whether it's a well-deserved hug for Tigger or helping him writer a letter, sharing secrets with Eeyore, or giving Piglet a wheelbarrow ride, Pooh and company always look out for one another. And you can keep them in good company by giving these adorable figurines a home! (587) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY—Figurine $28.99 FRIENDS TOGETHER FOREVER—Figurine $30.49 TIGGER HELLO—Figurine $21.49 WE CAN SHARE SECRETS—Figurine $27.49 PEZ 2004 WINNIE THE POOH DISPENSERS Two great American favorites come together! Winie the Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, and Piglet come together with Pez dispensers to give you a treat that's also cool to keep! (867) (CAUT: 4) SRP: $1.49 POOH & FRIENDS TIN BOX KEYRINGS These tin box keyrings have hinged tops and feature incredible character designs. A keyring that you can also use to store a valuable or two! (6257) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Keyring SRP: $2.49 WINNIE THE POOH BENDIE KECHAINS Strike a pose, with these favorite flexible characters from Winnie the Pooh: Pooh, his best friend Piglet, and the one and only Tigger are now bendable keychains! Position Tigger's tail as a spring, or have Pooh and Piglet joing hands for a warm embrace! (6328) (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Germany. Keychain SRP: $4.99 GAMES SECTION ALLIANCE GAME DISTRIBUTORS GAME TRADE MAGAZINE #56 Steve Jackson's GURPS will grace the cover of this issue and this month's giveaway a lucky fan can win a Limited Edition GURPS 4th Edition leather-bound HC, plus much more! GTM 56 ....................................$1.99 ALDERAC ENTERTAINMENT LEGEND OF THE FIVE RINGS: WAY OF THE DAIMYO Court is where the true power lies in Rokugan, and it is not the warrior who rules the land. The courtier’s words influence the powerful, and the daimyo make decisions that influence thousands of lives. This Legends of the Five Rings d20 sourcebook features new mechanical systems for maintaining lands, troops, and cities, expanded character options for the courtier classes, and new feats, schools, and prestige classes representing the upper echelon of Rokugani society. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) AEG 3043 $24.95 WARLORD CCG: COUNTER ATTACK Death is only the beginning! Imagine a Warlord whose army fights on after he has fallen, characters who refuse to go quietly into the discard pile, and items that give your troops one last chance to wreak havoc. Pierce the veil between this world and the next in Counter Attack, a 150+ card expansion for the Warlord CCG. This series is introduced in starter decks packed in 12-count displays, and 11-card boosters offered in 48-count displays. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. Please contact your retailer for availability. BOOSTER DISPLAY AEG 6129-D $143.52 BOOSTER PACK AEG 6129-S $2.99 STARTER DECK AEG 6128-S $11.99 STARTER DISPLAY AEG 6128-D $143.88 AMARILLO DESIGN BUREAU STAR FLEET BATTLE MINIATURES Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) FEDERATION BATTLESHIP ADB 0273 $9.95 HYDRAN BATTLESHIP ADB 0955 $8.95 ATLAS GAMES GLOOM CARD GAME In this game of inauspicious incidents and grave consequences, players assume control of the fate of an eccentric family of misfits and misanthropes. The goal of the game is sad, but simple: you want your characters to suffer the greatest tragedies possible before passing on to the well-deserved respite of death. Play horrible mishaps on your own characters to lower their Self-Worth scores, while trying to cheer your opponents’ characters with marriages and other happy occasions that pile on positive points. The player with the lowest total Family Value wins! Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) ATG 1250 $19.95 AVALON HILL OFFERED AGAIN O/A AXIS & ALLIES D-DAY In honor of the 60th anniversary of D-Day, this new, stand-alone extension of the classic strategy game Axis & Allies allows players to recreate the largest amphibious invasion in history, featuring detailed game components including a new blockhouse piece, an extra-large game board, and original artwork commissioned, plus a card deck with three card types – Orders, Tactics, and Fortune. (CAUT: 3) AVH 86630 $39.95 O/A AXIS & ALLIES REVISED Control the fate of the world in this incredible game of military strategy, courage, and cunning, updated by Axis & Allies originator Larry Harris! The first revision to this military strategy classic in 20 years, this revised edition of Axis & Allies features new packaging art, a redesigned map, and new artillery and destroyer pieces. (CAUT: 3) AVH 86620 $39.95 BURNING WHEEL BURNING WHEEL: MONSTER BURNER Utilizing the Burning Wheel character creation system, and featuring over two dozen monster examples, plus four complete lifepath sets, this sourcebook provides players with the tools and guidelines they need to create their own creatures, and includes new skills, spells, and a hoard of new traits. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) K2D GHQ2000 $15.00 CHAOSIUM CTHULHU FOR PRESIDENT T-SHIRT (XL) Proclaim your loyalties to your friends, family, and the powers that be! Vote the Eldar Party! This high-quality 100% heavy cotton black tee boasts a large six-color silk-screened image of Mighty Cthulhu demanding your vote in the next election. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) CHA 0087XL $22.95 CHEAPASS GAMES TOTALLY RENAMED SPY GAME Imagine, just once, luring the master spy into your evil lair and putting a bullet in his head. Imagine resisting the temptation to gloat over your prize, to tell him your secret plans, to let him escape certain death and blow up your lair in the process. Imagine winning! In the Totally Renamed SPY Game, players take on the guise of super-villains utilizing massive secret bases, advanced technological wonders, and master plans to capture, taunt, and ultimately kill annoying spies. This revised (and renamed) edition of James Ernest’s classic card game features updated and improved rules, plus full-color illustrations by Cheyenne Wright. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) CAG 530 $15.00 CHESSEX MANUFACTURING DICE MENAGERIE #5 SETS & ASSORTED DICE Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) CIRRUS 12MM D6 AQUA/SILVER (36) CHX 27865 $11.95 CIRRUS 16MM D6 AQUA/SILVER (12) CHX 27665 $7.95 CIRRUS AQUA/SILVER BAG OF 20 CHX LE749 $22.50 CIRRUS POLY AQUA/SILVER (7) CHX 27465 $7.95 D10 ASSORTED BAG OF 50 DICE CHX LE755 $60.00 D20 ASSORTED BAG OF 50 DICE CHX LE756 $60.00 FESTIVE 12MM D6 GREEN/SILVER (36) CHX 27845 $11.95 FESTIVE 12MM D6 PURPLE/WHITE (36) CHX 27847 $11.95 FESTIVE 16MM D6 GREEN/SILVER (12) CHX 27645 $7.95 FESTIVE 16MM D6 PURPLE/WHITE (12) CHX 27647 $7.95 FESTIVE GREEN/SILVER BAG OF 20 CHX LE750 $22.50 FESTIVE POLY GREEN/SILVER (7) CHX 27445 $7.95 FESTIVE POLY PURPLE/WHITE (7) CHX 27447 $7.95 FESTIVE PURPLE/WHITE BAG OF 20 CHX LE751 $22.50 LEAF 12MM D6 FOOLS GOLD/BLACK (36) CHX 27812 $11.95 LEAF 16MM D6 FOOLS GOLD/BLACK (12) CHX 27612 $7.95 LEAF FOOLS GOLD/BLACK BAG OF 20 CHX LE752 $22.50 LEAF POLY FOOLS GOLD/BLACK (7) CHX 27412 $7.95 SCARAB 12MM D6 BLUE BLOOD/GOLD (36) CHX 27819 $12.50 SCARAB 16MM D6 BLUE BLOOD/GOLD (12) CHX 27619 $8.75 SCARAB BLUE BLOOD/GOLD BAG OF 20 CHX LE753 $22.50 SCARAB POLY BLUE BLOOD/GOLD (7) CHX 27419 $8.75 VELVET 12MM D6 BRIGHT BLUE/SILVER (36) CHX 27879 $11.95 VELVET 16MM D6 BRIGHT BLUE/SILVER (12) CHX 27679 $7.95 VELVET BRIGHT BLUE/SILVER BAG OF 20 CHX LE754 $22.50 VELVET POLY BRIGHT BLUE/SILVER (7) CHX 27479 $7.95 DARK SWORD MINIATURES MASTERWORKS MINIATURES: LARRY ELMORE SET 5 This shrink-wrapped boxed set contains six premium 28mm fantasy miniatures meticulously crafted in lead-free pewter by Dennis Mize, based on the artwork of Larry Elmore. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) DSM 1005 $29.99 DECIPHER THE MUMON RIFT WARS CCG The year is 2391, an era where the moon and Mars have long been colonized. Now, two alien races - the Shi and the Quay - emerge from a great tear in the fabric of space-time. This “Mumon Rift” is an open door to both discovery and, ultimately, war! Combining Decipher’s original Star Wars CCG mechanics with a new sci-fi universe, the Mumon Rift WARS CCG is introduced in 60-card pre-constructed starter decks packaged in 12-count displays showcasing four unique races, and 15-card supplemental boosters. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. Please contact your retailer for availability. PREMIER BOOSTER DCR 105439-S $3.69 BOOSTER DISPLAY DCR 105439-D $132.84 PREMIER STARTER DCR 105436-S $10.99 PREMIER STARTER DISPLAY DCR 105436-D $131.88 EAGLE GAMES BOOTLEGGERS In Bootleggers, players take on the role of enterprising bosses seeking to make a name for themselves in the illegal alcohol trade at the height of the 1920’s prohibition era. Deceit, lies, and alliances of convenience are the norm as players attempt to control distribution through money and corruption by muscling in on the competition, paying off the local law authorities, building underground speakeasies, and shipping trucks of “hooch”! Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) EGL 040 $39.99 EDEN STUDIOS ADVENTURE TERRAIN TILES: DUNGEON TILES SET 1 These full-color cardstock terrain tiles are perfect for use with any fantasy roleplaying and 28mm miniature game. Each set contains 12 tiles, overlain with 1” squares, and double-sided for added varieties. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) EDN 9501 $14.95 ENDLESS GAMES TEXAS HOLD’EM BOX GAME Texas Hold’em is “Poker Like the Pros Play.” Step up to the table and place your bets. You don’t have to have a full house - you can bluff your way to a winning hand. For 2-10 players, ages 10 and up. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) DIA 402522 $15.95 THE PRICE IS RIGHT 2ND EDITION The tension is high...and the prizes are plenty, if...The Price is Right! “Come on down” to the longest running game show in television history! From the opening bid to the showcase showdown, all the fun of the popular game show is back! For 3 or more players, ages 8 and up. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) DIA 402523 $20.95 FACE2FACE GAMES BOOMTOWN There’s gold in them hills! In Boomtown, players compete in a mad scramble to find their fortune in gold mining. But, watch out for highwaymen, card sharks, and crooked politicians seeking to claim your hard-earned riches in this card game for 3-5 ambitious prospectors. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) F2F 005 $22.95 WARRIORS It is the age of Warriors! For centuries, the kingdoms of earth have been at peace, dominated by the rule of men. But now, powerful Wizards, Dwarves, Elves, Trolls, Goblins, and even the Undead, rise up to challenge man’s reign. Chaos is about to erupt as you lead your armies into the fray or be crushed by the assault in this fast-paced card game of monsters, myth, and mayhem for 2-4 stalwart warriors! Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) F2F 4000 $19.95 WARRIORS: DRAGON HORDES A new race of creatures joins the battle and threatens the balance of power - Dragons! Are they friend, or foe? Fire away and see in this first Expansion Set for the basic Warriors game. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) F2F 4001 $12.95 FAME (U.S.A.) PRODUCTS 8-IN-1 WOOD GAME CENTER The games and components packed in this 15”x15”x5” wooden game chest include: Baby Domino, Backgammon, Chess, Checkers, Chinese Checkers, Cribbage, Playing Cards, and Poker Dice. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) FAM 1121 $159.95 FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES A GAME OF THRONES CCG: VALYRIAN EDITION Play new abilities like Influence, Immunity, and special House cards in this new 230+ card base set for the A Game of Thrones CCG. The Valyrian Edition is offered in ready-to-play starter decks packed in 10-count displays, and supplemental boosters offered in 36-count displays. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. Please contact your retailer for availability. BOOSTER DISPLAY FFG GOT14-D $118.44 BOOSTER PACK FFG GOT14-S $3.29 STARTER DECK FFG GOT13-S $9.95 STARTER DISPLAY FFG GOT13-D $99.50 CALL OF CTHULHU CCG: UNSPEAKABLE TALES This first expansion for the Call of Cthulhu CCG introduces more than 140 new cards featuring new investigators, cultists, and unspeakable horrors from beyond time and space, as well as exciting new ways for players to interact with the story cards. Unspeakable Tales is offered in supplemental boosters packed in 36-count displays. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. Please contact your retailer for availability. BOOSTER DISPLAY FFG CT03-D $118.44 BOOSTER PACK FFG CT03-S $3.29 FANTASY PRODUCTIONS BATTLETECH: COMBAT EQUIPMENT Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) FPR 35017 $24.99 FAST FORWARD ENTERTAINMENT SHOOT THE ALIEN Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) FAF 605 $19.99 FIERY DRAGON PRODUCTIONS ADVENTURE TILES: DUNGEONS Inside this protective metal case you’ll find more than 30 high-quality, cardstock dungeon geomorphic tiles designed by prolific cartographer Ed Bourelle, which can be assembled in multiple ways to create dozens of dungeons, crypts, mazes, or catacombs. Also included is a set of “dungeon dressing” counters featuring doors, treasure chests, pits, and more. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) IMP FDP4100 $21.95 CHARACTER COLLECTION: FANTASY This d20 accessory features a stack of distinct and detailed personalities, complete with matching d20 counters, that can easily be introduced into any fantasy campaign. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) IMP FDP4015 $21.95 UNDEAD COUNTER COLLECTION Chock full of ghosts, ghouls, skeletons, and zombies, the Undead Counter Collection features classic creatures from the core rules, as well as newly-risen monsters from other popular d20 monster compendiums. A bonus Graveyard Battle Map rounds out this frightening package, which comes complete with a metal collector’s case for storage and transport. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) IMP FDP4016 $21.95 FINAL SWORD PRODUCTIONS HIGH TRADER Become a robber baron of the high frontier in High Trader! In this update to Rocket Flight, players portray space entrepreneurs sending survey missions across the cosmos to mine ice and titanium, and manufacture space factories and solar-powered satellites in their quest to build a mercantile empire that can withstand the innovation and investment of their rivals. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) FSP FSW11800 $49.95 FLUID ENTERTAINMENT DUNDJINNI GOLD Boasting an intuitive interface, Dundjinni is a full-featured fantasy map creation program that allows users to create walls and floors, place objects, insert text, and more, using a broad palette of beautifully-rendered art and textures that make your hex or square grid map come to life. This ‘gold’ version also includes a simple yet elegant customizable text adventure toolkit, character and monster tokens licensed from Reaper Miniatures, and d20 stat packs taken from Monte Cook’s Arcana Unearthed, Privateer Press’ Monsternomicon, and Green Ronin’s Book of Fiends. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) DJN SBD002 $49.95 GAMES WORKSHOP THE LORD OF THE RINGS: MINIATURES Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) HARADRIM HORSEMEN CHIEFTAN GAW 06-61 $15.00 HARADRIN RAIDERS GAW 06-60 $9.00 HASHARII GAW 06-65 $7.00 WARHAMMER 40,000 MINIATURES Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) BATTLE DICE GAW 65-05-N $8.00 BATTLE FOR MACGRAGGE STARTER GAW 40-01-N $40.00 CHAPEL OF SANCTUARY GAW 64-27 $90.00 WARHAMMER 40,000 DICE GAW 65-12 $9.00 WARHAMMER FANTASY BATTLE MINIATURES Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) MENGIL’S MANHIDES GAW 99-42 $35.00 GOODMAN GAMES DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS #12 The cloister of the god of valor is under siege! A blackguard and his devourer ally are leading an army of wights against the valiant paladins who defend the abbey. Can the adventurers locate a strange artifact hidden in the sanctuary’s crypt that holds the key to defeating the unholy army and sway the outcome in this d20 module for characters levels 9-11. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) IMP GMG5011 $10.99 GREAT WHITE GAMES SAVAGE WORLDS: RED RISING HC It is 100-years after Lenin’s rise to power. The Soviet Union controls half the globe and commands a vast stellar empire from its massive moon base. Utilizing forced labor from the gulags, Moscow mines the solar system to feed a blockade that keeps the nations of the west under its thumb. Or so they would have you believe. Rising from the ashes of a decades-long oil crisis, the west, led by the United States and Japan, is posing a new threat to the Soviet tyranny over the stars. With the help of deadly psychic assassins and unsavory alliances with brutal gangsters, each side wages a savage cold war of ideology across the void! Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) GWG 10010 $29.95 GREEN RONIN PUBLISHING MUTANTS & MASTERMINDS: NOIR Providing a detailed look at the detectives, dames, and darkness of film noir, this d20 sourcebook for Mutants & Masterminds features supplemental rules for creating characters, a detailed urban backdrop for adventures, and a collection of some of the most disreputable types you’ve ever encountered. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) OSS GRR2011 $17.95 SIDEWINDER: RECOILED Updating the critically acclaimed Sidewinder: Wild West Adventures d20 setting, Recoiled contains new combat rules, advanced classes, feats, skills, and a veritable stockade of weaponry suited for the western frontier. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) OSS GRR1408 $34.95 GUARDIANS OF ORDER BIG EYES, SMALL MOUTH RPG: REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA BOOK 3 Featuring detailed episode summaries, in-depth character profiles, and new dueling and political rules, this final volume in a series of high school romance anime setting supplements for Big Eyes, Small Mouth is the definitive English-language guidebook for Revolutionary Girl Utena, covering episodes 26-39. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) GOO 02-923 $19.95 SEAL OF THE IMPERIUM VOLUME 1 ISSUE #1 This gaming journal devoted to exploring Professor M.A.R. Barker’s Tekumel: Empire of the Petal Throne RPG includes an introduction to Tekumel, a description of the exotic locations of Khirgar and Setnakh, and an interview with Barker, plus articles and features on new rules and information of interest to both beginning and experienced Tekumel players. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) GOO 201 $9.95 HEKAFORGE PRODUCTIONS LEGENDARY ADVENTURE: TEREKAPTRA – LOST CITY OF THE UTISS Terekaptra, the lost city of the fabled race of Utiss, man’s former masters, has been discovered in a hidden valley deep within the mountains of the North Atlas Columns. Strange artifacts and dire beasts await those who would dare discover its secrets in this intermediate adventure scenario for Gary Gygax’s Lejendary Adventure. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) HFP 1015-N $15.95 HERO GAMES DARK CHAMPIONS: PREDATORS From grotesque crimelords, cold-blooded assassins, and mercenary villains, to vicious vicelords, wily thieves, and sadistic serial killers, whatever type of Dark Champions campaign you run, this book has just the villains you need. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (CAUT: 4) HER 602 $29.99 HERO DICE SET (6) Each set of Hero Dice comes with six 6-sided dice in black and green, and displays both the STUN count and pips for counting BODY. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) HER 001 $7.50 HERO SYSTEM 5TH EDITION HC (REVISED) This revised version of the Hero System 5th Edition core rulebook corrects typos and errata from the original printing, and features new content, including an additional chapter “The Hero System Genre By Genre”, important new Power Modifiers and Adders, and answers to Rules FAQ’s. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) HER 109 $49.99 STAR HERO: TERRAN EMPIRE – WORLDS OF THE EMPIRE From Earth itself and the distant worlds of the Frontier, to the strange planets located near the Galactic Rim, the worlds of the Terran Empire contain thousands of opportunities for adventure and profit. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) HER 304 $24.99 IMAGINATION ENTERTAINMENT FAMILY FEUD DVD GAME Richard Karn hosts this interactive DVD game based on the exciting television gameshow, Family Feud! With over 800 questions, Random Shuffle technology, and authentic gameshow sounds and action, the Family Feud DVD Game is a guaranteed winner! For 2 or more players, ages 8 and up. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $19.99 MGM SCREEN TEST DVD GAME Tower over your friends as the ultimate movie mogul in this exciting interactive DVD trivia game featuring hours of film clip fun with hundreds of questions spanning decades of films from the MGM library. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $24.99 SPONGEBOB FACT OR FISHY DVD GAME Put your nautical knowledge of Bikini Bottom and all who live there to the test in this fast-paced SpongeBob DVD Trivia Game. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $24.99 IRON WIND METALS CLASSIC BATTLETECH MINIATURES Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) BATTLETECH BEGINNER SET 6 This BattleTech miniatures set contains one each of the following mechs: Awesome, Catapult, Cicada, and Vindicator. IWM 10-026 $29.95 DERVISH (3025/3050) IWM 20-876 $8.25 HEPHAESTUS SCOUT TANK (3067) IWM 20-303 $7.50 HURON WARRIOR (3055) IWM 20-307 $8.25 MORRIGU FIRE SUPPORT VEHICLE (3067) IWM 20-302 $7.50 PROJECT PHOENIX SHADOWHAWK IWM 20-301 $8.75 PROJECT PHOENIX WHM-4L / WHM-95 IWM 20-304 $9.75 SCORPION LIGHT TANK (3026) (2) IWM 20-305 $7.95 SWIFTWIND SCOUT CAR (3025) (6) IWM 20-306 $7.50 THRONE OF BONE IWM 10-415 $29.95 KENZER & COMPANY OFFERED AGAIN O/A D&D: KINGDOMS OF KALAMAR: DANGEROUS DENIZENS – THE MONSTERS OF TELLENE This sourcebook provides information on a variety of creatures and monstrous inhabitants of the Kingdoms of Kalamar campaign setting, detailing the history, habitat, behaviors, ecology, and combat statistics of the beasts that roam Tellene. KEN 1014 $24.99 KEY 20 PUBLISHING ELDRITCH A-KICKING RPG Eldritch A-Kicking is an exciting new roleplaying game from Mystic Ages Online, featuring powerful wizards in a battle for ultimate supremecy. In EAK, players fight to reclaim the once beautiful land of Anhelm from the treacherous clutches of wizards gone mad. Create your own wizard to explore ancient ruins, unlock lost magickal artifacts, and above all, blast your enemies out of existence! Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) K2D KYP3000 $20.00 KOPLOW GAMES GLITTER POLY DICE ASSORTMENTS IN BAG Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) D4 (10) KOP 02349 $7.00 D6 (10) KOP 02432 $7.00 D8 (10) KOP 02517 $7.00 D10 (10) KOP 02603 $7.00 D10 PERCENTILE (10) KOP 12169 $7.00 D12 (10) KOP 02704 $7.00 D20 (10) KOP 02793 $7.00 TRANSPARENT POLY DICE ASSORTMENTS IN BAG Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) D4 (10) KOP 02408 $7.00 D6 (10) KOP 02493 $7.00 D8 (10) KOP 02578 $7.00 D10 (10) KOP 02680 $7.00 D10 PERCENTILE (10) KOP 04552 $7.00 D12 (10) KOP 02769 $7.00 D20 (10) KOP 02856 $7.00 MINIATURE BUILDING AUTHORITY MINIATURE BUILDINGS Resin cast, pre-painted modular gaming building miniatures. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) COBBLE STONE STREET SECTION MBU 10130 $14.95 CORNER INN MBU 10122 $119.95 ESTATE WALL EXPANSION MBU 10134 $29.95 GARDEN WALL EXPANSION MBU 10133 $24.95 OUTHOUSE MBU 10129 $11.50 RUINED COTTAGE MBU 10124 $17.50 THATCHED COTTAGE MBU 10123 $24.95 TOWN FOUNTAIN MBU 10126 $11.95 TREE SET MBU 10131 $32.95 WINDOW BOXES MBU 10127 $8.95 MONGOOSE PUBLISHING OFFERED AGAIN O/A BABYLON 5 RPG: FACT BOOK HC Featuring exclusive never-before-seen official background material, The Babylon 5 roleplaying game is the most comprehensive information resource available for the award-winning television series! Now players have an opportunity to play humans, Centauri, Narn, Minbari, Drazi, and Brakiri characters, playing through vast and wide-ranging story arcs that will seal their fate and that of the galaxy. Additionally, this d20 sourcebook details the entire Babylon 5 space station, along with the characters and personalities to be found onboard. MGP 3330 $44.95 O/A BABYLON 5 RPG: MINIBARI FEDERATION FACT BOOK HC This Babylon 5 d20 sourcebook provides a complete history of the Minbari Federation, featuring a fully-detailed perspective of the Minbari homeworld and its minor colonies, military forces, and spacecraft designs. Hundreds of new prestige classes, feats, and equipment are also included. MGP 3334 $34.95 O/A BABYLON 5 RPG: THE CENTAURI REPUBLIC FACT BOOK The home world of the Centauri and its many minor colonies are all fully detailed in this Babylon 5 d20 sourcebook. Learn the complete history and military forces of the Centauri Republic, plus gain access to hundreds of new prestige classes, feats, and equipment. MGP 3336 $34.95 O/A BABYLON 5 RPG: THE NARN REGIME FACT BOOK HC From a detailed history of the race to equipment, prestige classes, and the starships of their mighty fleet, this Babylon 5 RPG d20 sourcebook is the definitive resource of the Narn Regime. MGP 3337 $34.95 ***************** BABYLON 5 RPG: THE PSI CORPS Complete with information and background on Earth’s telepathic police, this d20 sourcebook provides everything players and game masters need to introduce the villainous Psi Corps to their Babylon 5 campaigns. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) MGP 3345 $24.95 THE BOOK OF IMMORTALS HC Focusing on epic play from 20th level onwards, The Book of Immortals introduces a wealth of new d20 material for one of the most neglected, yet central themes of fantasy campaigns – the quest for ultimate power! Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) MGP 8882 $34.95 CONAN RPG: FREE COMPANIES This d20 supplement for the Conan RPG details the brutal and dangerous mercenaries and freebooters who roam the Hyborian world. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) MGP 7706 $24.95 GANGS OF MEGA-CITY ONE 30MM MINIATURES Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) SPECIALISTS I MGP 7055 $9.95 STREET JUDGES MGP 7054 $9.95 LONE WOLF 30MM MINIATURES Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) DRAKKARIM MGP 112006 $8.95 GOURGAZ MGP 112005 $12.95 MIGHTY ARMIES Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) DINOSAUR WARRIOR The Dinosaur Warrior is a massive carnivore under the control of the Snakemen, fully capable of rending entire hordes with its terrifying jaws. MGP 990601 $12.95 SNAKEMAN WAR ALTAR The War Altar is the center of the largest Snakeman armies, hoisted into battle by the most fanatical followers. MGP 990602 $9.95 SNAKEMEN Mighty Armies is an expandable tabletop wargame using super-sized 15mm miniatures. This box set contains a complete Snakemen army, and includes a full copy of the rules, a measuring aid, and dice. MGP 9906 $24.95 ****************** THE QUINTESSENTIAL BARBARIAN II This d20 supplement presents a multitude of alternatives for enhancing and improving a barbarian’s potential, including expansion rules, multiclassing, legendary classes, and survival tactics, as well as new equipment, prestige classes, and feats designed for the experienced barbarian. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) MGP 4410 $21.95 SIGNS & PORTENTS #15 Signs & Portents is a dedicated house magazine designed to support Mongoose Publishing’s fantasy d20 System lines, as well as showcase other roleplaying games such as Conan, Babylon 5, Judge Dredd, Lone Wolf, Armageddon 2089, Paranoia XP, and Slaine. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) MGP 5515 $5.95 MYTHIC DREAM STUDIOS DARK INHERITANCE: FIRST TEAM Enter the dangerous yet highly paid world of the professional mercenary, where money is a force more powerful than idealism or patriotism. Powered by Spycraft, this d20 sourcebook set in the world of Dark Inheritance explores the premier mercenary company on the globe, and features new prestige classes, feats, and gear, as well as a full mini-supplement for the warrior-seer Storm Crow Legacy. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) OSS MTH3011 $24.95 OSPREY PUBLISHING ANCIENT SIEGE WARFARE Sieges played a central role in the many conflicts of the Ancient World and many famous generals, including Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Julius Caesar, and Trajan, successfully used siegecraft to gain their objectives. This title explores the range of techniques, tactics, and siegecraft developments from Ancient Persia in the sixth century BC through to the Roman sieges of the second century BC. Scheduled to ship in January 2005. (CAUT: 4) OSP ELI121 $16.95 BRITISH ARMY IN WORLD WAR I (2) This is the second of three concise but fact-packed titles on the British Army of the Great war, detailing their organization, uniforms, insignia, weapons, training, leadership, and campaign history. Scheduled to ship in January 2005. (CAUT: 4) OSP MAA402 $14.95 C-47/R4D UNITS OF THE ETO AND MTO The C-47 units of the USAAF were an integral part of some of the most dramatic episodes of the European war: the airborne assaults in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy, southern France, Operation Market Garden, and the crossing of the Rhine. Scheduled to ship in January 2005. (CAUT: 4) OSP COM054 $19.95 F-15A/C EAGLE UNITS IN COMBAT The F-15A/C is irrefutably the most successful jet fighter of the last 30 years. Serving in the Air Forces of Israel, the United States, and Saudi Arabia, it has racked up a kill ratio exceeding 105:0. Scheduled to ship in January 2005. (CAUT: 4) OSP COM053 $19.95 GERMAN COMMANDERS OF WORLD WAR II (1) This first title in a two-book series covers German commanders of World War II, including famous leaders such as Rommel, Rundstedt, Model, and von Manteuffel. Scheduled to ship in January 2005. (CAUT: 4) OSP ELI118 $16.95 JAPANESE ARMY IN WORLD WAR II This book examines the forces in existence at the beginning of the war, and task organization for the conquest of the Philippines, New Guinea, the South Seas area, and the Dutch East Indies, from December 1941 to the Battle of Midway in June 1942. Scheduled to ship in January 2005. (CAUT: 4) OSP BTO009 $21.95 MODELLING THE M113 SERIES This title includes a cross section of M113s from different countries highlighting the flexibility of the chassis which enables the vehicle to conduct a range of missions, and provides a progressively challenging series of projects for the reader to build along with. It also contains detailed listings of all the kits and aftermarket products available for this heavily modelled subject. Scheduled to ship in January 2005. (CAUT: 4) OSP MOD014 $17.95 MODELLING THE P-40 WARHAWK/KITTYHAWK This title details a range of differing modelling projects involving the P-40, emphasizing the wide range of variants and color schemes. It also contains detailed listings of all the kits and aftermarket products available for this heavily modeled subject. Scheduled to ship in January 2005. (CAUT: 4) OSP MOD015 $17.95 THE SIKH ARMY 1799-1849 The Sikh Wars in 1845-46 and 1848-49 saw the British Army pitted against its most formidable enemy in the whole history of British India, and perhaps of the whole expansionist phase of the 19th century British Empire. Scheduled to ship in January 2005. (CAUT: 4) OSP MAA421 $14.95 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 January 2004. (CAUT: 4) OSP WAR079 $16.95 US TANK & TANK DESTROYER BATTALIONS ETO 1944-45 Although they are less well known than the more glamorous armored divisions, vast numbers of separate tank and tank destroyer battalions were in service in the European Theater of Operations from 1944 to 1945, engaged in supporting the infantry divisions. Scheduled to ship in January 2005. (CAUT: 4) OSP BTO010 $21.95 V-1 FLYING BUZZ BOMBER 1942-52 This book explores the V-1 in detail, from its initial concept in 1944, the various Allied counter-measures, and the later use of the V-1 during the Battle of the Bulge. Scheduled to ship in January 2005. (CAUT: 4) OSP NVG106 $15.95 PLAYROOM ENTERTAINMENT SPACE SHUFFLE In this game of astronomical proportions, players form solar systems by placing planets in their correct galactic order in their quest to become Space Commander in this space-aged strategy game for 2-5 pioneering astronauts, ages 8 and up. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) PLE 13100 $9.95 PROFANTASY SOFTWARE CAMPAIGN CARTOGRAPHER 2: COSMOGRAPHER PRO (SCI-FI) Add computer-aided cartography to your sci-fi game and show off your ships and worlds like never before! Use Cosmographer Pro’s new hull and deck tools and a palette of several thousand amazing symbols and textures, to create many-decked spaceship designs at lightspeed, produce sector and subsector maps with routes, data, and a choice of more than 100 cosmic bodies and 50 spacecraft, and touch down with planetary maps and bustling spaceports. Minimum System Requirements: Any PC running Microsoft Windows (95 to XP Inclusive), 30MB hard disk space, and a CD-ROM drive. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) PFS COSM $39.95 SOURCE MAPS: CASTLES! Source Maps: Castles! offers 25 archetypal castle layouts with surroundings and 3D views, plus tons of historical detail and adventure material. Minimum System Requirements: Any PC running Microsoft Windows (95 to XP Inclusive), 30MB hard disk space, and a CD-ROM drive. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) PFS SMC $36.95 RACKHAM CONFRONTATION MINIATURES Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) DRUNES: KARNAGH DRUNES 1 RKH DREL03 $9.25 DRUNES: KARNAGH DRUNS 2 RKH DREL04 $9.25 DWARVES OF TIR-NA-BOR: ARMOURED CHARIOT RKH NAFR01 $53.50 FIREBRAND OGRE RKH CD16 $17.50 GOBLINS OF NO-DAN-KAR: GOBLIN MOUNTAIN BREAKER RKH GBFR01 $49.00 HERMETISM SPELLBOOK RKH GMLU01 $5.50 TRAVEL JOURNAL #3 RKH CVAC03 $5.50 REAPER MINIATURES DARK HEAVEN 25MM HEROIC SCALE MINIATURES Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) BABY DRAGONS RPR 02854 $9.99 BLACK ORCS (2) RPR 02855 $8.99 ELF FIGHTER MAGE RPR 02849 $3.99 FEMALE PIRATE RPR 02859 $3.49 FIGHTER WITH TWO HANDED SWORD RPR 02860 $3.49 HILL TROLL RPR 02851 $11.99 MONK RPR 02852 $3.49 REAPER OF THE APOCALYPSE: FAMINE RPR 02850 $4.29 SUCCUBUS RPR 02858 $3.49 TEMPLAR ADVENTURER RPR 02853 $3.49 VAMPIRE WITH VICTIM RPR 02856 $3.99 WARRIOR THIEF RPR 02857 $3.99 DARK HEAVEN 25MM HEROIC SCALE MINIATURES Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) ABRAM DUSKWALKER, WITCH HUNTER RPR 02861 $3.99 ELDRITCH DEMON RPR 02868 $10.99 ELISE WITCH RPR 02869 $4.99 FEMALE WEREWOLF RPR 02863 $4.99 FLESH GOLEM RPR 02865 $4.99 HALLOWEEN FAMILIARS (8) RPR 02870 $7.99 IVAN VON HELSTEIN, VAMPIRE WIZARD RPR 02866 $3.99 MATTHIAS THE TWISTED NOSFERATU RPR 02867 $3.99 NIMRAH BLACKGUARD RPR 02862 $3.99 SHADOW DRAGON RPR 02864 $15.99 REAPER PRO PAINT ACCESSORIES Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) MASTER SERIES SQUEEZE BOTTLES (3) RPR 08702 $2.99 PRO-PAINT BOTTLES (3) RPR 08701 $2.99 WARLORD 25MM HEROIC SCALE FANTASY MINIATURES Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) ARIK, INQUISITOR ADVISOR RPR 14127 $3.99 KEVIS, OVERLORD VIZIER RPR 14124 $3.99 MI-SHER, DERVISH CHIEF RPR 14129 $3.99 MORAIA, WARBRIDE OF KHARDULLIS RPR 14128 $3.99 OVERLORD BONDSLAVES (3) RPR 14125 $9.99 OVERLORD SPEARMEN (3) RPR 14126 $10.99 WARLORD 25MM HEROIC SCALE FANTASY MINIATURES Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) CELESTIAL LION RPR 14133 $6.99 ELISABETH BRIARKISS, VAMPIRE RPR 14131 $4.99 IVY CROWN ARCHERS (3) RPR 14134 $11.99 REPTUS WARRIORS (3) RPR 14135 $11.99 SNORRI OATHBREAKER, DWARF ROGUE RPR 14130 $3.99 YAGUN OOG, OGRE MAGE RPR 14132 $8.99 WHITE WOLF EXALTED MINIATURES Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) FIRE ASPECTED DRAGON BLOODED RPR 61027 $3.99 SLUG WOOD ASPECT DRAGON BLOOD RPR 61026 $3.99 VILLAGE SHAMAN RPR 61028 $3.99 VIRIDIUS (GREAT DRAGON) Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) RPR 10021 $79.95 RPG OBJECTS D20 MODERN: BLOOD & RELICS Blood & Relics is an occult campaign model that brings gothic conspiracy of the real world to any d20 Modern campaign, providing new advanced classes with a dark mystical slant, a timeline of the secret history of the world, feats of profane and sacred ritual magic, and lost artifacts and relics of power culled from religious and mythological sources. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) OSS RPO3008 $17.95 SABERTOOTH GAMES HORUS HERESY CCG: BATTLE PROSPERO 2 PLAY Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. Please contact your retailer for availability. SAB 5060 $29.99 HORUS HERESY CCG: DAEMON’S FIRE BOOSTER DISPLAY Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. Please contact your retailer for availability. SAB 5050-D $119.60 THE LORD OF THE RINGS TMG: THE TWO TOWERS Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. Please contact your retailer for availability. SAB 4040 $9.99 SCORE/DONRUSS PLAYOFF DRAGONBALL GT TCG: LOST EPISODES BOOSTER DISPLAY Luud! Dolltaki! Zoonama! Ledgic! Four all-new villains blast their way into the fight in this 201-card expansion set for the DragonBall GT CCG! Lost Episodes introduces a revolutionary black template design for collectors and players, plus new Victory Conditions and Wanted Posters! This series is offered in 10-card boosters packed in 24-count displays. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. Please contact your retailer for availability. (CAUT: 3 & 4) BOOSTER DISPLAY SCO 85430-D PI BOOSTER PACK SCO 85430-S SRP: $3.29 INUYASHA TETSUSAIGA TCG Enter Japan’s ancient past and the mythological world inhabited by wayward high-school girl Kagome, the doglike half-demon InuYasha, and the magical sword Tetsusaiga in this thrilling trading card game based on the popular animated series InuYasha! In this ‘booster only’ series, players build decks from a pool of cards created by their booster draft, and challenge their opponents in a quest to obtain the shattered remnants of the Shikon Jewel and ultimately fulfill their wildest dreams! Each 10-card booster comes with a rules flier, and is offered in 12-count displays. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. Please contact your retailer for availability BOOSTER DISPLAY SCO 85462-D $35.88 BOOSTER PACK SCO 85462-S $2.99 SKIRMISHER PUBLISHING PALADIN’S QUEST In this d20 source and scenario book geared for a single player and dungeon master, Paladin’s Quest introduces a series of low-to-moderate level adventures that revolve around the individual tests and trials undertaken by holy warriors, including their quests for a warhorse, sword, and atonement. New magic items, spells, and prestige classes are also featured. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) IMP SKP0404 $19.95 STEVE JACKSON GAMES CARDBOARD HEROES: MODERN CHARACTERS This game supplement comes with 16 cardboard counter sheets featuring over 400 full-color images portraying modern-day icons like soldiers, police, cowboys, Indians, gangsters, and Nazis, plus hundreds of corpses, weapons, and accessories. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) SJG 2120 $24.95 GET NIFTY! Strange inventions! Mysterious aliens! Beautiful babes! Lurking demons! And way too many vampires! This is the world of Sluggy Freelance, one of the world’s most popular webcomics. But, you don’t have to be a Sluggite to enjoy this zany card game where players utilize cards - illustrated by Pete Abrams - that represent characters, gadgets, and situations from the Sluggyverse in their quest to get ‘nifty’, collecting enough nifty companions and gadgets to win! Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) SJG 1385 $24.95 GURPS GM’S SCREEN Put the amazing flexibility and power of GURPS at your fingertips with this date-packed, four-panel GM’s Screen featuring all the crucial charts, tables, and other essentials from GURPS Fourth Edition. A copy of the 32-page Fourth Edition version of GURPS Lite is also included. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) SJG 01-0005 $19.95 MUNCHKIN BITES! The Munchkins are now vampires, werewolves, and changelings, oh my! Bash through the haunted house, slay monsters, curse your fellow munchkins, and take their stuff in this stand-alone game completely compatible with other Munchkin variants and featuring illustrations by John Kovalic. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) SJG 1419 $24.95 TOY VAULT PLUSH 12-SIDED DIE Description Not Yet Available. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) IMP TYVGS634 $4.95 PLUSH 20-SIDEDED DICE DANGLER Be the first in your city to hang this pair of 20-sided plush dice from your rearview mirror and let your game geekiness show! Measurements: 2” dice on 16” string. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) IMP TYVGS635 $9.98 UPPER DECK ENTERTAINMENT MARVEL TCG DELUXE TINS Featuring original artwork by Phil Noto, each Marvel TCG Deluxe Tin includes a unique foil variant card based on the character art displayed on the tin, plus four booster packs: two Marvel Origins and two Web of Spider-Man 1st Edition packs. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. UDC TBA001 PI USAOPOLY MICKEYS COLLECTION DOMINOES WITH TIN Double Six Dominoes with a Mickey twist! This Mickey Mouse Dominoes variant features 28 jumbo-sized urea Dominoes, all packed in a travel-sized leather case. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) USO DM13 $19.95 VERSAL TECHNOLOGIES EMPYREAN, INC. Featuring original illustrations by Phil and Kaja Foglio, Empyrean, Inc. is a self-contained strategy card game where players race to claim exclusive trading rights on planets throughout the galaxy by providing those planets with the resources they need and desire. Corner the market on resources and expand the growing empire to win the game. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) VER 10002 $12.99 WARZONE WORLDWIDE THE ART OF WAR The Big Bang created the universe. Who created us? Through genetic re-engineering by an ancient race of scientists, all DNA has been systematically altered in order to remove genes that permit violent behavior. For eons this program of genetic manipulation worked...until now! Now, a universal organization known as the Synod have vowed to cleanse corrupted races from the universe before their taint can spread! The Art of War is a universal tabletop miniatures game system providing fast play with full-depth and tactics, and can be used with miniatures from any game line. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) AOW 001 $25.00 WEST END GAMES D6 BLOODSHADOWS WORLDBOOK Enter a world of fantasy noir in Blood-shadows, where trenchcoat detectives swap biting comments with vampires, humans walk the dark streets side-by-side with demonic breeds, and death – or Undeath – waits around every corner! Your weapons in the shadow realms of Marl are magic and technology – but neither replaces a good head on your shoulders. And you’ll have to work to keep it there! From the original MasterBook series comes this roleplaying game combining pulp adventure and dark fantasy, updated for use with D6 Adventure. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) WEG 53000 $12.95 WHITE WOLF PUBLISHING BEYOND COUNTLESS DOORWAYS Beyond the scope of the mundane world lie the infinite planes: realms of gods and demons — and treasures beyond imagining! Four veteran game designers from the classic Planescape setting – Monte Cook, Wolfgang Baur, Colin McComb, and Ray Vallese – have reunited to write this collection of 18 modular new planar locales. Included in this d20 sourcebook are full details and descriptions of each region, plus dozens of new monsters, NPCs, magic items, and spells unique to these planes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) WWP 16108 $34.99 EXALTED: HOUSES OF THE BULL GOD Proud and skillful warriors, descended from a war-god by blood and marriage, the inhabitants of Harborhead have never been easy for the Realm to govern. Houses of the Bull God details Harbor-head, a nation already straining against the Imperial tether when the Empress vanished. Now at the height of the Time of Tumult, the people of Ahlat will not be denied! Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) WWP 08828 $21.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A NECROMANCER GAMES: CITY STATE OF THE INVINCIBLE OVERLORD Scour the slave markets of the Invincible Overlord, solve the mystery behind the temple tempters, or delve into the intrigues of the Black Lotus in this d20 sourcebook containing over 300 fully detailed shops, hundreds of interesting NPCs, and a full color fold-out map of the city. For the first time ever all in one place, you'll find the original City State plus content from the rare Judges Guild module Wraith Overlord. WWP 08393 $34.99 ******************** RAVENLOFT: MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH The Red Death awaits! The Mists of Ravenloft cannot contain all its terrors. A terrible force invades Earth, weaving a plan that comes together in the 1890s. Only a few intrepid souls risk their lives to prevent the conquest of darkness. This campaign setting presents a new look at the popular Masque of the Red Death expansion for Ravenloft, describing an alternate Earth in the 1890s, filled with wondrous inventions, dynamic energy, and untold terror! Featuring new prestige classes, revised magic rules, lairs of evil, and numerous adventure hooks, it provides a wealth of information for players and DMs wishing to explore Ravenloft in a new time and place. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) WWP 15007 $34.99 VAMPIRE THE REQUIEM: COTERIES The Kindred are solitary predators, yet something within compels them to seek out others of their kind. Whether formed as a social faction, a cult of heretics, a consortium of conspirators, or as an exercise in safety in numbers, a coterie of Kindred is no strange thing to see after sunset. Broken down by sect and clan relations, this book sheds light on how groups of disparate vampires set aside their differences (or nurse grudges) to protect themselves against the hostile world in which they exist. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) WWP 25100 $24.99 WARCRAFT: SHADOWS & LIGHT This sourcebook takes you beyond the world of Azeroth, launching your Warcraft game into the magical home plane of the Twisting Nether, the elementals’ home, and Emerald Dream. But, beware! The entities who reside in these otherworldly places are not to be trifled with! Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) WWP 17205 $24.99 WIZARDS OF THE COAST DRAGONLANCE: FIRSTBORN MMPB Silvanos, the founder of the united elven nation known as Silvanesti, is dead. Now, the leadership of the clans and households has fallen to his son, Sithel, who is himself father of twin sons. The princes Sithas and Kith-Kanan represent emerging factions among these elves. The rivalry between kin climaxes with their father’s mysterious death, and when Kith-Kanan is vaguely implicated, Sithas, the firstborn twin, is enthroned! Initially released in mass market format in 1991 and long out of print, this first title in The Elven Nations trilogy is re-introduced. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 17587 $6.99 DRAGONLANCE: THE LAKE OF DEATH MMPB Next in a series of novels exploring the lives of key characters from Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman’s New York Times best-selling War of Souls trilogy, The Lake of Death describes events that directly overlap events during the War of Souls and is an unofficial sequel to Rabe’s Dhamon Saga trilogy. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 17580 $6.99 DRAGONLANCE: SIGN OF THE SHAPESHIFTER MMPB (YOUNG READER) The town of Curston is hit with a dastardly crime spree: fires, thefts, even vicious attacks. All the clues point to one suspect: Kellach and Driskoll’s dad, Torin. But the Knights are convinced Torin has been framed. Deep in the Dungeons of Doom, a terrifying creature holds the key to proving Torin’s innocence. Can the Knights find the creature before Torin is sent to prison... or worse? Sign of the Shapeshifter continues a new series of adventures written specifically for young readers ages 8 and up. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 96532 $5.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A DUEL MASTERS TCG: EVO-CRUSHINATORS THEME DECK DISPLAY This “Alpha” expansion to the Duel Masters CCG features the exciting new “Evolution” mechanic, plus all the fast and intense gameplay you expect from Duel Masters. The Evo-Crushinators of Doom expansion is introduced in two unique Theme Decks each containing a 40-card deck, an exclusive premium card, and a rules insert, and are offered in 8-count displays. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. Please contact your retailer for availability. WOC 96623-D $79.92 ******************** DUEL MASTERS TCG: SHADOWCLASH OF BLINDING LIGHT This fourth expansion to the Duel Masters TCG introduces 60 new cards to the set. Each 11-card booster pack contains 10 game cards plus a collectible puzzle card, and are packaged in 24-count displays. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. Please contact your retailer for availability. BOOSTER DISPLAY WOC 96775-D $83.76 BOOSTER PACK WOC 96775-S $3.49 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: LIBRIS MORTIS – THE BOOK OF UNDEAD HC Libris Mortis takes a comprehensive look at undead creatures and characters in the D&D world. It includes information on playing undead characters, how to run or battle undead, and new information on traditional undead creatures, as well as new rules, monsters, feats, spells, prestige classes, and ready-to-run undead characters for instant play. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 17924 $29.95 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS MINIATURES: ABERRATIONS BOOSTER PACK Featuring figures chosen directly from key D&D titles, including Complete Divine, Monster Manual III, Serpent Kingdoms, the brand new Eberron Campaign Setting, and the first Eberron adventure, Shadows of the Last War, each Aberrations booster pack contains eight randomized, pre-painted, plastic miniatures for use with the Dungeons & Dragons miniatures game, plus statistics cards for each miniature and an Aberrations set checklist. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 96624 $12.99 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS MINIATURES STARTER SET The Starter Set provides all the material a player needs to become familiar with the Dungeon & Dragons miniatures game. The figures in the Starter Set will be chosen directly from key D&D titles, including Complete Divine, Monster Manual III, Serpent Kingdoms, the new Eberron Campaign Setting, and the first Eberron adventure, Shadows of the Last War. Starter Set components: 12 randomized, pre-painted, plastic miniatures with statistics cards; a complete, updated basic rulebook; a 20-sided die; a checklist for the Aberrations set; a Battle Grid mapsheet; eight new terrain tiles; and damage counters. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 96621 $19.99 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: SPECIAL EDITION PLAYER’S HANDBOOK HC Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, Wizards of the Coast introduces this deluxe, leatherbound version of the Player’s Handbook. Created with the collector in mind, this special edition release sports an embossed, leatherbound cover and premium, gilt-edged paper, along with beautifully designed endpapers. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 17923 $75.00 FORGOTTEN REALMS: SHINING SOUTH HC Shining South provides a wealth of highly detailed information about a little-explored region of the Forgotten Realms map. In addition to new spells, magic items, feats, prestige classes, and monsters, Shining South includes descriptions of races, regions, and unique cultural elements from across the southern lands. A detailed geographical overview of every part of the region, and three short adventures are included. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 17929 $29.95 FORGOTTEN REALMS: THE TWO SWORDS HC This title is the third and final hardcover release in R.A. Salvatore’s Hunter’s Blades trilogy, which once again features his popular dark elf character Drizzt Do’Urden. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 17759 $25.95 MARBLOIDS COLLECTIBLE MARBLE GAME Marbloids is an exciting marble game boasting cool collectable characters and engaging, advancing game play. Featuring 60 unique Marbloids in the series to collect, play, trade, or display, including Rare and Super Rare marbles designed with silver and gold glitter, each game pack is packaged with five randomized Marbloid Marbles and a rules insert. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) WOC 96698 $6.50 STAR WARS TCG: RETURN OF THE JEDI Featuring the all-new “Hidden Cost” game mechanic, this 110-card expansion set for the Star Wars TCG introduces fan-favorites based on the climactic conclusion to the classic Star Wars trilogy including Jabba the Hutt, Oola Sarlacc, Bib Fortuna, and the Death Star II, as well as returning favorites like Luke, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Darth Vader, and Emperor Palpatine. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in full displays. Please contact your retailer for availability. BOOSTER DISPLAY WOC 96668-D $125.64 BOOSTER PACK WOC 96668-S $3.49 THIRTY YEARS OF ADVENTURE HC Thirty years ago, the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game made its debut on game shelves and kitchen tables everywhere. Since then, it has grown into a worldwide phenomenon encompassing roleplaying, miniatures, novels, computer and video games, movies, and music, and it has influenced the world of fantasy in ways few other brands have. Filled with essays and photographs of the events, products, personalities, and art that have graced the world of Dungeons & Dragons over the years, this new collector’s book celebrates its rich history by taking a look at the past, present, and future of D&D. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) TSR 96555 $49.95 WIZKIDS MARVEL HEROCLIX: MUTANT MAYHEM BOOSTER PACK Merge heroes and villains from different times, dimensions, and worlds across the Marvel Universe in the Mutant Mayhem expansion series for Marvel HeroClix! Each booster pack contains four randomly inserted miniatures, plus one Feat card, Battlefield Condition card, or Bystander token. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) WIZ 3208 $7.99 OFFERED AGAIN O/A DC HEROCLIX: HYPERTIME BOOSTER PACK Supplement your DC HeroClix: Hypertime Starter Set with these Booster Packs containing four randomly assorted figures of your favorite DC Comics characters. (CAUT: 3) WIZ 4200 $6.95 O/A DC HEROCLIX: HYPERTIME STARTER SET The DC HeroClix: Hypertime Starter Set includes eight DC Comics characters, rules, two-sided map, three scenario cards, special ability card, tokens, and dice. (CAUT: 3) WIZ 4100 $19.95 O/A DC HEROCLIX: SINESTRO Standing 6 3/4” tall, in the form of a golden translucent figure from Greek mythology with his thunderbolt spear held nearly 8” off the ground, the Sinestro construct is the biggest HeroClix figure yet! Floating within the constructs’ chest sits Sinestro himself, the master of the yellow power ring. (CAUT: 3) WIZ 4400 $19.95 XENO GAMES OFFERED AGAIN O/A PACIFIC AT WAR Take command of the World’s nations in the epic World War II struggle for dominance of the Pacific in Pacific at War! XEN 00501 $59.95 O/A WORLD AT WAR EXPANSION Take your Axis & Allies game to new intense levels of strategy with this latest expansion for World at War, introducing new rules for the Battle for the Atlantic, Sub Pens, Strategic Bombing, over 20 new Technologies, Specialized Factories, and more! XEN 00502 $29.95 O/A WORLD AT WAR (REVISED EDITION) Hailed as the best and foremost unauthorized Axis & Allies expansion, this revised edition of World at War features a new world map, over 200 new playing pieces, SS Panzers, SS Panzergrenadiers, Russian Guards, Paratroopers, U.S. Rangers, Marines, the French, and more! XEN 00001 $46.95 O/A XENO’S 100 PACK OF GAME CHIPS This Pack of Chips contains an inexpensive set of 100 extra chips for use with Axis & Allies, The World at War, Russia at War, and many other popular strategy games. XEN 00008 $6.95 YOUR MOVE GAMES SUCCESSION: INTRIGUE IN THE ROYAL COURT A boardgame of greed, deception, and succession in the royal hierarchy featuring art and graphic design by Phil and Kaja Foglio! In Succession, players scheme behind the scenes as they attempt to manipulate the King and his potential successors in their quest at being the next monarch’s right-hand man, rather than the palace dogcatcher. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) YMG 001 $39.95 PREVIEWS GAME CHEST BACKLIST Star Code Title Srp APR044214 BEER MONEY $19.95 AUG033607 BOOK OF DRAGONS HC $34.95 APR044425 CHEZ GOTH $16.95 NOV033692 CONAN RPG HC $49.95 MAR043970 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: COMPLETE DIVINE HC $29.95 FEB043919 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: EXPD. 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BOOSTER DISPLAY $132.84 STAR19239 MAGIC THE GATHERING CCG 8TH ED. THEME DECK DISPLAY $134.85 APR044477 MAGIC THE GATHERING CCG: FIFTH DAWN BOOSTER DISPLAY $132.84 STAR18601 MAGIC THE GATHERING CCG: SCOURGE BOOSTER DISPLAY $132.84 STAR13867 MUNCHKIN CARD GAME $24.95 APR044447 SHREK COLLECTORS EDITION CHESS $22.50 JAN035106 YU GI OH CCG JOEY & PEGASUS STARTER DISPLAY $75.00 VIDEOS SECTION ANIME 12 KINGDOMS VOLUME 8: ALLIANCE DVD From AnimeWorks! Shokei, the former princess, never knew humility until her parents were killed in front of her. Now humbled and penniless she meets Rakushun, the friendly mouse-man who will teach her the meaning of responsibility and trust. Meanwhile, Yoko, the new Queen of En, goes to live amongst her people as a learning experience. Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $29.95 A.D. POLICE COMPLETE DVD From AnimEigo! Visit the dark side of Megatokyo 2027 in three exciting episodes set in the Bubblegum Crisis universe! Relentless technological development has resulted in the creation of Boomers, artificially intelligent androids with the potential to free mankind from physical labor. But anything that can be used, can also be misused! Approximate running time: 120 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $24.98 ANGEL TALES VOLUME 3: ENDLESS LOVE DVD From Bandai Entertainment, Inc.! While Mika tries to have Goro all to herself with her usual sexy tactics, Ran is torn between her feelings for Goro and her duty as a guardian angel. But when they find out that some of the angels have been kidnapped, they unite as one and prepare for the battle! Approximate running time: 75 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $29.98 ANIME PLAY INTERACTIVE DVDS From Hirameki International Group! AnimePlay, otherwise known as DVD PlayersGame, is an interactive DVD game that allows the player the freedom to choose his actions during the story. The story changes depending on the actions the player takes. AnimePlay DVDs are compatible with most major DVD players. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) HOURGLASS OF SUMMER—DVD $29.98 TEA SOCIETY OF A WITCH—DVD $29.98 AQUARIAN AGE VOLUME 2: TROUBLED DREAMS DVD From A.D. Vision! The highly successful New Year’s live concert draws to a close amidst a cacophony of broken glass and several battles between various factions. Misato watches all of this and afterwards offers the band an opportunity to record a demo at her studio, where Kyouta meets Ryuusei (his idol). Others have also been watching: Yoriko has caught Abuto’s attention, and we see that Kiriko is one of the mysterious girls from Kyouta’s visions. Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 AURA BATTLER DUNBINE VOLUME 9: FORSAKEN SOULS OF BYSTON WELL DVD From A.D. Vision! The specter of all-out war casts its shadow on much of Europe and Central Asia as Shou and the crew of the Zelaana work against overwhelming odds to insure that the civil war which has cut Byston Well in half does not do end tragically for the unsuspecting citizens of our world. Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $19.98 AZUMANGA DAIOH VOLUME 5: SENIORS! DVD From A.D. Vision! The annual class shuffle leaves a frightened Kaorin marooned in Mr. Kimura’s homeroom: hopeless, helpless, and worst of all…Sakaki-less! Then, with University exams just around the corner, Chiyo’s beach house becomes a seaside study hall, just as long as Tomo and Yukari behave! And the girls’ last sports fest promises to be the biggest yet, with a myriad of competitions, including a relay race that pits Yukari and Minamo in a thrilling head-to-head battle! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $29.98 BANNER OF THE STARS II COMPLETE COLLECTION DVD SET From Bandai Entertainment, Inc.! Imperial Calendar Year 956. Operation Phantom Flame has come to an end and is hailed as a complete success. Now, the Imperial forces embark on a new plan to hunt down and destroy any remaining enemy forces. With Lafiel’s new title as Territorial Ambassador, life has been rather boring...until now! When they arrive at the recently captured planet of Lobnas, Jinto and Lafiel realize that Lobnas was once a prison planet, and now that the Abh have taken control, it has now become their problem! This boxed set collects every episode of Banner of the Stars II, including “Passage of the Stars.” Approximate running time: 300 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) Box Set (BAN TBA001) $49.98 BASTOF SYNDROME VOLUME 5: PAST ECHOES DVD From A.D. Vision! The Lemon Game is slipping out of his control! Two of his Spearhead robots have been destroyed and one of his players has been hospitalized following the last Lemon battle. And somehow the destruction amassed with each new fight continues to spill over beyond the virtual realm and into the real world. Fearing for the sake of his young combatants and the citizens of Xenon, Moderato decides to call it quits, and turn his back on his beloved creation. But there are parties intent on keeping the game alive! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $29.98 BURN UP SCRAMBLE VOLUME 1: ANGELS ATTACK ASSAILANTS DVD From Geneon Entertainment! In the near future of Tokyo, police are no longer able to handle the many heinous crimes that are ravaging the city. To solve this dire situation, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department forms a secret unit called “WARRIORS.” The members that make up this crime fighting team are: Rio, a police officer specializing in any form of martial arts; Maya, an eagle-eyed sniper; and Lilica, a prisoner with supernatural powers. Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $24.98 DVD W/ARTBOX $34.98 CYBUSTER VOLUME 1: TOKYO 2040 DVD From Geneon Entertainment! Follow the exploits of Ken Ando as he trains to become a member of DC, an elite military organization designed to investigate and protect the collapsing environment and earthquake ravaged city of Tokyo in the year 2040. Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. DVD $24.98 DRAGONBALL Z: CELL GAMES – AWAKENING UNCUT DVD From Funimation Productions, Inc.! Gohan attacks! Spurred on by Android 16’s dying words, Gohan’s hidden power is unleashed! With his amazing new strength and speed, Gohan easily destroys the wicked Cell Juniors. Now the young Super Saiyan has his sights set on a bigger target — Cell himself! Approximate running time: 62 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $19.98 DOKKOIDA VOLUME 2: MEGA MANIA ATTACK DVD From Geneon Entertainment! The rigorous and scientific selection of the power suit that will save the Galaxy Federation Police force continues. Hardly! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 ESCAFLOWNE COMPLETE COLLECTION DVD SET From Bandai Entertainment, Inc.! Follow the harrowing adventure of Hitomi Kanzaki, a Japanese high school girl, who escapes her reverie of depression on Earth by traveling to the alternate world of Gaea. Fate and destiny clash as she encounters Van, an enigmatic young King, seeking to stave off the threat of the conquering Black Dragon Clan and determine the ultimate fate of Gaea with the aid of the legendary mystical dragon armor Escaflowne! This boxed set collects all 26 unedited Escaflowne television episodes, and the original theatrical Escaflowne movie. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) Box Set $99.98 EX-DRIVER THE MOVIE DVD From Geneon Entertainment! Three high-school prodigies, Lorna, Lisa, and Souichi, go to Los Angeles to participate in a world-class race of eX-Drivers. As they prepare, they soon suspect that underground gambling and the mob may be involved! Now, the thrill of the race is about to explode with this more sinister danger! Approximate running time: 90 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $29.98 FIGHTING SPIRIT VOLUME 2: THE DEBUT MATCH DVD From Geneon Entertainment! After a thrilling match with Miyata, Ippo trains rigorously with Takmura and waits for the day of his professional debut match with Yusuke Oda. Approximate running time: 115 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD (GNE 12215) $29.98 FLAME OF RECCA VOLUME 1 DVD From Viz Video! Meet Recca Hanabishi, ninja-in-training! After pledging his heart to protecting the lovely Yanagi Sakoshita, he encounters a mysterious woman named Kagehoshi, who threatens to kill Recca unless he unleashes his hidden power to conjure flame. Does Recca have the strength to defeat this shadowy figure or will he and the fair Yanagi go up in smoke? Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $24.98 GAD GUARD VOLUME 3: PERSONAS DVD From Geneon Entertainment! Katana returns to his roots while Hajiki recalls his father and gathers new direction in his life. However, will Hajiki be able to handle the darker aspects of this world and retain his moral standards when the underground makes use of his services? Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD (GNE 12180) $29.98 GENESHAFT COMPLETE COLLECTION DVD SET From Bandai Entertainment, Inc.! From the director of Escaflowne! In a final attempt to save the human race, a genetic engineering program was initiated in hopes of creating a new breed of humans with special skills and abilities to benefit all of society. However, this newfound peace is interrupted as an artifact of unknown origin surfaces between the Earth and the moon. Selected to investigate, and armed with a prototype ship and mecha known only as ‘Shaft’, this elite strike team may be the only thing standing between peace and the total destruction of the Earth! This boxed set collects all 13 episodes of Geneshaft. Approximate running time: 325 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) Box Set $49.98 GETBACKERS VOLUME 2 DVD From A.D. Vision! What’s a couple of down on their luck recovery guys to do? There’s only one way to find out. Hop on over to the Honky Tonk Café, sit yourself down, and watch as the GetBackers launch into action! Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 GIANT ROBO VOLUME 1: THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL DVD From AnimeWorks! It is a new dawn for mankind. The Shizuma Drive has brought clean, limitless energy and launched humanity into an age of prosperity. But even in this Eden of technology, envy and greed lurk in the shadows in the form of Big Fire — a secret brotherhood whose goal is to direct the world toward chaos! Enter the Experts of Justice — a team of operatives assembled from around the globe to stop the ultimate disaster of The Eternal Night. The key to everything is the bravery of their newest member, a boy named Daisaku Kusama, and the great machine he commands...Giant Robo! Contains episodes 1-2. Approximate running time: 90 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $24.95 DVD W/MODEL BOX $74.95 GOKUSEN VOLUME 1: THE UNTEACHABLES DVD From AnimeWorks! Kumiko Yamaguchi is the heir of the Oedo Yakuza family, but it’s her dream to teach the youth of Japan. She puts aside her cunning nature and takes up the role of a normal air-headed graduate, landing a high-school teaching job. Now Kumiko is determined to understand the teen-age mind, teach higher math, and maybe carry on a little romance. This is assuming she can stop her slavishly loyal army of brutal hitmen from murdering the students who misbehave! Contains episodes 1-5. Also available with an Artbox and Premium item. Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $29.95 DVD W/PREMIUM ITEM $39.95 GRAVITATION VOLUME 3 DVD From Right Stuf International! To keep Yuki safe, Shuichi has decided to quit Bad Luck. Can the rest of the band convince him to stay, or will this be the end? Approximate running time: 75 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $29.95 .HACK//SIGN COMPLETE COLLECTION DVD SET From Bandai Entertainment, Inc.! In the year 2005, a computer virus called “Pluto Kiss” destroys the networks of computers all around the world, subjecting the cyberspace to severe restrictions. Two years later, as free access to the networks recovers, people are now crazed over a full-immersion virtual gaming environment called “The World.” However, when reality and virtual reality collide, a whole new adventure unfolds as a mysterious accident leaves Wave Master Tsukasa permanently logged in. Now a group of ciphers must figure out the truth behind Tsukasa while a rash of mysterious game-related incidents in the real world begins to draw the attention of even the most powerful players within the game. This boxed set contains all 26 episodes of .hack//Sign. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) Box Set $149.98 HELLO KITTY & FRIENDS VOLUME 6: HOLIDAY MAGIC DVD From A.D. Vision! It’s a season of cheer and treasures with Kerropi, Kuppi, Pekkle, and all of Kitty’s friends! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD/DUBBED $14.98 IKKI-TOUSEN VOLUME 2: HISTORIC BATTLES DVD From Geneon Entertainment! After her defeat by the honorable Taishigi, Hakufu takes it upon herself to fight even harder to reach the top. Even as the tournament’s battles rage on, the head of each school plots to defeat the others by manipulating their pawns into battling each other. Will Hakufu become an unwitting tool, or will she control the warrior spirit growing inside her? Approximate running time: 75 minutes. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 INITIAL D VOLUME 8 DVD From Tokyopop! Takumi Fujiwara continues to heat up the hardcore street racing circuit! Approximate running time: 150 minutes. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $19.99 INITIAL D PART 1 5-DISC DVD BOX SET 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! This 5-disc DVD boxed set collects the first five volumes (15 episodes) of Initial D. Approximate running time: 750 minutes. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. Box Set $79.99 INUYASHA VOLUME 22: THE TRUE FACE OF EVIL DVD From Viz Video! Dark Priestess Tsubaki was once Kikyo’s rival for Keeper of the Sacred Jewel. Now, unable to forgive and consumed by her ambition to control the jewel, she uses a shard in her eye to devour demons and gain their power, and InuYasha’s next! Approximate running time: 75 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $24.98 INUYASHA VOLUME 23: WICKED CLUTCHES DVD From Viz Video! Kagura has long sought to be free of her evil master’s grasp, and when it appears that Naraku’s powers have weakened, she plans her escape. But, fearful to take such a dangerous gamble alone, she enlists Sesshomaru’s help by offering him the jewel shards she ripped from Koga’s legs. Meanwhile, Naraku’s newest incarnation is slaughtering humans and stealing their faces! Approximate running time: 75 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $24.98 KALEIDO STAR VOLUME 5: MASQUERADE DVD From A.D. Vision! Now that Kaleido Stage has a new owner and the cast has been scattered to the wind, Sora, Mia, and Anna find themselves homeless and unemployed. But, Sarah saves the day by getting the crew a new gig! When Sora and friends take the new show on the road to Vancouver, they once again fall victim to the evil plots of a rival. Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $29.98 KAZE NO YOJIMBO VOLUME 4: SILENT JOURNEY DVD From Bandai Entertainment, Inc.! While Mitsuko studies the blue print of Jiro’s Conscience Circuit, Jiro’s catastrophic experience reaches its peak when Saburo’s whistles take full control of his mind and drives him to commit horrible crimes. Yet, thanks to Mitsuko’s love, Jiro recovers, but will he succeed in burying the evil for good and live happily ever after? Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 KIDDY GRADE VOLUME 7: LURKING IN THE SHADOWS UNCUT DVD From Funimation Productions, Inc.! Approximate running time: 75 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $24.98 KIMAGURE ORANGE ROAD OVA DVD BOX SET From AnimEigo! Kasuga Kyosuke is a high school student with some problems. He’s fallen in love with the beautiful and mysterious Ayukawa Madoka, but is unsure of her feelings for him. At the same time cute and bubbly Hiyama Hikaru has fallen head over heels for him and has started calling him “Darling.” Throw in Kasuga’s two bratty twin sisters, two sex-crazed buddies, a tough guy from the Karate Club who is annoyed about Kasuga stealing “His” Hikaru, and the fact that he and his sisters have inherited the family gift of paranormal powers and you have Kimagura Orange Road. Approximate running time: 240 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. Box Set $74.98 KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC VOLUME 7: BATTLE OF THE AGES DVD From A.D. Vision! Princess Sienna learns that she is the reincarnation of the Goddess Athena entrusted with protecting the world from the evil Aires and his Knights of Sanctuary. To stop them before they obtain the Gold Helmet, she must enlist the help of her loyal Knights of the Zodiac, but a new band has entered the arena — the Steel Knights! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD/DUBBED $14.98 LAST EXILE VOLUME 6: QUEEN DELPHINE DVD From Geneon Entertainment! Claus and Dio return to Silvana from their vanship expedition to search for the Exile, only to find that Silvana has been hijacked by the Guild! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $29.98 LUPIN THE 3RD VOLUME 8: SWEET BETRAYALS DVD From Geneon Entertainment! Fujiko is hired by the ICPO to capture Lupin in exchange for offsetting all her criminal records. Will Fujiko’s betrayal pay off? And who tricks whom!? Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $24.98 DVD W/JIGEN CHORO Q TOY CAR $34.98 MAIDEN OF DELIVERANCE VOLUME 2 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 MARMALADE BOY ULTIMATE SCRAPBOOK VOLUME 2 DVD SET From Tokyopop! Miki and Yuu are in the center of a romantic whirlwind — not only are Ginta and Arimi trying to get in the middle of their relationship, new friends and relatives are becoming involved in this muddled mess! With part-time jobs, holiday trips, sports, and school activities, are Yuu and Miki too busy to recognize their true feelings for each other? Or will misunderstandings and secrets drive them apart? This DVD set collects 19 complete episodes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. Box Set $99.99 MEGAMAN NT WARRIOR VOLUME 2: LOG ON DVD From Viz Video! As Lan and MegaMan continue to Netbattle with their buddies, World Three continues to wreck havoc on DenTech City! From Tidal Wave Viruses to the Hypnotic power of Yahoot and his NetNavi, MagicMan, it’s up to MegaMan, Roll, and the rest of their fellow NetNavies to save the day! Approximate running time: 88 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $14.98 MEZZO VOLUME 1: SHELL ONE DVD From A.D. Vision! Meet the Danger Service Agency (DSA), a high-risk trio that pays the bills by putting their butts on the line: Mikura, a mercenary with a killer body, vicious skills, and an attitude to match; Harada, a gear-happy engineer; and Kurokawa, a bitter ex-cop with insider’s knowledge of the underworld. Whether you’re looking to run recon on a cheating spouse or smuggle a deadly virus, if the job reeks of danger, there’s only one team to call. With Mikura and friends on the case, danger has never looked so good! Approximate running time: 125 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 DVD W/ARTBOX $34.98 MIAMI GUNS VOLUME 3 DVD From AN Entertainment! The crazy adventures of Miami’s most notorious cops continue as Yao and Lu face a seemingly supernatural psycho killer, an army of assassins, a robot with a gambling problem, and even a giant octopus that loves stripping ladies out of their bathing suits! Approximate running time: 80 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 MIAMI GUNS VOLUME 4 DVD From AN Entertainment! In the final volume of Miami Guns, loose ends (and a scantily clad Yao) get tied up when Nagisa springs her ultimate trap on her unsuspecting rival. The Organization had better be prepared, because two violence prone police ladies, a mysterious lone gunman, a pair of gay lovers, and a hyper intelligent alligator are a force to be reckoned with! Approximate running time: 80 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED VOLUME 2: UNEXPECTED MEETINGS DVD From Bandai Entertainment, Inc.! Kira is still trying to come to terms with being the reluctant pilot of the Strike Gundam. 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Vision! In this OVA trilogy and spin-off to A.D. Police and Bubblegum Crisis, Parasite Dolls is set in Tokyo, A.D. 2034, where artificial ‘sub-humans’ called Boomers are developed, manufactured, and designated to fulfill specific purposes, and to live symbiotically with humans. To maintain control over such misused Boomers, a high mobility, anti-terrorism team — the A.D. Police — organize a special unit called “Branch.” Approximate running time: 95 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 PEACEMAKER VOLUME 1 DVD From A.D. Vision! From Studio Gonzo (Hellsing)! Set in 1864 just before the Meiji Restoration, Peacemaker is a story about the Shinsengumi, the group of samurai charged with protecting the shogunate against the Imperial rebels. Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 DVD W/ARTBOX $39.98 POKEMON MASTER QUEST COLLECTOR’S BOX QUEST 1 DVD From Viz Video! Join in the quest with Ash, Brock, and Misty on their journey beginning with the Whirl Islands through Blackhorn City in this 3-disc DVD box set collecting 32 complete episodes from Pokemon Season 5 — Master Quest. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD (x3) $29.98 PROJECT ARMS SECOND CHAPTER VOLUME 2 DVD From Viz Video! The Chapel Children are just an average bunch of kids — except a hundred times smarter and a thousand times more vicious! With the help of the elite Hound Battalion, they’re going to persuade Arms to join them, even if it means killing them first! Plus, the true origin of the Arms chip is finally revealed! Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $24.98 RAVE MASTERS VOLUME 2: RELEASE THE BEAST DVD From Tokyopop! Before Haru’s journey can continue, the Decaforce Sword must be repaired. While Punk Street’s best blacksmith, Old Musica, works to restore the famous sword to its former glory, Haru’s new companion, young Musica, searches for a kidnapped Elie. When both of his friends wind up in trouble, it’s up to Haru to come to the rescue, leading him to a confrontation with the Beast Swordsman Lance, an officer with the evil Shadow Guard! Scheduled to ship in November 2004. DVD $14.99 RAVE MASTERS VOLUME 3: THE SOUND OF THUNDER DVD From Tokyopop! On their way through Ska Village, thunder seems to trigger a part of Elie’s forgotten memory. Upon investigation, the group finds that the village hasn’t seen the light of the sun since the Thunder Man and his camera crew moved on location to film his latest masterpiece. Could this latest Shadow Guard hold the key to unlocking Elie’s hidden past? Scheduled to ship in November 2004. DVD $14.99 READ OR DIE (R.O.D.) VOLUME 3: THE PAST DVD From Geneon Entertainment! Nenene’s finished! At long last she delivers her new novel and Mr. Lee couldn’t be happier. But, gunmen assault the Paper Sisters home and seize Nenene forcing the sisters to choose between wealth and security, or friendship and being hunted by the world! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $29.98 REQUIEM FROM THE DARKNESS VOLUME 1: TURMOIL OF THE FLESH DVD From Geneon Entertainment! The stage for the story is the close of the Edo period, as the power of the Tokugawa Shogunate is beginning to crumble. In a time when darkness brings with it the fear of living monsters, an aspiring author, Momosuke Yamaoka, wanders the country with the hopes of one day unveiling his work “The 100 Stories” to the world. In his travels, he meets up with three minor scoundrels known as Mataichi the Tricker/Ongyo Master, Ogin the Puppeteer, and Nagamimi the Bird Caller. The task of this mysterious trio is to settle cases consigned to the darkness. Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $24.98 DVD W/ARTBOX $34.98 SAILOR MOON SUPER S VOLUME 3 SIGNATURE SERIES DVD From Geneon Entertainment! This DVD collects six complete, uncut, bilingual episodes of the fan-favorite Sailor Moon SS TV series that aired on the Cartoon Network’s Toonami block! Approximate running time: 140 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $19.98 SAKURA TAISEN INTRO: SUMIRE UNCUT DVD From Funimation Productions, Inc.! Based on the popular video game, the anime series Sakura Taisen follows the exploits of a combat team of women recruited to protect Japan using steam-powered robots while disguising themselves as a theater group. In this volume, team member Sumire decides to step down as leader, affecting not only the group’s mission, but also their cover. The only daughter and heir to the fabulously wealthy Kanzaki family, the highly opinionated, extremely talented actress Sumire fiercely defends her assertion of being the “Top Star” of the Flower Division. A master of the Kanzaki Fujin Ryu style on the Naginata, she is one of the Flower Division’s most aggressive fighters…and this is her story. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $9.98 SD GUNDAM FORCE VOLUME 5: UP IN THE SKY DVD From Bandai Entertainment! Still trapped in the barren world of Lacroa, the Gundam Force must find a way back to Neotopia. Unfortunately, they must first confront the vicious Knight Tallgeese, who has acquired the power of the legendary Griffin! Plus, the Dark Axis launches an aerial invasion, and the team must call upon its newest member, the fabulous, high-flying Gun Eagle! Approximate running time: 75 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. RES. from Previews Vol. XIV, #4 (APR044588) DVD $19.98 SD GUNDAM FORCE VOLUME 6: THE DARK AXIS STRIKES BACK DVD From Bandai Entertainment! With the help of the new Gun Diver squad, the Gundam Force will have their hands full when Ashuramaru, an old rival from Bakunetsumaru’s homeland, comes looking for a fight! Approximate running time: 75 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. RES. from Previews Vol. XIV, #4 (APR044589) DVD $19.98 SHAMAN KINGS VOLUMES 1 & 2 UNCUT DVDS From Funimation Productions, Inc.! Yoh Asakura — an ambitious Shaman with the ability to see the dead and utilize their powers — is on a spirit quest. His goal: to participate in the Shaman King Tournament, an event which occurs once every 500 years that lures Shamans from all over the world to compete for the ultimate prize — to gain possession of the omnipotent Great Spirit. Together with his classmate and best friend Mortimer, his samurai spirit Amidamaru, fiancée Anna, and various other companions, they will join forces in Yoh’s quest for the ultimate goal of becoming the all-powerful Shaman King! Scheduled to ship in October 2004. VOL. 1: A BOY WHO DANCES—DVD $19.98 VOL. 2: PERFECT POSSESSION—DVD $19.98 SHOOTFIGHTER TEKKEN OVA ROUND 2 DVD From U.S. Manga Corp.! When his best friend goes down in a grappling match with a deadly Jujitsu master, Kiichi takes matters into his own hands and enters the ring. But this time he may have taken on more than he can handle. The challenge is to the death, and his opponent has the near-supernatural ability to predict his every move! Approximate running time: 45 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $19.99 SISTER PRINCESS VOLUME 1: OH, BROTHER! DVD From A.D. Vision! Wataru Minakami was at the top of his class. But, when he unexpectedly fails his only high school entrance exam because of a computer glitch, his life is suddenly thrown into utter chaos! Sent off to attend school at Stargazer’s Hill in a mysterious place called Promised Island, Wataru soon encounters many friendly, cute girls. This isn’t a problem — until he finds out they’re all his sisters! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $29.98 DVD W/ARTBOX $39.98 SOULTAKER VOLUME 3 SIGNATURE SERIES DVD From Geneon Entertainment! Kyosuke meets his real mother! Still, the mysteries surrounding his existence only deepen. Approximate running time: 75 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $19.98 THE SUPER MILK-CHAN SHOW VOLUME 3: CRYING OVER SPILLED MILK DVD From A.D. Vision! An evil pork pusher is preying on piggies! The President has lost his prized pussy! And someone is stealing old people’s luggage! Now, it’s up to Milk and her crack team to answer the dangerous call to duty! Approximate running time: 135 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 SWALLOWTAIL INN VOLUME 1 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 TENCHI IN TOKYO VOLUME 5 SIGNATURE SERIES DVD From Geneon Entertainment! As a new love begins, the Tenchi family starts to collapse. But, nothing can come between Sakuya and Tenchi. Nothing?! Approximate running time: 75 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $19.98 TENCHI MUYO GXP VOLUME 6: SEIRYO STRIKES BACK UNCUT DVD From Funimation Productions, Inc.! Approximate running time: 75 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $24.98 TEXHNOLYZE VOLUME 4: SUSPICIONS DVD From Geneon Entertainment! The Organo, rulers of Lukuss, start collapsing from within. The seeds of treachery implanted by the mysterious visitor blossom as suspicions disintegrate the sworn brotherhood and men, who once fought together to realize the same ambitions, pull their triggers on each other as if they were manipulated by the invisible puppet master! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 TSUKIHIME LUNAR LEGEND VOLUME 1: LIFE THREADS DVD From Geneon Entertainment! The ability to see the threads that bind everything and to be able to destroy anything just by severing it is known as the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. Shiki has such a power, or would that be a curse that he must endure? Thankfully, he was given glasses that can seal this curse and is finally able to live life normally…until now! When Shiki is strangely attracted to a woman and unwillingly kills her, his life takes a strange turn. After all, it takes more than a simple cut to kill a vampire! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 DVD W/COLLECTOR’S BOX $39.98 URUSEI YATSURA MOVIE 3: REMEMBER MY LOVE DVD From AnimEigo! It seems that when Lum was born, a postal screw-up resulted in a witchy friend of the family not getting an invitation to the celebration. The witch put a curse on Lum — that she would never be happy with her True Love. In the present, a new Amusement Park has been built in Tomobiki, and opening day finds the whole gang sampling its pleasures. At a magic show, however, Ataru gets turned into a large pink hippopotamus! When Lum attempts to track down the magician that transformed her Darling, things start to get very weird, very fast! Approximate running time: 93 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. DVD $24.98 URUSEI YATSURA MOVIE 4: LUM THE FOREVER DVD From AnimEigo! When a great cherry tree, ‘Tarozakura’, is cut down while Lum and company are making a movie, Lum loses her horns and her powers! Thus begins the strangest and most lyrical of the Urusei Yatsura movies, now available for the first time with an English audio track. Approximate running time: 94 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $24.98 VANILLA SERIES: HOOLIGAN QUEST DVD SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. ADULT MATERIAL DVD $24.95 WEDDING PEACH VOLUME 6: RIVALS! DVD From A.D. Vision! The Love Angels play cupid as they try to hook their friends Akiko and Tajima up on a double date with Momoko and Yosuke! But the fire devil Igneous has other plans and unleashes a devil-wolf on our unsuspecting heroes. And as if fighting devils wasn’t hard enough, Momoko’s got some new competition for Yosuke’s love from the new transfer student, and boy is she jealous! Approximate running time: 150 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $29.98 DVD W/ARTBOX $39.98 WITCH HUNTER ROBIN COMPLETE COLLECTION DVD SET From Bandai Entertainment, Inc.! In a world where witches abuse their supernatural powers, a special team is tasked with hunting this new threat to society. This organization is known as the STN and comprises of several highly skilled craft users and experts in covert operations. But their most powerful craft user is a young woman named Robin. Her mysterious gift to summon deadly flames will determine the fates of her colleagues and lead her into a dark world of mystique and witchcraft. This DVD boxed set collects all 26 episodes of Witch Hunter Robin. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) MATURE AUDIENCES Box Set $149.98 WOLF’S RAIN VOLUME 3: LOSS DVD From Bandai Entertainment, Inc.! The war between the nobles has begun to escalate. The soldiers who have been on the trail of Cheza and the wolves turn their attention to battling the invading forces. Escaping the soldiers is one thing. Escaping Darcia is another matter entirely! Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $29.98 XPRESS TRAIN 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 YU YU HAKUSHO DARK TOURNAMENT SAGA PART 2 UNCUT DVD SET From Funimation Productions, Inc.! Life for these teens refuses to settle down, as Spirit World makes a chilling discovery. The Toguro Brothers faked defeat during Yusuke’s last case, in an elaborate plan by Sakyou. Now, Toguro will hit Yusuke with a terrible threat. Enter a vile competition run by the criminal world, or watch everyone he knows be hunted down and murdered! Scheduled to ship in October 2004. Box Set $99.98 YU YU HAKUSHO VOLUME 26: BORN ANEW UNCUT DVD From Funimation Productions, Inc.! Approximate running time: 62 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $24.98 YU-GI-OH! UNCUT VOLUMES 1 & 2 DVDS From Funimation Productions, Inc.! Experience Yu-Gi-Oh! uncut and uncensored for the first time on DVD. Meet Yugi, and his best buds, Joey, Tristan, and Ta. They share a love for the newest game that’s sweeping the nation: Duel Monsters! Solving an ancient Egyptian puzzle granted to him by his grandfather, Yugi uncovers the “Game King.” Now this duo has become the ultimate dueling force in Duel Monsters! Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES VOL. 1—DVD/UNCUT $19.98 VOL. 2—DVD/UNCUT $19.98 ASIAN CINEMA ALIVE DVD From Tokyo Shock! From Director Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus, Godzilla: Final Wars) comes this sci-fi thriller combining the tension of Vincenzo Natali’s Cube and Kitamura’s own Versus! For the brutal murder of his girlfriend’s rapists, Tenshu is sentenced to die in the electric chair. Miraculously surviving his execution, he is given the choice to burn in the chair again, or take part in a vicious experiment pitting him against another prisoner/guinea pig and a destructive alien life force! Approximate running time: 119 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $19.95 UNRATED DIRECTOR’S CUT—DVD (x2) $29.95 BAPTISM OF BLOOD 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 BRUCE LEE: THE MAN, THE MYTH DVD From Tokyo Shock! Beginning with his early years on the streets of his native Hong Kong, through his early training in martial arts, this film chronicles Bruce Lee’s explosive movie career, worldwide fame, and untimely death. Approximate running time: 90 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $14.95 ONMYOJI II DVD From Geneon Entertainment! During the dark ages when humans and ghosts coexist, serial murders caused by a mysterious monster ravages the capital city of Kyoto. When Seimei and Hiromasa are asked to help a minister’s daughter with her sleepwalking they soon discover a link between a young boy, Genkaku, and the minister’s daughter, for in their mysterious past holds the key to the chaotic murders now ravaging the city. Approximate running time: 115 minutes. Scheduled to ship in November 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES FEATURE ONLY EDITION—DVD $19.98 SPECIAL EDITION—DVD $29.98 ANIMATION ADVENTURES OF THE GALAXY RANGERS DVDS From Koch International! In 2086, two peaceful aliens journeyed to Earth, seeking our help. In return, they gave us the plans for the first hyperdrive, allowing mankind to open the doors to the stars. A team of unique individuals was assembled to protect Earth and her allies — courageous pioneers committed to the highest ideals of justice and dedicated to preserving law and order across the new frontier. These are the Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers! Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) SUPERTROOPERS—DVD $14.98 TORTUNA—DVD $14.98 BIONICLE 2: LEGENDS OF METRU NUI DVD From Buena Vista Home Entertainment! The awesome, action-packed adventures of Bionicle continues in this all-new, full-length CGI-animated movie! When the peaceful existence of Metru Nui is threatened by ruthless Vahki enforcers and a mysterious traitor, six new Toa are suddenly called upon to protect their island city. Together they must master and unify their powers before time runs out, and darkness prevails! Approximate running time: 70 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $29.99 CARTOON NETWORK CHRISTMAS YULETIDE FOLLIES DVD From Warner Home Video, Inc.! This Yuletide offering features nine original Cartoon Network animated tales of naughty and nice, including The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Ed, Edd ‘n Eddy, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Cow & Chicken, I A.M. Weasel, Dexter’s Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, and Johnny Bravo. Approximate running time: 100 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $14.97 DRAGONS: FIRE & ICE DVD From Family Home Entertainment! Enter a Medieval CGI world where armies clash and Dragons rule the sky! Long ago, the Dragons brought peace and wisdom to the world with their Crystals of Power. But they mysteriously disappeared, and the world plunged into a thousand years of warfare between the stern Norvagen and their archenemies, the Draigar. Now, the fate of two worlds rests in the hands of two unlikely teenage allies — Dev and Princess Kyra — who set their differences aside and join forces in a desperate attempt to end the war! Approximate running time: 72 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $19.98 GARFIELD HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS DVD From Fox Home Entertainment! Join everyone’s favorite fat cat as he celebrates Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas in this selection of three holiday-inspired animated Garfield episodes! Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $14.98 G.I. JOE: VALOR VS. VENOM DVD From Paramount Home Entertainment! G.I. Joe, America’s daring, highly trained special mission force faces its greatest threat yet from the evil COBRA organization in this thrilling, action-packed, feature-length, CGI extravaganza! Under the direction of Cobra Commander, DNA from the world’s most ferocious animals has been combined with humans to create a virtually unstoppable army of Venom Troopers! Led by Duke, Heavy Duty, Scarlett, and Snake Eyes, the heroic G.I. Joe team fights this new menace in a battle to save humanity! Approximate running time: 80 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $19.99 INVADER ZIM VOLUME 3: HORRIBLE HOLIDAY CHEER DVD From AnimeWorks! In this installment, the world’s most cuddly Soul Stealer appears, waffles turn out to be pretty tasty, Zim falls in love with the mysterious Tak, GIR goes crazy, and the good children of earth are forced to live under a protective dome! Includes several episodes not aired as part of Invader Zim’s original run, and the infamous Christmas episode. Approximate running time: 225 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD (x2) $24.95 LADY DEATH MOVIE DVD From A.D. Vision! Her legend begins in the 15th century. Stripped of her innocence through her father’s betrayal, a pious young woman, Hope, is sentenced to a trial by fire. Reluctantly accepting Lucifer’s offer of life in Hell over a hideously painful death, Hope’s fate takes a diabolical twist as she discovers her true origins and the existing fate of her lost love and departed mother. Unable to corrupt a soul of such purity, Lucifer banishes Hope to the horrors of Hell, were she must find the strength and courage to survive and ultimately return to free the souls of the ones she loves. Together with the valiant outcast, Cremator, and her trusted companions, Vassago and the Nameless Wolves, she is transformed into the powerful warrior Lady Death and challenges the Lord of Lies for control of Hell itself! Approximate running time: 80 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 MONSTER BASH 4-MOVIE FUN PACK DVD From Universal Home Video! Scare up some spooky fun with this selection of four animated Halloween treats: Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman, Monster Mash, and Archie and The Riverdale Vampires. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. DVD $19.98 NEUROTICALLY YOURS VOLUME 1 DVD From IllwillPress! From the totally twisted mind of Jonathan Ian Mathers comes this first collection of the cult cartoon series Neurotically Yours. This DVD showcases 40 raucously hilarious animated shorts featuring the unbelievably foul-mouthed Foamy the Squirrel, his ‘Goth Chick’ owner Germaine, and his squirrely friends, Pilz-E and Begley. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $19.99 SOUTH PARK: THE PASSION OF THE JEW DVD From Paramount Home Entertainment! After finally seeing The Passion, Kyle has to admit that Cartman has been right all along about the Jews role in history. Inspired by Kyle’s change of heart and a powerful love for Mel Gibson, Cartman incites many of the film’s hardcore fans to band together and carry out its message. This DVD collects South Park episodes “The Passion of the Jew,” plus two more animated tales of Dogma and debauchery: “Christian Rock Hard,” and “Red Hot Catholic Love.” Approximate running time: 66 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 3 & 4) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, or the U.K. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $19.98 SANTA VS. THE SNOWMAN DVD From Universal Home Video! As seen in IMAX theaters! From the Academy Award-nominated team behind Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Santa vs. the Snowman is the first ever IMAX holiday film offered on DVD in state-of-the-art 3D! Featuring the voice acting talents of Jonathan Winters and Ben Stein, this hilarious animated story tells the tale of what happens when a snowman squares off against Santa and his elf army for the rights to the worldwide gift delivery franchise of the jolly man in red. Approximate running time: 37 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $14.98 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MICHELANGELO’S CHRISTMAS RESCUE DVD From Funimation Productions, Inc.! Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $12.98 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES VOLUME 12: CROC ATTACK DVD From Funimation Productions, Inc.! Scheduled to ship in October 2004. DVD $16.98 CLASSIC FILM AND TELEVISION CLERKS 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 3-DISC DVD SET From Buena Vista Home Entertainment! Kevin Smith’s directorial debut, Clerks, one of the break-out independent films of the early 90’s, portrays the listless lives of a convenience-store clerk (Brian O’Halloran) and his best friend, a video store clerk (Jeff Anderson), as they trade their own philosophies on jobs, girlfriends, death and annoying customers. This special 10th anniversary edition of Clerks features both the theatrical and extended, unrated Sundance Film Festival Award Winner versions of the film, plus all-new bonus material. Approximate running time: 92 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. DVD (x3) $34.99 I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE WIDESCREEN DVD From Paramount Home Entertainment! The bride wore terror! On their wedding night, young Marge Farrell (Gloria Talbot) discovers that her new husband Bill (Tom Tryon) has been possessed by a sinister presence, all part of a diabolical alien insurgence seeking to revive their dying race on Earth. Stumbling onto their terrifying plan, Marge must convince someone — anyone — to believe her before the aliens completely inhabit the bodies of the entire human population in this classic 1958 sci-fi thriller! Approximate running time: 77 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. DVD $14.98 THE MUNSTERS COMPLETE FIRST SEASON DVD SET From Universal Home Video! Join America’s First Family of Fright in this DVD boxed set collecting all 38 frighteningly funny 1964 first season episodes of The Munsters, including the original, never-before-seen pilot episode and the 1966 feature film, Munsters Go Home. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. Box Set $59.98 MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS WIDESCREEN DVD From Paramount Home Entertainment! Albert Finney stars as dapper detective Hercule Poirot, who agrees to interview all aboard the famous Orient Express train’s Calais coach, in his investigative quest to find the killer of an American millionaire in this 1974 multi-Academy Award-nominated Agatha Christie whodunit. Approximate running time: 127 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. DVD $14.98 NIGHT GALLERY COMPLETE FIRST SEASON DVD SET From Universal Home Video! Hosted by the master of suspense, The Twilight Zone’s Rod Serling, Night Gallery unveiled a highly diverse anthology of tales in the fantasy-horror vein, featuring original televised thrillers adapting short stories by such luminaries as H.P. Lovecraft, Fritz Leiber, A.E. van Vogt, Algernon Blackwood, Conrad Aiken, Richard Matheson, August Derleth, and Christian Brand. Showcasing stories starring Hollywood legends Diane Keaton, Joan Crawford, Roddy McDowall, and Sally Field, among others, and featuring two tales of terror directed by Steven Spielberg, this DVD set contains 20 Night Gallery stories, including the original 1969 pilot and the complete 1970 first season. Approximate running time: 480 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. Box Set $59.98 THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION 2-DISC WIDESCREEN DVD From Warner Home Video, Inc.! A powerful look at men fighting to maintain hope in the most hopeless of circumstances, this critically acclaimed, Academy Award-nominated Stephen King adaptation stars Tim Robbins as a convicted murderer who is tutored in the brutal realities of life in New England’s Shawshank Prison by a hardened fellow inmate played by Morgan Freeman. Approximate running time: 142 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) DELUXE LIMITED EDITION—DVD (x2) $44.99 SPECIAL EDITION—DVD (x2) $26.99 FANTASY / SCI-FI ANDROID WIDESCREEN DVD From Anchor Bay Entertainment! Klaus Kinski stars as an eccentric scientist who leads a quiet life onboard a space station with his android assistant ‘Max 404’, until they receive an unwelcome visit from three fugitives from justice, one of whom is female. Dr.Daniel and Max are both interested in her, but one of them has rather more sinister intentions than just romance in this 1983 sci-fi thriller by Quantum Leap series director Aaron Lipstadt. Approximate running time: 80 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $14.98 HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS SEASONS 3 & 4 DVD SETS From Anchor Bay Entertainment! Long Ago... In a time of myth and legend, when ancient gods plagued man with suffering - only one man dared to challenge their power. Hercules! Each DVD boxed set collects 22 complete episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, completely re-mastered from studio-quality digital video. Approximate running time: 1,080 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. SEASON 3—BOX SET $69.98 SEASON 4—BOX SET $69.98 INGA 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 SEDUCTION OF INGA 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 RUN ANGEL RUN DVD From Guilty Pleasures! Angel (William Smith), a member of a notorious and violent motorcycle gang, gets an offer from a major news magazine — $10,000 in exchange for exposing the secret inner workings of his gang. Angel takes the offer, although it means betraying his fellow bikers and risking his life! In their bloodthirsty search for Angel, the bikers run into Kemp’s teenage daughter and innocently, she tells them about Angel. After beating, raping, and leaving her to die, the bikers come for Angel ravenous for revenge! Approximate running time: 92 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $14.95 XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS SEASON 3 DVD SET From Anchor Bay Entertainment! In a time of ancient gods, ruthless warlords, and capricious kings, a land in turmoil cried out for a hero. She was Xena, a mighty Warrior Princess forged in the heat of battle! Relive the power, the passion, and the wild adventure of international icon Lucy Lawless in this groundbreaking 7-disc DVD set featuring all 24 second season episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess! Approximate running time: 1,056 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. Box Set $69.98 FROM THE BOX OFFICE THE ALAMO WIDESCREEN DVD From Buena Vista Home Entertainment! A handful of ordinary men become extraordinary heroes as they stand up for what they believe in and make the ultimate sacrifice — fighting for their country — in this epic motion picture event detailing the heroic, true story of one of the most momentous battles in American history, directed by John Lee Hancock (The Rookie) and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Dennis Quaid, Jason Patric, and Patrick Wilson. Approximate running time: 137 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. DVD $29.98 DAWN OF THE DEAD WIDESCREEN DVD From Universal Home Video! “36 billion people have died since the reign of humanity. For the new Dawn, there’s a reunion...!” When a mysterious virus turns people into mindless, flesh-eating zombies, a handful of survivors wage a desperate, last-stand battle to stay alive… and human! Mekhi Phifer, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, and Sarah Polley star in this heart-pounding, bone-chilling, electrifying fright-fest from first-time director Zack Snyder! Approximate running time: 100 minutes (theatrical) / 110 minutes (Unrated). Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) MATURE AUDIENCES THEATRICAL CUT—DVD $29.98 UNRATED DIRECTOR’S CUT—DVD $29.98 THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW WIDESCREEN DVD From Fox Home Entertainment! Written and directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) starring Dennis Quaid, Sela Ward, and Jake Gyllenhaal. In the wake of a massive meltdown of the polar ice caps, a stunned humanity realizes that a second ice age is about to engulf the earth. Climatologist Jack Hall (Quaid) tried to warn people of the approaching peril — but it may already be too late for any hope of survival. Now he must not only find a way to reverse the rampant ecological destruction that is transforming the world into a frigid wasteland, but also rescue his rebellious son (Gyllenhaal), who is one of the millions trapped in the icy depths of a frozen New York City! Approximate running time: 124 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $29.98 GARFIELD: THE MOVIE DVD From Fox Home Entertainment! Bill Murray provides the voice of America’s favorite, lasagna-munchin’ fat cat in this live-action adaptation of Jim Davis’ beloved cartoon feline, Garfield. Garfield’s life gets turned upside-down when his owner, Jon (Breckin Meyer), visits the local vet (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and brings home the dim-witted dog, Odie. Now, Garfield must protect his turf, and his favorite food, from the tail-waggin’, slobbering, four-legged invader! Approximate running time: 85 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $29.98 HOME ON THE RANGE DVD From Buena Vista Home Entertainment! When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the “Patch of Heaven” dairy farm, three determined cows, a karate-kicking stallion named Buck, and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save their home. Walt Disney’s Home on the Range features the voice acting talents of Roseanne Barr, Cuba Gooding Jr., Judi Dench, Jennifer Tilly, and Randy Quaid, plus songs performed by k.d. Lang, Bonnie Raitt, Tim McGraw, and The Beu Sisters. Approximate running time: 76 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $29.98 KEVIN SMITH JERSEY GIRL DVD From Buena Vista Home Entertainment! Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, and Jason Biggs star in director Kevin Smith’s Jersey Girl. Ollie (Affleck) is a top-of-his-game N.Y publicist whose perfect life goes astray when he finds himself jobless, a single father, and forced to move in with his father (George Carlin). Things start to look up for him when he meets another great girl (Tyler) and her daughter and learns that life sometimes tosses you in a few different directions and you can’t choose the path you’re given. Approximate running time: 102 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. DVD $29.98 VAN HELSING WIDESCREEN DVD From Universal Home Video! Universal Monsters Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Wolfman share the spotlight with Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale in The Mummy director Stephen Sommers’ Van Helsing! Revered by some, feared by many, the name Van Helsing is legend throughout 19th-century Europe. A professional monster hunter and tough-as-coffin-nails mercenary and rogue, Van Helsing becomes the most wanted man in the mythic and mysterious land of Transylvania, and the Vatican’s last line of defense in its global struggle against horrific forces of evil that mankind does not even suspect exists! Approximate running time: 132 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) DVD $29.98 HORROR BLOOD SISTERS DVD From Shriek Show! Eight beautiful, sexy sorority girls attempt to brave the night in an abandoned haunted whorehouse. Unbeknownst to them, their boyfriends have rigged the house to scare the ladies witless. However, the old house seems to have a mind of its own! Our heroines face a triple-threat; the increasingly more dangerous practical jokes, a psychotic murderer, and the brothel itself! Approximate running time: 86 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $19.95 JOHN CARPENTER’S THE THING REMASTERED DVD From Universal Home Video! All-new digitally remastered! Kurt Russell stars in director John Carpenter’s 1982 sci-fi chiller, The Thing, featuring stunning special effects and makeup by industry giant Rob Bottin (Total Recall, Robocop). This harrowing remake of the 1951 classic centers on a snowbound research team in Antarctica that encounters a vicious, shape-shifting alien organism. Cut off from the rest of the world, Helicopter pilot MacCready (Russell) must lead the surviving men in discovering who among them is human and who is not and how they can destroy “the thing” before it takes them all and moves on to the heavily populated mainland and the rest of humanity! Approximate running time: 109 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $19.98 KINDRED: THE EMBRACED COMPLETE VAMPIRE COLLECTION DVD From Artisan Home Entertainment! 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MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $19.95 TALES FROM THE CRYPT DEADLY DUO DOUBLE-FEATURE DVD SET From Universal Home Video! This diabolical DVD offering collects a double-dose of horror and mayhem from two feature-length fright fests: Tales From the Crypt: Bordello of Blood (1996), starring Dennis Miller and Angie Everhart, and Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995), starring Billy Zane and Jada Pinkett-Smith. Approximate running time: 179 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $19.98 POP CULTURE STREET FURY DVDS From Tokyopop! Sit down, buckle up, and brace yourself for the ride of your life as host Big C and a bevy of beautiful girls from the import car scene cover the fastest cars, barely legal racing action, and motorcycle stunts that make up this extreme auto sport. Approximate running time: 60 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) MATURE AUDIENCES VOL. 7: ICE—DVD $19.99 VOL. 8: JADE—DVD $19.99 VOL. 9: EXPOSED—DVD $19.99 VOL. 11: UNDERGROUND—DVD $19.99 TONGAN NINJA DVD From Anchor Bay Entertainment! Executive produced by Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Oscar Award-winning director Peter Jackson, Tongan Ninja is a hilarious spoof of Hong Kong Martial Arts cinema — a film that will touch your heart... after it’s finished with your teeth, ribs, spleen and kneecaps! Ever since his father was eaten by a fish, Sione was brought up to follow the way of the ninja. Now he must journey toward his greatest challenge and defend the beautiful Miss Lee and her restaurant from Mr. Big and the Syndicate! Approximate running time: 83 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. (CAUT: 4) MATURE AUDIENCES DVD $19.98 TRIUMPH THE INSULT COMIC DOG DVD From Lions Gate Home Entertainment! 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(CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. DVD (x2) $19.99 STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES SEASON 1 DVD BOX SET From Paramount Home Entertainment! “To boldly go where no man has gone before!” This 8-disc DVD set collects all 29 original episodes from the 1966 inaugural first season of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek, starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, and Walter Koenig. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. Box Set $129.95 STAR TREK: VOYAGER SEASON 5 DVD SET From Paramount Home Video! Brave the far reaches of the unknown in the fourth Star Trek series! 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In this 1978 television spin-off from Happy Days, Mork & Mindy follows the zany, out-of-this-world antics of wayward alien, Mork (Robin Williams), dispatched to Earth to study humanity, and befriended by warm-hearted, Boulder, Colorado native Mindy McConnell (Pam Dawber). This 4-disc DVD set collects all 25 original episodes from the 1978 first season of Mork & Mindy. Approximate running time: 635 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2004. (CAUT: 4) NOTE: This item may be available in retail locations before shipping to specialty market accounts. Box Set $44.98 MUTANT X SEASON 2 VOLUME 4 DVD From A.D. Vision! The Saturn Award-nominated Mutant X combines the excitement of a great thriller with the ingenuity of sci-fi. Mutant X will roar onto your screen with incredible adventure, electrifying martial arts, and amazing special effects! Approximate running time: 200 minutes. Scheduled to ship in October 2004. 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