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Elfbytes September '07

(Note: this is not your average cut and paste, we actually write this stuff.)

This is for product starting to ship in November.

This months Elfbyte credit goes to: Brock, David, James, Craig, Ethan & Sareina.

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Remember to get your orders in ASAP! Initial orders due Sep 26th!

INDEPENDENT COMICS HIGHLIGHTS

ARCHAIA

THE ENGINEER #1

By Churilla, Shepherd & Churilla.

The Engineer: it’s his job to keep reality from falling apart. In order to defeat a powerful cosmic entity he must find the parts to assemble into The Konstrukt, an ancient machine with the power to change reality.

HYBRID BASTARDS #1

By Tom Pinchuk & Kate Glasheen.

Zeus is a randy deity. He’s done it with goddesses, women, harpies, and nymphs. But after a nasty curse, he became enamoured of every inanimate object he saw. This produced a number of odd children, children that he ordered killed. The few that remain band together in an attempt to find a way to earn their father’s respect.

MISERICORDIA #1

Written & Illustrated by Rebekah Brem.

This new series is being described as “a dystopian science fiction love story”, and looks to use many familiar archetypes to create something intriguing and entirely new. Humanoid robots have supplanted humanity and taken over the planet. A young human woman, Luscina Solita, journeys from her underground, refugee city to trade drugs and information with a robot obsessed with humans. As infatuation and loneliness push the two closer together, Luscina's actions may place the future of the human race in jeopardy. The book features some really distinct Egyptian-style art, and looks to be well worth a try.

AVATAR

DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #5

Written by Warren Ellis. Illustrated by Ivan Rodriguez.

Doktor Sleepless has been one of the best new reads on the stands. Trust us. Buy the book, read it, and you can thank us afterwards.

WARREN ELLIS' BLACKGAS TP

Written by Warren Ellis. Illustrated by Max Fiumara.

When an earthquake shifts the tectonic plates underneath a tiny island off of America's east coast, something black and foul escapes into modern day society. The only two people on the island outside the reach of the smoke are now trapped by a population who aren't people anymore, but are monsters that started eating one another an hour ago….

BIG CITY COMICS

TOTEM #1

By Kaufman, Gully & Kordos.

A 17 year old foster kid in New York suddenly receives mystic powers from The Totem. That’s great for him, except that the choices he makes while using the powers will determine whether his parents’ souls go to heaven or hell.

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: ORIGINS #1 (of 4)

Written by Kevin Fahey. Illustrated by Jonathan Lau.

Fahey, one of the writers for the TV show, explores the history of eternally weepy Gaius Baltar and his relationship with the (possibly) fictional Six. Learn about the life of Gaius before he doomed the Colonies and betrayed them to the Cylons.

IDW

ANGEL: AFTER THE FALL #1

Written by Joss Whedon & Brian Lynch. Illustrated by Franco Urru.

Fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer have been rejoicing the return of the series in Dark Horse Comics new Buffy Season Eight, but it seemed like something was missing. Now the story of Angel will continue with a comic book presenting Season Six of the series. When we last saw Angel & company, they were facing down an endless army of demons in a filthy alley. Who lived? Who died? Find out here!

FALLEN ANGEL #21

Written by Peter David. Illustrated by J.K. Woodward.

An underappreciated gem of a comic book, Peter David’s (X-Factor, She-Hulk) Fallen Angel is consistently one of the most interesting and enjoyable reads. This issue spotlights the power and influence of the city of Bette Noir, and how it affects the world.

WORMWOOD: ONE-SHOT

Written & Illustrated by Ben Templesmith.

This “Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse” one-shot finds the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse bored after fighting Superman and Batman in DC comicsland so they interrupt Wormwood’s quiet night at the bar.

MIRAGE STUDIOS

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES VOLUME 1: ORIGINAL SERIES TREASURY EDITION TP

By Lawson, Brown & Peter Laird.

Coming in at almost 300 pages, this black and white volume collects the entire run of Tales of the TMNT volume 1, as well as an all-new story and other new work as well.

MOONSTONE

MOONSTONE’S HOLIDAY SUPER SPECTACULAR

By various.

Looks like Moonstone couldn’t wait another month because they’re releasing their holiday special in November. All new holiday stories featuring Buckaroo Banzai, The Phantom, Kolchak the Night Stalker, The Spider, and Sherlock Holmes.

OLYPIAN PUBLISHING

THE NOCTURNALS VOL. 1 HC

Written & Illustrated by Dan Brereton.

Dan Brereton has an original and instantly identifiable style, and this volume begins to finally collect his original creation The Nocturnals. The first of three planned hardcovers, this collection presents the earliest tales of the Nocturnals in preparation for a new series beginning in 2008.

ONI PRESS

QUEEN & COUNTRY: DEFINITIVE EDITION VOL. 1 TP

Written by Greg Rucka. Illustrated by Steve Rolston and various artists.

This excellent espionage series is being collected into all new oversized trade paperback editions, and volume 1 is the perfect place to join the story and see why this series has gotten all of the accolades it has. This will appeal to fans of the Bourne series, the BBC's MI-5, or spy-thriller fans in general. This first instalment collects Q&C #1-12.

PLATINUM STUDIOS

INCURSION #1

By Jay Busbee.

A US soldier in Afghanistan teams up with a wild scientist to fight and invasion of ghosts. Those terrorist attacks get more inventive every year.

RED 5 COMICS

MIDKNIGHT #1

By Ens & Hodges.

David and Tarilyn, a married couple with a three year old daughter, work as a doctor and attorney by day and as crime fighters at night. Why can’t more young parents find the time to fight crime?

TOKYOPOP

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR VOL 1

Written & illustrated by Jo Chen.

A teenage girl runs away and finds herself working as a prostitute, only to fall in love with a young man whose life is as crappy as hers is. I'm a huge fan of Jo Chen's covers, and have been looking forward to a chance to see her interior, sequential work.

TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS

LOWER REGIONS GN

By Alex Robinson.

A barbarian chick hacks her way through a dungeon filled with nasties. The entire story contains only one printed word: Thoooom!

VIRGIN

DAN DARE #1

Written by Garth Ennis. Illustrated by Gary Erskine. Covers by Bryan Talbot & Greg Horn.

Dan Dare was the original pulp space hero from the 50’s, and England's equivalent to Captain America or Superman. In this new series, Dan Dare has all but retired, his Space Fleet disbanded, the UN crumbled, and his friends scattered away. But a hostile fleet of alien ships is looming on the horizon, and Dan Dare, pilot of the future, has just been called out of retirement.

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT

THE LIVING CORPSE #0 & #1/2

By Ken Haeser & Buzz Hanson.

One day a zombie is overcome by guilt from his brain eating so he decides to fight the supernatural instead. Issue #0 is a full-sized, half price, origin issue while #1/2 is a half-sized, under a buck, mini-story.

DARK HORSE COMICS HIGHLIGHTS

BLOOD+ VOLUME 1 GN

Written & Illustrated by Asuka Katsura.

The sequel to Blood: The Last Vampire. Amnesiac demon-killer Saya Otonashi is called upon once again to battle violent and horrible monsters. The anime of Blood: The Last Vampire was phenomenal in terms of action and gore, and the manga it was based upon was four times as awesome. I expect big things from this series.

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #8

Written by Brian K. Vaughan. Art by Georges Jeanty, Andy Owens, and Dave Stewart. Covers by Jo Chen & Georges Jeanty.

The slayer juggernaut of a series keeps on rolling with its eighth issue. Faith and Buffy’s paths collide as they find themselves after the same rogue slayer.

DOCTOR GRODBORT’S CONTRAPULATRONIC DINGUS DIRECTORY

Written & Illustrated by Greg Broadmore.

Remember those really cool rayguns that were offered by Weta a while back? They looked amazing but were stupidly expensive. Well now you can at least have this hardcover catalogue of Dr. Grodbort’s rayguns, robots, and other ol’ timey sci-fi goodies. There’s even a comic story featuring the adventures of the mighty Lord Cockswain.

GRENDEL: BEHOLD THE DEVIL #1 (of 8) START READING HERE!

Written & illustrated by Matt Wagner.

Matt Wagner returns to his most famous creation, the original Grendel, Hunter Rose: best selling novelist and criminal mastermind. This new mini-series that tells a previously untold tale of Grendel’s career, and promises to reveal a long kept secret. For anyone who has ever liked Grendel, or any of Wagner’s other work, this series is a must!

STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC HANDBOOK

Written by John Jackson Miller. Illustrated by Brian Ching, Harvey Tolibao, Dustin Weaver, and Michael Atiyeh. Cover by Dustin Weaver.

Check out the profiles of all the important characters that lived and died almost 4000 years before Darth Vader was even born.

DC COMICS HIGHLIGHTS

ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER #8

Written by Frank Miller. Illustrated by Jim Lee & Scott Williams. Variant wraparound cover by Miller. ;

BATMAN: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS HC

Written by Ed Brubaker. Illustrated by Doug Mahnke & Patrick Zircher.

Witness Batman's first encounter with the Joker as well as an adventure guest-starring the golden age Green Lantern. All written by the man who killed Captain America.

BATMAN: The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul

A 7-part Batman crossover featuring the return of one of everyone’s favourite Bat-villains. Make sure you don’t miss any of this exciting story that spans the next two months.

PART 1: ROBIN #168

Written by Fabian Nicieza. Illustrated by Don Kramer & Wayne Faucher.

The crossover begins with a throw-down between Batman’s protégé and adopted son Robin, and his newly discovered genetic son Damian.

PART 2: NIGHTWING #138

Written by Peter Milligan. Illustrated by Freddie Williams II.

Part 2 of the crossover finds all three of Batman’s “sons” – Nightwing, Robin, and Damian – fighting side by side, against Ra’s al Ghul and his daughter Talia.

PART 3: DETECTIVE COMICS #838

Written by Paul Dini. Illustrated by Ryan Benjamin.

Part 3 poses has the heroes asking the question of what is the Invisible Map?

PART 4: BATMAN #671

Written by Grant Morrison. Illustrated by Tony Danielel

BLUE BEETLE #21

Written by John Rogers. Illustrated by Rafael Albuquerque.

This title provides a fun and intelligent story month after month. If you haven’t picked it up for either the recent Teen Titans cross-over or the Sinestro Corps tie-in, you should try it and see what you’ve been missing.

BOOSTER GOLD #4

Written by Geoff Johns & Jeff Katz. Illustrated by Dan Jurgens & Norm Rapmund.

This new series is off to a great start, and is non-stop time-travelling fun. If you haven’t been reading this yet, do yourself a favour and pick it up now.

BRAVE AND THE BOLD #8

Written by Mark Waid. Illustrated by George Perez & Bob Wiacek.

The first arc (issues #1 - #6) of this series was a lot of fun, and this next story is off to a great start already. Waid is writing unpredictable stories that seem to include almost everybody in the DC Universe, and George Perez’s art never disappoints.

CATWOMAN #73

Written by Will Pfeifer. Illustrated by David Lopez & Alvaro Lopez.

Catwoman attempts to return to her roots as the best thief in Gotham, but has both Batman and Gotham’s underworld after her. This title will likely soon receive some much deserved attention with her ongoing appearance in the new Batman and the Outsiders title.

COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #25 - #22 2

A new title reveals what we’ve been counting down to, and the break-neck pace will only get more hectic from here on in! The non-stop action continues, as more of the multiverse is revealed, Luthor gets kidnapped, Jimmy get’s enslaved, Firestorm confronts the Atomic Knights and so much more!

COUNTDOWN PRESENTS: THE SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT #1

Written by Brian Augustyn. Illustrated by Greg Tocchini. Cover by Dustin Nguyen.

The Challengers’ trip through the multiverse continues as they meet a moody, broody Victorian era Batman, from one of the best Elseworld’s stories, “Gotham by Gaslight”.

COUNTDOWN PRESNTS: THE SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER: RED RAIN #1

Written by Peter Johnson. Illustrated by Kelley Jones. ;

GREEN LANTERN #25

Written by Geoff Johns. Illustrated by Ivan Reis, Ethan Van Sciver, and Oclair Albert. Variant cover by Gary Frank.

The epic Sinestro Corps story-line comes to a conclusion in this double-sized issue. It all comes down to this: Hal Jordan versus a purple skinned man who looks like he cuts his own hair. This story has delivered every step of the way, and has been the most enjoyable story-line of the summer, and this chapter will be sure to satisfy.

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #18

Written by Peter J. Tomasi. Illustrated by Pat Gleason & Prentis Rollins.

The Sinestro Corps War epilogue. Wrapping up the loose ends, see how the Green Lantern Corps manages to regroup and rebuild after one of their deadliest battles ever.

SALVATION RUN #1 START READING HERE!

Written by Bill Willingham. Illustrated by Sean Chen & Walden Wong. Variant cover by Scott Kolins.

Someone’s kidnapping the villains on Earth and dumping them onto a distant planet, leaving it up to them to create their own little civilization. Fed up with the persistent evils of super villains, the peoples of the DCU take a page out of the Tony Stark Book of bad ideas and exile the rogues of earth. Now, trapped on a distant planet the villains are left to survive or die of their own accord. A new seven issue limited series tying into Countdown and other recent DCU events.

SPIRIT #12

Written by Darwyn Cooke. Illustrated by Darwyn Cooke & J. Bone.

This is the final issue by Darwyn Cooke, and will be sure not to disappoint. If you haven’t been reading this series, pick this up and see how much fun it has been. The stories have been self contained “done in one” tales, so don’t worry about what has come before and just enjoy the goodness of Cooke’s The Spirit.

SUPERGIRL #23 START READING HERE!

Written by Kelley Puckett. Illustrated by Drew Johnson & Ray Snyder. ;

Superman’s young cousin receives a new creative team, and begins a new story arc that sends her to the farthest reaches of DC's deep space!

SUPERMAN ANNUAL #13

Written by Kurt Busiek. Illustrated by Rick Leonardi.

The conclusion to "The Third Kryptonian" storyarc. Superman subscribers MUST ORDER THIS SEPARATELY from their monthly order!

SUPERMAN/BATMAN #43 START READING HERE!

Written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning. Illustrated by Mike McKone.

Dr. Light returns and he’s got the Teen Titans on his side!

TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS PRESENTS: ION #1

Written by Ron Marz. Art by Michael Lacomb. Cover by Ivan Reis.

Kyle Rayner: he’s gone from being the only Green Lantern, to being the most powerful member and chosen one of the Corps, to being one of their most dangerous enemies once possessed by the Parallax impurity. Will he ever manage to get the Ion power (that giant space dolphin) back again, or will another rise and take his place? And what will be the final fate of Kyle Rayner if he doesn’t become Ion once more?

TEEN TITANS EAST SPECIAL #1

Written by Judd Winick. Illustrated by Ian Churchill & Norm Rapmund.

Cyborg gathers a new team of Titans, once more in the Atlantic time zone, kicking off a whole new chapter in the Titians history. Who are these new titans, and can they survive their first mission? Starring all your favourites such as, um, Lagoon Boy and, er, Vulcan. Well, Hawk and Dove are in it at least. And this one-shot will pave the road for the new ongoing series which will star many of the Wolfman & Perez era Titans beginning next year.

WONDER WOMAN #14 START READING HERE!

Written by Gail Simone. Illustrated by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson.

This was supposed to happen in Wonder Woman #13, but DC's recent string of delayed and cancelled and re-solicited books rivals even Marvel Comics. Hopefully this will ship before the next issue Ultimate Hulk vs. Wolverine. The new team we were so excited about last month, starts for real this month, and should be worth the wait. Gail Simone consistently writes excellent stories, and knows how to keep deadlines, and the Dodsons really know how to draw gorgeous women, so this should be a can’t miss comic.

WILDSTORM

FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH #1 & 2 (of 6)

Written by Jeff Katz and James Kuhoric. Illustrated by Jason Craig. Covers by J. Scott Campbell (issue #1) & Eric Powell (issue #2).

It’s the movie mega match up that we’re only going to see in comic book form. In the wake of the Freddy vs. Jason movie, Freddy Kreuger is clinging to life inside the twisted mind of Jason Voorhees. Together, the pair must find the Necronomicon to end their mutual torment. The only problem that stands in their way? Crystal Lake just got a new S-Mart, staffed by one Ashley J. Williams. The first issue features three connecting covers, one for each character.

GEN 13 #14 START READING HERE!

Written by Simon Oliver. Illustrated by Carlo Barberi.

The writer of the Vertigo series THE EXTERMINATORS hops aboard as the Gen 13 kids escape the government by traveling to New York City.

HEROES HC

Written and illustrated by various talented types, including Jim Lee, Michael Turner, Phil Jiminez and many more! Covers by Jim Lee and Alex Ross.

Collecting the 34 online comics that tied into last year’s smash-hit TV show, plus all of the fantastic art of Tim Sale from the show itself. A must have for fans of “cool” everywhere. The perfect accompaniment for Season One of the show.

WILDSTORM ARMAGEDDON

A weekly event where one character from each of the ongoing WildStorm titles are sent to witness a horrible future, in the hopes that they will use that knowledge to prevent the horror from coming to pass. These one-shots are separate from the ongoing titles: the regular issues of Tranquility, Wetworks, and Gen 13 are still appearing this month, but the main titles will start to reflect the future showcased within. Subscribers need to order Armageddon titles separately.

GEN 13: ARMAGEDDON #1

Written by Christos Gage. Illustrated by Jonboy Meyers.

Caitlin is pulled into a post-apocalyptic future, where the Gen 13 kids are forced to wear clothes. How will the teen heroes react to the oppression of grown-ups?

TRANQUILITY: ARMAGEDDON #1

Written by Christos Gage. Illustrated by Neil Googe.

Tranquility is a quiet Oregon town where superheroes go to retire. When Tranquility resident Maximum Man is sent to witness a horrible future, can he use the knowledge to save his beloved home?

WETWORKS: ARMAGEDDON #1

Written by Christos Gage & illustrated by Brandon Badeaux.

Colonel Jackson Dane and his Wetworks team are fighting a losing war against a powerful new breed of vampire. When he's taken to a future where the Vampires have mauled Eastern Europe, can he use the knowledge to prevent disaster?

WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY VOL 1 TP

Written by Gail Simone. Illustrated by Neil l Googe.

Tranquility is a town where superheroes & super villains go to retire and live out the rest of their weird lives, until a murder upsets everything and long-forgotten secrets boil up to the surface. It's a little bit like TOP TEN. It's a little bit like TV's EUREKA. It's one of the best books to come out in the last year. We can't recommend it enough.

WORLD OF WARCRAFT #1 START READING HERE!

Pick this up and keep it on your shelf beside a flashlight, and if there’s a black out you can sit and read this and tide yourself over until you can get back in the game, thus avoiding the dreadful withdrawal syndrome! Combining some of the most appealing anti- girlfriend traits know to man – comics and computer games – this can surely help to maintain your mom’s basement as a “Fortress of Solitude”. If it doesn’t work, you’re using to much soap. Dark Tower and Buffy have already brought brand new readers into the comic-book shops, and this game-based title will surely continue the trend. The story begins with a human with no memory of his past who must fight against both the Alliance and the Horde in order to solve his past life’s mysteries.

IMAGE COMICS HIGHLIGHTS

GIRLS: COMPLETE COLLECTION DELUXE HC

Written by Joshua Luna. Illustrated by Jonathan Luna.

The entire series is collected into a slipcased hardcover, so you can read about the beautiful murderous clones who invade a small town. This lovely volume will only have one printing, so don’t hesitate if you’re at all interested.

PAX ROMANA #1 (of 4) START READING HERE!

Written & illustrated by Jonathan Hickman. ;

Jonathan Hickman (of the recent “Nightly News” series) brings us a new science fiction time travel mini-series about a group of soldiers sent back in time in an attempt to save the world, by destroying our past. It should be a very interesting book, and worth a read.

PROOF #2

Written by Alex Grecian. Illustrated by Riley y Rossmo.

WANTED TP P

Written by Mark Millar. Illustrated by JG Jones.

The collected series is offered again to coincide with the soon to be released movie starring Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. If you’ve never read it, now is your chance to see what all the buzz is about and find out what a great story you’ve missed ‘til now.

MARVEL COMICS HIGHLIGHTS

ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST #1 (of 6)

Written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning. Illustrated by Tom Raney.

The prologue and lead-in mini-series have set the tone for the main event, and finally the second Annihilation series begins in earnest. This one is strongly recommended for everyone who enjoyed the first series, or for anyone who likes epic space tales. This is the tale that never ends. It goes on and on my friends. Some people started reading it not knowing what it was, and they’ll continue reading forever just because…

CAPTAIN MARVEL #1 (OF 5) START READING HERE!

Written by Brian Reed. Illustrated by Lee Weeks.

After his brief appearance in Civil War, Captain Marvel returns to his own series, in this five part story re-establishing his place in the Marvel Universe. He is alive once more, and like everyone else who is popping up in the regular universe after an extended absence, he is forced to cope with the current state of a very different world than the one he knew. Maybe he’ll just take Tony out for a drink.

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN - PREMIERE HC

Written by Peter David & Robin Furth. Illustrated by Jae Lee & Richard Isanove.

The excellent Dark Tower “prequel” series was written under the supervision of Stephen King by acclaimed scribe Peter David (Hulk, Supergirl, X-Factor) and Dark Tower expert Robin Furth (Dark Tower: A Concordance), with the stunning art team Lee and Isanove (Origin). This story reveals the stunning past of Roland, the infamous character of King’s epic series, and is now collected into a hardcover so that you can read the complete series in one volume. Whether you read the individual comics or have been waiting for this collection, make sure you’ve read this story before the second series is released in February.

GHOST RIDER ANNUAL #1

Written by Stuart Moore and Ben Oliver

Meet Mister Eleven at an amusement park… that’s quite literally all Marvel said.

HOUSE OF M: AVENGERS #1 (of 5) START READING HERE!

Written by Christos Gage. Illustrated by Mike Perkins.

We don’t need no stinking Multiverse! This mini-series brings us the story of Luke Cage and his Avengers set in the world of House of M. The Avengers fight to defend a world that hates and fears them; but with better hair. Yes, we’re talking about you Power Man.

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY #1

By Roy Thomas and Sebastian Fumara

In case you’re finding those Coles Notes versions a bit challenging you can check out these “accurate” retellings of some of the most renowned classics. Enjoy this re-envisioned classic of a man who, with a little help from fate, discovers the secret to eternal youth is simply to have your portrait age in your stead. Don’t worry, this particular Dorain Gray is nothing like that nancy boy, second rate Johny Depp from the LOEG movie … and Sean Connery is blessedly absent.

NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #5

Written by Brian Michael Bendis & Brian Reed. Illustrated by Jim Cheung.

The Illuminati get together for the first time since the Civil War and Planet Hulk events, and things get really messy. This one is a must read if you’re at all interested in the upcoming Skrull invasion saga (which Marvel just announced will be called “Secret Invasion”).

SILVER SURFER: IN THY NAME #1

Written by Simon n Spurrier. Illustrated by Tan Eng Huat.

Introducing the Eisner Winning talent of Tan Eng Huat. Everyone’s favourite shiny person discovers that even Paradise has it’s downside as he tackles pirates, beasts and aristocrats. Oh my!

ULTIMATE ORIGINS #1 (of 6) START READING HERE!

Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Illustrated by Butch Guice.

This mini-series will be the next big event in the Ultimate universe, and promises to reveal the underlying connection between everything. This is where you can learn what Bruce Banner meant when he told Spider-Man that everything is connected. Not to spoil anything but we’re pretty sure that Mustafa already told us in Disney’s the Lion King (remember the Elton John song and everything; it’s called the “Circle of Life”). If you enjoy the Ultimate titles, then this one is not to be missed.

WORLD WAR HULK: AFTER SMASH

World War Hulk is over… and now the Marvel universe must rebuild. Hopefully it goes smother then the rebuilding of Iraq.

TOYS & MISC. HIGHLIGHTS

THE BEATLES CARTOON VERSIONS KUBRICK BOXED SET

Get the Fab Four as they appeared on their Saturday morning cartoon series.

CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLLECTIONON

This month’s offerings are Sandman, Mr. Fantastic, Yellowjacket, and Luke ‘Sweet Christmas’ Cage.

CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE SPECIAL: GALACTUS

Galactus arrives to Earth in the mighty form of hand-painted lead.

HALO ACTIONCLIX: SCARAB VEHICLE PACK

It’s gigantic! In fact, it’s the biggest ‘miniature’ that Wizkids has ever produced. And it’s perfect for stomping on your foes.

MARVEL HEROCLIX: MUTATIONS AND MONSTERS BOOSTER PACK Planet Hulk, World War Hulk, Marvel Zombies, mutants, and more! They’re all here in the latest Heroclix expansion.

MARVEL HOUSE OF M COMPLETE COLLECTION PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE DVD These two different DVDs archive every title, tie-in, and spin-off from their respective crossover stories.

SERENITY REAVER SHIP ORNAMENT

The latest in the line of Serenity ship models/ornaments. A mighty Reaver ship with blood red ‘paint’ and lots of spikey bits. The number made will be based on pre-orders so, if you want one, be sure to let us know early on.

SHAUN OF THE DEAD ACTION FIGURE 2-PACK

Shaun and Ed, armed to the teeth and ready to defend the Winchester Pub. Includes alternate zombie head for Ed.

TRINITY ACTION FIGURES AND NEW GODS ACTION FIGURES

DC continues to produce the most fantastic action figures (also useful for ensuring continued isolation from the opposite gender) by modeling them off the talents that have defined their characters. The rendering of previous sets based on the works of talents such as Jim Lee, Ed McGuiness and Tim Sale, not to mention Alex Ross, lead to very high expectations. The promotional photos available so far leads to great optimism as these figures perfectly capture the life and energy of artists Matt Wagner and Jack Kirby. Definitely sets to check out … or order in advance.

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