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Blade of the Immortal #113: On the Perfection of Anatomy pt. 2
 Yamada Asaemon, the Shogun's executioner and sword tester, is on the scene to help Burando accelerate the pace of his sadistic medical experiments to discover the secret of Manji's immortality. Still chained in a prison near Edo castle, Manji stews and ponders his next escape attempt. With Manji's old cellmate, Dewanosuke, recovering and possibly benefiting from Burando's schemes, will he help Manji regain his freedom or will Dewanosuke become enticed by the allure of immortality and rally to the side of Manji's captors? This issue also features a color Blade of the Immortal pinup by Samura fan Becky Cloonan. FOR MATURE READERS |
Concrete: The Human Dilemma #1
 Speechwriter Ron Lithgow's mind was suddenly removed from his body and placed into that of an immense extraterrestrial-one with a rock-like shell for skin. Now, seventeen years after his comics debut with then-fledgling publisher Dark Horse, Lithgow enters into another contemplative conundrum. As the accidental celebrity Concrete, he is now courted by a high-profile CEO to lend his name to a controversial population control program. While Concrete mulls this generous proposition over with his companion Maureen, his longtime aide Larry Munro mulls over an entirely different sort of proposal. � Winner of six Eisner and three Harvey awards for Concrete , acclaimed creator Paul Chadwick returns with his first Concrete miniseries in six years! FOR MATURE READERS |
B.P.R.D.: 1946 #5 (of 5)
 B.P.R.D.: 1946 rises to its astounding conclusion as Bruttenholm at last comes face to face with one of the most diabolical villains to emerge from the Third Reich, a mad genius whose creations will plague the B.P.R.D. for years to come. Written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart ( Violent Messiahs , Swamp Thing , Conan and the Midnight God ) and drawn by Paul Azaceta ( Grounded ), B.P.R.D.: 1946 chronicles the first investigation of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense in the ruins of post-World War II Berlin. * Comic Book Resources ranked Mike Mignola as one of the top five best writers in 2007! |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull TPB
 The most anticipated movie event of the summer comes to comics in this adaptation of the fourth Indiana Jones film! The intrepid Doctor Henry Jones Jr. is back in his biggest adventure yet! This time, the world-renowned archaeologist finds himself caught in a series of events that all point to a discovery unlike any other. But will his rivals in pursuit of this priceless treasure seize his quarry from right under his nose? Not if he, and a few unexpected companions, have anything to say about it! The thrill and the humor, the action and the romance, the hat and the whip--everything you love about Indy is here! This is a tale sure to please longtime fans as well as foster a whole generation of new ones! Adapting the most anticipated movie event of the year! |
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #29--Exalted part 1
 Fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick's quest to clear his name takes him to a secret storehouse of Sith artifacts collected by the Jedi Masters who framed him! Propelled by the events in "Vector," Zayne and his con-artist companion Gryph commit to a new course in exposing the dark actions of the secret Jedi Covenant. Yet doing so will take them not only to the homeworld of one of Zayne's murdering Masters, but into the most highly guarded place on the planet! This new adventure promises Star Wars at its most personal with consequences at their most epic! |
Berserk Volume 24 TPB
 Desperate to find a sanctuary where his lover, Casca, will be safe from the demons drawn to her Brand of Sacrifice, Guts the Black Swordsman pushes his motley band of followers onward towards fairy Puck's homeland, Elfhelm. With new allies who make their home in a mystically guarded woodland paradise, Guts' goal seems within reach, but danger lurks in the shadows of even the most dazzling utopias, and even fairy witchery may not protect the wondrous kingdom from an army of marauding, murderous trolls! Created by Kentaro Miura, Berserk is a runaway manga locomotive, a crashing colossus of teeth-rattling action, spine-chilling horror, and taboo-breaking humor that fires the boilers of its devoted devotees and just fires the rest. Ashes to ashes! * Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory. |
Hellboy: Oddest Jobs (novel)
 And you thought Hell was weird . . . Long-time contributor to the Hellboy mythos Christopher Golden brings together a crew of luminaries including Joe R. Lansdale ( Bubba Ho-Tep ) and China Miéville ( King Rat ), cross-genre sensation Barbara Hambly ( The Windrose Chronicles ), celebrated mystery writer Ken Bruen ( The Dramatist ), best-selling science fiction and fantasy novelist Tad Williams ( Otherland ), and a bevy of other skilled storytellers eager to spin a tale or two about the world's greatest paranormal detective, as some of the biggest names in horror, mystery, and fantasy come together to pay homage to Mike Mignola's Hellboy ! * Hellboy: Oddest Jobs contains numerous illustrations by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola! * Hellboy: Oddest Jobs will be released in time to take advantage of the massive amounts of press generated by the release of the major motion picture, Hellboy II: The Golden Army ! |
Gear School TPB - nick & dent
 In the future, humanity is in a seemingly endless war with an alien race. The struggle is dominated by giant war machines called Gear. Only the best and the brightest are allowed to drive these behemoths. The process of elimination begins in junior high. Thirteen-year-old Teresa Gottlieb has just entered the most prestigious military academy, known to all as Gear School, to try and become one of those elite. But on top of all the usual troubles that a seventh-grader has to put up with-boys, social cliques, hellish instructors-she also has to deal with three-story-tall robots and alien invasions! Teresa needs to learn that when the bell rings, the adventure starts. * Gear School is written by Adam Gallardo ( Star Wars: Infinities-Return of the Jedi ; 100 Girls) and illustrated by Núria Peris ( Star Wars Tales , Karas ). Make sure to check out the official Gear School Blog at www.gearschool.net |
Reiko the Zombie Shop Vol. 6 TPB - nick & dent
 The rip and slash horror action gets nastier in this installment of Reiko the Zombie Shop! This time Reiko faces off against a cabal of new superzombies brought together by a mysterious new necromancer, a young man with the power to rob Reiko of her "gift" and who may be the greatest threat she's ever faced! • Part Sixth Sense and part Evil Dead –the ultra-violent, comical, and disturbing manga Reiko the Zombie Shop has been resurrected stateside and translated into English in its original format for the first time. Don't miss out on the series that took Japanese readers by the throat and made them scream for more! |
Satsuma Gishiden Vol. 1 TPB - nick & dent
 Controversial, tough, angry, highly skilled, and lost in a time of peace, the characters of Satsuma Gishiden tell a quasi-historical tale of social caste and brutal reprisal. Readers with a taste for Kazuo Koike's gritty Lone Wolf and Cub will go nuts for master gekiga artist Hiroshi Hirata's tome of samurai struggle. Hirata's art and calligraphy leap off the page during scenes of action, only to unfold upon a full bleed that looks like a fine plate print. It's art at its most expressive, accentuating the classic stoic samurai characters you've come to know, only with a little more true society thrown in to help the reader understand what it was really like to be a warrior without a war. • Presented in the authentic right-to-left format to preserve the art, Satsuma Gishiden promises some of the best samurai manga ever. • First time any of Hirata's works have seen publication in English in twenty-five years! • Often compared to Lone Wolf and Cub in storytelling scope and...... |
Concrete: The Human Dilemma #2
 Speechwriter Ron Lithgow returns as Concrete, the title character in one of the most critically acclaimed creator-owned stories in comics history. Trapped in an alien's rock-hard body, Lithgow is an accidental celebrity whose high profile is being courted by a front-page CEO. Though Concrete believes overpopulation to be an important issue, does he want to become the spokesperson for a controversial new population control program? Just when Lithgow thinks that he has an answer, the CEO appears with an offer that he can't refuse. Meanwhile, new fiancé Larry Munro unhappily stumbles over the first downside to engaged bliss. Toss a deadly freeway shooting into the mix, and you've got the makings of Paul Chadwick's most mature Concrete miniseries yet. FOR MATURE READERS |
Gold Digger TPB Vol. 9 - nick & dent
 For the Diggers sisters. life is never dull. Their father is the most powerful magician in the world. Their mother, the ultimate martial arts master ever known. Action, adventure, romance, magic, science, martial arts, heroic quests -- sometimes all before breakfast! Gina Diggers: Brilliant and sexy, she's the total package. She might be a little boy-crazy, but that doesn't stop her from charging into fantastic archeological adventures that reach not only all over the Earth, but into Dimensions beyond! Long before Tomb Raider, Gina was on the case! Gina is accompanied by Britanny Diggers (AKA Cheetah), a were-cheetah endowed with lightning speed and rapid reflexes. She's Gina's adopted sister and loyal bodyguard. She often has to tear herself away from her alien Kryn fiance Stripe to pull her sister out of the frying pan! Join the Diggers sisters as they explore fantastic realms like the Garden of Eden, Shangri-La, Atlantis, El Dorado, the mystical land of Jade and the Realm of the Undead, just to name a...... |
Ultimate X-Men TPB Vol. 1: Tomorrow People - nick & dent
 "Your replacements grow impatient." The world stands on the brink of war. It's not a war with another country. It's not an alien invasion. It's a war with another of Earth's native species... Homo Superior. MUTANTS. The word strikes fear into those who hear it. The word strikes fear into the heart of those who are it. Mankind has made the first move, launching an army of giant robot executioners called Sentinels, programmed to locate and eliminate the mutants are preparing to follow through on their threats of homo sapien genocide. The only force that can prevent total annihilation? Five awkward teenagers and their crippled mentor. Collecting the first six issues of the #1 sell-out series, featuring the industry's hottest talents: Mark Millar (The Authority), Adam Kubert (Uncanny X-Men), and Andy Kubert (Thor). War is on the horizon and the Tomorrow People are here. Pick a side. This book collects: Ultimate X-Men #s 1-6 |
Ultimate Spider-Man TPB Vol. 8: Cats & Kings - nick & dent
 Sam Bullit is running for Mayor of New York City on an anti-Spider-Man platform, and Daily Bugle Editor-in-Chief J. Jonah Jameson is backing him 100%. But who's pulling Bullit's strings? As if his life weren't complicated enough, the web-slinger meets the sexy and elusive cat burglar, the Black Cat, who claws herself into Spider-Man's life and purrs her way into Peter Parker's. When the Black Cat gets her claws on a stone tablet that the Kingpin desperately wants, the crime lord hires the deadly Elektra to retrieve the tablet for him! This book collects: Ultimate Spider-Man #s 47-53 |
Frank Frazettas Death Dealer #6 (Cover A)
 Frank Frazetta's legendary creation is brought to life in this epic, ages-spanning tale of dark fantasy, magic, and horror. Critically acclaimed novelist and comics writer Joshua Ortega (THE NECROMANCER, STAR WARS) teams up with cult-favorite artists Nat Jones (SPAWN: THE DARK AGES, ROB ZOMBIE'S THE NAIL) and Jay Fotos (SPAWN, '68) to bring you the first DEATH DEALER tale worthy of Frank Frazetta's blessing-this one's been approved every step of the way by the Master himself! A new era for the DEATH DEALER begins here-don't miss out on the definitive story of Frazetta's most famous creation! |
Transformers Best Of Uk Dinobots #3 (Cover A)
 The AUTOBOTS continue the Dino Hunt! PROWL and OPTIMUS PRIME monitor the teams under the command of SOUNDWAVE and SIDESWIPE as they attempt to round up the rampaging DINOBOTS-including GRIMLOCK. After the dust settles who will have the advantage-the AUTOBOTS or the DECEPTICONS? |
Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #1 (Variant Cover Edition)
 Cover art by Gerard Way! Conceived and written by My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way, the Umbrella Academy features interior art by Eisner Award-nominated artist Gabriel Ba ( De:Tales ), colors by Eisner Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart. The cover art on this special variant was done by Gerard Way himself. Once, the Umbrella Academy was unstoppable. Under the tutelage of their guardian and mentor, Dr. Reginald Hargreeves, its members spent their childhoods fighting evil and honing their extraordinary gifts. Until something went terribly wrong. Now, nine years later, the estranged members of the Umbrella Academy are reunited by the death of the only parent they've ever known and the rise of a new and terrible threat. Will they be able to overcome their history for long enough to save the world-one more time? Check out the official Fábio Moon & Gabriel Bá website www.10paezinhos.com.br |
Spirit #13
 Many elements define the Spirit, but one of the more glamorous is definitely his femmes fatales! In this special issue, featuring spectacular stories from some of the industry's finest creators, discover a bevy of deadly new beauties! |
Transformers Best Of Uk Dinobots #4 (Cover A)
 A new chapter of DINOBOT lore begins with 'In The National Interest.' Reporter Joyce Meadows declares robot-Master a hoax, and Triple-I decides that she must be silenced. Project: Centurion is accelerated and it will be up to SLUDGE and the DINOBOTS to come to the rescue. Nick Roche once again provides an all-new cover re-creating a classic scene from the issue! |
Checkmate #22
 'Mademoiselle Marie' concludes! Will Black Queen's Knight get her target safely out of Bialya, or will she become the latest Mademoiselle Marie to be laid to eternal rest? |
Wildstorm Revelations #2
 Exploding out of the pages of WildStorm Armageddon comes a biweekly 6-part adventure to save the WildStorm Universe by writers Scott Beatty (BATGIRL: YEAR ONE) & Christos Gage (STORMWATCH: PHD, WILDSTORM ARMAGEDDON) and rising-star artist Wes Craig (TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE)! The rogue Coda warrior Nemesis, following her harrowing post-apocalyptic vision, must find Backlash and Savant to help her unlock the secrets of the coming destruction. But can anything stem the tide of darkness? Step one to fitting together the pieces of the intricate puzzle: infiltrate the world's most powerful and influential super-humans' headquarters and raid their database! |
Programme #7
 The super-powered Soviet weapons of mass destruction known as the 'Russian Dolls' have landed on U.S. soil, bringing their war against democracy to the very core of Western capitalism: Las Vegas. And they're not taking any prisoners, as the blood begins to flow in Sin City! What hope does America have left? |
Spider-Girl Vol. 4 Turning Point Digest TP - nick & dent
 The adventures of Spider-Man's daughter continue! Mayday once again faces Kaine, Spider-Man swings again, and Darkdevil is..actually nice?! Plus: Meet new heroes and villains, take a peek into the fantasies of Mayday's friends, and witness the return of the Green Goblin! Written by TOM DEFALCO with art by PAT OLLIFFE and RON FRENZ |
Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus TPB Vol. 1: Out of Reach - nick & dent
 Spidey and Doc Ock are at it again! Whiz kid Brigham Fontaine was once Peter Parker's brightest student. Now, he's teamed up with Doctor Octopus and is living a life of crime. Can Spider-Man outsmart this brainy duo and get Brigham back on the side of the good guys? This volume collects: Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Out of Reach #1-5 |
Marvel Age Spider-Man TPB (Digest) Vol. 1 - nick & dent
 Peter Parker was just a lonely teenager, a nobody, until fate chose to grant him great power--a power he first squandered at terrible cost to himself and those he loved. Humbled, this ordinary boy grew into a man who could never abandon the responsibility that had fallen upon him. He became Spider-Man, Marvel's most famous Super Hero. Now, meet the world-famous wall-crawler and his most menacing villains--the Vulture, the Tinkerer, Doctor Octopus, the Sandman, Doctor Doom and the Lizard--in this contemporary revisiting of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's classic tales. Marvel Age: Spider-Man introduces new and young readers to some of the greatest stories of the legendary Marvel Universe with dynamic new art and a modern flair. This book collects: Marvel Age: Spider-Man #1-4 |
House of M TPB: Spider-Man - nick & dent
 Meet Spider-Man - hero to the people, champion of the weak and oppressed... and World Wrestling Alliance Championship Titleholder?! Peter Parker has it all: respect, fame and the adoration of all. But he also has a deep, destructive secret that he keeps from the world and from his family - one that could well unravel the reality he knows! Collects Spider-Man: House Of M #1-5. |