Captain Marvel #1

Posted on November 12th, 2007 in Marvel News, New Arrivals by colin

COVER BY: ED MCGUINNESS
WRITER: BRIAN REED
PENCILS: LEE WEEKS
INKS: STEFANO GAUDIANO
COLORED BY: JASON KEITH

THE STORY:
From the pages of CIVIL WAR comes the tale of a man out of time! An accident in the Negative Zone propels Captain Marvel from the past to the present day. Now he must come to terms not only with his own impending death, but with the way the world has changed in the time he has been gone. Brian Reed (NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI; MS. MARVEL) and Lee Weeks (DAREDEVIL; SPIDER-MAN: DEATH AND DESTINY) bring you the mini–series that returns one of Marvel’s greatest heroes back where he belongs.
Rated A …$2.99

ARRIVING THURSDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2007

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When it rains

Posted on May 13th, 2007 in In store, New Arrivals by colin

“Delays of all that’s holy, Batman!” IT’S …”

<GASP>

<GASP>

<GASP>


BATMAN   ROB
IN      ALL STARS     #5

Written by Frank Miller
Art and cover by Jim Lee & Scott Williams
1:10 Variant cover by Miller    

The pulse-pounding adventure continues with the All Star creative team of Frank Miller, Jim Lee & Scott Williams! The Batman puts Dick Grayson to the ultimate test, and the orphaned aerialist must make a difficult choice before becoming Robin, the Boy Wonder! This issue will ship with two covers.

In store this Thursday 17 May 2007. Reader’s discretion be advised.

“Better late than never…”
                                  –  Washing Post

“Better stay at home, kids. Sky might fall.”
                                  –  concerned onlooker

“Better to call the shop first. For all we know, might be a YARDS day. When it rains …”
                                  –  concerned shop owner

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Colin’s Picks

Posted on February 21st, 2007 in New Arrivals, Products, Recommended by colin

GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH TP

Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Ethan Van Sciver & Prentis Rollins
Cover by Van Sciver    

A softcover edition of the hardcover collecting the sold-out miniseries restoring Hal Jordan as Earth’s Green Lantern! See how a man born without fear and seeking to rebuild his life puts cosmic forces into motion that will have repercussions not only on Earth but across the universe. Advance-solicited; on sale March 29   144 pg, FC

US$14.99

WONDER WOMAN #5

Written by Allan Heinberg
Art and cover by Terry & Rachel Dodson    

Concluding the 5-part story “Who is Wonder Woman?” The combined forces of Wonder Woman’s transformed rogues gallery declare all-out war on the amazing Amazon, compelling the all-new Wonder Woman to mend fences and join forces with her predecessor and with Wonder Girl if she’s going to survive to finally answer the question: “Who Is Wonder Woman?” On sale February 14   32 pg, FC,

US$2.99

WILDSTORM FINE ARTS SPOTLIGHT J SCOTT CAMPBELL

Written by J. Scott Campbell
Art and cover by Campbell    

J. Scott Campbell’s talents have grown at an incredible pace since joining WildStorm in the early ’90s. His Gen13 and Danger Girl runs were best sellers and his renowned abilities make him one of the most sought-after cover artists working today. Now some of Campbell’s best and rarest covers and pinups are collected here, along with a selection of pencil reproductions, accompanied by commentary from the artist. Featuring a striking new cover by Campbell! On sale March 15   40 pg, FC

US$3.50

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DC COMICS UNVEILS NEW TITLES FROM VERTIGO, WILDSTORM MORE

Posted on February 3rd, 2007 in New Arrivals by colin

DC Comics continues to unveil new collected editions and other book titles
for summer 2007 with these projects from Vertigo, WildStorm and more.

The titles include David Lapham’s highly anticipated original Vertigo
graphic novel, SILVERFISH, the first collections from the new Vertigo
series CROSSING MIDNIGHT and SCALPED, the first collection from
WildStorm’s WorldStorm, GEN13: BEST OF A BAD LOT, plus a new volume of THE
SPIRIT ARCHIVES.

Please note this information is not final and may be subject to change.

Vertigo titles scheduled to arrive in stores in June include:

FABLES VOL. 9: SONS OF EMPIRE TP
Writer: Bill Willingham
Artists: Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Andrew Pepoy, Joshua Middleton,
Mike Allred, Gene Ha and Inaki Miranda Collects FABLES #52-59
$17.99 US, 192 pages

CROSSING MIDNIGHT VOL. 1: CUT HERE TP
Writer: Mike Carey
Artists: Jim Fern, Rob Hunter and Mark Pennington Collects CROSSING
MIDNIGHT #1-5
$9.99 US, 128 pages

SILVERFISH HC
Writer/Artist: David Lapham
An original black and white graphic novel by the acclaimed creator of
Stray Bullets
$24.99 US, 160 pages

WildStorm titles scheduled to arrive in stores in June include:

A MAN CALLED KEV TP
Writer: Garth Ennis
Artist: Carlos Ezquerra
Collects A MAN CALLED KEV #1-5
$14.99 US, 112 pages

Vertigo titles scheduled to arrive in stores in July include:

AMERICAN VIRGIN VOL. 2: GOING DOWN TP
Writer: Steven T. Seagle
Artists: Becky Cloonan and Ryan Kelly
Collects AMERICAN VIRGIN #5-9
$14.99 US, 128 pages

JOHN CONSTANTINE: HELLBLAZER - THE RED RIGHT HAND TP
Writer: Denise Mina
Artists: Leonardo Manco and Christiano Cucina Collects JOHN CONSTANTINE:
HELLBLAZER #223-228
$14.99 US, 144 pages

WildStorm titles scheduled to arrive in stores in July include:

GEN13: BEST OF A BAD LOT TP
Writer: Gail Simone
Artists:
Collects GEN13 #1-6
$14.99 US, 144 pages

Vertigo titles scheduled to arrive in stores in August include:

100 BULLETS VOL. 11: ONCE UPON A CRIME TP
Writer: Brian Azzarello
Artist: Eduardo Risso
Collects 100 BULLETS #76-83
$12.99 US, 192 pages

THE COMPLETE BITE CLUB TP
Writers: Howard Chaykin and David Tischman
Artist: David Hahn
Collects BITE CLUB #1-6 and BITE CLUB: VCU #1-5
$19.99 US, 264 pages

SCALPED VOL. 1: INDIAN COUNTRY TP
Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: R.M. Guérra
Collects SCALPED #1-5
$9.99 US, 128 pages

WildStorm titles scheduled to arrive in stores in August include:

NINJA SCROLL TP
Writer: J. Torres
Artists: Michael Chang Ting Yu
Collects NINJA SCROLL #1-5
$9.99 US, 144 pages

Will Eisner Library title scheduled to arrive in stores in August:

THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 22 HC
Writer/Artist: Will Eisner
Collects Spirit stories from January 7 - June 24, 1951
$49.99 US, 188 pages

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DC COMICS ROLLS OUT NEW DC UNIVERSE COLLECTIONS FOR SUMMER 2007

Posted on February 2nd, 2007 in New Arrivals by colin

DC Comics announces new collected editions from the DC Universe for summer
2007, with titles scheduled to reach stores from June through August.
These include a new collection of Batman stories by Darwyn Cooke, the
second volume of 52, the first-ever collection of Geoff Johns’ STARS AND
S.T.R.I.P.E., new Showcase Presents and Archives titles, and much more.

Please note this information is not final and may be subject to change.

DCU titles scheduled to arrive in stores in June include:

BATMAN: EGO AND OTHER TAILS TP
Writers: Darwyn Cooke and Paul Grist
Artists: Darwyn Cooke, Tim Sale and Bill Wray Collects BATMAN: EGO,
CATWOMAN: SELINA’S BIG SCORE, and stories from SOLO #1 and 5 and BATMAN:
GOTHAM KNIGHTS #23 and 33
$14.99 US, 200 pages

BATMAN: TURNING POINTS TP
Writers: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker and Chuck Dixon
Artists: Steve Lieber, Joe Giella, Dick Giordano, Brent Anderson, Paul
Pope and others Collects BATMAN: TURNING POINTS #1-5
$14.99 US, 128 pages

BLUE BEETLE VOL. 2: ROAD TRIP TP
Writers: John Rogers and Keith Giffen
Artists: Cully Hamner, Duncan Rouleau, Casey Jones and Rafael Albuquerque
Collects BLUE BEETLE #7-12
$12.99 US, 144 pages

CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME TP
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Artist: Tim Sale
Collects CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME #1-6
$12.99 US, 160 pages

GOTHAM CENTRAL VOL. 5: DEAD ROBIN TP
Writers: Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker
Artists: Kano, Steve Lieber and Stefano Gaudiano Collects GOTHAM CENTRAL
#33-40
$17.99 US, 192 pages

JSA PRESENTS: STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. VOL. 1TP
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artists: Lee Moder and Dan Davis
Collects STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. #1-8
$12.99 US, 192 pages

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BATMAN VOL. 2 TP
Writers: Gardner Fox, Robert Kanigher, John Broome and Bill Finger
Artists: Sheldon Moldoff, Carmine Infantino, Chic Stone, Joe Giella,
Murphy Anderson, Sid Greene and others Collects BATMAN #175-188 and
DETECTIVE COMICS #343-358
$16.99 US, 512 pages

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE ATOM VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Gardner Fox
Artists: Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson and Sid Greene Collects SHOWCASE #34-36
and THE ATOM #1-17
$16.99 US, 528 pages

TRIALS OF SHAZAM VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Judd Winick
Artist: Howard Porter
Collects TRIALS OF SHAZAM #1-6 and a story from DC: BRAVE NEW WORLD #1
$14.99 US, 160 pages

DCU titles scheduled to arrive in stores in July include:

52 VOL. 2 TP
Writers: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid
Artists: Keith Giffen, Dale Eaglesham, Shawn Moll, Joe Bennett, Chris
Batista, Eddy Barrows, Patrick Olliffe, Drew Johnson, Phil Jimenez and
others Collects the lead stories from 52 WEEKS 14-26
$19.99 US, 304 pages

BATMAN: HARLEY AND IVY TP
Writers: Judd Winick, Paul Dini and Bruce Timm
Artists: Joe Chiodo, Bruce Timm, Ronnie Del Carmen and Shane Glines
Collects HARLEY AND IVY: ON THE LAM, BATMAN: HARLEY AND IVY and a story
from BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #14 (presented here in color for the first
time)
$14.99 US, 136 pages

ELRIC: THE MAKING OF A SORCERER TP
Writer: Michael Moorcock
Artist: Walter Simonson
Collects ELRIC: THE MAKING OF A SORCERER #1-4
$19.99 US, 200 pages

THE ORIGINAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMIC BOOK HEROES VOL. 2: WONDER WOMAN TP
Writer: Michael Fleischer
Artists: Various
Reprints the classic reference volume from 1976
$19.99 US, 272 pages

MARTIAN MANHUNTER: THE OTHERS AMONG US TP
Writer: A.J. Lieberman
Artists: Al Barrionuevo and Bit
Collects MARTIAN MANHUNTER #1-8 and a story from DC: BRAVE NEW WORLD
$19.99 US, 208 pages

OUTSIDERS: PAY AS YOU GO TP
Writer: Judd Winick
Artists: Ron Randall, Pop Mhan and Carlo Barberi Collects OUTSIDERS #42-46
and OUTSIDERS ANNUAL #1
$14.99 US, 160 pages

SEVEN SOLDIERS ARCHIVES VOL. 2 HC
Writers: Joe Samachson
Artists: Ed Dobrotka, Pierce Rice, Maurice Del Bourgo and Joe Kubert
Collects LEADING COMICS #5-8
$49.99 US, 228 pages

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BATGIRL VOL. 1 TP
Writers: Gardner Fox, Cary Bates, Bob Haney, Mike Friedrich, Robert
Kanigher, Frank Robbins, Dennis O’Neil and Elliot S. Maggin
Artists: Carmine Infantino, Curt Swan, Frank Springer, Gil Kane, Bob
Brown, Win Mortimer, Irv Novick, Don Heck, Mike Sekowsky, Neal Adams and
others Collects stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #359, 363, 369, 371, 384,
385, 388, 389, 392, 393, 396, 397, 400, 401, 404, 405-424, BATMAN #197,
ADVENTURE COMICS #381, WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #169 and 176, THE BRAVE AND
THE BOLD #78, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #60 and SUPERMAN #268 and 279
$16.99 US, 520 pages

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: MARTIAN MANHUNTER VOL. 1 TP
Writers: Jack Miller, Joe Samachson and Dave Wood
Artists: Joe Certa
Collects stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #225-305
$16.99 US, 522 pages

SUPERMAN: THE AMAZING TRANSFORMATIONS OF JIMMY OLSEN TP
Writers: Otto Binder, Jerry Siegel and others
Artists: Curt Swan, John Forte, Pete Costanza and others Collects stories
from SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #22, 28, 31-33, 41, 42, 44, 49, 53, 59,
65, 69, 72, 77, 80, 85 and 105
$14.99 US, 192 pages

UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS TP
Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray
Artist: Daniel Acuña
Collects UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1-8 and a story from DC:
BRAVE NEW WORLD
$14.99 US, 208 pages

DCU titles scheduled to