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(Super-Wednesday!) by John Judy ABE SAPIEN: THE DROWNING #1 of 5 by Mike Mignola and Jason Shawn Alexander. The first solo adventure of Hellboy’s Pal: Abe Sapien! Looks beautiful. THE BAKERS: BABIES AND KITTENS HC written and illustrated by Kyle Baker, the Greatest Cartoonist of All Time. Two cats are adopted into Kyle’s home against his wishes. Hijinks ensue. Beautifully drawn hijinks. Recommended. BATMAN: FALSE FACES HC by Brian K. Vaughan and Many Talented Folks. Collecting the Bat-stories by the creator of Y THE LAST MAN and RUNAWAYS so you should probably knock down old people to get to this one. Or just do it for fun. BIGGLES RECOUNTS THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN GN by Asso, Rideau, Chauvin, and Uderzo. A graphic recounting of some unpleasantness 68 years gone by the folks who brought you last year’s BIGGLES RECOUNTS THE FALKLAND ISLANDS WAR. Pip-pip! BOYS #15 by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. Wee Hughie visits The Legend to learn more about his partners. And poor little Starlight learns more about hers. NOT for kids EVER, but recommended. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #15 by Joss Whedon and Georges Jeanty. A done-in-one issue about girls gone bad and things of this nature. Enjoy! CLANDESTINE #1 of 5 written and drawn by Alan Davis. An ancient race of hidden super-humans faces exposure after one of the kids goes and starts fighting crime! Stupid kid… Alan Davis always draws purty. DETECTIVE COMICS #841 by Paul Dini and Dustin Ngyuyen. Featuring an insane cover and a fight with the new Ventriloquist! DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #5 by Warren Ellis and Ivan Rodriguez. Mysteries unfold, sub-cultures collide, and creepy ambiguities get creepier. Or as Warren Ellis calls it: “Wednesday.” INCOGNEGRO HC by Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece. Part-Mystery, Part-History describes this story of a light-skinned Northern black man passing for white (“going incognegro”) to investigate his brother’s arrest in the virulently racist Mississippi of early 20th century America. This already sound like a movie. Gotta look! JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #12 by Geoff Johns, Alex Ross, and Dale Eaglesham. The new heroes and the old continue to gather as the KINGDOM COME Superman meets the legacy heroes of the Golden Age. A trivia smorgasboard with Ross covers! KRAZY & IGNATZ: 1941-1942 RAGOUT OF RASPBERRIES SC by George Herriman. Fantagraphics does it again! This is the third volume of their reprint series collecting all the KRAZY KAT Sunday strips in full color. Includes an essay by critic Jeet Heer. Recommended. NORTHLANDERS #3 by Brian Wood and Davide Gianfelice. Prince Sven the Viking gets busy with scheming, fighting, and all kinds of swordplay. This one’s becoming appointment reading. Highly recommended. SCALPED #14 by Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera. Just when Agent Dash Bad Horse figures life on the Rez can’t get any worse somebody kills and scalps his mom. This ain’t “Billy Jack”, kids. Highly recommended. SCALPED VOL. 2: CASINO BOOGIE SC by Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera. Your second remedial textbook if you’re just discovering THE BEST DARN COMIC EVER!!! “In your face, Watchmen!” SUPERMAN/BATMAN SERIES 5 ACTION FIGURES including The Joker/Mr. Mxyzptlk 2-Pack, Power Girl, Supergirl, and “Green Super-Batman!” Based on the designs of Ed McGuinness. TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE #2 of 6 by Amy Wolfram and Karl Kerschl. Aqualad must face his fears as the mentor heroes go nuts. Why must they always do that? THE TWELVE #2 of 12 by J. Michael Straczynski and Chris Weston. Okay, let’s make it “The Eleven.” This appears to be the series about Golden-Age heroes in the modern world that’s doing it right. Great characterization, great art, the works. Unlike certain other “Projects” out there… UNCANNY X-MEN #495 by Ed Brubaker and Michael Choi. Normally the X-Men go to the Savage Land when they (and their writers) need a vacation. Brubaker, however, makes it work. And Choi draws a mean Whateversaurus. No Space Opera. No Time Travel. No Mutant Jesus Baby. Recommended. |
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| 2000 AD #1569 |
| 2000 AD #1570 |
| 2000 AD EXTREME ED #27 |
| ABC WARRIORS SC HELLBRINGER |
| ABE SAPIEN THE DROWNING #1 (Of 5) |
| ABSOLUTE BOYFRIEND SC VOL 5 |
| ALBERT & THE OTHERS SC |
| ALBION ORIGINS VOL 1 HC |
| ALL NEW ATOM #20 |
| ALL STAR COMPANION VOL 3 SC |
| AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #549 BRAND NEW DAY |
| AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #549 FINCH VARIANT |
| ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #8 (Of 12) |
| ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #8 BOOTH VARIANT |
| ANNIHILATION CONQUEST #4 (Of 6) |
| ANY WAY I WANT IT SC |
| ARMY OF DARKNESS #6 LONG ROAD HOME |
| ARRIVAL SC |
| BAKERS BABIES & KITTENS HC |
| BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #12 |
| BATMAN FALSE FACES HC |
| BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ORIGINS #2 |
| BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #158 |
| BIGGLES RECOUNTS SC BATTLE OF BRITAIN |
| BLAKE & MORTIMER SC THE MYSTERY OF THE GREAT PYRAMID PT 2 |
| BLOOD PLUS SC VOL 1 |
| BLOOD SUCKER LEGEND OF ZIPANGU SC VOL 6 (Of 9) |
| BOYS #15 |
| BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #11 |
| CHUNCHU GENOCIDE FIEND SC VOL 3 |
| CIRCLE #3 |
| CLANDESTINE #1 (Of 5) |
| COMIC SHOP NEWS #1077 |
| COMPLETE JACK KIRBY VOL 5 SC |
| CONTRABAND SC |
| COUNTDOWN SPECIAL OMAC |
| COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 12 |
| CRAWL SPACE XXXOMBIES #3 |
| CRICKETS #2 |
| D GRAY MAN SC VOL 8 |
| DARKNESS #2 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| DELETE #5 |
| DETECTIVE COMICS #841 |
| DIANA PRINCE WONDER WOMAN SC VOL 1 |
| DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #5 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES VOL 3 #7 (Of 12) |
| ESSENTIAL AVENGERS SC VOL 6 |
| EVE VAMPIRE DIVA #3 (Of 4) |
| EXTERMINATORS #26 |
| FABLES #69 |
| FALLEN ANGEL SC VOL 4 |
| FIRE AWAY SC |
| FULL CIRKLE II #1 (Of 3) |
| FULL CIRKLE II #1 BISLEY SKETCH VARIANT |
| GEEK MONTHLY #11 |
| GIANT SIZE ASTONISHING X-MEN POSTER |
| GTO EARLY YEARS SHONAN JUNAI GUMI SC VOL 6 (Of 15) |
| HALLOWEEN NIGHTDANCE #1 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| HORRORWOOD VOL 1 SC |
| IMAGINE PRIME ART OF IMAGINARY FRIENDS SC |
| INCOGNEGRO HC |
| INCURSION #3 |
| INFINITY INC #6 |
| INNOCENT SC VOL 1 |
| JEFF HAWKE HC VOL 1 OVERLORD |
| JONAH HEX #28 |
| JUMPER JUMPSCARS SC |
| JUNGLE GIRL #4 |
| JUNJO ROMANTICA SC VOL 5 (Of 7) |
| JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #42 |
| JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #12 |
| JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #12 VARIANT |
| LOOKING FOR GROUP #2 |
| LOONEY TUNES #159 |
| LORDS OF AVALON SWORD OF DARKNESS #1 (Of 6) |
| LORDS OF AVALON SWORD OF DARKNESS #1 GRUMMETT VARIANT |
| MAINTENANCE #8 |
| MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN SC VOL 2 DIGEST |
| MARVEL ILLUSTRATED MOBY DICK #1 (Of 6) |
| MAVIS #5 |
| METAL MEN #6 (Of 8) |
| MIDKNIGHT #2 |
| MIDNIGHTER #16 |
| MISADVENTURES OF CLARK & JEFFERSON #2 (Of 4) |
| MOON KNIGHT #15 |
| MS MARVEL #24 |
| NEW AVENGERS POSTER BOOK |
| NIGHTWING #141 |
| NORTH WIND #2 (Of 5) |
| NORTHLANDERS #3 |
| NORTHLANDERS #3 VARIANT |
| OMEGA UNKNOWN #5 (Of 10) |
| OVERMAN #3 (Of 5) |
| PHANTOM #21 |
| REICH #1 |
| SCALPED #14 |
| SCALPED SC VOL 2 CASINO BOOGIE |
| SCUD THE DISPOSABLE ASSASSIN #21 |
| SERENITY ORNAMENT INARAS SHUTTLE |
| SILVER SURFER IN THY NAME #4 (Of 4) |
| SPACE DOUBLES #1 |
| SPAWN #175 |
| SPEED RACER CHRONICLES OF THE RACER #1 |
| SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM SC |
| STAR WARS LEGACY #19 |
| STAR WARS REBELLION #11 |
| SUPERGIRL #26 |
| SUPERMAN BATMAN SER 5 POWER GIRL ACTION FIGURE |
| SUPERMAN BATMAN SER 5 SUPERGIRL ACTION FIGURE |
| SUPERMAN CHRONICLES SC VOL 4 |
| SWORD OF DRACULA VAMPIRELLA 1-SHOT MULTIPLE COVERS |
| TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE #2 (Of 6) |
| THOR POSTER BY COIPEL & DJURDJEVIC |
| THOR VISIONARIES WALT SIMONSON SC VOL 5 |
| TRAMPS LIKE US SC VOL 14 (Of 14) |
| TRANSFORMERS BEAST WARS SOURCEBOOK #4 (Of 4) |
| TRANSFORMERS DEVASTATION #5 |
| TRUE STORY SWEAR TO GOD IMAGE ED #10 |
| TWELVE #2 (Of 12) |
| UBU BUBU #1 |
| ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN SC VOL 19 DEATH OF THE GOBLIN |
| UNCANNY X-MEN #495 DWS |
| VINYL UNDERGROUND #5 |
| WALLY WOODS WAYOUT SC |
| WARHAMMER FORGE OF WAR #5 (Of 6) MULTIPLE COVERS |
| WASTELAND #14 |
| WILDSTORM REVELATIONS #3 (Of 6) |
| WITCHBLADE #115 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| YOKO TSUNO SC VOL 2 TIME SPIRAL |