The Rise comic books issue 1

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1st printing. Written by Rey Terciero. Art and cover by Monica M Magana. Middle-schooler by day. Monster hunter by (k)night. Lucia Castillo dreams of being a hero like her grandfather. But to their Texas town, he was just a strange old man who dressed up as a knight and claimed to save the world from monsters only he could see. Now years later, when Lucia and her best friend-and trusty squire-Sandro discover the town mayor is secretly a shapeshifting beast of Mexican lore, her parents think she's imagining things like her "Abuelo Loco." Only Lucia, wearing her grandfather's magical helmet, can see the hidden threat. That is, when she's not in detention or grounded. Can she and Sandro prove the others wrong and stop the mayor from unleashing evil on their town-and beyond? Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, full color. Cover price $22.99.

1st printing. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color.

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1st printing. Written by Stephen Weiner. Art by Jeff Smith. Graphic novels have exploded off bookstore shelves and into movies, college courses and the New York Times Book Review, and onto the coffee tables of the cognoscenti. Where did all the excitement come from? Stephen Weiner, a comics historian and children's literature specialist, provides the answers in this groundbreaking book - the first history of graphic novels. The author of 101 Best Graphic Novels tells the whole history of this new medium - from the first modern urban autobiographical graphic novel, Will Eisner's A Contract with God, to the hip indy comics of the Hernandez Bros.' Love and Rockets, the dark mysteries of Neil Gaiman's Sandman, and the postmodern superheroics of Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 74 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Written by Stephen Weiner. Art by Jeff Smith. It took a few years of false starts but now it's official: the graphic novel form is the fastest growing new category of publishing; rising, in fact, like a meteor! Stephen Weiner, author of The 101 Best Graphic Novels, takes you on a historical tour of this format, with a bit of background on comics as a whole. Softcover, 80 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $9.95.

1st printing.

By Graeme Cliffe.

From "Sunbeams" to Sunset: The Rise and Fall of the Australian Comic Book (1924 to 1965) is the story of Australia's original comic books and the writers and illustrators behind them. The book traces the local medium from its genesis in the pages of Sunbeams (a newspaper supplement which featured a cheeky youngster named Ginger Meggs), through its 1954 peak (when local publishers flooded the newsstands with 70 million comics) and beyond, and to the reasons behind the Australian industry's demise in 1965.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 254 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $45.00.

1st printing. Collects Gears of War: The Rise of Raam (2018 IDW) #1-4.

Written by Kurtis J. Wiebe. Art by Max Dunbar. Cover by Ryan Brown.

Before he was a general leading the assault against humanity on the surface, RAAM was an upstart commander tasked with waging an unwinnable war against the Lambent to protect the Locust homeland. With the enemy pushing inexorably forward, RAAM knows the Horde must turn its attention to more vulnerable prey, and he'll use every atrocity and deception at his disposal to bring Queen Myrrah around to his way of thinking. See how it all began in this prequel to the original Gears of War, as the Queen's deadliest servant steers the course of history to bring about Emergence Day and the attack on humans, setting in motion the events of the game!

Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $15.99.

1st printing. Collects GI Joe (1982-1994 Marvel) #46-53 and GI Joe Special Missions (1986-1989) #1-2.

Written by Larry Hama. Art by Rod Whigham, Andy Mushynsky, and Herb Trimpe.

Discover the history of one of the most notorious members of Cobra with this collection of stories from the original 1980s comics!

Created by a secret cabal of Cobra scientists who combed the tombs, sarcophagi, and relics of the great despots of history to produce a clone with the military genius of Napoleon, the ruthlessness of Julius Caesar, the daring of Hannibal, and the fiscal acumen of Attila the Hun into the ultimate Cobra Emperor-Serpentor!

This oversized hardcover collection contains the G.I. Joe Yearbook #2 (March 1986) story "Triple Play," A Real American Hero issues #46-53 (April 1986-November 1986) that detail the creation of the infamous character, and Special Missions #1-2 (October 1986-December 1986).

Hardcover, 7-in. x 11-in., 288 pages, full color.

Cover price $59.99.

1st printing. Collects GI Joe: Movie Adaptation (2009 IDW) #1-4. Written by Denton Tipton. Art by Casey Maloney. The official adaptation of this summer's highly anticipated film, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra! G.I. JOE is a highly trained, classified special operations unit composed of men and women from around the globe. Officially, these warriors don't even exist. Few know the truth-that G.I. JOE fights a secret war, as the first and last line of defense against forces that seek to plunge our world into chaos. Wherever there's trouble G.I. JOE is there. NOW YOU KNOW, AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE! Softcover, 104 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

1st Printing - Discover the root of the ancient feud between the two ninja "brothers", Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow! Finally, these two enemies and skilled ninja fighters are duking out their past! Will good finally prevail once and for all? Or will Cobra rise yet again? Softcover, 8" x 8", 24 pages, Full Color. Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. By the Gorillaz. The graphic novel meets the rock & roll celebrity tell-all! Gorillaz - bass-slayer mastermind Murdoc Niccals, hip-hop hardman drummer Russel Hobbs, Japanese girl-guitarist Noodle, and spiky blue-haired singer 2D - have lived the rock & roll life that other stars only dream of, a life rife with demonic possessions, underworld dealings, amnesia, prison terms, and jaw-dropping stupidity! In Gorillaz: Rise of the Ogre the Gorillaz put mouth to paper, revealing the complete story of this ground-breaking band from inception to fame and all the depraved misadventures along the way in a graphic novel that's part satire, part history, and entirely entertaining. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 300 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00.

1st printing. By the Gorillaz. The graphic novel meets the rock & roll celebrity tell-all! Gorillaz - bass-slayer mastermind Murdoc Niccals, hip-hop hardman drummer Russel Hobbs, Japanese girl-guitarist Noodle, and spiky blue-haired singer 3D - have lived the rock & roll life that other stars only dream of, a life rife with demonic possessions, underworld dealings, amnesia, prison terms, and jaw-dropping stupidity! In Gorillaz: Rise of the Ogre the Gorillaz put mouth to paper, revealing the complete story of this ground-breaking band from inception to fame and all the depraved misadventures along the way in a graphic novel that's part satire, part history, and entirely entertaining. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 300 pages, full color. Cover price $20.00.

1st printing. Collects Halo: Rise of Atriox (2017 Dark Horse) #1-5. Written by Cullen Bunn, Jody Houser, John Jackson Miller, and Alex Irvine. Art by Eric Nguyen, Josan Gonzalez, Jonathan Wayshak, Hayden Sherman, and Tristan Jones. Cover by Aleksi Briclot. An anthology based on Halo Wars 2, the real-time strategy video game from 343 Industries, which features the new ruthless villain in the Halo franchise, Atriox. The story of Atriox, his rise to power, his contempt for the Covenant and the formation of the Banished is told across this five-chapter anthology featuring characters and stories from Halo Wars 2. This five-chapter anthology collects stories by acclaimed comics creators Cullen Bunn, Jody Houser, John Jackson Miller, Alex Irvine, Eric Nguyen, Josan Gonzalez, Jonathan Wayshak, and Tristan Jones. Hardcover, 120 pages full color. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Collects Justice League of America (2006-2011 2nd Series) #54-60 and Justice Society of America (2006-2011 3rd Series) #43. Written by James Robinson. Art by Brett Booth. Cover by Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund. Eclipso returns! And now, he's going to take down the heroes who have defeated him so many times before! With his army of both heroes and villains under his hypnotic thrall, Eclipso may have the team's number. Will the combined might of Batman, Donna Troy, Blue Lantern Saint Walker and even the all-powerful Spectre be enough to stop him? Hardcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $22.99.

1st printing. Collects Justice League of America (2006-2011 2nd Series) #54-60 and Justice Society of America (2006-2011 3rd Series) #43.

Written by James Robinson. Art by Brett Booth, Daniel Sampere, Jesus Merino, Jesse Delperdang, Norm Rapmund, Miguel Sepulveda and Wayne Faucher. Cover by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado.

Eclipso returns!

And now, he's going to take down the heroes who have defeated him so many times before! With his army of both heroes and villains under his hypnotic thrall, Eclipso may have the team's number. Will the combined might of Batman, Donna Troy, Blue Lantern Saint Walker and even the all-powerful Spectre be enough to stop him?

Softcover, 192 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. By Joseph Crawford. KILLER BODIES offers a history of the single most critically-derided subgenre in American superhero comics: the "bad girl" comics of the 1990s, which chronicled the blood-soaked adventures of barely-dressed and improbably-proportioned action heroines for an audience of adolescent boys. While not in any way attempting to rehabilitate the genre, which for the most part amply deserved its reputation as sexist and borderline pornographic, this book situates it within its original cultural context, as the result of a matrix of influences that included third-wave feminism, neopaganism, "girl power," the rise of the internet, the growing popularity of manga, supermodel beauty ideals, and the mainstreaming of pornography. It explores why and how the figure of the anti-heroic, physically aggressive, sexually objectified heroine arose within American comics culture, and the commercial and ideological factors that led to the genre's rapid rise and equally rapid decline amidst the crisis-racked comics industry of the mid-1990s. Softcover, 210 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $34.95.

Kolchak: Tales of the Night Stalker - The Rise and Fall of Carl Kolchak - 1st printing. Written by Dave Ulanski. Art by Ron Frenz, Chris Burnham, and Pat Olliffe. Kolchak's gaining popularity sends him to Seattle, to New Orleans, even to Egypt. But who or what has set up our downtrodden reporter's lucky streak - and what sends him headlong into his downward spiral? This collection pits Kolchak against plant monsters, a man-eating shadow, gremlins, Sasquatch, a mummified vampire, Bloody Mary, and even a beautifully seductive demon from Hell. How much horror, and tragedy, can one man take? Softcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing.

Story and art by Koren Shadmi. Foreword by Joe R. Lansdale.

As horror cinema's most iconic actor, Bela Lugosi is forever remembered for his haunting role as Count Dracula, frightening filmgoers for many years. But once the cameras finally stopped rolling...that's when Lugosi himself learned what true terror was.

Beginning with his early life in Hungary as a young actor and activist, this first-of-its-kind graphic memoir details Lugosi's flight from his homeland after becoming an enemy of the state and his eventual move to the US, where his career flourished-for a while. Following a pivotal career mistake that allowed Boris Karloff's star to rise while his plummeted, Lugosi's pride, extravagant lifestyle, and addiction to drugs, women, and the high life led to his tragic decline and humiliating later years that saw him join forces with infamous B-movie director Ed Wood for one last shot at stardom.

Hardcover, 160 pages, PC.

Cover price $29.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Koren Shadmi. Foreword by Joe R. Lansdale.

As horror cinema's most iconic actor, Bela Lugosi is forever remembered for his haunting role as Count Dracula, frightening filmgoers for many years. But once the cameras finally stopped rolling...that's when Lugosi himself learned what true terror was.

Beginning with his early life in Hungary as a young actor and activist, this first-of-its-kind graphic memoir details Lugosi's flight from his homeland after becoming an enemy of the state and his eventual move to the US, where his career flourished-for a while. Following a pivotal career mistake that allowed Boris Karloff's star to rise while his plummeted, Lugosi's pride, extravagant lifestyle, and addiction to drugs, women, and the high life led to his tragic decline and humiliating later years that saw him join forces with infamous B-movie director Ed Wood for one last shot at stardom.

Softcover, 160 pages, PC.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing.

Written by Tier and Frank. Art and cover by Richard Pace.

New Bordeaux is a city on the edge of the bayou - and on the edge of chaos. A hazy, fictional recreation of New Orleans in the 1960s, New Bordeaux is the kind of town where violence is the only way to survive and crime is the only way to get ahead. When gang warfare pushes the city to the brink, its citizens will discover the bayou can swallow a lot of secrets. And a lot of blood. Brought to vivid life by artist Richard Pace, Mafia III features the expansive world building and harsh realism that fans have come to expect from the video game series. With an original story that tells the rise to power of Sal Marcano by comic-noir writer Frank Tieri, this graphic novel is a new piece of the Mafia universe that fans will want to return to again and again.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

1st printing.

Foreword by Jenna Helland.

Over the course of its 25-year history, Magic: The Gathering has redefined the fantasy genre through its exploration of diverse, fantastic worlds. And traversing those worlds are Planeswalkers, heroes who have sworn to defend the Multiverse from harm. Magic: The Gathering: Rise of the Gatewatch is a visual history and celebration of Magic's first team of Planeswalkers: Jace Beleren, Ajani Goldmane, Gideon Jura, Chandra Nalaar, Nissa Revane, Liliana Vess, and Teferi. The Gatewatch's character histories, from their origins through their final confrontation with Nicol Bolas, are presented here via the very best card, packaging, and convention-exclusive artwork, all of it reproduced together here for the first time.

Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

2nd and later printings.

Foreword by Jenna Helland.

Over the course of its 25-year history, Magic: The Gathering has redefined the fantasy genre through its exploration of diverse, fantastic worlds. And traversing those worlds are Planeswalkers, heroes who have sworn to defend the Multiverse from harm. Magic: The Gathering: Rise of the Gatewatch is a visual history and celebration of Magic's first team of Planeswalkers: Jace Beleren, Ajani Goldmane, Gideon Jura, Chandra Nalaar, Nissa Revane, Liliana Vess, and Teferi. The Gatewatch's character histories, from their origins through their final confrontation with Nicol Bolas, are presented here via the very best card, packaging, and convention-exclusive artwork, all of it reproduced together here for the first time.

Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

Written by Will Murray. Art by Frank Hamilton, Colton Worley, and Edd Cartier. Cover by Joe Devito. Back Cover by Colton Worley.

Who is The Shadow? How did he come to be?

Between 1930 and 1954, The Shadow was a dominant figure in American popular culture. A multi-media sensation, he emerged from the creative cauldron of the earliest days of radio drama, and soon migrated to magazines, comic books, film and eventually paperback books. Only Superman and Batman, who were created a few years later, rivaled The Shadow in global public recognition.

Popular culture historian and novelist Will Murray explores radio's first superstar and talks to the writers and artists who took a nebulous radio personality and brought him to blazing life in the pages of more than 300 classic pulp novels.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 324 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $29.95.

1st printing. Collects Merciless Rise of Ming (2012 Dynamite) #1-4. Written by Scott Beatty. Art by Ron Adriam. Cover by Alex Ross. Set decades before the would-be interplanetary conqueror turned his attentions upon an unwitting Earth, MERCILESS chronicles the formative years of Prince Ming, heir to all he surveys and all the fabulous peoples of distant Mongo, a planet politically divided by its divergent species and as physically fractured as the ring of shattered moons orbiting it. Disillusioned by his father's rule and anxious to begin his own dynasty, Ming engineers events to seat himself upon the imperial throne of Mongo, sooner rather than later. Ming's ascent to power is as much a descent into his own depravity as he strikes alliances and sparks wars of expansion to cement his claim, finding time for love (or lust, depending on one's point-of-view) and uniting all of Mongo under one rule... HIS. Ming's adversaries underestimate him at their peril. He has a plan. In fact, he ALWAYS has a plan... and it doesn't end on Mongo. Armed with mindboggling weapons of planetary destruction, Ming the Merciless won't settle for anything less than dominion over his world... and every galaxy in the known universe! Softcover, 104 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

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Written by Craig Goodwill & Various. Art and Cover by Alex Cormack. It's 1937. The Nazi threat looms. The world is on the brink of war. Winston Churchill is tasked with creating a covert British Intelligence Agency. The infamous satanist Aleister Crowley, branded 'The Wickedest Man Alive,' and his gang of agent provocateurs, including descendants of Houdini and Van Helsing, are persuaded by Churchill to help infiltrate the shadowy depths of the Nazi Occultist Secret Societies, using dark arts and the supernatural to fight evil on its own terms. Churchill's new Agency? 40 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

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Add to cart Very Good $5.49

1st printing.

Written by Richard Dent. Art by Ronilson Freire and Patrick Berkenkotter. Cover by Ronilson Freire.

A homeless man is mysteriously abducted. A journal is left on the edge of a subway platform, filled with stories about a world that doesn't exist. Not far from here a scientist is murdered in cold blood. The only clues are his burned down lab. A magnetically propelled motorcycle, and a man walking around New York City with the last living falcon on the planet.

Imagine a world where your every thought, your every move, is filtered through The Central Lens Network. Now imagine being a twelve-year old boy and discovering a special pair of lenses that allow you to access this network undetected. This is exactly what happens to Matthew Glen the day his father is murdered then two years later mysteriously appears back in his life.

In a style that echoes back to the Dark Age of Comics when graphic novels were coming into an art form of their own, "Myopia" merges science fiction with noir steampunk into a thrilling alternative reality, where government and big business use entertainment devices to cover up a new authoritarian landscape.

Softcover, 174 pages, fullc olor.

Cover price $19.99.

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Add to cart Very Fine $3.50

1st printing. By Ryan Boudinot. The first collection of literary short fiction from acclaimed Seattle novelist Ryan Boudinot ranges from experimental fiction, absurdist farce, paranoid futurism to stinging satire. A few of the 14 stories have appeared in McSweeney's, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade and elsewhere but most have never been collected until now. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 5 1/2-in., 210 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "God Flare!" Written by David Robertso. Art by Andrew Thomas and Scott Henderson. Cole and Eva are reunited once more. A new terror looms as Mihko Laboratories latest human experiments are about to be unleashed. Cole is on the long road to recovery, but he's still struggling with survivor's guilt. He must stay focused as he, Eva, and their friends prepare for the final showdown with Mihko. Meanwhile, Brady's mind is fractured, and he can't distinguish between what really happened and what Mikho made him believe. Eva and Cole may have to face this terrifying threat without him. It's a grim prospect, but a new discovery might just change everything: God Flare. Will Brady recover enough to join the fight? Can Cole come to terms with his abilities in spite of his PTSD? And will God Flare help even the odds against Mihko? Softcover, 72 pages, full color. Cover price $18.99.

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Created and written by Matt Wahlquist. Art by Ryan Winn. When an attempt to rescue a kidnapped senator goes wrong, an incident from the past may hold the key to survival in the present. 24 pages, FC.

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Add to cart Near Mint $4.00

1st printing.

Written by Shaun Simon. Art by Andres Esparza, Huseyin Ozkan, Val Halvorson, Sally Cantirino, and Soo Lee. Cover by Sally Cantirino.

The world is a powder keg - a system that favors power, wealth, and status - and we're well past the tipping point. But Insurrectos: Presented By Rise Against is more than just a tale of rebellion fueled by the band's passionate politics and artistic inspiration. This is a glimpse into the lives of the abandoned, a collection of down and out individuals coming together for a revolution; these are the stories of the ones who fight back.

Softcover, 124 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Mike Butterworth. Art and cover by Don Lawrence. Introduction by Liam Sharp.

The first of a four-volume series reprinting The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire, a landmark 1960s science fiction series which rivalled Game of Thrones in popularity and was the precursor to every mythic sci-fi adventure to come!

Under the leadership of Trigo, the Vorg tribesmen band together to resist the Lokan invaders, forming a new country, The Trigan Empire. Featuring an extraordinary combination of the Roman Empire and ancient Greece, Trigo's story is told in ground breaking fully painted artwork. This is the first in a series collecting all the stories painted by the legendary Don Lawrence.

Softcover, 304 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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Cover by Dawn Griffin. We all have a place where we belong. Featuring all-new stories from Howard Chaykin (American Flagg), Marc Guggenheim (Arrow), Chris Roberson & Dennis Culver (Edison Rex), Adam P. Knave (Amelia Cole), Jed Dougherty (World's Finest) and Many More! Proceeds benefit organizations including GLAAD, Prism Comics, and Stand For The Silent. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

1st printing.

By Mick Rock.

A unique tribute from David Bowie's official photographer and creative partner, Mick Rock, compiled in 2015, with Bowie's blessing.

In 1972, David Bowie released his groundbreaking album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. With it landed Bowie's Stardust alter ego: a glitter-clad, mascara-eyed, sexually ambiguous persona who kicked down the boundaries between male and female, straight and gay, fact and fiction into one shifting and sparkling phenomenon of '70s self-expression. A key passenger on this glam trip into the stratosphere was fellow Londoner and photographer Mick Rock.

This collection brings together spectacular stage shots, iconic photo shoots, as well as intimate backstage portraits.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 300 pages, full color.

Cover price $40.00.

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New York Comic Con Exclusive Ashcan Preview of Rise of Dracula (2021 Source Point Press). Story by Rich Davis. Art by Puis Calzada. Cover by Chris Campana. NOTE: Generic image is of a signed copy, this does not necessarily reflect all copies.

1st printing. Collects Rise of The Black Flame (2016 Dark Horse) #1-5. Written by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson. Art by Christopher Mitten. Cover by Laurence Campbell. The B.P.R.D.'s greatest foe was not always a man... Little English girls are going missing, and the trail leads to a bloodthirsty cult wielding an ancient power of evil - the Cult of the Black Flame. No villain in the history of Mike Mignola's line of books has caused as much death and destruction as the Black Flame. See what it was like when that power belonged to a secret order of priests hidden in the jungles of Siam. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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1st printing. Written by David Kushner. Art and cover by Koren Shadmi. Rise of the Dungeon Master tells, in graphic form, the story of Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, one of the most influential games ever made. Like the game itself, the narrative casts the reader into the adventure from a first person point of view, taking on the roles of the different characters in the story. Gygax, an imaginative misfit, escaped into a virtual world based on science fiction novels, military history and strategic games like chess. In the mid-1970s, he co-created the wildly popular Dungeons & Dragons game, determining the rules and inventing the signature 20-sided dice. Starting out in the basement of his home, he was soon struggling to keep up with the demand. Before long, D&D conventions were set up around the country and the game inspired everything from movies to the first video games. With D&D, Gygax created the kind of role playing fantasy that would fuel the multibillion dollar video game industry, and become a foundation of contemporary geek culture. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

2nd and later printings. Written by David Kushner. Art and cover by Koren Shadmi. Rise of the Dungeon Master tells, in graphic form, the story of Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, one of the most influential games ever made. Like the game itself, the narrative casts the reader into the adventure from a first person point of view, taking on the roles of the different characters in the story. Gygax, an imaginative misfit, escaped into a virtual world based on science fiction novels, military history and strategic games like chess. In the mid-1970s, he co-created the wildly popular Dungeons & Dragons game, determining the rules and inventing the signature 20-sided dice. Starting out in the basement of his home, he was soon struggling to keep up with the demand. Before long, D&D conventions were set up around the country and the game inspired everything from movies to the first video games. With D&D, Gygax created the kind of role playing fantasy that would fuel the multibillion dollar video game industry, and become a foundation of contemporary geek culture. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Written by Ben Lichius. Art by Marcelo Ferreira. Cover by Marcelo Ferreira, and Diego Rodriguez. North. Bunnymund. Sandman. Tooth Fairy. They are the make-believe characters that populate the imagination of children the world over. But young Jamie believes otherwise. He believes they're all real, and he's been collecting the "evidence" to prove it! When Jamie's friend Toby comes over to spend the night, he finds Jamie's "Weird Stuff" scrapbook full of copious notes and samples about unexplained phenomenon. It soon becomes evident that Toby has a pretty amazing story of his own to tell. Based on the upcoming Dreamworks film Rise Of The Guardians, this prequel tells the story of Jamie's budding interest in the Guardians of Childhood - and the encounters that shape his fascination! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $13.95

Add to cart Near Mint $13.95

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Chris Mancini. Art and cover by Fernando Pinto. From the team who brought you Long Ago and Far Away (Chris Mancini, Fernando Pinto), Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master is an epic martial arts saga filled with action, magic, poor decisions, and of course… dragons. Rick, a small-time crook in Los Angeles, becomes an unlikely hero in the mystical battle between good and evil which has been fought since the days of Ancient China. Rick is an angry, unfocused fight club member who is barely equipped to deal with…well… anything. As he is thrust into this ancient perennial battle, he must not only learn how to harness the power of the dragon, but to harness his own as well. Softcover, 188 pages, full color. Teen Cover price $19.99.

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Written by Marc Silvestri. Art by Sumeyye Kesgin. Cover by Marc Silvestri. A small black sphere contains all the magic that exists past, present, and future. Without it, two worlds would not survive. The sphere has been protected for centuries by a spell that was believed unbreakable. Asa Stonethrow, a common man in the world of magic, discovers the spell has been breached and a small chip of the black sphere has been stolen! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

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Written by Marc Silvestri. Art by Sumeyye Kesgin. Cover by Stjepan Sejic. A small black sphere contains all the magic that exists past, present, and future. Without it, two worlds would not survive. The sphere has been protected for centuries by a spell that was believed unbreakable. Asa Stonethrow, a common man in the world of magic, discovers the spell has been breached and a small chip of the black sphere has been stolen! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

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Written by Marc Silvestri. Art and Cover by Sumeyye Kesgin. A small black sphere contains all the magic that exists past, present, and future. Without it, two worlds would not survive. The sphere has been protected for centuries by a spell that was believed unbreakable. Asa Stonethrow, a common man in the world of magic, discovers the spell has been breached and a small chip of the black sphere has been stolen! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

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Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover by Marc Silvestri. Written by Marc Silvestri. Art by Sumeyye Kesgin. A small black sphere contains all the magic that exists past, present, and future. Without it, two worlds would not survive. The sphere has been protected for centuries by a spell that was believed unbreakable. Asa Stonethrow, a common man in the world of magic, discovers the spell has been breached and a small chip of the black sphere has been stolen! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

Signed by Marc Silvestri. Written by Marc Silvestri. Art by Sumeyye Kesgin. A small black sphere contains all the magic that exists past, present, and future. Without it, two worlds would not survive. The sphere has been protected for centuries by a spell that was believed unbreakable. Asa Stonethrow, a common man in the world of magic, discovers the spell has been breached and a small chip of the black sphere has been stolen! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

1st printing. Collects Planet of the Living Dead (2010 Antarctic Press), Return to Planet of the Living Dead (2011 Antarctic Press), Battle for the Planet of the Living Dead (2011 Antarctic Press), Escape from the Planet of the Dead (2011 Antarctic Press), and Conquest of the Planet of the Living Dead (2012). By Joe Wight. Witness the galactic zombie war that rages across the stars! Humanity battles against swarms of undead armies that devour entire worlds! The survival of the species hangs in the balance in this collected volume of the smash-hit sci-fi/horror series illustrated by some of our most talented artists! Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing.

By David Tosh.

Rise of the Superheroes is a visual and entertaining adventure exploring one of the most popular and significant eras of comic book history. From 1956 to 1970, Silver Age redefined and immortalized superheroes as the massive pop culture titans they are today. Lavishly illustrated with comic book covers and original art, the book chronicles the new frontier of DC Comics, with a revamped Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, and new characters including Hawkman; Marvel's new comics featuring Thor and The Fantastic Four; The pop art years that saw Batman's "new look" and the TV series; independent characters, including Fat Fury and T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents; and much more.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. By Andy McVittie. This lavish hardback showcases the art of one of the most eagerly anticipated games of 2015, Rise of the Tomb Raider. Featuring intricate concept art and exclusive, high quality stills, sketches and renders detailing the game's production, Rise of the Tomb Raider: The Official Art Book is an essential purchase for fans of the franchise. From Lara's survival tools to the wild animals she encounters in the harsh environment, this in-depth, all-access book offers gamers a look into the visual dexterity of the game. Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

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Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

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Written by Massimo Rosi. Art by Luca Panciroli and Pamela Poggiali. Cover by Pamela Poggiali and Luca Panciroli. Episode 1: Black Matter-A comet releases eggs on Earth containing a swarm of oleaginous life-forms. They transform everything into creatures we call Golems. But there is a family who holds the secret to defeat them. The Campbells. Made from alien materials, they create the ultimate weapon. A mecha called The Emerald Tyrant. 24 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Of Bark and Sap!"

Story and art by Karim Friha.

Legend says that a spirit sleeps within each of us and that a childhood trauma can awaken it . . . such is the awakening of the Zelphire . . . Young Sylvan Khelmann is one such host, doing his best to hide the strange, tree like features that start growing on his body. This mysterious condition comes with strange abilities which he doesn't understand until meeting Professor Wernes, who invites him to join an expedition of discovery. But they find themselves pursued by the evil Dreghans, who possess supernatural abilities of their own, tracking down all known Zelphires to serve their secret nefarious purpose . . .

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. An anthology of comic art by Skip Williamson. Softcover, 8 1/2-in.x 11-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.