Comic books July 2000

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Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. Articles and Stories. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 3/4-in., 70 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos.) Cover price $4.95.

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Peter Steigerwald Cover, two heads with fathom armor and girl with two guns. Top Cow Comics (W&P) Michael Turner (co-W) Bill O'Neil (I) Jonathan Sibal (C) Jonathan D. Smith. The crossover event to end all crossovers! Part one of three as Aspen takes on a rebellious Atlantic water sect bent on revenge for Taras' death. In the process, she encounters TOMB RAIDER's Lara Croft and WITCHBLADE's Sara Pezzini. When all hell breaks loose, can these three women with different goals find common ground to defeat a common enemy? FC, 32pg Cover price $2.50.

Michael Turner Cover, Two ladies one with witchblade armor and weapon the other in white bikini. Cover price $2.50.

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Limited Edition Holofoil Cover. Tomb Raider/Witchblade/Fathom.

Dynamic Forces Exclusive Edition. Limited to 10,000 copies. Connecting cover - Dynamic Forces variant covers #12-14 interlock. Cover price $2.50.

Dynamic Forces Exclusive Gold Foil Edition. Connecting cover - Dynamic Forces variant covers #12-14 interlock. Cover price $2.50.

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Tower Records Exclusive Edition. #1 on cover (#12 inside). Resurrection of Taras Part 1 of 3.

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Written by David Quinn. Art and Cover by Tim Vigil and Tim Tyler. 44 pages, B&W MATURE READERS Cover price $4.95.

Nude cover. Written by David Quinn. Art and Cover by Tim Vigil and Tim Tyler. 44 pages, B&W MATURE READERS Cover price $4.95.

Wraparound Cover. Written by David Quinn. Art and Cover by Tim Vigil and Tim Tyler. 44 pages, B&W MATURE READERS Cover price $4.95.

Volume 9 - #2 - July 21, 2000. Babes of Marvel's X-Men. Plus: Amanda Tapping in Stargate SG-1, Paula Prentiss, Jason X, Claudia Jennings - drive-in diva, Kim Dawson. Cover features art of X-Men movie's Mystique, Storm and Jean Grey. Cover price $5.95.

Harley Brown cover art. Feature on Planet of the Apes Kim Hunter. The Unholy Three Times Two featuring Lon Chaney and Tod Browning. Buster Crabbe talks about the Flash Gordon and Buck Roger serials. Interviews with Constance Moore and Margaret Kerry-Willcox. Amos n Andy on Radio and Television. Backstage with Harry Bartell. Autobiography by Louis M. Deke Howard. Book and movie reviews. 98 pgs. June/July, 2000. Cover price: $7.50. Cover price $7.50.

Cover art by Carla Speed McNeil. Untitled story, script and art by Carla Speed McNeil; Child loses balloon at Munkyland. The King Of The Cats (Part Four), script and art by Carla Speed McNeil; The succession to the Nyima throne is finally settled. 28 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

Across the five star systems, known as the "Joker Systems," kingdoms dot the heavens like stars. Knights, known as "Headliners," control giant robots called Mortar Heads to protect the sanctity of each kingdom. Bound to the knights are the fatimas, fabricated humanoids who possess expanded mental abilities that make it possible for Headliners to control their robotic armor. One of the Galaxy's most prestigious fatima meights, Dr. Chrome Ballanche, completes the work on his final two masterpieces, Lachesis and Clotho, only to have to take them into custody by the local lord! He is a depraved upstart merchant by the name of Grand Duke Juba Bardiam, and he covets the two fatimas to satisfy his outlandish lecheries. Ballanche has no one to turn to for help, but his longtime friend Ladios Sopp to save his two daughters from Juba's slimy clutches.

Softcover (Saddle Stitched), 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

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WRITTEN BY BRIAN AUGUSTYN AND MARK WAID; ART BY PAUL PELLETIER AND DOUG HAZLEWOOD; COVER BY STEVE LIGHTLE In stores May 31. Felix Faust (also seen in this month's SILVER AGE) returns, but the Flash isn't going to face him alone...not with the original Captain Marvel on hand! Faust makes his comeback at a broadcasters' convention, where his master plan runs into a trio of detractors: Linda Park, Flash Wally West and some kid named Billy Batson. FC, 32 PG. Shazam Appearance. Cover price $1.99.

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1st printing. Flash (1987-2006 2nd Series) #108-111 and Impulse (1995-2002) #10-11. Written by Mark Waid. Art by Oscar Jimenez, Humberto Ramos, Jose Marzan, Jr., and Wayne Faucher. Wally West leads the greatest speedsters of three eras against the menace of Savitar! The ruthless villain attempts to take control of the Speed Force, an indefinable energy field that is the source of all speedsters' powers. Learning that every one of his allies, including Impulse and Jesse Quick, has lost their speed, the Flash rushes to take on this new menace. But when the Scarlet Speedster confronts Savitar, he learns that his enemy has diligently studied the Speed Force and can use it in ways that Flash never dreamed of. Up against a foe who is more than his equal, Flash's only chance of victory now lies in the desperate self-sacrifice of one of his dearest friends. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

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WRITTEN BY BRIAN AZZARELLO, ROGER LANGRIDGE AND JOE R. LANSDALE; ART BY JAVIER PULIDO, LANGRIDGE AND TIMOTHY TRUMAN; PAINTED COVER BY RICK BERRY In stores May 31. Chockfull of hubris and dark whimsy are three stories to remind you to keep your nose clean. Two mischeivous, prank-playing boys stumble onto a discovery that's a far cry from child's play in "The Shaft" (written by Brian Azzarello with art by Javier Pulido); a would-be mass- murderer hits a critical point in his development in "Dr. Bizarre" (written and drawn by Roger Langridge); and, in the deep South, a cocky young jazz musician ? who happens to be a hare ? makes a deal with the devil in "Bre'r Hoodoo" (written by Joe R. Lansdale with art by Timothy Truman). Note: Look for the next bimonthly issue of FLINCH, in stores in July, in the issue after next of Previews. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. Collects Fortune and Glory #1-3.

Story and art by Brian Michael Bendis.

Witness the journey of a self-effacing comic book creator from the depths of obscurity through the mills of the star-studded motion picture behemoth to someplace squarely in-between. Fortune & Glory: A True Hollywood Comic Book Story is a hilarious yet shockingly honest portrayal of Bendis` fascinating personal Hollywood experiences, filled with a fantastically eccentric cast of characters and anecdotes so outrageous they have to be true. Plus real life cameo appearances by Clint Eastwood, Uma Thurman, Drew Carey and many others.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, B&W.

Cover price $35.00.

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1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Fortune and Glory #1-3.

Story and art by Brian Michael Bendis.

Marvel once again at the stupidity of Hollywood producers, the vanity of stars like Uma Thurman and Clint Eastwood, and the enthralling mood swings and ego nosedives of a little indie comic-book creator caught up in the maelstrom of the motion picture industry.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.95.

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1st Edition - 2nd and later printings. Collects Fortune and Glory #1-3.

Story and art by Brian Michael Bendis.

Marvel once again at the stupidity of Hollywood producers, the vanity of stars like Uma Thurman and Clint Eastwood, and the enthralling mood swings and ego nosedives of a little indie comic-book creator caught up in the maelstrom of the motion picture industry.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.95.

1st printing.

Introduction by Al Williamson and Mark Schultz.

Frank Cho's illustrations and comics have garnered awards and created legions of fans in a very short time. The result of all his success is this 96-page, over-sized book with heavy art quality pages covered with glorious images of beautiful women, god-like men in primitive conflicts, and hilarious cartoons filled with wacky critters!

Collected are Frank's rarely seen images from the novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Talbot Mundy, and other lurid pulp stories. Also presented are sketches, paintings, and detailed illustrations for books, magazines, advertisements, and newspapers. Color images are exhibited full size and with every shade preserved to see. See Frank's Cavewoman strips, his science fiction, and erotic fantasy art. Even select exceptional Liberty Meadows Sunday strips are included.

This new, softcover edition includes four new pages of illustrations, as well as a new cover by Frank Cho.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $29.95.

Signed by Frank Cho

1st printing.

Introduction by Al Williamson and Mark Schultz.

Frank Cho's illustrations and comics have garnered awards and created legions of fans in a very short time. The result of all his success is this 96-page, over-sized book with heavy art quality pages covered with glorious images of beautiful women, god-like men in primitive conflicts, and hilarious cartoons filled with wacky critters!

Collected are Frank's rarely seen images from the novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Talbot Mundy, and other lurid pulp stories. Also presented are sketches, paintings, and detailed illustrations for books, magazines, advertisements, and newspapers. Color images are exhibited full size and with every shade preserved to see. See Frank's Cavewoman strips, his science fiction, and erotic fantasy art. Even select exceptional Liberty Meadows Sunday strips are included.

This new, softcover edition includes four new pages of illustrations, as well as a new cover by Frank Cho.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

NOTE: Limited to 400 copies.

Cover price $49.95.

Cover by Dark Natasha & Chris Sawyer. Stories and Art by Jose Calderon, Daphne Lage, James Hanrahan, Patrick Moran, Erick Melton and William Ruzicka. Your only monthly source for anthropomorphics! In this issue: "Tall Tails Part 14" by Jose Calderon and Daphne Lage; "Bronze Age Part 4" by James Hanrahan; "Tunesia Part 1" by Patrick Moran; and "Time Venturer Part 3" by Erick Melton and William Ruzicka. Plus: Illustration by Diana X. Sprinkle. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

FLIPBOOK: Galahad - "The Coming of Wrath" written by Adam Messano with art by Philip Thong; American Wasteland - "The Story so Far..." written by Frank Malek-Asghar with art by Kevin Gasaway. B&W, 8 pages, standard paper stock.

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GAMBIT #18 cover by jim starlin & alan weiss, fabian nicieza/yanick paquette/sean parsons ASSASSINATION GAME: Part 2 (of 4)?Constrictor, Batroc, Zaran and Crossbones are all after the price put on Gambit's head! Meanwhile, Remy Lebeau and Carl Denti (the original X-Cutioner) fight off... the new X-Cutioner?! Also, a surprise visit from Deadpool! Plus: What will happen when Gambit comes face-to-face with Belladonna? Prepare to be surprised! Cover price $2.25.

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Introduction by Al Williamson. Published by Wandering Star, 16 pages of black and white sketches by Gary Gianni that were later used in the Wandering Star Press edition of Robert E. Howard's Bran Mak Morn. Annotated with Howard text. 8.5" X 5.5", 16 pages, black and white Cover price $10.00.

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An Image Comic (W) Janak Alford & Dan Fraga (A) Dan Fraga (C) Scribble (CGI) GEAR23 The climactic finale to the first Gearstation story arc! The machine known as the Gearstation is operational and the evil Steamlords want it's legendary power. If this happens, hell on earth is a certainty. See our heroes Bryce, Arthur, Yoshi, Darwin, and Fable take on a majic enhanced Drach Domo and his multitude of evil troopers! Don't miss this battle of epic proportions. The fate of the Domain is at stake. Who will win the final showdown? FC, 32pg Cover price $2.50.

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Story and art by Rich Koslowski and Gary Sassaman. Cover by Rich Koslowski. In Part 2 of "Back To The Con," the 3 Geeks discover that finding a printer to print their beloved comic book isn't what they expected and is a heck of a lot more money than they ever dreamed, and this entails refiguring their battleplan and trimming their budget. Suddenly, a black and white self-published indy comic doesn't sound like such a bad idea, so they head to the local "Kinky's"...where mayhem ensues! 24 pages, B&W, standard paper. Cover price $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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By Terry Collins and Al Bigley. 72 pgs. B&W with color cover. Cover price $4.95.

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WRITTEN BY JOHN LAYMAN. ART AND COVER BY DAN NORTON. A special issue focusing on the villains that menace GEN13! Ever since our heroes moved back to New York, they've been ambushed and attacked by mysterious and malevolent super-scum. Now we learn the reasons why, as we spotlight a sad-sack super-villain, who, once humiliated by GEN13, has come looking for revenge. And this time around, he's got some powerful friends backing him up! FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

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GENERATION X #65 cover by Steve Pugh, Warren Ellis & Brian Wood/Steve Pugh CORRECTION: Part 3 (of 4)?Within the House of Correction, the crazed and inhuman Warden Coffin is doing unspeakable things to the teenaged prisoners. A confused and cowering society may turn a blind eye to their incarceration, but not Generation X! Cover price $2.25.

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By Ahihiro Ito. You might think things are going to get quiet when the crew of gorgeous, supernatural-fighting female professionals from the Kagura Security Agency finally take well-deserved vacations. It's Yu Himehagi's turn for some relaxation in this issue, and all she can do is relax - all she does is sleep! After a couple of days of this, her family decides to have some fun with her, and they put her in costume while she's asleep, as - what else? - a cat! All heck breaks loose when Yu finds out what they've done in one of the funniest Geobreeders issues yet! b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

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Written by Earl Kisluk and Marci Bockner. Art by Jorge Pacheco. 24 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

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Written by Mike Kennedy. Art by Ryan Benjamin. Cover by Denis Beauvais. Malcolm Greymater has always worked behind the scenes: consolidating his empire, plotting his enemies' destruction, and letting his minions handle the dirty work...until now. Ghost has interfered with his plans and thwarted his schemes too many times. It's time for Malcolm to step out of the shadows and destroy Elisa Cameron! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

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By Ted Nomura. DOPPLEGANGER: Part 3?Now that the Gigantor is back under Jimmy Sparks' control, he plans to have the space-age robot help Inspector Blooper's Space Police destroy Captain Spider's Moonbase of Death. But Spider has one more card up in his sleeve: when he had Gigantor under his control, he not only had it help build his moonbase, but also assist in constructing the mammoth Red Spider, a giant robot meant to succeed Gigantor by destroying it! Eight times as large and powerful as Gigantor, Red Spider will pit the Bigger-than-Big G against its greatest threat to survival! Bimonthly. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America. Cover price $2.50.

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by Fred Perry AP Core Title! Julia Diggers continues her slow, grueling climb through the Tournament of Arms. She fights her toughest matches yet against Milana, the strongest and most skilled of Amazon-Breeders, and Warhawk, a student of Jilrion and the greatest ax-wielder in the realm. Meanwhile, G'nolga launches her plan to secure her title as Armsmaster. Her first step, however, is nearly impossible: She must abduct and imprison the head of the barbarian war-council, Brunhildegard Brigand, Julia's mother! Additional pages contain an extended "GD-Tangent," a GD technical section, and a larger letters column! FC, 24pg Cover price $2.95.

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Wraparound Cover by Raulo Caceres. by Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer & Oscar Jimenez Gravel's explosive monthly series continues! The ancient Sigsand Manuscript, now in the hands of the Minor Seven, is far too powerful to be possessed by Britain's great Occult Detectives. At least, that's Combat Magician William Gravel's opinion, as he continues his quest to collect all six pieces of the supernatural text from his former associates. But the next man on Gravel's hit-list has found him first, and on the dark and fog-shrouded highland moors, a surprising confrontation will take place with an outcome that Gravel could never have anticipated. Sykes, the oldest of the Minor Seven, is one of the few still alive who personally knew the Sigsand's previous owner, Thomas Carnacki. But will Gravel survive long enough to hear the finale of one of Carnacki's most astounding cases or will the black hellhounds that accompany Sykes end Gravel's quest at its midpoint? Cover price $3.99.

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WRITTEN BY JAY FAEBER; ART BY GUS VASQUEZ AND WALDEN WONG; COVER BY VASQUEZ AND ANDY SMITH In stores May 3. GL goes undercover in prison to save a woman's life! When the super-villain Undertow dies during an escape attempt at the Slab, the circumstances put his ex-wife in grave jeopardy. Now Kyle must pose as an inmate in the Slab to learn her current whereabouts from Undertow's old cellmate, Shakedown. Can he gain the trust of the cutthroat inmate in time to save the ex-Mrs. Undertow's life? And what's the real story behind Undertow's demise?? FC, 32 PG. Cover price $1.99.

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Written by Matt Wagner. Art by Arnold Pander and Jacob Pander. Cover by Matt Wagner. Cliffhanger to cliffhanger, Grendel: Devil's Legacy continues to burn, but the flame ebbs in blue despair as Christine Spar finds herself sinking into the depths of doubt and worry. Beginning with round two of the Spar/Tujiro XIV battle, winding through intrigue and loss, and ending with a surprise visit from Argent, this issue keeps the plot rolling and the pages turning. With Matt Wagner's exciting story line and striking new covers, Jeromy Cox's modern colors, and before-its-time art from Arnold and Jacob Pander, Grendel: Devil's Legacy is a necessary addition to anyone's "desert island" comic book collection. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing.

Written by Greg Rucka. Art and cover by Matt Wagner.

Matt Wagner's award-winning comics series takes on new life as an illustrated prose novel, written by acclaimed wordsmith Greg Rucka, renowned for his popular crime novels featuring detective Atticus Kodiak (Keeper, Finder, Smoker).

The ranks of Grendel warriors have now disintegrated into leaderless anarchy, but a savior exists, and one lone Grendel seeks the key to restoring the empire--and she won't take no for an answer. Writer Greg Rucka (Whiteout) tells this compelling story of Susan Veraghen's search for Grendel-Prime.

With 50 striking pen-and-ink illustrations and a stunning cover painting by Grendel creator Matt Wagner, Grendel: Past Prime is fast-paced, hard-edged adventure laced with thematic depth and visual firepower.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.95.

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Issue 214, July, 2000. Tarzan newsletter by Vernell Coriell. 8.5 in. x 11 in. 2 Pages B&W.

1st printing. Story and Art by Mike Peters. Who doesn't get a monster-sized--er--kick out of Grimmy? And now he's back in a brand-new collection from Pulitzer Prize winner Mike Peters. To his more than 100 million fans, Grimmy is the eponymous hero of Mother Goose and Grimm, the hugely popular comic strip that appears in more than one thousand newspapers nationwide. Grimmy is the bulliest of bull terriers. He's brash, cocky, highly opinionated, and hilariously urbane. He's the King of Tut of trashcans. Grimmy thinks a postman is the ideal chew toy. And a cat? Let's just say he's no fan of Fifi's. And his fans wouldn't have him any other way. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $11.95.

1st printing. Written by Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier. Art by Sergio Aragones. Groo has but one friend in the world -- the loyal, royal pooch known as Rufferto. So what happens when Groo (stupidly, even for him) thinks he's eaten his one friend in the world? This two-part tale from Groo's past, plus two more equally silly tales by Eisner winners Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier, comprise the Groo Jamboree! Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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by Kenichi Sonoda; produced for Dark Horse Comics by Studio Proteus It's a family affair! When little Flora comes to after her abduction, she finds she's back in Jeena's house, and Jeena's mom has an explosive collar around her neck, just like her daughter! Jeena's mom asks Flora not to run away, in case the man who kidnapped her kills them all. But he's downstairs at that very moment, and if someone doesn't stop him, he's going to make a clean getaway ? with the stolen Mafia money! BE ADVISED: THIS SERIES CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE. On sale July 19 b&w, 32pg (9 of 10) Cover price $2.95.

Year 4: 1st printing. By J.K. Rowling. Book 4 in the 7-part tale of how the young boy named Harry Potter comes of age and trains to become a powerful wizard. Hardcover, 734 pages, Text Only. All Ages Cover price $25.95.

Year 4: 2nd and later printings. By J.K. Rowling. Book 4 in the 7-part tale of how the young boy named Harry Potter comes of age and trains to become a powerful wizard. Hardcover, 734 pages, Text Only. All Ages Cover price $25.95.

NO Dust Jacket - Year 4: 1st printing. By J.K. Rowling. Book 4 in the 7-part tale of how the young boy named Harry Potter comes of age and trains to become a powerful wizard. Hardcover, 734 pages, Text Only. All Ages