Comic books July 2000

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Yellow & black background. WRITTEN BY ADAM HUGHES; ART AND COVER BY LEE BERMEJO AND JOHN NYBERG In stores May 3. The super-powered case of mistaken identity continues! The amnesiac Fairchild is still in Metropolis and still thinks she's Supergirl. It's up to Freefall, Burnout, Rainmaker, and Grunge to track her down and set things right. Luckily, Fairchild's good intentions have attracted the attention of Superman himself. There's a bit of a culture clash in store for the Gen-Actives and the Man of Steel, but that's a small problem compared to what happens when the real Supergirl shows up! Note: 1 in 4 copies of SUPERMAN/GEN13 #2 feature a variant cover by J. Scott Campbell and Tom McWeeney. FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 3) Cover price $2.50.

Blue Background, 2 supergirls. J. Scott Campbell Variant Cover. Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN BY STEVE GERBER; ART AND COVER BY DOUG WHEATLEY. ELSEWORLDS. Astrophysicist Jonathan Kent sends his infant son into space to protect him from the Earth's destruction in a surprising 2-issue miniseries. Prestige Format. FC, 48 PG. (1 OF 2) Cover price $5.95.

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WRITTEN BY MARK SCHULTZ. ART AND COVER BY DOUG MAHNKE AND SCHULTZ. Critical Condition, Part 3 of 4. There's a traitor among Team Superman, and he's trying to get them all killed. Plus, the "Kryptonite killer" is revealed! FC 32 pgs. Cover price $1.99.

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WRITTEN BY FABIAN NICIEZA; ART AND COVER BY DOUG BRAITHWAITE AND ROBIN RIGGS In stores May 10. The penultimate chapter focuses on the unfortunately named hero called "The Loser." When his teammate, the man known as Maximum, uses his abilities to push the Loser's powers to their limit, the unimaginable happens! Can a hero with low self-esteem stop another hero from conquering the world? FC, 32 PG. (5 OF 6) Cover price $2.50.

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By Batton Lash. Legal troubles are afoot when Sasquatch heads for The Big City (with previously unseen and extended footage)! Plus: A corpse walks the Earth...because it has been called to jury duty! Can it be excused? Also: A sorcerer conjures a demon...with litigious results! And: Pin-ups and more -- all on the inside and for the record! If you haven't been following the cases and personal lives of attorneys Alanna Wolff and Jeff Byrd, then this is a great issue to jump on! You'll find out why this wacky mix of humor, horror and social commentary has won industry awards and nominations, and garnered fans among pros! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Based on the Parade Films screenplay. Written by John Dorans with art by Jaeson Finn. Cover by Colin Barr. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY BRIAN K. VAUGHAN; ART BY ROGER PETERSEN AND JOE RUBINSTEIN; PAINTED COVER BY PHIL HALE In stores May 10. As the new Swamp God travels in search of her destiny, this new ongoing series sprouts intriguing twists and tangles. When a killer storm gathers over subzero Alaskan waters, one member of a crab boat's crew decides to take control of their collective destiny. One of the witnesses to the ensuing tragedy is Tefe Holland. It's a chilling confrontation with human nature for the new half-human Swamp God; will she intervene...and if so, how? MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

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Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. "Saga of the Swamp Thing!" Collects Swamp Thing (Saga of the...) (1982-96 2nd Series) #21-27. Written by Alan Moore. Art by Stephen Bissette and Totleben. The first issues of Alan Moore's acclaimed run on Swamp Thing are collected in this new printing of the classic trade paperback. Included among these stories is 'The Anatomy Lesson,' the story that forever redefined the long-established character. Softcover, 176 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

(W/A) Jim Balent. "Witch Wars" Chapter 3, Tarot and Skeleton Man break into Raven Hex's hideout in an attempt to stop the ritual that will release the forces of magical evil into the world. Full color, 32 pages, slick paper stock. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

(W/A) Jim Balent. "Witch Wars" Chapter 3, Tarot and Skeleton Man break into Raven Hex's hideout in an attempt to stop the ritual that will release the forces of magical evil into the world. Full color, 32 pages, slick paper stock. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

First printing, July 2000. Written and illustrated by Molly Kiely. 8 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $10.95.

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Direct Edition with Gold Foil cover - Special Double-Size Issue. "The Final Morning!" Part 6 of 6. Guest-starring Firelord. Story by Dan Jurgens. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Dick Giordano. Baldur the Brave's quest may have yielded the very thing to give the Thunder God the edge he needs to finally defeat Thanos. Now armed with weapons blessed by Odin himself, the mighty Thor faces off against the Mad Titan in a battle that will shake the heavens and decide the fate of all existence! Cover price $3.99.

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Newsstand Edition - Special Double-Size Issue. "The Final Morning!" Part 6 of 6. Guest-starring Firelord. Story by Dan Jurgens. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Dick Giordano. Baldur the Brave's quest may have yielded the very thing to give the Thunder God the edge he needs to finally defeat Thanos. Now armed with weapons blessed by Odin himself, the mighty Thor faces off against the Mad Titan in a battle that will shake the heavens and decide the fate of all existence! Cover price $2.99.

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1st printing. Collects Thor (1998-2004 2nd Series) #9-13.

Guest-starring Hercules.

Written by Dan Jurgens. Art and cover by John Romita, Jr.

A mysterious pantheon of malevolent gods have decimated fabled Asgard. Now, once again, it falls to the Mighty Thor to save his homeland. But this time he'll need some help from his friend, the Lion of Olympus, Hercules, and a surprise ally in order to defeat these powerful new foes.

Softcover, 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.95.

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"V for Vexation!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Fabian Nicieza. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Scott Hanna. Cover by Mark Bagley and Scott Hanna. After Citizen V's surprising disappearance, the V-Battalion departs Colorado and returns to its home base in the European country of Symkaria. But the international law enforcement agency doesn't know it has a stowaway on board! Meanwhile back at Mount Charteris, the Thunderbolts realize Atlas is missing, and they suspect he went after the V-Battalion! However the T-Bolts don't know the exact location of the V-Battalion's headquarters! But MACH-2 knows someone who might: the Sandman! Oh boy, using the Sandman as a tour guide in Silver Sable's home country...is that a good idea? One thing leads to another...and the Thunderbolts and the V-Battalion square off in Symkaria! Cameo appearances by Dallas Riordan, Peter Gyrich, Techno (as Ogre), Scourge, Man-Killer, and the Crimson Cowl. V-Battalion Roster: Bucky (aka Fred Davis), Destroyer (aka Roger Aubrey), Goldfire, Iron Cross, Isadora Martinez, Nuklo, Silver Scorpion, and Topspin. 32 pages. Cover price $2.25.

Fox TV photo cover of Patrick Warburton as The Tick with a blue border. Cover price $3.50.

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Fox TV Group photo cover of the cast. Green and purple border. Cover price $3.50.

By Ted Nomura. AP Core Title! "War Against the Sun"?World War II was not the end of the titanic struggle between the Empire of the Sun and the Empire of the Cross... it was just the beginning! To confront the destiny of the future, World War II would be repeated a century later, this time in outer space. From the creator of the Luftwaffe: 1946 and World War II: 1946 comes the return of the story that started it all! Originally introduced in 1986, Tigers of Terra picks up in this new, full-color version where it left off: a new war against genocide, fighting a planet-wide twin-Earth empire that's bent on destroying mankind... and it takes a woman to save it! The new three-part Tigers of Terra mini-series will include mostly new art in blazing full color, with an all-new story beginning in May 2040 A.D., the time of a major invasion by Viragonian Amazon forces determined to crush the Terran forces. Tigers of Terra, along with Luftwaffe/World War II: 1946, are all part of the same "Families of Altered Wars" timeline/story, in which 65 million years of human existence are about to change forever! FC, 24pgs. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ai Iijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. The beautiful Miss Ai is in the year 3994, a world where oceans cover the earth. Captured by a female Captain Nemo, Miss Ai is forced to swim with the sharks...but a friendly killer whale comes to the rescue, and Ai makes a pin-cushion out of a giant octopus! 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ai Iijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. The lovely Miss Ai and her movie-making pals are on the ship of Ai's descendant, the beautiful Captain Lenn, searching for the Ship of Light! Trying to save the land dwellers, whose skins get burned by the sun, Lenn enlists Ai and friends in her quest for the legendary ship -- and make a few in-jokes about sexy movie star Ai Ijima herself, famed in Japan for her suntan! 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ai Iijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. Captain Lenn has joined forces with Ai and her friends to find the mysterious Ship of Light, which may be their only way to escape this future world. But what means can they use to make the ship take them on their dangerous journey? 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ai Iijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. Lovely actress Ai Ijima and the beautiful Captain Lenn have been searching for the Ship of Light, and at last they've found it! But will the Ship of Light destroy all land, and mean the end of everything for both the land dwellers and the ocean dwellers in this divided future world? Or will the gorgeous Ms. Lenn and Ai be able to use the Ship of Light to guarantee mankind's future? 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ai Iijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. Ai Ijima is the Traci Lords of Japan, but who would have expected that Japan's sexiest superstar would be able to write funny, fantastic comics, as well? She stars in her own fabulous fantasy adventures, traveling through time when she gets turned on -- and anyone that's around ends up traveling with her! In this issue, she starts a whole new adventure. She flies back to samurai Japan -- and she finds her own kind of Lone Wolf when she meets a great samurai master who has other things on his mind besides how to handle a sword! 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ai Iijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. Ai Ijima travels back in time to samurai Japan and discovers that she just isn't cut out to meekly wear a kimono when she lands at the court of a great samurai master. She's a modern girl, and whether she's arming herself with swords and fighting sticks, or going for a run around the grounds in a 20th-century jogging outfit, she causes quite a stir among the locals, who've never seen a woman quite like her! 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ai Iijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. The lovely Ai Ijima has traveled back to Medieval Japan, and of course everybody wants to get to know her! In fact, she gets captured and chained up in this issue -- they want her to be a concubine! But you can't keep a girl like Ai locked up for long, and she makes her escape with a lot of resourcefulness and a little bit of magic -- in fact, she ends up looking like...Zatanna!? 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ai Iijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. Ai Ijima -- a ninja master! That's right, she's traveled back to Medieval Japan, and now she's entered a contest with a big cash prize for the strongest ninja! The judges think she's cute, too, and the contest is run by...a lounge lizard MC in a tux? Of course, she wins by entertaining everyone, but then she has to actually lead an army into battle! Will she survive? Will her makeup be smudged? Will her clothes be torn off?! 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ai Iijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. That's right, Ai Ijima has traveled back to Medieval Japan, and won a contest for the greatest ninja! Now she's been with the leader of the Pumas, the most powerful clan of ninjas in all of Edo Japan, trying to collect her reward money. But he makes off with it, with a little help from a gal who pretends to be a traveling lingerie saleswoman, and distracts Ai with some medieval designer thongs! 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ai Iijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. Remember those great, giant toys from the classic superhero comic books and TV cartoons of the '50s and '60s? Well, you haven't lived until you've seen a giant, wind-up samurai in full armor, menacing the lovely Ai Ijima and her friends! Ai Ijima has time-traveled back to Medieval Japan and become a Ninja Master! After she meets the giant samurai wind-up, she finds that its maker has created another gigantic toy -- in the shape of Ai herself! It's the shapeliest giant toy you've ever seen, and like Ms. Ijima herself, this giant mechanical doll has a tendency to lose its clothes at the most awkward moments! 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ai Iijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. Ai Ijima's a mixed-up, shook-up girl in a mixed-up past world, when Samurai Japan is invaded by war-painted Indians from the Old West, and Medieval knights in armor come riding to the lovely Miss Ai's rescue! Ai Ijima has traveled back to Medieval Japan in one of the funniest, sexiest comics around! It's steampunk action, as well as the battle royale. Also includes a gigantic wind-up toy robot -- in the shape of Ai herself! It's one wild ride, where blood flows and weapons -- and Ai's clothes -- fly! 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ai Iijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. It's the final issue of one of the funniest comics around, a unique series written by a woman writer, Ms. Ai Ijima, ex-porn star and favorite internet pinup, and starring Ai herself! In this series, Ai has time-traveled back to Medieval Japan in a comic with beautiful good girl art by Takeshi Takebayashi and a wild script by Ai Ijima, the Traci Lords of Japan! It's steampunk action as well, as the battle royale also includes a gigantic wind-up toy robot -- in the shape of Ai herself! It's one wild ride! Ai and her movie-making friends travel back to the present at the end, but we can only hope that Ms. Ijima will reunite her writing talent with the beautiful art of Takebayashi in future comics! 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

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by Scott Allie, Al Rio, and Randy Emberlin; cover by Al Rio The battle between King and Queen Drej has been settled, and Earth stands to be conquered as a result. Now it's up to a small band of humans to sneak onto the Drej mothership and prevent the invasion force from being launched. The battle rages from the skies of Earth to the heart of the Drej throne room! Don't miss the conclusion to the story behind the story from this summer's most exciting animated film. On sale July 5 FC, 32 pg (3 of 3) Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY DEVIN GRAYSON AND JAY FAERBER; ART BY ADAM DEKRAKER AND ANDY LANNING; COVER BY PHIL JIMENEZ. Starfire and the team head into space to help her people, the Tamaranians, settle a new world and wind up mixed up in a major star war! Plus, Arsenal learns some shocking secrets about Damage. FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

English text. Konishiki (Sumo), SES, and The People Crew interviews; reviews, and comics: Sorcerer Hunters and Magic Knight Rayearth. 7-7/8 in. x 10-1/2 in.; full color; 112 slick pages. Cover price $4.99.

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WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART BY CHRIS SPROUSE, ALAN WEISS AND AL GORDON; COVER BY WEISS It's the wildest West you've ever seen in an issue featuring three stories of America's greatest science hero! Now that Tom's time-twisting adventure is over, guest-artist Alan Weiss (BATMAN: THE BLUE, THE GREY, AND THE BAT, Steelgrip Starkey) comes onboard for this issue's cover and lead story, as Tom and King Solomon put on their spurs and Stetsons to become "Riders of the Lost Mesa!" FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Tom Strong (1999-2006) #1-7.

Written by Alan Moore. Art by Chris Sprouse, Alan Gordon, Arthur Adams, Gary Frank, Dave Gibbons, and Jerry Ordway.

In this collection, readers are introduced to the foremost science hero Tom Strong and his remarkable exploits over a nearly century-long career. With a supporting cast of characters that include his wife Dhalua (the daughter of a mighty chieftain) his daughter Tesla, the enhanced ape King Solomon and his robotic valet, Pneuman, Tom finds himself battling in different times, worlds, and realms.

And as he faces off against an eclectic group of enemies such as the ruthless Paul Saveen, the mechanized Az-techs, the prehuman monster Pangean and the Nazi super-woman Ingrid Weiss, our hero defeats muscle with his mind.

Hardcover, 208 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.95.

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Top Cow Comics (W) Dan Jurgens (P) Andy Park (I) Jonathan Sibal (C) Jonathan D. Smith Featuring a painted cover by Joe Jusko "Death Dance"?Lost in a long forgotten world where only the savage can survive, Lara and Chase are trapped in their wildest adventure yet! Beyond the immediate threat of death, they must also answer the mystery of the Burning Head! It's a clash of old and new, of yesterday and tomorrow, of man and dinosaur in the aptly titled, "Death Dance"! FC, 32pg Cover price $2.50.

Commentary in a Cup. This issue: Shannon on Shannon, Sued by Starbucks, Prison Coffee Reviewed and Hey Kids, Comics! Saddle stitched, 8-in. x 10-in., 24 Pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.

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Dynamic Forces Exclusive Sketch Cover. May or may not include Certificate of Authenticity. Limited to 3000 copies. Cover price $2.95.

Dynamic Forces Signed Exclusive Sketch Cover. Signed by J. Michael Straczynski. Limited to 500 copies. Comes with numbered DF Certificate of Authenticity.

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1st printing.

By Peter Kuper.

A collection of political comic strips that stare into the gaping jaws of hypocrisy and, without blinking, punch them in the funny bone! Topsy Turvy includes comics that have appeared in Time magazine, The New York Times opinion page, The Nation, and The New York Daily News among others, and brings them all together in this 80-page softcover collection! Peter Kuper's comics and illustrations appear everywhere from the covers of Time and Newsweek to MAD Magazine, where he has drawn the internationally famous Spy vs. Spy for over three years!

Softcover, 7-in. x 8 1/2-in., 80 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.

The New Adventures of the Toxic Avenger. Cover price $2.50.

Cannes 2000 Limited Edition Variant cover. The New Adventures of the Toxic Avenger. Cover price $2.50.

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In this issue of America's largest toy magazine: Ultimate Soldier Xtreme Detail - the reinforcements are coming! Plus: New Star Wars; Dune; Batman; Elite Force; Johnny Lightning; The Simpsons; and Hot Wheels. Also: Star Wars Pull-Out Guide. And: X-Men Movie Sweepstakes. Cover price $5.95.

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TOYFARE: THE TOY MAGAZINE #35 EXCLUSIVE limited edition SCARLET X from Humberto Ramos' CRIMSON action figure offer from Palisades Marketing and Dynamic Forces!Want to know how to find that elusive hot toy that you've always been looking for but just can't find? FIND OUT HOW TO GET IT AT LAST with ToyFare: The Toy Magazine #35. ToyFare readers all across the globe want to know how to find this old toy or that new figure. In May, we tell you how to find what you are looking for by providing insider tips and tricks that will stop you from spending an arm and a leg on hard-to-find stuff! Travel through time with ToyFare to the 1980s when GI Joe, Star Wars, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and He-Man action figures were all the rage! Was this the Best Toy Decade Ever? Some of the biggest and most successful toy lines were released during this time and we'll give you the big scoop on why these toys were just sooo cool! As the new McFarlane Toys, WWF toys and super hero toys are getting larger in scale, ToyFare #35 examines this continuing evolution and asks-what's the best action figure scale? Also in this issue of ToyFare- a tough look at Toy Rip-Offs and a Special Report on the Mego action figure phenomenon that has inspired Toy Biz's Famous Covers line and the DC Silver Age Signature Series. ToyFare has the most complete full-color action figure price guide, toy news and updates along with another sensational episode of TWISTED MEGO THEATRE! It doesn't matter if you're a casual toy fan or an obsessive super-collector, you can't afford to miss this issue of ToyFare: The Toy Magazine!EXCLUSIVES:Limited edition SCARLET X from Humberto Ramos' CRIMSON, action figure offer from Palisades Marketing and Dynamic Forces! Straight from the cover of Crimson #4 comes this special Scarlet X figure with an all-new scuplted head and new cloak! This figure will be an extremely limited edition that will only offered while supplies last! Cover price $4.99.

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WRITTEN BY WARREN ELLIS; ART BY DARICK ROBERTSON AND RODNEY RAMOS; COVER BY ROBERTSON In stores May 17. Part 1 of the 3-part "Gouge Away." And it all goes to hell, just like this: Spider Jerusalem's broadsides against the Smiler and the Party in Government intensify. He starts to sail very close to the edge; the forces of the monoculture gather themselves; and we begin to sense it's all going to end in tears. From here, everything changes. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

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Locust in Love! Story by Tony DiGerolamo. Art by Brian Dawson and Carmen Imperato. Cover by Brian Dawson. Another comic about adventurers in a fantasy world, this one set in the Kingdom of Beastlyville. In a far-off land, Locust the wizard encounters ninja, Oni demons, Marco Polo…and, just possibly, the love of his life. Double-sized issue as Kenzer and Co. (Knights of the Dinner Table) takes over publication from DiGerolamos South Jersey Rebellion Productions. Also includes a 9-page Knights of the Dinner Table strip and a 3-page strip from Knights of the Dinner Table Illustrated. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.