Comic books December 2013

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Written by Mark Rahner. Art by Randy Valiente. Cover by Chris Bolson. Vampirella meets 'Baxter' - a serial killer with a code, who only preys on other killers. But why are there so many other serial killers cropping up in Miami? How does Baxter keep escaping so many close calls with the people he works with - who are all police detectives? And what's it all building to? Cover price $4.99.

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Written by Nathan Cosby. Art by José Luis. Cover by Johnny Desjardins. Bullets, blades and bombs? No sweat. Vampirella is a near-unstoppable force...as long as she doesn't fall in love. Can V discover the truth about her former southern flame, and solve the mystery of his murdered fiancée? Or will she fall for his charms...and sacrifice everything? Cover price $3.99.

Photo cover Sub Variant. Written by Nathan Cosby. Art by José Luis. Bullets, blades and bombs? No sweat. Vampirella is a near-unstoppable force...as long as she doesn't fall in love. Can V discover the truth about her former southern flame, and solve the mystery of his murdered fiancée? Or will she fall for his charms...and sacrifice everything? Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Renowned American Artist Greg Hildebrandt presents his incredible talent for painting the beauty of the female body in his first ever pin-up collection. Though known internationally for his work on The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, Greg's creative focus is now on his American Beauties series of retro 40s-50s pin-ups in the tradition of the great illustrators like Gil Elvgren, Greg brings his own visions to life influenced by the world of pulp and crime noir. This volume collects his blackboard pin-ups. Enjoy these detailed renditions of gorgeous femme fatales, luscious glamour girls and pulp heroines. Greg Hildebrandt is an artist at the peak of his creative work and his American beauties will appeal to any lover of the female body. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

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First printing - Written by Ed Brubaker. Art by Steve Epting, Bettie Breitweiser. Cover by Steve Epting. On the run from her own agency, Velvet must find out what really got Agent X-14 killed, and the only way to do that is retrace his steps... and that's a pathway of dead bodies, ruined lives, and angry mercenary soldiers. And along the way, one of Velvet's darkest secrets is revealed. Don't miss the second issue of this white-hot new series, from the hit creators of the CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER saga! Cover price $2.99.

(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Jorge Coelho (CA) Declan Shalvey It's all out war... with Venom, Mania, Crossbones, the DOA, and... Mephisto? But who's on whose side? Mania's final fate is revealed! Will she keep the symbiote? Is this the end of Venom's dance with the devil? Or just the beginning? Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. Collects Venom (2011 Marvel) #27.1 and #36-42.

Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Pepe Larraz. Cover by Declan Shalvey.

Venom hits the town for some old-fashioned crime-busting - but this crime busts back!

Introducing underworld boss Lord Ogre!

If Venom's going to be the super hero Philly deserves, he's got to do it right - but he knows zip about how to start. And to make matters worse, Lord Ogre declares war! A hit has been taken out on Venom's life - and killers are flooding Philly to collect! How does Flash protect himself while trying to hide his secret identity from Katy Kiernan? Even in tough times, every super hero needs a sidekick. But is Marvel's newest symbiote-powered character, Mania, a hero or villain? As Venom and Mania tackle Lord Ogre, Crossbones and the DOA, Flash and the symbiote have a heart-to-heart. But what is Daimon Hellstrom's role in all this?

Plus: Flash Thompson confronts his past as a bully - and makes a momentous decision about his future!

Softcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.99.

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(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg (CA) Dave McKean A chapter from the issue that launched the most acclaimed comics series ever is reprinted! Morpheus is introduced when the Order of Ancient Mysteries attempts to summon Death but instead seizes Dream. Freed after 70 years of confinement, Morpheus emerges in the present day and exacts a terrifying vengeance upon his captor... Cover price $1.00.

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Written by Fred Perry. Art and Cover by David Hutchinson. It's the holiday season, time to deck the halls...with shotgun racks, 'cause boughs of holly ain't gonna keep the zombies at bay! Antarctic Press spins more stories of spooks shambling through the snow, rotting in a winter wonderland! Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Joseph Wight. Illustrations by Brian Denham, Fred Perry, and Joseph Wight. 6" x 9", 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

(W/A/CA) Various Whether you're traipsing 'cross the glaciers of Hyperborea or merely facing the frigid facts of a snowy season at home, our daring damsels will warm your body and soul! Be they in leather or fur or padded brass fittings (and oh, how they fit), they'll make your steampunk steamier than ever before! Cover price $3.99.

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Writing and Art Michael Avon Oeming. Cover by Nick Filardi, Michael Avon Oeming. The Victories are behind bars, and only DD Mau can break them out. But how can they reach her-and will she be up to the task? Can DD overcome her crippling self-doubt to be the hero she needs to be? Cover price $3.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Transhuman!" Collects Victories (2013 Dark Horse) 2nd Series #1-5.

Story and art by Michael Avon Oeming.

Following the Jackal's face-off with Faustus and an attack on the US infrastructure, the Victories face a plague of new evils. Can the Victories overcome their own spiritual demons to keep the team together and save the world?

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 136 pages, Full Color.

Cover price $17.99.

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Writing, Art, and Cover by Larime Taylor. 'BLOOD MAKES NOISE,' Conclusion Zoey's talk radio show will become a deadly public forum for her twisted listeners before she will even know what hit her. Cover price $3.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Maki Minami. After their successful first lunchtime broadcast, Hime and the other Stragglers are looking forward to their next chance to wow the school and prove they have what it takes to stay in the program. But the scriptwriter they were counting on to pen their piece has lost her creative spark. Can Senri and Hime work together to jump-start her imagination? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

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Cover by Sean Murphy (W) Scott Snyder (A) Sean Murphy There have been hints that Lee Archer's struggle at the bottom of the ocean will have much, much bigger ramifications. A flooded future...an impact on evolution...and more. Now, we finally find out. If you think you know what THE WAKE is about, this issue changes everything. Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Jae Lee (W) Scott Snyder (A) Sean Murphy There have been hints that Lee Archer's struggle at the bottom of the ocean will have much, much bigger ramifications. A flooded future...an impact on evolution...and more. Now, we finally find out. If you think you know what THE WAKE is about, this issue changes everything. Cover price $3.99.

SECOND PRINTING - (W) Robert Kirkman (A) Charlie Adlard & Various (CA) Charlie Adlard, Dave Stewart ALL OUT WAR' continues! The first battle of the war rages on! Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Robert Kirkman. Art by Charlie Adlard & Various. Cover by Charlie Adlard, Dave Stewart. ALL OUT WAR CONTINUES! Maggie takes a stand as Rick's new plan comes together. Cover price $2.99.

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NOTE: All Text is in Spanish. Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Kilmetros Atras!" Collects THE WALKING DEAD #7-12. Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN. Art by Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn. Cover by TONY MOORE. Available for the first time in the US, the second volume of the Walking Dead saga is presented in Spanish. Softcover, 144 pages, B&W. Mature Readers NOTE: All Text is in Spanish. Cover price $14.99.

The December 2013 issue of Wargames Illustrated. Featuring the theme of The War of Spanish Succesion, Henry the 8th's Royal Campaign Army, and the Battle of Gettysburg!

1st printing. By Dan Abnett. In the city of Queen Mab, nothing is quite as it seems. Pariah, spy and Inquisitorial agent, Alizebeth Bequin is all of these things and yet none of them. An enigma, even to herself, she is caught between Inquisitors Gregor Eisenhorn and Gideon Ravenor, former allies now enemies who are playing a shadow game against a mysterious and deadly foe. Coveted by the Archenemy, pursued by the Inquisition, Bequin becomes embroiled in a dark plot of which she knows not her role or purpose. Helped by a disparate group of allies, she must unravel the secrets of her life and past if she is to survive a coming battle in which the line between friends and foes is fatally blurred. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 416 pages, Text Only. Cover price $16.00.

1st printing. By Nick Kyme. In the wake of the Dropsite Massacre at Isstvan V, the survivors of the Salamanders Legion searched long and hard for their fallen primarch, but to no avail. Little did they know that while Vulkan might have wished himself dead, he lives still. As the war continues without him, all eyes turn to Ultramar and Guilliman's new empire there, and Vulkan's sons are drawn into an insidious plot to end the Heresy by the most underhand means imaginable. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 416 pages, Text only. Cover price $16.00.

1st printing. By William King. Tyrion - unparalleled swordsman and tactician. Teclis - greatest natural sorcerer of the age. Together these twins are the greatest high elves to walk the earth. As the dark elves of Naggaroth and their daemonic allies sweep across Ulthuan, it falls to Tyrion and Teclis to protect their homeland. In the forests of Avelorn, Tyrion and the Everqueen are on the run, desperately trying to evade their druchii pursuers. Teclis rushes to his brother's aid, and both twins prepare to embrace their destiny as the forces of the high elves face their foes on Finuval Plain... Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 320 pages, Text Only. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. By William King. Twins Tyrion and Teclis, the greatest high elf heroes to still walk the earth, venture into the deadly jungles of Lustria on a desperate hunt for the lost sword of Caledor Dragontamer, the fabled "Sunfang". While they search for this ancient artifact, the dark elves continue their assault on Ulthuan, sending the deadly assassin Urian Poisonblade to kill the Everqueen. And in the Realm of Chaos, the Witch King Malekith makes a pact with another enemy of Tyrion and Teclis - the sinister daemon N'Kari. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 416 pages, Text Only. Cover price $14.00.

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Cover by Joe Jusko. Written by Arvid Nelson. Art by Wagner Reis. The Red Planet is a world of secrets, but Martians lack the innate curiosity of Earthlings. Why? Because on Mars, the past can come back to haunt you - literally! When John Carter discovers the inner workings of a mysterious tower over his capital, he unleashes an ancient evil that could lay waste to his empire! Cover price $3.99.

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Cover by Lucio Parrillo. Written by Arvid Nelson. Art by Wagner Reis. The Red Planet is a world of secrets, but Martians lack the innate curiosity of Earthlings. Why? Because on Mars, the past can come back to haunt you - literally! When John Carter discovers the inner workings of a mysterious tower over his capital, he unleashes an ancient evil that could lay waste to his empire! Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 15 Variant Cover by Carlos Rafael. Written by Arvid Nelson. Art by Wagner Reis. The Red Planet is a world of secrets, but Martians lack the innate curiosity of Earthlings. Why? Because on Mars, the past can come back to haunt you - literally! When John Carter discovers the inner workings of a mysterious tower over his capital, he unleashes an ancient evil that could lay waste to his empire! Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Ivan Reis. Written by Arvid Nelson. Art by Wagner Reis. The Red Planet is a world of secrets, but Martians lack the innate curiosity of Earthlings. Why? Because on Mars, the past can come back to haunt you - literally! When John Carter discovers the inner workings of a mysterious tower over his capital, he unleashes an ancient evil that could lay waste to his empire! Cover price $3.99.

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Cover by Fabiano Neves, Jay Anacleto. Written by Robert Place Napton. Art by Debora Carita. Recently, Dejah discovered she had an older brother she never knew existed. Bent by his harsh upbringing as a slave, Kajak Thoris is determined to destroy the family that he feels should have been rightfully his. Will Dejah have to spill her family's blood in order to save it?! Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Jay Anacleto. Written by Robert Place Napton. Art by Debora Carita. Recently, Dejah discovered she had an older brother she never knew existed. Bent by his harsh upbringing as a slave, Kajak Thoris is determined to destroy the family that he feels should have been rightfully his. Will Dejah have to spill her family's blood in order to save it?! Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Mel Rubi. Written by Robert Place Napton. Art by Debora Carita. Recently, Dejah discovered she had an older brother she never knew existed. Bent by his harsh upbringing as a slave, Kajak Thoris is determined to destroy the family that he feels should have been rightfully his. Will Dejah have to spill her family's blood in order to save it?! Cover price $3.99.

Dynamic Forces Red Sketch Variant Cover by Mel Rubi. Limited to 400 copies and includes a numbered certificate of authenticity from Dynamic Forces.
Written by Robert Place Napton. Art by Debora Carita. Recently, Dejah discovered she had an older brother she never knew existed. Bent by his harsh upbringing as a slave, Kajak Thoris is determined to destroy the family that he feels should have been rightfully his. Will Dejah have to spill her family's blood in order to save it?!

1st printing. Collects Warriors: Jailbreak (2009 Dabel Brothers) #1-4.

Written by Erik Henriksen. Art by Herb Apon and Todd Herman.

Warriors, come out to play!

In this thrilling sequel to the cult-favorite film, New York City's toughest gang must rally to save one of their own -- the hot-headed Ajax, who was captured by police. With Gramercy Riffs, Baseball Furies, and more rival hoodlums confined to close quarters, the prison is even more deadly than the streets! The war chief Swan must launch a desperate, all-out assault on the jail to save his friend.

Softcover, 96 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

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Written by Antony Johnston, Art by Justin Greenwood. Cover by Christopher Mitten. THE END OF NEWBEGIN IS HERE! The final battle is over, and it is left to the survivors to pick up the pieces. Can Newbegin, the city founded as a new beginning, now itself begin anew? Or are its streets too rotten, too cursed, to be worth saving? One man thinks it's worth the effort... but not without some big changes! 28 Pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.

2nd and later printings. Collects Watchmen (1986) #1-12. Written by Alan Moore. Art and cover by Dave Gibbons. With a major motion picture in production for release spring 2009 from Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures and director Zack Snyder (300), this is DC Comics' first-ever hardcover edition of the Hugo Award-winning epic from writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, offered at DC's standard trim size. One of the most influential graphic novels of all time and a perennial bestseller, WATCHMEN has only grown in stature since its original publication. This volume features a new cover by Gibbons and contains the high-quality, recolored pages found in WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION, which were restored by WildStorm FX and original series colorist John Higgins. Also included are selected bonus sketch materials. Hardcover, 436 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

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Cover by N. Steven Harris. Written by Brandon Easton. Art by N. Steven Harris. When a prominent politician's wife ends up dead at the base of the George Washington Bridge, NYPD's Lt. Stroud knows she needs the best to find the people responsible quietly. Watson and Holmes follow the trail of clues but when the case goes quickly down the rabbit hole will our heroes keep their heads? Don't miss 'The Case of Mr. and Mrs Gemini' in this month's installment of Watson And Holmes. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 5 Variant Cover by Rick Leonardi. Written by Brandon Easton. Art by N. Steven Harris. When a prominent NYC politician's wife ends up dead at the base of the George Washington Bridge, NYPD's Lt. Stroud knows she needs the best to find the people responsible quietly… Watson And Holmes follow the trail of clues but when the case goes quickly down the rabbit hole will our heroes keep their heads? Don't miss 'The Case of Mr. and Mrs Gemini' in this month's installment of Watson And Holmes. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "A Study in Black!" Collects Watson and Holmes (2013 New Paradigm) #1-5.

Written by Karl Bollers. Art by Rick Leonardi and Larry Stroman. Cover by Rick Leonardi.

Collecting the entire first arc of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson re-envisioning as African Americans living in New York City's famous Harlem district.

Watson, an Afghanistan war vet, works in an inner-city clinic; Holmes, a local P.I. who takes unusual cases. When one of them ends up in Watson's emergency room, the unlikely duo strike up a partnership to find a missing girl. Watson & Holmes bump heads along the way as they enter a labyrinth of drugs, guns, gangs and a conspiracy that goes higher and deeper than they could have imagined.

Containing epilogue issue #5 as well as chock full of extra material on the evolution of a new classic.

Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

NOTE: For 2nd Edition see Noir is the New Black Presents Watson and Holmes TPB (2023 Fairsquare Comics).

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Writing, Art, and Cover by Ken Krekeler. Victor West has discovered the truth. The mole within his company has been revealed, and it is far more terrifying than he could have expected. With nowhere to turn, he has no choice but to confront this new enemy and demand the one thing that has always eluded him: Answers. A steampunk-mystery series, Westward explores the art of achievement and the nature of human happiness. Cover price $3.50.

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Wild West is a bi-monthly publication that bring both fictional and historical stories about life in the untamed West. Cover price $5.99.

Written by Ron Marz. Art by Laura Braga. Cover by John Tyler Christopher. WITCHBLADE NO MORE! Sara Pezzini violently ripped the Witchblade from her body and abandoned it. For Sara to begin her life anew, the Witchblade must find and bond with a new host. But not all who wield the Witchblade are worthy to bear the burden of the gauntlet. Cover price $2.99.

Written by Ron Marz. Art by Laura Braga. Cover by Stjepan Sejic. WITCHBLADE NO MORE! Sara Pezzini violently ripped the Witchblade from her body and abandoned it. For Sara to begin her life anew, the Witchblade must find and bond with a new host. But not all who wield the Witchblade are worthy to bear the burden of the gauntlet. Cover price $2.99.

Written by Ron Marz. Art by Laura Braga. Cover by Stjepan Sejic. Sara Pezzini will soon discover who the Witchblade chose to be its next bearer…

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Killable: Part 3 of 6 - (W) Paul Cornell (A/CA) Alan Davis PART 3 OF KILLABLE! Who says you can't go home? Logan and Kitty's road trip heads north - to the grounds of the former Howlett estate! But more than bittersweet memories are waiting for Logan in the place he once called home. The ghosts of Logan's Canadian childhood meet the demons of his adulthood as he continues to grapple with his new reality! Cover price $3.99.

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Cover by Ed McGuinness. Battle of Atom: Part 8 - (W) Jason Aaron. (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli. X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM, PART 8! Wolverine, who just lost his healing factor, takes a mortal hit! And a surprise ending that changes everything in the X-Men Event of 2013! Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Kris Anka Battle of Atom: Part 8 - (W) Jason Aaron (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM, PART 8! Wolverine, who just lost his healing factor, takes a mortal hit! And a surprise ending that changes everything in the X-Men Event of 2013! Cover price $3.99.

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(W) Jason Starr (A) Felix Ruix (CA) Jock Logan's been making a decent living brawling for cash on the outskirts of Las Vegas, but he's still not sure why he came to Sin City in the first place. Who wrote the note that led him here? And why can't he bring himself to leave? Suzie, an ex-showgirl from New Jersey, may have the answers - but is she more than she appears? Everything comes to a head when Logan witnesses a crime - in his own backyard! Cover price $3.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Wolverine (2003-2010 2nd Series) #56, #62-65 and material from #73-74; Wolverine: Manifest Destiny (2008) #1-4; Wolverine: Weapon X (2009 Marvel) #1-5; and material from Wolverine (1988-2003 1st Series) #175. He's the best there is at what he does - and Wolverine's not so bad, either. Now, the debut of writer Jason Aaron's acclaimed and character-defining Wolverine run is collected in one volume! Joined by some of comics' top artists, Aaron (PUNISHERMAX, Scalped) pits Wolverine against an array of twisted foes including super-powered kung-fu gangsters, a platoon of Adamantium-enhanced mercenaries, a broken little man with a very big gun, a nonstop barrage of Marvel's heaviest hitters, and - in a brutal, no-holds-barred battle that may destroy them both - the treacherous, shape-changing Mystique! Guest-starring Spider-Man, the X-Men, X-Force, the Avengers and more! Softcover, 392 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.