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BOOK OF
THE WEEK!
805 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

122408-214
LIFE STORY FILM FANTASY: TWILIGHT, MISTER X CONDEMNED #1, SECRET INVASION REQUIEM #1, SHOJO BEAT 0109, ULTIMATES 3 PREM HC WHO KILLED SCARLET WITCH, VIGILANTE #1,WIZARD MICHAEL TURNER TRIBUTE HC
121708-168
DARK REIGN NEW NATION, IMPALER #1, MMW AVENGERS HC VOL 08, SECRET WARS OMNIBUS HC, SUPERMAN PAST AND FUTURE TP, THOR GOD SIZED #1, WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #64
121008-199
GERONIMO LAST APACHE WARRIOR GN, GREEN LANTERN SECRET ORIGIN HC, HULK 100 PROJECT, PUNISHER WAR ZONE #1 (OF 6), SECRET INVASION DARK REIGN, TOYFARE #138, WOLVERINE FLIES TO A SPIDER
120408-224 (New Comic Thursday!)
CALIBER HC VOL 01 FIRST CANON OF JUSTICE, HAUNTED TANK #1, HERCULES HC VOL 01 THE THRACIAN WARS, MOON KNIGHT SILENT KNIGHT #1, PUNISHER MAX X-MAS SPECIAL 2008, SHONEN JUMP JAN 09, STARLOG #371

BOOK OF
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808 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

112608-192
BATMAN #681, BATMAN RULES OF ENGAGEMENT TP, PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #12, ULTIMATE HULK VS IRON MAN TP ULTIMATE HUMAN, UMBRELLA ACADEMY DALLAS #1, WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #63, X-MEN FIRST CLASS TP BAND OF BROTHERS
111908-185
JACK KIRBY'S THE DEMON OMNIBUS HC, JSA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL MAGOG #1, MMW INVINCIBLE IRON MAN HC VOL 05, PUNISHER BY GARTH ENNIS OMNIBUS HC, PUNISHER POSTER BOOK, X-FILES #1 (OF 6), YOUNG X-MEN TP VOL 01 FINAL GENESIS
111208-233
BATMAN CACOPHONY #1 (OF 3), FABLES COVERS BY JAMES JEAN HC, HULK PREM HC VOL 01 RED HULK, JSA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL-SUPERMAN #1, MYTHOS HC VOL 01, SIR APROPOS OF NOTHING #1 (OF 5), TOYFARE #137
110508-198
ADVENTURE COMICS SPECIAL GUARDIAN #1 NEW KRYPTON, IRON MAN HC ART OF IRON MAN MOVIE, MARVEL ILLUSTRATED TP LAST OF THE MOHICANS, SUPERMAN VS BRAINIAC TP, ULTIMATUM #1 (OF 5), WOLVERINE X-MEN MAGAZINE #1, X-MEN PIXIES & DEMONS DIRECTORS CUT

BOOK OF
THE WEEK!
981 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

102908-210
COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1648, FINAL CRISIS RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS #1, GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS NIGHT WITCHES #1 (OF 3), GREEN LANTERN IN BRIGHTEST DAY TP, MMW ATLAS ERA HC VOL 01 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY, SUPERMAN BATMAN SEARCH FOR KRYPTONITE HC, ULTIMATE CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL #1
102208-187
ELEKTRA BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS HC, FINAL CRISIS SUBMIT #1, SHOJO BEAT 1108, STEVE NILES OMNIBUS TP, SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON SPECIAL #1, TOMB OF DRACULA OMNIBUS HC VOL 01, WOLVERINE MANIFEST DESTINY #1 (OF 4) MD
101508-172
MMW X-MEN HC VOL 07 VAR ED VOL 105, SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #1 Of (6), SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN SPECIAL #1, TOYFARE #136, WAR IS HELL FIRST FLIGHT PHANTOM EAGLE HC, X-BOX WORLD 360, X-MEN WORLDS APART #1 (OF 4)
100808-229
ANNIHILATION CLASSIC HC, GEARS OF WAR #1, IRON MAN TP THE DRAGON SEED SAGA, MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #1 (of 4), STREET FIGHTER TRIBUTE TP, TOYFARE #136, X-MEN ORIGINAL SIN #1
100108-183
COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1647, FOUR EYES #1, GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY WEDDING ALBUM HC, SFX #174, TERROR TITANS #1 (OF 6), ULTIMATE IRON MAN II PREMIUM HC, VIXEN RETURN O/T LION #1 (OF 5)

BOOK OF
THE WEEK!
770 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

092408-232
ABSOLUTE RONIN HC, BACK TO BROOKLYN #1 (OF 5), CAT FANCY 1108, DOG FANCY 1108, DEAD AHEAD #1 (OF 3), SOLOMON KANE #1 (OF 5), STAR WARS LUKE SKYWALKER LAST HOPE FOR GALAXY HC
091708-149
AGE OF SENTRY #1 (OF 6), DC UNIVERSE DECISIONS #1 (OF 4), GREATEST HITS #1 (OF 6), INCREDIBLE HERCULES AGAINST THE WORLD TP, SKETCH MAGAZINE #36, SUPERMAN KRYPTONITE HC, WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #61
091008-190
BATMAN THE BLACK GLOVE HC, BIG HERO 6 #1 (OF 5), CIVIL WAR HOUSE OF M #1 (OF 5), ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY #233, X-MEN MAGNETO TESTAMENT #1, OMEGA THE UNKNOWN PREMIUM HC, X-BOX WORLD 360 #69
…and from 090408: DARK TOWER TREACHERY #1 and STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #1
090408-199 (New Comic Thursday!)
COMICS BUYERS GUIDE #1646, DARK TOWER TREACHERY #1, DEATH OF THE NEW GODS HC, FUNNY TIMES 0908, INVASION TP, NECRONOMICON #1, STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #1

BOOK OF
THE WEEK!
757 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

082708-168
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #569, DC UNIVERSE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT #1, FOUNDATION TP, JLA DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01, PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #9, RUNAWAYS 3 #1, TERRY MOORE'S ECHO TP VOL 01 MOON LAKE
082008-193
AIR #1, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568, HERBIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 01,
INDIANA JONES MAGAZINE #3, IRON FIST ORIGIN OF DANNY RAND, VIDEO WATCHDOG #142, X-MEN TP DIVIDED WE STAND
081308-189
GOLLY #1, MILLENNIUM TP, SMALLVILLE MAGAZINE #28, TOYFARE #134, WELCOME TO HOXFORD #1, WOLVERINE TP GET MYSTIQUE8 , X-MEN ORIGINS JEAN GREY
080608-207
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1, FLASH THE WILD WEST'S HC, NYX NO WAY HOME #1 (OF 6), PUNISHER PREM HC WELCOME BACK FRANK, STAR WARS INSIDER #103, TIPS AND TRICKS 1008, VENOM DARK ORIGIN #1 (OF 5)

BOOK OF
THE WEEK!
974 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

073008-158
COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1645, FANTASTIC FOUR TRUE STORY #1 (OF 4), FALL OF CTHULHU TP VOL 02 GATHERING, FUNNY TIMES 0808, GRIMM FAIRY TALES OVERSIZED HC, JOKERS ASYLUM TWO FACE #1, TRUE BELIEVERS #1 (OF 5)
072308-201
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY ROAD TO THE ALTAR TP, JOKERS ASYLUM SCARECROW #1, MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #1, STARLOG #368, WAR HEROES #1, UNCANNY X-MEN 500 ISSUES POSTER BOOK, X-MEN ENDANGERED SPECIES TP
071608-195
BATGIRL #1 (OF 6), HOWARD THE DUCK OMNIBUS, JOKERS ASYLUM POISON IVY #1, SHOJO BEAT #4.8, SUPERMAN AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES HC, VOLTRON A LEGEND FORGED #1, WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #59
071008-185 (New Comic Thursday!)
ANNIHILATION CONQUEST HC BOOK 02, CAPTAIN AMERICA WHITE #0, DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS TP VOL 01, FINAL CRISIS REQUIEM #1, JOKERS ASYLUM THE PENGUIN #1, SFX #171, TOYFARE #133
070208-235
COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1644, FANTASTIC FOUR PREM HC LOST ADVENTURES STAN LEE, G FAN #84, JOKERS ASYLUM THE JOKER #1, SECRET INVASION FRONT LINE #1 (OF 5)SI, SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #1, SUPERMAN LAST SON HC

BOOK OF
THE WEEK!
795 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

062508-183
ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN THE BOY WONDER HC VOL 01, BEYOND WONDERLAND #0 (OF 6), CINEFEX #114, CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #0, INDIANA JONES ADVENTURES TP VOL 01, INDIANA JONES MAGAZINE #2, MADAME XANADU #1
061808-184
ETERNALS BY NEIL GAIMAN TP, FIRST BORN AFTERMATH, IRON MAN TP HAUNTED, SHOJO BEAT #4.7, STAR WARS INSIDER #102, WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #58, WORLDS FINEST DELUXE EDITION HC
061108-224
ETERNALS #1, JOKER THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA HC VOL 03 INJUSTICE LEAGUE, MAGDALENA DAREDEVIL, PIQ MAGAZINE JUL 2008, SKAAR SON OF HULK #1, SPIDERMAN MAGAZINE #1
060408-204
CONAN BORN ON THE BATTLEFIELD HC, ESPN MAGAZINE #11.11, ESSENTIAL CAPTAIN MARVEL TP VOL 01, ROBIN SPOILER SPECIAL #1, TIPS AND TRICKS 0808, TRINITY #1, ULTIMATE ORIGINS #1 (OF 5)

BOOK OF
THE WEEK!
789 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

052808-186
COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1643, ESSENTIAL RAMPAGING HULK TP VOL 01, FINAL CRISIS #1 (OF 7), KING SIZE HULK #1, MARVEL 1985 #1 (OF 6), SFX #169, STARMAN OMNIBUS HC VOL 01
052108-173
CASEY BLUE BEYOND TOMORROW #1, DC SPECIAL CYBORG #1, INCREDIBLE HULK OMNIBUS HC VOL 01, INDIANA JONES & KINGDOM O/T CRYSTAL SKULL #1, SHOJO BEAT #11, SUPERMAN ESCAPE FROM BIZARRO WORLD HC, WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #57
051408-207
BATMAN #676, BATMAN THE RESURRECTION OF RAS AL GHUL HC, CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #1, GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #1, HEAVY METAL 0708, NEW X-MEN BY MORRISON ULTIMATE COLL TP BOOK 01, TOYFARE #131
050708-223
AMERICAN DREAM #1, HULK TP WORLD WAR HULK, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1, IRON MAN WAR MACHINE TP, PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED 0708, STAR WARS INSIDER #101, WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #1

BOOK OF
THE WEEK!
912 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

043008-153
AIR BRUSH ACTION 0608, COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1642, DAREDEVIL BLOOD OF THE TARANTULA, GLAMOURPUSS #1, THOR AGES OF THUNDER, THOR BY J MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI PREM HC VOL 01, X-MEN HC MESSIAH COMPLEX
042308-172
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 1, DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 1, JSA HC VOL 02 THY KINGDOM COME PART 1, MAC BOLAN THE EXECUTIONER DEVILS TOOLS #1 (OF 5), PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #5, SFX #168, UNCANNY X-MEN #497 DWS
041608-178
DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR #1, GREEN ARROW YEAR ONE HC, IRON MAN LEGACY OF DOOM #1, SHOJO BEAT 0508, SHOWCASE PRESENTS LSH TP VOL 02, TOYFARE #130, X-MEN DIVIDED WE STAND #1 (OF 2) DWS
040908-239
AMAZING FIGURE MODELER #41, BATMAN DEATH MASK #1 (OF 4), BATMAN LOVERS AND MADMEN HC, JESUS HATES ZOMBIES GN (MR), NUMBER OF THE BEAST #1 (OF 6), RC SPORT FLYER #13.5, TITANS #1
040208-170
ANNA MERCURY #1 (OF 5), G FAN #83, HULK TP PLANET HULK, SECRET INVASION #1 (OF 8), SECRET INVASION TP INFILTRATION, SHAZAM THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP, YOUNG X-MEN #1 DWS

BOOK OF
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814
NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

032608-191
CITY SLAB #12, JUXTAPOZ #87, MMW ATLAS ERA HC VOL 02 TALES ASTONISH VAR ED VOL 91, SECRET HISTORY AUTHORITY JACK HAWKSMOOR #1 (OF 6), SPIDER-MAN PREMIUM HC ONE MORE DAY, STAR TREK NEW FRONTIER #1, WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #1
031908-189
BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC, DARK IVORY #1 (OF 4), MMW CAPTAIN AMERICA HC VOL 04 VAR ED VOL 93, SHOJO BEAT APR 08, SUPER FRIENDS #1, TANGENT SUPERMAN'S REIGN #1 (OF 12), WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #55
031208-202
AVENGERS INITIATIVE TP VOL 01, LAST DEFENDERS #1 (OF 6), LOBO PORTRAIT OF A BASTICH TP, LONE RANGER AND TONTO #1, RC SPORTS FLYER #13.4, SERENITY BETTER DAYS #1 (OF 3), TOYFARE #129
030508-232
CABLE #1, CABLE CLASSIC TP VOL 01, DR WHO MAGAZINE #392, DC SPECIAL RAVEN #1 (OF 5), FABLES 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL SC, WONDER WOMAN WHO IS WONDER WOMAN HC, YOUNG LIARS #1

BOOK OF
THE WEEK!
819 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

022708-206
DOCTOR WHO #1, FANGORIA #271, INFINITE CRISIS TP, KICK ASS #1, PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #3, ROGUE ANGEL TELLER OF TALES #1, X-MEN TP SUPERNOVAS
022008-212
CLASSIC TRANSFORMERS VOL 1TP, IMMORTAL IRON FIST ORSON RANDALL GREEN MIST DEATH, JENNA JAMESON'S SHADOW HUNTER #1, LOCKE & KEY #1, MMW ANT-MAN GIANT MAN HC VOL 02 VAR ED VOL 91, SFX #166, SHOJO BEAT #4.3
021308-201
FANTASTIC FOUR LOST ADVENTURE, OFFICIAL X-BOX MAGAZINE 0308, TINY TITANS #1, TOYFARE #128, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 1 PLATINUM POWER & RESPONSIBILITY TP, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 2 PLATINUM ED LEARNING CURVE TP, X-FORCE #1
020608-200
BATMAN FALSE FACES HC, CLANDESTINE #1 (OF 5), DIANA PRINCE WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 01, FULL CIRKLE II #1 (OF 3), NEW AVENGERS POSTER BOOK, PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED 0306, UNCANNY X-MEN #495 DWS

BOOK OF
THE WEEK!
827 NEW ITEMS RECEIVED THIS MONTH!

013008-150
BATMAN THE MAN WHO LAUGHS HC, CAPTAIN AMERICA #34, COMICS BUYERS GUIDE #1639, MMW SILVER SURFER HC VOL 01 VAR ED 15, PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #2, PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #0, SPIDER-MAN WITH GREAT POWER #1 (OF 5)
012308-183
ANNIHILATION CONQUEST HC BOOK 1, FANTASTIC FOUR TP THE END, MAD #486, ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #50, VIDEOSCOPE #65, WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH DAMAGE CONTROL #1, YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #1
011608-172
76 #1, CATWOMAN #75, EC ARCHIVES CRIME SUSPENSTORIES HC VOL 1, ESSENTIAL MARVEL SAGA TP VOL 01, INCREDIBLE HERCULES #113, NEW EXILES #1, WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #53
010908-164
AMAZING SPIDERMAN #546, HULK #1, JENNA JAMESON'S SHADOW HUNTER #0, SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOL 1 TP, SHOWCASE PRESENTS ROBIN THE BOY WONDER TP VOL 01, TOYFARE #127, TWELVE #1 (OF 12)
010408-158 (New Comic Friday!)
ESPN #10.26, ESSENTIAL POWER MAN AND IRON FIST TP VOL 01, EXILES DAYS OF THEN & NOW, G FAN #82, MOON KNIGHT VOL 2 MIDNIGHT SUN PREM HC, TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE #1 (OF 6), ULTIMATE HUMAN #1 (OF 4)

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