Circus Comics comic books issue 1

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Eiichi Shimizu. Art and cover by Tomohiro Shimoguchi. Translated by Jonathan Thumas. DEATH TO ALL DRAGONS! The sudden appearance of massive monsters known as "Dragons" throws the world into chaos. The New United Nations, created as a response to the threat, puts together a team known as the Dragonslayers, including (among others) a vampire, an android, a witch, the animated remains of the legendary ogre Shuten Doji, and....a little girl?! Ace pilot Momo may still be in grade school, but she just might have the skills to save humankind. Taut action, propulsive storytelling, and sly humor take this seinen action series to new heights and unexpected places! Humanitys response to the arrival of the mysterious and destructive creatures known as Dragons? The Dragon Slayers—an elite unit of humans, demi-humans, robots, and monsters, dedicated to the elimination of the interlopers. Now, as the battle becomes ever more fierce, the team welcomes their new secret weapon: an ace pilot, who just happens to be...?! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 250 pages, B&W. Rated T Cover price $13.95.

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Stories and art by Al Pross, Larry Riley, George Collis and Bill Hudson of the Jason Comic Art studio. Funny-animal comics from the short-lived comics publisher known as Farm Women's Publishing Company. To get into the circus, Rags and Richy must sneak past the Circus Policeman by disguising themselves as clowns, only to become part of the act. Masked outlaw Bad Badger (who rides a saddled ostrich) rides into town to rob the bank, but it's a ghost town, populated by ghost cowboys. Booby Bear is trying to get to sleep for his long winter nap, but visitors keep knocking on his door. Rags and Richy; Smarty; The Picnic Party; Bad Badger; Booby Bear; Roly Poly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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1st printing.

Written by Lars Brown. Art by Lars Brown and John Kantz. Cover by Lars Brown.

Far across the Western Ocean on a mist-shrouded island guarded by giant sea monsters, heroes come to explore the mysterious dungeons that lie below the surface. None have yet to reach the bottom and return to tell the tale. Each party gathers daily for a new round of potion-making, sword-sharpening, armor-buying, and dungeon-crawling, and try again the next day when everything repeats. That is, until one adventurer stops to ask why. Is it endlessly exciting, or simply endless?

In a witty, genre-defying tale brave warriors must learn the difference between diversion and escape as they try to break the cycle of a penultimate quest in which the final fantasy never arrives.

Softcover (Horizontal Format), 9-in. x 6-in., 320 pages, full color.

Cover price $25.00.

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1st printing.

Story and art by S. W. Searle.

Sensual, sweet, and beautifully illustrated, Patience & Esther is a steamy period romance and an inspirational erotic journey across the epic sweep of history, from the end of a gilded age to the start of an uncharted future.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 280 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $20.00.

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Story by Paul Gomez. Art by Brian Azcurra. Cover by William Russell. Follow the adventures of three 20 somethings as they go through apprenticeship in a world famous circus. Also as the Drama of them growing up, and the stories that they have experienced. 40 pages. Full color.

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Story and art by Maria Capelle Frantz.

The World is over. All that remains is the Citadel, and the Chancellor who protects it from the hostility beyond its walls. But what can she do when the world at large is convinced it her who brought the world to ruin in the first place, and are determined to make her pay for it by destroying the one bastion of hope the world has left?

Cartoonist Maria Frantz's graphic novel debut.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 120 pages, B&W.

Cover price $15.00.

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1st printing. Story and art by S.E. Case. Rigsby, Wisconsin, 2002: It's just another nowhere town, but Bethany has finally found some stability here, far from the baleful, watching eyes of her oppressively disapproving mother. Jeordie and Erik are welcoming new friends, and even Anna seems happy to make her feel at home, despite hints of issues even bigger than hers. Amid the placid, scenic small-town beauty, the teens of Rigsby are roiling with struggles over what might come next, where to turn, and what's standing in their way. And when Bethany and Anna decide to go to the Homecoming dance together, the threads start to unravel. Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $15.00.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Noora Heikkila.

Ed has imposed self-exile to protect his immortal lover Lucardo from Ed's aging human transience, and Lucardo is livid. Suspecting his father's hand in this latest development, he mounts a search to find his missing lover, which bears fruit... but ultimately brings them both face-to-face with their deepest fears.

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 152 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $15.00.

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1st printing. Story and art by Lee Dean. It's 1976, and Greer Johnson has found herself pregnant, single, and packed off to Florida. Bunking with total strangers to await and hide the birth of her boss's child, she finds herself unmoored and friendless in the sun-and-fun-obsessed Key West. While searching for something, anything to give her comfort, Greer does have a few things going for her: She's surrounded by an unusual parade of singular advisors, neighbors, and allies in a strange new environment, and a wild imagination run amok. But will her flights of fancy be her salvation, or her ultimate undoing? Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 416 pages, full color. Cover price $28.00.

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1st printing. Story and art by Bree D. Wolf. A boy-meets-ghoul story at 100 miles-per-hour! Ken's one dream in life is to follow in the footsteps of Dante, his long-departed racing idol, and compete in the ultimate monster derby grand prix-the legendary Hex Americana! The one problem is he doesn't have his license... or a car... and his mom definitely doesn't approve. (So, three problems.) But when Ken stumbles upon a town mystery he learns the ghost stories about Dante he grew up on are true, and he's burning for a comeback from the great beyond. Dante's car is still around (barely), but he needs Ken's flesh and blood to drive it. This trans-dimensional duo has a lot of work to do, and their past and future racing glories are on the line! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 380 pages, full color. Cover price $15.00.

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1st printing. Story and art by Jerzy Drozd. The Inscrutable Dr. Baer, at your service! While he's much too busy to embark on any adventures himself, Dr. Baer is here to help with yours. Are you burdened with an unwanted magical object? Gorgon's head? Monkey's paw? Flaming sword?! Sell it to Dr. Baer; he'll tame its spirit, carefully catalog its origin, and keep it safe and orderly within the walls of the spookiest house you're ever likely to find. But when novice explorers Taft the Tortoise and Pickles the Pig accidentally enable the theft of Baer's most powerful artifact by the nefarious sorcerer Gallus Lugubrious, the good doctor is forced out of his house to reclaim it. The only problem is, for everything he knows about magic, he knows nothing about adventuring, and he'll have to figure this one out as he goes, far from the comforting safety of home. Softcover, 248 pages, full color. Cover price $15.00.

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Written by Emily Riesbeck. Art by Ellen Kramer.

Marnie Winters was going to turn her life around; get out of the house, make friends, no more "Miserable Old Marnie!" Everything was going to plan, but then, of course, she died. Now, Marnie's a ghost trapped on Earth, and the only one who can help her is the overenthusiastic, alien social worker, Xel, whose job is to help ghosts "close their file" and pass on. Xel has a much better idea to soothe Marnie's troubled spirit: an internship in the hopeless bureaucracy of the trans-dimensional Department of Spectral Affairs!

This new do-gooder duo has their work cut out for them in a series of hilarious mishaps and misadventures throughout the space-time continuum (but mostly in and around the office).

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 186 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.00.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Toxic Jerk Environment!" Story and art by Paul Southworth. Gary is a cranky mutant fish who lives in a radioactive lake. He just wants to be left alone, but lately Gary's quiet life has been invaded by mad scientists, robots from the future, ancient water deities, refugee ghosts, marketing aliens, mutant plants, and extradimensional albino horror-squids from another dimension...and that was just before lunchtime! Will Gary ever regain his life of solitude? He'll have to get through this noisy aquatic adventure first! Collecting the wildly unpredictable humor strip, LAKE GARY takes a pointed look at our washed-up society through a much-too-accurate fisheye lens! Softcover, 7-in. x 7-in., 232 pages, full color. Cover price $15.00.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Hanna Schroy.

Miriam has trained her whole life to fulfill her dreams and it's finally paid off now that she's the prima ballerina, but she's been keeping a secret.

The years of sprains, fractures, and bruises have been taking their toll, and she has to give it all up forever. Distraught, Miriam runs from the studio and discovers a secret room she's never seen before. Inside she finds a pair of gleaming white and gold slippers, and a mysterious voice whispering to her in the dark. If she tries on the slippers, it says, she'll regain the strength to raise en pointe.

Soon, Miriam is back, but each achievement on her journey back means more negotiation with the spirit who claims it wants just one harmless thing in return... to join the ballerinas and dance, just like her.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 190 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.00.

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1st printing. Edited by Alberto Rayo, Kate Ashwin, and Kel McDonald. Cover by Daniela Lopez. Cursed princes, doomsday prophecies, and a fateful nighttime visit from a legendary sorcerer-these are just a few of the ancient tales whispered in the forests of South America, retold in this beautifully drawn comics treasury! This anthology series features modern takes on folklore from across the continent, for a wide-ranging fireside collection of thrills and spooky chills. Featuring the work of Rick Lazo, Panpakoka, Rodrigo Vargas, Luisa F. Rojas, Lore Vicente, Brenda Roman, Shadia Amin, Francis Francia, PD Loupee, Bruno Ortiz, Diego Carvajal, Nique, and Coni Yovaninize! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 200 pages, B&W. All Ages Cover price $15.00.

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1st printing. Written by Amy Rose and Ryan Estrada. Art and cover by Jeongmin Lee. When the Hale-Bopp soared across the sky in 1997, Amy Rose thought it was the start of an amazing new future. Instead, it brought news of a horrible tragedy at the Heaven's Gate compound just down the road. Amy had always known there was something off about the community she grew up in. She had been forbidden from going to school, or visiting the library because the leader told her that there was no use learning about a world that was about to end. But it was not until the news of the deaths at Heaven's Gate invaded the temple walls that she heard a new word that explained everything: cult. She must risk everything to indulge in secret trips to an abandoned, off-limits library that teaches her everything she was not meant to know. That Gandhi was not a space alien. That STAR TREK wasn't real. That her community was built on a lie. And most importantly, the banned books give her all the information that she needs to escape. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $15.00.

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1st printing. Story and art by Jessi Sheron. A whimsical dark fantasy retelling of "The Little Mermaid," The Sea In You upends everything you thought you knew about magical creaturesof the deep, on a whirlwind journey to a whole new world you've only dreamed of before! 15-year-old Corinth was just trying to clean up the beach; she never expected to meet a mermaid, let alone be nearly drowned by one. It was the start of a very strange friendship! After Skylla, the deadly fanged mermaid, mysteriously lets Corinth live, they grow closer through a cautious exchange of stories, gifts, jokes, and sign language. Mermaids, it turns out, eat people, but however terrifying Skylla may look, she's a little younger, a little smaller, and perhaps a little too soft for all that. Bewitched by Corinth and their growing bond, she learns about all the best things in life on land: books, burgers, donuts, and this strange chattering human sound called laughter. But a storm is brewing-both at sea and in Corinth's increasingly dangerous relationship with her obsessively jealous boyfriend-and a magical bargain may be the only thing that can save her, at a tremendous cost. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, full color. Cover price $15.00.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Kyle Smeallie.

Earth has exploded!

Here's what happens next. 13-year-old Kay becomes the world's youngest chunk of space debris. She's inadvertently rescued from the vacuum by Arizona, an alien space-waste collector, and Euclid, his erudite cybernetic pet, and from there this unlikely trio blasts off for the most outlandish, hilarious, and occasionally bureaucratic adventure of their lives! Kay's new role as Earth's sole survivor slowly comes into focus through each increasingly silly stop on their wild intergalactic road trip.

Softcover, 200 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.00.

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1st printing.

Written by Ryan Estrada. Art and cover by Axur Eneas.

When eight-year-old student ambassador Joseph Bazan wins a photo op with the President of the United States, he doesn't quite know what to expect, but it certainly isn't hanging out with the leader of the free world in a secret compartment inside the Resolute Desk!

Meanwhile, across the ocean, eight-year-old boy king Nang Nukatau III has taken his father's crown and clumsily stumbled into an international incident, and now Joseph's got a pressing mission: talk the tiny dictator back from the brink of war!

Can a kid with a C+ in social studies solve the mystery and teach a king to be a kid?

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 150 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.00.

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1st printing. Written by Ryan Estrada. Art and cover by Axur Eneas. When former president Tex Olman, impressed by Joseph's character and creative problem-solving, asks for his help on a trip to Mexico, it's a dream come true. Not only does he have the adventure itch, Joseph has always wanted to learn more about his ancestral roots in the vibrant, ancient city of Zacatecas. But this vacation isn't all churros and museums (though it does have those!). There's a legend that ghosts haunt the city's famous silver mines, and it's starting to seem like more than just a story! Joseph will need his deep knowledge, knack for friendship, and adventurous mettle to decode secret messages, explore dangerous caves, and save the city... that is, if the Ghosts of Zacatecas don't get him first! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 150 pages, full color. Cover price $15.00.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Making Our Easting Down!" Story and art by Sarah Airriess. It's June 1910, and Apsley Cherry-Garrard, inexperienced and unqualified, has just joined Captain Scott's new expedition to the South Pole. Simply getting to Antarctica turns out to be an adventure. As they sail the Terra Nova through one trial after another, the scientists and Navy men learn to work as a team-but are they a match for the fury of the Southern Ocean, which threatens to sink the expedition before it even begins? Cherry-Garrard wrote THE WORST JOURNEY IN WORLD as a testament to his companions and the experiences they shared. Humanizing one of the most famous epics of exploration, his 1922 book is still regarded today as one of the finest works of adventure literature ever written. The people and their daring exploits are brought vividly back to life in this exhilarating graphic novel adaptation. Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 236 pages, full color. Cover price $20.00.