www.86thfloor.com     PREVIEWS VOL. XVII #9 September 2007  

Independent Comic Publishers
(Companies beginning with M)


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