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story PAUL GRIST art & cover PAUL GRIST He's called Molachi the Immortal. The Eternal Warrior couldn't stop him. Nor could Charlie Raven, the greatest escapologist of the Victorian Age. Now he's turned up in Castletown, and it's Jack Staffs turn to try to stop the unstoppable! This self-contained story is an ideal introduction to JACK STAFF, the critically acclaimed superhero comic, now monthly from Image Comics. JANUARY 16 Cover price $3.50.

By Ken Velarde. 24 pgs. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

by Ton Sniegoski, Christopher Golden & Various Chaos! embarks into a new era of high-speed action intermixed with supernatural intrigue and suspense with Jade, illustrated by hot 10th Muse artist Ken Lashley. The sensual Jade is the leader of a supernatural crime cartel pushing for dominance in her native China. She's opposed from all directions from underground crime lords to a high tech covert operations law agency led by the deadly Ko. Will the law catch up to Jade or will her dealings with a mysterious stranger turn the tides? It's a deceiving game of cat and mouse. Supernatural vs. high-tech. Taking place in the bright neon lights of Shanghai, prepare for state-of-the-art sci-fi, high technology and insane cybergentics. Jade is a quick, dark, high-octane thriller that never lets up! FC, 32pg Cover price $2.99.

JADE #4 by Sniegoski & Golden, Lashley, Arnold, & Fotos. This is it, the pulse-pounding final chapter of the "Turn Loose the Dragon" saga! Suddenly in touch with her humanity again after 400 years, how will the vampire sorceress, Jade, cope with the burgeoning threats posed against her criminal empire by the resurrected White Dragon and the anti-crime organization, Kuei? This issue has it all as a trusted subject, within Jade's ranks, is revealed as a traitor! Mr. Ko hatches a mad scheme to take the White Dragon's power as his own, and Jade is forced to embrace the one thing in all the world that she despises most if she is going to be victorious against those that threaten her plans for China ? she must embrace technology! Catch this nail-biting conclusion to the high-octane, martial arts epic! Cover by Ken Lashley, Curtis Arnold, and Fotos. FC, 32pg Cover price $2.99.

by Sniegoski, Golden, Tortosa, Balaos, & De Lara Written by fan favorites Tom Sniegoski and Christopher Golden (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Jade) ?? Jade is back! In the second anime installment of Redemption, the sequel to the first smash-hit Jade mini-series, Jade is trapped between her ambitions and her attempts to make up for past sins. With her companion, Silence, she has traveled to the United States to destroy the American Triad families who stand against her, only to find herself under attack by a mysterious group, the Progeny. The Progeny have sent an assassin after her, a warrior locked within The Iron Racer, a suit of armor combining science and magic to create the ultimate vampire-hunting weapon. The Iron Racer would be a difficult enough force to combat, but the situation becomes even more dire when Jade discovers that inside The Iron Racer is Kayleigh Foster, an innocent but misguided teenager who is trapped in the armor and is determined to destroy Jade! FC, 32pg (2 of 4) $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Written by Tom Sniegoski and Christopher Golden. Illustrated by Wilson Tortosa. Inked by Jonathan Balaos and Cesar Augy De Lara. In the third anime (on paper) installment of Redemption, at last, Jade goes toe-to-toe against the deadly Iron Racer, the ultimate vampire fighting machine . . . and trust us when we say this battle isn't going to end the way you think it will! With the Iron Racer missing, the Triads force the mysterious Progeny to take terrible steps to stop Jade once and for all . . . by merging their operatives with the various earlier incarnations of the Iron Racer armor, all of which were deemed too psychotic or uncontrollable to ever use. But now they have no choice! Betrayal, deception, twisted science and magic, and the super-hot mute assassin Silence on a rampage! This one has it all! Recommended for fans of The Matrix, Crouching Tiger/Hidden Dragon, and anime! FC, 32pg$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

by Sniegoski, Golden, Tortosa, Balaos, De Lara, & Fotos At last, in this final anime installment of Redemption, all the strings are brought together as Jade's Triad enemies in China and America and the vampire hunting Progeny violently combine forces to hunt down the vampire sorceress whose struggle for redemption and righteousness has plagued them all! But this time, it's not only Jade and Silence whose lives are in the balance, but Kayleigh Foster (the Iron Racer) and her father Darius as well. FC, 32pg (4 of 4)$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Ashcan edition. Limited to 999 copies. By Various. Get an exclusive peek at the newest Jade series, Jade Redemption (2001), with this exclusive ashcan. This sucker features insane new artwork by Jade alum and latest fan-favorite, penciller Wilson Tortosa!

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2011 - RADICAL PUBLISHING (W) Adam Freeman, Marc Bernardin (A) Andrew Jones Welcome to Slumberton, population 5,000 and boring - but not to 12-year-old Jake. Every day during his mundane tasks of school, homework and chores, Jake falls into daydreams powered by his imagination of untold adventure where he battles fantastic creatures in an epic dreamscape. Life is normal for imaginative Jake until Slumberton's children start falling into permanent sleep. As Jake expands his imagination and discovers his hidden ability to travel through the dreams of others, it becomes clear that something is keeping the Slumberton children asleep. Whatever it is, Jake must master his newfound ability and harness his imagination to stop it before the whole of Slumberton is trapped in a perpetual nightmare.

by J. Torres & Mike Norton What young boy doesn't wish for his very own giant robot? Every kid fantasizes of a mechanized friend that can tower over bullies and adults alike, take you to strange new places, and basically make you into the coolest kid on earth. Well, Jason's dreams are about to come true, or at least that's what he thinks when he finds a giant cybernetic hand sticking out of a crevasse near his desert home. What will his inventor grandfather and stubborn kid sister think of his ultimate toy? And what other trouble will the earthquakes that unearthed the giant machine man cause? Find out in this new series of mechanized myth and mayhem by writer J. Torres (Alison Dare, Sidekicks) and artist Mike Norton (The Waiting Place, G.I. Joe)! b&w, 32pg (1 of 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

by J. Torres & Mike Norton Shimmer City expected the earthquakes that shook the metropolis to its very foundation, but there was no way they were prepared for a prison break and they definitely weren't ready for this prison break! Voltes Shocklee and GoGo Diablo, an electrically enhanced human and an alien speed demon, are wreaking havoc on this desert oasis and only Jason and his new giant robot Chiron can put them back behind bars where they belong! It's more mechanized madness by J. Torres (Sidekicks, Copybook Tales) and Mike Norton (The Waiting Place, G.I. Joe)! b&w, 24pg (2 of 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

by J. Torres & Mike Norton Jason knew earthquakes had been causing tremendous difficulties for nearby Shimmer City, but, hey, that's not his problem-- or at least it wasn't. You see, while the seismic activity was destroying buildings and sending the city's citizens into a general panic, it was also unearthing a mysterious mechanized giant, one with a cockpit perfectly sized for a kid like Jason! Now Jason has more than just a robot pal, he has a responsibility to protect his home and his family from alien criminals like GoGo Diablo who see the quake-ridden metropolis as ripe for the picking! It's more mechanized madness by J. Torres (Sidekicks, Copybook Tales) and Mike Norton (The Waiting Place, G.I. Joe)! b&w, 24pg (3 of 4) $2.95 OFFERED AGAIN Cover price $2.95.

by J. Torres & Mike Norton Jason hasn't had his robot for long, but their short time together certainly has been exciting! Together they've faced-down the amped-up Voltes Shockley, the fast and furious Go Go Diablo, and even the combined might of the Army! But Jason's first series of "robo-rumbles" aren't over yet! The insane, rock-eating Geo Slab is laying waste to poor, beleaguered Shimmer City, and the local police force doesn't stand a chance against this granite foe. Can Jason send Geo Slab back to the quarry and save his hometown without handing over Chiron to the military? What does a futuristic army need a robot for anyway? Will Jason ever let Juni tag along? Find out the answers in this conclusion to the Argobots' first mechanical mini-series by J. Torres (Sidekicks) and Mike Norton (The Waiting Place)! b&w, 24pg (4 of 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

Nice art and well-written science fcition stories. Full color cover; black-and-white interior. 40-pages counting cover. Unusual in that it has a glued rather than stapled spine. Cover is plain white paper stock but heavier than standard interior pages. Cover price $0.35.

WRITTEN BY MARK MILLAR; ART BY JOHN MCCREA AND JAMES HODGKINS; COVER BY MCCREA In stores October 18. The Secret History of the Authority ends at the beginning, in the 1920s, when a young Jenny Sparks discovers what it means to be the Spirit of the Twentieth Century. There she faces her greatest challenge ? which might just finish Jenny off before she even gets started. But a time-tripping friend drops in on Jenny, with plans for Jenny's future and some much-needed answers. FC, 32 PG. (5 OF 5) Cover price $2.50.

Number/month on cover: 10041-309, September. Comic book version of the popular Hanna Barbera cartoon show. Issue features the Jetsons in "Rosey's Reward," "Birds Without Feathers Don't Stick Together," "The Play is the Thing," and "Double Dating." Issue also has Lippy Lion and Hardy Har Har in "Two Fiddlers are Cheaper Than Three," one-page educational strips, and a one-page text feature "No Vacancy." Back cover is pinup of front cover illustration. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.12.

Number/month on cover: 10041-311, November. Comic book version of the popular Hanna Barbera cartoon show. Issue features the Jetsons in "Winning Back Father," "The No-Place-To-Play-Day," "Maid of Metal," and "Having a Horsie Holiday." Issue also has Snooper and Blabber in "The Case of the Human Missile," one-page educational strips, and a one-page text feature "The Big Election." Back cover is pinup of front cover illustration. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.12.

Number/month on cover: 10041-401, January. Comic book version of the popular Hanna Barbera cartoon show. Issue features the Jetsons in "The Folksinger Swinger," "Canine Camper Caper," "Nosey, But Nice," "The Lunch was all Dough." Issue also has Touche Turtle and Dum Dum in "Easier Said Than Done," one-page educational strips, and a one-page text feature "The Last Word." Back cover is pinup of front cover illustration. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.12.

Number/month on cover: 10041-403, March. Comic book version of the popular Hanna Barbera cartoon show. Issue features the Jetsons in "When It Rains...It Pours," "Being a Celebrity is a Dog's Life," "The Maid was Made-To-Order," and "The Case of the Jittery George." Issue also has Wally Gator in "All for Fun and Fun for All," one-page gag strips, and a one-page text feature "Cleaning Up." Back cover is pinup of front cover illustration. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.12.

Number/month on cover: 10041-507, July. Comic book version of the popular Hanna Barbera cartoon show. Issue features the Jetsons in "Turn for the West," "Robot Ruckus," and "The Funny Camera Caper." Issue also has Touche Turtle and Dum Dum in "The Loaded Shell," one-page gag strips, and a one-page text feature "No Place Like Home." Back cover is pinup of front cover illustration. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.12.

Number/month on cover: 10041-606, June. Comic book version of the popular Hanna Barbera cartoon show. Issue features the Jetsons in "The Jet Jockey," "A Big Case of Super Sleuthing," "Rosey Rolls Again," and "Cramped Camping." Issue also has Touche Turtle and Dum Dum in "South of the Border Boo Boo," one-page gag strips, and a one-page text feature "Hospitable Hosts." Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.12.

Number/month on cover: 10041-801, January. Comic book version of the popular Hanna Barbera cartoon show. Issue features the Jetsons in "Rosey's Reward," "Double Dating," and "Birds Without Feathers Don't Stick Together." Issue also has Lippy Lion and Hardy Har Har in "Two Fiddlers are Cheaper than Three," one-page gag and educational strips, and a one-page text feature "No Vacancy." Back cover is pinup of front cover illustration. All stories are reprints. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.12.

Number/month on cover: 10041-804, April. Comic book version of the popular Hanna Barbera cartoon show. Issue features the Jetsons in "Maid of Metal," "Having a Horsie Holiday," "The No-Place-To-Play-Day," and "Modern Day Menace." Issue also has one-page gag and education strips, and a one-page text feature "The Big Election." All stories are reprints. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.12.

12¢ Edition. Number/month on cover: 10041-807, July. Comic book version of the popular Hanna Barbera cartoon show. Issue features the Jetsons in an untitled story, "Lonely for Her One and Only," and "Getting Ahead the Hard Way." Issue also has Lippy Lion and Hardy Har Har in "Parks are for the Birds," a one-page text feature "Problem Pet," and Gold Key Comics Club features. All stories are reprints. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.12.

Number/month on cover: 10041-901, January. Comic book version of the popular Hanna Barbera cartoon show. Issue features the Jetsons in "The Folksinger Swinger," "The Lunch was All Dough," "Canine Camper Caper," and "Nosey, But Nice." Issue also has Gold Key Comics Club features. All stories are reprints. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.15.

Number/month on cover: 10041-904, April. Comic book version of the popular Hanna Barbera cartoon show. Issue features the Jetsons in "When It Rains...It Pours," "Being a Celebrity is a Dog's Life," "The Maid was Made-To-Order," and "A Woman's Work is Clever Done." Issue also has Gold Key Comics Club features. All stories are reprints. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.12.

The Jetsons in "No Rust on Rosey," "Sum Toi" (scripts on both by Joe Gill, art by Ray Dirgo), and "Happy Birthday, Moon!" Touche and Dum-Dum in "Who's That Knocking Down My Door?" One-page "The Mustang" (art by Bill Montes). Cover price $0.15.

Comic book version of the popular Hanna Barbera cartoon show. Issue features the Jetsons in "Sensored," "Air Castle," "Rise, Slaves!" and "George's New Car." Issue also has one-page gag strips and a one-page text feature "Teacher Tells Tales." Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.20.

Written by Jimmy Palmiotti. Art by Pier Brito. Cover by Amanda Conner. Meet George Jetson, a family man living an analog life in a digital world. His wife, Jane, is a brilliant NASA scientist working off-world at a conference, his daughter Judy is a social butterfly trying to discover her calling, and his boy Elroy is either doing homework or using robotic technology to break the rules. Strangest of all, George's mother has downloaded herself into Rosie the robot! Join this postmodern family as doom rockets toward them from the outer reaches of the galaxy on a crash course of destruction! 32 pages, full color, Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jimmy Palmiotti. Art by Pier Brito. Cover by Amanda Conner. It's the last 48 hours of the planet Earth, as death will soon come hurtling from above. Only George Jetson and his new partner are in a position to make the ultimate sacrifice by heading off-world to stop the Jacob meteor in its deadly path! 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Activity booklets from Denny's Resturants. Menu info, puzzles, games, 3-page comic story, and more. 5-in. x 7-3/8 in.; full cover, 14 pages.

Jetsons Space Travel Fun Book (1992 Denney's) #5, one of six non-comic children's promotional activity books from Denny's Resturants. Puzzles, activities, games, but no comic book material. Color cover, B&W newsprint interior, digest-sized, 100 pages counting covers.

Jetta in "What a Specimen," "Music From Afar," and "Pardon My Power." Zoomer back-up story, "Time Out For Trouble." Space Cop Kelly back-up story, "Time Marches Back." Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro and others. The adventures of a boy who has an invisible alien pal. Jim's pals Dash and Snacks sneak into his basement to find the secret of his new superpowers. Jim wants to win the games at the 4th of July picnic without Cup's help. Bammy Boozle takes his medicine show on the road, but first he must get his makeshift travel trailer roadworthy. Could Stranger Things Happen?; Down to the Last Bean; Public Enemy Number X-0; Seein' Is Believin'; Funny Boners; Bammy Boozle and His Wonderful Tricks!; Shorty Shiner: The Big Brave Hunter. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jim Solar Space Sheriff in Trouble on Mercury (Wisco Mini-Comic) is a promotional giveaway distributed by a variety of merchants including Wisco "99" Service Stations, Carnation Malted Milk, Klarer Health Wieners, Fleers Dubble Bubble Gum, Rodeo All-Meat Wieners, Perfect Potato Chips, & others. Back cover blank or printed with information about participating sponsor. 24 pages, full color, 7-in. x 3.5-in., all newsprint, no cover price.

Written and illustrated by Anthony Jappa, this flip comic contains two seperate adventures. First, Jiroboy the Mechnorganic Kid stars in "The Trap!" Then, flip the issue over and enjoy Americaman in "And then There was One!" Cover price $4.95.

Marooned on Rann, the Leaguers must find a way to break the chains of their jailer, Adam Strange, in "Strange New World". Part 2 of 2, continued from the previous issue. Script by Mark Waid, pencils by Arnie Jorgensen, inks by David Meikis and and Doug Hazlewood. Howard Porter/John Dell cover. Cover price $1.95.

WRITTEN BY JOE KELLY; ART AND COVER BY DOUG MAHNKE AND TOM NGUYEN. "The Hunt for Aquaman" continues in Part 2 of the 7-Part saga "The Obsidian Age." At last, the mystery of the Ancients is revealed! Yet not all is peaceful in the mythic realm of Atlantis, for a bizarre group of villains from the far future has come on a mission of vengeance and destruction. And if these villains have their way, Atlantis will be laid waste. Who are these villains? They call themselves...the Justice League!?! For more information, see the feature article. FC, 32 PG.$2.25 Cover price $2.25.

The 10th Circle: Part 5 of 6 - WRITTEN BY JOHN BYRNE AND CHRIS CLAREMONT; ART AND COVER BY BYRNE AND JERRY ORDWAY. In the penultimate chapter (5 of 6) of "The Tenth Circle" by Byrne, Claremont & Ordway, the horrified JLA learns about the vampire coven's genocidal plans! Could it be that the World's Greatest Super-Heroes are no match for this growing evil tide? And will the JLA convince the mysterious but powerful super-group that has been shadowing them to step out of the shadows and lend a hand? FC, 32 PG.$2.25 Cover price $2.25.

The 10th Circle: Part 6 of 6 - WRITTEN BY JOHN BYRNE AND CHRIS CLAREMONT; ART AND COVER BY BYRNE AND JERRY ORDWAY. The 10th Circle 6/6 It's the cataclysmic ending to the Byrne-Claremont-Ordway "The Tenth Circle" saga! It's an all-out battle, as the JLA tries to save Superman and the victims of the vampire coven and avert worldwide doom! Plus, the fantastic secret of the JLA's mysterious helpers is revealed ? and a new legend is born! FC, 32 PG.$2.25 Cover price $2.25.

Written by Grant Morrison Art and cover by Ed McGuinness & Dexter Vines Part 2 of a 3-part story of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes by the dream team of writer Grant Morrison and SUPERMAN/BATMAN artists Ed McGuinness & Dexter Vines! With the whereabouts of the JLA still a mystery, Batman is forced to face off against Gorilla Grodd and his army...with the aid of a Justice League of the Dark Knight's own design! On sale Dec 22 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US Cover price $2.95.

Written by Keith Giffen & J.M. DeMatteis Art and cover by Kevin Maguire & Joe Rubinstein A follow-up to the Eisner Award-winning FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE JUSTICE LEAGUE begins as the second story arc of this hot new series! The 6-part "I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League"? written by Keith Giffen & J.M. DeMatteis with art and cover by Kevin Maguire & Joe Rubinstein ? begins innocently enough with the newly established "Super Buddies" open for business ? complete with their very own theme song. But things hit a sour note when a former foe opens a bar next door to their new "headquarters" in the strip mall downtown! On sale Feb 16 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US Cover price $2.95.