A boy decides to trade his dad for two goldfish. Hilarity ensues when he tries to get his dad back but discovers that he’s been traded for a myriad of different items.
By Dave McKean & Neil Gaiman
Hardcover, French edition (Delcourt, 2000)
#1-6
A thrilling six-issue miniseries begins! Great Britain, 1898. The greatest adventurers of the day are culled together to form an amazing alliance. Their mission: to protect and defend an empire from a diabolical threat. Allan Quatermain and Captain Nemo are but two of the legendary characters introduced in the premiere chapter. Alan Moore, the creative genius behind Watchmen, From Hell, Supreme and numerous other projects, along with Kevin O'Neill, the acclaimed (and often controversial) artist of Marshal Law, unite to present a modern vintage masterpiece: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen!
Written by Alan Moore. Art and cover by Kevin O'Neill.
FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.95.
Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1910!"Written by Alan Moore. Art and Cover by Kevin O'Neill.Alan Moore's familiar cast of Victorian literary characters enters the brave new world of the 20th century, set against a backdrop of London, 1910, twelve years after the failed Martian invasion.In the bowels of the British Museum, Carnacki the ghost-finder is plagued by visions of a shadowy occult order who are attempting to create something called a Moonchild, while on London's dockside the most notorious serial murderer of the previous century has returned to carry on his grisly trade. Working for Mycroft Holmes' British Intelligence alongside a rejuvenated Allan Quartermain, the reformed thief Anthony Raffles, and the eternal warrior Orlando, Miss Murray is drawn into a brutal opera acted out upon the waterfront by players that include the furiously angry Pirate Jenny and the charismatic butcher known as Mac the Knife.Each volume is a self-contained narrative that takes place in three distinct eras, building to an apocalyptic conclusion occurring in our own twenty-first century.The return of the League is not to be missed!Softcover, 80 pages, full color.Cover price $7.95.
Volume 3 - 1st printing. "2009!"Written by Alan Moore. Art and Cover by Kevin O'Neill.The narrative reaches its cataclysmic conclusion in London 2009.The magical child whose ominous coming has been foretold for the past century has now been born and has grown up to claim his dreadful heritage. His promised age of unending terror can commence, the world can now be ended, and there is no League, extraordinary or otherwise, to stand in his way.The bitter, intractable war in Q'umar crawls bloodily to its fifth year, away in Kashmir a Sikh terrorist wages a holy war against Islam that must push the world into a nuclear holocaust, and in a London asylum there's a patient who insists she has all the answers.Softcover, 80 pages, full color. Mature ReadersCover price $9.95.
Cover A: woman with blue sky behind her. Written by Ali Russell. Art by Nate Watson.
Jessica and Scott head to Egypt to attend a gala honoring Egyptology. After a mix-up with the hotel that awkwardly forces them to share a room, they meet Moussa Fusani, a leading Egyptologist who invites them on an archaeological dig of a tomb near the Great Pyramids. Unfortunately, Jessica cannot bring her case, so she must leave her staff in the hotel, making herself powerless. Moussa traps Jessica and Scott in the tomb, leaving them to face prehistoric problems.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.
Story, Art and Cover by Sanpei Shirato.
Iga ninja assassins call upon a personal vendetta to ensure the death of Kamui! A genuine ninja story.
32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $1.50.
The Shield loses his costume to the Web - all clandestinely observed by Arvell Hauser. The sparks will fly when the Shield and Hauser meet!
Written by Grant Miehm and Mark Waid, with art and cover by Miehm.
Cover price $1.00.
Joe Higgins reclaims his Shield armor and is set for revenge against the man who has ruined his life - his father. This issue features the original Shield and the most unexpected guest star of 1992.
Written by Grant Miehm and Mark Waid, with art and cover by Miehm.
Cover price $1.25.
It's time for a rebirth as it becomes clear that the mantle of the Shield can no longer be carried by Joe Higgins!
Written by Grant Miehm and Adam Blaustein, with art and cover by Miehm.
Cover price $1.25.
After receiving his Crusader Key from an agent of the Web, Michael Barnes seeks the advice of Joe Higgins, the former Shield, to learn whether he is worthy to carry the mantle.
Written by Grant Miehm and Adam Blaustein, with art and cover by Miehm.
Cover price $1.25.
Final issue. The original Shield lends a hand to Joe Higgins to help free an American soldier held captive by rogue Soviet agents.
Written by Grant Miehm and Adam Blaustein, with art and cover by Miehm.
Cover price $1.25.
The !mpact Era continues as the Shield, America's greatest super-hero, goes on his first official mission to rescue hostages in the Middle East. His heroism, however, could cost the life of his best friend!
Plotted and pencilled by Grant Miehm, with dialogue by Mark Waid and inks by Jeff Albrecht. Cover by Miehm.
Cover price $1.00.
The Shield has gone AWOL, so the military sends the Weapon, an armed mercenary, to bring him and his experimental armor back - no matter what the cost! (The Weapon also appears in #8.)
Plotted and pencilled by Grant Miehm, with dialogue by Mark Waid. Cover by Miehm.
Cover price $1.00.
Forty years ago, he was the partner of the original Shield...now Dusty Madigan is the unfortunate victim of a gang of thugs and the new Shield takes them on to avenge Dusty!
Written by Grant Miehm and Mark Waid, with art and cover by Miehm.
Cover price $1.00.
The secret of the original Shield is revealed as the new Shield goes up against the Jewels, Summit City's street gang who have been extorting the local merchants by order of the evil Arvell Hauser. Guest-starring the Fly.
Written by Grant Miehm and Mark Waid, with art and cover by Miehm.
Cover price $1.00.
The Shield and the Fly join forces to stop the Jewels' gun-running operation and wind up in the middle of a gang war.
Written by Grant Miehm and Mark Waid, with art and cover by Miehm.
Cover price $1.00.
The Shield battles the deadly Weapon (from #4) as the mystery of the original Shield continues to unravel.
Written by Grant Miehm and Mark Waid, with art and cover by Miehm.
Cover price $1.00.
