Comic books April 2002

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"One Book To Burn Them All." Knights of the Dinner Table is the longest running comic book on the subject of games and gamers. The principal characters ? B.A., Brian, Bob, Dave, Sara and the dastardly Black Hands play numerous characters in their role-playing games. But their essential characteristics and hilarious interactions always shine through whatever roles they're playing. In addition to the comics, KoDT features articles geared to a gamer's perspective. A fantastic and hilarious slice of (fantasy) life in strips. b&w$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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The Best Little Warhorse. Story by Mark Plemmons. Art and cover by Brendon Fraim and Brian Fraim. A spin-off of the beloved Knights of the Dinner Table strip, portraying the role-playing gamers world from their characters point of view. Knuckles is tricked into buying a mule that he thinks is a Dwarven Warhorse, and no amount of reasoning will convince him otherwise. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.

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by Blackburn, Jelke, Johansson, Kenzer, and Vega. This is a story about a man who loves his monkey. When you're the leader of the biggest Wizard Crime Syndicate in the Realm, a monkey may be the only one you CAN trust. Of course, it helps if you're the only wizard in the Realm. This is a story of greed, lust, treachery, and pie. The countdown to EverKnights #1 continues with the story of Kevlar, "The Gawd Father." b&w, 24pgs. Cover price $2.99.

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By Various. Spotlighting Carson Fire's The Sprite, a multi-dimensional creature who is able to exist in many different realities at once. This sometimes confuses him so that he mistakes fictional game worlds for real life, and that's created problems! Also: Real Life by Greg Dean and a gaggle of other great gaming comics. Polybagged with an additional 24-page Keenspot comic book. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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by Brian Augustyn, Ivan Reis, Joe Pimentel, & Hi-Fi. Fan-favorite writer Brian Augustyn (Out There, Lady Death/Medieval Witchblade) is back, bringing you a remarkable pairing of truly marvelous proportions. Caught in the midst of solving Virgil's murder, Lady Death battles the exotic vampire sorceress Jade! Will Lady Death be distracted by the danger and intrigue that follows Jade's every move? That'd be telling! Staying within continuity, it's a perfect jumping on point for new readers! FC, 32pg Cover price $2.99.

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by John Ostrander, Carlos Mota, & Hi-Fi; cover by J. Scott Campbell & Brian Haberlin Lady Death, Goddess of the Netherworld gets the J. Scott Campbell (Amazing Spiderman, Danger Girl) touch as he redesigns Lady Death's costume for her biggest adventure yet, and this is the only place you can see how she gets it! The saga begins as Lady Death's cop friend Virgil Solomon is murdered. Who did it and why? How does this tie in with The Dark One? Who does the Dark One really serve and what is his hidden agenda? Why are the Lords of Chaos! and Order so interested in Lady Death's young friend Sarah? And who is the mysterious figure that even Death seems to find worthy of fear? The answers come in The Gauntlet as Lady Death acquires a new look and, before it is all over, must make a final, fateful decision! Cover price $2.99.

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by Various The timeless high school hijinx of the entire Riverdale gang are highlighted in this hilarious collection of new stories and classic tales! Digest, FC$2.19 Cover price $2.19.

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WRITTEN BY DAN ABNETT AND ANDY LANNING; ART AND COVER BY OLIVIER COIPEL AND LANNING Earth's moon is targeted as the latest stage of human evolution. Sadly, the Legion may not be around to stop it, after the latest attack from the galaxy's most powerful political figure! If there's one thing he's going to learn, however, it's never to count the Legion out! FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

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Cover by David Alvarez & Mike DeCarlo. Stories by Frank Strom, David Cody Weiss and Earl Kress. Pencils by Brian Garvey, David Alvarez and John Costanza. Featuring: "Behind the Slapstick!"; "Stork Raving Taz"; and "Little Red Riding Monster"! Cover price $1.99.

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WRITTEN BY MIKE CAREY; ART BY PETER GROSS AND RYAN KELLY; PAINTED COVER BY CHRISTOPHER MOELLER In stores February 20. In Part 3 of the 3-part "Paradiso," the Basanos's bloody assault on Lucifer's cosmos culminates in a direct confrontation and a battle to the death. But for once the Morningstar finds that the trump cards have been dealt to someone else. Hybrid angel Elaine Belloc and the obnoxious imp Gaudium form an alliance in the amazing conclusion to this storyline. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

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Stories and art by Ted Nomura, Marcel Magnette, Justo Miranda, and Paula Mercado. Cover by Ted Nomura. Sometimes listed as Families of Altered Wars #99 or Luftwaffe 1946 Vol. 03 #1. The third series picks up Nomuras alternate-history WWII aviation saga from Tigers of Luftwaffe #10. In this alternate-history world, the Axis powers succeeded in extending the war into 1946, allowing artists Nomura and company to create fanciful jet fighters and other aircraft as part of Hitlers Luftwaffe air force. Storylines are presented as multiple manga-style continuing serials: Female German fighter ace Hanna Reitsch really did propose an all-female fighter squadron to the Nazi brass, but in this reality, it actually happened. Also in this double-sized 99th issue: "Tigers of the Luftwaffe," the story of General Galland; a new chapter of the original "Tigers of Terra" series; plus "Reichdreams" from Spains Miranda and Mercado, and more stories from Marcel Magnette of Belgium. Luftwaffe: 1946: Angels among Eagles, Part 1; Luftwaffe: 1946: Mikas Nasty Boys, Part 2; Tigers of Terra/Luftwaffe: 2040, Part 10; Brotherhood of Tigers, Part 1; Evolution to Tigers of Terra, Part 3; Families of Altered Wars Chronology. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

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Cover by Mort Drucker. Stories and art by Drew Friedman, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Anthony Barbieri and Bill Wray, Mike Snider, Desmond Devlin, Dana T. Graf, John Caldwell, Michael Gallagher, Butch D'Ambrosio, Jeff Kruse, John Prete, Pranav Behari, Arnie Kogen, Monte Wolverton, Scott Bricher, James Warhola, Tom Richmond, Hermann Mejia, Paul Coker, Jr., Ray Alma, Angelo Torres, Peter Kuper, and Sergio Aragones. Parodies of the first Lord of the Rings movie, and the remake of Ocean's Eleven, featuring art by Hermann Mejia and Angelo Torres. Sergio Aragones' version of Lord of the Rings. Mad looks at fellow satire legend Saturday Night Live, featuring art by noted caricaturist Drew Friedman. A message from deposed, disgraced and deceased Enron chairman Kenneth Lay. Mad's takes on TV Listings, sports acronyms, and medical marijuana. Monroe, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Mad Magazine's Privacy Policy; Bored of the Rings - The Feebleschtick of Ka-Ching!; Mad's Prime-Time TV Listings; Drama on Page 14; Monroe and... Babysitting - Part One; Mad Examines Selected Pages in a Typical High School Theater Program; The Mad (Dead) People Watcher's Guide at a Typical Cemetery; Their Team... Your Team...; Memo to the American People from former Enron Chairman and CEO, Kenneth Lay; Spy vs. Spy; The Final Minute of Saturday Night Live; If Medical Marijuana Was Legalized; A Mad Look at The Lord of the Rings; Sports Acronyms You Never Knew Existed; No Emotions Eleven; Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds; Fold-In. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by Craig Babiar. Stories and art by Ben Dunn, Craig Babiar, Fred Perry, and Ted Nomura. The third incarnation of the long-running manga and anime guide from indy publisher Antarctic Press, featuring full issues of Antarctics most popular English-language manga. Ninja High School 94, Gold Digger 31, Warrior Nun Areala 6, and Tigers of the Luftwaffe 7. 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $8.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Marvel Mangaverse: New Dawn (2002), Avengers Assemble (2002), Ghost Rider (2002), Fantastic Four (2002), Punisher (2002), Spider-Man (2002), X-Men (2002), and Eternal Twilight (2002). Cover by Ben Dunn. East meets West as Marvel's greatest champions are manga-fied! Big eyes, speed lines, and lots of tech - we're talking the ultra-popular art form known as manga, responsible for the phenoms Voltron, Pokemon, and Digimon, to name but a few! But what happens when some of manga's most popular creators get their hands on some of Marvel's most popular characters? It's all-new, all-different excitement when Ben Dunn Jeff Matsuda, Kaare Andrews, Peter David, Lea Hernandez, C.B. Cebulski, Chuck Austen, and UDON enter The House! Softcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

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Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Marvel Mangaverse: New Dawn (2002), Avengers Assemble (2002), Ghost Rider (2002), Fantastic Four (2002), Punisher (2002), Spider-Man (2002), X-Men (2002), and Eternal Twilight (2002). Cover by Ben Dunn. East meets West as Marvel's greatest champions are manga-fied! Big eyes, speed lines, and lots of tech - we're talking the ultra-popular art form known as manga, responsible for the phenoms Voltron, Pokemon, and Digimon, to name but a few! But what happens when some of manga's most popular creators get their hands on some of Marvel's most popular characters? It's all-new, all-different excitement when Ben Dunn Jeff Matsuda, Kaare Andrews, Peter David, Lea Hernandez, C.B. Cebulski, Chuck Austen, and UDON enter The House! Softcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

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By Kesel and Smith. Sephie takes on a god as Rho Rhustane finds out the hard way just how determined a 16-year-old can be in defending her world. FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.95.

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By Alexandro Jodorowsky and Juan Gimenez. The universe is once again under attack by a mysterious enemy. The forces of the Empress are unable to defend the Empire. Their weapons are reflected back at them with devastating impact by the enemy's mirror effect defense. Aghora, the current Metabaron, goes to the Golden Planet to offer his services to the Empress. After a vulgar display of power to prove his merit, Aghora and his faithful tarantula she-wolf, Deyanira, cross the mirror dimension to the depths of the cosmos to lead a terrible battle against the enemy. FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.95.

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Let's get small! Land of the Giants' Spindrift spaceship makes it this issue. This new Polar Lights reissue of the vintage Aurora kit is sure to be something that you'll want to add to your collection! Dave Metzner shows you just how to do a pro build-up fit for all the little people in your world! Jim Key takes us behind the scenes and shows us how the miniature train was created for the Jackie Chan blockbuster, "Shanghai Noon!" Hilber Graf heads to the back streets of merry ol' England as his Gaslight Batman searches for the Ripper! Bill Craft takes a nearly one-one scale She-Creature bust and gives it that ol' "B movie" magic and brings the monster from "Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell" to the fore (played by Darth Vader himself, David Prowse in the movie!) plus he's back with another beastly behemoth: Tarantula and The Blob! Fred DeRuvo gets out the rubber and shows you how to mold "David & Goliath!" Jim Bertges has more reviews than you can shake a stick at and he also pulls the curtain back and ventures behind the scenes with Farscape Makeup Artist, Alan Friedman, does a head transplant, plus get more retro in "Kits that Time Forgot" and more figure kits, sci-fi, fantasy reviews and how-tos, profiles, and lots more besides! Don't miss this issue! (Modeler's Resource) Magazine, 66pg, PC Cover price $5.99.

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WRITTEN BY DOSELLE YOUNG; ART AND COVER BY JOHN MCCREA AND GARRY LEACH In stores February 20. In issue #10, Chimera made its move against our reality. Now it's time for Trelane and company to take their surgical strike to the heart of Chimera itself, for a second confrontation with The Higher Power. Meanwhile, Hank Bendix returns with a startling revelation about the missing head of The Monarchy. FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

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Says 1A in lower left hand corner. Written by Steven Grant. Art and Covers by Philip Xavier. The master of crime comics, Steven Grant, comes to Avatar to unleash his most haunting work yet! Human beings are a merger of body and soul, but the two don't die at the same rate. Sometimes, one outlives the other. When a soul outlives its body, we call it a ghost. We have no word for what happens when a body outlives its soul. But the Hebrew Qabalists did. That word is "qelipoth": meaning, literally, the husks of the dead. They're dangerous creatures, once men but now without souls, consumed by their own emptiness and hunger and hating the living for the mere condition of being completely alive. Pursuing an unpredictable killer, police detective Eric Sharpe watches his life turn into a waking nightmare as he gains "the sight" - and he discovers Qelipoth not only exist, but they are everywhere. And now they want him dead. Punctuated with bloody staccato action and underscored by a puckish world view, Mortal Souls blends the rhythms of horror comics and crime comics. And it's going places neither crime nor horror comics have ever been before. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.50.

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Says 1B in lower left hand corner. Written by Steven Grant. Art and Covers by Philip Xavier. The master of crime comics, Steven Grant, comes to Avatar to unleash his most haunting work yet! Human beings are a merger of body and soul, but the two don't die at the same rate. Sometimes, one outlives the other. When a soul outlives its body, we call it a ghost. We have no word for what happens when a body outlives its soul. But the Hebrew Qabalists did. That word is "qelipoth": meaning, literally, the husks of the dead. They're dangerous creatures, once men but now without souls, consumed by their own emptiness and hunger and hating the living for the mere condition of being completely alive. Pursuing an unpredictable killer, police detective Eric Sharpe watches his life turn into a waking nightmare as he gains "the sight" - and he discovers Qelipoth not only exist, but they are everywhere. And now they want him dead. Punctuated with bloody staccato action and underscored by a puckish world view, Mortal Souls blends the rhythms of horror comics and crime comics. And it's going places neither crime nor horror comics have ever been before. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.50.

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(W) Stan Winston and Francis Takenaga (A) Philip Tan (Cover) Simon Bizley Cover A by Philip Tan Cover B by Simon Bisley In stores the week of May 8th. The Concept: Trakk came into a world bathed in blood. He travels the scorched remains of the earth to find the Helmet of Kyldran, rumored to hold the very balance between good and evil. Others -- some not of this world -- seek its awesome power as well. On this ruined planet, hope is the most precious gift of all, and a timeless warrior can only be saved by the subtleties of his own humanity. This Issue: Desolation and despair have become the currency of this new world, trumped only by mayhem and death. For the few survivors of the last great war, the once sprawling city now affectionately known as "the Pit" has become the center of activity. Alien and mutant warlords flood the streets selling their wares -- human cattle and wholesale slaughter. The Pit seems all but lost until the arrival of a stranger from across the Dune Seas! As a special added bonus the start of REALM OF THE CLAW is also featured as a back up story, which introduces us to a world where ancient legends of Gods and Goddesses collide with that of our own. FC 32pp $2.95 Bimonthly Four Issue Finite Series Cover price $2.95.

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(W) Stan Winston and Francis Takenaga (A) Philip Tan (Cover) Simon Bizley Cover A by Philip Tan Cover B by Simon Bisley In stores the week of May 8th. The Concept: Trakk came into a world bathed in blood. He travels the scorched remains of the earth to find the Helmet of Kyldran, rumored to hold the very balance between good and evil. Others -- some not of this world -- seek its awesome power as well. On this ruined planet, hope is the most precious gift of all, and a timeless warrior can only be saved by the subtleties of his own humanity. This Issue: Desolation and despair have become the currency of this new world, trumped only by mayhem and death. For the few survivors of the last great war, the once sprawling city now affectionately known as "the Pit" has become the center of activity. Alien and mutant warlords flood the streets selling their wares -- human cattle and wholesale slaughter. The Pit seems all but lost until the arrival of a stranger from across the Dune Seas! As a special added bonus the start of REALM OF THE CLAW is also featured as a back up story, which introduces us to a world where ancient legends of Gods and Goddesses collide with that of our own. FC 32pp $2.95 Bimonthly Four Issue Finite Series Cover price $2.95.

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cover by peter ferguson karl bollers (W)/peter ferguson & max douglas (p) ? THE SCOOP: Think all mutants wear spandex? Or have flashy codenames? Or are immersed in the struggle between human and mutant? Think again! ? THE SET-UP: MUTIES is a six-issue series that explores a very different side of a classic Marvel concept, and can be loosely described as THE UNCANNY X-MEN meets The Twilight Zone. Each globe-spanning, self-contained story focuses on a different mutant and his place in the world ? whether or not he's directly involved in the ideological struggle that will inevitably determine the future of mankind. These are the ones who have fallen between the cracks. ? THE STORY: Meet a thirteen-year-old boy genius who is taunted and tormented by his peers. But what is the secret that makes Jared different from anything mutant fans have ever encountered before? ? THE FORMAT: Each issue of this six-part series is 32 pages, with ads. (MarvelPG) FC, 32pg (1 of 6) $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

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By Bedard, Fiorentino, Ryan, and Crossley. A crooked detective has made the mistake of involving Giselle's old friends in his web of crime. But as she makes him pay for his crimes, Giselle strikes with such ruthlessness that it seems the world's most powerful Mystic might be losing control of herself. Even as she rips through her city's occult underworld, is Giselle opening a new chapter in her fight for justice... or sowing the seeds of her own downfall? FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.95.

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by Bedard, Pelletier, Meikis, & Rochelle The Negation's sadistic prison warden, Komptin, is back, and he's got Kaine's group of escapees in his sights. Run to ground on one of the outer worlds of the Negation Imperium, the team must learn fast how to infiltrate an enemy city if they expect to survive. But Kaine will find that blending into a completely alien culture is easy compared to pulling together his bickering comrades into an effective guerilla squad. FC, 32pg $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Maggie Hogarth. Stories and art by Gary Bell, Chad Chavez, Boris Chowsa, Steven Addlesee, Michael J. Wolff, John Jacobson, Ken Asche, D.L. Colvin, Karno and Michael H. Payne. An anthology focusing on anthropomorphic and funny-animal comics, from the publisher of Shanda the Panda. To Fly and Not Die; Bounty, Chapter 1; St. Georgie and the Dragonfly, Part 2; The Three Little Pigs; Fawn; Perks with Savage Squirrel and Happy Jack; Beans and Hay. 48 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.99.

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painted cover by massimiliano frezzato chris kipiniak (W)/matt smith (P)/mark morales (i) Continuing Nightcrawler's own X-MEN ICONS series! He's a mutant ? accustomed to being the outcast, dedicated to fighting for the very people who fear him. But now, Kurt Wagner has been confronted with evils that mutant powers cannot overcome. Having traced a New York-area slave trade to its source, the fuzzy elf discovers that the trail does not end in a villain whom he can physically defeat. And the lives of those he is trying to save intersect in ways he could not imagine! 7-59606-05120-5-00311 (MarvelPG) 2.50 Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN BY CHUCK DIXON; ART BY RICK BURCHETT AND ROB LEIGH; COVER BY MICHAEL GOLDEN. "Bruce Wayne: Murderer?" Part 9! As Dick and Barbara dig deeper into the circumstances surrounding Bruce Wayne's arrest, Lockhaven erupts into fiery chaos! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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by Aaron Williams "Landlords of the Realm." As all Nod-o-Philes will recall, our heroes recently came into possession of a dungeon of their own, the famed "Hollow of Hazardous Horror." What they didn't know is that it's in a covenant neighborhood. If they don't get its evil quotient up to specs, the bank will foreclose on not only the dungeon, but on the owners' house! Can Yeagar change his skills to monster capturing rather than slaying? Can Artax find any magical solution to entice malevolent beasties into living in the Hollow? Can Piffany bring herself to make someplace more evil? Will Nodwick escape being used as creature bait? b&w, 32pg $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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1st printing. Collects Obergeist: Ragnarok Highway (2001) #1-6 and Obergeist: The Empty Locket (2002). Written by Dan Jolley. Art by Tony Harris and Ray Snyder. Coevr by Matt Hollingsworth. Inter-cutting the six-issue "Ragnarok Highway" miniseries with the flashbacks of "The Empty Locket" special, Obergeist: Directors' Cut presents the full story of Jürgen Steinholtz - and features a crucial scene present in neither the mini nor the one-shot. With half-tone colors added to previously black-and-white art and an introduction by Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell, get the full story here for the first time. Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.95.

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By KOSUKE FUJISHIMA, produced by STUDIO PROTEUS. Mystery Child: Part 7 of 8. The goddess Belldandy has found herself in one heck of a love triangle! The mysterious and lovesick little demon-boy has revealed his true colors, and will take out anyone or anything that stands between him and his beloved Belldandy - starting with Bell's boyfriend, Keiichi. While her sisters, Urd and Skuld, work frantically to stave off the destruction of all creation, Belldandy must fight with everything she has to protect the man she loves from a demon who loves her, too! Hey, nobody said love was easy! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by Carlos Pacheco and Jesus Merino. Written by Kurt Busiek and Jo Duffy. THE SCOOP: The Hulk, Dr. Strange, Namor, and Silver Surfer take over the world! - THE STORY: Plagued by the curse which draws them together in times of crisis, four of Marvel's most powerful characters have turned against humanity and are attacking the Earth - for its own good! Only Nighthawk knows the reason why - but he, Valkyrie and Hellcat are among their first targets! - THE WRITER SPEAKS: "The Big Four Defenders, furious beyond reason at the continuing indignity of the curse, decide that if they're to be forced to defend the planet, no matter what it does to their lives and other responsibilities, they're going to do it in the most efficient way possible. They're going to rule the earth," Kurt Busiek told Newsarama. "That way, they can keep it running in an orderly and peaceful manner, keep disruptions to a minimum, and attend to their duties as Defenders without destroying their lives as individuals. That's the theory, at least. But naturally, people object ? not just the billions being ruled, but armies, governments, and superheroes, including the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Avengers and more. But let's face it, these are the Defenders. They include the Sorcerer Supreme of this plane of reality, a wielder of the Power Cosmic, the monarch of Atlantis who commands the monsters of the seas and the single mightiest creature ever to walk the face of the Earth. They may very well be able to take on any and all opposition, and lay them out flat." - THE FORMAT: The debut issue of this six-issue, monthly series is 32 pages, with ads. FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.25.

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WRITTEN BY WALTER SIMONSON; ART BY SIMONSON AND BOB WIACEK; COVER BY SIMONSON In stores February 20. A young teen and her ratty guardian cross paths with the angriest New God, Orion ? and he's got reason to be angry! A crime syndicate had him captured and maimed...and now he demands vengeance! FC, 32 PG.$2.50 Cover price $2.50.

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Volume 8 - 1st printing. "352nd Fighter Group!" Written by Tom Ivie. Art by Tom Tullis. Nicknamed the ?Bluenosed Bastards of Bodney' due to the garish all-blue noses of their P-51s, the 352nd FG was one of the most successful fighter groups in the Eighth Air Force. Credited with destroying almost 800 enemy aircraft between 1943 and 1945, the 352nd finished fourth in the ranking of all groups within VIII Fighter Command. Initially equipped with P-47s, the group transitioned to P-51s in the spring of 1944, and it was with the Mustang that its pilots enjoyed their greatest success. Numerous first-hand accounts, 55 newly commissioned artworks and 140+ photos complete this concise history of the ?Bluenosers'. Softcover, 128 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $25.95.

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Volume 33 - 1st printing. " B-29 Superfortress Units of World War 2!" Written by Robert F Dorr. Art by Mark Styling. The ultimate piston-engined heavy bomber of World War 2, the first production B-29s were delivered to the 58th Very Heavy Bomb Wing in the autumn of 1943. By the spring of 1944 the Superfortress was bombing targets in the Pacific, and by war's end the aircraft had played as great a part as any weapon in ending the conflict with the Japanese. Indeed, the final dropping of two atomic bombs from the B-29 convinced the Japanese to sue for peace. This book traces the wartime career of the B-29, as the aircraft went from strength to strength in the Pacific Theatre. Softcover, 98 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 73 - 1st printing. "American Civil War Commanders Part 1!" Written by Philip Katcher. Art by Richard Hook. When the War Between the States broke out in 1861, the US Army had only four line generals - and only one of them was not a septuagenarian veteran of the War of 1812. With about one-third of all professional officers choosing to offer their swords to the South, the government's urgent need to find commanders for the vastly expanded Federal army put generals' stars on the shoulders of men of very varied backgrounds and talents. In time the shock of war would separate the born leaders from the over-promoted and the political opportunists. This first of four volumes examines the careers and often colorful personalities of nearly 30 Union generals whose service was mainly in the Eastern theater of war. Softcover, 64 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $18.95.

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Volume 47- 1st printing. "British Rifleman 1797-1815!" Written by Philip Haythornthwaite. Art by Christa Hook. The rifle corps of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars are among the most recognisable of all the soldiers of that era: their distinctive dark green uniforms are as familiar as some of their exploits. They have achieved considerable fame through the large numbers of memoirs written by members of the rifle corps as well as through modern fiction, most notably the Sharpe series. Apart from their reputation as a corps d'elite, the riflemen were, in their time, at the very cutting edge of military technology and tactical theory. Philip Haythornwaite here uses fascinating first hand accounts and detailed research to give a 'soldier's-eye view' of the British Rifleman, his life and work. Softcover, 64 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $18.95.

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WRITTEN BY JAMIE DELANO; ART BY GORAN PARLOV AND GORAN SUDZUKA; PAINTED COVER BY GLENN FABRY In stores February 20. All bets are off as events overtake Story Johnson and he has to confront the vicious truth of Old Asa's spiteful genocide. There's no more time for hiding in a fog of fine words: It's going to take hard thinking, fast footwork and considerable luck to save the Johnson spirit from extinction now. Just as well Story has Nurse Dolores along to stiffen his resolve. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

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Painted cover by Alex Ross. Written by Alex Ross and Jim Krueger. Pencils by Doug Braithwaite. Inks by Bill Reinhold. THE SCOOP: It's the prologue to the final installment of Alex Ross's EARTH X trilogy! THE STORY: The final chapter of Marvel's possible future begins! Captain America, Daredevil, Phoenix, Dr. Doom, Giant-Man, Iron Man and Black Bolt prepare for the commencement of the new Paradise! Yet even at the gates of the new Heaven, old rivalries are reborn as the Kingpin and Jigsaw reject Captain Marvel's final reward! Plus: Thor and Loki begin to plan the destruction of Asgard, the legendary home of the Norse gods! Featuring the first cover in a 14-piece interlocking portrait painted by Ross! THE FORMAT: The bookend issue of this twelve-issue, monthly series is 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper with a cardstock cover. (MarvelPG) FC, 32pgs. Cover price $4.50.

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by Marz, Sears, Pennington, & Atiyeh Brother to a slain warlord, a humble monk possesses a weapon with the power to slay gods... but can he bring himself to use it? Ron Marz and Bart Sears join forces in the first issue of CrossGen's latest monthly title, a tale of all-out samurai action set on a feudal world. FC, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

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cover by humberto ramos paul jenkins/Mark buckingham/wayne faucher ? THE SCOOP: In the shadow of Octopus! ? THE STORY: It's chapter two of a three-part shocker featuring the return of Dr. Octopus! ? THE BUZZ: "If you can find room for one more Spidey title within your monthly budget, this is the one." -Borderline ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. (MarvelPG) FC, 32pg$2.25 Cover price $2.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Ashley Wood.

In this second issue, the story gets even stranger as a mysterious Rabbit appears. And this time around, Popbot himself gets involved in the action. Written and drawn by popular X-Men and Hellspawn artist Ashley Wood, this comic is printed in a large 8 " x 11" format!

Featuring guest artists and writers, this issue features a pin-up by Mike Mignola!

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $7.99.

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Written by Brian Wood. Art and Cover by Steve Rolston. Missy and Heavy were in love. Things were perfect. Heavy led the Vancouver punk rock scene with Missy at his side. They were practically royalty. But that was before. Before she went away to college and before Heavy cheated on her with another girl. Now Missy's back in town and while Heavy has broken hearts before, Missy isn't quite the same girl she used to be -- and she isn't alone either! It's more black humor, bloodstains and broken hearts courtesy of Brian Wood (Channel Zero, Couscous Express) and Steve Rolston (Queen & Country)! 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Written by Kurt Busiek. Art and cover by Tom Grummett and Wade von Grawbadger. DC's newest super-team debuts in its own ongoing series! When the Power Company has to confront the mysterious machinations of Doctor Cyber, the team may find itself out of business before they've had a chance to set up shop! For more information, see the feature article. FC, 32 PG.$2.50 Cover price $2.50.

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(W) Brian Michael Bendis. (A+C) Mike Avon Oeming. The Concept: Heroes glide through the sky on lightning bolts and fire. Flamboyant villains attempt daring daylight robberies. God-like alien creatures clash in epic battle over the nighttime sky. And on the dirty city streets below, Detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim do their job, as special homicide officers in charge of cases that involve Powers. What is a cop's job like in a world where powers are par for the course? And what kind of cop is given the assignment? This Issue: THE SUPER GROUP SAGA'S SHOCKING CONCLUSION! Fireworks!! That's right! Its been building and building and here it comes- as the Super Group homicide case twists around and around, the powers detectives finally turn on each other- and it doesn't end pretty, It's the issue you've been waiting for- it is finally here! Walker and Deena have it out! FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.95.

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Volume 44 - 1st printing. "Karak the Terrible!"

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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Protoculture Addicts is one of the main anime and manga magazines in North America, and also the oldest ?? around for over 14 years! It is dedicated to keeping fans informed about what is going on in the anime industry and to help them choose the best titles. It's the best guide to anime culture. In this issue, a spotlight on Heavy Gear, giving an overview of the series, character and mecha files, as well as synopses for the first 26 episodes. Also features the movie Spriggan, the TV series Angelic Layer, Initial D, and interview with ADV's Matt Greenfield, the usual "Anime World" articles, reviews of recent anime and manga-related products, and the latest news. (Protoculture) Magazine, 72pg, PC$4.95 Cover price $4.95.

Add to cart VF/NM 9.0 $40.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Star Trek parody cover by Joe Kubert. 10-page full color comic book story titled "The Lost Mission of Zolon" by Joe Kubert.