Comic books in 'Monster', graded by CBCS

1st printing. Collects Newmen (1994-1997) #1-5. Created by Rob Liefeld. Written by Eric Stephenson and Jeff Matsuda. Art by Jeff Matsuda and Jonathan Sibal. Reign - Byrd - Dash - Kodiak - Exit - five extrordinary people born with unbelievable abilities and powers are mankind's last hope against the evil that threatens to engulf it. Softcover, 132 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

NOTE: Bonus material may or may not be present. The Moving Pictures Magazine. This issue: CLAMP Invasion, including Kobato. and a spotlight on CLAMP's hottest shows; Evangelion - Movie update (Eva Unit 01 redesign), plus what is the Petite Eva project?; Paprika - New film from Satoshi Kon; The Official Art of Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle; Anime Features - Gunbuster 2, Beck, Black Cat, The Third, Karin, Eureka Seven, Galaxy Angel Rune, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya; Manga Insert - Kobato.; Double-Sided Poster - Ah! My Goddess; Free DVD! 009-1, My-Otome, Kashimashi - Girl Meets Girl. Cover price $12.98.

Sneak peak of 4 books from Next Entertainment; Nash written by Kevin Nash and Marat Mychaels, with Art by Marat Mychaels and Jaime Mendoza; Demonslayer with story and art by Marat Mychaels and Jaime Mendoza; Tin Can Man written by Jim Thornton with Art bt Dietrich Smith and Allen Martinez.; and Hawkshaws by Dietrich Smith. 16 pages, B&W.

Power: Part 2 of 4 - Story and art by John Byrne. Cover by Gary Cody. The origin of a monstrous menace! The deadly Dr. Trogg, not content with unleashing a wave of comic-book characters into the real world, confronts his creator, Ben Horowitz, the creative force behind Dollar Comics! The diabolical dino-villain demands to know the secrets of his making and... why did Ben have to make him such a nasty guy? Concrete makes a guest appearance as you've never seen him before. Other special guests include... John Byrne, Mike Mignola, and Art Adams? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.

Power: Part 3 of 4 - Story and art by John Byrne. Cover by Gary Cody. Look fast, or you'll miss 'em! More comics characters make cameo appearances as reality and fantasy collide with the Next Men caught in between! It's the final showdown between Action MaxxTM, the Blue Dahlia, and the unbeatable Brutus against the villainous Dr. Trogg, the She-Demon, and Mandriller! And what will this mean for Sandy, whose powers are rapidly escalating out of her control? What happens when you have unlimited power? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Power!" Collects John Byrne's Next Men (1992) #23-26. Story and art by John Byrne. The power to move mountains; the power to challenge armies; the power to atomize an entire city. One young woman gains absolute power, the kind that makes real anything she wishes. With that kind of power she could destroy the world. But she doesn't want to destroy it; she wants to control it. Can the genetically enhanced juveniles known as The Next Men reel her back in, or will mankind fall to her megalomaniacal whims? Softcover, full color. Cover price $16.95.

Written by WARREN ELLIS. Pencils & Cover by STUART IMMONEN. Not in this issue: The Nextwave squad runs a marathon! Who wins? Who loses? Who crawls over the finish line? Also, they drink lots of Bromo-Fizz! In this issue: Oh, no! The Mindless Ones are loose in an American Town and only Nextwave can stop them! Watch people get kicked and things explode! Isn't what happens more exciting than what doesn't happen? LIFE IS GREAT! 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $2.99.

"Aye Clausius." Part 5 of 6. Story by Mike Baron. Art and wrap-around cover by Steve Rude. Showdown with interplanetary slave trader Clausius and his enforcer Bellows. Plus, Sundra versus Ursula XX Imada. Don't assume the good guys win. 25 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

"The Creature." Part 6 of 6. Story by Mike Baron. Pencils by Steve Rude. Inks by John Nyberg. Nexus and Sundra finally discover the source of Nexus' dreams and his power when they come fact to face with The Merk. 20 pages. "Party Animals." Story by Mike Baron. Art by Hilary Barta and Mark Nelson. Clonezone is a bad influence on a group of students on spring break. But then, what else would you expect. 8 pages. Cover by Steve Rude. 20 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.75.

"Planet of Assassins." Story by Mike Baron. Pencils by Rick Veitch. Inks by John Nyberg. Cover by Rick Veitch and Steven Bissette. Kreed and Sinclair return to the Gucci home world for re-certification as assassins and invite Nexus along. But an old vendetta against the Quatros will make the trip extremely hazardous. 28 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.75.

(W) Kevin Freeman, Jeremy Whitley (A) M Goodwin, Jerry Gaylord (CA) M Goodwin Two complete stories! A referee's flag is corrupted by the power. The Guardians must arrive at the Bengals-Titans game and get that flag before the referee throws it, bringing it to life. And the villainous Coach Carnage is on the recruit for his interstellar team "The Visitors," and it's up to the Guardians, with the help of previous draft picks, to stop him from ruining the draft and taking this year's recruiting class. This FCBD book also includes an exclusive preview of Jeremy Dale's adventure/fantasy comic series, "Skyward."

Memory and Menace - Written by Bob Harras. Art and Cover by Keith Pollard & Kim DeMulder. It's the climax of the battle between Nick Fury and the Death's Head Commandos! Plus: the origin of Lump and the incredible rebirth of SHIELD! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

In Final Memory - Written by Bob Harras. Art and Cover by Keith Pollard & Kim DeMulder. A blockbuster! More secrets, more action, more suspense than we can possibly describe here! Fury takes on the Death's Head Guards -- the final chapter! Who will survive the final confrontation? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Apogee of Disaster: Part 4 of 5. Magnificent Desolation - Written by D.G. Chichester. Art by Herb Trimpe & Fred Fredericks. Cover pencils by Bryan Hitch. By the light ON the silvery moon, Fury and his agents battle Lohan the Satellite Monster! On Earth, SHIELD ally Reed Richards looks for a way to stop the creature! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Written by KEITH GIFFEN Penciled by EDUARDO FRANCISCO Cover by ERIC CANETE Trouble in Monsterdise! The evil Merlin is approached by Damien Hellstrom with a deal he can't refuse: form an unholy alliance heck-bent on destroying the Howling Commandos! And you'll never believe who's changing sides to help them! It's action, betrayal, romance, grossness and the strangest group of superhero monsters this side of the apocalypse! Cover price $2.99.

Written by KEITH GIFFEN Penciled by JONBOY MEYERS Cover by ERIC CANETE MORE MONSTER MAYHEM!!! Merlin, that nasty naughty evil magician, has torched and pillaged the Commandos home base, Area 13! What's the standard monster reaction to being homeless? Take the fight to Merlin's house! It's a jolly good time in merry ol' England when the Howlsters get hungry and go looking for evil sorcerer meat! Cover price $2.99.

Written by KEITH GIFFEN Penciled by DEREC DONOVAN. Cover by RAFA GARRES. Hide yer grandmas! Lock up the puppies! It's time for the Mighty Marvel Monsters to get their ya-ya's out! Everything has led up to this, Merlin vs. the Howling Commandos! There's gonna be biting, tearing, clawing, biting, smashing, brawling and biting! Who will survive!? Who will contrive!? How can you kill a thing that isn't alive!?!?!? Cover price $2.99.

by Alex Leung, Matthew Bradford & Tomas Aira A horrible gene therapy experiment goes awry resulting in a fog that infects an island army base and the nearby village and turning most of the inhabitants into rampaging killing machines. The only chance for escape for the survivors is through an underground cavern once used in the Indian war. But what they find instead is the origin of the terrible evil that has been set loose on the island. Cover price $3.50.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bob Smith. The Summoning Epilogue, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bob Smith; Jack, Vanessa and Donovan return to Washington DC; Detective Short discovers that the papers the Baron gave him are forgeries and returns to arrest him. Beast! Chapter One: Runner!, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bob Smith; Baron Winters arranges for Paul Brooks to become trapped in a brownstone with the monster that has been terrifying Miss Conrad. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bob Smith. Beast Chapter Two: Symbiosis, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bob Smith; Paul discovers the real horror of the monster that has sealed everyone into the apartment building. Meanwhile... promo by Mike Flynn with photo of Brooke Shields. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Dick Giordano. Mark Of The Beast Chapter 2: ...Greater Than The Sum!, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bob Smith; The Baron sends Jack and Vanessa to the haunted mansion, but when they are captured he is forced to ask for help from Katina and Gowon. Meanwhile... promo by Dick Giordano. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bob Smith. Beast Chapter Two: Symbiosis, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bob Smith; Paul discovers the real horror of the monster that has sealed everyone into the apartment building. Meanwhile... promo by Mike Flynn with photo of Brooke Shields. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Cover pencils by Eduardo Barreto. (The) Hell (I Suffer) Seems A Heaven starring Baron Winters, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Eduardo Barreto. A priest goes on mission for the Baron, battles demons, and meets with God. 36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

Cover pencils by Sharon Martinbrough. Dreamers Of Dreams, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Sharon Martinbrough, inks by John Lowe. August Ferrill helps Jack, Vanessa Van Helsing, and the Baron investigate dream killings. 36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

(W) Marv Wolfman (A) Tom Mandrake (CA) Leonardo Manco A centuries-spanning conspiracy is revealed. Dark forces are secretly creating a super race. Original NIGHT FORCE member DONOVAN CAINE returns! Cover price $2.99.

(W) Marv Wolfman (A) Tom Mandrake (CA) Leonardo Manco BARON WINTERS is trapped in the past while his NIGHT FORCE agents fight alone! ZOE is captured! A terrifying ritual centers on a presidential candidate! Cover price $2.99.

(W) Marv Wolfman (A) Tom Mandrake (CA) Leonardo Manco FINAL ISSUE! Their last stand against the evil Kassandra. The final fate of the new Night Force is revealed. Cover price $2.99.

Cover pencils by John Romita, inks by Joe Sinnott. "The Secret of Sea-Cliff Manor!", script by Jean Thomas and Linda Fite, art by Win Mortimer; Christine takes a job working for Edna Porter at Sea-Cliff Manor, caring for her wheelchair-bound nephew Derek; Mysterious and dangerous events ensue before it's revealed that Derek can walk, and is involved in drug smuggling; Harold the butler knocks Derek off the cliff to save Christine at the last minute. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

1st printing. Written by Peter Timony. Art and cover by Bobby Timony. In 1920s New York City, Professor Ernest Baxter, an expert in all things arcane; Mindy Markus, a scrappy flapper; and Roscoe, a gargoyle from the Bronx, are The Night Owls. Together they solve crimes no one else can, specializing in the supernatural, in this first volume collecting the short stories that make up their webcomic adventures. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in. 192 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Featuring the Wetworks Monsters. Written by Christpoher Golden and Tom Sniegoski. Art and cover by Joyce Chin and Trevor Scott, cover by Chin and Scott. Cover price $4.95.

A shocker...guaranteed...in the prelude to "The Blasphemers." Written by D.G. Chichester, with art by Jackson 'Butch' Guice. An Epic comic. Coated Offset paper. Cover price $2.25.

"The Blasphemers - Part One." War breaks out within the Nightbreed community. One group wants to live in peace, while the other wants to prey on human flesh. The stakes include the soul of Aaron Boone, now leader of the Nightbreed. Written by D.G. Chichester, with art by Bret Blevins. Cover price $2.25.