86th Floor Comics May 2010 Catalogue

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listing products sheduled to ship in July 2010



Books, Magazines, and Calendars


Item RRP Description
DISNEY SKETCHBOOK 1928- 2008 (RES)  £29.99 (W/A) The Disney Animators The Disney Sketchbook 1928-2008 is a glorious, collectible coffee-table book showcasing the rich, visual development art by Disney animators over the history of the Walt Disney Animation Studios (originally Disney Feature Animation). The Disney animators reflect on the inspiration of the artists who have preceded them, going back to the 'first generation' of animators who created the Silly Symphonies and early cartoons, to the first Golden Age of Disney animation (Snow White to The Black Cauldron) to the present second Golden Age (The Little Mermaid onwards).
FASTNER & LARSON BEAUTIES & BEASTS £13.99 (A) Steve Fastner, Rich Larson Fantasy, action, and pretty young girls wearing little more than a bit of armor and a smile - these are the hallmarks of illustration duo Steve Fastner and Rich Larson. Beauties & Beasts is the latest full color gallery of their works, a sort of naughty nightmare you'll thoroughly enjoy!
FETISH GODDESS DITA HC (MR)  £19.99 (W) Peter W. Czernich Dita Von Teese is the most popular glamour model today, and this gorgeous hardcover collects only the finest photos from her early career. Dominant or submissive, damsel in distress or provocative French maid, the genuine fetishist laces herself up and parades around in the highest of high heels - a true fetish goddess.
HI FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE QUARTERLY #16  £4.99 Hi-Fructose, the critically acclaimed, under-the-counter culture magazine, showcases an eclectic mix of underground artists, pop surrealists, emerging and rediscovered counter cultures, and awe inspiring spectacles from around the world.
JOHN BUSCEMA MICHELANGELO OF COMICS DLX SC  £29.99 (W) Brian Peck (A) John Buscema commonly referred to by his peers as 'The Michelangelo of Comics,' John Buscema's career has spanned decades and hundreds of characters. This exhaustive look at Buscema's career and art covers every aspect of this legend's work, with over 200 examples of the master's original art. Comics historian Brian Peck interviewed Buscema's colleagues and paints a complete picture of one of the comic's most outstanding artists. Available in Softcover and a Deluxe Hardcover edition with a specially prepared plate, original artwork by John Buscema inked, and signed and numbered in an edition of 300 by Joe Sinnott.
JOHN BUSCEMA MICHELANGELO OF COMICS DLX HC  £45.00 (W) Brian Peck (A) John Buscema commonly referred to by his peers as 'The Michelangelo of Comics,' John Buscema's career has spanned decades and hundreds of characters. This exhaustive look at Buscema's career and art covers every aspect of this legend's work, with over 200 examples of the master's original art. Comics historian Brian Peck interviewed Buscema's colleagues and paints a complete picture of one of the comic's most outstanding artists. Available in Softcover and a Deluxe Hardcover edition with a specially prepared plate, original artwork by John Buscema inked, and signed and numbered in an edition of 300 by Joe Sinnott.
JUXTAPOZ VOL 17 #8 AUG 2010  £4.50 Presenting a gallery of underground artists who influence much of the graphics, fashion and new art seen today, Juxtapoz gives readers the latest in modern art worldwide! Each issue features interviews and reviews of artists, as well as photos from galleries and exhibits, rare sketches, portfolios, and full-color layouts of painters and cartoonists and their works.
KUSTOM KAMERA GREASED UP EYE CANDY HC (MR)  £29.99 (W) Korero Books With more beautifully produced, adrenalin-soaked pages of visceral eye-popping images, this collection is a must-have for all the greasers, hot rodders, and kustom artists who loved Kustom Graphics, as well as fans of stunning cutting-edge photography. The photographers profiled here include Dirk Behlau, Richard Heeps, Laurent Bagnard, Gayla Partridge and Chas Ray Krider. Biographies of every artist are included, as well as detailed captions for each work and an extensive contact section.
666 PHOTOGRAPHY VIRGIN QUEENS HIGH CAMP DIVAS HC (MR)  £29.99 (W) Korero Books 666 Photography is an Austin, Texas based company that specializes in retro/vintage photography. Their props are handmade, their backdrops are handpainted. The playful pop creations here feature modern women recast as High-Baroque Madonnas, ironic recreations of Weimar Germany cabaret, and Many others. Often inspired by icons of female beauty and power ranging from mermaids to Mucha, these unique photographic visions have become a riot of astounding creativity and color.
TELLING STORIES NORMAN ROCKWELL FROM COLL LUCAS SPIELBERG  £40.00 (A) Normal Rockwell Telling Stories, based on the Rockwell collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, charts the connections between Rockwell's iconic depictions of bucolic American life and the movies. Rockwell, the quintessential American mythmaker of the 20th century, touched the lives of the two most successful directors of our day. Within Rockwell's art, the fantasies and foibles of ordinary people are given life, central among them the themes of love of country, the sanctity of family, and the value of personal honor. Telling Stories accompanies an exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
LEES TOY REVIEW #213 AUG 2010  £4.99 Get ready for summer as new action figures and diecasts for summer are profiled and new products out of the San Diego Comic-Con are reviewed. Plus, market reports, toy trends, and the 'Lee's Guide to Collecting' covers the G.I. Joe Action Force series.
NON SPORT UPDATE VOL 21 #4  £4.50 Rock posters hit their stride in the late 1960s and Breygent Marketing's collection, Woodstock Generation Rock Poster Cards, captures them brilliantly. Look for Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Jim Morrison, and more. Those too young to remember will still enjoy the dazzling Woodstock Generation cover and feature story about the upcoming trading card set. There will be a Woodstock Generation promo card from Breygent and Rittenhouse Archives provides a Marvel: Heroes and Villains promo.
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #190  £4.50 AFD's attention turns to the San Diego Comic-Con. The first of the convention exclusives will be announced and the line up of toy industry exhibitors finalized. AFD editors are signed up to cover all convention activities from the earliest announcements to the closing session. Look for plenty exclusive photos.
ALTER EGO #95  £5.99 Who says a comic book has to be good? Not Brand Echh, from 1967-69! Behind a fabulous cover by Marie Severin, we feature a look at Marvel's madcap parody mag, with rare art and artifacts by Ross Andru, John Buscema, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and more! Plus the conclusion of the cataclysmic George Kashdan interview.
BACK ISSUE #42  £5.99 DC Comics' latest movie star, Jonah Hex, headlines our 'Wild West' issue, in a rare interview with the bounty hunter's long-time writer, Michael Fleisher, plus art galore by Tony DeZuniga, Luis Dominguez, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Keith Giffen, Ed Hannigan, and a posse of popular artists! Plus Scout, the Two-Gun Kid, the Rawhide Kid, Dick Ayers' original Ghost Rider, DC's Weird Westerns, Red Wolf, Caleb Hammer, Charlton's Westerns, and the Vigilante's 1970s revival.
CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG SPEC CLOAK & DAGGER  £15.99 Teenage runaways who were victims of a terrible mutagenic experiment, Cloak and Dagger have sworn to use their powers to protect the less fortunate. Since their first appearance, they've fought alongside Spider-Man, the New Mutants and even joined the X-Men. No matter who they are with though, their first bond is to each other and those they protect. This 20-page magazine comes with hand-sculpted lead figurines with an exclusive slipcase and double-sided poster.
CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG #127 GORGON  £5.99 These fully-authorized, hand-painted lead figurines are sculpted by master craftsmen and based on original pieces of Marvel artwork. Each 3 1/2' figurine is individually numbered, comes stamped with the Marvel official logo, and comes packaged in its own box. The accompanying magazine provides a detailed history and background on the featured character, including exclusive images and interviews. The fabulous characters featured this month are the Gorgon (#127), X-Man (#128), and Ant Man (#129).
CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG #128 X-MAN  £5.99 These fully-authorized, hand-painted lead figurines are sculpted by master craftsmen and based on original pieces of Marvel artwork. Each 3 1/2' figurine is individually numbered, comes stamped with the Marvel official logo, and comes packaged in its own box. The accompanying magazine provides a detailed history and background on the featured character, including exclusive images and interviews. The fabulous characters featured this month are the Gorgon (#127), X-Man (#128), and Ant Man (#129).
CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG #129 ANT MAN  £5.99 These fully-authorized, hand-painted lead figurines are sculpted by master craftsmen and based on original pieces of Marvel artwork. Each 3 1/2' figurine is individually numbered, comes stamped with the Marvel official logo, and comes packaged in its own box. The accompanying magazine provides a detailed history and background on the featured character, including exclusive images and interviews. The fabulous characters featured this month are the Gorgon (#127), X-Man (#128), and Ant Man (#129).
COMIC ART PROPAGANDA SC  £14.99 (W) Fredrik Stromberg As one of the most effective and powerful forms of communication, it comes as no surprise that comic art has been misappropriated by governments, self-interest groups, do-gooders, and sinister organizations to spread their message. This book examines every kind of propaganda, and how positive or pernicious messages have been conveyed in the pages of comic books over the last 100 years. A fascinating visual history of some of the most outrageous, unbelievable, and politically charged comics ever published.
COMIC HEROES MAGAZINE #2  £7.99 Comic Heroes, the new quarterly from the makers of SFX, returns with a POW! with your complete guide to the Marvel universe. Elsewhere we explore the amazing (and sometimes baffling) world of Japanese manga comics. Plus we showcase the art of Dave Gibbons and introduce the second part of our comic-drawing master class. Headlining the issue is our behind the scenes look at Captain America: the upcoming film, the comic writers and the character himself.
COMICS BUYERS GUIDE #1669 SEP 2010  £4.50 Gold Key heroes come to Dark Horse! CBG #1669 looks at Jim Shooter's new relaunch of Magnus, Turok, and Solar. Plus, match wits with Mr. Silver Age in his annual Trivia Contest!
DANIEL CLOWES CONVERSATIONS SC  £16.50 (E) Ken Parille, Isaac Cates Daniel Clowes emerged from the 'alternative comics' boom of the 1980s as one of the most significant cartoonists and most distinctive voices in the development of the graphic novel. His serialized Eightball comics helped to set the standards of sophistication and complexity for the medium. In this collection of interviews spanning two decades, the cartoonist discusses his earliest experiences reading superhero comics, his time at the Pratt Institute, his groundbreaking comics career, and his screenplays for Ghost World and Art School Confidential.
DC SUPERHERO FIG COLL MAG #61 ADAM STRANGE  £6.99 The ultimate collection for comics fans, the DC Superhero Collection Figurine Magazine brings together DC Comics' greatest heroes and villains! Official figurines of the characters, both good and evil, are cast in lead, individually hand-painted and numbered to form an authentic collector's edition. Each comes with a 20-page magazine providing detailed history and background on the featured characters, including exclusive images and interviews. Choose this month from Adam Strange (#61), Red Arrow (#62), and Hawkgirl (#63).
DC SUPERHERO FIG COLL MAG #62 RED ARROW  £6.99 The ultimate collection for comics fans, the DC Superhero Collection Figurine Magazine brings together DC Comics' greatest heroes and villains! Official figurines of the characters, both good and evil, are cast in lead, individually hand-painted and numbered to form an authentic collector's edition. Each comes with a 20-page magazine providing detailed history and background on the featured characters, including exclusive images and interviews. Choose this month from Adam Strange (#61), Red Arrow (#62), and Hawkgirl (#63).
DC SUPERHERO FIG COLL MAG #63 HAWKGIRL  £6.99 The ultimate collection for comics fans, the DC Superhero Collection Figurine Magazine brings together DC Comics' greatest heroes and villains! Official figurines of the characters, both good and evil, are cast in lead, individually hand-painted and numbered to form an authentic collector's edition. Each comes with a 20-page magazine providing detailed history and background on the featured characters, including exclusive images and interviews. Choose this month from Adam Strange (#61), Red Arrow (#62), and Hawkgirl (#63).
HOGANS ALLEY #17  £4.99 Nearly two dozen artists, writers, voice actors, executives, producers, directors and more share their insights and reminiscences about SpongeBob SquarePants, from the initial pitch meeting up to the present. We also examine the Marvel-Disney merger and examine its implications for the industry and the art form. Also, we talk to four cartoonists who are carrying on comic strips created by their fathers, and they discuss the advantages and drawbacks of working on legendary comic strips. All this and more!
OUR HERO SUPERMAN ON EARTH HC £17.99 (W) Tom De Haven Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster during the Great Depression, Superman is both a transcendent figure and, when posing as his alter-ego, reporter Clark Kent, a humble working-class citizen. Orphan and immigrant, he shares a personal history with many Americans who came to this country seeking a better life, and his amazing feats represent the wildest realization of the American dream and De Haven, author of the Superman novel It's Superman!, reveals the character's invincible legacy.
DR WHO MAGAZINE #424  £4.20 Packed with exclusive photos and interviews, DWM celebrates the first Season of adventures starring the eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond; the full-color comic strip continues; behind-the-scenes secrets are revealed about the series in Steven Moffat's 'Production Notes'; The Fact of Fiction puts another story under the microscope; all the latest books, audios and DVDs are previewed and reviewed; plus in-depth features and much, much more.
DOCTOR WHO BRILLIANT BOOK OF DOCTOR WHO HC  £14.99 (E) Clayton Hickman Relive the adventures of the eleventh Doctor with this comprehensive guide to the fifth season of the hit BBC series Doctor Who. Whether the TARDIS carried the Doctor and Amy into the far future, into World War II-era London, or the present day, the writers, actors, and directors document the production of a single year of the blockbuster series. Learn how the Doctor's costume evolved, how the monsters are made, and the trade secrets of writing a Doctor Who script. With contributions from executive producer Steven Moffat, stars Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, among others, The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who is the ultimate companion to the world's most successful science fiction series.
DOCTOR WHO COMING OF TERRAPHILES HC  £18.99 (W) Michael Moorcock A Doctor Who event, forty-five years in the making! Science-fiction and fantasy giant Michael Moorcock, the influential and award-winning writer of the Elric Saga and Mother London, pens BBC Book's first epic Doctor Who adventure. Miggea: a world on the edge of reality, a point where space-time threatens to collapse, and the venue for the grand finals of the competition to win the fabled Arrow of Law. The Doctor and Amy join the Terraphiles, one of the teams of contestants determined to win the Arrow.  But the Doctor has another reason for taking part in the contest -- and the safety of the whole universe depends on who wins
SCIENCE OF DOCTOR WHO HC  £18.99 (W) Paul Parsons The Doctor's exploits are thrilling, his world mind-boggling. Paul Parsons's plain-English account of the real science behind the fantastic universe portrayed in Doctor Who provides answers to such burning questions as whether a sonic screwdriver is any use for putting up a shelf, how Cybermen make little Cybermen, where the toilets are in the TARDIS, and much more. Taking the show as a starting point, Parsons dissects its scientific concepts, From explaining why time travel is possible to the cosmology of the Whovian universe.
BOB FINGERMAN PARIAH SC NOVEL  £10.99 (W) Bob Fingerman A zombie plague has devoured every nation on the planet, and the world in chaos. The residents of one New York apartment building have bonded to keep themselves safe from the onslaught, but forced to remain in the safety of the building,  the tenants find themselves at each others' throats.  When they spy a lone teenage girl who walks among the hordes, unmolested by the dead, their world opens up.
FANGORIA #296 SEP 2010  £6.99 3D horror movies have been with us from the beginning and this month Fangoria salutes the gimmick in all its glory with exclusive features on Paul Anderson's Resident Evil: Afterlife (filmed with James Cameron's 'phantom' 3D digital technology); Alexandre Aja's Piranha 3D (a remake of the classic 1978 Joe Dante satirical shocker) and an interview with the original film's actress, Belinda Balaski! Then, the Fango staff and celebrated horror icons of every stripe riff on their favorite 3D horror films, its history and possible future. And even if 3D isn't your bag, expect tons of in-depth, intelligent and interesting coverage on all the latest horror trends, classic shockers and cult favorites in our now legendary pages, served up with our usual style, wit, passion and visual splendor! 
LIVING DEAD THE BEGINNING HC  £19.50 (W) George A. Romero In San Diego, an autopsy seems routine until the corpse sits up and begins to walk - after all of his organs have been removed. Suddenly, the rules of this world have been rewritten and the dead now walk the earth. The Living Dead follows different groups of people as they react to the crisis, working together or, for some, using their limited knowledge of zombies to try to survive. But is survival even possible? Or desirable? George A. Romero, the world authority on zombies, delivers the story his fans have long awaited - the origins of the living dead.
RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #103  £7.50 Rue Morgue Magazine is North America's original publication for horror in print and entertainment! Get exclusive interviews with horror favorites and check out the regular columns as well, all which will fill you with a frightful amount of horror knowledge!
STARRY WISDOM TRIBUTE TO H P LOVECRAFT REV ED SC  £14.99 (E) D.M. Mitchell The Starry Wisdom, first published in 1994, was the originator of the present-day Lovecraft cult.  This influential book is now presented in a revised edition, including a brand new eight page graphic strip by Havoc & Serra. Here are contemporary visions of cosmic transformation, mutation and madness, many inspired directly by the life and writings of H.P. Lovecraft.
WHAT TO DO WHEN MEET CTHULHU SC  £10.99 (W) Rachel Gray From encounters with Barnabas Marsh and Wilbur Whateley to dangerous seaside communities, this witty exploration covers the multitude of imaginary dangers, escape options, and chances of survival when confronting these horrors. Shoggoths, Nightgaunts, ghouls, and Cthulhu all have ventured into popular culture in the form of cuddly toys, but as this entertaining overview proves, these monsters are not so warm and fuzzy when met face-to-face, face-to-muzzle, or face-to-tentacles. Authoritative and hilarious, this 'survival guide' sheds light on the mysterious and often unimaginable world of Cthulhu.
EXERCISES IN IMAGINATION & SCRATCHBUILDING SC  £14.99 (W) Andy Pearson Exercises in Imagination & Scratchbuilding is the second title in the acclaimed new SF Master Modeller Library book series. Written by Sci-Fi & Fantasy Modeller editor Andy Pearson, this is the ultimate lateral thinking modeling spectacular, offering modelers page after page of amazing genre concepts and step-by-step techniques formulated to enhance their skills and get those creative juices flowing.
HOW TO DRAW & PAINT DRAGONS SC £16.50 (W/A) Tom Kidd Dragons are more popular than ever as subjects for computer games and science fiction books, posters, and films. A noted fantasy artist shows students how to create a wide variety of dragons from conception to finished illustration. Students learn how to draw and paint a complete anatomical skeleton, apply muscle groups and scaly textures, create dynamic poses, and generally master the skills that bring dragons to life in brilliant finished artwork. Many different legendary dragon species are shown, and templates are provided for tracing and computer scanning.
INCREDIBLE COMIC BOOK WOMEN WITH TOM NGUYEN SC  £15.99 (W/A) Tom Nguyen This fun guide contains all the info you need to create incredibly cool, kick-ass babes for comics, with lots of helpful tips for a variety of attractive, sexy women, including various ethnic types, costumes and comic-book types. You'll learn to draw specific attributes such as faces, eyes, hands and feet. In addition to creating characters with unique details, you'll learn to place your characters in various settings and draw a completed comic book page.
SCI FI & FANTASY MODELLER VOL 18  £13.95 This shiny new issue of Sci-Fi & Fantasy Modeller, the feature-packed, 100-page,  all-color, perfect bound genre modeling title offers exclusive coverage  of science fiction and fantasy modeling projects teamed with superb photography. Packed with exclusives, Volume 18's stellar line-up includes blueprinting 2001 craft, building the London from Blake's 7, scratchbuilding the awesome Destroyer, and the Jupiter II.
GET FUZZY TREASURY TP £12.99 (W/A) Darby Conley The daily comic strip Get Fuzzy is cartoonist Darby Conley's wry portrait of single life with pets. At the center of the mischief is Rob Wilco, a single, mild-mannered ad executive and the guardian of Bucky and Satchel. Bucky is a temperamental cat who clearly wears the pants in their eccentric household, while Satchel is a gentle, sensitive pooch who struggles to remain neutral, almost guaranteeing he'll wind up on the receiving end of whatever trouble Bucky has cooked up.
NIGHT OF THE LIVING TREKKIES SC  £9.99 (W) Kevin David Anderson, Sam Stall From the publisher of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies! A ragtag group of Trekkies gets together for the fifth annual GulfCon, billed as the 'largest Starfleet Convention in the western Gulf Coast region.' Dressed in homemade uniforms and armed with prop phasers, they soon find themselves defending their hotel and convention center against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Suddenly, all of their useless knowledge about particle physics and old Star Trek episodes has genuine real-world applications! And while hotel employees and regular civilians are dying left and right, these Trekkies summon strength and courage by emulating their favorite starship-voyaging characters!
SHERMANS LAGOON DISCOVER YOUR INNER HERMIT CRAB TP  £9.99 (W/A) Jim Toomey There's a lagoon called Kapupu in the sunny North Pacific just west of the Elabaob Islands in the Palauan archipelago of Micronesia. Sherman the shark, his wife, Megan, and a host of other ocean occupants call it home. Occasionally, the hairless beach apes with their so-called civilized human ways try to encroach on the Lagoonies' tropical paradise.
THERES CORPSES EVERYWHERE LIO COLLECTION TP (MR)  £9.99 (W/A) Mark Tatulli Lio is an odd, ghostly-pale child. His friends are not normal friends; they are, rather, a creepy sort including a giant squid named Ishmael and a scythe-carrying grim reaper. Influenced by the work of Gahan Wilson, Charles Addams, and A.J. Volck, Lio is the syndicated comic strip about a young boy with a penchant for oddity and getting into trouble with his exasperated father.
HOBBY JAPAN AUG 2010  £9.99 The key source for model kit building and customizing in Japan has a new look and a larger format! Plus, the monthly 'How to Build...' feature, which shows readers how to build and customize the latest and greatest Gundam kits from Bandai! Japanese text.
MEGAMI AUG 2010  £13.50 Megami is the best Japanese anime magazine for tons of free giveaways, as well as full-color artwork and posters! Includes telephone cards, punch-out 'character stands,' stickers, and much more! Japanese text.
NEWTYPE AUG 2010  £10.50 Newtype is the top source for all your anime and manga needs! It features all of the latest news on anime, manga, music, and games. Includes toy and model reviews, interviews with directors and actors, and columns by industry experts. Japanese text.
JAPANESE SCHOOLGIRL CONFIDENTIAL SC  £9.99 (W) Brian Ashcraft, Shoko Ueda From manga and anime to movies, magazines, video games, advertising and music, Japanese schoolgirls are everywhere. For years, schoolgirls have shown up in internationally popular anime such as The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, films such as Battle Royale, and video games such as Street Fighter. In effect, the Japanese schoolgirl has all but replaced the 'geisha-girl' as Japan's new female icon. By talking to Japanese women, including former and current J-pop idols, well-known actresses, models, writers, and artists - along with film directors, historians and marketers - the authors reveal the true story behind Japan's obsession with schoolgirls.
TOKYO CYBERPUNK SC  £17.50 (W) Steven T. Brown Engaging some of the most canonical and thought-provoking anime, manga, and science fiction films, Tokyo Cyberpunk offers insightful analysis of Japanese visual culture. Stephen Brown draws new conclusions about the cultural flow of art, as well as important technological issues of the day. Penetrating and nuanced, this book makes a major contribution to the debate about what it means to be human in a posthuman world.
007 MAGAZINE #53  £9.99 Revisit the film adventures of Her Majesty's Secret Servant with 007 Magazine. This glossy publication features packed pages with behind-the-scenes information and never-before-seen images on For Your Eyes Only, Roger Moore's best outing as 007; exclusive photographs from the Ian Fleming Centenary Celebration; an examination of the acrobatic bodyguards of Diamonds Are Forever; and a profile of Jesper Christensen's Mr. White from the Daniel Craig films.
FILMFAX #124  £7.50 Filmfax features an exclusive interview with comics artist Joe Sinnot, a revealing look at 2001: A Space Odyssey, behind-the-scenes features on Jaws 3-D and Buckaroo Banzai, a profile of Richard Gordon and his 'forgotten' films, and much more.
GREATEST SCI-FI FANTASY & HORROR PROPS HC  £29.99 (W) Joe Maddalena See the greatest Hollywood film and television props from science fiction, fantasy, and horror, all in one book, assembled from the archives of one of the greatest auction houses specializing in the history of film and television. This book, dedicated to special effects legend Stan Winston, presents detailed coverage of Winston's work on all 3 Jurassic Park films, The Terminator, Aliens, Predator, and many more! Presents over 400 illustrations of props from every important and noteworthy sci-fi, fantasy, and horror production.
LOST OFFICIAL MAGAZINE FINALE SOUVENIR  £10.99 With the big series finale of Lost approaching, this special collector's edition has everything you need to know. It includes exclusive series finale features, interviews with the cast from all the series' so far and photography from the Lost wrap party!
RESEARCH #10 REVISED 2ND ED  £18.99 (E) V. Vale The first and still the best guide to alternative cinema, Incredibly Strange Films is a guide to overlooked film territory. Featuring meaty interviews focusing on philosophy, illuminating anecdotes, and plenty of images of movie stills, lobby cutouts, promotional posters, pull-quotes, and photos of filmmakers in their environments, this book is one-stop shopping for alternative film buffs. Also included are source interviews with directors, favorite films lists, essays, quotations, bibliographies, filmographies, film synopses, and much more.
SFX #198  £3.99 SFX is the biggest, brightest and boldest science fiction magazine in the world, filled to the brim with everything you ever wanted to know about sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. Well-known for its irreverent-but-fond attitude towards the genres, SFX is Britain's best-selling sci-fi and fantasy magazine! Explore the depths of some of the greatest minds in literary sci-fi and comicdom and read reviews of all the latest films, DVDs, and books.
SFX #199  £3.99 We look ahead to the end of the year and predict what will be the big hits on American TV. Will True Blood (which picked up SFX's award for Phenomenon Of The Year in 2009) still thrill us as it enters its third season? Find out with our massive behind the scenes feature and interview bonanza. But it's not all about TV - we're also got the latest on Christopher Nolan's baffling new movie Inception, and also peek at M Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender which is finally making it to the silver screen.
SFX SPECIAL #45  £7.99 This is a complete celebration of Japanese animation. Kicking off with Black Lagoon, this special issue moves to Naruto Shippuden, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (the reboot of the popular fantasy saga), Summer Wars, and Studio Ghibli's version of The Borrowers. Plus we look at the anime-inspired American series The Last Airbender. Total Anime also celebrations the burgeoning Western fan culture, reporting from events such as the Grand Cosplay Ball and AmeCon, and analysing the latest trends in conventions, costumes and fan imports.
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #18 NEWSSTAND ED  £4.99 Adam Milligan is back from the dead as Jake Abel gives a low-down on playing his character. There is also competition from The Ghostfacers from season one, as they talk about their own series. Also, know your enemy: we give you an A-Z on Monsters! This issue also includes free posters. Available in Newsstand and PREVIEWS Exclusive editions.
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #18 PX ED  £4.99 Adam Milligan is back from the dead as Jake Abel gives a low-down on playing his character. There is also competition from The Ghostfacers from season one, as they talk about their own series. Also, know your enemy: we give you an A-Z on Monsters! This issue also includes free posters. Available in Newsstand and PREVIEWS Exclusive editions.
NEIL GAIMAN DANGEROUS ALPHABET SC  £4.99 (W) Neil Gaiman (A) Gris Grimly Two children, treasure map in hand, and their pet gazelle, sneak out of their house, past their father and into a world beneath the city, where monsters and pirates roam. Will they find the treasure? Will they make it out alive? The Dangerous Alphabet is a tale of adventure, piracy, danger, and heroism told in twenty-six alphabetical lines - although even the alphabet is not to be relied upon here!
DOONESBURY SIGNATURE WOUND ROCKING DBI TP £7.50 (W/A) Garry Trudeau Missing an eye and suffering from aphasia due to combat in Iraq, SFC Leo Deluca (a.k.a. Toggle) fights to recover from traumatic brain injury (TBI), a journey of recovery that brings out the best in B. D., his former commander. Toggle's metalhead mom initially has reservations about his improbable Facebook romance with an MIT tech-head named Alex, but love blooms. As this engaging story unfolds, Toggle finds himself drawn toward a career in the recording industry, undaunted by the limitations of the New Normal that now defines his life.
GIRLS AND CORPSES MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 (MR)  £6.99 Our Alien Autopsy Issue features a 'Real' ET' discovered in a stream by actor/comedian Harland Williams. Other celebs include: Camden Toy (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Penny Drake (Zombie Stripper) and Rachel Sexton. Also True Taxidermy Tales; the band Gorgeous Frankenstein; Blood Painting; Porn Shop Girl; Paraphilias; Alien sex organs; Amateur Corpses; Cadaver Rock; and more gags, hot girls, cold corpses and aliens than an Area 51 barbecue!
LOCUS #594  £4.99 Locus is the science-fiction and fantasy community's journal of record, with news and reviews on new and upcoming releases, as well as articles and columns by well-known authors.
DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 38  £10.99 (W) Lawrence Donovan, Lester Dent Thrill to the original pulp adventures of DC Comics' newest superstar as the Man of Bronze returns in two super-powered novels. First, violent earthquakes lure Doc Savage to Vancouver where he confronts the super-science menace of the flying Zoromen. Then, Doc and Pat Savage journey to Africa to investigate a strange secret behind golden canaries and their lethal song in a tale plotted by Superman editors Mort Weisinger and Jack Schiff.
GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES THE SPIDER VOL 16  £10.99 Fans of two-fisted pulp action will find two action packed adventures of the pulp-era hero The Spider. This issue contains 'Reign of the Death Fiddler' (May 1935) and 'City of Whispering Death' (April 1938). The stories are complete including the original pulp black and white illustrations.
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 39  £10.99 (W) Walter Gibson, Alfred Bester The Knight of Darkness battles criminal geniuses in two Batman-esque novels by Walter Gibson and a radio thriller by Alfred Bester. First, The Shadow wages war with the twisted-countenance crimelord called The Face. Then, Lamont Cranston is convicted and sent to prison while extortionists wage war on America's financial institutions. Plus, 'The Man Who was Death,' a classic radio play by Alfred Bester.
HIP POCKET SLEAZE VINTAGE ADULT PAPERBACKS SC  £16.99 (W) John Harrision This is the story of the rise of sleazy paperbacks in the 1960s and 1970s, an introduction to the world of lurid, vintage adult paperbacks, and a companion to Bad Mags. Influential authors, publishers and cover artists are interviewed, including Godfather of Gore, H. G. Lewis; cult lesbian author Ann Bannon; fetish artist par excellence Bill Ward, and many others. Plenty of outrageous cover art inside!
STAR WARS BLUEPRINTS REBEL ED BOXED SET  £14.99 Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of The Empire Strikes Back with detailed plans of the Rebel Alliance in Star Wars Blueprints: Rebel Edition! See how the super high-tech vehicles, weapons, armor, and droids of the Rebel Alliance are designed and built with five fantastic, single-sided, full-color poster-sized blueprints! Placed inside a 32-page book, the posters contain technical drawings, history, movie tidbits, and more.
STAR WARS CLONE WARS CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA HC  £10.99 (W) Jason Fry Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Anakin, Rex, Ahsoka, Cad Bane, Obi-Wan, Yoda, Jabba and all your other favorite Star Wars: The Clone Wars characters! This volume will give you all the vital information from Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber skills to Ziro the Hutt's scheming, and everything in between. Includes characters from the first two seasons of the hit series.
STAR WARS GENERATIONS CELEBRATION OF FANDOM SC  £16.50 (W) Bonnie Burton, Mary Franklin, Peter Vilmur A special book by fans for fans, Star Wars Generations celebrates one of the most creative groups of devotees in the galaxy. Packed with photographs, reminiscences, milestones, and little-known trivia, this book features a complete retrospective on more than thirty years of Star Wars fandom, from the beginnings of the phenomenon at San Diego Comic-Con 1976 to fandom subgroups such as first fans, old-school fans, line culture, videogame fans, and female fandom as celebrities and fans-on-the-street share their reminiscences about growing up Star Wars.
STAR WARS INSIDER #119 SPECIAL NEWSSTAND ED  £5.99 This issue features our 30th Anniversary celebration of The Empire Strikes Back with the cast and crew recalling the making of a movie classic and Irvin Kershner discussing his role as director. Billy Dee Williams also talks about playing Lando Calrissian. Plus, Yoda speaks and more! Available in Newsstand and PREVIEWS Exclusive editions.
STAR WARS INSIDER #119 SPECIAL PX ED  £5.99 This issue features our 30th Anniversary celebration of The Empire Strikes Back with the cast and crew recalling the making of a movie classic and Irvin Kershner discussing his role as director. Billy Dee Williams also talks about playing Lando Calrissian. Plus, Yoda speaks and more! Available in Newsstand and PREVIEWS Exclusive editions.
STAR WARS OLD REPUBLIC HC FATAL ALLIANCE  £19.99 (W) Sean Williams Jedi and Sith do battle in the era of the Old Republic in this official prequel novel to the upcoming massively muliplayer role-playing game from BioWare and LucasArts! Smuggler Jet Nebula has stumbled across a treasure richer than he ever dreamed. The Hutts want to auction it to the highest bidder, the Sith want it but will bargain with no one, the Jedi Council wants to investigate, and the Mandalorians believe it is linked to a long-forgotten crime. While side plays off side, Jed's discovery will surprise them all and leave none unchanged.
STAR WARS FIG COLL MAG #7 TIE ADVANCED  Please Enquire The extraordinary history of Star Wars is presented in an exceptional magazine and figurine collection. Each episode of the six-film series has contributed memorable characters to the saga - and to pop culture. Characters ranging from Princess Leia Organa to General Grievous are represented in this collection, and each figure is sculpted under the direct guidance of Lucasfilm to create an exceptional series of figurines at 1/32-scale. The magazine perfectly complements the collection of miniatures, with biographies, anecdotes, images, and more, all obtained from the Lucasfilm archives. Begin your collection with the TIE-Advanced (#7) or Anakin Skywalker (#8).
STAR WARS FIG COLL MAG #8 ANAKIN SKYWALKER  Please Enquire The extraordinary history of Star Wars is presented in an exceptional magazine and figurine collection. Each episode of the six-film series has contributed memorable characters to the saga - and to pop culture. Characters ranging from Princess Leia Organa to General Grievous are represented in this collection, and each figure is sculpted under the direct guidance of Lucasfilm to create an exceptional series of figurines at 1/32-scale. The magazine perfectly complements the collection of miniatures, with biographies, anecdotes, images, and more, all obtained from the Lucasfilm archives. Begin your collection with the TIE-Advanced (#7) or Anakin Skywalker (#8).
STAR WARS VEHICLES COLL MAG #25 AT TE WALKER  Please Enquire The Star Wars: The Official Starships and Vehicles Collection Magazine brings fans superbly detailed, painted metal models of the most amazing starships and land vehicles from George Lucas' mythic Star Wars films. Each comes with a copiously illustrated magazine that relates the history of the vehicle, its pilots or crew, and full technical specifications. Readers will also uncover information on the other fascinating craft from the Expanded Universe of the novels and comics, plus the inside story on the making of the films. Choose from the AT-TE Walker (#25), the Sandcrawler (#26), the Alliance Tank Droid (#51), and the T-16 Skyhopper (#52). 
STAR WARS VEHICLES COLL MAG #26 SANDCRAWLER  Please Enquire The Star Wars: The Official Starships and Vehicles Collection Magazine brings fans superbly detailed, painted metal models of the most amazing starships and land vehicles from George Lucas' mythic Star Wars films. Each comes with a copiously illustrated magazine that relates the history of the vehicle, its pilots or crew, and full technical specifications. Readers will also uncover information on the other fascinating craft from the Expanded Universe of the novels and comics, plus the inside story on the making of the films. Choose from the AT-TE Walker (#25), the Sandcrawler (#26), the Alliance Tank Droid (#51), and the T-16 Skyhopper (#52). This month, collectors can also fill in gaps in their collection with the Death Star II (#9), the Snowspeeder (#10), the ARC-170 Starfighter (#35), or the Naboo Queen Royal Starship (#36).
STAR WARS VEHICLES COLL MAG #51 TANK DROID  Please Enquire The Star Wars: The Official Starships and Vehicles Collection Magazine brings fans superbly detailed, painted metal models of the most amazing starships and land vehicles from George Lucas' mythic Star Wars films. Each comes with a copiously illustrated magazine that relates the history of the vehicle, its pilots or crew, and full technical specifications. Readers will also uncover information on the other fascinating craft from the Expanded Universe of the novels and comics, plus the inside story on the making of the films. Choose from the AT-TE Walker (#25), the Sandcrawler (#26), the Alliance Tank Droid (#51), and the T-16 Skyhopper (#52). This month, collectors can also fill in gaps in their collection with the Death Star II (#9), the Snowspeeder (#10), the ARC-170 Starfighter (#35), or the Naboo Queen Royal Starship (#36).
STAR WARS VEHICLES COLL MAG #52 T16 SKYHOPPER  £7.99 The Star Wars: The Official Starships and Vehicles Collection Magazine brings fans superbly detailed, painted metal models of the most amazing starships and land vehicles from George Lucas' mythic Star Wars films. Each comes with a copiously illustrated magazine that relates the history of the vehicle, its pilots or crew, and full technical specifications. Readers will also uncover information on the other fascinating craft from the Expanded Universe of the novels and comics, plus the inside story on the making of the films. Choose from the AT-TE Walker (#25), the Sandcrawler (#26), the Alliance Tank Droid (#51), and the T-16 Skyhopper (#52). This month, collectors can also fill in gaps in their collection with the Death Star II (#9), the Snowspeeder (#10), the ARC-170 Starfighter (#35), or the Naboo Queen Royal Starship (#36).
STAR WARS VEHICLES COLL MAG #9 DEATH STAR II (O/A) Please Enquire Collectors can also fill in gaps in their Star Wars: The Official Starships and Vehicles Collection Magazine as several figures in are made available once more. Choose from the Death Star II (#9), the Snowspeeder (#10), the ARC-170 Starfighter (#35), or the Naboo Queen Royal Starship (#36). Each lovingly-crafted figurine comes with an informative magazine about the people and technology of George Lucas' Star Wars universe.
STAR WARS VEHICLES COLL MAG #10 SNOWSPEEDER (O/A) Please Enquire The Star Wars: The Official Starships and Vehicles Collection Magazine brings fans superbly detailed, painted metal models of the most amazing starships and land vehicles from George Lucas' mythic Star Wars films. Each comes with a copiously illustrated magazine that relates the history of the vehicle, its pilots or crew, and full technical specifications. Readers will also uncover information on the other fascinating craft from the Expanded Universe of the novels and comics, plus the inside story on the making of the films. Choose from the Death Star II (#9), the Snowspeeder (#10), the ARC Starfighter (#35), and the Royal Starship (#36).
STAR WARS VEHICLES COLL MAG #35 ARC STARFIGHTER (O/A) Please Enquire The Star Wars: The Official Starships and Vehicles Collection Magazine brings fans superbly detailed, painted metal models of the most amazing starships and land vehicles from George Lucas' mythic Star Wars films. Each comes with a copiously illustrated magazine that relates the history of the vehicle, its pilots or crew, and full technical specifications. Readers will also uncover information on the other fascinating craft from the Expanded Universe of the novels and comics, plus the inside story on the making of the films. Choose from the Death Star II (#9), the Snowspeeder (#10), the ARC Starfighter (#35), and the Royal Starship (#36).
STAR WARS VEHICLES COLL MAG #36 ROYAL STARSHIP (O/A) Please Enquire The Star Wars: The Official Starships and Vehicles Collection Magazine brings fans superbly detailed, painted metal models of the most amazing starships and land vehicles from George Lucas' mythic Star Wars films. Each comes with a copiously illustrated magazine that relates the history of the vehicle, its pilots or crew, and full technical specifications. Readers will also uncover information on the other fascinating craft from the Expanded Universe of the novels and comics, plus the inside story on the making of the films. Choose from the Death Star II (#9), the Snowspeeder (#10), the ARC Starfighter (#35), and the Royal Starship (#36).