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PROMETHEUS FIRE AND STONE #1
DARK HORSE COMICS
(W) Paul Tobin (A) Juan Ferreyra (CA) Paul Pope
When the Prometheus never returned from her fateful journey to LV-223, the questions surrounding the origins of man went unanswered. Now a new team of explorers seeks to uncover the dark mystery that holds not only the fate of the original mission, but possibly their own damnation. Ties directly into the hit motion picture! First issue in a blockbuster crossover event! From Eisner Award-nominated team of Paul Tobin and artist Juan Ferreyra (Colder)!

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BASED THIS WEEKS ORDERING

  1) BATMAN FUTURES END #1
  2) DEATH OF WOLVERINE #2 (OF 4)
  3) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #6
  4) AVENGERS #34.1
  5) GREEN LANTERN CORPS
      FUTURES END #1
  6) JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED
      FUTURES END #1
  7) SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #8
  8) BATMAN ETERNAL #23
  9) DEADPOOL #34
10) EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #1

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STUMPTOWN V3 #1
SUPERBOY FUTURES END #1
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   DIRECTORS CUT #1
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ARMOR HUNTERS HARBINGER #3
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ROBOTECH VOLTRON #5 (OF 5)
SHADOW YEAR ONE #10 (OF 10)

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THIS WEEK'S STANDINGS: Jump in the number of titles shipping this week (168) compared with last weeks (152) but still fewer than the 082714 monster week of 177 titles.
DC remains on top with 31 titles, 18 of which are the lenticular/motion covers and Standard Edition covers of  the New 52 Future's End month long event. Image and Marvel are neck-to neck this week with the "Mighty I" shipping out one more title than Marvel (24 to 23) but Marvel trounces Image with a higher price point making Marvel the Number 2 overall company in the cost department. Dynamite drops to 4th Place with 19 titles.  IDW finally moved out of out of 4th place this week by dropping to 5th Place with 17 titles. INDY COMICS remain at a steady 50+ units this week with 54 titles - up two from last weeks 52 titles. Zenescope once again hogs up the Indy standings with 16 line items being generated out of just four titles. Of note is Dark Horse which for the second week in a row is out of the Top 5 and ranks a distant 6th Place behind IDW with its six titles shipping this week.
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 MARVEL COMICS 23  $    91.73  $     13.76  $    77.97
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THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:  The Future's End Lenticular/motion cover month continues this week at DC with the Batman Family entries of: Batgirl, Birds of Prey and Batman taking the spotlight. The third volume of Greg Rucka's STUMPTOWN returns this week form Oni Press but this time as an ongoing sereies. And speaking of Ruka over at Image he and Michael Lark are pushing LAZARUS #11 hard as a "jumping on" point, the issue marks part one of the new Conclave story arc. Also from Image is the return of the zombies from the year 1968 as 68 HOMEFRONT #1 arrives bringing the horrors of the walking dead to the small town of  Harbinger, Pennsylvania. Marvel also returns to the land of the undead in GEORGE ROMERO'S EMPIRE OF DEAD ACT TWO #1 with zombies, vampires and good old boy rednecks taking a bite out of the Big Apple. Meanwhile in the Marvel Universe proper EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #1 starts to dig deep into the DNA of the Spiderman Family with this first issue featuring Spiderman Noir. Fresh from Dynamite is DAWN VAMPIRELLA #1 by writer/artist Joseph Michael Linsner serving up a quartet of Bad Girl fun. Grant Morrison branches back into the Indy realm. One door opens and two close at Dynamite as they wrap up their saga of the Shadow's first year with SHADOW YEAR ONE #10 and Art Balthazar and Franco's CAPTAIN ACTION CAT #4 ends their all ages romp through the anthropomorphic versions of Indy Comics greatest heroes. While we're on the subject of talking animals, over at Boom writer Dan Abnett and artist I. N. J. Culbard take an anthropomorphic look at H.G.Wells sci-fi classic War of the Worlds with WILD ONES #1. ANNIHILATOR #1 from Legendary Comics (the movie people). It involves a washed up Hollywood screenwriter who goes on a mind warping adventure with one of his creations. And finally from Dark Horse is our Book of the Week: PROMETHEUS FIRE AND STONE #1. With Star Wars light speeding it's way back to Marvel, Dark Horse is bring back the Aliens and Predator franchises and throwing the related Prometheus into the mix for a three way of conjoined intellectual property fun. This issue marks the first step into the united "AVP+P Universe" and will set the groundwork for future stories.
 
 

PROMETHEUS FIRE AND STONE #1    

  KIDZ CORNER BOOK OF THE WEEK
  CAPTAIN ACTION CAT #4 (OF 4)
DYNAMITE COMICS
(W) Art Baltazar & Various (A) Art Baltazar, Scoot McMahon
FINAL ISSUE!!! CATS! CATS! Everywhere Cats!!! AW YEAH! What's this? The beloved Super Heroes of the Dark Horse Universe are now...CATS?! How can this happen? What does this mean to our heroes who are lost out of their time? It can only lead to one thing...A BIG BATTLE in Beautiful Downtown Skokie! Join us for the EPIC FINALE!
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DICKS END OF TIME #4 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
DICKS END OF TIME #4 OFFENSIVE CVR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
DOCTOR WHO 11TH #2 REG ZHANG  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
DOCTOR WHO 11TH #2 SUBSCRIPTION PHOTO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT GODDESS INC #2 (OF 5) A CVR VALENTINO (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT GODDESS INC #2 (OF 5) B CVR QUALANO (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT GODDESS INC #2 (OF 5) C CVR LUIS (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #102 A CVR CHEN (AOFD) (MR)  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #102 B CVR REYES (AOFD) (MR)  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #102 C CVR PESSANHA (AOFD) (MR)  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #102 D CVR FRISON (AOFD) (MR)  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
GFT INFERNO RINGS OF HELL #2 (OF 3) A CVR LEISTER (AOFD) (MR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT INFERNO RINGS OF HELL #2 (OF 3) B CVR LAISO (AOFD) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT INFERNO RINGS OF HELL #2 (OF 3) C CVR CARDY (AOFD) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT INFERNO RINGS OF HELL #2 (OF 3) D CVR VALEZ (AOFD) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT REALM WAR #2 (OF 12) A CVR CAMPBELL (AOFD) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT REALM WAR #2 (OF 12) B CVR LASHLEY (AOFD) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT REALM WAR #2 (OF 12) C CVR BASALDUA (AOFD) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT REALM WAR #2 (OF 12) D CVR CALDWELL (AOFD) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT REALM WAR #2 (OF 12) E CVR PANTALENA (AOFD) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GHOST WOLF #4 (OF 4)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
HEXED #2  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LOLA XOXO #4 DIRECT MARKET CVR A  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LOLA XOXO #4 DIRECT MARKET CVR B  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LOLA XOXO #4 DIRECT MARKET CVR C  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LOLA XOXO #4 DIRECT MARKET CVR D  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
PROMETHEUS FIRE AND STONE #1  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
PROMETHEUS FIRE AND STONE #1 POPE VAR  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
ROGUES VOL 2 #4 (OF 5) COLD SHIP (RES)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SPONGEBOB COMICS #36  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
STUMPTOWN V3 #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SUICIDE RISK #17  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
TEEN DOG #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
TERMINATOR SALVATION FINAL BATTLE #9 (OF 12)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
THOMAS ALSOP #4 (OF 8)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
WASTELAND #57 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
WHEDON THREE WAY ONESHOT  $     1.00  $    0.15  $       0.85
WILDS END #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
X #17 (MR)  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #2 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #2 RISQUE CVR (MR)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
NEW INDY COMICS TOTALS:  $ 206.00  $  30.90  $  175.10
     
 NEW  VARIANT COMICS-25  MSRP 
ARMOR HUNTERS HARBINGER #3 (OF 3) CAFU VAR CVR  TBA 
AVENGERS #34.1 BACHALO VAR  TBA 
CALIBAN #1 SHATTERED VAR CVR  TBA 
CALIBAN #6 DESIGN SKETCH VAR CVR  TBA 
DAWN VAMPIRELLA #1 (OF 6) LINSNER B&W VAR CVR  TBA 
DAWN VAMPIRELLA #1 (OF 6) LINSNER PURE LINE ART VAR CVR  TBA 
DEADPOOL #34 3D BROOKS VAR  TBA 
DEATH DEFYING DR MIRAGE #1 (OF 5) BLANK CVR   TBA 
DEATH OF WOLVERINE #2 (OF 4) YU VAR CVR  TBA 
DELINQUENTS #1 (OF 4) BLANK CVR  TBA 
DICKS END OF TIME #4 CLASSIC MOMENT VAR CVR  TBA 
DOCTOR WHO 11TH #2  FRASER VAR CVR  TBA 
EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #1 (OF 5) LAND VAR  TBA 
GEORGE ROMEROS EMPIRE OF DEAD ACT TWO #1 FRANCAVILLA VAR  TBA 
LOLA XOXO #4 VAR CVR  TBA 
MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #6 HARDMAN B&W VAR CVR  TBA 
MARVEL 75TH ANNIV MAGAZINE SPECIAL AVENGERS ROSS VAR  TBA 
MARVEL 75TH ANNIV MAGAZINE SPECIAL X-MEN ROSS VAR CVR  TBA 
ROT & RUIN #1 VAR CVR  TBA 
SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #8 NGUYEN VAR CVR  TBA 
SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #8 REIS PRADO VAR CVR  TBA 
TMNT NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES #15 VAR CVR  TBA 
TRANSFORMERS PRIMACY #2 VAR CVR  TBA 
UNITED STATES OF MURDER INC #5 MACK VAR  TBA 
WILDS END #1  PETERSEN VAR  TBA 
 
 REORDER COMICS-32  MSRP 
ADV TIME BANANA GUARD ACADEMY #2 (OF 6) MAIN CVRS   $     3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.4  $     3.99
ARMOR HUNTERS BLOODSHOT #1 (OF 3) CVR B CHROM (AH)  $     5.99
ASTRO CITY #11  $     3.99
ASTRO CITY #13  $     3.99
BATMAN ETERNAL #17  $     2.99
BATMAN ETERNAL #18  $     2.99
COFFIN HILL #8 (MR)  $     2.99
GFT WONDERLAND #24 B CVR LAISO (MR)  $     3.99
INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US YEAR TWO #4  $     2.99
INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US YEAR TWO #5  $     2.99
INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US YEAR TWO #9  $     2.99
JUDGE DREDD #21  $     3.99
LITTLEST PET SHOP #3 (OF 5)  $     3.99
LITTLEST PET SHOP #3 (OF 5) SUBSCRIPTION VAR  $     3.99
NEW WARRIORS #7  $     3.99
NEW WARRIORS #8  $     3.99
PEANUTS VOL 2 #17  $     3.99
PEANUTS VOL 2 #18  $     3.99
PEANUTS VOL 2 #19  $     3.99
POWERS BUREAU #9 (MR)  $     3.95
REGULAR SHOW #12 MAIN CVRS   $     3.99
ROBIN RISES OMEGA #1  $     4.99
ROBOTECH VOLTRON #4 (OF 5)  $     3.99
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #32 EOSV  $     4.99
SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #5  $     3.99
TMNT NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES #13 LEGO CVR  $     3.99
TMNT NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES #14  $     3.99
TMNT TURTLES IN TIME #2 (OF 4)   $     3.99
WASTELAND #52 (MR)  $     3.99
WASTELAND #53 (MR)  $     3.99
WOLVERINE #9  $     3.99
 
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112 NEW/RETURNING NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK
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 NEW ACTION FIGURES/MODELS/STATUES-4  MSRP 
DC COMICS NEW 52 SUPERGIRL AF  $   24.95
GODZILLA GHIDORAH VINYL BUST BANK   $   24.99
INFINITE CRISIS ATOMIC GREEN LANTERN AF  $   39.95
INFINITE CRISIS PAJAMA PARTY HARLEY QUINN AF  $   39.95
 
 REORDER ACTION FIGURES-4  MSRP 
DC COMICS NEW 52 GREEN ARROW ACTION FIGURE  $   24.95
DC MULTIVERSE 4IN BATMAN RETURNS PENGUIN AF  $   14.99
DC MULTIVERSE 4IN SUPERMAN II GEN ZOD AF   $   14.99
MARVEL SELECT BLACK WIDOW AF  $   24.99
 
 NEW APPAREL-1  MSRP 
X-MEN SENT SENTINELS TURQUOISE T/S XL   $   18.00
 
 NEW BOOKS & TRADES-31  MSRP 
ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 05   $   14.99
ALL NEW X-MEN PREM HC VOL 05 ONE DOWN  $   24.99
ARCHIE GIANT COMICS DIGEST TP  $     7.99
CARBON GREY TP VOL 03 MOTHERS OF THE REVOLUTION  $   14.99
CASTLE TP CALM BEFORE STORM  $   15.99
CROSSED WISH YOU WERE HERE TP VOL 04 (MR)   $   19.99
ESCAPE FROM GRACE GN VOL 01 (A)   $   17.95
EXTINCTION PARADE TP VOL 01 (MR)  $   19.99
FANTASTIC FOUR EPIC COLL WORLDS GREATEST COMIC MAG TP  $   34.99
FETISHISMS GONE WILD GN (A)   $   17.95
FIVE WEAPONS TP VOL 02 TYLERS REVENGE  $   12.99
GKGT GUKEGUTE GN (A)   $   19.95
HARBINGER TP VOL 05 DEATH OF A RENEGADE  $   19.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE HC VOL 05 FOREVER HEROES (N52)  $   22.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA HC VOL 02 SURVIVORS OF EVIL (N52)  $   24.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE TP VOL 04 THE GRID (N52)  $   16.99
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES THE CURSE TP  $   29.99
NEW AVENGERS TP VOL 02 INFINITY  $   19.99
NOT ENOUGH TIME TO PULL IT OUT GN VOL 01 (A)  $   17.95
POWERPUFF GIRLS TP VOL 02 MONSTER MASH  $   17.99
REGULAR SHOW ORIGINAL GN VOL 01 HYDRATION  $   12.99
ROCKY & BULLWINKLE MOOSE ON THE LOOSE TP  $   17.99
ROGUE TROOPER LAST MAN STANDING TP  $   17.99
SHOWCASE CAPTAIN CARROT AND HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW TP  $   19.99
UBER TP VOL 02 (MR)  $   19.99
UNCANNY AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 04 AVENGE EARTH  $   24.99
WARHAMMER 40K STORMCALLER HC   $   24.99
WINTER SOLDIER BY BRUBAKER COMPLETE COLLECTION TP  $   29.99
X-MEN TP ASGARDIAN WARS NEW PTG  $   29.99
Y THE LAST MAN TP BOOK 01 (MR)  $   19.99
ZERO TP VOL 02 AT THE HEART OF IT ALL (MR)  $   14.99
 
 REORDER BOOKS & TRADES-47  MSRP 
AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE TP VOL 01 PX DM ED  $   17.99
ANIMAL MAN TP VOL 01 THE HUNT (N52)  $   14.99
AQUAMAN TP VOL 01 THE TRENCH (N52)  $   14.99
BATMAN EARTH ONE TP  $   12.99
BATMAN IN THE FORTIES TP  $   19.99
BOOSTER GOLD BLUE AND GOLD TP  $   14.99
DC SUPER FRIENDS WORD ADV BOARD BOOK WONDER WOMAN   $     6.99
DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS TP VOL 03 BLACK LIGHTNING BLUE DEVIL  $   14.99
DEADMAN TP VOL 01  $   19.99
EARTH 2 TP VOL 01 THE GATHERING (N52)  $   14.99
ESSENTIAL CLASSIC X-MEN TP VOL 03  $   16.99
ESSENTIAL DAREDEVIL TP VOL 04  $   16.99
ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 08  $   19.99
FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE TP VOL 01 WAR MONSTERS  $   14.99
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY ENEMIES LIST TP  $   17.99
GREEN ARROW MOVING TARGETS TP  $   17.99
INFINITY CRUSADE TP VOL 01  $   29.99
JLA TP VOL 03  $   24.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA DARK THINGS TP  $   17.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA RISE OF ECLIPSO TP  $   16.99
PARIAH TP  $   14.99
RESIDENT ALIEN TP VOL 01 WELCOME TO EARTH  $   14.99
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 02 VS THE WORLD  $   11.99
SHAZAM TP (N52)  $   16.99
SHOWCASE PRESENTS GREEN LANTERN TP VOL 01  $   19.99
SHOWCASE PRESENTS GREEN LANTERN TP VOL 05  $   19.99
SHOWCASE PRESENTS HOUSE OF MYSTERY TP VOL 01  $   16.99
SHOWCASE PRESENTS JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP VOL 03  $   16.99
SHOWCASE PRESENTS JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP VOL 06  $   19.99
SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPER FRIENDS TP VOL 01  $   19.99
SIN CITY NEW MILLER CVR TP VOL 02 DAME KILL  $   19.00
SKYMAN TP VOL 01 RIGHT STUFF  $   14.99
SMOKE ASHES TP   $   29.99
SUICIDE SQUAD TP VOL 02 BASILISK RISING (N52)  $   16.99
SUICIDE SQUAD TP VOL 03 DEATH IS FOR SUCKERS (N52)  $   14.99
SUICIDE SQUAD TP VOL 04 DISCIPLINE AND PUNISH (N52)  $   14.99
SUPERNATURAL NOIR  $   19.99
SWAMP THING BY BRIAN K VAUGHAN TP VOL 01 (MR)  $   19.99
TRANSFORMERS BEAST WARS TP VOL 02 ASCENDING  $   17.99
TRANSFORMERS CLASSICS TP VOL 01  $   24.99
TRANSFORMERS DRIFT TP  $   17.99
TRANSFORMERS FOUNDATION TP  $   17.99
TRANSFORMERS MAXIMUM DINOBOTS TP VOL 01  $   19.99
TRANSFORMERS MEGATRON ORIGIN TP  $   17.99
WALKING DEAD NOVEL SC VOL 02 ROAD TO WOODBURY  $   14.99
WONDER WOMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 03  $   14.99
WONDERMARK TP VOL 03 DAPPER CAPS & PEDAL-COPTERS   $   16.99
 
 NEW MAGAZINES-18  MSRP 
AMERICAN GIRL 1014  $     5.95
BETTY & VERONICA COMICS DIGEST #226 (NOTE PRICE)  $     4.99
CHRISTIANITY TODAY 0914  $     4.95
DC BATMAN AUTO FIG MAG #38 LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT BATCYC  $   20.00
DC BATMAN AUTO FIG MAG #39 ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN #1  $   20.00
DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #61 BOOSTER GOLD WHITE PAWN  $   16.00
GOREZONE #32   $   11.99
IMAGINE FX PRESENTS: DIGITAL ARTISTS SURVIVAL GUIDE VOL 2  $   17.99
MARVEL 75TH ANNIVERSARY MAGAZINE SPECIAL ED  $     9.99
MARVEL CHESS FIG COLL MAG #13 ELECTRO BLACK PAWN  $   16.00
MARVEL CHESS FIG COLL MAG SPECIAL #1 HULK & SHE-HULK   $   38.00
NYLON 0914  $     4.99
POETS & WRITERS 1014  $     5.95
RANGER RICK 0914  $     4.99
SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE #12 (RES)  $     9.99
STAR TREK STARSHIPS FIG COLL MAG BINDER  $   14.00
STAR WARS INSIDER #152 NEWSSTAND ED  $     7.99
TIGER BEAT 1014  $     4.99
 
 REORDER SUPPLIES-1  MSRP 
MYLITES 2 CURRENT (50 COUNT)  $     0.19
 
 NEW WALL ART-4  MSRP 
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.5 BY ALEX ROSS POSTER  $     8.99
DEATH OF WOLVERINE #1 POSTER  $     8.99
ROCKET RACCOON YOUNG POSTER  $     8.99
WOLVERINE BY ALEX ROSS POSTER  $     8.99
 
 REORDER WALL ART-2  MSRP 
VAMPIRELLA JOSE GONZALEZ VINTAGE POSTER NEW PTG (MR)  $   34.95
ZOMBIE BRAINS WALL POSTER  $     8.99
 
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Godzilla: Ghidorah Vinyl Bust Bank  8/27/2014 9/10/2014
Star Wars: Clone Wars Darth Maul Bust Bank  8/27/2014 9/10/2014
   
 BOOKS & TRADES    
America's Got Powers TP (MR) 9/17/2014 9/24/2014
Frank Thorne Red Sonja Art Ed. Sgn. HC  9/3/2014 9/10/2014
Meteor Men GN Vol. 1 10/22/2014 10/15/2014
Sixth Gun Gunslinger Ed. HC Vol. 1  9/3/2014 9/10/2014
   
 COMICS    
Death of Wolverine #3 Reg./Vars. 9/24/2014 10/1/2014
Original Sin Annual #1 Reg./Vars. 10/1/2014 10/8/2014
Silver Surfer #6 9/24/2014 10/1/2014
Solar: Man of Atom #5 12/31/2014 9/17/2014
   
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