In this volume collecting issues #84-88 of the award-winning series, more members of The Trust fall, and one family head reaches out to a semi-retired Minuteman for help and protection. But with blood in the water and Graves and his soldiers making a final push for total control, will this old-timer be able to stop the massacre?
Born to a young woman driven to insanity and black magic by the deaths of her previous children, the 13th Son is a creature like nothing this world has seen before. Humans are not his target. It is the other monsters who walk this world-the wendigo, werewolves, ghouls, zombies, and vampires-who live in fear of his enormous and terrifying powers. And what those powers are setting into motion is a horror beyond your deepest, darkest nightmares. Collecting the four-issue miniseries. Discover the wondrous terror of this epic, fun all-monster battle! Kelley Jones has received acclaim for his work on titles like Aliens, Matt Wagnerís Grendel, Last Train to Deadsville: A Cal McDonald Mystery, and his own creation The Hammer.
Pai, the beautiful 300-year-old amnesiac mystic, and her companion-cum-immortal slave, Tokyo student Yakumo Fujii, search China for ancient relics to provide clues to the location of Pai's hidden Tibetan homeland, where Pai's memories can be restored. But the two are not the only ones in search of these objects. Both the dashing relic-hunter Jake McDonald and the nefarious Choukai, are trying to get their mitts on a certain mystic incense burner. And when Choukai traps Pai within a sorcerous binding circle, Yakumo is torn by the fateful decision of whether or not to pay the artifact as ransom to free Pai and by doing so, dooming Pai's memories and his own chance of returning to his mortal existence.
From 1954 until 1961, famed fantasy artist Frank Frazetta toiled as a ghost on Al Capp's Li'l Abner, one of the most popular cartoon strips of all time. Volume 3 collects the Sunday strips from 1958 to 1959. Ever wonder what shiftless hillbilly Li'l Abner does for a living? This volume reveals that he has a job. as a mattress tester! Abner also becomes a successful cartoonist and separates from Daisy Mae. Ever wonder how to pronounce Joe Bftsplk? (The little man with the cloud over his head who is the world's worst jinx.) Al Capp reveals the easy answer. Earth is invaded by flying saucers, Hairless Joe becomes the Duke of Djaugh, Adam Lazonga returns, deadly turnip termites invade Dogpatch, General Bullmoose turns 99. and much more. * Frank Frazetta's paintings and illustrations have set the standard for fantasy artists for the past 50 years! * The original comic strip, Li'l Abner once boasted over 60 million readers! * The color strips are being scanned from the best available.
The new world was an unspoiled frontier perfect for colonization, a virtual paradise of boundless beauty and limitless resources, untouched by human hands. but not untouched, as the unsuspecting colonists soon discovered. Now marooned on a planet infested with the deadliest Alien species ever encountered, the colonists learn firsthand the Law of the Jungle: adapt or become extinct. And a little helping hand couldn't hurt, inexplicably provided by the selfsame Predators who destroyed the colonists' ship and made them prisoners in paradise. Are these extraterrestrial hunters actually showing sympathy for the humans' plight, or do they have something even more monstrous in mind? * Following the events of 2004's Thrill of the Hunt, Alien vs. Predator 2: Civilized Beasts again teams fan-favorite writer Mike Kennedy ( Lone Wolf 2100 ) and artist Roger Robinson ( Gotham Nights ) in an action-packed battle royale to determine the heavyweight championship of the galaxy!
One of the most talked-about Batman stories ever - conceived by modern master Frank Miller and artists extraordinaire Jim Lee & Scott Williams - is collected in hardcover for the first time! Lee & Miller join forces to tell a new version of Dick Grayson's origin in a high-octane tale that unfolds with guest appearances by Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Black Canary, and more!
Elvis Presley. The very name conjures up the image of the rock-n-roll star, jamming on his guitar, shaking his hips on national television, and reshaping the face of popular music. Funko expands their POP! line of vinyl figures into music this spring with the first POP! Rock releases, taking Elvis and transforming him into 3 1/2" figures with an urban, stylized design. Choose from the young 1950's Elvis or the glammed-up 1970's Elvis. Each figure features Funko's unique design, rotating heads, and articulation. Window box packaging.
Created, written and illustrated by HOWARD CHAYKIN and winner of numerous awards and honors, including nine Eagle Awards - now available as a trade paperback collecting the series' first seven issues!
Then: Jango Fett, the most dangerous assassin/bounty hunter in the galaxy, never fails to get his man. But Jango has never had a success that has affected him this way. Now: Boba Fett has taken up his father's mantle and lived up to Jango's fearsome reputation. But a secret from the past has Boba working a case he would normally dismiss and wondering if he actually knew his father as well as he thought. Across the generations, and across the galaxy, if a Fett is on your trail, you've reached a dead end! Fully painted art by Purge artist Chris Scalf!
Boba Fett is on a mission to uphold his father's honor. But when a bounty is paid, and the crime lord who issued it still refuses to call off his vendetta, Boba Fett's own sense of honor is offended. Forget about bounties; now there's hell to pay! Boba Fett takes on a crime lord. Check. And the crime lord's army of minions. Check. And a giant, rampaging rancor. Check and double-check! Fully painted art by Purge artist Chris Scalf!
Cute and cuddly on the outside, but malevolent to the core, the Ele-Alta and Cropones will continue to battle even at the risk of extinction! After two races claim the same piece of land, words turn to rage, rage turns to battle and a battle turns to war. The island of Berona will claim countless lives and lay witness to the horrors that greed has to offer.
This is the one you WILL NOT WANT TO MISS! The stunning final pages of this issue will have fans talking for the rest of the year… and beyond! Join writer Kevin Smith, artist Jonathan Lau and a host of talented cover artists (Ross, Cassaday, Segovia and Benitez!) as they unveil the next generation of The Green Hornet, Kato, and the mysterious Black Hornet! Is the Black Hornet friend or foe? Will the original Green Hornet rise up to fight again for justice? Where's Kato been all this time? Who's the mysterious and beautiful Mulan? Find out all of this and more in this very issue!
Geof Darrow's powerhouse super-duo Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot have been through some pretty amazing adventures. When he began drawing the covers for the comics, he had an idea or two. or three. or seventeen! The concepts for these characters were just too darn BIG for a two-issue series; so Geof created a number of alternate covers. Although the story ideas they depict have yet to make it to the printed page, we selected four of our favorites that will be making their way to a refrigerator near you. These covers have only appeared in the The Big Guy and Rusty trade paperback collection, and are now yours to stick on your brand new Big Guy and Rusty lunch box and admire.
A Diamond Select Release! Emil Blonsky became the hideous creature known as Abomination when his attempt to become the next Incredible Hulk went horribly wrong. Forced to remain in his grotesque form, Abomination is at times even more powerful than the Hulk - though getting angry has no effect. This unstoppable Marvel Select Abomination stands over nine inches tall and features multiple points of articulation, plus a deluxe display base to showcase the fantastic sculpt!
Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City from his trip through time with a new mission, to recruit worthy hearoes to don the mantle of the bat! Realizing he can't fight evil alone, Batman teams up with an array of heroes across the globe. Traveling the world, testing and training a strong team, Bruce Wayne builds a nearly unstoppable network of crimefighters. BATMAN: 6.75" h All four figures feature multiple points of articulation and include a display base. 4-color clamshell blister card packaging.
Starting up a new series of comic book screengrabs based on the Speed Racer: The Next Generation animated series. Speed Racer is revving up for the small screen once again. Lionsgate is producing 26 episodes and launched the new series on NickToons in May 2008. Geared toward a new generation of kids and action fans, The Next Generation builds on the legendary adventures of the original iconic series and focuses on Speed's orphaned son as he contends with the everyday hassles of school life at the famous Racing Academy and uncovers the secrets and dangers behind his famous father's disappearance.
The Zenescope Wonderland trilogy would not be complete without the one shot issues that tell the intriguing and often terrifying back stories of some of the main characters you love. The Red Queen finally has her chance at revenge. The shocking origin of the very first Mad Hatter comes to light, The Cheshire Cat is out in the real world and he's ready to have some fun and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum are doomed to repeat a nightmare of a lifetime. Collecting four one shot issues along with a bonus thread story entitled 'The Arrangement.'
Collecting ADVENTURE COMICS #346, 347, 352, 353 and 357! The Legion battles both the Fatal Five and the Sun Eater - and only the ultimate sacrifice can save Ferro Lad's friends! Written by Jim Shooter Art by Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff & George Klein Cover by Curt Swan & George Klein
No one is safe and everyone is fair game as the Prince of Pranks, Bart Simpson, unloads his bag of tricks on his unsuspecting friends and family. Springfield Elementary will never be the same when Bart replaces Seymour Skinner as principal. Then, things get out of control and oversized when Bart gets his hands on Professor Frink's newest invention, the Embigulator. Add in a new installment of Bart's comic creation Angry Dad and a plot to make Ralph Wiggum the most feared kid on campus, and Bart Simpson, Prince of Pranks, will have you howling with laughter all the way to the Principal's Office!
Many on both sides of the Clone Wars have been wounded or killed. But the war has taken its toll on the survivors, too. Consumed by the belief that the Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress still lives, Obi-Wan Kenobi has temporarily forsaken his duties and recruited Anakin Skywalker in his desperate hunt for Ventress. But Anakin believes that Obi-Wan is chasing a ghost-because he himself killed Ventress. And Anakin's doubts about his former Master's quest are not assuaged when, following the trail of the rumors of Ventress' existence, they walk into a trap set by their old enemies, the bounty hunter Durge and Count Dooku! A tale that tests the strengths of the bonds of brotherhood! Collects Obsession #1-5 and the 2005 Free Comic Book Day comic. Dark Horse has sold over 85,000 copies of the Star Wars: Clone Wars graphic novels!
The Jedi are taught to use the Force for good; to avail themselves only to the light side. But the dark side can be a dangerous temptation to even the strongest Jedi, as Aayla Secura learns when she battles former Jedi-in-training Aurra Sing, and Quinlan Vos discovers when he crosses swords with a true master of the dark, Count Dooku. Set against the backdrop of the Clone Wars, this novel-length adventure is filled with espionage, betrayal, and amazing lightsaber battles. It all begins with a dangerous undercover assignment that leads to'well, we dare not reveal the shocking ending! A story that is sure to have Star Wars fans talking"and wondering whether the fate of the Jedi lies in the light, or the dark This volume collects Star Wars: Republic issues 54 and 63, Star Wars: Jedi"Aayla Secura, and Star Wars: Jedi Dooku.
The body count rises higher than ever as the X-Men and their allies face war on every front! The original X-Men have formed X-Factor, and they come up against their deadliest challenge yet in Apocalypse and his Horsemen, including the all-new Archangel! The New Mutants lose one of their own! And after the Marauders slaughter the Morlocks, they take on the X-Men - and the survivors will be asked to sacrifice themselves to stop the evil Adversary! Featuring tie-ins starring Captain America, Daredevil, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four and Power Pack!
Paul Dini and Bruce Timm -two of the masterminds behind Batman: The Animated Series - join forces in this volume collecting the miniseries Batman: Harley And Ivy! Also included is the special: Harley and Ivy: Love on the Lam by Judd Winick and Joe Chiodo, plus a newly-colored story from Batman Black and White volume 2!
The most action-packed, out-of-control martial arts adventure blasts off as everyone's favorite fighting schoolgirl, Sakura, leaps from the pages of Street Fighter into her own limited series! Taking her reluctant master's advice after returning to Japan, Sakura vows to emulate RYU and learn from as many different fighters as she can-leading to explosive encounters with the likes of E. Honda, Zangief, Rainbow Mika and her fiercest rival, Karin! But perhaps her greatest challenge lies in the pink-garbed wonder himself? the ever-determined and hopelessly over-confident, Dan Hibiki! Based on CAPCOM's smash hit Street Fighter Alpha videogame series, the Street Fighter Legends: Sakura TPB promises to have a little something for every fan with equal parts martial arts thrills and zany, over-the-top spills! The TPB collects all four issues of the mayhem-packed mini-series as well as the bonus prequel story that was previously published in the pages of Street Fighter II and Rival Schools.
Imagine you're twelve years old and suddenly discover that you're the returned Jesus Christ. You can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk again, and perhaps even raise the dead. What do you do, what does your family do, and how does it affect you knowing that you're destined to grow up and take part in a conflict that people have been waiting almost two thousand years for? Chosen has been described in the British press as Spider-Man meets the Book of Revelations. SFX magazine describes it as Harry Potter for Christian fundamentalists. This miniseries is part of the much anticipated creator-owned Millarworld line of books from writer Mark Millar ( The Ultimates, Superman: Red Son ) and artist Peter Gross ( Lucifer ) and will be supported by ads in the other Millarworld titles from Image, Avatar Press, and Top Cow this month in the debut issues of Run, The Unfunnies and Wanted. FOR MATURE READERS
From Pulitzer-winning author Michael Chabon! Wizard Top Ten and multiple Eisner Award-winning writer Brian K. Vaughan ( Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways ) teams with critically acclaimed artists Philip Bond ( Vimanarama, Vertigo Pop, Tank Girl ) and Eduardo Barreto ( Batman, The Long Haul ) to deliver this knockout first issue! Discovering his late father's decades-spanning vault of Escapist memorabilia at the age of six, Max became a fan of the Master of Elusion almost overnight. After exhausting the extensive stash of Golden and Silver Age comics, he needed more-and started writing his own Escapist stories. Now nineteen, he's determined to make the character a sensation once again, but where is he going to find an artist-in Cleveland? Meet Maxwell Roth and Case Weaver, latter-day versions of Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay, in part one of The Escapists! With cover art by multi-platinum superstar Frank Miller kicking off a round robin of stellar cover artists including James Jean and John Cassaday.
This is a 1:10 Variant Cover. Retailers had to order 10 copies of Angel #10 to get just one of these, and you can get your hands on yours for this low-low price. We're working hard every day to prove that we've got just the thing for your collection! Months ago, Los Angeles went to hell. Or maybe hell came to Los Angeles. Find out the truth once and for all. Plus, someone's been manipulating everyone from the start. Angel would very much like to meet him, and he'll tear through every demon in LA to do so. Meanwhile, Spike has something important to tell Wesley, Illyria has a new role, and what the hell is Gunn keeping in the basement? Joss Whedon and Brian Lynch are joined by artist Nick Runge to bring you the newest chapter in the smash hit Angel: After the Fall! Joss Whedon & Brian Lynch (plot) Brian Lynch (w) Nick Runge (a) Brian Miller, Alex Garner (c)
It's time for Manji's dimwitted-yet-likeable cellmate, Dewanosuke, to shine. or die! Searching for the key to immortality, the twisted doctor Burando finally feels that his experiments are leading towards success. However, the Shogun's bangashira, Habaki Kagimura, grows impatient and decides to "up the ante" in the tests on Dewanosuke's regenerative abilities. Also, while all of the Itto-ryü warriors are supposed to be keeping a low profile, one cute sparkplug is about to threaten everything. Yes, it's the return of Döa, the feisty Itto-ryü renegade who's been causing so much trouble for Rin! This time, however, Döa's headstrong attitude may turn up something very essential to Rin's search for her beloved, missing Manji. "Blade of the Immortal's image of pre-modern Japan might be filled with anachronism, but it is also gifted with loving detail and interesting perspective." - VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates).
