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X-Men TPB: Phoenix Rising
 Isn't she dead? Alive? Dead again? Alive. That's the nature of the Phoenix according to Native American mythology. So, after the death of Jean Grey on the moon, how did she end up alive on Earth? Find out how and find out how the Avengers and the Fantastic Four fit into all of this here. This book collects: Avengers #263 Fantastic Four #286 X-Factor #1 |
Batman TPB: Hush Returns
 Witness the return of Batman's deadliest new enemy in this volume collecting BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #50-55 and #66! Hush's unexpected reappearance raises more questions about his true identity, origins and motivations. |
Preacher TPB Vol. 3: Proud Americans
 The Reverend Jesse Custer had nearly lost his faith when he merged with a half-angelic, half-demonic spiritual force called Genesis. With peculiar powers and renewed purpose, he has set out on one of the most bizarre road trips imaginable. Jesse's journey now takes two unexpected turns. First, Jesse and his gun-slinging girlfriend, Tulip O-Hare, travel to France to search for their hard-drinking vampire pal, Cassidy, waging a no-holds-barred battle against the forces of a secret society known as the Grail. Then, at the top of the Empire State Building, Jesse learns the strange tale of Cassidy's transformation. |
Polly & Pirates TPB Vol. 1
 Ted Naifeh, the creator of Courtney Crumrin , turns his attention from the creepy crawly 'night things' to the hi-larious high seas. Polly is caught between the prim-and-proper boarding school set she's grown-up with and the legendary legacy of the Pirate Queen that she never knew she was a part of! Hoist the sails and batten the hatches for this new trade paperback collecting the sold out miniseries! |
Hulk: The Movie Comic Adaptation TPB - nick & dent
 Bruce Banner endures a life without a past, yet filled with dreams. Adopted as a child, he knows nothing about his parents and their story. Plagued by unexplained nightmares, Bruce continually struggles with tumultuous fits of anxiety, embarrassment and rage. As a genetic scientist studying the regenerative effects of Gamma Radiation on damaged tissue, Bruce wages an escalating battle with the unknown monster inside him. Catalyzed by a freak lab accident, his inner conflict culminates when he becomes the most powerful being on the face of the Earth - The Hulk. General "Thunderbolt" Ross - backed by an army of tanks, helicopters and soldiers - aims to destroy the powerful and ever-growing Hulk. In this exquisitely told, brooding, romantic tale, Banner - a hunted abomination - strives to mend his relationship with General Ross's daughter, Betty and uncover the answers to his enigmatic past. This book collects Hulk: Official Movie Adaptation , Incredible Hulk Vol. 2 #34, Ultimates #5 and Ultimate...... |
Batman TPB: No Man's Land Vol. 4
 The Dark Knight strikes back! As Batman battles to reclaim Gotham from brutal gangs lead by the city's most notorious villains, an even more insidious danger looms. And the harbinger of this shadowy threat is the one man to have broken the Bat -- the man called Bane! Following the events of BATMAN: CATACLYSM and BATMAN: NO MAN'S LAND VOLUMES ONE, TWO and THREE, this collection continues the epic saga of Batman and his allies in Gotham's darkest hour. |
Batman TPB: No Man's Land Vol. 5
 In the last days of No Man's Land... Gotham's deadliest villain returns with a vengeance! As the United States government moves towards a resolution to end the controversial policy of sealing off the post-Cataclysm Gotham City from the rest of the world, a new threat arises for those trapped within. His name is Lex Luthor, and his ambition is to do no less than own Gotham. It will take all the Dark Knight's resources to stop him. But an even greater threat looms, as Batman's greatest foe emerges from the rubble of No Man's Land... the Joker! |
Batman TPB: No Man's Land Vol. 3
 Gotham is a war zone! Sealed away from the outside world by a government that no longer cares, the people of Gotham City are now trapped in a rapidly escalating gang war. Their only hope for survival is the Dark Knight. Following the harrowing events of BATMAN: CATACLYSM and BATMAN: NO MAN'S LAND VOLUMES ONE and TWO, this collection continues the epic saga of Batman and his allies in Gotham's darkest hour. |
Ultimate Spider-Man TPB Vol. 2: Learning Curve
 High school, puberty, first dates; there are many pitfalls to being young. Compound these with intense personal tragedy and super powers, and you can start to visualize the world of Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man. Following the murder of his uncle, the assault on his high school and the confusing signals from the beautiful Mary Jane Watson, Peter finds himself on the brink of manhood: getting a job at a New York City newspaper, the Daily Bugle, to help support his family and taking on extracurricular activities... Like bringing down organized crime head honcho, Wilson Fisk, otherwise known as the Kingpin! Award winning writer Brian Michael Bendis, with the one-two punch of artists Mark Bagley and Art Thibert, have put Spider-Man back at the forefront of cutting edge storytelling... Where he belongs! |
Jonny Crossbones: Dead Man at Devil's Cove
 In the spirit of all-ages, globe-trotting adventure comics like TinTin and classic, serial newspaper strips, Jonny Crossbones: Dead Man at Devil's Cove is a good, old-fashioned, rip-roarin' adventure story, brought to us by Eisner-nominated artist Les McClaine ( The Middleman , Highway 13 ). Jonny is a young auto mechanic drifting through a quiet life in his hometown of Rocky Hill, USA, until a chance meeting with his childhood hero, Doc Fiveash, draws him into a race against unscrupulous foes in search of a long-lost pirate treasure! Jonny teams up with the Doc's fetching niece, Gretchen Fiveash, and they travel across the world to find clues to the treasure's location. Our two brave heroes are shot at, kidnapped, and entangled in a dark plot as this engaging story brings the craftsmanship and thrills of yesteryear's cartoons to a modern audience. � Jonny Crossbones earned a 2005 Eisner Award nomination for "Best Digital Comic." � Visit jonnycrossbones.com for exclusive preview pages and online...... |
Essential Incredible Hulk TPB Vol. 1 (New Printing)
 Caught in the heart of a nuclear explosion, victim of gamma radiation gone wild Dr. Robert Bruce Banner now finds himself transformed during the times of stress into the dark personification of his repressed rage and fury: the Incredible Hulk, the most powerful man-like creature ever to walk the face of the earth! Relive his earliest adventures here! This collection contains over 30 issues of continuity, Incredible Hulk #1-6 and selections from Tales to Astonish #60-91! Black and white. |
Godzilla TPB
 For thirty years, the King of Monsters has slept off the shores of Tokyo. But now he's back, and he's looking to make up for lost time! This 200-page manga epic collects the Godzilla six-issue miniseries originally published in 1988, adapting to English the Kazuhisa Iwata graphic novel. This new edition features a redesigned cover and an afterword on the big lizard's film history. With the advent of Dark Horse's new Godzilla series, no manga, monster, or movie fan will want to be without this critical collection! |
Essential Incredible Hulk TPB Vol. 4
 It's the original trial of the Incredible Hulk, but not even Doc Samson and Matt Murdock can get the Hulk free of charges...from the Rhino, the Abomination and the Bi-Beast! Foes from the sewers, the seas, the stars and a shrunken realm gone mad! And Betty Ross gives a new twist to becoming a Harpy after the wedding! Monsters, mindswaps and Niagara Falls! Plus: For the X-Fans, the birth of the Wendigo and the death of the Mimic! Collects INCREDIBLE HULK #143-170. |
Young Avengers TPB Vol. 1: Sidekicks
 In the wake of Avengers Disassembled , a mysterious new group of teen super heroes appears. But who are they? Where did they come from? And what right do they have to call themselves the Young Avengers? Collects Young Avengers #1-6 |
Excalibur TPB Vol. 1: Forging the Sword
 The island of Genosha was once a thriving nation of mutants, built from the ground up by Magneto, Master of Magnetism. Then, an apocalyptic attack killed every man, woman and child-reducing an entire society to rubble within hours. Now, Professor X has come to Genosha with one intention: to rebuild a nation from its ashes! Collects EXCALIBUR #1-4. |
Trigun Anime Manga Volume 2 TPB - nick & dent
 Wolfwood, the man of the cloth with the cross, is also a gunman with a past. Like Vash, Wolfwood travels to find redemption in the desert but continually finds that confrontations with one's past can be far more deadly than a duel with pistols. Will these two kindred souls walk the same path or find each other obstacles to survival? ï The Trigun anime is a cornerstone of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming. ï Dark Horse sold over 100,000 copies of the first two volumes of Trigun , making it one of America's most popular manga series! |
Marvels TPB
 Welcome to New York. Here, burning figures roam the streets, men in brightly colored costumes scale the glass and concrete walls, and creatures from space threaten to devour our world. This is the Marvel Universe, where the ordinary and the fantastic interact daily. This is the world of Marvels. Witness the birth of this fantastic universe from the inside. See the world's greatest heroes in a different light, with a new awe and a touch of fear. For the first time, experience the Marvel Universe from a whole new perspective -- yours. This book collects: Marvels #s 1-4 Marvels #0 |
Criminal Macabre: Supernatural Freak Machine TPB
 Escaped mad doctors and possessed muscle cars are all in a day's work for supernatural investigator Cal McDonald and his undead sidekick Mo'Lock. When an old enemy Cal sent to prison escapes, his sights are set on exacting cold revenge on the guy who put him there. And it looks like he'll have to cut through everyone Cal loves to get to him . . . perfect! Cal knows what he's up against, and he's hardly batting an eye. He's already put this guy away once, and it's not like prison makes people bitter, right? And besides--things are looking up. He's even got a new car to brag about--a spiffy 1973 Nova. Too bad the guy who died in the car before Cal bought it has no intention of leaving! * From the creator of 30 Days of Night! * Artist Kelley Jones has received acclaim for his work on titles like Aliens , Grendel , and his own creation The Hammer . |
Man with the Screaming Brain TPB
 B-movie megastar Bruce Campbell of Evil Dead, Army of Darkness , and Bubba Ho-Tep fame comes to comics with this adaptation of his upcoming feature film. Campbell not only co-wrote the film with David Goodman, but directed and starred in it as well. However, in order to see his vision realized unadulterated by budgetary constraints, Campbell put the version of the script he wanted to shoot into the hands of artists Rick Remender and Hilary Barta. Man with the Screaming Brain tells the story of a wealthy American businessman determined to exploit the crippled economy of a former Soviet state torn between communist roots and capitalist greed. But Campbell's character soon finds himself in the grip of a mad scientist with a twisted brain-transplant scheme worthy of Dr. Frankenstein. � Collecting the four issue miniseries. |
John Constantine, Hellblazer TPB: Rare Cuts
 To help celebrate the release of the Warner Bros. Pictures film Constantine in theaters in February, this January sees the release of two special trade paperback collections showcasing this enduring icon of horror and magic! RARE CUTS is a treat for longtime readers and newcomers alike, assembling six issues of JOHN CONSTANTINE: HELLBLAZER that have never before been collected. Created by some of the most popular and critically acclaimed writers and artists in comics, the issues featured include: #11, which relates the horrifying events of Newcastle, 1978, that ended with an innocent girl's soul condemned to Hell and Constantine confined to an asylum; #25-26, in which new weapons testing goes awry and looses terrible psychic impulses upon a dying northern town; #35, which tells a tale of Constantine's rough-and-tumble childhood and the beginnings of his unique skills; #56, an object lesson in the perils of narcissism and doing deals with demons; and #84, which reveals the origin of Constantine's friendship...... |
X-Men TPB: X-Cutioner's Song
 Scott Summers and Jean Grey. . .Mutant heroes, leaders of the Uncanny X-Men. Cable and Stryfe. . .Time lost enemies linked by a bitter lifelong hate. What mystery links these four? What secret lies hidden on the dusty surface of the moon? What madness sends the X-Men, X-Factor and X-Force on a desperate quest to save the life of their mentor, Charles Xavier? Find the answers when you hear the cry of the. . .X-Cutioner's Song! This book collects: X-Men #s 14-16 Uncanny X-Men #s 294-296 X-Factor #s 84-86 X-Force #s 16-18 |
Captain America and the Falcon TPB: Secret Empire
 The Secret Empire was rarely more secretive or empirical than in this classic arc that sets Cap against a conspiracy out to frame and replace him in the American mind! And pay CLOSE attention to the man behind the curtain (or mask, as the case may be)! Corruption and cover-ups conclude with Cap quitting the Avengers, paving the way for his days as Nomad! With Nick Fury, the Black Panther and Banshee! Guest-starring the X-Men (back before it was cool) and featuring an early re-telling of Cap's origin! This book collects: Captain America #169-176. |
Captain Atom TPB: Armageddon
 One of the DCU's mightiest champions explodes into the WildStorm Universe in this collection of the 9-issue miniseries! A stranger's odyssey through a world close to his own, but different in so many ways is chronicled in this epic tale. Will the WildStorm Universe ever be the same? |
Empowered GN
 Not only is costumed crimefighter "Empowered" saddled with a less-than-ideal superhero name, but she wears a skintight and cruelly revealing "supersuit" that only magnifies her body-image insecurities. Worse yet, the suit's unreliable powers are prone to failure, repeatedly leaving her in appallingly distressing situations . . . and giving her a shameful reputation as the lamest "cape" in the masks-and-tights business. Nonetheless, she pluckily braves the ordeals of her bottom-rung superheroic life with the help of her "thugalicious" boyfriend (and former Witless Minion) and her hard-drinking ninja girlfriend, not to mention the supervillainous advice from the caged alien demonlord watching DVDs from atop her coffee table . . . From Adam Warren-writer/artist of the English-language Dirty Pair comics (the original "Original English-Language Manga" before OEL was cool), and writer of Livewires, Gen13, and Iron Man: Hypervelocity- comes Empowered , a...... |
Ultimate Spider-Man TPB Vol. 1: Power and Responsibility
 "With great power -- comes great responsibility." In 1963, these prophetic words launched one of the most successful and recognizable characters of the 20th century... Spider-Man! The powers granted bookish Peter Parker by a radioactive spider have fueled the imagination of fans worldwide for nearly 40 years. With the dawning of a new age, however, comes a hero for a new millennium... Ultimate Spider-Man! Updating Spider-Man for the 21st century was no easy task, and it took the brilliant minds of Bill Jemas and Brian Michael Bendis to do just that. With the artistic talents of Mark Bagley and Art Thibert breathing new life into this legendary mythos, Spider-Man has reasserted himself as one of the most popular characters in the world. This book collects: Ultimate Spider-Man #s 1-7 |
Ultimate X-Men TPB Vol. 4: Hellfire and Brimstone
 It ended abruptly and tragically, with deaths and hard decisions. After returning home to Westchester, the X-Men carry on, seeking a return to normalcy and opening their school to students once more. But amid the mundane, Jean Grey's life takes a sudden turn toward the bizarre. Her mental barriers begin to erode as she starts to experience strange visions. . .like a giant bird composed entirely of flames. To save themselves--and the world--will the X-Men be forced to strike down their own teammate? This book collects: Ultimate X-Men #s 21-25 |