Comic books February 2002

Volume 47 - 1st printing. "Viking Longship!" Written by Keith Durham. Art by Steve Noon. Viking longships evolved from one-man canoes of the Scandinavian Stone Age, through wood-built-ships of c. 200 BC into the recognisable longboats of the 4th century AD. From this point, the Viking Longship developed into the pre-eminent raider and trader in the North Sea and Baltic, venturing as far afield as the Mediterranean, North Atlantic and modern-day Russia. Keith Durham uses reconstructions, original sources, translations and archaeological evidence to render a vivid picture of the vessels that dominated the seaways of Scandinavia, founded colonies on Iceland, Greenland and the New World and terrorised the coastlines of northern Europe. Also covered are Norman vessels, including the invasion fleet of William the Conqueror. Softcover, 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $17.95.

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Volume 48 - 1st printing. "The 25-pounder Field Gun 1939–72!" Written by Keith Durham. Art by Steve Noon. Of all the British guns in use during the Second World War, the 25 pounder is the gun that best represents Britain's armed forces. It was adaptable, it packed a powerful punch, and above all it was reliable. This book provides a full combat history of a gun that was used in every theatre of the Second World War and saw extensive service in the postwar years, particularly in Korea and during the Malaysian emergency. The last 25-pounder gun to see action in the British Army was one used by SAS troops at Mirbat, Oman, in 1972. Softcover, 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $17.95.

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cover by massimiliano frezzatto chris kipiniak (W)/matt smith (P) ? THE SCOOP: At last, the swashbuckling mutant teleports into his own X-Men Icons mini-series! ? THE STORY: Kurt Wagner has seen many things in his time as a member of the X-Men: distant lands, deadly adversaries, even galaxies far, far away. But closer to home, there are evils that he's never faced ? evils that will test his courage and faith like never before! As with CYCLOPS and ROGUE, NIGHTCRAWLER is being produced both for the veteran and casual reader in mind. This is the definitive Nightcrawler: who he is... why he is a hero... and what he believes in. This project also features the comic book debut of playwright Chris Kipiniak, whose intense, dramatic approach is sure to strike a chord with fans who love character-driven X-Men stories! ? THE FORMAT: Each issue of this monthly, four-part mini-series is 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-05120-5-00111 (MarvelPG) 2.50 Cover price $2.50.

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cover by TOM DERENICK ROBERT WEINBERG (w)/TOM DERENICK (p) New York City's Nightside totters on the brink of all-out war as secret alliances and deadly betrayals are finally revealed! The only one with the power to end this ruthless game of cross and double-cross is supernatural detective, Sydney Taine. But she's caught in a killer-take-all battle with a near-invulnerable monster with ten times her strength! 7-59606-05140-3-00311 (MarvelPG) 2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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WRITTEN BY CHUCK DIXON; ART BY TREVOR MCCARTHY AND ROB LEIGH; COVER BY MCCARTHY AND KARL KESEL. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! "On a Christmas Evening," Nightwing faces a phony filching Santa, gun-toting gangbangers and a heart-wrenching letter from an innocent child. FC, 32 PG. $2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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92 - Story and Art by Ben Dunn and Various. Cover by Ben Dunn. The Toughest Contest enters into its second round, and our heroes aren't doing very well against the new super-villain, Axe. Meanwhile, back in the real world, the Lotus Dragon's plan of world domination is in full swing. Her target: RNC Japan. And in this issue: not a hoax, not a dream -- for the good of the many, a hero will die! 24 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

February 2002. The premiere gaming magazine for all things Nintendo. Each issue features game strategies, reviews and news on video games and related pop-culture. Full Color, 8.25" x 10.75". Cover price $4.95.

1st Edition - Volume 11 - 1st printing. "Ayeka's Heart!" Story and art by Hitoshi Okuda. Featuring all your favorite characters from Pioneer's hit anime series! When her childhood nanny lies dying, Mihoshi remembers the one thing the old woman always wanted: "I want to see you in your wedding dress one day!" In no time at all, she's rushing off to Nanny's bedside with her "fiancé" Tenchi in tow, and Ryoko and Ayeka are in a panic! Then, Ayeka vanishes on the day of an earthquake, only to return as a ruthless killer! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 172 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

1st Edition - Volume 12 - 1st printing. "No Need for Endings!" Story and art by Hitoshi Okuda. Featuring all your favorite characters from Pioneer's hit anime series! It all started when high school student Tenchi freed the alien pirate Ryoko from her captivity on Earth. Soon enough, her friends and enemies showed up: alien princess Ayeka, mad scientist Washu, ditzy space cop Mihoshi... Surrounded by beautiful, feuding alien women, poor Tenchi is either the luckiest or the most miserable boy on Earth! Breaching the barrier of time and space, the Misaki household mounts a daring rescue operation to save Ayeka and Sasami from the planet Oku-II. But Garyu's control over Ayeka is stronger now than ever, and this time the princess will stop at nothing to follow her master's new order - kill Tenchi Masaki! Can Tenchi bring Ayeka back to her senses without getting himself killed in the process? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 172 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

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Story and Art by Hitoshi Okuda. Sasami has the hiccups! Okay, so usually this isn't a life-or-death condition, but nothing is usual in the Tenchi universe, and if Sasami hiccups 100 times, she'll die! So it's up to Tenchi to figure out how to cure her before it is too late! b&w, 32pg$3.50 Cover price $2.95.

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Story, Art and Cover by Dan Brereton. The wildly acclaimed saga churns into a monstrous finish as Doc Horror, Eve, Gunwitch, and Polychrome discover the haunted underground city of a lost race of extinct creatures and the monsters who now inhabit it. While touring its cyclopean interior, secrets sunk beneath the depths for eons rear their ugly heads. Meanwhile, Starfish and the rest of the team continue battling the zombie army up on the surface. The deeper they get in their ghoulish ranks, the closer the Nocturnals get to the weird lighthouse at the center of the chaos. Starfish discovers the key to her origins, but how will it help her halt the rising wave of destruction that threatens them all? Presented in glorious painted color! FC, 24pg (3 of 3)$2.95 Cover price $2.95.

Story and art by Haruka Inui. 6 1/2-in. x 10 1/4-in., 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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By KOSUKE FUJISHIMA, produced by STUDIO PROTEUS. Wait a minute! Wait, there are no minutes! Boy, oh boy, is Keiichi in trouble. Not only is this flaxen-haired boy after the love of Keiichi's life, not only has the tow-headed bugger charmed the socks off of the likes of Chihiro, but it turns out the little kid is a demon. So what's a guy like Keiichi to do? Well, he could hide behind the behind of an old nuisance. Sometimes it takes a goddess. Even if its Peorth! Keiichi's old nemesis has arrived just in time to save his life, but now it's the two of them alone against the demon. And Belldandy, well, she's still sleeping! b&w, 40pgs. Cover price $3.50.

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WRITTEN BY WALTER SIMONSON; ART BY SIMONSON AND BOB WIACEK; COVER BY SIMONSON In stores December 19. Featuring a DC FULL COVERAGE! cover! Orion is held captive while his energy is being slowly leeched away by Arnicus Wolfram. Arnicus is one of the world's richest men ? older than most mortals from living on borrowed life energy. In Orion, he's found a fountain of youth and plans to siphon from it forever! FC, 32 PG.$2.50 DC Full Coverage. Cover price $2.50.

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Volume 44 - 1st printing. "Gloster Gladiator Aces!" Written by Andrew Thomas. Art by John Weal. Never before has a single volume been devoted exclusively to the intrepid and disparate band of pilots who could claim to be Gladiator aces. Flying the ultimate British biplane fighter, pilots in China, Finland, East Africa, North Africa, Western Europe, the Mediterranean, Norway and the Middle East all scored the prerequisite five kills to become aces. The first individuals to do so were fighting marauding Japanese fighters and bombers attacking targets in China in 1938. The likes of Sheen, Tuck and Carey will also be featured in this volume, as they were among the many early war acers who cut their teeth in Fighter Command on the Gladiator. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

Volume 46 - 1st printing. "Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1!" Written by Chris Chant. Art by Mark Rolfe. Starting the war with only 35 aircraft, Austro-Hungarian industry went on to produce only moderate numbers of poor quality aircraft. The fliers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire operating on the Serbian and Russian fronts were fortunate at first, finding themselves faced by small numbers of aircraft yet more obsolescent than their own. Serbia fell in 1915, but when Italy declared war the Austro-Hungarians were still faced with a two-front war – a static front against Italy, and a far more fluid one against Russia. Austro-Hungarian fighter pilots performed bravely and often very effectively under extremely difficult geographic, climatic and operational conditions. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

Volume 95 - 1st printing. "Second Manassas 1862!" Written by John Langellier. Art by Mike Adams. There never was such a campaign, not even by Napoleon wrote Confederate General Pender of the Second Manassas campaign in which the gray-bearded Virginian, Robert E Lee, came as close as he ever would to exterminating his Northern enemies. In so doing, Lee established himself as the South's pre-eminent military commander and the Army of Northern Virginia as it's most powerful weapon. The fighting in northern Virginia left Union General John Pope's career in tatters and proved the South was a power to be reckoned with. This book's powerful account demonstrates that during that fateful summer of 1862 Lee's soldiers were fighting for anything but a lost cause. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 99 - 1st printing. " Fuentes de Oñoro 1811!" Written by René Chartrand. Art by Patrice Courcelle. In October 1810 the Allied position in Portugal appeared precarious. Despite defeating Marshal Masséna's French army at Bussaco, Wellington had been forced to retreat to within a few miles of Lisbon. Here the French encountered a massive line of fortifications stretching from the River Tagus to the sea. Built amid great secrecy and on Wellington's specific orders, these Lines of Torres Vedras were the French high-water mark. In February, with his army on the point of starvation, Masséna was forced to retreat and the scene was set for the climactic action of Fuentes de Oñoro. This book examines this crucial campaign culminating in the hard-fought battle that finally drove the French from Portugal. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 78 - 1st printing. "World War I Trench Warfare Part 1!" Written by Stephen Bull. Art by Adam Hook. The regular armies which marched off to war in 1914 were composed of massed riflemen, screened by cavalry and supported by artillery; their leaders expected a quick and decisive outcome, achieved by sweeping manoeuvre, bold leadership and skill at arms. Eighteen months later the whole nature of field armies and their tactics had changed utterly. In sophisticated trench systems forming a battlefield a few miles wide and 400 miles long, conscript armies sheltered from massive long-range bombardment, wielding new weapons according to new tactical doctrines. This first of two richly illustrated studies explains in detail the specifics of that extraordinary transformation, complete with ten full colour plates of uniforms and equipment. Softcover, 64 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $18.95.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "The Falklands War 1982!" By Duncan Anderson. The Argentine invasion of the Falklands in 1982 sparked national outrage and Britain felt she had to avenge the humiliation and protect her own. This volume explores both the military and political dimensions of this important conflict, including detailed accounts of the air / sea battle, the Battle for San Carlos Water, Goose Green, Mt Harriet, Tumbledown and many others. It explains how success in the Falklands set the stage for the years of Thatcher's dominance, and restored British prestige. Including first hand accounts from both soldiers and civilians, this is an interesting and thoroughly up to date appraisal. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $17.95.

Volume 16 - 1st printing. "The Punic Wars 264-146 BC!" By Nigel Bagnall. The three Punic Wars lasted over 100 years, between 264 BC and 146 BC. They represented a struggle for supremacy in the Mediterranean between the bludgeoning land power of Rome, bent on imperial conquest, and the great maritime power of Carthage with its colonies and trading posts spread around the Mediterranean. This book reveals how the dramas and tragedies of the Punic Wars exemplify many political and military lessons which are as relevant today as when Hannibal and Scipio Africanus fought to determine the course of history in the Mediterranean. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $17.95.

Volume 43- 1st printing. "Matchlock Musketeer!" Written by Keith Roberts. Art by Stephen Walsh. The Matchlock Musketeer follows the lives of soldiers armed with this weapon from its adoption by the English in Queen Elizabeth's reign until its replacement with the flintlock at the end of the 17th century. It was used extensively during the Armada Campaign, the English Civil War, The Restoration and the Glorious Revolution. The musketeer's experience in battle, skirmish, siege and camp saw both change and continuity during this period. The common experiences of the musketeer (including digging trenches, firing and fighting, and life on campaign) are explored in this title. Softcover, 64 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $18.95.

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The hottest new ongoing series from CLIFFHANGER! continues with the start of a brand-new storyline! The 6-part "The Road to El Dorado" begins in OUT THERE #7, written by Brian Augustyn with art and cover by superstar artist Humberto Ramos & Sandra Hope. It's a new day and Zach, Jess, Casey, and Mark are still recovering from the tragic events that have engulfed them, as their hometown of El Dorado City is now gone. The four teens, along with Reverend Becky and Abel, have taken to the road in the Grace Church bus. But as they drive the backwoods of the California and Nevada desert, our heroes can only wonder about the unique and special powers they were granted. It's a great responsibility placed on their shoulders, and they'll use their gifts in order to bring their home back to where it used to be. Only Draedalus' goblin underlings can provide some clues, offering some kind of key to the limbo that El Dorado City is in. But first, our heroes must find the goblins to get any answers. Does El Dorado City even still exist, somewhere in the dark realm? Can our young heroes get back to it and save their friends and families? As their quest begins they find sanctuary in the town of Purgatory ? a sad speck of dust that is home to Max Ostrow, the comic-book creator behind the prophetic "Damn Nation." But Purgatory is also infested by the hordes of Draedalus! Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN BY JAMIE DELANO; ART BY GORAN PARLOV AND GORAN SUDZUKA; PAINTED COVER BY GLENN FABRY In stores December 19. Under siege by armed federal agents in a fortified Phoenix house, "Devil Kid," "Bad Momma," "Sick Twist," and Lola wait out a dark night of the soul with Story. Story knows he has only six hours to make good on his deal with Old Asa and deliver a new Billy Bad News tale, or Martin is dead at dawn. But with Jenny cool on him, Ruth in Taos, and the outrageous Nurse Dolores unattainable on his father's team, it looks like it's down to Lola put some lead in his pencil and inspire his reluctant creativity. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

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1st printing. Learn comic book writing by reading examples by the best. Panel One (Volume 1) includes full scripts by Neil Gaiman, Kurt Busiek, Greg Rucka, and Kevin Smith, plus a plot by Marv Wolfman, a drawn script by Jeff Smith, and a short script by Nat Gertler with an illustrated version drawn by Steve Lieber. Panel Two (Volume 2) includes a panel-by-panel plot by Mark Evanier, along with full scripts by folks ranging from Golden Age great Otto Binder to best-selling author Peter David. Drawn scripts are by Scott McCloud, Judd Winick, and Mike Baron. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

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painted cover by alex ross alex ross & jim krueger (w)/steve pugh (p) This three-issue prelude to PARADISE X concludes as X-51's ragtag band of alternate reality heroes face their ultimate adversary -- the threat of the Celestial Embryos! Will even the combined forces of Wolverine, Machine Man, Iron Man 2020, Bloodstorm, Hyperion, Deathlok, Killraven, and Spider-Girl be enough to save the multiverse? Printed on glossy stock, with a cardstock cover. 7-59606-05169-4-00311 (MarvelPG) 3.50 Cover price $3.50.

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1st printing. Complemented by hundreds of full-color images and production line art, this authorized Ultimate Fan Guide features detailed summaries, in depth character profiles, setting and theme analysis, and role-playing character sheets for Guardian Of Order's popular Tri-Stat System as presented in the Big Eyes, Small Mouth RPG, and stands as the definitive English-language resource book for Parallel Dual. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

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Stories, Art and Cover by Scott Roberts. Another thrill-packed issue of childhood angst from acclaimed creator Scott Roberts! These volumes are a great introduction, for fans young and old alike, to Roberts' acclaimed series about the adventures of a young girl named Patty-Cake, presented through his observant, satirical and comical perspective! In this issue: Patty-Cake is on roller skates, and Phoebe tugs her along behind her bike in "Wild Ride"; Patty-Cake is at the school library in "Books"; Kevin and Chris try to take Denny's chocolate bar in "Encounter"; Patty-Cake and Irving pretend to cook in "It's Only Make Believe"; and Patty-Cake and Susie McBee as Powerpuff Girls in "Crossovers That Didn't Work Out" 1-pager. Also: Illustrations by Wes Alexander, Heidi Arndt and Dave Roman. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Story, Art and Cover by Joe Matt. Joe "slow hand" Matt turns in another sizzler with the thirteenth issue of his ever-popular series! Joe himself describes this new installment as being along the lines of the film "My Dinner with Andre." In this case, Joe is at a restaurant with his cartoonist pals, Chester Brown and Seth, and the conversation inevitably focuses on Joe's shortcomings and obsessions, including his "pornography problem." Brutal and funny. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

Gallery Books Edition - 1st printing.

By Stephen King.

When the Creeds escape a smog-choked Chicago and move into a beautiful old house in rural Maine, it all seems too good to be true. But in the backwoods of the quiet community of Ludlow, a pet burial ground harbors a blood-chilling truth more terrifying than death itself, and hideously more powerful!

First published in 1983, Pet Sematary has since been regarded as one of Stephen King's most frightening and controversial novels. A multilayered examination into the nature of untimely death, shattering loss, and utter desperation, Pet Sematary tears asunder the very fabric connecting our seemingly normal world and the afterlife, leaving readers with an awful truth too haunting to ever forget!

This new trade edition includes a fascinating introduction by the author himself that reveals the inspiration and process behind the novel many of King's most ardent fans deem his best.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 416 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $14.00.

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cover by humberto ramos paul jenkins (w)/Mark buckingham (p)/wayne faucher (i) 'Nuff Said! Spidey faces his fiercest ? and quietest ? foes: murderous Mimes! "Continuing to raise his game to compete with J. Michael Straczynski, Paul Jenkins offers an intense, character-led story." 7-59606-04717-8-03811 (MarvelPG)2.25 Cover price $2.99.

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by DAN ABNETT, IAN EDGINTON, PACO MEDINA, and JUAN VLASCO; cover by ERIC POWELL It's the battle that was bound to happen! The battle that will spark a new war between the ape nation and the collaborative ape- human resistance. But some allegiances ? and destinies ? are still left undefined. Will Attar, the once imposing military captain, return to Derkein to try to stop the bloodshed before it starts, even if it costs him his life? And, will Esau, the human rebel leader, stand at Seneca's side, or make an unpredictable move to bolster solely human forces, and rid the planet of their ape overlords...forever!? Extra! This issue features a second amazing cover by a surprise artist! On sale February 6 FC, 32pg (3 of 3) (Powell cover) . . . $2.99 FC, 32pg (3 of 3) (Photo cover) . . . $2.99 FC, 32pg (3 of 3) (Surprise artist cover) . . . $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Old Gods!" Collects Planet of the Apes (2001) #1-3. Written by Ian Edginton. Art by Adrian Sibar, Paco Medina, Norman Lee, and Juan Vlasco. Anything that could have possibly gone wrong since The Human War did. The human rebel Esau and the ape leader Seneca are facing a trial for crimes against the ape state. Once triumphant, they now await a hangman's noose. Never in their wildest dreams did they think they would be rescued mere seconds from certain death by the once great gorilla warrior, Attar! But Attar has an ulterior motive. Usually reclusive, he has received a cryptic message that could finally lead him to his friend, the long-disappeared chimp, Ari. Soon hunted by the implacable Commander Kharim, Esau, Seneca, and Attar head deep into the uncharted wilds where they find a besieged outpost of apes and humans, masters and servants, fighting side by side in a battle with a primal, ancient evil...one that reveals the dark side to the origins of ape and human alike! Collects the first three issues of the ongoing series. Softcover, 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

Feature articles on Wagon Train playsets and Timpo train sets. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 40 pages on white paper with cardstock covers. Cover price $4.95.

WRITTEN BY JOHN ROZUM AND TRINA ROBBINS; ART BY BILL ALGER, RICARDO GARCIA FUENTES AND MIKE DECARLO; COVER BY PHIL MOY In stores December 19. The Girls teach Fuzzy Lumpkins some manners ? literally! Plus, Buttercup punches out the Mayor! FC, 32 PG.$1.99 Cover price $1.99.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "Mojo Mayhem". By E.S. Mooney. Mojo Jojo is sick and tired of The Powerpuff Girls foiling all his plans. So he decides to form the Townsville Villain Academy, a school to train bad guys in the art of being evil. Now Professor Mojo Jojo is headmaster-mind of a class that includes Him, Fuzzy Lumpkins, Princess Morbucks, the Gangreen Gang, and Femme Fatale. Can The Powerpuff Girls defeat this all-star criminal conspiracy? Or... will the day be ruined for the very first time, thanks to Mojo Jojo?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 64 pages, Text (with full color illustrated) Cover price $3.99.

Volume 11 - 2nd and later printings. "Mojo Mayhem". By E.S. Mooney. Mojo Jojo is sick and tired of The Powerpuff Girls foiling all his plans. So he decides to form the Townsville Villain Academy, a school to train bad guys in the art of being evil. Now Professor Mojo Jojo is headmaster-mind of a class that includes Him, Fuzzy Lumpkins, Princess Morbucks, the Gangreen Gang, and Femme Fatale. Can The Powerpuff Girls defeat this all-star criminal conspiracy? Or... will the day be ruined for the very first time, thanks to Mojo Jojo?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 64 pages, Text (with full color illustrated) Cover price $3.99.

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(W) Brian Michael Bendis. (A) Mike Avon Oeming. THE EISNER AWARD WINNER FOR BEST NEW SERIES ERUPTS!! THE SUPERGROUP SAGA!! The dark side of the greatest supergroups of all time is in full view as the most public member of the group is violently murdered. The suspect list is a who's who of the most flamboyant and popular super-powered people in the city. Ever see a superhero car chase? Well, you will!! It's cops and capes like you have NEVER seen them in the surprise hit of the from super hot comic writer and EISNER award winner Brian Michael Bendis (Ultimate Spiderman titles, Daredevil, alias) and full color, art deco comic artist Mike Avon Oeming (Blunt man and Cronic, hammer of the gods) FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.95.

Interview with Michael Avon Oeming on Bastard Samurai; Oni Press interview with Andi Watson, Mike Allred and Chynna Clugston-Major. Flip covers: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (photo); G.I. Joe: Battle Files by David Michael Beck. 8x11, 400+pg, PC $3.25 Cover price $3.25.

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Volume 43 - 1st printing. "Blood and Tears!"

Story and art By Hal Foster.

The greatest adventure epic since Beowulf continues in this full-color series. Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, with its thrilling continuities of a noble knight in the days of King Arthur, began in newspapers in 1937 and continues to this day. Fantagraphics' deluxe, full-color library editions of Prince Valiant were initially intended to end with 2000's Volume 40, the final volume in which Foster was the chief architect of the strip's visual look. Due to overwhelming public demand, however, we are continuing the series, reprinting strips written and roughed-out by Foster and finished by Foster's prodigious assistant, John Cullen Murphy. Murphy, who had been quietly assisting Foster for several years, actively took over the bulk of the drawing chores in 1971 and immediately developed a fan following himself (although, for the most part, your average newspaper reader couldn't discern a difference between Foster and Cullen Murphy's styles). Each volume of Prince Valiant features close to year's worth of full-page Sunday strips.

Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.95.

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WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART BY J.H. WILLIAMS III AND MICK GRAY; COVER BY WILLIAMS AND JOSE VILLARRUBIA In stores December 26. It's a doubly demonic issue as both Prometheas find themselves in a similar hellish fix. Stacia/Promethea clashes with the howling hordes of New York's loopy mayor. Meanwhile, on their cabala quest, Sophie/Promethea and Barbara have fallen through a trap door into a kind of Hell, an antimatter side of the tree of life, while exploring the fifth, red, war-like sphere of the realm. FC, 32 PG. $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

Expanded (2002) Edition - 1st printing. Edited by James Van Hise. This book collects some of the greatest pulp stories ever told. Includes: The Top 25 Shadows - orchestrated by Will Murray; an interview with Walter Gibson (the original author of The Shadow); The Shadow pulp art of Edd Cartier; Edgar Rice Burroughs: Pulp Master; Robert E. Howard: Master of the Dark Fantastic; and more. Inside are many drawings originally published in The Spider, The Shadow, Operator 5, Weird Tales, Amazing Stories, and other pulp magazines. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $17.95.

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Painted cover by Tim Bradstreet. Story and pencils by Steve Dillon. Inks by Jimmy palmiotti. THE SCOOP: A 'Nuff Said silent but deadly saga! THE STORY: Ever wonder what Frank Castle does between the stories told in his series? Acclaimed artist Steve Dillon writes and pencils this quiet look at a few dark days in the life of the Punisher! THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper. (MarvelPGplus) Cover price $2.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Army of One!" Collects Punisher (2001-2044 6th Series) #1-6. Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Steve Dillon and Jimmy Palmiotti. Cover by Tim Bradstreet. Frank Castle reloads for his one-man war on scum! Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, and Jimmy Palmiotti keep the high-octane mayhem running strong in their follow-up to last year's hit! When the miraculous appearance of an old adversary raises a few questions, the Punisher finds himself en route to an island fortress, populated with hundreds of the world's deadliest mercenaries and killers. No problem for Frank Castle, right? Guest appearance by Spider-Man. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.