Comic books August 2012

Limited 1 for 5 Variant Cover by Mike Mognola (W) Mike Mignola, John Arcudi (A) Tyler Crook In the Scottish Highlands, a rogue scientist who escaped the bloody massacre in B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: Russia assembles a paranormal cult bent on world destruction. Can the B.P.R.D. hunt down this group in time, or will demons be released into a world already teetering on the edge of apocalypse? Cover price $3.50.

1st printing. By Brian J. Robb. This essential guide to Star Trek will cover all prominent actors including William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and Sir Patrick Stewart and will explore the connection between Star Trek and the US cold war foreign policy, why much of the far-out science from the show is now at the forefront of research, why linguistics are now studying Klingon, and much more. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 420 pages, full color. Cover price $13.95.

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Cover by Phil Noto (W) Andrew Chambliss (A) Georges Jeanty, Nathan Massengil By working for Deepscan-the company that recruits Slayers as bodyguards-Buffy thought she would disengage herself from the world of demons and garner a more significant income, to boot. While the income may get her closer to paying off pesky student loans, the demony population is closer to her than ever, thanks to her first client. Buffy, under the tutelage of a disgruntled and heartbroken Kennedy, has her work cut out for her and is forced to call on the honorable Eldre Koh for help, culminating in a little demon-on-demon violence. Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by Georges Jeanty (W) Andrew Chambliss (A) Georges Jeanty, Nathan Massengil By working for Deepscan-the company that recruits Slayers as bodyguards-Buffy thought she would disengage herself from the world of demons and garner a more significant income, to boot. While the income may get her closer to paying off pesky student loans, the demony population is closer to her than ever, thanks to her first client. Buffy, under the tutelage of a disgruntled and heartbroken Kennedy, has her work cut out for her and is forced to call on the honorable Eldre Koh for help, culminating in a little demon-on-demon violence. Cover price $2.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Disinterred!" Collects Bulletproof Coffin: Disinterred (2012) #1-6. Written by DAVID HINE and SHAKY KANE. Art and cover SHAKY KANE. Collecting the second season of the mind-blowing cult favorite. Featuring the origin of The Shield of Justice, Tales from the Haunted Jazz Club, The Hateful Dead bubblegum cards, the loathsome Kiss The Clown, Coffin Fly versus The Red Menace and the legendary cut-up issue - "84." What more could you ask for? Okay... We added some "Behind the Scenes" extras, too. Happy now? Softcover, 200 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

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(CA) Mike Huddleston (W) Joe Casey (A) Mike Huddleston Story JOE CASEY Just when things couldn't get any weirder... Just when the nightmare couldn't get any darker... Just when it you thought it was safe to go back in the comic book store, it's the newest issue of BUTCHER BAKER! This issue: The envelope is finally pushed to the breaking point! Cover price $2.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Original Series and Galactica 1980!" By Fiona Moore and Alan Stevens. Battlestar Galactica was one of the most impressive American telefantasy series of the 1970s, gaining high ratings, a devoted fan following, and a spinoff commissioned less than a year after the original had ended. In this book, Alan Stevens and Fiona Moore use behind-the-scenes material and in-depth analyses of both screened episodes and unmade stories to explore how Battlestar Galactica interwove relevant political and religious themes into the traditional space-opera format to produce a television program which is never less than entertaining and frequently thought-provoking. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. 8-in., 302 pages, PC. Cover price $34.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Cable (1993-2002 1st Series) #15-20 and Wolverine (1988 1st series) #85. Written by Jeph Loeb and Larry Hama. Art by David Brewer. Cover by Steve Skroce. The chronicle of the mighty mutant cyborg known as Cable continues under superstar writer Jeph Loeb! First, it's the debut of the grotesque Marrow - but what has become of her fellow Morlocks? Next, Cable teams up with Wolverine, Cyclops and Phoenix to battle the techno-organic threat of the Phalanx! Then, Cable, Storm and Caliban take on Apocalypse's former flunkies, the Dark Riders - but the identity of their new leader Genesis shocks Cable to the core! And finally, when the end of the world looms, and an Age of Apocalypse beckons, who will Cable reach out to for support - and what hidden truths will he reveal? Softcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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Cover by Zach Howard (W) Joe Hill, Jason Ciaramella (A) Nelson Daniel Shot down, imprisoned, beaten, tortured, his crew murdered-none of these things will compare to what Captain Chase will experience next. Watch as his sanity it tested and he struggles to keep his grip on reality. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Nelson Daniel (W) Joe Hill, Jason Ciaramella (A) Nelson Daniel Shot down, imprisoned, beaten, tortured, his crew murdered-none of these things will compare to what Captain Chase will experience next. Watch as his sanity it tested and he struggles to keep his grip on reality. Cover price $3.99.

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Cover by Patrick Zircher Shock to the System: Part 3 - (W) Ed Brubaker (A) Patrick Zircher Part Three of 'Shock to the System' Scourge's secret identity revealed. Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Larry Stroman Shock to the System: Part 3 - (W) Ed Brubaker (A) Patrick Zircher Part Three of 'Shock to the System' Scourge's secret identity revealed. Cover price $3.99.

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(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Alessandro Vitti (CA) Patrick Zircher The Hybrid Queen awakens-in a big way-and only Cap, Hawkeye, and Stegron (?!) stand in her way! And whose side is the mysterious Kashmir Vennema on? (Hint: It's not Cap and Hawkeye's!) Cover price $2.99.

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(W) Cullen Bunn. (A) Barry Kitson (CA) Kalman Andrasofszky Captain America and Iron Man head to Madripoor for a technology expo! What could possibly go wrong? Everything! That's what! Especially when Batroc's Brigade shows up and a technological nightmare threatens to brings the world to its knees! Cover price $2.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Captain America (2011 6th Series) #1-5.

Written by Ed Brubaker. Art by Steve McNiven and Giuseppe Camuncoli. Cover by Steve McNiven.

At long last, Steve Rogers is back as Captain America!

But as he mourns his first love - Peggy Carter, a battlefield ally during World War II - a mysterious figure from their past returns with the Sentinel of Liberty in his crosshairs. Who is Codename: Bravo, and what decades-long grudge could drive him to target his one-time brother-in-arms? Deadly secrets will surface and send shockwaves through the lives of everyone Steve holds dear!

Softcover, 120 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

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(W) J. T. Krul (A) Freddie E. Williams (CA) Mike Choi How will CAPTAIN ATOM survive his journey through time? Who is CHRONA MOTA? Cover price $2.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Soldier of Fortune!" By Roy Crane. The third volume in Fantagraphics' ongoing reprint of Roy Crane's legendary action/comedy comic strip features what many consider the absolute peak of the series: "Temple of the Swinks." This, plus other rollicking stories of high adventure featuring (inevitably) pirates and (just as inevitably) beautiful women, all set in exotic locales, makes this latest volume a worthy addition to this popular series. Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. By Dav Pilkey. When we last saw our heroes, George and Harold, they were under arrest and headed for prison. Then Harold foolishly uttered the fateful words "What could be worse than going to jail for the rest of our lives?" and changed the course of human history. In this ninth epic novel, Dav Pilkey takes readers back in time to the carefree days of kindergarten, when the worst thing George and Harold had to face was NOT evil mad scientists or alien cafeteria ladies but a sixth-grade bully named Kipper Krupp, the nephew of their clueless school principal. And because George and Harold don't actually invent Captain Underpants until fourth grade, the two clever kindergartners are on their own -- using their brains to beat the bully. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 304 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Doug TenNapel. When cardboard creatures come magically to life, a boy must save his town from disaster. Cam's down-and-out father gives him a cardboard box for his birthday and he knows it's the worst present ever. So to make the best of a bad situation, they bend the cardboard into a man - and to their astonishment, it comes magically to life. But the neighborhood bully, Marcus, warps the powerful cardboard into his own evil creations that threaten to destroy them all! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Doug TenNapel. When cardboard creatures come magically to life, a boy must save his town from disaster. Cam's down-and-out father gives him a cardboard box for his birthday and he knows it's the worst present ever. So to make the best of a bad situation, they bend the cardboard into a man - and to their astonishment, it comes magically to life. But the neighborhood bully, Marcus, warps the powerful cardboard into his own evil creations that threaten to destroy them all! Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Gabriel Ba One of the most critically acclaimed series of the year comes to its catastrophic conclusion. CASANOVA: AVARITIA #4 answers every question (almost), solves every riddle (kind of), and explains absolutely everything you ever wanted to know about the world of CASANOVA (in a way). Casanova Quinn, hated on all sides by tyrant and hero alike, must flee from time and space, aim one batch of enemies at the other, kill everybody and save everything simultaneously. Don't be afraid: you are an apocalypse dreaming of butterflies + the first part of reincarnation is dying... By the Eisner-laden team of MATT FRACTION (AvX, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN, THE MIGHTY THOR, FEAR ITSELF) and GABRIEL BÁ (UMBRELLA ACADEMY, DAYTRIPPER). Cover price $4.99.

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1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Golden Twine!" Story and art by Jo Rioux. In a steampunk world where humans and monsters co-exist, Suri is an orphaned girl who earns her keep with a traveling merchant camp. But she yearns to be a monster tamer. One day, Suri manages to tame a mysterious monster and, triumphant, she brangs to a young customer of her skill. Strangely, this spooks him, and he runs away, dropping a ball of golden twine. That night, he and his family return for the twine, and Suri realizes that they are catsiths, dangerous feline monsters that can disguise themselves as human! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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(W) Judd Winick (A/CA) Guillem March Meet DOLLHOUSE - a psychotic who kidnaps children from the streets of Gotham City. She's about to awaken a rage in CATWOMAN that nobody knew existed...not even Catwoman! CATWOMAN'S partnership with SPARK continues - on a whole new level! Cover price $2.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Issue eight of Cereal:Geek once again showcases the many animated movies of the eighties; both series-based and studio-produced. Aside from articles covering Akira, BraveStarr, RoboCop, and many more, the He-Man and She-Ra movie The Secret of The Sword also receives an in-depth article, including never-before-seen development artwork, as well as deleted scenes. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, full color. Cover price $15.00.

Cover by Howard Simpson. Featuring "Celebrations in Olympus" Written by Dennis Mallonee, Art by Larry Houston and Howard Simpson; "The Birth of the Winter Wonderlass" Written by Dennis Mallonee, Art by James Webb. 28 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $4.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Justin Randall. The Aurealis Award-winning graphic novel series continues. Ten years after the events that shook the town of Grey Oaks, the world is very different. Jessie Barrot and her brother, Alex, lives as outcasts in rural Mexico. With their only friend, an alcoholic bartender, and a stranger named Ron, they must locate Yaqui Indian Don Candillo to survive an invasion that threatens to bring their world to a bitter end. Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

(W) Paul Ruditis. (A) Rubine. (CA) David Seidman. Written By Paul Ruditis Cover A By David Seidman A voice from beyond the grave provides answers from the past as four sisters come together to solve a magical crisis that has affected the entire world. With an army of friends beside them, The Charmed Ones prepare for their biggest battle ever. Cover price $3.50.

SECOND PRINTING (W) John Layman (A/CA) Rob Guillory Hey retailers/readers/speculators! Still kicking yourself for not ordering and/or passing by CHEW #1, now that you see what it's going for on eBay? Here's your chance to get sweet, sweet, revenge, with an all-new CHEW #1, a one-shot spinning off CHEW's most popular supporting character, and comics' most beloved homicidal cybernetic kung-fu rooster. Concentrated mayhem. Feathers, rage and hate! Plus: an all-star pin-up gallery from some of the most staggeringly talented artists in the industry! Cover price $3.50.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. "The Big Flush!" Written by Trina Robbins. Art by Tyler Page. Poor Megan-history's repeating itself. She's been booted from Stepford Prep, and her father is sending her to visit Pine Lake Academy, a boarding school. This could mean the end of the Chicagoland Detective Agency! Raf and Bradley come along to get a sniff at the new school, but something spooky is knocking around in the pipes, and now it has its hooks in them. Have Raf and Megan really been taken over by a ghost from a hundred years ago? Can Bradley dig up the mystery that's dogged Pine Lake Academy for a century? What deeply buried dastardly deeds will bubble to the surface? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

1st printing. Written by Philippe Otie. Art and cover by Li Kunwu. A Chinese Life is an astonishing graphic novel set against the backdrop of the creation of the People's Republic of China in 1949. This distinctively drawn work chronicles the rise and reign of Chairman Mao Zedong, and his sweeping, often cataclysmic vision for the most populated country on the planet. Li Kunwu spent more than 30 years as a state artist for the Communist Party. Working with Philippe Ôtié, the artist has created a memoir of self and state, a rich, very human account of a major historical moment with contemporary consequences. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 750 pages, B&W. Cover price $27.50.

Deluxe Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Where Eagles Dare!" Includes even more articles, interviews and never-before-seen Behind-the-scenes photos for WHERE EAGLES DARE. Softcover (saddle stitched/stapled), 8-in. x 11-in., 116 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.

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1st printing. By Peter Straub. Introducing stories of circuses traditional and bizarre, futuristic and steeped in tradition, joyful and heart-breaking! And among the actors you will find old friends, be they sad clowns or free-spirited gymnasts, as well as new ones - mammoths, mechanical piano men, and things best not described at all. Come in, come all, and enjoy the literary show unfolding! Softcover, 6-in. x9-in., 384 pages, Text Only. Cover price $15.95.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. Collects GI Joe (1982-1994 Marvel) #146-155. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Phil Gosier. Cover by Jonboy Meyers. The original run of Marvel's G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO comes to a conclusion. Issues #146-155 are collected in this final volume of CLASSIC G.I. JOE! Softcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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Domino - NOTE: Figurine NOT included. This magazine provides a detailed history and background on the character, including exclusive images and interviews. Slick card-stock cover, 20 pages, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color.

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Lady Sif - NOTE: Figurine NOT included. This magazine provides a detailed history and background on the character, including exclusive images and interviews. Slick card-stock cover, 20 pages, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color.

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J. Jonah Jameson - NOTE: Figurine NOT included. This magazine provides a detailed history and background on the character, including exclusive images and interviews. Slick card-stock cover, 20 pages, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color.

Sebastian Shaw - NOTE: Figurine NOT included. This magazine provides a detailed history and background on the character, including exclusive images and interviews. Slick card-stock cover, 20 pages, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color.

(W/A/CA) Bud Sagendorf Representing the classic Popeye #1 from 1948 by Bud Sagendorf! This collector's item begins a reprinting of the complete Sagendorf's Popeye comic book series, nearly 100 issues long! Carefully reproduced from the original comic books and lovingly restored. Eat your spinach! Cover price $3.99.

Mature Readers. Cover price $6.99.

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Cover by Antonio Fuso (W) Mike Costa (A) Antonio Fuso THE HUNT IS ON! The key to all of Cobra's secrets is in the crossfire as FLINT's secret G.I. Joe squad converges on FIREFLY and BLACKLIGHT! Everyone has their own agenda-and everybody has a lot of guns! It's not-stop action and betrayal as secrets come to light and bodies hit the floor! Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Joe Eisma (W) Mike Costa (A) Antonio Fuso THE HUNT IS ON! The key to all of Cobra's secrets is in the crossfire as FLINT's secret G.I. Joe squad converges on FIREFLY and BLACKLIGHT! Everyone has their own agenda-and everybody has a lot of guns! It's not-stop action and betrayal as secrets come to light and bodies hit the floor! Cover price $3.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. With an introduction by Lynn Johnston, The Collected Doug Wright presents the first-ever comprehensive look at the life and career of one of the most-read and best-loved cartoonists of the 1960's. Compiled in cooperation with his family, it draws from thousands of pieces of art, pictures, letters, and the artist's own journals. hardcover, 9-in. x 14-in., 240 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

This issue of the world's longest-running magazine about comics includes the following: A Treasure Trove of Favorite Finds! Saddle Stitched, 8-in x 10 1/2-in, 56 Pages, B&W. Cover price $5.99.

Volume 315/316 - 1st printing. "Comics Revue Presents: Tarzan!" Comics Revue Presents includes "Mandrake the Magician" by Lee Falk and Phil Davis and "Rick O'Shay" by Stan Lynde. Also included in the color features are The Phantom in "Fathers and Sons," Mandrake the Magician in "Peril Road," Flash Gordon by Mac Raboy, Latigo by Stan Lynde, Tarzan by Russ Manning, Gasoline Alley by Dick Moores, Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff, and Casey Ruggles by Warren Tufts. Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

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High Speed Rescue - Written by Mac MacDonald. Art by Rezzonico. Cover by Janek Matysiak. Growing up in Malaya, young Sam Logan dreamed of being a pilot. He volunteered for the RAF as soon as war broke out -- only to be washed out of flying training thanks to the dizziness that overcame him every time he took to the air. He ended up on an RAF Air-Sea Rescue Launch, patrolling the choppy grey waters of the Channel. Almost as much as he did himself, Sam's crewmates wondered if the reluctant sailor was up to this dangerous work. Their very survival depended on him working as part of a team...especially when there were E-boats on the prowl. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

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Underwater Menace - Written by Mac MacDonald. Art and Cover by Keith Page. Ken Kluger, son of a Japanese mother and a German father, had attended university in England and was fluent in all three languages. When war broke out, though, he ended up working for the British as a translator and code-breaker. Soon, however, he found himself involved in much more dangerous work. He became part of a perilous plan to use a captured German submarine -- holding a lethal secret weapon -- to destroy an enemy U-boat pen and stop a deadly attack! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

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Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #13: Death in the Sun - Written by Eric Castle. Art by Amador Garcia. Cover by Ken Barr. Just another routine patrol, just another empty village in the Burmese jungle. Nothing to fear, every hut silent, deserted, no movement in the shadows, no sound on the still, sultry air. Everything calm and peaceful. Why then did fingers tighten nervously on triggers, why did the cold sweat of fear break out on every man's brow? It was as if some sixth sense was telling them of terrible danger, of a fiendish trap waiting to be sprung. It only needed one man to see the sudden glint of death in a darkened doorway, to scream a warning...a warning that came too late! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

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Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #2112: The Old Wolf - Written by R.A. Montague. Art by Keith Shone. Cover by Ian Kennedy. By 1944, Allied pilots saw the Junkers 87 as an easy kill. Too slow and sluggish, they said, to pose a threat. But Colonel Otto von Arne had plans for his aircraft. By adding rockets to assist take-off and extra machine guns for defence, he made sure that once again his squadron was a force to be reckoned with -- especially when they were also armed with powerful 37mm guns. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

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Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #804: Gas-Bag Gunmen - Written by R.A. Montague. Art by Cam Kennedy. Cover by Ian Kennedy. Never had men gone on a secret mission in such a strange craft. Huge, slow, clumsy, she was a perfect target for roving enemy planes. But she also happened to be the perfect ship for their job. Yes, these guys knew exactly what they were doing! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.