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Superhero, BooksSuperman Returns HC Non-Fiction: The Visual Guide The Man of Steel comes back to Earth in an epic action-adventure, a soaring new chapter in the saga of one of the world's best-loved super heroes. Vivid stills and inside information explore and explain the thrilling world of Superman Returns . A must have purchase for Superman fans of all ages! Superman Returns: The Official Movie Guide SC Non-Fiction Complemented with 150 magnificent photos the Superman Returns Official Movie Guide features excerpts from the screenplay - plus overviews of the actors costumes stunts and special effects - offering readers a visual and literary journey through the film's story while marveling at the filmmaking magic of the much-anticipated feature film. X-Men/Doctor Doom Chaos Engine Book 1 - nick & dent Doctor Doom! Magneto! The Red Skull! Three of the deadliest villains in the Marvel Universe all sharing a common dream - to become absolute master of the Earth! Through the use of the Cosmic Cube - a device whose reality-bending powers allow its possessor to create the perfect world - they are able to bring their dreams to reality. With the odds stacked against them the X-Men must make a desperate attempt to destroy the 'Chaos Engine' and restore order to the cosmos. But in order to save the world from Armageddon one of the X-Men must be willing to risk their life - an action that may have lasting repercussions for the fabric of reality itself! All Star Companion Vol. 2 TPB Roy Thomas' new sequel presents still more secrets of the Justice Society of America and All-Star Comics, from 1940 through the 1980s. Featuring: a fabulous wraparound cover by Carlos Pacheco; more amazing information and speculation on the classic All-Star Comics of 1940-1951; never-before-seen Golden Age art by Irwin Hasen, Carmine Infantino, Alex Toth, Mart Nodell, Paul Reinman, H.G. Peter, and others; art from the unpublished 1940s JSA story 'The Will of William Wilson' not seen in Volume 1; rare art from the original 1963-1985 JLA-JSA team-ups and the 1970s All-Star Comics revival by Mike Sekowsky, Dick Dillin, Joe Staton, Wally Wood, Keith Giffen, and Ric Estrada; full coverage of the 1980s All-Star Squadron, Young All-Stars, America vs. The Justice Society, and Last Days of the Justice Society, with a bio of every single All-Star (from Air Wave to Zatara), featuring never-seen art by Jerry Ordway, Rich Buckler, Adrian Gonzales, and Todd McFarlane. Plus, notes and illustrations on the original 1940s...... Darkness Vol 1 Novel(W) Kerri Hawkins Jackie Estacado and The Darkness enter a whole new world with their first short form prose novel! In this inaugural foray into the world of written fiction, readers will get a taste of Jackie's life within the mob and delve deeper than ever before into the horror and thrill of being the bearer of The Darkness. Written by novelist Kerri Hawkins (BLOOD LEGACY) this first novel will offer up a perfect mixture of crime fiction and horror in a brutal, gritty tone. Novel 150 pages $6.99" Art Of Witchblade(A) Marc Silvestri, Michael Turner, Adam Hughes, Stjepan Sejic, Mike Choi, and many more! (Cov) Marc Silvestri Beautiful artwork has always been a hallmark of the WITCHBLADE franchise, and now for the first time you can have the creme de la creme in one high end art book! This over-sized 9' x 12' softcover coffee table art book features selected works from the artists that defined the Witchblade legacy including Marc Silvestri, Michael Turner, Adam Hughes, Stjepan Sejic, Mike Choi, Francis Manapul, Randy Green, Keu Cha, Greg Land, Terry Dodson and many, many more! Printed on the highest quality paper, featuring an embossed cover, and additional interviews and text pieces, this collection can't be missed! Full Color 96 pages $19.99 art book" Marvel Comics Encyclopedia HC Featuring a foreword by Stan Lee, this unique encylcopedia covers all of Marvel Comics' greatest heroes and villains - over 1,000 characters - complete with full details of their powers and their thrill-packed careers. Batman Unauthorized Vigilantes Jokers & Heroes SC by Dennis O'Neil Compiled by veteran comic book writer Dennis O'Neil, this collection of essays explores Batman's motivations and actions, as well as those of his foes. Batman Unauthorized covers both the silly and the solemn, asking questions like 'Why is the Joker so good at pushing Batman's buttons?' 'What does Batman's technology say about the times?' 'Why are Batman's villains crazier than average?' and 'Why is Batman the perfect, iconic American hero?'" Iron Man Beneath The Armor SC by Andy Mangels Iron Man: Beneath The Armor is a fully-illustrated inside look at the creation of the Iron Man film as well as a complete history of the classic character, by award-winning comic book anthology editor, Andy Mangels." DC Comics Covergirls Previews Exclusive HC From the trailblazing Wonder Woman of the 1940s to edgy, girl-power-driven comics series like Birds of Prey, DC Comics Covergirls takes a look at the female characters of DC Comics throughout the company's history, and features many of DC Comics' iconic comic book covers. Written by renowned comic book writer Louise Simonson, the book examines the evolution of the comic book women of DC Comics: the 1942 introduction of the most famous DC heroine, Wonder Woman, and her various incarnations up to the present; the creation of comic book spin-offs based on characters such as Lois Lane; and the recent wealth of fierce, female character-driven comics such as Supergirl, Birds of Prey, Batgirl, and Catwoman. This edtion has a cover only available only to specialty retailers through Diamond Comics. Comics Gone Ape Sc by Various They may be only one notch below humans on the evolutionary ladder, but gorillas and monkeys have for decades climbed to the top of the comic-book world as heroes and villains, monsters and masterminds, and soldiers and sidekicks. Comics Gone Ape! is the missing link to primates in comics, spotlighting a barrel of simian superstars like Beppo, BrainiApe, the Gibbon, Gleek, Gorilla Man, Grease Monkey, King Kong, Konga, Mojo Jojo, Sky Ape, and Titano. Comics Gone Ape! is loaded with rare and classic artwork, chest-thumping cover galleries, and 11 exclusive interviews with apes artists and writers including Arthur Adams (Monkeyman and O'Brien), Frank Cho, Carmine Infantino (Detective Chimp, Grodd), Joe Kubert (Tor, Tarzan), Tony Millionaire (Sock Monkey), Doug Moench (Planet of the Apes), and Bob Oksner (Angel and the Ape). With its all-new Avengers-as-gorillas cover by Arthur Adams, you won't be able to keep your filthy paws off this book! Edited by Back Issue magazine's Michael Eury." Batman Sunday Classics 1943-1946 HC The many fans of the Caped Crusader will thrill to see Batman and the Boy Wonder do battle once again with both common thugs and outrageous villains in order to save Gotham City from plot after evil plot. In addition to behind-the-scenes information and rare promotional materials, this deluxe editions collects the first four years of the classic Batman and Robin newspaper comics exactly as written and illustrated by the strip's most famous writers and artists. Among the classic stories are: 'The Penguin's Crime-Thunderstorms,' 'Catwoman's Grasshopper Chase,' and 'Half Man - Half Monster.'" |
