www.86thfloor.com     PREVIEWS VOL. XVIX #7 July 2009  

Independent Comic Publishers
(Companies beginning with H)

HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS

THE DISCWORLD GRAPHIC NOVELS VOLUME 1: THE COLOUR OF MAGIC/THE LIGHT FANTASTIC TP
(W) Terry Pratchett (A) Various
Imagine a flat world sitting on the backs of four elephants that hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle. Welcome to Discworld, a place (and a time) strangely parallel to our own. The Discworld Graphic Novels includes the first two volumes in Terry Pratchett’s bestselling series. Originally published in two mini-series from Innovation Comics, these striking full-color adaptations of The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic are now issued in one beautiful volume, produced for the 25th anniversary of Discworld. (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 7x10, 480pgs, PC SRP: $16.99

VAMPIRE KISSES VOLUME 3: BLOOD RELATIVES GN
(W) Ellen Schreiber (A) Elisa Kwon
Alexander’s half-vampire cousin Claude and his gang are still in Dullsville. Now that Claude and his fearless gang have been tricked out of the blood-filled vials that would turn them into full-fledged vampires, Claude will stop at nothing to find the real vials. When Claude teams up with Raven’s longtime nemesis, Trevor, invitations soon go out for a vampire-themed masquerade party. Could Claude be threatening to turn all of the students at Dullsville High into vampires? (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (3 of 3) SRP: $9.99

HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE

KNOW THYSELF HC
(W/A) Maryam Naville
A girl suddenly sees how her reality breaks with the apparition of a ghostly and scary woman who appears through a mirror. The mind is a world with its own rules and plays tricks on her, fighting an enemy where everything can change at any time. Know Thyself shows the world behind the barriers of our mind. Lead by a dream, it confronts us to impossible situations with constant changing rules and visual and written metaphors that make this more than an adventure story.
MATURE THEMES
HC, 6.6x10, 88pgs, FC SRP: $19.95

HERMES PRESS

BUCK ROGERS IN 25TH CENTURY: THE NEWSPAPER SUNDAYS VOLUME 1 (1930-1935) HC
(A) Russell Keaton, Rick Yager
Hermes Press' reprints of the original sci-fi newspaper strip, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, continues with this first volume of reprints of the full-color Sunday tabloid strips. This volume collects the first five years in all their glorious color in their original vertical format. The Sunday strips presented entirely different stories than the daily strip. These strips have it all: space ships, anti-gravity belts, damsels in distress, nefarious villains, and true heroes. (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 11x14, 256pgs, FC SRP: $60.00

PHANTOM COMP DAILIES HC
(W) Lee Falk (A) Ray Moore
The first, original, and best masked hero to ever grace the pages of comic strips and comic books returns with Hermes Press' new complete reprint of The Phantom! Debuting in newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances, The Phantom has been acknowledged as an influence on every "masked man of mystery" since. Hermes Press will offer the entire run of the comic strip, which will span over seventy years of The Phantom legend, ending with artist Sy Barry's run on the strip in 1994, giving a whole new generation of readers and fans of the "Ghost Who Walks" a chance to revisit the series all over again. (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 9x12, 320pgs, PC SRP: $39.99

HILL & WANG

TROTSKY: A GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY HC
(W/A) Rick Geary
Trotsky was a hero to some, a ruthless demon to others. To Stalin, he was such a threat that he warranted murder by pickaxe.Renowned comic artist Rick Geary uses his distinct style to depict the stark reality of the man and his times. Trotsky’s life becomes a guide to the creation of the Soviet Union, the horrors of World War I, and the establishment of international communism. Ranging from his boyhood in the Ukraine to his conflict with Stalin and his romance with Frida Kahlo, Trotsky is a stunning look at one of the 20th Century’s most important figures. (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 5.5x8.25, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95

HUDSON STREET PRESS

VLAD THE IMPALER: THE MAN WHO WAS DRACULA GN
(W) Sid Jacobson (A) Ernie Colon
The Dracula myth has sparked a legacy of endlessly entertaining creepy tales. The fictional character, originally penned by Bram Stoker, was inspired by and named after a real-life fiend — Prince Vlad Dracul, the 15th-century ruler of Wallachia, a man infmaous for massacring and impaling his enemies. Vlad the Impaler tells the ghastly prince's life story, from his childhood to his love life to his brutal war against the Turkish infidels. (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 6x9, 288pgs, FC SRP: $25.95