Comic books March 2006

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By Keith Giffen, Mike Leib & Various Retailers knew that this was Keith Giffen and his half-cognizant pal Mike Leib writing funny words over the word balloons of an old comic, but they ordered it anyway - and ordered and ordered it. Now it's back to blight comic stores with some cool Basil Wolverton art (as well as a buncha classic golden and silver age artists), as Keith and Mike invite new pals into the fold - including Andrew Cosby, creator of the Sci-Fi Network TV show Eureka, as well as Rush Hour III screenwriter John Rogers, and some dude named Steve Niles! Cover price $3.99.

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By Chuck Dixon, Robert Jordan, & Mike S. Miller Moiraine. Sedai scours a war-torn land, in a desperate race to find the newborn child who has been prophesied to be The Dragon Reborn before the force of darkness can destroy him. Along the road, her path crosses with al'Lan Mandragon, a king without a country and a man with only a sword to his name. He is destined to join in her search... and change her life forever. Cover price $3.95.

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Written by Robbie Morrison Art by Talent Caldwell, Horacio Domingues and Matt Banning Cover by Caldwell & Banning. Terrifying hybrid monsters assault the New York headquarters of HALO, pushing our heroes to the brink of doom! And a stark possibility creeps into the minds of the Wildcats: Could they have been wrong about Nemesis? Plus, this deadly femme fatale puts her personal stamp of "wild" on the old West and the small town of Snakeskin, Arizona! On sale January 11 ? 5 of 9 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Cover price $2.99.

(W) Ron Marz (P) Stephen Sadowski (I) Andrew Pepoy (Cov) Steve McNiven Penciler Stephen Sadowski (JSA) wraps up his guest stint with a story that spans the centuries from feudal China to modern Manhattan. Sara Pezzini will learn all the secrets of the mysterious Curator...if she lives that long! Even the arcane power of the Witchblade might not be enough to keep Sara alive as she faces an ancient evil with an unquenchable thirst for death and destruction! Cover by Wizard Top 10 artist Steve McNiven (New Avengers)! Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $50.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

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Megacon Top Cow Store Edition Limited to 500 copies.

Midtown Comics New York Comic-Con Variant, limited to 300 copies.

Midtown Comics New York Comic-Con Variant limited to 500 copies.

GUNDAM SEED DESTINY PREVIEW · This sequel to the hit series is here, and A.I. has an indispensable guide to all the Gundams and the twisted teenage relationships. NARUTO CHUNIN EXAM · The ninja-in-training Naruto is about to take the deadliest test of his life: the Chunin Exam! Dozens will enter, few will live through it. Be sure to read our full Naruto Survival Guide to prepare you for this upcoming arc on Toonami! KYO KARA MAOH DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY · Director Junji Nishimura gives the behind-the-scenes scoop on every single episode of the hit fantasy/comedy series! HOW TO MAKE A MANGA · Want to be a manga artist? A.I. talks to the pros to find out what you need to do, what you need to learn, what you need to get, and who you need to send your work to in order to become a bona fide manga artist! AH MY! GODDESS DIRECTOR INTERVIEW · The secret of one of anime's longest-running relationships gets revealed as A.I. talks to director Hiroaki Gohda on the challenges of animating the most beloved goddesses in anime. ANIME NEWSPAPER · Hot off the success of our fan-favorite Anime Classifieds feature, we take anime's most preposterous moments and rip them into our own headlines! Cover price $5.99.

1st printing. "WIZARD: THE BEST OF BASIC TRAINING: HOW TO DRAW - CHARACTER CREATION!" By tremendous popular demand, Wizard Entertainment proudly presents the newest edition of BEST OF BASIC TRAINING! This special 120-page book is the second in this series and focuses more on the basics of drawing, along with more specific lessons on character creation and more. Read more of the best and most instructional "HOW TO DRAW" lessons from Wizard: The Comics Magazine's 15-year history, along with a brand new set of unpublished lessons from some of the biggest names in comic art. LEARN FROM THE GREATEST ARTIST IN COMICS! Jim Lee, Joe Kubert, Pat Lee, Matt Haley, Ethan Van Sciver, Jim Calafiore, Mike Wieringo, Bart Sears, Phil Jimenez, Greg Land, Sean Chen, Doug Mahnke, Art Adams, Scott Kolins, Don Kramer, Adrian Alphona, Scott McDaniel, Gene Ha, Frazer Irving, Todd Nauck and many more. OVER 30 ART LESSONS ON BASICS & CHARACTER CREATION Creating Characters, Body Language, Movement and Motion, Making Characters, Dynamic Foreshadowing, Action Scenes, Flight, Energy Effects, Creating a Costume, Monsters, Animals, and much more! Breathtaking design sketches from Jim Lee, Mike Wieringo, Gene Ha and more! DESIGNED FOR BOTH THE ASPIRING ARTIST AND INTERESTED FAN! This book will work with the greatest artists, who have been creating your favorite comic books for Marvel, DC, and Image Comics. See how they illustrate the techniques used in comic artwork and be enlightened by hundreds of years of artistic expertise as we present all-new material created especially for this new volume. Artist Terry Dodson (Spider-Man) created an all-new exclusive cover to this brilliant new collection. Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $19.99.

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ASTONISHING X-MEN Harvey Pekar comments on American Splendor; 5 questions with Michael Turner; Q & A with Joe Madureira; Tom Brevoort comments on Civil War; Pat Lee sketches and comments on Cyberforce; Q & A with Kate Bosworth on Superman Returns; Wizard compares the current DCU Superman with the Earth-2 Superman; Brad Meltzer comments on his favorite Justice League villains; Q & A with Kelsey Grammer on X-Men: The Last Stand; J.G. Jones sketches and comments on some 52 covers; Q & A with Bruce Timm; Q & A with Joss Whedon; profiles of 6 artists: Juan Doe, Daniel Acuna, Brandon Badeaux, Mitchell Breitweiser, Pasqual Ferry and Ivan Reis; Book of the Month special report: zombie titles; 7 pages from Moon Knight #1; 5 questions with Tom DeSanto; Secret Stash: Truth Serum Cover price $5.99.

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Astonishing X-Men cover by John Cassaday. ASTONISHING X-MEN. Harvey Pekar comments on American Splendor; 5 questions with Michael Turner; Q & A with Joe Madureira; Tom Brevoort comments on Civil War; Pat Lee sketches and comments on Cyberforce; Q & A with Kate Bosworth on Superman Returns; Wizard compares the current DCU Superman with the Earth-2 Superman; Brad Meltzer comments on his favorite Justice League villains; Q & A with Kelsey Grammer on X-Men: The Last Stand; J.G. Jones sketches and comments on some 52 covers; Q & A with Bruce Timm; Q & A with Joss Whedon; profiles of 6 artists: Juan Doe, Daniel Acuna, Brandon Badeaux, Mitchell Breitweiser, Pasqual Ferry and Ivan Reis; Book of the Month special report: zombie titles; 7 pages from Moon Knight #1; 5 questions with Tom DeSanto; Secret Stash: Truth Serum Cover price $5.99.

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Written by DANIEL WAY Layouts by JAVIER SALTARES Finishes by MARK TEXEIRA Cover by KAARE ANDREWS "Origins and Endings" The entire Marvel Universe holds its collective breath?after all this time, can it be true? Wolverine returns to his "birthplace," the top-secret military installation known as Department H, the site of the original Weapon X project. But what is he looking for...and who is looking for him? Part 3 of 5 32 PGS./ PARENTAL ADVISORY ...$2.99 Cover price $2.50.

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Written by Greg Rucka Art by Cliff Richards Cover by J.G. Jones. Her mission a failure, the life she's known in ruins, and the universe literally being torn apart, Wonder Woman faces an uncertain future. Can she wrest victory from crushing defeat? On sale Jan 25 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US Cover price $2.50.

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Written by PETER DAVID Pencils & Cover by RYAN SOOK DECIMATION Tie-In. With X-Factor's forces divided between a client up on murder charges, riots in the streets of mutant town, and Monet doing a striptease, the only person who stands between a crippled Rictor and a would-be assassin is...Layla Miller? 32 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Peter Milligan. PArt by Roger Cruz, Victor Olazaba & Don Hillsman III. Cover by Salvador Larroca. "WHAT LORNA SAW" Finally, the mystery of what Polaris witnessed in the recesses of space is revealed. The answer is something so twisted, so mind-bending, so outrageous, you'll be beating yourself with a paddle for missing this issue. Part 2 (of 2)! 32 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP...$2.50 Cover price $2.50.

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Written by MARC SUMERAK Art & Cover by GURIHIRU. Julie finds herself starting to fall for the cutest boy in her science class... but it looks her dream date is about to turn into a nightmare! Will the X-Men's Cyclops be able to help the remaining members of Power Pack rescue their sister and defeat the most sinister adversary they've ever faced? Cover price $2.99.

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Written by DAVID HINE Penciled by JORGE LUCAS Cover by CHRIS BACHALO. Colossus's journey into his family tree ends with a bang! And a crash, and a boom! The rage has been building up inside this gentle Russian farm boy, but now it's ready to come out! Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. Collects X-Men: Colossus - Bloodline (2005) #1-5. Written by DAVID HINE. Art by JORGE LUCAS. Cover by CHRIS BACHALO. From the pages of ASTONISHING X-MEN! Colossus has returned from the dead, only to find his relatives are being killed in his homeland! Peter must travel to Russia to face a shadowy villain whose origin lies in Peter's past. Will this foe lead Colossus down the path of darkness, and will defeating him cost Peter his soul?! Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $13.99.

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Written by ED BRUBAKER. Penciled by TREVOR HAIRSINE. Cover by MARC SILVESTRI. Everything that could go wrong has and now the X-Men are caught between a bizarre and powerful villain and the U.S. government. Cyclops and Marvel Girl remain in the hands of this mysterious new threat, and elsewhere, in the wreckage of a disaster, Professor X's long-held secret finally begins to come to light. The white-hot creative team of Ed Brubaker and Trevor Hairsine continue to put the X-Men through the wringer in this special 30th Anniversary event, which also features a back-up tale written by Brubaker and drawn by Pete Woods. Cover price $3.50.

2nd Edition - 1st printing. Collects X-Men (1991) #1-7.

Written by Chris Claremont and Scott Lobdell. Art by Jim Lee, Scott Lobdell, Jeff Matsuda and John Byrne. Cover by Jim Lee.

The best-selling storyline is back in print! The mutant terrorist Magneto again threatens the world, and only the X-Men can stop him! And should they survive this confrontation, the villainous Omega Red is waiting in the wings!

Softcover, 162 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

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Written by DAVID HINE Penciled by JIM MUNIZ Cover by JUAN DOE A DECIMATION tie-in! The unthinkable has happened in the Marvel Universe! In the wake of House of M, in the blink of an eye, the whole world has changed! In this new world order, Xavier's School becomes a haven for those that are different. But has this former sanctuary become the one place most dangerous for mutants? Cover price $2.99.

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Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT. Penciled by SEAN CHEN. Cover by GREG LAND. The Endgame of the last tale of Marvel's most popular mutants begins! They've suffered through sneak attacks, betrayals, and fatalities--now, Professor X and Magneto are taking the fight back to the enemy, amidst the stars! Cover price $2.99.

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Written by PETER MILLIGAN Art by NICK DRAGOTTA AND MICHAEL ALLRED Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED. It's hard to keep a good girl down...especially when she's Dead! That's right, True Believers, hold onto you're freaking hats! After a brief hiatus caused by their, ahem, deaths, everyone's favorite mutants are back! And this time, they're bringing a host of...questions with them. Like why do some heroes and villains keep on dying, only to return from the dead? And why do other heroes and villains bite the bullet, only to remain dead? Who decides on this craziness? Is it some karmic wheel in the sky? Some fickle finger of fate? Or is it just some guy in the marketing department? Well, one such deceased villain, named The Pitiful One, is going to find out. When the Pitiful One decides that he's tired of being dead, he assembles a posse of Marvel's deadest villains to attack the world of the living. And it's up to Doctor Strange to stop him and his evil cohorts-but he needs help from...well, you know. With Kraven the Hunter, Tike Alicar, and a few other surprise, dead guests. Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Goran Sudzuka & José Marzan Jr. Cover by Massimo Carnevale. At last, the long-awaited origin of Agent 355, loyal protector of the Last Man on Earth! In this special stand-alone issue, the secrets of the mysterious Culper Ring and its most famous female agent are finally revealed. On sale January 4 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Yakari and Great Eagle!" By Job and Derib. Translated by Erica Jeffrey. Yakari is a happy Sioux child; courageous and generous, who is endowed with the power of speaking and understanding the language of all animals. Astride his faithful mustang, Little Thunder, he gallops across the Great Prairie meeting new animal friends and helping them with their problems. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Written by ALLAN HEINBERG. Pencils & Cover by JIM CHEUNG. "FAMILY MATTERS." The Young Avengers meet a familiar-looking teenage superhuman who just may be the key to their uncovering the truth about Wiccan's parentage and secret origin. Meanwhile, Hulkling's quest to discover the exact nature of his tie to the Avengers is interrupted when the Young Avengers finds themselves at war with one of the oldest and most powerful alien races in the Marvel Universe. The search for the truth yields more reversals and revelations than the team can handle! Part 2 (of 6). 32 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP ...$2.99 NOTE: This is a re-solicitation. All previous orders have been cancelled. Cover price $2.99.

Volume 14 - 1st printing. Story and art by Kazuki Takahashi. Duels rage around Battle City as fish monsters, sea serpents, and dark beasts of the underworld are unleashed from their decks! First Jonouchi fights Ryota Kajiki, Duelist of the Sea. Then Marik's henchmen, the Rare Hunters, force Kaiba and Yugi into a tag-team duel on top of a skyscraper! Can the two arch-rivals work together...or will they fall to their deaths 50 floors below? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 204 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

By Johnston, Ryp, Burrows, Wolfer, & Fiumara First there was Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures, now Antony Johnston carries on the Lovecraftian spirit with Yuggoth Creatures! This is the final incredible volume of Anders Ericsson's memoirs! Join the Professor as he chronicles his last adventures through the Lovecraft Mythos, takes matters into his own hands and searches for the key that could save the world. From the wilds of Canada to the deserts of Egypt, nowhere is safe from Cthulhu and the Old Ones... The Professor is running out of time and so is mankind! Six all-new Lovecraft Mythos stories from the pen of Antony Johnston are illustrated by an awesome collection of today's hottest artists, including Juan Jose Ryp, Jacen Burrows, Mike Wolfer, Sebastian Fiumara and more! MATURE READERS REG.?b&w, 40pg (3 of 3) $3.99 WRAPAROUND?b&w, 40pg (3 of 3) $3.99 Cover price $5.95.

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By Billi Tucci & John Broglia. In the tradition of Dawn of the Dead, The Seven Samurai, and A Very Brady Sequel, it's Zombie-Sama! Shi creator Billy Tucci, teams with cutting edge animator John Broglia to deliver a hysterical bite-fest in which twenty-something slacker Jim Okami lives in a world that's now being eaten alive by biologically infected zombies. As Hell breaks-loose around him, Jim witnesses the great sushi master Sanjiro, armed only with a vast array of filleting knives, heroically overtaken while defending the strip mall. And, like Arthur pulling Excalibur from the stone, Jim instinctively grabs a lone katana honorably stationed above the restaurant's cash register and delivery boy Jim Okami is reborn as Zombie-Sama! Ships with two covers (one by Tucci , one by Broglia) in a 50/50 split. RES. from Previews Vol. XV #7 (JUL052764) due to rescheduling and new publisher. ONE SHOT?48pgs, B&W SPECIAL ED GN?SC, 56pgs, B&W Cover price $4.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Vultures!" Written by Don McGregor. Art by Sidney Lima. Zorro and Eulalia Bandini come across a badly battered widow as they pass through the sulfurous landscape of boiling mud fumaroles and seething cauldrons. A Plainsman known as Lockspur preys on widows in this thunderous wasteland, and he plans to leave Zorro here as choice remains for circling vultures. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $7.95.