Comic books October 1997

Oni Press Release dated October 13, 1997. Directed to retailers, this is Oni's first ever press release. Consists of the cover letter from Co-Publisher Bob Schreck together with a four page catalog touting the first titles released by Oni: Bad Boy by Frank Miller, Simon Bisley and Angus McKie, Clerks by Kevin Smith, and the anthology, Oni Double Feature.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "Soviet Aces of World War 2!" Written by Hugh Morgan. Art by John Weal. No single volume in English has ever appeared in the West dealing with this intriguing subject area, but now that restrictions have relaxed in the former Soviet Union, records of the deeds of the elite pilots of the various Soviet Air Forces are coming to light. Although initially equipped with very poor aircraft, and robbed of effective leadership thanks as much to Stalin's purges in the late 1930s as to the efforts of the Luftwaffe, Soviet fighter pilots soon turned the tables through the use of both lend-lease aircraft like the Hurricane, Spitfire, P-39 and P-40, and home-grown machines like the MiG-3, LaGG-3/5, Lavochkin La-5/7/9 and the Yak-1/3. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

Volume 307 - 1st printing. "Late Imperial Chinese Armies 1520–1840!" Written by CJ Peers. Art by Christa Hook. By the end of the 18th century – following an era which had seen the world increasingly divided into colonial powers and their victims – the Ch'ing dynasty of the Manchus, who had overthrown the native Ming in the 1640s, ruled over the largest and most populous empire in the world, with territories that had doubled in size in the previous few decades. Chris Peers' engaging study of the late imperial Chinese armies from 1520 to 1840 is supported by a wealth of illustrations and photographs, including eight attractive full page colour plates by Christa Hook. Softcover, PC/PB&W.

Volume 308 - 1st printing. "Louis XV's Army (4)!" Written by René Chartrand. Art by Eugene Leliepvre. The emergence of light troops at the time of Louis XV's reign is a sign of the search for better intelligence of the enemy and rapid tactical moves on battlefields. This fourth instalment of René Chartrand's review of Louis XV's army reveals an extraordinary variety of units, most now long forgotten, who had a dazzling assortment of uniforms, equipment and weapons, as is revealed by this interesting text and its numerous accompanying illustrations, which include eight full page colour plates by Eugène Lelièpvre. Softcover, PC/PB&W.

Volume 309 - 1st printing. "The Italian Invasion of Abyssinia 1935–36!" Written by David Nicolle. Art by Raffaele Ruggeri. In October 1935 Mussolini ordered the invasion of Ethiopia from Italian-held Eritrea and Somaliland, thinking that he would easily crush an ill-prepared and badly equipped enemy. The Italians, in the face of widespread condemnation from the League of Nations, spread terror and destruction through their indiscriminate use of air power and poison gas against an enemy more used to medieval methods of warfare. David Nicolle examines in detail the units, equipment and uniforms of the forces on both sides of this conflict that unrealistically bolstered Il Duce's colonial ambitions. A great read ably supported by Raffaele Ruggeri's detailed full-page colour plates. Softcover, PC/PB&W.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Woman in front of subway car Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Woman sitting on floor Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $6.40

Caliber Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Paul's Adventure!" Collects Pakkin's Land (1997 Tapestry/Caliber) #0-6. By by Gary & Rhoda Shipman. The first of the Pakkins' Land Trilogy, nominated for Harvey, Russ Manning, and Eisner Awards! A series of strange events brings our hero, Paul, to a fantastic world called "Pakkins Land." There he meets a mysterious giant Eagle of light who gives Paul a feather as a token of friendship. At the touch of the feather Paul feels something magical. The Eagle mysteriously vanishes and Paul realizes that he is lost in this new world. But he isn't alone for very long. Paul is soon befriended by extraordinary talking animals, and they set forth to find the lost King Aryah of Pakkins' Land. Softcover, 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Luis Royo cover. First comic-sized issue. Vampire Girl pictorial, Nightgirl Gallery by Luis Royo. 96 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

Add to cart Fine $4.80

Add to cart Fine $4.80

Add to cart Very Good $3.20

Regular cover by Mike Kelleher. Written by Mike Kelleher, Andrew M. Ford and Toby Mays. Art by Mike Kelleher. A science fiction tale from Kelleher, usually a colorist for Marvel. Dr. Stevens cures his young son from a disfiguring disease with an experimental treatment of his own devising. But the side effects transform the boy into a six-foot, 500-pound giant, and the Stevens family must flee from a government agency that wants the secret. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Fine $5.10

Add to cart Fine $5.10

Variant cover by Mike Kelleher. Written by Mike Kelleher, Andrew M. Ford and Toby Mays. Art by Mike Kelleher. A science fiction tale from Kelleher, usually a colorist for Marvel. Dr. Stevens cures his young son from a disfiguring disease with an experimental treatment of his own devising. But the side effects transform the boy into a six-foot, 500-pound giant, and the Stevens family must flee from a government agency that wants the secret. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing.

By David Chelsea.

Drawing spectacular landscapes, fantastic interiors, and other wildly animated backgrounds for cartoon art demands skill at constructing correct perspective to fit the confines of a comic-strip panel.

An acclaimed cartoonist now shares his trade secrets for drawing illusions of depth, vanishing points, and other aspects of convincing perspective.

Readers learn how to use light and shadow in drawing cartoon perspective; deal with overlapping, diffusion, and convergence; master one-, two-, and three-point perspective; create extra-wide angles suited to a cartoon-panel format; and find shortcuts for suggesting spatial depth.

Softcover, 176 pages, full color.

Add to cart Good $2.50

1st Printing. Written by Marcus Pierce Jr. Art by Pete Garcia. Cover by Pete Garcia. 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

2nd Printing. Written by Marcus Pierce Jr. Art by Pete Garcia. Cover by Pete Garcia. 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

3rd Printing. Written by Marcus Pierce Jr. Art by Pete Garcia. Cover by Pete Garcia. 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Variant Cover by Travis Charest. Written by Sean Ruffner. Art by Ryan Benjamin. WildStorm: New Horizons. The year is 2020, and Mars stands on the brink of lawlessness. After ten years of inactive service, Major Jonathan Grundle returns to the red planet leading a small task force into a society plagued with SPB terrorists, criminal syndicates and a maniacal billionaire who plans to unearth a dangerous secret, hidden for thousands of years. Who said the first day on the job would be easy? 32 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.50.

Dynamic Forces exclusive edition signed by artist Ryan Benjamin. Includes certificate of authenticity. Limited to 500 copies. Variant Cover by Travis Charest. Written by Sean Ruffner. Art by Ryan Benjamin. WildStorm: New Horizons. The year is 2020, and Mars stands on the brink of lawlessness. After ten years of inactive service, Major Jonathan Grundle returns to the red planet leading a small task force into a society plagued with SPB terrorists, criminal syndicates and a maniacal billionaire who plans to unearth a dangerous secret, hidden for thousands of years. Who said the first day on the job would be easy? 32 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Special Limited Edition polybagged with Wildcore Preview comic. Written by Sean Ruffner. Art by Ryan Benjamin. WildStorm: New Horizons. The year is 2020, and Mars stands on the brink of lawlessness. After ten years of inactive service, Major Jonathan Grundle returns to the red planet leading a small task force into a society plagued with SPB terrorists, criminal syndicates and a maniacal billionaire who plans to unearth a dangerous secret, hidden for thousands of years. Who said the first day on the job would be easy? 32 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $3.50.

Add to cart Fine $1.00 Discounted from $2.50.

Add to cart Fine $1.00 Discounted from $2.50.

Written by Sean Ruffner. Art by Ryan Benjamin. WildStorm: New Horizons. The year is 2020, and Mars stands on the brink of lawlessness. After ten years of inactive service, Major Jonathan Grundle returns to the red planet leading a small task force into a society plagued with SPB terrorists, criminal syndicates and a maniacal billionaire who plans to unearth a dangerous secret, hidden for thousands of years. Who said the first day on the job would be easy? 32 Pages, Full Color. NOTE: Cover price may be either $2.50 or $3.50. The unbagged version of issue #1A is identical to the version sold without a polybag. As such, we do not differentiate between the two. Cover price $2.50.

Cover pencils by Walter Carzon, inks by Omar Aranda. "Verminator II Judgment Night," script by Dana Kurtin and Jesse Leon McCann, pencils by Walter Carzon, inks by Mike DeCarlo; The Verminator is sent to the past to save the Brain from the V-100 Prototype; This is a spoof of the storyline to the Terminator 2 movie. 36 pgs., full color. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

1st printing. Collects Pixy Junket (1993) #1-6. Story and art by PURE. In the tradition of Yoshihisa Tagami's GREY and Hayao Muyazaki's NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF WIND, PIXY JUNKET describes a future world in which all isnot as it seems. When an innocent pixy named Pacifica appears and attaches herself to young rapscallions tatsuki and Shin, the government and a host of nefarious characters all want to kidnap her for their personal gain! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 202 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $4.20

Add to cart Fine $3.60

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $3.00

MATURE READERS.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Mama Zagroot's Mid-Nite Carnival. Story, art and cover by Jason Asala. While searching for his lost Lenore, the legendary writer has adventures that influence his tales of fantasy and horror. Edgar arrives at Mama Zagroot's creepy Mid-Nite Carnival in the middle of the night, where a giant Raven reveals his quest to find and destroy twelve earthly demons. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Cover art by Drew Hayes. Walking Spanish Down the Hall (Sanctuary Book Four: Strange Days - Chapter Five) starring Lusiphur, script and art by Drew Hayes; Parintachin warns Lusiphur that he needs to leave Sanctuary. 28 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.99

Add to cart Very Fine $2.99

Cover art by Jerry Ordway. The Gods Must Be Crazy starring Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel, Nick and Nora Bromfield, Ibis, Taia Toth, Tawky Tawny, and Uncle Dudley, script by Jerry Ordway, pencils by Pete Krause, inks by Dick Giordano. Shazam is missing; the Marvels get stuck in their adult forms. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.95.

1st printing. "Into the Fire!" Written by Robert L. Washington, III. Art by Ron Lim. Featuring the Mighty Morphin Powers in another exciting pulse-pounding adventure! Also includes "90 Miles Per Horror!" Starring Masked Rider. By Dan Slott and John Herbert. And, "Too Much Golf!" Starring Samurai Pizza Cats. By Clay & Susan Griffith and Rusty Haller. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $4.50.

1st printing. Written by Dan Slott. Art by Ron Lim, Andrew Pepoy, and Keith Aiken. featuring the Mighty Morphin Powers in another exciting pulse-pounding adventure! Also includes "Extra! Extra!" Starring Samurai Pizza Cats. By Robert L. Washington, III and Rusty Haller. "Ferbus Crashes High Society!" Starring Masked Rider. By Robert Washington, III and John Herbert. And, "Convention Chaos!" Starring BeetleBorgs Metallix. By Robert Washington, III and John Herbert. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $4.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Add to cart VF- 7.5 $7.49

Painted cover by Glenn Fabry. Good Times Rolling, script by Garth Ennis, art by Steve Dillon; Cassidy, Jesse, and Tulip encounter Xavier, lord of Voodoo. 36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $11.75

Add to cart Fine $8.99

Add to cart Very Good $5.99

Volume 3 - 2nd-4th printings. "Proud Americans!" Collects Preacher (1995-2000) #18-26.

Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Steve Dillon. Painted cover by Glenn Fabry.

In 'Texas and the Spaceman,' a chance encounter in an airport results in Jesse's learning a story of his long-lost father's exploits in Vietnam. The 6-part 'Crusaders' finds Jesse and Tulip searching for the imprisoned Cassidy in France, a search which leads to a no-holds-barred battle against the forces of The Grail, with the Saint of Killers close behind. Plus two tales revealing Cassidy's past, as an Irish revolutionary who leaves his family and homeland behind when he becomes a vampire, but finds a new home in the taverns of 1920s New York.

Softcover, 232 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart NM- 9.2 $13.00

Written by John Wagner. Art by Enrique Alcatena. Cover by Brian Bolland. In the totalitarian future, Judge Dredd is the law. But for the Predator, the only law is the hunt. There's gonna be trouble down in Mega-City One . . . This is one fight you don't want to miss. Co-published with Fleetway. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

199710 - Ghost: Secrets Part 3 (2-page strip) by Lee Swank, H.M. Baker and Bernard Kolle; Oh My Goddess!: The Adventures of the Mini-Goddesses (2-page strip) by Kosuke Fujishima, Dana Lewis and Toren Smith; 3-page preview of Chase #1; Joe Quesada interview; Brom interview; 'Parting Shot' page written by Randy Stradley. Covers: Superman Red/Superman Blue by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding; Divine Right by Jim Lee and Scott Williams. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

In the gripping conclusion, Jimmy Kavanaugh tries to overcome the lifetime of misunderstandings and hostility that stands between him and his son by exposing the central, shameful secret of his own youth. But before father and son can make their peace, the sadistic Stein reveals himself, demanding retribution. Written by Garth Ennis. Art and painted cover by John Higgins. Mature Readers. FC, 32 pg. Rebax Format. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart Fine $6.00

The shadowy Ultimate Undercloak wants to replace Psylocke, and if the mystical mite known as Gomurr can't help Archangel, she'll die! Written by Ben Raab. Art and cover by Salvador Larroca and Art Thibert. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

"Yikes" - Quantum & Woody execute a beautiful plan to stop an evil terrorist from ransoming America's political elite. A flawless mission for the world's worst superhero team? Do you honestly think so? And we finally discover what those bands they wear can do! Cool, huh? Script by Christopher Priest, with art and cover by Mark Bright and Greg Adams. FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $10.00

Add to cart Fine $7.00

2nd and later printings. By Anne Rice. In 1976, a uniquely seductive world of vampires was unveiled in the now-classic Interview with the Vampire . . . in 1985, a wild and voluptous voice spoke to us, telling the story of The Vampire Lestat. In The Queen of the Damned, Anne Rice continues her extraordinary Vampire Chronicles in a feat of mesmeric storytelling, a chillingly hypnotic entertainment in which the oldest and most powerful forces of the night are unleashed on an unsuspecting world. Three brilliantly colored narrative threads intertwine as the story unfolds: – The rock star known as Vampire Lestat, worshipped by millions of spellbound fans, prepares for a concert in San Francisco. Among the audience–pilgrims in a blind swoon of adoration–are hundreds of vampires, creatures who see Lestat as a greedy fiend risking the secret prosperity of all his kind just to be loved and seen by mortals, fiends themselves who hate Lestats power and who are determined to destroy him . . . – The sleep of certain men and women–vampires and mortals scattered around the world–is haunted by a vivid, mysterious dream: of twins with fiery red hair and piercing green eyes who suffer an unspeakable tragedy. It is a dream that slowly, tauntingly reveals its meaning to the dreamers as they make their way toward each other–some to be destroyed on the journey, some to face an even more terrifying fate at journeys end . . . – Akasha–Queen of the Damned, mother of all vampires, rises after a 6,000 year sleep and puts into motion a heinous plan to save mankind from itself and make all myths of the world real by elevating herself and her chosen son/lover to the level of the gods: I am the fulfillment and I shall from this moment be the cause . . . These narrative threads wind sinuously across a vast, richly detailed tapestry of the violent, sensual world of vampirism, taking us back 6,000 years to its beginnings. As the stories of the first brood of blood drinkers are revealed, we are swept across the ages, from Egypt to South America to the Himalayas to all the shrouded corners of the globe where vampires have left their mark. Vampires are created–mortals succumbing to the sensation of being enptied, of being devoured, of being nothing. Vampires are destroyed. Dark rituals are performed–the rituals of ancient creatures prowling the modern world. And, finally, we are brought to a moment in the twentieth century when, in an astonishing climax, the fate of the living dead–and perhaps of the living, all the living–will be decided. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 448 pages, Text Only. Cover price $27.50.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.99

This item was sent out to members of the media to promote Paramount Pictures' "The Rainmaker" starring Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Roy Scheider, Mickey Rourke, Virginia Madsen and Mary Kay Place. It includes a synopsis, list of characters, promotional information, and introduction to the actors. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 9-in. x 12-in., 22 pages, B&W.

Mature readers. Cover price $5.00.