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The year may be half over already, but when it comes to the fine productsfrom our publishers, there’s no end in sight.
Nickelodeon gave American fans of its Avatar series a pleasant surprise inApril with their unexpected debut of the new series Avatar: The Legend ofKorra. Dark Horse Comics has what it takes to make the fans even happierwith Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise, the graphic novels which bridge the old animatedseries with the new one. Dark Horse also takes readers deeper into the world of magic with Houseof Night, the original graphic novel addition to the prose series by PC and Kristen Cast. Fans ofgood old vampire slaying will have plenty to be happy about with the Buffy the Vampire SlayerSeason 9 and Angel and Faith volumes.
IDW takes readers on one wild ride with Road Rage, the collaboration between superstar writersStephen King and Joe Hill, based on a story by Richard Matheson (I Am Legend). For those seekinga more mystical journey, they present the first volume of Magic: The Gathering, based on the highlysuccessful collectible card game. Science fiction fans will find themselves taken on an all-new levelof adventure with Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2, the first officialcrossover between these much-loved franchises.
Image goes into the cage to show just what it takes to make it (or not) in the world of MMA fightingwith Heart, written by G4’s Blair Butler. The Walking Dead continues to overtake the bestsellercharts with a new volume, and writer Robert Kirkman shows the range of his talents with newvolumes of his intelligent superhero series Invincible, and his all ages action-packed SuperDinosaur.
George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire has conquered television and the prose bookshelf, andis now poised to add the graphic novel shelf with the first volume in Dynamite Entertainment’sgraphic adaptation Game of Thrones. The epic epicness of Scott Pilgrim gets even more epic in OniPress’ Scott Pilgrim Color Hardcover. New DBD publisher Penguin UK gives pre-teens a chance toride in the TARDIS with their line of Doctor Who young reader novels.
Many things have been said about 2012, but one thing’s for sure, this year offers a great selectionof graphic novels, prose, and more for readers of all ages and tastes.
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This special hardcover edition collects “Wolves at the Gate”and “Time of Your Life,” the third and fourth arcs of Season 8.The Slayer legion is organized and encountering mega-obsta-cles, while Twilight’s threatening reach continues to expand.Buffy and her Slayers travel to Tokyo to face a new kind ofvampire, Willow and Buffy head to New York to investigateBuffy’s scythe, and Buffy is transported to a dystopian future!Deluxe format hardcover with dust jacket, ribbon, and glossvarnish on dust jacket.
With the Scooby gang on the skids, Buffy finds herself in-creasingly alone. When faced with some tough decisionsgrounded in “real world” problems (i.e., not the slaying ofpesky demons), Buffy is determined to make her own choices,but that doesn’t mean she won’t need a little handholdingalong the way. Cue Spike, compelled to stand by his bestfriend in her moment of need. Together they’ll tackle the in-creasing zompire population and a rogue Slayer out for blood.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 9VOLUME 1: FREEFALL
Season 8 ended with a bang that cut the world off from magic —culminating in another set of world-ending problems. Buffy hasleft her best friend, Willow, powerless, and brought an end to amillennia-long tradition of superpowered girls. By day, Buffy is atwenty-something waitress with no real direction, and eventhough magic is gone, she’s still a Vampire Slayer by night. Biggerproblem? Vampires are becoming an epidemic... of zompires!Series creator Joss Whedon teams with Andrew Chambliss(Dollhouse, Once Upon a Time) and Season 8 artist GeorgesJeanty for the next life-affirming, world-changing season of thesmash hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• A New York Times bestseller executive produced andwritten by Joss Whedon.
• Includes all the covers from the series, as well asexclusive, never-before-seen sketch materials.
• “Buffy Season 8 is run like the television series from whichit came...a classic evolving specimen for this era of evershifting media platforms.” — Los Angeles Times
• “Series creator Whedon effectively sucks devotees backinto his Hellmouth.” — Entertainment Weekly
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Executive produced by Buffy television series creator JossWhedon.
• Written by Andrew Chambliss of television’s The VampireDiaries and Once Upon a Time!
• The best-selling Buffy Season 9 continues!!
• “This has been an amazing new season for “Buffy TheVampire Slayer”. — Comic Book Resources.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Buffy Season 9 is written by Buffy series creator Joss Whedonand Andrew Chambliss of the CW’s The Vampire Diaries!
• “Essentially, Season 9 tells stories in the style of the originalTV show without having to make the same sorts of budgetaryconcessions.” - IGN
• Dark Horse has sold over half a million copies of the eightvolumes that comprise Buffy Season 8!
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Writer: Joss Whedonand Andrew ChamblissArtist: Georges Jeantyand Karl MolineSize: 7 x 10, 136 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 8/14/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-922-1Price: $17.99 (CAN: $19.99, £13.50)
Writer: Andrew Chamblissand Scott AllieArtist: VariousSize: 7 x 10, 144 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 12/18/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-990-0Price: $17.99(CAN: $19.99, £13.50)
Writer: Joss Whedon,Drew Goddard,and Jeph LoebArtist: VariousSize: 8 x 12, 320 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 9/25/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-935-1Price: $29.99(CAN: $32.99, £22.50)
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYERSEASON 9 VOLUME 2:
ON YOUR OWN
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYERSEASON 8 VOLUME 2
ANGEL & FAITH VOLUME 1: LIVE THROUGH THIS
ANGEL & FAITH VOLUME 2: DADDY ISSUES
Writer: Christos GageArtist: Rebekah IsaacsSize: 7 x 10, 136 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/3/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-887-3Price: $17.99 (CAN: $19.99, £13.50)
Writer: Christos GageArtist: Rebekah Isaacsand Chris SamneeSize: 7 x 10, 136 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 12/4/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-960-3Price: $17.99 (CAN: $19.99, £13.50)
Angel has made bad choices in his life. Most recently? Whilepossessed, he killed Giles. However, he believes he’s found away to make amends, by bringing the Watcher back from thegrave! Cue Faith — rebel Slayer, and Angel’s only ally — whoonly supports this harebrained scheme in order to keep herfriend from catatonia. New threats emerge as this unlikely duostruggles against real and personal demons alike while hittingthe dark streets of London!
The dark streets of London are increasingly dangerous as mur-derers, mystically devoid of emotion, begin to impact the lives ofAngel and Faith. In unraveling this new mystery, the pair followclues in the Watcher’s Files to a demon from Giles’s past and a“child” from Angel’s. Then, Drusilla returns to her homeland andbecomes the hot new vampire in the underground scene! WhileAngel faces Dru, Faith must deal with issues that reawaken herinner turmoil — a visit from her deadbeat dad, who’s looking fora favor, and a troubled Slayer hell bent on revenge.
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KEY SELLING POINTS:• Includes the one-shot featuring Giles’s magical great-aunts.
• Features guest artist Chris Samnee (Serenity).
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Angel returns to Dark Horse!
• Angel & Faith Volume 1 follows the events of theblockbuster Buffy Season 8!
• Includes the one-shot featuring fan-favorite characterHarmony.
• Executive produced by Joss Whedon.
• “This is a hell of a start to a new series. With an incrediblecreative team in place and Whedon’s rich universe to playin, [Angel & Faith] is a slam-dunk.” — Comic BookResources
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER –THE PROMISE PART 3
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BACKLISTAVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER —THE ART OF THE ANIMATED SERIES(ISBN: 978-1-59582-504-9)
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER -THE LOST ADVENTURES(ISBN: 978-1-59582-748-7)
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER -THE PROMISE PART 1(ISBN: 978-1-59582-811-8)
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER -THE PROMISE PART 2(ISBN: 978-1-59582-875-0)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• The official continuation of Airbender from its creators!
• With The Legend of Korra now airing, the time is right for Airbender fever to return.
• Avatar is among the most acclaimed animated television shows of all time!
• Dark Horse has sold over 25,000 copies of Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Art of the Animated Series;over 20,000 copies of Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Lost Adventures; and over 30,000 copies ofAvatar: The Last Airbender — The Promise Part 1!
Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko bring The Promise to itsexplosive conclusion! The Harmony Restoration Movement has failed, and the four nations are plunged backinto war! In the midst of the battle, can Aang and Fire Lord Zuko mend the rift between them, or will Aang beforced to take actions that can’t be undone? Written by Eisner winner and National Book Award nomineeGene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) and drawn by Gurihiru (Thor and the Warriors Four), this is theadventure Avatar fans have been craving!
Writer: Michael DanteDiMartino, Bryan Konietzko,
and Gene YangArtist: Gurihiru
Size: 6 x 9, 80 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 10/9/2012
ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-941-2Price: $10.99 (CAN: $12.50, £8.50)
STAR WARS OMNIBUS:CLONE WARS VOLUME 1 –
THE REPUBLIC GOES TO WAR
These are the stories that were published immediately after therelease of Attack of the Clones. The Clone Wars explode acrossthe galaxy! From the stormy seas of Kamino to the rocky hillsof Devaron, the battle lines have been drawn, and the JediKnights who were once protectors of the peace must becomegenerals, leading the clone armies of the Republic to war!
STAR WARS OMNIBUS:CLONE WARS VOLUME 2 –THE ENEMY ON ALL SIDES
Jedi Generals and their clone troops are dispatched to everycorner of the galaxy to fight the rising tide of the Separatistmovement and its deadly droid armies. On these far-flung bat-tlefields, Anakin Skywalker commands a strategic, but fateful,retreat; Obi-Wan Kenobi becomes the prisoner of Asajj Ven-tress; and Master Yoda is forced to trade the life of an oldfriend for victory. Plus, a Jedi strike force is sent to vanquishGeneral Grievous! No system goes unscathed, and nolightsaber goes undrawn, as the Clone Wars engulf the galaxyin the greatest conflict of all time
STAR WARS OMNIBUS: DAWNOF THE JEDI VOLUME 1 –
FORCE STORM
Here begins the tale of the dawn of the Jedi, the Star Wars of25,000 years ago—before lightsabers, before hyperspacetravel, before the Jedi spread throughout the galaxy, whenconnections to the Force were new. On the planet Tython, agroup of beings strive to maintain peace and balance theForce. But a stranger is coming, one who will disrupt the bal-ance. Everything in their system is about to change… Thedoors to the galaxy have been opened!
STAR WARS: AGENT OFTHE EMPIRE VOLUME 1 –
IRON ECLIPSE
Imperial power is at its height. With Palpatine on the throneand his chief enforcer, Darth Vader, leading fleets of Star De-stroyers and legions of stormtroopers across the galaxy, theEmpire is an unstoppable force for order and peace. But notevery political problem requires military might; not every ne-gotiation depends on a show of force. Sometimes all diplo-macy needs to succeed is the right man, in the right place, withthe willingness to get the job done. No matter what it takes.Meet Jahan Cross, agent of the Empire…
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KEY SELLING POINTS:• “This is a book for any and all — casual or intense — StarWars fans. The saga is alive and well here.” —ComicBookResources.com
• “Here we have the spy working with the best tools of theintelligence game: diplomacy, cool tech, and his wits. Funstuff. Ostrander and Roux get a thumbs-up! —BigShinyRobot.com
• “Ostrander and Roux have something special on theirhands here.” — BrokenFrontier.com
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Demand was so great for the first two issues of Star Wars:Dawn of the Jedi Volume 1—Force Storm that Dark Horsewent back to press on both!
• “Expanded Universe fans are going to LOVE this series,and will find this introduction issue to be their highlight ofcomic book reading for the month – no doubts. GeneralStar Wars fans will also find it enjoyable; and other comicfans may find it worth a glance. This… may just be one ofthe best comic book series set in the galaxy far, far awayever to have been published.” - Geeks of Doom
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Featuring Jedi heroes Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker,Mace Windu, and Quinlan Vos, now collected in this 400-page value package!
Writer: VariousArtist: VariousSize: 6 x 9, 408 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 9/4/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-927-6Price: $24.99 (CAN: $27.50)
Writer: VariousArtist: VariousSize: 6 x 9, 424 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 10/30/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-958-0Price: $24.99 (CAN: $27.50)
Writer: John OstranderArtist: Jan Duursemaand Dan ParsonsSize: 7 x 10, 128 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 12/26/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-979-5Price: $18.99 (CAN: $20.99)
Writer: John OstranderArtist: Stephane Rouxand Stéphane CrétySize: 7 x 10, 128 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 11/6/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-950-4Price: $18.99 (CAN: $20.99)
DRIFTERS VOLUME 2
Heroes from Earth’s history are deposited in an enchanted landwhere humans subjugate the nonhuman races. Samurai war-riors Shimazu Toyohisa and Oda Nobunaga aid the elves intheir struggle, but a greater threat grows in the north, wherethe Black King and his Ends have set out to decimate theplanet. But chaos creates opportunity, and Nobunaga has hisown visions of conquest! From Hellsing creator Kohta Hirano,Drifters is an all-out fantasy slugfest of epic proportion!
OREIMO VOLUME 1
High-school student Kyosuke doesn’t get along with hiscranky, dismissive, and secretive 14-year-old little sister Kirino,but he finds himself somehow protecting Kirino’s secrets —she’s not only a fashion model and a great student, but she’sgot a huge collection of naughty video games and anime! Thishilarious, charming hit series is filled with surprises and outra-geous laughs. Who says girls can’t be otaku, too?
USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 26:TRAITORS OF THE EARTH
The rabbit ronin faces a horde of the undead when a harmless-looking but powerful charm brings a betrayed army back tolife. With hundreds of zombies and an evil wizard to contendwith, Usagi finds himself far out of his depth! Fortunately, hehas the aid of fan-favorite character Sasuké the DemonQueller, most recently seen in the Yokai graphic novel. This vol-ume also features several action-packed short stories, includ-ing the Eisner-nominated “Death of Lord Hikiji”!
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KEY SELLING POINTS:• Includes the Eisner-nominated #123 (Best Single IssueComic)!
• “Traitors of the Earth” was a Best American Comicsnotable story!
KEY SELLING POINTS:• From Kohta Hirano, creator of Hellsing, one of the mostpopular manga/anime series of all time.
• Wild, action-packed series featuring historical characterssuch as Joan of Arc, Hannibal, and Rasputin!
KEY SELLING POINTS:• The original “light novels” in Tsukasa Fushimi’s Ore noimouto ga konnani kawaii wake ga nai series have soldover 950,000 copies in Japan.
• The anime adaptation of Oreimo has been extremelypopular in both Japan and America.
• Each volume features color pages, bonus funnies, and fanletters.
Writer: Stan SakaiArtist: Stan SakaiSize: 6 x 9, 200 pagesFormat: Softcover, Black & WhitePublication Date: 7/17/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-910-8Price: $10.99 (CAN: $12.50, £8.50)
Writer: Tsukasa FushimiArtist: Sakura IkedaSize: 5 x 7, 200 pagesFormat: Softcover,Partial ColorPublication Date: 9/18/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-958-0Price: $10.99(CAN: $12.99, £8.50)
Writer: Kohta HiranoArtist: Kohta HiranoSize: 5 x 7, 216 pagesFormat: Softcover,Black & WhitePublication Date: 8/7/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-950-4Price: $10.99(CAN: $12.50, £8.50)
At long last, Habaek and Soah are married in a lavishceremony before all the gods! But that very night, before thetroubled water god and his beautiful human bride canconsummate their love, the barriers surrounding the lunarpalace are breached. Habaek’s father is kidnapped, and nogod or human is safe as a celestial civil war erupts!
A battle for supernatural supremacy rages in Kyoto! When astrange dimension overlaps with our reality, Hana and themembers of her Inou squad use their mystical dominion overthe elements to protect humanity against a torrent of invadingcreatures. Thrust in the middle of this war, Chikahito is a seem-ingly ordinary boy who’s been accepted into Hana’s group —but it’s possible that he has latent powers of his own!
ANGELIC LAYER VOLUME 1
Junior high student Misaki Suzuhara has just arrived in Tokyoto live with her glamorous TV news star aunt and to attend theprestigious Eriol Academy. But what excites her above every-thing is Angelic Layer, the arena game where you control an“Angel” — a miniature robot fighter whose moves depend onyour mind! Misaki’s small, just like her Angel, Hikaru, but hernatural battle skills have been recognized by a very odd sci-entist, Ichiro “Icchan” Mihara. Before she knows it, Misaki isan up-and-coming contender in Angelic Layer...and in wayover her not-very-tall head!
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KEY SELLING POINTS:• Set several years before Chobits, Angelic Layer also tellsthe story of Chi’s creator.
• Angelic Layer became a 26-episode anime TV series,currently streaming on Crunchyroll.
• Remastered from the original artwork in CLAMP’s studiovaults.
• Book One contains several bonus Angelic Layerillustrations in full color.
• Angelic Layer was the book where CLAMP developedtheir art style later seen in Chobits and Tsubasa.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• “In its best moments, Mi-Kyung Yun’s story reads like anhonest-to-goodness fairy tale...” — MangaCritic.com
• “Dark Horse’s production is as visually beautiful as Yun’sart.” — SchoolLibraryJournal.com
• “Discriminating readers with a taste for fantasy-laced,shoujo romance will not be disappointed.” —AnimeNewsNetwork.com
KEY SELLING POINTS:• CLAMP has more titles released in English than any othermanga creator!
• Dark Horse is working directly with CLAMP to assure thesame high quality for Gate 7 as their CLAMP omnibusbooks.
• Urban fantasy in the vein of Buffy the Vampire Slayer andthe Harry Potter series!
• A brand-new CLAMP manga volume, released just a fewmonths after the original release date in Japan!
Writer: CLAMPArtist: CLAMPSize: 5 x 7, 432 pagesFormat: Softcover, Black & WhitePublication Date: 10/2/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-021-9Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)
Writer: CLAMPArtist: CLAMPSize: 5 x 7, 184 pagesFormat: Softcover,Black & WhitePublication Date: TBDISBN-13: 978-1-59582-902-3Price: $10.99(CAN: $11.99, £8.50)
Writer: Mi-Kyung YunArtist: Mi-Kyung YunSize: 5.75 x 8.25, 180 pagesFormat: Softcover,Black & WhitePublication Date: 11/6/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-999-3Price: $9.99 (CAN: $10.99)
BRIDE OF THE WATER GODVOLUME 12
GATE 7VOLUME 3
Writer: Mike Mignolaand John ArcudiArtist: Tyler Crookand Duncan FegredoSize: 7 x 10, 160 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 8/28/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-946-7Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99,£14.99)
A graveyard of mutated horror is uncovered deep inside aRussian mine. With Liz still missing and Abe Sapien lying on hisdeathbed, the newly international B.P.R.D. sends Kate andJohann to meet the Russian equivalent of the Bureau — whichreaders first saw in B.P.R.D.: 1946 — and face an explodingfungus monster at the Kremlin and a spreading contagion.
Writer: Mike Mignolaand John ArcudiArtist: Tyler Crookand Duncan FegredoSize: 7 x 10, 160 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 12/18/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-981-8Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99)
Agent Johann, the ectoplasmic man, leads a special task forcethrough the monster-filled Northwestern woods in order tohunt down and kill the man he blames for leaving him a dis-embodied spirit. In the Southwest, agent Devon and the psy-chic crust punk Fenix form an uneasy alliance in order toescape the horde of the giant bat-faced monsters.
LOBSTER JOHNSON VOLUME 2:THE BURNING HAND
Writer: Mike Mignolaand John ArcudiArtist: Tonci ZonjicSize: 7 x 10, 136 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 11/27/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61655-031-8Price: $17.99 (CAN: $19.99)
When a tribe of dead Indians start scalping the policemen inthe city, Hellboy’s crime-fighting hero Lobster Johnson and hisallies arrive to take on these foes and their gangster cronies!Pulp adventure at it’s finest as Lobster Johnson takes on theBlack Flame!
B.P.R.D. PLAGUE OF FROGSHARDCOVER COLLECTION
VOLUME 4
Writer: Mike Mignolaand John ArcudiArtist: Guy DavisSize: 7 x 10, 464 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 11/20/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-950-4Price: $10.99(CAN: $12.50, £8.50)
A story that began in the first issue of Hellboy concludes withthe B.P.R.D. team set to permanently wipe out the subter-ranean colony of frog monsters. The team tracks down theMemnan Saa’s hideout, but soon find themselves in over theirheads when old enemies like the Black Flame arrive to laywaste to the world!
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KEY SELLING POINTS:• This arc continues the series Comics Alliance calls “one ofthe best books on the stands.”
KEY SELLING POINTS:• “Is there a more talented supernatural comics storytellerthan Mike Mignola?” — Wired
• “As per the usual with this highly diverting series, thepacing is brisk, the artwork is quite appealing and rife withdetail that effortlessly blends modern and retroaesthetics.” — Publishers Weekly
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Direct from the pages of Hellboy, Lobster Johnsondispenses justice to all!
• “Zonjic is putting out crime art that is on par with any ofthe other fine pulpy comics nominated for Eisners andgaining rave reviews.” — Comic Book Resources
KEY SELLING POINTS:• “It’s a brilliant expansion to Mignola’s Hellboy universe,but one that can stand proudly apart from that loveable,big red oaf.” — The Graphic Novel Reporter
• “Davis’ work on B.P.R.D. with Mignola, lead writer JohnArcudi, and colorist Dave Stewart...has been one of thepast decade’s absolute high-water marks for superhero(or supernatural action, if you prefer) comics.” — ComicBook Resources
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTHVOLUME 3: RUSSIA
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTHVOLUME 4: THE LONG DEATHAND THE DEVIL’S ENGINE
MASS EFFECT VOLUME 4:HOMEWORLDS
Mass Effect 3 Lead Writer Mac Walters masterminds this new collection of action-packed tales from differentcorners of the Mass Effect universe! These four essential stories from Walters and the writers of Mass Effect3 star characters central to BioWare’s latest epic, including James Vega, Tali, Garrus, and Liara, in adventuresthat reveal their unbreakable connections to their homeworlds.
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KEY SELLING POINTS:• From the writers of Mass Effect 3, including Lead Writer Mac Walters.
• Art by Gary Brown and Mass Effect veterans Omar Francia and Eduardo Francisco.
• The Mass Effect series is the most beloved saga in gaming!
• “To say [Dark Horse’sMass Effect] comics have been good would be a gross understatement. They havefrankly been stellar.” — DualShockers.com
Writer: Various Artist: VariousSize: 7 x 10, 96 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 12/4/2012
ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-946-7Price: $16.99 (CAN: $18.99)
BACKLISTART OF THE MASS EFFECT UNIVERSE(ISBN: 978-1-59582-768-5)
MASS EFFECT VOLUME 1:REDEMPTION(ISBN: 978-1-59582-481-3)
MASS EFFECT VOLUME 2: EVOLUTION(ISBN: 978-1-59582-759-3)
MASS EFFECT VOLUME 3: INVASION(ISBN: 978-1-59582-867-5)
THE GOON VOLUME 11:THE DEFORMED OF BODY AND DEVIOUS OF MIND
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE NIGHT THATCHANGED THE LIFE OF ELIZA SCROOGE
Writer: Eric Powelland Evan DorkinArtist: Eric PowellSize: 7 x 10, 144 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/10/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-881-1Price: $16.99 (CAN: $18.99, £12.99)
Writer: Charles Dickensand Rod EspinosaArtist: Rod EspinosaSize: 6.75 x 10.25, 100 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 10/16/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-991-7Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)
Sparkly, skinny-jean wearin’ vampires, wiener-eatin’ hoboes,multinational midgets, and 2010 Queen of Burlesque star RoxiDLite are just a few of the obstacles Goon and Franky are upagainst in this new Goon collection! Plus, guest writer EvanDorkin (Milk and Cheese, Beasts of Burden) pits Goon againstthe horrendous, bacon-eating behemoth, the Ten-In-One!
Charles Dickens’s holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, is givena fresh twist — with a female Scrooge! Rod Espinosa (TheCourageous Princess) adapts and illustrates this story of themiserly Eliza Scrooge, who is visited by the ghosts of the past,present, and future on one fateful Christmas eve.
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KEY SELLING POINTS:• Eisner and Ignatz Award–nominated Rod Espinosa bringsa classic tale to life!
• “Espinosa’s influences seem to be equal parts Grimm fairytales, animated Disney films, the Wizard of Oz andJapanese manga, and the work is meticulously renderedin a seductive palette of brights and shadows.” —Publishers Weekly
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Featuring a Goon story written by Evan Dorkin!
• “Eric Powell’s great series The Goon deftly combineslowbrow humor with unexpected emotional depth in itsongoing story of a big, not-so dumb guy who does battlewith zombies in a town seemingly dreamt up by TomWaits.” — The Onion A.V. Club
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Writer: Richard Matheson,Stephen King, Joe Hill,and Chris Ryall
Artist: Nelsonand Raffa Garres
Size: 6.5 x 10.25, 120 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/31/2012
ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-282-9Price: $24.99 (CAN: $31.50, £18.99)
Acclaimed novelist/Eisner-winning graphic novelist Joe Hill collaborated with his father, Stephen King, in Throttle, for the firsttime on a tale that paid tribute to Richard Matheson’s classic tale, Duel. Now, IDW is proud to present comic-book tellings ofboth stories in Road Rage, adapted by Chris Ryall with art by Nelson Daniel and Rafa Garres.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Stephen King has sold 350 million books worldwide!
• Stephen King is a recipient of the Bram Stoker, World Fantasy, British Fantasy Society, Hugo, International Horror Guild,and O. Henry Awards, as well as the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National BookFoundation and the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writersof America.
• Joe Hill’s first comics work, Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft, was listed by Wizard magazine as one of its hottestgraphic novels of ‘08.
• A recipient of the Bram Stoker Award & British Fantasy Award for Best Fiction Collection (20th Century Ghosts), as wellas Best Short Story (Best New Horror) and Fantasy Award for Best Novella (Voluntary Committal), New York Timesbestselling author, Joe Hill, reached #8 with his first novel, Heart-Shaped Box.
THE CROWMIDNIGHT LEGENDSVOLUME 1: DEAD TIME
Writer: James O’ Barrand John WagnerArtist: Alex MaleevSize: 6.5 x 10.25, 104 pagesFormat: Softcover,Black & WhitePublication Date: 8/7/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-275-1Price: $17.99(CAN: $22.50, £13.50)
After a ten year hiatus, James O’Barr returned to The Crowwith Dead Time, a story he envisioned as new Crow film. A taleof grief, reincarnation, and long-sought vengeance, Dead Timeis adapted by John Wagner and illustrated by AlexanderMaleev.
Writer: Tom Waltzand Kevin EastmanArtist: Dan DuncanSize: 6.5 x 10.25, 104 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 9/18/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-405-2Price: $17.99(CAN: $22.50, £13.50)
The Turtles’ home in the sewers is destroyed thanks to a sin-ister team-up between Baxter Stockman and Old Hob. Nowthat the Turtles are homeless, with one of their own captured,things have never looked bleaker for our heroes. Andenter...THE SHREDDER!
INFESTATION 2VOLUME 2
Writer: Mike Raichtand Chuck DixonArtist: ValentineDeLandro and Guido GuidiSize: 6.5 x 10.25, 104 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/24/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-280-5Price: $17.99(CAN: $22.50, £13.50)
The Lovecraftian monsters invade the worlds of The Trans-formers and G.I. Joe! It’s a steam-punk world in the grips ofpanic as terrifying beings from the depths of the ocean cor-rupt both humans and Decepticons! Meanwhile, Cobra hasgone too far and opened a portal to a realm of violence andmadness! As squadron after squadron of Cobra Vipers fallsunder the thrall of the Elder Gods there seems no way to stopthe hideous transformations that are taking place. Can SnakeEyes stop it?
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJATURTLES CLASSICS VOLUME 2
Writer: VariousArtist: VariousSize: 6.5 x 10.25, 104 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 9/11/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-357-4Price: $17.99(CAN: $22.50, £13.50)
The original stories of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comeroaring back to shelves — in all-new, full color — with the lineof Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics trade paperbacks!Volume 2 contains Mirage Studios issues #22 and #23, alongwith a collection of stories from the Shell Shock TP, including“Bottoming Out,” “Junkman,” “O Deed,” “A Splinter in the Eyeof God?”, and “Meanwhile... 1,000,000 B.C.”
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KEY SELLING POINTS:• The Crow has been translated into almost a dozenlanguages and has sold over a quarter-million copiesworldwide
• The Crow was adapted into a film of the same name in1994. Three film sequels, a television series, andnumerous books and comic books have also beensubsequently produced.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Nickelodeon has developed a new CGI animated TMNTtelevision cartoon series for Fall 2012.
• A new TMNT movie by Michael Bay (Transformers) isscheduled to hit theaters in December 2013.
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJATURTLES VOLUME 3:SHADOWS OF THE PAST
MAGIC: THE GATHERINGVOLUME 1
Get ready, Magic: The Gathering fans, there’s a newPlaneswalker in town! In search of greater magical knowledgeand on the hunt for the people who destroyed his town, DackFayden is the greatest thief in the Multiverse. When he gets hishands on his latest prize, though, he has no idea where it willlead him — or to who
Adapted from the popular novels by R.A. Salvatore, Dungeons& Dragons: Forgotten Realms - Legends of Drizzt Omnibus Vol-ume 2 delivers three graphic novels in the Icewind Dale Trilogy— The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, and The Halfling’sGem— into one great book!
KISS GREATEST HITSVOLUME 1
In 1977, Kiss was not only the biggest band in the world, theywere the biggest comic-book stars around! For the first timeever, both classic Marvel Super Specials are collected in onein trade paperback, with story and art from Stan Lee, JohnBuscema, John Romita Jr., and more! Featuring an all-newcover recreation by Kiss: Avatars cover artist Nick Runge!
30 DAYS OF NIGHTVOLUME 2
As Alice Blood debates her future with the FBI, a new threatfrom the North comes to America. But as word of the BarrowMassacre reaches Los Angeles, Agent Blood knows she canno longer stay away from her duty. Something wicked is com-ing her way, and all the agents of Project Red will be unable tostem the bloody tide!
Writer: R. A. Salvatoreand Andrew DabbArtist: Val Semekis andTim SeeleySize: 6 x 9, 460 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 9/25/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-395-6Price: $17.99(CAN: $22.50, £13.50)
Writer: Matt ForbeckArtist: Martin CoccoloSize: 6.5 x 10.25, 104 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/10/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-288-7Price: $17.99(CAN: $22.50, £13.50)
Writer: Steve NilesArtist: Davide Furno andChristopher MittenSize: 6.5 x 10, 104 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 9/11/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-344-4Price: $17.99(CAN: $22.50, £13.50)
Writer: Stan Lee andRalph MacchioArtist: John Buscemaand John Romita, Jr.Size: 6.5 x 10.25, 144 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/3/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-226-3Price: $19.99(CAN: $31.25, £14.99)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner told analysts that Magic: The
Gathering is “...the largest game brand in the U.S.”
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Co-written by New York Times bestselling author, R.A.Salvatore.
• Inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying gameplayed by more than 30 million people!
• Drizzt Do’Urden is the most popular character from thefan-favorite Forgotten Realms setting.
KEY SELLING POINTS:See Gene Simmons on TV on his hit A&E show Gene Sim-mons Family Jewels!A new KISS album, Monster, releases with an accompany-ing tour.
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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS:FORGOTTEN REALMS – LEGENDOF DRIZZT OMNIBUS VOLUME 2
Writer: Scott Tipton andDenton TiptonArtist: J. K. WoodwardSize: 6.5 x 10.25, 104 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 10/2/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-403-8Price: $17.99(CAN: $22.50, £13.50)
The two greatest science-fiction properties of all time crossover for the first time in history! When the Federation’s mostterrifying enemy strikes an unholy alliance with one of the Doc-tor’s most hated antagonists, the result is devastation on acosmic scale! Spanning the ends of space and time itself, Cap-tain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise findthemselves joining forces with the time-travelling Doctor andhis companions, with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the bal-ance!
DOCTOR WHO OMNIBUSVOLUME 1
Writer: VariousArtist: VariousSize: 420 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 9/11/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-348-2Price: $29.99 (CAN: $34.99)
This omnibus collects three volumes of Doctor Who tales, allinvolving the Tenth Doctor as portrayed by David Tennant. Thecollection begins with Agent Provocateur as someone is on thehunt for The Doctor and Martha Jones. Next, Through Timeand Space, a collection of six one-shot stories. The omnibusconcludes with The Forgotten, a story in which The Doctor isstranded in a strange museum dedicated to him, featuring ap-pearances by all 10 Doctors!
SPIKE:THE COMPLETE SERIES
Writer: Brian LynchArtist: Franco Urru,Nicola Zanni, andStephen MooneySize: 6.5 x 10.25, 200 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/24/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-285-0Price: $29.99(CAN: $37.50, £22.50)
Spike is out on his own, away from Angel’s watchful eye, andin charge of his own destiny. Old flames and new challengesarise as Spike faces a crazed killer, Wolfram & Hart, and theconsequences of having a soul. Connects the After The Fallstoryline to the subsequent Buffy: Season 8 series.
GHOSTBUSTERS OMNIBUSVOLUME 1
Writer: VariousArtist: VariousSize: 6 x 9, 280 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 9/18/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-441-0Price: $24.99 (CAN: $31.25)
Get ready Ghostbusters fans, because three complete talesare collected here in the Ghostbusters Omnibus! Including“Displaced Aggression,” “The Other Side,” and “Haunted Hol-idays,” you’ll see Peter, Ray, Egon, and Winston travel acrosstime, venture to hell, and celebrate the holidays as only theGhostbusters can!
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KEY SELLING POINTS:• Just in time for Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary and J.J.Abrams’ new Star Trek film coming in May ’13.
• There have been hundreds of highly-popular Star Trekprose novels and more than 200 Doctor Who novelspublished.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• All six seasons of Doctor Who have been a ratingssuccess for BBC-America.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• The American Film Institute ranked Ghostbusters 28th inits list of the top 100 comedies of all time.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Created by creative powerhouse, Joss Whedon.
• Builds upon the outrageously popular Buffy/Angel storylines.
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G.I. JOE: COBRA COMMANDVOLUME 2
Writer: Chuck Dixon andMatt CostaArtist: Alex Cal andBeni LobelSize: 6.5 x 10.25, 120 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/24/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-278-2Price: $19.99(CAN: $24.99, £14.99)
The new Cobra Commander is on a path of conquest and de-struction. The G.I. Joe, Snake Eyes, and Cobra story lines con-verge in this second volume as the Joes struggle to survive.Everything changes here! Who lives — who dies — who wins?The answers aren’t what you expect, and the foundation forthe future of G.I. Joe starts here!
G.I. JOE FIELD MANUALVOLUME 1
Writer: VariousArtist: VariousSize: 208 pagesFormat: Softcover,Black & WhitePublication Date: 9/11/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-348-2Price: $19.99(CAN: $24.99, £14.99)
Relive your favorite memories of the classic G.I. Joe: A RealAmerican Hero cartoon with an amazing archive of beautifulanimation models. From Roadblock to Zartan, the Skystriker tothe H.I.S.S. Tank, the Weather Dominator to the U.S.S. Flagg— all of your favorite characters, vehicles, and world-con-quering devices are present in this amazing volume. Thrill tonever-before-published production artwork and behind-the-scenes designs.
Writer: Larry HamaArtist: Herb Trimpe, Mike Vosberg, and Ron WagnerSize: 7 x 11, 300 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 10/2/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-396-3Price: $49.99 (CAN: $62.50, £37.99)
This is G.I. Joe like you’ve never seen it before. Presenting the fullrun of original Real American Hero, Special Missions, and Year-book tales, placed in proper reading order and collected in hand-some hardcover volumes. Presiding over this project is legendarypop culture aficionado Mark W. Bellomo.
Writer: Larry HamaArtist: VariousSize: 6.5 x 10.25, 104 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 10/2/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-396-3Price: $49.99(CAN: $62.50, £37.99)
The stories that inspired G.I. Joe: Retaliation! This summer’shottest action movie draws its inspiration from the comic thatthrilled a generation! Reprinted here are the famed “Silent In-terlude,” plus the first appearances of Roadblock, Duke, Flint,Lady Jaye, and the original Joe himself — Joe Colton!
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KEY SELLING POINTS:• Second movie G.I. Joe: Retaliation is scheduled forrelease June 29, 2012.
G.I. JOE: THE COMPLETECOLLECTION VOLUME 1
G.I. JOE:ROOTS OF RETALIATION
G.I. JOE/TRANSFORMERSVOLUME 1
The worlds of G.I. Joe and The Transformers combine in thisfirst volume of crossovers. Contains the 4-issue G.I. Joe andThe Transformers limited series, plus issues #139-142 of Mar-vel’s G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. Megatron and Cobra ver-sus the Joes and the Autobots — who will come out on top?
TRANSFORMERS:AUTOCRACY
Before Optimus became a Prime... he fought for order. BeforeMegatron became a conqueror... he fought for freedom. Be-fore they were enemies... they stood against — Autocracy!
TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS INDISGUISE VOLUME 1
The war for Cybertron is over — now the hard part begins!Bumblebee and his fellow Autobots struggle to maintain con-trol of a world without Optimus Prime! Bumblebee’s provisionalgovernment is struggling and Prowl defends it against the De-cepticons, but how far will he go — and who will chose tostand by his side?
TRANSFORMERS: MORE THANMEETS THE EYE VOLUME 1
The ultimate Transformers saga begins here!More Than MeetsThe Eye reunites the fan-favorite creative team behind LastStand of the Wreckers and sends the Transformers on an epicquest to the farthest reaches of the Transformers Universe —and beyond! Also includes the one-shot Death of OptimusPrime.
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KEY SELLING POINTS:• Globally popular franchise since 1984, with billions ofdollars in retail sales.
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie grossed over800 million worldwide.
• The first Transformers movie grossed over $700 millionworldwide and had the #1 selling DVD of 2007.
Writer: Michael Higginsand Larry HamaArtist: VariousSize: 192 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 9/11/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-278-2Price: $19.99(CAN: $24.99, £14.99)
Writer: Chris Metzen andFlint DilleArtist: Livio RamondelliSize: 6.5 x 10.25, 120 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/17/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-290-4Price: $19.99(CAN: $24.99, £14.99)
Writer: John BarberArtist: Andrew GriffithSize: 6.5 x 10.25, 120 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/31/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-290-4Price: $19.99(CAN: $24.99, £14.99)
Writer: James RobertsArtist: Nick Roche andAlex MilneSize: 6.5 x 10.25, 128 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/3/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-235-5Price: $19.99(CAN: $24.99, £14.99)
Fine artist, illustrator, and comics creator Molly Crabapple cap-tures the absurdity of modern life in intricate, theatrical detailin her fine art work. In a new 48-Page book from IDW, you canget Molly’s art in gorgeous full-color, work that’s decoratedglamorous nightclubs, museums and galleries, and protestsigns and occupied spaces around the country. ComedianMargaret Cho contributes the Foreward.
ROCKETEER ADVENTURESVOLUME 2
The second all-new, all-great Rocketeer Adventures anthologyis crammed with great creators doing terrific Rocketeer storiesby these high-flying talents: Marc Guggenhein, Sandy Plun-kett, Peter David, Paul Dini, Bill Morrison, Bill Sienkiewicz, Wal-ter Simonson, Louise Simonson, John Paul Leon, ColinWillson, Stan Sakai, David Lapham, Chris Sprouse, Matt Wag-ner, Eric Canete, David Mandel, J Bone, and Michael Golden.
PARKER: THE HUNTER
Betrayed by the woman he loved and double-crossed by hispartner in crime, Parker makes his way cross-country withonly one thought burning in his mind — to coldly exact hisrevenge and reclaim what was taken from him! For fans ofgritty in-your-face crime-fiction graphic novels, there is nocomparison.
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Writer: Richard Stark andDarwyn CookeArtist: Darwyn CookeSize: 6 x 9, 160 pagesFormat: Softcover, Black & WhitePublication Date: 9/18/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-399-4Price: $17.99 (CAN: $22.50, £13.50)
Writer: VariousArtist: VariousSize: 6.5 x 10.25, 136 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 9/25/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-401-4Price: $24.99 (CAN: $31.25)
Writer: Molly CrabappleArtist: Molly CrabappleSize: 8.5 x 11, 48 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/31/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-273-7Price: $12.99(CAN: $12.50, £9.99)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Richard Stark (AKA Donald Westlake) was a masterwriter of crime fiction and Parker is arguably his greatestcreation - an upcoming movie version starring JasonStatham and Jennifer Lopez will be released this fall.
• Master storyteller Darwyn Cooke has won nearly everyaward available to comics creators. The Hunter earnedthe comics Auteur more Eisner and Harvey awards forhis already crowded mantle.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Featured in six solo art exhibitions and dozens of groupexhibitions from 2003 to 2011.
• Molly has worked on a number of comics, creating thegraphic novel Scarlett Takes Manhattan, drawing storiesfor two Marvel anthologies Strange Tales Volume 2 andGirl Comics Volume 2, as well as providing art for the webcomics Backstage at Act-i-vate and Puppet Makers atZuda.
ART OF MOLLY CRABAPPLEVOLUME 2:
DEVIL IN THE DETAILS
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THE DARKNESS COMPENDIUM VOLUME 2
WITCHBLADE COMPENDIUM VOLUME 3
The twisted journey of Jackie Estacado, bearer of The Dark-ness, an elemental force that allows those who wield it ac-cess to an otherworldly dimension and control over thedemons who dwell there, continues! Follow Jackie as he re-turns from Hell itself to seek revenge against the Franchettimob family, rises to Don, becomes a Kingpin, and falls fromgrace in these stories by Top Cow’s Finest.
Sara Pezzini, New York Police Detective and bearer of theWitchblade, discovers she is with child, gives up the Witch-blade, becomes a mother, finds herself overwhelmed by thedark side of the Witchblade, and eventually finds she mustchoose between the Witchblade and her career - all col-lected in this volume!
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Writer: VariousArtist: VariousSize: 1280 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/10/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-282-9Price: $69.99 (CAN: $74.99, £52.99)
Writer: VariousArtist: VariousSize: 1280 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/10/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-282-9Price: $69.99 (CAN: $74.99, £52.99)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• The Darkness was co-created by Top Cow founder MarcSilvestri and Garth Ennis (Preacher).
• The stories in this volume served as the direct inspirationfor The Darkness video game.
SUPER DINOSAUR VOLUME 2
The never-ending action continues! The fate of the worldrests on the shoulders of a ten year-old kid and his bestfriend, a nine-foot tall Tyrannosaurus Rex who loves to playvideo games. New enemies, new adventures, and newweapons await Derek Dynamo and Super Dinosaur!
INVINCIBLE VOLUME 16
The aftermath of the Viltrumite War continues on! Mark is un-prepared for the challenges his brother Oliver and Allen theAlien set before him... get ready for a beat down in the grandInvincible fashion!
THE WALKING DEAD VOLUME 16
Rick discovers that there are communities of survivorsnearby, and begins to explore a larger world.
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Writer: Robert KirkmanArtist: Ryan OttleySize: 136 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date:7/17/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60706-579-1Price: $16.99(CAN: $18.99, £12.99)
Writer: Robert KirkmanArtist: Jason HowardSize: 112 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date:7/10/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60706-568-5Price: $12.99(CAN: $16.99, £9.99)
Writer: Robert KirkmanArtist: Charlie AdlardSize: 136 pagesFormat: Softcover, Black & WhitePublication Date: 6/19/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-60706-559-3Price: $14.99 (CAN: $18.99, £10.99)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Written by Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead).
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Written by Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead).
MICE TEMPLARVOLUME 3
Winter has come to the Shadow Time. The Druid High Priestclaims the vacant throne and unleashes a wave of tyranny.Civil war looms between rats and weasels. The legend of“Karic Lives” sparks rebellion. While the hero Karic lies in afeverish coma, unable to wake: yet his dreams are a portal tothe Outer Darkness, where the accursed evil of Donas theNathair lays claim to Karic’s very soul!
LI’L DEPRESSED BOYVOLUME 3
After recent heartbreak and road trip adventures, The Li’l De-pressed Boy needs to put his life together. Step One: Find ajob. But even gainful employment can’t take the edge off thepressure of asking a new crush on a date.
HEART
Witness the rise of cage fighter Oren “Rooster” Redmond inthis gritty tale of self-discovery illustrated by Kevin Mellonand written by Blair Butler (G4’s Attack of the Show).Packed with flying knees, crazy submissions, dudes gettingpunched in the face, and a narrative Alex Zalban at MTVGeek calls, “Something exciting and different. In a worldawash with generic stardom stories, this one rings true.”
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Writer: Blair ButlerArtist: Kevin MellonSize: 120 pagesFormat: Softcover, Black & WhitePublication Date: 7/24/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-60706-578-4Price: $12.99 (CAN: $16.99, £9.99)
Writer: Steven S. StrubleArtist: Sina GraceSize: 112 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date:7/24/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60706-527-2Price: $12.99(CAN: $16.99, £9.99)
Writer: Bryan J. L. Glassand Michael Avon OemingArtist: Michael AvonOeming and Victor SantosSize: 120 pagesFormat: Hardcover,Full ColorPublication Date:7/10/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60706-457-2Price: $29.99(CAN: $37.50, £22.50)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Blair Butler is host of G4’s Attack of the Show.
• “Heart is a comic worth taking a chance with. It ain’tsuperheroey, it ain’t in color, and it ain’t your run of themill comic. What it is is some powerful reading.” – Ain’tIt Cool News.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Two-time Harvey Award-winning series from theacclaimed writer of Thor: First Thunder and the co-creatorof Powers and Takio!
ELEPHANTMEN VOLUME 5:DEVILISH FUNCTIONS
Collects “Man and Elephantman” and “The Killing Season,”volume five is packed with extras, including art by J. ScottCampbell and the shocking “strip” from last year’s LibertyAnnual by Starkings and Kane.
SAVAGE DRAGON ULTIMATECOLLECTION VOLUME 1
This collection contains the entire mini-series introducing theworld’s first superpowered police officer, The Dragon #1-5,and the very first arc of his ongoing series, Savage Dragon#1-7.
FATALE VOLUME 1: DEATH CHASES ME
Secrets, lies, horror, lust and monsters from the time beforetime all collide! In present day, a man meets a woman whohe becomes instantly obsessed with, and in the 1950s, thissame woman destroys the lives of all those who cross herpath, on a quest for... what?
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Writer: Erik LarsenArtist: Erik LarsenSize: 7.5 x 11, 360 pagesFormat: Hardcover,Full ColorPublication Date:7/10/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60706-069-7Price: $34.99(CAN: $43.99, £25.99)
Writer: Richard StarkingsArtist: Axel Medellin andShaky KaneSize: 7 x 10, 312 pagesFormat: Hardcover,Full ColorPublication Date:7/24/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60706-457-2Price: $34.99(CAN: $43.99, £25.99)
Writer: Ed BrubakerArtist: Kevin MellonSize: 144 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/24/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-60706-563-0Price: $14.99 (CAN: $18.99, £10.99)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• The monthly comic series has been a huge hit,consistently selling out each month, and the first issuehas gone into its fifth printing!
• Brubaker is the writer behind the “Death of CaptainAmerica” storyline.
The Pigs break into San Quentin Penitentiary to kill a crimi-nal, but find an entire army of neo-Nazis waiting for them!
BLUE ESTATE VOLUME 3
It’s all been leading to this: the stakes are high, the chipsare down and the cards are on the table as Season One ofthe critically acclaimed Hollywood crime epic goes out witha bang! Uneasy allies face off against ruthless killers whena mob hit goes wrong in this supercool, bonus-packed newtrade paperback.
THE MONOLITH
We are introduced to Alice Cohen, a down and out ex-junkie who inherits a house in Brooklyn from her deceasedgrandmother. Alice discovers her diary and begins to readthe tale of a lost love and revenge that begins in the facto-ries of New York during the depression and shows the cre-ation of a monster bent on revenge for the slaying of a goodhonest man.
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Writer: Jimmy Palmiotti andJustin GrayArtist: Phil WinsladeSize: 96 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/17/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-60706-574-6Price: $17.99 (CAN: $19.99, £13.50)
Writer: Viktor Kalvachevand Andrew OsborneArtist: Toby Cypress andVariousSize: 120 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date:7/24/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60706-501-2Price: $12.99(CAN: $16.99, £9.99)
Writer: Nate Cosby andBen McCoolArtist: Breno Tamura andWill SlineySize: 112 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date: 7/3/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60706-554-8Price: $12.99(CAN: $16.99, £9.99)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• From the fan-favorite team of Palmiotti and Gray (The
Pro, Jonah Hex)!
PIGS VOLUME 2
Additional Publishers
Like galaxies colliding, the combination of two of AntarcticPress’s first and biggest how-to volumes is producing some-thing of immense and incredible power! Nearly 400-pages ofcosmic-level instruction from luminaries like Ben Dunn, FredPerry, Rod Espinosa, Adam Warren, and David Hutchison willmake your manga shine in the heavens!
This edition collects Dreamworks Animation’s and Ape Enter-tainment’s acclaimed Kung-Fu Panda mini-series, as well asuntold tales of Kung-Fu legend! So grab a bowl of noodles,put your feet up, and dig in to this exciting chronicle, explor-ing the newly crowned Dragon Warrior’s further adventures!
GORDON THE GIRAFFE
Gordon lives with his mother in the hidden kingdom ofUgladunga. Every day the kids meet to play the game Mu-lunga Doo in pairs: one boy and one girl. When Gordon isasked to play the game by Gary, the other young giraffeslaugh at them and ask Gordon if he is a girl. Hurt, Gordonflees to his mother who tells him that he must follow hisheart. In the end, Gordon teaches the other boy giraffes thatthey should love everyone—even those who are differentfrom themselves.
On Mars, in the year 2339, the only thing that doesn’t suck isthe music! Based on the smash hit web comic, Free Mars isa gritty sci-fi rock opera set against the backdrop of adystopian Mars colony in the year 2339. As civil war loomson the Red Planet, the Revolution finds an unlikely symbol inthe form of a punk band. The group quickly discovers, how-ever, that their new fame comes at a price.
Publisher:Antarctic PressWriter: VariousArtist: VariousSize: 8.5 x 11, 384 pagesFormat: Softcover,Black & WhitePublication Date:7/10/2012ISBN-13:978-0-9837934-8-9Price: $29.95(CAN: $29.95)
Publisher:Ape EntertainmentWriter: Matt AndersonArtist: Christine Larsenand CV DesignsSize: 172 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date: 8/7/2012ISBN-13:978-1-937676-22-3Price: $14.99(CAN: $18.99, £10.99)
Publisher: ArcanaWriter: Bruce BrownArtist: A. SheltonSize: 50 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date:10/15/2012ISBN-13:978-1-937676-21-6Price: $14.99(CAN: $18.99, £10.99)
Publisher:Ape EntertainmentWriter: Dave PauwelsArtist:Nicolas GiacondinoSize: 6 x 9, 172 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date: 8/7/2012ISBN-13:978-1-937676-21-6Price: $14.99(CAN: $18.99, £10.99)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• How-to books continue to be one of the best-sellinggenres on the market.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• The first Kung Fu Panda film was the #1 worldwideanimated theatrical release, grossing over $360 million atthe box office, and was the #1 animated movie DVD ofthe year.
• Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness is currentlyairing on Nickelodeon.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Print collection of the webcomic.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• In children’s book format for young readers.
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FREE MARS: RIOT GIRLS
HOW TO DRAW MANGAMEGA-SIZE VOLUME 1
KUNG FU PANDA: EVERYONE ISKUNG-FU FIGHTING
BARBARA
Publisher:Digital Manga PublishingWriter: Osamu TezukaArtist: Osamu TezukaSize: 440 pagesFormat: Softcover, Black & WhitePublication Date: 9/11/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-56970-282-6Price: $19.95 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)
Wandering the packed tunnels of Shinjuku Station, famousauthor Yosuke Mikura makes a strange discovery: a seem-ingly homeless drunk woman who can quote French poetry.He takes her home for a bath and a drink, and before longBarbara has made herself into Mikura’s shadow. But Mikuragrows obsessed with discovering her secrets, tangling withthugs, sadists, magical curses, and mythical beings — allthe while wondering whether he, himself, is still sane?
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THE ANCIENT OAK
A princess struggles to save her kingdom from an ever-last-ing winter. Will a stranger save the Kingdom or destroy it?The Ancient Oak is an all ages fable that teaches the impor-tance of doing the right thing.
FLASH GORDON:KING OF THE IMPOSSIBLE
After the (literal) Earth-shattering events of Flash Gordon: TheVengeance of Ming, Flash finds himself back on Mongo, butwith no memory of who he is. “Adopted” by a barbarian clanin Tropica, Flash is soon drafted into Ming’s Legion of theDoomed, only to realize that if he wants his freedom — andthat of all of Mongo — he must fight back!
KEY SELLING POINTS:• The father of modern anime and manga, Osamu Tezuka(1928-1989) is the creator of iconic characters includingAstro Boy and Kimba the White Lion, as well as theauthor of many acclaimed adult manga includingBuddha and Ode to Kirihito.
Publisher: ArcanaWriter:Sean Patrick O’ReillyArtist: Chris UmingaSize: 30 pagesFormat: Softcover,Black & WhitePublication Date:8/15/2012ISBN-13:978-0-9837934-8-9Price: $5.95(CAN: $5.95, £4.50)
Publisher:Ardden EntertainmentWriter: Brendan DeenanArtist: Eduardo GarciaSize: 80 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date:7/10/2012ISBN-13:978-1-62154-059-5Price: $12.99(CAN: $16.99, £9.99)
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Publisher:Dynamite Entertainment
Writer: Kevin Smithand Phil HesterArtist: Jonathan LiuISBN-13: 978-1-60690-343-8Price: $29.99 (CAN: $29.99, £22.50)
Smith unleashes The Bionic Man into the 21st century as only he can, with an innovative take on this classic character thatwill show you The Bionic Man with a whole new set of powers and abilities — not to mention enemies!
Size: 6.75 x 10.25, 248 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/10/2012
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Written by acclaimed filmmaker Kevin Smith (Clerks, Comic Book Men).
KEVIN SMITH’S THE BIONIC MANVOLUME 1:
SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
THE ART OF HOWARD CHAYKIN
TOTAL RECALLVOLUME 1
Legendary for what he has done on the page and infamousfor what he has said off it, Howard Chaykin ranks among thesuperstars of modern comics. Go behind the scenes with thecreator and experience the stories of his life as only he cantell them. Filled with no-holds-barred perspective from hislongtime friends and colleagues, and featuring an extensiveselection of artwork from throughout his career, includingmany never-before-published pieces from Chaykin’s ownarchives.
Inspired by the hit 1990 science fiction movie, Total Recall!Read the story of what happens next! Having killed Cohaa-gen and given Mars an atmosphere, Douglas Quaid (the manwho was Hauser) simply wants to live out the remainder ofhis life with the woman of his dreams, Melina. But, how canQuaid have his happily ever after with Mars in chaos, newenemies coming to the red planet, and a mysterious strangerwalking about?
Publisher:Dynamite EntertainmentWriter: Robert GreenbergerArtist: Howard ChaykinSize: 9 x 12, 200 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/10/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-60690-169-4Price: $29.99 (CAN: $34.99, £22.50)
Publisher:Dynamite EntertainmentWriter: Vince MooreArtist: Cezar RazekSize: 6.75 x 10.25, 104 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/10/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-60690-223-3Price: $16.99 (CAN: $19.99, £12.99)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• The Art of Howard Chaykin takes readers on an in-depthjourney from the 1970s to today with one of themedium’s great storytellers.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• The new Total Recall film is set for release August 3,2012.
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WARLORD OF MARSVOLUME 2
John Carter disappeared from Mars as mysteriously as he ar-rived. Days before he did, an unknown assassin murderedthe guardian of the Red Planet’s life support system. Carter,himself, is implicated in the horrific crime, and it’s up to hisprincess, Dejah Thoris, to clear his name. That would betough enough, but someone is trying to kill Dejah, too!
KIRBY: GENESIS VOLUME 1
The Pioneer 10 space probe carried a message to the stars.Now an answer’s on the way — but not one we expected!When it arrives, the lives of three ordinary people — and theentire world — will be changed forever! This is the begin-ning. This is THE Genesis! Featuring Captain Victory, SilverStar, and more of Jack Kirby’s greatest concepts, includingcharacters never-before-seen in comics form!
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Publisher:Dynamite EntertainmentWriter: Kurt BusiekArtist: Jackson Herbert andAlex RossSize: 6.75 x 10.25, 232 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 9/11/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-60690-342-1Price: $29.99 (CAN: $29.99, £22.50)
Publisher:Dynamite EntertainmentWriter: Arvid NelsonArtist: Stephen Sadowskiand Edgar SalazarSize: 6.75 x 10.25, 264 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date:9/11/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60690-223-3Price: $24.99(CAN: $29.99, £18.99)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• The team behind the legendary series Marvels returns topay tribute to one of comics’ greateat creators!
The first of The Boys’ two concluding stories is collectedhere. Don’t miss this second-to-last collection, featuring is-sues #60-65, along with a complete cover art gallery by Dar-ick Robertson.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• “The Boys is worth the pick-up almost every month,especially if you’re looking to spice up your steady diet ofsuperhero with something a little bit moresuperhero/indy.” — Tres Komikeros
• “The payoff is right around the corner!” — Biff! Bam!Crash!
Publisher:Dynamite EntertainmentWriter: Garth EnnisArtist: Russ BraunSize: 6.75 x 10.25, 144 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date: 7/3/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60690-341-4Price: $19.99(CAN: $24.99)
THE BOYS VOLUME 11:OVER THE HILL
WITH THE SWORDS OFA THOUSAND MEN
GRAPHIC CLASSICSVOLUME 23:
HALLOWEEN CLASSICS
Featured are Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Legend of SleepyHollow”, Arthur Conan Doyle’s “Lot No. 249”, Mark Twain’s“A Curious Dream”, H.P. Lovecraft’s “Cool Air”, and a comicsadaptation of the film “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”.
THE OVERSTREETCOMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE
VOLUME 42
The 42nd edition includes all new insights and features andalong with the most comprehensive listing of comics, all newentries in the Overstreet Hall of Fame, and more.
THE SPIDER:JUDGE, JURY,& EXECUTIONER
Justice served! The very first Spider wide-vision comic col-lection ever! Get the complete run of the first series of themost violent and relentless crime fighter of all time!
Reprinting all of the dailies and Sunday strips (in digitally re-constructed color) this book will be the final word on this popculture icon. The strip, which was distributed to newspapersby the Phoenix Features Syndicate ran for only one year,1953-1954, but what a year it was!
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Publisher:Eureka ProductionsWriter: VariousArtist: VariousSize: 7 x 10, 144 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date:9/18/2012ISBN-13:978-0-9825630-5-2Price: $17.95(CAN: $22.50)
Publisher:Gemstone PublishingWriter: Robert E.OverstreetArtist: VariousSize: 7 x 9, 1136 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date:7/24/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60360-137-5Price: $29.95(CAN: $29.99, £18.99)
Publisher: Hermes PressWriter: Mickey Spillane,Ed Robbins, and Joe GillArtist: Ed RobbinsSize: 9 x 12, 192 pagesFormat: Hardcover,Full ColorPublication Date:9/11/2012ISBN-13:978-1-61345-025-3Price: $49.99(CAN: $49.50, £37.99)
Publisher: MoonstoneWriter: Robin WayneBailey and Will MurrayArtist: Anthony J. Kosarand Cortney SkinnerSize: 6.75 x 10.25, 132 pagesFormat: Softcover,Black & WhitePublication Date:7/10/2012ISBN-13:978-1-936814-25-1Price: $12.95(CAN: $13.45)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Painted in cinematic noir grayscale “widevision” forlonger reading pleasure!
• As told by expert pulp writers Will Murray, CJHenderson, and Robin W. Bailey!
KEY SELLING POINTS:• “A truly outstanding series of graphic novel adaptations ofclassic works of literature.” — James A. Cox, MidwestBook Review
• “The Graphics Classics series reminds us of the comicgenre’s literary potential and harkens back to the popularorigins of much of our most revered literature.” — KristianWilliams, In These Times Magazine
KEY SELLING POINTS:• The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide is considered by manyto be the premiere authority on comic book pricing
• Perfect for both new collectors and seasoned enthusiasts
MIKEY SPILLANE’S FROM THEFILES OF MIKE HAMMER:THE COMPLETE DAILIES AND
SUNDAYS VOLUME 1
Publisher: Oni PressWriter: Bryan Lee O’Malley
Artist: Bryan Lee O’Malleyand Nathan FairbairnISBN-13: 978-1-62010-000-4Price: $24.99 (CAN: $29.99)
The first in a series of brand-new hardcover editions, this remastered, 6”x9” hardcover presents Scott’s first “evil ex” battleas you’ve never seen it before — in full-color! Plus, previously unpublished extras and bonus materials make this mightytome one that’s required reading for Scottaholics everywhere!
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Size: 6 x 9, 192 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 8/8/2012
KEY SELLING POINTS:• This is the first time the popular Scott Pilgrim comics have been released in full color. The entire series will be gettingthis revamp, with the second volume to follow in November.
• The Scott Pilgrim vs. the World film adaptation is a genuine cult hit, and is currently airing in regular rotation on cabletelevision.
SCOTT PILGRIM COLOR VOLUME 1:PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE
THE SIXTH GUN VOLUME 4: ATOWN CALLED PENANCE
Traveling by secret railroad, Becky and Drake accompany anorder of mysterious priests on a quest to bury General Hume’sbody in holy ground. But, when malevolent forces spurred bya sinister necromancer stage a terrifying attack on the train,Drake vanishes without a trace! Alone, Becky continues herjourney to a secluded mountain fortress where she discovershow deeply her fate is entwined with that of the Sixth Gun.Meanwhile, Gord revisits a haunted mansion from his pasthoping to discover a means to destroy the Six, but the ghostshe stirs have no intention of letting his quest continue!
XOC: THE JOURNEYOF A GREAT WHITE
Xoc explores the ocean’s wonders through the eyes of agreat white as it treks from the Farallon Islands off the coastof California to the warm waters of Hawaii some 2,300 milesaway. Along its journey, the 17-foot shark encounters naturalprey and predators — from skittish seals to brazen orcas —as well as man-made impediments that threaten not only thegiant fish, but the balance of ocean’s ecology.
PENNY ARCADE VOLUME 8:MAGICAL KIDS IN DANGER
We understand there are a variety of child-rearing tech-niques, but exposing them to wizardism, or leaving themwith phylacteries, lycanthropes, and nosferatu don’t seemlike sound tactics. Is there a Bureau for Paranormal Chil-dren Services? They need a call about now. And tell themthis collection includes every Penny Arcade strip from 2007,handcrafted creator commentary from Jerry Holkins (TychoBrahe), mystical cover process from Mike Krahulik, and aforeward by Cliff Bleszinski.
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Publisher: Oni PressWriter: Matt DembickiArtist: Matt Dembickiand Evan KeelingSize: 6 x 9, 120 pagesFormat: Hardcover,Full ColorPublication Date:7/25/2012ISBN-13:978-1-62010-000-4Price: $19.99(CAN: $22.99, £14.99)
Publisher: Oni PressWriter: Cullen BunnArtist: Brian Hurtt,Bill Crabtree, andTylerCrookSize: 6.25 x 10.25, 120 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date:11/28/2012ISBN-13:978-1-934964-95-8Price: $19.99(CAN: $24.99, £14.99)
Publisher: Oni PressWriter: Jerry HolkinsArtist: Mike KrahulikSize: 7 x 9, 112 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 8/29/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-62010-006-6Price: $14.99 (CAN: $19.99, £10.99)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• The Penny Arcade comic strip has been running dailyonline since 1998 and boasts 4 million readers.
• The strip has spun-off into video games, an iOs app, anonline reality show, and the mega PAX Conventions,which have had upwards of more than 70,000 attendees.
• The Penny Arcade books contain exclusive content andcommentary not available on the website.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Soon to be a SyFy television series.
• Made multiple “Best of 2011” lists, including Comic BookResources and Comics Waiting Room.
• Cullen Bunn is the new writer of the seminal MarvelComics series Wolverine, and he has other new comics indevelopment at Oni Press.
Pinocchio’s wish to become a real boy has finally come true!Too bad he’s been left for dead in the middle of the Mediter-ranean with what’s left of the Great Puppet Theater, and hisbeloved Carlotta has fallen into the clutches of the vampires’dark lord. Bereft of his never-ending supply of stakes, Pinoc-chio must rely on a few new friends to continue his crusadeagainst the undead. But when the former slayer’s shockingorigin is revealed, will Pinocchio be willing to make the ulti-mate sacrifice to rout the vampire scourge?
PARIAHVOLUME 1
Brent Marks, a known Vitro, is desperately trying to live anormal high school life while suffering the slings and arrowsof being known as an uber-geek. But, things go from bad toworse when the Vitro community, en-masse, is blamed for afatal explosion in a military weapons lab and the subsequentrelease of a deadly toxin. Caught up in a global panic, theVitros become subject to a groundswell of persecution, asthey are declared terrorists and hunted down!
VISIONS OF WAR: THE ART OF WAYNE REYNOLDS
Take a journey through the amazing worlds of master artistWayne Reynolds with Visions of WAR, a retrospective ofmore than 10 years of work from today’s leading fantasy il-lustrator! Packed with full-color covers, interior art, andcard art from award-winning work on brands like thePathfinder Roleplaying Game, Dungeons & Dragons, Worldof Warcraft, Magic: The Gathering, and more, this excitingoverview includes behind-the-scenes stories about some offantasy’s most exciting images, as well as gorgeous paint-ings you’ve never seen before!
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KEY SELLING POINTS:• Aron Warner is the Academy Award-winning producer ofthe animated blockbuster Shrek series.
• Pariah is Warner’s first graphic novel series.
Publisher:Sea Lion BooksWriter: Philip Gelatt,Aron WarnerArtist: Brett WeldeleSize: 6.75 x 10, 120 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date:7/24/2012ISBN-13:978-0-9836131-5-2Price: $14.99(CAN: $19.99, £10.99)
Publisher:SLG PublishingWriter: Van JensenArtist: Dustin HigginsSize: 130 pagesFormat: Softcover,Black & WhitePublication Date:7/25/2012ISBN-13:978-1-59362-239-8Price: $10.95(CAN: $13.95, £8.25)
Publisher: Paizo PublishingArtist: Wayne ReynoldsSize: 8.5 x 11, 160 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 5/29/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-60125-425-2Price: $29.99 (CAN: $37.50, £22.50)
PINOCCHIO, VAMPIRE SLAYERVOLUME 3:
OF WOOD AND BLOOD PART 1
It’s the long-awaited return of James Kochalka’s massivelyinfluential and deceptively ambitious autobiography, Ameri-can Elf. Every day of his life is captured in a single comicstrip, sometimes profound and sometimes silly, but alwaysfull of the earnest Kochalka passion that led Hi-Fructose tocall him “an unrelenting force, sure to solve the oncomingenergy crisis,” and earned him the title of Cartoonist Laure-ate of Vermont. And it’s only gotten better over time!
In Chapter Three, the narrative draws to its cataclysmic closein London 2008. The magical child whose ominous cominghas been foretold for the past hundred years has now beenborn and has grown up to claim his dreadful heritage. Hispromised aeon of unending terror can commence, the worldcan now be ended starting with North London, and there isno League, extraordinary or otherwise, that now stands in hisway!
THE UNDERWATER WELDER
Pressure. As an underwater welder on an oilrig off the coast ofNova Scotia, Jack Joseph is used to the immense pressures ofdeep-sea work. Nothing, however, could prepare him for thepressures of impending fatherhood. As Jack dives deeper anddeeper, he seems to pull further and further away from his youngwife and their unborn son. But then, something happens deepon the ocean floor. Jack has a strange and mind-bending en-counter that will change the course of his life forever! AD
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KEY SELLING POINTS:• The long-awaited conclusion to the bestselling thirdseries of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen:CENTURY!
KEY SELLING POINTS:• James Kochalka’s American Elf is one of the longest-runningand most-respected webcomics on the internet, and hasinfluenced countless autobiographical imitators.
• “What makes American Elf so good is that it’s incrediblypersonal and it runs the full spectrum from super-sickeningsweetness to gut-wrenching terror and sorrow. It’s a funny andpowerfulwindow into a real person’smind.”—TonyMillionaire
KEY SELLING POINTS:• The next major graphic novel by Jeff Lemire, author of themulti-award-winning Essex County and the ongoing seriesSweet Tooth, Animal Man, and Frankenstein.
• Essex County was an official selection of 2011’s CanadaReads program (“The Essential Canadian Novel of theDecade”), the only graphic novel ever so nominated.
Publisher: Top Shelf ProductionsWriter/Artist: Jeff LemireSize: 6.5 x 10, 224 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Black & WhitePublication Date: 7/31/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-60309-074-2Price: $19.95 (CAN: $24.99, £14.99)
Publisher:Top Shelf ProductionsWriter: Alan MooreArtist: Kevin O’NeillSize: 6.75 x 10.25, 80 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date:7/10/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60309-007-0Price: $9.95(CAN: $12.50)
Publisher:Top Shelf ProductionsWriter/ Artist:James KochalkaSize: 8.5 x 8.5, 384 pagesFormat: Softcover,Black & WhitePublication Date:7/15/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60309-265-4Price: $24.95(CAN: $31.99, £18.99)
AMERICAN ELF BOOK 4:THE COLLECTED SKETCHBOOKDIARIES OF JAMES KOCHALKA:
JANUARY 1 2008 -DECEMBER 31 2011
THE LEAGUE OFEXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMENVOLUME 3: CENTURY #3 2009
DISCOVERY: MEGALODON &PREHISTORIC SHARKS
In collaboration with Discovery channel! Enjoy this graphicnovel’s unique blast from the past as the ancestors oftoday’s shark are brought to life again. See what types ofshark used to inhabit the prehistoric world of dinosaurs andjust how they survived in such a dangerous place. Find outwhat types of prehistoric creatures they hunted, and whichones hunted them!
THE ART OF 5TH CELL
The award-winning video games of 5th Cell have captivatedgamers with their innovative mechanics and unique visuals.Whether it’s the endless freedom of Scribblenauts, the excit-ing battles of Lock’s Quest, or the joy of creating your owngame world in Drawn to Life, every 5th Cell game is an en-gaging new experience. Now the wonderful artwork behindthese digital worlds has been collected in The Art of 5th Cell.Inside you’ll find character designs, rough sketches, rare pro-motional art, creator interviews, and more!
In collaboration with Discovery channel! This graphic noveltakes a deep, in-depth look at a Great White, detailing itslifecycle, its features, and just how ferocious it is. Chroni-cling the Great White’s growth and eating habits will helpbetter explain how the species has survived for so long.See this monster of the ocean in a whole new way!
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Publisher: ZenescopeImprint: Silver Dragon BooksWriter: VariousArtist: VariousSize: 120 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 8/7/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-937068-39-4Price: $9.99 (CAN: $12.50, £7.50)
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Publisher: UdonEntertainmentWriter: 5th CellArtist: Edison YanSize: 8.25 x 11.25, 152 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date: 8/7/2012ISBN-13:978-1-926778-48-8Price: $39.99(CAN: $49.99, £29.99)
Publisher: ZenescopeImprint:Silver Dragon BooksWriter: VariousArtist: VariousSize: 120Format: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date: 7/3/2012ISBN-13:978-1-937068-38-7Price: $9.99(CAN: $12.50, £7.50)
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PATHFINDER TALES:SONG OF THE SERPENT
To an experienced thief like Krunzle the Quick, the merchant na-tion of Druma is full of treasures just waiting to be liberated. Yetwhen the fast-talking scoundrel gets caught stealing from one ofthe most powerful prophets of Kalistrade, the only option is toundertake a dangerous mission to recover the merchantlord’srunaway daughter — and the magical artifact she took with her.Armed with an arsenal of decidedly unhelpful magical items andchaperoned by an intelligent snake necklace happy to chokehim into submission, Krunzle must venture far from the cities ofthe merchant utopia and into a series of adventures that willmake him a rich man— or a corpse!
PATHFINDER TALES:NIGHTGLASS
In the grim nation of Nidal, carefully chosen children are trainedto practice dark magic, summoning forth creatures of horror andshadow for the greater glory of the Midnight Lord. Isiem is onesuch student, a promising young shadowcaster whose buddingpowers are the envy of his peers. Upon coming of age, he’s dis-patched on a diplomatic mission to the mountains of the Devil’sPerch, where he’s meant to assist the armies of devil-worshipingCheliax in clearing out a tribe of monstrous winged humanoids.Yet as the body count rises and Isiem comes face to face withthe people he’s exterminating, lines begin to blur, and the shad-owcaster must ask himself who the real monsters are...
IMAGINARIUM 2012: THE BEST CANADIANSPECULATIVE WRITING
ChiZine Publications and Tightrope Books unite in a joint venture toproduce a yearly anthology of speculative short fiction and poetry(science fiction, fantasy, horror, and magic realism). Canadianspeculative fiction has been increasingly recognized internationallyfor the caliber of its authors and their insight into the nature of so-cial and cultural identities, the implications of new technologies,and the relationship between humankind and its environments.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• The first edition of an annual anthology that promises to be avaluable addition to the Best Canadian Series, which includes TheBest Canadian Poetry in English and The Best Canadian Essays.
• This collection features a number of bestselling authors,including Kelly Armstrong and Cory Doctorow.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• From Liane Merciel, critically acclaimed author of The
River King’s Road and Heaven’s Needle, comes afantastical tale of darkness and redemption set in theaward-winning world of the Pathfinder RoleplayingGame.
• Nightglass is the ninth novel in the new Pathfinder Talesfiction line.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• From veteran author Hugh Matthews comes a rollickingtale of captive trolls, dwarven revolutionaries, andserpentine magic, set in the award-winning world of thePathfinder Roleplaying Game.
Publisher:Paizo PublishingWriter: Hugh MatthewsSize: 6.75 x 4.25, 400 pagesFormat: Softcover,Black & WhitePublication Date:7/10/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60125-388-0Price: $9.99(CAN: $12.50, £7.50)
Publisher:Paizo PublishingWriter: Liane MercielSize: 6.75 x 4.25, 400 pagesFormat: Softcover,Black & WhitePublication Date: 7/3/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60125-440-5Price: $9.99(CAN: $12.50, £7.50)
Publisher: ChiZine PublicationsWriter: Kelley Armstrong,Cory Doctorow, Steven Erikson,Gemma Files, Silvia Moerno-Garcia,David Nickle, Geoff Ryman,Peter Watts, Rio YouersSize: 6 x 9, 300 pagesFormat: Softcover, Black & WhitePublication Date: 7/24/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-926851-67-9Price: $15.95 (CAN: $17.95, £11.99)
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DOCTOR WHO: COMPANION COMPENDIUM
DOCTOR WHO: YOUNG READER ADVENTURESBOOK 1 – HEART OF STONE/DEATH RIDERS
Publisher: Penguin UKWriter: VariousSize: 160 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/10/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-4059-0748-4Price: $13.99 (CAN: $17.99)
Publisher: Penguin UKWriter: Justin RichardsSize: 400 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/10/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-4059-0757-6Price: $10.99 (CAN: $13.99)
A Doctor Who trivia treasure trove of essential facts, space-time stats, and all kinds of exciting alien information! Findout the Doctor’s final words as each of his incarnations,learn alien battle cries and how to identify different typesof star, as well as discovering all the Doctor’s previouscompanions — and how to tie a bow tie!
Monsters made from moon rock are attacking an Earth farmin Heart of Stone. Can the Doctor, Amy, and Rory find outwhat the creatures want before it’s too late? In Death Riders,the Galactic Fair has arrived on the mining planet of Stanalanand the Death Ride roller coaster is really drawing in thecrowds. But there’s something sinister going on. Join theDoctor, Amy, and Rory as they investigate...
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Introducing exciting, action-packed, original fiction foryounger Doctor Who fans, each containing two fast-paced, fun-filled adventures!
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DOCTOR WHO: WHERE’S THE DOCTOR?
DOCTOR WHO: OFFICIAL ANNUAL 2013
Where is the Doctor? The time travelling Time Lord couldbe anywhere in time and space in these incredibly detailedintergalactic images. Search through the Cybermen, digthrough the Daleks, and ogle the Ood to find the Doctorand his friends!
Based on the exciting BBC television series Doctor Who,starring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan asAmy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, and Alex Kingstonas River Song, this awesome official Annual is packed withcomic strips, stories, activities, and features and is the per-fect Christmas gift for any Doctor Who fan!
Publisher: Penguin UKWriter: Jamie SmartSize: 40 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/10/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-4059-0817-7Price: $12.99 (CAN: $16.99)
Publisher: Penguin UKWriter: VariousSize: 8.5 x 11.25, 64 pagesFormat: Softcover, Black & WhitePublication Date: 9/26/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-4059-0844-3Price: $12.99 (CAN: $16.99)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Doctor Who is the most popular family program ontelevision — the new series staring Matt Smith debutedto 8 million viewers and averaged 6 million per episode,with an average 24% audience share.
• Part of Penguin UK’s line of Doctor Who books, aimed atyounger readers (12 and under).
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THE YEAR’S BESTDARK FANTASY AND HORROR 2012 EDITION
THE YEAR’S BESTSCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY 2012 EDITION
Publisher: Prime BooksWriter: VariousSize: 6 x 9, 384 pagesFormat: Softcover, Black & WhitePublication Date: 7/4/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-60701-345-7Price: $19.95 (CAN: $24.99, £14.99)
Publisher: Prime BooksWriter: VariousSize: 6 x 9, 544 pagesFormat: Softcover, Black & WhitePublication Date: 7/4/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-60701-344-0Price: $19.95 (CAN: $24.99, £14.99)
Take a journey into darkness. Visit places where one mightexpect to find the dark — in a house where love was sharedand lost, a milky-white pool in an Australian cave, thetrenches of World War I, the deep woods. Travel into the bestdark fantasy and horror from 2011 with more than five-hun-dred pages of tales from some of today’s best-known writersof the fantastique as well as new talents — stories that willtake you to a diverse assortment of dark places.
This fourth volume of the year’s best science fiction andfantasy features thirty stories by some of the genre’s greatestauthors, including Jonathan Carroll, Neil Gaiman, Kij Johnson,Kelly Link, Paul McAuley, RJ Parker, Robert Reed, RachelSwirsky, Catherynne M. Valente, and many others. Selectingthe best fiction from Asimov’s, F&SF, Strange Horizons,Subterranean, Tor.com, and other top venues, The Year’s BestScience Fiction & Fantasy is your guide to magical realms andworlds beyond tomorrow.
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KEY SELLING POINTS:• Features over a quarter-million words of fiction by some ofthe genre’s greatest authors, as selected by Paula Guran,a well-known and well-received editor.
• “Paula Guran is the grey eminence behind the world ofhorror. She is the secret mistress of the genre. Listen toher.” — Neil Gaiman
• “...certain to join the year’s-best collections as a staple inthe genre-fiction world.” — Booklist
• “...an expansive definition of the genre.”—PublishersWeekly
DOCTOR WHO AND THEDAY OF THE DALEKS
Travelling forward in time, the Doctor and Jo find themselves trappedin a future world where humans are slaves and the Daleks havealready invaded. As the Doctor desperately works to discover whathas happened to put history off-track, the Daleks plan a time-jumpattack on the 20th century.
DOCTOR WHO:THE THREE DOCTORS
A mysterious black hole is draining away power from the Universe.Creatures from the black hole besiege UNIT Headquarters. The onlyperson who can help the Doctor is... himself. The Time Lords bringtogether the first three incarnations of the Doctor to discover the truthabout the black hole and stop the energy drain.
DOCTOR WHO: DARK HORIZONS
On a windswept Northern shore, at the very tip of what willone day become Scotland, the islanders believe the worstthey have to fear is a Viking attack. Then the burningcomes. They cannot run from it. Water will not stop it. Itconsumes everything in its path — yet the burned stillspeak. The Doctor is just looking for a game on the famousLewis chess set. Instead he encounters a people under at-tack from a power they cannot possibly understand. Theyhave no weapons, no strategy, and no protection against afire sent to engulf them!
Publisher: Random House UKWriter: J. T. ColanSize: 4.75 x 7.25, 320 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Black & WhitePublication Date: 9/18/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-84990-456-8Price: $19.99 (CAN: $24.99)
Publisher:Random House UKWriter: Terrance DicksSize: 5 x 7, 192 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 6/26/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-84990-478-0Price: $6.99 (CAN: $8.99)
Publisher:Random House UKWriter: Terrance DicksSize: 5 x 7, 192 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 6/26/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-62010-000-4Price: $6.99 (CAN: $8.99)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Doctor Who is the most popular family program ontelevision — the new series starring Matt Smith debuted to8 million viewers and averaged 6 million per episode, withan average 24% audience share.
• Sales of Doctor Who books since the show returned in2005 have exceeded 4 million copies.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Featuring the Third Doctor as played by Jon Pertwee, this novelis based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcastfrom January 1-22, 1972.
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Featuring the first three Doctors as played by William Hartnell,Patrick Troughton, and Jon Pertwee, this novel is based on aDoctor Who story which was originally broadcast fromDecember 30, 1972 - January 20, 1973.
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Publisher:Fantasy Flight GamesSize: 8.75 x 11.25,144 pagesFormat: Hardcover,Full ColorPublication Date:9/30/2012ISBN-13:978-1-61661-455-3Price: $39.95(CAN: $49.99)
Publisher:Fantasy Flight GamesSize: 8.75 x 11.25,80 pagesFormat: Box, Full ColorPublication Date:11/20/2012ISBN-13:978-1-61661-476-8Price: $59.95(CAN: $75.00)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Co-designed by Graeme Davis and Dave Allen, writers ofthe original The Enemy Within.
• Appropriate for characters of all levels, and features anoptional epilogue compatible with Hero’s Call.
WARHAMMER FANTASYROLEPLAY: THE ENEMY WITHIN
ROGUE TRADER:THE SOUL REAVER
A sinister figure stands poised totake advantage of the period of un-certainty prompted by the death ofMarius Leitdorf, the former Electorof Averland. Now, this villain con-spires with the enemies of theEmpire to manipulate the succes-sion for his own advantage. TheEnemyWithin explores classicthemes of corruption and betrayalthroughout a massive campaignthat can take characters all theway from their first sessionsthrough their third character ranks.
The Soul Reaver, an adven-ture in three parts for RogueTrader, presents a chance fordaring Explorers to look deepinto the twisted heart of DarkEldar society in the KoronusExpanse, where they’ll at-tempt the greatest heist oftheir careers!
Do you possess the will tostand among Tzeentch’s cho-sen? A mind-shattering sup-plement for Black Crusade,The Tome of Fate presentsinvaluable information onTzeentch, his dark servantsboth daemonic and mortal,and how his influence is feltacross the Screaming Vortex.
For ten millennia, SpaceMarines from a thousandchapters have fought anddied in the name of the Em-peror of Man. Take your placeamong these honored heroes!Honour the Chapter, a sup-plement for Deathwatch, pro-vides a wealth of options forplayers interested in charac-ters drawn from Chapters cre-ated during the Second orsubsequent Foundings.
Publisher:Fantasy Flight GamesSize: 8.5 x 11, 144 pagesFormat: Hardcover,Full ColorPublication Date:6/30/2012ISBN-13:978-1-61661-433-1Price: $39.95(CAN: $49.99)
Publisher:Fantasy Flight GamesSize: 8.5 x 11, 144 pagesFormat: Hardcover,Full ColorPublication Date:6/30/2012ISBN-13:978-1-61661-450-8Price: $39.95(CAN: $49.99)
BLACK CRUSADE:THE TOME OF FATE
DEATHWATCH:HONOUR THE CHAPTER
A SONG OF ICE & FIRE RPG:A GAME OF THRONES EDITION
Based on George R.R. Martin’s fantasy epic, A Song of Iceand Fire Roleplaying gives you everything you need to playand run games in the Seven Kingdoms using an easy-to-learn system specifically designed to evoke the atmosphereof the bestselling novels and hit TV show! The A Game ofThrones Edition includes the entire contents of the originalcore rulebook, revised and updated, plus the full-lengthadventure Peril at King’s Landing and a gorgeous new coverby fan-favorite artist Michael Komarck. You and your fellowplayers take on the roles of key members of a noble housenavigating the perilous waters of Westerosi politics andintrigue!
It didn’t end with the Wall of Weird. Mysterious projects,villainous experiments, and superpowered opponents haveall risen to challenge Clark and his companions, and muchof it can be traced back to LuthorCorp! This Smallville RPGsourcebook is your guide for dozens of superpoweredantagonists, abilities, and adventure hooks.
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Publisher:Green Ronin PublishingWriter: Robert J. Schwalb,Steve KensonArtist: Michael KomarckSize: 8.5 x 11, 320 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 6/12/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-934547-47-2Price: $49.95 (CAN: $62.50, £37.99)
Publisher:Margaret Weis ProductionsSize: 8.5 x 11, 112 pagesFormat: Softcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/10/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-931567-91-6Price: $29.99 (CAN: $37.50)
KEY SELLING POINTS:• Based on the bestselling novels from author George R.R.Martin
• Now a hit television show on HBO
• Updated version of the original core rulebook with revisedrules and additional content
SMALLVILLE: THE WATCHTOWER REPORTS
In Varisia’s bustling frontier townof Magnimar, the Pathfinder Soci-ety’s newest lodge recruits a teamof rookie Pathfinder agents totrack down rogue agent NataylaVancaskerkin —who also hap-pens to be a member of theVarisian criminals known as theSczarni. But, they find far morethan a Pathfinder on the run, be-coming embroiled in a quicklyexpanding hunt for a fragmentedartifact from the height of the an-cient empire of Thassilon that willtake them to some of the mostdangerous corners of Varisia! Be-ginning the Shattered Star Ad-venture Path, Shards of Sin is aPathfinder Roleplaying Game ad-venture for 1st-level characters.
PATHFINDERCAMPAIGN SETTING:PATHS OF PRESTIGE
This indispensible book pres-ents thirty new prestigeclasses for use in yourPathfinder RPG campaign!Each ten-level prestige classis tied to a different organiza-tion or theme found in theInner Sea region of Golarion,featuring long-awaited explo-rations of the Aldori Sword-lords, Hellknight Signifers,Paladins of Irori, and the infa-mous Gray Gardeners!
PATHFINDER ADVENTURE PATH: RISE OF THERUNELORDS ANNIVERSARY EDITION
The original Pathfinder Adventure Path returns in thiscomplete hardcover edition celebrating five years ofPathfinder and 10 years of Paizo Publishing! Expandedand updated to the current Pathfinder RPG rules, thisunprecedented collection brings together six classicPathfinder adventures to create an entire campaign!
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Publisher:Paizo Publishing, LLC.Writer: James Jacobs,Richard Pett, Nicolas Logue,Wolfgang Baur, Steve Greer,Greg A. VaughanSize: 8 x 11, 420 pagesFormat: Hardcover, Full ColorPublication Date: 7/3/2012ISBN-13: 978-1-60125-436-8Price: $59.99 (CAN: $74.99, £45.00)
Publisher:Paizo Publishing, LLC.Writer: Jason Bulmahn,Benjamin Bruck,MattGoodall, Jason NelsonSize: 8.5 x 11, 64 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date: 9/4/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60125-451-1Price: $19.99(CAN: $24.99, £14.99)
Publisher: PaizoPublishing, LLC.Writer: Greg A. VaughanSize: 8.5 x 11, 96 pagesFormat: Softcover,Full ColorPublication Date: 9/4/2012ISBN-13:978-1-60125-452-8Price: $19.99(CAN: $24.99, £14.99)
PATHFINDER ADVENTURE PATH:THE SHATTERED STAR PART 1 -
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As Robert Kirkman’s Walking Dead comic book shambles onwards,DST immortalizes the book’s indelible characters with a line of highlydetailed Minimates minifigures! The first assortment of two-packsfeatures a mix of humans and zombies, and includes Rick Grimes withRoamer Zombie, a Herd Zombie 2-pack, Dale with Roamer Zombie,and a short-packed Dale in Winter Coat with Roamer Zombie! EachMinimate stands 2 inches tall with 14 points of articulation and avariety of removable and interchangeable parts and accessories.
Dark Horse is proud to announce a new line of licensed productsbased on HBO’s award winning television series Game of Thrones,which is adapted from the best-selling epic fantasy book series A Songof Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. Now you can bring a piece ofWesteros into your own castle with our new coasters, mugs, patches,and more featuring characters and sigils from the kingdom’s noblefamilies. These items are a must-have for any Game of Thrones fan.
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GAME OF THRONES CHARACTER MAGNET SETUPC: 761568206951Price: $8.99GAME OF THRONES PLAYING CARDSUPC: 761568206982Price: $4.99GAME OF THRONES MAGNETIC BOOK MARK SETUPC: 761568211115Price: $6.99GAME OF THRONES SEASON 2 COASTER SETUPC: 761568216622Price: $9.99RELEASE DATE: 7/11/2012
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The Doctor’s trusty sonic screwdriver received a redesign when hebattled the Atraxi and accidentally overloaded his trusty device in“The Eleventh Hour,” the first episode of the fifth season of DoctorWho. Fortunately, the TARDIS was able to “grow” a new sonicscrewdriver, this one with a green glowing tip, and now it can be yourswith this all-new prop replica, with light-up top and sound effects!
Marvel Select has made its first movie-based figure of the web-slinger! Depicting Spidey in his new outfit, this 7-inch scale figurefeatures 16 points of articulation, for a variety of action poses, as wellas two alternate hands! He also comes with a New York City displaybase that can stand on your shelf or hang on your wall!
BATMAN ARKHAM CITY SERIES 1BATMAN ACTION FIGURE
Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heartof Gotham City, it’s filled with the most murderous villains from DCComics’ Batman universe. But Batman is ready to tackle it with all-new gadgets and his greatest-and most dangerous-allies.
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Christopher R. Kerr565 Broadway, 5AHastings on Hudson, NY 10706Tel/Fax: 914-478-5751Email: [email protected]
Chris covers Connecticut, NewYork, New Jersey,select accounts in Washington DC,Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Central NewYork,Upstate New York, & Vermont.
Linda Cannon220 E 31 St Apt 3DBaltimore, MD 21218Tel: 724-513-9426 � Fax: 866-583-2066Email: [email protected]
Linda covers Central and Western Pennsylvania, Maryland,Washington DC, West Virginia &Western New York.
Causten Stehle, Manager55 McKinley Ave., #D214White Plains, NY 10606Tel: 914 478 4259 � Fax: 866-861-0337Email: [email protected]
Causten covers New York.
WESTWILCHER ASSOCIATES
Dan Skaggs4096 Piedmont Ave. #267Oakland, CA 94611Tel: 510-595-7597 � Fax: 510-595-3804Email: [email protected] covers Northern California & Southern Oregon.
Christine Foye10002 Aurora Ave. N #36. PMB 1119Seattle, WA 98133-9334Tel: 206-783-3338 � Fax: 206-783-3388Email: [email protected] covers Washington, Northern Oregon,Idaho, Montana &Alaska.
Jim Sena2838 Shadowglen Dr.Colorado Springs, CO 80918-4342Tel: 719-210-5222 � Fax: 719-265-5932Email: [email protected] covers Colorado, New Mexico, Utah &Wyoming.
Tom McCorkell26652 Merienda #7Laguna Hills, CA 92656Tel: 949-362-0597 � Fax: 949-643-2330Email: [email protected] covers Southern California (San Luis Obispo to theMexican border), Nevada, Arizona & Hawaii.
MIDWESTWYBEL MARKETING GROUP
Terry Wybel213 West Main StreetBarrington, IL 60010Tel: 847-381-6530 ext 19Email: [email protected]
Michael Underwood899 S. College Mall Rd. #384Bloomington, IN 47401Tel: 847-382-0384 ext 21Email: [email protected] covers IA, IN, KY, OH and MI
Ron Prazuch213 West Main StreetBarrington, IL 60010Tel: 847-382-0384 ext 15Email: [email protected] covers IL, MO, MN andWI
SOUTHBILL MCCLUNG ASSOCIATES
Bill McClung20475 Hwy 46W, Suite 180Spring Branch, TX 78070Tel: 830-438-8482 � Email: [email protected] covers AR, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX, and VA
Terri McClung20475 Hwy 46W, Suite 180Spring Branch, TX 78070Tel: 830-438-8482 � Email: [email protected] covers AL, FL, GA, NC, and SC
Thomas CaldwellPMB #2001303 U.S. 127 South, Suite 402Frankfort, KYTel: 773- 450- 2695 � Email: [email protected] covers bookstores in TN, KY, AL, GA, NC, SC, VA
Allison Arena � [email protected] Grant � [email protected] Elbogen � [email protected] Providence Grove LaneCharlotte, NC 28270Tel (Allison): 919-612-2831Allison, Betsy, and Betsey cover gift, specialty, andchildren's stores in VA, NC, SC, GA, & eastern TN
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