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by William Harms & Mark Bloodworth Set in Friend, Nebraska during World War II, Abel is the story of racism, betrayal, and murder. At the center is thirteen-year-old John Vitosh, a lonely boy who lives under the constant violence of his older brother Philip. Friendless, John is taken under the wing of Mr. Mar, a Chinese man-servant for the wealthy Mr. Harrison, but it is a friendship which threatens to not only rip apart the Vitosh family, but the entire community of Friend as well. If you like Road to Perdition, you'll enjoy this compelling, sepia-toned graphic novel. Afterword by World Fantasy Award-winning author Rachel Pollack; matte-finished cover by Brian Wood. SC, 7x10, 96pg, PC

Regularly $17.95 - Oversized

by Chris Blythe & Steve Parkhouse - Part Faustian fable; part Gothic horror story - Angel Fire is a powerful tale of corruption and redemption, told by two of the UK's top comic book creators. John Dury is a corporate predator who hunts and kills businesses for money, power and bonuses paid in designer drugs. The latest drug to hit the city is Angel Fire. A powerful sedative and hallucinogen that seems to open the door to the next world, but instead of finding the keys to heaven, John opens the door to hell - spiraling into a nightmare of ghosts and demons - and the faceless shadow that waits in the deepest blackest reaches of his own soul.

Regularly $29.95 - Hardcover

Written by Howard Chaykin and David Tischman; ART and cover by Niko Henrichon. - Circus showman P.T. Barnum becomes a secret agent for the U.S. government in this original VERTIGO graphic novel. When brilliant inventor Nikola Tesla and a cadre of the world's richest men plot to destroy America, Barnum and his right-hand man Bailey assemble a team of the wildest circus freaks on the planet to moonlight as government secret agents. MATURE READERS HC, 7x10, 128pg, FC - current printing.

Volume 1 - regularly $9.99

by Koshun Takami - In the future, random Jr. High School classes are chosen to compete in a game called Battle Royale. The rules: only one student can survive after 3 days on an island or else they all perish. The classmates turn upon themselves in a battle for survival, treaties are made and broken, and former friends become foes as the relentless countdown continues. SC, 5x7, 192pg, b&w (1 of 5)

Volume 4 - regularly $9.99

by Koshun Takami & Masayuki Taguchi - Soccer player, Kazushi Niida gets a kick out of 'the program' when he decides to think of it as an exhibition game. How many goals will this all-star player make before his time on the field runs out? When Takako Chigusa's leg is on the receiving end of his bow-gun, Kazushi may experience a permanent time-out from Sugimura. Only 25 students remaining!

Volume 11 - regularly $9.99

by Koushun Takami & Masayuki Taguchi - When Sugimura meets up with Kotohiki, the excitement makes him forget just how volatile and dangerous the situation is. As Sugimura and head toward Shuuya's group, Kiriyama catches up to them, causing Sugimura to protect Kotohiki. As he tries to fight, Sugimura begins to feel that it's meaningless to try to defeat the monster Kiriyama.

Hardcover - Regularly $21.95

by Dave Elliott & Keith Giffen, & Scott Hampton Everyone knows what happened in the Garden of Eden, but no one has visualized it, and shared that vision, like Scott Hampton (Life Eaters). With Dave Elliott and Keith Giffen scripting, Hampton produced this beautifully painted, visually stunning adaptation of the original tale of innocence, temptation, and lust, for the pages of Penthouse magazine. Collected here for the first time, The Bible: Eden, brings the fine production values for which IDW is famous to one of the world's classic stories. MATURE READERS HC, 8x11, 104pg, FC - 1st Print.

Graphic Novel - Regularly $9.95

by Dan Brereton, Rick Ketcham, and Laura Allred - Who are the mysterious sisters who have come to Sunnydale, and what are those nasty beasts that they have brought with them? It's Buffy's job as the slayer to find out, and do it but good! Of course, things can't help but be complicated - one of the sisters has her sights on Angel! SC, 7x10, 80pg, FC

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by Doug Petrie & Ryan Sook; photo cover by David Stewart - From the writer of the television series and the most talked about artist on the comics series comes an intricate and explosive graphic novel. Set in Season Two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the story begins just after Angel killed Jenny Calendar. Giles is a wreck, and Buffy's not much better, knowing the man she loves is a homicidal maniac. But when the armor of a samurai demon is stolen from a cargo ship, a new battle is pitched to determine who will master the Ring of Fire. With Angel teamed with Spike and Dru, and Giles nearly out of commission, Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Kendra hardly stand a chance. SC, 80pg, FC

Paperback novel - Regularly $6.95

Written by BRIAN HABERLIN & JAMES HABERLIN Art by BRIAN HABERLIN Cover by BRIAN HABERLIN FC COVER - Okay: You're Bob and you just got fired from your job. You're taking a ride on Cal, your vintage Harley Davidson Sportster, to clear your head. Things look a little better through the speed and the haze of engine oil, when all of a sudden you fishtail through a dimensional portal and wind up in another world. Isn't that just always the way?! You find yourself in a world where magic exists side by side with atomic weapons. It's a world where elves, dwarves, vampires, Nazis and oversized barbarians (the type that would make Conan himself blush with envy) live, work and play. And the only hope for the survival of that world and our own is… What's that you ask? Of COURSE the world needs saving! Every novel needs some sort of jeopardy, and two worlds on the brink of destruction, well, that's a whole LOT of jeopardy! The only hope is you, Bob, and your now living motorcycle Cal. Oh yeah, and two big ol' nasty barbarians (hence the title). BUT…BUT…BARBARIANS?: AN ILSDALE ADVENTURE truly brings the fun back to fantasy! 240 pgs. - current printing.

Regularly $19.95

by Douglas Rushkoff & Steph Dumais Syndicated columnist and best-sellling author Douglas Rushkoff presents a strange new tale that takes place on the front lines of the thought wars. This mind-expanding graphic novel offers an allegory for today's highly-managed collective psyche, and offers a hint at the power available to anyone willing to step out of the story in which we are living… SC, 7x10, 144pg, FC - current printing.

Regulary $9.95 - Softcover - 1st Printing!

Written by Jill Thompson; ART and cover by Thompson. A manga digest, printed in black, white, and gray tones, featuring appearances by Sandman and all his siblings. In an original story that parallels the events of SANDMAN: SEASON OF MIST, the minions of Hell end up in Death's apartment. Sisters Delirium and Despair decide to throw a party for the dead - which quickly gets out of control. It's up to Dream's older sister, Death, to figure out how to save the day and the afterlife… not to mention the carpet. MATURE READERS SC, 5x7, 192pg, B&W - 1st Printing!

Regularly $14.95 - trade paperback

Written by Carlos Portela Art and cover by Das Pastoras This lushly painted trade paperback features a unique mix of action and humor from the first two chapters of DEICIDE, as well as the short story 'The Lion's Share,' which introduced the earliest incarnation of the DEICIDE characters. MATURE READERS - 7 3/8' x 10 3/16 ', 112 pg, FC - current printing.

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Written by LAINI TAYLOR-DI BARTOLO Art & cover by JIM DI BARTOLO BW 80 pgs. Graphic Novella On Sale 14 July, 2004 CONCEPT: Paris, 1800. Theophile has been moldering in an asylum for five years with no clear memory of how he came to be there. He wavers in and out of madness until the day that unseen forces compel him to escape and make his way back home to the haunted Breton coast. As he follows the tatters of memory back to the ungodly events of his childhood, striving to wring sense out of madness, he¹s pursued in turn by furious crows, drowned witches, a loved one long believed dead, a secret cabal of priests, and a damaged orphan. Each carry pieces of the secret that, once fit together, emerge into two distinct but intertwining tales of supernatural vengeance. As the ravages of Theophiles¹ buried past catch up with him at last, a battle for power begins, and the stakes are no less than the fate of the lost souls in hell.

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Mary Shelley's classic novel of science gone mad is brought to life in this critically acclaimed adaptation by Martin Powell and Patrick Olliffe. Obsessed with his own mortality, young Victor Von Frankenstein discovers a means to imbue dead tissue with life. In a fit of pride, he creates an unnatural monster from flesh corpses and sets events in motion which will cost the gifted doctor his loved ones, his sanity and ultimately, his life - SC, B&W - First Printing from Malibu Graphics.

Regularly $6.95 - one shot

Written & illustrated by LEE FERGUSON Cover by LEE FERGUSON - CONCEPT: We are blind. The things we see and feel are only a fraction of the reality in which we live. Humanity is just a small part of a world filled with forces beyond our comprehension, a supernatural domain most of us will never experience... But Alex isn't like most of us. He's cursed with an unimaginable power that has taken everything from him and driven him to the brink of madness. And without everything you've take for granted, who would you become? Are you defined by what you have? By what you've done? Is it really that simple..? What if you could take a long, hard look at the real you? Would you like what you see? Would you be able to face yourself? Sometimes you don't have a choice. FC, 64 pgs. Graphic Novella - current printing.

Regularly $16.95

by James Sturm Winner of a Harvey Award and voted Best Graphic Album of 2001 by Time Magazine. James Sturm delivers this compelling picture novella about a barnstorming Jewish baseball team. Set in the 1920s, the story opens as The Stars of David travel from town to town earning a living by playing local squads. When financial difficulties threaten to end their season they cast their lot with a Chicago promoter, Victor Paige, who then convinces them to add the Golem, a Jewish mythological figure, to their bullpen. Paige then aggressively trumpets the coming of the Golem and proceeds to transform a baseball game into a mythical pageant. He fills the stadium but also stokes the flames of anti-Semitism. Winning the game for the Stars of David becomes less important then surviving it. SC, 100pg, PC - current printing.

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FRANK MILLER (W) and GEOF DARROW (A) FOR MATURE READERS - After being out of print for over a year the award-winning, fan favorite is back! Carl Seltz is a suburban insurance investigator, a loving husband, and devoted father. Nixon is a berserk, homicidal tax collector racking up mind-boggling body counts in a diseased urban slaughterhouse. Unit Four is the ultimate robot killing machine-and the last hope of the future's enslaved mechanical servants. And they're all the same psychotic entity. SC, 128pg, FC - current printing.

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(W) Micah Harris (A) Michael Gaydos BW - 120pp. THE CONCEPT: 1938: As the world moves toward global war, a secret angelic battle is waged in the heavenly realms to determine mankind's fate. The infamous Aleister Crowley plans to manipulate those angelic struggles and thus shape the world according to his will. Only 'The Inklings' - fantasy authors J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams - oppose him. They must decipher a landscape of sacred geometry to intercept Crowley at the threshold of heaven. And, for one of the Inklings, the pursuit will reach outside time itself. Current printing.

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Written by WAYNE CHINSANG Art by DAVE CROSLAND Cover by DAVE CROSLAND & DEBBIE BW 144 pgs. Graphic Novel MATURE READERS WARNING - THE CONCEPT: Heaven is not all puffy clouds, harps, and angels. Like most things, it's all about business. When Heaven, LLC's CEO (that's God) turns up missing, all Hell breaks loose! The Board of Trustees sets out to find him... even though no one likes him. Hijinks ensue! Huzzah! Written by WAYNE CHINSANG - the editor of the humor and entertainment publication, tastes like chicken - and drawn by DAVE CROSLAND also of tastes like chicken and PUFFED fame and starring a cast of characters like John the Baptist, The Holy Spirit, Lucifer and Jesus, this is one graphic novel destined to entertain. Or at least that's what my pastor tells me. Current printing

Regularly $19.95 - softcover

Written and illustrated by Kyle Baker; PAINTED cover by Baker. Award-winning cartoonist Kyle Baker delivers his latest VERTIGO instant classic! The familiar tale of young David's rise to unprecedented power and popularity while under the paranoid scrutiny of King Saul gets the irreverent - yet biblically accurate - treatment that has made Kyle Baker's work acclaimed by both fans and critics alike. MATURE READERS SC, 8x11, 160pg, FC - current printing.

Regularly $14.95

MARK RICKETTS (W) and HORACIO DOMINGUES (A) - What if you could erase your worst mistake? Ultimate Spider-man writer Brian Michael Bendis called writer Mark Ricketts 'one of the singularly most talented people in comics.' Now Ricketts presents a spellbinding new tale blending reality and imagination, comedy and terror. Plagued by an incident that cost him his family, magician Jackson Pierce struggles to reclaim them by embarking on a terrifying, nonstop, dimension-hopping thrill ride. On this journey through fantastic worlds both seduced and devastated by black magic, Jackson undergoes disturbing transformations, falls prey to an insane sorcerer, defies zero gravity, and ultimately confronts the demons from his past. Mark Ricketts is the acclaimed writer of the graphic novel Nowheresville and the winner of the 2000 Klasky Csupo screenwriting competition. He has been described as 'a powerful storyteller' by Don McPherson of The Fourth Rail and praised for having 'a keen eye for the dark places and a sharp ear for the beat of speech' by 100 Bullets author Brian Azzarello. FC, 128pg, SC - current printing

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by Mark Bodé Working from ideas developed by Vaughn Bodé right before his death, his son Mark has re-enlisted his father's entire cast of characters for The Lizard of Oz, a full-color graphic novel that pays playful homage to, and parodies, the classic L. Frank Baum fairy tale (and its beloved film adaptation). Blessed with an original, full-color wraparound cover by Vaughn Bodé (one of his last completed works), augmented with a long introduction by Bodé expert and Paper Magazine contributor Carlo McCormick that explores the legacies of both Bodé and Oz creator L. Frank Baum, as well as with a sketchbook of Mark's preparatory work for this ambitious book. MATURE READERS SC, 8x11, 64pg, FC - current printing.

Complete set of all three books - Regularly $23.85 for all three books

Written by Max Allan Collins; art by Steve Lieber; cover by José Luis Garciá-Lopéz - Where will gangster Michael O'Sullivan - on the run with his young son - seek sanctuary from the vicious bounty hunters on his trail?

Prestige Format Science Fiction Anthology - 4 stories - Great Read! regularly $4.95

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by James Kochalka Peanutbutter is a cute little kitty who thinks she works in an office. Jeremy is the crafty crow who lives in the tree outside. Somehow, Peanutbutter and Jeremy build a friendship. On the surface the story is silly and fun for kids, but for adults it is a clever critique of modern society! SC, 6x9, 240pg, b&w - current printing.

Regularly $6.95 - one shot

Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN Art & cover by CLIFF RATHBURN - MATURE READERS WARNING THE CONCEPT: Lord Shirak, with the power of his ancient gem, is the ruler of the known world. All live in fear of this brutal tyrant, and it is rumored that he is indestructible and has lived for over four-hundred years. The people of his kingdom have come to live with the fact that he may never be defeated. THIS ISSUE: Reaper is the deadliest assassin in all the land. His price is high, but his blade is unmatched and worth twice the cost. For reasons unknown, a mysterious figure has hired Reaper to assassinate Lord Shirak so that he may rule. Dark forces are at work here as Reaper becomes a pawn in a game that could very well mean the end of all life as we know it. SC, BW 64 pgs. Current printing.

Volume 1 anthology - Regularly $19.95

Rosetta is an anthology of sophisticated works by an international cast of award winning artists. Rosetta not only entertains with new stories by over 20 award-winning cartoonists, but also reveals the creative processes and compromises that occur in the creation of comic art in the form of a sketchbook section. Nick Bertozzi dreams about Hokusai's prints, Ivan Brunetti muses upon the music of Erik Satie, David Choe examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, David Collier discusses the quirks of Islam, Renee French provides an eccentric example of portraiture, Tom Hart explores his literary side, cartoonist Lat retrieves a distant memory of his childhood, Matt Madden produces sequential magic out of mugshots, Miriam Katin delves into the moral questions surrounding her childhood, Megan Kelso provides another chapter in her 'Artichoke Tales,' James Kochalka provides an atypical example of his realism, Ron Regé Jr. philosophizes about consumerism, Katja Tukiainen provides a diary of her trip of India, and Stefan J. H. van Dinther tests the boundaries of experimental comics. Current printing.

Volume 2 anthology - Regularly $19.95

Edited by Ng Suat Tong Nominated for both the 2003 Eisner Award and 2003 Harvey Award for 'Best Anthology,' Rosetta is an anthology of sophisticated works by an international cast of award-winning artists. Rosetta is targeted at a Mature Audience that views comics as a valid art form equal to any other. Rosetta not only entertains with new stories by over 20 cartoonists from North America and around the world, but also reveals the creative processes and compromises that occur in the creation of comic art in the form of a sketchbook section. The contributing artists - Edmond Baudoin, Andrea Bruno, Santiago Cohen, Martin Tom Dieck, Anke Feuchtenberger, Jason, Miriam Katin, Megan Kelso, Peter Kuper, Max, Pedro Nora, R. Sikoryak, Vincent Stall, Ted Stearn, Craig Thompson, and a number of other stellar cartoonists - have been set the task to go beyond the boundaries set by their previous works and to push themselves into areas that they consider dangerous to their reputations. MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 196pg, PC - current printing.

Graphic Novel Manga Sci-Fi series from Comics One - regularly $14.95

Regularly $17.95

Written by Mike Carey; painted art and cover by John Bolton In stores November 5. A softcover version of the original hardcover graphic novel. In the three years since Daniel left to fulfill his destiny as the new Sandman, Lyta Hall has suffered greatly from the loss of her only son. Now the bloodline that has made her kin to the Furies has taken over her senses…and her sanity. MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 96pg, FC - current printing.

Regularly $35.00 - Hardcover

by Alisa Kwitney, with an introduction by Neil Gaiman Loaded with never-before-published illustrations, behind-the-scenes stories, handwritten notes, and interviews with Neil Gaiman himself, this chronicle explores The Sandman and the groundbreaking comic's emergence as a unique and undeniable force in the literary world-a true testament to the dream king and his creator. HC, 8x11, 180pg, FC - current printing.

Regularly $12.95

by Holly G! How does a sweet girl learn to become a groovy vampire?! What all good ghouls do... go to vampire school! Join Cherri Creeper in her first adventure at the Shadow Academy. A cross between Harry Potter and Anne Rice, School Bites is an original graphic novel for lovers of Goth & Manga! SC, 5x8, 64pg, FC - current printing.

Regularly $14.95 - Softcover - 1st Printing!

by Karl Edward Wagner, Kent Williams, & John Ney Rieber Michael Sands' lover has disappeared without a warning or an explanation. Now he searches for his missing lover to discover the reason behind their separation and the mysterious last night they spent together. Mature Readers. SC, 8x11, 80pg, FC - 1st Printing from 1992 - Pre-Vertigo!

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by Patrick Neighly & Donny Hadiwidjaja Explosive action and introspective character development mark this landmark graphic novel by acclaimed Subatomic author Patrick Neighly and breakout artist Donny Hadiwidjaja. In the near-future superpower Texarkana, a rookie cop uncovers a conspiracy that could plunge a continent into civil war! A unique fusion of Asia and the West! SC, 6x9, 114pg, FC - current printing.

Regularly $5.95 - great value!

(W) Joseph Michael Linsner. (Painted artwork) Linsner and Mike Dubisch. (Cover) Linsner. The Concept: At Christmas time, all dreams come true. What do vampires dream of? Blood, of course. Lots of it. Esque, the vampire, is no different, but in Santa's eyes he's been more naughty than nice. A lump of coal in his stocking is what Esque expects as he goes off into the cold city night to seek his holiday dinner. During his hunt on Christams Eve, he encounters junkies, pedophiles, goth chicks, and the scariest of them all - holiday shoppers. Everyone's hustling for that last-minute score, and amidst the snow and carols, who knows what Esque might find? This Graphic Novel marks the return of Esque, Joseph Michael Linsner's post-modern vampire. After haunting Linsner's work for the last 10 years, Esque finally gets a chance to star in a book of his own. The Vampire's Christmas - the feel-good vampire comic of the season! FC 48pp Graphic Novel - current printing.

Regularly $17.95 - softcover

Written by Kyle Baker Art and cover by Baker Kyle Baker's long out-of-print classic is back! An urban tale of sardonic, cynical Anne, a columnist for a major metropolitan newspaper, whose life takes a turn for the weird with the arrival of her space-case sister. MATURE READERS • 208 pg, B&W - current printing.

Regularly $22.95 - softcover

By THOMAS YEATES, MARK SCHULTZ, and STEVE RINGGENBERG Al Williamson stand in rarified air, among the titans of the development of comics as an art form. Drawing from the tradition of the heyday of book, advertising, and comic-strip illustration, Williamson brought a command of craft and dynamics rarely seen, before or since, to a field that had largely valued speed over skill. As part of an amazing stable of young artists at E.C. in the 1950's, Williamson helped change the industry forever, but much of his work of the era has remained hidden. Al Williamson: Hidden Lands at last uncovers these gems, stories from his days at Atlas, E.C., Charlton, Harvey, Dell, and more - most of which have never been reprinted until now, plus a wide array of material that has never before been published, including fascinating sketches and works from his career's infancy and photos from the artist's personal scrapbooks. Covered in fascinating depth by Mark Schultz, Thomas Yeates, and Steve Ringgenberg and gathered extensive, lively interviews with Williamson. Al Williamson: Hidden Lands is an essential volume for any fan of this giant of graphic fiction. SC, 224pg, b&w, 8 ½' x 11' - current printing.