Comic books December 2001

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By Billy Martinez & Mickey Clausen. Once a princess of the Du Charme kingdom, Cassandra is faced with moving on and leaving behind the life she once had. Now alone on her journeys she meets up with a mysterious bounty hunter named Henna, who offers Cassandra a very persuadable proposition. If you like sword fights, wizards and dinosaurs, this book delivers! Covers by Billy Martinez and Dark One. MARTINEZ COVER - b&w, 24pg, $2.99. DARK ONE COVER - b&w, 24pg, $4.99. Cover price $2.99.

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Variant cover by "The Dark One". By Billy Martinez & Mickey Clausen. Once a princess of the Du Charme kingdom, Cassandra is faced with moving on and leaving behind the life she once had. Now alone on her journeys she meets up with a mysterious bounty hunter named Henna, who offers Cassandra a very persuadable proposition. If you like sword fights, wizards and dinosaurs, this book delivers! Covers by Billy Martinez and Dark One. MARTINEZ COVER - b&w, 24pg, $2.99. DARK ONE COVER - b&w, 24pg, $4.99. Cover price $4.95.

Cover 1 of 2, Captain America and Hulk from Ultimates. Polybagged with extras. Last Man Standing: Nick Fury vs. Cobra Commander drawn by Darick Robertson; Alex Ross provides a sneak peek at Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth; article on Zeb Wells; article on The Incredible Hulk; interviews with 5 small press stars: Neil Googe, James Kochalka, Jim Mahfood, Tony Millionaire and Andi Watson; 5 pages from The Ultimates #1; 8 pages of Bryan Hitch's Ultimates character designs, with comments from Hitch and Mark Millar; Basic Training by Leinil Francis Yu; Book of the Month: Exiles; Secret Stash: Pistolwhip and Mephisto and the Empty Box; Andy Kubert and Adam Kubert checklists; The Hot Seat: Joss Whedon Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

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Cover 1 of 2, Captain America and Hulk from Ultimates. Not polybagged. Last Man Standing: Nick Fury vs. Cobra Commander drawn by Darick Robertson; Alex Ross provides a sneak peek at Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth; article on Zeb Wells; article on The Incredible Hulk; interviews with 5 small press stars: Neil Googe, James Kochalka, Jim Mahfood, Tony Millionaire and Andi Watson; 5 pages from The Ultimates #1; 8 pages of Bryan Hitch's Ultimates character designs, with comments from Hitch and Mark Millar; Basic Training by Leinil Francis Yu; Book of the Month: Exiles; Secret Stash: Pistolwhip and Mephisto and the Empty Box; Andy Kubert and Adam Kubert checklists; The Hot Seat: Joss Whedon Cover price $4.99.

Cover 2 of 2, Wonder Woman. This version is polybagged w/ holiday tags and a Lord of the Rings card. Last Man Standing: Nick Fury vs. Cobra Commander drawn by Darick Robertson; Alex Ross provides a sneak peek at Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth; article on Zeb Wells; article on The Incredible Hulk; interviews with 5 small press stars: Neil Googe, James Kochalka, Jim Mahfood, Tony Millionaire and Andi Watson; 5 pages from The Ultimates #1; 8 pages of Bryan Hitch's Ultimates character designs, with comments from Hitch and Mark Millar; Basic Training by Leinil Francis Yu; Book of the Month: Exiles; Secret Stash: Pistolwhip and Mephisto and the Empty Box; Andy Kubert and Adam Kubert checklists; The Hot Seat: Joss Whedon Cover price $4.99.

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Cover 2 of 2, Wonder Woman. Not Polybagged. Last Man Standing: Nick Fury vs. Cobra Commander drawn by Darick Robertson; Alex Ross provides a sneak peek at Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth; article on Zeb Wells; article on The Incredible Hulk; interviews with 5 small press stars: Neil Googe, James Kochalka, Jim Mahfood, Tony Millionaire and Andi Watson; 5 pages from The Ultimates #1; 8 pages of Bryan Hitch's Ultimates character designs, with comments from Hitch and Mark Millar; Basic Training by Leinil Francis Yu; Book of the Month: Exiles; Secret Stash: Pistolwhip and Mephisto and the Empty Box; Andy Kubert and Adam Kubert checklists; The Hot Seat: Joss Whedon Cover price $4.99.

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"Blood Sport" part 3 of 3. Script by Frank Tieri, pencils by Dan Fraga, inks by Norm Rapmund. J.H. Williams III cover. STORY: Wolverine continues his adventure in Madripoor in the concluding chapter of "Bloodsport!" Logan -- once again going under the alias of "Patch" -- is visited by a foe he hasn't seen in years. But can he save Viper from certain death at the hands of his old adversary? Or will his arranged marriage end in death? 7-59606-02254-0-16911 (MarvelPG)2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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Joker Last Laugh, Pt. 25 of 33. WRITTEN BY PHIL JIMENEZ; Art by Jimenez, Brandon Badeaux, Andy Lanning, Jose Marzan, Jr., Lary Stucker, Marlo Alquiza & Kevin Conrad. ; COVER BY JIM LEE In stores October 24. Extra-sized issue! "The Witch & the Warrior: Girl Frenzy," Part 2 of 3. A magically transformed Superman attacks Wonder Woman, causing an epic battle in the heart of NYC's Time Square! Meanwhile, Wonder Girl confronts a "Jokerized" Giganta, while Circe forces the super-heroines to fight the super-villainesses. Plus, Luthor plots with the Joker, and the new Cheetah and Silver Swan return! FC, 48 PG. Cover price $3.50.

See - Vampire the Masquerade Theo Bell GN (2001 World of Darkness) Cover price $5.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Ryoichi Ikegami. Their travels take them to New York and Keisuke becomes a dapper, suave and debonair diamond dealer who begins trade with the upper crust of society. Peggy becomes "Diamond Peggy," and begins a modeling career. Keisuke buys a professional football team, the "New York Revengers," joins the team and they live large and loud in order for GPX to hear about them... and hopefully come sniffing their way. Eventually, GPX is hot on their trail and kidnaps him and Peggy. Keisuke's attempt to find GPX's true leader leads him on the trail of a 16-year-old runner for the company, Misty; and does she have a surprise waiting for him...! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.

Continuing coverage of Mulholland Drive features a long interview with Naomi Watts, who stars in the film (Betty); a short review of the movie; and a very long (15,000+ word) analysis of the work! Also: a review of From Hell starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham, and a review of the X-Files two-part season premiere guest starring Lucy Lawless! Cover price $4.95.

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cover by mike allred peter milligan/mike allred The new era continues as Peter Milligan (Human Target) and Mike Allred (Madman) kick off a new story arc! To the victor, the spoils -- and to the X-Force, well, double the spoils! After another hard-fought day at the office, the team enjoys some well earned R&R, partying hard, upping the ante on old feuds, and squeezing every dollar's worth out of their fame! Plus: Introducing Lacuna, a mutant who plays by a completely different set of spatio-temporal rules, whose effect on the team is, well. . . uncanny! "The characters may be ugly and unfriendly, but it's like watching a train wreck; I can't keep my eyes off it! A guy who vomits people to death, and an alcoholic alchemist? The Comics Code people probably had a conniption fit!" - ComicBookGalaxy.com 7-59606-01766-9-12111 (MarvelPG)2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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cover by frank quitely grant morrison/igor kordey The wild conclusion to "Germ Free Generation!" A new force has entered the human/mutant arena: the Black Kross Elite -- fanatics who have changed themselves into wondrous forms, using the genetic material of their victims! And now they want the new Angel's wings! "Revamps, new creative teams and changes in direction have all been done before and it never feels any different. This book feels different, looks different, and reads different -- and it's all for the better. X-MEN has always been one of the industry's best selling comics. Now, it's finally one of the best comics, period." -ComicBookGalaxy.com 7-59606-01772-0-11911 (MarvelPG) 2.25 Cover price $2.25.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Book 2: Magneto!" Written by Steven Roman. Art by Mark Buckingham. In Book 1 of the Chaos Engine, the X-Men tried to stop the villainous Doctor Doom from ruling the world through the use of Cosmic Cube - a devise that allows its owner to twist reality and create their personal vision of a perfect world. Unfortunately, they failed in their mission, and the Cube is now in the hands of their most diabolical enemy - Magneto! Forced to form an uneasy alliance with Doom, the super-hero team must race against the clock before Magneto's plans for mutant supremacy lead to worldwide genocide! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 304 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $14.95.

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Cover by Michael Kaluta. Written by Steven Grant, Will Pfeifer, John Ostrander and Buddy Scalera. Art by Sean Phillips, Walter Taborda, Esteban Maroto, Quique Alcatena and Mike Collins. Bring on the bad guys (and girls)! They say every dog must have its day...and this day belongs to the dirtiest dogs the X-World has to offer! Prepare yourselves for six totally unscrupulously evil, slime-infested tales (that are just plain wrong and may leave you feeling a wee bit ill), starring all those X-villains you love to hate! Tackle The Blob in "The Blob" by Steven Grant and Sean Phillips! Get fixed up with a Sentinel in "Special Attractions" by Will Pfeifer and Walter Taborda! Get cozy at The Hellfire Club in "The Sport of Queens" by Pfeifer and Esteban Maroto! Daydream with Mastermind in "The Grand Illusion" by Pfeifer and Quique Alcatena! Vacation with Magneto in "Survival of the Fittest" by John Ostrander and Phillips! And last but certainly not least -- take a wild ride with Sabretooth in the 1-page "Lucky Day" by Buddy Scalera and Mike Collins! 48 pages, full color. Marvel PG Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by Salvador Larroca. Written by Chris Claremont. Penciled by Salvador Larroca. Gambit: wanted for murder! The sexy scoundrel and Rogue have been captured by the gang known as the Chinese Triad, who believe he's killed their "Godfather"! What will befall these lethal lovers at the hands of the deadly Examiner? And what role will Red Lotus, the grandson of the Triad crimelord and one of the most formidable martial artists the X-Men have ever faced, play in their ultimate fate? Meanwhile, Sage stands alone against the true orchestrator of these events, a figure from the mutants' collective past with a special and lasting hatred for all things X! Cover price $2.99.

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cardstock cover by salvador larroca & joe weems chris claremont (w)/salvador larroca (p)/joe weems (i) ? THE SCOOP: The "Queen of Shadows" rocks the X-Treme Team in wild widescreen style! Yep, the MarvelScope format is back! ? THE STORY: During her life, Psylocke imprisoned the Shadow King, one of the most fearsome adversaries ever to face the X-Men, in a psychic prison. So long as Psylocke was alive, the monster was chained in his corner of the astral plane. But following Psylocke's death in X-TREME X-MEN #2, the prison doors are wide open! It's mutant mayhem, delivered by the regular X-TREME creative team of writer Chris Claremont and penciler Salvador Larroca, with a little help from outstanding inker Joe Weems! Plus: An all-new prose story written by Claremont with illustrations by an array of awesome artists! ? THE FORMAT: 64 pages, with ads. Like the NEW X-MEN 2001 ANNUAL, this double-sized adventure truly delivers that "widescreen" feel by creating a stapled spine not on the vertical side, but on the horizontal top! And now it's been upgraded with a cardstock cover! 7-59606-?-00111 (MarvelPG) 4.95 Cover price $4.95.

Dynamic Forces Signed Edition. Signed by Chris Claremont. Limited to 500 copies. Includes numbered Dynamic Forces Certificate of Authenticity. cardstock cover by salvador larroca & joe weems chris claremont (w)/salvador larroca (p)/joe weems (i) ? THE SCOOP: The "Queen of Shadows" rocks the X-Treme Team in wild widescreen style! Yep, the MarvelScope format is back! ? THE STORY: During her life, Psylocke imprisoned the Shadow King, one of the most fearsome adversaries ever to face the X-Men, in a psychic prison. So long as Psylocke was alive, the monster was chained in his corner of the astral plane. But following Psylocke's death in X-TREME X-MEN #2, the prison doors are wide open! It's mutant mayhem, delivered by the regular X-TREME creative team of writer Chris Claremont and penciler Salvador Larroca, with a little help from outstanding inker Joe Weems! Plus: An all-new prose story written by Claremont with illustrations by an array of awesome artists! ? THE FORMAT: 64 pages, with ads. Like the NEW X-MEN 2001 ANNUAL, this double-sized adventure truly delivers that "widescreen" feel by creating a stapled spine not on the vertical side, but on the horizontal top! And now it's been upgraded with a cardstock cover! (MarvelPG) Cover price $4.95.

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cover by kevin sharpe chris claremont/kevin sharpe Okay, so the X-Treme team has rescued a plane-full of refugees -- but will they get them killed in their run to freedom? With the roof of their escape tunnel collapsing all around them, how can they find a safe haven for their refugees in the Savage Land? Especially when the city they choose for their home is under siege by a marauding band of intelligent Velociraptors and T-Rexes? And even if they don't get crushed or eaten, they're also being stalked by an old enemy that they know nothing about -- but who has very special and cruel designs for each and every member of the team! 7-59606-05138-0-00111 (MarvelPG) 2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. "Intermezzo!" Story and art by Clamp. A tale of dark poetry and prophecy foretelling the end of the world and the fate of the lone young man who holds Earth's destiny in his hands - Kamui, heir of incredible psychic powers. Alone in the world, with no purpose except to protect his two dearest friends, Kamui finds himself sought by two opposing sets of occult forces. Kamui may be at the heart of the prophecy, but he is not alone. Other people with unique "powers" are all somehow linked to the destruction to come. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 190 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

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Joker Last Laugh, Pt. 5 of 33. WRITTEN BY PETER DAVID; ART BY TODD NAUCK AND LARY STUCKER; COVER BY WALTER SIMONSON A "Jokerized" Match sticks it to the team. Unfortunately, the gang really isn't all here, as the aftereffects of this summer's "Our Worlds at War" crossover are felt. With two members leaving, how will the team survive? FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Bill Griffith's Zippy the Pinhead is a pop culture icon. Born in underground comix, the surrealist character is now one of the most recognizable characters on the newspaper pages, and is currently in production as an animated series to debut on the Showtime Network in 2002. Syndicated since 1986 by King Features, ZIPPY is read in over 200 newspapers seven days a week. Zippy's trademark non-sequitur, "Are we having fun yet?" has become so often-repeated that it is now in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. His likeness was graphittied on the former Berlin Wall, while Dan Akroyd is rumored to have created his Saturday Night Live characters, the Coneheads, after seeing Zippy for the first time. With Zippy Annual 2001 (a.k.a. "Z2K1"), all of Griffith's hilarious strips from 2000 and 2001 are collected into one place to guide us into the 21st Century. Millennium fever never seemed so, well, absurd. Frivolity is a stern taskmaster, and these brilliant black-and-white dailies and color Sundays (Griffith is a master of color and the printing process of the newspaper page) spotlight Griffith's inimitably existential and surreal sense of humor. "Bill Griffith's nationally syndicated Zippy continually stretches the intellectual bounds of the daily newspaper strip," writes the San Francisco Examiner. Plus, it's damn funny. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.