Well it's November and already you can see
people are putting up the holiday decorations. Man how time flies. Better start your shopping soon.
Before you know it, it will be 2007. Anyway, we once again bring to you Elfbytes in an attempt
to bring you our personalized highlights of
your trusty Diamond Preview Catalogue. As always, this should not be
treated as a complete listing.
From the staff who can't wait to see
Spider-Man 3.
This months Elfbyte credit goes to James, Craig, Sareina,
Brendan & Ethan
(Note: this is not your average cut and paste, we
actually write this stuff.)
For your
convenience, click links below to jump to a certain Publisher.
TIM SALE PIN-UPS SC. Art
by Tim Sale. Hey! An art book by Tim Sale in Soft cover at
that! Maybe it will have some art about saving a cheerleader or saving
the world? See Heroes on T.V. if you don't know what I'm talking about.
AIT/PLANETLAR
Do you like Brian Wood? He writes DMZ
for Vertigo and LOCAL for Oni. If yes, pick up some of the following:
Offered Again!
THE COURIERS VOL 1-3.
Written by Brian Wood. Art by Rob G. Mercenary bike couriers!
Couscous! EXPLOSIONS! There is JOY in these books.
DEMO TP. Written by Brian
Wood. Art by Becky Cloonan. Very much a precursor to Local, 12 stories
about coming to terms with different kinds of power.
ANTARCTIC PRESS
PIRATES VS NINJAS #1 of 3.
By Fred Perry. When you think about it, this conflict was inevitable.
Whose side are you on?
AP ACTION PACK. Various.
Three action-packed digests for one low price.
AP FANTASY PACK.
Various. Three action-packed fantasy digests for that special someone
in your life who wears hooded cloaks in public.
APE ENTERTAINMENT
NIGHTMARE WORLD #1. By
Manning, Welborn, O’Grady, & Ross. 3 tales of horror: 1. a
one-night-stand becomes a conspiracy of Lovecraftian proportions, 2. a
man stranded at sea with his pregnant wife considers a ghoulish pact for
survival, and 3. a glimpse into Hell reveals Lucifer’s plan to use the 7
deadly sins to begin the Armageddon!
ARCANA STUDIO
GEARHEAD
#1. By Hopeless, Mellon, Herrera, and Strakhov. Shelby Cooper lives just outside a world
of spandex politicians and electric cars – but screw them and their
world! She’s a hot chick with a hot rod. Really, what more does
anybody need?
ASPEN MLT. INC
FATHOM: KIANI #1. Written
by Vince Hernandez. Art by Marcus
To. We got bored of Fathom, so here’s another really thin woman who is
an underwater superhero who wears a lot of shells and torn clothing and looks like she’s thirteen years old.
AVATAR PRESS
GARTH ENNIS’ CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD #1
of 6. Written by Garth Ennis. Illustrated by Jacen
Burrows. A tale of Armageddon and the Anti-Christ. A lot of people
really liked the previous series... you may want to give this one a try.
ESCAPE OF THE LIVING DEAD ANNUAL #1.
Written and illustrated by Mike Wolfer. Zombies are people who come
back from the dead to eat your brains. Now that is deadication...hahaha!
BOOM STUDIOS
FALL OF CTHULHU #0Written
and by Michael Alan Nelson. Cthulhu is actually one of the lesser
beings in Lovecraft’s world. This series will show you some of the
greater ones. Recommended for HP Lovecraft fans everywhere.
TWO GUNS #1by Grant &
Mataes. It’s CROOKS stealing from OTHER CROOKS! This should end well.
DEVIL’S DUE
FORGOTTEN REALMS: LEGEND OF DRIZZT VOL
1-3 BOX SET. Written by R.A. Salvatore. Adapted by
Andrew Dabb. Illustrated by Tim Seeley. A slipcase set of hot elf
action. Or as close as you are going to get to an ABSOLUTE EDITION.
G.I. JOE: DECLASSIFIED TP.
Written by Larry Hama. Illustrated by Pat Quinn, Valentin DeLandro, and
Joe Dodd. Mommy, where do GI Joes come from? Well, darling, GI Joe did
a bad thing with GI Jane, and nine months later…
G.I. JOE VS TRANSFORMERS IV: BLACK
HORIZON #1 of 4. Written by Tim Seeley. Illustrated by
Andrew Wildman. Here we go again. Round four. "Ding, Ding!" How could GI Joe ever hope to fight Transformers?
Transformers are GIANT ROBOTS! Giant Robots should, in theory, be able
to just step on puny humans.
D.E. DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA VOL 1 HC.
Written by Greg Pak. Illustrated by Nigel Raynor. Collects the first
story arc. Do you like the show? Check out the comic book and see
how it stacks up against the show.
FANTAGRAPHICS
CONFESSIONS, ROMANCES, SECRETS, AND
TEMPTATIONS SC. Written and illustrated by John Benson.
A nice collection of romance comics to show what it would be
like to actually kiss a girl.
Be sure to pick up one or both of the following,
for some groundbreaking and entertaining comics of all time:
HEARTBREAK SOUP: THE FIRST VOLUME OF
PALOMAR STORIES FROM LOVE & ROCKETS TP. Written and
illustrated by Gilbert Hernandez.
MAGGIE THE MECANIC: THE FIRST VOLUME OF
LOCAS STORIES FROM LOVE & ROCKETS TP. Written and
illustrated by Jaime Hernandez
:01 FIRST SECOND
FATE OF THE ARTIST SC
Written and illustrated by Eddie Campbell. The artist of FROM HELL
investigates his own disappearance.
IDW PUBLISHING
STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION: THE SPACE
BETWEEN #1. Written by David Tischman. Illustrated by
Casey Maloney. I feel like picking a nerd fight: Captain Picard would
beat seven shades of hell out of Captain Kirk, Captain Sisko, Captain
Janeway, and Captain Archer. Especially Archer, that pussy.
ASHLEY WOOD’S D’AIRAIN AVENTURE #1.
Written and illustrated by Ashley Wood. Isn’t Ashley SO artistic? Look
how he left the “D” out of “adventure” so that it sounds, like, FRENCH
OR SOMETHING. OMD! (Oh, mon dieu!)
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT: ULTRA MAGNUS.
Written by Simon Furman. Illustrated by Robby Musso. When I was a kid,
I had an Ultra Magnus toy, but I always really wanted Optimus Prime. My
parents said that made me ungrateful, but let’s face it, Ultra Magnus
will never be cool. He’ll always be second best. And that’s like being
the King Loser.
DESPERADOES: BUFFALO DREAMS #1.
Written by Jeff Mariotte. Illustrated by Alberto Dose. This book is
one part DEADWOOD and one part X-FILES.
LAST GASP
THE ART OF HIDESHI HINO HC.
Illustrated by Hideshi Hino. Hideshi Hino draws some of the creepiest
and disturbing manga ever. Cannibalistic bug children.
BAREFOOT GEN.
Written and
illustrated by Kenji Nakazawa. A heartbreaking classic about a child
who survives the Hiroshima bombing. A must-read.
MIRAGE STUDIOS
TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA
TURTLES VOL 2: LEONARDO TP. Written and illustrated by
Jim Lawson. Leonardo spotlight as he nags the other Turtles and
generally sucks up to Master Splinter. Leonardo’s a
spiritual wuss.
ONI PRESS
LEADING MAN VOL 1 TP.
Written by B. Clay Moore. Illustrated by Jeremy Haun. It’s like James
Bond meets Entourage. Hug it out, bitch! Hug it out.
SILENT DEVIL PRODUCTIONS
DEATH COMES TO DILLINGER COLLECTED
EDITION. Written by James Patrick. Illustrated by
Se7enhedd. Death rides into the Old West and a small town tries to
stop him from collecting one of their own.
DARK HORSE COMICS HIGHLIGHTS
USAGI YOJIMBO #100.
Written and illustrated by Stan Sakai, with special guests, Sergio Aragones, Guy Davis, Frank Miller, Jeff Smith, & more! One hundred
issues of a happy little bunny rabbit who STABS THINGS. “Usagi Yojimbo”
is Japanese for “stab bunny.” Yes that's Real I'ts damn REAL.
CONAN AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD #1 of 5.
Written by Joshua Dysart. Illustrated by Tone Rodriguez. Cover by
Jason Alexander. Conan got married, has a kid on the way, and rules the Aquilonian throne. Good times! But Conan is bored, because he likes to
kill things. So when a sorcerer attacks his bride & country, Conan is
happy. Because Conan is a happy little bunny rabbit who STABS THINGS.
DARK HORSE GRAPHIC NOVELS
FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER TP.
Written by Howard Chaykin. Illustrated by Mike Mignola. A big honkin’
fantasy book drawn by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola! Yes, I said Mignola.
I know it has been awhile but we like him. Keep it coming Mike. Keep it
coming.
THE COURAGEOUS PRINCESS.
Written and illustrated by Rod Espinosa. This is a really wonderful
book, perfect for anyone looking to brainwash their children into loving
comics. Great art and a good story make this a sure hit with children
and adults.
EMILY THE STRANGE VOL 1 TP.
Written and illustrated by Cosmic Debris. “Cosmic Debris” is such a
strange name. What kind of parents would do that to a child, I wonder.
Strange.
HEART
OF EMPIRE: THE LEGACY OF LUTHER ARKWRIGHT 2nd EDITION TP. Written and
illustrated by Bryan Talbot. The Luther Arkwright books are amazing:
parallel dimensions, psychic messiahs, sexy times, gunplay, British
people! Truly, something for everybody.
STAR WARS 30th ANNIVERSARY
COLLECTION VOL 1: THE FREEDON NADD UPRISING HC. Written
by Tom Veitch. Illustrated by Tony Atkins. Cover by Dave Dorman.
“Freedon Nadd” is such a stupid name. It’s something you’d name your
second child, if “Cosmic Debris” was already used.
STAR WARS: BOBA FETT – MAN WITH A
MISSION TP. Written by Thomas Andrews, Ron Marz, John
Ostrander, and John Wagner. Illustrated by Cam Kennedy, Adriana Melo,
Francisco Ruiz Velasco, and Tsuneo Sanda. I feel like picking a nerd
fight: you know who could kick Boba Fett’s ass? Nurse Chapel. Eat it,
padawans!
PREDATOR: FLESH AND BLOOD.
Written by Michael Jan Friedman. Illustrated by Robert Greenberger. I
feel like picking another nerd fight: You know who could kick
Predator’s ass? Kyle Rayner, because he’s the best Green Lantern there
ever was. Too bad Kyle’s not in this book.
AKIRA CLUB HC. Written
and illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo. A companion piece to one of manga’s
most epic creations.
ORION 2nd EDITION.
Written and illustrated by Shirow Masamune. A new release for a classic
Shirow tale.
GUNSMITH CATS: BURST VOL 1.
Written and illustrated by Kenichi Sonoda. Cute girls! Guns! Big
eyes! Cute girls! Guns! Big eyes! Cute girls! Guns! Big eyes!
Did I say Cute girls?
DC COMICS HIGHLIGHTS
BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #214.
Written by Christos N. Gage. Illustrated by Phil Winslade. FINAL
ISSUE! May we suggest subscribing to BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL? It’s the
exact same thing, rotating stories and creators, dealing with Batman’s
past, but they just wanted a sales boost with a new #1 and you know
what? It worked. We now have six times the amount of people subscribing
to BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL as to BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT. New
book. same premise. DC makes the sound "Cha-Ching!"
ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #10.
Written by Geoff Johns & Richard Donner. Illustrated by Art Adams, Joe Kubert, Pete Woods, Rags Morales, Kevin Maguire, Eric Wight, and Tony
Daniel.
SPECIAL ATTENTION: Annuals are not included in
your Action Comics subscription. If you want it, let us know.
ROBIN
#158. Writtenby Beechen and Irving. Robin and
his good buddy Klarion the Witch Boy try to save a cat. (the fire
department was busy shooting the annual calendar)
SUPERMAN & BATMAN VS. ALIENS & PREDATORS
#1 of 2. Written by Mark Schultz. Illustrated by Ariel
Olivetti. While I question the possibility
of this having a quality plot, I have no doubt that this book will be
ridiculously cool. I have 4 reasons to support my theory. 1 – Superman.
2 – Batman. 3 Aliens. And 4 – Predators. Did I mention they’ll be
fighting?
I feel like picking a nerd fight: Superman Blue was better
than Superman Red; Azrael was a better Batman than Bruce Wayne could
ever be; Kyle Rayner could still kick everybody’s ass, but the Aliens
have always been, and always shall be, very cool.
THE HELMET OF FATE: IBIS THE INVINCIBLE
#1. Written by Tad Williams. Illustrated by Phil Winslade. One of the many prequels to the
upcoming Dr. Fate #1. In this particular book the Golden Age Icon, Ibis
must find a worthy successor for his magic staff. The Helmut shows up
and voila, instant crossover.
This is a comic book about A HELMET. Clearly, DC Comics
thinks so little of you, that they’ll try to sell you any old piece of
crap, and expect you to buy it like some kind of mindless fanboy
amoeba. I don’t think DC Comics could insult you more, if they tried.
THE HELMET OF FATE: DETECTIVE CHIMP #1.
Written by Bill Willingham. Illustrated by Shawn McManus. Aaaaaaaaaaaaand I stand corrected.
Everyone’s favourite talking
monkey tries to solve the murder of numerous wannabe heroes while
lugging around the gaudy HELMUT OF FATE. Yet another exciting prequel
to the impending Dr. Fate series.
DC COMICS GRAPHIC NOVELS
CHECKMATE VOL 1: A KING’S GAME TP.
Written by Greg Rucka. Illustrated by Jesus Saiz. See, politics, it’s
like chess! You’ve got to plan your strategy, think three moves ahead
of all your opponents, and most of all, DON’T GET CAUGHT SENDING
PERVERTED EMAILS TO UNDERAGE PAGES.
FIRESTORM:
THE NUCLEAR MAN - REBORN TP. I have long waited for DC to
collect the Firestorm Series, and now, excitingly they have, just
grossly out of order, as they are starting with issues 23 – 27. ????? ??
SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY VOL 4 TP.
Written Grant Morrison. Illustrated by Doug Mahnke, Freddie Williams
II, Yanick Paquette, & J.H. Williams III. It’s a little late, but
here’s the last collection of Grant’s trippy Seven Soldiers book.
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: AQUAMAN VOL 1 TP.
Written by Robert Bernstein and Jack Miller. Illustrated by Ramona Fradon, Kurt Schaffenberger, Nick Cardy and others. Hearken back to a
time where Aquaman ruled the Oceans, and the Oceans were, you know,
clean. In 50 years, there will be no more fish.
James’ WILDSTORM UNIVERSE corner
DEATHBLOW #3
Written by
Brian Azzarello. Illustrated by Carlos D’Anda. Variant Cover by Brian
Stelfreeze. US Assassin codename: Deathblow was presumed dead for five
years, and spent that time being tortured in the middle east. Then he
was rescued by the United States, and they “debriefed” him by torturing
him some more. Then they just let him loose in the streets of New York
City. What could go wrong?
GEN 13 #4. Written by
Gail Simone. Illustrated by Sunny Lee. Cover by Talent Caldwell.
Variant Cover by Neil Googe. Kids with superpowers fighting the
government. No creepy senators would sexually molest the Gen 13.
MIDNIGHTER #3. Written by
Garth Ennis. Illustrated by Chris Sprouse. Variant Cover by Jason
Pearson. As Midnighter will find out, you can’t just travel through time
and kill Hitler. Oopsie-poo-poo!
STORMWATCH: POST HUMAN DIVISION #3.
Written by Christos N. Gage. Illustrated by Doug Mahnke. Variant Cover
by Glenn Fabry. The StormWatch team goes to Las Vegas to train and “get
to know each other better”, if you know what I mean, (I mean sex,
fanboy). Vegas, baby. VEGAS!
WETWORKS #5. Written by
Mike Carey. Illustrated by Whilce Portacio. Military telepath Jackson
Dane, cyborg assassin Mother One, and werewolf detective Sebastian Ashe
continue to hunt Vascar, a rogue vampire from another dimension as he
tears through the Western United States.
TRANQUILITY #2. Written
by Gail Simone. Illustrated by Neil Googe. Variant Cover by Karl
Kerschl. A funeral for a murdered hero rocks the retired superhero
community, and everyone becomes a suspect. From the doddering, former
super-villains, to the geriatric former superheroes, no one is safe from
suspicion!
DANGER GIRL: BACK IN BLACK TP.
Written by Andy Hartnell. Illustrated by Nick Bradshaw. Cover by J.
Scott Campbell. Let’s pretend that J. Scott Campbell actually makes
comics. How’s it going, Wildsiderz fans?
VERTIGO
SCALPED #1
Written by
Jason Aaron. Illustrated by R.M. Guera. Cover by Jock. Fifteen years
ago, Dashiell Bad Horse ran away from the poverty and hopelessness of
the Prairie Rose Indian Reserve. Now he’s come back to find that
nothing is changed, except for a brand new casino. Is he here to help
his once-proud people escape the clutches of despair and organized
crime? Or is he here to get his own piece of the action?
DMZ VOL 2: BODY OF A JOURNALIST TP.
Written Brian Wood. Illustrated by Riccardo Burchielli, Kristian
Donaldson, & Brian Wood. Abandoned journalist Roth gets the scoop of a
lifetime, an interview with the leaders of the infamous Free Armies.
JACK OF FABLES VOL 1: THE (NEARLY) GREAT
ESCAPE TP. Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges.
Illustrated by Tony Akins. A wayward Fable in the heartland of America.
I assume if you like Fables, you’d enjoy this.
NEIL GAIMAN & CHARLES VESS’S STARDUST TP.
Written by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by Charles Vess. They solicited a
hardcover of this recently, and now a new softcover? Does it have
anything to do with the movie coming out? Probably.
IMAGE
COMICS HIGHLIGHTS
THE ADVENTURES OF SPAWN #1: DIRECTOR’S
CUT. Written by Jonathan David Goff. Illustrated by Khary Randolph. This comic is about a cartoon Spawn. Just not the one
from the Spawn cartoon. This one is about the cartoon that connects to
the toys. Because all comics are good for nowadays is selling toys.
This is the mind of the Todd.
’68 (ONE SHOT). Written
by Mark Kidwell. Illustrated by Nat Jones. A story set in 1968. I bet
if they had called this ’69, they would have sold a lot more copies, but
disappointed a lot more people.
PIECES FOR MOM: A TALE OF THE UNDEAD
(ONE SHOT). Written by Steve Niles. Illlustrated by
Andrew Ritchie. If your mom is a zombie, don’t get her chocolates for
mother’s day. Instead, give her your little sister’s brains.
HIP FLASK: CONCRETE JUNGLE HC.
Written by Richard Starkings & Joe Casey. Illustrated by Ladronn. It’s
a shame that a great artist like Ladronn will only draw comics about a
Hippo Detective. But it’s also at the same time kind of awesome.
MARVEL COMICS HIGHLIGHTS
ULTIMATE POWER #1 DIRECTOR’S CUT.
Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Illustrated by Greg Land. Reprints #1
as well as behind-the-scenes goodies, like what Maxim Magazines Greg
Land traced pictures out of.
Marvel continues to give you
(almost) what you want. This time filling in for the long anticipated
(and long overdue) Ultimates 2 #13 you can buy the exciting unaltered
story of the Ultimates taking on the Squadron Supreme in stunning Black
and White!
GHOST RIDER FINALE.
Written by Ivan Velez. Illustrated by Javier Saltares & Mark Texeira.
Once again Marvel brings you
books at lightning speed. Only 8 years late, and as always, with out of
sequence numbering, you can now get Ghost Rider #94. Just remember you
don’t know what you don’t know until you drop $4.50 on it.
Way back when, Ghost Rider’s last series got cancelled and sales were so
low, that they didn’t even produce the final issue. Now, ten years
later or whatever, here’s the final issue for, like, the SEVEN PEOPLE
WHO STILL CAN’T GO ON WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED TO GHOST RIDER IN
CONTINUITY THAT HAS PROBABLY BEEN RETCONNED AWAY. The Blatant Cash-Grab
Thanks to the Ghost Rider Movie That Looks Awful.
IRON MAN: HYPERVELOCITY #1 of 6.
Written by Adam Warren. Illustrated by Brian Denham. I like Adam
Warren’s writing. His GEN 13 was awesome and his LIVEWIRES book for
Marvel was also a lot of fun. Now he’s taking part in the Great Iron
Man Flood of Products to Hype a Movie That Might Suck.
Read about the adventure of everyone’s favourite drunk in this
exciting story that features more made up techno babble then a bad
episode of Enterprise. But can you really pass on Cyberdrug-addled
Roboravers? Can you?
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: THE DARK
TOWER. Written by John Rhett Thomas. One day marvel will
actually release the 1st issue, until then please enjoy these
scraps from mashed together with epoxy and chewing gum. Still, it’s more
exciting then when Thunderstrike fought Whiteout. Oh you don’t remember
that?
MYTHOS: GHOST RIDER.
Written by Paul Jenkins. Illustrated by Paolo Rivera. Ghost Rider is
such a legendary and important character, that we need to go back for a
Year One style story. All thanks to The Blatant Cash-Grab Thanks to the
Ghost Rider Movie That Looks Awful.
MS. MARVEL SPECIAL.
Written by Brian Reed. Illustrated by Giuseppe Camuncoli. I don’t care
about Ms. Marvel at all, but I think Giuseppe Camuncoli is going to be a
superstar artist one of these days. His style is totally awesome.
SILENT WAR #1 of 6.
Written by David Hine. Illustrated by Roy Allan Martinez. Cover by
John Watson. First Quicksilver decided to
f#*k with the Avengers and the X-men. Then still hasted by the meddling
concern of friends he pissed off the inhumans by stealing the Teriggen
Mists; causing Black Bolt to declare war on Humanity. So far Quicksilver
has started the Civil war and the Human vs. Inhuman war, meaning he’s
started one more war then George W. Bush, and pissed off about half as
many people as James.
The Inhumans try to remind other people that they’re
important and cool, but won’t be able to compete with megastars like
Ghost Rider or Iron Man until the Inhumans get a movie. And even if
they get a movie, it’ll be cast with actors from American Pie or
something. Chris Klein is BLACK BOLT! Tara Reid is Lockjaw!
SQUADRON SUPREME: HYPERION VS NIGHTHAWK
#1 of 5. Written by Marc Guggenheim. Illustrated by Paul Gulacy. To fill in a scheduling gap, here is a cheap knockoff
naïve Superman
fighting a cheap knockoff angry Batman.
THUNDERBOLTS #110 Written
by Warren Ellis. Illustrated by Mike Deodato. Cover by Marko
Djurdjevic. Variant Cover by Leinil Yu. New creative team! New
roster: Venom, Moonstone, Bullseye, Sonbird, Radioactive Man, Swordsman,
Penance, and Norman Osborn! This book is now like an Evil New
Avengers. There’s a scene where Norman Osborn tastes Bullseye’s tears.
HE TASTES BULLSEYE’S TEARS! That’s evil.
WOLVERINE #50. Written by Jeph Loeb. Illlustrated by Simone Bianchi & Ed McGuinness. Wolverine
fights Sabretooth. Again. But this time they’ve got superstar creators
on their side. Also available in a black & white version to better show
off Bianchi’s amazing art.
WOLVERINE VS. SABERTOOTH!!!!!!!!!!
Don’t wet yourself.
X-MEN ANNUAL #1. Written
by Mike Carey. Illustrated by Mark Brooks. Rogue and the x-men make a
desperate attempt to restore the minds of Aurora and Northstar while
defending the SHIELD helicarier from an old enemy. More importantly
Marvel is resetting the numbering on this wonderful book. Yet creating
another organizational nightmare for those who try to put their books in
order. Don’t we all
love #1's?
SPECIAL ATTENTION: Annuals are
not included in your regular subscriptions, if you want this annual
please let us know IN ADVANCE.
CIVIL WAR
CIVIL WAR: THE RETURN.
Written by Paul Jenkins. Illustrated by Tom Raney. I’m pretty sure
this is important, and not a comic about Civil War being delayed…BEFORE
IT RETURNED!!! One of Marvel’s greatest heroes
is going to re-emerge in this apparently unpredictable issue. Now I’m no
Batman, but I’ve got a solid hunch that one hammer wielding, thunder
bearer cometh. And no, I don’t mean THUNDERSTRIKE, sorry to disappoint.
ULTIMATE
CIVIL WAR SPIDER-HAM CRISIS
(FEATURING WOLVER-HAM) #1 Written by J. Michael Strazcynski. Illustrated by Mike Wieringo, Mike Allred, John Severin,
Nick Dragotta, Ariel Olivetti, and Jim Mahfood. No funny issue is
complete without having Jim Mahfood on board. He’s like your go-to guy
for The Funny.
BLACK PANTHER #24.
Written by Reginald Hudlin. Illustrated by Koi Turnbull. Cover by
Michael Turner. I bet Black Panther fights somebody. Because that’s
what Civil War is about!
Forget deep characterization! Kick! ‘Splode!
THIS IS WHAT MARVEL FANS WANT!
BLADE #5. Written by Marc
Guggenheim. Illustrated by Howard Chaykin. Cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
Blade vs. Wolverine! My money’s on Wolverine.
MOON KNIGHT #9. Written
by Charlie Huston. Illustrated by David Finch. Moon Knight vs.
Punisher! My money’s on Punisher.
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #3.
Written by Matt Fraction. Illustrated by Ariel Olivetti. Punisher vs.
Captain America! My money’s on Cap.
DABEL BROS
XIII TP. Written by
William Vance. Adapted by Ben Avery. Illustrated by Jean Van Hamme.
Not an X-Men crossover. Inspired a videogame starring David Duchovny!
MARVEL TRADE PAPERBACKS
WOLVERINE & BLACK CAT: CLAWS HCWritten by Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti. Illustrated by Joseph Michael
Linsner. Not even Linsner’s art can make Wolverine pretty.
ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL 3: TORN TP.
Written by Joss Whedon. Illustrated by John Cassaday. Congratulations,
Joss Whedon, for working on something that wasn’t cancelled out from
underneath you.
GHOST RIDER: ROAD TO DAMNATION TP.
Written by Garth Ennis. Illustrated by Clayton Crain. The new origin
and new return of the old Ghost Rider! Thank you, Blatant Cash-Grab
Thanks to the Ghost Rider Movie That Looks Awful!
GHOST RIDER VOL 1: VICIOUS CYCLE TP.
Written by Daniel Way. Illustrated by Javier Saltares & Mark Texeira
The Blatant Cash-Grab Thanks to the Ghost Rider Movie That Looks Awful
continues! Here’s a new trade paperback.
IRON MAN: ARMOR WARS TP.
Written by David Michelinie & Bob Layton. Illustrated by Mark Bright &
Barry Windsor-Smith. Great Iron Man Flood of Products to Hype a Movie
That Might Suck. Iron Man fights Iron Bad Guys!
IRON MAN: EXTREMIS TP.
Written by Warren Ellis. Illustrated by Adi Granov. Great Iron Man
Flood of Products to Hype a Movie That Might Suck rolls on, so if you’re
worried the movie might suck, rest easy: this book is actually very
good. They should totally make a movie from this book.
X-FACTOR:
LIFE AND DEATH MATTER PREMIER HC. This book is surprisingly good.
Many of your favourite obscure mutants pop up in this sharp, gritty
book. With stunning art by Ryan Sook and others this is easily Peter
David’s best work in years. And the best part? Vol. 1 is still
available.
TOYS
& MISC.
HIGHLIGHTS
REACTIVATED! KINGDOM
COME SERIES 2: ACTION FIGURES
Continuing
in the series of re-release of some of the most popular DC DIRECT toy lines
comes a re release of some of the very best Kingdom Come figures. The DC reactivated
series of toys are for those of you who have been kicking yourself for
not picking them up when they first came out.
Series 2 of the Kingdom Come
figures features Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern
in their more mature forms.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE
SLAYER/ ANGEL: FERIGENBAUM BUNNY PLUSH
Who
knew that after the series wrapped up that the one thing fans would want most was
a series of angel stuffed animals? To join spike and angel in helping
lull you to sleep comes Feigenbaum the bunny. 18” tall and totally
cuddly looking it is decidedly less bitey than the other plush stuff to
come from the show.
DICK TRACEY STATUE
I
normally shy away from statues, I mention this one because it is awesome
and easy to miss. The fifth in Electric Tiki’s series of classic heroes.
The Dick Tracy is the perfect statue for any collection of comic
memorabilia. Hand crafted, hand painted and ready for a shelf so start
clearing off some space for it now.
TITANIUM TRANSFORMERS:
DELUXE METAL ACTION FIGURES
If you keep missing out on these,
this is chance number three. Trust me if you are a fan of the
transformers these are the toys you have been waiting for, I can not
stress this enough. The second series features the addition of
Scourge and Optimal Optimus. Also keep your eye out for the other
four in the series War within Optimus Prime, Jetfire & Thunder
cracker as well as Transformers G.I Joe Megatron.
TALES OF PHANTASIA PVC
STATUE
Possibly
one of the most underrated series out there, the Tales series is on of
those gems that you should try to get your hands on. From its flag ship
title Tales of Phantasia comes Arche & Mint, your big magic user
and your innocent healer respectively . Also if you are looking for more
of a tales experience you can also find Tales of Phantasia the anime out
late December.
And now for my usual Square Enix
love fest.
FINAL FANTASY:
MECHANICAL ARTS
I really cant help myself. These
things are really awesome. You probably have already seen the action figures, now comes the
vehicle line. If you saw the cloud with his motorcycle toy out a while
ago you know how well sculpted these are. If you missed them just take
my word for it they are really good. The Continental Cruiser from FFX
starts things off nicely . From Advent Children come the Motorcycles
of Cloud & Kadaj. and form FFVII the Sister Ray is presented
in its weapon smashing glory and everyone’s favourite airship the
High wind.
VALKYRIE PROFILE
LENNETH: TRADING ARTS MINI FIGURES
And
just because Square Enix really needs more of my money in the same month
they are releasing a series of Valkyrie Profile toys as well. Loosely
Based on Norse mythology this unorthodox game from Square Enix has been
long sought after by fans (the game goes for 75$ on eBay). The toy line
feature four of the best characters from that game. lenneth Valkyrie
the soul collecting hero of the game, Frey Norse queen of the
gods and kick ass ether user. Lucio lenneth's hard luck boy
friend
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GARTH ENNIS’ CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD #1
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FALL OF CTHULHU #0 
TWO GUNS #1
FORGOTTEN REALMS: LEGEND OF DRIZZT VOL
1-3 BOX SET
G.I. JOE VS TRANSFORMERS IV: BLACK
HORIZON #1 of 4
CONFESSIONS, ROMANCES, SECRETS, AND
TEMPTATIONS SC
HEARTBREAK SOUP: THE FIRST VOLUME OF
PALOMAR STORIES FROM LOVE & ROCKETS TP
STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION: THE SPACE
BETWEEN #1
ASHLEY WOOD’S D’AIRAIN AVENTURE #1
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT: ULTRA MAGNUS
DESPERADOES: BUFFALO DREAMS #1
THE ART OF HIDESHI HINO HC
BAREFOOT GEN
LEADING MAN VOL 1 TP
DARK HORSE COMICS HIGHLIGHTS
USAGI YOJIMBO #100
CONAN AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD #1 of 5
FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER TP
THE COURAGEOUS PRINCESS
EMILY THE STRANGE VOL 1 TP
HEART
OF EMPIRE: THE LEGACY OF LUTHER ARKWRIGHT 2nd EDITION TP
STAR WARS 30th ANNIVERSARY
COLLECTION VOL 1: THE FREEDON NADD UPRISING HC
STAR WARS: BOBA FETT – MAN WITH A
MISSION TP
PREDATOR: FLESH AND BLOOD
AKIRA CLUB HC
DC COMICS HIGHLIGHTS
ROBIN
#158. Written by Beechen and Irving. Robin and
his good buddy Klarion the Witch Boy try to save a cat. (the fire
department was busy shooting the annual calendar)
SUPERMAN & BATMAN VS. ALIENS & PREDATORS
#1 of 2
THE HELMET OF FATE: IBIS THE INVINCIBLE
#1
THE HELMET OF FATE: DETECTIVE CHIMP #1
CHECKMATE VOL 1: A KING’S GAME TP
FIRESTORM:
THE NUCLEAR MAN - REBORN TP. I have long waited for DC to
collect the Firestorm Series, and now, excitingly they have, just
grossly out of order, as they are starting with issues 23 – 27. ????? ??
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: AQUAMAN VOL 1 TP
DEATHBLOW #3
GEN 13 #4
MIDNIGHTER #3
STORMWATCH: POST HUMAN DIVISION #3
WETWORKS #5
TRANQUILITY #2
DANGER GIRL: BACK IN BLACK TP
SCALPED #1
DMZ VOL 2: BODY OF A JOURNALIST TP
JACK OF FABLES VOL 1: THE (NEARLY) GREAT
ESCAPE TP
NEIL GAIMAN & CHARLES VESS’S STARDUST TP
IMAGE
COMICS HIGHLIGHTS
THE ADVENTURES OF SPAWN #1: DIRECTOR’S
CUT
’68 (ONE SHOT)
PIECES FOR MOM: A TALE OF THE UNDEAD
(ONE SHOT)
HIP FLASK: CONCRETE JUNGLE HC
MARVEL COMICS HIGHLIGHTS
ULTIMATE POWER #1 DIRECTOR’S CUT
IRON MAN: HYPERVELOCITY #1 of 6
MYTHOS: GHOST RIDER
MS. MARVEL SPECIAL
SILENT WAR #1 of 6
SQUADRON SUPREME: HYPERION VS NIGHTHAWK
#1 of 5
WOLVERINE #50
X-MEN ANNUAL #1
ULTIMATE
CIVIL WAR SPIDER-HAM CRISIS
(FEATURING WOLVER-HAM) #1
BLACK PANTHER #24
BLADE #5
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #3
XIII TP
WOLVERINE & BLACK CAT: CLAWS HC
ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL 3: TORN TP
GHOST RIDER: ROAD TO DAMNATION TP
GHOST RIDER VOL 1: VICIOUS CYCLE TP
IRON MAN: EXTREMIS TP
X-FACTOR:
LIFE AND DEATH MATTER PREMIER HC. This book is surprisingly good.
Many of your favourite obscure mutants pop up in this sharp, gritty
book. With stunning art by Ryan Sook and others this is easily Peter
David’s best work in years. And the best part? Vol. 1 is still
available.
Continuing
in the series of re-release of some of the most popular DC DIRECT toy lines
comes a re release of some of the very best Kingdom Come figures. The DC reactivated
series of toys are for those of you who have been kicking yourself for
not picking them up when they first came out.
Who
knew that after the series wrapped up that the one thing fans would want most was
a series of angel stuffed animals? To join spike and angel in helping
lull you to sleep comes Feigenbaum the bunny. 18” tall and totally
cuddly looking it is decidedly less bitey than the other plush stuff to
come from the show. 
I
normally shy away from statues, I mention this one because it is awesome
and easy to miss. The fifth in Electric Tiki’s series of classic heroes.
The Dick Tracy is the perfect statue for any collection of comic
memorabilia. Hand crafted, hand painted and ready for a shelf so start
clearing off some space for it now.
Possibly
one of the most underrated series out there, the Tales series is on of
those gems that you should try to get your hands on. From its flag ship
title Tales of Phantasia comes Arche & Mint, your big magic user
and your innocent healer respectively . Also if you are looking for more
of a tales experience you can also find Tales of Phantasia the anime out
late December. 
And
just because Square Enix really needs more of my money in the same month
they are releasing a series of Valkyrie Profile toys as well. Loosely
Based on Norse mythology this unorthodox game from Square Enix has been
long sought after by fans (the game goes for 75$ on eBay). The toy line
feature four of the best characters from that game. lenneth Valkyrie
the soul collecting hero of the game, Frey Norse queen of the
gods and kick ass ether user. Lucio lenneth's hard luck boy
friend
