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Marvel
DEADPOOL VOLUME 5
WEDDING OF DEADPOOL
PB$21.99
Deadpool is getting MARRIED! It’s
the biggest wedding since that
one guy married that other guy
as Deadpool and his mysterious bride tie the knot in a tale
by Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn,
& Mike Hawthorne! PLUS, we’ve rounded up EVERY
writer to ever pen Wade’s series to celebrate this
magical occasion!
ALL-NEW INVADERS VOLUME
1 GODS AND SOLDIERS
PB$24.99
The Kree Empire intends to conquer the universe using an army of
Norse Gods! Four heroes united
by their past - Captain America,
Namor, the original Human Torch
and the Winter Soldier - must now wage war against
the Kree to save Earth!
GEORGE ROMERO’S EMPIRE
OF THE DEAD ACT ONE
PB$27.99
Welcome to New York City years
after the undead plague has
erupted.. but just because Manhattan has been quarantined, don’t
think that everyone inside is safe!
Not only do flesh-eaters roam
Manhattan, but there’s another ancient predator that
has taken a bloody bite out of the Big Apple: vampires
rule the city!
WOLVERINE ORIGIN II
HB$34.99
A few years after the events
of Origin finds James “Logan”
Howlett running with the wolves,
until something unexpected brings
him back into the world of men!
And when word of a clawed wild
man reaches civilization, the hunt
to capture him begins!
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
BY ABNETT & LANNING ANDY LANNING
PB$47.99
With the fabric of the universe
torn, all that stands between us
and invading horrors is a team of
cosmic misfits. Led by Star-Lord,
the newly-minted Guardians of the
Galaxy include a who’s who of the mightiest -and most
bizarre - protectors the stars have ever seen!
THANOS THE INFINITY
REVELATION
HB$34.99
There is an imbalance in the universe. And, since his latest return
from oblivion, Thanos himself
feels... incomplete. Now the socalled Mad Titan would put both
wrongs right. A pilgrimage to Death’s dark domain,
and the revelatory waters of the Infinity Well, leads
Thanos on a new quest.
X-MEN BATTLE OF THE ATOM
PB$47.99
In a desperate bid to save Xavier’s
dream, the Beast brought the
original X-Men forward to the present. Now, with the timeline - and
all of existence - in jeopardy from
their presence, they must go back.
Dc Comics
GREEN LANTERN WRATH OF
THE FIRST LANTERN
PB$34.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK VOL.
4 THE REBIRTH OF EVIL
PB$24.99
Superman.
The Justice League Dark team
is called into action by Wonder Woman in hopes of finding
Pandora’s Box, which may hold
the only answers to save an ailing
TRILLIUM
PB$29.99
Two disparate souls separated by
thousands of years and hundreds
of millions of miles. Yet they will
fall in love and, as a result, bring
about the end of the universe.
Even though reality is unraveling
all around them, nothing can pull them apart.
SUPERMAN VOL. 3 FURY AT WORLD’S END
PB$24.99
H’El has come to Earth! When a
mysterious ghost from Krypton’s
past comes to Metropolis in
hopes of finding the lost planet’s
last son, his arrival comes with
disastrous consequences for not
just Superman, but for Superboy and Supergirl too.
SUPERMAN VOL. 4 PSI WAR
HB$39.99
The Queen of H.I.V.E.has placed the
telepathic Dr. Hector Hammond’s
thoughts deep into the recesses
of Superman’s mind in an effort
to control the Man of Steel. The
merging of Hammond and Man of
Steel’s minds brings about vivid
hallucinations that cause Superman to experience different realities.
BATMAN EARTH ONE
PB$22.99
In a Gotham City where friend and
foe are indistinguishable, Bruce
Wayne’s path toward becoming the
Dark Knight is riddled with more
obstacles than ever before.
BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED VOL. 3
PB$24.99
The Joker as the defendant. With
Two-Face serving as both prosecutor and judge, The Joker doesn’t
stand a chance in this kangaroo
court, but will The Joker have to
rely on his biggest foe, Batman, to
save him from “justice”
BATMAN ARKHAM
UNHINGED VOL. 4
HB$39.99
The mysterious new villain known
as the Bookbinder has corrupted
Gotham City’s food supply leaving
the Dark Knight in a race against
time.
BATMAN INCORPORATED
VOL. 2 GOTHAM’S MOST
WANTED
PB$24.99
Batman and his allies must
strengthen their resolve as
Leviathan moves to take Gotham
City. Everything since Batman
Incorporated #1 has been leading to this!
cost?
The Wrath of the First Lantern is
here as the Green Lanterns battle
the Guadians of Oa and the Third
Army, but who will win and at what
GREEN LANTERN NEW
GUARDIANS VOL. 4
PB$29.99
The Templar Guardians have been
locked away for millennia, but they
have a VERY clear idea of what
they need to do next - and of all
the Lanterns in the universe, they need a reluctant
Kyle Rayner’s help.
FLASH VOL. 3 THE GORILLA WARFARE
PB$29.99
In his hometown of Central City,
The Flash - a.k.a. Barry Allen
is constantly deflecting the
criminal schemes of his Rogue’s
Gallery. These villains have the
Scarlet Speedster running at a
pace faster than even the world’s
fastest man is used to. But when
Gorilla Grodd and his army descend on Central City,
The Flash will have to contend with a threat he’s not
used to.
FLASH VOL. 4 THE REVERSE
HB$39.99
A mysterious and powerful SpeedForce killer has left a trail of bodies
in his wake and only Barry has the
power to stop him. But when the
killer stays one step ahead of him,
Barry finds himself face to face
with the Teen Titans and Kid Flash for the first time.
BATMAN UNWRAPPED THE COURT OF OWLS
HB$64.99
A series of brutal murders rocks
not only Gotham City to its core
but also the Caped Crusader himself when the prime suspect is one
of Batman’s closest allies - Dick
Grayson!
CONSTANTINE VOL. 2
PB$24.99
John Constantine has suffered a
major loss at the hands of a former
protege. With his vault of mystical
weapons now in the hands of his
greatest enemies, John Constantine must battle with Sargon.
KATANA VOL. 1
ANN NOCENTI
PB$34.99
Katana stars in her very own
series! The former assassin and
new Justice Leaguer embarks on a
noble quest to restore the Outsiders to their former glory!
Comic Strips
TWITTER THE COMIC
MIKE ROSENTHAL
PB$19.99
From a simple, brilliant premise-to
create comics from the weirdest
and funniest tweets around-artist
Mike Rosenthal has crafted a
hilariously surreal world that has
attracted over a million followers to his blog.
graphic nOvels manga
ARCHIE 1000 PAGE
COMICS BONANZA
ARCHIE SUPERSTARS
PB$24.99
Archie 1000 Page Comics
Bonanza collects 1000 pages
of new and classic Archie tales
in one amazing volume, with over
100 full-colour stories featuring
America’s favourite red-head and friends navigating
the pressures and pitfalls of teenagers everywhere!
THE LITTLE WORLD OF
LIZ CLIMO
HB$17.99
Liz Climo has been charming her
fans with a comic world of whimsical animal characters, where grizzly bears, dinosaurs, rabbits, and
anteaters all grapple with everyday
life with wit and humor.
CAT COMPENDIUM
WAIN LOUIS
PB$19.99
Louis Wain drew cats: cats playing
poker, boxing, playing cricket doing
almost any human activity. His
pictures are widely available today
as decorative motifs and popular prints.
SIMPSONS FAMILY HISTORY
MATT GROENING
HB$45
The Simpsons Family History tells
the story of this typical, but also
completely remarkable, family-rites of passage, milestones,
achievements, travels (in space and time), genealogy
and more.
ASTERIX OMNIBUS 8
ALBERT UDERZO
PB$35
A storm blows Asterix and Obelix
off course. Luckily they land on
the shores of a Roman colony - or
is it? Teepees, totems, gobbling
birds: it’s not what they’re used
to. Julius Caesar sends Caius Preposterus, graduate
of the Latin School of Economics, to corrupt the
indomitable Gauls
Kids
MARVEL GUARDIANS OF THE
GALAXY AN ORIGIN STORY
HB$9.99
Before they were guardians, they
were lone heroes protecting the
universe. Now, in the far reaches
of the galaxy, a ragtag band of
underdogs must unite to defeat a
cosmic force of epic proportions!
MARVEL GUARDIANS OF THE
GALAXY DELUXE COLOURING
ACTIVITY & STICKER BOOK
HB $5.99 EACH
Join the gaurdians with
these colouring and activity
books. Packed with stellar
action!
STAR WARS IN 100 SCENES
KINDERSLEY DORLING
HB$29.99
Rediscover your favourite Star
Wars™ scenes and characters
with this comprehensive guide
which spans all six Star Wars™
movies. Star Wars™ in 100 Scenes reveals all the
amazing droids, vehicles and weapons which were part
of the Star Wars™ universe.
DISNEY PLANES FIRE &
RESCUE THE ESSENTIAL
GUIDEHB $16.99
A complete guide to everything
you want to know about the world
of Dusty and the brave team of
firefighting aircraft from Disney
Planes: Fire and Rescue.
DISNEY PLANES FIRE & RESCUE ULTIMATE
STICKER BOOK
PB$7.99
Featuring more than 60 fun and
reusable stickers from above the
world of Cars, Disney’s Planes: Fire
& Rescue will keep kids entertained for hours. Whether it’s recreating scenes from the movie or learning fun facts.
DISNEY PRINCESS ULTIMATE
STICKER COLLECTION
PB$14.99
Contains beautiful stickers of all
your favorite Disney Princesses
and the most-loved Disney characters from the magical movies.
Meet all of your favorite princesses: Cinderella, Ariel,
Aurora, Belle, Snow White, Jasmine, Mulan, Pocahontas, Rapunzel, Merida, and Tiana.
SKYLANDERS UNIVERSE
OFFICIAL STICKER BOOK
PB$14.99
This third Skylanders Official
Sticker Book includes up-to-date
character bios, fun activities
and over 1,000 stickers! Based
on the hit video game series of the same name, this
fun-packed sticker book is a must-have for Portal
Masters everywhere.
MY LITTLE PONY BOOK
& BOOKEND PACK
$39.99
MY SUPERHERO COURT
& OWEN
PB$16.99
Superheroes have lots of super
attributes - amazing strength,
incredible speed, sensational
costumes. But this charming book is a celebration of
super skills of a quite different kind - the kind that are
much closer to home.
PERCY JACKSON & THE
TITAN’S CURSE
THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
RICK RIORDAN
PB$19.99
Half Boy. Half God. All Hero. It’s
not every day you find yourself in
combat with a half-lion, half-human. But when you’re
the son of a Greek God, it happens. And now my friend
Annabeth is missing, a Goddess is in chains and only
five half-blood heroes can join the quest to defeat the
doomsday monster. Oh and guess what. The Oracle
has predicted that not all of us will survive.
ARTEMIS FOWL THE OPAL
DECEPTION
GRAPHIC NOVEL
EOIN COLFER
PB$19.99
Evil pixie, Opal Koboi, is back and
she’s more dangerous than ever.
This time she doesn’t just want power over the Fairy
People - this time she wants the humans too. Captain
Holly Short is the only fairy with a hope of stopping
her, but as Holly knows, it takes one genius criminal
mastermind to fight another.
MARVEL AVENGERS ASSEMBLE
BLACK PAPER COLOURING
HB$9.99
Use your super colouring powers to
transform the black paper into allaction colour pictures of the mighty
Avengers!
LEGO STAR WARS
THE DARK SIDE
HB$24.99
Step into the LEGO Star Wars
galaxy & discover everything there
is to know about the dark side of the
Force. Comes with a new & exclusive
LEGO Star Wars minifigure that you
won’t want to miss!
ADVENTURE TIME TEAM JAKE
& TEAM FINN JOKE BOOK
PB$12.99
Together Jake and Finn have
valiantly slain demons, advised
business men, dodged ice bolts, and
played dodge socks! But who has
collected the most freaked-out funnies of all? Team Finn
or Team Jake?
Manga
FAIRY TAIL 41
HIRO MASHIMA
PB$16.99
Fairy Tail takes place in a world filled
with magic. 17-year-old Lucy is an
attractive mage-in-training who
wants to join a magician’s guild so
that she can become a magician.
ATTACK ON TITAN BEFORE THE FALL 2
HAJIME ISAYAMA
PB$17.99
Humankind is down to just a few
thousand peopes. The walls protect
them from their enemies, the ravenous giants known as the Titans. This
prequel story tells how humanity
first learned to fight against the Titans!
MUSASHI WILLIAM SCOTT WILSON
PB$25.99
This is a graphic novel version of the
life of Miyamoto Musashi, the legendary samurai known throughout
the world as a master swordsman,
spiritual seeker, and author of the
classic Book of Five Rings.
ATTACK ON TITAN 13
HAJIME ISAYAMA
PB$17.99
At great cost to the Garrison and
the Survey Corps, Commander
Erwin has managed to recover Eren
from the Titans who tried to carry
him off. But during the battle, Eren
manifested yet another power he
doesn’t understand.
ART OF PRINCESS MONONOKE
PB
$44.99
Princess Mononoke was the first
Miyazaki film to break out into the
mainstream. The journey from initial
idea to the big screen is captured
here, in the hundreds of images.
BLEACH VOL 61
PB
$14.99
BLACK ROSE ALICE VOL 01
PB$14.99
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST (3-IN-1) VOL 02
PB$9.99
dVds pOp Other
Graphic Novels
FABLES VOL. 20 CAMELOT
BILL WILLINGHAM
PB$34.99
THE STRAIN BOOK 1 GUILLERMO DEL TORO
HB$49.99
When a Boeing 777 lands at JFK
International Airport & goes dark
on the runway, the Center for
Disease Control, fearing a terrorist attack, calls in Dr. Ephraim
Goodweather & his team of expert
biological-threat 1st responders.
SECONDS A GRAPHIC NOVEL
BRYAN LEE O’MALLEY
HB$29.99
Katie’s got it pretty good. She’s
a talented young chef, she runs
a successful restaurant, and
she has big plans to open an even
better one. Then, all at once, progress on the new
location bogs down, her charming ex-boyfriend pops
up, her fling with another chef goes sour, and her best
waitress gets badly hurt.
SNOWPIERCER VOL. 1 - THE
ESCAPE JACQUES LOB
PB$18.99
In a harsh, uncompromisingly cold
future where Earth has succumbed
to treacherously low temperatures, the last remaining members
of humanity travel on a train while the outside world
remains encased in ice.
CLASSIC GRAPHIC NOVELS: FRANKENSTEIN,
HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES & DRACULA
PB
$7.99 EACH
THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH
FIREHB $49.99
In this first volume, Mikael Blomkvist, crusading publisher of the
magazine Millennium, has decided
to run a story that will expose an
extensive sex trafficking operation. On the eve of its publication, the two reporters
responsible for the article are murdered.
WOODY GUTHRIE AND THE
DUST BOWL BALLADS
NICK HAYES
HB$55
Forged in the Dustbowl of the
1930s, in an America crippled by the Great World
Recession, this humble man found solace in song, and
soon those songs became the voice of the People.
Rose Red finally and formally takes
on the mantle of Paladin of Hope
to heroically rally the Fables in the
tragic aftermath of “Snow White.”
CONAN VOL 16 S
BRIAN WOOD
HB$39.99
When Conan & B lit intercept an
invaluable religious artifact, ruthless zealots hunt them across a
treacherous landscape! Then, when
they seek their fortune, they encounter a dark power.
Superheroes
SUPER BOYS BRAD RICCA
PB$22.99
Drawing on ten years of research in
the trenches of Cleveland libraries,
boarded-up high schools, and secret, private collections, and a love
of comic books, Brad Ricca’s Super
Boys is the first ever full biography about Superman’s
creators.
Graphic Art
THE WALKING DEAD THE
POSTER COLLECTION VOL II
PB$28.99
Following the huge success of
Insight Editions first The Walking
Dead poster book, this second
volume brings together even more
gloriously gory posters from AMC’s hit television
series. Along with all new imagery from the third and
fourth seasons
MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF
THE GALAXY THE ART OF
THE MOVIE
HB$68.99
Marvel presents its latest
blockbuster achievement!
Featuring exclusive concept artwork, behind-thescenes photographs, production stills, and in-depth
interviews with the cast and crew.
THE ART AND MAKING OF
HERCULES
LINDA SUNSHINE
HB$55
With more than 200 photos and
drawings, the official full-color illustrated companion book to Hercules, the live-action
adventure tentpole film from MGM/Paramount starring Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, directed by Brett
Ratner, based on the bestselling graphic novel.
RED BARON
WAYNE VANSANT
PB$29.99
The incredible story of Manfred
von Richthofen, whose unparalleled
piloting prowess as a member of
the Imperial German Army Air
Service made him a World War I celebrity both in the
air and on the ground.
WEAR YOUR DREAMS
MY LIFE IN TATTOOS
JOEL SELVIN
PB$19.99
Ed Hardy recounts his genesis as
a tattoo artist and leader in the
movement to recognize tattooing
as a valid and rich art form, through to the ultimate
transformation of his career into a multi-billion dollar
branding empire.
MAMMOTH BOOK OF NEW
TATTOO ART
LAL HARDY
PB$14.99
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A fantastic, all-new, third volume
of tattoo art - both tattoos and
original artworks - showcasing the
best recent work of the world’s most outstanding
tattoo artists.
CHARACTER DESIGN FROM
THE GROUND UP
KEVIN CROSSLEY
PB$39.99
All stories have characters, and
whether its a film, game, book, or
comic, all characters need to be designed. Character
design has become a distinct discipline in the entertainment industry.
DRAWING & DESIGNING TATTOO ART
FIP BUCHANAN
PB$34.99
Learn how to create bold, original
designs from a master tattoo artist! Tattooing is an art form like no
other... indelible, wearable paintings, each on a one-of-a-kind, ever-moving “canvas.”
Science Fiction
DOCTOR WHO THE OFFICIAL
QUIZ BOOK
JACQUELINE RAYNER
PB$29.99
Over 3,000 questions from across
space and time - the ultimate challenge for any Doctor Who fan.
WILD CARDS ACE IN THE HOLE
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
PB$19.99
Decades have passed since the
first victims of the Wild Card virus
appeared in public life. Transformed into Aces - with useful and
remarkable powers - or Jokers deformed and twisted - the virus has changed lives.
FUN WITH KIRK AND SPOCK
ROBB PEARLMAN
HB$18.99
Mission: to explore familiar old
episodes, to seek out old gags and
old cliches, to boldly go where no
satire has gone before!
THE KASSA GAMBIT
M C PLANCK
PB
$19.99
Humanity is apparently alone in the
universe.Then comes the sudden,
brutal decimation of Kassa, a small
farming planet, by a mysterious
attacker.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS
BOXED SET
60TH ANNIVERSARY
J R R TOLKIEN
HB$149.90
Four-volume boxed-set edition of
The Lord of the Rings in hardback,
featuring Tolkien’s original unused dust-jacket
designs.
Pop Culture
THE ROCKY HORROR
TREASURY
SAL PIRO
HB$34.99
BRICK FLICKS
SARAH HERMAN
PB$24.99
BRICK DRACULA AND
FRANKENSTEIN
AMANDA BRACK
PB$24.99