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Blade of the Immortal Volume 6: Dark Shadows TPB - nick & dent
 Anotsu Kagehisa has turned his Ittö-ryü into the most famous sword school in Japan, a dojo of outcasts and eccentrics who've slaughtered their way to the top of Japan's world of the blade. But as the old Japanese saying goes, "The nail that sticks up gets hammered down," and now Anotsu must relearn that ancient lesson when he discovers the existence of the Akagi, a mysterious organization formed from the survivors of the many rival sword schools destroyed by the ruthless Ittö-ryü. The Akagi are sworn to vengeance against Anotsu's dojo, but what Anotsu doesn't know is that the Akagi are wooing the immortal samurai, Manji, to join them in their war to exterminate the Ittö-ryü! |
Tarzan: The Lost Adventure Ltd. Ed. HC
 For nearly half a century, Edgar Rice Burroughs' final work, his last, unfinished Tarzan novel, has languished in a vault, hidden from the eyes of the generations of Tarzan fans. This unfinished novel became the stuff of legend. Until now. Dark Horse Comics is proud to present Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: The Lost Adventure . The entire story, the last Burroughs Tarzan manuscript, is collected here for the first time, in a deluxe hardcover format. The novel has been completed by noted horror author Joe R. Lansdale ( Batman: The Engines of Doom ) and has been painstakingly illustrated by a team of veteran artists known for their gorgeous renderings: Thomas Yeates, Charles Vess, Gary Gianni, and Michael Kaluta. Dean Williams has painted a new cover for this historic volume, which will feature a signed plate by Danton Burroughs, grandson of ERB and executor of the estate. The plate will also be rubber-stamped with ERB's original signature stamp -- as close to the real thing as you can get. Once again his roar...... |
Mutant, Texas: Tales of Sheriff Ida Red TPB
 In Mutant, Texas, nothing is as it should be, and everything is a lot of fun. Serving as a living reminder of man's folly with nuclear energy, the once sleepy Texan burg is now the home of some of the most animated creatures to ever grace a comic book page--talking armadillos, intoxicating Tequila plants, giant snake creatures with plans of world domination, and everything in between. At the center of it all, Ida Red--a young gal with as yet undiscovered powers, the courage of her convictions, and a penchant for two-fisted adventure. This volume collects issues #1-4 of the Oni Press comics series Mutant, Texas: Tales of Sheriff Ida Red. |
Savage Dragon HC Vol. 8: Terminated
 OverLord was dead. When the Dragon faced him for their final battle, the criminal mastermind met his untimely demise. That triumph would prove to be short lived. The end result of the ensuing gang war which followed OverLord's death put far more sinister forces in charge of the Vicious Circle. Those that took control of the notorious criminal organization spread like a cancer throughout the windy city and into the very heart of the Chicago Police. Soon forces within the department itself conspired to terminate the city's most powerful weapon against the forces of evil. These are the Dragon's final days. |
Lone Wolf and Cub Vol. 1: The Assassin's Road TPB - nick & dent
 Dark Horse Comics is proud to present one of the authentic landmarks in graphic fiction, Lone Wolf and Cub, to be published in its entirety for the first time in America. An epic samurai adventure of staggering proportions -- over 7000 pages -- Lone Wolf and Cub ( Kozure Okami in Japan) is acknowledged worldwide for the brilliant writing of series creator Kazuo Koike and the groundbreaking cinematic visuals of the late Goseki Kojima, creating unforgettable imagery of stark beauty, kinetic fury, and visceral thematic power that influenced a generation of visual storytellers both in Japan and in the West. Don't miss this monumental monthly release, twenty-eight volumes, with each collection approximately 300 pages! This volume includes the following stories: Son for Hire, Sword for Hire A Father Knows His Child's Heart, as Only a Child Can Know His Father's From North to South, From East to West Baby Cart on the River Styx Suio School Zanbato Waiting for the Rains Eight Gates of Deceit Wings to the Birds,...... |
Supreme Power TPB Vol. 3: High Command
 In their first adventure as a team, Hyperion, Blur and Nighthawk - the newly formed Squadron - have a long-overdue showdown with the super-powered serial killer who's been terrorizing the nation! But will they live long enough to stop him? Plus: What does the most powerful being on the planet do when he finds out he's been manipulated, and that his whole life is practically a lie? How will Hyperion react, and what does that mean for the rest of humanity - and the government that's organized these deceitful machinations. |
Hellboy: Odder Jobs TPB - nick & dent
 Mike Mignola's award-winning series Hellboy has earned fans all over the world, among them some of the most respected horror, fantasy, and mystery novelists in the field, and some of Hollywood's most talented writers and directors. Now a who's who list of these writers are drawn together to tell their own tales of Hellboy, to play with the characters and worlds Mignola has created. As part of Dark Horse's celebration of Hellboy in 2004, Christopher Golden (author of the Hellboy novels The Lost Army and The Bones of Giants ) has brought together a stellar array of talents including filmmakers Frank Darabont and Hellboy movie director Guillermo del Toro, and novelists Charles de Lint, Graham Joyce, and Sharyn McCrumb, as well as many others. ï Lavishly illustrated by creator Mike Mignola! ï Filmmakers Frank Darabont ( The Shawshank Redemption ), Guillermo del Toro ( Hellboy ), and novelists Charles de Lint, Graham Joyce, Sharyn McCrumb and many others tell their own tales of Hellboy...... |
Dragonball TPB Vol. 8 (2nd Ed.)
 Tired of losing their best operatives to Son Goku, the commanders of the Red Ribbon Army hire Taopaipai, the world's greatest assassin, to "take care" of him permanently! To have a chance of defeating this new opponent, Goku must climb the miles-high Karin Tower, where a mysterious hermit guards a jug of magic water which will grant the one who drinks it super strength. And while Goku struggles to get the magic water, time is running out... because Commander Red only needs two more Dragon Balls to make his deepest, darkest wishes come true! |
Dragonball TPB Vol. 10 (2nd Ed.)
 Goku needs just one more Dragon Ball to wish Upa's father back to life but the ball is in the hands of an old enemy. Then, Goku and his friends part ways, promising to meet again in three years at the Tenka'ichi Budokai, The Strongest-Under-the-Heavens Martial Arts Tournament. But this time the competition is stronger than ever: Tenshinhan and Chaozu, the deadly disciples of Tsuru-Sen'nin, the Crane Hermit! Will Kame-Sen'nin's turtle style kung fu beat crane style? And where has Goku seen Tsuru-Sen'nin's trademark move, the dodon-pa, before? |
Semantic Lace TPB
 Tel Aviv, Israel 2190 - The conflict in the middle east has not changed... but the weapons used to fight it have. Mossad agent Iluatha Assad is on the front line of this battle. Trained as an assassin for the Israeli Intelligence Agency, she finds herself assigned to a "search and rescue" mission which quickly goes awry. As she fights to keep terrorists at bay with her Harlequin model Automaton, however, Iluatha must also face the struggle within herself. In the government's effort to create a more effective and protected soldier, have they also succeeded in stripping away her humanity? In a world that is more machine that man, is it worth even being human? |
Swamp Thing TPB Vol. 3: Healing The Breach
 With the consciousness of Alec Holland still separated from its former host and scattered across the world, Swamp Thing must face a new threat to the Green, which is manifesting itself inside a growing dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more about Swamp Thing at The Blog From Another World and post your comments! |
Ant TPB Vol. 1: Reality Bites
 Hannah Washington is Ant. Her memory lost to the trials of her life as a hero, she is searching for answers to a myriad of questions. Some old friends, as well as a few new enemies are all in line to welcome her back. The heat is on in her action-packed debut in the Image Universe. |
Tech Jacket TPB Vol. 1: Lost and Found
 The Geldarians are a race of incredibly intelligent, yet physically weak and fragile beings. To compensate for their frailty, they have invented the "Tech Jacket," a vest that every Geldarian is equipped with upon birth. Each jacket grows and matures with its host, specializing in tasks that the host will find most useful. A fully developed Tech Jacket is considered to be one of the most powerful weapons in the universe. Zack Thompson, through an event of sheer chance, has come to possess a Tech Jacket of his own. Now it appears that the fate of the entire universe rests on his shoulders as he learns that with infinite power comes infinite responsibility. |
Dragonball TPB Vol. 12 (2nd Ed.)
 When Kuririn is killed by a lizard-like monster, Goku goes in search of the culprit and finds his most terrifying enemy yet: the evil Demon King Piccolo! Freed after centuries of imprisonment, Piccolo sends waves of monsters on a mission to find the Dragon Balls and destroy any martial artists who might oppose him. With his flying cloud destroyed, Goku finds himself lost in the jungle where he meets an unlikely new ally. Meanwhile, Kame-Sen'nin prepares a last-ditch plan to defeat Piccolo. . .but at what cost? |
Flame Of Recca Vol. 5 TPB
 Even though he possesses the ability to bend fire to his will, Recca Hanabishi continues to covet the Flame of the Eight Dragons. With their combined voltage at his disposal, Recca will be an indestructible fiery dynamo. But power like that doesn't come neatly wrapped in a gift box. The hotheaded teenager must first prove that he is mature enough to handle such awesome responsibility. In the meantime, Recca and his crew are forcibly recruited to participate in the annual Urabutosatsujin festival. In this battle royale, it's kill or be killed as Team Hokage face a sundry of ruthless, war-scared contestants. |
Hopeless Savages TPB Vol. 1
 There are few people in our lives who have as much influence on us as our mother and father, brothers and sisters. Family ties are the earliest ties that bind, setting the tone for the paths we will take in our future. So what if your father is Dirk Hopeless and your mother Nikki Savage, a superstar couple from the days of punk rock? When you're born a rebel, what can you possibly do to make yourself stand apart? For Rat Hopeless-Savage, the answer is to leave home and start a new life somewhere, become a normal citizen with a nine-to-five job. It's going pretty well, too, until Dirk and Nikki are kidnapped, and suddenly the family Rat tried so hard to deny needs him more than ever. His siblings--sisters Arsenal and Zero, and brother Twitch--know the Rat of old is the only one who can find their parents, and they're determined to make him trade his white-washed existence for the leather jacket and spiked hair of his youth! |
Berserk Volume 8 TPB - nick & dent
 The century-spanning war between Midland and Chuder continues unabated. The two warring kingdoms, vying for supremacy, launch headfirst into what will become the final battle. Leading the Midland forces are the Band of the Hawk, lead by the charismatic Griffith, with the fearless Guts as his trusted champion. But should the Hawks triumph again on the battlefield, the war with Chuder may end, but the secret war within Midland may begin as those who seek to rise within the court see the ambitious Griffith as an obstacle to obtaining power. And nothing is more formidable than an enemy unseen! ï Each volume of Berserk comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ cover content advisory. ï The first five volumes of Berserk have sold over 100, 000 copies! FOR MATURE READERS |
Blade of the Immortal Volume 14: Last Blood TPB - nick & dent
 Rin has spent countless days chasing the murderer of her parents, and now she has Anotsu Kagehisa where she wants him, but the deathly ill Anotsu is too sick for the honor-bound Rin to strike down. But such is not the case for the students of the Shingyötö -ryü, who are out to avenge the death of their sword master, and they have Rin captured and Anotsu cornered. The spirit of revenge is thick in the air-and about to get thicker as Manji, Rin's immortal bodyguard, finally reunites with his charge as this pot of retribution prepares to boil over. And so Manji's faced with a strange irony-to save Rin, he must cut down the men who are out to kill Anotsu, Manji's sworn enemy! ï Hiroaki Samura is recognized worldwide as one of the undisputed masters of graphic fiction, and Blade of the Immortal is a powerful showcase of his titanic talents, a historical epic of passion, violence, and stark beauty. FOR MATURE READERS |
Ranma 1/2 TPB Vol. 24
 Being a teenaged martial artist isn't easy, especially for Ranma Saotome, who went through a major transformation on a training mission with his father. After an accidental dunk into a legendary cursed springs in China, Ranma now changes into a girl every time he's splashed with cold water. That would be enough to complicate anyone's life, even without the arranged fiancee who doesn't like him (or says she doesn't) and the constant stream of rivals and suitors for both his male and female forms. What's a half-guy, half-girl to do? Akane's sojourn in the remote region of Ryugenzawa leads to her reunion with Shinnosuke, the mysterious boy she remembers from childhood. Only Shinnosuke himself can't remember much of anything, and he's dying of a deadly wound he received in Akane's defense. The only thing keeping him alive is Ryugenzawa's magical water. . .and now, those natural resources are drying up. With the poor, doomed Shinnosuke on her conscience, will Akane decide to stay with him until the bitter end. ....... |
Marvel Encyclopedia HC Vol. 4: Spider-Man
 This fully illustrated, comprehensive deluxe hardcover volume includes in-depth biographies, statistics and essential reading lists for the world's most popular comic book hero, Spider-Man, and all his friends and foes like the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus and Mary Jane Watson! An essential Who's Who of the Spider-Man universe for fans new and old! |
Vampire the Masquerade TPB Vol. 2: Blood and Shadows
 What are we? The Damned children of Caine? The grotesque lords of humanity? The pitiful wretches of eternal hell? We are vampires, and that is enough. I am vampire, and that is far more than enough. I am that which must be feared, worshipped and adored. The world is mine - now and forever. No one holds command over me. No man. No god. No prince. What is a claim of age for ones who are immortal? What is a claim of power for ones who defy death? Call your damnable hunt. We shall see whom I drag screaming to hell with me. This book collects: Giovanni Tremere Lasombra Assamite |
Vampire the Masquerade TPB Vol. 3: Blood and Loyalty
 This volume reprints five full-length tales featuring some of White Wolf's signature Vampire characters: Theo Bell, Beckett, Calebros, Lucita, and Isabel. These are tales of deception, mistrust, greed, and blood-loss like you wouldn't believe! |
Ranma 1/2 TPB Vol. 8 (2nd Ed.)
 Being a teenaged martial artist isn't easy, especially for Ranma Saotome, who went through a major transformation on a training mission with his father. After an accidental dunk into a legendary cursed springs in China, Ranma now changes into a girl every time he's splashed with cold water. That would be enough to complicate anyone's life, even without the arranged fiancee who doesn't like him (or says she doesn't) and the constant stream of rivals and suitors for both his male and female forms. What's a half-guy. half-girl to do? Ranma's latest rival is Ukyo Kuonji, a chef in the art of cooking okonomiyaki , a Japanese griddle specialty. But this latest fight is more than just a rivalry with a fellow martial artist - Ukyo's issues with Ranma o all the way back to childhood, and a certain promise he once made... |
Berserk Volume 10 TPB - nick & dent
 Warrior supreme Guts has returned, and just in time to save the weakened Band of the Hawk from certain destruction...and to form an intimate bond with the beautiful warrior Casca. But job one is to find a way to free Griffith, the Hawks' leader, from the dank dungeons and 'round-the-clock tortures of the Hawks' former benefactor, the King of Midland. But while the flayed and starved Griffith may be in isolation, he is not alone. Horrors beyond imagination await Guts and the Hawks in the catacombs, and those who die may just be the lucky ones! ï Each volume of Berserk comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory. ï The first seven volumes of Berserk have sold over 125,000 copies! ï Created by Kentaro Miura, Berserk is a manic manga massacre, a brute-force free-for-all of action, horror, and grim humor that inspired the wildly popular anime series. |
Ranma 1/2 TPB Vol. 25
 Being a teenaged martial artist isn't easy, especially for Ranma Saotome, who went through a major transformation on a training mission with his father. After an accidental dunk into a legendary cursed springs in China, Ranma now changes into a girl every time he's splashed with cold water. His father, Genma, changes into a panda! That would be enough to complicate anyone's life, even without the arranged fiancee who doesn't like him (or says she doesn't) and the constant stream of rivals and suitors for both his male and female forms. What's a half-guy, half-girl to do? What happens when the social order changes? Chaos, and lots of it, as the gang soon discovers in one confusing incident after another. Akane and Ranma's teacher Miss Hinako falls in love with Akane's daddy Soun and moves into the Tendo Dojo! Shampoo's suitor Mousse discovers a magical mask that can turn its victim into a weepy, humiliated wreck - and targets Ranma! A magical swimsuit turns Ranma into a girl desperate for approval! Then, the...... |
Star Wars: Omnibus - X-Wing Rogue Squadron Vol. 1 TPB - nick & dent
 The greatest starfighters of the Rebel Alliance become the defenders of a New Republic in this massive collection of stories featuring Wedge Antilles, hero of the Battle of Endor, and his team of ace pilots known throughout the galaxy as Rogue Squadron! Meet the Rogues for the first time and learn the fate of the galaxy immediately after the events of Return of the Jedi as the Rebellion's best pilots battle remnants of the Empire wherever its ugly agenda of fear and domination appears. Along with the critically acclaimed X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair this jam-packed volume contains tons of material never-before-collected! ï Collects Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Leader , Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Rebel Opposition , Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair , Star Wars Handbook: X-Wing Rogue Squadron , almost three hundred pages, for the low price of $24.95! |