In this issue: Interviews with Sion Sono, Lee Chang-Dong and Chee Keong Cheung. Plus: Three Kingdoms; Takashi Miike's Django; Karaoke Terror; Stephen Chow's CJ7; and Sick Nurses. Also: Edward Lee on Swim Teams & Sex Zombies. Cover features Maggie Q from Three Kingdoms. Mature Readers.
by Various
Manga is a fluid and evolving art style, and to make sure that you are current on the various styles and techniques, star artists Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, and Rod Espinosa have scoured their brains to enlighten and entertain aspiring artists in this massively informative book.
b&w, 32pg $4.95 Cover price $4.95.
#1-7 + dossier
Jazz Maynard is een virtuoos trompettist en een professioneel inbreker. Maar... hij heeft ook een hart van goud. Als kind leert hij met zijn vriend Teo heel snel hoe je op straat moet overleven in El Raval, een wijk van Barcelona. Jazz vlucht even naar New York, maar ook daar wordt hij door zijn verleden bij de kraag gegrepen. Hij komt terug, ziet Teo opnieuw en wordt verplicht om de draad weer op te nemen waar hij hem had laten liggen: stelen, dreigen, vechten. Een hard leven in een stad die bol staat van de politieke schandaaltjes. Ook dat nog! >Een donkere maar sfeervolle thriller van het Spaanse duo Raule en Roger.
not polybagged with three trading cards. To Rise Again - Written by Roy Thomas. Art and Cover by Esteban Maroto.
Before the legend, Count Dracula the vampire, could exist, the man of history, Prince Vlad Dracula of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler, had to die and be reborn! This, the dramatic conclusion of the Topps Comics trilogy, is the tale of Prince Dracula's assassination and of the horrifying aftermath that launched the legend! Is it really Prince Dracula's head that rots in the sun that bathes Byzantium? Rumors from Wallachia and Transylvania claim that it is not. Instead, something far more horrifying has happened to Vlad Dracula, the man who died beneath an assassin's blade. Rumors claim Dracula is back as a prince of the undead, and that he...not the sultan...will drink the final bloody drops from the cup called revenge.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.
by David Hutchison.
As Dorothy begins her journey to find the great and powerful Oz, she encounters dangers she could never imagine, but also befriends some unlikely allies in her time of need. Can they help Dorothy find home and thwart the sinister designs of the Wicked Witch?
32pgs, B&WSRP: $2.99 Cover price $2.99.
by David Hutchison
As Dorothy begins her journey to find the great and powerful Oz, she encounters dangers she could never imagine, but also befriends some unlikely allies in her time of need. Can they help Dorothy find home and thwart the sinister designs of the Wicked Witch?
32pgs, B&WSRP: $2.99 Cover price $2.99.
by David Hutchison.
Dorothy listens to the sorrowful tales of her companions and gains newfound resolve to reach the Emerald City. But a seeming innocent poppy field means real danger for one and all. Only a Queen, small in stature but vast in power, can save them now!
32pgs, B&W (3 of 8)SRP: $2.99 Cover price $2.99.
From the mind of Dragon Arms and Junction 17 creator David Hutchison comes this remarkable re-imagining of L. Frank Baum's timeless classic.
After a long and dangerous journey down the yellow brick road, Dorothy and her friends finally reach the Emerald City. As the City beguiles them with wonderful sights and sounds, our travelers don't realize the intrigue going on right under their noses.
32pgs, B&W (4 of 8)SRP: $2.99 Cover price $2.99.
by David Hutchison.
Dorothy, the Tin Woodsman, the Cowardly Lion, and the Scarecrow must now face the most powerful being in Oz, and each must face him alone! Each has faced mortal danger to see the Great Oz. Will they have their wishes fulfilled, or has the journey only just begun?
32pgs, B&W (5 of 8)SRP: $2.99 Cover price $2.99.
by David Hutchison From the mind of Dragon Arms and Junction 17 creator, David Hutchison, comes this remarkable re-imagining of L. Frank Baum's timeless classic.
Our travelers set out on a new quest. Dorothy and her companions mean to destroy the last Wicked Witch and have Oz keep his word. However, the Witch has plans of her own. Are Dorothy and company any match for a creature even the Wizard of Oz has reason to fear?
32pgs, B&W (6 of 8)SRP: $2.99 Cover price $2.99.
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The story continues with the all-new Project Superpowers: The Supremacy! Get ready for the excitement with this special Prelude issue, with previews of the super powered characters Black Terror, Masquerade, and the Death Defying 'Devil! The future is now as we launch the second chapter of the Project Superpowers saga.
PC/PB&W, 32 pages, slick paper stock.
Cover by Arturo Lozzi (W) Duane Swierczynski (A) Manuel Garcia ALL-NEW ARC!
Before Bloodshot, who was Raymond Garrison? Bloodshot is finally free of the memories that have haunted him since his awakening--but now even greater mysteries remain. Who was he before he was transformed into a walking weaponperson of mass destruction? And does he have a real family out there somewhere? Unfortunately, the only man with the answers is the former mastermind of Project Rising Spirit, Dr. Emmanuel Kuretich--and he's just struck a devil's bargain with Bloodshot. 'Destroy your creators and I'll reveal everything.' Well, almost everything...
Cover price $3.99.
Bloodshot's mission this time around is to obtain a high tech prototype of a new hand-held weapon. However, he runs afoul of a group of well-trained hitwomen, the Mob, and a cop who may be playing both sides against the middle!
"Death Trap Part 1" is written by Mark Moretti, with art by Sean Chen and Tom Ryder. Cover by Sean Chen and Steve Montano.
Cover price $2.50.
Bloodshot returns to England to work for Neville, the Eternal Warrior's solicitor. He soon learns several people on both sides of the law have scores to settle with him.
"Death At 10,000 Feet!" is written by Kevin VanHook, with art by Don Perlin and John Dixon. Characters: Alicia Guerrero; Bloodshot; Cinder [Marco]; Colin King [a.k.a. Ninjak]; Glyder [Leigh Rosetti]; Jillian Alcott; Malcolm; Montblanc; Neville Alcott.
Cover price $2.25.
By Antony Johnston & Chris Mitten; Cover by Ben Templesmith Double-sized debut issue! Same $2.99 price!
100 years after the Big Wet, Earth has been left a broken, infertile world of rock and sand. The town of Providens is like many others on the post-Big Wet planet: small, mostly illiterate, and struggling for survival. When the town welcomes a stranger named Michael into its midst, will the quiet man lead them to a brave new world or shatter what little order still exists? From the writer and artist of Queen & Country: Declassified: Sons & Daughters comes a bold new ongoing series that bends genres and conventions in a way that only comics can!
MATURE THEMES 48pgs, B&WSRP. Cover price $2.99.
Regular cover edition. Cover by Dan Parsons. "Previously on Battlestar Galactica," script by James Kuhoric, art by Robert Scott
A rundown on events up to this point. "Dark Genesis," script by James Kuhoric, art by Robert Scott; In the early days, the Cylons were reptilian creatures; Sobekkta was the first Cylon to create and use the mechanical Centurian; These mechanicals soon overthrew and destroyed the original reptilian race. "Cast and Crew Update"; Brief backgrounds on various crew members.
28 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.99.
Cover art by Joe Matt.
Binswhacker Part Two, Joe considers getting into another relationship.
Script and art by Joe Matt. Price and paper quality go up with this issue.
28 pgs. Cover price $2.95.
Wraparound cover art by Arn Saba.
Deni Sim talks about liking the text story in the issue in spite of herself. Neil the Horse Meets Mr Coffee Nerves, script and art by Arn Saba; Neil drinks coffee for the first time with disastrous results. Horse Descending Staircase, script and art by Arn Saba; Abstract strip of Neil falling down a twisty staircase, reprinted from 1978. Another Highway Song, script by Arn Saba (lyrics) and Pete McCabe (arrangement); song with music about driving. Neil the Horse in Old New France text story by Arn Saba, art by Arn Saba; Barb Rausch (assistance and costume design). Great Women of the Comics Paper Doll Series by Barb Rausch; paper doll costumes for Poupee to dress up like Red Sonja, Dragon Lady and Modesty Blaise.
28 pgs. $1.60. Cover price $1.40.
Wraparound cover art by Arn Saba.
Deni discusses how getting an issue of the comic together in only 2 months was harder than doing it in 2 years. The Bananaburg Players Present The Buried Moon text story, script and art by Arn Saba. Mam'selle Poupee script and art by Arn Saba; Wordless story about dancing on a ship as it goes through a storm. Untitled story; Neil gets shot out of a cannon, knocks a tuba off an airplane and while trying to grab it, destroys a city, script by Arn Saba, art by Arn Saba and David Roman. Neil the Horse in Old New France, script by Arn Saba, art by Arn Saba and Barb Rausch. Letter from Will Eisner. Great Women of the Comics Paper Doll Series; Mam'selle Poupee can dress up as Rosie The Riveter, Katy Keene or Mama Katzenjammer.
28 pgs. $1.60. Cover price $1.40.
Wraparound cover art by Arn Saba.
A note about how Neil the Horse came to be published by Aardvark-Vanaheim. Neil the Horse is dedicated to Carl Barks illustration. Reprints of three comic strips dated 1977 and 1978. Sur Les Toits de Bananaburg; Soapy comes up with suction-cup shoes for Neil so that they can explore the roof-tops. Goes to Hell; Neil is sentenced to go to Hell after eating 10000 bananas, but causes such a ruckus that Hell kicks him out. Neil the Horse in Old New France text story. Mam'selle Poupee and Neil the Horse; Wordless strip of a dance between Mam'selle Poupee, Neil the Horse and a sailor. Great Women of ze Comics dress-up doll with costumes to dress Mam'selle Poupee up as Daisy Mae, Sheena and Little Orphan Annie. Scripts and art by Arn Saba.
28 pgs. $1.60. Cover price $1.70.
by Various.
From Atomeka comes the triumphant return of A1, the multi-award-winning, pro-favorite independent comics anthology! This first issue features: The Bo Jefferies Saga, Alan Moore and Steve Parkhouse's lost classic of supernormal suburbia, presented in a newly reformatted 13-page version (available nowhere else), as well as Alan and Steve's original 4-page prologue; Alien screenwriter Ronald Shusett and artist Steve Pugh bring us Shark-Man, an underwater hero that actually works!; Dave Gibbons and Ted McKeever's Survivor, a startling dissection of the demigod hero genre, that was acclaimed as "the best non-Superman, Superman story ever written."; and Master storyteller Steve Dillon scribes a brilliantly poignant tale of life and loss as only he can tell it, in Kathleen's House. Ships with four different covers in an equal ratio.
SC, 7x10, 48 pages, b&w. Cover price $4.99.
WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART BY CHRIS SPROUSE, ALAN WEISS AND AL GORDON; COVER BY WEISS
It's the wildest West you've ever seen in an issue featuring three stories of America's greatest science hero! Now that Tom's time-twisting adventure is over, guest-artist Alan Weiss (BATMAN: THE BLUE, THE GREY, AND THE BAT, Steelgrip Starkey) comes onboard for this issue's cover and lead story, as Tom and King Solomon put on their spurs and Stetsons to become "Riders of the Lost Mesa!"
FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.95.
WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART BY CHRIS SPROUSE, GARY FRANK, AL GORDON, AND CAM SMITH; COVER BY FRANK AND SMITH
The conclusion of the 4-part epic that has seen Tom Strong run the gamut of enemies stretching from the primordial past into ? with this issue ? the staggering future of Millennium City. See the Tom Strong of the 21st century as he battles for his life alongside the Strongmen of America against a foe he cannot beat without destroying himself! See Pneuman, Solomon, Dhalua and Tesla as they will become! Best of all, see fan-favorite Gary Frank's and Cam Smith's incredible take on our triangle-torsoed titan in a stunning 8-page sequence!
FC, 32 PG." Cover price $2.95.
WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART AND COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE AND AL GORDON
It's the return of the magnificent Val Var Garm, the man of molten lava who so entranced Tesla in issue #8. In this full-length story, Val Var Garm kidnaps Tesla and takes her to his fantastic underground realm. Tom must somehow find a way to rescue her ? but does she want to be saved? It's a tale of passion in a story we call "Hearts of Fire!"
Cover price $2.95.
