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

Independent Comic Publishers
(Companies beginning with H)

HERMES PRESS

BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY: THE COMPLETE DAILIES VOLUME 3 HC
(W) John Dille, Philip Nowlan (A) Dick Calkins
The saga of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, the world's most famous science-fiction newspaper strip, continues in the reprint of the ground-breaking title, complete with space ships, anti-gravity belts, damsels in distress, invaders from other worlds, nefarious villains, and heroes! Included in this volume are two years of the strip, 1932 to 1934, plus a special 16-page introductory essay by noted writer Ron Goulart. (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 9x12, 320pgs, PC SRP: $39.00

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA COMPLETE SERIES VOLUME 2 HC
(W) Various (A) Alberto Giolitti
Journey on seven action packed sci-fi adventures based on Irwin Allen's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, finishing the complete reprint of the series. These comic books have been painstakingly restored to look as good as the original comic books. Featuring original covers, inside cover artwork, and pin-ups. Also included are informative essays on series. (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 8x11, 224pgs, FC SRP: $49.99

HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE

HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE SEPT. 2009
Featuring a Luis Royo cover and part two of M.F. Wilson and Nathan Fox’s dystopian sci-fi epic, Fluorescent Black, the September issue of the seminal graphic mag is not to be missed! (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
Magazine, 150pgs, PC SRP: $6.95

TMNT 25TH ANNIVERSARY BY KEVIN EASTMAN
(W/A) Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, & Various
Hand-picked by TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman as "some of his personal all-time favorite Turtles tales," this 25th Anniversary special not only brings back some of the "classics" of the early years, but Eastman was able to re-master, re-touch, and with a few very special stories — color them — for the very first time! (C: 0-1-1)
SC, 8x11, 176pgs, FC SRP: $19.95

HILL & WANG

CHE: A GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY HC (HILL & WANG EDITION)
(W) Sid Jacobson (A) Ernie Colon
Following Che from his fabled motorcycle journeys with Alberto Granado as a young medical student to his eventual execution at the hands of Bolivian soldiers and CIA operatives, Che: A Graphic Biography provides both a concrete time line of his life and gives a broader understanding of his beliefs, his legacy, and Latin American politics during the mid-twentieth century. (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $22.00

RAY BRADBURY'S FARENHEIT 451 HC
(W) by Ray Bradbury (A) Tim Hamilton
Fifty-five years ago Ray Bradbury, one of America’s greatest writers, envisioned one of the world’s most unforgettable dystopian futures. Thinking is dangerous; trust only the state; turn in your neighbors; and, most important, burn all books. The world of Guy Montag, a career fireman for whom kerosene has become perfume, has been translated by Hamilton into unforgettable full-color art that uniquely captures Montag’s awakening to the evil of government-controlled thought and the inestimable value of philosophy, theology, and literature. Fully depicting the brilliance and force of Bradbury’s beloved masterwork, Fahrenheit 451 is a haunting work of graphic literature.
HC, 6x9, 176pgs, FC SRP: $30.00

HYPERION BOOKS

ARTEMIS FOWL VOLUME 2: THE ARCTIC INCIDENT GN
(W) Eoin Colfer (A) Giovanni Rigano
Since the release of Artemis Fowl in 2001, Eoin Colfer's blockbuster series has sold more than eight million copies in the United States alone. Now, in this second graphic novel installment of the series, fans can follow along as the world's youngest criminal mastermind rushes to save a man who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafiya: his own father. (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $9.99