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MARVEL COMICS

DARK TOWER: THE FALL OF GILEAD #1 (of 6)
Written by ROBIN FURTH & PETER DAVID
Art by RICHARD ISANOVE
Deschain learns that the deadly sphere has been stolen from his chambers! Worse, when he enters his wife’s rooms to arrest her for the theft, his son Roland is standing over her body with a gun.

LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS #1 (of 4)
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS Penciled by IG GUARA
Earth’s heroes were unaware of a threat greater than they could handle!
A teleporting puppy scours the world to assemble a team of animals to fight the foes: LOCKJAW, LOCKHEED, REDWING, HAIRBALL, and an all-new FROG THOR!

THE TROJAN WAR #1 (of 5)
Written by ROY THOMAS Penciled by MIGUEL ANGEL SEPULVEDA
Based on the Epic Cycle and other ancient sources. This is the tale not told in The Iliad and The Odyssey of Zeus’ plans to bring about the Trojan War.
Not a crossover. Yet.

ULTIMATUM: SPIDER-MAN REQUIEM BOOK #1 (of 2)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils by MARK BAGLEY & STUART IMMONEN
Spider-Man and the Ultimate Universe will never be the same. Beginning a
story celebrating the heroism of your friendly neighborhood webslinger.

SPIDER-MAN: THE SHORT HALLOWEEN
Written by BILL HADER & SETH MEYERS
Pencils & Cover by KEVIN MAGUIRE
Stars of SNL make their Marvel debut with a story set right on the streets of New York City.

DARK REIGN: YOUNG AVENGERS #1 (of 5)
Written by PAUL CORNELL Pencils and Cover by MARK BROOKS
The Melter, Executioner; Enchantress, Egghead, Big Zero and Coat of Arms call themselves the Young Avengers, on the run from the authorities, hated and feared. Until they meet the original Young Avengers.

DARK REIGN: THE HOOD #1 (of 5)
Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by KYLE HOTZ
Hood: the crime boss who’s organizing the villains of NYC while dealing with the likes of Loki and Dr. Doom. But what of his pregnant girlfriend, addict cousin and institutionalized mother? And what price is he paying for his rapid climb up the ranks of crime and power?

FIN FANG FOUR RETURN! #1
Written by SCOTT GRAY & ROGER LANGRIDGE
Pencils & Cover by ROGER LANGRIDGE
FIN FANG FOOM! ELEKTRO! GOOGAM! GORGILLA! Once they were great and terrible, and all trembled in their wake! Now, human size, they must live in the modern world and earn a buck.

HOWLING COMMANDOS #1
Written by JESSE ALEXANDER Pencils by JOHN PAUL LEON
Sgt. Nick Fury and the Howling Commandos, parachuting deep into enemy land, are chased by tanks, strafed by Stukas, betrayed by babes, and forced into combat against Baron Strucker's machine: PANZER MAX!

PLANET SKAAR PROLOGUE
Written by GREG PAK Penciled by DAN PANOSIAN
Reed Richards just found out that the Hulk has a son. And now Skaar's coming to Earth, where a showdown with his father could literally split the globe in two.

MARVEL APES: GRUNT LINE SPECIAL
Written by KAREL KESEL Penciled by JOE SUITOR
When teenager Roy Reyna finds he can transform into the super-powered simian APE X, it's more fun than a barrel of monkeys… until H.A.M.M.E.R. agents capture him. The next thing he knows, he's in a secret prison being interrogated about some strange...Ape Universe.

THOR: TALES OF ASGARD BY LEE & KIRBY #1 (of 5)
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Never has Thor been more sensational than in these early tales by Marvel’s greatest, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Collecting the “Tales of Asgard” backup stories from JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #97-104 .

X-MEN: FUTURE HISTORY – THE MESSIAH WAR SOURCEBOOK
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS & JEPH YORK The MESSIAH
WAR HANDBOOK will cross all the timelines we have to introduce you to the bad guys; take you inside the motives of the major players; and highlight their strengths, weaknesses, strategies and weapons. Plus: The inside scoop from the creators themselves.

TERROR, INC.: APOCALYPSE SOON #1 & 2 (of 5)
Written by DAVID LAPHAM Penciled by KOI TURNBULL
The espionage business is truly recession-proof...but is it plague-proof?
Mr. Terror better hope so when he agrees to recover a weaponized virus
from Middle Eastern terrorists.

NEW MUTANTS #1
Written by ZEB WELLS Penciled by DIOGENES NEVES
Cover by ALEX ROSS Variant Cover by BOB MCLEOD They’re back together again! Cannonball, Dani Moonstar, Karma, Sunspot, Magma and Magik have been gathered again, but they face one of the most powerful X-Villains of all time? Legion is back!

GENEXT: UNITED #1 (of 5)
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by JONBOY MEYERS
In a world where the years passed, the newest crop of students at
Xavier’s are the children of the heroes we know. But with all the trouble
they got into last time, they’re not sure they want to go back to school. GeNEXT is striking out on their own!

***70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIALS 1 shots***

HUMAN TORCH COMICS #1
Written by SCOTT SNYDER Penciled by SCOTT WEGENER
Before he became a hero, the original Torch battled his inner demons to claim his soul ...and his enemies will stop at nothing to tear him apart. New & Reprints.

MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #1
Written by TOM DEFALCO Penciled by CHRIS BURNHAM
The original Torch, Toro, Sub-Mariner, Angel and Ferret team up to prevent Nazis and one of the Torch’s foes from creating the ultimate weapon of mass destruction. New & Reprints.

70TH ANNIVERSARY POSTER BOOK
36 posters 72 PGS..$5.99
 

MARVEL TRADE PAPERBACKS

HALO: UPRISING HC
Collects #1-4 and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: HALO.
168 PGS./17 & Up ...$24.99

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA BLACK
KNIGHT/YELLOW CLAW VOL. 1 HC
Collects BLACK KNIGHT #1-5 & YELLOW CLAW #1-4.
256 PGS./All Ages ...$59.99

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING
SPIDER-MAN VOL. 11 HC
Collects #100-109 256 PGS./All Ages ...$54.99

X-MEN: MANIFEST DESTINY HC
Collecting WOLVERINE: MD #1-4, X-MEN MD:
NIGHTCRAWLER #1 and X-MEN: MANIFEST DESTINY:
ICEMAN, NIGHTCRAWLER, BOOM-BOOM &
AVALANCHE. 192 PGS./Rated T+ ...$29.99

X-MEN: WORLDS APART HC
Collects #1-4. 128 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99

AVENGERS FOREVER HC
Collects AVENGERS FOREVER #1-12.
296 PGS./Rated A ...$34.99

THOR BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC
Collects #7-12 & #600.
184 PGS./Rated T+ ...$24.99

CABLE VOL. 2: BACK TO EARTH PREMIERE HC
Collecting #6-10 and KING-SIZED CABLE.
160 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99

X-FORCE VOL. 2: OLD GHOSTS PREMIERE HC
Collects X-FORCE #7-11.
120 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$19.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2:
WAR OF KINGS BOOK 1 PREMIERE HC
Collects #7-10
and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: WAR OF KINGS.
136 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99

SPIDER-MAN NOIR PREMIERE HC
Collects SPIDER-MAN NOIR # 1-4.
112 PGS./Rated T+...$19.99

X-MEN: MAGNETO TESTAMENT PREMIERE HC
136 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$24.99

NYX: NO WAY HOME PREMIERE HC
Collects #1-6. 184 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$24.99

OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVELUNIVERSE
A TO Z VOL. 8 HC
240 PGS./Rated T+ ...$24.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 3 SECRET
INVASION TPB
Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #14-19.
152 PGS./Rated T+ ...$16.99

X-FACTOR VOL. 6: SECRET INVASION TPB
Collects X-FACTOR #33-38 and SHE-HULK #31.
168 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 5: SECRET INVASION TPB
Collects #24-26 and ANNUAL #1.
120 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$14.99

WAR OF KINGS: ROAD TO WAR OF KINGS TPB
Collects X-MEN: KINGBREAKER #1-4, SI: WAR OF
KINGS, WAR OF KINGS SAGA and “THE HOLE” from
X-MEN: DIVIDED WE STAND #2.
176 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99

GHOST RIDER: DANNY KETCH - ADDICT TPB
Collects the mini-series and GHOST RIDER FINALE.
192 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$19.99

MOON KNIGHT VOL. 4: DEATH OF MARC SPECTOR TPB
Collects #21-25 and SILENT KNIGHT ONE-SHOT.
152 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$16.99

INCREDIBLE HERCULES: LOVE AND WAR TPB
Collects INCREDIBLE HERCULES #121-125.
128 PGS./Rated A ...$14.99

NEW EXILES VOL. 4: AWAY WE GO TPB
Collects NEW EXILES #16-18 and X-MEN: SWORD OF
THE BRADDOCKS #1
112 PGS./Rated A ...$12.99

YOUNG X-MEN VOL. 2: BOOK OF REVELATIONS TPB
Collecting YOUNG X-MEN #6-12 and MANIFEST
DESTINY: GRAYMALKIN.
176 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99

DEAD OF NIGHT: DEVIL-SLAYER TPB
Collects DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING DEVILSLAYER
#1-4
96 PGS./Explicit Content ...$14.99

ALIAS ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 1 TPB
Collecting ALIAS #1-15. 360 PGS./Explicit Content...$34.99

X-MEN 2099 VOL. 1 TPB
Collecting X-MEN 2099 #1-9.
224 PGS./Rated
A ...$29.99

ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL. 9 TPB
Collects AMAZING #186-210, ANNUAL #13-14 and
PETER PARKER ANNUAL #1.
600 PGS./All Ages ...$19.99

ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 9 TPB
Collects UNCANNY #244-264 and ANNUAL #13.


DC COMICS

FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH: RUN! #1 (of 6)
Written by Matthew Sturges Art by Freddie E. Williams II
The Human Flame is a dead man. The heroes target him as the lowlife who taped the murder of the Martian Manhunter. But the villains want to kill him
for selling them out to Libra. Powerless, penniless, his only chance for survival is to run!

FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH: ESCAPE #1 (of 6)
Written by Ivan Brandon Art by Marco Rudi Cover by Scott Hampton Nemesis awakens to find himself captive by the Global Peace Agency inside the mysterious Electric City, subjected to systematic torture to siphon the secrets of the DC Universe heroes in an effort to destroy them.

FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH: DANCE #1 (of 6)
Written by Joe Casey Art by ChrisCross
Japan’s Super Young Team wants to be seen as heroes, but their adventures during FC have gone unnoticed. The appearance of a deadly threat complicates their motives, though, as they try to find what truly makes a hero.

FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH: INK #1 (of 6)
Written by Eric Wallace Art by Fabrizio Fiorentino
After FC, the Tattooed Man‘s new life as a hero is a welcome change, but trying to stay above temptation gets to him. Matters are complicated when
he wakes up to find his body covered in unfamiliar tattoos that seem to
have a life of their own.

BATTLE FOR THE COWL – THE NETWORK #1 (1 shot)
Written by Fabian Nicieza Art by Don Kramer
Batgirl, Misfit, Ragman, Manhunter and others arrive in Gotham City hoping to stem the tide of chaos. Will they succeed – or be victims of Gotham City's madness?

GOTHAM GAZETTE: BATMAN ALIVE? #1 (1 shot)
Written by Fabian Nicieza Art by Dustin Nguyen, Guillem March, Jamie McKelvie, Chris Cross and Alex Konat Cover by Dustin Nguyen
A city looking to rise up. How do the people of Gotham City deal with the sudden arrival of hope?

BATMAN IN BARCELONA: DRAGON’S KNIGHT #1 (1 shot)
Written by Mark Waid Art by Diego Olmos Cover by Jim Lee
When a string of bizarre murders hits Spain’s beautiful coastal city of Barcelona, The Dark Knight makes solving this crime his top priority. The Caped Crusader in a different type of Gotham – but one no less dangerous!

THE LAST DAYS OF ANIMAL MAN #1
Written by Gerry Conway Art by Chris Batista & Dave Meikis
By 2024, the heroes are tired, the villains are nastier and Buddy’s own hometown has struggled for years to recover from disaster. Now his powers are starting to fail him! Can he survive the bloodthirsty plan his arch-rival’s progeny has in store for him?

POWER GIRL #1 (ongoing)
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art by Amanda Conner
Covers by Adam Hughes and Amanda Conner
Power Girl starts life anew by building herself a secret identity. But a villain from her past has other plans, and to get his way, he’s holding Manhattan hostage!

KILLAPALOOZA #1
Written by Adam Beechen Art and cover by Trevor Hairsine
The Clap are the biggest band in the world. They’re also sought-after meta-human assassins! But a financial crunch has the group signing on for one last “gig”, in both jobs, except they aren’t the only band – or assassin – on the bill!

THE UNWRITTEN #1
Written by Mike Carey Art by Peter Gross Cover by Yuko Shimizu
The son of the writer of popular novels about a boy-wizard, has had his life overshadowed by his alter ego, making him a Z-level celebrity at best and a human marketing tool at worst. But what if he IS the boy-wizard made flesh? What if it’s bringing him into the sight of an ancient cult that’s never been named?

ASTRO CITY DARK AGE BOOK 3 #1
Written by Kurt Busiek Art by Brent Anderson Cover by Alex Ross
It's the 1980s – a time of darkness and danger, the era of the Point Man,
the Omega Rangers and others. And for Charles and Royal Williams, it's
a time for revenge.


DC TRADE PAPERBACKS

BATMAN: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE
CAPED CRUSADER? DELUXE EDITION HC
Collects BATMAN #685 and DETECTIVE COMICS #852.
Also Gaiman stories from SECRET ORIGINS #36,
SECRET ORIGINS SPECIAL #1 and BATMAN BLACK
AND WHITE #2. 128 pg, FC, $24.99

SUPERMAN: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE
MAN OF TOMORROW? DELUXE EDITION HC
Collects SUPERMAN #423 and ACTION COMICS
#583 , the classic story “For the Man who has Everything”
from ACTION COMICS ANNUAL # and DC COMICS
PRESENTS #85 , 128 pg, FC, $24.99

ALL-STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY
WONDER VOL. 1 TP
Collects #1-9 Plus a Jim Lee
sketchbook and a variant cover gallery. 240 pg, FC, $19.99

BATGIRL: REDEMPTION TP
Collects BATGIRL #1-6. 144 pg, FC, $19.99

FINAL CRISIS COMPANION TP
Collects FC #1: director’s cut, FC: REQUIEM #1, FC:
RESIST #1 and FC: SECRET FILES #1! 160 pg, FC,
$19.99

GREEN LANTERN: TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS TP
Collecting GL SINESTRO CORPS #1, TALES OF THE
SINESTRO CORPS: ION , PARALLAX , CYBORG
SUPERMAN #1, SUPERMAN-PRIME #1, GL/S CORPS
SECRET FILES #1 and backup stories from GL #18-20.
200 pg, FC, $14.99

FINAL CRISIS: ROGUES’ REVENGE HC
collects FC: ROGUES REVENGE #1-3 and FLASH #182
and #197. 144 pg, FC, $19.99

GREEN LANTERN: RAGE OF THE RED
LANTERNS HC Collects GL #26-28, #36-38 and FC:
RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS #1 176 pg, FC,
$24.99

GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR VOL. 2 TP
collects GL #24-25 and GL C #16-19! 192 pg, FC,
$14.99

GL CORPS: SINS OF THE STAR SAPPHIRE TP
Collects GLC #27-32. 144 pg, FC, $14.99

FLASH: THE HUMAN RACE TP
Collects THE FLASH #136-141 and a story from SECRET
ORIGINS #50. 160 pg, FC, $14.99

DC COMICS CLASSICS LIBRARY:
FLASH OF TWO WORLDS HC
Collects THE FLASH Vol I #123,
129, 137, 151 and 173. 144 pg, FC, $39.99

HITMAN VOL. 1: A RAGE IN ARKHAM
NEW PRINTING TP
Collects THE DEMON ANNUAL
#2, THE BATMAN CHRONICLES #4 and HITMAN #1-3
144 pg, FC, $14.99

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: GREEN LANTERN VOL. 4 TP
Collects GREEN LANTERN Vol I #60-75 392 pg, B&W,
$16.99

SUPERMAN: LAST SON TP
Collects ACTION COMICS #844-846, #851 and
ANNUAL #11. 160 pg, FC, $12.99

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: INJUSTICE
LEAGUE TP
Collects JLA WEDDING SPECIAL #1 and JUSTICE
LEAGUE OF AMERICA #13-16! 144 pg, FC, $17.99

TRINITY VOL. 1 TP (of 3)
Collects #1-17 416 pg, FC, $29.99

SLEEPER SEASON ONE TP
Collects #1-12. 288 pages, $24.99

ABSOLUTE DEATH HC
collects DEATH: THE HIGH COST OF LIVING, THE
TIME OF YOUR LIFE , DEATH TALKS ABOUT LIFE
AIDS pamphlet, stories from VERTIGO: WINTER’S
EDGE #2 and THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS,
“The Wheel” from the 9-11 tribute book, SANDMAN #8
and #20 and extras from the DEATH GALLERY. 8.25” x
12.5”, 360 pg, FC, $99.00


INDEPENDENT COMICS

OLYMPUS #1
script NATHAN EDMONDSON art & cover CHRISTIAN WARD
Zeus granted eternal life to two brothers, and bound them to his service.
3,000 years later, they’re hunting an exiled god, only their hunt releases onto earth Hades' most dangerous prisoners.

SPAWN: ARCHITECTS OF FEAR (1 SHOT)
story ARTHUR CLAIRE art & cover ALEKSI BRICLOT
European Spawn. For centuries an elite group of Angels’ "weapon" has been absorbing the damned to keep them from joining the armies of Hell, but is now preying on the innocent, and they need Spawn’s help to stop him.

ARMAGEDDON NOW: JADA (1 SHOT)
story ROB LIEFELD art & cover MARAT MYCHAELS & MIKE
CAPPROTTI
A baby holds the key to Armageddon! JADA earns her status
as an elite agent in this exciting spy tale. From the crayon of Rob Liefeld!

THE BOYS: HEROGASM #1 (mini-series)
Written by Garth Ennis, art by John McCrea
A secret crisis of such finality that a countdown to civil infinite war seems unavoidable... but have you ever wondered what REALLY happens during Crossovers?

BOMB QUEEN PRESENTS: ALL GIRL COMICS (1 shot)
story & plot by Kristen Simon & Jim Valentino dialogue by Kat Cahill
cover by Jimmie Robinson art by Seth Damoose
Something is rendering all men impotent! Bomb Queen reluctantly teams up with super-heroines to find the culprit and save the human race, although not for that reason.

RAPTURE #1 (of 6)
Michael Avon Oeming (W/A/Cover), Taki Soma (W), Val Staples (C),
and Alex Maleev (Cvr)
After a century of warring, Earth’s champions and villains disappear, leaving humanity to pick up the pieces. Two lovers are separated by a continent and love and destiny collide in the worst breakup—ever.

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN MOVIE ADAPTATION #1
Written by Simon Furman, art by Jon-Davis Hunt
The official movie adaptation picks up directly where the Destiny movie prequels leave off.

SHERLOCK HOLMES #1
Written by Leah Moore and John Reppion, art by Aaron Campbell,
cover by John Cassaday.
"Trial of Sherlock Holmes" presents the great detective with an all-too
personal quandary and explores the nature of the man and his world!

STAR TREK: ALIEN SPOTLIGHT: ROMULANS
W) Ian Edginton, (A) Wagner Reis, cover by Dave Williams
Commander Acastus seeks to parlay his military service into a political career. However, on his final mission, he gets his first and possibly final taste of Romulan politics.

ASTRO BOY MOVIE PREQUEL: UNDERGROUND #1
Written by Scott Tipton, art by Diego Jourdan, covers by Jourdan
and Ashley Wood
It's an all-new adventure, with Astro exploring a strange kingdom in
search of his father, encountering weird creatures. But are they friend
or foe?

TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT: DRIFT
story VIKTOR KALVACHEV, PATRICK BAGGATTA *& JIM SINK
art & cover VIK
Learn how Drift joined the Autobot cause and how he figures into the
pages of All Hail Megatron. Guest-starring the Wreckers, Kup
and Perceptor.

TALES FROM WONDERLAND: CHESHIRE CAT
Written by Ralph Tedesco, art by TBC, covers by Angel Medina and
Eric Basaldua.
Sent into Wonderland, a kitten found a power that turned it into a killing
machine. Now the Cheshire Cat, trapped in this world, is developing a conscience. The once evil cat is getting a taste of what being loved feels like. Can this cat change his stripes?

NO QUARTER #0 Just 99 cents
Written by Pat Croce and Adam Slutsky, art by Mark Sparacio
and James Brown, cover by Joe Benitez.
Finally! A hardcore pirate comic with the right mix of violence, sex and brutality. Charlie Drake is a young man who is about to discover that his
bloodline is anything but ordinary!

Buck Rogers #0 25¢
W) Scott Beatty, (A) Carlos Rafael ,cover by John Cassaday
The all-new adventures of science fiction’s original spaceman, Buck Rogers.

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