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Superman/Aliens II: Godwar #2 (of 4)
 | THE LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL TO A CLASSIC CONFRONTATION! When a ship carrying an Alien brood crashes into Darkseid's domain, he breeds a new horror to unleash upon the homeworld of the New Gods. Superman, visiting super-powered friends on New Genesis, must once again face the threat of the near-unstoppable Aliens when a hideous Parademon army -- impregnated with Aliens -- launches a merciless surprise attack on the otherwise peaceful planet. Dozens of super-beings rally to protect a world now covered with infected Parademons about to burst. Darkseid's horde is bad enough, but how deadly will their Alien spawn be? A surprise ending raises the stakes in this war to a level unforseen by Superman and his mighty allies! |
Vampire Hunter D Volume 1
 | Co-published by Digital Manga/Hikaru Sasahara 12,090 A.D. It is a dark time for the world. Humanity is just crawling out from under three hundred years of domination by the race of vampires known as the Nobility. The war against the vampires has taken its toll; cities lie in ruin, the countryside is fragmented into small villages and fiefdoms that still struggle against nightly raids by the fallen vampires-and the remnants of their genetically manufactured demons and werewolves. Every village wants a Hunter-one of the warriors who have pledged their laser guns and their swords to the eradication of the Nobility. But some Hunters are better than others, and some bring their own kind of danger with them... From creator Hideyuki Kikuchi, one of Japan's leading horror authors with illustrations by renowned Japanese artist, Yoshitaka Amano, best known for his illustrations in Neil Gaiman's Sandman: The Dream Hunters and the Final Fantasy games. - The series is comprised of 13 novels. Written in 1983, this is the... |
Superman/Aliens II: Godwar #4 (of 4)
 | While Orion seethes, seeking vengeance on Darkseid for unleashing a Parademon/Alien horde on the New Gods, Superman attempts to focus on their mission -- to find and incapacitate the alien queen at the heart of this horrific infestation. Brainpower, as much as physical battle, bested the ravenous creatures in Superman's first encounter, but will the combined skills of Superman and the "gods" of New Genesis be enough to overcome hundreds of Darkseid's Apokolips-Aliens hybrids? And what will be the final fate of Orion, victimized by an alien face-hugger? Can even a New God withstand the shrieking birth of a chestburster? |
Nexus Archives Volume 1 HC
 | On the distant moon of Ylum, an enigmatic man is plagued by nightmares. He is forced to dream of the past. He dreams of real-life butchers and tyrants, and what they have done. And then he finds them, and kills them. The year is 2841, and this man is Nexus, a godlike figure who acts as judge, jury, and executioner for the vile criminals who appear in his dreams. He claims to kill in self-defense, but why? Where do the visions come from, and where did he get his powers? Though a hero to many, does he have any real moral code? These are but some of the questions that reporter Sundra Peale hopes to have answered. Collecting Nexus #1-3 (Vol. 1., black and white) and Nexus #1-4 (Vol. 2, full color), from Capital Comics. A multiple Eisner Award-winning series that defined the careers of acclaimed creators Steve Rude and Mike Baron, Nexus is a modern classic not to be missed! Printed on high-quality paper stock and features a newly painted cover by Steve Rude. |
Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus #2 (of 4)
 | Judge Dredd, the gritty, gruff hero of Britain's award-winning sci-fi anthology 2000 AD , faces off against 20th Century Fox Films' Aliens in a battle that just may bring Mega-City One to its knees! With a special extermination unit called The Verminators now on Dredd's side, it's lawmen versus nature's best killing machines in a bloody battle that leads straight to the packed Eisenhower General Hospital! The unflinching Judge Dredd and his elite group of Judges struggle to fend off an infestation of the deadly, acid-drooling Aliens and to discover their origins. Dredd initially thought that the Aliens were part of an illegal pit-fighting ring, but it's possible that they are linked to Mutant Jack and his anti-Judge activists...and only time will tell if more Aliens are hidden in the city! |
Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus #1 (of 4)
 | It's the comics clash of the new millennium as Britain's award-winning sci-fi anthology 2000 AD teams up with Dark Horse Comics to bring you a battle of epic proportions! The tenacious Judge Dredd, upholding the law in Mega-City One, has faced everything from mutants to supernatural possessions...but can he and a group of judges fend off an infestation of the deadly, acid-drooling Aliens? Facing their most dangerous enemies yet, it's lawmen versus nature's best killing machines in a bloody battle to keep the vast metropolis of the future from becoming a breeding ground for the vicious creatures. Judge Dredd Vs. Aliens: Incubus brings the carnage, horror, and chest-bursters to the universe of Britain's toughest comics character. |
War Of The Worlds Second Wave #6
 | The critically acclaimed series finishes its first arc! Tensions mount as Miles and Duke lead a ragged team of survivors through a tripod-infested wasteland on a blitzkrieg, pulse-pounding chase! How have the aliens discovered the technology that has brought them back? And what role does Miles play now that revelations are arriving about his history and background with the aliens?" |
Syn #1
 | In the future, on an Earth where humans have become extinct and machines rule the planet, a directive is given--"know man." But when the directive is taken too far, and machines begin to act human, an enforcer is called in to remedy the situation. It is known as Form Optional Synthetic - 240, an independent action search and destroy unit, tasked with hunting down and killing machines who seek to "know man" a little too well. But she thinks of herself as Syn and is more human than most of those she hunts... Don't miss out on "Genesis" the first chapter of the new Rocket Comics series Syn . Featuring the storytelling genius of Keith Giffen ( Lobo , Ambush Bug ) and the exciting artwork of newcomers Greg Titus and Julian Washburn. This is sure to be one of the most talked about comics of the year! "Deception was the first human trait I memorized. Wise choice." |
Nexus Archives Volume 2 HC
 | In this second volume of the a cclaimed 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 … 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. |
Star Wars: Boba Fett - Death, Lies, & Treachery TPB
 | Boba Fett pursues an intergalactic magician who may hold the key to the Hutt's future. The fact that the magician has died only poses a slight problem for the bounty hunter . . . not even the dead can escape Boba Fett! * Available worldwide from Dark Horse Comics (available in the UK from Titan) |
Virus TPB (2nd Edition)
 | When The Electra runs across an abandoned Chinese radar ship adrift in the Pacific, the crew members plan to lay claim to the ship and the millions of dollars worth of top-secret electronics on it! However, collecting on those millions is easier said than done. The Wan Xuan may be abandoned, but it's far from deserted. Something is alive inside the ship's computers, and it's building monstrous bodies for itself from pieces of machinery and the corpses of the hapless Chinese crew! |
Lost in Space TPB
 | Collecting the three-issue series by Dark Horse, this trade paperback features the continuing adventures of the Robinson family and the wily Dr. Zachary Smith, following the events of the blockbuster film. |
Batman Versus Predator (Prestige Ed.) #3 (of 3)
 | The final showdown takes place in the Batcave, as the wily Predator hitches a ride on the Batmobile. But man versus alien it isn't, as Batman discovers that Predator is not alone! |
Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron - In the Empire's Service TPB
 | Wedge Antilles is the premier X-wing pilot of the Rebel Alliance, and his Rogue Squadron is the most feared in the Rebel fleet. But the Empire has its top guns too -- the merciless Imperial 181st Fighter Division led by Baron Fel, the man who trained Wedge and many of Rogue Squadron's best pilots. Wedge and the Rogues will get every opportunity to test that training when they are dispatched to square accounts with Rogue Squadron, once and for all! * Now available worldwide! |
Martin Mystery #3 (of 6)
 | Martin's pursuit of Excalibur leads him on a wild goose chase across Europe. But he is not alone; loyal Java and the lovely Miss Hilda Schmesser accompany Martin as he attempts to fulfill his promise to Miss Schmesser's father and prevent the potent talisman from landing in the wrong hands. |
Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface #6
 | Chroma, one of super-cyber agent Motoko Aramkai's cyborg surrogate operatives, has a little problem. She's not sure whether she's in the real world or inside a game...but either way, there are plenty of well-armed weirdoes going all-out to turn Chroma into a grease-spot, virtual and/or literal. And real or not, their goal is to find a way to get to Motoko, and she may have unwittingly provided them with the means to track her down...and rub her out! The brain-twisting followup to the manga/anime classic Ghost in the Shell , Shirow Masamune's Man-Machine Interface redefines the limits of "comic book" to create an immersing visual landscape unlike anything seen before in graphic fiction. * Special deluxe format with no interior advertising! |
Illegal Alien TPB
 | London, 1963. The Beatles are about to hit the big time, the Cold War is escalating, and Guido Palmano has just returned from America a changed man. His family can't quite put their finger on it, but Guido, a former mobster with little regard for anything outside his own self-interest, is a different person. He's caring, compassionate, intelligent ... alien ! Now, caught between the dangerous ties to his former life and the political hysteria surrounding a mysterious, crashed spaceship, Guido's doing all he can to give his loved ones the best time of their lives before his own time on this planet runs out. * Re-presenting the classic and out-of-print original graphic novel by Eisner Award-winning writer James Robinson ( Leave it to Chance ) and artist Phil Elliott. * James Robinson has written the screenplay for the motion-picture adaptation of Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and will be writing the screenplay for the live-action Akira. |
Shadow Star Vol. 7: Victim's Eyes, Assailant's Hands TPB
 | Bonding with cuddly extraterrestrial creatures with wondrous powers should have been a dream come true for Tokyo teens like Shiina and Akira, but these cute E.T.s can grow into fearsome Shadow Dragons, and when coupled with troubled teens, can become monstrous threats to Mankind. An underground movement of such delinquents tries to recruit the two girls, and the government begins to grow suspicious that the two girls may well be involved with this dangerous cabal. But back at school, the two friends have more mundane, but no less troubling, issues. Akira and her friend Hiroko become singled out for mean-spirited schoolyard harassment-but when Dragon Bearers become targets for torment, the tables may turn with lethal results! |
Star Wars: Empire Vol. 1 TPB
 | 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 Mofs and Imperial Officers embark on a dangerous plan to kill Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader and seize control of the Empire! When word that a "Jedi" has made an appearance on a backwater world lures Vader away from his master, the cabal makes its move. But even the galaxy isn't enough of a prize to sate the ambitions of some of the conspirators, and before long the would-be assassins are turning on one another. Their plans are further complicated by the actions of bounty hunter Boba Fett. And, of course, they may have fatally underestimated the cunning of their primary target: Emperor Palpatine! 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,... |
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 . |
Lone #4
 | LONE's origin is revealed! In the radioactive, zombie-filled, dog-eat-dog future that youngsters Luke and M ark live in, trust is hard to come by.especially trust placed in a gunslinger with shadowy intentions and a hidden purpose. Bent on finding out if LONE, their current protector, is actually human, Mark's actions from last issue nearly got him killed! Now, Lone's only friend, Cletus, sits with the kids to tell them the unsettling bedtime story of when LONE first met GF Enterprises and the sadistic Gunfathers. LONE, on a risky reconnaissance mission outside of Desolation, seeks to unravel certain mysteries that have been on HIS mind, as the final showdown to free Desolation from Gunfather control and zombie infestation draws near! |
Star Wars: Empire #16: To the Last Man (Part 1 of 3)
 | He may have washed-out as a pilot at the Imperial Academy, but Lt. Janek Sunber has found a new home in the infantry. Hoping for a post on a world where he could see some action against the Rebels, he instead finds himself on the jungle world of Maridun as part of a regiment overseeing the construction of a new base. But just when he's resigned himself to a long, uneventful tour of duty, things heat up. The alien natives are restless, and on the hunt for human skulls! Sunber is about to learn one of the truths about the infantry: all service is sacrifice, and in the infantry that sacrifice is usually in blood! |
Star Wars Tales #18
 | Throughout the galaxy there is one name that can send a chill through the core of any wanted man. That word is FETT. Join us for a full-issue tribute to the most feared and respected bounty hunter of all time-BOBA FETT. From stories of Boba's exciting childhood with his father Jango, through tales of him tracking down and bringing in wanted men, Star Wars Tales #18 is a thrill-a-minute, action-packed issue that will excite both young and old alike! |
Ultraman Tiga #5 (of 10)
 | It's terror at sea as an alien presence infests ships and vessels across the Pacific, its menacing influence leading all tankers and ocean liners to a single destination-the floating headquarters of the Terrestrial Peacekeeping Commission! Soon Diago (Ultraman Tiga's alter-ego) and the rest of the Global Unlimited Task Squad find themselves assaulted from all sides, unwilling to fire on the humans that are hosting the unearthly parasites and unable to hold back the tide of possessed sailors that are flooding their base. Worse yet, Ultraman Tiga's monster-smashing abilities prove futile against such a small and pervasive threat. This could be lights out for GUTS! |