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The $9.99 DC Hardcover Sale is a-rockin'. The preponderant hardcover for this thus far is the Batman Broken City HC, but they're all good, yo. If you haven't had a chance to pick up these deals, it's time to give this one a little priority. Tick it off the 'ol "To Do" list. Add some gas to the fire, bring the train to the station, put the cat in the oven. To sweeten the deal, we're adding Sandman hardcovers to the sale!  More on that later... for now, here is the latest and greatest from the Arriving Wednesday Catalog on the New Releases Tab.

NEW RELEASES - GRAPHIC NOVELS
We now have the MODERN MASTERS VOL 7 JOHN BYRNE SC in stock - a must-have for any Byrne fan! It explores his life and career, everything from the death of Phoenix to the rebirth of Superman and his stellar work on Fantastic Four and X-Men. It's all here! Features an extensive, career-spanning interview, lavishly illustrated with rare and unpublished art, as well as a large sketchbook section. 128 pages!

Marvel
* DAREDEVIL VOL 5 HC - Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev
* SHE-HULK VOL 3 TIME TRIALS TP - Those that read this series love it - try it out!
* MARVEL TEAM-UP VOL 3 LEAGUE OF LOSERS TP - Talk about a team-up: Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker's Invincible visits the Marvel Universe!

Also shipping - MARVEL WESTERNS TWO GUN KID - $3.99, includes a classic Kirby RAWHIDE KID tale.  Back in stock - INFINITY GAUNTLET TP NEW PTG.

DC
* SUPERMAN VERSUS LEX LUTHOR TP - Classic showdowns between Supes and Lex
* JLA CLASSIFIED NEW MAPS OF HELL TP - Written by Warren Ellis
* CANT GET NO SC - Soul-searching Vertigo graphic novel by Rick Veitch (Swamp Thing), 352 pages
* MONSTER COLLECTION VOL 6 - CMX - the final volume of this manga series

Dark Horse
* STAR WARS OMNIBUS X-WING ROGUE SQUADRON VOL 1 TP - 296 pages of Star Wars action
Image
* MAGE VOL 2 HERO DEFINED TP - Matt Wagner's semi-autobiographical superhero tale (allegory for the trials and tribulations he experienced writing Grendel).

NEW RELEASES - STATUES
Bowen Designs
* SUPER SKRULL MINI BUST
* ORIGINAL SUB-MARINER STATUE (Rare) - This variant is limited to only 500 copies!  Features Subbie wearing the classic red underpants trunks. 

DC Direct
* SUPERMAN RETURNS MOVIE BUSTS - SUPERMAN, CLARK KENT , and MA KENT

DIAMOND SELECT
* X-MEN 3 MOVIE BUSTS - WOVERINE, STORM, BEAST, JUGGERNAUT (all together now, "I'm the Juggernaut...")


DC HARDCOVER SALE: JUST GOT BETTER
That's right -- break out the laser lights and fog machine, it's time to partay. We're adding these Sandman HC's to the DC hardcover sale for one week only!  (Echoes) One week only! One week only! ...

Discounted 50-65% off retail price:
* $12.49 - THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS HC
* $13.99 - THE SANDMAN VOL. 1 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES HC
* $13.99 - THE SANDMAN VOL. 2 THE DOLL'S HOUSE HC
* $13.99 - THE SANDMAN VOL. 5 A GAME OF YOU HC
* $13.99 - THE SANDMAN VOL. 6 FABLES AND REFLECTIONS HC
* $13.99 - THE SANDMAN VOL. 8 WORLDS END HC
* $13.99 - THE SANDMAN VOL. 9 THE KINDLY ONES HC
* $13.99 - THE SANDMAN VOL. 10 THE WAKE HC

And here are the other DC sale HC's you'll find on the sale tab until the end of next week, each for only $9.99:
* BATMAN BROKEN CITY HC
* JLA RIDDLE OF THE BEAST HC
* PROMETHEA BOOK ONE HC
* PROMETHEA BOOK THREE HC
* TOM STRONG BOOK TWO HC

AND IN THE END...
If you're in the area, be sure to check out the Big Apple Con on June 24-25 at the Penn Plaza Pavilion.  "The oldest and longest running comic, art and toy show in New York City!"  You can book advance tickets through their website.  For more info, call 201-861-1414 or email bigapplecon@yahoo.com.

Have a happy 6/9!

All the best, 
Andy

Daredevil Vol 5 HC

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. Penciled by ALEX MALEEV. Cover by ALEX MALEEV. This deluxe hardcover collects DAREDEVIL VOL. 11: GOLDEN AGE and DAREDEVIL VOL. 12: DECALOGUE, plus extras. IN GOLDEN AGE, follow Matt Murdock through a story that literally spans the entire history of the Marvel Universe! Who was the Kingpin before the Kingpin, and what was his relationship to Matt? Find out right here, courtesy of the multi-award-winning team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev! And in DECALOGUE, the wait is over! Exactly what happened during Daredevil's year-long reign as the new Kingpin? His historic cleaning of Hell's Kitchen will finally be revealed in bloody detail. Framed around the Ten Commandments, this epic story is like nothing you've seen before! Collects DAREDEVIL #66-75. 256 PGS.

Superman Versus Lex Luthor TP

Written and illustrated by various. Cover by various. DC presents several of the best comics stories featuring Superman battling his arch-nemesis! Witness the various incarnations of Luthor in stories from ACTION COMICS #23, 544, ADVENTURE COMICS #271, SUPERBOY #86, #139, SUPERMAN (vol. 1) #90, #164, #416, MAN OF STEEL #4, SUPERMAN (vol. 2) #9, #131 and SUPERMAN: LEX 2000! 192 pg, FC.

Modern Masters Vol 7 John Byrne SC

The next volume of the Modern Masters series celebrates John Byrne's death of Phoenix, to the rebirth of Superman. Byrne is one of the most influential comic book artists working in the business. On the X-Men, he penciled stories that helped propel the X-Men to a household name. His work as writer and artist of Fantastic Four returned the group to prominence. Amd his reboot of the Superman mythology brought national attention to the comic book industry. Experience his incredible body of work , and see why John Byrne deserves the title "modern master." SC, 128pgs, B&W.

JLA Classified New Maps Of Hell TP

Written by Warren Ellis. Art and cover by Butch Guice. Collecting the 6-part story from JLA CLASSIFIED #10-15, by Warren Ellis and Butch Guice! The various members of the JLA are drawn into a deadly web of illusions, each visiting a very personal vision of Hell. Manipulating them is a mysterious being known only as Z, and if he succeeds, the World's Greatest Super-Heroes are doomed! 144 pg, FC.

Star Wars Omnibus X-Wing Rogue Squadron Vol 1 TP

HADEN BLACKMAN (W), MICHAEL STACKPOLE (W), MIKE BARON (W), DARKO MACAN (W), PEET JANES (W), TOMAS GIORELLO, (A), EDVIN BIUKOVIC (A), GARY ERSKINE (A), ARTHUR ADAMS (A), STEVE CRESPO (A), DOUG MAHNKE (A), STAN (A) AND VINCE (A), and more. The greatest starfighters of the Rebel Alliance become the defenders of a New Republic in this massive collection of stories featuring Wedge Antilles, hero of the Battle of Endor, and his team of ace pilots known throughout the galaxy as Rogue Squadron! Meet the Rogues for the first time and learn the fate of the galaxy immediately after the events of Return of the Jedi as the Rebellion's best pilots battle remnants of the Empire wherever its ugly agenda of fear and domination appears. Along with the critically acclaimed X- Wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair this jam-packed volume contains tons of material never-before-collected! SC, 296pg, FC, 6" x 9".

Infinity Gauntlet TP

For the dark Titan, Thanos the Gauntlet was the Holy Grail, the ultimate prize to be coveted above all else. With it came omnipotence: the absolute control of all aspects of time, space, power, reality, the mind and the soul. The gaining of supreme might meant the beginning of a black nightmare for the entire universe. Now, on the edge of Armageddon and led by the mysterious Adam Warlock, Earth's super heroes join in a desperate attempt to thwart this nihilistic god's insane plunge into galactic self-destruction. Should the heroes fail, the astral gods of the universe wait to step into the fray. But in such an awesome cosmic conflict will anyone prevail? Will anyone survive

Mage Vol 2 Hero Defined TP

written by MATT WAGNER. art & cover by MATT WAGNER. In the eagerly awaited sequel to the MAGE, VOL. 1: THE HERO DISCOVERED TP, Kevin Matchstick's path brings him into the company of other legendary heroes, reborn in the modern world under the most everyday guises. Trouble arises when their purpose and challenges seem to be drying up and the number of supernatural "nasties," rapidly diminishing. Have the forces of darkness been DEFEATED, or is there a more sinister manipulation at work? PLUS: A comprehensive of gallery of MAGE covers, development artwork, merchandise and even pages from the special 3-D edition of issue #1! COLLECTS MAGE: THE HERO DEFINED #1-15. 432 pg, FC.

She-Hulk Vol 3 Time Trials TP
Written by DAN SLOTT. Penciled by JUAN BOBILLO with PAUL PELLETIER, SCOTT KOLINS, MIKE VOSBURN, AMANDA CONNER, RON FRENZ, MIKE MAYHEW, DON SIMPSON, LEE WEEKS, ERIC POWELL & TOM GRUMMETT. Cover by GREG HORN. Join She-Hulk as she deals with the bizarre legal problems of the Marvel Universe! Strange twists, exciting adventures and lots of guest-stars! See why Aint it Cool News says, "She-Hulk is the best comic Marvel publishes today." And She-Hulk isn't the only one returning. Get ready, True Believer! Hawkeye's back! We kid you not! So why is Clint Barton giving Jen Walters such a hard time? And how is his fate tied in to She-Hulk's latest case? Featuring guest appearances by the New Avengers and Cassie Lang (Stature from YOUNG AVENGERS). Collects SHE-HULK (2005) #1-5. 136 PGS.

Marvel Team-Up Vol 3 League Of Losers TP
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN. Penciled by CORY WALKER & PACO MEDINA. Cover by CORY WALKER. The heroes of the Marvel Universe are no more. Spider-Man? Wolverine? Captain America? Iron Man? Gone - but the people of the world still need saving; they still need heroes. Make way for The League of Losers! Plus: The team-up you thought you'd never see! Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker's Invincible bounces over to the Marvel Universe for a visit! Collects MARVEL TEAM-UP #14-18. 120 PGS.

Bowen Designs

Just Arrived
Original Sub-Mariner Statue (Rare)

Sculpted by Randy Bowen. The under sea base features an interchangeable Horn of Proteus & Stingray. Total production is limited to only 500 units. This statue features the Sub-Mariner wearing the red trunks. FC

In Stock Next Week
Super Skrull Mini Bust

From Bowen Designs. First appearing in Fantastic Four #18, the Super Skrull was a former commander in the Skrull military before he was given the honor of becoming an augmented super-soldier. By order of Emperor Dorrek, the Super Skrull was endowed with the powers of the Fantastic Four. Now the villain who has battled everyone from Spider-Man, to Captain Mar-Vell, to the Sub-Mariner is available as this fully painted, 7" tall mini-bust, sculpted by Jim Maddox!

June Advance Orders
June Advance Order Books
June Advance Order Merchandise

Master Marvelworks Invincible Iron Man Vol 3 Ltd Ed HC
Marvel Masterworks Invincible Man Vol 3 New Ed HC

This is an advance order item. Your order is due by June 26 for this product. 256 PGS.

Spider-Man Kravens Last Hunt Premiere HC Variant Ed
Spider-Man Kravens Last Hunt Premiere HC

Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS. Penciled by MIKE ZECK. Cover by MIKE ZECK. Writer J.M. DeMatteis and artist Mike Zeck craft the ultimate tale of revenge in this groundbreaking and legendary collection! Kraven the Hunter has stalked and killed every animal known to man. But there is one beast that has eluded him. One quarry that has mocked him at every turn: the wall-crawling web-slinger known as Spider-Man. And to prove that he is the hero's master, he will pull on his costume and become him...after he shoots and buries him six feet under! Collects WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #32-33, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #393-394 and SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #131-132. 160 PGS./Rated T+. The variants for the Marvel Premiere Classic line will have a limited print run. 160 PGS.

Ultimate X-Men Vol 6 HC

Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN & GEOFF JOHNS. Penciled by STUART IMMONEN, STEVE DILLON, TOM RANEY & AARON LOPRESTI. Cover by STUART IMMONEN. This deluxe hardcover collects ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 12: HARD LESSONS and ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 13: MAGNETIC NORTH, plus the rare #1/2 issue and other DVD-style extras. In HARD LESSONS, Ultimate Wolverine makes his explosive return! Storm travels to the Great White North to find her missing friend, but there's no time for celebration for the tempestuous and troubled duo! They're about to take on an all-new threat to the Ultimate Universe... Lady Deathstrike! Plus: When a dangerous young mutant immune to psychic control takes Charles Xavier and the rest of a Manhattan bank hostage, the Professor must lead a diverse group of humans in a risky bid to end the siege! And finally, witness the return of Ultimate Juggernaut! Juggie makes a play for the Gem of Cyttorak, the jewel that will make him truly unstoppable. Only two small things stand in his way: Rogue of the X-Men and Ultimate Gambit, the new prince and princess of thieves! This story will change the X-Men's status quo forever! And in MAGNETIC NORTH, Magneto returns! Emma Frost, Alex Summers and the X-Men's greatest enemy star in an epic new storyline! When teenage mutant Lorna Dane accidentally commits a horrific crime, will the X-Men protect her, or leave her to the fury of S.H.I.E.L.D.? It's mutant against mutant - brother against brother - as Cyclops and his X-Men risk their lives to take down Havok, who has unwittingly become a pawn in Magneto's deadly game. Guest-starring the Ultimates! Collects ULTIMATE X-MEN #58-65, #1/2 and ANNUAL #1. 256 PGS./Rated T+.

Shazam Family Archives Vol 1 HC

Written by various Art by Mac Raboy, Al Carreno Marc Swayze and C.C. Beck. Cover by Mac Raboy. A stunning Golden Age Archive featuring the adventures of Captain Marvel, Jr. and the origin of Mary Marvel from MASTER COMICS 23-32, CAPTAIN MARVEL JR. #1 and CAPTAIN MARVEL ADVENTURES #18! Plus, a foreword by comics historian P.C. Hamerlinck.

Enemy Ace Archives Vol 2 HC

THE ENEMY ACE ARCHIVES VOL. 2 HC Written by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert, Art by Joe Kubert, Russ Heath, Frank Thorne and Neal Adams. Cover by Kubert. Death stalks the skies above Europe once more in this second volume of THE ENEMY ACE ARCHIVES, reprinting the classic adventures of World War I German fighter ace Hans von Hammer from the pages of STAR SPANGLED WAR STORIES from 1969 through 1976!

Spider-Woman Origin Premiere HC

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & BRIAN REED. Penciled by THE LUNA BROTHERS. Cover by THE LUNA BROTHERS. Exploding out of the pages of NEW AVENGERS! This all-new epic chronicles the intriguing secret history of Jessica Drew and her journey from child experiment to Hydra agent to S.H.I.E.L.D. agent to super hero to private eye to Avenger! Written by NEW AVENGERS scribe Brian Michael Bendis and searing-hot newcomer Brian Reed (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN video game), and featuring stunning full-color visuals by the Luna brothers (Ultra, Girls), this story is packed with intrigue leading directly into the upcoming SPIDER-WOMAN series from Bendis and Eisner Award-winning Alex Maleev (DAREDEVIL). Collects SPIDER-WOMAN: ORIGIN #1-5. 128 PGS./Rated T+.

Identity Crisis TP

Written by Brad Meltzer. Art and cover by Rags Morales & Michael Bair. The best-selling, critically acclaimed comics event written written by New York Times best-selling author Brad Meltzer (GREEN ARROW) with art by Rags Morales & Michael Bair (WONDER WOMAN) is now available in a stunning softcover edition! This volume collects 2004's evocative 7-issue miniseries that took all-too-human look into the lives of super-heroes, and the terrible price they pay for doing good. When the spouse of a JLA member is brutally murdered, the entire super-hero community searches for the killer, fearing their own loved ones may be the next targets! But before the mystery is fully solved, a number of long-buried secrets rise to the surface, threatening to tear apart and divide the heroes before they can bring the mysterious killer to justice. Bonus features for this edition include extended commentary by Meltzer and Morales, the rest of the creative team talking about their favorite moments, a look at Morales's sketchbook and more!

Essential Hulk Vol 4 TP
Written by ROY THOMAS, GARY FRIEDRICH, LEN WEIN, GERRY CONWAY, CHRIS CLAREMONT, ARCHIE GOODWIN, STEVE GERBER & STEVE ENGLEHART. Penciled by DICK AYERS & HERB TRIMPE. Cover by HERB TRIMPE. It's the original trial of the Incredible Hulk, but not even Doc Samson and Matt Murdock can get the Hulk free of charges...from the Rhino, the Abomination and the Bi-Beast! Foes from the sewers, the seas, the stars and a shrunken realm gone mad! And Betty Ross gives a new twist to becoming a Harpy after the wedding! Monsters, mindswaps and Niagara Falls! Plus: For the X-Fans, the birth of the Wendigo and the death of the Mimic! Collects INCREDIBLE HULK #143-170. 608 PGS./All Ages.

Essential Luke Cage Power Man Vol 2 TP
Written by DON MCGREGOR, BILL MANTLO, MARV WOLFMAN, STEVE ENGLEHART, ED HANNIGAN, ROGER SLIFER, CHRIS CLAREMONT & MARY JO DUFFY. Penciled by GEORGE TUSKA, RICH BUCKLER, ARVELL JONES, SAL BUSCEMA, FRANK ROBBINS, MARIE SEVERIN, RON WILSON, BOB BROWN, LEE ELIAS, JOHN BYRNE, MIKE ZECK & TREVOR VON EEDEN. Cover by DAVE COCKRUM. Luke Cage wraps up his early solo career against the likes of Zzzax, Chemistro and Gideon Mace - then launches a new era with Iron Fist, forming one of Marvel's oddest and most enduring partnerships! Garish gangsters, sexy scientists, monolithic mutants...no job was too big for Heroes for Hire! Guest-starring the X-Men and the Daughters of the Dragon! See some of the most startling super-villains of the seventies! Re-telling the origin of Power Man! Collects POWER MAN #28-49 & ANNUAL #1 432 PGS./Rated T+.

Showcase Presents Batman Vol 1 TP

Written by Bill Finger, Ed 'France' Herron, Gardner Fox and John Broome. Art by Bob Kane, Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella, Sheldon Moldoff and others. Cover by Kane. The spotlight's on Batman in this volume featuring Detective Comics #327-342 and Batman #164-174! The Dynamic Duo take on some of their most enduring Rogues Gallery members, including Penguin, the Riddler, and the Outsider in these classic Silver Age stories from the era of famed editor Julius Schwartz!

Tom Strong Book Six HC

Written by Alan Moore, Michael Moorcock and others. Art by Chris Sprouse, Jerry Ordway, Ben Oliver and others. Cover by Sprouse & Jose Villarrubia. Alan Moore and Chris Sprouse return for one grand, final story in which Tom Strong and family are on hand for the apocalypse. All this and more awaits in this wondrous final installment of the Tom Strong saga collecting issues #31-36 of the classic series!

Liberty Meadows Cover Girl HC
Art & cover by FRANK CHO. For the first time, every single one of FRANK CHO's covers for LIBERTY MEADOWS - from the single issues to the trade paperbacks and then some - is collected in one deluxe hardcover! Featuring an all-new cover and a behind the scenes look at the development of some of your favorite images of Brandy and the gang, from rough sketch to full color. 112 pg, FC.

Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch HC
Come, come and hear of the strange and terrible tale of Miss Finch, an exacting woman befallen by mystery and abduction deep under the streets of London! New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman delivers another stunning hardcover graphic novel with longtime collaborator Michael Zulli (Creatures of the Night, The Sandman). This is the first comics adaptation of his popular story 'The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch,' which saw print only in the U.K. edition of Gaiman's award-winning work Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions and was recently interpreted for his Speaking in Tongues CD. The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch is a 'mostly true story' that combines the author's trademark magic realism with Zulli's sumptuous paintings, and has been newly rewritten for this hardcover. Join a group of friends, with the stern Miss Finch in tow, as they enter musty caverns for a subterranean circus spectacle called 'The Theatre of Night's Dreaming.' Come inside, get out of the pounding rain, and witness this strange world of vampires, ringmasters, illusions, and the Cabinet of Wishes Fulfill'd. The latest hardcover from New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman (Anansi Boys and The Sandman: Endless Nights), one of the world's best-loved comics writers!

Justice Vol 1 HC

Written by Jim Krueger & Alex Ross. Art by Doug Braithwaite & Ross. Cover by Ross. The Justice League of America is reimagined by fan-favorite painter Alex Ross (JLA: LIBERTY & JUSTICE, KINGDOM COME) and writer Jim Krueger (Earth X, Universe X) with pencil art by Doug Braithwaite (Paradise X) painted by Ross in this fantastic new hardcover collecting the first four issues of the best-selling maxiseries! The members of the fabled Justice League of America are about to learn they aren't the only ones who can band together toward a common goal. The greatest criminal masterminds of our time appear to be acting in concert - but with a surprising plan that seeks to achieve more good than the JLA ever could! This first volume of three contains expanded character bios and sketches. For a signed edition, see the Dynamic Forces section of Previews.

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Essential Fantastic Four Volume 5 TP
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Superman Our Worlds At War Complete Edition
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Superman Returns Superman 13 Inch Collector Figure
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Essential Official Handbook Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition Vol 2 TP
Showcase Presents Haunted Tank Vol 1 TP
Superman Cover To Cover HC
JLA Vol 19 World Without A Justice League TP
X-Men Dark Phoenix Saga Storm Med Statue
Wolverine Enemy Of The State Vol 2 TP
Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four Vol 10 Ltd. Ed HC (#62)
Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four Vol 10 New Ed HC
Spider-Man Black Cat Evil That Men Do Marvel Premiere HC
Superman Strange Attractors TP
Legion Of Super Heroes Vol 2 Death Of A Dream TP
New Thunderbolts Vol 3 Right Of Power TP
Black Widow Things They Say About Her TP