(W) L. Frank Baum (A) Walt McDougall, W.W Denslow Enter the magical world of L. Frank Baum""s Oz as you""ve never imagined with this complete run of these rare Sunday comics from Wizard of Oz creator L. Frank Baum and comic pioneer Walt McDougall. Plus, get all 13 episodes of Scarecrow and the Tinman by Oz artist W.W. Denslow, and comics by John R. Neill, all in the original size and colors! This collection is a must-have for all Oz fans and strip collectors.
(W/A) Gustave Verbeek The complete run of The Upside-Downs of Little Lady Lovekins and Old Man Muffaroo, Verbeek's Sunday fantasy comic with a story that was continued by turning the page upside-down! Included are all of Verbeek's Loony Lyrics of Lulu and a sampling of The Terrors of the Tiny Tads, all in their original size and colors, with Verbeek's paintings, illustrations, and magazine cartoons.
(W) Eric Nolen-Weathington (A) Guy Davis Underlying the eerie quality of Guy Davis"" artwork is a remarkable sense of storytelling. From his breakthrough hit Baker Street to the pulp noir Sandman Mystery Theater to his current work on B.P.R.D., Davis and shown time and again that he is one of the best at mastering the macabre. Examine Davis"" body of work through a career-spanning interview, a discussion of the creative process, and rare and unseen artwork.
(W) Brian Clevinger (A) Scott Wegener In 1926 H.P. Lovecraft comes calling to warn Atomic Robo of imminent doom. But the Shadow From Beyond Time escapes into the future, intersecting with our world through the 20th-century. The future and history of the universe hangs in the balance as Atomic Robo teams up with, uh, Atomic Robo in a last ditch effort to protect reality itself! Collecting the best-selling mini-series.
(W/A) Mera Hakamada Can a regular girl become a superstar celebrity? Kanon is an ordinary fourth grader who loves to sing more than anything else. When a magical fairy princess named Alto meets Kanon and decides to help start her singing career, their journey to fame takes off! Friendship and magic combine in this cute musical story!
Cover by Romano Molenaar Fairy Tales and Fables have been passed down from generation to generation throughout the world for hundreds of years. But there has never been an adaptation quite like this! An egotistical and prideful lion reluctantly accepts help from a little mouse and finds that returning the favor is both loyal and dangerous. A scorpion hitches a ride across a dangerous river on the back of a skeptical frog who decides to take a leap of faith. But can a killer change his nature? A couple discovers a goose that lays golden eggs but will greed overcome them and prove to be their ultimate downfall. Six new fairy tales retold and re-imagined with six incredible new twists that will leave you wanting more!
(W) Ryukishi07 (A) Jiro Suzuki Satoko's uncle has returned and is abusing her, so Keiichi decides to take matters into his own hands and eliminate her uncle. He does so on the night of the Cotton Drifting festival, but his friends claim they hung out with him all night at the festival and that Satoko's uncle isn't dead. As more and more people begin to doubt Keiichi's sanity, he grows angry and wishes they were all dead!
(W) Mark Millar, Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman (A) John Romita Jr. Kick-Ass, the best-selling comic book series by Mark Millar (creator of Wanted) is set to punch, kick, stab and shoot its way into theaters in April 2010. Kick-Ass: From Strip to Screen is the essential companion to the movie, written by Mark Millar himself. With Millar as your guide, experience how the story of high school student Dave Lizewski (a.k.a. the self-styled costumed crime fighter ""Kick-Ass"") has been brought to blood-splattered life on the screen. Packed with script extracts, cast interviews, hundreds of movie photos and eye-popping John Romita Jr. art from the original comics!
(W/A/C) Hitoshi Ariga Because you demanded it! The manga adventures of Mega Man - available in English for the first time! Witness the origin of Mega Man, his first battles with Dr. Wily and the evil the Robot Masters, plus appearances from Dr. Light, Roll, Proto Man, Rush, and many more Mega Man favorites! Also included in each volume are character profiles, sketches, and creator interviews.
She's the strongest woman in the world! But before Chun-li was a no-nonsense Interpol officer she was a fresh recruit in the Hong Kong Police. SF Legends: Chun-li takes a trip through Street Fighter history throwing a young Chun-li's into her first encounter with the criminal Shadaloo organization. Expect appearances by Dan, Gen, Fei Long, Sagat, and more Street Fighter favorites!
(W/A) Osamu Tezuka Yuki is a young bank employee, charismatic but devoid of morality. Garai is the guilt-ridden priest who atones for Yuki's sins. Years ago they survived the release of an experimental psychotic drug, called MW, an event the government covered up. Driven by nothing but his desire to inflict evil upon the world, Yuki's salvation can only come from Garai's negotiation of the guilt-ridden torment of their forbidden love, and his responsibility to stop the vicious killer the MW chemical created!
Case Closed, Volume 29 Creator: Gosho Aoyama Anita can't help noticing that wherever Conan's beautiful, mysterious new ally goes, the Syndicate never seems to be far behind....
This stunning collection of complete comic book stories from the legendary team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, presenting hand-selected adventures from every genre in which they made their mark! From the very beginning in the late 1930s, Simon and Kirby produced the finest stories around, creating dramatic new super heroes (Captain America, Blue Bolt, Fighting American, The Fly), western action (Boy's Ranch), gruesome horror (Black Magic), explosive detective fiction (Justice Traps the Guilty), and the very first romance comics (Young Romance). This is the only edition authorized by both Joe Simon and the estate of Jack Kirby, and each story is hand-picked by Joe Simon himself! [Joe Simon & Jack Kirby; Edited Steve Saffel]
(W) Ryukishi07 (A) Jiro Suzuki Keiichi Maebara has recently moved to the small village of Hinamizawa, where has fun every day playing games with his club. When his parents have to go out of town and he's left to cook for himself, Satoko Hojo brings Rika Furude over. Keiichi and Satoko's bond grows stronger and stronger as he discovers how smart and resourceful she is in scheming to help her team win a baseball game. But he also learns about Oyashiro-sama's Curse, and how two of its victims were Satoko's parents!
Keiichi Maebara has just moved to the very small town of Hinamizawa. He's making friends and enjoying life, until he learns of a murder that took place in a small village. His friends won't tell him the details, and at the town's yearly festival he finds out that there has been a death on that night every year for four years, and it's attributed to the Curse of Oyashiro-sama - a punishment for those who supported the dam project that would have put the town underwater. Another death occurs and the police ask for Keiichi's help in their investigation. Over time his friends become more suspicious as he gets closer to the truth, and as his paranoia mounts he discovers his friends are closer to the curse than he thinks! [Karin Suzuragi]
(W) Ryukishi07 (A) Karin Suzuragi The further embroiled in the investigation he becomes, the more Keiichi""s suspicions about his new friends grow. Their strange behavior only gives rise to more questions. Keiichi""s paranoia reaches a fever pitch with good reason. Assaulted by one terror after another, he nears the inevitable, bloody solution to the series of mysterious deaths caused by ""Oyashiro-sama""s Curse""!
(W) Ryukishi07 (A) Yutori Houjyou At the Cotton Drifting Festival, Shion convinces Keiichi to sneak into a sacred storehouse with Miyo Takano and Jirou Tomitake. They ask him to keep it a secret, because if anyone found out what they did, all four of them would most likely candidates to be killed or sacrificed for Oyashiro-sama's Curse. Takano and Tomitake are found dead that night, and he and Shion are worried that they will be made sacrifices next!
(W/A) Ko Jin Ho Caught between worlds as a young high school student finds herself decapitated - or is she? - when she arrives at Amityville High School in this tale of horror. It's No-A's first day at Amityville High School, and her reception is chilly to say the least. Brutal might be a better description! Decapitated but not dead, No-A quickly realizes that nothing is as it appears at Amityville High where paranormal creature's battle for supremacy. Caught in the crossfire, Noh-A may have to rely on the unlikely aid of the most sinister student at Amityville: the deadly Jack Frost!
(W/A) JinHo Ko A high schooler finds herself decapitated on the first day of school and is caught between life and death in this tale of high school horror. All hell breaks loose when gangs representing schools from all over the city erupt into an all out war for supremacy. But in the heat of battle these powerful warriors from the south, east, and west districts all have one goal - to be the brave soul who defeats Jack Frost and lay claim to the title of greatest fighter Amityville has ever seen!
(W) Nagaru Tanigawa, Gaku Tsugano (A) Noizi Ito Poor Kyon has resigned himself to his duties in the SOS Brigade - that is, to keeping Haruhi occupied, lest in her boredom she destroy the world! School's out for the summer, so they'll have to work overtime to keep the ignorant goddess entertained. But will summer festivals and swimming pools be enough to appease her? Or will her longing for a supernatural excitement land the SOS Brigade in their most dangerous caper yet?
(W) Jim Amash, Eric Nolen-Weathington (A) Sal Buscema In 1968, Sal Buscema joined Marvel Comics and quickly became one of their most dependable artists. Sal came into his own, pencilling some of Marvel's biggest storylines. He also had a 10 year-run on the Hulk and drew 100 consecutive issues of Spectacular Spider-Man. The life and career of this legend of the comics industry is explored through an exhaustive interview with the artist, complete with samples of his arwork. Available in Hardcover and Softcover editions.
(E) Patrick & Jeannie Wilshire Visions overflows with the full-color works of the fantastic art's finest craftsmen and interviews. Visions' award-winning talents include Paul Lehr, Don Ivan Punchatz, Richard Bober, Robh Ruppel, Marc Fishman, Mark Zug. About Visions, Greg Hildebrandt said, ""amazing;"" and Arnie Fenner of Spectrum said, ""This isn't one art book, it's six and I""m thankful-beautiful compendium.""
