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Black Edition - Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Death Note TPB (2005-2008) Vol. 3-4.

Written by Tsugumi Ohba. Art by Takeshi Obata.

Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. Will Light's noble goal succeed, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?

Softcover, 5 1/2-in x 8 1/2-in., 392 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. By Steve Fastner and Rich Larson. These Little Black Books bring together full-color compendiums of cuties, creatures, and cut-throat maniacs, as only Fastner & Larson can present! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Green Arrow (1987-1998 1st Series) #51-80, Green Arrow: The Wonder Year (1993) #1-4, Shado: Song of the Dragon (1992) #1-4, The Brave and the Bold (1991 2nd Series) #1-5, and Green Arrow (1987-1998 1st Series) Annual #4 and 6, and material from Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985) #14.

Written by Mike Grell, Mark Ryan, and Mike Baron. Art by Mike Grell, Shawn McManus, Rick Hoberg, Frank Springer, Shea Anton Pensa, Bill Marimon, Michael Davis-Lawrence, Mike Collins, Jed Hotchkiss, John Nyberg, Pablo Marcos, and Gray Morrow. Cover by Mike Grell. Foreword by Dan Jurgens. Introduction by Rick Hoberg. Afterwordr by Mike Grell.

Mike Grell introduced the world to an aging Oliver Queen stripped of his gimmicks and trick arrows.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 1,480 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $150.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "May to September 1952!" Collects Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) #35-39. See, you talk to us and we listen. What could be easier? And so it is that, by popular demand, we're making available the whole run of Black Cat Mystery in a run of sumptuous softcovers, each volume containing five or six issues but without the support material featured in the hardbacks. Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 180 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. When bank Information Technology (I.T.) expert Evan Adonis discovers a dangerous money laundering scheme operated by corrupt senior bank management, he becomes the target of brutal retaliation. In the internally corrupt world of modern banking, the I.T. expert is both the most powerful asset and the most hunted liability. Comes with a random Blackbox Comics variant cover. oftcover, 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Love is a Battlefield!" Collects Kim and Kim: Love is a Battlefield (2017 Black Mask) #1-4.

Written by Magdalene Visaggio. Art by Eva Cabrera. Cover by Tess Fowler.

The Fighting Kims finally get the bounty of their lives and Kim D reconnects with an ex-girlfriend, so of course everything immediately goes catastrophically wrong. This high-flying, rad af tale of exes and woes is the first in a four-part follow-up to 2016's Eisner-nominated favorite. Awesome.

Softcover, 120 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $16.99.

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(W) Matt Miner (A) Javier Aranda (CA) Yildiray Cinar A hard-edged vigilante series about two young heroes who avenge the torture of animals. 'Unlike any comic book project to date, Miner delivers a message about animal abuse blended with a gritty protagonist in the vein of Batman or The Punisher.' - ComicBooked 'A really cool, progressive story about young outcast crusaders.' - Scott Snyder, writer Batman. Cover price $3.50.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Black Panther (1977-1979 Marvel 1st Series) #1-15, Marvel Premiere (1972-1981) #51-53 and material from Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #100.

Written By Jack Kirby, Jim Shooter, Ed Hannigan, Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by Jack Kirby, Jerry Bingham, Gene Day, John Byrne and Bob McLeod. Cover by Jack Kirby.

Jack "King" Kirby returns to the character with whom he made history as the Marvel Masterworks presents Kirby's complete Black Panther series and its never-before-reprinted conclusion in one massive volume!

Kirby's limitless imagination unfurls before you as T'Challa unlocks the secret of King Solomon's frog, encounters alien races, battles eternal samurai warriors and more! The history of the Wakandans, their majestic city and their amazing technology, and the origins of Vibranium, are all explored with a power and passion that only Kirby can offer.

Then, Ed Hannigan and Jerry Bingham present an epic battle between the Black Panther, the Avengers and Panther's nemesis, Ulysses Klaw! And finally, T'Challa returns to the American South to root out the evil Soul Strangler's cult!

Hardcover, 352 pages, full color.

Cover price $75.00.

Written by Jonathan Long, Rebecca Baerman, M.J. Dagger, and Chad Michael Ward. Art by Ale Garza, Curt Piethman, and Bill McEvoy. 48 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Featuring Elmore Leonard. Edited by Matthew Bruccoli and Richard Laymon. Softcover, 226 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Art and story by Michael Roden with contributions from Don Marsh, Edward H. Dorn, and Raoul Newk. 24 pages, B&W. 6 3/4" x 8 1/2". Cover price $1.00.

SCRIPT: Tom Hall. ART: Daniel Bradford. "Colossus! Part 2": The most talked-about indy comic of 2009 returns with a second thrilling issue, packed with even more action and intrigue! Robot 13's quest to discover who he is goes on as he continues his journey with the fishermen who found him. Seeing only fragments of his past, the robot warrior desperately tries to remember where he came from and why he feels compelled to battle mythological creatures of destruction. With R13 aboard, you can be sure there's rough sailing ahead... and this time, it's in the form of a Phoenix! But this ravaging battle provides just a taste of what's ahead for our intrepid hero, as a diabolical figure watches from the shadows... and isn't happy that monsters keep dying! Writer Tom Hall and artist Daniel Bradford continue the saga of their creation that has captured the imagination of comic fans the world over. Includes pulse-pounding pin-ups from fan-favorite artists Tom "Cemetery Blues" Boatwright, A.P. "Heavy Metal" Furtado, Daniel "Monster Commute" Davis and Todd "Robot Frank's Life" Webb. PLUS: A bonus fully-painted cover by Jeff "Mecha Manga Bible Heroes" Slemons! Newsarama's Jeff Marsick has called R13 the "best comic of 2009" - order your copy today and find out why! 32-page, FC Cover price $3.99.

By Fred Reyes, Adam Messano and Aaron Leach. In this issue: The Strike Team faces a dangerous mercenary assigned to assassinate a presidential figure visiting the city of Los Angeles! 6 1/2-in. x 10-in., 16 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Action Comics #896-899, Secret Six (2008- 3rd Series) #29 and ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #13. Written by PAUL CORNELL and GAIL SIMONE. Art by PETE WOODS, MARCO RUDY, ED BENES and J. CALAFIORE. Cover by DAVID FINCH. When Lex Luthor finally regained control of LexCorp, he thought he had everything he wanted. But in BLACKEST NIGHT, he briefly became an Orange Lantern and got a taste of true power. Now he'll do anything - anything - to get that power back. Luthor's quest for the Black Lantern energy takes him to Arkham Asylum for a close encounter with The Joker, and then into direct conflict with Larfleeze, the ultra-greedy Orange Lantern. Softcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. The Ten-Tailed Cat in Talabheim is known throughout the city as a gathering place for raconteurs and the tellers of tall tales. They come to the Ten-Tailed Cat for many reasons. Some to boast of their exploits, some to amuse and entertain others, to unburden their souls or pass on dire warnings. Featuring 'twist in the tale' stories from leading names in the comic book world. Softcover, 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

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Written by Matt Miner. Art by Sean Von Gorman. Cover by Christian DiBari. Picking up in the middle of last issue's explosive Nazi skinhead slaughter, our sometimes-zombie punk rock heroes Toe Tag Riot head out on tour for their next concert, where they find a joint protest by One Million Moms and Jerry Falwell's Christian Coalition picketing the band's inclusion of lesbian couple Annie and Evie. The protest turns south as the zealots rush the stage! Fall Out Boy's own Andy Hurley guest stars and finds his inner hero - but at what cost? 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.50.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Transmetropolitan (1997-2002) #13-24.

Written by Warren Ellis. Art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos. Cover by Darick Robertson. Introduction by Patrick Stewart.

Renegade journalist Spider Jerusalem targets three of society's most worshipped and warped pillars: politics, religion, and television. When Spider tries to shed light on the atrocities of these institutions, he finds himself fleeing a group of hit men/kidnappers in possession of his ex-wife's frozen head, a distorted creature alleged to be his son, and a vicious, talking police dog. Also includes the one-shot TRANSMETROPOLITAN: I HATE IT HERE.

Softcover, 336 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 2 - 2nd or Later Printings. Collects Transmetropolitan (1997-2002) #13-24.

Written by Warren Ellis. Art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos. Cover by Darick Robertson. Introduction by Patrick Stewart.

Renegade journalist Spider Jerusalem targets three of society's most worshipped and warped pillars: politics, religion, and television. When Spider tries to shed light on the atrocities of these institutions, he finds himself fleeing a group of hit men/kidnappers in possession of his ex-wife's frozen head, a distorted creature alleged to be his son, and a vicious, talking police dog. Also includes the one-shot TRANSMETROPOLITAN: I HATE IT HERE.

Softcover, 336 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Dave West and Gary Crutchley. Art and cover by Gary Crutchley. Introduction by John Higgins. Josiah Black had been working his way across the wild west killing monsters that only he can see, until he was betrayed. Betrayed by those who set him on this track. He needs to find out why. The epic "They Live meets Deadwood" tale of cowboys, corruption, monsters, and mayhem continues! Softcover, 170 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

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Written by Tony Patrick. Art by Ayhan Hayrula. Cover by Chris Visions. Ex-military sharpshooter turned 'subliminal hitman' Colin McClure travels deeper into a psychotherapy patient's mind than he ever has before, discovering new and increasingly perilous regions of the mindverse. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Stories and art by Renee Ramey, G.W. Thomas, David Quinn, Pamela Hazelton, Joe Ferguson, Hart Fisher, Terry M. West, Mario Grillo, S. Lawrence Parrish, Anne Kulju and Joe Monks. A horror anthology featuring illustrated prose from Joe Monks, former publisher of Joseph Michael Linsners Cry for Dawn. Chop; Conte Cruel; Forever October; Better Than Dying; Sick Puppy; Soft Like Sin - Tender Like a Lie; Waiting for the Thunder; Cyclops and Sarsaparilla; Kitty Kitty; The Party Favor; Bad Man Things. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $3.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The Black Bat Strikes Again!" and "Black Bat's Challenge!"

Written by Norman A. Daniels. Art and cover by Harry V. Parkhurst.

Sanctum Books presents two more 1939 novels starring the cowled crimefighter whose adventures paralleled Batman's and inspired Two-Face's origin, written by Norman A. Daniels as "G. Wayman Jones" for future Batman editors Mort Weisinger and Jack Schiff.

First, mass murders set the Nemesis of Crime in pursuit of a ring of satanic killers as "The Black Bat Strikes Again." Then, "The Black Bat's Challenge" is to unmask the hidden leader of a vicious gang of beggars!

Plus, "The Mask Returns!" in a rare 1940 Golden Age classic from Nedor's Exciting Comics #2.

Softcover, 128 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.95.

Volume 2 - 1st Printing.

Story and Art by Yuki Tabata.

On the orders of the Wizard King, Asta and his allies head to a mysterious dungeon to retrieve a powerful relic. When mages from a rival country show up, however, this mission turns into an all-out battle. Can Asta lead his team to the win?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in. 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Fine $5.99

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Heart of Ice & First Blood!" Written by Ben Lichius. Art by Gabriel Hardman. Black Coat fans rejoice! New York City's revolutionary super spy is back with 2 all-new stories written by Black Coat co-creator Ben Lichius and featuring art by the incredible Gabriel Hardman (War Machine, X-Men, and Spider-Man 3 films). Packed with 52 pages of swashbuckling action and adventure! Softcover, 52 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $6.95.

A dying sorcerer exacts a twisted revenge, Cupid confronts a world of cyberpunks, and a Mayan craftsman discovers that the love of a princess is a very dangerous commodity - all in this issue of Black Gate, the magazine of epic fantasy literature. This issue includes "Bones of the Dead" by Julia Blackshear Kosatka and stories from Rick Bowes, Amy Sterling Casil, Leslie What, and many others. Artists include Jolly Blackburn (Knights of the Dinner Table), Bernie Mireault (Blair Witch Project), Denis Rodier (The Demon), and others. Plus, news, interviews, and reviews of the latest in fantasy books, comics, and games. Softcover, 224 pages, Text (with B&W photos and illustrations). Cover price $7.99.

30 cent price variant with starburst price style. Black Goliath battles the Atom-Smasher and Warhawk (and probably the Kingpin working behind-the-scenes, though it's somewhat vague) in "White Fire, Atomic Death." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Vince Colletta. Rick Buckler/Frank Giocoia cover. Cover price $0.30.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Black Hammer: Age of Doom (2018 Dark Horse) #1-12 and Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise (2018 Dark Horse).

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Dean Ormston and Emi Lenox. Cover by Dean Ormston.

Torn from the Farm and faced with startling revelations about their last ten years, the Black Hammer crew, stripped of their identities, must race to prevent a universal meltdown and make hard sacrifices for the sake of existence itself!

Meanwhile, a Lovecraftian teen finds there is a hefty price she must pay to become "normal."

An oversized hardcover format with a new cover, sketchbook extras, and more!

Hardcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 400 pages, full color.

Includes:

The World of Black Hammer Encyclopedia
Written by Tate Brombal and Jeff Lemire. Art by David Rubin, Wilfedo Torres, Tyler Crook, Christian Ward, Tonci Zonjic, Matt Kindt, Emi Lenox, Ray Fawkes, Brian Hurtt, Lucy Sullivan, Marie Enger, Rich Tommaso, Sandy Jarrell, Sina Grace, and Dave Stewart.

Chapter Title Pages by Deean Ormston, Dave Stewart, Rich Tommaso, Emi Lenox, and Andrea Sorrentino.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 2 - 2nd or Later Printings. Collects Black Hammer: Age of Doom (2018 Dark Horse) #1-12 and Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise (2018 Dark Horse).

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Dean Ormston and Emi Lenox. Cover by Dean Ormston.

Torn from the Farm and faced with startling revelations about their last ten years, the Black Hammer crew, stripped of their identities, must race to prevent a universal meltdown and make hard sacrifices for the sake of existence itself!

Meanwhile, a Lovecraftian teen finds there is a hefty price she must pay to become "normal."

An oversized hardcover format with a new cover, sketchbook extras, and more!

Hardcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 400 pages, full color.

Includes:

The World of Black Hammer Encyclopedia
Written by Tate Brombal and Jeff Lemire. Art by David Rubin, Wilfedo Torres, Tyler Crook, Christian Ward, Tonci Zonjic, Matt Kindt, Emi Lenox, Ray Fawkes, Brian Hurtt, Lucy Sullivan, Marie Enger, Rich Tommaso, Sandy Jarrell, Sina Grace, and Dave Stewart.

Chapter Title Pages by Deean Ormston, Dave Stewart, Rich Tommaso, Emi Lenox, and Andrea Sorrentino.

Cover price $49.99.

Add to cart Fine $3.00

2nd or later printing Cover price $4.50.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Written by Frank Pepper. Art by Alfonso Font. Cover by Chris Weston. Back Cover by Alfonso Font.

Biplanes vs. giant vampire bats in this thrilling collection of war comics with a horror twist! Lieutenant Tom Wilson returns to battle Baron Maximilien Von Klorr and his attack force of giant vampire bats in a continuation of the popular series. The World War I-era story moves to England with a monstrous albino bat attacking London with each page beautifully drawn by Alfonso Font working on one of his very first comic series.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

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Variant cover by Michael Perkins. Story by James Pruett. Art by Michael Perkins. The further adventures of Adam Basura, the paranormal CSI investigator from Calibers Raven Chronicles. Adam learns that his friends corpse has been possessed and reanimated by the spirit of Kali, goddess of death. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Another Universe Variant cover by David Boller. Story by James Pruett. Art by Michael Perkins. The further adventures of Adam Basura, the paranormal CSI investigator from Calibers Raven Chronicles. Adam learns that his friends corpse has been possessed and reanimated by the spirit of Kali, goddess of death. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

Add to cart Very Fine $4.80

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by Pruett, Perkins, & Raskin Will Lonnie fulfill her prophecy as the Destructor, or can her adopted daughter reach through the mesmerizing influence of the Mist and rescue her last remnants of humanity? Will she become mankind's guardian or will she follow the path of Kali and become its devourer? Cover price $5.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Reign at Dusk!" Collects Black Panther (2023 Marvel 9th Series) #6-10. Written by Eve L. Ewing. Art by Matt Horak, Chris Allen, Mack Chater, Craig Yeung, and Oren Junior. Cover by Taurin Clarke. A secret from Wakanda's past threatens to destroy its future! Crimelord Baba Nkisu has summoned the deadly killer known as Kivu'Ma - but he may have gotten more than he bargained for. T'Challa must defend Wakanda from a dark power unleashed, and the only key to victory is buried in the nation's past. But Kivu'Ma's devastation leaves the Panther - and all of Birnin T'Chaka - badly shaken! Meanwhile, Beisa enlists Black Panther's help in her ongoing investigation of Wakanda's crime families - but what does the spiraling number of missing-persons cases have to do with the St. Croix family and their daughter, the powerful Uncanny Avenger named Monet? As tensions rise higher than ever among Biti's crime families, the vengeful spirit known as the Gray Wolf is on the prowl! Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $15.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Transcendentalism!" Collects Black Science (2013 Image) #17-30.

Written by Rick Remender. Art by Rick Remender. Art by Matteo Scalera and Moreno Denisio. Cover by Matteo Scalera.

Following the catastrophic final jump of the Pillar, Grant McKay is stranded in the farthest reaches of space, adrift on the wreckage of his former self. Before he can reclaim his mantle as protector of the Eververse, he must first overcome the demons that lurk within his own soul. And when his path finally leads him back home, what has happened while he was gone?

In a world of infinite possibilities, what can one man do to keep everything that could ever possibly go wrong from doing so?

Hardcover, 400 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 2 - 2nd later printings. "Transcendentalism!" Collects Black Science (2013 Image) #17-30.

Written by Rick Remender. Art by Rick Remender. Art by Matteo Scalera and Moreno Denisio. Cover by Matteo Scalera.

Following the catastrophic final jump of the Pillar, Grant McKay is stranded in the farthest reaches of space, adrift on the wreckage of his former self. Before he can reclaim his mantle as protector of the Eververse, he must first overcome the demons that lurk within his own soul. And when his path finally leads him back home, what has happened while he was gone?

In a world of infinite possibilities, what can one man do to keep everything that could ever possibly go wrong from doing so?

Hardcover, 400 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Written by Eric Palicki. Art by Wendell Cavalcanti. Cover by Liana Kangas. Continuing the moody, stylish saga of Janie 'Strummer' Mercado, werewolf detective! When Strummer receives a mysterious package, the trail leads back to her nemesis, Rainsford Black-but if Black sent the package, why is he hiring her to find out who did? All AHOY titles feature bonus prose stories and illustrations. 28 pages, full B&W. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Written by Eric Palicki. Art by Wendell Cavalcanti. Cover by Shannon Wheeler. Continuing the moody, stylish saga of Janie 'Strummer' Mercado, werewolf detective! When Strummer receives a mysterious package, the trail leads back to her nemesis, Rainsford Black-but if Black sent the package, why is he hiring her to find out who did? All AHOY titles feature bonus prose stories and illustrations. Featuring cover A by Liana Kangas and incentive cover B by Shannon Wheeler. 28 pages, full B&W. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Arctic Nation!" Written by Juan Díaz Canales. Art by Juanjo Guardino. The popular European anthromorphic graphic novel series continues! Asked to help find a kidnapped child, private investigator John Blacksad travels to a racially divided city in the Deep South. There, he discovers that the kidnapping is a cover up for a terrible secret that could spark a bloody race riot that would tear the town apart with his as its first victim. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 56 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "Arctic Nation!" Written by Juan Díaz Canales. Art by Juanjo Guardino. The popular European anthromorphic graphic novel series continues! Asked to help find a kidnapped child, private investigator John Blacksad travels to a racially divided city in the Deep South. There, he discovers that the kidnapping is a cover up for a terrible secret that could spark a bloody race riot that would tear the town apart with his as its first victim. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 56 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects The Books of Magic (1994-2000) #33-75, The Books of Magic (1994-2000) Annual #1-3, and The Books of Faerie (1997) #1-3, and stories from Vertigo: Winters Edge (1998) #1-3, Hellblazer/The Books of Magic (1997) #1-2, and The Books of Faerie: Mollys Story (1999) #1-4.

Written by Petter Gorss, Bronwyn Carlton, Peter Hogan, Mark Millar, John Ney Rieber, Bronwyn Carlton, Paul Jenkins, and John Ney Rieber. Art by Petter Gross, Yan Kelly, Linda Medley, Gary Amaro, Michael WM. Kaluta, Charles Vess, Kelly Jones, John Totleben, Phil Jimenez, Paul Lee, and Hermann Mejia. Cover by Michael WM. Kaluta. Foreword by John Ney Rieber. Introduction by Peter Gross.

The son of a manipulative sorceress and a mystical falconer, Tim Hunter is destined to become the most powerful mage in the world. But as the young Londoner comes to terms with his abilities and future, he must deal with demons, wizards, and evil Tim Hunters looking to claim his power. As Tims life is dismantled by magic and his own missteps, he will embark on an adventure across Faerie and the realms that will change the world as we know it. This second of three omnibuses collects the epic finale to writer John Ney Riebers run, as well as the full run by writer/artist Peter Gross.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in, 1,480 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $150.00.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. Collects The Books of Magic (1994-2000) #33-75, The Books of Magic (1994-2000) Annual #1-3, and The Books of Faerie (1997) #1-3, and stories from Vertigo: Winters Edge (1998) #1-3, Hellblazer/The Books of Magic (1997) #1-2, and The Books of Faerie: Mollys Story (1999) #1-4.

Written by Petter Gorss, Bronwyn Carlton, Peter Hogan, Mark Millar, John Ney Rieber, Bronwyn Carlton, Paul Jenkins, and John Ney Rieber. Art by Petter Gross, Yan Kelly, Linda Medley, Gary Amaro, Michael WM. Kaluta, Charles Vess, Kelly Jones, John Totleben, Phil Jimenez, Paul Lee, and Hermann Mejia. Cover by Michael WM. Kaluta. Foreword by John Ney Rieber. Introduction by Peter Gross.

The son of a manipulative sorceress and a mystical falconer, Tim Hunter is destined to become the most powerful mage in the world. But as the young Londoner comes to terms with his abilities and future, he must deal with demons, wizards, and evil Tim Hunters looking to claim his power. As Tims life is dismantled by magic and his own missteps, he will embark on an adventure across Faerie and the realms that will change the world as we know it. This second of three omnibuses collects the epic finale to writer John Ney Riebers run, as well as the full run by writer/artist Peter Gross.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in, 1,480 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $150.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Calexit: Battle of Universal City (2023 Black Mask) #1-3. Written by Matt Pizzolo. Art and Cover by C. Granda. WHAT IF CALIFORNIA REFUSED TO BE RULED? Black Mask is drop-kicking Fascism. (-Rolling Stone) In CALEXIT, the citizens of the California Sovereign Republic struggle to seize power back from U.S. occupying forces. Jamil, a warzone courier (aka smuggler), and Zora, a young leader in the Mulholland Resistance, attempt to escape Occupied Los Angeles — but its total war on the streets of Los Angeles as California attempts to seize freedom or die trying. Its a genre known as speculative fiction, but it doesnt seem so speculative anymore. (-The San Francisco Chronicle) Softcover, 120 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing, July 2010. Written by Win Scott Eckert. Cover by Mark Maddox. Crossovers is a massive timeline of crossover stories in which characters, situations, or universes are linked together in order to build the Crossover Universe. Lovingly compiled by crossover and Wold Newton expert Win Scott Eckert, Crossovers lists upwards of 2000 crossover stories, with innumerable additional timeline entries which outline the secret history of the land of fiction. With introductions by Kim Newman (Volume 1) and Jess Nevins (Volume 2), each volume is illustrated with over 200 book and magazine covers, and contains appendices covering myriad television crossovers, alternate universes, and Newman's Anno Dracula series. From the mid-Twentieth Century, when The Spider clashed with Mr. Hyde; The Domino Lady worked with The Black Bat, The Avenger, and Airboy; Batman variously teamed up with The Shadow, Captain America, The Spirit, and Sherlock Holmes; Philip Marlowe had a brush with the Deep Ones and later worked with Sam Spade; The Green Hornet crossed paths with The Shadow; Mandrake the Magician attended The Phantom's wedding; Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, and the Wolf-Man mashed it up; Tarzan battled the Predators and went to Barsoom; James Bond crossed paths with Doc Savage, The Saint, OSS 117, Derek Flint, and U.N.C.L.E.'s Napoleon Solo; Spider-Man and The Thing had cross-time adventures with Doc Savage; the Nyctalope teamed up with Professor Quatermass; Bulldog Drummond combined forces with Richard Hannay for one last adventure; Nero Wolfe, Ellery Queen, Lord Peter, Perry Mason, and Mike Hammer solved a murder; P.I. Chester Drum collided with shamus Shell Scott; Madame Atomos encountered Kato, U.N.C.L.E.'s Mr. Waverly, and Modesty Blaise; Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin met John Steed and Emma Peel, Fu Manchu, Miss Marple, Simon Templar, and Sherlock Holmes; Number 6 took a brief trip with The Doctor; El Santo faced-off against Dracula; Greatheart Silver was involved in a showdown with all the great pulp heroes; Kolchak ran into Barnabas Collins; the Ghostbusters went up against Cthulhu; and Vampirella teamed up with or fought just about everyone… …To the Twenty-first Century, when Frankenstein's Creature battled Dracula and Mr. Hyde, and traveled to the Lost World; Witchblade and the Darkness joined forces with Vampirella; the worlds of Boston P.I. Spenser, Sheriff Jesse Stone, and detective Sunny Randall came together; Lara Croft, the Tomb Raider, clashed with the Deep Ones; Ash Williams crossed swords with Dracula and Dr. Herbert West; and a modern-day Van Helsing went up against the current incarnation of the Black Coats… …To the far-flung future, when Spock claimed Holmes as an ancestor and Ishmael flew with the wind whales… Win Scott Eckert is the editor of and a contributor to Myths for the Modern Age: Philip Jose Farmer's Wold Newton Universe, a 2007 Locus Awards finalist. He has written numerous short stories for Black Coat Press' Tales of the Shadowmen series, as well as tales for Moonstone Books about The Avenger, The Phantom, Zorro, Captain Midnight, and The Green Hornet. He contributed the Foreword to Philip José Farmer's seminal "fictional biography," Tarzan Alive (Bison Books, 2006), and co-authored with Farmer the Wold Newton novel The Evil In Pemberley House, about Patricia Wildman, the daughter of a certain bronze-skinned pulp hero. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 480 pages, B&W. Cover price $30.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "World of Blood!" Written by Dan Abnett. Art by Kev Hopgood. This volume collects the second chronicle of the outcast Malus Darkblade and his search to reclaim his soul, stolen by the daemon Tz'arkan! Confronted by perilous obstacles and pursued by the Witchguard, sworn to stop him no matter the cost, Darkblade has only the dark Orb of Malkin and its twisted prophecies to guide him. It is a journey that will lead him deep into the unearthly Realm of Chaos, to the ends of creation, and to the very ends of sanity! Softcover, 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.95.

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Written by Steve Niles. Art and Cover by Christopher Mitten. Despite foreboding premonitions, interstellar private investigators Dagmar, Rick, and Jules land on Jupiter's moon Ganymede… and, to their horror, our doomed heroes realize things are far worse than they could have imagined. One will die this issue… and that's the lucky one. 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Godkiller: Walk Among Us (2014 Black Mask) #4-8.

Written by Matt Pizzolo. Art by Anna Wieszczyk. Cover by Ben Templesmith. Back Cover by Anna Wieszczyk.

Part two of Pizzolo & Wieszczyk's futuristic chaos and conspiracy epic. Strap on your gas mask and dive back into the devious and twisted world of Godkiller.

Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Mature Readers

NOTE: "GODKILLER is that early display of genius. A nascent voice ready to make a lot of fucking noise. It showed Pizzolo's skills, his tastes, his balls, and it set the stage for what would come from Black Mask and Pizzolo." -Tim Seeley (Batman Eternal, Hack/Slash)

Cover price $16.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "January 1942-July 1943!" Collects Stories from Prize Comics (1940-1948) #18-32. Cover by Ben Thompson. Doug Danville was a wealthy New York playboy who decided to fight crime. He put on a costume and began his career as K the Unknown. He later changed his costume and became the Black Owl! Doug got involved with Terry Dane, a private investigator and true to comic-book tradition, she greatly admired the Black Owl and belittled Doug Danville for being useless. Nevertheless he continued fighting criminals as the Black Owl, until he enlisted in the Army and handed down his costume to Walt Walters, the father of Yank and Doodle (more of this later). With a whole host of enemies including Chief Skullface, the Fox, Frankenstein, Funnibone, the Green Mummy, the Tiger Lady, the Laughing Head and the Terrible Midge, among others, the Black Owl had plenty to keep him busy and probably had to do overtime during the day time hours! Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $32.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "August 1942-April 1944!" Collects Exciting Comics (1940-1949) #21-32. PS Artbooks presents the continuing adventures of The Black Terror, Nemesis of Crime! Bob Benton was a pharmacist working on a tonic to pep people up, who developed "formic ethers" instead, thanks to a comment made by his new assistant Tim Roland inspiring him along a new path. Inhaling the vapors from his discovery granted him superhuman strength, which he used to become the crimefighter the Black Terror, battling hoodlums, saboteurs, and enemy agents in equal measure. Tim, similarly empowered, became his sidekick, together known as the Terror Twins! Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.