Comic books April 2016

2016 is a massive year for Star Trek fans, and The Official Star Trek Magazine continues its ongoing mission to be your essential guide to Gene Roddenberry's ever-expanding universe. With a new movie hitting cinemas this summer, a new TV series in production, and a 50th anniversary to celebrate, we'll feature all the latest developments in the worlds of Trek. In issue 56, we interview original series legend George Takei, Enterpise engineer Connor Trinneer, and Kirk autobiography scribe David A. Goodman. We'll also find out why every starship needs a miracle worker, and discover how Star Trek was saved - the first time! Engage! Cover price $9.99.

2nd Printing. Vader Down: Part 5 of 6 - Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Mike Deodato. Cover by Mark Brooks. Story continued from Darth Vader (2015 Marvel) #14. VADER DOWN, PART FIVE CHEWBACCA VERSUS BLACK KRRSANTAN! What else do you need? Marvel's first Star Wars event continues! Story continues in Darth Vader (2015 Marvel) #15. 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Leinil Francis Yu. Cover by Terry Dodson. 'REBEL JAIL' STARTS NOW! The Rebels travel to a prison base having taken an important captive in VADER DOWN. Unfortunately, they aren't the only ones with their eyes on the prisoners. The adventures of Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance continue! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 100 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Leinil Francis Yu. Cover by Terry Dodson. 'REBEL JAIL' STARTS NOW! The Rebels travel to a prison base having taken an important captive in VADER DOWN. Unfortunately, they aren't the only ones with their eyes on the prisoners. The adventures of Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance continue! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Leinil Francis Yu. Cover by Stuart Immonen. 'REBEL JAIL' STARTS NOW! The Rebels travel to a prison base having taken an important captive in VADER DOWN. Unfortunately, they aren't the only ones with their eyes on the prisoners. The adventures of Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance continue! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Jason Aaron. Art and Cover by Leinil Francis Yu. 'REBEL JAIL' STARTS NOW! The Rebels travel to a prison base having taken an important captive in VADER DOWN. Unfortunately, they aren't the only ones with their eyes on the prisoners. The adventures of Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance continue! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Action Figure Variant Cover. Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Leinil Francis Yu. Cover by John Tyler Christopher. 'REBEL JAIL' STARTS NOW! The Rebels travel to a prison base having taken an important captive in VADER DOWN. Unfortunately, they aren't the only ones with their eyes on the prisoners. The adventures of Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance continue! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $6.50

Add to cart Very Fine $6.50

Updated and Expanded (2016) Edition

1st printing.

The definitive guide to the characters of the Star Wars galaxy is back!

Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia is updated and expanded with amazing new material for The Force Awakens! Want to know how tall Darth Vader is? Or where the ferocious Nexu comes from? Look no further than the Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia.

This handy guide is full of fun facts and intriguing information, guaranteed to enthrall fans for hours on end.

Hardcover, 224 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

2nd Printing. Vader Down: Part 2 of 6 - Written by Kieron Gillen. Art by Salvador Larroca. Cover by Mark Brooks. The first crossover of Star Wars's new Marvel age continues here! Vader vs. All the Rebels...it's not a fair fight! Story continues in Star Wars (2015 Marvel) #13. 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

2nd Printing. Vader Down: Part 4 of 6 - Written by Kieron Gillen. Art by Salvador Larroca. Cover by Mark Brooks. VADER DOWN, PART FOUR Han & Luke take on Vader's forces...and more? Meanwhile...Leia makes a hard decision. Marvel's first Star Wars event continues here! Story continues in Star Wars (2015 Marvel) #14. 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

2nd Printing. Vader Down: Part 6 of 6 -Written by Kieron Gillen. Art by Salvador Larroca. Cover by Mark Brooks. VADER DOWN: THE CONCLUSION! Luke Skywalker--captured by the Empire! Darth Vader--beset by enemies on all sides! The finale of the biggest Marvel Star Wars story yet! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

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The Shu-Torun War: Part 1 - Written by Kieron Gillen. Art by Salvador Larroca. Cover by Kaare Andrews. NEW STORY ARC! The planet Shu-Torin (introduced in the Darth Vader Annual) is revolting. Darth Vader is tasked with leading a military assault. Has Vader's rise to glory begun? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Second printing. The Shu-Torun War: Part 1 - Written by Kieron Gillen. Art by Salvador Larroca. Cover by Kaare Andrews. NEW STORY ARC! The planet Shu-Torin (introduced in the Darth Vader Annual) is revolting. Darth Vader is tasked with leading a military assault. Has Vader's rise to glory begun? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Cover by Boris Vallejo. Ten years after the release of Return of the Jedi, the Topps Company reintroduced the Star Wars universe to collectors with a series of trading cards. Illustrated by the biggest names in science fiction, fantasy, and comics - including Kyle Baker, Moebius, Jon J Muth, William Stout, and Walter Simonson - George Lucas's galaxy is reinterpreted in each artist's style, portraying favorite characters, re-creating classic moments, and even inventing new scenes the illustrators always wanted to see. For the first time, this collection showcases the complete New Visions series; rare promotional images; an introduction and commentary by Gary Gerani; and an afterword by Drew Struzan, and cover art by Joseph Smith. Featuring the art of: Michael Allred, Sergio Aragonés, Simon Bisley, John Bolton, Bret Blevins, Tim Bradstreet, Dan Brereton, June Brigman, J. Scott Campbell, Paul Chadwick, Howard Chaykin, Mark Chiarello, Gene Colan, Amanda Conner, Geof Darrow, Jack Davis, Steve Ditko, Colleen Doran, Dave Dorman, Steve Fastner, Bob Fingerman, Frank Kelly Freas, Rick Geary, Dave Gibbons, Keith Giffen, Mike Grell, Scott Hampton, Jeffrey Jones, Kelley Jones, Michael Kaluta, Gil Kane, Cam Kennedy, Karl Kesel, Sam Kieth, Jack Kirby, Ray Lago, Rich Larson, Jae Lee, John Paul Leon, Esteban Maroto, Mike Mignola, Ralph McQuarrie, Linda Medley, C. Scott Morse, Mike Avon Oeming, Jimmy Palmiotti, George Pérez, John Pound, George Pratt, Joe Quesada, P. Craig Russell, Zina Saunders, Mark Schultz, Bill Sienkiewicz, Joseph Smith, John K. Snyder III, Jim Starlin, Ken Steacy, Brian Stelfreeze, Dave Stevens, Drew Struzan, Boris Vallejo, John Van Fleet, Charles Vess, Jill Thompson, Angelo Torres, Tim Truman, Al Williamson, Gahan Wilson, and more. Hardcover, 6-in.x 7-in., 224 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

First Blood: Part 5 - Written by Greg Weisman. Art by Pepe Larraz. Cover by Mark Brooks. The conclusion of Caleb Dume's first foray into the Clone Wars! The inevitable conflict with General Grievous! Star Wars adventure from the Republic to the Rebellion! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Written by Charles Soule. Art and Cover by Marco Checchetto. Master and Padawan find themselves stranded on an unfamiliar world... …a world of strange, primitive technology and dangerous natives. But even if they can save themselves...why were they called to this world? 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $5.30

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Aliens!"

This 368-page book is filled with short stories about favorite alien characters seen in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Hardcover, 6-in.x 7-in., 368 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.99.

1st printing.

Adapted by Christopher Nicholas. Art by Caleb Meurer and Micky Rose.

The epic space saga, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is retold in the iconic Little Golden Book format! Featuring stunning retro illustrations, this book is perfect for Star Wars and Little Golden Book fans of every age!

Hardcover, 7-in. x 8-in., 24 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.95

Add to cart Near Mint $2.95

2nd and later printings.

Adapted by Christopher Nicholas. Art by Caleb Meurer and Micky Rose.

The epic space saga, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is retold in the iconic Little Golden Book format! Featuring stunning retro illustrations, this book is perfect for Star Wars and Little Golden Book fans of every age!

Hardcover, 7-in. x 8-in., 24 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.99

Add to cart Near Mint $6.99

1st printing. This illustrated storybook comes with an audio CD retelling the story of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

1st printing. This illustrated picture book tie-ins with the film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

Includes 4 Trading Cards - Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The Empire Strikes Back!" By Gary Gerani. In 1980, following the success of Star Wars (1977) and five tie-in trading card series based on the blockbuster film, Topps released three new series of collectible bubble gum cards to coincide with the release of The Empire Strikes Back. Now, for the first time, all 352 cards and 88 stickers are reprinted in a single deluxe volume. Reproducing the fronts and backs of each card, this collection includes character profiles, story cards, movie facts, quotes, trivia, and puzzles featuring beloved characters and scenes from The Empire Strikes Back. Also included are four bonus trading cards, the Photo Card series, rare promotional images, and an introduction and commentary by Gary Gerani, the original editor of Toppss Star Wars series. Hardcover, 7-in. x 5-in., 528 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

Does NOT Include 4 Trading Cards - Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The Empire Strikes Back!" By Gary Gerani. In 1980, following the success of Star Wars (1977) and five tie-in trading card series based on the blockbuster film, Topps released three new series of collectible bubble gum cards to coincide with the release of The Empire Strikes Back. Now, for the first time, all 352 cards and 88 stickers are reprinted in a single deluxe volume. Reproducing the fronts and backs of each card, this collection includes character profiles, story cards, movie facts, quotes, trivia, and puzzles featuring beloved characters and scenes from The Empire Strikes Back. Also included are the Photo Card series, rare promotional images, and an introduction and commentary by Gary Gerani, the original editor of Toppss Star Wars series. Hardcover, 7-in. x 5-in., 528 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

1st printing. Collects Star Wars: Vader Down (2015), Star Wars (2015 Marvel) #13-14, and Star Wars: Darth Vader (2015 Marvel) #13-15.

Two of the biggest titles in comics collide in the first crossover of the new Marvel age of STAR WARS!

When Darth Vader accidentally finds himself facing off against the rebel fleet on his own, he is sent crashing onto a nearby planet. Will the rebels seize this opportunity to put an end to one of their greatest enemies - or will they be made to feel the full power of the dark side? The Sith Lord may be down, but he isn't out!

All your favorites are here, old and new, good and evil: Luke! Vader! Leia! Aphra! Han! Threepio, Artoo, Triple-Zero and BT-1! And in a hair-raising battle of the Wookiees, Chewbacca versus Black Krrsantan! ROOOARRGH UR ROO!

Softcover, 136 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Written by Sam Humphries. Art by Javi Garron. Cover by Dave Johnson. A GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND! A FALL FROM GRACE FOR PETER QUILL! Is young Star-Lord pirate enough to betray his species and steal the ASTERION ONE? Peter came to space to be a pilot, a pirate, avenge his mother's murder by Badoon, and chew gum. Well, he's all out of gum! And already did those first two things! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Greg Weisman. Art by Dominike "Domo" Stanton. Cover by Yasmine Putri. The possessed Nitro, Graviton and Blizzard are free again and more powerful than ever. As Starbrand tries to stop them from an unthinkable goal, Nightmask must discover who is pulling their cosmic strings! Plus: Kevin, Adam and Imani go shopping and get lunch. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Greg Weisman. Art by Dominike "Domo" Stanton. Cover by Ramon Villalobos. The possessed Nitro, Graviton and Blizzard are free again and more powerful than ever. As Starbrand tries to stop them from an unthinkable goal, Nightmask must discover who is pulling their cosmic strings! Plus: Kevin, Adam and Imani go shopping and get lunch. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $3.20

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Add to cart Fine $2.50

Written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti. Art by Elsa Charretier. Cover by Amanda Conner. Homeward bound, under-ground! Starfire and Stella journey underground to visit Atlee's home-but it's changed since she left! While things heat up near the Earth's core, will Sol and Kori's romance follow suit? 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti. Art by Elsa Charretier. Cover by Neal Adams & Scott Williams. Homeward bound, under-ground! Starfire and Stella journey underground to visit Atlee's home-but it's changed since she left! While things heat up near the Earth's core, will Sol and Kori's romance follow suit? 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Starman (1994-2001 2nd Series) #0-16. Written by James Robinson. Art by Tony Harris and Wade Von Grawbadger. Cover by Tony Harris. The first volume of the series collecting the classic super hero series of the 1990s is now available in trade paperback. In these stories from issues #0-16 of the hit series, Jack Knight - antiques collector and dealer - inherits the name and powers of his father's old Starman identity from his older brother, who has been assassinated. Softcover, 448 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

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Add to cart Fine $2.50

Written by Brian Wood. Art and Cover by Danijel Zezelj and Dave Stewart. Chef Gavin Cruikshank learns when to let go, when to hold on for dear life, and when to smash up a lawyer's office with a baseball bat. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Outer Limits!" Outer Limits: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol. 6 finds Ditko in his early artistic prime and features more than 200 meticulously restored, full-color pages. This volume's stories are heavily weighted toward the science fiction genre and includes an introduction by series editor Blake Bell as well as meticulous documentation of Stan Lee calling Ditko back to Marvel to begin the Silver Age of Marvel Comics. Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

Written by Josceline Fenton. Art by Chrystin Garland. Cover by Kat Leyh. After Pearl's story of the glass monster, Steven has started having nightmares that it is real. What will he do when the people of Beach City start turning to glass? 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Josceline Fenton. Art by Chrystin Garland. Cover by Jeremy Sorese. After Pearl's story of the glass monster, Steven has started having nightmares that it is real. What will he do when the people of Beach City start turning to glass? 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Add to cart Fine $8.99

1st printing. Written by Ian Jones and Jeremy Sorese. Art by Asia Kendrick-Horton and Rachel Dukes. Cover by Rosemary Valero. What's to Love: Cartoon Network's hit series Steven Universe has given us a serious case of the feels over and over again. Jeremy Sorese and Coleman Engle have done a fantastic job with the ongoing series, and now they're teaming up with supervising director Ian Jones-Quartey to tackle the first-ever Steven Universe original graphic novel that reads like an extended episode! What It Is: Schoolboy Steven, activate! Steven finds himself enrolled in Connie's school after a show-and-tell lesson goes awry...and things just get crazier from there! Steven is having a hard time fitting in with normal school and Connie just wants to graduate with good grades and a clean record, but when gem and homework collide, who knows what will happen. This is a lesson you don't want to miss! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

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Written by El Torres. Art and Cover by Juanfra Mb. Alex Wagner escaped from the psychiatric ward and now wanders the streets of Detroit in a never-ending war against the Feeders. But she soon discovers that hers is a pointless war; they are everywhere, feeding on the weak sanity of mankind. And Alex faces the risk of losing her twin brother forever to the Other Side. 24 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

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Add to cart Fine $2.50

Written by J. G. Jones and Mark Waid. Art and Cover by J. G. Jones. The townspeople of Chatterlee make every effort to conscript the stranger to help with the fast-failing levee-but the growing racial divide in town makes choosing sides virtually impossible even as the clock ticks towards disaster. 24 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

1863 - Strategy & Tactics magazine is the longest running military history magazine. Includes in-depth looks at historical battles and campaigns and features articles with maps and pictures showing key moments, action, personalities, equipment and more! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: Includes complete game.

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Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Written by Georgia Ball. Art and Cover by Amy Mebberson. Strawberry Shortcake returns to comics! And along with her comes the return of one of her most nefarious foes, the Purple Pie Man! Join us for the launch of this berry special two-part story re-introducing everyone's favorite bad baker to the current Strawberry Shortcake mythos! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Georgia Ball. Art by Amy Mebberson. Cover by Nico Pena. Strawberry Shortcake returns to comics! And along with her comes the return of one of her most nefarious foes, the Purple Pie Man! Join us for the launch of this berry special two-part story re-introducing everyone's favorite bad baker to the current Strawberry Shortcake mythos! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Georgia Ball. Art by Amy Mebberson. Cover by Tina Francisco. Strawberry Shortcake returns to comics! And along with her comes the return of one of her most nefarious foes, the Purple Pie Man! Join us for the launch of this berry special two-part story re-introducing everyone's favorite bad baker to the current Strawberry Shortcake mythos! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Scented Variant. Written by Georgia Ball. Art by Amy Mebberson. Cover by Nicoletta Baldari. Strawberry Shortcake returns to comics! And along with her comes the return of one of her most nefarious foes, the Purple Pie Man! Join us for the launch of this berry special two-part story re-introducing everyone's favorite bad baker to the current Strawberry Shortcake mythos! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $3.20

Add to cart Very Fine $3.20

Written by Ken Siu-Chong. Art by Edwin Huang and Jeffrey Chamba Cruz. Cover by Genzoman. Deep in the Amazon Jungle awaits the most ancient and powerful martial arts master alive - the mysterious Oro. Two fighters seek his wisdom - the troubled Ryu, and the deadly Akuma! Oro may reveal his secrets to one of them… but not without a fight! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Ken Siu-Chong. Art by Edwin Huang and Jeffrey Chamba Cruz. Cover by Jeffrey Chamba Cruz. Deep in the Amazon Jungle awaits the most ancient and powerful martial arts master alive - the mysterious Oro. Two fighters seek his wisdom - the troubled Ryu, and the deadly Akuma! Oro may reveal his secrets to one of them… but not without a fight! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Ken Siu-Chong. Art by Edwin Huang and Jeffrey Chamba Cruz. Cover by Joe Vriens. Deep in the Amazon Jungle awaits the most ancient and powerful martial arts master alive - the mysterious Oro. Two fighters seek his wisdom - the troubled Ryu, and the deadly Akuma! Oro may reveal his secrets to one of them… but not without a fight! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 20 Retailer Incentive Cover. Written by Ken Siu-Chong. Art by Edwin Huang and Jeffrey Chamba Cruz. Cover by Kandoken. Deep in the Amazon Jungle awaits the most ancient and powerful martial arts master alive - the mysterious Oro. Two fighters seek his wisdom - the troubled Ryu, and the deadly Akuma! Oro may reveal his secrets to one of them… but not without a fight! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Aubrey Sitterson. Art by Emilio Laiso. Cover by Zach Howard. With the first round of duels settled, the World Warrior Tournament enters the quarterfinals! But can the forces of G.I. Joe and their Street Fighter allies remain in the fight long enough to take down M. Bison himself? The time for titanic tussles has arrived! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Aubrey Sitterson. Art by Emilio Laiso. Cover by Matthew Waite. With the first round of duels settled, the World Warrior Tournament enters the quarterfinals! But can the forces of G.I. Joe and their Street Fighter allies remain in the fight long enough to take down M. Bison himself? The time for titanic tussles has arrived! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.