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Encyclopedia Shatnerica SC
 by Robert Schnakenberg Actor, singer, director, novelist, horseman, game-show host, spoken-word performer, legendary Hollywood lothario - is there anything William Shatner can't do? Beam aboard the Starship Irreverent as certified 'Shatnerologist' Robert Schnakenberg takes you on a guided tour of the Emmy-winning entertainment icon's universe. Inside you'll find more than fifty years of major film, TV, and stage appearances, including Shatner's many musical misadventures, as well as scandalous allegations and scathing anecdotes from Star Trek co-stars. Plus more girdle, divorce, and toupee trivia than you can shake a phaser at! Fully updated for the first time in ten years, with all-new material on Denny Crane, Nerine Kidd, Iron Chef USA, and more, The Encyclopedia Shatnerica remains the definitive biography of an entertainment icon." |
Strange Girl Vol 4 TPB
 With the fate of all existence on the line, Bethany must look deep into her heart and choose between her ideology and eternal reward. Everyone gets his or her heart's desireÖ and everyone dies. Rick Remender's critically applauded series comes to its heart-wrenching conclusion illustrated masterfully by Swedish artist Peter Bergting. |
Aqua Leung TPB Vol. 1
 Introducing a new, ongoing series for ages 16 and up that breathes fresh air into the ancient story of Atlantis! An average boy named Aqua suddenly learns the truth about his origin, including his father's savage murder at the hands of those in fear of his power. He must now begin a journey to take back his father's kingdom from the evil shark king and restore himself as the one, true unifier of the seas. |
Croquis Pop Vol 1 GN
 by Ji-Un Yoon The life of the hottest girl in school is not easy. All the boys are in love with you and every girl in school is trying to destroy you. Buy Hye-min Hwang is not a delicate damsel in distress - she knows nothing is more satisfying than sweet revenge. Her first victim - MaHa, a playboy that's been begging for her attention and dating her friend Bora at the same time!" |
Domino Lady Sex As A Weapon Book Market Ed SC
 Edited by Lori Gentile Los Angeles, the 1930's. The city of angels. Attracting beautiful people from all over the world with its glitz and glamour. But just beneath the surface is a city stinking of corruption with criminal bosses and politicians squeezing the life out of the city. Stunned and enraged by the murder of her crusading politician father, beautiful socialite Ellen Patrick becomes determined to bring her father's killers to justice - at any cost! A talented Berkley graduate, she knows that to truly fight the men who killed her father she must break all the rules. Donning a distinctive white dress and a black domino mask, she becomes The Domino Lady, one of the sexiest - and most elusive - crime fighters of all time. The greatest adventurers and detectives of all time join her - The Phantom, Sherlock Holmes, the Black Bat, and Airboy! Nine all-new tales of one of the world's first female masked crime fighters, by Nancy Holder, Chuck Dixon, CJ Henderson, Martin Powell, Ron Fortier, James Chambers,...... |
Manga Shakespeare Tempest GN
 Shipwrecks, long-lost families, and a powerful magician make Shakespeare's masterpiece perfect for the Manga Shakespeare line. Miranda and her father, Prospero, have been on an isolated island for twelve years. When the survivors of a shipwreck land on the island - thanks to Prospero's magical machinations - they're drawn into a web of coincidences, love at first sight, and old grievances that only Prospero's forgiveness can remedy. Full of tricks and intrigue and ingeniously adapted into the manga form, The Tempest is a rollicking read for both Shakespeare aficionados and those coming to him for the first time. |
Sparrow Glenn Barr HC
 The Sparrow hardcover art book series continues with the eighth volume of this mini-showcase, this time featuring the stunning visual work of celebrated Detroit underground artist Glenn Barr. |
DMZ TPB Vol 3 - Public Works
 "If residents of Manhattan often feel at odds with the rest of the country, the comic book series DMZ magnifies that anxiety with its radical premise." - THE NEW YORK TIMES Don't miss the latest volume collecting the red-hot Vertigo series from Brian Wood! In Volume 3 Matty severs his ties to The Liberty News and becomes a free agent. He soon finds himself in over his head as he goes undercover and infiltrates a terrorist cell determined to disrupt any and all construction sites trying to rebuild the city. |
Portable Frank SC
 By Jim Woodring A VISIONARY WORK OF COMIC ART, FOR ALL-AGES Readers who haven't discovered Jim Woodring's 'Frank' stories have a colossal treat waiting for them in this all-ages gem collecting the character's greatest adventures. Frank is a unique, visionary comic, exquisitely drawn and so fully realized that adults and children alike find themselves drawn deeply into Woodring's hallucinatory mindscape. The stories, almost entirely wordless, are told with brilliant, candy colors that people of all ages find alluring. The stories themselves unravel like a good puzzle, rewarding re-reading, providing an experience as immersive as that first love affair, that first samadhi, or that first breath. Simply put, the world of Frank must be experienced to be understood.Frank is an 11-year-old generic anthropomorph who lives in a force-laden landscape called the Unifactor. He is curious but not smart, naïve but not noble, and his most outstanding character trait is his ineducability. Along with Pupshaw, Frank's...... |
Sublife GN
 Two white supremacist brothers live in the midst of an 'ethnic' urban flood along with a dog they've trained as a weapon. A household made up of three renters, a landlord who never leaves her attic bedroom, and her son, who insists on wearing a sheet over his head all the time. A pack of ravenous stray dogs chase a cat down a desolate alleyway. The lonely, grimy silhouette of Los Angeles, ever-present. All these separate threads weave through the first part of 221 Sycamore St., an ongoing story about the desperate need for family in two distinct households that share an indelible yet mysterious connection. Sublife is the engaging new series from emerging talent John Pham (Epoxy, MOME). Similar in format to other great one-man anthology comics before it (Eightball, Acme Novelty Library, Jim), Sublife presents a variety of stories told in a range of styles and voices, all demonstrating a singular vision. Issue one features the first self-contained chapter of 221 Sycamore St. as well as St. Ambrose, a...... |
Templesmith Art Of Wormwood Gentleman Corpse SC
 Ben Templesmith collects all the notable art plus a large amount of unpublished ideas, sketches and never-before-seen paintings from his cult classic, semi-regular, off-beat serial Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse. Includes an original Wormwood short story. See the art, read the story, ride the worm. |
Queen & Country Definitive Edition TPB Vol. 3
 In this third collection, readers are sucked into the thrilling and often-times devastating world of international espionage as SIS field agent Tara Chase is sent all over the world in service to her Queen and her country all the while Director of Operations Paul Crocker walks a narrow tightrope between his loyalty to his people and the political masters that must be served! Cover by Tim Sale. |
Owly TPB Vol. 5 Tiny Tales
 The fifth graphic novel in the amazing all-ages Owly series, Tiny Tales, kicks off with a brand new Owly adventure, and also collects the very first out-of-print stories from the original mini-comics, as well as the out-of-print Free Comic Book Day stories 'Splashin' Around,' 'Breakin' The Ice,' and 'Helping Hands.' Other bonus material includes a sketchbook section as well as a 'How To Draw Owly' section. This is a perfect graphic novel to complete your Owly collection and ensure you have every Owly story ever told on your bookshelf. Relying on a mixture of symbols, icons, and expressions to tell his silent stories, Andy Runton's clean, animated, and heartwarming style makes it a perfect read for anyone who's a fan of Jeff Smith's Bone or Dave Pilkey's Captain Underpants. Don't miss the latest big thing in graphic novels! |
Frazetta Definitive Reference SC
 by James A. Bond & Dr. David Winiewicz Enter the world of Frank Frazetta with more than 800 illustrations! This is the most complete index of Frazetta artwork ever compiled, with commentary by top Frazetta experts, and dozens of rare images, including Conan, Tarzan, John Carter of Mars, and more! A fantastic reference for collectors and artists, it's also great entertainment for fans! The Definitive Reference also features essays and illustrated data that reflects on his early 1950s comics, his 1960s monster mags, Creepy, Eerie, Vampirella, his major movie posters, and his revolutionary Conan paintings. Endorsed by Frazetta himself!" |
Rough Guide To Graphic Novels SC
 The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels is the ultimate companion to the expanding world of the 'literary comic book.' Written by comic industry insider Danny Fingeroth, it includes the medium's history, from sequential art in Egyptian tombs, through the superhero boom of the 1940s to the birth of the graphic novel movement and the latest online offerings. All you need to know about the best and rest with 60 must-read graphic novels, including the genre-defining Maus and A Contract with God, plus modern classics-in-the-making Fun Home and Alice in Sunderland. Additionally, the guide profiles the movements legends including Harvey Pekar, Chris Ware, Denis Kitchen, and other amazing illustrators, writers, and publishers who've helped win respect for this once marginalized art form. |
Vertigo Encyclopedia HC
 With in-depth descriptions of titles such as The Sandman , Fables , V for Vendetta , Preacher , Y: The Last Man , and more than 200 more, this first encyclopedic treatment of Vertigo, DC Comics' innovative imprint for mature readers, features original cover artwork by acclaimed Vertigo artist Dave McKean, plus comprehensive profiles of such visionary writers and artists including Neil Gaiman, Garth Ennis, Grant Morrison, and Bill Willingham. Read more about Swamp Thing at The Blog From Another World and post your comments! |
Ultimate X-Men TPB Vol. 17 Sentinels - nick & dent
 The X-Men are no more. Long live the X-Men! The man from the future, Bishop, completes his own team of mutants, ready to carry on the legacy of Charles Xavier. And their first task is to stop the attacks of the deadly Sentinels against their kind. And you'll never guess who's behind the attacks or who the new Ultimate X-Men are! |
Classics Illustrated Black Beauty
 by Anna Sewell & Leonard B. Cole Written in 1877, Black Beauty is the captivating story of the trials and tribulations of a black horse through its own eyes. Black Beauty is transferred from one owner to many different owners, some good and some bad. After a very long journey, Black Beauty returns home to a safe pasture." |
Young Liars #7
 With Sadie either in a coma or dead, Danny is overcome with guilt.He rethinks the years of his life since he met Sadie and finds not the sacrificing lover/protector that he imagined himself to be, but he sees something elseÖsomething far more insidious... A manipulator who stops at nothing, even murder, to get what he wants. |
Red Rocket 7 TPB (Image Ed)
 This is the story of RED ROCKET SEVEN: The entire history of rock n roll as seen through the eyes of the seventh clone of a man from a distant world. RR7 rubs shoulders with every legend from the birth of rock in the '50s, through the British invasion of the '60s, through the advent of Heavy Metal and Glam rock in the '70s, the New Wave of the '80s, the Grunge Rock and Indie/Alt. scene in the '90s, and into the new millennium! This special edition is busting out with special features, plus rare and new art. Alternate Press Magazine called it, 'The stuff of ultimate juvenile fantasy.' and 'If this weren't a comic, it'd be one of the greatest stories in modern rock history.' Raygun Magazine said,' A magnum opus to popular music, with ALLRED presenting sly, yet loving explanations of some of rock's greatest mysteries. |
Incredible Hercules Against The World TPB
 Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by KHOI PHAM, ERIC NGUYEN, REILLY BROWN & BOB LAYTON Cover by ART ADAMS From Hulk to Herc and still Incredible! WORLD WAR HULK is over, the man-monster Hulk defeated and imprisoned following an earth-shaking battle that left both allies and enemies struggling to pick up the pieces. Having sided with the Hulk, legendary demigod Hercules and boy genius Amadeus Cho are now outlaws, a situation further inflamed by Cho's grudge against the super-spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. and Herc's feud with his estranged half-brother - Ares, god of war, who isn't above abusing his new federal clout for the sake of sibling rivalry. It's Marvel's mightiest manhunt, guest-starring Wonder Man and the Black Widow - plus an untold tale pitting Hercules against the Incredible Hulk! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK 112-115 AND HULK VS. HERCULES: WHEN TITANS COLLIDE. 136 PGS./Rated A �$14.99 |
Green Manor GN Vol. 2 Incovenience Being Dead
 A cup of tea? A drop of milk? A spoonful of poison? At first sight, nothing would make the very select club called Green Manor stand out from any other English club. Yet behind its thick walls, sunk into its deep chairs, hides the biggest bunch of con artists, bandits and murderers that Queen Victoria's England has ever seen! |
Igor Movie Adaptation #3 (of 4)
 Barbara Randall Kesek (w) � Grant Bond (a & c) The weekly adaptation of the upcoming Weinstein Company animated feature continues here in this penultimate tale that will be in stores on September 3. |
Igor Movie Adaptation #4 (of 4)
 The weekly adaptation of the big-screen smash concludes courtesy of Barbara Randall Kesel and artist Grant Bond. |
Www Hr Giger Com HC
 by HR Giger HR Giger first received acclaim in the 1960s with his airbrushed fantasy landscapes. However, he scored his breakthrough in applied art, and particularly in his high-profile movie work on Ridley Scott's Alien, for which he received an Oscar for 'Best Achievement for Visual Effects' for his designs of the film's title creature and its otherworldly environment. His other celebrated film projects include Poltergeist II, Alien 3, and Species, while Giger's album covers for Debbie Harry and Emerson, Lake, and Palmer were voted as being among the top hundred in music history by music journalists, and furniture designed by Giger graces a bar in Chur, Switzerland. Designed by the artist himself, this book features detailed commentaries in which Giger describes his work from the early 1960s to the late 1990s - the authentic voice of the master. |
Star Trek - Klingons TPB - Blood Will Tell
 There are two sides to every argument, and this special collection looks at some of the most famous encounters between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire-from the Klingon perspective! Star Trek fans are used to the Klingons responding with 'swift and blinding violence,' and now the creative team that brought you Angel: Auld Lang Syne will show us why. |