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Vampire Hunter D Volume 3: Demon Deathchase
 The novel that was the basis for the hit motion picture Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust is available in English for the first time! The third volume of the popular Japanese series Vampire Hunter D comes to America in Vampire Hunter D: Demon Deathchase. The vampire hunter known only as D has been hired by a wealthy, dying man to find his daughter, who was kidnapped by the powerful vampire Lord Meierlink. Though humans speak well of Meierlink, the price on his head is too high for D to ignore and he sets out to save her before she can be turned into an undead creature of the night. In the nightmare world of 12090 A.D., finding Meierlink before he reaches the spaceport in the Clayborn States and gets off the planet will be hard enough, but D has more than just Meierlink to worry about. The dying man is taking no chances, and has also enlisted the Marcus family, a renegade clan of four brothers and a sister who don't care who they kill as long as they get paid. Beautiful illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano complement...... |
Star Wars: Dark Empire 3 rd Edition TPB
 The epic-length story that re-energized the Star Wars franchise is now available in a new edition, with a new cover by Magic the Gathering artist Mark Zug! Join Luke, Leia, Han, and Chewie as they battle the Empire's latest super-weapons: the gigantic, planet-destroying World Devastators! Six years after the Battle of Endor, the Empire has been reborn, guided by a mysterious new leader. With a price on their heads, our heroes are on the run. Han and Leia struggle to protect their unborn child from the bounty hunters and Imperial troops that dog their steps. But their greatest danger may lie in the troubled heart of a hero--as Luke succumbs to the lure of the dark side! Available worldwide from Dark Horse Comics (available in the UK from Titan) |
Eden: It's an Endless World! Vol. 2 TPB
 "Wizard's 2007 Manga of the Year!" Graphic, cyberpunk, and philosophical, Eden is a place where endearing heroes face a constant struggle for survival and violent surprises wait around every corner! After a large portion of humanity is wiped out by a brutal, new virus, an organization known as the Propator seeks to wrest control of the world from the United Nations. Elijah, a young survivor with immunity to the virus, crosses paths with a group of supposed freedom fighters. His companion, an artificially intelligent combat robot named Cherubim, is appropriated and reprogrammed, and Elijah is pulled into a world of relentless peril and intrigue! Cybernetic enhancements! Extreme violence! This breathtaking ride is just getting started! � From the pages of Afternoon , the same manga anthology that brought us Blade of the Immortal and Oh My Goddess! � Often compared to Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira in both artistic execution and storytelling scope, Hiroki Endo's deep and beautiful Eden series is finally...... |
Nexus Archives Volume 2 HC
 In this second volume of the acclaimed and multiple Eisner Award-winning series, reluctant vigilante Nexus-AKA Horatio Hellpop-sets out with the gregarious warrior Judah Maccabee for a drinking man's tour of the galaxy. They are soon waylaid when Judah, well past the legal blood-alcohol limit for operating a spacecraft, gets the pair sucked into a black hole! But instead of meeting their untimely end, they meet Ö the Badger?! Meanwhile, back on the moon Ylum, the plot thickens with mysterious ruins, a coerced presidential election, and Ursula X. X. Imada's relentless espionage. The last thing this refugee population needs while Nexus is out of commission is the reappearance of mass murderer Claudius the Slaver, and guess who's coming for dinner! � Printed on high-quality paper stock, and features a new painted cover by Steve Rude. � Collects issues #5 and #6 of Nexus Volume 2 from Capital Comics and issues #7 through #11 of Nexus Volume 2 from First Comics. |
Predator: Forever Midnight
 The year is 2117, A.D. Humanity has seized the stars, using reverse-engineered alien technology to explore the far reaches of space. For a hundred years the Predators, sadistic extraterrestrial hunters, have been a dim memory. For a hundred years, we've been safe. That ends now. Cast in daylight for years at a time, the almost eternally lit jungle planet known as Midnight is the home to more than a thousand colonists, explorers building a haven on a new world. But the settlers aren't alone. The Predators have been on this planet all along. When the ravenous creatures attack an arriving spacecraft and capture the settlers as both slaves and prey for their hunt, terraforming the planet takes a back seat to a new fight for survival . � Perfect for the worldwide Predator audience, which has made the films top box office earners since 1987 and the books bestsellers in bookstores since 1992. |
KISS Volume 3: Men and Monsters TPB
 On the hard streets of New York, there are dangers lurking around every corner--often poised to strike at the most innocent of victims. Then there are the dangers we can't even see, those from worlds and dimensions we know nothing about. Extreme dangers call for extreme heroes, and world-famous rock band-turned-superheroes KISS are here to answer the call! Immerse yourself in a world where your greatest fears and deepest fantasies come to life, where you fight alongside Mr. Speed and Christine 16, and where monsters are real--but the heroes are real kick-ass! Collects issues #7-10 of the fan-favorite KISS monthly comic-book series. |
Star Wars: Clone Wars Vol. 2 Victories and Sacrifices TPB
 From one of the swamp moons of Naboo, to the war-torn cityscapes of Brentaal IV, the battles of the Clone Wars have thrown the galaxy into turmoil. New Separatist threats, ranging from deadly biological weapons, to dark Jedi, to unkillable alien bounty hunters, have the loyalist Jedi and their clone troops pushed to their limits. This graphic novel collection contains three separate, yet linked stories of heroism and sacrifice set during the time between Episode II and Episode III! Available worldwide from Dark Horse Comics (available in the UK from Titan) |
Star Wars: Empire #12 Darklighter (3 of 4)
 After the mutiny on board the Rand Ecliptic, Biggs Darklighter and his companions finally are able to make contact with the Rebel Alliance. The Rebels desperately need skilled pilots like Biggs and his friends, but it's hard to fight the Empire with the outdated fighter craft they have on hand. A plan is hatched to "liberate" several squadrons of X-wings, but until the Rebels get their hands on the new fighters, their only hope is pluck, luck, and the skill of pilots like Biggs Darklighter... |
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Volume 1 The Lost Memory
 In the not-too-distant future of 2032, the frontier dividing humans and machines has been crossed. Crimes comitted by flesh-and-metal cyborgs are investigated by Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist squad run by Chief Aramaki and his cyborg assistant, Major Motoko Kusanagi. Section 9 has faced countless adversaries in the real world and in cyberspace, but none like 'The Awakened.' It is believed that this lethal group of terrorists can take over the minds and bodies of almost anyone. Used as tools to commit crimes against the state, the victims are unaware of who or what is controlling them. When Major Kusanagi captures one of the victims, she hacks into his cyberbrain to learn the ringleader's identity-what she discovers leads her on a journey deep into the heart of cyberspace, a journey that shakes her to the core. Praise for other work: ?. . .[A]n awesome display of story and art working in tandem to lay the reader flat. The art has a kinetic energy that flows through the pages with a power that just...... |
Aliens: DNA WAR
 In an inhospitable galaxy, Rosamond 6 seems to have everything needed for human habitation: a moon, an atmosphere, a thriving biosystem. But although it looks like an oasis, the planet harbors a fatal secret: murderous aliens that have wiped out every life form in their path. Anthropologist Jocasta Malvaux is eager to prove her theory that the aliens can be reasoned with, so she sets up an observation post on Rosamond 6. Amazingly, when the monsters become aware of Malvaux and her expedition, they don't attack. What's the reason behind the Aliens' seeming lack of concern for the humans? Are they evolving? Or are they simply lying in wait? Expanding on Ridley Scott's classic film, Aliens: DNA War continues the chilling saga of the intrepid men and women who fight to stay alive against an opponent that sleeps, breathes, and breeds with just one goal: to kill. |
Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface #8
 Having jacked-in to the Decatonale supercomputer, cyber-agent Motoko Aramaki is hot on the virtual trail of the mystery entity behind the wave of terrorist sattacks rocking Poseidon International's world. And that trail leads through Millennium, another formidable--and not hard to look at!--cybernaut who's ready, willing, and able to run Motoko through the digital shredder! The synapse-sizzling sequel to the manga/anime classic Ghost in the Shell , Shirow Masamune's Man-Machine Interface takes graphic fiction to a new plateau, creating breathtaking images and dizzying concepts of astonishing complexity and originality. * Special deluxe format with no interior advertising! |
Star Wars Tales #17
 Welcome to the dark side! In this issue of Star Wars Tales we turn our attention to all that is dark, creepy, and evil, bringing you tales sure to chill you to your core! Watch as Chewbacca comes face to face with undead specters on Hoth! Scream as Han Solo tries desperately to overcome a zombie hoard! And gasp in shock as Luke Skywalker battles a ghostly Darth Maul! This issue of Tales is sure to leave you SCREAMING for more! |
Seraphic Feather Volume 4: Dark Angel TPB
 A buried alien starship on the dark side of the moon is ready to give up its secrets, and those who want to harness its incredible power draw in an ever-tightening circle of deception and death. The key players: young paranormal Sunao Oumi, an unwilling participant in this madness; M-ZAK, a beautiful and deadly U.N. super-agent; Kei Heidemann, Sunao's long-lost -- and assumed long- dead - love; and Apep Heidemann, Kei's brother, a mysterious scientist with access to the otherworldly technology, and in apparent contact with the aliens themselves and their death-dealing sentinels, who dispatch an armed-to-the-teeth elite U.N strike team like so many toy soldiers. And Apep himself may have unlocked more than mere secrets--he may have transformed into something more -- much more -- than human! "I found myself getting pulled in more and more with each page." - Greg McElhatten, iCOMICS.com |
Nexus Archives Volume 3 HC
 This latest collection of the landmark sci-fi series re-presents the original Nexus issues twelve through eighteen from First Comics-an indispensable storyline in the history of Horatio Hellpop's plagued existence. Wracked by inescapable, visceral nightmares of the grave misdeeds of his next targets, the executioner Nexus turns to the only solution he can-a life-threatening procedure that places an implant in his brain! This implant will prevent the dreams that Horatio has endured for years, but at what price? His behavior changes, and the ensuing emotional isolation pushes Sundra and her booming solar sailcraft business back to Mars. Spy Ursula X. X. Imada resurfaces with Horatio's twin daughters, and Clonezone the Hilariator is up to his usual mischief and misadventures! This collection also features a story about the Hammer, Judah Maccabee, illustrated by the famed Oz artist Eric Shanower. � Relive the series that defined the careers of both Steve Rude and Mike Baron, collected in a handsome hardcover...... |
Trigun Maximum Volume 9 TPB
 This is the story of Nicholas Wolfwood and Livio, two boys for whom friendship was brief, but still burned deep into their boyhood consciences. Those bits and pieces, though full of light, are mere shadows to these men of guns and blood and violence. Yes, in this volume of Trigun , our hero Vash takes a bit of a rest, and he certainly deserves one. So, now we'll study a boyhood relationship, one that, in this very volume, just might come to a destructive and angry end. Though, it may be a bit tough for either one of these "friends"to knock each other off. They both have secrets up their sleeves, and Livio, well he might even have an extra sleeve! As always, published in the ever-popular non-westernized format, with Yasuhiro Nightow's commentary in the back and the comical original black-and-white covers printed on the inside. � Presented in a fashion directly approved by Nightow himself. |
Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface #9
 Deep inside the electronic infinity of the enemy Decatonale supercomputer, cyber-agent Motoko Aramaki plays hide-and-seek with the system's digital defenses to get the root of the terrorist attacks plaguing Poseidon International. It's been a tough cyber-fight, but one that becomes even tougher when Motoko Aramaki encounters a new adversary, the one-and-only Motoko Kusanagi, whose personality is embedded in the core of her own multi-identity. And when the entities begin to spontaneously fuse, the existence of each -- or both! -- hangs in the balance! The consciousness-altering sequel to the manga/anime classic Ghost in the Shell , Shirow Masamune's Man-Machine Interface takes graphic fiction into unexplored territory, a hallucinatory dreamscape of unforgettable visions and unimaginable ideas. FOR MATURE READERS |
Spyboy: The M.A.N.G.A. Affair TPB
 When Japan's premiere spy is both the nation's leading comedienne and an expert secret agent, it's often tricky to sneak away to spoil the latest evil villain's global plot...but SpyGirl does her best! The beautiful Yukio, a.k.a. SpyGirl, finds an old photograph on the set of her television show that throws her into a complete frenzy. Why was she photographed with Japan's Minister of Defense? More importantly, why doesn't she remember any of it? And what does SpyBoy have to do with it? * Collecting the three-issue miniseries * This manga-inspired Spyboy storyline is sure to appeal to readers who have become comics readers because of their interest in manga! |
Star Wars: Empire Vol. 1 - Betrayal TPB (Spanish Edition)
 Dark Horse presents Spanish-language editions of the hottest comics in the Star Wars universe! In the weeks before the events in Star Wars: A New Hope , as the Death Star is readied for its fateful first mission, a power-hungry cabal of Grand Moffs and Imperial Officers embarks on a dangerous plan to kill Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader and seize control of the Empire! Emperors, bounty hunters, and Jedi collide in Star Wars: Empire-Betrayal ! En las semanas antes de los eventos en Star Wars: A new Hope, la nave Death Star es preparada para su primera fatídica mision, un ambriento-poderoso cábala de Grand Mofs y oficiales del Imperio embarcan en un peligroso plan para matar a Emperor Palpatine y Darth Vader y apoderarse del Imperio! - Dark Horse esta haciendo este título disponible en Lenguaje Espanol por primera vez! - Otros títulos selectos de Star Wars ahora en ediciones Lenguaje/Español: Star Wars: La Guerra de los Clones: La defensa de Kamino y otras historias Vol....... |
Astro Boy Volume 22 TPB
 From the infinite imagination of Osamu Tezuka, arguably history's most important--and inarguably its most prolific--creator of graphic fiction, comes Astro Boy , the standard bearer for the exploding anime and manga industries, and an acknowledged classic of the form. An all-ages masterpiece of action, fun, and humanity--and plenty of robots!-- Astro Boy packs more excitement and entertainment into each value-priced volume than most comics do in a lifetime! In this volume, a compendium of Astro Boy short stories involving time machines, Astro's first love, train bombs, brain switching, and the end of Astro! |
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Volume 2 Revenge of the Cold Machines
 2030 Tokyo: While patrolling Tokyo's post-World War Three refugee zones Togusa, the newest member of Section 9, discovers that one of the most powerful cyber-criminals his squad has ever faced has plans to kill their leader, Section 9 Chief Daisuke Aramaki, in one of three stories in this collection, and it will take all of the members of Section 9 to stop him. The action heats up in the stories "Double Targets," "First Love, Last Love," and "Revenge of the Cold Machines.î � The DVD of the first Ghost In The Shell movie is one of the highest selling animated films of all time. � The television series Ghost In The Shell : Stand Alone Complex is one of the most-watched programs on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. |
Vampire Hunter D Volume 4: Tale of the Dead Town
 When a floating city becomes the target of a rash of vampire attacks, only one man can restore the oasis. "The City," a tiny metropolis of a few hundred sheltered citizens floating serenely on a seemingly random course a few feet above the ground, has long been thought safe from the predation of marauding monsters. It seemed like a paradise. A paradise shattered when an invasion of apparent vampires threatens the small haven. While the Vampire Hunter known only as "D" struggles to exterminate the scourge, a former denizen of the city, the attractive Raleigh Knight, and the brash John M. Brassalli Pluto VIII seize control of the city lurching it onto a new and deadly course. D's travails are just beginning. � The Vampire Hunter D films are two of the most-popular Japanese anime films released in the United States consistently ranking among the top DVDs sold on amazon.com! Vampire Hunter D is a co-publication of DH Press and Digital Manga Publishing. FOR MATURE READERS |
Star Wars Tales #17 (photo cover)
 Welcome to the dark side! In this issue of Star Wars Tales we turn our attention to all that is dark, creepy, and evil, bringing you tales sure to chill you to your core! Watch as Chewbacca comes face to face with undead specters on Hoth! Scream as Han Solo tries desperately to overcome a zombie hoard! And gasp in shock as Luke Skywalker battles a ghostly Darth Maul! This issue of Tales is sure to leave you SCREAMING for more! |
Star Wars: Heir to the Empire Ltd. Ed. HC
 This limited-edition, hardcover graphic novel adapts Timothy Zahn's best-selling novel, Star Wars: Heir to the Empire , to comic-book format. Featuring the entire 160-page epic and a special, tipped-in art plate including the signatures of Mike Baron, Olivier Vatine, and Fred Blanchard, this foil-stamped hardcover comes in a deluxe slipcase. For any Star Wars fan, it's an absolute must-buy item; but limited to only 1,000 copies, you can bet that only the most powerful Jedi will actually capture this treasure! Available worldwide from Dark Horse Comics (available in the UK from Titan) |
Nexus Archives Volume 4 HC
 Every once in a while a creation appears that both reinvents and epitomizes its genre. 1981 marked the beginning of such an event with the first issue of Nexus , a playful adventure series that paid homage to the best of classic science fiction while introducing an unforgettable antihero. Countless readers around the world followed his action-packed exploits over the next two decades, visiting alien realms and fascinating creatures through the wit and verve of his youthful creators. Dark Horse invites you to relive the series that defined the careers of both Steve Rude and Mike Baron, collected in a hardcover format for the first time. In this volume, Sundra discovers the source of Nexus' powers and the cause of his headaches-the Merk is revealed! Space pirates pillage Ylum's orbital community, and the Sovs declare war, but Nexus is without his powers . . . so the Heads create the most devastating weapon in the galaxy. � This handsome archive collects issues nineteen through twenty-five of Nexus volume II,...... |
Trigun Maximum Volume 10 TPB
 Since the day Vash spotted his decimated soul in the middle of the desert, Nicholas Wolfwood has become a favorite of fans. A man of the cloth with a tortured soul and a past full of bullets, the protector of our story's hero, Wolfwood might just be reaching the end of his pew. Ironically, the past has come back to attack him. And by that we mean Livio, the young man Nicholas once befriended. Livio is more than a match for Wolfwood, having been trained by the same master, Chapel. And now the master and both disciples meet in a deadly face-off, and only one man will survive. But readers are in for more than just one surprise in this climactic volume of Trigun. � Presented in a fashion directly approved by Nightow himself, Trigun Maximum is so authentic that . . . well, it can hardly be more so. Includes facetious inner cover art and Nightow's hilarious back page commentary, as always. |
Iron Empires Volume 1: Faith Conquers TPB
 The critically acclaimed science fiction epic brought to life by master painter and storyteller Christopher Moeller ( JLA: A League of One, Lucifer ) returns to comic shops and bookstores in January! Faith Conquers , the first in the series of Iron Empires collections from Dark Horse, kicks off the release of the highly anticipated Iron Empires role-playing game and will be followed by a second trade paperback, Sheva's War , in April, as well as an ongoing series of new Iron Empires adventures in the months to follow. Volume 1 collects the four part series originally titled Shadow Empires , published in 1994, and features the three-part story "The Passage," originally published in Dark Horse Presents , now in full color for the first time! Created, written, and painted by Christopher Moeller, the creator who blew Justice League fans away in 2000 with his fully painted A League of One . |