PAIZO PUBLISHING LLC
DOWNER: WANDERING MONSTER TP
The dark elf Downer Tarantula thought his dungeon guard duty would be a good way
to earn some easy gold pieces, but his last day on the job finds him engaged in
a mysterious and deadly quest for a powerful artifact called the Ulolok — an
entity capable of reshaping the multiverse. Join Downer and his motley crew of
subterranean adventurers on their epic quest to deliver the Ulolok to the drow
city of Oubliette! Collected from the popular Dungeon cartoon, designed and
written by Kyle Stanley Hunter.
SC, 8x11, 64pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
ZOGONIA TP
by Tony Moseley
Join the adventuring rogue Kev and his companions Domato and Dindil as they
greedily explore Tony Moseley's treacherous and hilarious world of Zogonia!
Delve dungeons filled with ravenous beasts, deadly traps, and even deadlier
companions in this side-splitting collection of one of Dragon magazine's most
popular cartoons! Zogonia: Slice of Death contains 64 pages of comic strips, old
and new, collected from the pages of Dragon. It also features an introduction by
Tony Moseley revealing the artist's overview of the series.
SC, 8x11, 64pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
PANTHEON BOOKS
STARS OF THE MONTH
BLACK HOLE: THE COLLECTED EDITION
by Charles Burns
Suburban Seattle, the mid-1970s. A strange plague has descended upon the area’s
teenagers, transmitted by sexual contact, that manifests in any number of ways —
from the hideously grotesque to the subtle and concealable. What unfolds isn’t
the expected battle to fight the plague, or bring heightened awareness to it, or
even to treat it. Instead, Black Hole paints a fascinating and eerie portrait of
the nature of high school alienation itself — the savagery, the cruelty, the
relentless anxiety and ennui, the longing for escape. As hypnotically beautiful
as it is horrifying, Black Hole deftly explores a specific American cultural
moment in flux and the kids who are caught in it. Soon to be a major motion
picture directed by David Fincher (Fight Club).
HC (NEW PRINTING) (SEP078140)—HC SRP: $27.50
SC (OCT073726)—SC, 7x10, 352pgs, B&W SRP: $17.95
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THE METAMORPHOSIS GN (NEW PRINTING)
by Franz Kafka & Peter Kuper
As Gregor Samsa awakes one morning from uneasy dreams, he finds himself
transformed
in his bed into a gigantic inset. This graphic treatment draws out the subtle
psychological
and emotional shifts of the story, while capturing Kafka's often-unrecognizable
humor. (MAY078273)
SC SRP: $10.95
PAPERCUTZ
BIONICLE VOLUME 2 GN
by Various
The Toa Nuva suffer a mysterious loss of their powers which threatens their very
existence. It's the work of the Bohrok-Kal, a special squad of mutated Bohrok
who seek to free the swarm queens and unleash the Bohrok again. With the help of
the legendary Mask of Time, the Toa Nuva are able to defeat the Kal. Meanwhile,
a Matoran villager named Takua has stumbled upon the long-hidden Mask of Light.
He and his best friend, Jaller, are sent by the village elders, the Turaga, to
find the Toa to whom the mask is destined to belong. But Makuta unleashes
twisted creatures called Rahkshi against the island in an effort to stop the Toa
of Light from coming into being! (C: 0-1-2)
SC—SC, 5x7, 112pgs, FC SRP: $7.95
HC—HC, 5x7, 112pgs, FC SRP: $12.95
NANCY DREW VOLUME 14: SLEIGHT OF DAN
by Stefan Petrucha & Sho Murase
Now you see her, now you don't! Nancy, Ned, and George attend magician Dan
Devil's show, and witness his assistant's magical disappearance — except she
doesn't reappear! It seems Nancy can't even go on a date without stumbling upon
a mystery. In searching for the missing assistant, Nancy goes on a magical
mystery tour of Dan Evil's home and runs into a very hungry anaconda! Rather
than become snake food, she agrees to become Dan's new assistant. But what if
she vanishes too? (C: 0-1-2)
SC—SC, 5x7, 112pgs, FC SRP: $7.95
HC—HC, 5x7, 112pgs, FC SRP: $12.95
TALES FROM THE CRYPT #7
by Various
The cover and story originally related to Tales From The Crypt #5 appear in this
issue! The GhoulLunatics are back introducing two horror-packed tales. In the
first, a player named Louis picks on a female in New Orleans's French Quarter —
but then gets to remain conscious as he sees his body rapidly decomposing in
"Ignoble Rot". In the second scare-tale, mugger Roscoe Little believes he's hit
the jackpot, when his victim's keys open up the front door to a millionaire's
townhouse. But things change when he discovers the werewolves in the basement in
"Moonlight Sonata". (C: 0-1-2)
48pgs, FC SRP: $3.95
PAQUET
STAR OF THE MONTH
FINAL FLIGHT GN
by Romain Hugault
1942-1945: Humanity is living its darkest moments of the 20th century. While the
Earth shakes under the bombs, the sky is the stage of intense combat. Among the
clouds, planes strafe, men clash, and fates cross. In the solitude of their
cockpits, four pilots, among the best their respective nations can offer, fly
off into the darkened skies. Among those birds of prey, heading towards battle
at 600 km/hour, how many realize that this will be their final flight?
(APR073909)
SC, 7x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $10.00
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PICTUREBOX
COMICS COMICS
Edited by Hodler, Santoro, & Nadel
The fourth issue of Comics Comics is the strongest yet! Behind a cover by
British great Shaky Kane is an exclusive interview with Kane, and another
installment in Frank Santoro’s essay on comics coloring, featuring interviews
with Michael T. Gilbert and Steve Oliff. Dan Nadel presents a
never-before-published interview with the man behind Bazooka Joe, Mars Attacks,
and Wacky Packages – Woody Gelman. Tim Hodler takes a long look at manga series
Berserk, and the whole thing is rounded out with the usual extra features,
reviews, and much more!
RES. from Previews Vol. XVII #9 (SEP073897)
SC, 24x32, 16pgs, B&W SRP: $2.95
COLA MADNES TP
by Gary Panter
Legendary underground cartoonist Gary Panter's comics are typically anarchic and
fun, but they also delve deeper. Jimbo, Panter's enduring punk everyman, shares
billing with a cast of idiosyncratic characters including Bob War (his
calamitous brother), Uncle Garcia (a smart-talking dinosaur and beleaguered
guardian in a bathrobe), and Kokomo, a native in an unspecified tropical land
colonized by oil companies. Panter's farce follows Jimbo's misadventures as he
tries to get a Moka Cola at the local Jack-in-the-McTacos. The whole zany affair
culminates in an absurd, scatological climax at an automated fast food
restaurant. This delightfully inane story offers a selection of Panter's themes:
humanity's troubled relationship with nature and technology; the tension between
restraint and the uncontrollable urge; family relationships; and Jimbo's
endearing, comical self-doubt.
MATURE THEMES
HC, 5x7, 212pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95
PLATINUM STUDIOS
THE ADVENTURES OF TYMM ALIEN CIRCUS #2
by Dave Roman & L. Frank Weber
Tymm, an orphan raised in an alien circus, discovers that he is the rightful
heir to an intergalatic kingdom. Tymm accidentally reveals his incredible
tattoo-like markings during a big top performance. They attract the interest of
spies who divert the intergalactic circus to Tymm's homeworld. There the young
orphan comes to learn about his true identity!
64pgs, FC (2 of 3) SRP: $5.95
HERO BY NIGHT #4
by D.J. Coffman & James Patrick
Arch villains, giant apes — they got nothin' on Jack's biggest nemesis: girls!
First the fiance, and now three rough-and-tumble, jet pack-wearing roller derby
girls are causing trouble at Steel City Museum, and one of them has her eye on
Jack. A brand new arc starts here! Will Jack survive it?
#4—32pgs, FC SRP: $0.99
METAL POWER RING—FC SRP: $24.95
I WAS KIDNAPPED BY LESBIAN PIRATES FROM OUTER SPACE #2
by Megan Rose Gedris
The Lesbian Pirates set off for the Phlebon-6 First Intergalactic Bank, hoping
to fill the ship's brig with big stacks of cash. But mild-mannered bank employee
Andrew Manly isn't going to take this lying down! If only he could find a phone
booth to use so he could change!
32pgs, FC (2 of 6) SRP: $3.99
PRAXIS COMICS
GATE OF THE EAST WIND #3
by Doug Warr & Aaron Mason, & Various
Charles Exoffier is the CEO of the most powerful corporation that ever existed.
Yet Charles is merely a puppet controlled by malevolent forces that threaten
everyone he cares about. Meanwhile, Noriel is shaken from his timeless dementia
when he finds Legion hunting mankind, and the justice he delivers brings to pass
Madeline’s violent premonition.
32pgs, FC (3 of 7) SRP: $3.95
PURE IMAGINATION PUBLISHING
THE ALEX TOTH READER VOLUME 1 TP (2ND PRINTING)
by Alex Toth & Various
If you missed it the first time out, grab it now — 160 pages of Alex Toth’s
finest work, including crime, western, horror, war, and romance stories! All
artwork has been shot from originals and Theakstonized for maximum clarity.
SC, 160pgs SRP: $25.00
THE STEVE DITKO READER VOLUME 1 TP (2ND PRINTING)
by Steve Ditko & Various
With 160 pages of Steve Ditko’s earliest work, readers will find super-rare
stories including crime, humor, horror, and science fiction from 1954-55. Also
included is a previously-unknown thirty page serial with Eric Stanton.
Theakstonized for maximum clarity.
SC, 160pgs SRP: $25.00