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ToW-Patrol, In solidarity with the Writers Guild of America and the Beloved YouTube Animals, there will be no intro this week, except to point out that Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-Man Vol 9 is in stock and shipping! And that we also have a lot of great new statues this week - Gentle Giant Star Wars busts, Bowen Spider-Man vs. Venom, Power Girl & Huntress Statue, and more. Oh - and Fantastic Four Visionaries John Byrne Vol 8 - that book is sweet, as well as What If Classic Vol 4 TP and the Brave And The Bold Vol 1 Lords Of Luck HC . (pause) Since I'm as good as blacklisted, check out the Mego 8 Inch Super Heroes World Greatest Toys HC from TwoMorrows too. That is all. Best, Andy New Releases 12/05 - Graphic Novels

Marvel * Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-Man Vol 9 Ltd Ed HC (#86): $38.49 * Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-Man Vol 9 New Ed HC: $38.49 * Fantastic Four Visionaries John Byrne Vol 8 TP: $17.49 * What If Classic Vol 4 TP: $17.49 * Silver Surfer Requiem Premiere HC: $13.99 * Punisher War Journal Vol 2 Goin Out West Premiere HC: $17.49 * New Excalibur Vol 3 Battle For Eternity TP: $17.49 * Marvel Adventures Hulk Vol 1 Misunderstood Monster Digest TP: $4.99 * World War Hulk Aftersmash: $3.99 DC * Brave And The Bold Vol 1 Lords Of Luck HC: $17.49 * Batman Superman Saga Of The Super Sons TP: $13.99 * All New Atom Vol 2 Future Past TP: $10.49 * Danger Girl Body Shots TP: $9.09 Other * Transformers Premiere Edition Vol 1 HC: $79.99 * Mego 8 Inch Super Heroes World Greatest Toys HC : $39.99 * Silver Age Sci Fi Companion SC: $15.99 * Escapists HC : $15.99 * Rex Mundi Vol 4 Crown & Sword TP : $13.59 * Signal To Noise 2nd Ed HC : $19.99 * XS Hybrid Vol 3 TP : $8.79 * Claws Come Out HC: $15.99 * Hill TP : $11.99 * Star Wars Jedi Vs Sith Essential Guide To The Force TP : $19.99

New Releases 12/05 - Statues

Spider-Man Vs. Venom Statues - Bowen - $180.00 From Bowen Designs. Sculpted by Shiflett Brothers. This is a two piece statue set. Stands over 12" tall overall.

Power Girl And Huntress Legacy Statue - $146.29 Sculpted by Tony Cipriano Bright Power: As a member of the JSA, Power Girl is the Kryptonian cousin of SUPERMAN - a legacy of light. Dark Vengeance: Huntress follows in Batman's footsteps - a legacy etched in night. Together for the first time in a DC Direct statue, this limited-edition, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain statue measures approximately 11.75' tall x 6.5' wide x 5.5' deep. Includes a certificate of authenticity and is packaged in a 4-color box. This limited edition statue is manufactured to order.

Star Wars Royal Guard Mini Bust - Red - $44.99 Elegance and deadliness, these are the hallmarks of the crimson-clad Royal Guard that accompanied the galaxy's sovereign at all times. Crafted by Palpatine, these Imperial protectors were selected for Royal Guard duty, based on stringent requirements of size, strength, intelligence, and loyalty. Stands 6 1/2' tall. Limited edition collectible includes Certificate of Authenticity. Painted and ready to display.

Star Wars Classics Boba Fett Bust - $26.99 A faceless enforcer, Boba Fett's distinctive armor strikes fear in the hearts of fugitives. He is all business, laconic, and deadly. By capturing Han Solo and his friends, he collected two bounties for the same haul - one from the Empire and one from the merciful less, Jabba the Hutt. tands 5' tall. Limited edition collectible includes Certificate of Authenticity. Painted and ready to display.

Star Wars Classics Tie Fighter Pilot Bust - $26.99 It takes a dedicated warrior with unending loyalty to strap in behind the control yoke of a TIE fighter and pilot the fragile, speedy craft into battle. TIE fighter pilots are well trained to overcome the inherent design flaws of the TIE fighter, and turn it into a formidable and deadly vessel. Measuring 5' tall, this limited edition collectible includes a Certificate of Authenticity. Painted and ready to display.

Star Wars Classics Kit Fisto Bust - $26.99 Kit Fisto is a striking example of an alien Jedi, with large, unblinking eyes, and a gathered tangle of flexible tentacle-tresses extending from his head. The mighty warrior not only advised the highest office of the Republic, but was also part of the Jedi taskforce assembled by Mace Windu to rescue captives from the Separatist stronghold on Geonosis. When Republic reinforcements arrived to spark the first battle of the epic Clone Wars, Kit Fisto led a special unit of clone troopers into the thick of the conflict. This limited editionbust stands 5' tall and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. Painted and ready to display.

Marvel Icons Diamond Emma Frost Bust - $33.79 A Diamond Select Release! Continuing the ever-expanding Marvel Icons line comes one of the most powerful telepaths in the Marvel Universe - Emma Frost! Capable of almost anything, the former White Queen now serves as co-headmaster of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. This amazingly detailed piece continues to deliver the very best heroes and worst villains the Marvel Universe has to offer. Sculpted by Rudy Garcia and limited to 600 pieces, each bust features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Authenticity.

Iron Giant Statue - $112.49 Based on the designs of Brad Bird DC Direct reassembles the Iron Giant! This multi-part statue is a limited-edition, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain piece measuring approximately 4.5' tall x 10' wide x 4.75' deep for the main portion (Iron Giant head and shoulders), while the hand (with a miniature Hogarth attached) is a separate piece measuring 2.5' tall x 2' wide x 3' deep that can be positioned at any distance from the main piece. This impressive statue includes a blueprint of the Iron Giant with notes from creator Brad Bird and a 4-color certificate of authenticity and is packaged in a 4-color box. This limited edition statue requires minimal assembly and is manufactured to order

Wonder Woman Ser 1 Agent Diana Prince Af - $13.39 Designed by Terry Dodson. Based on the best-selling WONDER WOMAN series! Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a display base. - Circe 6.625', Agent Diana Prince 6.625', Wonder Woman 6.625', Donna Troy as Wonder Woman 6.625'.

Wonder Woman Ser 1 Wonder Woman Af - $13.39 Designed by Terry Dodson. Based on the best-selling WONDER WOMAN series! Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a display base. - Circe 6.625', Agent Diana Prince 6.625', Wonder Woman 6.625', Donna Troy as Wonder Woman 6.625'.

New Releases Full Description - Graphic Novels

Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-Man Vol 9 Ltd Ed HC (#86) - $38.49 Written by STAN LEE. Penciled by JOHN ROMITA, JOHN BUSCEMA & JIM MOONEY. Cover by JOHN ROMITA. Well tickle my webs and call it time for another offering of the greatest, friendliest, webslingingest super hero of all-the Amazing Spider-Man! The adventures Stan 'The Man' and the Jazzy One, John Romita, have in store for you in this ten-spot of tales are enough to make even ol' J. Jonah Jameson fall in love with Spidey. Well, maybe not, but that means you've no competition for a date with the likes of the Prowler in his first appearance; the beautiful Black Widow seen for the first time in her sultry new spy gear; an underworld family in-fight between the Kingpin and the Schemer including Vanessa Fisk's entree into Marveldom; and the Chameleon, Electro and the Kangaroo, a poor assemblage that's always a bridesmaid and never a bride. It's not just the most colorful array of villains in comics, of course! There's melodrama aplenty in the fashion that could only befit poor Peter Parker. See how Mr. Luckless himself handles not only the loss of his powers and glowing Gwen's fear of Spidey, but how he wiggles his way out of revealing his identity right before Gwen, MJ, and the gang's very eyes! We'll be waiting, so don't forget that corsage, most Fearless Front Facer! Collecting THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #78-87.

Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-Man Vol 9 New Ed HC - $38.49 Written by STAN LEE. Penciled by JOHN ROMITA, JOHN BUSCEMA & JIM MOONEY. Cover by JOHN ROMITA. Well tickle my webs and call it time for another offering of the greatest, friendliest, webslingingest super hero of all-the Amazing Spider-Man! The adventures Stan 'The Man' and the Jazzy One, John Romita, have in store for you in this ten-spot of tales are enough to make even ol' J. Jonah Jameson fall in love with Spidey. Well, maybe not, but that means you've no competition for a date with the likes of the Prowler in his first appearance; the beautiful Black Widow seen for the first time in her sultry new spy gear; an underworld family in-fight between the Kingpin and the Schemer including Vanessa Fisk's entree into Marveldom; and the Chameleon, Electro and the Kangaroo, a poor assemblage that's always a bridesmaid and never a bride. It's not just the most colorful array of villains in comics, of course! There's melodrama aplenty in the fashion that could only befit poor Peter Parker. See how Mr. Luckless himself handles not only the loss of his powers and glowing Gwen's fear of Spidey, but how he wiggles his way out of revealing his identity right before Gwen, MJ, and the gang's very eyes! We'll be waiting, so don't forget that corsage, most Fearless Front Facer! Collecting THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #78-87.

Fantastic Four Visionaries John Byrne Vol 8 TP - $17.49 Written by JOHN BYRNE & ROGER STERN. Penciled by JOHN BYRNE & JERRY ORDWAY. Cover by JOHN BYRNE. John Byrne's FF endeavors end in era-transcending odysseys when the World's Greatest Super-Team ventures into the Negative Zone, a remade past and a future sculpted around the FF itself! Plus, the death, life and rebirth (not necessarily in that order) of Doctor Doom! Guest-starring Nick Fury, the Avengers and the Beyonder! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #287-295.

What If Classic Vol 4 TP - $17.49 Written by BILL MANTLO, DON GLUT, PETER GILLIS, TONY ISABELLA, MIKE W. BARR, ROGER MCKENZIE, DON PERLIN, ROGER STERN, JOHN BYRNE, STEVEN GRANT, MARK GRUENWALD & RALPH MACCHIO. Penciled by GENE COLAN, FRED KIDA, HERB TRIMPE, GIL KANE, RICH BUCKLER & RON WILSON. Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA. Captain America as the President of the United States? The Hulk a microscopic warlord? Doctor Doom a hero? Gwen Stacy...alive? Only a few of the dynamic dimensional divergences in the Fourth Volume of Marvel's original alternate earth epics! Featuring the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the Man-Thing and more! Plus revelations of some of the Marvel Universe's most Eternal secrets! Collecting WHAT IF? #21-26.

Silver Surfer Requiem Premiere HC - $13.99 Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI. Penciled by ESAD RIBIC. Cover by ESAD RIBIC. The latest offering from the Marvel Knights line. Guest-starring the Fantastic Four! For untold years Norrin Radd has surfed the galaxy, exploring the darkness between stars, witnessing the rise and fall of vast civilizations. Now his ride is about to come to an end. It starts with a small spot - a blemish that will spread until he is no more. Until then, the Silver Surfer would undertake his final voyage - to the one destination that has always eluded him. His journey starts where it began. Collecting SILVER SURFER: REQUIEM #1-4. 104 pgs.

Punisher War Journal Vol 2 Goin Out West Premiere HC - $17.49 Written by MATT FRACTION. Penciled by ARIEL OLIVETTI. Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI. The Bushwacker has taken a hostage in the heart of Times Square. With every TV camera in the world rolling, it's New York City's biggest nightmare, and it's coming down live. As G.W. Bridge watches the worst day of his life uncoil in real time, a lone beat cop is the only thing that's keeping Bushwacker in check... and when Bushwacker demands to see Frank Castle... well, that's when things get really interesting. By Matt Fraction (Casanova, THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST) and Young Guns Reloaded artist Ariel Olivetti (THE LAST AVENGERS STORY). Collecting PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #5-11.

New Excalibur Vol 3 Battle For Eternity TP - $17.49 Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT. Penciled by SCOT EATON & JEREMY HUAN. Cover by SCOT EATON. Chris Claremont makes his triumphant return to NEW EXCALIBUR! The fight has begun. The battle that's been building since the very beginning of the series is finally coming to a head. Captain Britain must take on his opposite for a battle that will be waged upon many worlds. Plus: One of the team members suddenly succumbs to an all-too-real tragedy. The team must pull together and care for their fallen friend while their own lives fall to pieces. NEW EXCALIBUR #16-24

Marvel Adventures Hulk Vol 1 Misunderstood Monster Digest TP - $4.99 Written by PAUL BENJAMIN. Penciled by DAVID NAKAYAMA. Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN. The Green Goliath smashes his way into his own Marvel Adventures title! See how brilliant scientist Bruce Banner was cursed to transform into the rampaging Hulk! Learn why Banner's girlfriend Betty Ross left him, why her father, General 'Thunderbolt' Ross, hunts him and why Rick Jones blames himself for creating the monster. Most of all, thrill to the Hulk smashing everything in sight! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #1-4.

World War Hulk Aftersmash - $3.99 Written by GREG PAK. Art by RAFA SANDOVAL. Cover by GREG LAND. World War Hulk is over. But the Aftersmash has just begun. Heroes and monsters rise and fall as the events of 'World War Hulk' reverberate through the blasted ruins of New York City with goliath impact in a massive story featuring the Warbound, the Renegades, Heroes for Hire, Iron Man, Tom Foster, and Damage Control. And yes, smashing will be involved.

Brave And The Bold Vol 1 Lords Of Luck HC - $17.49 Written by Mark Waid. Art by George Perez & Bob Wiacek. Cover by Perez. Collecting the first story arc from the hit team-up book written by Mark Waid (52, THE FLASH) with art by George Perez (INFINITE CRISIS) & Bob Wiacek (ORION)! The adventure begins when Batman and Green Lantern set out on the trail of what could be the greatest weapon in the DCU: the Book of Destiny, whose possessor will have the knowledge of all that has ever been or will be! Along the way, an impressive array of DC heroes becomes involved, including Supergirl, Blue Beetle, Lobo and more as the battle lines are drawn!

Batman Superman Saga Of The Super Sons TP - $13.99 Written by Bob Haney. Art by Dick Dillin, Murphy Anderson, Vince Colletta and others. Cover by Nick Cardy. For the first time, the complete saga of the Super Sons is collected in one volume! Features stories from the pages of WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #215-216, 221-222, 224, 228, 230, 231, 233, 238, 242, 263 and ELSEWORLDS 80-PAGE GIANT #1!

All New Atom Vol 2 Future Past TP - $10.49 Written by Gail Simone. Art by Mike Norton, Eddy Barrows, Andy Owens and Trevor Scott. Cover by Ladronn. In this second Atom trade paperback, collecting issues #7-11, the tiny titan encounters a man with a strange connection to the mysterious Time Pool - and a dangerous connection to the deadly Linear Men.

Danger Girl Body Shots TP - $9.09 Written by Andy Hartnell. Art and cover by Nick Bradshaw & Jim Charalampidis. Don't miss this explosive volume collecting the 4-issue miniseries! When mysterious forces have some of the world's greatest treasures in their greedy sights, you can count on the Danger Girls to block their fire. But what happens when a legendary assassin takes aim at the Danger Girls themselves?

Transformers Premiere Edition Vol 1 HC - $79.99 Simon Furman (w); E.J. Su, Don Figueroa, Nick Roche, MD Bright, Rob Ruffolo, Robby Musso (a); Figueroa (c). To get the full story to date of the TRANSFORMERS' 'IDW-verse,' look no further than THE TRANSFORMERS: Premiere Edition. At just over 500 pages of non-stop 'bot action, if you only buy one TRANSFORMERS book ever, this is the one you need! Journey from CYBERTRON to Earth and back as the TRANSFORMERS' legendary war spans the galaxy in a quest to return peace to their home planet, and restore harmony between all mechanoids. But while the noble AUTOBOTS seek their freedom, the DECEPTICONS await with treacherous plans of their own. Including Infiltration, Stormbringer, a collection of Spotlights (SHOCKWAVE, NIGHTBEAT, HOT ROD, SIXSHOT, ULTRA MAGNUS), and the latest chapter, Escalation. Each book comes with a tip-in plate signed by Furman, Su, and Figueroa.

Mego 8 Inch Super Heroes World Greatest Toys HC - $39.99 by Benjamin Holcomb. An obsessive examination of legendary toy company Mego and the extraordinary line of super-hero action figures that dominated the toy industry throughout the 1970's, Mego 8' Super-Heroes: World's Greatest Toys is a lavishly history illustrated with thousands of charts, checklists and color photographs. Featuring a chronological history of Mego, interviews with former employees and Mego vendors, fascinating discoveries never revealed elsewhere, and thorough coverage of each figure and packaging variant, this full-color hardcover is the definitive guide to Mego!

Silver Age Sci Fi Companion SC - $15.99 by Mike W. Barr. In the Silver Age of Comics, space was the place, and the Silver Age Sci-Fi Companion critiques and lovingly recalls the classic DC Comics science-fiction series edited by Julius Schwartz and written by Gardner Fox and John Broome! The pages of DC's science-fiction magazines of the 1960s, Strange Adventures and Mystery In Space, are opened for you, including story-by-story reviews of complete series such as Adam Strange, Atomic Knights, Space Museum, Star Rovers, Star Hawkins and others! Learn which series crossed over with each other, behind-the-scenes secrets, and more! Features rare art by Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson, Gil Kane, Sid Greene, Mike Sekowsky, and many others, plus a glorious new cover by Alan Davis and Paul Neary!

Escapists HC - $15.99 Wizard Top Ten and multiple Eisner Award-winning writer Brian K. Vaughan tells the tale of three aspiring comics creators with big dreams, small cash, and publishing rights to one forgotten Golden Age hero-The Escapist! Inspired by Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, this is Vaughan's love letter to his chosen medium, a story about what it takes to start out with nothing in Cleveland, Ohio and end up with a comic so hot a major corporation wants to steal it from you! Brilliantly interweaving the lives of the creators with the world of their creation, artists Steve Rolston and Philip Bond bring the comic-booking trio Maxwell Roth, Case Weaver, and Denny Jones to life, while the inimitable Jason Shawn Alexander and Eduardo Barreto illustrate the thrilling trials and exciting extrications of the new-and old-Escapist! This high-end hardcover features new introduction by Michael Chabon!

Rex Mundi Vol 4 Crown & Sword TP - $13.59 Paris, 1933. Europe is still in the grip of feudal warlords, the Catholic Church has all the power of a secret police force, and sorcerers stalk the streets at night. Welcome to the world of Rex Mundi. Master Physician Julien Sauniere stumbles onto a thousand-year-old brotherhood dedicated to protecting the secret of the Holy Grail-a secret that threatens to drown the world in blood! Sauniere digs deeper and deeper into the mystery of the Holy Grail and finally he uncovers the connection to the Duke of Lorraine. The Duke, meanwhile, is forced to make a bid for power when the king orders his arrest. If he can't succeed, he will surely hang! Johnny Depp is set to produce an upcoming Rex Mundi film.

Signal To Noise 2nd Ed HC - $19.99 Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean present their masterpiece in a completely remastered and redesigned edition overflowing with bonus material! Somewhere in London, a film director is dying of cancer. His life's crowning achievement, his greatest film, would have told the story of a European village as the last hour of 999 A.D. approached-the midnight that the villagers were convinced would bring with it Armageddon. Now that story will never be told. But he's still working it out in his head, making a film that no one will ever see. No one but us. Serialized in The Face in 1989, expanded and revised into a graphic novel in 1992, and adapted for radio in 2000, Signal to Noise has never stopped evolving. The bonus material in this first-time hardcover edition captures every leg of the journey, including three related short stories unseen in nearly two decades, an additional chapter created for the CD release of the radio drama, and a new introduction by Dave McKean along with the original by Jonathan Carrol and the radio drama introduction by Neil Gaiman. Gaiman and McKean present their masterpiece in a remastered hardcover!

XS Hybrid Vol 3 TP - $8.79 Huin Chang and Mina have known each other since they were kids, growing up like brother and sister. Chang has always been Mina's protector. But as the story of the mysterious biomechanical viruses inside their brains continues to develop, one begins to wonder if the two might be together for a greater purpose. It could be the world hanging in the balance. Maybe it's a secret weapon, the likes of which could topple the power structure of our planet's body politic. These facts have yet to see light. Until then, the street fights and frantic fracases continue, through malls and subways, on sidewalks and staircases. It's action at its most stylish, and purely of Korean creation. One of the titles in Dark Horse Comic's new Manhwa line of Korean, manga-style trade-paperbacks, XS Hybrid is an exciting new series with frenetic chases, charming characters, and futuristic risks! Path of the Assassin 1972, 2007 by KAZUO KOIKE/GOSEKI KOJIMA All rights reserved. Originally published in Japan in 2000 by Koike Shoin Publishing Co., Ltd. English translation rights arranged with Soeisha, Inc. XS Hybrid Song Ji-Hyung.

Claws Come Out HC - $15.99 Pat Lewis (w/a). An apathetic scientist works late defrosting the Abominable Snowman; a naive blood donor dates a rageaholic vampire; a two-bit fortuneteller inadvertently sparks a zombie epidemic... and it's all played for laughs. Martians, werewolves, serial killers, and B-movie monsters square off against a variety of tough women in this slam-bang hardcover collection of comedy/adventure stories by acclaimed indie cartoonist Pat Lewis who has been nominated for multiple awards, including an Ignatz and the Howard E. Day Prize.

Hill TP - $11.99 by Sal Cipriano & Jok. Jill is a failed assassin, Jack is a failed experiment. Both were created by the same evil company, and both want out! Jill has lost everything she has ever cared for, and has lost the will to live, but her employers won't let her die until she completes one last mission, to kill the monster Jack! But when Jack finally steps into the Jill's crosshairs everything they've ever known becomes a question mark sending them into a bloody downward spiral to their fates!

Star Wars Jedi Vs Sith Essential Guide To The Force TP - $19.99 By Ryder Windham; illustrated by Chris Trevas & Tommy Lee Edwards. This complete reference for all matters relating to the Jedi, the Sith, and the Force includes information on Jedi and Sith history, a list and descriptions of significant battles, features on Force-sensitive abilities and powers, Jedi and Sith teachings, notable lightsabers and lightsaber forms, and more.

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