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Greetings ToW-Patrol, Sorry again, friends, but I'm afraid this week left me with little time to produce for you my pulse-poundin' purple prose. However, I can tease that much of my time was well-spent preparing something for you, something you'll quite like, rest assured. You should hear all the details early next week. In the meantime, have a Happy Weekend, and to those of you who've got one, enjoy that last Harry Potter book! I hear it's a doozy!

Have fun, S! Brett Lord, Agent of S.A.L.E.S. (Strategic Assets Liquidation & Earnings Specialists) ToW Intergalactic Headquarters - Atlanta, GA email: brett at talesofwonder.com

New Releases 7/18 - Graphic Novels

Marvel * Hood Premiere HC (Mature Readers): $13.99 * Marvel Zombies HC 5th Ptg - Mary Jane Cover: $13.99 * Exiles Vol 15 TP: $9.79 * World War Hulk #2 (Of 5): $3.99 * Wolverine Origins Annual #1: $3.99 DC * Seven Soldiers Of Victory Archives Vol 2 HC: $34.99 * Encyclopedia Of Comicbook Heroes Vol 2 Wonder Woman: $13.99 * Batman Harley And Ivy TP : $10.49 * Stormwatch Phd Vol 1 TP : $12.59 * Shazam The Monster Society Of Evil #4 (Of 4): $4.99 Other * Madman Gargantua HC: $99.99 * Madman Gargantua HC Ltd S&N Ed : $119.99 * Lone Ranger Px Cvr HC : $19.99 * Spawn Collection Vol 2 HC: $39.99 * Thrill Power Overload HC: $57.59 * Girls & Goddesses Pin Up Art Of Joseph Linsner S&N Ed HC (Mature Readers) : $59.99 * John Woos Seven Brothers Vol 1 Limited Ed HC (Mature Readers): $23.99 * Vampirella Blood Lust TP S&N Ed: $15.99 * Star Wars 30th Anniv Coll Vol 6 Endgame HC : $19.99 * Bone Vol 6 Old Mans Cave Color Ed HC : $15.19 * Harvey Comics Classics Vol 1 Casper The Friendly Ghost TP : $15.99 * Sidekick Vol 1 TP (Mature Readers) : $13.59 * Godland Vol 3 TP Proto Plastic Party: $11.99 * Bone Vol 6 Old Mans Cave Color Ed SC : $7.99

New Releases 7/18 - Statues

Women Of The DC Universe Big Barda Bust - $33.79 DESIGNED BY ADAM HUGHES. SCULPTED BY JACK MATHEWS. Big Barda continues the amazing line of Women of the DC Universe busts designed by award-winning illustrator Adam Hughes. This limited-edition, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain busts measures approximately: 6.5' tall x 3.5' wide x 4' deep and is packaged in a four-color box.

Daredevil Classic Mini Bust - Bowen - $40.00 From Bowen Designs. He is the Marvel superhero who may be blind, but he uses his sonar-like senses to perceive objects and elements around him. He also uses his superhuman strength and agility to defeat his enemies. These two busts depicting Daredevil in both his classic red and original yellow costume each measure 6' tall. Sculpted by the Kucharek brothers. Painted and ready to display.

Kotobukiya Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader - Ralph McQuarrie Version Vinyl Model Kit - $160.00 Conceptual artist for the original Star Wars trilogy, Ralph McQuarrie, helped bring George Lucas's vision to life and he played a pivotal role in creating the look of the Star Wars universe. As tribute to the 30th anniversary of Episode IV: A New Hope, McQuarrie's lightsaber duel between Lord Vader with Luke Skywalker has been fully realized as a Kotobukiya vinyl kit. They have faithfully reproduced McQuarrie's every detail, from Vader's samurai-inspired mask, to Luke's unseen-in-film breathing apparatus. The two figures can be displayed together or separately. Together, the combined bases measure approximately 16.5 inches long, with Vader standing about 11 inches tall. This is a special two-pack that will be a one-time production run. A statement of limitation will be printed on each package, as well as a special serial numbered sticker. Limited to a one-time production run. Featuring Luke's unseen-in-film breathing apparatus!

Star Wars Clone Wars Yoda On Kybuck Maquette - $67.49 The Clone Wars Yoda on Kybuck maquette stands 9 ½' tall and is made of poly-resin. This scene of Yoda and his trusty mount are from Cartoon Network's hit Star Wars animated cartoon Star Wars: Clone Wars. Each limited edition maquette is hand-numbered with a Certificate of Authenticity.

New Avengers Capt America Statue - $63.79 A Diamond Select Release! An Art Asylum Sculpt and Design! From the best-selling New Avengers comic, this New Avengers Captain America statue perfectly captures the patriotic hero as he leads the New Avengers into battle. Perfect for individual display, this eight inch statue can also be combined with the companion pieces to re-create the cover of New Avengers #1! Limited to 2,500 pieces and sculpted by Art Asylum, each statue features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity.

New Releases Full Description - Graphic Novels

Hood Premiere HC (Mature Readers) - $13.99 Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHN. Penciled by KYLE HOTZ. Cover by KYLE HOTZ. With great power ...comes great opportunity. Nineteen-year-old Parker Robbins couldn't afford college, but he was able to buy a ski mask and a Lorcin .380 handgun. After dropping out of high school, he hoped to follow in the footsteps of his late father, a soldier in the Kingpin's vast criminal empire - but life in the mob isn't always as glamorous as the movies make it seem. With a pregnant girlfriend, a demanding mistress and an institutionalized mother to care for, Parker can barely make ends meet. So when the small-time crook finds mystical apparel that grants him strange powers, he elects to forgo organized crime ... for the more prestigious and financially rewarding world of costumed villainy. Collecting THE HOOD #1-6. 144 PGS.

Marvel Zombies HC 5th Ptg - Mary Jane Cover - $13.99 Penciled by SEAN PHILLIPS. New Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM. Torn from the pages of ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR! On an Earth shockingly similar to the Marvel Universe's, an alien virus has mutated all of the world's greatest super heroes into flesh-eating monsters! It took them only hours to destroy life as we know it - but what happens when they run out of humans to eat?! Follow their search for more food, and witness the arrival of the Silver Surfer! Collects MARVEL ZOMBIES #1-5. 136 PGS.

Exiles Vol 15 TP - $9.79 Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT. Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER. Cover by PAUL PELLETIER. A new era for Exiles begins here! Legend Chris Claremont (UNCANNY X-MEN) starts a run that will have Exiles fans talking for years to come. And he's not the only one joining up, as X-Woman Psylocke joins the team, as well. What is she doing there? How will the team deal with her arrival? And what new villains plan on destroying every world in existence?! Collecting EXILES #90-94. 120 PGS.

World War Hulk #2 (Of 5) - $3.99 Written by GREG PAK. Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. Cover by DAVID FINCH. The puny human 'heroes' of Earth, including Reed Richards, Iron Man, Dr. Strange and Black Bolt, called the Hulk a monster and shot him into space. Now the Hulk has returned with a rage that knows no bounds-and he has a posse! Can the mightiest powerhouses of the Avengers stop the Hulk and his cadre of super-powered Warbound gladiators as they carve their path of mayhem through the concrete canyons of Manhattan? Can battling Ben Grimm and the rest of the Fantastic Four save Reed Richards from the Hulk's wrath? And what hope can She-Hulk have of calming her great green cousin's terrible rage? 40 PGS./Rated T+.

Wolverine Origins Annual #1 - $3.99 Written by DANIEL WAY. Pencils and Cover by KAARE ANDREWS. 'Return To Madripoor' Double-sized issue! Madripoor. A dirty town custom-made for dirty work. A long time ago, one man ruled this place with an iron fist, a wicked grin...and a patch over one eye. That man is back, and he's looking for answers. Problem is, the answers are dying faster than he can ask the questions. Is there a new player in town...or is it the same old game? Don't miss Logan's long-awaited return to Madripoor, a twisted tour leading from the blood-streaked gutters of Lowtown to the glittering, razor-sharp spires of Hightown and back again. 48 PGS./Parental Advisory.

Seven Soldiers Of Victory Archives Vol 2 HC - $34.99 Written by Joe Samachson. Cover by Mort Meskin. Art by Ed Dobrotka, Maurice Del Bourgo, Joe Kubert and others. Another fantastic volume collecting the adventures of the Seven Soldiers, the inspiration for Grant Morrison's hit maxiseries! Featuring Green Arrow, Speedy, the modern Western hero The Vigilante, The Crimson Avenger, The Shining Knight and more, The Seven Soldiers battled injustice and villainy at the height of World War II in these colorful, fast-paced tales from LEADING COMICS #5-8! 228 pg, FC.

Encyclopedia Of Comicbook Heroes Vol 2 Wonder Woman - $13.99 Written by Michael Fleischer. Art and cover by various. Originally published in 1976, this comprehensive volume includes every piece of information about Wonder Woman, her allies and enemies, weapons in her quest for peace and her adventures across the decades.272 pg, B&W.

Batman Harley And Ivy TP - $10.49 Written by Paul Dini and Judd Winick. Art by Bruce Timm, Joe Chiodo and others. Cover by Timm Paul Dini and Bruce Timm -two of the masterminds behind Batman: The Animated Series - join forces in this volume collecting the miniseries BATMAN: HARLEY AND IVY! Also included is the special: HARLEY AND IVY: LOVE ON THE LAM by Judd Winick and Joe Chiodo, plus a newly-colored story rom BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE VOL. 2! 136 pg, FC.

Stormwatch Phd Vol 1 TP - $12.59 Written by Christos Gage. Cover by Mahnke. Art by Doug Mahnke & Matthew Dow Smith. Collecting the first six issues of the hot new series by Christos Gage and Doug Mahnke! Former Weatherman Jackson King has a near impossible mission: develop new methods of superpowered-being apprehension and containment...on a shoestring budget. With a dingy office staffed with second-rate heroes and former villains, does this Post-Human Division stand a chance? 160 pg, FC.

Shazam The Monster Society Of Evil #4 (Of 4) - $4.99 Written by Jeff Smith. Art and cover by Smith. The final installment of the acclaimed miniseries by Jeff Smith throws the Marvel family against the Monster Society of Evil itself! Their only hope of surviving and saving the world as we know it is that they're too young to realize what they're really up against! 48 pg, FC.

Madman Gargantua HC - $99.99 With the all-new MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS launching in April, MIKE ALLRED and Image Comics are proud to present Frank Einstein's earlier exploits, complete in one gargantuan volume! From MADMAN to MADMAN ADVENTURES to MADMAN COMICS - it's all here, complete and unabridged in one of our snazziest hardcover collections yet. Whether you're a new visitor to Snap City or a longtime fan of its most famous hero, this 852-page tome is guaranteed to rock your socks off! This item will be limited to 2500 copies and will not be reprinted in this format. COLLECTS MADMAN #1-3, MADMAN ADVENTURES #1-3 and MADMAN COMICS #1-20, plus the MADMAN SUPER KING-SIZE GROOVY SPECIAL and huge batch of bonus material and suprises!

Madman Gargantua HC Ltd S&N Ed - $119.99 With the all-new MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS launching in April, MIKE ALLRED and Image Comics are proud to present Frank Einstein's earlier exploits, complete in one gargantuan volume! From MADMAN to MADMAN ADVENTURES to MADMAN COMICS - it's all here, complete and unabridged in one of our snazziest hardcover collections yet. Whether you're a new visitor to Snap City or a longtime fan of its most famous hero, this 852-page tome is guaranteed to rock your socks off! This item will be limited to 2500 copies and will not be reprinted in this format. Also available in a signed and numbered edition signed by MIKE ALLRED and strictly limited to 300 copies. COLLECTS MADMAN #1-3, MADMAN ADVENTURES #1-3 and MADMAN COMICS #1-20, plus the MADMAN SUPER KING-SIZE GROOVY SPECIAL and huge batch of bonus material and suprises!

Lone Ranger Px Cvr HC - $19.99 by Matthews, Cassaday, Cariello, White & Bowland. 'A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty hi-yo Silver. The Lone Ranger!' With those words, fans young and old alike grew to love The Lone Ranger, and now Dynamite Entertainment proudly presents the definitive collection of their all-new Lone Ranger series! Featuring the all-star creative team of writer Brett Matthews, art director and cover artist John (Planetary, Astonishing X-Men) Cassaday, artist Sergio Cariello, colorist Dean White and letterer Simon Bowland, The Lone Ranger has grown to be the most talked about comic of the year! And now, all six issues are presented in one ultimate hardcover collection - the complete story of how John Reid was transformed into The Lone Ranger and, along with his partner Tonto, set a new standard of justice in the Old West! Also features a complete cover gallery featuring all of Cassaday's covers for the series, and more! Available in a Regular cover edition, a special Previews Exclusive cover edition, or in a Limited Edition signed by the entire creative team!

Spawn Collection Vol 2 HC - $39.99 It all started in 1992. TODD MCFARLANE smash hit SPAWN. What? Don't have those early issues? Oh, yeah...they've been out of print for years! Well, here they are in a brand new collection, bigger and badder than ever!!! This collection includes SPAWN issues 13-33 and features the pulse-pounding art and stories of the master himself, TODD MCFARLANE! This collection also includes MARC SILVESTRI's Spawn issue and GREG CAPULLO's first issues. COLLECTS SPAWN #13-33

Thrill Power Overload HC - $57.59 by David Bishop. For 30 years 2000 AD has been one of the most influential science fiction comics in the world. Home to such respected characters as Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, and Rogue Trooper, the Galaxy's Greatest's influence on the world of comic books as a whole is incalculable. Now, fomer 2000 AD editor David Bishop explores the history of this legendary comic in a comprehensive and fully illustrated book.

Girls & Goddesses Pin Up Art Of Joseph Linsner S&N Ed HC (Mature Readers) - $59.99 art by JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER. cover by JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER. A Linsner Girl is one with a sparkle in her eye, a saucy pose and plenty of beautiful skin. GIRLS & GODDESSES features Dawn, Dark Ivory and many other gorgeous LINSNER pin-up girls collected together for the first time! Showcasing page after page of previously unpublished work, this volume is a must for all lovers of true beauty, both earthly and divine. 112 pages of luscious, full color LINSNER cheesecake -- served extra sweet -- await you in this 9' x 12' hardcover book. PLUS! A special signed, limited edition featuring a dazzling full color signing plate and eight bonus pages of full color material exclusive to this edition. Strictly numbered to just 500 copies. NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES. HC, 112 PAGES, FC

John Woos Seven Brothers Vol 1 Limited Ed HC (Mature Readers) - $23.99 The first graphic novel from superstar action film director John Woo (Face/Off, Mission Impossible: 2). Written by best-selling graphic novel author Garth Ennis. Six hundred years ago long, before history's great explorers stole the credit for their feats, mighty Chinese treasure fleets set sail to reach every continent. These voyages of discovery left behind an evil legacy and a plot by a powerful Chinese sorcerer to dominate the world. Our story begins in modern day Los Angeles where an ancient Chinese prophecy must be fulfilled. Seven men with nothing in common but their destinies must face the Son of Hell to save the world. Limited to 2500 copies worldwide!

Vampirella Blood Lust TP S&N Ed - $15.99 by James Robinson & Joe Jusko. Get a very special edition of the Vampirella: Blood Lust TP signed by comics legend Joe Jusko! Written by James Robinson (Starman) with fully painted art by Jusko (Marvel Masterpieces), this epic tale of love and vengeance redefined Vampirella for a new generation. Her homeland is torn apart by civil war. Vampirella is forced to make an impossible choice: not just between sides but between her mother, Lilith, and the love of her life, Adam Van Helsing. One will live and one will die. This edition is strictly limited to 200 copies and comes with numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Star Wars 30th Anniv Coll Vol 6 Endgame HC - $19.99 Witness the untold stories of the Jedi who took a last stand against Emperor Palpatine in the moments during, and immediately after, the events in Revenge of the Sith! Quinlan Vos wages a battle of impossible odds against his own troops to protect his loved ones, Jedi Master Kai Huddora takes a terrified Padawan into his charge after her own master falls to Order 66, Dass Jennir finds himself in league with a band of rebels he'd led attacks against only days before, and a brave few Jedi will plot to topple Sith rule-by setting a trap for the newly unveiled Darth Vader!

Bone Vol 6 Old Mans Cave Color Ed HC - $15.19 by Jeff Smith. In this pivotal book in the epic Bone series, the showdown between The Hooded One and the people o fthe valley begins. As war spreads through the valley, the Bone cousins join Gran'ma Ben and Lucius at Old Man's Cave to make a stand against the rat creatures.

Harvey Comics Classics Vol 1 Casper The Friendly Ghost TP - $15.99 It's amazing how many comics fans who grew up admiring Spiderman, Batman, and Nick Fury still retain warm places in their hearts for Casper the Friendly Ghost. Now Dark Horse is delighted to participate in the revival of Casper who remains among the most beloved of cartoon and comic book icons. Casper the Friendly Ghost made his first appearance as a star of Paramount's Famous Cartoons in 1947 and entered the comics in 1949. But after five issues, publisher St. John's gave up the title. That's when Harvey Comics stepped in, and where this book begins. Harvey breathed life into Casper, and from the very first issue, the cover designs, stories, and artwork-drawn by the same animators who worked on the cartoons-were a cut above. Harvey Comics Classics Volume 1: Casper contains over 100 of Casper's very best stories, from the beginning of the Harvey series in 1952 through the classic years of the mid-1960s. The art is reproduced from crisp black-and-white printer's proofs and original artwork from the old Harvey archives, along with sixty four pages of color meticulously restored from the original comic books. The book includes a comprehensive introduction illustrated with historic memorabilia.

Sidekick Vol 1 TP (Mature Readers) - $13.59 This is the story of the not-so-glamorous life of Eddie Edison - also known as Superior Boy! 'Cool', you say! Well, not really. Eddie works two jobs: delivering pizza to pay the bills and being a sidekick to the most powerful superhero on earth - to pay the bills. What's a guy to do? Discover the answer to this burning question, and get a healthy dose of evil villains, busty women, sex-fiends and more F-bombs than you can shake a stick at! Brilliant!

Godland Vol 3 TP Proto Plastic Party - $11.99 From the burning heart of a pocket dimension to the farthest reaches of our own reality, the saga of GØDLAND continues in this third trade paperback collection! As cosmic forces of evil conspire against the Earth and all who inhabit it, its lone emissary to the stars - Commander Adam Archer - finds himself the target of humanity's mistrust and deceit. All this, and Basil still wears the body of a woman! COLLECTS GØDLAND #13-18.

Bone Vol 6 Old Mans Cave Color Ed SC - $7.99 by Jeff Smith. In this pivotal book in the epic Bone series, the showdown between The Hooded One and the people o fthe valley begins. As war spreads through the valley, the Bone cousins join Gran'ma Ben and Lucius at Old Man's Cave to make a stand against the rat creatures.

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