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By John “I get paid $5500 an hour to do this!” Judy AL CAPP’S COMPLETE SHMOO: THE COMIC BOOKS HC written and illustrated by Capp Studios. Featuring Super Shmoo, Frankenshmoo, and Fu Manshoo! If you have to ask… ALL WE EVER DO IS TALK ABOUT WOOD GN written and illustrated by Tom Horacek. A collection of Horacek’s morbidly funny single panel cartoons. Definitely for fans of Charles Addams, Edward Gorey, and Ivan Brunetti. Recommended. ANGEL: AFTER THE FALL #5 by Brian Lynch and Franco Urru. So he’s not a vampire anymore….? BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL EDITION by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland. A special hardcover 20th anniversary edition designed to torture Alan Moore by reminding him of how tied he remains to DC even though he refuses to cash their checks. Of course some of us are tortured by the knowledge that it’s been 20 years since we bought this book new on the stands… Also contains the story “An Innocent Guy” from BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE. BRAVE AND BOLD #11 by Mark Waid and Jerry Ordway. Superman and Ultraman team up to save the day. Sorry manga fans, it’s a different Ultraman. CAPTAIN AMERICA #36 by Ed Brubaker, Butch Guice, and Mike Perkins. Bucky continues making the role of Captain America his own. Hard. EX MACHINA #5 by Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris. Mayor Hundred is haunted by the ghosts of African slaves. And metaphors. GHOST RIDER #21 by Jason Aaron and Roland Boschi. Pure, out of control motorcycle madness, reminiscent of the best of Garth Ennis's PREACHER. Highly recommended, even though you hated the movie. GRENDEL: BEHOLD THE DEVIL #5 of 8 written and illustrated by Matt Wagner. Gee fights monsters! Recommended. IMMORTAL IRON FIST #13 by Matt Fraction, Ed Brubaker, Tonci Zonjic, and David Aja. Okay, when the "What Has Gone Before" page starts reading like a novella you may be getting a tad challenging for new readers to get on board. Just sayin'... Pretty good comic anyway. MARVEL MASTERWORKS: CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 4 HC by Stan Lee, John Buscema, Gene Colan, and John Romita Sr. Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #114-124, featuring the Red Skull, the Falcon, MODOK, Nick Fury, AIM, and the cosmic cube! The more things change… OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOL. 38 HC & SC with your choice of covers: Marvel Villains by Mark Sparacio or Star Wars by Doug Wheatley. For some reason there also seems to be a Joe Shuster Superman cover being advertised on the net but there’s no mention of this from the publisher. Weird. SUPER FRIENDS #1 by Sholly Fisch and Dario Brizuela. Fun for all ages, featuring smiling Batman with the yellow oval on his chest! TANGENT: SUPERMAN’S REIGN #1 of 12 by Dan Jurgens and Friends. It’s trademark renewin’ time, kids! Alternate universe super-heroes meet their namesakes. Personally I wanna see the Just Imagine Stan Lee and Realworlds versions roll in! If you get these references you’re old. THOR #7 J. Michael Straczynski and Marko Djurdjevic. A really great issue, among the high points for JMS and Thor in general. Setting up what will no doubt be some very interesting stories in months to come. Highly recommended. WAR IS HELL: THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PHANTOM EAGLE #1 by Garth Ennis and Howard Chaykin. A heavy-hitting creative team tackles the World War I aviator’s adventures in “graphic” style. Not for kids. Highly recommended. WOLVERINE ORIGINS #23 Daniel Way and Steve Dillon. Okay, Daniel Way is starting to win me over now that he is writing a Three Stooges comic with blood. He’s found a groove that works for him. Now let's make this non-continuity and have a ball. Not for younger kids. Seriously. |
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| 100 BULLETS #89 |
| A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #77 |
| AFTERBURN #2 |
| AL CAPPS COMPLETE SHMOO COMIC BOOKS HC |
| ALL WE EVER DO IS TALK ABOUT WOOD SC |
| ALTER EGO #76 |
| AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #554 |
| ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #5 |
| AVENGERS CLASSIC #10 |
| BACK ISSUE #27 |
| BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #5 |
| BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC |
| BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #159 |
| BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #82 |
| BIRDS OF PREY #116 |
| BIRTH SC |
| BOHDA TE #1 |
| BRAVE AND THE BOLD #11 |
| CAPTAIN AMERICA #36 |
| CAPTAIN AMERICA MARVEL MASTERWORKS 4 HC MULTILPE COVERS |
| CAPTAIN MARVEL #3 (Of 5) VARIANT |
| CAPTAIN MARVEL #4 (Of 5) DODSON VARIANT |
| CAPTAIN MARVEL #4 (Of 5) SECRET INVASION INITIATIVE |
| CATWOMAN #77 |
| CHECKMATE #24 |
| CINEFEX #113 MAR 2008 |
| CIRCLE #5 |
| CLASSIC COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS #8 GRENDEL |
| COMIC SHOP NEWS #1083 |
| COMICS NOW #2 |
| COMICS REVUE #263 |
| COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 6 |
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| DANGEROUS INK MAGAZINE #2 |
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| DARK IVORY #1 (Of 4) |
| DARKNESS VS EVA #1 (Of 4) |
| DEATH OF THE NEW GODS #7 (Of 8) |
| EARTH X SC TRILOGY COMPANION |
| EVERYBODYS DEAD #1 |
| EX MACHINA #35 |
| FABLES #71 |
| FANGORIA #272 APR 2008 |
| FANTASTIC FOUR #554 HITCH VARIANT |
| FEAR AGENT #19 HATCHET JOB (PT 3 OF 5) |
| FLASH #238 |
| FOOLKILLER #4 (Of 5) |
| FRANKLIN RICHARDS SPRING BREAK |
| FRUITS BASKET SC VOL 19 (Of 22) |
| FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST SC VOL 16 |
| FX #1 (Of 6) |
| GENE SIMMONS ZIPPER #4 |
| GHOST RIDER #21 |
| GHOST WHISPERER #1 |
| GOBLIN CHRONICLES #1 (Of 3) MULTIPLE COVERS |
| GRENDEL BEHOLD THE DEVIL #5 (Of 8) |
| GRIMM FAIRY TALES #25 |
| GRIMM FAIRY TALES PIPER #1 (Of 4) |
| HACK SLASH SERIES #10 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| IMMORTAL IRON FIST #13 |
| INCREDIBLE HERCULES #115 |
| INCREDIBLE HERCULES #115 DJURDJEVIC VARIANT |
| INVINCIBLE #49 |
| IRON MAN #27 |
| JUNGLE GIRL #5 |
| JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #19 |
| LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN 31ST CENTURY SC VOL 1 |
| LENORE PVC SET #2 |
| LIBERTY MEADOWS 10TH ANNIVERSARY ED HC |
| LOOKING FOR GROUP #3 |
| MAD CLASSICS #21 |
| MAD MAGAZINE #488 |
| MAINTENANCE SC VOL 2 |
| MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #22 |
| MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ILIAD #4 (Of 8) |
| MIGHTY AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 1 ULTRON INITIATIVE |
| MIXTAPE HC VOL 1 JIM MAHFOOD ART |
| MOON KNIGHT SC VOL 2 MIDNIGHT SUN |
| NEW AVENGERS HC VOL 7 TRUST |
| NEW EXILES #2 2ND PRINTING GRUMMETT VARIANT |
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| NININ GA SHINOBUDEN VOL 3 SC |
| NON SPORT UPDATE VOL 19 #2 |
| NORTH WORLD SC VOL 1 |
| OF SCENES & STORIES SC |
| ORDER #9 |
| OUTSIDERS FIVE OF A KIND SC |
| OVERSTREET COMIC VOL 38 HC MULTIPLE COVERS |
| OVERSTREET COMIC VOL 38 SC MULTIPLE COVERS |
| PAINKILLER JANE SC VOL 2 THINGS EXPLODE |
| PHOENIX SC VOL 12 |
| PRINCESS AT MIDNIGHT SC |
| PROGRAMME #9 (Of 12) |
| PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL SC VOL 2 GOIN OUT WEST |
| PVP #39 |
| RED SONJA #31 |
| REPO SC |
| ROBIN #172 |
| SANCTUARY #1 HOPE IS NOT YET LOST |
| SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE SC VOL 6 HOURMAN AND PYTHON |
| SCARY MONSTERS 2008 YEARBOOK MONSTER MEMORIES #16 |
| SCOOBY DOO #130 |
| SHADOWPACT #23 |
| SIMPSONS COMICS #140 |
| SNAKEWOMAN CURSE OF THE 68 #1 (Of 4) |
| SPAWN GODSLAYER #7 |
| SPIDER-MAN REIGN SC |
| SPIKEY & EINSTEIN #1 |
| STRANGEWAYS MURDER MOON SC |
| SUPER FRIENDS #1 |
| SUPERMAN BATMAN ANNUAL #2 |
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| TALES FROM THE CRYPT #5 |
| TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #1 (Of 12) |
| TANK GIRL SC ARMADILLO & A BUSHEL OF OTHER STORIES |
| THOR #7 |
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| UNCANNY X-MEN #495 2ND PRINTING CHOI VARIANT |
| VAGABOND SC VOL 27 |
| VOLTRON HC COMPLETE OMNIBUS |
| WAR IS HELL FIRST FLIGHT PHANTOM EAGLE #1 (Of 5) |
| WARHAMMER 40K COVER GALLERY |
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| WITH THE LIGHT RAISING AUTISTIC CHILD SC VOL 2 |
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| WOLVERINE ORIGINS #23 |
| WOMEN OF THE DCU SERIES 2 STARFIRE BUST |
| WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH WARBOUND #4 (Of 5) |
| X-FACTOR #28 RAIMONDI VARIANT |
| X-FACTOR SC VOL 4 HEART OF ICE |
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