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Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. Variant by JOHN ROMITA JR. Variant by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Heroic Age Variant by GREG LAND THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE! There came a day! A day unlike any other...where two of Marvel's top creators teamed up for the very first time to create a bombastic new monthly Marvel comic that not only ushers in the Heroic Age of Marvel Comics but unleashes onto the world the most blockbuster Avengers team ever! Who will answer the call? And will they assemble just in time...because Kang the Conqueror is here from the future. And wait till you find out why?! Bonus back up feature: the oral history of the Avengers, part one. A brand new illustrated look at the Avengers in a way you have never seen before by series writer Brian Michael Bendis. [(w) Brian Michael Bendis (a) John Romita Jr (ca) John Romita Jr]
Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI Art by IVAN REIS, FERNANDO PASARIN, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO Covers by DAVID FINCH Issue #1 1:50 variant cover by IVAN REIS & OCLAIR ALBERT BRIGHTEST DAY continues, but in ways you can't possibly expect! What does BRIGHTEST DAY mean to the DC Universe? Is everything from here on out going to be bright and shiny? No, BRIGHTEST DAY means something else entirely, something we can't tell you...yet. But we can tell you our heroes will need to rise up more than ever to combat the forces of evil, and a select few will uncover a secret that binds them ALL. It all begins in the specially priced issue #1! [(w) Various (a) Various (ca) Various]
Written by GRANT MORRISON Art by CHRIS SPROUSE Covers by ANDY KUBERT Issue #1 1:25 variant cover by CHRIS SPROUSE Issue #1 1:200 Sketch variant cover by ANDY KUBERT The most anticipated series of 2010 is here! Superstar writer Grant Morrison tackles his most ambitious project to date with THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE, a special six-part series that chronicles the return of the original man behind Batman's cape and cowl! Each issue spans a different era of time and features the dynamic artwork of one of today's artistic juggernauts, starting with Chris Sprouse (TOM STRONG) on the extra-sized issue #1 and Frazer Irving (SEVEN SOLDIERS: KLARION) on the 40-page issue #2! [(w) Grant Morrison (a) Chris Sprouse (ca) Andy Kubert]
(E) Robert M. Overstreet Celebrate the landmark 40th edition of the comic collector's Bible! Since 1970, the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide has been the definitive guide for comic collectors and dealers alike. New collectors and seasoned enthusiasts will find all new insights, features, and data, along with the most comprehensive listing of comics all new entries in the Overstreet Hall of Fame. Acclaimed artist Mark Chiarello (Batman/Houdini: The Devil's Workshop) supplies the Batman cover, while Eisner Award-winning artist Darwyn Cooke (DC: The New Frontier) supplies the Captain America cover. [(w) Robert M. Overstreet (a) Various (ca) Mark Chiarello]
HELLBOY IN MEXICO (OR, A DRUNKEN BLUR) Mike Mignola (W/Cover), Richard Corben (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C) Scheduled to arrive on May 5 Full Color. 32 pages One-Shot During the 1950s, Hellboy caravans across Mexico with a trio of vampire-killing luchadores, finding the undead; evil turkeys; a terrible bat god; and a little too much tequila. Reuniting Mike Mignola and Richard Corben, the creative team behind the Eisner Award-winning miniseries Hellboy: The Crooked Man! Arriving just in time for Cinco de Mayo this issue features a variant cover, in Spanish, by Mike Mignola. Order 5 copies of the Richard Corben regular cover and you are eligible to order 1 Mike Mignola variant cover. [(w) Mike Mignola (a) Richard Corben (ca) Richard Corben]
Written by PAUL DINI Art by STEPHANE ROUX & KARL STORY Cover by STEPHANE ROUX 1:10 Variant Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND At last - the Mistress of Magic in her own ongoing series! Zatanna Zatara has long made her home in San Francisco, but right under her nose a sinister threat has developed - a crime boss who dominates the criminal underworld with the dark powers of the magical underworld! The terrifying Brother Night is making his play for San Fran, and the police force - including hunky detective Dale Colton - turn to Zee for help. But Brother Night is a whole new kind of criminal and if Zatanna thinks she can backwards-talk him down, then she's in over her top-hatted head! Superstar writer Paul Dini (BATMAN: MAD LOVE) is paired with the gorgeous art of Stephane Roux (BIRDS OF PREY), making his anticipated DC debut on interior art! There's only one thing to say ? T'NOD SSIM TI! [(w) Paul Dini (a) Stephane Roux; Karl Story (ca) Stephane Roux]
Written by KURT BUSIEK, RICK REMENDER, PAUL CORNELL & DAN SLOTT Penciled by MARKO DJURDJEVIC, CHRIS SAMNEE, LEONARD KIRK & MORE! Cover by GREG TOCCHINI Heroic Age Variant by MIKE PERKINS Eisner-winner & fan-favorite KURT BUSIEK RETURNS TO MARVEL! THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE! The Heroes are restored to their rightful place in this new era, and the world is safer for them. They defeated Osborn & his Siege on Asgard, now they have one last foe to face: the Mayor of New York -- J. Jonah Jameson! Also, MI13 come to the US, but one of them isn't leaving--they are defecting to the AVENGERS?! Plus Dr. Voodoo's Sorcerer Supreme duties infringe on date night and how much trouble can Spider-Man get into in one day? The answer: A LOT! [(w) Various (a) Various (ca) Greg Tocchini]
(W/A) Dan DeCarlo Beginning his career at Archie in the mid 1950s, Dan DeCarlo soon became the main artist on Betty and Veronica, and drew every Archie character at one time or another in his nearly 50-year career with Archie. Reproduced from the original art and recolored to ensure the highest possible quality reproduction, the stories in this collection are from what is generally regarded as DeCarlo's best period-the mid 1950s to the early 1970s. [(w) Dan Decarlo (a) Dan Decarlo (ca) Dan Decarlo]
(W) Ron Marz (A) Kenneth Rocafort (Cov) Kenneth Rocafort The Pilot Season Winner is Back! Carin Taylor is the fastest woman in the world. At least, she'd better be if she wants to save her own life and the lives of her Cyberforce teammates. When a former Cyberdata scientist -- and test subject -- seeks revenge against the members of Cyberforce, only Velocity can save her friends before the clock literally runs out. Bringing together writer Ron Marz (Witchblade, Angelus) and artist Kenneth Rocafort (Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer) for the first time. Full Color 32 pages limited series. Expected Ship Date - May 26th, 2010 [(w) Ron Marz (a) Kenneth Rocafort (ca) Kenneth Rocafort]
Dynamite debuts an all-new Kato series, set during the earliest adventures of the Green Hornet and his faithful sidekick! Early 1942, just months after Pearl Harbor, a police detective knocks on Britt Reid's door. He's looking for Kato. There's been a murder in the small Korean section of town. They want Kato's help with the locals. They find a murder crime scene and their detective instincts kick in. They piece together the crime until they find a single Japanese character written in blood. It reads coward. So begins the Dynamite tale, from writer Jai Nitz, artist Colton (THE COMPLETE DRACULA) Worley and cover artists Worley and Francesco (ZORRO) Francavilla! [(w) Jia Nitz (a) Colton Worley (ca) Colton Worley, Francavilla]
Mark Crilley (W/A) Scheduled to arrive on July 7 B&W. 96 pages TPB, 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 Brody hoped it was just a hallucination. But no, the teenaged ghostly girl who'd come face to face with him in the middle of a busy city street was all too real. And now she was back, telling him she needed his help in hunting down a dangerous killer, and that he must undergo training from the spirit of a centuries-old samurai to unlock his hidden supernatural powers. Thirteen-time Eisner nominee Mark Crilley joins Dark Horse to launch his most original and action-packed saga to date in Brody's Ghost, the first in a six-volume limited series. Paramount Pictures and Brad Pitt's Plan B have acquired Miki Falls, a four-volume manga series created by Mark Crilley. Crilley is best known for his Akiko young-adult novels and comic books. From the creator of the Eisner-nominated Akiko! [(w) Mark Crilley (a) Mark Crilley (ca) Mark Crilley]
Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by GABRIEL HARDMAN & CHRIS SAMNEE Cover by TERRY DODSON Women of Marvel Variant by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC Heroic Age Variant by CHRIS STEVENS THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE It's the Agents you love, in an ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES! Someone has come to ATLAS looking for answers to some very strange questions, and on his trail is a danger of a new level. Marvel's Rat Pack are back to solve the mystery behind THE 3-D MAN. The star team of Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman return to take Jimmy Woo's agents to the weirdest and most fantastic heights yet! [(w) Jeff Parker (a) G. Hardman & C. Samnee (ca) Terry Dodson]
(W) Arie Kaplan, Scott Shaw (A) Various Shrek and Donkey are constantly fighting over the toy surprises in the cereal box. Thanks to a contest and buying the millionth box of Ye Olde Crunchypants Cereal, Shrek and Donkey are off to visit the Cereal Factory - let the adventure begin! This issue also features a special 4-page back-up story by comic book legend Scott Shaw! [(w) Arie Kaplan, Scott Shaw (a) Various (ca) Robb Mommaerts]
(W) Claudio Sanchez, Peter David (A) Chris Burnham Huge hit The Amory Wars comes to BOOM! this spring - right on the heels of creator Claudio Sanchez's band Coheed and Cambria's hot new album release Year Of The Black Rainbow this April! For the new The Amory Wars series, Eisner Award-winner Peter David joins this science fiction franchise, so don't miss out! Heard about the ground-breaking The Amory Wars but never had a chance to get into it? This is a great entry point for new readers - also solicited this month, The Amory Wars Ultimate Edition, collecting the previous two trades published by Image! Created by Claudio Sanchez, lead-singer of Coheed and Cambria! Covers by Scott Keating and Tim Bradstreet. [(w) Claudio Sanchez, Peter David (a) Chris Burnham (ca) Tim Bradstreet, Scott Keating]
Beginning this month, each issue features a 16-page full-color section! Earth-Two - 1961 to 1985 - two Flashes, two Green Lanterns, two Wonder Women, two Atoms, and more, with rare art by Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Jim Aparo, and many others. Plus, a no-holds-barred interview with Golden/Silver Age DC editor George Kashdan and much more, including a new cover by Infantino and Jim Amash.
Written by LEN WEIN & ALAN ZELENETZ Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, JOE SINNOTT & CHARLES VESS Cover by CHARLES VESS Fandral the Dashing, Hogun the Grim, Volstagg the Voluminous: They may not have made it into the mythology books, but they're living legends to this day - and some of their solo sagas are collected here for the first time! The Warriors Three tackle organized crime in Manhattan, then embark on an Asgardian quest that takes them deeper than ever before into peril - and into themselves! Featuring stories by Alien Legion co-creator Ala Zelenetz! Collecting MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1971) #30 and MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #13 & #34-37. [(w) Various (a) Various (ca) Charles Vess]
(W) Rashida Jones, Christina Weir, Nunzio DeFilippis (A) Jeff Wamester An all-new series from the star of NBC's Parks & Recreation and veteran comic scribes DeFilippis and Weir! Ariana Von Holmberg is an heiress with a secret. But what she's hiding isn't a sex tape or a drug addiction or an affair with a professional golfer - it's a new career as a CIA operative! What better cover for an agent than a globe-trotting care-free femme with a penchant for flights of fancy? But can Ari balance her high society obligations with her new role as a spy or will the weight of two worlds bring her dual lives to a violent end? [(w) Christina Weir, N. Defilippis (a) Jeff Wamester (ca) Jeff Wamester]
Written by CHRIS ROBERSON Art and cover by MICHAEL ALLRED 1:10 Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE Gwen Dylan is a gravedigger in an eco-friendly cemetery?and a zombie detective. Once a month, she has to eat a human brain - both to keep from going all Night of the Living Dead, and to keep her own memories intact. As a result, Gwen's mind is crowded with the dead person's thoughts. And lately, she feels compelled to fulfill their final requests. Torn between a mysterious mummy and a dashing young monster-hunter, Gwen is set for adventures beyond imagination! A were-terrier, a swinging 60s ghost and a pack of paintball blasting vampires complete the cast of I, ZOMBIE. Written by World Fantasy Award finalist Chris Roberson (CINDERELLA: FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE) with art by Eisner Award-winning superstar artist Michael Allred (X-Statix, Madman), I, ZOMBIE is a monster of a tale with razor-sharp prose and powerful pop artistry. [(w) Chris Roberson (a) Micheal Allred (ca) Micheal Allred]
Frank Frazetta (W/A), Gardner Fox (W), and Bob Powell (A) Scheduled to arrive on July 7 Full Color. 224 pages HC, 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 Frank Frazetta is widely renowned as one of the greatest fantasy illustrators of all time. But he didn't hone his skills in study at the fabled galleries of Paris or Milan; his legendary talents flourished as he worked for hire during the Golden Age of comics! In the early 1950s, Frazetta set up shop at bustling comics publisher Magazine Enterprises, contributing beautiful cover illustrations and comics pages. There, he also created his first mighty adventurer: the lost-world-jungle hero Thun'da! Though Frazetta left Magazine Enterprises shortly after the first issue of Thun'da was released, and the series was ultimately short lived despite the talented care of collaborators Gardner Fox and Bob Powell, to this day the Thun'da, King of the Congo comics series is held in high regard both as an exciting adventure title and as the only comics series ever to include a cover-to-cover, all-Frazetta issue! Collecting all six issues of Thun'da, King of the Congo, as well as the Thun'da backup stories that appeared in Cave Girl and Africa: Thrilling Land of Mystery. Featuring art by golden age greats Frank Frazetta, Gardner Fox, and Bob Powell! [(w) Gardner Fox (a) Frank Frazetta ; Bob Powell (ca) Frank Frazetta]
Scheduled to arrive on July 14 Limited to 950 numbered pieces Packaged in a full-color, litho-printed tin box, with a character booklet and a vintage-style pinback button One of our best-received Syroco-style statuette series ever has been of the characters from Carl Barks's Uncle Scrooge stories. We are going forward with a new series, based on specific cover images by Barks, and starting with one of the most famous of all Scrooge as depicted on Back to the Klondike. Other will feature Scrooge, Donald Duck, and the nephews. The Uncle Scrooge series depicts the characters as they were originally presented in the comics. Sculpted by Yoe! Studio.
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Pencils & Cover by MIKE GRELL Join two comic legends as they deliver an explosive confrontation between the X-MEN and the SHI'AR! Chris Claremont and Mike Grell pit the mighty Imperial Guard against Xavier's X-Men in an all-out battle! As the fighting rages on, questions mount-why have the Imperial Guard attacked? And what do they want from Xavier? Don't miss this explosive issue that will turn the X-MEN FOREVER UNIVERSE UPSIDE-DOWN! [(w) Chris Claremont (a) Mike Grell (ca) Mike Grell]
Written by John Ostrander, Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis and others Art by Howard Chaykin, Karl Kesel, Luke McDonnell and others From the 1980s comes this hard-hitting volume collecting the popular series in which captured super-villains got the chance to leave prison behind?for a price. Included are storied from Suicide Squad #1-18, Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special #1, SECRET ORIGINS #14 and Justice League International #13. [(w) John Ostrander (a) Luke McDonnell (ca) Luke McDonnell]
From Max Brooks, New York Times bestselling author of WORLD WAR Z and masterful artists Howard Chaykin and Antonio Fuso comes the next generation of G.I. JOE and COBRA. I'm a natural tracker, and it's got NOTHING to do with my heritage. For me tracking's not a gift, it's a curse.-SPIRIT Some fight for God, some fight for country. I fight for cash, and don't you DARE judge me until you know why. -MAJOR BLUDD [(w) Max Brooks (a) Howard Chaykin, Antonio Fuso (ca) Chaykin, Fuso]
Designed by Amanda Conner; Sculpted by Jack Mathews This sassy, muscle-flexing version of Power Girl, designed by illustrator Amanda Conner, is the latest character to join the popular WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE bust series. The hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain bust measures approximately 5.5 high x 2.25 wide x 3 deep and is packaged in a 4-color box. Limited Edition. Manufactured to order. Scheduled to arrive on October 6, 2010
Written by ED BRUBAKER Penciled by MIKE DEODATO Wraparound & Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Variant Cover by MIKE DEODATO Heroic Age Variant by TBA THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE! Who are the Secret Avengers? Are they a covert team of heroes working the darkest corners of the globe to stop disaster? Are they part-spy, part-superhero? Are they XXXXXXX's newest idea to save the world...or all they all of the above? A new era begins as Marvel's hottest team takes a 21st century twist! [(w) Ed Brubaker (a) Mike Deodato (ca) Marko Djurdjevic]
