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(Note: Long weekends mean late comics but only by a day.) AL JAFFE TALL TALES HC by Al Jaffe. Collecting 120 installments of the world’s first and last vertical newspaper comic-strip from the veteran MAD artist who gave us “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions” and the folding back-cover gags of about a million issues of MAD. Very cool stuff. Recommended. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #570 by Dan Slott and John Romita Jr. Big fights between Spidey, Venom and “Anti-Venom” so help me. Where’s a Skrull when you need one? But it’s Dan Slott so of course he makes it all sing. ANGEL: AFTER THE FALL #12 by Brian Lynch and Nick Runge. The incomprehensibility continues! Contains vaguely humanoid shapes and words! BOYS #22 by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The Legend wraps it up, the Homelander throws a hissy, and Butcher learns something. Featuring a variant glow-in-the-dark cover and lots of perversion. Not for kids. Recommended. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #18 by Joss Whedon and Karl Moline. Buffy’s in the future and Dawn’s a centaur. A really hot centaur… Hey Michelle Trachtenberg’s like 32 years old now so it’s okay! Oh man, it’s never gonna be okay…. GREEN LANTERN #34 by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis. Hal Jordan and Sinestro take on Abin Sur’s killer. It’s like Anakin and Obi-Wan if George Lucas knew how to write. Recommended. MARVEL APES #1 of 4 by Karl Kesel and Ramon Bachs. An alternate universe where the Marvel heroes are all monkeys. Hey, it was this or more zombies… Oh wait, they’re doing that too. I don’t care! It’s monkeys as heroes! I’m reading it! Ook-ook! SECRET SIX #1 by Gail Simone and Nicola Scott. The always awesome Gail Simone returns to chronicle the on-going adventures of DC’s favorite anti-heroes. Strong, character-driven stories of triple-crosses, desperation, out-and-out psychosis and other stuff straight out of the GOP National Convention! Highly recommended. STORMING PARADISE #3 of 6 by Chuck Dixon and Butch Guice. It’s game-on as the allies invade the Japanese mainland in this alternate-world history in which there was no Fat Man or Little Boy to end WWII. Weird, wild stuff. Recommended. SUB-MARINER: DEPTHS #1 of 5 by Peter Milligan and Esad Ribic. The Marvel Knights version of Namor the Sub-Mariner which means it’s out of continuity and probably incredibly sexy, vulgar and violent. And other stuff straight out of the GOP National Convention! (Call-back! Yes!) Gotta look. Unless you’re a kid. TWELVE ½ by Various Creators, including Stan Lee, Joe Simon and Basil Wolverton. Collecting early golden-age appearances of the stars of the hit series THE TWELVE. This issue includes the Fiery Mask, Rockman and Mister E. For those of us who love such stuff but can’t afford the big-buck back issue prices. Cool. X-MEN: MANIFEST DESTINY #1 of 4 by Mike Carey, Michael Ryan and Others. A series of stories laying out the latest status quo of all things “X.” |
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| 2000 AD #1599 |
| 2000 AD #1600 |
| ACTION COMICS #866 VARIANT |
| ADAM STRANGE SPECIAL #1 |
| AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #570 |
| AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #570 MONKEY VARIANT |
| ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #12 |
| ARCHIE DIGEST #247 |
| ARMY @ LOVE THE ART OF WAR #2 (Of 6) |
| ARMY OF DARKNESS #12 LONG ROAD HOME |
| ARMY OF DARKNESS SC VOL 6 FROM THE ASHES |
| AUTHORITY #2 |
| BAD BOY 10TH ANN HC MULTIPLE COVERS |
| BAOBAB #3 |
| BART SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #11 |
| BATMAN GOTHAM UNDERGROUND POSTER |
| BATMAN STRIKES #49 |
| BATTLE CRY ART OF SAMURAI CHAMPLOO HC |
| BEETLE BAILEY BY MORT WALKER HC VOL 1 |
| BERLIN SC BOOK 02 CITY OF SMOKE |
| BLEACH SC VOL 24 |
| BOYS #22 |
| BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #18 |
| BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS SC VOL 5 |
| CLANDESTINE HC BLOOD RELATIVE |
| COMIC SHOP NEWS #1107 |
| COMICS JOURNAL #292 |
| COMPLETE BADGER SC VOL 4 |
| COSMODE HC VOL 1 |
| COUNTER X SC VOL 2 |
| CRAYON SHINCHAN VOL 4 |
| DARKNESS #1-3 READER ED |
| DEAD OF NIGHT DEVIL SLAYER #1 (Of 4) |
| DEATH OF THE NEW GODS HC |
| DEITCHS PICTORAMA SC |
| DETECTIVE COMICS #848 RIP |
| DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 20 |
| DOCTOR WHO SPECIAL #20 SERIES 4 COMPANION |
| DR FATE COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY SC |
| DR WHO MAGAZINE #399 |
| DREAMLAND CHRONICLES #3 |
| EL DIABLO #1 (Of 6) |
| END LEAGUE #4 |
| ETERNALS #4 |
| FABLES #75 |
| FILM POSTERS ART SC HORROR |
| FILM POSTERS ART SC SCIENCE FICTION |
| FORTEAN TIMES #240 |
| FRINGE #1 (Of 6) |
| GALAXY QUEST GLOBAL WARNING #2 |
| GLOOMCOOKIE SC VOL 4 CARNIVAL WARS |
| GREEN LANTERN #34 |
| HELLBLAZER PRESENTS CHAS THE KNOWLEDGE #3 (Of 5) |
| HELLBLAZER THE LAUGHING MAGICIAN SC |
| HIGH SCHOOL DEBUT SC VOL 5 |
| HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL SC VOL 1 FIRST IMPRESSIONS |
| HIGHLANDER SC VOL 3 ARMAGEDDON |
| HOUSE OF MYSTERY #5 |
| IGOR MOVIE ADAPTATION #3 (Of 4) |
| ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #23 |
| IMMORTAL IRON FIST SC VOL 2 CITIES OF HEAVEN |
| INTERIORAE #3 |
| INVASION SC |
| INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #5 |
| INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #5 MONKEY VAR |
| IRON MAN GOLDEN AVENGER |
| JONAH HEX #35 |
| JUDGE ANDERSON SC SHAMBALLA |
| JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #275 |
| KICK ASS MUST HAVE |
| KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #142 |
| KRAZY & IGNATZ SC 1943 1944 HE NODS QUIESCENT SIESTA |
| KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE SC VOL 7 |
| LOONEY TUNES #166 |
| LOVE & ROCKETS NEW STORIES #1 |
| MANHUNTER #34 |
| MARTIAN CONFEDERACY SC VOL 1 REDNECKS RED PLANET |
| MARVEL 1985 MUST HAVE EDWARDS COVER |
| MARVEL 1985 MUST HAVE WRAPAROUND CHEUNG COVER |
| MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN SC VOL 10 CRISIS DIGEST |
| MARVEL APES #1 (Of 4) |
| MARVEL APES #1 (Of 4) BACHS VARIANT |
| MIXED VEGETABLES SC VOL 1 |
| MODESTY BLAISE SC VOL 14 GREEN COBRA |
| MONKEY HIGH SC VOL 3 |
| MPD PSYCHO SC VOL 6 |
| MS MARVEL ANNUAL #1 |
| NARUTO SC VOL 31 |
| NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON ZERO #12 |
| NIGHTMARE FACTORY SC VOL 2 |
| NIGHTWING #148 RIP |
| NOBLE CAUSES #36 |
| POKEMON DIAMOND & PEARL ADVENTURE SC VOL 2 |
| PORTABLE FRANK SC |
| PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #23 |
| PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #23 MONKEY VAR |
| RAPUNZELS REVENGE SC |
| RED STAR SC VOL 3 PRISON OF SOULS |
| ROBERTS #1 (Of 2) |
| ROGUE ANGEL TELLER OF TALES SC |
| RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #82 |
| SAMMY THE MOUSE #2 |
| SAVAGE DRAGON #137 |
| SAVAGE TALES #9 |
| SECRET INVASION FRONT LINE #3 (Of 5) |
| SECRET SIX #1 |
| SECRET WARS ALEX ROSS POSTER |
| SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 21 |
| SHE-HULK 2 #31 CUCCA VARIANT |
| SHONEN JUMP OCT 08 |
| SHOOTING WAR SC |
| SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN SC VOL 4 |
| SLAM DUNK SC VOL 1 |
| SLOW STORM SC |
| SPAWN #182 |
| SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE SEASON 2 #2 (Of 5) |
| SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE SEASON 2 #2 MONKEY VARIANT |
| SPOOKS OMEGA TEAM #1 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| STICKLEBACK SC |
| STORMING PARADISE #3 (Of 6) |
| STREET FIGHTER REMIX #0 |
| SUB-MARINER DEPTHS #1 (Of 5) |
| SUPERGIRL #33 |
| SWORD OF RED SONJA DOOM OF THE GODS SC |
| TALES OF ZORRO SC |
| TANK GIRL VISIONS OF BOOGA #4 |
| TEZUKA DORORO SC VOL 3 |
| TITANS #4 |
| TOR #5 (Of 6) |
| TRANSFORMERS BEST OF THE UK TIME WARS #2 |
| TRANSFORMERS MOVIE PREQUEL SAGA OF THE ALLSPARK #3 |
| TRINITY #14 |
| TWELVE 1/2 |
| TWELVE HC VOL 1 |
| ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR HC VOL 5 |
| UN-MEN #13 |
| UNIVERSAL WAR ONE #3 (Of 3) |
| VAMPIRE KNIGHT SC VOL 5 |
| VAMPIRELLA QUARTERLY SUMMER 2008 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| VENOM DARK ORIGIN #2 (Of 5) |
| VERONICA #190 |
| VINYL UNDERGROUND #12 |
| WAITING FOR FOOD CRUMB PLACEMAT DRAWINGS HC VOL 4 |
| WANTED SHOJO BEAT SC |
| WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #5 (Of 12) |
| WILD ONES SC VOL 4 |
| WITCHBLADE #120 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| WITCHBLADE SHADES OF GRAY SC |
| WONDER WOMAN #13 POSTER |
| WWW HR GIGER COM HC |
| X-FACTOR #33 STROMAN VARIANT |
| X-FORCE #5 CRAIN WRAPAROUND VARIANT |
| X-MEN MANIFEST DESTINY #1 (Of 4) MANIFEST DESTINY |
| X-MEN ORIGIN BEAST |
| X-MEN RETURN OF MAGIK |