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New Releases 8/22 - Graphic Novels

Marvel * Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Sub Mariner Vol 2 Ltd Ed HC (#81): $41.99 * Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Sub Mariner Vol 2 New Ed HC: $41.99 * Amazing Fantasy Omnibus Vol 1 HC : $52.49 * Amazing Fantasy Omnibus Brereton Variant: $52.49 * Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 17 Clone Saga TP : $17.49 * Thor Visionaries Walter Simonson Vol 4 TP: $17.49 * X-23 Target TP: $11.19 * Heroes For Hire Vol 2 Ahead Of The Curve TP: $9.79 * Ultimate Spider Man 100 Project TP: $7.99 * Hedge Knight TP: $10.49 * Spider-Girl Presents The Buzz & Darkdevil Digest TP : $5.59 DC * Showcase Presents Wonder Woman Vol 1 TP: $11.89 * Good As Lily: $6.99 Other * Complete Peanuts Vol 8 1965-1966 HC : $23.19 * Complete Terry & The Pirates Vol 1 1934 1936 HC: $39.99 * Buffy The Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol 2 TP : $19.99 * Star Wars 30th Anniv Coll Vol 7 Darklighter HC : $15.99 * Tellos Colossal HC : $31.99 * Alter Ego #71: $5.59 * Akira Club HC: $23.99 * Planetary Brigade Vol 1 TP: $11.99 * Liberty Girl Vol 1 The Return TP: $7.99 * Freshmen Vol 2 Fundamentals Of Fear TP : $13.59

New Releases 8/22 - Statues

Classic Spider-Man Mini Bust - Bowen - $32.00 Sculpted by the Kucharek brothers, these 6' tall mini-busts feature the wallcrawler in his notorious costumes. Choose from the Black Venom costume or the Red Regular version. Painted and ready to display.

Batman Quarter Scale Museum Quality Statue - $221.29 Designed and sculpted by James Shoop. This 18.5' Batman Statue is the most classic representation of the Dark Knight to date! At 1:4 scale, this museum-quality, mixed-media figure is composed of resin, metal and an expertly crafted fabric costume and poseable cape. Batman is presented climbing the steps out of the Batcave on a sculpted base. This limited edtion statue includes a Certificate of Authenticity and is packaged in a gold-foil stamped black gift box.

Rogue Statue - Bowen - $140.00 From Bowen Designs. Sculpted by Mike Petryszak, the former villain-turned-X-man is shown here as a beautiful sculpture that stands over 12' tall! Proof that she was too pretty for the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Painted and ready to display.

Marvel Milestones Zombie Spider-Man & Mary Jane Statue - $93.79 A Diamond Select Release! From the best-selling Marvel Zombies mini-series comes this horror-filled interpretation of what can only be called the wedding of the century! This nine-inch statue, based on the cover of Marvel Zombies #5, was sculpted by Rudy Garcia and is limited to 2,000 pieces - each featuring a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity.

New Releases Full Description - Graphic Novels

Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Sub Mariner Vol 2 Ltd Ed HC (#81) - $41.99 By BILL EVERETT, CARL PFEUFER, AL GABRIELE, KERMIT JAEDIKER, GUSTAV SCHROTTER, MICKEY SPILLANE, ART GATES & RAY HOULIHAN. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG. Get ready for more and more unusual, exciting, different and terrific adventures on land, in air and on sea! Tales of action, mystery and thrills with death and danger on every page. Marvel proudly presents more Golden Age goodness, collecting issues #5-8 of SUB-MARINER COMICS from 1942. Sub-Mariner faces off against 'Piracy at the Ocean's Bottom.' 'Smashes an Uprising at Manilla,'and 'Fights the Periscope Peril' in more wartime action while the Angel tackles a 'Genius for Murder' and 'The Firing Squad!' Plus, 'Pop's Whoppers' and 'Tubby and Tack.' This hardcover collection remasters and restores these early adventures, some reprinted for the very first time!

Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Sub Mariner Vol 2 New Ed HC - $41.99 By BILL EVERETT, CARL PFEUFER, AL GABRIELE, KERMIT JAEDIKER, GUSTAV SCHROTTER, MICKEY SPILLANE, ART GATES & RAY HOULIHAN. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG. Get ready for more and more unusual, exciting, different and terrific adventures on land, in air and on sea! Tales of action, mystery and thrills with death and danger on every page. Marvel proudly presents more Golden Age goodness, collecting issues #5-8 of SUB-MARINER COMICS from 1942. Sub-Mariner faces off against 'Piracy at the Ocean's Bottom.' 'Smashes an Uprising at Manilla,'and 'Fights the Periscope Peril' in more wartime action while the Angel tackles a 'Genius for Murder' and 'The Firing Squad!' Plus, 'Pop's Whoppers' and 'Tubby and Tack.' This hardcover collection remasters and restores these early adventures, some reprinted for the very first time!

Amazing Fantasy Omnibus Vol 1 HC - $52.49 Written by STAN LEE. Penciled by STEVE DITKO, JACK KIRBY, DON HECK & PAUL REINMAN. Cover by STEVE DITKO. Across six issues of truly amazing adventures, Lee, Kirby, and Ditko dreamed up a cadre of ten-story tall menaces from Torr to Manoo to the one and only Monsteroso to trash unwitting Earthlings on a month-in and month-out basis. Backed up by weird tales of wax museums, witchcraft, Martians, and the occult master who set the trenchcoat trend in comics, Dr. Druid, it seemed these titanic tales could never be topped. And then Stan Lee and Steve Ditko did just that by launching 'The Magazine That Respects Your Intelligence!' An all-new approach for the young comics sophisticate, Amazing Adult Fantasy presented Twilight Zone-tinged tales of otherworldly aliens, time travel, ghosts, atomic nightmares, and maybe even the secret of the universe itself. With story after lushly-illustrated story, Ditko set a new standard for comic book illustration, and Lee raised the bar ever higher with his scintillating scripts. And, oh, in the last issue they created some guy named 'Spider-Man.' Collecting this lynchpin series of Marvel Comics' history for the first time ever, the Amazing Fantasy Omnibus puts AMAZING ADVENTURES #1-6, AMAZING ADULT FANTASY #7-14 and AMAZING FANTASY #15 between two hardcovers 45 years in the making.

Amazing Fantasy Omnibus Brereton Variant - $52.49 Written by STAN LEE. Penciled by STEVE DITKO, JACK KIRBY, DON HECK & PAUL REINMAN. Across six issues of truly amazing adventures, Lee, Kirby, and Ditko dreamed up a cadre of ten-story tall menaces from Torr to Manoo to the one and only Monsteroso to trash unwitting Earthlings on a month-in and month-out basis. Backed up by weird tales of wax museums, witchcraft, Martians, and the occult master who set the trenchcoat trend in comics, Dr. Druid, it seemed these titanic tales could never be topped. And then Stan Lee and Steve Ditko did just that by launching 'The Magazine That Respects Your Intelligence!' An all-new approach for the young comics sophisticate, Amazing Adult Fantasy presented Twilight Zone-tinged tales of otherworldly aliens, time travel, ghosts, atomic nightmares, and maybe even the secret of the universe itself. With story after lushly-illustrated story, Ditko set a new standard for comic book illustration, and Lee raised the bar ever higher with his scintillating scripts. And, oh, in the last issue they created some guy named 'Spider-Man.' Collecting this lynchpin series of Marvel Comics' history for the first time ever, the Amazing Fantasy Omnibus puts AMAZING ADVENTURES #1-6, AMAZING ADULT FANTASY #7-14 and AMAZING FANTASY #15 between two hardcovers 45 years in the making. This is the variant edition.

Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 17 Clone Saga TP - $17.49 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. Penciled by MARK BAGLEY. Cover by MARK BAGLEY. As Peter Parker tries to sort out his relationship with the X-Men's Kitty Pryde - and continue his friendship with Mary Jane - a mall-food-court lunch turns into a free-for-all as Peter and MJ are interrupted by the debut of...the Ultimate Scorpion! But who is the Scorpion - and what sinister conspiracy is threatening Spider-Man's very existence? The clues have been laid over the past 96 issues...and it all starts to come together here, as we begin the most shocking, most mind-blowing Spider-Man story ever published! Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #97-105.

Thor Visionaries Walter Simonson Vol 4 TP - $17.49 Written by WALTER SIMONSON. Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA. Cover by WALTER SIMONSON. Balder the Brave, Thor's brother in all but blood, undergoes his own gauntlet of gods and giants -- earning the love of witch-queen Karnilla and the throne of Asgard! Meanwhile, on Midgard, Thor finds an era-hopping authoritarian officer racing him to defeat an old enemy possessed by an even older evil! Plus: Sabretooth and the Marauders! All with Walt Simonson's trademarks: epic sensibilities, godly grandeur and talking frogs! Verily! Collecting THOR #371-374 and BALDER THE BRAVE #1-4.

X-23 Target TP - $11.19 Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST. Penciled by MIKE CHOI. Cover by MIKE CHOI. Because you demanded it! Superstar Top Cow artist Mike Choi joins the team as X-23 returns! Having escaped the Facility that created her, X-23 struggles to create a real life for herself. But when your entire life has been about death and destruction, can you ever really escape the darkness? The rest of the story begins here, and won't end until X-23 faces off with the one man most responsible for her life: Wolverine! Collecting X-23: TARGET X #1-6.

Heroes For Hire Vol 2 Ahead Of The Curve TP - $9.79 Written by JUSTIN GRAY, JIMMY PALMIOTTI & ZEB WELLS Penciled by AL RIO Cover by BILLY TUCCI Marvel's strangest team of heroes find themselves trapped in the hull of a ship with a bomb as the Grim Reaper plans to blow up the Statue of Liberty and take the Heroes for Hire with it! But why? What nefarious plan could he have up his sleeve? He's evil so does it matter? He has to be stopped! Also, someone dies! No kidding. As if that wasn't enough, here comes the return of villains no one asked for! THE HORRIFIC HEADMEN have a special surprise for the hapless Humbug! Collecting HEROES FOR HIRE #6-10

Ultimate Spider Man 100 Project TP - $7.99 You've seen the amazing art. You've seen the original covers sell for up to $6700! Now you can get your very own copy of all 100 Hero Initiative Ultimate Spider-Man #100 covers! This stellar artbook includes great Spidey art from Mark Bagley, J. Scott Campbell, Frank Cho, Neil Gaiman, Adam and Andy Kubert, George Perez, Joe Quesada, John Romita Sr. and Jr. and many more! And would you believe it has in introduction by Stan 'The Man' Lee himself? NOTE: Through special arrangement with Marvel Comics, there will be only one printing of this book ever! Order it now so you don't blow your chance, True Believers!

Hedge Knight TP - $10.49 Written by GEORGE R. R. MARTIN. Adapted by BEN AVERY. Pencils and Cover by MIKE S. MILLER. A century before the events of New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin's epic series, A Song of Ice and Fire, a squire named Dunk picks up the sword and shield of his dead master and enters a tournament to begin his career as a knight. But 'Ser Duncan' has much to learn about this world of knights and nobles, and as he attempts to find a sponsor who will allow him to enter the tournament, he makes friends and enemies readily. Dunk is a capable fighter and has a strong sense of honor, but is that enough to become a true knight in the eyes of the others? Or is he just a young man living a delusion and putting those he knows in grave danger? Adapted from the popular novella by George R. R. Martin, and so beloved by fans and critics alike for its deep storytelling and breathtaking visuals that the first edition became one of the best-selling graphic novels of 2004!

Spider-Girl Presents The Buzz & Darkdevil Digest TP - $5.59 Written by TOM DEFALCO & RON FRENZ. Penciled by RON FRENZ. Cover by RON FRENZ. When crime, cults, and clones collide, the result is Darkdevil, son of one great Marvel hero and heir to another! Peer into the future's past to see Spider-Girl's ill-mannered mentor face the mortal machinations of the Kingpin and the more mystical ones of Zarathos, one-time Ghost Rider! But the bold and bombastic Buzz has no time for legacies when he sets his brand-new super-suit against Doctor Octopus and his latest student! Twin tales of Spider-Girl's strongest allies and harshest critics, guest-starring the one true Spider-Girl herself! Collecting THE BUZZ #1-3 and DARKDEVIL #1-3.

Showcase Presents Wonder Woman Vol 1 TP - $11.89 Written by Robert Kanigher. Art and cover by Ross Andru & Mike Esposito. Don't miss more than 500 pages of Amazonian action in this black-and-white volume collecting WONDER WOMAN #98-117! 528 pg, B&W.

Good As Lily - $6.99 Written by Derek Kirk Kim. Art by Jesse Hamm. Cover by Derek Kirk Kim. Grace Kwon is about to meet three of her closest friends - the only problem is that they're her past and future selves. What if your biggest competition was...yourself? Following a strange mishap on her 18th birthday, Grace Kwon is confronted with herself at three different periods in her life. The timing couldn't be worse as Grace and her friends desperately try to save a crumbling school play. Will her other selves wreak havoc on her present life or illuminate her uncertain future? Writer Derek Kirk Kim scored the 'triple crown' with his debut graphic novel, Same Difference and Other Stories, winning all three major industry awards: the Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz. It was also selected as one of the best books of 2003 by Publishers Weekly. Jesse Hamm's cartooning has appeared in various mini-comics, anthologies and on the web. All MINX books contain 176 pages, black and white interiors with gray tones and color covers. Each title also includes previews for other MINX books as a special bonus. 176 pg, B&W.

Complete Peanuts Vol 8 1965-1966 HC - $23.19 by Charles M. Schulz. It's the mid-1960s, one of Schulz's peak periods of creativity. Snoopy has become the strip's dominant personality, and this volume marks two milestones for the character: the first of many 'dogfights' with the nefarious Red Baron, and the launch of his writing career ('It was a dark and stormy night...'). Two new characters - the first two from outside the strip's regular little neighborhood - make their bows. Roy (who befriends Charlie Brown and then Linus at summer camp) won't have a lasting impact, but upon his return from camp he regales a friend of his with tales of the strange kids he met, and she has to go check them out for herself. Her name... Peppermint Patty!

Complete Terry & The Pirates Vol 1 1934 1936 HC - $39.99 Milton Caniff (w/a). Celebrating the centennial of cartoonist Milton Caniff's birth, IDW Publishing will publish a six-book series, collecting the entirety of Caniff's groundbreaking newspaper adventure strip, Terry and the Pirates. The Sunday pages will be reproduced in their original color, alongside the daily black-and-white strips. Volume One contains more than 800 consecutive strips, from the series' beginning in October 1934 through the end of 1936.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol 2 TP - $19.99 SCOTT LOBDELL (W), FABIAN NICIEZA (W), CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN (W), DOUG PETRIE (W), JAMES MARSTERS (W), DAN BRERETON (W), ANDI WATSON (W), JEFF MATSUDA (P), CLIFF RICHARDS (P), BRIAN HORTON (P), RYAN SOOK (P), LUKE ROSS (P), WILL CONRAD (I),SANDU FLOREA (I), RICK KETCHAM (I), GUY MAJOR (C), DAVE STEWART (C), and More! This second volume of our Buffy omnibus series collects many of the best Buffy comics to see print. As we follow the newly chosen Slayer from Los Angeles to Sunnydale and through her parents' divorce-with Dawn in tow-the souled vampire Angel makes his first appearance and the not-so-souled Spike and Drusilla cleave a bloody path toward the West Coast. This collection includes the critically acclaimed graphic novel Ring of Fire and the miniseries A Stake to the Heart, and reflects the Season One to Season Three timeline of the cult-hit TV series. A fitting companion to Joss Whedon's comics-based relaunch of the show. FC, 296 pages, TPB, 6' x 9'.

Star Wars 30th Anniv Coll Vol 7 Darklighter HC - $15.99 Each volume's print run is limited to initial order. PAUL CHADWICK (W), DOUGLAS WHEATLEY (A), CHRIS CHUCKRY (C), and KILIAN PLUNKETT (Cover). This is the story of Biggs Darklighter-boyhood friend of Luke Skywalker, Imperial pilot, and hero of the Rebellion. Follow Biggs from his departure from Tatooine to attend the Imperial Academy, to his decision to lead a mutiny against the Empire and join the Rebellion, and finally, to his brave sacrifice during the attack on the Death Star. Each month, the Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection series will bring readers a limited-edition hardcover. FC, 96 pages, HC, 7' x 10'.

Tellos Colossal HC - $31.99 story TODD DEZAGO. art & cover MIKE WIERINGO. Now for the first time in one stunning, oversized hardcover edition-TODD DEZAGO and MIKE WIERINGO's award-winning epic fantasy, TELLOS! Journey with young Jarek and tiger-warrior Koj as they team up with a pirate princess called Serra, to confront the terrible Malsur who is set on devouring the denizens of this magical patchwork world! TELLOS is an all-ages rollercoaster of action and adventure, mystery and magic, and good versus evil! The perfect format for the perfect bedtime story-for children of ALL ages! MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES. HC, 288pgs, FC.

Alter Ego #71 - $5.59 This issue of Alter Ego spotlights the great Canadian comic books and features a fabulous cover by George Freeman, from a layout by Jack Kirby! Inside is the milestone 1970s book by Michael Hirsh & Patrick Loubert on Canada's 1940s Golden Age - back in print after three decades, with rare art of such heroes as Mr. Monster, Nelvana of the Northern Lights, The Penguin, Thunderfist, The Dreamer, The Brain, Johnny Canuck, and more! Plus: Jim Amash interviews Al Schutzer, Golden Age writer of Superman, John Wayne, Hopalong Cassidy, Straight Arrow, and others - lavishly illustrated by Bob Powell, Fred Meagher, the Joe Shuster Studio, and more; brand new Invaders drawings by John Byrne, Mike Grell, Ernie Chan, Ron Lim, Chris Ivy, Benito Gallego, and others; and there's FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, Michael T. Gilbert, Mr. Monster, and so much more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

Akira Club HC - $23.99 KATSUHIRO OTOMO (W/A). Katsuhiro Otomo's epic manga, Akira, is considered by many to be the finest work of graphic fiction ever created, a work of astonishing power and visionary scope, and possessing a level of illustration skill unmatched in the annals of the medium. Now available for the first time in an English-language edition, Akira Club is an essential companion to Akira, a dazzling collection of Otomo's mind-blowing visions, including over one hundred title-page illustrations created for the original serialization but not included with the published collections of Akira. The book also features rarely seen alternate art, preliminary drawings, production sketches, and a variety of Akira posters, advertisements, and products, all accompanied by fascinating commentary by the artist himself. No Akira enthusiast, manga fan, or devotee of fantasy and science-fiction illustration should be without Akira Club. Akira is one of the best known, most critically acclaimed manga series of all time. Katsuhiro Otomo is acknowledged worldwide as one of animation's most talented directors. HC, 8x11, 256pgs, FC.

Planetary Brigade Vol 1 TP - $11.99 by Giffen, DeMatteis, & Haley. The Planetary Brigade is a group of heroes fronted by Squared's Captain Valor and Grim Knight. Meet Mr. Brilliant - Earth has never met a smarter, or more smug, hero. Earth Goddess - by day, she's a sweet, unassuming wallflower, but when the Earth needs her, she turns into a gargantuan guardian of the plane. Purring Pussycat - sweet, sexy... what's she hiding? The Third Eye - spiritual mystic. The Mauve Visitor - strange visitor from another world, or cute little Smurf-like dude? Together, they're in a league all their own!

Liberty Girl Vol 1 The Return TP - $7.99 by Mallonee, Tucci, Vogel, Sparacio, Gross, Brennan, & Propst. Liberty Month kicks off with the Liberty Girl's first trade paperback! America's bronze goddess of freedom stars in a 100-page spectacular, featuring a collection of her adventures from Liberty Girl #0-3, and Anthem #3. Painted Cover by Mark Sparacio

Freshmen Vol 2 Fundamentals Of Fear TP - $13.59 The super-powered college drama is back with all of your favorite characters including Wannabe, The Puppeteer, The Seductress, The Intoxicator, and of course The Beaver! The group returns for their second semester at Freese College and they soon learn what's at stake when you don a costume. While the young heroes struggle with the inherent problems their powers cause, they must also deal with the mysterious Mr. Fiddlesticks. Plus secrets and lies surface that threaten to rock the team to their core! Co-created by Seth Green (ROBOT CHICKEN, THE ITALIAN JOB) and Hugh Sterbakov (ROBOT CHICKEN) with art by Will Conrad (SERENITY, RED SONJA) and Jorge Correa (STARGATE SG-1). Featuring bonus behind the scenes material and a cover gallery with art by Rodolfo Migliari, Randy Green, Scott Benefiel, Phil Hester, and Eric Basaldua!

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