New Wednesday, New Books!
Wednesday, Sep 19th, 2012
There are plenty of new books this week, including 30 Days of Night #10, Ghostbusters #13, Godzilla #5, Kiss #4, and many more!
30 Days of Night #10 - Also available
digitally!
Steve Niles (w) • Christopher Mitten (a & c)
Fright-master Steve Niles continues the all-new, critically
acclaimed 30 DAYS OF NIGHT ongoing series! Eben turns the screw in
the neck of the city of Los Angeles as he hunts down Alice and
seeks to make peace with the European vampires. He is growing his
army and choosing his target. He will not stop until the world is
in chaos...
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet Points:
• “A triumphant return for the
preeminent modern vampire story.”—Newsarama
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Battle Beasts #3
(of 4) - Also available
digitally!
Bobby Curnow (w) • Valerio Schiti (a & c)
Bliss and the Beasts close in on the all-powerful Dread Weapons.
Along the way, Vorin reveals the history of his kind, although
fellow heroes Merk and Gruntos recall slightly different versions
of the past! Meanwhile the United States military begins a
full-scale attack to contain the murrauding Beasts! Action,
intrigue and secrets revealed, all in this issue!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant cover:
Variant Jeff Zornow cover
Bullet Points:
• The history of
the Battle Beasts revealed!
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purchase the digital version.
Cobra #17
- Also available digitally!
Mike Costa (w) • Werther Dell’Edera (a) • Antonio
Fuso (c)
They call him… BLUDD! Major Bludd takes center stage in this
spine-shattering issue! What makes Bludd tick… and who does
he have to kill next? Locked in prison, he’s still
deadly—so who wants him free?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant cover:
Variant Robert Atkins cover
Bullet points:
• Sets the stage
for the most dangerous adversaries G.I. JOE has faced since…
COBRA itself!
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purchase the digital version.
Danger
Girl/G.I. JOE #3 - Also available
digitally!
Andy Hartnell (w) • John Royle (a) • J. Scott Campbell X
2 (c)
It’s the most dangerous event of the summer, and the action
continues right here! Abbey Chase has been working behind
enemy lines as an Agent of COBRA, but when the G.I. JOE strike
force puts the Danger Girl team in the line of fire, who will Abbey
side with to win the battle?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant cover:
Variant J. Scott Campbell sketch cover
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Doctor Who Dave Gibbons Collection
Pat Mills,
Steve Moore, Steve Parkhouse, & John Wagner (w) •
Dave Gibbons (a & c)
Industry legend Dave Gibbons illustrated a classic run of Doctor
Who comics, and this oversized book collects them all! And in full
color! Gibbons-drawn strips began appearing in the very first issue
of Doctor Who Magazine (then titled Doctor Who Weekly), starring
the Fourth Doctor as portrayed by Tom Baker, and Gibbons continued
as the primary artist until issue #69, a Fifth Doctor tale. This
volume also features an introduction by Gibbons, along with early
Doctor Who sketches from the master.
TPB • FC • $29.99 • 372 pages • 7” x
11” • ISBN 978-1-61377-347-5
Bullet points:
• Featuring all
of Dave Gibbons’ early work on Doctor Who beautifully colored
and in an oversized format.
Dorothy Of
Oz Prequel #4 (of 4) - Also available
digitally!
Denton J. Tipton (w) • Blair Shedd (a) • Eric Shanower
(c)
Based on the upcoming animated film Dorothy Of Oz! Building on the
celebrated children’s book by Roger Stanton Baum, Dorothy Of
Oz will tell the tale of Dorothy’s return to the Land of Oz.
But first, read here about what events transpired to necessitate
Dorothy’s return, and witness the rise of the Jester!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant cover:
Variant CGI character art cover
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purchase the digital version.
Ghostbusters #13
- Also available
digitally!
Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a & c)
After one more quick stop to help a friend in the Windy City, the
Ghostbusters arrive back in New York, expecting a backlog of cases
to clear through. Instead, things are strangely quiet on the
supernatural front, and it's all thanks to the city's newest
paranormal investigation and elimination service! Who is this
new team? Find out in the lucky 13th issue of
GHOSTBUSTERS!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant cover:
Variant Tristan Jones cover
Bullet points:
• The all-star
creative team of Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening, Tristan Jones and
Luis Antonio Delgado launch the fourth story arc of the runaway
smash-hit ongoing series! A great jumping-on point for new
readers!
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purchase the digital version.
Godzilla #5
- Also available
digitally!
Duane Swierczynski (w) • Simon Gane (a) • Zach Howard
(c)
Boxer and his team decide it's time to turn their sights to the big
game—Godzilla! A perfect plan goes awry when a billionaire
adventurer gets his hands on Mechagodzilla. The result? Utter
monster mayhem!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant cover:
Matt Frank cover
Bullet points:
•
Mech-monster-mayhem! For the first time in comics: Godzilla vs.
Kiryu MechaGodzilla!
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purchase the digital version.
Godzilla: Half Century War #2 (of 5)
- Also available
digitally!
James Stokoe (w & a & c)
The year is 1967 and Godzilla is on the move... to Vietnam! With a
war underway, Godzilla is the last thing the country needs.
Lieutenant Murakami follows Godzilla to try out some new tech on
the monster, but a super-sized foe named Anguirus might just be the
most effective counter-measure. It's a rumble in the jungle,
don't miss it!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant cover:
Variant Sheldon Vella cover
Bullet points:
• Incredibly
detailed art and story by the acclaimed creator of Orc Stain!
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purchase the digital version.
KISS #4 -
Also available digitally!
Tom Waltz (w) • Casey Maloney (a) • Xermanico, Maloney
(c)
The Elder's cosmic soldiers known as the Four-Who-Are-One are
reunited just in time to face off against the Destroyer's evil
proxy, General Black Diamond, who has unleashed his secret weapon!
Will the combined might of the Demon, Starchild, Catman, and
Celestial be enough to defeat the world's first dragon in 100,000
years?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant Michael Gaydos
“Catman” cover
Variant KISS photo cover
Bullet points:
• The fiery
finale of the “A World Without Heroes” story arc!
• Written by Tom Waltz (Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles) with art by Casey Maloney (Gene Simmons Zipper)
• KISS #3-4 come with special interlocking
covers by artist Casey Maloney.
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purchase the digital version.
Magic: The Gathering—The Spell Thief #3
- Also available
digitally!
Matt Forbeck (w) • Martín Cóccolo (a) •
Matt Stewart (c)
Leaving his home plane behind, Dack Fayden returns to Innistrad,
still in pursuit of the villainous Sifa Grent. He convenes with the
Reichert family again, who provide Dack with crucial information on
the evil Planewalker's location. But when Sorin Markov arrives,
looking for Dack, things quickly escalate and our hero finds
himself in a situation where he may not come out alive...
FC • 32 pages • $4.99
*Variant cover:
Variant Tyler Walpole cover
Bullet points:
• This issue
includes an exclusive, alternate art playable Magic: The Gathering
card!
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purchase the digital version.
The
Pound: Ghoul’s Night Out #1 (of 4) - Also
available digitally!
Stephan Nilson (w) • Ibrahim Moustafa (a & c)
The Pound is officially open for business. Scottie and Howie have
their hands full. A creature is harassing park-goers. The
Government is investigating them. Ghouls are rebelling, and, if
things couldn’t get worse, Scottie’s mother-in-law has
decided to visit. Guest starring PROOF’s Agent John
“Proof” Prufrock!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
• The sequel to
2011’s surprise supernatural smash!
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purchase the digital version.
Star Trek #13
- Also available
digitally!
Mike Johnson (w) • Stephen Molnar (a) • Tim Bradstreet
(c)
The Redshirt's Tale. Everyone knows the joke about the dire fate of
crewmembers who wear red on the Enterprise. Even the redshirts
themselves! The countdown to next year's blockbuster STAR TREK
sequel continues here, with an ALL-NEW stand-alone story that shows
life on the Enterprise through a redshirt's eyes!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Tim Bradstreet sketch cover
Variant Photo Cover
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purchase the digital version.
Star Trek: Romulans Treasury Edition
John Byrne
(w & a & c)
Master storyteller John Byrne, famed for his classic runs on
Uncanny X-Men and Next Men, presents a trio of Classic Trek stories
featuring the Romulan Empire. These are classic stories adventure,
danger and intrigue, and even more importantly… John Byrne's
art just looks so cool printed in our awesome treasury format!
FC • Cardstock • $9.99 • 72 pages •
9.25” x 14.25”
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Hive #1 (of 4)
- Also available
digitally!
Brannon Braga & Terry Matalas (w) • Joe Corroney, photo (a
& c)
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next
Generation!
In the distant future the entire galaxy has been completely
assimilated by Borg and it's king… Locutis! The only hope
for the future lies in the past, in the hands of Captain Jean-Luc
Picard and the crew of the starship Enterprise—as Picard
faces off against the Borg collective in one final, terrifying and
definitive encounter!
Brannon Braga is one of the writers most associated with the Star
Trek Franchise. He has written a number of fondly remembered
episodes of TNG, including co-writing the two-part series finale,
"All Good Things…," for which he won the prestigious Hugo
Award. Terry Matalas has written for Star Trek: Enterprise, as well
as Terra Nova.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
David Messina “Famous Borgs in
History” cover
Copy signed by Brannon Braga!
Bullet points:
• Co-written by
Hugo winner and legendary ST: TNG scribe, Brannon Braga!
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purchase the digital version.
True Blood #5
- Also available
digitally!
Annie Nocenti & Michael McMillian (w) • Federica Manfredi
(a) • Tim Bradstreet, photo (c)
Alan Ball’s hit HBO series, the sensually sizzling story of
the lives and loves of vampires, mind readers, and all manner of
creatures, is back as an ongoing series! With creative
collaboration from TRUE BLOOD creator/writer/producer Ball, this
series features writers Annie Nocenti (Daredevil, Green Arrow) and
Michael McMillian. Now that the “Where Were You?” arc
has concluded, we take a look at the sorrid past of the villain who
plagued Bon Temps during that time, along with guest artist
Federica Manfredi (Star Trek).
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant cover:
Tim Bradstreet sketch cover
Bullet points:
• Co-Written by Michael McMillian,
“Steve Newlin” from the show, with fan-favorite Annie
Nocenti (Daredevil, Green Arrow)!
• Series features covers by Tim Bradstreet (The Punisher)!
• Ask your retailer about the Tim Bradstreet sketch cover!
Click here to
purchase the digital version.
Womanthology: Space #1 (of 5) - Also
available digitally!
Sandy Carpenter, Bonnie Burton, Chrissie Zullo (w) • Ming
Doyle, Stephanie Hans, Jessica Hickman, Stacie Ponder, Maja K.,
Tanja, Anna Bowie (a) • Renae DeLiz (c)
Womanthology: Space, the follow up to the hit Kickstarter project,
Womanthology: Heroic, starts off with the first of five
out-of-this-world issues: Moon. Each issue contains three 6-page
stories, plus pinups, how-tos, and more, by women of all ages and
experience. Check out a haunted space station, a snarky robot, and
so much more in this debut issue.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
• Spinning out of the wildly
successful Womanthology project comes the first of three all-new
miniseries, Womanthology: Space!
Click here to
purchase the digital version.
