Comic books October 2012

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Ebenezer Stooge!" Written by George Gladir and Stefan Petrucha. Art and cover by Stan Goldberg. This holiday season, The Stooges wreck the halls with balls of folly! A special holiday-themed volume of The Three Stooges with 50 pages of knuckle-headed wintertime fun! The Stooges stumble into a lab where a venomous PhD is creating a video game console that will allow him to control the world. Can the Stooges foil his plans? Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Ebenezer Stooge!" Written by George Gladir and Stefan Petrucha. Art and cover by Stan Goldberg. This holiday season, The Stooges wreck the halls with balls of folly! A special holiday-themed volume of THE THREE STOOGES with 50 pages of knuckle-headed wintertime fun! The Stooges stumble into a lab where a venomous PhD is creating a videogame console that will allow him to control the world. Can the Stooges foil his plans? Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $10.99.

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1st printing. Written by Jean-Luc Cornette. Art and Cover by Stephane Oiry. A series of droll vignettes of everyday French life - except for the fact that each short story features one or more characters that have the very special ability of walking through walls, and through any other objects for that matter, which tends to "enliven" things quite a bit! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $29.95.

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(W) Robert Place Napton (A) Cliff Richards (CA) Jae Lee Danger is everywhere but Roger Drum finds some unexpected allies when he meets the beautiful Pha, and her people--an intelligent race that offers him a safe haven in exchange for his help against the Cliff People. Also featuring more original stories by Frank Frazetta! Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Text by Greg Hildebrandt, Jr. The million-selling Lord of the Rings calendars created during the '70s by renowned fantasy artists Greg and Tim Hildebrandt are now considered artistic masterpieces. The Tolkien Years of the Brothers Hildebrandt tells the untold story behind the creation of those cherished illustrations. Written by Greg Hildebrandt, Jr., Greg Hildebrandt's son, this fascinating book tells the story through the eyes of young Gregory when, at ages five, six, and seven he posed for the various "little people" characters known as the Hobbits. Gregory reminisces about his key role in the development of these calendar paintings and the unique creative ingenuity of his father and uncle. Updated and expanded with all-new pages, commentary, and exclusive material, this book offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the work of two renowned fantasy artists, written through the eyes of their closest family member, providing Tolkien-lovers with a fantastic treasury of Lord of the Rings art. Softcover, 10-in. x 10 1/2-in., 152 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Tolkien's World takes readers on an incredible journey through the realms of Middle-earth and back to a time when Elves, Dwarves, wizards, and a small, courageous people known as Hobbits battled the forces of evil. This lavishly illustrated guide brings you the people and places from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. With stunning artwork that re-imagines the places and people of Middle-Earth, Tolkien's World is ideal for Hobbit fans, big and small. Hardcover, 10-in.x 12-in., 80 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Written by Alastair Crompton. Art and cover by Frank Hampson. Tomorrow Revisited is a wholly rewritten and updated version of The Man Who Drew Tomorrow by Alastair Crompton. The book is crammed with superb examples of Frank Hampson's best work, printed in full color from original art boards, so you can see all the amazing detail and painstaking backgrounds Hampson was so good at creating. When he had completed The Road of Courage, Hampson went on to create seven other strip cartoon characters, intended for Eagle. Now these amazing strips are printed for the first time, together with backgrounds and some of the intended story-lines. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Space Ghost - Space Ghost, the popular Alex Toth science-fiction hero, stars on this Toon Tumblers Pint Glass! Toon Tumblers bring back the fun of character glasses, on quality clear glass using modern image application technologies. Solidly made Libbey quality glasses (1 Pint or 16 fluid oz.). 6-in. or 15 cm tall. NOTE: These glasses are clear, not frosted.

1st printing. For the past 60 years, MAD Magazine has been keenly surveying the American landscape and making fun of everything it sees."The Usual Gang of Idiots," as their writers and artists have long called themselves, brilliantly satirize politics, celebrities, movies, television, advertising, music and more. (They've never been above a cheap gag or a horrific pun, either.) Totally MAD is a celebration of this cultural touchstone. Specially compiled by the staff of MAD, each page is lavishly illustrated by many of the world's greatest cartoonists and humorous illustrators. Includes a removable set of 12 classic MAD cover prints known as "The Soul of MAD." Each print is suitable for framing or wrapping fish. Hardcover, 11-in.x 12-in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $34.95.

1st printing. Collects Toy Story (2012 Marvel) #1-4. Written by Tea Orsi. Cover by Marco Ghiglione. Andy's new puppy, Buster, loves to play with the toys - but if the gang can't control the playful pooch, all that chewing and shaking will damage them for sure! Woody rounds up the gang to share scary stories around the campfire! Woody, Buzz, Rex and Slink explore new territory when they're mistakenly put in the attic for storage! An unexpected new friend could be their only hope for getting back to Andy's room! Woody, Buzz and Jessie join Andy at summer camp! But when Andy leaves them alone, they accidentally lose his special campsite map! The toys attempt a daring rescue mission, but can they retrieve the map in one piece before Andy gets back? Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects Transformers (1984-1991 Marvel) #39-50.

Written by Bob Budiansky and Ralph Macchio. Art by Jose Delbo. Cover by Guido Guidi.

The historic comic book roots of THE TRANSFORMERS are re-presented for maximum Cybertronian enjoyment.

Rejoin The AUTOBOTS and The DECEPTICONS as their war stretches across the cosmos. Freshly re-mastered and re-colored, these stories are accompanied by an in-depth introduction as well as select issue notes by Mark W. Bellomo.

Softcover, 276 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Official Magazine.

Cover by Alex Milne Shadowplay: Part 2 of 3 - (W) James Roberts (A) Alex Milne SHADOWPLAY continues! On pre-war CYBERTRON, Prowl and Chromedome realize they've got a serial killer on their hands, and Orion Pax receives a summons from an old friend that will change his life forever! Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Casey Coller Shadowplay: Part 2 of 3 - (W) James Roberts (A) Alex Milne SHADOWPLAY continues! On pre-war CYBERTRON, Prowl and Chromedome realize they've got a serial killer on their hands, and Orion Pax receives a summons from an old friend that will change his life forever! Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Marcelo Matere Shadowplay: Part 2 of 3 - (W) James Roberts (A) Alex Milne SHADOWPLAY continues! On pre-war CYBERTRON, Prowl and Chromedome realize they've got a serial killer on their hands, and Orion Pax receives a summons from an old friend that will change his life forever! Cover price $3.99.

1st Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Transformers More than Meets the Eye (2012 IDW) #4-8. Written by James Roberts. Art by Nick Roche, and Alex Milne. Cover art by Alex Milne. Ratchet, Hot Rod, The Decepticon Justice Division, and Grimlock all take turns on the center stage as the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons transitions into a new phase! Softcover, 124 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

1st Edition - Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Transformers More than Meets the Eye (2012 IDW) #4-8. Written by James Roberts. Art by Nick Roche, and Alex Milne. Cover art by Alex Milne. Ratchet, Hot Rod, The Decepticon Justice Division, and Grimlock all take turns on the center stage as the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons transitions into a new phase! Softcover, 124 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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Cover by Andrew Wildman Loose Ends: Part 4 of 5 - (W) Simon Furman (A) Andrew Wildman LAST STAND! Things go from bad to worse as MEGATRON tightens his remorseless grip on planet Earth. Can the Wreckers save Kup? Can they reach the Ark in time? The odds have never been more stacked against them. But you know what they say: 'when all hope is gone...' And what exactly is up with Starscream? Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Guido Guidi Loose Ends: Part 4 of 5 - (W) Simon Furman (A) Andrew Wildman LAST STAND! Things go from bad to worse as MEGATRON tightens his remorseless grip on planet Earth. Can the Wreckers save Kup? Can they reach the Ark in time? The odds have never been more stacked against them. But you know what they say: 'when all hope is gone...' And what exactly is up with Starscream? Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Geoff Senior Loose Ends: Part 4 of 5 - (W) Simon Furman (A) Andrew Wildman LAST STAND! Things go from bad to worse as MEGATRON tightens his remorseless grip on planet Earth. Can the Wreckers save Kup? Can they reach the Ark in time? The odds have never been more stacked against them. But you know what they say: 'when all hope is gone...' And what exactly is up with Starscream? Cover price $3.99.

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Cover by Livio Ramondelli (W) John Barber (A) Livio Ramondelli OPTIMUS PRIME IN SPACE! Orion Pax-the former OPTIMUS PRIME-follows a rogue group of DECEPTICONS into one of the greatest mysteries ever to face the AUTOBOTS! Time will bend-and heroes will fall! Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Casey Coller (W) John Barber (A) Livio Ramondelli OPTIMUS PRIME IN SPACE! Orion Pax-the former OPTIMUS PRIME-follows a rogue group of DECEPTICONS into one of the greatest mysteries ever to face the AUTOBOTS! Time will bend-and heroes will fall! Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Marcelo Matere (W) John Barber (A) Livio Ramondelli OPTIMUS PRIME IN SPACE! Orion Pax-the former OPTIMUS PRIME-follows a rogue group of DECEPTICONS into one of the greatest mysteries ever to face the AUTOBOTS! Time will bend-and heroes will fall! Cover price $3.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Collects Transformers (2009 IDW) #7-18, Transformers: Drift (2010 IDW) #1-4, Transformers Infestation (2011 IDW) #1-2. Written by Dan Abnett. Art by Nick Roche. Cover by E.J. Su. The re-presentation of IDW's Transformers Universe continues in volume 7! Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 364 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

(W) Ben Yee, Pete Sinclair (A/CA) Dan Khanna Two universes will collide as the war criminal, Ultra Magnus, and his crew of Evil Autobots escape from Optimus Prime's prison on Paradron and cross over from the Shattered Glass 'mirror universe' into the 'normal' Classicverse, fighting heroic Autobots, evil Decepticons, and anyone else who dares to stand in their war! Autobot versus Autobot, Decepticon versus Decepticon - get ready for the ultimate multiversal battle! Cover price $4.95.

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Cover by Menton3 (W) Steve Niles (A) Menton3 In a future overrun by out-of-control machines and monsters, a handful of human survivors try to fight their way back to a normal life. But what is normal in a world where both monsters and machines need human blood? And which are the real bad guys? Find out in this horrific new series by 30 Days of Night co-creator Steve Niles and menton3, the demented artist behind Monocyte! Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Menton3 (W) Steve Niles (A) Menton3 In a future overrun by out-of-control machines and monsters, a handful of human survivors try to fight their way back to a normal life. But what is normal in a world where both monsters and machines need human blood? And which are the real bad guys? Find out in this horrific new series by 30 Days of Night co-creator Steve Niles and menton3, the demented artist behind Monocyte! Cover price $3.99.

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1st printing. Story and Art by Dylan Edwards. Heartbreaking, laugh-out-loud funny, inventive, and informative, Transposes separates gender from sexuality and invites the reader to explore what makes a man a man. Features six fascinating true stories of transgender men who also happen to be queer. Softcover, 128 pages, B&W Cover price $19.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Shouji Sato. Translated by Christine Dashiell.

Mochizuki General Hospital boats some of the most well-trained (and well-endowed) nurses in town. But though these ladies spend much of their day battling sickness, their after-hours are spent fighting a very different sort of disease...

Under the leadership of the hospital director, a handful of staff members and local teenagers form a group of mercenary assassins, targeting the "cancers" of society and excising those individuals before their wickedness spreads.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $13.99.

1st printing. Collects Trio (2012 IDW) #1-4.

Art and Cover by John Byrne.

ZAP! POW! BAM!-are sound effects you may actually see in this series, as John Byrne returns to his roots with a brand-new superhero series. Their code names are simple: ONE, TWO and THREE, but the world calls them ROCK, PAPER and SCISSORS. Together, they are Trio.

Softcover, 104 pages, Full color.

Cover price $17.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Frank Viva. There's so much to see at the bottom of the world! Join a young explorer and his best friend, Mouse, on a sea journey to Antarctica, where they make new friends with penguins and a whale - and have all kinds of fun. Young readers won't stop grinning as they're swept away by the strange and magical world created by Frank Viva, the bestselling author of Along a Long Road, and they'll want to start the book again as soon as they reach the end! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 9-in. x 6-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Cover by Tim Bradstreet (W) Ann Nocenti, Michael McMillian (A) Michael Gaydos An ancient and powerful nomadic wolf pack comes to Bon Temps to conduct its annual 'Great Hunt,' a ritualistic culling of an entire town over the course of a weekend. Can Sookie and Alcide convince the werewolves and vampires to work together and save the town? Cover price $3.99.

Photo Cover (W) Ann Nocenti, Michael McMillian (A) Michael Gaydos An ancient and powerful nomadic wolf pack comes to Bon Temps to conduct its annual 'Great Hunt,' a ritualistic culling of an entire town over the course of a weekend. Can Sookie and Alcide convince the werewolves and vampires to work together and save the town? Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Tim Bradstreet (W) Ann Nocenti, Michael McMillian (A) Michael Gaydos An ancient and powerful nomadic wolf pack comes to Bon Temps to conduct its annual 'Great Hunt,' a ritualistic culling of an entire town over the course of a weekend. Can Sookie and Alcide convince the werewolves and vampires to work together and save the town? Cover price $3.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects The Twelve (2007-2012 Marvel) #7-12 and The Twelve: Spearhead (2010).

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI. Art by CHRIS WESTON. Cover by KAARE ANDREWS.

At last! The time-stranded heroes of WWII are back!

Who's behind the mysterious killings? The answer is electrifying - and one member of the Twelve will fall! It's madness, mayhem and more madness as the WWII heroes face off against the killer that has targeted them for death! All your questions will be answered, but nothing can prepare you for what comes next!

Softcover, 185 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.99.

1st printing.

Based on the story by Stephenie Meyer. Adapted by Youn-Kyung Kim.

When Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Cullen, her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. With his porcelain skin, golden eyes, mesmerizing voice, and supernatural gifts, Edward is both irresistible and impenetrable. Up until now, he has managed to keep his true identity hidden, but Bella is determined to uncover his dark secret.

Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 448 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. When a zombie is taken prisoner by the Army, it need not be uselessly destroyed. In fact, just as our Army has a program to train dogs for combat roles, it has a program to train the captured Undead for combat roles. The manual in your hands is the Department of Defense's principle source of information on care, conditioning, training, and operations of our Army's Working Zombies. From basics, such as "HEEL" and "STAY" to negotiating obstacle courses, to tracking, searching, attacking, and even Zombies working undercover in the real world, this manual shows readers how our military trains zombies to be soldier zombies. Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 256 pages, B&W Cover price $14.95.

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(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) David Marquez (CA) Jorge Molina DIVIDED WE FALL!!! Guest starring CAPTAIN AMERICA Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 30 Variant Cover by Adi Granov (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) David Marquez DIVIDED WE FALL!!! Guest starring CAPTAIN AMERICA Cover price $3.99.

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Divided We Fall Tie-In! - (W) Brian Wood (A) Paco Medina (CA) Phil Noto DIVIDED WE FALL concludes with a startling ending that sends us into the next exciting chapter! A mutant refugee from one of the camps joins up, but where do their loyalties lie? The war for mutant liberation starts here! Guest-starring Nick Fury! Cover price $3.99.

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(W) Jacob Semahn, Ty Templeton (A) Nuno Plati, Ty Templeton The best new show on television! Live on paper! It's a sticky situation when Spidey has to save the New York Marathon from the TRAPSTER! Then! The WRECKER is wrecking everything! Including Peter Parker's grade in science class! Cover price $2.99.

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Divided We Fall Tie- In - (W) Sam Humphries (A) Billy Tan (CA) Michael Komarck Someone is working behind the scenes to divide the country, but who?! Ultimate Cap, Ultimate Iron Man, and Ultimate Thor finally reunited! ULTIMATES ASSEMBLE! A crisis in the United States forces the Ultimates into action! DIVIDED WE FALL continues to rock the Ultimate Universe! Cover price $3.99.

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Final Execution: Part 5 - (W) Rick Remender (A) Julian Totino Tedesco (CA) Jerome Opena It's all built to this: 'Final Execution' enters its last act! The new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants makes their move! Fantomex's deceptions come back to haunt the team! Cover price $3.99.

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Final Execution: Part 6 - (W) Rick Remender (A) David Williams (CA) Jerome Opena It's all built to this: 'Final Execution' enters its last act! The new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants makes their move! Fantomex's deceptions come back to haunt the team! Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Uncanny X-Force (2010 Marvel) #25-29.

Written by Rick Remender. Art by Mike McKone. Cover by Jerome Opena.

The Omegas vs. Uncanny X-Force - the battle begins! Who is this new team, and what is their grudge with X-Force? Meanwhile, Psylocke visits an old friend at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, but what she finds may shock her to the core! Then, what's left of X-Force goes up against the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!

Plus: X-Force land themselves somewhere you've never seen them, and a new member joins the team as Fantomex's deceptions come back to haunt them!

Hardcover, 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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(W) Kieron Gillen. (A) Daniel Acuña, Mike Del Mundo. (CA) Mike Del Mundo. AVX TIE-IN! The climactic end to the X-Men's greatest stand against Sinister! The culmination of everything Sinister has planned since Uncanny #1! Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Story and Art by Theo Ellsworth. Theo Ellsworth's follow-up to his celebrated debut, Capacity, follows the displaced Izadore, currently in the form of a mouse, on his mindscape quest to regain his true form and full recall his true identity. The Understanding Monster Book One is an exquisitely rendered, often danger-fraught journey into the nature of creativity and inspiration. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $21.95.

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(W) Megan Abbott. (A) Matteo Buffagni. (CA) Esad Ribic Acclaimed crime novelist and Edgar Award winner MEGAN ABBOTT (Queenpin, The End of Everything) takes on the Punisher! Cover price $3.99.

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The Wound: Part 4 of 4 - (W) Mike Carey (A) Peter Gross (CA) Yuko Shimizu An evening with Tom Taylor turns into a date with armageddon as the extremist Church of Tommy hijacks the proceedings. Didge and Danny ride to the rescue, Tom confronts his own legend, and a very dangerous story comes out to play. The exciting conclusion to the latest chapter of the Hugo and Eisner Award nominated series! Cover price $2.99.