Age of Ultron, the Ant Man and the state of the Vision

Avengers 2: Age of Ultron is getting ever closer which means more trailers. The latest trailer has revealed more shots of the team’s in-fighting, the Hulk Buster Iron Man armor and a few vague details surrounding the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver… who are probably not mutants.

The Vision

There are many comic book fans out there who are angry that the Avengers 2 film has decided to revise the character’s origin so that the android is a creation of Bruce Banner and Tony Stark. The defense is that the comic book version is too tangled for a movie… but he started as Ultron’s creation who infiltrated the Avengers. Later, it was revealed that Wonder Man and the original Human Torch were involved in his creation, but initially he was a double agent. It’s disappointing that this approach was ditched but… what can you do?

Ant Man


This is a real risk-taker of a film. The character has long been regarded as a joke (much like Aquaman), but this movie seeks to raise him to a level of respectability. Going into the first movie there is already a legacy of Ant Men and the villain is Yellow Jacket, another size-changing insect-based character.

The Ant Man movie has been in developmental Hell for ages with Edgar Wright attached since before the first Iron Man movie. However, my gut says that if Marvel handles this properly, it could be another Iron Man for them. Fingers crossed.

Meet the New Avengers

Begun in the 1960’s as a showcase for the top heroes in Marvel’s stable of characters, the Avengers united to defeat the villainous Loki. Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk (for a bit) Ant Man/Giant Man and the Wasp were the initial team, but after Captain America was rescued from a block of ice, the series found its heart and really took off. Since then there have been many many changes and throughout various dips in popularity, it has arguably eclipsed the X-Men as Marvel’s top tier property (with several spinoff monthly books and mini-series to be found on the shelves each month.

As the news world reels from one announcement to another, finally we have a visual of the latest team of Avengers. There are some big changes in here, some swapping around of characters, new faces and genders. The inclusion of the Winter Soldier, Doctor Strange, Ant Man, Deathlok and Scarlet Witch clearly hint at the need to tie into the Marvel Studios feature films and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series.

Via Newsarama (via EW.com)

Yes, the next phase of Marvel NOW!, Marvel Comics’ initiative that’s run twice offering new first issues and refreshed looks at characters, new creative teams, and some drastic changes, is focused solely on the Avengers line of their superhero universe. In an announcement late Wednesday night at EW.com, Marvel announced the new initiative, which will feature fresh first issues for their “big three,” plus new issues, storyarcs, and pushes for other Avengers characters. The characters in the teaser poster will all be getting “prominent” roles in the Marvel Universe as 2014 closes out and 2015 begins.

We already know about Thor #1, starring a new female Thor in October, and All-New Captain America #1 is confirmed as beginning in November, starring Sam “The Falcon” Wilson as the newest person to lift Captain America’s shield. Add to that Superior Iron Man #1 in November, featuring Tony Stark in San Francisco (incidentally, where Daredevil just moved earlier this year) with a new version of his suit, and “very ambitious plans for the city that some of its residents embrace, but not all,” teased Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Axel Alonso.

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Of course, fans can all but rule out one often-speculated contender, Thor and Loki’s newly revealed half-sister Angela, as she appears in the Avengers NOW! teaser poster. Along with Angela, (new) Thor, Sam Wilson Captain America, and Iron Man in his new duds, we see The Winter Soldier and Deathlok, both of whom have newly-announced ongoing series, plus upcoming Marvel Studios “Phase 3” stars Ant-Man and Dr. Strange, Avengers: Age of Ultron star Scarlet Witch, and finally Medusa and Inferno of the Inhumans rounding out the list.

We’ll have much more on Avengers NOW! and any additional new series at Comic-Con International: San Diego next week.

This raises that time honored question… what is your favorite Avengers roster?

Uncanny Avengers

Avengers 2009

Heroic Age Avengers

90’s Avengers

80’s Avengers

70’s Avengers

Cap’s Kooky Quartet

60’s Avengers

Petition Tybee Diskin for The Wasp!

Marvel’s Avengers film is one of the biggest money making flicks at the moment and promises to spin off into various other projects including sequels that explore the other members of the superhero team. One of the founding members who is often overlooked is the wondrous Wasp.

Ant Man met Janet van Dyne after he investigated the murder of her famous scientist father. He was almost immediately smitten by her, but reluctant to become involved after only recently becoming widowed. Nonetheless, they became partners in fighting crime when he mutated her body so that she could not only shrink her body to insect-size but also grow wings and was able to fire stings at her foes. Traditionally, she pestered the workaholic Pym for attention and flirted with everyone from Thor to Iron Man in order to make him jealous. In time she developed into a more fully fleshed out character and at one point even led the team.

Her abilities may seem even more useless than Ant Man’s, but it’s all in how you use her as a character, as you can no doubt see in the animated Avengers series where she single-handedly held her own against several heavy hitters. A spunky and sexy but courageous personality, there is a lot to gain by including the Wasp in the next Avengers film (and perhaps the Ant Man movie). But who should play the winsome Wasp?

Allow me to offer up a suggestion…

Dear Edgar Wright, Joss Whedon, and the Casting Team at Marvel Studios,

We, the undersigned, do hereby voice our urgent and pressing desire to see actress Tybee Diskin auditioned for the role of Janet van Dyne, AKA The Wasp, in Edgar Wright’s upcoming adaptation of Ant-Man and the ongoing Avengers Saga.

Best known for her performance as Scarlett in the “Fallout: Nuka Break” webseries (based on the popular video game), Diskin has built a modest online entertainment empire on the strength of her comic timing, her casual naturalism, and her love of genre. While fans know and support Diskin as a comic action star, her background is in classical theater and informs her body of work with the practiced grace and timing of Hollywood’s enduring icons. Most recently, Diskin’s fan community brought her to the attention of 8 Sided Films, who has now cast her in the leading role of Dr. Chelsea Barrington in the upcoming science-fiction heist movie Quantum Theory.

For a look at Tybee Diskin’s reel, resume, and projects, visit her profile page on the 8 Sided Forum: http://www.8sidedforum.com/profile/TybeeDiskin

Casting the role of Janet van Dyne will undoubtedly present enormous challenges to you and your team. On the one hand, The Wasp is the emotional brain of the Avengers. Whoever takes this role must not only hold her own against the wit of Robert Downey Jr., the sensibility of Chris Evans, the passion of Chris Hemsworth and the depth of Mark Ruffalo, but will actually have to redirect and channel the epic conflicts that arise between these titans! On the other hand, The Wasp embodies everything that is truly great about the characters of Marvel Comics. Her approach to managing relationships is not to dominate or control people, but to hear, understand and work with them. Her wits and her sense of humor are her greatest weapons. The Wasp has gone up against some of the greatest supervillains in the Marvel Universe. She survives these encounters not by being tough, but by letting things go.

Who has the craft and the cool to walk into a room full of today’s most acclaimed performers and provide THAT kind of emotional leadership? Who’s quick enough on her feet to trick Tony Stark, sweet talk Steve Rogers, chastise Thor into apologizing and exasperate the Hulk into actually giving up and calming down? Who looks great in the yellow wings and MEANS IT?

TYBEE DISKIN! But don’t take our word for it! Gentlemen, all we ask is that you audition her.

Yours truly,
The Fans and Colleagues of Tybee Diskin

Acting reel

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This week at your comic shop – 11/7/12

For the complete list of this week’s comics, click here.

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(note: all information including ad copy is from the publisher)
If you can’t make it to the shop, just click on any of the images below to be taken to an online retailer. I don’t get any referrals for these sales, I’m just doing my bit to spread the word on some neat products.

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Doctor Who Tardis Collection

Doctor Who Tardis Collection
Join the eleventh Doctor on his adventures with Amy Pond in these six original stories based on the hit series, presented in a beautiful TARDIS-shaped box.

The Runaway Train: the Doctor and Amy chase an alien artifact in the Wild West. Ring of Steel: on Orkney they battle walking electricity pylons with powerful masters. The Jade Pyramid: in medieval Japan they encounter terrifying powerful mannequins. The Hounds of Artemis: in 1920s Smyrna they witness an ancient evil awakening. The Gemini Contagion: in the far future they’re caught up in a frightening virus outbreak. The Eye of the Jungle: with Rory they’re watched by an all-seeing Eye in the Amazon rainforest.
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Action Comics #14

Action Comics #14
By: Grant Morrison, Brad Walker, Rags Morales
Type: Comics
Genres: Superhero
Series: Action Comics
Publisher: DC Comics
Pub. Date: November 07, 2012
Availability: Pre-Order
UPC: 76194130637701411

Brainiac first warned of the Multitude, and now Superman comes face to face with them – on Mars!

Plus: In the backup story, what appointment is so important that Superman would drop everything to attend it?
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All About Bond HC

All About Bond HC
By: Terry O’Neill
This autumn James Bond celebrates his 50th anniversary as a celluloid hero, and All About Bond is a unique memoir that will delight, amuse, and inform Bond’s many fans.

All About Bond is packed with surprises, insights and candid memories, both personal and photographic from legendary names who cut their teeth and carved out careers in some of the most memorable scenes in movie history.

The humor, the drama, and the camaradarie, on set and off, is captured through the immortal lens of one of the world’s most legendary photographers.
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Defenders #12

Defenders #12
By: Matt Fraction, Jamie Mckelvie, Terry Dodson
Series finale! The end of the Defenders! All your questions answered! Everybody dies! Everything ends! So how do the good guys pull it off?
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Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Bd Book

Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Bd Book
‘The #1 Sci-Fi Film of all time’ marks it’s return post 10 month moratorium with an all new 3-Disc Blu-ray/DVD and UV 30th Anniversary commemorative gift set.

Revisit the illustrious Final Cut on Blu-ray, DVD and get a UV copy of the feature. Additionally, the gift set features an all new concept spinner car for your collection, action Lenticular and a 72 page art production book with never-before-seen Ridley sketches, poster art and photos from the set.

Special Features: 36 page Hard Cover book presentation with never-before-seen images from the set and scene sketches from Ridley Scott. · The commemorative gift set includes all 10+ hours of bonus content from the critically acclaimed Ultimate Collector’s Edition from 2007 plus a new, comprehensive photo gallery of newly discovered sketches from director Ridley Scott, photos from the set and more.

Content includes all five feature film versions – The Final Cut, ’92 Director’s Cut, Domestic and International Theatrical versions and the rare Work Print.
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Age Of Apocalypse #9

Age Of Apocalypse #9
By: David Lapham, Renato Arlem, Kris Anka
Jean Grey finds herself on the runÖ from Cyclops! Prophet’s final plan for human survival takes shape. A weapon that could kill Weapon X, a.k.a. the Overlord, is discovered!
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Detective Comics #14

Detective Comics #14
By: John Layman, Jason Fabok
When Bruce Wayne’s life is saved by The Penguin, what surprises are in store for The Dark Knight? And in the backup story, an intimate look at Gotham City’s most dangerous foes provides a hint of the maelstrom to come.

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Before Watchmen Rorschach Red By Pope T-Shirt

Before Watchmen Rorschach Red By Pope T-Shirt
Rorschach Red features the incredible design and art of Steranko screenprinted in color on a Deep Red, 100% cotton shirt.
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Doctor Who Castrovalva Action Figure Set

Doctor Who Castrovalva Action Figure Set
Imported from the UK!

The newly regenerated fifth Doctor escapes with his companions back to the TARDIS, suffering from post-regeneration trauma. He seeks sanctuary in the peaceful domain of Castrovalva, oly to discover that it’s a paradoxical trap set for him by the Master.

Underground Toys’ celebrates Peter Davison’s debut episode of Doctor Who as the Doctor with ‘Castrovalva’ Collector’s Set that comes with a Post-Regeneration Fifth Doctor Action Figure, a Shrunken Figure Accessory, and the Master’s TARDIS.
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Arrow T-Shirt

Arrow T-Shirt
Green Arrrow celebrates his TV debut on the new Arrow T-Shirt. Features the silhouetted Emerald Archer screenprinted in color on a Deep Forest, 100% cotton shirt. Check out the show and the great new shirt today. NOW AVAILABLE for sale in Canada and U.K.
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Uncanny X-Force #33

Uncanny X-Force #33
By: Rick Remender, Phil Noto, Jerome Opena
FINAL EXECUTION races to its thrilling conclusion! X-Force brings the attack to the Brotherhood, but there is dissension in the ranks. Genesis faces the truth about Apocalypse and his destiny!
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Doctor Who Companion Chron Project Nirvana Audio CD

Doctor Who Companion Chron Project Nirvana Audio CD
A new adventure with the Seventh Doctor, as told by his companion, Aristedes. The place is Easterm Europe.

The year is 2015. The TARDIS lands in mid-air, and Captain Lysandra Aristedes is dropped into a daring mission in her own past. There are enemies and creatures out there in the night, and the Doctor is waiting at the rendezvous point.

Because this is all part of his bigger picture. And Aristedes is going to learn something about herself.
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Marvel Classic Characters Series 2 #4: Silver Surfer

Marvel Classic Characters Series 2 #4: Silver Surfer
The fourth release in this second series is the herald of mighty Galactus: Silver Surfer.

One of the greatest moments in the “Marvel Age” of comics was the introduction of Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four #48 in 1966, created by Jack Kirby with an assist from writer/editor Stan Lee.

Silver Surfer features a rough surface texture, visible seam lines, and other slightly distressed aspects, such as paint application. Sculpted by Yoe! Studio.
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Animal Man #14

Animal Man #14
By: Jeff Lemire, Steve Pugh
‘ROTWORLD: THE RED KINGDOM’ part two!

How did The Rot infect the DC Universe? Guest star John Constantine is here to tell you the hideous truth! The Red Kingdom faces an all-out attack by an army of the Rot, led by Felix Faust!

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New Crusaders Rise Of The Heroes #3

New Crusaders Rise Of The Heroes #3
By: Ian Flynn, Ben Bates
‘Legacies,’ Part 1.

The days of being ordinary teens are over: it’s time for them to become the New Crusaders! But the over-confidence of Shield and his charges could spell doom for the fledgling team. Who remains standing at the end of the day? The Red Circle Universe’s greatest heroes begin their journey in this pulse-pounding issue!

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Doctor Who Lost Stories Rosemariners Audio CD

Doctor Who Lost Stories Rosemariners Audio CD
A new adventure in time and space for the Second Doctor, told by his companions Jamie and Zoe.

The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe find themselves on an almost deserted space lab. Years of research are coming to an end and only distinguished xeno-botantist Professor Arnold Biggs remains on board. But is there more to the closure than meets the eye? For the operation is being supervised by the Rosemariners of the planet Rosa Damascena.

Their terrifying Commander, Rugosa, seems to have something to hide. Who is he? What do the Rosemariners want with the scientists? And what is the secret of Rosedream?
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Planet of the Apes Cataclysm #3

Planet of the Apes Cataclysm #3
By: Corinna Bechko, Damian Couceiro, Alex Ross
Running out of options, Cornelius, Prisca and the others try to find shelter before the fragments of the moon set off an even greater calamity: the destruction of the dam, and the only thing keeping Ape City away from the devastating waters… Don’t forget to ask your retailer about the rare Alex Ross Black and White CGC 9.8 Near Mint variant!
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Avengers #33

Avengers #33
By: Brian Michael Bendis, Mike Mayhew, Brandon Peterson
Two classic Avengers return for the first time in years to celebrate the end of an era! But does this modern world really need the Avengers? A giant status quo shift is on the horizon. Watch as the Avengers come to terms with themselves as a team and a family.

PLUS: Hydra with alien tech? Uh oh!
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Time Tunnel Hist Of Television Series SC

Time Tunnel Hist Of Television Series SC
By: Martin Grams Jr, Usamaru Furuya
The Time Tunnel was by no means a superb product of Friday night entertainment. If the plot holes were not as large as the tunnel itself, viewers noticed the same props from Allen’s other television programs popping up on the show. This book documents the entire history of the program, the origin and conception of the series, why it never ran a second season, almost 200 never-before-published behind-the-scenes photographs, and a detailed episode guide.
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Swamp Thing #14

Swamp Thing #14
By: Scott Snyder, Yanick Paquette
‘ROTWORLD: THE GREEN KINGDOM’ continues! Swamp Thing must travel the rivers of Rotworld on his way to Gotham City! True terror awaits our hero on the undead waters!

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Shadow #7

Shadow #7
By: Victor Gischler, Jack Herbert, Alex Ross
The Shadow is known for the mystic power which allows him to cloud men’s minds and read their hearts. But what happens when this power fails him? After the Shadow fails to stop a routine mugging, he travels to the Far East with his pilot and sidekick WWI ace Miles Crofton. In Nepal, he hopes to reconnect with his old masters and to consult with them about what could be amiss with his powers. Instead, he finds opium smugglers. As always, The Shadow faces danger Ö but he must also look within himself.
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Earth 2 #6

Earth 2 #6
By: James Robinson, Nicola Scott, Ivan Reis
The Green vs. The Grey! Who will decide the fate of this dying Earth: Green Lantern or Grundy? Will the new wonders of Earth band together to form the first super team since the death of the Trinity? Does super-genius Sloan really know what’s best for this world?

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Iron Man #1

Iron Man #1
By: Kieron Gillen, Greg Land
Tony Stark-Iron Man: Technological visionary, wealthy playboy, unparalleled engineer, and armored Avenger. His greatest invention becomes his greatest mistake. Iron Man must act fast and Tony Stark must build faster! The lethal techno virus Extremis is out in the wild and out for grabs to the highest bidder! It’s up to Tony Stark to contain it and that means creating a new suit of armor NOW!
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Blast Off!: Rockets, Robots, Ray Guns, and Rarities From the Golden Age of Space Toys TPB

Blast Off!: Rockets, Robots, Ray Guns, and Rarities From the Golden Age of Space Toys TPB
By: S. Mark Young, Steve Duin, Mike Richardson
Back in print in softcover, Blast Off! chronicles the golden era of space toys, featuring hundreds of color photos of these beautiful and sometimes bizarre playthings, plus prototypes, original packaging and instructions, catalogs, advertisements, vintage comic-strip and pulp-magazine art, and more from every corner of the globe. An essential resource for the collector or anyone with an eye for pop culture and the love of fun!

* The definitive examination of vintage space toys.

* Introduction by Harlan Ellison.

* Now in paperback!
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Green Lantern #14

Green Lantern #14
By: Geoff Johns, Doug Mahnke
‘Rise of the Third Army’ continues! The Justice League comes after the new Green Lantern, demanding answers about the missing Hal Jordan! The Green Lantern Corps makes a disturbing discovery about the Guardians!
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New Avengers #32

New Avengers #32
By: Brian Michael Bendis, Carlos Pacheco, Mike Deodato
END TIMES CONTINUES!

The New Avengers are thrown into disarray as one of their deadliest enemies has returned. Many hard and permanent choices need to be made in this final arc of the New Avengers saga.

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This week at your comic shop – 5/16/2012

For the complete list of this week’s comics, click here.

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(note: all information including ad copy is from the publisher)

If you can’t make it to the shop, just click on any of the images below to be taken to an online retailer. I don’t get any referrals for these sales, I’m just doing my bit to spread the word on some neat products.

Incredible Hulk #7.1

Incredible Hulk #7.1
By: Jason Aaron, Jefte Palo, Michael Komarck
Whatever happened to Bruce Banner? RED SHE-HULK knows, and she is NONE TOO PLEASED. ________________________________________________________

Grant Morrison Talking With Gods Spec Ed DVD

Grant Morrison Talking With Gods Spec Ed DVD
The first-ever feature-length documentary on the mysterious and iconic Grant Morrison, one of the most critically-acclaimed and best-selling writers in the history of comics. This 2-disc deluxe Special Edition inludes over 3 and a half hours of new material, including Grant blueprinting his creative process from concept to completion, and Grant teaching viewers how to summon the News Gods at home.________________________________________________________

Back Issue #56

Back Issue #56
Back Issue lets the ‘Avengers Assemble,’ starring Marvel Comics’ mightiest super-team! This issue features: Writer Roger Stern’s acclaimed 1980s Avengers run, West Coast Avengers, early Avengers toys, and histories of Hawkeye, Mockingbird, and Wonder Man. Featuring art by and/or commentary from John and Sal Buscema, John Byrne, Brett Breeding, Tom Defalco, Steve Englehart, Bob Hall, Al Milgrom, Tom Morgan, Tom Palmer, Joe Sinnott, and more. With a George Pérez cover spotlighting the Avengers’ ‘Big Three.’
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Nightwing #9

Nightwing #9
By: Kyle Higgins, Eddy Barrows
‘NIGHT OF THE OWLS’ continues here!

Nightwing faces another villain claiming to be The Talon at City Hall as the Court of Owls’ plans go into action – but will he be able to figure out what’s going on before it’s too late?
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Who’s The Boosk T-Shirt

Who’s The Boosk T-Shirt
Show your love for the galaxy’s most terrible Trandoshan. He never had a line, but his scornful gurgling spoke volumes! He’s the strong, silent type of bounty hunter that eats Wookies and smugglers for breakfast (and lunch and dinner, to be honest)! He’s here to kick glutes and receive recompense, so he’s gonna need your names and aliases. Why? Simple. ‘Cause HE’S THE BOSSK.
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Saga #3

Saga #3
By: Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples
BKV’s and FIONA STAPLES’ controversial epic continues! Stranded on a mystical alien world, new parents Marko and Alana encounter their greatest fear.
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Amazing Spider-Man Ends Of Earth #1

Amazing Spider-Man Ends Of Earth #1
By: Brian Clevinger, Rob Williams, Thony Silas, Sebastian Fiumara
From one “Ends of the Earth” to the other, Spider-Man isn’t the only hero fighting free the globe from Doctor Octopus’s treacherous tentacles in this extra sized story!

And the dying doctor has some wicked worldly associates of his own.

Guest starring: Big Hero Six and Union Jack
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Conan the Barbarian #4

Conan the Barbarian #4
By: Brian Wood, James Harren, Dave Stewart, Massimo Carnevale
Conan’s adventures in Messantia ended with the Cimmerian nearly losing his head, but now that he has an entire pirate crew backing him up, returning to take a city’s worth of gold is just too tempting-and pirate queen Bêlit has a plan!

* Writer Brian Wood begins a new story arc with artist James Harren!

“James Harren’s art echoes the old EC horror masters while still managing to be current. The motion of the action is superb on every page and it is ably matched by the character moments in between.”-Comic Book Resources
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Avengers Black Widow Perfume

Avengers Black Widow Perfume
Like changing clothes in the back of a chauffeured car, strip away the facade and live the life of a Russian Spy, Trained Assassin, and World Class Ballerina as you walk with the subtle scent of this Avengers Black Widow Perfume. A clear shot of citrus creates a bold statement, slowly giving way to a sensual caramel and honey note; kept too sweet by a pairing of dry sandalwood. Like a spider spindling silently from above, Black Widow dries down to a desirous gourmand delight of bitter chocolate and praline. This is a fragrance for those who can navigate the high-tension tightrope of love and duty – and who knows what it takes to be called a Black Widow. Ages 14 and up.
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Shadow #2

Shadow #2
By: Garth Ennis, Aaron Campbell, Alex Ross
Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane fly west on Pan Am’s fabulous China Clipper- but the golden age of air travel might just mean fiery death above the clouds for our heroes. In Shanghai, Major Tateo Kondo of Japanese military intelligence puts his own plans in motion, while his American counterparts struggle to catch up. The Shadow battles aerial assassins and worse, in part two of the six-part The Fire Of Creation.
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Deadenders TPB

Deadenders TPB
By: Ed Brubaker, Warren Pleece, Philip Bond
In this stylish science fiction epic from award-winning writer Ed Brubaker, a drug-dealing car thief must discover the secret behind his visions to save the world.

Twenty years after the devastating Cataclysm, society has been separated into sectors in which the rich are able to enjoy machine-generated weather and sunlight while the poor are forced to live an eternally dank and dark existence.

Banished to the dismal Sector 5, the angst-ridden Beezer discovers that the corrupt city police are hunting him because of his experiential visions of a pre-apocalyptic world. Now Earth’s reluctant savior must learn his true origin and the meaning of his visions before he is captured and killed.

For the first time, Vertigo collects the entire sixteen-issue run of DEADENDERS, along with a tale from WINTER’S EDGE #3.

This title collects
Deadenders #1-16, material from Winter’s Edge #3

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Star Trek Enterprise Ship Cufflinks

Star Trek Enterprise Ship Cufflinks
Dress for success or a night on the town with the Star Trek Cufflinks from Cufflinks, Inc.! Trekkies can choose from the USS Enterprise Cufflinks, which bring to life the classic starship; the Red Squadron Cufflinks, featuring the logo of Starfleet Academy’s elite pilot squadron; and the Starfleet Command Cufflinks, which feature the logo of Starfleet.

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Green Lantern HC Vol. 01 Sinestro

Green Lantern HC Vol. 01 Sinestro
The first six issues of the star-spanning series from DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 are collected in hardcover, with stories by superstar writer Geoff Johns and artist Doug Mahnke!

There’s an unexpected new Green Lantern in town: Sinestro. And now, this renegade GL has set a course for Korugar with one purpose: To free his homeworld from the scourge of his own Sinestro Corps – with the not-so-willing help of Hal Jordan!

This title collects
Green Lantern (2011) #1-6

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Doctor Who Lost Tv Episodes Audio CD Coll 04

Doctor Who Lost Tv Episodes Audio CD Coll 04
Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes Collection 4 presents in chronological order of transmission, the original audio soundtracks to the 1967 TV episodes to which the video no longer exists. Stories in this collection include: ‘The Macra Terror’ (remastered with a brand new linking narration by Anneke Wills), ‘The Faceless Ones’, ‘Evil of the Daleks’, ‘The Abominable Snowmen’, and ‘The Ice Warriors’, all starring Patrick Troughton as the second Doctor.
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Last Unicorn HC Deluxe Ed

Last Unicorn HC Deluxe Ed
Whimsical. Lyrical. Poignant. Adapted for the first time from the acclaimed and beloved novel by Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn is a tale for any age about the wonders of magic, the power of love, and the tragedy of loss.

The unicorn, alone in her enchanted wood, discovers that she may be the last of her kind. Reluctant at first, she sets out on a journey to find her fellow unicorns, even if it means facing the terrifying anger of the Red Bull and malignant evil of the king who wields his power.

Adapted by Peter B. Gillis and lushly illustrated by Renae DeLiz and Ray Dillon.
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Planet Of The Apes #14

Planet Of The Apes #14
By: Daryl Gregory, Carlos Magno, Damian Couceiro
As Sully struggles to sustain the fragile alliance between man and ape, Alaya must root out the traitor in the midst of her closest confidants! Writer Daryl Gregory and artist Carlos Magno continue their critically acclaimed run that Comics Alliance calls ‘…a wonderful world, not just worthy of the Planet of the Apes name, but better than it.’
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Pop Amazing Spider Man Movie Vinyl Figure

Pop Amazing Spider Man Movie Vinyl Figure
Inspired by the urban and stylized character designs of today’s designer toys, Funko presents a new take on one of comic’s top characters, Spider-Man, with their new POP! Marvel: The Amazing Spider-Man Vinyl Figure, based on this summer’s new movie! This 3 3/4″ tall figures of Spider-Man features Spider-Man’s movie costume plus all the unique design, bobbing heads, and articulation that collectors expect from Funko! Window box packaging.
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Adventure Time #4

Adventure Time #4
By: Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, Chris Houghton
Oh My Glob! The Latest Super-Cool Issue of the Hit Series! Finn, Jake, Marceline, Princess Bubblegum and even Lumpy Space Princess have banded together to stop that jerk the Lich from throwing all of Ooo into the sun! It’s gonna take a lot more than a sweet punch to knock this guy out – luckily, Finn and Jake are on it! The Cartoon Network cartoon’s brand-new comic book series is a huge hit! Don’t miss this arc-ending issue!
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Star Trek The Gorn 1/6 Scale Statue

Star Trek The Gorn 1/6 Scale Statue
The Gorn are among the most popular alien species ever to appear on Star Trek, due to their memorable appearance in the classic episode ‘Arena. The Gorn are an intelligent, bipedal reptilian species whose Captain fought with Captain Kirk on stardate 3045.6, under the assumption that the Federation was threatening the Gorn claim to the planet Cestus III. This incredible piece of art is constructed from heavyweight polystone and then hand painted to the finest detail. Sculpted in 1/6-scale, The Gorn stands roughly 13″ tall and is limited to just 500 individually numbered pieces.

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Thunderbolts #174

Thunderbolts #174
By: Jeff Parker, Declan Shalvey, Mark Bagley
The Clash of the Bolts concludes! In their most dire hour, the Fixer makes a devastating decision! Will Zemo’s legacy of evil destroy our present, or can the Thunderbolts pull the world back from oblivion?!
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Legion of Super Heroes #9

Legion of Super Heroes #9
By: Paul Levitz, Francis Portela, Steve Lightle
Kicking off an all-new storyline! Great jumping-on point for new readers!

Brainiac 5 and Dream Girl have been abducted by the Dominators…so why is the Legion refusing to rescue them? One of the greatest Legionnaires quits!
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Voltron #5

Voltron #5
By: Brandon Thomas, Ariel Padilla, Alex Ross
The Voltron Force is back where they belong…in the cockpits of their formidable robot lions. Zarkon’s final desperate play has failed and all that’s left now for the team is to break the blockade Planet Doom has erected around the Earth. The first arc of Generation Voltron comes to an explosive conclusion as the Voltron Force takes on any and everything Doom can throw at them…but can even they survive the secret weapon buried beneath the surface of Moon-2? For twenty-two pages, the action never stops in the story that could only be called ‘Interlock’…

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DC Superhero Chess Figure Coll Mag #2 Robin White Bishop

DC Superhero Chess Figure Coll Mag #2 Robin White Bishop
The DC Superhero Chess Figure Collector Magazine brings your favorite DC Comics characters to life in a stunning chess-piece collection, complete with a 16-page magazine providing detail on the character as well as instructions on how the piece operates on the chess board! Each official figurine is cast in metallic resin and individually hand-painted.

Get your collection started this month with the first four figures of this amazing set: Batman White King (#1), Robin White Bishop (#2), Joker Black King (#3), and Commissioner Gordon White Pawn (#4)!
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Walt Kelly The Life and Art of the Creator of Pogo HC

Walt Kelly The Life and Art of the Creator of Pogo HC
By: Thomas Andre, Carsten Laqua, Walt Kelly
For the first time an exhaustive look at the art and career of Walt Kelly, from his days at Disney working on such films as Snow White, Fantasia, and Dumbo to his work for Dell comics culminating with his work on Pogo, this full-color artbook has it all! Full of original never-before-seen artwork, Disney artwork, beautiful examples of Kelly’s comic book and book covers, and animation art. This definitive survey of Kelly’s career presents essays by Walt Kelly scholars Tom Andrae, Carsten Laqua, and Mark Burstein together with an appreciation by Kelly’s stepson, Scott Daley. Also featured is the complete never-before-printed interview with Ward Kimball, one of Disney’s ‘Nine Old Me,’ sharing an inside look at Walt Kelly and the Disney Studio. Also featured is a full-color Pogo Sunday sequence.

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Godzilla Fire-breathing Olive Zip-up Hoodie

Godzilla Fire-breathing Olive Zip-up Hoodie
Gozdilla lets you on his secret affection for Tokyo with this black hoodie!
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Steed And Mrs Peel #5 (of 6)

‘The Deadly Rainbow’ continues! Emma Peel has been reunited with her husband – but if they aren’t careful, they’ll both be gone forever! Who – or what – followed Emma’s husband back from the jungle? Anne Caufield and Ian Gibson bring swinging spy action back – you don’t want to miss it!
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Marvel Classic Characters – The Fantastic Four #5: Dr. Doom

Marvel Classic Characters – The Fantastic Four #5: Dr. Doom
Victor von Doom, aka Dr. Doom, is the true archenemy of the Fantastic Four and is one of the most recognizable villains in the Marvel universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Fantastic Four #5.

A fellow student and intellectual peer of Reed Richards, von Doom’s face is severely disfigured in an experiment gone wrong. Doom forges a suit of armor and a mask that only he can remove and sets out to menace those he feels are responsible for his accident, including Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four.

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Kult TPB

Kult TPB
By: Jeremy Barlow, Iwan Nazif, Michael Atiyeh, Jake Murray
Fondly remembered for its philosophical complexity and controversial content, Kult has achieved legendary status amongst role-playing gamers.
The Kult graphic novel introduces this setting anew with parole officer Tomas Zenk, one of the few who can pierce the illusion. As he overcomes monsters sent to kill him, Zenk discovers the true extent of his powers, including the ability to exert control over the machinery of humanity’s enslavement. But will he aid the forces attempting to bring down the illusion . . . or succumb to the temptations of power? Collects the four-issue miniseries.

* The legendary RPG comes to comics!

* For fans of The Matrix and Hellraiser!
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Green Lantern Corps #9

Green Lantern Corps #9
By: Peter J. Tomasi, Fernando Pasarin
‘ALPHA WAR’ part one. Great jumping-on point for new readers! John Stewart is put on trial for the murder of a fellow Green Lantern by the Alpha Lanterns!
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Dazzler Statue

Dazzler Statue
Alison Blaire, the so-called ‘Disco Dazzler’ made her Marvel Comics debut in February 1980’s Uncanny X-Men #130, and went on to a solo series and team affiliations with the X-Men and Excalibur. A mutant with the ability to channel sonic vibrations into light and energy beams, her career lasted much, much longer than the disco craze from which she was born. Sculpted by Mike Cusanelli, the 14.5″ tall Dazzler statue features a genuine crystal pendant and stands atop a chromed disco ball display base.
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Complete Chester Goulds Dick Tracy HC Vol. 13

Complete Chester Goulds Dick Tracy HC Vol. 13
Dick and Tess’s house fire bombed! B.O. Plenty riddled with bullets! Sam Catchum apparently crushed to death! This volume’s villains include Blowtop, T.V. Wiggles, Dr. Plain, and Empty Williams. Plus a baby named Bonnie Braids is born, Vitamin Flintheart returns, and who’s the mysterious woman named Crewy Lou? Contains all strips from March 26, 1950 – September 15, 1951.
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Avengers #26

Avengers #26
By: Brian Michael Bendis, Walter Simonson
An AVX TIE-IN!

One of the Avengers must betray the team to fulfill their destiny with the Phoenix. A game-changer for the Avengers franchise…and it is not who you think! Comics legend Walt Simonson is back!!
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Avengers vs. X-Men #4 (of 12)

Avengers vs. X-Men #4 (of 12)
By: Jason Aaron, Jonathan Hickman, Jim Cheung
All across the globe-in the Savage Land, in Wakanda, in Tabula Rasa and more-Avenger battles X-Man for the fate of the world! Hope has a suicide mission to propose to Wolverine! While in space, the Avengers’ away team meets the Phoenix head on
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Avx vs. #2 (of 6)

Avx vs. #2 (of 6)
By: Kieron Gillen, Salvador Larroca
The premier tie-in to Avengers Vs. X-Men! Read all about Spider-Man Vs. Colossus and Captain America Vs. Gambit.
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James Bond 50th Ann Trading Card Collector Album

James Bond 50th Ann Trading Card Collector Album
Fifty years ago Sean Connery picked up his gun and entered cinematic history as James Bond in Dr. No, the first of EON Productions’ films based on Ian Fleming’s Cold War spy thrillers. Rittenhouse Archives’ James Bond 50th-Anniversary Trading Cards draws upon the history of the films for a 100-card base series that features gold foil stamping/embossing on every card matched to imagery from the films from Dr. No through Quantum of Solace. In addition, ther are bonus sets including Parallel Card, Dr. No, Dr. No Gold Foil, ‘Bond… James Bond,’ Commemorative Gold Foil, 007 Gold Gallery, and Shadowbox cards. Collectors will want to store these cards in the official Collector’s Album, custom-designed to store the entire collection plus a bonus promo card. 5 cards per pack, 24 packs per box.
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Alter Ego #109

Alter Ego #109
Alter Ego focuses this month on the Golden Age Justice Society of America, behind a fabulous cover by George Pérez, never before printed full-size! There’s a spotlight on Spectre/Hour-Man creator Bernard Baily and Johnny Thunder creator John B. Wentworth, startling additions to the 4 volumes of The All-Star Companion, the JSA-style 1940s super-groups that might have been, a gorgeous JSA Color Section, and many surprise features!
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Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde HC Vol. 01 New Printing

Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde HC Vol. 01 New Printing
Russell’s Harvey and Eisner awards winning first volume adapting Wilde’s lyrically worded tales presents two stories.

The Selfish Giant will not share anything of his until a little boy manages to open his heart. The Star Child is full of vanity, cruelty and haughtiness…until he meets his beggar woman mother.

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Daredevil #13

Daredevil #13
By: Mark Waid, Khoi Pham
THIS IS IT: “Megacrime and Punishment.” Be here as Megacrime strikes back at Daredevil, and Matt’s “happy go lucky” veneer begins to peel back at last, revealing . . . darker truths that may end his career as Daredevil.

Artist Khoi Pham returns!
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Fantastic Four #605.1

Fantastic Four #605.1
By: Jonathan Hickman, Mike Choi
Fantastic Four #605.1 reveals the secret history of the Fantastic Four. Everything starts just like you remember . . . but it ends completely differently.
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Hulk Smash Avengers #3 (of 5)

Hulk Smash Avengers #3 (of 5)
By: Roger Stern, Karl Moline, Lee Weeks
A five-part, weekly punch-fest that explores the ever-evolving relationship between the Gamma Goliath and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes!

Hulk vs. the ’80s-era Avengers: Captain America, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Wasp, Captain Marvel and Thor!
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Winter Soldier #5

Winter Soldier #5
By: Ed Brubaker, Butch Guice, Lee Bermajo
Ed Brubaker and Butch Guice bring the Winter Soldier’s first arc to a dramatic ending! Can Bucky and the Black Widow prevent war with Latveria? Can Bucky stop the Sleepers he himself trained? Can this series get any cooler?
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Alter Ego #108

Alter Ego #108
Behind a ‘Sub-Mariner vs. Human Torch’ cover by Bill Everett & Carl Burgos, 1970s Bullpenner Warren Reece talks about Marvel Comics and his encounters with legends Everett, Burgos, John Romita, Stan Lee, Marie Severin, Neal Adams, Gary Friedrich, Roy Thomas, and more with rare and never-seen art and artifacts! Plus Dewey Cassell throws a biographical spotight on Standard/Nedor Golden Age artist Mike Peppe, featuring art by Alex Toth, Ross Andru, George Tuska, John Celardo, Bob Lubbers, and others!
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Venom #18

Venom #18
By: Rick Remender, Lan Medina, Michael Del Mundo
Venom faces a gauntlet of doom as the Crime-Master unites Jack O’Lantern, The Human Fly, Toxin and more to destroy Flash Thompson!

The Crime-Master’s plan is so diabolical, so vile, that it forces Eddie Brock to become a symbiote’s host once more – and takes the war to Flash Thompson’s family, Betty Brant, and even Peter Parker!

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New Mutants #42

New Mutants #42
By: Dan Abnett, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Stephanie Hans
Exiled part 3 of 5!

Gods made mortal, with mutants their only hope for survival! Undead cannibals on the loose, San Francisco turned inside out by forbidden magic!

A thrilling mythological mystery adventure in the Mighty Marvel manner, the most epic crossover of 2012! (Not counting that one where As fight Xs)
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Moon Knight By Bendis And Maleev Prem HC Vol. 02

Moon Knight By Bendis And Maleev Prem HC Vol. 02
By: Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev
Moon Knight throws down with the Kingpin of Los Angeles! But the battle for LA’s soul claims a life – one that will be felt throughout the Marvel Universe! And once LA’s Kingpin pushes him over the edge, Moon Knight succumbs to the abyss of his new multiple personalities.

What force on Earth can bring him back from the brink? Enter: the Avengers! But after all he’s been through, will there be anything left of the one-man Avenger to save?

Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev continue the adventures of Marvel’s psyche-splitting superstar!

This title collects
Moon Knight (2011) #8-12

This week at your comic shop – 4/25/2012

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Daredevil #11

Daredevil #11
By: Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera
“The Omega Effect” concludes! Daredevil and Spider-Man join Frank Castle in a blitzkrieg takedown of New York crime–but don’t take it for granted that these heroes are all working together.
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Twelve #12 (of 12)

Twelve #12 (of 12)
By: J. Michael Straczynski, Chris Weston, Paolo Rivera
The grand finale is here!! All your questions are answered and nothing can prepare you for what’s next!
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Batman The Dark Knight #8

Batman The Dark Knight #8
By: Paul Jenkins, David Finch
A series of disturbing events captivates Gotham City as citizens turn on each other all across town. But when toxicology reports turn up negative, it’s left to Batman to determine the source of the problem, bringing him into an encounter with Tweedledum and Tweedledee at an entrance to the mysterious “Wonderland.”With Jim Gordon occupied on a tragic, high-profile case, and madness beginning to take root across the city, can Batman find the source of it all before it’s too late?
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New Avengers #25

New Avengers #25
By: Brian Michael Bendis, Mike Deodato
An Avx Tie-In issue!

Iron Fist discovers the shocking connection between himself and the cosmic Phoenix Force . . .
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Doctor Who The Daemons DVD

Doctor Who The Daemons DVD
Starring Jon Pertwee as the third Doctor. In the peaceful village of Devil’s End something very strange is happening. A professor is preparing to open a nearby burial mound and a local white has foresees death and disaster. Meanwhile, the new vicar looks suspiciously like the Master and he is using black magic to conjure up an ancient Daemon. Can the Doctor, Jo, and UNIT stop their old enemy before he succeeds?
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Abe Sapien Volume 2: The Devil Does Not Jest TPB

Abe Sapien Volume 2: The Devil Does Not Jest TPB
By: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, James Harren, Patric Reynolds, Peter Snejbjerg, Dave Stewart
Paranormal crime scenes wreak havoc on Abe Sapien as he investigates a recluse demonologist’s evil house, a haunted lake, and a sunken Soviet U-boat filled with zombies!
* Abe gets his hands dirty in these early adventures!

If you` are a fan of horror and suspense in the vein of H.P. Lovecraft like I am, then you’ll thoroughly enjoy this miniseries. -Comic Book Movie
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All Star Western #8

All Star Western #8
By: Justin Gray, Moritat, Jose Ladronn
Amadeus Arkham has been arrested in a New Orleans opium den. Jonah Hex has joined an anarchist group called the August 7! Nighthawk and Cinnamon are nowhere to be found, and they’re the ones who dragged Hex and Arkham into this conflict in the first place. But someone must have a plan, right? Right??

Plus: Being trained by a samurai in the desert might have been a strange beginning for a cowgirl vigilante, but Nighthawk and Cinnamon are in for an even stranger twist as they search for a way out of this trap!
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Uncanny X-Men #11

Uncanny X-Men #11
By: Kieron Gillen, Carlos Pacheco
An Avx Tie-In issue!

Cyclops leads the X-Men into their toughtest battle yet! Juggernaut-Powered Colossus vs. the Red Hulk!
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Exile On The Planet Of The Apes #2 (of 4)

Exile On The Planet Of The Apes #2 (of 4)
In the clutches of feral humans, Timon the chimp must survive the terrors of the Forbidden Zone, while Prisca tries to seek help from the one ape that can uncover the secret behind the recent human attacks on apes! The epic from Gabriel Hardman (Hulk), Corinna Bechko (Fear Itself: The Home Front) and red hot artist Marc Laming (The Rinse) continues in this jaw-dropping issue!
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Star Wars: Blood Ties - Boba Fett is Dead #1 (Chris Scalf cover)

Star Wars: Blood Ties – Boba Fett is Dead #1 (Chris Scalf cover)
By: Tom Taylor, Chris Scalf
The news spreads from one end of the galaxy to the other like wildfire: Boba Fett, the galaxy’s most feared bounty hunter, is dead.

But when members of the team that killed Fett are themselves picked off one by one, Connor Freeman–the son of one of Jango Fett’s clones–gets pulled into the action in a most unexpected way!

* Writer Tom Taylor brings Blood Ties back with Boba Fett!

* Interiors and covers by Chris Scalf!
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Aquaman #8

Aquaman #8
By: Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado
Part 2 of “The Other League”! As a deadly hunter continues his murderous quest for the Atlantean trident, an unknown chapter of Aquaman’s life is revealed! Before he was a part of the Justice League, Aquaman was Arthur, the man from Atlantis, and leader of a mysterious team of adventurers. Armed with weapons forged in Aquaman’s past, these men and women were on their way to becoming the most powerful people on Earth–until it all came crashing down.
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Secret Avengers #26

Secret Avengers #26
By Rick Remender and Gabriel Hardman
An Avx Tie-In issue!

Thor leads a secret team of Avengers on a suicide mission to stop the Phoenix by any means necessary!
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Mighty Thor #13

Mighty Thor #13
By: Matt Fraction, Pasqual Ferry
Thor . . . meet Doctor Donald Blake? Just who is the mysterious woman in Dr. Blake’s life? And just why is all of Broxton . . . and all of Asgardia . . . having the same nightmare?

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Flash #8

Flash #8
By: Francis Manapul
The Flash gets pulled into the Speed Force that gives him his super-speed powers . . . and he learns he’s not alone in there! Introducing Turbine, a prisoner of the Speed Force who just wants out–even if it means trading places with The Flash!
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Marvel Classic Characters - The Fantastic Four #4: The Thing

Marvel Classic Characters – The Fantastic Four #4: The Thing
Benjamin Jacob “Ben” Grimm, better known to the world as the Thing, has become one of the best-known comic-book characters of all time. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, he pilots into space on the fateful mission that results in the creation of the Fantastic Four. Transmogrified into an orange humanoid monster, the Thing nevertheless retains his sense of humor, his bright blue eyes, and a big ol’ heart of pure gold. His trademark battle cry, “It’s clobberin’ time!” is world famous.

This ongoing character lineup presents these characters just as they originally appeared, but the statues feature a rougher surface texture, visible seam lines, and other slightly distressed aspects, such as paint-application techniques. Sculpted by Yoe! Studio.
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Gotham Central TPB Book 04 Corrigan

Gotham Central TPB Book 04 Corrigan
By: Greg Rucka, Steve Lieber, Joshua Middleton
Witness the gritty side of the Gotham City Police Department from their perspective, as teens dressed as Robin the Boy Wonder start turning up dead.

In this final hardcover collection of GOTHAM CENTRAL the dead body of Robin the Boy Wonder is found on the streets. Now the detectives of Gotham Central must try to solve the mystery of his death while dealing with Batman and the Teen Titans.

This title collects
Gotham Central #32-40

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Ray Harryhausens Fantasy Scrapbook HC

Ray Harryhausens Fantasy Scrapbook HC
One of the most innovative and influential film animators in the history of the medium reveals a wealth of fascinating never-before-seen film artifacts, many of them recently discovered in a garage in Los Angeles. Designed in the form of a scrapbook, this visual feast for Harryhausen fans reveals models from unrealized projects; prints of outtakes from various films; early concept drawings and storyboards; early film treatments and script extracts; publicity posters and brochures; and more.
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Moon Knight #12

Moon Knight #12
By: Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev
The conclusion of Marvel’s maddest mercenary, Moon Knight, is here! After all he’s been through, will there be anything left of the one-man Avenger?
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FF #17

FF #17
By: Jonathan Hickman, Juan Bobillo, Mike Choi
“Roomies”: Now that he’s back among the living, the Human Torch moves in with Spider-Man! Can two superheroes share an apartment without driving each other crazy? What secret lies behind the door to Annihilus’ closet? Who throws a house party like the Light Brigade?
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I, Vampire #8

I, Vampire #8
By: Joshua Hale Fialkov, Andrea Sorrentino, Jenny Frison
As the Justice League Dark team faces the end of all magic–and perhaps life itself–only one man can challenge the dark force known as Cain: Andrew Bennett. He’s back from the dead, but whose side is he on? Regardless of the answer, nothing will be the same for either series when “Rise of the Vampires” is over!
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Captain America and Hawkeye #629

Captain America and Hawkeye #629
By: Cullen Bunn, Alessandro Vitti, Gabriele Dell
Captain America and Hawkeye vs. Dinosaurs!?! Something’s rotten in the San Andres mountains…and it’s eating the locals.

Join Fearless writer Cullen Bunn as he teams Captain America up with the best, the worst and the downright villainous of the Marvel Universe for all-new, all-action and all-awesome arcs chock-full of high-octane insanity! Best bring a helmet!
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Showcase Presents The Spectre TPB Vol. 01

Showcase Presents The Spectre TPB Vol. 01
Don’t miss these grim tales of vengeance from the pages of SHOWCASE #60, 61 and 64, THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #72, 75, 116, 180 and 199, THE SPECTRE #1-10, ADVENTURE COMICS #431-440, DC COMICS PRESENTS #29 and GHOSTS #97-99.

This title collects
Showcase #60, #61, #64, Brave and the Bold #72, #75, #116, #180, #199, The Spectre #1-10, Adventure Comics #431-440, DC Comics Presents #29, Ghosts #97-99
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Darth Vader And Son HC

Darth Vader And Son HC
By: Jeffrey Brown
What if Darth Vader took an active role in raising his son? What if ‘Luke, I am your father’ was just a stern admonishment from an annoyed dad? In this hilarious and sweet comic reimagining, Darth Vader is a dad like any other – except with all the baggage of being the Dark Lord of the Sith. Celebrated artist Jeffrey Brown’s delightful illustrations give classic Star Wars moments a fresh twist, presenting the trials and joys of parenting through the lens of a galaxy far, far away.
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Freaky Monsters Magazine #9

Freaky Monsters Magazine #9
Freaky Monsters successfully recaptures the spirit and fun of the original ‘monster kid’ boom of the 1960s and celebrates the classic films and colorful characters from the ‘Ghoul-den age of Horrorwood.’ Freaky Monsters covers the horror classics with the respect and admiration they deserve while simultaneously offering readers a light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek writing style. Freaky Monsters is 100% kid friendly. There is no graphic violence, gore or nudity content.
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Popeye #1 (of 4)

Popeye #1 (of 4)
By: Roger Langridge, Bruce Ozella
Popeye the Sailor Man sails again! E.C Segar’s classic creation is back, with his first original comic in over 30 years! Written by the Eisner Award-winning Roger Landridge (The Muppets), with pitch-perfect art from rising star Bruce Ozella, it’s a new take on the classic character that’s true to its roots! With a rare incentive cover from legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer!
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Avx vs. #1 (of 6)

Avx vs. #1 (of 6)
The premier tie-in to Avengers vs. X-men! All-out action featuring cover-to-cover battles, each issue expanding on fights from the main AvX book in ways you can’t imagine! This issue: Iron Man vs. Magneto and Thing vs. Namor!
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Black Orchid Deluxe Edition HC

Black Orchid Deluxe Edition HC
By: Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean
Before introducing the modern version of The Sandman, Neil Gaiman wrote this dark tale that reinvented a strange DC Comics Super Hero in the Vertigo mold. Featuring spectacular painted art by Dave McKean, the 4-issue BLACK ORCHID miniseries is now collected in hardcover for the first time. After being viciously murdered, Susan Linden is reborn as the Black Orchid, a hybrid of plant and human, destined to avenge her own death. Now, as this demigoddess attempts to reconcile human memory and botanical origins, she must untangle the webs of deception and secrets that led to her death. Beginning in the cold streets of a heartless metropolis and ending in the Amazon rainforest, this book takes the reader on a journey through secrets, suffering and self-rediscovery.
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Popeye HC Vol. 06 Me Lil Swee Pea

Popeye HC Vol. 06 Me Lil Swee Pea
It’s finally time for collectors to add the last ‘E’ to the P-O-P-EY-E spelled out on the spines of Fantagraphics’ landmark series. Popeye creator E.C. Segar died at the age of 43, leaving behind less than a decade’s worth of strips and this sixth and final volume collects not only the last of the dailies but also 62 splendid full-page, full-color Sundays. Additional features include two historical articles by Popeye expert Rick Marschall, an illustrated Segar-written biography of Popeye and more rare art and photos.
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Modok Yellow T-Shirt

Modok Yellow T-Shirt
A.I.M.’s leader revels in his villainy on this yellow t-shirt!
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Airboy Deadeye #1 (of 5)

Airboy Deadeye #1 (of 5)
By: Chuck Dixon, Ben Dunn
World War Two is over, but Airboy’s work isn’t done! Davy Nelson, the teenaged fighting ace known to the world as Airboy retrurns to the skies in this brand new limited series!

Using his miraculous plane, Birdy, Davy finds and defeats a Japanese air ace holding out on a remote island. When he visits the man in postwar Tokyo, Airboy uncovers a conspiracy that could plunge Japan into the maelstrom of war once again!
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Captain America #10

Captain America #10
By: Ed Brubaker, Alan Davis
Conclusion of “Powerless”! Can Cap’s condition be cured? Falcon fights alongside the enemy! Hydra revealed and a new name for an arch-enemy!
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X-Men War Machines Prem HC

X-Men War Machines Prem HC
By: Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, Adi Granov
Guest starring Iron Man 2.0! The fallout of Schism pushes the X-Men and War Machine against each other in eastern Europe as sentinels are being traded on the black market. But things aren’t as they seem, and the X-Men and Rhodey will have to work together to stop a genocidal plot.
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Batman Knightfall TPB New Edition Vol. 01

Batman Knightfall TPB New Edition Vol. 01
In the first installment of this classic storyline, the Dark Knight’s greatest enemies have all simultaneously escaped from Arkham Asylum and are preying on Gotham City.

With his city under siege, Batman pushes his body to the limit as he takes on The Joker, the Mad Hatter, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, The Riddler and the Scarecrow.

But things get much worse when Bane, the man behind all the madness, confronts an exhausted Batman – and breaks his back.

This title collects
Batman Vengeance of Bane Special #1, Batman #491-500, Detective Comics #659-660, Showcase ’93 #7-8, Batman Shadow of the Bat #17-18
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Buckaroo Banzai No Matter Where You Go HC

Buckaroo Banzai No Matter Where You Go HC
By: Earl Mac Rauch, Shawn Van Briesen, Matt Haley
Never before collected stories! The 1984 film starring Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, and Christopher Lloyd is a cult classic loved the world over!

Writer Mac Rauch and director WD Richter return to their creation with brand new stories! Everyone’s favorite adventurer/surgeon/rock star is back again just in time to save the world!

Get the low down on the events that transpired before the movie! See for the first time a good look and Buckaroo’s beginnings!
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Dark Shadows Best of Original Series TPB

Dark Shadows Best of Original Series TPB
By: Donald Arneson, Joe Certa
Hermes Press collects the best stories from its complete reprint of Gold Key Comics’ television tie-in of the legendary supernatural suspense series Dark Shadows just in time for the release of the new big screen Tim Burton version of the show starring Johnny Depp and Eva Green.

Now fans can get in the mood for the upcoming film by reliving twelve of the best Dark Shadows comic books all over again. For those who are curious about Dark Shadows, this collection is the perfect introduction!
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Doctor Who Peri & Rogue Cyberman Action Figure 2pk

Doctor Who Peri & Rogue Cyberman Action Figure 2pk
Imported from the UK! Landing in London, the sixth Doctor and Peri find the Cybermen are hiding in London’s sewers! Becoming their prisoner, the Doctor is forced to take the Cybermen to their home planet, Telos. There he discovers the inhuman monsters have captured another time vessel and plan to change history! This figure 2-pack, based on the classic Doctor Who story ‘Attack of the Cybermen,’ includes 1 Peri figure and 1 Rogue Cyberman figure.

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Leviathan GN

Leviathan GN
By: Ian Edginton, D. Israeli, D’israeli
1928, the world’s largest ocean liner disappears on its maiden voyage to New York. Lost for years in a desolate mist-laden ocean, the passengers and crew try to maintain the routine of shipboard life.

But when people start to be murdered, former cop Detective Sergeant Lament is tasked with solving the crime.
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Essential Daredevil TPB Vol. 01 New Ed

Essential Daredevil TPB Vol. 01 New Ed
Long before his days as the urban protector of gritty Hell’s Kitchen, Daredevil was known as the Man Without Fear! A childhood accident robbed Matt Murdock of his sight–but in exchange, blessed him with an extraordinary radar sense.

Donning a colorful costume, Matt used this powerful gift to fight an ingenious array of super-villains that puts even Spider-Man’s rogues’ gallery to shame!

This title collects
Daredevil (1964) #1-25

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Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde HC Vol. 05 Happy Prince

Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde HC Vol. 05 Happy Prince
By: P. Craig Russell
The Happy Prince is arguably the most famous and well loved of Oscar Wilde’s nine fairy tales, rivaled only by The Selfish Giant. It is also a very timely tale at a time of controversy over the increasing chasm between rich and poor.

The Happy Prince has lived a life of opulence but has died young, and his soul inhabits a beautiful ruby encrusted statue covered all over in gold leaf. From his perch high above the city he is witness to all the poverty, misery, and hopelessness in which his people have been living.

When a small barn swallow in flight to the warm south ahead of the approaching winter stops to rest upon the statue the Happy Prince prevails upon him to delay his travels in order to remove his gold leaf a piece at a time and shower it upon the poor citizens.

Out of love for the Happy Prince the swallow does his bidding. As the days pass the Prince’s beauty is stripped away and as winter sets in the bird’s fate is sealed.

In the spring the townspeople finding only a dull statue with a broken lead heart and a dead bird consign the worthless objects to the ash heap. Only an emissary of God recognizes them as the most valuable treasures of the city and brings them to the gardens of heaven.
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Frazetta Funny Stuff HC

Frazetta Funny Stuff HC
Frank Frazetta! He’s been rightfully called ‘The Grand Master of Fantasy Art’! But, it’s little known that Frazetta also conquered other worlds in the Golden Age of Comics, as shown in his Donald Duck-ish funny animal and hilarious hillbilly comic book stories.

Even those aware of this wonderful Frazetta art don’t know the extent–this book is a whopping 256 page, large-format pages! Did we mention ferocious, terrifying wolves and swampland creatures in the plethora of animal stories illustrations as only Frazetta could draw them?

There’s also lions and tigers and bears–oh my!–before Frazetta’s famous paintings captured the same subjects. But wait, there’s more! (As they say.) You’ll see the roots of the Frazetta Girl in the sexy Kathy teenage girl adventures. And there’s the hot Daisy Mae-look-alike, Clarabelle, in the hillbilly hi-jinks stories of her beau, Looey Lazybones (Holy Li’l Abner!).

The introduction is by the famed cartoon director Ralph Bakshi who well knew Frazetta and closely worked with him when they co-produced the animated feature film, ‘Fire and Ice.’ Bakshi shares rare insights, anecdotes, photos and Frazetta drawings.

And Bakshi has created a special painting of Frazetta and himself as funny animals for this beautiful hardcover full-color coffee table book! Frank Frazetta’s Funny Stuff is edited and designed by Eisner award-winner Craig Yoe.
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Memorial #5 (of 6)

Memorial #5 (of 6)
By: Chris Roberson, Rich Ellis, Michael William Kaluta
Lost in the otherworldly Everlands, Em has finally begun to realize how much she has forgotten. But she also discovers that the only way to regain all that she has lost is not to return to the world she knows, but instead to venture into the very heart of Everlands itself. Between Em and her goal, however, is a crazed patchwork landscape across which walking shadows, living statues, blind kung fu librarians, and forgotten heroes fight to survive in a struggle that could mean the end of time as we know it.
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Mr Fixit Hulk Statue

Mr Fixit Hulk Statue
Thanks to his exposure to gamma radiation, Bruce Banner would, when enraged, transform into a giant, savage creature called the Hulk.

Ordinarily, the Hulk would be a giant green creature, but in the 1980s, as Banner grappled with his personality, he went through a phase where he transformed into a gray Hulk who, for a time, went by the name Mr. Fixit.

This cunning, erudite Hulk worked as a Las Vegas bouncer and wore a tuxedo with a white jacket, and now fans can add this 13 1/2″ tall statue of Mr. Fixit, sculpted by Khurram Alavi, to their collections.
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Avengers Kit

Avengers Kit
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes team up to fight enemies as no single hero can. This powerful kit includes a die-cast pin of the official Avengers logo, a Captain America figurine, and a 48-page book including fascinating history and character profiles, complete with full-color illustrations.
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New Deadwardians #2 (of 8)

New Deadwardians #2 (of 8)
By: Dan Abnett, I. N. J. Culbard
Someone is killing the dead! Inspector Suttle’s investigation continues as he pursues the identity of the victim and attempts to determine the method of murder. But he must work circumspectly, because the answers he is seeking are literally matters of life and death, and they will rock the very cornerstones of Deadwardian Society.

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Shadow Blood & Judgment TPB

Shadow Blood & Judgment TPB
Written and illustrated by legendary and award-winning comic book creator Howard Chaykin, The Shadow: Blood & Judgment is collected for the first time since 1991!!!

Chaykin’s dynamic, visceral style added a new dimension to The Shadow of the 1980’s! The laugh had vanishedÖthe mocking, sinister laugh that signaled doom for the petty souls whose wrongdoing stained the world.

It was gone, lost in the night that echoed it. Now, one by one, his friends and operatives are being ruthlessly murdered. Someone is trying to draw him out. Thirty-five years later, it is time for him to return. The laugh is here again. The Shadow is back. God help the guilty.
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Spaceman #6 (of 9)

Spaceman #6 (of 9)
By: Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso, Dave Johnson
Orson is on the run from the cops with the kidnapped Tara. And things just got worse with a bounty hunter on his tail who has a connection to Orson’s life on Mars.
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Doctor Who Davros & Destroyed Imp Dalek Action Figure 2pk

Doctor Who Davros & Destroyed Imp Dalek Action Figure 2pk
Imported from the UK! The TARDIS arrives in London in November 1963, where the seventh Doctor and Ace discover that two rival factions of Daleks, one loyal to the Dalek Emperor and one to the Dalek Supreme, are seeking the Hand of Omega, a powerful Time Lord device hidden on Earth. The Dalek Emperor is revealed to be Davros, now with only the last vestiges of his humanoid form remaining. This action figure 2-pack based on the classic Doctor Who story ‘Remembrance of the Daleks’ includes a Dalek Emperor Davros figure and a Destroyed Imperial Dalek figure.
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Spacegodzilla S.H.MonsterArts Action Figure

Spacegodzilla S.H.MonsterArts Action Figure
Imported from Japan! From the expert craftsmanship of the renowned Godzilla model sculptor Sakai Yuji comes the third installment of the ultimate monster action figure series, S.H.MonsterArts. Introducing Space Godzilla in never before seen figure detail and articulation. The space horn on his head and crystals on his shoulder have been faithfully replicated in clear parts for added realism. Figure is rendered with PVC and ABS materials and includes special Corona Beam effect parts. Ideal for displaying in battle scenes with other S.H.MonsterArts figures!
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Young Justice: Season One - Volumes 1, 2 & 3

Young Justice: Season One – Volumes 1, 2 & 3
In Young Justice, being a teenager means proving yourself over and over-to peers, parents, teachers, mentors and, ultimately, to yourself. But what if you’re not just a normal teenager? What if you’re a teenage super hero? Are you ready to join the ranks of the great heroes and prove you’re worthy of the Justice League? That’s exactly what the members of Young Justice-Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian and Artemis-will found out, whether they have what it takes to be a proven hero. Based upon characters from DC Comics. This collection includes the first 12 episodes of the series.
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Star Trek Captain James T Kirk Maxi Bust

Star Trek Captain James T Kirk Maxi Bust
Imported from the UK! Titan Merchandise proudly debuts the inaugural items in their limited edition, high-quality Star Trek Masterpiece Collection! This beautifully-sculpted 8″ maxi-bust of Captain James Tiberius Kirk perfectly recreates the iconic 23rd-century starship captain as portrayed by legendary actor William Shatner. Every physical detail of the captain of the original Enterprise has been recreated, from the warmth of his smile to the texture of his uniform top in this astonishingly detailed three-quarter length 8″ tall maxi-bust.
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Star Trek Captain Jean-luc Picard Maxi Bust

Star Trek Captain Jean-luc Picard Maxi Bust
Imported from the UK! Titan Merchandise continues their highly-anticipated Star Trek Masterpiece Collection maxi-bust line with the second item in their inaugural release, Captain Jean-Luc Picard of Star Trek: The Next Generation! This beautifully-sculpted 8″ bust captures so completely quiet stoicism of Sir Patrick Stewart’s legendary performance as the commanding officer of the USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-D, that you can almost hear his stentorian voice say, ‘Make it so, Number One!’ Standing 8″ tall, Captain Picard is brought to life with amazingly accuracy in this astonishingly detailed three-quarter length premium sculpt.
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Star Wars Kenner R2-D2 7.5-in Action Figure

Star Wars Kenner R2-D2 7.5-in Action Figure
Just like they were when you were a kid, only BIGGER! Gentle Giant continues on with their new line of vintage Star Wars Action figure reproductions with the release of this classic R2-D2!!! Digitally scanned from mint 7 1/2″ Kenner originals and reproduced to a substantial 12″ tall. Nothing has been overlooked. Roto and injection molded and made of durable plastics, this jumbo figure is fully articulated with ‘clicking’ head rotation faithfully reproduced just like the original. That’s not all, this classic Kenner creation comes packaged on a 1977, Star Wars inspired blister card, featuring original front and ’12 back’ artwork, in a re-sealable plastic outer clam shell to help protect and display!
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Doctor Who Carnival Of Monsters Special Edition DVD

Doctor Who Carnival Of Monsters Special Edition DVD
Starring Jon Pertwee as the third Doctor. The Doctor and Jo take the TARDIS on a test flight. They arrive on a cargo ship, the SS Bernice, that appears to be crossing the Indian Ocean in 1926 but is in fact trapped inside a Miniscope – a banned peepshow of miniaturized life-forms – on the planet Inter Minor. They enter another section of the scope but find themselves confronted by ferocious Drashigs.
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Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes – ‘Acts of Vengeance’

‘Acts of Vengeance’

Transmitted April 15, 2012

The Avengers cartoon continues to impress with its inter-connected stories that develop an epic-scale adventure that would do the Mighty Marvel Bullpen proud. In the comic book series, back in the day, it was not unusual to witness seeds laid throughout several issues that would harvest a massive event. In much the same way, the Avengers animated series mimics this structure with stories that delve into the past year’s Masters of Evil/Asgard tale and connect into the current Skrull invasion arc.

Last year, Baron Zemo allied with the Enchantress and the Executioner along with several other villains to form the Masters of Evil. Backed by an army consisting of Asgardian might along with the Abomination and others, Zemo collected the mythical Norn stones and struck at the heart of the Avengers. Realizing that she held far too much power, Zemo betrayed the Enchantress and was later defeated by the Avengers. Well… the Enchantress is back for vengeance and she is striking out at everyone who ever associated with the masked super villain.

Alongside the Enchantress’ mission to take down each of Zemo’s associates, the Avengers are coincidentally attempting to round up the Masters of Evil. In each instance, they arrive just after she has left her mark; the Living Laser is found stuck in fluid light form, Chemistro is a solid gold statue, even the mastermind Arnim Zola is in bad shape. In some ways this is good news and Hawkeye sees it as a reason to celebrate, but Iron Man and Black Panther are less comfortable with the possibility that someone else is attacking these foes with such force.

When Baron Zemo arrives in the Avengers Mansion asking for help, it becomes clear just how bad the situation is. Backed by the Abomination and Wonder Man, Zemo is nevertheless powerless against the Enchantress and figures that with the Avenger Thor on his side, he’ll stand a better chance of living through her attacks.

Unfortunately, Thor is in Asgard, where the Twilight Sword is nowhere to be found. Odin, Baldur and Thor realize with much shock that the fire giant Surtur is freed from his prison… which is bad news for everyone.

Back at Avengers HQ, Hulk and Hawkeye agree that they should just smash Zemo and the Abomination, but again Iron Man and Black Panther realize that Zemo has left a trail straight to them, so they are involved whether they like it or not. Fortunately, Tony Stark has developed a ‘magic dampener’ which should give the team an edge when the Enchantress arrives, but in the meantime, Iron Man is determined to intercept the two magical menaces who have followed a trail left by Zemo to the Crimson Dynamo, who he expects to sacrifice himself for a greater cause.

It’s interesting to see Zemo casually discuss tactics and leadership with Stark who rushes off with Hawkeye to give Crimson Dynamo some much-needed assistance. While they are gone, Zemo attempts to goad an unusually quiet and stoic Captain America by insisting that he operate the machinery that will protect Zemo from the Asgardian magic.

When the chips are down, Zemo faces the Enchantress, sure that Cap will activate the magic dampener in time to save him, but the patriot seems more than happy to watch the villain squirm. At the final moment, the device goes into effect and the team lashes out. When Zemo reveals that he had secreted away a final Norn stone and attempts to kill the Enchantress, Wonder Man intercedes and all Hell breaks loose. There is a tear in reality and the Enchantress disappears. Earlier in this story, Black Panther had attempted to appeal to Wonder Man’s moral standards, and apparently he somewhat succeeded, but at a price. In time, maybe Simon Williams will be a full fledged Avenger.

Still groggy from the explosion, Zemo awakens to find Captain America hovering over him. He had misjudged the star spangled avenger, he has changed. In fact, he isn’t Captain America at all, or even human. In last year’s conclusion, viewers saw a Skrull Captain America reporting back to his commander that he had infiltrated the Avengers. With an enemy in their midst, how can they defend the planet from the oncoming invasion?

I honestly had very low expectations from this episode, feeling that it had little to offer, but in the end it was quite good. With the shifting of focus from the Enchantress to Thor and even to Crimson Dynamo, Iron Man and Hawkeye then returning to the team, this really felt like a larger than life story crammed into twenty plus minutes.

The Enchantress and Executioner are out for blood

Zemo and the Masters of Evil need help

Hawkeye and Hulk agree that they should just smash Zemo and be done with it

There's trouble in Asgard

Captain America is not who (or even what) he appears to be

Very sadly, it seems that the Avengers cartoon may end with this season as newly appointed Marvel Animation leader Jeph Loeb will be revamping the cartoon into another program that it similar to the 1980’s style and less reliant on story arcs. It will apparently be part of the same universe as the new Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon… which is even sadder news.

Is this a sign of the much feared Disney-ification of Marvel or just a coincidence? It’s hard to tell, but the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon has hardly fared well and is a very poor cousin to the Spectacular Spider-Man series that preceded it (available on DVD). The voices of support for Avengers are very loud and Marvel Animation needs to listen. This is a great cartoon that mimics the experience of following a monthly comic book. It’s also a great in-road to those interested in the characters but unwilling to explore the print medium. In addition, it delivers so much fun for long-standing fans who know each iteration of the Masters of Evil and the story of the Cosmic Cube. It’s as near to perfect as you can get.

Please, don’t let this cartoon get the ax.

Next episode: “Welcome to the Kree Empire”

Quick reviews: Spider-Man, Batman and Robin, Avengers and Nightwing

Amazing Spider-Man #582

By: Dan Slott and Stefano Caselli
Dan Slott has been making Spider-Man fans happy since he came on board as series writer with ‘Big Time.’ Peter Parker is no longer the awkward loser of the Marvel Universe, he’s a recognized genius and has saved the population of Manhattan from a spider-infestation. Of course he still has girl trouble and the bad guys just seem to be getting crazier. One of the most interesting innovations of the Slott Spider-Man run has been the many inventions that Parker has developed at Horizon Labs, a kind of brain trust for research and development. From a suit that reduces sound to invisibility and special spider-bombs for any occasion, Spidey is ready for anything.

The Ends of the Earth has been billed as the major Spider-Man event of the summer, much like last year’s Spider-Island story. Doctor Octopus is dying (as seen from his appearances in both Spider-Man and Iron Man books). His body is rapidly decaying as more of it is replaced with tentacled armor. But he will not go silently into his eternal sleep, he’s taking half the world with him. He’s also allied himself with the rest of the Sinister Six for security.

Using a satellite hovering above the planet, Doc Ock gives one half of the planet a taste of death by global warning and then claims that he can solve it… for a price. The result is surprising as everyone from the average person on the street to the Avengers debates cooperating with a person that Spider-Man knows as a super-villain. Outraged and annoyed, Spider-Man dons a unique suit of armor designed to defeat each member of the Sinister Six.

Spider-Man is one of those monthly books that has consistently impressed me with its high quality stories and usually solid art (with a few exceptions). Guest artist Stefano Caselli (of Secret Warriors) is a good fit for this adventure and as it gives him the chance to draw some of the Avengers, I’m really looking forward to seeing the next issue.

With the feature film reboot and new animated series, you may be bitten by the Spider-Man bug (as it were) and start looking for a comic to read. This is a great time to jump on and enjoy the ride.

Batman and Robin #7

By: Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason

One thing almost everyone can agree on is that there are far too many Batman books on the shelves. Unfortunately, most of them are very good. Batman and Robin has been a solid series since its rebirth with the new 52 as it has focused on the relationship between Bruce and Damian Wayne. Raised by his mother Talia Al Ghul, Damian is master assassin and expert gymnast. He’s also just a child and has not gotten the opportunity to have anything close to a normal childhood. Being reunited with Bruce and later taking on the mantle of Robin, Damian has proven his loyalty to the war against crime and to his father, but he’s still shifty enough to keep readers guessing.

In the first story arch, Peter Tomasi has created a new villain NoBody, the child of Henri Ducard, the man who trained Bruce during his formative years. A character created by Batman (1989) writer Sam Hamm, Ducard walks a thin line bordering the role of a master criminal. His son has no such trouble crossing that line and claims that it makes him a greater man than Bruce. Armed with a unique throwing blade and wearing state of the art stealth tech, NoBody makes a claim to replace Batman, a challenge that the dark knight is reluctant to honor.

The previous issues have seen the rich back story of NoBody unfold as Bruce vainly attempts to protect Damian from him by keeping his son in the dark. The plan backfires and Damian ends becoming involved, as NoBody’s apprentice. In the latest issue, Batman and NoBody finally face off while Damian’s life hangs in the balance.

Not everyone likes Robin. I get it. But he can provide a good foil for Batman when used well (as he is here). Damian is in a way, the dark brooding killing machine that Bruce could be if he lets his war against crime get the better of him. But there is so much potential in training Damian to be a better man for Batman to just give up on him. The series is full of great action, superb art and some impressive new ideas. It’s always tough to introduce a new villain (look at the trouble the Dark Knight monthly book is having with the White Rabbit), but NoBody is a great addition to the rogue’s gallery. If you haven’t been reading this series, you really should give it a look.

Avengers #24.1

By: Brian Michael Bendis and Brandon Peterson

It’s Bendis’ last Summer with Marvel, so it’s his last dance with the Avengers. I have had mixed feelings on his run, but in recent years he has raised his game with some of the most impressive stories crossing through both Avengers and New Avengers (note to Marvel, come up with a snappier title for one of these…. please!). The final curtain will fall on AVX as the Avengers and X-Men cross swords with the fate of humanity in the balance… but before that can happen, Bendis has thrown in this odd character study of the Vision, a hero that is very popular with fans.

An android created by Ultron (who was in turn created by Hank Pym), the Vision is a synthetic being on what seems to be a never-ending journey to find himself. It’s funny that around the same time that the Vision popped up, Red Tornado appeared over at DC Comics with a similar situation. Probably just a coincidence. After marrying the Scarlet Witch, the Vision had two magical children who later turned out to not be real at all, driving the Scarlet Witch into a fit of madness that caused the worst cataclysm to ever strike the Avengers. In the uproar of violence, She-Hulk went into a berserker rage and split the Vision in half, after Ultron bombs spat from his mouth.

The latest issue sees the Vision attempting to reconnect with the world and put the past behind him. While I enjoyed this issue, I have to say that his soulful talk with She-Hulk was undercut by her thong. It’s hard to be angry at a voluptuous woman in a costume that revealing.

This Point One issue isn’t going to fly to the top of anyone’s read pile, but it makes for a change of pace from the madness that has filled the Avengers family of comics and will surely do so again throughout the Summer. I expect many things from an Avengers comic by Bendis, but subtlety isn’t one of them. I was pleasantly surprised to find that here.

Nightwing #7

By Kyle Higgins and Eddy Barrows
In sharp contrast to the negative reaction to Robin, Nightwing has a very dedicated fanbase and has been a much beloved hero since he was introduced many moons ago (back when he wore a dickey). Rising from Batman’s shadow, Dick Grayson carved a name out for himself and led the Teen Titans into battle. He’s definitely his own man, but editorial interference has made his path more than a little bumpy in recent years. After escaping death by DiDio, Nightwing floundered about and was finally given the mantle of Batman.

The Dick Grayson Batman issues (collected in Black Mirror and Eye of the Beholder) are superb and well worth a read. They are so good that I was more than a little disappointed to see Bruce return to form and Dick re-appear in the 52-verse as Nightwing. However, his stories are still worth reading and for the first time in ages, Nightwing feels like a book with a solid direction.

In the new Nightwing series, Grayson has come back into contact with his old friends from his circus days. It was a brilliant move dramatically to place Dick as the new manager of Haley’s Traveling Circus and it opened up the possibilities for new locales and new adventures. The villain Saiko (not to be confused with the precision wristwatch) has been only so-so as a threat (he looks like a character who dropped off the drawing board from Marvel in the 1990’s), but the mystery surrounding Haley’s Circus has been more than enough to keep things interesting.

The latest issue wraps up the Saiko/Haley’s Circus story and dovetails into the Nite of the Owls. Dick discovers some dark secrets from his past and things get a little more dangerous for him as he realizes, just as Batman has, that nothing is what it seems. I don’t want to give too much away, but the reveal was a bit of a head scratcher. I do have high hopes that the Nite of the Owls will deliver on what is frankly an awkward turnabout involving a hidden tooth and a well-placed right hook.

Life is complicated in comics…

The artwork by Eddy Barrows has been solid and remains one of the big attractions for me to this series (not to downplay the script). If you are a fan and have been waiting on a good Nightwing series, this could be your lucky day.

This week at your comic shop – 3/28/2012

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Secret Avengers #24

Secret Avengers #24
By: Rick Remender, Gabriel Hardman and Bettie Breitweiser
Hawkeye’s leadership put to the ultimate test after an Avenger dies! The Secret Avengers trapped in an automaton city in the center of the earth! Father and his descendants begin their plans to spread contagious robot evolution! A new Avenger joins to save our wayward squad, but will he get there in time?

Preview pages below:

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Avengers vs. X-Men #0 (of 12)

Avengers vs. X-Men #0 (of 12)
By: Brian Michael Bendis, Frank Cho, Jason Aaron
The return of the Scarlet Witch! What does this mean for the mutant messiah, Hope?

Be sure to get in on the ground floor of the biggest event in Marvel history–all brought to you by the House of Ideas’ greatest creators!
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Aquaman #7

Aquaman #7
By: Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado
Who destroyed Atlantis? In the start of a new storyline, we follow the hunter as he stalks and kills his prey, claiming their weapons and armor as trophies.

A golden shield, a golden helm . . . and the final prize is the most powerful of all: a golden trident. The only problem is, he’s going to have to go through Aquaman to get it.

Who is he? What is the secret of Aquaman’s trident? And how does this all tie into the destruction of Atlantis?
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Hawkeye Museum Pose Statue

Hawkeye Museum Pose Statue
Known as the Avengers’ marksman, Clint Barton is incredibly skilled with the bow and was trained by Captain America himself in martial arts and hand-to-hand combat. As the Avenger Hawkeye, he is one of Earth’s greatest heroes.

Sculpted by the Kucharek Brothers, this acclaimed Avenger comes to life as the 12″ tall Hawkeye Museum Pose Statue.
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All Star Western #7

All Star Western #7
By: Justin Gray, Moritat, Jose Ladrann
Jonah Hex tracks the kidnapper Thurston Moody to New Orleans in pursuit of his bounty. But he and Amadeus Arkham find New Orleans under attack by the August 7, a group of anti-immigrant, steampunk terrorists.

Only the renowned Nighthawk and Cinnamon stand between the terrorists and the immigrant workforce of this city. Hex consents to put the bounty aside (for the moment) to help his friends and finds himself in a battle to the death!

Plus: Some of the best-love stories are tempered with revenge, especially in the case of Nighthawk and Cinnamon.
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New Deadwardians #1 (of 8)

New Deadwardians #1 (of 8)
By: Dan Abnett, I. N. J. Culbard
Another vampire/zombie comic? Really, Vertigo?

Trust us. This is different.

In post-Victorian England, nearly everyone of the upper classes has voluntarily become a vampire to escape the lower classes who are all zombies.

Into this simmering cauldron is thrust Chief Inspector George Suttle, a lonely detective who’s got the slowest beat in London: investigating murders in a world where everyone is already dead! But when the body of a young aristocrat washes up on the banks of the Thames, Suttle’s quest for the truth will take him from the darkest sewers to the gleaming halls of power, and reveal the rotten heart at the center of this strange world.

THE NEW DEADWARDIANS is brought to vivid life by fan-favorite writer Dan Abnett (RESURRECTION MAN, LEGION LOST) with art by newcomer I. N. J. Culbard (At The Mountains of Madness).

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Doctor Who Image Of The Fendahl Action Figure Set

Doctor Who Image Of The Fendahl Action Figure Set
Imported from the UK! An anachronistic 12-million-year-old human skull has been discovered by archaeologists and is now being used by Professor Fendelman in his time scanner experiments at Fetch Priory in contemporary England. The skull is actually an artifact of the Fendahl, an ancient creature that feeds on the life force of others. Drawn by the operation of the scanner, the Fourth Doctor and Leela arrive as the experiments reach a peak. The skull is exerting an influence over the mind of Thea Ransome, one of the scientists in Fendelman’s team, and she is eventually transformed into the Fendahl! This set includes figures of Leela, a Fendahleen adult, a Fendahleen skull, and a skull, all as seen in the Doctor Who story, ‘Image of the Fendahl.’
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Uncanny X-Force #23

Uncanny X-Force #23
By: Rick Remender, Robbi Rodriguez, Rafael Grampa
The trial of Fantomex concludes! The multiverse is in danger, the Captain Britain Corps is in shambles, and it is up to X-Force to save the day. A terrible choice must be made for the protection of all reality!
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Superman #7

Superman #7
By: Keith Giffen, Dan Jurgens, Joe Prado, Ivan Reis
The start of an insanely epic arc from the new writing team of Keith Giffen and Dan Jurgens! New love interests, new roommates, and a new foe: the wicked Helspont! What does this monster want with Superman, and how does it all connect to the Daemonites?
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Captain America Death of Red Skull

Captain America Death of Red Skull
By: J.M. Dematteis, Bill Mantlo, Michael Ellis, Mike Carlin, Ron Frenz, Herb Trimpe, Paul Neary, Mike Zeck
One of the Sentinel of Liberty’s greatest conflicts with his hated arch-nemesis is finally collected!

Join Cap & Co. – including Nomad, the Black Crow, the Avengers and more – as Marvel’s First Avenger must contend with the diabolical daughter of the Red Skull, survive the Secret Wars and overcome an untimely encounter with old age – all before one stupendous showdown with Herr Skull that will leave you gaping in star-spangled wonder!

This title collects
Captain America (1968) #290-301

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Battle Royale Blu-ray DVD

Battle Royale Blu-ray DVD
In a future where society is on the verge of collapse, the government takes drastic action against the problem of rebellious teenagers in this violent sci-fi opus from Japan. In the year 2002, Japan’s economy has taken a dramatic turn for the worse, and massive unemployment and inflation have thrown most adults into a state of chaos; the nation’s youth culture responds with unprecedented violence, delinquency, and truancy. Desperate to restore order, the Japanese parliament responds by creating the Millennial Reform School Act, in which groups of junior high students are selected at random, sent to an isolated island, and forced to play a rigorous war game, in which all but one of their number are killed. Kitano (Beat Takeshi) is an embittered school instructor who guides the 44 students of the Zentsuji Middle School’s Class B through the deadly game known as ‘Battle Royale,’ as they struggle to survive against the elements and each other. BATTLE ROYALE proved to be both successful and highly controversial in Japan, where it set box-office records and prompted political leaders to call for stricter controls on violence in Japanese entertainment; the film was initially rated R-15 (no one under 15 admitted), unusual for violent films in Japan, though director Kinji Fukasaku later prepared a re-edited version that earned a more lenient
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Twelve #11 (of 12)

Twelve #11 (of 12)
By: J. Michael Straczynski, Chris Weston, Paolo Rivera
The showdown with the killer who’s been targeting the Twelve! Madness! Mayhem! And did we mention the madness?!
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Gentle Giant Thor Frog Mini-bust

Gentle Giant Thor Frog Mini-bust
A Gentle Giant Sculpt! Once, many years ago, Loki transformed his brother, Thor, into the Frog of Thunder. After Thor was restored, a shard of Thor’s Mjolnir was found by Simon Walterson, a broken-hearted man who was transformed by magic into a frog known as Puddlegulp. That shard, when struck to the ground, transformed Walterson into Thor Frog (also known as Throg), and his shard became the mighty hammer Frogjolnir! Beautifully hand-painted and cast in high-quality polystone, Thor Frog is a strictly limited edition collectible that is hand numbered with a Certificate of Authenticity.

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Moon Knight #11

Moon Knight #11
By: Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev
Moon Knight has fallen into the abyss of his multiple personalities! What force on Earth can bring him back from the brink? Enter: The Avengers! The legendary team of Bendis and Maleev bring you this pinnacle moment in the life of Marc Spector!

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Spaceman #5 (of 9)

Spaceman #5 (of 9)
By: Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso, Dave Johnson
The epic new series from the team who brought you 100 Bullets continues! Orson is in way over his head, trying to do right in a world gone wrong. Now, a mysterious man from his past is about to make things much, much worse.

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Batman The Dark Knight #7

Batman The Dark Knight #7
By: Paul Jenkins, David Finch
You’ve never seen Bane versus Batman like this before! Since the start of this best-selling series, Bane has been dragging The Dark Knight through a twisted terrain of horror and fear–but two can play that game!

Don’t miss this shocking issue as Batman pushes himself further than ever to fight against his deepest demons.

And what happens to The Flash and Poison Ivy? Pick up Batman: The Dark Knight #7 to find out!
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Encyclopedia Of TV Spies SC

Encyclopedia Of TV Spies SC
By: Wesley Britton
From 1951’s Dangerous Assignment to today’s Covert Affairs, we’ve watched cloak-and-dagger adventures from popular successes like Alias and Mission: Impossible to thoughtful mini-series like The Sandbaggers. Our TV secret agents have worn masks and capes, fought in the historical past, been as stylish as Napoleon Solo in The Man From U.N.C.L.E., or have been as frumpy as George Smiley in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Dr. Wesley Britton has compiled the first indispensable reference book on television espionage unveiling the secrets behind our beloved favorites and the programs that disappeared without a trace.
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Dark Shadows TPB Vol. 01

Dark Shadows TPB Vol. 01
Cover: Francesco Francavilla Writer: Stuart Manning Artists: Aaron Campbell Television’s original reluctant vampire is back! Barnabas Collins is re-adjusting to life under his vampiric curse. Haunted by terrifying dreams of his age-old lover and nemesis, Angelique, and fighting his bloodlust, Barnabas fears that danger lies ahead for all who live at Collinwood. Meanwhile, Barnabas’ ally and trusted friend Dr. Julia Hoffman is harboring secrets of her own… Collecting the first four issues of Dynamite’s Dark Shadows series, along with a complete cover gallery!
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Elephantmen #38

Elephantmen #38
By: Richard Starkings, Boo Cook, Axel Medellin
‘THE KILLING SEASON,’ Part Three RAZORBACK versus BLACKTHORNE…. one lives, one dies!
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Green Lantern New Guardians #7

Green Lantern New Guardians #7
By: Antony Bedard, Tyler Kirkham, Robert Kirkman
World breaker and sun killer: Invictus has come to remake us all into his vision of perfection–he just needs to burn everything in his path first. In the New Guardians’ most desperate hour, Red Lantern Bleez returns, but is even her rage a match for the wrath of a living god? All this and the origin of Invictus–and how it all ties back to Larfleeze!

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X-Men Legacy #264

X-Men Legacy #264
By: Mike Carey, Khoi Pham, Clay Mann
Featuring Mimic and Weapon Omega! Weapon Omega is a mutant time bomb, ready to explode . . . and he’s just shown up on the doorstep of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. How will the X-Men disarm him before he detonates?
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I Vampire #7

I Vampire #7
By: Joshua Hale Fialkov, Andrea Sorrentino, Jenny Frison
Straight off the shocking events of last issue and continuing the story from this month’s Justice League Dark #7, Andrew Bennett finds himself in a place he never thought he’d reach during his countless decades walking the Earth. But his absence on Earth signals a deadly loss of order in the vampire hierarchy, as the savage attack on humanity he’s long feared looks like its coming to pass.

I Vampire Bite Prey Love By Sorrentino T-Shirt

I Vampire Bite Prey Love By Sorrentino T-Shirt
Wear the recruiting slogan for the children of the night on the new I, Vampire: Bite, Prey, Love T-Shirt. Features the art of Andrea Sorrentino screenprinted in fullcolor on a Texas Orange-colored shirt. Great book, great art…and great shirt!!
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Morning Glories #17

Morning Glories #17
story NICK SPENCER art JOE EISMA cover RODIN ESQUEJO ‘P.E.,’ Part Five
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Flash #7

Flash #7
By: Francis Manapul
Captain Cold is back–and he’s more dangerous than ever! Seeking revenge on The Flash, he must convince the rest of the Rogues to reunite one last time.

But what tore them apart before? And what did The Flash do to earn their deadly scorn? Find out here!

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Avengers #24.1

Avengers #24.1
By: Brian Michael Bendis, Daniel Acuna
One of the greatest Avengers of all time, Vision, has been out of circulation for years. Now that he’s returned, he has to make good on promises he made . . . ! The prelude to the Avengers event of the summer!
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Daredevil #10

Daredevil #10
By: Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera
Daredevil vs. Mole Man! The cracks in Matt Murdock’s facade begin to show! It’s not too late to start reading the book everyone is talking about!
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FF #16

FF #16
By: Jonathan Hickman, Juan Bobillo, Mike Choi
Epilogue. The fallout of the Forever and Doom storylines. A new direction for the Future Foundation and Marvel’s first family.
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Justice League Dark #7

Justice League Dark #7
By: Peter Milligan, Mikel Janin, Ryan Sook
Straight off the shocking events of last month’s I, Vampire #6, vampires across the world have gone berserk, attacking anyone and everyone with a pulse.

Fearing her apocalyptic vision of the future has come to pass, Madame Xanadu mobilizes the team to intervene. But everything the JL Dark members know about how to slay a vampire is useless, for the world has changed.

It’s a crossover that had to be, continuing into this month’s I, Vampire #7!
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Art Of Daniel Clowes Modern Cartoonist HC

Art Of Daniel Clowes Modern Cartoonist HC
Throughout his 25-year career, alternative cartoonist/screenwriter Daniel Clowes has always been ahead of artistic and cultural movements. In the late 1980s his groundbreaking comic book series Eightball defined indie culture with wit, venom, and even a little sympathy. With each successive graphic novel (Ghost World, David Boring, Ice Haven, Wilson, Mister Wonderful), Clowes has been praised for his emotionally compelling narratives that reimagine the ways that stories can be told in comics. The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist is the first monograph on this award-winning, New York Times-bestselling creator, compiled with his complete cooperation. It includes all of Clowes’s best-known illustrations as well as rare and previously unpublished work, all reproduced from the original art.
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Shattered Heroes HC

Shattered Heroes HC
By: Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, Jeph Loeb, David Lapham, Chris Yost, Fred Van Lente, Brian Michael Bendis, Jackson Guice, Adam Kubert, Salvador Larroca, Javier Pulido, Ed Mcguinness, Roberto De La Torre, Ryan Stegman, Terry Dodson, Bryan Hitch
In the wake of FEAR ITSELF, the Marvel Universe’s heroes are shattered! See how life has been forever altered for Captain America, as Marvel’s heroes hold a wake for fallen friends Bucky Barnes and Thor.

Meanwhile, Odin decides the final fate of Asgard – and it will never be the same. Then, Tony Stark squares off against Odin – and before it’s all over, Tony’s darkest secret is leaked to the world!

Plus: The future of the Marvel Universe is unveiled as seven stories set the stage for everything coming your way in 2012, brought to you by the biggest names in the comics industry.

Catch the opening act of the biggest changes to the Marvel Universe in more than 35 years!

This title collects
Fear Itself #7.1, 7.2, 7.3

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Ghost Rider #9

Ghost Rider #9
By: Rob Williams, Lee Garbett, Stefano Casselli
Final giant-sized issue! Ghost Rider declares war on hell to save the souls of those she has damned, no matter the consequences! Will Jonny Blaze take on the curse of the Ghost Rider and save Alejandra? Can she even be saved?
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Legion of Monsters TPB

Legion of Monsters TPB
By: Dennis Hopeless, Juan Doe
A monster adventure to scream over! Elsa Bloodstone hates monsters – and when the trail of a mysterious serial killer leads to their underground city, Elsa’s ready to kick some horrific butt.

Morbius the Living Vampire, Werewolf by Night, the Living Mummy and the slithery Manphibian have news for her, though: The monsters are innocent, and the real killer is out there – a creature so terrifying and vicious even monsters are scared to death! And now, Elsa Bloodstone and the Legion of Monsters are on the case!

This title collects
Legion of Monsters (2011) #1-4

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Savage Hawkman #7

Savage Hawkman #7
By: Tony S. Daniel, Philip Tan
Hawkman battles an army of living corpses raised from the dead by the power of the Mortis Orb. Now that the ancient relic is in the possession of the Gentleman Ghost, thousands of lives might be snuffed out in an instant. It will take a team-up with New York City’s own Static to stop this undead threat!
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Science Fiction Theatre History of the Tv Program 1955-57 SC

Science Fiction Theatre History of the Tv Program 1955-57 SC
By: Martin Grams Jr
From 1955 to 1957, Science Fiction Theatre, a semi-documentary series, explored the ‘what ifs’ of modern science. Placing an emphasis on science before fiction, television viewers were treated to a variety of complex challenges from mental telepathy, robots, man-eating ants, killer trees, man’s first flight into outer space and the possibility of visitation from outer space. For the first time ever, the entire history of the program is documented with behind-the-scenes production details, over 150 never-before-published photographs, and an episode guide for all 78 episodes.
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Legion Secret Origin #6 (of 6)

Legion Secret Origin #6 (of 6)
By: Paul Levitz, Chris Batista, Tom Feister
It’s the climactic conclusion as full-on war breaks out across the United Planets. But there is hope, as the Legionnaires have finally come together to confront the evil behind the attacks on their homeworlds.

Will it be in time, and do they have enough power on their own to survive their darkest hour?
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Mighty Thor #12

Mighty Thor #12
By: Matt Fraction, Pasqual Ferry, Gabriele Dell’otto
Thor vs Tanarus! Asgardia vs. The Troll insurrection! The All-Mother vs. The Norn Queen! All the action fit into 32 pages that you’ll find.
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You Wouldnt Like Me When Im Angry Hulk Companion SC

You Wouldnt Like Me When Im Angry Hulk Companion SC
By: Patrick A. Jankiewicz
You Wouldn’t Like Me When I’m Angry: A Hulk Companion is the incredible true story behind The Incredible Hulk TV series in one Hulk sized book! For 5 seasons, Dr. David Banner traveled the backroads of America on his quest to cure himself of the monster he became. The book also tells the tragic story of star Bill Bixby, whose real-life misfortunes left him resembling his tormented alter ego, David Banner.
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