GEMSTONE PUBLISHING
STARS OF THE MONTH
THE EC ARCHIVES: SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES HC'S
(W/A) Various
These beautiful hardcovers reprint issues of the classic EC comic book Shock
SuspenStories, originally published between 1952 and 1954. Includes stories by
Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein with art by Jack Kamen, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando,
Graham Ingles, and Wally Wood. Volume 1 contains issues #1-6, and Volume 2
reprints issues #7-12, including the stories "Small Assassins" (#7) and "October
Game" (#9) by science-fiction grandmaster Ray Bradbury.
VOLUME 1 (SEP063328)—HC, 8x11, 212pgs, FC SRP: $49.95
VOLUME 2 (FEB073490)—HC, 8x11, 212pgs, FC SRP: $49.95
THE EC ARCHIVES: WEIRD SCIENCE VOLUME 3 HC
(W/A) Various
Two stories by legendary author Ray Bradbury, "The Long Years" (#17) and "Mars
is Heaven" (#18), feature in this hardcover that reprints twenty-four stories by
Al Feldstein and Bill Gaines, with art by legendary illustrators such as Wally
Wood, Joe Orlando, Jack Kamen, Will Elder and more. Reprints Weird Science
issues #13-18, originally published in 1952 and 1953. Introduction by Ray
Bradbury. (DEC073672)
HC, 8x11, 212pgs, FC SRP: $49.95
THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOLUME 39
(E) Robert M. Overstreet
The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, the definitive guide for comic collectors
and dealers alike, is back for its 39th edition, including a 70th anniversary
look at Batman's first year, an introduction to The Hero Initiative, an amazing
roster of new entries in the Overstreet Hall of Fame, and the most extensive
pricing from the world of comics! This edition features a choice of two covers —
a great modern interpretation of The Avengers #1 by John K. Snyder III and a
spot-on recreation of the classic All-Select Comics #1 by Murphy Anderson.
ALL-SELECT SC (DEC084049)—SC SRP: $29.95
ALL-SELECT HC (DEC084048)—HC SRP: $35.00
AVENGERS SC (DEC084047)—SC SRP: $29.95
AVENGERS HC (DEC084046)—HC SRP: $35.00
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GIRL TWIRL COMICS
JANE'S WORLD VOLUME 9: THE QUEST FOR LOVE GN
(W/A) Paige Braddock
Jane is on a quest for love, but will she succeed? Her journey will be filled
with romantic misadventures, misunderstandings, and general quixotic mayhem!
Jane goes undercover as a busboy at Hooters. Then, after failing to uncover
sexism in the workplace she's sent out to cover a mountain bike race, which of
course ends in disaster. The entire cast of new loves and ex's collide in this
mountain bike turned wilderness adventure.
SC, 6x9, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $15.00
G T LABS
SUSPENDED IN LANGUAGE: NIELS BOHR'S LIFE GN (NEW PRINTING)
(W) Jim Ottaviani (A) Various
Einstein looked up to him, the Nazis tried to abduct him, his institute hosted
just about every Nobel prize winner in physics you can name (and then some), and
Winston Churchill considered him a most dangerous man. His friends and enemies
agreed: Niels Bohr was more than the father of quantum mechanics, he was one of
the most important figures of the 20th century.
SC, 6x9, 320pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95
GO COMI
07-GHOST VOLUME 4 GN
(W) Yuki Amemiya (A) Yukino Ichihara
Faced with the momentous task of passing the tests to become a bishop, Teito
can't even control a bascule! What Teito doesn't know is that his roommate
Hakuren secretly faces troubles of his own, thanks to the cruel machinations of
his own family. But even greater than the troubles these two face is the
disturbing circumstances surrounding the murder of a criminal, and a prophecy
that may soon be fulfilled! (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
ULTIMATE VENUS VOLUME 6 GN
(W/A) Takako Shigematsu
Yuzu finds herself held hostage by a desperate stranger who is only after one
thing — her engagement to his son! When the shocking revelation of who his son
is threatens to unhinge her grandmother's plans to marry her off, Yuzu suddenly
finds herself dumped on a tropical island, alone with her three fiances! Can
Yuzu resist their advances and stay true to her own heart? (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING
WU TANG CLAN VOLUME 2: CELL BLOCK Z GN
(W) Ghostface Killah (A) Chris Walker
When former boxing champion Cole Dennis is framed for murder and sent to a
penitentiary, he finds himself forced to participate in a brutal prison fight
program. Discovering that the entire set-up is a government conspiracy to train
and sacrifice innocent prisoners for extreme anti-terror missions, he knows that
it must be stopped. And only Cole can stop it! (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 6x9, 110pgs, FC SRP: $13.99
GRAPHIC NOVEL ART CWPM
LIFE AFTER BLACK: BARRON STOREY. THE JOURNALS HC (NEW PRINTING)
(W/A) Barron Storey
Fourteen years after the Marat/Sade journal, Graphic Novel Art presents Life
After Black, a sequel to Barron's first published journal and is a page-by-page
reconstruction of journal #45 from 1992. A fully painted oeuvre, each page
challenges your visual senses while at the same time begging you to decipher the
message making this a worthy successor to Marat/Sade. Introduction by Kent
Williams (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 8x8, 80pgs, FC SRP: $29.99
GREAT BIG COMICS
VOYAGES OF THE SHEBUCCANEER: EYE OF THE JADE DRAGON #3
(W/A) Will Hughes, Heidi Hughes
On this, the last leg of her voyage to the mystical South China Sea, the
SheBuccaneer finds herself chained to the mast of wicked Governor William Truk's
flagship. The governor intends to hand her over to Papist spies and the
punishment-hungry reformer known only as The Grand Inquisitor. What Truk doesn't
know is she intends to spill his blood and scuttle his ship! (C: 0-0-2)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (3 of 3) SRP: $3.99
GROSSET & DUNLAP
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS YOUNG READERS VOLUME 2: THE BATTLE FOR RYLOTH GN
(W/A) Zachary Rau
The planet of Ryloth has fallen under siege by Separatist forces. Now Mace Windu
must lead the clone army against the evil Separatist Alliance. Only the power of
the Force can liberate the people of Ryloth from the brutal droid occupation!
(C: 0-1-2)
SC, 6x9, 96pgs, FC SRP: $7.99