MAERKLE PRESS
LOVE AND CAPES #6
by Thomas F. Zahler
The first season finale! Amazonia’s latest book reveals her past with Mark, and
Abby gets the joy of selling the book in her store. Plus, an ending that will
change everything! Be sure to get the finale of the first “season” of comicdom’s
heroically super situation comedy. Look for the debut of season two in May 2008!
24pgs, FC SRP: $3.95
MARC HANSEN STUFF
RALPH SNART ADVENTURES COMIC COLLECTION
by Marc Hansen
Collected here for the first time, the first 12 issues of the Ralph Snart web
comic! Ralph and his drinking buddy, Doofus, go in search of Glog Moose Stout
beer. After being mistaken for bigfoots and Al-Queda terrorists, they are soon
running the whole show and running for the presidency. Meanwhile, in reality,
Dr. Goot and Mr. Lizard team up to seek revenge on Ralph after some very
“unfortunate” cosmetic surgery. All of it by Marc Hansen, and all of it crazed
and hilarious!
SC, 7x10, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95
MARKOSIA
KONG: KING OF SKULL ISLAND #1
by Satterlee, O’Connor, Johnson & Cipriano
While Jack Driscoll makes his way through the madness that is the jungle on
Skull Island, Vincent Denham begins to regain consciousness. Soon, the
storyteller and Kara will enlighten Vincent as to the true history of this
bizarre piece of land that is Skull Island and Kong’s relationship to it!
Available with covers by Tommy Castillo and Joe DeVito! (C: 0-1-2)
COVER A: CASTILLO—32pgs, FC (1 of 5) SRP: $3.99
COVER B: DEVITO—32pgs, FC SRP: $4.50
HOPE FALLS #1
by Lee, Boultwood & Kudranski
Twenty years ago they killed her — but some things just can't stay dead. The
peaceful town of Hope Falls is about to be torn apart when Helen Gane returns
for vengeance, looking no older than the day she died, and some debts can be
paid only in blood! (C: 0-1-2)
24pgs, FC (1 of 5) SRP: $3.50
MASTERPIECE COMICS
FULL MOON CRAZE #1
by Maskers, Feliciano, & Various
In an unfortunate event they will live to regret, star-crossed lovers Angel and
Paulina discover Crescent Cove, a seemingly innocent place, that is, in reality,
a mystical realm that only exists on the Earthly plane one night a year. Watched
by the man known only as Rane, their arrival is brought to the attention of his
master, the Vampire Lord Murd, who decides to take Paulina as his new wife. Now
Angel, determined to rescue Paulina, is swept into a millennium-old war between
vampire and werewolves!
MATURE THEMES
24pgs, FC (1 of 6) SRP: $2.95
MIRAGE STUDIOS
TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #40
by Murphy & Jourdan.
“Silent Knight.” On Christmas Eve, 2025, a forlorn Raphael makes his way through
the dank sewers of Tokyo and finds an abandoned baby. What should be a simple
trip to the local hospital turns into a deadly gauntlet as Raphael and the child
are attacked by The Foot! All-out ninja action issue!
32pgs, B&W SRP: $3.25
TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES VOLUME 1: ORIGINAL SERIES TREASURY
EDITION TP
by Lawson, Brown & Peter Laird
This Treasury Edition collects the entire original Volume 1 run of Tales of the
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, plus an all-new, never-before-published
full-length story plus all-new frontispieces by Jim Lawson! Includes the first
appearance of the Rat King, Leatherhead and many other characters! A Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles classic! Cover by Jim Lawson and Mike Dooney!
SC, 288pgs, B&W SRP: $18.00
MOONSTONE
CLASH #4
by Karras, Tan, Williams & Hamscher
The Protectorate’s heaviest hitters combine forces to exterminate C.L.A.S.H.
because of the recent wave of terror attacks. Elsewhere, two new C.L.A.S.H.
members break into prison seeking new recruits but instead discover a horrible
conspiracy, one that left unchallenged, spells permanent enslavement — or worse
— for mankind. Meanwhile, Procyon uncovers a traitor within his own ranks and a
battle of super-humans erupts that may ultimately decide the planet’s future.
32pgs, FC (4 of 5) SRP: $3.50
THE PHANTOM #20
by Bullock & Zeu
From the Chronicles of the 13th Phantom comes "Worth Beyond Measure," a
swashbuckling tale of adventure on the high seas! In the days after the
Musketeers of the Guard were eliminated by King Louis the XVIII, three former
members of the King's faithful will do anything to regain their former glory,
including stealing the Heart of Lafitte! What is the Heart and why will the
Phantom risk his life to get it back? Featuring special guest artist Zeu!
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50
ZOMBIE-PROOF #2
by J.C. Vaughn & Vincent Spencer
For 20 years, people thought locksmith Billy Bob Driwahl was at least a little
crazy because he offered the rather unusual service of "zombie-proofing" in his
Yellow Pages ad. Now that the world's being overrun by zombies, how did he know
beforehand? It’s Billy Bob and Rufus vs. the Mayor’s idiot henchmen and a hoard
of undead as the zombie crisis reaches San Rosina in full force. Can Billy Bob
persuade his fellow citizens to zombie-proof their homes?
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.50
MOONSTONE'S HOLIDAY SUPER SPECTACULAR
by Various
The big fun is here with five all new holiday-themed stories! All new adventures
of Buckaroo Banzai, The Phantom, Kolchak the Night Stalker, The Spider, and
Sherlock Holmes! All in one big book with no filler, five different kinds of
cool stories with something for everyone on your holiday list!
56pgs, FC SRP: $5.99
OFFERED AGAIN
O/A KOLCHAK THE NIGHT STALKER: A BLACK AND EVIL TRUTH SC
by C.J. Henderson
Someone, or something, is tearing people up into little pieces in small town
West Virginia. It’s up to investigative reporter Carl Kolchak to wade through
the bloody-science jigsaw puzzle, while watching his back against an unseen foe!
It’s a deadly cat-and-mouse game as he battles a maelstrom of terror that
everyone around him gets sucked into. There is a dark and sinister truth that
will be revealed to Kolchak as to "why him" — if he can only live long enough to
put the last horrifying clues together! (MAR073601)
SC, 6x9, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95
O/A NAKED ARTIST... AND OTHER COMIC BOOK LEGENDS GN
by Bryan Talbot & Hunt Emerson
Comic Book Legends is an outrageous collection of the unreported exploits of
comic creators, the stories only usually told late at night between the hallowed
walls of convention pro bars! Eisner Award-winner Bryan Talbot brings you the
anecdotes, funny, shocking and downright weird, told about your favorite comic
writers and artists, from Simon Bisley to Neil Gaiman, from Grant Morrison to
Jeff Smith! (APR073867)
SC, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95