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New Releases 8/8 - Graphic Novels

Marvel * X-Men Supernovas HC : $24.49 * Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes 2 HC: $17.49 * Essential Dazzler Vol 1 TP: $11.89 * Dark Tower Gunslingers Guidebook : $3.99 * Women Of Marvel Vol 2 TP: $17.49 * Ghost Rider Vol 2 Life & Death Of Johnny Blaze TP: $9.79 * Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol 6 Digest TP : $4.99 DC * Alan Moore The Complete Wildcats TP: $20.99 * Superman Chronicles Vol 3 TP: $10.49 * Showcase Presents Adam Strange Vol 1 TP: $11.89 * 100 Bullets Vol 11 Once Upon A Crime TP (Mature Readers): $9.09 Other * EC Archives Two-Fisted Tales Vol 2 HC: $39.99 * John Romita And All That Jazz HC : $35.99 * Invincible Vol 3 Ultimate Coll HC: $27.99 * Complete Jon Sable Freelance Vol 7 TP : $19.99 * Sam & Twitch Brian Michael Bendis Collection Vol 2 TP: $19.99 * 24 Nightfall TP: $15.99 * Wizard King Trilogy Book 2 Dlx HC King Of The World (Mature Readers) : $31.99 * Clive Barkers Great & Secret Show Vol 2 TP: $15.99 * Kolchak Night Stalker A Black & Evil Truth SC : $11.99 * Street Fighter Alpha Vol 2 GN (Of 2): $10.39 * Last Call Vol 1 GN (Mature Readers): $9.59 * Chunchu Genocide Fiend TP : $8.79

New Releases 8/8 - Statues

Bettie Page Statue - $93.79 It is no secret that Dark Horse has been having a longtime love affair with pinup icon Bettie Page. She's been a big part of our lives, and we are happy to share her with you. Now we announce what may be our finest Bettie Page collectible item yet-a full-size statue by Tony Cipriano. What can we say but 'wow'! Measuring a full 10 inches and pre-painted from a model by master painter Kat Sapine, this limited-edition statue captures the charm and sultriness of this real-life heroine in exacting detail

Stardust Moon Star Statue - $146.29 Designed and Sculpted by Charles Vess. 'A conversation with the moon...' This limited-edition, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain statue measures approximately 7.5' tall x 10.5' wide x 7' deep and is packaged in a four-color box with a four-color Certificate of Authenticity.

Marvel Icons Magneto Bust - $33.79 A Diamond Select Release! An Art Asylum Design! Continuing the expanding Marvel Icons line, this latest bust features the master of magnetism - Magneto! This amazingly detailed and in-scale piece continues to deliver the very best heroes the Marvel Universe has to offer. Sculpted by Rudy Garcia and limited to 2,000 pieces, each bust features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity. Window Box Package.

New Releases Full Description - Graphic Novels

X-Men Supernovas HC - $24.49 Written by MIKE CAREY. Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO. Cover by CHRIS BACHALO. Mike Carey (Ultimate Fantastic Four) and Chris Bachalo (Uncanny X-Men) take over X-Men, or at least what's left of them! As old threats are still having their effects, new, more deadly threats emerge from the unlikeliest of places. Threats that spell doom for the X-Men. Plus: What could possibly strike terror into the heart of...Sabretooth?! And who are the Children of the Vault? This is the book you've been waiting for! A perfect starting point for any new reader! Collecting X-MEN #188-199 and ANNUAL #1. 336 Pages.

Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes 2 HC - $17.49 Written by Joe Casey. Penciled by WILLIAM ROSADO. Cover by Scott Kolins. Goliath! The Wasp! Hawkeye! The Black Panther! The Vision! They are...Earth's Mightiest Heroes?! A second look into the history of the Avengers begins as a new team rises to supplant the original legends -- and these members must prove their worth all over again. Can Goliath withstand the pressures of leadership? Can the Black Panther reconcile his duties as both king and Avenger? Can Hawkeye survive his own dysfunctional love life? And will the public ever accept the Vision as a hero? An all-new, previously untold adventure featuring the mostly unlikely Avengers lineup of all! Collecting AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES II #1-8.

Essential Dazzler Vol 1 TP - $11.89 Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, JOHN BYRNE, MARV WOLFMAN, TOM DEFALCO & DANNY FINGEROTH. Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, KEITH POLLARD, MIKE ESPOSITO, JOHN ROMITA, JR., WALT SIMONSON, ALAN KUPPERBERG, FRANK SPRINGER & VINCE COLLETTA. Cover by BOB LARKIN. Disco may be dead, but Marvel's dynamic diva never says 'die!' Beginning as a co-star with the X-Men and Spider-Man, Alison Blaire moved into a world of villains new and old, facing gangsters, gods and Galactus without skipping a beat! Plus: the Inhumans, the Hellfire Club and Project: PEGASUS! World saving, space travel, intrigue and romance in the ultimate disco mix! Guest-starring most of Marvel's heroes, including Spider-Woman and She-Hulk! Collecting DAZZLER #1-21, UNCANNY X-MEN #130-131 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #203.

Dark Tower Gunslingers Guidebook - $3.99 Written by ANTHONY FLAMINI & ROBIN FURTH. Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE. May luck rise to meet you, sai. Dark days have befallen the once powerful Affiliation. As the Good Man's revolutionaries continue their assault on the civilizations of the Inner Baronies, young Gunslinger Roland Deschain of Gilead and his loyal ka-tet embark eastward on an undercover mission to the distant Outer Barony of Mejis on behalf of the Affiliation. The Gunslinger Guidebook serves as your essential guide for Gilead to Mejis and all points in between - featuring profiles on the Big Coffin Hunters, Sheemie Ruiz, and Rhea of the Coos.

Women Of Marvel Vol 2 TP - $17.49 Written by ROY THOMAS, CHRIS CLAREMONT, TERRY AUSTIN, MARK GRUENWALD, & STEVE ENGLEHART. Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, PAUL SMITH, BRET BLEVINS, CARMINE INFANTINO, JOHN ROMITA JR. RICK LEONARD, MARK SILVESTRI, RICHARD HOWELL, & DAN LAWLIS. Cover by MIKE MAYHEW. More classic tales of Marvel's leading ladies! Featuring Kitty Pryde, Black Cat, Dagger, Spider-Woman, Tigra, Jubilee and more! Collecting AVENGERS #83, STRANGE TALES #10-11, SPIDER-WOMAN #10, WEST COAST AVENGERS #15, visions & the Scarlet Witch #12, Uncanny X-Men #168, 189, 201, & 218

Ghost Rider Vol 2 Life & Death Of Johnny Blaze TP - $9.79 Written by DANIEL WAY. Penciled by RICHARD CORBEN, JAVIER SALTARES & MARK TEXEIRA. Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM. How did Johnny Blaze end up in Hell, anyway? It's simple, really: He died. And when he died, his eternal soul -- long promised to Hell in exchange for 'saving' Crash Simpson -- descended into the Pit, taking the Ghost Rider along with it. This is the story of how and why it all happened, courtesy of writer Daniel Way and horror-comic legend Richard Corben. Plus: In a small town northeast of Chicago, people are losing their heads...literally. The sheriff of this sleepy little town firmly believes he's found the culprit -- a scruffy drifter found sleeping in the bushes with blood on his clothes and no believable explanation for where he was and what he was doing when the murders occurred. He even gave the sheriff a fake name: 'Johnny Blaze.' But the identity of the true culprit is even more macabre: Lucifer has taken up residence in a new host -- a casualty of Civil War who's bound to raise eyebrows! Collecting GHOST RIDER #6-11.

Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol 6 Digest TP - $4.99 Written by FRED VAN LENTE. Penciled by CLAY MANN. Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN. All adventure, all action, for all ages! Join Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing for a wild ride of all-new, unforgettable exploits. Featuring the Mole Man, the Skrulls, Rama-Tut and the Sub-Mariner! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #21-24.

Alan Moore The Complete Wildcats TP - $20.99 Written by Alan Moore. Art by Travis Charest, Mat Broome, Ryan Benjamin and others. Cover by Charest. Alan Moore is considered by many to be the finest comics writer of the last quarter century. His standout achievements in the medium include WATCHMEN, V FOR VENDETTA, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, and From Hell. Now Moore's defining run on WildC.A.T.s is collected into a single volume, collecting WILDC.A.T.S. #21-34, plus a story from issue #50, featuring the impressive art of Travis Charest and other fine artists who provide breathtaking visuals. Alan Moore took the WILDC.A.T.S back to their roots and stirred up the WildStorm Universe considerably, creating a perfect starting point for catching up the flagship WildStorm superhero team. It's a tale filled with unsettling revelations and gripping drama - and the introduction of one of WildStorm's great villains: Tao! 392 pg, FC.

Superman Chronicles Vol 3 TP - $10.49 Written by Jerry Siegel. Art by Joe Shuster and others. Cover by Shuster. The third volume collecting the adventures of Superman in chronological order! In this volume, collecting ACTION COMICS #21-25, SUPERMAN #4-5 and NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1940, the Man of Steel has early encounters with Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, and more! 192 pg, FC.

Showcase Presents Adam Strange Vol 1 TP - $11.89 Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Gil Kane, Mike Sekowsky, Carmine Infantino and others. Cover by Kane. The adventures of Adam Strange explode in this massive black- and-white volume collecting SHOWCASE #17-19 and MYSTERY IN SPACE #53-84! 552 pg, B&W.

100 Bullets Vol 11 Once Upon A Crime TP (Mature Readers) - $9.09 Written by Brian Azzarello. Art by Eduardo Risso. Cover by Dave Johnson. Collecting issues #76-83 of the acclaimed series by Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso and Dave Johnson! The Trust, Agent Graves and the Minutemen arrive in Mexico for a showdown that will mark the end for at least one major player, while the mystery behind the Atlantic City job is finally revealed. 192 pg, FC.

EC Archives Two-Fisted Tales Vol 2 HC - $39.99 by Various. Writer-artist-editor (and all-around comics visionary) Harvey Kurtzman teamed up with legendary artists Wally Wood, Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, Al Feldstein, John Severin, Will Elder, and Dave Berg to create these powerful stories of struggle and humanity that are considered to be among the best war stories ever told.

John Romita And All That Jazz HC - $35.99 by Roy Thomas & John Romita Sr. In this new book, 'Jazzy' John Romita - the artist who made The Amazing Spider-Man Marvel's #1-selling comic book in the 1960s - talks about his life, his art, and his contemporaries! Authored by former Marvel Comics editor in chief and top writer Roy Thomas, and noted historian Jim Amash, it features the most definitive interview Romita's ever given, about working with such comics legends as Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, following Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko as artist on the strip, and more! Plus, Roy Thomas shares memories of working with Romita in the 1960s-70s, and Jim Amash examines the awesome artistry of Ring-a-Ding Romita! Lavishly illustrated with Romita art - original classic art, and unseen masterpieces - as well as illos by some of Marvel's and DC's finest, this is at once a career overview of a comics master, and a firsthand history of the industry by one of its leading artists! The hardcover edition includes a dust jacket, custom endleaves, plus a 16-page color section not found in the softcover edition.

Invincible Vol 3 Ultimate Coll HC - $27.99 Collecting the formative issues in the growing of Invincible as a superhero. This volume collects Invincible's violent battle with the villainous Angstrom Levy, his reunion with his estranged father and the bloody battle with the Viltrumites. This is a can't-miss for any Invincible fan and a perfect addition to any bookshelf. Collects INVINCIBLE #25-35 along with LOADS of extras

Complete Jon Sable Freelance Vol 7 TP - $19.99 Mike Grell (w & a). Continuing the re-presentation of the entire saga of Mike Grell's classic character, Jon Sable, Freelance. This seventh collection delves deeper in creator Mike Grell's First Comics run, featuring issues 34-39, where Sable encounters white slavers, travels back to Africa, and more.

Sam & Twitch Brian Michael Bendis Collection Vol 2 TP - $19.99 Can you say, 'BENDIS?!!' Issues 10-19 of what BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS does best: kick ass crime fiction! Collected for the first time in full color issues 10-19 of his legendary Sam and Twitch run. Featuring the acclaimed Witchcraft story arc, an ASHLEY WOOD cover gallery and other special bonuses. A must have collection for any fan. Collects SAM AND TWITCH #10-19.

24 Nightfall TP - $15.99 Mark Haynes & J.C. Vaughn (w); Jean Diaz (a); Joe Corroney (a). All five issues of the 24 Season One prequel are collected together in this special edition. Catch up with the future CTU agent Jack Bauer as he heads an elite Special Forces team sent to take down the mass murderer, Victor Drazen. But events in the war-torn former Yugoslavia quickly spiral out of control as the hunters become the hunted. The secrets behind Bauer's pivotal Operation: Nightfall mission are revealed here!

Wizard King Trilogy Book 2 Dlx HC King Of The World (Mature Readers) - $31.99 Volume II of Wallace Wood's The Wizard King trilogy, is similar in tone and setting to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. MAD magazine and Daredevil comics artist extraordinaire, Wally Wood, takes us on a magical journey filled with elves, warriors, wizards, maidens, Unmen and kings! Out of print since 1982, this historic graphic novel has been remastered to Vanguard high quality standards.

Clive Barkers Great & Secret Show Vol 2 TP - $15.99 Chris Ryall (w); Gabriel Rodriguez (a & c). It ends here! The second half of an adaptation of master of horror Clive Barker's epic journey into the fantastic, The Great and Secret Show. Adapted by Chris Ryall (Zombies vs. Robots) and artist Gabriel Rodriguez (Land of the Dead), this second collection presents the conclusion to the epic battle between good and evil that spans many decades and different dimensions.

Kolchak Night Stalker A Black & Evil Truth SC - $11.99 by C.J. Henderson. The first Kolchak original novel in over a decade! Someone, or something, is tearing people up into little pieces in small town West Virginia. It's up to invetsigative reporter Carl Kolchak to wade through the bloody-science jigsaw puzzle, while watching his back against an unseen foe! It's a deadly cat-and-mouse game as he battles a maelstrom of terror that everyone around him gets sucked into. No one is safe, not the police, the FBI, or that very attractive new woman in his life... There is a dark and sinister truth that will be revealed to Kolchak as to 'why him' - if he can only live long enough to put the last horrifying clues together!

Street Fighter Alpha Vol 2 GN (Of 2) - $10.39 by Masahiko. Nakahira Vega and M. Bison have lured Ryu, Ken and Chun-Li in to an underground fighting tournament where failure leads to death. With their lives on the line, can Ryu quell the evil energies of the Dark Hadou that threaten to corrupt his soul forever?

Last Call Vol 1 GN (Mature Readers) - $9.59 by Vasilis Lolos. While out on a midnight drive, two friends, Alec and Sam, are hit by the 'Ghost Train,' an inter-dimensional soul carrier. They wake up to discover themselves stuck on the train with no way out and no ticket, which is a problem when the conductor comes around. As they desperately search for an escape, the boys uncover clues that lead them deeper into the train's musty cabins and into the path of a killer!

Chunchu Genocide Fiend TP - $8.79 In a time of chaos and war, a godforsaken era, twin sons are born to an emperor. But legend states that the son of the emperor shall be born a demon! But twins? Who is the demon, and who shall reign as emperor? Chunchu is the story of a young man saved from death by his mother, banished by his people, hunted by his brother, and tortured by the demons within. Living and fighting with a low-born warrior tribe who can never trust him, Chunchu lives a life of blood and violence, every day a struggle to survive. But something mysterious lurks within his cold exterior, something that could be awakened by the touch of a woman. Dark Horse is proud to continue our Korean manhwa publishing program with this exciting series by Kim Sung-Jae and Kim Byung-Jin. Presented in the original left-to-right manhwa format, with FX intact and overlaid.

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