Comic books March 2016

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "The Immaterial Girl!" Collects Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl (2015 Image) #1-6.

Written by Kieron Gillen. Art and cover by Jamie McKelvie.

The creators of the award-winning THE WICKED + THE DIVINE return to their founding critical smash-hit, PHONOGRAM: THE IMMATERIAL GIRL.

In a world where music is magic, phonomancer Emily Aster sold half her personality for power. Now, after a decade of brittle perfection, the deal starts to go bad as the girl behind the screen comes looking for revenge. You'll never look at the "Take On Me" video the same ever again.

Includes copious "making of" material.

Softcover, 168 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Far From Legendary!" Collects Pitiful Human Lizard (2015 Chapter House) #1-5.

Story and art by Jason Loo.

Toronto's got a new superhero! And he's pitiful!

Lucas Barrett is an office clerk by day and a struggling superhero on evenings and weekends. Since costume repairs and his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes strain his tight budget, Lucas volunteers as a test subject for a pharmaceutical company's trial painkiller.

After a disgusting ordeal, Lucas realizes that the experimental drug left him with regenerative powers. With his newfound powers, the Human-Lizard is ready to take on any challenge that awaits him - even a supervillain interrupting his first date.

Includes material from Made in Chinatown.

Softcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. Two twisted classic strips from 2000 AD, never before collected! Beyond the Bermuda Triangle lies a world so hostile to human beings that those stranded there know it as "The Planet of the Damned!" When a jet crashes on this treacherous world, the survivors find themselves being relentlessly attacked by all forms native flora and fauna. Fortunately they are discovered by Flint, another human stranded on this world. With their axe-wielding guide in taking charge, some of the survivors may just find a way to return home alive! In "Death Planet," it's the 23rd century and the starship Eternity sets out from Earth carrying a cargo of colonists bound for new lives on distant worlds. When the ship is knocked off course, crashing on an unknown alien planet, Commander Lorna Varn and colonist leader Richard Cory must set aside their differences and work together to keep everyone alive! Softcover, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.99.

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Collects issues 1-3. Story by Paul Tobin, art by Jacob Chabot. Trade paperback, 6-in. x 9-in., 80 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

MATURE READERS.

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Written by Hughes John. Art and Cover by Matthew Weldon. Feeling better and ready to rebuild her public image, Plus Ultra takes the day off. Unfortunately, a militant activist group called the Blood of the Earth interrupts her plans. Will the new Plus Ultra shine in her first public appearance, or will it be back to the drawing board? 20 pages, full color. T+ Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart VF 8.0 $8.00

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Written by Amy Chu. Art and Cover by Clay Mann. Life. Death. Poison Ivy has power over both. But can she keep her friends and hold down a regular job at the same time? As Dr. Pamela Isley, she joins the prestigious plant sciences department at Gotham Botanical Gardens, but things quickly get complicated when a fellow scientist is murdered and it looks like the work of Ivy. Don't miss the start of this new 6-issue miniseries! 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Amy Chu. Art by Clay Mann. Cover by Rachel Dodson and Terry Dodson. Life. Death. Poison Ivy has power over both. But can she keep her friends and hold down a regular job at the same time? As Dr. Pamela Isley, she joins the prestigious plant sciences department at Gotham Botanical Gardens, but things quickly get complicated when a fellow scientist is murdered and it looks like the work of Ivy. Don't miss the start of this new 6-issue miniseries! 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. Written by Gin Kamimura and Atsuhiro Tomioka. Art and cover by Gin Kamimura. The manga adaptation of the upcoming movie Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

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Volume 6 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hidenori Kusaka. Awesome adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokémon X and Y video games! All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Mystery of the Map!" Written by Jack Chabert. Art and cover by Kory Merritt. Based on a concept by Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney comes Poptropica, a brand-new graphic novel adventure series by Jack Chabert and Kory Merritt. In Mystery of the Map, Oliver, Mya, and Jorge take a ride in a hot-air balloon, only to crash-land on an unknown island filled with extinct animals and a horde of angry Vikings. Welcome to Poptropica, an uncharted group of islands whose existence is hidden from the rest of the world. As the three friends embark on a perilous search for a way home, they quickly discover the shocking reason they were brought there-something that threatens the very existence of Poptropica and their ability to ever make it off the island! Hardcover, 6-in. x 7-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing. Written by Benjamin Read. Art and cover by Chris Wildgoose. In this follow up to the acclaimed Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale, Child has grown into a Lady, becoming sole inheritor of Uncle's secrets and wealth. Bone China is the story of Lady, an alchymist, who must forge her own path through the complexities of love, politics, and war. Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $22.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

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Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Written by Bryan Edward Hill. Art by Isaac Goodhart. Cover by Linda Sejic. As Maggie recovers from Molly's attach, Mark and Laura Shiffron make a plan to punish and contain Molly, despite her protection order from the FBI, an FBI that Special Agent Bremble is beginning to turn against Eden itself... With the possible help of Mark's father, Issac. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Bryan Edward Hill. Art and Cover by Isaac Goodhart. As Maggie recovers from Molly's attach, Mark and Laura Shiffron make a plan to punish and contain Molly, despite her protection order from the FBI, an FBI that Special Agent Bremble is beginning to turn against Eden itself... With the possible help of Mark's father, Issac. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

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Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Story, Art and Cover by Jimmie Robinson. 'Street Hero' A local street hood surviving in a crime-infested ghetto has his life turned around when an ancient magic grants him superhuman powers-except his ability only activates in an upscale white community that may not accept him. Gritty, racially charged street-wise drama! 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.50.

1st printing. By Brian Michael Bendis and Neil Kleid. An original novel based on the bestselling comic book series and tied in to the new Playstation Network original drama series. This the first ever prose story set in the world of the comic, written by Bendis and novelist Neil Kleid. The Secret History of Deena Pilgrim, starring the fan favorite character from the comic series, the story of a cold case reopened after a present-day murder points back to a series of unsolved killings and Deena's own family tree. Pilgrim, forced to investigate her family's sordid past - one she's longed to escape - must turn to her partner Walker for help in solving the case, a former Power with a secret history of his own. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 320 pages, Text Only. Cover price $26.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "May/June 1951 to June/July 1952!" Collects Eerie (1951-1954 Avon Series) #1-7. Hey kids, come on! What are you waiting for? Moe Marcus, Fred Kida, Wally Wood, Louis Ravielli, Henry C. Kiefer, and Joe Kubert? Avon's rightly revered Eerie run kicking off in 1941, and you want me to say something that will make you want to buy this volume? Just get your money out and save us all some time! Hardcover, 252 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "May/June 1951 to June/July 1952!" Collects Eerie (1951-1954 Avon Series) #1-7. Hey kids, come on! What are you waiting for? Moe Marcus, Fred Kida, Wally Wood, Louis Ravielli, Henry C. Kiefer, and Joe Kubert? Avon's rightly revered Eerie run kicking off in 1941, and you want me to say something that will make you want to buy this volume? Just get your money out and save us all some time! Hardcover (with Slipcase), 252 pages, full color. Cover price $69.99.

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Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by Frank J. Barbiere. Art by Crizam Zamora. Cover by Sergio Davila. Who is the Hooded Man? What mysteries lie in the heart of the Alchemy Academy? Will Mort and Jo be able to get answers before they're ripped to shreds by mechanical monsters? 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Frank J. Barbiere. Art by Crizam Zamora. Cover by Sergio Davila. Who is the Hooded Man? What mysteries lie in the heart of the Alchemy Academy? Will Mort and Jo be able to get answers before they're ripped to shreds by mechanical monsters? 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

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Life and Death: Part 1 of 17 - Written by Dan Abnett. Art by Brian Thies. Cover by David Palumbo. Colonial Marines on the planet Tartarus battle extraterrestrial hunters over the possession of a mysterious horseshoe-shaped spaceship of unknown origin. The Weyland-Yutani rep wants the ship, and the marine captain wants to protect her crew. But neither objective is likely when a band of Predators attacks! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Dan Abnett. Art by Brian Thies. Cover by Sachin Teng. Colonial Marines on the planet Tartarus battle extraterrestrial hunters over the possession of a mysterious horseshoe-shaped spaceship of unknown origin. The Weyland-Yutani rep wants the ship, and the marine captain wants to protect her crew. But neither objective is likely when a band of Predators attacks! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $8.49

Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $8.49

Written by Dan Abnett. Art by Brian Thies. Cover by Chris Warner. Colonial Marines on the planet Tartarus battle extraterrestrial hunters over the possession of a mysterious horseshoe-shaped spaceship of unknown origin. The Weyland-Yutani rep wants the ship, and the marine captain wants to protect her crew. But neither objective is likely when a band of Predators attacks! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Fried Pie Variant. Written by Dan Abnett. Art by Brian Thies. Cover by Doug Wheatley. Colonial Marines on the planet Tartarus battle extraterrestrial hunters over the possession of a mysterious horseshoe-shaped spaceship of unknown origin. The Weyland-Yutani rep wants the ship, and the marine captain wants to protect her crew. But neither objective is likely when a band of Predators attacks! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

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ON OUR FRONT COVER: The heroes of the Marvel Universe are at odds in Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel's Civil War II from Marvel Comics! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: Scooby Doo and the Mystery Machine are reimagined by Jim Lee, Keith Giffen and Howard Porter in DC Entertainment's Scooby Apocalypse! Women in Comics Month: PREVIEWS celebrates the many women who work within the comics industry and community, whether it is behind-the-scenes as publishers, editors or translators or in the spotlight as writers, artists or as strong female lead characters! Throughout PREVIEWS you'll find the "Women in Comics" icon pointing out a deserving title featuring female creators or protagonists! On The Flip Side — PREVIEWS talks to a number of female comic creators and professionals, including JP Roth, Kristen Gudsnuk, Rachael Stott, Holly Golightly, Lizzie Kaye and Roberta Ingranata, as part of our "Women In Comics" month! catBUZZ: PREVIEWS takes a look at some of the blockbuster books and products coming out in the months ahead. Steve Rogers returns as the Sentinel of Liberty in Marvel Comics' Captain America: Steve Rogers this May. Plus, Titan Comics takes readers to the world of Penny Dreadful in a new series, BOOM! Studios explores The Black Dahlia murder in a graphic novel from James Ellroy and film director David Fincher, Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill unleash new horrors in Avatar Press' anthology Cinema Purgatorio, Monogram brings Frank Miller's Batman to life with the Dark Knight Returns: Batman Bust Bank, Cryptozoic Entertainment finds a use for Ectoplasm with the Ghostbusters: Slimer Containment Unit Lava Lamp, and many more products you have to look forward to in the spring! PREVIEWS Exclusive Apparel: Each month PREVIEWS offers comic book fans and pop culture aficionados a selection of t-shirts and other apparel that can only be found in your local comic shop! Justice is blind, and when you need legal help, turn to the Daredevil: "Nelson & Murdock" Red T-Shirt." Plus, there are two t-shirts based on the forthcoming Batman v Superman film, as well as shirts based on Captain America: Civil War. These and many other shirts can only be found through PREVIEWS! Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to Marguerite Bennett, the writer of Marvel Comics' Angela and DC Entertainment's DC Bombshells, about her comics work, the books she's reading, and her career in this month's Indie Edge feature! This March issue features items scheduled to ship in May 2016 and beyond. 584 pages. Cover price $3.99.

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10 Painfully Awkward Conversations - Written by Jeremy Whitley. Art and cover by Emily Martin. Adrienne is off to save her sisters with a new dwarven companion in tow. Meanwhile, Bedelia and Sparky have embarked on a very personal quest of their own, to reconnect with a past that both of them have long left behind. And on the other end of the kingdom, Devin and his new party try to track down the notorious Black Knight and find out what happened to the Queen. Full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Variant cover. 10 Painfully Awkward Conversations - Written by Jeremy Whitley. Art and cover by Emily Martin. Adrienne is off to save her sisters with a new dwarven companion in tow. Meanwhile, Bedelia and Sparky have embarked on a very personal quest of their own, to reconnect with a past that both of them have long left behind. And on the other end of the kingdom, Devin and his new party try to track down the notorious Black Knight and find out what happened to the Queen. Full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Jeremy Whitley. Art and Cover by Rosy Higgins and Ted Brandt. Raven and her crew are in pirate country now and ready to set off in search of her brothers. But when their first stop for information and supplies turns out to be more dangerous than they expect, they may not even make it off the island alive! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeremy Whitley. Art and Cover by Rosy Higgins and Ted Brandt. Raven and her crew are in pirate country now and ready to set off in search of her brothers. But when their first stop for information and supplies turns out to be more dangerous than they expect, they may not even make it off the island alive! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Written by Jeremy Robinson. Art and Cover by Matt Frank. Investigation leads to Hudson and Collins learning of Nemesis' origin: Maigo Tilly, a murdered young girl whose history might give clues to where Nemesis will strike next. As the evidence mounts, the monster takes to the ocean-and Beverly Harbor, Hudson's own stomping ground! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Jeremy Robinson. Art by Matt Frank. Cover by Bob Eggleton. Investigation leads to Hudson and Collins learning of Nemesis' origin: Maigo Tilly, a murdered young girl whose history might give clues to where Nemesis will strike next. As the evidence mounts, the monster takes to the ocean-and Beverly Harbor, Hudson's own stomping ground! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Brandon Graham and Simon Roy. Art by Ron Ackins and Paul Davey. Cover by Giannis Milonogiannis. Old Man Prophet must make alliances with strange aliens in order to wrench control of Earth from the Empire. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Alan Moore. Art and Cover by Jacen Burrows. Robert Black has seen the cracks in reality and felt the cold touch of the supernatural. Now as the horrors that lie below the surface of our mundane world start to flood into his consciousness his hold on the construct of sanity begins to slip from his grasp. 40 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $4.99.

Written by Alan Moore. Art and Cover by Jacen Burrows. Robert Black has seen the cracks in reality and felt the cold touch of the supernatural. Now as the horrors that lie below the surface of our mundane world start to flood into his consciousness his hold on the construct of sanity begins to slip from his grasp. 40 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $4.99.

Written by Alan Moore. Art and Cover by Jacen Burrows. Robert Black has seen the cracks in reality and felt the cold touch of the supernatural. Now as the horrors that lie below the surface of our mundane world start to flood into his consciousness his hold on the construct of sanity begins to slip from his grasp. 40 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $4.99.

Written by Alan Moore. Art and Cover by Jacen Burrows. Robert Black has seen the cracks in reality and felt the cold touch of the supernatural. Now as the horrors that lie below the surface of our mundane world start to flood into his consciousness his hold on the construct of sanity begins to slip from his grasp. 40 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Fine $3.00

Written by Alan Moore. Art and Cover by Jacen Burrows. Robert Black has seen the cracks in reality and felt the cold touch of the supernatural. Now as the horrors that lie below the surface of our mundane world start to flood into his consciousness his hold on the construct of sanity begins to slip from his grasp. 40 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $4.99.

Limited 1 for 3 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Alan Moore. Art and Cover by Jacen Burrows. Robert Black has seen the cracks in reality and felt the cold touch of the supernatural. Now as the horrors that lie below the surface of our mundane world start to flood into his consciousness his hold on the construct of sanity begins to slip from his grasp. 40 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $4.99.

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Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by Matthew Sturges and Dave Justus. Art by Jose Marzan Jr. and Steve Rolston. Cover by Annie Wu. A 'hero' has fallen, and it's up to Dan and the 4Leaf P.R. team to organize the memorial services. The king makes a 'great' decision on how to handle a visiting envoy. And Kade begins 'teaching' Threnody the ways of magick (with a 'k'). Plus: a talking monkey, and the start of a five-part backup tale spotlighting the ladies of Sardonia! 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Punisher (2004-2009 7th Series) Max #13-30. Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Dougie Braithwaite, Leandro Fernandez, Bill Reinhold, Scott Hanna and Scott Koblish. Cover by Tim Bradstreet. Nick Fury has a dangerous mission for the Punisher: break into a Siberian nuclear missile silo and steal a lethal retrovirus. But Castle soon sets off a chain reaction that will bring him into conflict with a ruthless Russian general - and take the world to the brink of war. Then, mobster Nicky Cavella returns to plague the Punisher. But when his scheme unleashes a wave of violence that rocks New York to its core, other predators emerge from the darkness. Finally, the Punisher targets a human-trafficking operation that supplies kidnapped girls to brothels. Veterans of Eastern Europe's ethnic genocide, the cruel slavers are a quarry unlike any Castle has hunted before. They're ready to go to war to protect what's theirs - but they'll soon find out exactly what war with the Punisher means. Softcover, 440 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $39.99.

Written by Shawn Gabborin. Art and Cover by Michela Da Sacco. With the final task completed, the Puppets debt to the demon god Anapa is paid. But what was the endgame behind the seven tasks… and are the Puppets ready to face what comes next? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Variant Cover by Andrew Magnum, Limited to 1500 copies. Written by Shawn Gabborin. Art by Michela Da Sacco. With the final task completed, the Puppets debt to the demon god Anapa is paid. But what was the endgame behind the seven tasks… and are the Puppets ready to face what comes next? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Variant Cover by Andrew Magnum, Limited to 1500 copies. Written by Shawn Gabborin. Art by Michela Da Sacco. With the final task completed, the Puppets debt to the demon god Anapa is paid. But what was the endgame behind the seven tasks… and are the Puppets ready to face what comes next? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

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1st printing.

Written by Daniel H. Wilson. Art by Fernando Pasarin and Matt Ryan. Cover by Massimo Carnevale.

In the future, humanity has discovered the root of all evil: a virus that modifies the neural pathways for empathy. Those infected have been forcibly imprisoned in the Quarantine Zone-regardless of whether they choose to do good or evil.

Meanwhile, the rest of the world is sterile and crime-free, but permeated by an oppressive, paranoid fear of new outbreaks of the malnoro virus.

Written by New York Times best-selling novelist Daniel H. Wilson, QUARANTINE ZONE is an action/sci-fi original graphic novel that examines questions about free will and the nature of good and evil.

Co-published with Alloy Entertainment.

Hardcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $22.99.

1st printing. By Max Allan Collins. The longest-running series from Max Allan Collins, author of Road to Perdition, and the first ever to feature a hitman as the main character, the Quarry novels tell the story of a paid assassin with a rebellious streak and an unlikely taste for justice. Once a Marine sniper, Quarry found a new home stateside with a group of contract killers. But some men aren't made for taking orders, and when Quarry strikes off on his own, God help the man on the other side of his nine-millimeter. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 256 pages, Text. Cover price $9.95.

Written by Abraham Kawa and Arahom Radjah. Art by Manos Lagouvardos. Cover by Christos Martiniz. Meet Arkhalla, the powerful and cruel queen who rules over a realm of vampires and humans with an iron fist - until the day she falls in love. This fantastic and compelling story of love and redemption will fascinate you from the first page to the very end. Dare to refuse Arkhalla and her dark allure. Her beauty and strength have brought even the most powerful men to their knees. See if you can resist her! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.