MAPS E-MAIL HISTORY SOFTWARE FEEDBACK BOOKCLUB		Willow Glen: 2050 Lincoln Ave. San Jose, CA. 95125 (408) 266-1103 hours: 11-7 | wednesday 12-8 | sunday 11-5 | map rss feed ADAM STRANGE SPECIAL #1 "Written by Jim Starlin Art by Rick Leonardi & Dan Green Cover by Jim Starlin & Al Milgrom A RANN/THANAGAR: HOLY WAR tie-in! After narrowly escaping a deadly blast, Adam Strange finds himself spiraling through the timestream, forced to relive the past and helpless to watch as his future unravels before his very eyes. Will he be able to pull himself together to rejoin the Holy War? On sale September 3 • 40 pg, FC, $3.50 US" AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #570 "Written by DAN SLOTT Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. Monkey Variant by MIKE MCKONE NEW WAYS TO DIE It's the Spider-Fight of the century: SPIDER-MAN versus VENOM versus ANTI-VENOM! Who will be the last web-slinger standing? The guy with radioactive spider-blood? The man with the original symbiote? Or...hold on...just who or what is Anti-Venom anyway?! Also: a regular Spidey cast member falls prey to Menace! And Aunt May sees a suspiciously secret side of the F.E.A.S.T. center... 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99" AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #570 MONKEY VAR "Written by DAN SLOTT Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. Monkey Variant by MIKE MCKONE NEW WAYS TO DIE It's the Spider-Fight of the century: SPIDER-MAN versus VENOM versus ANTI-VENOM! Who will be the last web-slinger standing? The guy with radioactive spider-blood? The man with the original symbiote? Or...hold on...just who or what is Anti-Venom anyway?! Also: a regular Spidey cast member falls prey to Menace! And Aunt May sees a suspiciously secret side of the F.E.A.S.T. center... 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99" ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #12 "Joss Whedon & Brian Lynch (plot) • Brian Lynch (w) • Nick Runge (a) • Runge, Alex Garner (c) Last issue, Angel and Gunn were reunited. Unsurprisingly, it didn't go very well, and it's about to get worse. Gunn's master plan has comes to light, and it not only does it have horrifying repercussions for Angel and his friends, it could spell disaster for all of Los Angeles. The official continuation of Angel continues, courtesy of Joss Whedon, Brian Lynch, and Nick Runge." ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #12 10 COPY VIRGIN MILLER INCV (Net) "Joss Whedon & Brian Lynch (plot) • Brian Lynch (w) • Nick Runge (a) • Runge, Alex Garner (c) Last issue, Angel and Gunn were reunited. Unsurprisingly, it didn't go very well, and it's about to get worse. Gunn's master plan has comes to light, and it not only does it have horrifying repercussions for Angel and his friends, it could spell disaster for all of Los Angeles. The official continuation of Angel continues, courtesy of Joss Whedon, Brian Lynch, and Nick Runge." ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #12 25 COPY VIRGIN GARNER INCV (Net) "Joss Whedon & Brian Lynch (plot) • Brian Lynch (w) • Nick Runge (a) • Runge, Alex Garner (c) Last issue, Angel and Gunn were reunited. Unsurprisingly, it didn't go very well, and it's about to get worse. Gunn's master plan has comes to light, and it not only does it have horrifying repercussions for Angel and his friends, it could spell disaster for all of Los Angeles. The official continuation of Angel continues, courtesy of Joss Whedon, Brian Lynch, and Nick Runge." ARCHIE DIGEST #247 "by George Gladir, Mike Pellowski, Fernando Ruiz & Henry Scarpelli The town newspaper offers a cash prize for the couple who goes on the most interesting 'cheap date,' which leads to 'A Date to Remember' for Archie, who has an advntage in this little contest! This is one contest wherein Archie has the advantage! Then, Archie gets away to a secluded spot where he can think about anything but school during his summer break, until a few familiar faces 'drop in' to remind him! Plus, other new and classic tales, puzzles, pin-ups, and games!" ARMY @ LOVE THE ART OF WAR #2 (OF 6) (MR) "Written by Rick Veitch Art and cover by Rick Veitch & Gary Erskine Rocketing from the battlefields of Afbaghistan, Magoon's impossibly addictive pop song sweeps the planet with Allie in the driver's seat and Healey in the dark.But Loman's back too, and wouldn't you know it, Switzer's caught him in a lie. On sale September 3 • 2 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS" AUTHORITY #2 "Written by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Christos Gage Art by Simon Coleby and Brandon Badeaux Cover by Simon Coleby The Authority - or what's left of them - struggle to survive in their harsh new environment. As if the daily struggle to continue living in this devastated world wasn't enough, things take a turn for the worse when a ragtag army of vicious psychopaths approach the Carrier - led by the Eidolon! Are the Authority capable of handling this new threat? Plus: Part 2 of the Wetworks backup story that began last month in WILDCATS #2, written by Christos Gage and illustrated by Brandon Badeaux! On sale September 3 •32 pg, FC, $2.99 US " BAD BOY 10TH ANN HC MILLER CVR "by Frank Miller & Simon Bisley Dynamite Entertainment proudly presents a brand-new hardcover production of Bad Boy by Frank Miller and Simon Bisley! Bad Boy features Jason, a little boy who comes to realize his parents aren't his parents, and that he's part of a sterile experimental community. Originally produced as a strip for the British edition of GQ, Bad Boy is a powerful piece of graphic fiction as only Miller and Bisley can produce! Featuring an all-new cover by Frank Miller, created exclusively for this Dynamite Hardcover Edition, this new production presents the lost classic as the creators originally envisioned!" BATMAN STRIKES #49 "Written by Matt Manning Art by Christopher Jones & Terry Beatty Cover by Andie Tong What happens when Batman and Robin chase villains around Gotham all night? Dick Grayson falls asleep in class! Between his angry teacher and the monstrous Killer Moth Robin's in for one long day. On sale September 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US" BEETLE BAILEY BY MORT WALKER HC 01 (C: 0-0-2) "by Mort Walker From the very first Beetle Bailey strips on a college campus through Beetle's enlistment in the U.S. Army, this volume contains the first two years of Mort Walker's famous strips encompassing September 1950 through June 1952. Enjoy two separate casts of quirky characters, the first based on Walker's fraternity brothers at the University of Missouri and the second on his Korean era stint in the Army. These are the strips that won him the Reuben Award in 1953. Beetle Bailey went on to become the third most widely distributed comic strip of all time. Introduction quotes Mort Walker himself!" BERLIN TP 02 CITY OF SMOKE (MR) "by Jason Lutes The long-awaited second installment of the epic historical trilogy! The people of Weimar Berlin search for answers after the lethal May Day demonstration of 1929. Tension builds along with the dividing wall between communists and nationalists, Jews and gentiles, as the dawn of the Second World War draws closer. The lives of the characters within Lutes's epic weave together to create a seamless portrait of this transitory city. Marthe Muller follows lover Kurt Severing as he interviews participants in the May Day demonstration, but moonlights in the city's lesbian nightlife. Lutes creates a sense of anxiety and imminent doom." BOYS #22 (MR) "by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson The Legend winds up his history lesson, leaving Hughie not quite as enlightened as he might have hoped. A-Train makes a move on Annie, while the Homelander throws a tantrum - and a lot more besides. Butcher, meanwhile, makes a discovery all his own - one that will have far-reaching consequences for our little crew, as 'I Tell You No Lie, G.I.' concludes with a bang! Also available is a special glow-in-the-dark cover edition!" BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #18 "Joss Whedon (W), Karl Moline (P), Andy Owens (I), Michelle Madsen (C), Jo Chen (Cover), and Georges Jeanty (Cover) On sale Sept 3 FC, 40 pages $2.99 Ongoing A powerful enemy from Buffy's past confronts the Slayer and Fray in the future, having allied with Fray's greatest foe. Meanwhile, Dawn's gone through another bizarre change. Joss Whedon and Karl Moline, co-creators of the hit comics series Fray: Future Slayer, reunite in Buffy Season Eight with the highly anticipated story arc 'Time of Your Life.' Jo Chen and Georges Jeanty provide covers. Fray returns in Buffy Season Eight!" BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS TP 05 (C: 0-1-2) "Christopher Golden (W), Jane Espensen (W), Tom Fassbender (W), Doug Petrie (W), Chris Boal (W), Cliff Richards (P), Paul Lee (P), Brian Horton (P), Logan Lubera (P), Julio Ferreira (I), Andy Owens (I), and Jeromy Cox (C) On sale Sept. 10 FC, 352 pages $24.95 TPB, 6' x 9' Volume Five of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus series begins immediately after Season Three, after Sunnydale High has gone up in flames. Buffy is plagued by dreams of fellow Slayer Faith, who now lies in a comma. Jane Espenson, the celebrated writer from the Buffy TV show, writes the powerful Faith story Haunted. And as summer comes to an end, Buffy and Willow begin their first year of college in The Blood of Carthage, in a story written by acclaimed Buffy novelist Christopher Golden. Meanwhile Buffy embarks on a new romance with Riley Finn, and Willow and Oz's relationship comes to an end in Golden's Oz: Into the Wild. This volume also features work by Buffy Season Eight contributors Cliff Richards and Paul Lee and Brian Horton. • Collects Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Haunted, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Blood of Carthage, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Autumnal, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Oz 'Into the Wild,' DHP 2000: Buffy the Vampire Slayer 'Take Back the Night,' DHP #150: Buffy the Vampire Slayer 'Killing Time'" COMPLETE CRUMB COMICS SC #11 NEW PTG "by R. Crumb Mr. Natural is commited to a mental institution! This freshly reprinted volume contains Crumb classics Dirty Laundry #2, the last of the Arcade strips, full-cover covers for books, comics and LPs, and Crumb's complete serial from the pages fo the Villiage Voice. Relive the 20th century with Crumb!" DEAD OF NIGHT DEVIL SLAYER #1 (OF 4) "Written by BRIAN KEENE Pencils by CHRIS SAMNEE Cover by KAARE ANDREWS Abandoned by his fiancée, his family, his church, and his government, Sergeant Dan Sylva returns to Iraq for a third tour of duty -- and a descent into Hell itself. If the demon Belathauzer and the mysterious mercenary group known as Bloodstone have their way, Iraq, the place where civilization began, may also be where civilization ends. The reinvented Devil-Slayer takes Marvel's DEAD OF NIGHT to terrifying new heights, from award-winning horror novelist Brian Keene (The Rising, Dark Hollow) and artist Chris Samnee (DAREDEVIL: BLOOD OF THE TARANTULA)! 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99 " DEATH OF THE NEW GODS HC "Written by Jim Starlin Art and cover by Starlin & Matt Banning Witness the carnage of the Fourth World in this hardcover volume collecting the shocking 8-issue miniseries by Jim Starlin! Someone's killing off the New Gods. Who will be the next victims? Who - or what - is responsible for so many deaths? How is Darkseid connected to them? And will Superman, Orion and Mr. Miracle be able to uncover Darkseid's schemes before it's too late? Advance-solicited; on sale August 27 • 256 pg, FC, $29.99 US" DEITCHS PICTORAMA SC "by Kim, Seth & Simon Deitch Kim Deitch, creator of the acclaimed Fantagraphics collection Shadowland and the cover feature interview in this month's The Comics Journal #292, has recruited his siblings to produce a unique, all-new 'picto-fiction' pocket book. Alternating between heavily illustrated near-comics stories and outright prose pieces, Deitch's Pictorama is a testament to the Deitch family's amazing yarn-spinning abilities! Kim's lengthy picto-story 'The Sunshine Girl' leads off - a typically Deitchean tall tale involving bottle cap collectors, drug dealers, family secrets, and the innocents who wind up in the middle of the hullaballoo. Seth's prose short story, 'Children of Aruf,' features a man and his very unusual dog; 'Unlikely Hours,' a paranoid picto-story about a conspiracy of sentient rats written by Seth and illustrated by Kim; the prose novella 'The Golem,' once again written by Seth and decorated with a series of superb pencil illustrations by Simon; and finally Kim's autobiographical 'The Cop on the Beat, the Man in the Moon and Me.' This entire 'Deitch treat' is wrapped up with an introduction by legendary Academy Award-winning animator, cartoonist and illustrator and proud papa Gene Deitch." DETECTIVE COMICS #848 RIP "Written by Paul Dini Cover by Dustin Nguyen Art by Dustin Nguyen & Derek Fridolfs A 'Batman: R.I.P.' tie-in! 'Heart of Hush' Part 3 of 5! To save the sanity of a kidnapped child, Batman must confront the Scarecrow! But their battle is just a part of Hush's plot against Batman and Bruce Wayne, setting the stage for the most shocking surprise ending of the year! Guest-starring Catwoman! On sale September 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US" DR FATE COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY TP "Written by Steve Gerber and others Art by Justiniano, Walden Wong and others Cover by Justiniano The Dr. Fate story from COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #1-8 is collected in this sequel to the hit miniseries DAY OF VENGEANCE. The new Dr. Fate must master his strange new powers in time to battle the dread Devourer of Souls! Advance-solicited; on sale August 27 • 160 pg, FC, $17.99 US " EL DIABLO #1 (OF 6) "Written by Jai Nitz Art and cover by Phil Hester & Ande Parks The haunted horseman returns to the DCU in a six-issue miniseries! Who is Chato Santana? A ruthless ganglord or a modern-day Robin Hood? Caught between the law and a power struggle in his gang, Chato meets Lazarus Lane, an impossibly old man with a possessed past. Witness this tale of rebirth, revenge, betrayal, justice, Hell, comeuppance, curses, and consequences. Written by Jai Nitz (BLUE BEETLE, THE BATMAN STRIKES!) with art by Phil Hester and Ande Parks (GREEN ARROW, NIGHTWING). On sale September 3 • 1 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US" END LEAGUE #4 "Rick Remender (W), Mat Broome (P/Cover), Sean Parsons (I), and Wendy Broome (C) On sale June 25 FC, 32 pages $2.99 Ongoing Hopeless, trapped between the forces of the Smiling Man, the brutal Nazi warlord Wolfsangel, and the soul-possessing Scarecrow Sinister, the surviving members of The End League find themselves at the mercy of the man they cast from their ranks-the mysterious Black. Meanwhile, Prairie Ghost makes a deal for salvation with the dark scientists of the Devil's Addition!" ETERNALS #4 "Written by CHARLES KNAUF & DANIEL KNAUF Art & Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA Tremble, Mortals! Even as time runs out for the planet, the Eternals squabble amongst themselves! With a traitor in their midst and a spy watching their every move, the Eternals have broken into factions, and both sides have earned the ire of the newly awakened Forgotten One! All this, plus the petulant mortal Iron Man, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. chooses now to take a stand against our immortal heroes?! How will they prepare for the coming of the Horde? 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99" FABLES #75 (MR) (NOTE PRICE) "Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean Don't even ask us the title, because it's a secret! Have you ever read those new-comics blurbs that promise things like, 'After this issue nothing will ever be the same again,' but you know in a few months none of those so-called big events will have mattered? Well, this isn't one of those times. This time when we say FABLES will never be the same again after this issue, that's a promise you can take to the bank. So, without further ado: After this issue of FABLES, nothing will ever be the same again. Oh, and someone dies. On sale July 16 • 64 pg, FC, $4.99 US • MATURE READERS" GREEN LANTERN #34 "Written by Geoff Johns Art by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert Cover by Ivan Reis The penultimate chapter of 'Secret Origin'! Hal Jordan and Sinestro face off against Abin Sur's killer - Atrocitus! But what dark secret has Atrocitus uncovered about the impending 'Blackest Night?' And what revelation will forever change the relationship between Hal and Carol Ferris? On sale August 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US" HELLBLAZER PRESENTS CHAS THE KNOWLEDGE #3 (OF 5) (MR) "by Simon Oliver & Goran Sudzuka Those who forget history... Well, let's just say that some parts of the past are better left buried. London is about to learn that lesson the hard way, and the one man who could unlock the mysteries of 'The Knowledge,' Francis 'Chas' Chandler is having enough trouble solving the puzzle of his own middle-aged life." HELLBLAZER THE LAUGHING MAGICIAN TP (MR) "Written by Andy Diggle Art by Leonardo Manco and Danijel Zezelj Cover by Lee Bermejo This new HELLBLAZER trade paperback begins as John Constantine receives a perplexing birthday gift: a memory wrapped up in a warning. Collecting issues #238-242 of Vertigo's longest running series, written by Andy Diggle (THE LOSERS, GREEN ARROW: YEAR ONE). Advance-solicited; on sale August 27 • 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS" HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL GN 01 FIRST IMPRESSIONS (C: 0-1-2) "Everyone's favorite Wildcats are here: Troy, Gabriella, Chad, Taylor, and the rest of the gang in an all-new graphic novel! For the first time, the characters from the smash-hit Disney Channel original movies are illustrated in dynamic, full-color comic panels! This all-new story is sure to thrill every fan of High School Musical!" HOUSE OF MYSTERY #5 (MR) "Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham Art by Luca Rossi & Sean Murphy Cover by Sam Weber Part 5 of 'Room and Boredom.' In the extremely destructive conclusion to the first story arc, Fig Keele has literally brought down the House, but couldn't she have waited until everyone got out alive first? Plus: Sean Murphy illustrates 'Jordan's Tale,' in which the world's worst storyteller relates an anecdote involving vampire cats. On sale September 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS" ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #23 (C: 0-1-2) "Illustration features an extensive look at the magazine story illustration of Robert McGinnis, a side of the artist's work often overlooked in other books and articles. Scores of reproductions from his original paintings and vintage tear sheets are included. Also featured in this issue is the work of Cooper Studio artist Murray Tinkelman, whose meticulous line drawings have been world famous for decades. Rounding out the issue is an article on Jim Flora, renowned for his jazz record album cover illustrations in the 50s and 60s, featuring dozens of previously unpublished illustrations. Also included are the usual book reviews, plus a run down of the latest exhibitions and events related to illustration history." IMMORTAL IRON FIST TP 02 CITIES OF HEAVEN "Written by ED BRUBAKER & MATT FRACTION Penciled by DAVID AJA, TONCI ZONJIC & KANO Cover by KAARE ANDREWS 'Simply put, Dave Aja draws the #$%@ outta this book.' - Ain't It Cool News A battle for eternity rages in the heart of Heaven! While his business partner and friend is held hostage by a Hydra-affiliated megalomaniac, Danny Rand has been ushered to the fabled city of K'un-Lun to fight in a tournament against the Immortal Weapons of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven. It is a round of games that occurs every 88 years as the different cities connect together on the same mystical plane. At stake is the life of his friend, the legacy of his father and mentor, and the future of K'un-Lun. And despite the awesome new powers and knowledge granted to him by the mysterious Orson Randall, will Daniel Rand be ready when the tournament calls his name? Melding the fast-paced action of his CAPTAIN AMERICA with an easy grasp of martial-arts fiction, writer Ed Brubaker has teamed with up-and-coming writer Matt Fraction and artist David Aja to tell a brand-new kind of Iron Fist story - one steeped in legends and fables, magic and adventure, and a historical sweep that stretches back through the centuries. Collecting IMMORTAL IRON FIST #8-14 and ANNUAL #1. 200 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2535-8" INVASION TP "Written by Keith Giffen & Bill Mantlo Art by Todd McFarlane, Bart Sears, P. Craig Russell, Joe Rubinstein and others Cover by McFarlane & Rubinstein The massive 3-issue miniseries from 1988 is collected for the first time! In this universe-spanning saga, the deadly but emotionless Dominators have come to Earth to wipe out the threat posed by metahumans. But what is the real reason for their attack? Advance-solicited; on sale August 27 • 256 pg, FC, $24.99 US" INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #5 "Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA 50/50 Cover by RYAN MEINERDING Monkey Variant by Kaare Andrews THE FIVE NIGHTMARES builds to its penultimate chapter. Stane and his army make their assault against Stark -- the man AND the conglomerate -- and Tony Stark shows even an old dog can pick up a trick or two when his back's against the wall. Iron Man and Iron Man 2.0 finally come face-to-face and head-to-head -- and the only thing more shocking than the way it starts… is the way it ends. 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99" INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #5 MONKEY VAR "Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA 50/50 Cover by RYAN MEINERDING Monkey Variant by Kaare Andrews THE FIVE NIGHTMARES builds to its penultimate chapter. Stane and his army make their assault against Stark -- the man AND the conglomerate -- and Tony Stark shows even an old dog can pick up a trick or two when his back's against the wall. Iron Man and Iron Man 2.0 finally come face-to-face and head-to-head -- and the only thing more shocking than the way it starts… is the way it ends. 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99" IRON MAN GOLDEN AVENGER "Written by FRED VAN LENTE & MARGOT BLANKIER Art by JUAN SANTACRUZ They're baaaaaaaaack! Spymaster! Jolt! Plantman! Blacklash! Some of the worst baddies ever to stain the pages of Marvel Adventures Iron Man have teamed up in this one-shot to destroy Tony Stark's armored alter ego once and for all in the most cunning, evil plan ever conceived by ... Tony's secretary, PEPPER POTTS?!? 32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99 " IRON MANUAL TP "Written by ELIOT R. BROWN, MICHAEL HOSKIN, STUART VANDAL, DAVID WILTFONG, CHAD ANDERSON, RONALD BYRD, MIKE FICHERA, ANTHONY FLAMINI, JACOB ROUGEMONT, AL SJOERDSMA, SEAN MCQUAID, MARK O'ENGLISH & SCOTT BENSON Penciled by ELIOT R. BROWN, CARLO PAGULAYAN, RON LIM, JASON C. CHRISTIANSEN & VARIOUS These are the chronicles of Tony Stark: the playboy, the genius inventor, the philanthropist, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., the futurist, the hero. This handbook is the definitive resource to the world of Iron Man, featuring Tony's closest allies (Happy and Pepper Hogan, War Machine, the Order) and deadliest foes (Justin Hammer, Mandarin, Obadiah Stane)! Includes a complete gallery of the Iron Man armors, and all-new schematics of key armors and the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier! Also featuring 1993's original Iron Manual, plus unrevealed armor concepts from the Iron Man/Force Works Collector's Preview. Collecting THE IRON MANUAL, THE ALL-NEW IRON MANUAL and Material from THE IRON MAN/FORCE WORKS COLLECTOR'S PREVIEW. 176 PGS./All Ages …$19.99 " JONAH HEX #35 "Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art and cover by J.H. Williams III Featuring spectacular art by J.H. Williams III (PROMETHEA)! Jonah Hex joins a posse hunting a gang of murderous outlaws, but when the guns fall silent, Hex finds himself faced with a peculiar proposition, as a marshal named Roth and his pretty young wife invite Hex for the strangest dinner of his life. On sale September 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US" LOVE & ROCKETS NEW STORIES #1 "by The Brothers Hernandez Love & Rockets: New Stories #1 reboots the beloved ongoing Love & Rockets comic into a fat, annual graphic novel-length package! Jaime launches the new format with a story that's unusual even for him - a full-on, pulse-pounding super-hero yarn! Maggie's longtime friend Penny Century has finally realized her longtime dream of acquiring super-powers, but at a terrible personal cost. Now she rampages through the galaxy, half mad with grief, and a motley group of super-heroes assembles to try to stop her - led by Maggie's girlfriend Angel and her mysterious neighbor Alarma, and involving a number of characters longtime Love and Rockets fans will delight in recognizing. The epic-length 50-page story (only the first half of the saga!) combines Jaime's razor sharp characterization and superlative art with wildly inventive, Kirby-style slam-bang super-hero action. Then Gilbert Hernandez explodes with a similarly generous helping of his fantastically creative one-shot short stories: 'Tamanny' (rookie cop vs. demonic drug users); 'Papa' (a turn-of-the-century story involving a traveling businessman); 'The New Adventures of Duke and Sammy' (super-powered Martin and Lewis impostors in outer space); 'The Tender Room' (Into the Wild as re-imagined by Beto); 'Chiro el Indio' (written by third brother Mario Hernandez); and 'Never Say Never' (a kangaroo gets lucky in Las Vegas). One hundred pages of Jaime, Gilbert and Mario Hernandez at the peak of their powers!" MANHUNTER #34 "Written by Marc Andreyko Art by Michael Gaydos Cover by Liam Sharp It's a duel in the desert as Manhunter and the Birds of Prey allies find themselves up against the Suicide Squad - and a truly twisted notion of national security! On sale September 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US" MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN TP 10 CRISIS DIGEST "Written by MARC SUMERAK & CHRIS KIPINIAK Penciled by ALE GARZA, DAVID NAKAYAMA & RYAN STEGMAN Cover by PATRICK SCHERBERGER The all-new, all-ages, all-action fun continues! It's wall-to-wall mayhem in the Mighty Marvel Manner with four original tales of everybody's favorite teenage wall-crawler! Featuring the Taskmaster, a baddy built of bees, the Fantastic Four and the Mighty Thor. Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #37-40. 96 PGS./All Ages …$7.99 " MARVEL APES #1 (OF 4) "Written by KARL KESEL Pencils by RAMON BACHS Cover by JOHN WATSON Variant Cover by RAMON BACHS Flingin' feces, True Believer-- the entire Marvel Universe has gone APE! Just when he thinks life can't get any worse or weirder, Marty Blank - a.k.a. that lovable loser, the Gibbon -- finds himself and the brilliant-and-beautiful Dr. Fiona Fitzhugh transported to a world where monkeys rule and humans don't exist! SEE the spectacular simian city of Monkhattan! MEET the hominoid heroes and villains - SPIDER-MONKEY! DOC OOK! IRON MANDRILL! SIMIAN TORCH! THE APE-VENGERS! And more! THRILL to the return of Speedball! CONTAINS No-Ads, as we are thrilled to present you backup tales exploring the Apeiverse! LEARN the dark secret of the primate planet! WORRY that the fate of the entire universe is in the hands of the Gibbon! Not a hoax, not a dream, not an imaginary story - just the most not-to-be-missed mini-series of the season! If you only buy one (well, two) comics this month about super-powered, intelligent apes-in-capes, it must be MARVEL APES! 40 PGS./ Rated T+ …$3.99" MARVEL APES #1 (OF 4) BACHS VAR "Written by KARL KESEL Pencils by RAMON BACHS Cover by JOHN WATSON Variant Cover by RAMON BACHS Flingin' feces, True Believer-- the entire Marvel Universe has gone APE! Just when he thinks life can't get any worse or weirder, Marty Blank - a.k.a. that lovable loser, the Gibbon -- finds himself and the brilliant-and-beautiful Dr. Fiona Fitzhugh transported to a world where monkeys rule and humans don't exist! SEE the spectacular simian city of Monkhattan! MEET the hominoid heroes and villains - SPIDER-MONKEY! DOC OOK! IRON MANDRILL! SIMIAN TORCH! THE APE-VENGERS! And more! THRILL to the return of Speedball! CONTAINS No-Ads, as we are thrilled to present you backup tales exploring the Apeiverse! LEARN the dark secret of the primate planet! WORRY that the fate of the entire universe is in the hands of the Gibbon! Not a hoax, not a dream, not an imaginary story - just the most not-to-be-missed mini-series of the season! If you only buy one (well, two) comics this month about super-powered, intelligent apes-in-capes, it must be MARVEL APES! 40 PGS./ Rated T+ …$3.99" MS MARVEL ANNUAL #1 "Written by BRIAN REED Penciled by MARK ROBINSON Cover by GREG HORN It's a Brand New Day as Ms. Marvel and the Amazing Spider-Man cross paths. Can they settle their own differences and save Manhattan from menacing mechanized malcontents? Only Brian Reed (SECRET INVASION: FRONT LINE) and Mark Robinson (CREDIT) know for sure! 48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99" NARUTO TP 31 (C: 1-0-0) "by Masashi Kishimoto Naruto, Sakura, Granny Chiyo and Kakashi engage in deadly conflict with Sasori and Deidara. Ultimately, someone will not survive, and if any of them makes the wrong decision, it could be one of Naruto's closest friends who fights their final battle! Rating: T" NIGHTWING #148 RIP "Written by Peter J. Tomasi Art by Don Kramer & Jay Leisten Cover by Rags Morales A 'Batman: R.I.P.' tie-in! Nightwing's been shot by an assassin! How can he save the life of Harvey Dent's former lover before the killer returns to finish the job…and before he bleeds to death? Will Nightwing find sanctuary in the Batcave, or will Batman's recent disappearance lead to an even bigger mystery? On sale September 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US" NOVA #16 "Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES Cover by PAUL DAVIDSON SECRET INVASION TIE-IN! At last - our #1 sci-fi hero rockets into the alien invasion saga that's tearing apart the Marvel Universe! But is our always-outnumbered space cop actually teaming with one of the enemy? When Super-Skrull comes asking for a favor, can you ever trust the warrior whose life was dedicated to destroying us? The summer blockbuster hits here in the book that IGN calls 'easily one of Marvel's best titles'! 32 PGS./Rated T+" POKEMON DIAMOND & PEARL ADVENTURE GN 02 (C: 1-0-0) "by Shigekatsu Ihara Hareta, Mitsumi and their Pokémon friends continue on their quest to find Dialga, the Legendary Pokémon that rules time! As they journey through the land of Sinnoh, Hareta and his partner Piplup grow stronger every day - while ruining Team Galactic's schemes and getting into plenty of Pokémon battles along the way! In Celestic Town, they come across the first major clue to Dialga's whereabouts but discover that Cyrus, Team Galactic's boss, has beat them to it. After battling with Cyrus, Hareta's even more determined to improve his skills as a Trainer. Luckily, he meets just the man to help him do it: Canalave City Gym Leader Byron, one of the toughest teachers in all of Sinnoh. Will Hareta and Piplup be able to pass Byron's test at the Fortress of Steel? Rating: A" PORTABLE FRANK SC "By Jim Woodring A VISIONARY WORK OF COMIC ART, FOR ALL-AGES Readers who haven't discovered Jim Woodring's 'Frank' stories have a colossal treat waiting for them in this all-ages gem collecting the character's greatest adventures. Frank is a unique, visionary comic, exquisitely drawn and so fully realized that adults and children alike find themselves drawn deeply into Woodring's hallucinatory mindscape. The stories, almost entirely wordless, are told with brilliant, candy colors that people of all ages find alluring. The stories themselves unravel like a good puzzle, rewarding re-reading, providing an experience as immersive as that first love affair, that first samadhi, or that first breath. Simply put, the world of Frank must be experienced to be understood.Frank is an 11-year-old generic anthropomorph who lives in a force-laden landscape called the Unifactor. He is curious but not smart, naïve but not noble, and his most outstanding character trait is his ineducability. Along with Pupshaw, Frank's semi-subservient housedog-like godling, the two traipse across their surreal landscape, occasionally encountering Manhog, the bloated bladder of sin with a heart of radiance who exists to thwart their prosperity. And then there's the platonic Jerry Chickens, and the lachrymose Lucky, as well as Frank's Real Pa and Faux Pa, each a part of one of the great cartoon achievements of the 20th century.For all its mystery, the world of Frank is a simple, delightful, mesmerizing example of world-building at its most fanciful, surely to delight parents and children alike." PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #23 "Written by MATT FRACTION & RICK REMENDER Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN Cover by ALEX MALEEV Monkey Variant by Kaare Andrews 'JIGSAW' -- The Conclusion! A prison transfer across the Brooklyn Bridge is the final arena in which our combatants face each other for the last time. Frank Castle, The Punisher, a man no longer certain of his mission... Jigsaw, a man whose entire purpose in life is to see Frank Castle driven before him... Bridge and S.H.I.E.L.D. trying to keep these two mad-dog killers away from each other... and the whole city of New York trapped in-between. All roads have led to this: the inevitable bloodbath at the end of JIGSAW. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99 " SAVAGE DRAGON #137 "story ERIK LARSEN art & cover ERIK LARSEN It's a Madman/Amazing Joy Buzzards jamboree as the Savage Dragon drops by Snap City in search of his missing wife. Plus, the fate of She-Dragon revealed! FEBRUARY 27" SAVAGE DRAGON #137 "story ERIK LARSEN art & cover ERIK LARSEN It's a Madman/Amazing Joy Buzzards jamboree as the Savage Dragon drops by Snap City in search of his missing wife. Plus, the fate of She-Dragon revealed! FEBRUARY 27" SECRET INVASION FRONT LINE #3 (OF 5) "Written by BRIAN REED Penciled by GG STUDIOS' MARCO CASTIELLO Cover by JUAN DOE As the heroes begin to mount a resistance to the Skrull invasion, the man on the street finds survival harder than ever. Brian Reed (CAPTAIN MARVEL) and Marco Castiello (P'N'P) invite you to witness the biggest event in the history of the Marvel Universe through the eyes of the average man! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99" SECRET SIX #1 "Written by Gail Simone Art by Nicola Scott & Doug Hazlewood Cover by Cliff Chiang Because you demanded it! The Secret Six are back in an all-new ongoing series that promises to deliver some of the darkest, most twisted action-adventure the DC Universe has seen since...well, the last time the Secret Six got together!Writer extraordinaire Gail Simone (BIRDS OF PREY) is reunited with BIRDS penciller Nicola Scott to chronicle the adventures of the Six, and you will not believe what they have in store. Join Catman, Scandal, Deadshot, Ragdoll, and ?? as they prepare for an adventure that will take them through a gauntlet across the seediest parts of the DC Universe, and will ultimately pit them against a foe more monstrous and murderous than any they've had to face! Don't miss the beginning of the most ferocious and scandalous Six story yet! On sale September 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US" SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN TP 04 "Written by Jerry Siegel, Edmond Hamilton, Leo Dorfman and others Art by Curt Swan, George Klein, Al Plastino and others Cover by Swan and Klein Collecting stories from ACTION COMICS #293-310 and SUPERMAN #157-167 Advance-solicited; on sale August 27, 512 pg, B&W, $16.99 US" SIMPSONS COMICS TREASURE TROVE #1 "by Matt Groening Bongo boasts its very best in a brand-new, pocket-sized digest, brimming with classic Simpsons stories and loaded with laughs. This new quarterly series offers 64-pages packed with comic gems including the Carl Barks-inspired high sea adventure tale 'Uncle Burn$!;' Bart's tricked-out version of Mark Twain's stories on the mighty Mississippi; a costume drama featuring Bartman; and a high-octane, vintage, Itchy & Scratchy short! It's a pint-sized package filled with giggles galore this August!" SPAWN #182 "SPAWN #182 story DAVID HINE art & cover BRIAN HABERLIN The end of Spawn. 'Nuff said. JUNE 25 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.95" SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE SEASON 2 #2 (OF 5) "Written by TERRY MOORE Pencils by CRAIG ROUSSEAU Cover by TERRY MOORE Monkey Variant Cover by ADRIAN ALPHONA Eisner-award winner TERRY MOORE's take on everyone's favorite redhead rolls on! MJ's strapped for cash, so it's time to join the workforce…aaaaaand it doesn't go all that great. Oh, and who's spreading rumors about MJ being all spoiled and stuck up? Not the best idea in the world to be hatin' on Spidey's girl… 32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99" STARLOG #369 SEP 2008 (C: 0-1-2) "The movies of the fall and winter of 2008 take center stage in Starlog! Paul Anderson previews his explosive remake of Death Race, Starlog visit the set of the fantasy adventure, City of Ember, and producer David Hayman talks Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In addtion, find out the latest on the latest in genre television, including Heroes, Pushing Daisies, Knight Rider, Smallville, Supernatural, and Dollhouse." STORMING PARADISE #3 (OF 6) "Written by Chuck Dixon Art & cover by Butch Guice Operation Olympus gains a foothold on the beaches of Japan at a deadly cost. As the bombs fall, Japan's citizens fight for their livesin a desperate battle that quickly turns to slaughter. Could the secret arrival of a Third Reich U-boat mean a setback for the invasion? On sale September 3 • 3 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US" STREET FIGHTER REMIX #0 "by Siu-Chong, Ko, Cruz, Ng & Dogan A new era of Street Fighter begins! Street Fighter Remix #0 features 3 all-new pulse-pounding, bone-breaking, fireball-hurling stories, and sets the stage for this fall's 3 new Street Fighter comic book series - Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter III, and Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li! Join the Street Fighter 20th anniversary celebration!" SUB-MARINER DEPTHS #1 (OF 4) "Written by PETER MILLIGAN Painted by ESAD RIBIC Cover by ESAD RIBIC The latest offering from the red-hot Marvel Knights line offers a searing vision of Namor, the Sub-Mariner as you've never seen, brought to you by Peter Milligan (X-FORCE) and Esad Ribic (SILVER SURFER: REQUIEM)! Atlantis. Throughout the ages, a few men have wondered if this fabulous place actually exists. Fewer have imagined that the city is protected by a wild and vengeful being, the very embodiment of the untameable depths themselves -- the Sub-Mariner. When a deep sea expedition mysteriously vanishes without a trace near the Marianes trench, legendary adventurer, Randolph Stein embarks on a journey that will rock him -- and his crew -- to their very core. Travelling deep into the dark belly of the sea, the men of the good ship, Voyager, are about to see things that defy description, that supersede their wildest imagination -- things that men aren't meant to see. Staring into the abyss, Stein will soon discover that the abyss can indeed stare right back at him. 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99" SUPERGIRL #33 "Written by James Peaty Art by Ron Randall Cover by Stephane Roux Coming off the most devastating decision of her young career, Supergirl finds herself at a crossroads. Is she worthy of the 'S' she wears? Can she involve herself in the affairs of humans again after misusing her powers so badly? Enter the Empress (of YOUNG JUSTICE fame), who has a whole different perspective on the matter! On sale September 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US" TELLING STORIES CLASSIC COMIC ART OF FRANK FRAZETTA DLX HC (C: 0-1-2) "edited by Edward Mason The most popular painter of fantasy art was also, at one time, one of the most popular comic book illustrators during the industry's Golden Age. Telling Stories: The Classic Comic Art by Frank Frazetta celebrates the rare and largely forgotten stories created a half century ago by the iconic artist. Featured within this oversized, slipcased artbook are Frazetta's best work in the comics - previously uncollected - including a rare story from EC's Shock SuspenStories, all newly re-colored for this vibrant landmark collection!" TEZUKA DORORO GN 03 (C: 0-1-2) "by Osamu Tezuka Daigo Kagemitsu, who works for a samurai general in Japan's Warring States period, promises to offer body parts of his unborn baby to 48 devils in exchange for complete domination of the country. Knowing the child to be deficient, Kagemitsu orders the newborn thrown into the river. The baby survives. Callling himself Hyakkimaru, he searches the world for the 48 demons. Each time he eliminates one, he retrieves one of his missing parts. Hyakkimaru meets a boy thief named Dororo, and together they travel the countryside, confronting monsters and ghosts time and again. In this third and final volume, Hyakkimaru's saga comes to close." TITANS #4 "Written by Judd Winick Art by Joe Benitez & Victor Llamas Cover by Ian Churchill & Norm Rapmund The conclusion of the team's first adventure features the return of their deadliest foe and the sacrifice of one of the Titans! Will the Sons of Trigon live up to their father's expectations? On sale July 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US " TOR #5 (OF 6) "Written by Joe Kubert Art and cover by Joe Kubert Captured and bound, Tor's fate rests in the hands of a jealous Shaman. A sacrifice might succeed in delivering the tribe of hairy men from evil, but it will definitely deliver Tor and his allies straight into the mouths of hungry forest spirits! On sale September 3 • 5 of 6, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US" TRINITY #14 "Written by Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza Art by Mark Bagley & Art Thibert, Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens, Mike Norton, and Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher Covers by Jim Lee & Scott Williams Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman lead the heroes of the DCU against the machinations of their malevolent counterparts, resulting in a cataclysmic event that will change the world - but not like anyone involved expects. Plus, Hawkman and Gangbuster make their move to rescue Tarot, and Konvikt breaks loose. Issue #14 on sale September 3" TWELVE 1/2 "Written by JOE SIMON, JOE CAL CAGNO & STAN LEE Penciled by JOE SIMON, AL CARRENO & BASIL WOLVERTON Cover by CHRIS WESTON This special edition features early appearances of Golden Age greats Fiery Mask, Mister E and Rockman - stars of J. Michael Straczynski and Chris Weston's bestselling, critically acclaimed epic THE TWELVE! Collecting material from DARING MYSTERY COMICS #1-2 (January-February 1940), HUMAN TORCH COMICS #2 (Fall 1940) and USA COMICS #2 (November 1941). 48 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99" TWELVE PREM HC 01 "Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Penciled by CHRIS WESTON Cover by KAARE ANDREWS Yesterday's Men of Tomorrow - today! Thought lost to the pages of time, a dozen Mystery Men from the 'greatest generation' of World War II find themselves thrust into the morally-gray world of the 21st century! Now, Captain Wonder, Dynamic Man, Mastermind Excello, Mister E, the Laughing Mask, the Witness, the Black Widow, the Phantom Reporter, the Fiery Mask, Rockman, the Blue Blade and Electro the Marvel of the Age must seek a place for themselves in the modern Marvel Universe - while a silent killer seeks to eliminate them, one by one! Collecting THE TWELVE #1-6. 144 PGS./ Rated T+ …$24.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3372-8 Trim size: standard" UN-MEN #13 (MR) "Written by John Whalen Art by Mike Hawthorne Cover by Tomer Hanuka The curtain falls on the freak show. Vertigo's strange band of mutants and misfits save the best for last in this powerfully perverse conclusion to THE UN-MEN. Cranius 'The Living Brain' perpetrates his sickest crime yet, Kilcrop discovers the tragic secret of Niko's past, and Aberrance erupts in a bloodbath that puts the carnage back in 'carny.' On sale August 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS • FINAL ISSUE" UNIVERSAL WAR ONE #3 (OF 3) (MR) "Written by DENIS BAJRAM Penciled by DENIS BAJRAM Cover by DENIS BAJRAM Adapted by PAUL BENJAMIN The English adaptation of the European best-seller continues! When THE WALL appeared, it cut the solar system in half. It was vast. Dark. Unfathomable. The Purgatory squadron managed to break through, but only at the cost of one of their own. And when the survivors destroy the Wall, they disappear along with it. In the heart of their sci-fi odyssey, destiny will give them a chance to rewrite their own dark histories. Could they undo the events that led to the First Universal War? 56 PGS./Mature …$5.99 The Soleil Comics may only be sold in English North America: United States, Canada, Mexico and their territories and possessions." VENOM DARK ORIGIN #2 (OF 5) "Written by Zeb Wells Pencils & Cover by Angel Medina When a man claiming to be the Sin-Eater -- the serial killer tormenting Spider-Man and all New York City -- contacts the young Eddie Brock at the Daily Globe, Eddie takes his shot at career-making news. Who cares if the story's full of holes? Watch the corruption that poisons Eddie's soul until it's as black as a certain alien symbiote…and witness the creation of one of Spider-Man's great foes! By writer Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and artist Angel Medina (SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN)! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99" VINYL UNDERGROUND #12 (MR) "Written by Si Spencer Art by Simon Gane & Ryan Kelly Cover by Sean Phillips Horribly jaded, Morrison's friends realize that betrayal is the new game. They've become the unknowing tools of a vicious empire builder and it's time to turn the tables before everything goes up in flames.'London's Burning,' just like the song says, in the conclusion to the series. On sale September 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS • FINAL ISSUE" WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #5 (OF 12) "Written by Bruce Jones Art by Al Barrionuevo & Jimmy Palmiotti Cover by Walter Simonson As the mystery deepens, Lt. Carson - late of WWII - and Akisha - the strange woman from Earth's future - forge a bond against the lunacy of their prehistoric surroundings, which have become ever crazier with the revival of G.I. Robot! On sale September 3 • 5 of 12, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US" WITCHBLADE #120 SEJIC CVR A "(W) Ron Marz (A) Stjepan Sejic (Cov) Stjepan Sejic, Matt Haley, Kevin Nowlan Shaken by a failed and very nearly deadly romance, rookie bearer Dani Baptiste confronts her feelings of betrayal and realizes this life, and the Witchblade, might not be for her. Dani seeks the advice of Sara Pezzini, who's had her share of experience with both the Witchblade and with being betrayed by men like Ian Nottingham and Kenneth Irons. It's time for some girl talk and some ass-kicking, with Dani's future as a bearer hanging in the balance!" X-MEN MANIFEST DESTINY #1 (OF 4) "Written by MIKE CAREY, C.B. CEBULSKI and SKOTTIE YOUNG Pencils by MICHAEL RYAN & VARIOUS Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS Witness the biggest shake-up in X-Men history. With the mansion in Westchester destroyed, the X-Men are moving to San Francisco. But it's not just a change in the zip code. Come see what the momentous change in status quo means to the X-Men. In every issue of MANIFEST DESTINY Mike Carey (X-MEN, ENDANGERED SPECIES) brings you an installment of a story featuring one the first X-Men-Iceman. Also in this first issue are stories by C.B. Cebulski (X-MEN:DIVIDED WE STAND, LONERS) and Skottie Young (X-MEN:DIVIDED WE STAND, NEW X-MEN). 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99" X-MEN ORIGIN BEAST "Written by Mike Carey Painted Interiors and Cover by J.K. Woodward Hank McCoy never wanted to be different - and for a young mutant with a genius-level brain, camouflage comes easy. But only until a psychopathic terrorist with a god delusion kidnaps his father, and his life is brought into irrevocable confrontation with Charles Xavier and the X-Men in this X-citing one-shot. 32 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99 "