Freak comic books issue 1

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"Freak Force!" Written by Erik Larsen and Keith Giffen. Art by Victor Bridges and Karl Story. Exploding from the pages of Savage Dragon – Superpatriot, Dart, Rapture, Ricochet, Barbaric, Horridus and Mighty Man unite to form the most unusual team of heroes to ever patrol the mean streets of Chicago. 32 pages, FC.   Cover price $1.95.

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1st printing. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. FRONT COVER: Purple 50¢ cover price & grey tire (the one behind the trash can) BACK COVER: the part of flag that should be colored blue is incorrectly colored black. MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.50.

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2nd printing. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. FRONT COVER: Purple 50¢ cover price & white tire (the one behind the trash can) BACK COVER: the part of flag that should be colored blue is incorrectly colored black. MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.50.

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3rd printing. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. FRONT COVER: Purple 50¢ cover price & white tire (the one behind the trash can) BACK COVER: the part of the flag that was incorrectly colored black on the first two printings is now correctly colored "blue". MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.50.

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4th printing. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. NOTE: blue price ($.50), cross-hatching added. MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.50.

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6th printing. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. NOTE: blue price ($.50), brown fence, barrel and boot. MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.50.

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7th printing. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. NOTE: German edition with no cover price (parts of issue #1 &2) MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.50.

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8th printing. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. NOTE: 50-cent, glossy cover, Jesus ad on page 50 is for 50 cents instead of $1.25; MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.50.

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9th printing. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. NOTE: 50-cent cover, pink interior; MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.50.

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10th printing. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. NOTE: blue price, 50-cent, matte cover, no blue cross-hatching above billy clubs; MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.50.

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12th printing. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. NOTE: 75 cent cover, white interior; MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.75.

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14th printing. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. NOTE: $1.00 cover price; MATURE READERS. Cover price $1.00.

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15th printing. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. NOTE: $1.25 cover price; MATURE READERS. Cover price $1.25.

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18th printing. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. 52 pages, B&W, Adults only. NOTE: $2.00. With Canadian price. MATURE READERS. Cover price $2.00.

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19th printing. No 20th Anniversary Edition Seal. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. 52 pages, B&W, Adults only. NOTE: $2.95 cover price. MATURE READERS. Cover price $2.95.

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19th printing. 20th Anniversary Edition. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. 52 pages, B&W, Adults only. NOTE: $2.95 cover price. MATURE READERS. Cover price $2.95.

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20th printing. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. 52 pages, B&W, Adults only. NOTE: $3.25 cover price. MATURE READERS. Cover price $3.25.

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Part 1 of the officially licensed adaptation of the 1932 Tod Browning horror classic. Beautiful but cruel trapeze artist Cleopatra toys with the affections of midget Hans, but this does not sit well with the other members of their traveling sideshow. Written by Frank cartoonist Jim Woodring and drawn by Argentine artist Francisco Solano Lopez. Black and white; 28 pages. Cover price $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

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COVER BY SCOTT KOLINS & ANDY LANNING GEOFF JOHNS (W)/SCOTT KOLINS (P)/ANDY LANNING (I) ? THE SCOOP: The creative team behind The Flash throw the spotlight on the ever lovin' blue-eyed Thing! ? THE STORY: Ben Grimm has bad luck. He never got the grades, he never got the girl and Cosmic Rays shoved the ugly stick down his throat. But where did this stroke of bad luck come from? Is it all in his head? Or has karma caught up with Aunt Petunia's nephew? And what does it all have to do with a carnival attended by the FF's strongman during his youth? Take a look behind Ben's bathroom door, find out just what's underneath those rocks of his and rediscover why the Thing is the coolest -- and grumpiest -- super hero on Earth! ? THE CREATORS: Writer of JSA -- and soon to join AVENGERS -- Geoff Johns and Flash penciler Scott Kolins enter The House by taking on one our greatest characters! ? THE FORMAT: The debut issue of this four-part series is 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-?-00111 (MarvelPG) 2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Erik Larsen and Eric Stephenson. Art by Andy Kuhn and Howard Chum. It's the triumphant return of Freak Forces! This time Superpatriot, Dart, Rapture, Ricochet, Barbaric, Horridus and Mighty Man are joined by the masked vigilante Star to take down a madman and his cadre of mutant killers! 32 pages, FC.   Cover price $2.95.

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Damien Kane was going on twenty-four when the pains began. His eyes would feel like orbs of molten metal in their sockets; the muscles in his abdomen would stretch and shriek like tortured cats. Damien did what anyone would do under the circumstances - he called the only family he'd known since his parents died, the U.S. Army. They flew him to an Army base in Louisiana where he was met by Doctor David Manguy, the man who'd brought him into the world. Manguy took Damien to a secret cryogenic crypt in the basement of his laboratory and showed him the twisted remains of two deformed creatures who had been cobbled together by the insane genius Anton Arcane as part of yet another experiment in the pursuit of immortality. The guards in Manguy's lab called these monsters the Un-Men. Dr. Manguy told Damien to call them Mom and Dad. Manguy told Damien the horrifying truth: Biology is destiny. Damien's genetic structure had remained stable for a long time, but now his body felt it was time for a change. Now Damien embarks on a journey beyond the borders of the human condition and into the Wasteland where freaks are family, and where the Un-Men live out an uncertain existence. Written by Dave Louapre, with art by Vince Locke. Photo cover by Stan Gaz and Richard Bruning. Suggested for Mature Readers. New Format. Cover price $1.95.

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Story, Art and Cover by Devon Massey. Cavewoman is not a stranger to Yeti adventures, as she has encountered them in previous books years ago. That being said, this is the final word by having no words at all for this Yeti battle issue. 24 pages of nothing but Yeti fury matched up against the only one in Marshville who can take them on. Please join Meriem in this Cavewoman fantasy Yeti adventure! 24 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $3.99.

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Story, Art and Cover by Devon Massey. Devon Massey's special edition all-audiences Yeti cover is limited to 350 copies. Each book is bagged, boarded, and comes with a certificate of authenticity. 24 pages, PC/PB&W.

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Nude Cover Variant by Devon Massey. Story, Art and Cover by Devon Massey. Devon Massey's special edition all-audiences Yeti cover is limited to 350 copies. Each book is bagged, boarded, and comes with a certificate of authenticity. 24 pages, PC/PB&W.

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Written by Kevin Roditeli, Rob Cannon. Art by Rob Cannon. Cover by Victor Santos. A frozen apocalyptic story in the spirit of Mad Max, Fallout, and Borderlands meets Tarantino. It begins with Berny, a psychedelic addict surviving in a glacial wasteland. A fight with brutal gunslingers ensues and crazy hallucinations lead our weird hero on a quest to find the hole of truth… Yeah, a mystic hole that tells the truth. The only thing we can promise is: a lot of death! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Kevin Roditeli and Rob Cannon. Art by Rob Cannon. Cover by Drew Moss. Variant cover by fan favorite artist Drew Moss. Known for his work on the ongoing series Vampirella/Red Sonja (Dynamite), Blood Feud (Oni Press), George Romero's Road of the Dead (IDW) and Copperhead at Image Comics. 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Kevin Roditeli, Rob Cannon. Art by Rob Cannon. Cover by Dimitris Pantazis. ALL THE PROFIT of this cover goes to The Hero Initiative. The Hero Initiative creates a financial safety net for comic creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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by Steve Niles & Kelley Jones Everyone's favorite hard-drinkin', hard-livin', monster-hunting private dick, Cal McDonald, brings his pill-popping comic exploits to IDW. This time out, Cal and his ghoulish partner Mo'Lock face a prison break that signals the return of Dr. Polynice, last seen in IDW's Savage Membrane prose novel. Plus, Cal gets himself a new ride... or does the new ride get him? Also available as a signed edition. REGULAR EDITION?7x10, 32pgs, FC (1 of 6) SRP: $3.99 SIGNED EDITION?7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $19.99 Cover price $3.99.

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by STEVE NILES and GREG RUTH FC, 32pg Steve Niles, creator of Cal McDonald and 30 Days of Night, one of the fastest rising stars in comics today, teams with Greg Ruth, who rose to notoriety with his Matrix comics, for a bizarre tale of horror unlike anything you've seen before. Trevor Owen has a younger brother who lives in the barn behind the house, too monstrous to be let into the house. The boy's only six years old, but he towers over his older brother, and possesses monstrous strength. For years, Trevor has looked after his baby brother, keeping him from the light, but now that's all about to change. His family's profane secret is about to be revealed, uncovering the horrible truth of the small midwestern town the boys have grown up in. Prepare to have your expectations about horror comics changed, with this bizarre tale from the writer of the best-selling horror comics in years. Cover price $2.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Florent Maudoux. Imagine a universe where universities exist to not only train future masked vigilantes to manage their superpowers and develop their heroism, but to master their image in the media. This is the world of Freaks' Squeele. You'll meet Chance the demonette, Shadow the werewolf stuck in his animal form, and Xiong Mao, the model student who has no powers but is a hard worker. At the Academic Faculty of Hero Studies, these three first-year students will discover the joys of university life, the merciless competition of other students, sadistic professors, and the stress of exams. Part X-Men: Academy X, part Dungeons & Dragons, this celebrated series by author Florent Maudoux is a unique blend of manga and Western comics, which has spawned multiple spinoffs in its native Europe and beyond. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Teen+ Cover price $24.99.

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WRITTEN BY MARV WOLFMAN; ART AND COVER BY JOE PHILLIPS In stores July 10. Adapted from the new horror/comedy film starring David Arquette, debuting in theatres this Summer! Chris McCormick returns to his hometown only to discover it being attacked by giant mutant spiders! Will McCormick and beautiful sheriff Sam Parker be able to save the terrified townsfolk from the rampaging arachnids? Or will the spiders put the "bite" on them? For more information, see the feature article. Prestige Format. FC, 64 PG. $6.95 Cover price $6.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Warren Ellis. Art by Paul Duffield. Warren Ellis' hugely popular web comic, Freakangels, is collected in print in this gorgeous, full-color trade paperback! Twenty-three years ago, twelve strange children were born in England at exactly the same moment. Six years later, the world ended. This is the story of what happened next. So welcome to Whitechapel, some years from now, just barely above ground in a flooded England, where a clan of eleven strange people with purple eyes - the Freakangels - have carved out some sort of a life for themselves. A life that starts to show big cracks when a girl called Alice from Manchester turns up with a shotgun and a grievance, having met the lost, prodigal last Freakangel, who had very different ideas about what they should do with themselves and this flooded future England! Softcover, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Snailords. Every relationship has its bumps. For this couple, it's interstellar. From the creator of Snailed and Snailed It comes a sexy supernatural story about being out on your own, finding your dream apartment and discovering that your new place is haunted by a handsome spectral stranger from another dimension. Sure, he can't see you and you can't touch him, but who said every relationship starts out perfectly? Zylith and Zelan have crossed worlds to see each other but they have both crossed meaning they no longer see each other any more! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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Written by Jonathan Hedrick. Art and Cover by Stefano Cardoselli. During his time in prison, Red was surrounded by the worst types of people: thieves, rapists, and murderers. Now on the outside, he's surrounded by the living dead. Armed with the only thing he's ever known - violence - Red finds one last chance at redemption for a lifetime of sin. 24 pages. full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 5 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Jonathan Hedrick. Art by Stefano Cardoselli. Cover by Stefano Cardoselli. During his time in prison, Red was surrounded by the worst types of people: thieves, rapists, and murderers. Now on the outside, he's surrounded by the living dead. Armed with the only thing he's ever known - violence - Red finds one last chance at redemption for a lifetime of sin. 24 pages. full color.

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1st printing. "The Terrible Tale of Sloth Boy!" Written by Steve Niles. Art and cover by Chee. American Freakshow tells the story of the bizarre and cruel life of a carnival freak as he seeks redemption (maybe) and murder (definitely) in a Florida trailer park. Never appearing in comic book form, this is the first original graphic novel written by 30 Days of Night co-creator, Steve Niles. Softcover, 104 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $17.99.

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Cover by Ryan Ottley and Matt Webb. The sequel to the EC-style horror anthology featuring four eerie tales involving: a Masai tribal curse, a boy with a killer case of the flu, WWII zombies, and a disgruntled employee and his revenge against his employer. Stories: "ShellShock" by Kirby, Scott, Keating and Nuttall, "Flu Bug" by Kirby, Pertile, Keating and Nuttall, "Medicine Man" by Kirby, Perkins and Nuttall, and "Drones" by Kirby, Morris, Wulf and Nuttall. 32 Pages, Full Color. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.99.

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1st printing.

Story and art by LEE FERGUSON.

We are blind.

The things we see and feel are only a fraction of the reality in which we live. Humanity is just a small part of a world filled with forces beyond our comprehension, a supernatural domain most of us will never experience. But Alex isn't like most of us. He's cursed with an unimaginable power that has taken everything from him and driven him to the brink of madness. And without everything you've take for granted, who would you become? Are you defined by what you have? By what you've done? Is it really that simple? What if you could take a long, hard look at the real you? Would you like what you see? Would you be able to face yourself?

Sometimes you don't have a choice.

Softcover, 64 pages, full color.

Cover price $6.95.

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1st printing.

Written by Kevin Roditeli. Art by Rob Cannon and Kostas Pantoulas. Cover Rob Cannon.

Mad Max, Borderlands, and Fallout inspired this action-driven, frozen wasteland adventure of a young cult survivor hearing the voice of the self-proclaimed god of guns. Like any human would be, he is hypnotized by the prospect of power by listening to this divine freak.

A path to salvation paved with love, turmoil, and mostly death.

Softcover, 78 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $9.99.

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Lockjaws! Stories by Don Chin. Art by Herb Wood. Cover by Herb Wood and Jay Oliver. Blackthorne Publishing presents a spoof of the company-wide crossovers that dominated mainstream comics in the mid-1980s (and every era since). A cosmic guardian called The Janitor assembles the greatest heroes of a previously unknown multiverse, including Sgt. Rucker, Arrowman, Joe Ninja, Gorr the ancient Egyptian warrior, and future cops Slugger Luzinski and the Metal Cowboy. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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Drawing on public domain as well as new ideas, Freaks & Gods comic book is a unique blend of horror, sci-fi and adventure that you will not soon forget! Imagine the entirety of public domain comics is the multi-verse and a cosmic doorway allows you to travel to those dimensions, this is Freaks & Gods - a love letter to classic comics! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

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1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Freaks of the Heartland (2004) #1-6.

Written by Steve Niles. Art and cover by Greg Ruth.

Under the weathered skies of America's heartland, and in the wounded hearts of every family in one tiny rural town, a terrible secret has been kept for too many years.

Now, a young boy named Trevor must try to keep his younger brother Will from falling victim to the worst fears of a troubled town that can't begin to understand the tragic secret that binds its families together. Some folks would call Trevor's brother a monster. But to Trevor, Will is just another kid trapped in a dark reality he can't comprehend. When the situation moves from bad to worse, and their father threatens to do away with Will, Trevor learns that they're not alone-that "freak" children were born to other families in Gristlewood Valley. And just as they were all born at the same time, it seems their sad, frustrated, and emotionally spent parents seem to be hatching a plan to see that they disappear at the same time.

Against all odds, and with nothing but love for his brother in his heart, Trevor is going to do whatever he can to get Will-and the other freak children-out of harm's way, if it's not already too late.

Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $17.95.

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DVD Included - 1st printing. By Don Sumner. You'll scream with delight while reading this fun and engaging book as it recommends and explores the fright flicks all horror fans need to see to ascend to the level of a true horror freak. Selected by a panel of judges, independent filmmakers, and writers, this salute to horror movies includes classics (Frankenstein and The Wolfman), newer movies (Saw and The Descent), and lesser-known gems (Dog Soldiers). The book also includes a free DVD of George Romero's classic, Night of the Living Dead. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Stephan Pastis.

From fire-breathing jugglers to sword-swallowing illusionists, this treasury showcases all strips from Larry in Wonderland and Because Sometimes You Just Gotta Draw a Cover with Your Left Hand, along with Pastis's original commentary, which provides insight into what Pastis was thinking at the time random strips were conceived, and also fan reactions.

Tackling topics ranging from current events and modern technology to human and croc nature, Pearls Freaks the #*%# Out offers up a sideshow of feisty characters, including arrogant, self-centered, and totally hilarious Rat, who leads his four-legged collection of freakish friends through a carnival of misadventure. Joining the circuslike cavalcade are Pig, the slow but good-hearted conscience of the strip; Goat, the voice of reason that often goes unheard; Zebra, the activist; and those eternally inept carnivorous Crocs, who we learn happen to taste a lot like chicken. Pastis's cynical humor and sharp wit imbue this entertaining vaudevillian collection.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $18.99.

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Retailer Preview Edition. Retailer Preview for the then-upcoming title, American Freak A Tale of the Un-Men (1994). Story by Dave Louapre. Art by Vince Locke. 8 1/2" X 11". 26 loose pages bound. B&W.

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Written by John Leekley, Ahmet Zappa and Brendan Smith with art by Clay Sparks. Full color, 32 pages, slick paper stock. Mature readers. Cover price $2.99.

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6.5" x 10", 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Darren Shan. Art by Takahiro Arai. Darren Shan is just an ordinary schoolboy who enjoys hanging out with his three best friends. Then one day, they stumble across an invitation to visit the Cirque du Freak, a mysterious freakshow. Only two tickets are available, so they draw straws to see who will go. As if by destiny, Darren wins one, and what follows is his horrifying descent into the dark and bloody world of vampires! Based on the best-selling novel series. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in. 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.99.

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Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

1st printing. Story and art by Lisa Naffziger. Deja Ross is a seventh-grade cryptozoologist. That means she loves monsters... and hopes to someday prove they're real! On a long family road trip, she pulls out her new video camera to search for legendary creatures at every stop. One night, Deja sneaks out of the RV and meets the Texas chupacabra face-to-face! In her excitement to meet an actual cryptid, she charms the beast out of eating her. It turns out that mythological animals are not only real... they can talk. And maybe it's time for their stories to be heard! Deja and her furry new friend hatch a plan to interview the rest of the cryptid community. Unfortunately, they're not the only ones on the trail... and some other monster-hunters don't have intentions as pure as Deja's. Has she led her beloved beasts into a trap? Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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Written & illustrated by LEE FERGUSON Cover by LEE FERGUSON FC 64 pgs. $6.95 Graphic Novella On sale 19 MAY, 2004 CONCEPT: We are blind. The things we see and feel are only a fraction of the reality in which we live. Humanity is just a small part of a world filled with forces beyond our comprehension, a supernatural domain most of us will never experience... But Alex isn't like most of us. He's cursed with an unimaginable power that has taken everything from him and driven him to the brink of madness. And without everything you've take for granted, who would you become? Are you defined by what you have? By what you've done? Is it really that simple..? What if you could take a long, hard look at the real you? Would you like what you see? Would you be able to face yourself? Sometimes you don't have a choice. Cover price $6.95.