www.86thfloor.com     PREVIEWS VOL. XVIX #5 May 2009  

Independent Comic Publishers
(Companies beginning with B)

BAD KARMA PRODUCTIONS

JESUS CHRIST: IN NAME OF THE GUN VOLUME 1: THE HOLLOW COST TP
(W) Eric Peterson (A) Ethan Nicolle
Read the story Ain't it Cool News called "freakin' hilarious." The Son of God is back, and he aims to fix the world. Not with love, however, but with explosions and insane action! Jesus heads to Berlin with one mission — to stop World War II! NOTE: Not available in Germany.
MATURE THEMES
SC, 116pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95

BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT INC

CODE GEASS: LELOUCH OF THE REBELLION VOLUME 5 GN
(W) Goro Taniguichi, Ichiro Okouchi (A) Majiko
Disguised as Zero, Lelouch uses the power of Geass to turn the tables on The Brittania Empire. But how far will he go to achieve his dreams of revolution? Based on the acclaimed anime series from writers Goro Taniguichi and Ichiro Okouchi, with original character designs by the manga powerhouse CLAMP!
SC, 180pgs, FC SRP: $10.99

EUREKA SEVEN NOVEL VOLUME 2: UNKNOWN PLEASURE
(W) Tomonori Sugihara
Renton Thurston is a 14 year-old tired of his boring life and spends his time lifting, an extreme form of aerial hoverboarding. One day, a large mecha known as an LFO crash lands in his grandfather's garage and a beautiful young girl named Eureka emerges. This begins a journey that will change both of their lives.
SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99

BASEMENT COMICS / AMRYL ENTERTAINMENT

CAVEWOMAN: RED MENACE ONE-SHOT
(W/A) Rob Durham
Meriem, Bruce, Prof. Cook, and Kylde are on trip to a newly discovered tar pit. While there, they run into an absolutely humongous savaging mass of furious fire eating ants! Marshville seems to be directly in their way and Meriem and crew better do something to save their friends from being torn apart, but what can be done against the threat of the red menace?
24pgs, B&W SRP: $3.50

CAVEWOMAN COVER GALLERY
by Budd Root
Six years in the making, the second volume of Budd's Cavewoman Cover Gallery is here! Continuing as the definitive source for all of Budd Root's Cavewoman covers, volume two presents another 48 pages of graphics, along with little notes by Budd about each cover. It simply is a must-have for all collectors of that sexy jungle girl! Also available is a Special Edition limited to 750 copies, each shipping with a Certificate of Authenticity and bagged and boarded for protection!
RES. from Previews Vol. XVIII #12 (DEC083823)
REGULAR—48pgs, B&W SRP: $4.50
SPECIAL EDITION—48pgs, B&W PI

AVATAR PRESS HERE

ANNA MERCURY ARTBOOK #1—FX CON EDITION
(A) Percio, Ryp, Ortiz, Duffield, and others
(C) Felipe Massafera
Anna has never looking as stunning as she does in her first Artbook, jam-packed with all-new work from top artists! This amazing painted cover by Felipe Massafera was previously only available at the FX convention! You can now get this special first printing that is limited to just 1500 copies and available for the original cover price!
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC $3.99

ANNA MERCURY #5—MEGACON EDITION
(W) Warren Ellis (A/C) Facundo Percio
Celebrate the closing of the first Anna epic with this Megacon Edition featuring a new cover by Facundo Percio and limited to just 1500 copies.
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (5 of 5) $3.99

ANNA MERCURY 2 #2
(W) Warren Ellis (A) Facundo Percio
(C) Paul Duffield
Anna Mercury is back in this summer’s biggest epic! Warren Ellis’ fiery red-head returns to once again explode into mad science-fiction action with the stellar art of Facundo Percio, returning from the smash-hit original series! Anna Mercury is wounded and trapped in the security ministry of Three Souls Town, a city hanging in the weird Constellation outside the universe itself. She thinks they're insane, they think she's an agent of destruction. Neither of them realize something worse is on the way: ULTRASPACIAL DREADNOUGHT VANAHEIM and Space Vikings! This series rockets into stores with a Regular cover by Paul Duffield, Wraparound by Juan Jose Ryp, and Painted by Felipe Massafera.
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (2 of 5) $3.99

ANNA MERCURY 2 #2—PAINTED COVER
(W) Warren Ellis (A) Facundo Percio
(C) Felipe Massafera
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (2 of 5) $3.99

ANNA MERCURY 2 #2—WRAPAROUND COVER
(W) Warren Ellis (A) Facundo Percio
(C) Juan Jose Ryp
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (2 of 5) $3.99

IGNITION CITY #4
(W) Warren Ellis (A/C) Gianluca Pagliarani
Where did the space heroes go to die? A major new series by Warren Ellis, the writer who reinvented science fiction in comics -- a retro-punk "future of the past" where spaceships still belched smoke and arguments were still settled with laser pistols. Mary Raven has to die. Today might be Mary Raven's last day on Earth, trapped on the last spaceport where no-one cares about murder and the only real currency is fear. She has her dead father's raygun, and that's enough for space hero turned arms dealer Lightning Bowman to want her dead. But she also has her dead father's diary. And now she knows something no-one else in the settlement does...and they'll want her dead for that, too... Ignition City is an on-going color epic told in five issue series featuring the art of Aetheric Mechanics’ Gianluca Pagliarani and launching with a Regular and Wraparound cover by Pagliarani, a painted cover by Felipe Massafera and a rare Design Sketch cover by Pagliarani!
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (4 of 5) $3.99

IGNITION CITY #4—WRAPAROUND COVER
(W) Warren Ellis (A/C) Gianluca Pagliarani
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (4 of 5) $3.99

IGNITION CITY #4—PAINTED COVER
(W) Warren Ellis (A) Gianluca Pagliarani
(C) Felipe Massafera
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (4 of 5) $3.99

IGNITION CITY #4—DESIGN SKETCH ORDER INCENTIVE
(W) Warren Ellis (A/C) Gianluca Pagliarani
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (4 of 5) PI

IGNITION CITY #1—FX CON EDITION
(W) Warren Ellis (A/C) Gianluca Pagliarani
Series artist Gianluca Pagliarani delivered this outstanding new cover for the FX convention edition. Don’t miss out on this special first printing that is limited to just 2000 copies and available for the original cover price!
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (1 of 5) $3.99

IGNITION CITY #1—PURE ART EDITION
(W) Warren Ellis (A/C) Gianluca Pagliarani
This Pure Art edition features the original cover art of Ignition City #1 in pure black & white so you can fully appreciate every luscious line Gianluca laid down. This collectors edition of the hottest series of the year is limited to just 500 copies, all of which ship in a special hard case.
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (1 of 5) $14.99

SECOND CHANCE FOR FIRST-RATE TITLES

WARREN ELLIS’ SCARS TP
(DEC032186) $17.99

WARREN ELLIS’ BLACK SUMMER TP
(JUL083705) $24.99

WARREN ELLIS’ DOKTOR SLEEPLESS VOL 1: ENGINES OF DESIRE TP
(AUG083788) $26.99

WARREN ELLIS’ GRAVEL: NEVER A DULL DAY HC
(JUN083715) $89.99

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GRAVEL #14
(W) Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer (A/C) Mike Wolfer
Combat Magician William Gravel is playing with powers far beyond his own in this explosive concluding chapter of the "Major Seven" story arc! It's all gone wrong, and now the kings and queens of magic in England are stalking William Gravel. One of them is a murderer. The others have been insulted and want revenge. These are people who could tear your skin off with a glance. But William Gravel has been killing people for a living for much longer... This is the black magic epic ending that you didn’t see coming! This issue is available with a regular or wraparound cover by Mike Wolfer.
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC $3.99

GRAVEL #14 WRAPAROUND
(W) Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer (A/C) Mike Wolfer
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC $3.99

CROSSED #5 AUXILIARY
(W) Garth Ennis (A/C) Jacen Burrows
The most horrific series of the year continues! Jacen Burrows offers up another all-new vile cover of heinous crimes on this special first printing that is limited to just 2000 copies and available for the original cover price!
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (5 of 9) $3.99

NO HERO #6 AUXILIARY
(W) Warren Ellis (A/C) Juan Jose Ryp
Juan Jose Ryp delivers another amazing homage cover, this time of the legendary House of Secrets #92! This special first printing is available at the original cover price and is limited to just 1500 copies.
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (6 of 7) $3.99

DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #13
(W) Warren Ellis (A/C) Ivan Rodriguez
People are hunting Doktor Sleepless. There's a journalist on the streets trying to unpick his skein of lies and half-truths. There's a killer on the streets who wants to save the world from him. There's an old colleague with a gun who wants to ask him some questions. There's Grinders waiting for him to tell them what to do, there are people wondering why their city seems to be falling apart around them and looking for someone to blame... and no-one's seen Doktor Sleepless in weeks. Police Commissioner Preston Stoker, watching his city burn, has to wonder -- what is the mad scientist out to destroy everything planning now? Warren Ellis' on-going satirical-political science fiction novel continues its decent into madness. The issue is available with a regular cover by series artist Ivan Rodriguez, or wraparound cover by Raulo Caceres, and also a Future Warning Sign cover. (resolicited from January 09)
MATURE THEMES
REGULAR—32pgs, FC $3.99
WRAPAROUND—32pgs, FC $3.99
WARNING SIGN—32pgs, FC $3.99

DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #9-12 BAG SET
(W) Warren Ellis (A) Ivan Rodriguez
Now you can get up-to-date on all of the Doktor’s mad plans! With the Vol 1 TPB and this bag set, you will have all of the story up until the issue #13, which is offered this month! These 4 issues of Doktor Sleepless are available in this special bagged set with a random assortment of covers from each of the four issues.
MATURE THEMES
Set (x4), FC $15.99

BLOOMSBURY

THE CARTOON CHRONICLES OF AMERICA: ROAD TO REVOLUTION! TP
(W/A) Stan Mack (A) Susan Champlin
Introducing the exciting new graphic novel series that brings American history to life! Nick is an orphan who gets by on his wits. Penny, the daughter of a tavern owner, knows the meaning of hard word. Though of different backgrounds, they are a growing mistrust of the British who have made life in Boston intolerable. From the signal at the Old North Church to the fateful midnight ride and the battle of Bunker Hill, Nick and Penny take readers into the early days of the American Revolution. Fact and fiction meet beautifully to provide readers with a unique view of one of American history's most important moments. (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $9.99

BLUEWATER PRODUCTIONS

POLITICAL POWER #1: COLIN POWELL
(W) Wey-Yuih Loh (A) Matt Flyer
Bluewater's best-selling Female Force series, featured on MSNBC and CNN, receives a spin-off — Political Power! Who knew that an aimless and directionless kid from the South Bronx would grow up to be one of the most trusted and respected military and political leaders of the modern world? This is his story. This is the tale of Colin Powell. Cover by Vinnie Tartamella.
SC, 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

FEMALE FORCE #5: PRINCESS DIANA
(W) Chris Arrant (A) Ryan Howe
This comic series has been featured on CNN, FOX News and OK! Magazine. Princess. Public Figure. Philanthropist. Parent. Diana, Princess of Wales, emerged in the early 1980s as a fresh face to the stoic British monarchy with a storybook wedding but later a tabloid breakup. She emerged as a modern British woman and admirable icon to not only England but the world. Cover by Vinnie Tartamella.
SC, 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

LEGEND OF ISIS #3 (BLUEWATER)
(W) Aaron Stueve (A) Ivan Barriga
As Isis' battle with the Scarab Queen escalates to brutal levels, Scott finds himself on the wrong side of the interrogation table. Ever since Isis came into his life, Scott has experienced problem after problem, and has he reached his breaking point? How long would you be able to live with an ancient Egyptian Goddess who attracts trouble like one of those blue electric lights attracts mosquitoes?
SC, 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

LIONSGATE FILMS: LEPRECHAUN #3
(W) Zach Hunchar (A) Kris Carter
Heavy metal mayhem ensues as our heroes face their biggest challenge yet! Questions are answered and new ones emerge as we're introduced to the newest, sexiest member of the story. Oh, and someone is late for work. Plus, some other stuff about some things.
MATURE THEMES
SC, 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #11
Li decides to end her pregnancy from her affair with her boss. Shortly after, Li's husband and others close to her begin having devastating accidents as her life spirals out of control. It seems as if an unholy entity has manifested itself into Li's unborn, and is wreaking havoc!
SC, 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

WILLIAM SHATNER PRESENTS TEKWAR #2
(W) William Shatner, Scott Davis (A) Erich Owens
Jake Cardigan's release from cryogenic prison has not gone according to his plan. His wife and child are missing, the old Tek hunger still lingers, and death and destruction seem to follow him wherever he goes. The day started with a dead body and the body count keeps growing. Jake's quest for answers leads him to new friends and old nemeses. But can anyone be trusted? Jake takes one giant step ahead to learn the truth, but pays a steep cost.
MATURE THEMES
SC, 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

BONGO COMICS

IT'S THE LIFE IN HELL 2010 12-MONTH CALENDAR
(A) Matt Groening
Spend a year in Hell with Matt Groening, Binky, Bongo, Akbar, and Jeff and the rest of the Life In Hell-ers. This monthly organizer features classic Life In Hell comic strips, but that's not all. You also get puzzling philosophical questions, great dates in Life In Hell history, famous people's birthdays, and trivial but significant recommendations on how to enrich your life! (C: 0-1-2)
Calendar, 24pgs, PC SRP: $12.99

SIMPSONS COMICS #156
(W) Ty Templeton
It's the year 2200, and Homer J. Simpson XIII is the curator of a museum dedicated to the exploits of history’s most famous family of the 21st century. Take a guided tour with us as we reveal all the times the Simpson family saved the world — whether they planned to or not!
SC, 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99

FUTURAMA COMICS #44
(W) Boothby (A) Pepoy
Fry and Zapp Brannigan challenge each other to a space race to the end of universe, and Leela’s in for a big surprise when she discovers that she’s the prize. However, the biggest surprise awaits the wacky racers on a cannonball run to deep space — the absolute nothingness and utter void at the finish line!
32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99

SIMPSONS CLASSICS #21
(W/A) Matt Groening
Don’t miss this all-Krusty ish! First, with a supporting cast in the midst of contract negotiations and the Springfield Mafia weighing his purse, Krusty hides out at the Simpson household, but because the show must go on the Simpson family is enlisted to fill his cast while The Krusty the Clown Show broadcasts from their home! Collects Simpson Comics #40-41.
Magazine, SC, 64pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

BOOM! STUDIOS

POE #1
(W) J. Barton Mitchell (A) Dean Kotz
"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before." — Edgar Allan Poe. Everyone knows that Poe created the detective genre, but did you know he was a detective himself? Finally the secret can be revealed for the first time! Enter the world of Poe and follow the famous author of darkness as he tracks the killer of his brother's friend. Supernatural adventure for fans of books like Hellboy! Covers by Jeffrey Spokes and Jeremy Forson.
SC, 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

28 DAYS LATER #1
(W) Alex Garland, Michael Alan Nelson (A) Declan Shalvey
28 Days Later comes to comics as an ongoing series, connecting the film 28 Days Later to its sequel 28 Weeks Later! Focusing on Selena, one of the three survivors of the first film, as she embarks on an epic journey of her return to Great Britain! Scripted by Hexed and Fall Of Cthulhu's Michael Alan Nelson and drawn by newcomer sensation Declan Shalvey.
SC, 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

ZOMBIE TALES 2061 ONE-SHOT
(W) Kim Krizan (A) Jon Reed
The living dead walk among us! Zombies have taken over the planet! Humans only exist as novelty attractions — or worse! But today is the day of revolution and soon the tide will turn on undead supremacy! Academy Award-nominated writer Kim Krizan (Before Sunrise) presents a zombie epic like no other! Ripped from the pages of the critically acclaimed Zombie Tales anthology, collected in a single volume for the first time! Cover by John Nofsinger.
SC, 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

DEAD RUN #2
(W) Andrew Cosby, Michael Alan Nelson (A) Francesco Biagini
America has become a wasteland, leaving the few cities that remain transformed into impenetrable fortresses. Nick Masters is a driver, the best there is. If you need something picked-up, delivered, or disposed of, Nick's your man. But when he fails to deliver all hell breaks loose. From the writer of Hexed, Michael Alan Nelson, collaborating for the first time with Eureka creator Andrew Cosby! Covers by Jason Shawn Alexander and Eric Canete.
SC, 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #2
(W) Philip K. Dick (A) Steven Dupre
In 2021 Earth is a far uglier place. Most humans are on Mars but Deckard's back home, among the wretched. See San Francisco as its denizens try to live in the aftereffect of World War Terminus. If they think human life is hard, try being an android among the masses! Covers by Bill Sienkiewicz, Moritat, and Scott Keating.
SC, 32pgs, FC (2 of 24) SRP: $3.99

THE UNKNOWN #3
(W) Mark Waid (A) Minck Oosterveer
She has solved every mystery known to man. But there is one mystery that remains Unknown! Boarding a speeding train of horrors is the only way that Catherine and Doyle can find the next clue in their mystery of the afterlife. A new original mini-series from Mark Waid in the vein of Ruse with Excalibur's Minck Oosterveer. Covers by Eric Jones and Matthew Dow Smith.
SC, 24pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $3.99

UNTHINKABLE #3
(W) Mark Sable (A) Julian Totino Tedesco
Nobody believed novelist Alan Ripley when he revealed he created unthinkable terror scenarios for the government. Now the CIA doesn't just believe him — they blame him. Can he survive interrogation in time to stop his next nightmare from coming true? Only writer Mark Sable and artist Julian Tedesco know for sure! Cover by Paul Azaceta.
SC, 24pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $3.99

FALL OF CTHULHU: NEMESIS #4
(W) Michael Alan Nelson (A) Todd Herman
It's an all-out war between man and Gods for the fate of Atlantis! Nyarlathotep's despicable machinations are wrought upon the legendary island — and he's planning on taking a living, breathing souvenir with him! Covers by John Nofsinger and Chuck BB.
SC, 24pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $3.99

IRREDEEMABLE #4
(W) Mark Waid (A) Peter Krause
What if the world's greatest hero decided to become the world's greatest villain? The Plutonian's deadly rampage continues. His former comrades-turned-victims are beaten, tired, and searching for hope. A "twilight of the superheroes"-style story that examines super-villains from the writer of Kingdom Come and Empire! Covers by John Cassaday and Dan Panosian.
24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

THE INCREDIBLES #0
(W) Mark Waid (A) Marcio Takara
The Incredibles #0 launches an all-new story arc written by legendary scribe Mark Waid with covers by Matt Wagner! Take a quick glimpse at the recent past and witness the action-packed birth of everyone's favorite super-powered baby-Jack-Jack! But labor pains were never this difficult! The Parrs will have to fight through a phalanx of evil before the new addition to their family can safely arrive! The action-packed prelude to next month's launch of The Incredibles ongoing series! (C: 0-0-1) NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada.
SC, 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99

FINDING NEMO: REEF RESCUE #3
(W) Marie Croall (A) Erica Reis Currey
Nemo, Dory, and Marlin continue their dangerous journey, searching for a way to rescue their dying reef! Facing incredible odds, Nemo travels the great blue sea to save the one thing that matters most of all — home. Will Nemo and company survive an eerie encounter with a giant squid? Covers by Amy Mebberson and Erica Reis Currey. (C: 0-0-1) NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada.
SC, 24pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $2.99

FARSCAPE: D'ARGO'S LAMENT #4
(W) Keith R.A. DeCandido (A) Neil Edwards
Ka D'argo lives on in this pulse-pounding mini-series set in continuity during season 3 between episodes "Revenging Angel" and "Fractures"! D'Argo once took his place to save him from torture, but now General Sterikk desires to take on his Luxan brethren in a no-holds barred brawl! The pulse-pounding last issue features covers by Michael DiPascale and Will Sliney.
SC, 24pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $3.99

THE WORLD OF CARS: RADIATOR SPRINGS #1
(W) Alan J. Porter (A) Albert Carreres
Lightning McQueen is hanging out with his friends in Radiator Springs when he realizes that everyone knows his story, but he doesn't know anyone else's. McQueen wants to know how his friends ended up in Radiator Springs — and why they decided to stay. The first issue of Cars: Radiator Springs shines the showroom spotlight on Flo and Ramone! Covers by Allen Gladfelter. (C: 0-0-1) NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada.
SC, 24pgs, FC SRP: $2.99

THE MUPPET SHOW: THE TREASURE OF PEG-LEG WILSON #1
(W/A) Roger Langridge
Roger Langridge's celebrated run on The Muppet Show comic book continues with a new, zany arc! Scooter discovers old documents which reveal that a cache of treature is hidden somewhere within the theater, and when Rizzo the Rat overhears this the news spreads like wildfire! Meanwhile, Animal's acting very strangely — he's now refined and well-mannered! It's more adventure with Jim Henson's world-famous Muppets! (C: 0-0-1) NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada.
SC, 24pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $2.99

FARSCAPE: GONE & BACK #1
(W) Rockne S. O'Bannon, Keith R.A. DeCandido (A) Tommy Patterson
Zhaan and D'Argo are alive! Crichton's not married to Aeryn anymore! What's going on? Crichton tries to find out as he finds himself in an alternate timeline. While examining Aeryn and Crichton's son, an accident occurred that sent him into this strange world. How does he get back? Will he ever see Aeryn again? Covers by Joe Corroney and Dennis Calero.
SC, 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

MUPPET ROBIN HOOD #4
(W) Tim Beedle (A) Armand Villavert Jr.
The Muppets tell the Robin Hood legend for laughs, and it's the reader who will be merry! Robin Hood (Kermit the Frog) steals from the rich and gives to the poor. The imprisoned Robin awaits the gallows. Can the Merry Men spring Robin free and defeat Prince John? If only they could find the "narrator" and discover how the story is supposed to end! Covers by David Peterson, the Eisner Award-winning creator of Mouse Guard, and Amy Mebberson. (C: 0-0-1) NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada.
SC, 24pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $2.99

TOY STORY: THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER #4
(W) Dan Jolley (A) Chris Moreno
Mr. Potato Head decides that he's tired of just being an inanimate toy. He's going to reveal his walking-and-talking nature to Andy! He's a total Potato Head Case! Can Woody stop him before it's too late? Covers by Mike DeCarlo and Chris Moreno. (C: 0-0-1) NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada.
24pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $2.99

EUREKA: DORMANT GENE #4
(W) Andrew Cosby, Jonathan L. Davis (A) Mark Dos Santos
The Sci-Fi Channel's smash hit show returns for another series masterminded by the creator of the show, told completely in continuity! Zoe and Gene have to team up to save Eureka from a horde of genetically altered teens who are kinda acting like zombies — but without all the gross fleshy stuff. Covers by J.K. Woodward.
SC, 24pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $3.99

HEXED HC
(W) Michael Alan Nelson (A) Emma Rios
It's Blood. Theft. Sex. Magic. They say there's no honor amongst thieves. Add to that a thief operating in the occult underground, and it's a whole different kind of nasty! Luci Jennifer Inagcio Das Neves, Lucifer for short, takes a new job that will expose her to the macabre underbelly of the city, and a secret that she'd rather nobody know. By Michael Alan Nelson, hot new art talent Emma Rios, colorist Cris Peter, with a special cover by Paul Pope! (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 6.625x10, 112pgs, FC SRP: $19.99

THE INCREDIBLES: FAMILY MATTERS TP
(W) Mark Waid (A) Marcio Takara
Acclaimed scribe Mark Waid has written the perfect Incredibles story! What happens when Mr. Incredible's super-abilities start to wane — and how long can he keep his powerlessness a secret from his wife and kids? This action-packed trade collects all four issues of The Incredibles: Family Matters. NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada.
SC, 6x9, 112pgs, FC SRP: $9.99

THE WORLD OF CARS: THE ROOKIE TP
See how Lightning McQueen became a Piston Cup sensation in this pulse-pounding collection! Cars: The Rookie reveals McQueen's scrappy origins as a local short track racer who dreams of the big time — and recklessly plows his way through the competition to get there! Along the way, he meets Mack, who helps McQueen catch his lucky break. NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada.
SC, 6x9, 112pgs, FC SRP: $9.99

THE MUPPET SHOW TP
(W/A) Roger Langridge
This hilarious trade collects the first four issues of The Muppet Show, written and drawn by the incomparable Roger Langridge! Packed full of madcap skits and gags, the collection is certain to please old and new fans alike! If you have a favorite Muppet, chances are it's featured in this show-stopping collection! NOTE: Available only in the United States and Canada.
SC, 6x9, 112pgs, FC SRP: $9.99

ZOMBIE TALES TP'S
(W/A) Various
The best-selling zombie anthology finally gets collected, featuring work from the best of the best, including Mark Waid, Keith Giffen, Andrew Cosby, Michael Alan Nelson, J.K. Woodward, and many many more! Volume 1 collects Zombie Tales #1, Zombie Tales: Oblivion, and Zombie Tales: The Dead, and Volume 2 collects the first four issues of the Zombie Tales: The Series ongoing!
VOLUME 1 (APR073520)—SC, 6x9, 144pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $14.99
VOLUME 2 (AUG083863)—SC, 128pgs, FC SRP: $15.99

BROADSWORD COMICS

TAROT: WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #57
(W/A) Jim Balent
"Familiar Troubles." Caged and imprisoned, Pooka finds himself at the mercy of the fairies he's chased and harassed all his life. Now the tables have finally turned, and it's time for the fairies to have their revenge! Pooka's only hope for rescue is Tarot, but she has been drugged by a poisoned blade and faces death herself.
MATURE THEMES
SC, 32pgs, FC SRP: $2.95

TAROT: WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #57 DELUXE EDITION
(W/A) Jim Balent
The Deluxe Litho Plate Edition comes bagged and boarded with a copy of Tarot #57 (either cover) and a black-and-white 6 1/2" x 10" lithograph of Tarot entitled "Petals of the Orchid." This limited collector's lithograph was penciled by Jim Balent and comes signed by the artist and limited to a printing of 500 pieces. (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
Set (1 comic & 1 litho), 32pgs, FC SRP: $19.99

BUENAVENTURA PRESS

THE COMPLETE JACK SURVIVES HC
(W/A) Jerry Moriarty
This oversized, full-color edition gathers all the Jack Survives strips and presents them as creator Jerry Moriarty intended. Moriarty’s painted comics offer slice-of-life vignettes that express a somehow fanciful yet deadpan take on the humor inherent in everyday moments. Since Jack Survives first appeared in Art Spiegelman’s groundbreaking anthology RAW in the 80's, it has been lauded for Moriarty’s innovative use of the comics medium. Introduction by acclaimed cartoonist Chris Ware (Jimmy Corrigan). (C: 0-1-2)
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RES. from Previews Vol. XVIII #6 (JUN083782)
HC, 11X14, 80pgs, FC SRP: $29.95