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Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist Vol. 1 TPB
 Master of Elusion, foe of tyranny, and champion of liberation - The Escapist! Operating from a secret headquarters under the boards of the majestic Empire Theater, the Escapist and his crack team of charismatic associates roam the globe, performing amazing feats of magic to aid all those who languish in oppression's chains. The history of his creators, Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay, was recently chronicled in Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay . The best of the Escapist's adventures are now collected into one volume for all to enjoy! This thrilling volume of Michael Chabon Presents�The Amazing Adventures of The Escapist collects the first two issues of the comic book and features an original story penned by Michael Chabon, the comics debut of novelist Glen David Gold, a new story written and drawn by Howard Chaykin, the painted artwork of Bill Sienkiewicz, and a wraparound cover by Chris Ware! |
Spawn #172
 What made Al Simmons the person who grew up to be Spawn? Al struggles to recover his lost memories of an encounter with a sinister stranger. An encounter that led to bloody murder and changed the destinies of three young men in 'A Tale of Three Brothers.' |
X-Men TPB: Fall of the Mutants - nick & dent
 Three teams of X-Men. Three tales of tragedy. The story that changed the world of mutants forever. Fall of the Mutants is a classic collection of changes so significant, and losses so bitter, that the aftermath is still felt in the pages of X-Men today. Witness the transformation of the carefree, high-flying Warren Worthington III, codename: Angel, into the dark and brooding iron-winged Archangel. Relive the misadventures of the New Mutants, as their innocence is lost with the life of a teammate. And watch as the legendary X-Men charge into oblivion to protect a world that fears and hates them. This book collects: Uncanny X-Men #s 224-226 X-Factor #s 24-26 New Mutants #s 59-61 |
Ranma 1/2 TPB Vol. 11 (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? Poor lovesick Ryoga--doomed to forever pine over the girl who thinks of him only as her pet pig P-chan. . .not that she knows how he feels, or that he is her pet pig, for that matter. A magical bar of soap could change this sad state of affairs, but both Shampoo and Ranma also want that particular bath product for themselves! Then, Ranma finds out what it feels like to be a loser for once, when Happosai applies a strength-sapping formula that leaves Ranma weak as a baby! |
Spawn #178
 Sam and Twitch return to investigate a series of murders by an amnesiac vampire. The entire episode is told through the eyes of the vampire as he struggles to recall his unholy mission. Possibly the most offbeat Spawn story you will ever read! |
Red Sonja #30 (Cover A)
 The next Red Sonja event begins here! Kicking off with this issue, Red Sonja will feature a new, different and special creative team each and every month as Dynamite heads towards issue #35! This month, Ron Marz and artist Lee Moder kick things off by sending Red Sonja straight to Hades! A great jumping on point for new readers. |
Angel After The Fall HC
 In Angel's final television season, his world ended, but his story didn't. Now, IDW Publishing is proud to present the story of Angel: After the Fall, as presided over by Angel co-creator Joss Whedon, along with his hand-picked creative team, Brian Lynch and Franco Urru. Picking up where Season Five of the fan-favorite TV show left off, this hardcover edition looks at who lived after that climactic battle, who died, and what happened to all of Los Angeles in its wake. Features an art gallery from acclaimed artists Tony Harris (Ex Machina), Andrew Robinson, and Urru. |
Athena Voltaire TPB Vol. 02 Flight of the Falcon
 by Paul Daly & Steve Bryant As tensions among world powers escalate to the inevitability of World War II, another war already rages between the forces of white and black magic. When Athena Voltaire is hired to transport an ancient artifact from Burma to the United States, she finds herself the target of Nazi forces led by her opposite number - S.S. Aviatrix Hannah von Helm! Can Athena stop the Third Reich from opening a portal that could spell the end for mankind? This volume collects the critically-acclaimed Flight of the Falcon mini-series, and includes a cover and pin-up gallery." |
Dark Tower Long Road Home HC
 The second collection of the best-selling comic-book series, inspired by Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower! Gunslinger Roland Deschain has seen the death of his lover Susan Delgado. And the Big Coffin Hunters who burned her at the stake are now in pursuit of Roland and his ka-tet Cuthbert and Alain. The friends are forced to flee into the desert with the deadly posse in hot pursuit... and Roland is in a coma! Don't miss the next chapter in the saga of the Gunslinger whose quest for the Dark Tower will shake the foundation of reality itself! |
Vagabond Vizbig Ed GN Vol. 01
 by Takehiko Inoue Real-life figure Miyamoto Musashi was the most celebrated samurai of all time. The quintessential warrior philosopher, Musashi authored A Book of Five Rings, a theoretical guide to military strategy still used today by modern-day businessmen. But the path to enlightenment in feudal era Japan was fraught with peril. At 17 years of age, Musashi - still known by his childhood name Shinmen Takezo - was a wild young brute just setting out along the way of the sword! Rating: M" |
Doctor Who: Time Travellers Almanac HC
 Who are the eminent artists of the 16th, 19th, or 21st centuries? What are the mysteries of Carrionite Science? Where do the Daleks come from? Answers to all of these questions and more are found in The Time Traveller's Almanac, the ultimate intergalactic fact-finder. Fully illustrated with photos and artwork, The Time Traveller's Almanac provides an essential biography of the Doctor Who universe. (this covers primarily the new series starting with Christopher Eccleston) |
X-Men TPB Vol. 1 - Complete Onslaught Epic - nick & dent
 It begins here! The saga that literally re-made the Marvel Universe of the 1990s is collected in chronological order across four volumes! The psionic force of nature known only as Onslaught sprang forth from the fractured psyche of mutant mentor Charles Xavier and the genetic terrorist called Magneto. Powered by his progenitors' rage, Onslaught laid siege to humanity -- touching off a cataclysmic conflict destined to deprive a world of its most revered icons! |
Doctor Spectrum TPB: Full Spectrum - nick & dent
 Spinning out of SUPREME POWER, Samm Barnes and Travel Foreman bring to light the secret of Corporal Joe Ledger's dark past, and the plans the crystal has for him! Collects DOCTOR SPECTRUM #1-6. |
New Invaders: To End All Wars TPB - nick & dent
 Soldiers, super heroes, sentinels of liberty since the Second World War - they're the Invaders, and they're back! In 1941, the greatest heroes of the day united to battle the Axis powers. Today, the Invaders have reunited to combat the Axis Mundi, a global terrorist network born from the ashes of the Third Reich. Beyond borders, beneath the seas and behind enemy lines, they hunt the hidden terrors that threaten civilization! Collects New Invaders #1-9. |
Ghost Rider #27
 Hidden in secret tunnels beneath a rickety old cabin in the mountains of Tennessee is a library housing the entire history of the Spirit of Vengeance. The answer to every question Johnny Blaze has ever had about the Ghost Rider, it's all there... and Danny Ketch has just set it on fire. Plus, Blaze vs. Blackout and the debut of the all-new Caretaker! |
Spooks Omega Team #1 (Cover B - Archer)
 From the mind of Larry Hama, godfather of G.I. Joe, comes Spooks: Omega Team! Follow the globetrotting adventures of this elite, heavy-hitting special-forces team as they protect America from vampires, monsters, witches, and werewolves! |
Echo #7
 With Agent Ivy hot on Julie's trail, the body count in Julie's wake is rising. Julie blames Ivy, Ivy blames Julie, but in their game of cat and mouse, neither suspects the rat who shadows them both! It's life and death in Terry Moore's sci-fi thriller, Echo! |
Seven Brothers TPB Vol. 02 The Blood That Runs - nick & dent
 by Benjamin Raab, Deric Hughes & Edison George Meet Gabriel, Jagdish, Daniel, Ronald, Muhammad, Robert and Baz: seven bizarre, but special individuals from all over the world who happen to be descendents of a wizard. They discovered that they?re brothers with a little bit of magic stamped into their DNA. When we saw them last, these Sons of Heaven had defeated the Son of Hell with a little help from their sister, Rachel Kai. Now, this newly found family is having some family issues. Ronald's been kidnapped and the man threatening to take his power is someone from Rachel's past, someone who she was supposed to protect like family. And hell hath no fury, like a brother scorned." |
Star Wars: Legacy #30--Vector part 11
 Celeste Morne, a Jedi of the Old Republic, and Cade Skywalker, descendant of the legendary Skywalkers, have joined with a group of Imperial Knights and Cade's bounty-hunter crew for an assassination attempt on the Sith Emperor, Darth Krayt. But Celeste has been struggling with the spirit of Sith Lord Karness Muur for over 4,000 years--there is no way to determine how much control he maintains over her actions. Can Cade's plot succeed, or will he find himself at the mercy of another Sith? |
Final Crisis Requiem #1 (2nd Printing)
 A very special FINAL CRISIS one-shot honoring the passing of a great hero who's been a staple in the DC Universe for years. All that remains is one final memory that the League experiences together as they must fulfill his last wishes or die trying! |
Punisher War Journal #25
 'SECRET INVASION' TIE-IN! Some sins you can never atone for. In the heart of 'Secret Invasion,' as the world faces an enormous threat, as every hero in the Marvel Universe is fighting for the very survival of mankind, Frank Castle and Stuart Clarke are trying very, very hard to kill one another. With no more secrets left to be learned and no more places left to hide, these former allies are left with no other choice but to put the other one in the ground. But what about G.W. Bridge? Who's side is he on? And what about all those Skrulls? Who's gonna kill all of them? |
Ghostbusters The Other Side #2
 Whacked! After inadvertently crossing a ghost mafia made up of the most notorious gangsters in history, three of the original Ghostbusters find themselves on the wrong end of a Tommy gun! Dead before their time and consigned to Purgatory, can the gang somehow find their way back to the land of the living? Plus, what happened to Venkman? |
Srg Presents Wolves Of Odin One Shot
 Lucasfilm artist Grant Gould (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) comes the story of the war between Vikings and werewolves in this debut graphic novella! The rise of Christianity among the north-men has frustrated Odin, Father of the Norse Gods. Out of jealousy and anger, he has transformed three of his most loyal berserkers into unstoppable beasts, and set them loose upon his traitorous 'followers.' Thor, God of Thunder, takes it upon himself to challenge his father's madness by aiding a loyal warrior of his own - the Viking Tyr. Along with the help of a witch and two strangers, Tyr must face the wolves and realize his own destiny! |
Amazing Spider-Man #570 (2nd Printing)
 NEW WAYS TO DIE It's the Spider-Fight of the century: SPIDER-MAN versus VENOM versus ANTI-VENOM! Who will be the last web-slinger standing? The guy with radioactive spider-blood? The man with the original symbiote? Or...hold on...just who or what is Anti-Venom anyway?! Also: a regular Spidey cast member falls prey to Menace! And Aunt May sees a suspiciously secret side of the F.E.A.S.T. center... |
Flash Gordon #1 (Cover A - Flash, Dale, Zarkov)
 America's beloved sci-fi hero is back in a brand new ongoing series, based on Alex Raymond's original ideas but with a modernized twist for the 21st century! CIA Agent Dale Arden draws a reluctant Flash Gordon back into the world of espionage to track down the allegedly insane Hans Zarkov - who's been accused of creating a weapon of mass destruction. Elsewhere in the universe, Ming the 'Merciful's' tyrannical shadow looms over Mongo, where an impending civil war is escalating! |
Flash Gordon #1 (Cover B - Dale)
 America's beloved sci-fi hero is back in a brand new ongoing series, based on Alex Raymond's original ideas but with a modernized twist for the 21st century! CIA Agent Dale Arden draws a reluctant Flash Gordon back into the world of espionage to track down the allegedly insane Hans Zarkov - who's been accused of creating a weapon of mass destruction. Elsewhere in the universe, Ming the 'Merciful's' tyrannical shadow looms over Mongo, where an impending civil war is escalating! |