Comic Book New Releases May 29

Absolute Edition - 1st printing. Collects TOP 10 #1-12, SMAX #1-5, a story from AMERICA'S BEST COMICS SPECIAL #1 and the graphic novel TOP 10: THE FORTY-NINERS. Written by Alan Moore. Art by Gene Ha and Zander Cannon. In Neopolis's Precinct 10, where every citizen is blessed with super powers, they are the law: A talking, armored dog. A genetically engineered "perfect woman." A high-tech cowboy. An indestructible man. A rookie with a toy box full of "helpers." These are the cops of the Eisner Award-winning series TOP 10. Now, their adventures. Hardcover, 592 pages, 10 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., full color. Cover price $99.99.

(W) Roger Langridge, Derek Fridolfs (A) Roger Landridge & Various (CA) Alé Garza THE FUN WILL NEVER END IN THIS SPECIAL EXPANDED ADVENTURE TIME ANNUAL! Featuring some of the hottest talent in comics today putting their creative spin on the land of Ooo! A great tool for bringing readers into the series and an awesome book for die-hard ADVENTURE TIME FANS! Featuring stories from Roger Langridge, Derek Fridolfs, Dustin Nguyen and others! Cover price $4.99.

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Bryan Hitch Don't miss the debut of this all-new, digital-first series starring The Man of Tomorrow, written and illustrated by some of comics' finest talents! Journey into Superman's past in a tale written by Ender's Game author Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnson, with art by TOM STRONG's Chris Sprouse and Karl Story! Plus, witness Superman's first encounter with the work of Lex Luthor, brought to you by Jeff Parker (Hulk) and Chris Samnee (Daredevil)! Cover price $3.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Here to Stay!" Collects All New X-Men (2012) #6-10. Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Stuart Immonen and David Marquez. Cover by Stuart Immonen. Yesterday's X-Men continue to adjust to a present day that's simultaneously more awe-inspiring and more disturbing than any future the young heroes had ever imagined for themselves. And things get even more dangerous when the villainous duo Mystique and Sabretooth target our young time-travelers - starting with Cyclops! Plus: How will Earth's Mightiest Heroes react to the time-swept X-Men? Find out when the Avengers visit the Jean Grey School! But they're not the only ones to do so, as the outlaw Uncanny X-Men drop by for a recruiting session. Who will join the adult Cyclops and his revolutionary crew? The answer will shock you! All this - and the original five X-Men get new costumes! Acclaimed writer Brian Michael Bendis further defines the future - and the past - of the X-Men! Hardcover, 112 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

(W) Steve Horton (A/CA) Michael Dialynas Master assassin Amala targets the royal figurehead of the low-tech Purifiers. Standing in Amala's way? Twin blademasters. Annoying ghosts. Hallucinogenic poison. And a secret from Amala's past too unhinged to be believed . . . even by Amala! Cover price $3.50.

(W) Christos N. Gage (A) Rebekah Isaacs (CA) Dan Jackson, Steve Morris Giles's resurrection has been pushed to the back burner while Angel and Faith tackle Season 9's Big Bads-Pearl, Nash, and Whistler-who threaten to release boundless magic over the planet. Only the strong will survive! Cover price $2.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Orange You Glad!" Written by Scott Shaw, and Mike Kazaleh. Cover by Scott Shaw. The billion-view YouTube series and top-rated Cartoon Network show comes to comics, as Orange jumps out of the fruit bowl and into his first graphic navel! Secret Agents 00-Orange and Oh-Oh-Nerville may be the best spies working on Her Majesty's Select Produce, but they haven't gone up against the color purple-stealing mastermind Grapefinger before! With the most insane scheme ever devised, the fate of the world is at stake. Can Orange annoy the bad guys into submission? Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Orange You Glad!" Written by Scott Shaw, and Mike Kazaleh. Cover by Scott Shaw. The billion-view YouTube series and top-rated Cartoon Network show comes to comics, as Orange jumps out of the fruit bowl and into his first graphic navel! Secret Agents 00-Orange and Oh-Oh-Nerville may be the best spies working on Her Majesty's Select Produce, but they haven't gone up against the color purple-stealing mastermind Grapefinger before! With the most insane scheme ever devised, the fate of the world is at stake. Can Orange annoy the bad guys into submission? Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $10.99.

Glee: Part 4 of 4 - (W) Roberto Aquirre-Sacasa (A) Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski (CA) Dan Parent Archie Meets Glee,' Part 4. The hit crossover concludes with this epic finale! After half of the Riverdale gang swapped places with the New Directions kids, Archie must get everyone home and fast! Their worlds are about to collide - literally - and time is running out. Will Archie meet his counterpart Finn Hudson in the dreamscape in time to stop the collision? Don't miss the thrilling conclusion to Archie Meets Glee, the hit FOX TV series! Cover price $2.99.

(W) Mike Pellowski (A) Fernando Ruiz, Rudy Lapick (CA) Tito Pena & Various Archie and Chuck prepare to enjoy a day at the beach, but what to do first? Surf, jet ski, parasail? The possibilities are limitless. However there's only one activity they both can agree on and you'll never guess what it is! Discover for yourself by the conclusion of 'Shore Thing' in this laugh out loud digest! Cover price $3.99.

(W) Bruce Jones (A/CA) Leonardo Manco There's a war coming to the City of Angels. In tunnels beneath the city, in the dark alleys among the homeless, demons lurk and Lucifer bides his time. One man knows. One man sees. One man walks those dark streets. Father Daniel Beckett's seen demons and he's spoken to the Devil, but he's never seen an angel and he's never spoken to God. Obsessed and driven as much by betrayal as righteousness and anger as redemption, he walks the smoke-filled encampments of lost souls like Dante's nine rings of the Inferno. He is God's warrior at war with God. Cover price $3.99.

(W) Brian Clevinger (A) Various (CA) Scott Wegener It's 1893 and a cabal of industrialists plot to overthrow the rule of law! All they need is Nikola Tesla's top secret project to do it! Starring Annie Oakley, Wong Kei-Ying, and an electrifying train heist like you've never seen! Cover price $2.75.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Avengers (1997 3rd Series) #57-63, Vision (2002 Marvel)#1-4, Thor (1998-2004 2nd Series)#58, and Iron Man (1998 3rd Series)#63. Written by Geoff Johns. Art and Cover by Gary Frank. Superstar writer Geoff Johns takes on the Avengers! They can defeat any super villain - but can the Avengers govern the world? When the capital cities of every country on Earth vanish, the floundering nations turn to the only organization capable of helping them: the Avengers! Then: Thor ascends to Asgard's throne and decides to start answering his worshippers' pleas for help. But not everyone's in favor of divine intervention, and it's Secretary of Defense Iron Man's job to stop the Thunder God's interference - leaving Captain America to play referee between two of the world's biggest super powers! Plus: His memories stolen, an amnesiac Vision must seek help from his creator's reluctant granddaughter to defeat a technological terror left over from WWII! Softcover, 312 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Chameleon Sanction: Part 2 of 2 - (W) Christopher Yost (A) Marco Checchetto (CA) Paolo Rivera THE CHAMELEON SANCTION PART 2 of 2 Chameleon is loose onboard the SHIELD Helicarrier, and it's all Spider-Man's fault. And then there's a little matter of SHIELD's newest resident. Big. Green. Angry. Hulk-y. Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Collects Batman (1940) #620-625, Flashpoint Batman Knight of Vengeance (2011) #1-3, Material from Wednesday Comics (2009 DC Comics) #1-12, and Batman Gotham Knights (2000)#8. BATMAN NOIR: EDUARDO RISSO spotlights the art of 100 BULLETS illustrator Eduardo Risso, which casts the Dark Knight in deep shadow on every page. Written by his frequent collaborator Brian Azzarello, this title includes tales from a variety of Batman projects, including "Broken City," a profound examination of the Dark Knight Detective and the grim metropolis that he protects. While hunting the murderer of a small boy's parents, Batman is caught up in his own investigation and ruminations, only to fall prey to a deadly new pair of killers who have been stalking him. Hardcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

(W) Gregg Hurwitz (A) Szymon Kudranski (CA) Alex Maleev In 'Once Upon a Midnight Dreary' three of The Dark Knight's greatest foes unite in to tackle the threat of Batman head-on! Will the diabolical scheming of Scarecrow, Mad Hatter and The Penguin be too much for Batman to handle? Cover price $4.99.

(W) Mike Mignola & Various (A) Fábio Moon, Gabriel Ba (CA) Fábio Moon & Various A nobleman vampire's life is spared after a horrific bargain made with the evil goddess Hecate, and now the bloodthirsty Simon Anders will put that deadly deal to rest. Cover price $3.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Cable (1993 1st Series) #21-28, and X-Force (1991 1st Series) #44-48. Written by Jeph Loeb. Cover by Ian Churchill. Cable and X-Force unite under the pen of superstar writer Jeph Loeb! A new era begins as Cable revamps his mutant strike team and relocates to the X-Mansion - where Cannonball "graduates" to the X-Men, and Boomer becomes unhealthily attached to the murderous prisoner named Sabretooth! But when Cable's wife, Aliya, returns from the future with a dire warning, he'll be swept up in a time-traveling battle to save his younger self from his arch-nemesis Stryfe! Plus: Cable's mentor, Blaquesmith, debuts; Caliban and the Mimic return; Grizzly goes bad; and Deadpool helps Siryn escape from...a mental hospital?! All this, and the true powermonger behind the nation of Genosha stands revealed as Cable and Domino face the disturbing, despotic Sugar Man! Softcover, 344 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

The Odd War of Dimension Z: Part 3 - (W) Rick Remender (A/CA) John Romita Zola's master plan revealed! Ian's fate decided! Captain Zola's quest for lies and injustice! Cover price $3.99.

(W) Various (A) Steve Ditko & Various (CA) Steve Ditko Captain Universe has joined the Avengers! But who - or what - is this cosmic hero? In times of crisis, the Enigma Force manifests, empowering an innocent bystander to avert the catastrophe! See Captain Universe touch the lives of an astronaut, twin sisters, a burglar, a troubled teen, a toddler, Spider-Man's college professor...and a dog?! It's an all-star assemblage of the Uni-Power's earliest appearances! Collecting MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1979) #9-11, and material from MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #25, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #5-6, and WHAT IF? (1989) #31. Cover price $7.99.

(W) Ann Nocenti (A) Ardian Syaf (CA) Emanuela Lupacchino It's Cat vs. Bird for the dark heart of Gotham City! Kicking off an explosive new storyline that continues into CATWOMAN, Selina must choose work for a master-or pay a high price for her freedom! Cover price $4.99.

(W) John Layman (A/CA) Rob Guillory On the trail of the vampire! Cover price $2.99.

(W/A/CA) Bud Sagendorf Popeye's greatest cartoonist, Bud Sagendorf, is back with no less than five sea-worthy/see-worthy stories in this lovingly reproduced comic of the 1950s, Popeye #10! 52 thick and hilarious Golden Age pages make this the most entertaining comic you will see! Arf! Arf! Cover price $3.99.

(W) David Schulner & Various (A/CA) Juan Jose Ryp, Felix Serrano story DAVID SCHULNER, AARON GINSBURG & WADE MCINTYRE art / cover JUAN JOSE RYP & FELIX SERRANO What do you do after you kill one clone? Kill the rest. Beta is hell bent on exterminating his predecessors from the face of the planet. But has he also unlocked the killer within Luke? Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. Written by David Schulner. Art and Cover by Juan Jose Ryp and Felix Serrano. From ROBERT KIRKMAN's Skybound imprint comes a sci-fi story like you've never seen before! Dr. Luke Taylor's perfect life comes to a dramatic halt when an identical, bloodied version of himself arrives at his doorstep with news that he is one of many clones... and they're all after his pregnant wife and their unborn child! Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 323/324 - 1st printing. Tarzan Cover (April 2013) - America's longest-running magazine of classic comics now has twice as many pages of strips as the earlier version, on better paper, and includes 8 pages of full-color comic strips. Featuring "Tarzan" by Russ Manning. Color features include The Phantom in "The Flirtatious Princess", Mandrake the Magician in "Peril Road", Flash Gordon by Mac Raboy, Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff, and many more, along with stories in black and white. Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Ways of Life!" Written by Michael Malkin. Art by Kay. Cover by Kay and Vladimir Popov. Welcome to Towne. From the outside, Towne appears to be just a normal suburban village, however, that is simply a veneer. In Towne there are two factions, a group of scientists working behind the scenes and another that appear to be the guinea pigs for their experiments. What is their ultimate goal and who's behind it all? Welcome to the neighborhood, we hope you enjoy your stay. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

(W) Andy Hartnell (A) John Royle & Various (CA) J. Scott Campbell More thrills and chills from Abbey Chase, Sydney Savage and Sonya Savage, as the each face their own individual challenges. It's Dangerously delicious as our trio of secret agents continue on a mission of epic proportions! Cover price $3.99.

(W) Jeff Parker (A) Neil Edwards (CA) Joe Quinones FINAL ISSUE! The secret of the dark Earth are revealed! Who will live? Who will die? Will anyone get back to Earth alive? Jeff Parker wraps up his acclaimed run on Earth's Deadliest Heroes! Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. Collects Dark Shadows Vampirella (2012 Dynamite) #1-5. Written by Marc Andreyko. Art by Patrick Berkenkotter, and Jose Malaga. Cover by Fabiano Neves. For the first time ever, two of the most iconic vampires in pop culture - Vampirella and Barnabas Collins - meet in a blood-curdling thriller! Can these very different vampire heroes set aside their distrust to together bring down the notorious Big Apple Butcher, or will their bloodthirsty natures destroy them before the killer strikes again? And who - or what - is pulling the strings of the Butcher? The answer is an evil older than Barnabas and Vampi combined! Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

(W) Greg Pak (A/CA) Tony Parker From acclaimed 'Hulk' writer Greg Pak, legendary 'Walking Dead' producer Gale Anne Hurd, and Tony Parker, artist of the Eisner-nominated 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep', comes the biggest blockbuster series of the new year - DEAD MAN'S RUN! The price of a true innocent in the land of the condemned becomes terrifying clear as the Captain mercilessly absconds with Juniper, and Sam Tinker and crew must survive their way through the horrors he releases upon them in order to save her from the City of Corruption. Yet, the true nature of evil manifests itself when Sam reveals the last bits of the map needed to break out, only to discover a more sinister surprise than he ever could have possibly imagined-even in Hell! Cover price $3.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Dead Presidents!" Collects Deadpool (2012 3rd Series) #1-6. Written by Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn. Art by Tony Moore. Cover by Geoff Darrow. Dead former United States presidents, from George Washington to Gerald Ford, have been resurrected - and that's bad. The Marvel heroes can't be the ones to stop them. Someone is needed with the reputation, skills and plausible deniability to take out these com-monsters in chief. Deadpool time is NOW! Be here as Deadpool de-un-deadifies ex-presidents left and right - matching wits with Tricky Dick Nixon, fighting a grudge match against Honest Abe Lincoln and battling Ronald Reagan - in space! Do you need more than that?! Fine, then: monkeys! And not everyone escapes the epic finale alive - besides the presidents, duh. This is the Deadpool series you will marry someday! In Wade We Trust! Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $15.99.

(W) Paul Jenkins (A) Carlos Magno (CA) Whilce Portacio, Reilly Brown THE SMASH HIT CONTINUES! The arena isn't the only thing to be afraid of anymore... After last month's harrowing deathmatch, the heroes fear for their lives every waking moment as the secret combatant sealed up in the prison's high security wing is unleashed... Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. By Scott Adams. As fresh a look at the inanity of office life as it brought to the comics pages when it first appeared in 1989, this 40th Dilbert collection comically confirms to the working public that we all really know what's going on. Our devices might be more sophisticated, our software and apps might be more plentiful, but when it gets down to interactions between the worker bees and the clueless in-controls, discontent and sarcasm rule, as only Dilbert can proclaim. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $12.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Ian Ally-Seals. Art and cover by Carl Mefferd. The story of Dr. Julius Fowler and Chosot, the two-man crew of the steam-powered ship Atlantis, continues! While transporting Chosot's newly liberated people to their ancestral home Fowler and company are confronted by both savage sea monsters and a fleet of British ships out for the good Doctor's blood. Softcover, 88 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

(W) David Tipton, Scott Tipton (A) Philip Bond (CA) Francesco Francavilla, Dave Sim Our yearlong celebration of Doctor Who's 50th anniversary continues as the Fifth Doctor takes the spotlight in this issue of a 12-part epic adventure featuring all 11 incarnations of the Doctor! Cover price $3.99.

(W) David Gaider, Alexander Freed (A) Chad Hardin (CA) Michael Atiyeh, Anthony Palumbo Willing to embrace an evil that once nearly shattered reality, Magister Aurelian Titus must be stopped. King Alistair and his allies have traveled to the realm of nightmares to do so, but if the cost of victory is to sacrifice his father, will Alistair be able to pay the price? Cover price $3.99.

(W) James Robinson (A) Yildiray Cinar & Various (CA) Andy Kubert The new Batman of Earth 2 debuts as The Atom begins a mission to lead a new team of heroes-but are any of them prepared for the threat they're about to face? Cover price $4.99.

(W) Richard Starkings (A) Axel Medellin (CA) Boo Cook story RICHARD STARKINGS art AXEL MEDELLIN cover BOO COOK 'SLEEPING PARTNERS,' Part Seven There's a price on Gabbatha's head and the Silencer means to collect. Cover price $3.99.

Revised Expanded Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Wounded Animals!" Collects Elephantmen (2006) #0-7. Written by Richard Starkings. Art by David Hine, LaDronn, Henry Flint, Tom Sciolo, and Chris Bachalo. Cover by Boo Cook. The sold out first hardcover volume of ELEPHANTMEN is back in print and now includes the sold out ZERO issue with art by LADRÖNN, as well as a sketchbook section, the English & Media Studies back matter from the single issues, and an introduction by JONATHAN ROSS! Hardcover, 312 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

(W) Vince Hernandez (A/CA) Giuseppe Cafaro Explore the creation of a master assassin and the tragic past of Executive Assistant Lotus in 'Bloodline', the origin of one of the EA Universe's most popular-and deadly--heroines. As a child raised in India, Rani (Lotus) was continually teased amongst her peers for her vulnerability and proclivity towards technology and science. However, following a horrific turn of events that shatters her existence at its core, Rani must choose to grow up fast, and to rely on her survival instincts and technical expertise in order to survive-or die! Cover price $3.99.

(W/A/CA) Jimmie Robinson story / art / cover JIMMIE ROBINSON Tyler has to battle the Gun Club, beat the faculty's scheme to expel him and keep his secret identity safe at the school of Five Weapons. Not a problem for Tyler's devious calculations - except this time he doesn't have a plan. Cover price $3.50.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Alex Raymond. IDW's Library of American Comics is producing The Definitive Flash Gordon & Jungle Jim as part of the Ultimate Alex Raymond Collection. The third volume of the Definitive Flash Gordon & Jungle Jim includes every Alex Raymond Sunday from March 12, 1939 through the end of 1941.Flash, Dale Arden, and Dr. Zarkov have a lengthy adventure with Fria, the stunning Snow Queen of Frigia; Dale is captured by Ming's secret service, culminating in a fight to the finish between Flash and the merciless tyrant. Meanwhile, when radio signals from Earth find their way to Mongo, Flash and company must decide-do they stay on Mongo or return home to help overthrow "The Dictator"?! In the introduction by Bruce Canwell, Joe Kubert tells of being a 12-year-old making his first-ever trip out of Brooklyn to visit Alex Raymond at his Connecticut home! Plus, Howard Chaykin discusses the influences on Raymond's drawing style. Edited by Dean Mullaney, and designed by Lorraine Turner. Hardcover, 12-in. x 16-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $75.00.

(W) Garth Ennis (A) Goran Parlov (CA) Dave Johnson The penultimate issue of the critically acclaimed masterpiece! Fury faces down Barracuda in Nicaragua. Cover price $3.99.

(W) Ian Boothby (A) James Lloyd, Andrew Pepoy (CA) Jason Ho, Mike Rote While at a seafood restaurant called The Tartar House, Zoidberg gets unstuck in time, ricocheting from the past to the future, but he's going to need the help of the Planet Express crew in the present to prevent all life on Earth from being destroyed! Cover price $2.99.

(W) James Asmus (A/CA) Clay Mann GAMBIT may be in over his head... JOELLE, the woman he's fighting to save, the one he may be falling for, is on the brink of death. But could the secret she's been keeping be the key to her survival? Meanwhile, Gambit's former flame and current Uncanny Avenger ROGUE must decide whether she'll help him save Joelle or bring him in. And the villainous TOMBSTONE? Well, he's willing to cut down any and all of 'em to get what he wants... Cover price $2.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Episode 4!" Story and art by Yu Kinutani. Stand Alone Complex takes place in the year 2030, in the fictional Japanese city of New Port. The story follows the members of Public Security Section 9, a special operations task-force made up of former military officers and police detectives. The manga presents individual cases that Section 9 investigates, along with an ongoing, more serious investigation into the serial killer and hacker known only as "The Laughing Man." Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.99.

(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Steve Kurth (CA) Steve Kurth, Juan Doe HOMEFRONT! DOC has only precious minutes to save a teammate's life as the forces of COBRA close in-and her injuries prevent her from performing the operation herself. Is another G.I. JOE member ready for a crash course in battlefield surgery? Plus: Can ROADBLOCK & Co. convince the people of Warrenton to turn against COBRA? All this and the return of SCRAP IRON! WHO DOESN'T LOVE SCRAP IRON?!!? Cover price $3.99.

Volume 2- 1st printing. Written by Jim Sorenson and William Forster. Relive your favorite memories of the classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero cartoon with the G.I. Joe Field Manual, Volume 2, an amazing archive of beautiful animation models focusing on Season 2. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

(W) Duane Swierczynski (A) Simon Gane (CA) Bob Eggleton It all comes down to this... Godzilla vs. his mightiest enemy yet! The fate of the world hangs in the balance! What role will Boxer play? Will he be Godzilla's salvation or destruction? It's all been building to this, don't miss it! Cover price $3.99.