Comic books January 2004

Regular cover by Budd Root. Story by Budd Root. Art by Budd Root, Devon Massey and Walden Wong. New adventures of voluptuous superwoman Meriem Cooper, who battles dinosaurs in the distant past. Meriem and the werebear battle monsters and the Vampire Lord in the underworld. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $3.25.

Add to cart VF/NM 9.0 $69.00 View scan Signed by Budd Root. No signature certification is included. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Variant gold foil cover by Budd Root. Story by Budd Root. Art by Budd Root, Devon Massey and Walden Wong. New adventures of voluptuous superwoman Meriem Cooper, who battles dinosaurs in the distant past. Meriem and the werebear battle monsters and the Vampire Lord in the underworld. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers.

Variant special edition cover by Budd Root, limited to 750 copies. Story by Budd Root. Art by Budd Root, Devon Massey and Walden Wong. New adventures of voluptuous superwoman Meriem Cooper, who battles dinosaurs in the distant past. Meriem and the werebear battle monsters and the Vampire Lord in the underworld. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Includes certificate of authenticity from Amryl Entertainment.

Add to cart Very Fine $3.99

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Story and art by Wee Tian Beng. Master Five Elements taunts Zi Yan into a friendly duel with her! Will Zi Yan be impressed? Who'll survive as Golden Nymph and Divine Justice Alderman's spar turns deadly? Dancing Butterfly plots the downfall of Mt Cloud Dream. What will her maneuvers be? Plus, The New Frontier: Part 4. Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

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by Dave Sim & Gerhard LATTER DAYS: Part 33 (of 35)?It's been a long month since the previous solicitation and he still hasn't moved. We stuck a pin in his arm. Nothing. And there are still two issues to go. So, if the title character is dead, does that mean the issue is returnable? "Aardvark Comment" returns for its third last appearance and there's a special back cover announcement. The countdown to issue 300 (March, 2004) continues... t-minus 2 and counting! b&w, 24pg $2.25 Cover price $2.25.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Yves Chaland.

Featuring "The Will of Godfrey of Bouillon," "The Elephant Graveyard" and "The Comet of Carthage"!

Freddy Lombard and friends go on three adventures spanning Belgian castles and African jungles from this Eisner Award-nominated creator! These classic stories exhibit the elegant design that made Chaland a legend amongst cartoonists and animators worldwide!

Don't miss this classic in the style of Hergé's Tintin!

Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $17.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $10.00

1st printing. "Warner Bros: Celebrating Twenty Years!" Deluxe promotional spiral-bound publication spotlighting Warner Bros. licensing properties. Most items are featured on two pages: Batman, Duck Dodgers, Friends, Gilmore Girls, Harry Potter, the Jetsons, the Justice League, Looney Tunes, the Matrix, Mucha Lucha, Sandman, Scooby-Doo, Smallville, Supergirl, Superman, the Teen Titans, and much more. Softcover (spiral-bound), 12-in. x 9-in., 74 pages. full color.

1st printing. Along with Frazetta, Bisley, and Emond, Joe Chiodo was one of the original four cover illustratiors hand-picked by Verotik publisher Glenn Danzig to represent the Verotik look. Chiodo's work outside of Verotik, of course, speaks for itself. Here is a man's work, who dabbled in everything from players at Wildstorm, to DC, Marvel, and Harris. Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $24.95.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $7.80

Add to cart Fine $7.20

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1st PRINTING. Mark Millar and Peter Gross. Imagine you're a 12 year old suddenly discover that you are the returned Jesus Christ. You can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk again, and perhaps even raise the dead. What do you do, what does your family do, and how does it affect you knowing that you're destined to grow up and take part in a conflict that people have been awaiting for almost two thousand years? The Chosen has been described in the British press as Spider-Man meets the Book of Revelation. SFX magazine describes it as Harry Potter for Christian fundamentalists. This Dark Horse Comics mini-series is part of the creator-owned Millarworld line of books from writer Mark Millar and artist Peter Gross. Cover price $2.99.

2nd PRINTING. Mark Millar and Peter Gross. Imagine you're a 12 year old suddenly discover that you are the returned Jesus Christ. You can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk again, and perhaps even raise the dead. What do you do, what does your family do, and how does it affect you knowing that you're destined to grow up and take part in a conflict that people have been awaiting for almost two thousand years? The Chosen has been described in the British press as Spider-Man meets the Book of Revelation. SFX magazine describes it as Harry Potter for Christian fundamentalists. This Dark Horse Comics mini-series is part of the creator-owned Millarworld line of books from writer Mark Millar and artist Peter Gross. Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $16.00

Add to cart Very Fine $19.75

Add to cart Fine $14.75

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Monster of the Monoliths and other stories!" Collects Conan the Barbarian (1970-1993 Marvel) #14-15 and #17-21.

Written by Roy Thomas, Michael Moorcock and James Cawthorn. Art by Barry Windsor-Smith, Gil Kane, Sal Buscema, Ralph Reese, Dan Adkins, Craig Russell, and Val Mayerik.

This is the third volume in a series collecting the early Conan comic-book stories by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith.

Originally created in the 1930s, Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian has survived to emerge as one of this century's most powerful and popular characters. Even more impressive than the character's lasting appeal over the past seven decades, is the caliber of talent involved in all of the various Conan incarnations. Of those, there are few that speak as clearly and as uniquely as artist Barry Windsor-Smith. Over the course of these early stories, Windsor-Smith's stunning evolution from comic-book cartoonist to full-fledged artist is apparent and thrilling to behold.

This volume features completely remastered color.

Softcover, 156 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.95.

Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. "Monster of the Monoliths and other stories!" Collects Conan the Barbarian (1970-1993 Marvel) #14-15 and #17-21.

Written by Roy Thomas, Michael Moorcock and James Cawthorn. Art by Barry Windsor-Smith, Gil Kane, Sal Buscema, Ralph Reese, Dan Adkins, Craig Russell, and Val Mayerik.

This is the third volume in a series collecting the early Conan comic-book stories by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith.

Originally created in the 1930s, Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian has survived to emerge as one of this century's most powerful and popular characters. Even more impressive than the character's lasting appeal over the past seven decades, is the caliber of talent involved in all of the various Conan incarnations. Of those, there are few that speak as clearly and as uniquely as artist Barry Windsor-Smith. Over the course of these early stories, Windsor-Smith's stunning evolution from comic-book cartoonist to full-fledged artist is apparent and thrilling to behold.

This volume features completely remastered color.

Softcover, 156 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.95.

December 2003/January 2004. Vol 35, Num 6; Ring Cycle - Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings: Return of the King; Joss Whedon on Firefly; Donner talks Timeline; Battlestar Galactica - the next generation; Holiday Gift Guide; Dragonslayer revisited; Frazetta on film; Ben Affleck cashes Paycheck. Cover price $7.99.

The Return of the King: Director Peter Jackson's film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's literary trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, comes to a dazzling conclusion with The Return of the King, in which Frodo and surviving members of the Fellowship meet their separate fates in the perilous quest to destroy the One Ring before it destroys the very fabric of Middle-earth. Weta Digital, which won visual effects Oscars for both of the first two films, turns its attention to creating new characters, new environments, and new adventures for the final epic installment. In addition to our massive coverage of The Return of the King, there will be shorter feature articles on director P.J. Hogan's new adaptation of the classic Peter Pan tale, with ambitious effects from two Oscar-winning effects companies, Industrial Light & Magic and Digital Domain; director Peter Weir's Napoleonic sea saga, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, with visual effects by Weta Workshop, ILM, and Asylum Effects; and director Tim Burton's 'tall tale' story, Big Fish with effects by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Stan Winston Studio. (Cinefex) Magazine $9.50 Cover price $9.50.

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December 2003/January 2004. Cover 1 of 2 Hellboy. The road to Hellboy - director Guillermo del Toro paves the way; the hottest genre gifts of 2004; Orlando Bloom talks the final chapter of The Lord of the Rings; Walking Dead - zombie comic; sequel games - Jak II, Tron 2.0. Cover price $4.99.

December 2003/January 2004. Cover 2 of 2 Hellboy. The road to Hellboy - director Guillermo del Toro paves the way; the hottest genre gifts of 2004; Orlando Bloom talks the final chapter of The Lord of the Rings; Walking Dead - zombie comic; sequel games - Jak II, Tron 2.0. Cover price $4.99.

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WRITTEN BY JEN VAN METER; ART BY FRANCISCO PARONZINI AND ROBERT CAMPANELLA; COVER BY HOWARD CHAYKIN In stores November 19. A south L.A. slum that's home to a family of runaways goes up in flames, revealing a big secret. That's when the modern-day gunslinger Cinnamon calls in her cavalry of showgirls, enforcers.and one extremely unlikely ally. FC, 32 PG. (4 OF 5) $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $4.80

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A true 50-year anniversary! Cinderella was last published October 1953! Now re- experience the tale of a beautiful girl seeking refuge from her evil stepmother. Fillers include "The Farmer in the Dell," "The Lion," and a "color-me" page on the inside back cover. FC, 32pg$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

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Stories, art and cover by Scott Saavedra. Saavedras acclaimed magazine celebrating the oddball side of comics culture. The Comic Book Heaven LIVE presentation; Superheroes in the bath; A "psychedelic" comic from childrens publisher Harvey; Ten things to love about early Marvels; Great quotes from romance comics; a four-page strip by Saavedra; Jumble! (a compilation of random comic book fun); Me Am Weird reviews of strange old comics. Final issue of the series; continued as a weblog. 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $6.00

CBM #109 features all the Super Villains that we love to hate! All those bad boys and girls that gave so much grief to our heroes... like The Joker, Catwoman, The Penguin, Lex Luthor, Dr. Sivana, and even including those WWII bad guys Hitler and Tojo! What makes these baddies tick? And without them, would comic books have been able to survive? Among many other things, #109 will conclude the excellent Neal Adams interview by Michael Kronenberg, and a new interview with Catwoman's new artist Paul Gulacy. Better get this issue... it's BAAAD! Also including our regular features: Nolan's Notebook & That Wonderful Year by Michelle Nolan, Inspiration Central by Bill Baker, Collectable Character Statues by Mike Wilbur, CBM Market Reports by our Advisors, The Naiman Report by Michael Naiman, Marketplace Mail, and much, much more! Magazine (Cover A: Villains Collage) $6.95 Magazine (Cover B: Paul Gulacy) $6.95 Cover price $6.95.

CBM #109 features all the Super Villains that we love to hate! All those bad boys and girls that gave so much grief to our heroes... like The Joker, Catwoman, The Penguin, Lex Luthor, Dr. Sivana, and even including those WWII bad guys Hitler and Tojo! What makes these baddies tick? And without them, would comic books have been able to survive? Among many other things, #109 will conclude the excellent Neal Adams interview by Michael Kronenberg, and a new interview with Catwoman's new artist Paul Gulacy. Better get this issue... it's BAAAD! Also including our regular features: Nolan's Notebook & That Wonderful Year by Michelle Nolan, Inspiration Central by Bill Baker, Collectable Character Statues by Mike Wilbur, CBM Market Reports by our Advisors, The Naiman Report by Michael Naiman, Marketplace Mail, and much, much more! Magazine (Cover A: Villains Collage) $6.95 Magazine (Cover B: Paul Gulacy) $6.95 Cover price $6.95.

Add to cart Very Good $9.20

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Add to cart Good $4.60

Expanded Edition - 2nd and later printings. By Will Eisner. This is the best single book on how to tell a story with words and pictures, by the master of the form and the father of the graphic novel. Legendary comics creator Will Eisner turns a fine eye toward the principles of graphic storytelling in this extraordinary work, based on his popular Sequential Art course at New York's School of Visual Art. One of the most insightful and dynamic examinations of the comic art form to date! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.99.

This issue of the world's longest-running magazine about comics includes the following: a feature on DC's The Monolith; a piece on Image's Powers; Catching Up with José Luis García-López; Craig Shutt on Iron Man vs. Congress; plus the usual reviews, news items, and more. January 2, 2004. Cover price $3.99.

This issue of the world's longest-running magazine about comics includes the following: Catching Up with Armando Gil; a piece on the late Bob Gregory; retroviews of the Watchmen series; plus the usual reviews, news items, and more. January 9, 2004. Cover price $3.99.

This issue of the world's longest-running magazine about comics includes the following: 2003 in review; an obituary of comics dealer William J. Thailing; retroviews of Normalman; an article about Hal Jordan; plus the usual reviews, news items, and more. January 16, 2004. Cover price $3.99.

This issue of the world's longest-running magazine about comics includes the following: a feature on Brian Hibbs vs. Marvel; a piece on Silver Age expert Arlen Schumer; an article about Dick Dillin; retroviews of Omac; plus the usual reviews, news items, and more. January 23, 2004 $3.99 Cover price $3.99.

This issue of the world's longest-running magazine about comics includes the following: Dave Sim reflecting on 300 issues of Cerebus; Catching Up with Rich Buckler; a piece on Hillman's My Date Comics; plus the usual reviews, news items, and more. January 30, 2004. Cover price $3.99.

The Matrix comics, Silent Hill, Kabuki, Light Brigade, Howard Chaykin projects, Soulcatcher, Coup d'Etat. The Matrix comics cover. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart VF 8.0 $4.80

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In this issue: Tarzan by Russ Manning, Casey Ruggles by Warren Tufts! Modesty Blaise, Gasoline Alley, Flash Gordon by Harry Harrison and Dan Barry, Tarzan, Alley Oop, Steve Canyon, Krazy Kat, The Phantom, Little Orphan Annie, and Buz Sawyer. 64 Pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

Jan. 2004. The original first-person history of THE COMICS! Featuring The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 14. Stan Goldberg on San Diego Comic Con 2003. Letters from Shel Dorf, Nick Caputo plus news, obits and reviews. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 8 total pages, B&W. Cover price $3.00.

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Weekly British War comics digest. "Who's the Best?" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $3.20

Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

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Weekly British War comics digest. "Deep in the Jungle" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $4.00

Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

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Weekly British War comics digest. "Master Marksman" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $4.80

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Weekly British War comics digest. "Rocket Patrol" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

Add to cart Fine $4.80

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Weekly British War comics digest. "War Wagon" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

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Weekly British War comics digest. "Returned to Unit" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

Add to cart Very Fine $72.00

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1st printing.

Written by Steve Niles. Art and cover by Ben Templesmith.

30 Days of Night, the surprise hit that revitalized horror comics and became the #1 trade paperback of the year, gets the deluxe treatment in this special limited edition collection!

This oversized, slip-cased edition contains all three issues, all three scripts (with Templesmith's original sketchbook material), the never-reprinted story from Wizard Edge, the pitch book that sold the movie, a brand new short prose story by Niles (illustrated by Templesmith), and more!

This book has everything the legions of 30 Days fans crave! New cover by Ben Templesmith.

Hardcover (with slipcase), 9-in. x 13-in., 176 pages, full color. MATURE READERS

Cover price $75.00.

1st printing.

Written by Alan Moore. Art and cover by Alan Davis.

Alien college students D.R. and Quinch gleefully provide irredeemably poor role modeling for today's youth in wildly offensive tales of alien slime wars, psychotic girlfriends and warped war veterans. This volatile mix of malicious mayhem and deeply dark humor is now available in a gorgeous hardcover collector's edition that's way too good for them! Totally intense, man! Features the early (and hard-to-find) work of Alan Moore and Alan Davis!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Dirtbike Manifesto!" Written by Brian Wood. Art by Rob G. Starring characters from Couscous Express, The Couriers are fast-paced action/adventure comics set in New York City. In Volume 2, the two urban mercenaries are still ruling the streets of New York City, banking mo' money and mo' street cred with each job they take on. Softcover, 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

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by Ted Naifeh Courtney is going to Coven School, where the children talk endlessly about their magical secrets. Oh, if only they knew what their new classmate is capable of! All will be revealed, though, when a clumsy spell leaves a boy horribly cursed, and Courtney leads the gang into goblin-town to find a cure. b&w, 32pg (2 of 4) $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

1st printing.

Written by Alan Moore. Art and cover by Jacen Burrows.

The hit series was just the beginning of the mystery of what lurks in The Courtyard. The Courtyard Companion delves deep into the Lovecraftian roots of the masterpiece!

This volume reprints the original script it was drawn from, with full annotations of all of the Lovecraftian references - over one hundred in total - painstakingly researched by scholar N.G. Christakos. Also included is Alan Moore's original short story from which the series was adapted, several new pin-ups and art by series artist Jacen Burrows, and a new essay from adapter Antony Johnston.

Softcover, 72 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $9.95.

B&W Edition

1st printing. Collects Courtyard (2003) #1-2.

Written by Alan Moore. Art and cover by Jacen Burrows.

FBI man Aldo Sax has an amazing service record with the FBI. His legendary skills at piercing together the most baffling of cases has gotten him assigned to what may be his most confusing case yet. A series of lethal dismemberments seem to be related, however the clues just don't add up.

Softcover, 56 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $6.95.

Written by PRIEST Cover & pencils by JOE BENNETT "BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE MOGADISHU" pt. 7-The stage is set, the players are assembled - now it's time to race to the startling climax! But don't be surprised if things don't work out for our motley band as expected. FC, 32pg/MARVEL PSR$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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Written by JOHN JACKSON MILLER Cover & pencils by STEVE ELLIS "GOING UP"-The renegade Crimson Dynamo and its hunters converge on Moscow - and on Gennady Gavrilov, who's desperately trying to avert disaster. Did the armor's creator hide the key to stopping the metal monstrosity - and a growing international crisis? FC, 32pg/MARVEL PSR$2.50 Cover price $2.50.

1st Edition - Volume 6 - 1st printing.

Based on the Novel by Wang Du Lu. Adapted by Andy Seto.

Jen Yu encounters "Dark Cloud" Lo - the beginning of their desert love affair! How a bet leads to Lo's defeat and the disbanding of all his followers? Major danger for Li Mu Bai and Yu Shu Lien in Xin Jiang... How does Li take his kung fu up another level? Yu's fiancée makes an appearance. Over 80% in full-color!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $13.95.

1st printing. By Bridget Baiss. On March 31, 1993, while The Crow was in its last days of filming, its star Brandon Lee was shot and killed as he was filming his character's death scene. This is the definitive book on The Crow phenomenon and the making of the first movie, compiled from scores of interviews with the cast and crew, including The Crow's creator, James O'Barr. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 288 pages, Text Only. Cover price $16.95.

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by JASON HALL and SEAN MURPHY cover by SEAN MURPHY Without skipping a beat, creators Jason Hall and Sean Murphy fling us right back into last issue's classroom cliffhanger. With Agent Bixby's monstrously strong lackey, Brute, ripping apart Liz's high school, our heroine is forced to fight back as her demonic alter- ego, Crush. Walls crumble, rows of lockers are thrown, and Liz will inch towards more answers concerning her demonic predicament and deadly pursuers...if she survives! As Liz's crazy neighbor, Mr. Cooter says, "Witch-girls...government conspiracies...explosions. The whole world is coming to an end!" Well, probably not, but one thing's for sure, Brigston Lassiter High School will never be the same! Cover price $2.99.

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One guy standing in front of another guy shooting a gun. (W) Tippi Blevins/Fiona Avery (P) Romano Molenaar (I) Kevin Conrad (C ) Brian Buccellato **Variant Covers by Chris Bachalo and Romano Molenaar in 50/50 ratio "The Nature of Curses" Part 3 (of 4)?Shan Beaumont is losing her mind. Unfortunately, she, together with an immortal Cleopatra, must save the world from a menace greater than anything it has seen before. Victor Hahn is calling forth an army of mummies to begin a reign of terror and they're coming for Shan. Can she keep her sanity long enough to stop him? Full Color 32 pages Part 3 of a 4-part story arc Cover price $2.99.