1st printing. Written by Neil Gaiman. Includes two short stories "The Price" and "Only the End of the World Again" by Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Stardust). Featuring photos of sculptures by Lisa Snelling.
Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 26 pages, PC/PB&W.
#1 - 9
Story by Rod Espinosa. Art and cover by Craig Babiar.
After a cataclysm unleashes a horde of captive monsters to roam the world, William Warlock learns of his secret lineage. His ancestors were monster-hunters, and now that their work has been undone, it is his destiny to recapture vile creatures wherever they may slither. With the aid of a trio of women (a sorceress, a vampire, and a secret agent) and a flying Volkswagen, Warlock sets out to do what only he can: hunt monsters.
32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.
#1 - 4
Captain Glory, Bombast & Night Glider are put into suspended animation pods as the great catastrophe looms in this untitled tale. Story by Roy Thomas, art by Walt Simonson. Also: Frightful laments the task of training the humans in his charge in the Satan's Six tale "A Memo To: Mephistopheles." Story by Tony Isabella, pencils by John Cleary, inks by Armando Gil. Cover by Simonson.
Story by Steven Jones, based on the H.P. Lovecraft story. Art and cover by Rob Davis.
Calibers classics imprint Tome Press presents the chilling horror fiction of H.P. Lovecraft.
A visitor to the remote backcountry of New England meets a hideous old man who says hes hungry …Fer victuals I couldn't raise nor buy.
32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.
Cover by Steven Hughes. "The Covenant" [Part 2], script by David Quinn, art by Steven Hughes
Lady Death has been caught up in the chaos wave that is destroying Hell and finds herself transported to another dimension where she continues to struggle with her demonic sword, Nightmare and her angelic weapon, the Eternal Scythe; Cremator is left behind in Hell to face down Lord Matthias who has become part of the Eternal Graveyard; Leviatha and Malady successfully resurrect Lucifer. Continued in Purgatori (Chaos! Comics, 1998 series) #2.
36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
Cover by Mike Deodato Jr. "The Harrowing" [Part 2], script by David Quinn, art by Mike Deodato Jr.;
Without the power of Lady Death, Hope is hard pressed to defend herself against the angel assassin, Uriel; After narrowly achieving victory, her success is short lived as a second angel shows up to take a shot at her; Meanwhile, in Heaven, a pair of angels accidentally discover that the archangel Michael has a little thing for Lady Death.
36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
Cover by Mike Deodato Jr. "The Harrowing" [Part 1], script by David Quinn, art by Mike Deodato Jr.
Lady Death has been turned back into the human girl, Hope, and has only the power of the dark sword, Nightmare, to defend herself against the hordes of Hell trying to kill her; Things get worse when angelic assassins from Heaven join in the hunt.
36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
Cover by Steven Hughes. "Wicked Ways" [Part 4], script by Brian Pulido, art by Steven Hughes
Lady Death and Cremator defeat the Arch Dukes of Hell but Lady Death immediately comes under psychic attack; Leviatha traps Lady Death's closest allies in her castle, turns Lady Death back into the human, Hope, and leaves her to fend for herself in Hell; Lady Demon takes over the human body of Cheryl Montessori back on earth.
36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
Cover by Steven Hughes. "Wicked Ways" [Part 3], script by Phil Nutman (plot), Brian Pulido (plot, script), and David Quinn (script), art by Steven Hughes
Lady Death separates herself from Lady Demon who is trying to merge their bodies together (they used to be one being created by Lucifer); Lady Death cuts of Thanatos' head with her sword, Nightmare; Tired of being possessed by the evil influence of her sword, Lady Death tries to give up wielding Nightmare but finds that she doesn't have the strength to do so; Lady Death and Cremator confront the Arch Dukes of Hell.
36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
Cover by Steven Hughes. "Wicked Ways" [Part 2], script by Phil Nutman (plot), Brian Pulido (plot), and David Quinn (script), art by Steven Hughes
Lady Death's return to Hell awakens Lucifer's first wife, Leviatha, who is angry to find her husband missing; Cremator is reunited with Lady Death and they gather an army of the dead to help them gain full control of Hell; As they confront the powerful demon, Thanatos, Lady Demon appears and tries to merge her body with Lady Death.
36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
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.
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.
Story by Warren Ellis. Art by D'Israeli and Garry Marshall. Wraparound cover by D'Israeli. Ellis' first major work features a man cursed with immortality, thanks to a radical plastic.
Churchyard encounters Inspector Sleep, hired by a criminal family to settle a 400-year-old grudge.
44 pages, Full Color. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.
Story by Warren Ellis. Art and wraparound cover by D'Israeli. Ellis' first major work features a man cursed with immortality, thanks to a radical plastic.
After 400 years, a corporation offers to end his misery, in exchange for doing one last dirty job.
44 pages, Full Color. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.50.
Cover by Alex Ross Writer: Sterling Gates Artist: Wagner Reis
The enigmatic soldier known as Captain Victory leads an elite group of intergalactic rangers through the mysterious and deadly cosmos, fighting against forces set on the destruction of life, itself! But who is this man, and what does he want? This special introductory issue written by Sterling Gates and drawn by Wagner Reis starts with a bang, as the deadliest battle Captain Victory and his men have ever fought begins!
Cover price $3.99.
The Power and the Glory - Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Steve Ditko. Cover by Jack Kirby & Frank Giacoia.
Captain Glory was one of Gazra's greatest and most respected war leaders. Now the third and last of the Secret City superheroes to emerge from the Triad Cell must fulfill his ultimate mission -- save modern mankind from the doom that destroyed Gazra. He soon discovers that his mission has taken a terrible new twist. A small group of the Ninth Men led by General Ordis has also survived. But instead of helping, they seek to brutally conquer mankind and install themselves as the new rulers of Earth. Unless Captain Glory can first find and then join forces with Night Glider and Bombast, General Ordis will plunge mankind into a new unending Dark Age! Plus: "Giants in the Earth" article by Roy Thomas: a reminiscence and celebration of the Silver Age artists working on Topps Comics, including photos of Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, John Severin and a self-caricature by Don Heck.
Comic polybagged with a Kirbychrome trading card.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.
Bombast Lives! - Written by "Rascally" Roy Thomas (plot) & "Groovy" Gary Friedrich (script). Art by "Darlin'" Dick Ayers & "Big John" Severin. Cover pencils by Jack "King" Kirby.
Special Image Comics guest star, the Savage Dragon! An earthquake shakes Chicago, and the first of Secret City's superheroes awakens! He's the hot-tempered human catapult called Bombast. He can hurl objects at incredible speed and with uncanny accuracy. This modern world baffles him. And worse, he has lost the memory of his all-important mission to save modern mankind from the doom that destroyed his civilization 15,000 years ago! Meanwhile, Chicago police officer Savage Dragon is out to place Bombast under arrest! Also featuring appearances by Nightglider and Captain Glory. Plus: "Bullpen Bios" of John Severin, Dick Ayers and Gary Friedrich, including photos of the three.
And: Polybagged with a Kirbychrome trading card.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.
Story by Kurt Busiek. Art by James W. Fry III and Terry Austin. Cover by James W. Fry III and Terry Austin.
Topps presents new adventures of Silver Star, one of the last heroes created by legendary artist Jack Kirby. Government agent Morgan Miller, transformed into a mutant by his scientist father, must battle other super-powered beings as Silver Star. But the odds are stacked against him by 1000-to-one. Part of a planned Kirbyverse line that Topps had negotiated with the Kirby estate, but only this issue ever saw print. Originally came polybagged with a trading card. Odds Against, Part 1: The Job. Intended as a four-issue miniseries, but this was the only issue; followed by Kirby Genesis Silver Star (2011 Dynamite) #1.
Item is polybagged with trading card
32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.95.
She Glides in Beauty, Like the Night... - Written by "Rascally" Roy Thomas (plot) & "Merry" Gerry Conway (script). Art by "Dashin'" Don Heck. Cover pencils by Jack "King" Kirby.
Night Glider is the second of the Secret City superheroes. In her unique uniform, she can soar on the slightest breeze and at heights that breach the stratosphere! Yet within her seemingly fragile frame exists a will and commitment tougher than steel. Awakened from her 15,000-year sleep, Night Glider soars the sky above Chicago, seeking to know all about the world she was created to defend. It is then that she makes a horrifying discovery: some of the ancient Ninth Men are still alive...and out to kill her! Appearances by Bombast and Captain Glory. Plus: "Bullpen Bios" of Gerry Conway and Don Heck, including a self-portrait by Heck.
Also: #1P is polybagged with a Kirbychrome trading card.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.
